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What are some big social issues that need to be discussed, but aren't?
There are a lot social issues, but which ones are the most un-talked about and important?
Leo Gardner
Dec 3 2012: what about teaching fiscal responsibility in schools????!
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seems that the government does not deem that subject worthy
to be taught to the indentured servants that is the middle class.
Dec 3 2012: That's a great one. Because I sure don't know how to do taxes...
Jan Bull
Dec 7 2012: What are the issues most UN-Talked about:
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1) Aging population and explosive, untenable health care costs and provision: We MUST MUST MUST, change the nature of the conversation from preserving life at All costs, to one of quality of life and conversations about the End-of-Life. We need to facilitate Advance Directives by tying them to applying for Medicare and/or having primary care doctors initiate this important conversation. Life and death is a "conversation" according to Frances Norwood who stuided euthansia in the Netherlands. There, the practice does NOT increase the incidence of physician assisted suicide, but it DOES promote these dificult conversations (see The Maintenance of Life: Preventing Social Death Through Euthanasia Talk and End-of-Life Care - Lessons from the Netherlands by Frances Norwood (Aug 15, 2009)
2) What will the Jobs be for our Children in a HIGH Tech world?Dec 5 2012: This could be an exhaustive list.
I would say Quality Education.
This is an "unbiased and fact based" education system. The education system can be flawed and it is so in many countires in terms of what is being fed into the growing and learning minds. Schooling is an essential part of personal development. Hence it is imparative that the quality of the lessons and the "educational expereince" is clear, without prejudice, fair and fact based. And most importantly a system that educated an individual about global development and cultures is essential in todays progressive world.
Edcation shoudl not be about just passing grades or ranking systems. It needs to be a developmental expereince that encourages critical and analtical thinking at all levels. It should encourage sharing ideas and learning from others beyond the classroom or country.
Dec 8 2012: Thank you. Coming from a 16 yr old, the education system does need to change. I agree 100%.
Dec 8 2012: Thanks. Do you feel the current system impedes your development in terms of the knowledge that is being provided? Would you agree with this post of mine?
Dec 14 2012: Sorry, it's been awhile since I had the chance to get on here. But to answer your question:
Yes, and yes :)
The current system is soo irritating to me. Just.. pointless to me, because it really teaches you how to do one thing: follow directions. Not really my cup of tea, in terms of learning.
And I like your post. Very insightful.Dec 5 2012: A big social issue not addressed is the inability for lower schools to adapt new learning methods to adapt to the strengths of the youth. Instead the school systems try to mold students to conform to social "norms" While this problem is often pointed out no one is willing to make the move to revolutionize the school system to create thinkers and doers instead of office workers.Dec 4 2012: I think they are few issues that are debated but not yet practiced.They are:
3.Child Labour.
5.Human Trafficking.
Dec 4 2012: Hi again Chetan!
I agree with you, that the issues you mention HAVE been debated quite a LOT! Do you suppose it takes us (humans) a very long time to change our thoughts, feelings, perceptions, ideas, opinions and paradigms, which all manifest into behaviors?
Dec 5 2012: Hello Colleen.
According to me,It does take a long time for us to change our thoughts,feeling,perceptions since,we change,only,when we experience it by ourselves or when our close one's experience it.They are few people who do work against all these odds and they do show people the pros and cons of the subject and try to seek their support but hardly people bother since everyone does move forward with time.
Dec 5 2012: True Chetan,
Generally, people change when we experience something ourselves, or when someone close to us experiences it, so we are impacted by it as well?
I think and feel, that as a global society, we are becoming "closer" because of our communication systems. Do you think this increased "closeness" may facilitate humans changing faster? I believe it will....what do you think?Dec 6 2012: Yes, i think we get impacted by feelings what we feel and by people who are close to us feel.
For Ex: Recent terrorist attacks in india did kill thousands of people,people where concerned with the fall for few days later everyone forgot it.Only people who are close to the victims will feel the pain of losing rather people who know/dont know who actually the victims were.
Communication systems do facilitate communication between people who are globally widespread but they dont facilitate feelings completely among people.I may provide you the solution for the problem,i may debate but what i feel and what i really want to do only i know it.
We may keep forward the fact but it completely depends on the people how they want to deal with the fact.Dec 2 2012: how about: suppression of individual traits and talents by peer pressure. forced social behavior in cases in which it should not count at all, like dressing "normally", eating "normally", celebrating the usual holidays, going out "normally", watching the movies, tv programs, listening to the music that others do. from early childhood to late adulthood, simply not doing what the majority does counts as weird, alienating, suspicious.
the downsides are numerous. such suppression of personality is a partial murder. but in addition to that, it reduces diversity, flexibility and problem solving ability of society. it also creates anxiety and stress.
Lejan .
Dec 3 2012: Krisztián! Is that you? Or has your TED account just been hijacked?
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Just kidding. Although, no, it is you, and nothing but neo-liberalism applied to its very best, right? By the way, you don't choose what you are wearing? ;o)
Dec 3 2012: could you please try again to make sense?
Lejan .
Dec 3 2012: Krisztián! Is that you? Or has your TED account just been hijacked?
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Just kidding. Although, no, it is you, and nothing but neo-liberalism applied to its very best, right? By the way, you don't choose what you are wearing? ;o)Dec 3 2012: i choose to omit the obvious quote often attributed to albert einstein.
Lejan .
Dec 3 2012: Come on, Krisztián, don't be huffy, the Universe is relative anyway... :o)
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Dec 4 2012: well i guess you still do a lot of stuff just to avoid weird looks from those around you. but it is good if you can be free at least in important things.
for me, it is an "either way you lose" situation. either i do what others want me to do, and not enjoy. or i stand outside of the world, get the strange looks, and not enjoy. it is a nuisance, really. nothing too serious. but certainly an unnecessary drag, which i hate.
however, i feel that for many people, if not most people, the issue is much more serious. i see people doing nothing but following norms all the time. either they lack personality altogether, which i refuse to believe, or they are locked in this social maze. i especially worry about kids, who are just not developed yet to refuse the bullshit.Dec 10 2012: I think many of the issues we are concerned about are being discussed. Many of the big think tanks are well informed about the issues we face as a society.
One of the larger issues is k-12 education and our lack of resources in that regard. Many of the universities and secondary schools are well funded and do function very well. However, I think we can all agree that K-12 education has seriously failed.
We haven't really chanced things in decades. Children are coming back with the same test scores we saw in the 60's. So we haven't been able to develop better teaching strategies.
I think the biggest problem we face is education...and making sure people are able to realize their potential...not drown in life before that can happen.
Dan Geurin
Dec 10 2012: Type 2 diabetes is going to be the biggest health concern for the western world in the next 20 years. The cost of medical treatment and declining healt due to diabetes is going to be unlike anything we have ever seen. People are getting diagnosed younger and younger and our diet continues to get worse. I think that in 20 years, millions will be treated for the disease.Dec 8 2012: I think another issue is the lack of innovation in America. it's like we only have/had one Steve jobs, and no one else is bothering to contest, to come up with something better and smarter. In any field. What happened to things such as the Manhattan Project? Building nukes? Nukes aren't good, but we got scientists from around the world to work on them. I like the history lessons that tell of people coming together and building great things. I feel like we're missing that now...
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Dec 8 2012: how can you get every single thing wrong? steve jobs was not an innovator. he was a designer. he just put together parts that already existed in the industry.
Dec 9 2012: How can you be such a total anal orphus? He used the the things already there and put them together and made something that worked and did not really exist before hand. Can you build a rocketship with out parts that don't exist? Or, if you wanna get technical, and instead use something that doesn't exist, how about.. a 'portal'. Any kind that you have to build. Can you do it without metal that already exists? nuts and bolts that haven't been used before? Think on that, Mr. Sophist.
pat gilbert
Dec 9 2012: Do you kiss your mother with that mouth young lady? Besides it is Mr Sphincter to you.
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America has raised the standard of living of the world more than any country in the history of the world through American inventions.
If this wasn't true everyone would descend upon me as they hate acknowledging that this is true.Dec 7 2012: the fact that there are more african americans in jail than it is in college. As a minority college student, we need to let this be know and we need to find ways to get other minority students on the right track and into college
Dec 11 2012: What is just beginning to seep into public consciousness are the jail terms for smoking crack cocaine a "black" problem and powdered cocaine a "white" problem. Until recently the former got 100X the jail time of the latter; now it is "only" 17 X.
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Dec 11 2012: Be afraid! Be afraid! That is the mantra of the media. Fear sells.Dec 5 2012: You know what I think is a big social issue?
The way people treat each other. Often times, an opinion about someone is formed without really knowing that person's story or background. This ends up forming bias and prejudice, which then leads to unnecessary in-productivity. I also think a big problem is the outlook people have on someone they first meet. Instead of thinking that other person is lesser than or greater that you, think they are exactly equal, and after knowing them, then form your opinion.Dec 4 2012: My personal belief is that no issue can trump another in terms of importance. I think it's more about which issues can we actually hope to solve.
Afam Edozie
Dec 4 2012: Despite 2,000 years (recorded) of charity and aid, it is still mutual self interest (business and commerce) that makes the more significant impact in reducing poverty. Both at home and abroad.Dec 3 2012: The ever-growing obesity issue that blights our society and can be rectified by thorough education and a more focused view towards health, most of these overweight beings are distracted from their dangerous conditions due to many factors. For some it is a disease and they are incredibly vulnerable to gaining weight but this is not the case for the majority. We need to stop beating around the bush when it comes to Obesity and start to work on this issue that kills more than 30,000 people a year. This can be changed by education and a serious effort by all that are affected by this plague whether it is yourself that is suffering or a family member or friend.
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pat gilbert
Dec 2 2012: Should individual liberty be subjugated to the nanny state? Should the culture of a free people be changed in this way? and replaced by one of entitlement?
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I must say that there is a discernible difference in the people's attitude from the freer countries like New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Switzerland and the countries like the U.K., France, Sweden, and now the U.S.Dec 2 2012: Issues currently on my mind; the childfree choice, and it's need to be included in the sex-Ed curriculum, and, ways our lives are manipulated/controlled by corporations/industries through both dark money and marketing. Darketing?
John Frum
Dec 2 2012: My pet peeve is this urge that most people have to conceive their own kids. Especially when parents can't afford to provide until the child is well-educated, or when the parents are very likely to pass on inheritable illnesses.
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Dec 2 2012: I adopted as a single mom. Does this count? I took on another's inheritable issue
John Frum
Dec 2 2012: You win on two counts :-) (The "single" bit is irrelevant for my point.)Nov 30 2012: As far as the government is concerned:
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-The failed war on drugs
-The failure of Republican financial policies (I.E/ The bush tax cuts, trickle down economics, deregulation)
-The prison population
-The absolute lack of rehabilitation of prisoners
-Tax loopholes and tax havens used by the wealthy
-Subsidies to companies and industries that dont need it.
Don't remember the last time a politician talked about any of these issues..
Dec 1 2012: I remember the last time I heard a poltician talk about #2 on your list. It is printed and broadcast regularly by the current administration as the explanation for the chronic, worsening fiscal turmoil which began 4 years ago.
Daryl Roche
Dec 2 2012: The "fiscal tumoil", as you so eloquently refer to it, began 41 years ago with the end of the gold standard under Nixon and achieved further momentum 31 years ago under the reign of a B-movie actor and hollywood informant to the FBI by vilifying and ending social programs,changing tax codes, and increasing military budgets, increasing federal taxes to the highest levels in US history, creating the "trickle down" economics format which moved the poor and least among us farther from any ability to overcome their situation and ending his presidency with a 2.85 Trillion Dollar national debt…..
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sound familiar….
edward long
Dec 2 2012: Everything is connected eventually. If the Board of a corporation hires a new CEO to restore the company after firing the current one for gross mismangement they have a right to expect something better four years later than, "It's not my fault. My predecessor made such a mess I need four more years to fix it." No improvement after four years should require at least an explanation. I do not hold the current administration totally to blame for the way things are. Do you hold them blameless? Thank you.Dec 3 2012: @Mr. Long
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Good point. But this the same problem that I had with what Romney was saying. You are talking about running a business. We are talking about running a country. A country is bigger, no? So shouldn't it take more time?
Just a thought...Nov 30 2012: The principals of accountability for our actions as individuals, be they detrimental or supplemental along with the concepts of honor, loyalty, respect, wisdom, & liberty (as it should be discussed). Society has somehow forgot about those baseline ideologies and I think it has a far reaching effect on the entire fabric of our society- all other social issues included in that spectrum.
edward long
Nov 30 2012: 1). Is the true cause, purpose, and meaning of life knowable?
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2). Is there a true, knowable source of faith, hope, and love?
3). Should all humans resist the enslavement and/or mistreatment of all other humans?
4). Do individual humans have the power to change society?
5). Where does the power over human life and death rightly lie?
6). Have we correctly and unanimously defined good and evil?
7). Is there more to life than the natural realm?
Dec 2 2012: :) Mr. Long, I absolutely love this comment, because I just got done reading Dan Brown's book The lost symbol, where there talked about Noetic science. I looked into it, and as it turns out, Noetic science is on its way to answering most of these questions about life. Did you know, that when a person dies, the body lightens right after. About 30 secs, after, i think. And did you know, that we have the power to change our surroundings by our thoughts alone? You should look into it yourself. It's quite interesting...
Dec 2 2012: No, I did not know either of those theories. I certainly do not expect they would be shown to be true even it were possible to experiment on them. If you are curious about life I strongly suggest you budget your time in favor of less fantastic subjects. Best wishes!
Dec 3 2012: Mr. Long, these are not theories. These are tested and proven facts. And kind of life would I live if I did not inquire about its Source? Its Essence, being my Soul, and its meaning? What type of Curious person does not look for the Truth? Even the Bible tells me to inquire and ask, to desire Wisdom. What is life without it?
I do not desire to be normal. to be just llike everyone else. That to me is boring. I know there is more. And my lifetime is short. But my Spirit's time is infinite. So should I budget time in favor of gaining material things for my lifetime? Or in favor of gaining spiritual Wisdom for Eternity?Dec 2 2012: Dear Edward,
Let me remind you of your words right here on this thread...
"edward long
1 day ago: "This bright young school girl ventures to ask an important question and you offer her that in response?""Dec 3 2012: Regarding the soul/spirt having mass I suggest you channel some of your curiosity into reading Bergen Evan's book The Natural History of Nonsense (NY: Vintage Books, 1946 [pp.129-130]).
Regarding Telekinesis I suggest you can best apply your curiosity by seeking information beyond what Dan Brown offers. Many have tried to gain fame and fortune by such feats as : Transmutation; Influencing Events; Energy Shields; Healing; Metamorphosis; Teleportation; Light Control; Phasing; and Control of Magnetism. I assure you, Miss Curious, these are not "tested and proven facts" as you insist.
Dec 3 2012: Trust, me Mr Long, if it is something I am interested in, then I won't take one person's word for it. And I will look at that book, the natural history of nonsense, but I will tell you how I feel about it as of right now. As of right now, i think that the book is written by someone who is very close minded, and things all things that seem "fantastic", is nonsense. Look up Dr. Korotkov. He studies the energy field, and has pictures. Did you know that when takeing a Kirlian picture of a leaf, you can see ts energy. And even if you cut off a tip, you can still see the outline of the part that has gone. http://korotkov.org/ http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/imagenes_ciencia/genoma19_50_small.jpg
And I didn't mention all of those above that you have. You're right, those are not tested and proven facts. Again, I don't gt my things from Dan Brown. I've known about things like this for awhile. The only thing I didn't know was that science is asking the same questions I am. And experiments have been conducted about the mass of the human soul. It concluded that not only do we have a souls, it weighs 27 g. This is just what is said... http://www.scribd.com/doc/20281719/21-Grams-Hypothesis-Concerning-Soul-Substance-Together-with-Experimental-Evidence-of-The-Existence-of-Such-Substance
Again, Dan Brown is not all of the fuel to my fire. He is actually very little.Dec 3 2012: Dear Curious,
I LOVE your exploration of life, and those who try to stifle your enthusiasm and interest in learning, growing and evolving, are simply so dependant on their own "comfort zone" they are afraid to step out of it. YOU GO GIRL!!! I'd give you more thumbs up, but I'm maxed out for the week, so I leave this little note:>)
Dec 3 2012: Thanks! I'm maxed out too :D
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edward long
Dec 3 2012: With 7 billion folks on Earth I expect there are at least a million different answers to my posted questions. Because of that I did not expect individual answers. I was simply answering Miss Curious' request for some suggested important subjects which do not ordinarily get much consideration or discussion. Each of your responses is debatable and would take us far beyond the scope of the post. But thanks for sharing. Be well!Dec 14 2012: just another thought. i believe that learning from others and taking into account others opinions and their knowledge and interpretations of things is very good but at the same time, i would argue, to truly think and consider what is real to them ,one must look around and experience and feel and test and come up with their own unique understanding of the way things are and then conceive of how they might be. an idea derived from personal experience, observation and reflection, and the process of working it out in ones own mind and testing it is the truest manifestation of learning and thought. in addition, seeing a problem and doing something about it, either by trying to influence how others think or act or just by changing how you think and act is one way of evoking changes in things you see as perhaps out of whack or wrong but the process of discovering for yourself what you believe and think and feel about things, is, i believe, what really matters most--its a process which this world and the people in it are very much lacking these days. i read through some of the comments your question elicited and it seems as though there are quite a number of problems on people's minds that they would like to change or at the least complain about--dont forget to consider both sides of an argument and to step back from the trees to see the forest when considering what you or someone else may see as a problem, and then of course, make up your own mind and think or act upon it as you, after careful thought, think best and in the way you, with originality, come up with to do so. merry christmas to ypsilanti. jDec 14 2012: The consequences of subverting natural selection, and the implications of doing so for all inhabitants of Earth and the planet itself.
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Dec 14 2012: i would claim that the natural selection is ongoing, and in fact, it was never so fast before.Dec 13 2012: The open robbing, lying, cheating!! Putting down people!! Bullying in school!!
Ed Schulte
Dec 13 2012: This is one
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Dec 13 2012: Hmm I would take that report with a grain of salt. Is it a good sign that now the people of the world can afford tobacco and alcohol? When the same report 20 years ago said the biggest health problem was starvation. Sound like an improvement?Dec 12 2012: perhaps before asking the question--what are big social issues we should think about, we should consider how our society is organized in general and whether or not we agree with the basic tenants of this society and then if not, work our way backwards to how we can change the basic beliefs and suppositions our societiy is based on. for example, i find many flaws in the generally universally now accepted idea that every person should be considered equal to every other person-ie we're all human. pretty much our whole way of life now is based on this idea. i think it is a good one, and it suits me just fine as i am not a great contributor to socieity and thus maybe would be one of the unequal ones in another society that didnt believe it, but is it a scientific law of nature and thus can never be questioned. i guess what i am saying is, so often call words of the people who created the system in whatever generation are used to block true thought and exploration into alternative ideas about what life and living are about and how societies should or could be set up and run. until we consider whether our basic society is "right" , how can we really efficiently deal with the problems present in them? not trying to over complicate an answer to the question but just trying to shed light on the idea that any system , when analyzed by the parts of it for ways to improve it, may fall short of perfecting it purely because we are a part of it and cant think outside of it enough to consider what it might be without our desires or our preconceived beliefs. that being said, i would argue the biggest social problem our current system faces is its own parts inability to consider "messing" with the basic principles it is founded on. after all, what is society but likeminded people, at least to a degree? glad to see a young person such as yourself delving into thinking about big things and asking about things that are un-talked about. very inspiring!
shawn disney
Dec 9 2012: We westerners have had a pretty civilised life for over a hundred years, mainly because of cheap energy, from first coal and then oil. Now the rest of the world wants to share it, just as the cheap stuff runs out. But due mostly defects in our educational system, the main efforts to deal with this are misdirected. Most of the money spent on "Green energy " is either an outright scam, or else inadequate, such as windmills and solar power. By that I mean that even if the wildest dreams of "sustainables" are carried out, it will not enable a life on a level higher than the classical Amish have. (Speaking strictly about "stuff" of course, which corresponds to "civillised life", i.e. surpluses which enable leisure, "useless" activiites such as Art, Culture, Education, Travel, and Fun. We can survive on windmills and solar panels, but it won't be fun )Luckily, a solution is in the cards, if we choose to play them. A Cold War secret nuclear aircraft engine was invented and demonstrated 50 years ago, then forgotten for dubious reasons. This alternative type of nuclear fission does not have solid fuel rods, water, steam, high pressure, or unmanageable radioactive wastes. It is referred to as Thorium Liquid Fueled reactor (LFTR). The Manhattan Project geniuses who dreamed this up, and made it work, preferred it greatly to the Fukushima type Uranium reactors which are so troublesome. Alvin Weinberg, Edward Teller , and others explained what was wrong with Uranium reactors, but they were pretty much ignored, at the time. In 2012, we had better take up these questions again. Thorium has a million times the "Energy Density" of coal or oil. And this type of reactor is potentially cheaper than coal. So this needs to be "talked about". One pothole in the discussion : it is possible to use Thorium in a Fukushima type reactor, but it isn't very satisfactory , for the usual reasons. The elephant in the rooms is that with Uranium, you can make bombs.Dec 9 2012: I almost forgot one of the biggest major issues of our time.
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People should be less concerned about money and more concerned about value!
Rather than becomming a rich person you should aim to become a person of value.
A person of high value has a lot of virtues as well as knowledge. This will often lead to much prosparity for both him(/her) and the surroundings.
While a person can become rich by showing an extreme lack of virtue crippling the surroundings by abusing his knowledge.
We are confusing them way too often.Dec 9 2012: One of the major things is how science works and what it's influences should be.
For instance I wrote a topic on TED about how using the concequences (concepts) of the "law of preservation of energy" should affect our thinking but doesn't.
(short version "energy non-efficient lightbulbs" are mainly light producing heaters so using them as lights in cold environments (inside homes which need to be heated) 'wastes no energy')
There are many more scientific findings which are just being ignored.
Also a LOT of effort is being made into deepening research on topics but never into combining research.
For instance we've just now succeded in finding the 'higgs boson' which would radically change our views of physics in the next few years.
But if you would ask a physics student how a chemical reaction works he'll be almost completely clueless compared to the chemics student being asked the same question. While if you ask a chemist student how the universe works it'll be the other way around. Even though the subjects are so closely related that they should actually almost merge (given all the data we have at this point in time there is no real use in seperating the 2 anymore imho).
Another major issue is how we "do not discriminate being different". According to our education system and according to all other people... YOU MUST BE AVERAGE!
If you're not good at math you have to study it more, if you're not good at sports you have to work out. When you're extremely good at math you don't get it taught as all efforts go into making those bad at it average.
If you REALLY love cleaning... you are still required to have ambitions to become the next president. Because hey if doing what you love doesn't make you at least 6 figures it ain't worth doing.
Being introverted is not acceptable to society.
Being too extroverted is also a no go.
The goal of society has become to create people that pass standarized tests. And fit into predefined boxes.Dec 8 2012: Wastage
Dec 9 2012: That is very true. All developed countries creates much more waste than otherwise healthy for the environment.Dec 8 2012: Depends on which socio-cultural background we are talking about....... well intolerance to diversity can be the biggest single social issue which applies in all socio, cultural , economic , geo , political situation..
nick haagsma
Dec 7 2012: Rampant consumerism. Growth comes only from increased consumption. At what cost? The real cost is time. When we measure our consumption in time rather than currency we will realize the real cost of the things we buy. Every purchase costs us time. Time that can`t be replaced. Do we really need a newer car, a bigger T.V? Or would the time taken to pay for that be better SPENT with family,friends etc. Our needs are small, our wants huge. The real price is the time we spend on enriching our masters rather than spending it on raising better kids. The most valuable thing we can give our kids is our time. Better we think in terms of do we really need it....or are there better things we can do with the time it will cost to pay for it?Dec 7 2012: CAL, All issues. The problem, in my opinion, is that issues are discussed but never confronted. Go to a beauty shop or a barber shop and the issues are discussed loud and clear among members of the same neighborhood, ethnicity, etc ... The problem has always been that if you are not with me ... you are against me. A real discussion stopper. In the last election how many issues were there ... the election is over ... how many issues still exist. If the issue of economics becomes resolved then there would be few issues. All the rest are political platforms that still exist from the 2008 election.
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What I am saying is that much of what we see as issues really aren't issues at all. They are wants, desires, goals, dreams, etc ...
Do wrongs exist. You bet. There are good people who are working to resolve them as best as possible. There are bad people who keep the pot stired up as much as possible. Each generation has made progress. Cultural change evolves over a long period of time.
What is most important is really each persons call. What is important to me may come way down the list for you if it is even on your list.
What IS important is that we do not sit on the sidlines and remain part of the problem. We need to become involved and become part of the solution.
All the best. Bob.Dec 4 2012: Hi, Curious ,
maybe it will be useful to address questions that have been discussed a lot, but not yet answered. We still don't know who we are . A kind of Occam's razor approach :) There is no necessity to multiply different issues, the list can be endless, but as soon as we get to know ' I am ' what social issues will be left for discussion ?


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It's not uncommon for a locksmith to be contacted early in the morning or late at night by a frantic customer. The call that they receive may be from a vehicle owner who wants and needs them to provide their services immediately. Specifically, in a case where they have locked their keys inside of their car. Or, the individual may have lost or misplaced their keys somewhere inside their home or outdoors on their own property. Regardless to the situation or circumstances, it seems everyone will need the assistance of a professional at one point in time.
This said, there are at least two major issues that people are normally concerned about when this occurs, and they are how long will it take for the locksmith to arrive, and how much will it cost for the services to be provided. Typically, how much the services will cost the vehicle owner is one of their primary concerns. Specifically, if they do not have a lot of funds on their person at that time.Timing Even though the timing for receiving the services will vary from one situation to another, it normally has a direct impact on how much the person will be required to pay. For instance, if the person can delay or reschedule their appointment, they will have a little more time in their day to recover. Which means, they can shop around for the most affordable price in the area. On the other hand, if the timing requirements are a necessity and not a luxury, the person should be prepared to pay virtually any price that they quote. In these situations, the person may have people waiting, and it may cost them more money by taking the additional time to call around.
Type of Lock
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The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 26, 2013, authorized under the authority of section eighteen-a, article twenty-two, chapter eight of this code, modified by the Municipal Pensions Oversight Board to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on November 25, 2013, relating to the Municipal Pensions Oversight Board (policemen's and firemen's pensions disability calculation, 211 CSR 1 ), is authorized.
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SLUCare Patient Makes Donation for ALS Research
Robert Stehlin, a patient of SLUCare neurologist Dr. Ghazala Hayat, last week presented a check for $9,000 to help fund her research of Lou Gehrig's disease, which is a degenerative neurological condition also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
|(Left to right) Ann Fann, SLU research clinical nurse; Robert Stehlin, R.A.S.C.A.L.S. Foundation; Ghazala Hayat, M.D.,director of neuromuscular and clinical neurophysiology services at SLU; and Greg Reagan, treasurer, R.A.S.C.A.L.S. Foundation. Photo by Jennifer Hasamear
He made the presentation on behalf of the Robert A. Stehlin Campaign for ALS (R.A.S.C.A.L.S.) Foundation, along with a plaque to commemorate the check presentation.
The R.A.S.C.A.L.S. board of directors voted unanimously to donate the money to the clinic at SLU, which is the only ALS-certified clinic in the area to provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary care.
"To receive a gift such as this from a patient shows the faith and confidence this person has in the care we provide and their belief we will move this donation forward to help find a cure," said Hayat, who also is a professor of neurology.
"We have a couple of ALS research projects underway," Hayat said. "This gift will definitely go toward that research."
In 2009, Stehlin became a clinic patient of Dr. Hayat, director of neuromuscular and clinical neurophysiology services.
"Dr. Hayat showed a much higher level of patient care than I have ever known. She takes the time to explain everything in detail and help to create a level of comfort," he said.
Throughout the presentation, Stehlin praised the quality of care he received while at SLU.
"The level of compassion from each person involved in my patient care is very important to me. I believe that being able to be comfortable with my disease is the most important aspect of this care," Stehlin said.
Shortly after being diagnosed, Stehlin created the R.A.S.C.A.L.S. Foundation after discovering how little is known about the disease among both the general public and the medical research community.
"Our goal was to create an awareness about ALS," Stehlin said. "We know we can only do so much awareness and that the next step is supporting the research to find a cure."
Stehlin plans to continue raising money for research through his foundation, which also offers a scholarship to students who have been affected by ALS or have an immediate family member affected by the disease.
"I do believe a cure will be found, maybe not during my lifetime, but it will come. Researchers are now taking baby steps with treatments for slowing down the disease's progression," said Stehlin.
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Favorite Headless album????
Ok, for those that may not have gotten the little joke in the title, when I say 'headless' I mean favorite Korn album without Head,lol. If you want you can explain why.
Mine would be SYOTOS!
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Re: Favorite Headless album????
Man, that's hard! Um . . . . I'm going to have to list them.
Tie for 1st: The Path of Totality and Korn 3
2nd: SYOTOS
3rd: Untitled (it's growing on me though)
Re: Favorite Headless album????
From the ones I have heard a lot of tracks of probably Korn III and SYOTOS
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would be a toss up between syotos n korn III, untitled is way down at the bottom n although i love POT i do prefer their older stuff
in the sea of life, your just a minnow,
you live your life, insecure,
i feel the pain, of your needles,
as they shit, into my brain..
Re: Favorite Headless album????
I would want to say SYOTOS because David is on it, but honestly I think Korn III: Remember Who You Are is the best. It really shows that Munky can write some really heavy, old school aggressive stuff on his own.
Re: Favorite Headless album????
tough one, mine would probably go in this order: SYOTOS, TPOT, Untitled, K3
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SYOTOS and Untitled
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SYOTOS and Untitled
RE: Favorite Headless album????
I agree with SYOTOS. I would actually rank it ahead of a couple of albums that had Head. You gotta have the bonus disk though. Last Legal Drug is a pretty sweet song.
Re: Favorite Headless album????
The Path Of Totality
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Re: Favorite Headless album????
See You On The Other Side (2005)
Untitled (2007)
Korn III: Remember Who You Are (2010)
(are my favorite headless album)
It Feels Great if you not celebrity, Just Creativity & Immortality...
Re: Favorite Headless album????
mmmmmm.. hard one...
The Path Of Totality ( yes Josie .. I said The Path Of Totality :)) )
"..You're beautiful, so talented, I need you, we got a thing You ever need something I'll be right there.."
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Follow the leader and Issues
Re: Favorite Headless album????
a tie between K3 and TPOT.
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Syotos IMO they hit it outta the park there 1st headless album
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Last updated at 17:24, Friday, 08 February 2013
DAVE Bayliss has thrown down the gauntlet to his embattled Barrow AFC players by challenging them to win at least seven of their remaining 19 games and ensure their Blue Square Bet Premier status.
The Bluebirds lie third from bottom in the table, two points from safety ahead of tomorrow's testing trip to Mansfield Town (kick-off 3pm).
AFC disappointingly crashed out of the FA Trophy 2-0 at Gainsborough in midweek – but they can take heart from their last two performances and results in the Conference as they head to Field Mill.
Barrow beat FA Cup giant-killers and play-off contenders Luton 1-0 at Holker Street last weekend, and their previous league game saw them stun another of the big guns, Newport County, 2-0 in South Wales.
But Bayliss warned: "We haven't achieved anything – all we did against Luton was to take three points.
"There are 19 league games to go, so we're probably looking for another seven wins, and with a few draws thrown in we should be safe – that is our main aim this season."
If Barrow achieve those seven victories it would give them a total of 14 wins for the league season and at least 50 points. Those statistics back up the manager's safety target figure, in line with AFC's four previous campaigns since returning to the top-flight of non-league football in 2008.
Bayliss's men beat the drop with 12 wins in 2008-9 and 2010/11, while in 2009/10 they managed 13 wins and last season they set a new high of 17 triumphs on their way to a comfortable mid-table position.
The Bluebirds will be hoping to repeat the level of performance they showed against the Hatters tomorrow and try to avenge a 7-0 humbling at Mansfield last March.
They follow the trip to Nottinghamshire, with back-to-back matches against two sides also battling against the drop – travelling to Southport on Tuesday and then entertaining Nuneaton a week tomorrow.
"We won three points against Luton and that's all we can ask for, whoever we play," added Bayliss.
"The Newport and Luton games probably brought us bonus points because we didn't expect to beat those sides.
"The bigger games for us are when we play those teams around us – the Nuneatons and Southports.
"But we have picked up six points out of six and we have to go from there by keep picking up points. We're still in the bottom four so we've got to keep battling away."
With the addition of strikers Danny L Rowe and Lee McEvilly and centre-half Danny O'Donnell in the January transfer window – and possibly some more defensive recruits – Bayliss feels Barrow are now in a stronger position to start climbing the table.
"You get judged at the end of the season, not in mid-season, and that's what we've said to the lads," he said.
"People are too hasty to react to things like results in mid-season. But we knew that when we got the lads in that we wanted we could start making an impact, and we've done that."
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"people are too hasty to react to things like results in mid-season. But we knew that when we got the lads in that we wanted we could start making an impact, and we have done that"A statement made by DB..Not happening Dave, I know people have their own opinions and I do not condone threatening words/actions etc, but I understand the frustrations of cuffy etc, and the loyalty of the captain, but if these are the lads to get us out of the mire, to lose by 7 goals is just not good enough, in my humble opinion, that is a scoreline that should never be seen by a club like Barrow!! I have to say it...an utter disgrace and totally unexceptable, I bet the poor captain has got a very bad throat today, get a packet of Fishermans Freinds to help you and everyone else to shout louder, someone is bound to listen sometime..before it is too late I hope!!
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The Mississippi Ethics Commission filed a preliminary report and recommendation stating the city of Starkville violated three sections of state code in failing to keep minutes for public meetings, provide proper notice of meetings and strictly comply with the Open Meetings Act.
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Miss. Section 25-41-5 states all official meetings of any public body shall be open to the public at all times. Section 25-41-11 states minutes of legislative committee meetings should consist of a written record of attendance and any final action taken. Section 25-41-13 states, "Any public body which holds its meetings at such times and places and by such procedures as are specifically prescribed by statute shall continue to do so and no additional notice of such meetings shall be required except that a notice of the place, date, hour and subject matter of any recess meeting, adjourned meeting, interim meeting or any called special meeting shall be posted within one hour after such meeting is called in a prominent place available to examination and inspection by the general public in the building in which the public body normally meets."
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City Attorney Chris Latimer followed with a response stating the city committed no such violation because no action was taken at the retreat or other meetings. The city also did not willfully and knowingly keep such meetings secret because local media was notified in advance of the retreat and a special planning session for the city's Capital Improvements Program in May, Latimer stated.
Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman stated in an affidavit to MEC that while advance announcements for each of the city's 22 committees consisting of board of aldermen members were not provided, nor minutes kept for those committees' meetings, those meetings were open to the public and there was no attempt to hide any of them. He added, "… it is important to me that the City of Starkville sets the standard for open government. I welcome input from the Ethics Commission as to how we can improve our protocol with respect to meetings of City committees."
Along with filing the objection to MEC, McGovern filed an objection to Oktibbeha County Chancery Court after the board of aldermen passed a measure to allow for the use of certificates of participation bonds as a means of funding a new city hall facility to be located at the former site of the Starkville Electric Department. A hearing regarding the objection was held Nov. 1 in front of 14th Chancery District Judge Jim Davidson Jr. Davidson has no more than 60 days from Nov. 10, the deadline for representatives of McGovern and Starkville had to submit closing arguments regarding the case, before he must render a decision.
Wiseman declined to comment on the MEC's preliminary findings, saying he felt speaking about a document that might change before it reaches its final form would not be prudent, and he would be willing to comment when a final opinion and order is handed down. He did confirm the city did not exercise its option to file an objection by Nov. 12 to the preliminary findings.
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Grandma-To-Be Party Planning
Thing is, there's not a lot of party planning ideas for this kind of party out there in cyber space. It's a shame because I would have loved if someone had thrown a party like this for my mom. After all, the role of Grandma is second only to the role of parent, and should be celebrated!
I thought I'd share with you what we have come up with so far...
The Theme: "To Grandmother's House We Go..." (Little Red Riding Hood)
Decor: red & white gingham with touches of aqua and a little bit of burlap, Greens and twigs in vases
The Invitation (designed by me):
The Food: Lots of baked goods (pies, cookies, cupcakes). My co-host is starting a cake/cupcake business, so we'll be set! Other goodies will include sandwiches, fruit and salads.
Party Favors: Little baskets with chocolates or homemade cookies like this:
I'll share more of the details as the party gets closer.
So what do you think? Do you have any other ideas?
Posted by Kristin @ Yellow Bliss Road at 9:41 AM
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- Noelle said...
Will you be my own personal party planner???
- October 7, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Kate said...
Great stuff PK!!!
I love the invites!!
- October 7, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- Rachel said...
You are so creative! I love the invitation and "goodies" basket!! I can't wait to see more pictures of what you have planned!
- October 7, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Gwen @ Gwenny Penny said...
This is really creative & adorable, Kristin. Love the color theme, and that invitation is so cute. Such a thoughtful idea.
- October 7, 2010 at 7:25 PM
- Just Married with Coupons said...
Wow! That is super cute stuff! =}
- October 7, 2010 at 11:51 PM
- Angela Livingston said...
OMG That is so cute! And you have so many great ideas. I'm really impressed. Following from Friend Finding Friday.
- October 8, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- NorCalMom said...
What a wonderful idea! I love the card and party favors. You are very creative.
- October 9, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- Alysha (Supermom) said...
What a great Idea!!!! Thanks for sharing and linking up to FFF. Hope you are having a great weekend.
xo, Alysha
p.s. Lana said something about us getting together... I hope we can. I would love to finally meet you girls face to face :)
- October 9, 2010 at 3:40 PM
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I love this idea!!
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I have a couple of weeks to figure out how to organize a big pile of LEGO pieces for a dozen different summer camps/classes. It won't work to store everything in the boxes in which they came. I'll post photos when I figure it out.
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- Joshua Heinzl said...
Done properly, tackle boxes do not take up much space. If there is much extra space left in the NXT set bins, tackle boxes may even be comparable to them. I think it depends on how much lego and how many different parts you are talking about. It may very well be convenient to sort just the parts from NXT sets into their own boxes, but once you start dealing with a few hundred more different lots, other sorting methods will become more convenient.
- May 23, 2007, 9:28:00 AM
- JoAnn said...
I have a large mixed collection of thousands of Technic pieces (including 2 NXT Education Kits and 1 Retail Kit) for my homeschool class. We've had great luck with Stanley XL tool organizers. Six of them give me two sets of 3 organizers: one for liftarms and similar items, one for beams and roof pieces, and one for various types of connectors. The drawers are a great size for holding the longest liftarms and beams, but also have optional dividers so that we can keep gears sorted in the drawers of our connectors box. The boxes stack 3 tall very conveniently, but 3 of them fully opened fit across my dining room table. I keep the controllers, sensors, motors and cables in one of the original storage boxes and hand them out individually just so that I can keep track of where they are.
I buy the tool organizers at Home Depot, but I haven't been able to find a photo online. Amazon has the smaller version. I'll try to get a photo of our setup for you tomorrow.
My class has found this storage method to be extremely convenient -- easy to store, easy to find parts, easy to keep parts organized. And portable to boot!
- May 28, 2007, 11:08:00 AM
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Joann, thanks for your ideas. If you take a photo, you can email it to me at midwaypete[at]gmail.com and, with your permission, I'll post it on this blog.
- May 28, 2007, 3:42:00 PM
- Joshua Heinzl said...
We like to use Plano and other tackle boxes. We have a system with about 20+- different types of bins, with extras of the most commonly used, backed up by extras in bags and boxes. Here are some examples of the bins we use:
Small Beams (technic bricks, 1-6)
Medium Beams (6-12)
Large Beams (12-16)
Straight Liftarms
Bent Liftarms
1xN Plates
Pins/Bushings (2 bins)
Uncommon Pins & Misc1
3 other Misc Bins
Small 2xN Plates
Large 2xN Plates
Short Axles (2 bins)
Long Axles (2 bins)
Gears (2 bins)
Suspension & Transmission
Rubber Bands/Belts
Etc. Most of this we also have extra in bags in case the bins get low. You can never have too many technic bricks or pins ;)
When starting, WalMart is a great place to go for inexpensive sorting containers. Use Tackle Boxes - Plano is a nice brand.
Right now we don't have as much excess inventory of NXT electrical parts. We have one box for extras (tons of NXT cables and converter cables, all sorted), unused items are kept in the original NXT boxes, and used items are separated in bags. We will start using an NXT electronics bin soon.
The key for successful use of the set and other elements is total integration and sorting. Take the liftarms and connectors right out of the NXT sets and put them into your bins.
So: 1) Tackle Boxes
2) Backup Tackle Boxes - keep them exactly the same as the originals, these are just for extra parts.
3) Boxes. Similar sorting system to tackle boxes, but a few more groups can be put together. 30 bins can be 10 large boxes (except for bulk items, which once category may take several boxes).
As far as sorting inside the boxes. We for the most part mix colors but never mix different parts. 3 axles and 4 axles are separated in the same 'short axles' bin. Even all the kinds of connectors like axle angle connectors 1-6.
Portability - decent. If you don't mind carrying quite a bit into your car with some storage space (mini-van works great). We can move all of the bins from one room to another in 5 or 10 minutes.
Obviously, this is only for very large collections. Perhaps I can take a picture of one of our bins.
- May 28, 2007, 4:18:00 PM
- peter hoh said...
Josh, thanks for writing out how you (or is it your team) organize your LEGO elements. I'd love to see a few photos of your system. I don't think I need to see a photo of each bin, but one phtographed up close, and another shot of the whole get up would be nice.
- May 30, 2007, 6:02:00 AM
- Joshua Heinzl said...
If I could fit it in one picture ;)
I'll see what I can do.
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How is everybody doing?
FLL teams next week will be getting the "written" details for the challenges in this year's contest - most teams already have the pieces and have built the challenges, but some of them are vague. I'd like to hear from those of you involved in FLL - tell me about your teams, about the challenges, and after next week, tell me about these strange contraptions that the teams will have to deal with...
I hate to say it (and I'm sure LEGO doesn't want to hear it), but I'm ready for some expansion kits! We've already got some 3rd party sensors available, but I'd like to see some new sensors that we haven't seen before... any ideas? maybe some different size/shape motors (and not all necessarily servos).
My wife's uncle just bought a Roomba. I'm very impressed with the newest version. I'd like to start seeing some "real world" uses for the NXT. Steve H has his SwifferBot out there, but are there more? Filip posted over at bnxt.com some things he'd like to see in the future - I'd like to add one small item: the ability for the NXT Brick to come out of sleep mode or possibly turn itself on. With this feature, you can almost see the alarm clocks, programmable coffee makers, and other automated items that require a timer or the ability for the Brick to "stay awake." (I haven't tested this, but I guess with the AC adapter and turning off the default sleep timer on the Brick, you could keep it alive... can someone verify this? I don't have my Brick handy to see if I can completely disable the sleep timer.)
We need more content. I know of 3 or 4 books that are coming out, but I'm not seeing any more on Amazon at this time. Next week, the RIF starts providing missions to its "agents" but are there other groups or companies offering stuff like this that I'm not aware of? If so, let me know...
There are a handful or robot builders that post their stuff... we all know the links and websites. But are we missing some of you? Are some of you documenting your robots but don't have a place to share it? Would you like to share your designs? We're always interested in pictures and videos, so don't hold back!
Anyone have a guess as to how many NXT units have possibly been sold? Over a million RCX/RIS units were sold... it would be nice to see the NXT sell even more. If LEGO sees the NXT as successful, it will put more money into expansions and, most likely, a new version in 5 or more years (8 between RIS and NXT... will it be the same or a shorter wait between NXT and the next version?)
If you have comments, questions, videos, pictures, problems, and/or answers, please let us know. Have a great weekend, everybody.
10 comments:
- Tony Naggs said...
Hi Jim
I am still struggling with my writing project for work. :-(
I have some ideas for writing stuff about the NXT: I need a sample chapter for my publisher this month.
I probably wont get a lot of time to build robots. :-( I shall be writing some PC and PDA software :-) and also starting work on some hardware ideas. :-)
I am interested to see what sensors people want.
Ttfn, Tony
- Sep 9, 2006, 10:21:00 AM
You said that you are interesteded in seeing other peoples robots?
where else (other then Brickshelf)
can we show off our robots??
- Sep 9, 2006, 10:39:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Well, for now Brickshelf, and NXTasy has some ability there as well. Hopefully other new sites or tools for "blogging" your robots will eventually open up. LUGNET is another place to discuss this stuff...
Where can you show off your robots? Anywhere! At this point, we (ALL of us) are forming a new community...
Brian Davis
- Sep 9, 2006, 1:05:00 PM
- Guy Ziv said...
Jim: We at NXTasy.org also have an ongoing "Challenge" - throwing the NXT blue ball as far as possible. A HiTechnic Digital Compass prize offered to the best thrower (there's a pretty large high-score of 122 inches.. tough life), but there are also 5 discount cupons to the best 5 robots, so there's still some winnings left even if you can't compete 122 inches...
msim: You can post us with your robots, or TheNXTStep or bNXT (or any other blob..). NXTasy holds a community repository with links and contents in many areas related to NXT, and in particular we collect fully documented robot designs (i.e. with building instructions)...
- Sep 9, 2006, 4:09:00 PM
Ofcourse, there's room in the NXTasy projects forum for anyone interested in showing and discussing his creation.
- Sep 9, 2006, 5:02:00 PM
This is a reply to Jim's question about ideas for expansion items.
I don't think that we need new motors, sensors, etc. What we need is a bluetooth controller for the Lego 9v/RCX line. That is, a small box that you connect to a lego 9v supply wire on one side and to a 9v motor on the other, or perhaps even to an RCX sensor on the other side. The next sends command to this BT thing to control the motor or to read the sensor. There are enough 9v/RCX parts that will become usable with this setup. It will also allow NXT to control the new lego trains using BT.
- Sep 9, 2006, 9:40:00 PM
- David Levy said...
I've been busy coordinating our school's club activities, prepping 5 FLL teams, and coaching my own team ( 8 and 9 year olds). I've also been busy with my "real job" , getting my two kids off to school, and preparing for the arrival of a third!
I've given more priority to my website http://restonrobotics.org in order to automate and define process to make it easier to coordinate club and team activities. The goal of the site is to promote an 'academy like' atmosphere with the following functions:
* User registration ( Cadet / Coach / Mentor )
* User repository for sharing code and building instructions
* Crew definition: ( a crew can be a club / team / classroom / small group )
* Gear definition ( NXT kit, laptop, fll table)
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* Coach to Crew / Cadet to Cadet collaboration
* Crew pages with photos and announcements
Content that I would like to see:
There have been some incredible robots presented so far! The one's with complete building instructions are going to make great projects for the club. It would also be nice to see more robot component designs ( i.e. castors, sensor assemblies, geartrains, gears on perpendicular axles ,differential steering ) . This would be especially helpful during the FLL challenge.
- Sep 10, 2006, 1:29:00 AM
- Guy Ziv said...
Some examples are allready found in NXTasy repository \projects\technic section, like building a differential from NXT set parts or 90 degrees motor rotation. Some ball castor instructions are in preperation and be posted in a few days. More contributions will be welcomed!
- Sep 10, 2006, 6:14:00 AM
- David Levy said...
thanks Guy
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The malware seeks to manipulate the log-in process. If infected, a screen will appear telling you that you must change your PIN & password before you can log-in.
If you complete this bogus screen, you will be handing your log-in credentials to fraudsters.
Intelligence suggests that the malware is spread as an e-mail attachment which purports to come from either airlines (with the title of Flight Confirmation) or Facebook (with the title of A Photo of You From Facebook). Please take great care when opening unsolicited e-mails and attachments that purport to come from these sources.
To stay safe on-line, please remember these essential security tips
We will never ask for your full PIN and password online or via the telephone,
We will never ask you to change your PIN and password as part of the log-in process,
We will never ask for a challenge code from your smartcard and reader in order to log-in or confirm your identity.
If you spot anything suspicious or unusual about your Bankline session, then you should immediately contact the Bankline Helpdesk for support and advice.