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Just 48 hours later, Google potentially struck a new blow against privacy when it posted a video preview of its new "Glass" technology -- high-tech spectacles featuring a revolutionary digital interface that enable its wearers to not only view the world through Google's eyes but also automatically photograph all that they see.
"How strange is that!" CNN's Erin Burnett exclaimed after a contemplating a "world seen through Google Glasses".
Strange indeed. But these glasses, a kind of digital surrogate for our eyes, are strange in a creepy, Hitchcockian, "Rear Window" sort of way. Or the same way that Big Brother's ubiquitous cameras were strange in George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty Four." And in the same way that a future in which "promethean" data companies like Google rule the world now appears strange.
The coincidental timing of last week's EU and Google announcements may have been unintentional, but it sure is ominous.
The EU is concerned about the way in which Google has, since last March, been pooling the data of its individual users across its popular services like search, Gmail, Google+ and YouTube in order to bundle them up for advertisers.
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would be a great trade for the Bobcats, hopefully it will go through
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Depending on the protection on that pick, I would absolutely do that deal.
I would do that deal in a heartbeat! Hell, if i lived over there i would pack Tyrus's bags and drive him to Boston myself... as long as he paid for fuel. Even if it was protected for many years. I can't see Boston being contenders for much longer so that pick will be mid round, but a late first rounder in this years draft would be epic for giving up just TT and to get out of TT's contract would be HUGE!!! Please let that happen!
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I like it. OKC needs a better backup PG solution as they look toward the playoffs. Of course, it would mean Aldrich has to be ready. And the Bobcats continue the salary dump path.
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Lighting up PNG: Kokoda Track Foundation and Flexiway Solar
We are very proud of the following video, showing the successful Solar Muscle project that Flexiway Solar has implemented together with the Kokoda Track Foundation in Papua New Guinea.
Lighting up the Kokoda Track: the video
This is a segment of Australia's Channel 10′s The Project, which they generously shared with us. The photos are mostly screenshots from Channel 10′s video report, additional pictures and the press release supplied by the KTF, all rights reserved.
(The segment is 5 minutes, the part about the lights starts at 1'50")
Here are some screenshots of the happy villagers and thankful kids who can study again, KTF's director Dr Genevieve Nelson and Mr Bede Tongs, WWII veteran. (c) Channel 10, Australia.
The project: lighting up the Track
The Kokoda Track Foundation, is commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the WWII Kokoda campaign by providing 3500 solar lights to the descendants of the legendary Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels who helped out the Australian soldiers so much when needed. The KTF aims to give a solar-powered LED light to every villager along the Kokoda Track, an area without access to electricity.
"This project is a game changer. It will dramatically improve people's lives in ways many Australians will find difficult to imagine," KTF chairman, Patrick Lindsay, said today."It will mean villages will no longer have to live by the dull glow of their camp fires after sundown. It will enable school students to read books and do their homework after dark for the first time in their lives. It will allow families to prepare and eat their dinner in safety and comfort."
Partners bringing light
The KTF has partnered with Brisbane-based social enterprise, FlexiWay Solar, to source the solar lights, which were developed in Australia and Argentina and made in China. The lights are weatherproof, dust-proof and shock-proof and will last for 8 hours on full power and 15 hours on half power on a full day's solar charge. Individual lights can be clicked together to illuminate larger dwellings, schoolrooms and community halls.
One of the heroes of the Kokoda campaign, Mr Bede Tongs MM, a platoon commander in the 3rd Battalion during the battles in the area 70 years ago, delivered the first solar lights to Koko village, near Kokoda, this week. Mr Tongs also presented graduation certificates to 56 teachers who qualified for an Elementary Teaching Certificate last week by completing a six-week course run by the KTF in Koko village.
"It was an honour to bring some light to the lives of the families of the men who helped us all those years ago," Mr Tongs said. "I was overwhelmed by the welcome I received from both the villagers and the graduates," Mr Tongs added. "I felt I was representing my comrades, especially those who did not return home with us. "I'm sure the new teachers will make a huge difference in improving the prospects of the coming generations of people from the area and the lights will change lives dramatically."
A great challenge with great success
The Foundation has just returned from Papua New Guinea where it delivered 3,500 solar lights to more than 30 villages throughout the catchment area – giving every adult living along the Kokoda Track a source of light.
The Foundation travelled by foot, road, air and water into the communities across the Oro and Central Provinces and engaged local volunteers and porters to assist in delivering the lights. Villages that previously had no access to lighting now have multiple light sources for every household in the village.
Lighting up the developing world
Solar lighting projects across the developing world have been shown to have numerous benefits for families and communities including alleviating poverty, promoting health benefits, preventing fire hazards, and enabling educational opportunities.
Villages reported that the lights will make a vital contribution to their livelihoods and will enable them move around their village after dark in safety, to work on small businesses for longer, and to give their children more time to complete their homework and studies after dark. Schools and community halls in the region are reporting running classes after hours and having the ability to offer up more training than before.
Partnering with Flexiway Solar Solutions, the Foundation has delivered 3,500 solar lights which have the ability to click together so that families can come together at night and share meals and participate in community meetings – under a panel of solar bright enough to light a community hall or school classroom!
The Foundation is relying on the generous support of its Trek Operator Partners to fund this program and distribute the lights. Click here to see who was helping us to Light Up The Track!
What is the Kokoda Track?
The Kokoda Trail or Track is a single-file foot thoroughfare that runs 96 kilometres (60 mi) overland — 60 kilometres (37 mi) in a straight line — through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea. The track is the most famous in Papua New Guinea and is known for being the location of the World War II battle between Japanese and Australian forces in 1942. (WikiPedia article)
Who is the Kokoda Track Foundation?
As you can read on our Partners page:
The Kokoda Track Foundation is an Australian philanthropic organisation which aims to repay the selfless help given to Australia during WWII by the 'Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels' of Papua New Guinea by helping to improve the lives and futures of their descendants.
It does that by assisting with their education and healthcare, by trying to protect their environment, by helping to foster the growth of an eco-friendly trekking and tourism industry from which they can benefit, by working to keep the story of Kokoda alive, and by seeking to identify and foster the next generation of PNG leaders.
Who is FlexiWay Solar?
Flexiway Solar Solutions wants to improve the lives of our fellow human beings by replacing dangerous and expensive kerosene lamps by affordable Solar-powered LED lights, creating a brighter future for everybody on our planet.
FSS has designed the Solar Muscle, the highest yet affordable quality solar lamp available on the planet. FSS works with NGOs and other partners to deliver these lights to those who need it.
Together with the KTF, FSS designed the PNG project, delivered 3000 lights for the lowest price possible and donated 500 additional lights, thanks to our supporters who donated through our IndieGoGo project as well as directly.
The KTF and FSS will keep on working together to brighten up the lives of the people of Papua New Guinea even more in the future. Contact Flexiway Solar solutions to see how we can bring light to your projects as well.
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This book follows seven generations of a Black-American family AND Black-American music AND American history from slavery, the Reconstruction, WW1, the flu epidemic, the flappers, the Depression, WW2, the Vietnam war all the way through to the 21st Century. 568 pages or 26 and 1/2 hours of listening time. The book tries to do too much. Black-American music as it evolves is also reviewed: gospel, jazz, R&B, swing, bebop AND classical music. All the musical top names are sited. You cannot do all of this in depth. On top of all the names and historical events you follow a family. Is this a story about a family, where we are to care for all the characters, aunts and uncles and grandparents and generation after generation of children? What author can pull all this off? I loved Lizzie. The author really brought her personality to life for me, but this did not happen with any other character. When I was living life with Lizzie that is when I loved the book. The things she said!!!!
The book is written by two sisters. They split the book into eight sections, each writing four. I did not notice a difference in the writing! Ntozake Shange had several strokes and had to stop for five years, while her sister continued, but she liked to do thorough historical research and trips to the places where the story is set: Harlem, Chicago, Paris, and Charleston. Charleston breathed and maybe Harlem too, but certainly not Paris! Both sisters are playwrights. Reading this book is like going to the theater. You see, hear and even smell through the depiction of foods…….but you don't get under the skin of the characters or a deep understanding of history. You get a smattering. Oh yeah, drugs are thrown in too! The picture had to be accurate.
The audiobook is narrated by Robin Miles. Many, many songs are sung and for most she does an excellent job, BUT some went wrong. Classical music is not her forte. Southern and Irish dialects she masters superbly, but p-l-e-a-s-e her French is just not up to mark. And she does not successfully imitate Edith Piaf! So there we are in France during WW2. In one chapter the Résistance is "covered". Do you understand? There is in every way too much included in this book. Nobody can pull all this off successfully.
I still liked the book! I loved the part centered on Lizzie. There is also a theme on the importance of family, which I enjoyed, of how mothers and daughters have SUCH a hard time communicating!
What is the book trying to say about Black-American music and in fact all music in general?
"Music is just another way of keepin up with livin. Nothin wrong with that!"(chapter 4)
"Hopkins - the glue of the tripartite coalition"
I am in fact amazed to what extent I enjoyed this book. How many times have I said I don't like books that focus on military strategies? This book does focus on war strategies, but I was never bored. Hopkins and Roosevelt together planned how to best win the war. Roosevelt relied on Hopkins more than any other individual. They discussed every step. Hopkins resided in the White House for more than three years; he was at Roosevelt's beck and call 24 hours of the day from 1940-1945, unless he was in the hospital. He attended almost all the important conferences except for Potsdam; Roosevelt was dead and Hopkins had resigned at that point. The discussion of when the channel crossing should be set was fascinating, along with the decision to invade Northern Africa. Hopkins was the glue that kept the Anglo-American and Soviet tripartite coalition together. How did he do this? He could read people. He was an expert negotiator.
This could all be very boring, couldn't it? All I can say is that it wasn't. It was in fact fascinating, probably because you come to recognize the idiosyncrasies of Stalin, Churchill, FDR and Hopkins too. Small amusing details are thrown in: Churchill in his dressing gown. Did I hear correctly that it was pink?! The guy was always drinking and then there was the funny moment at the a conference in Quebec when Churchill remarks to Hopkins that the water tasted funny. Hopkins replied that was simply because it lacked any trace of whiskey. Parts are exciting - when the Iowa battleship was torpedoed by friendly fire! The entire American delegation was on that boat. The book is interesting, clear, amusing and well worth your time!
It is remarkable what these two men, Hopkins and Roosevelt, achieved. Two men who were seriously ill. Roosevelt died in April 1945 and Hopkins February 1946. This is something to consider - how hard these two pushed themselves! Hopkins' digestive system seriously malfunctioned.
So what could have been improved? What is lacking? There is only to a lesser extent information about the youth of either man. The book is instead about the war and what jobs Hopkins held before the war, thus giving him the training necessary for the job, but do you learn to read people? Isn't that an ability that you are born with? Neither is the focus on the respective men's illnesses; their medical illnesses are stated; how they conquered/ignored their disabilities is instead the main issue. Other family members are discussed, but not in depth, just enough to make the reader feel acquainted with them or to make you laugh about particular habits! Maybe I would have liked to know more of Hopkins personal reflections…..but perhaps this is quite simply not known!
The narration by Fleet Cooper was OK. I would have preferred that he less dramatized his reading, and he had a peculiar pronunciation of the word material. Every time he said that word I jumped; the emphasis on "al" was all wrong! Heck, these are not serious problems, none of them.
One other complaint: the author all too often stated that so and so "must" have thought that, and he "most probably" did that. Find out and tell me. I don't want a bunch of suppositions. In 1941 Hopkins was in England during the Blitz, and yet it is implied that he was carousing out about town; I thought he must have been sleeping. He was terribly ill, tired and worn out! Sounded like a bit of an exaggeration!
My complaints are not significant. What is important is that this book was extremely interesting and had a good mix of humor and quirky details. It keeps your attention and makes what could easily be a big bore fascinating.
"We Owe an Awful Lot to the Mongolian Empire"
This is a book that can and should read by everyone, at least all with the slightest interest in world history. I feel this so adamantly since what it tells us does away with serious misconceptions about the Mongol Empire. It explains in a clear and comprehensible manner how the world we live in today has been improved by Mongol practices. It is stated that the book is revisionary, but I believe wholeheartedly in what we are told. It is clear and thoroughly documented. What we are told just plain makes sense! The author is a cultural anthropologist and historian.
The book begins with a discussion about the life of Genghis Khan (1162-1227), follows his successors, offering detailed information both about Kublai Khan and powerful women of the clan, discussing the formation of the Mongol nation in 1206, the squabbling that arose between the successive leaders and concludes with a convincing analysis of how the Mongol Empire has influenced today's world.
We all think of the Mongols as barbarians that wrought havoc on the world. Few of us are aware of how they opened the world to commerce. They opened new trade routes, not only of physical goods but for the transmission of ideas and cultures. I am daunted because I cannot adequately express how this book has so changed how I view world history. I used to praise the new ideas espoused during the Enlightenment, but did you know that Voltaire drew a picture of the savage, blood-thirsty Mongols that served their own purposes and created a one-sided view that hid the truth. Chaucer praised Genghis Kahn and Marco Polo did the same for Kublai Kahn; When Christopher Columbus sailed west it was to look for Cathay, to reconnect with the fantastic trade routes established by the Mongols. I could go on and on showing how what we have been told about these so-called barbarians just doesn't quite add up! What is explained here in this book makes sense and it changes how we understand today's modern world.
Did you know that Genghis Kahn made the capital of his Chinese Empire present day Beijing in 1266 and that that the Forbidden City was a huge park filled with wild animals where the Mongol leaders lived in ghers/yurts? Here in this enclosed area the Mongol leaders lived according to their own Mongol traditions. They ate their traditional foods, ate with knives, which the Chinese found abhorrent, drank fermented mare's milk and practiced their own sports and games, so foreign to the Chinese culture around them. Did you know that "hooray" is based on a Mongol expression of exuberance? Did you know that Columbus called the red-skinned natives he encountered when he landed on the islands off the American mainland Indians because he thought he had met up with the Mongols living south of the Chinese Mongols, the Mongols of India? That is why Native Americans originally were called Indians. There is so much in this book that makes sense, it is like putting together all the pieces of a puzzle and everything fits!
Kublai Kahn supported universal education with classes held in the colloquial language. Paper money was invented by the Chinese, but he saw its practicality and radically expanded its usage. Under his rule China attained its Golden Age of Drama. Medical knowledge, textile production, printing techniques, basically all areas of knowledge that were practical and useful were supported and transported to new areas around the world. Under the Mongol rule there was religious freedom. In the 1200s, think of that!
I listened to the audiobook narrated by Jonathan Davis. His pronunciation of Mongol terms is clear. The pacing is perfect. This is essential in a book of non-fiction. Along with the download one is given pdf files of maps and diagrams. One difficulty that I had, when I searched on the net for further information, was that often more than one name was used for the same person. It is also difficult to recognize Mongol names. This is easier if you can both see and hear them.
It is time that we begin to acknowledge the good things Genghis Kahn and Kublai Kahn have given us. Read this book and you will stop using the word "Mongolian" as a word of slander.
"Dysfunctional Families Australian Style"
Dysfunctional Families Australian Style
Those words are the best I can come up with to depict this book. There are two families living in one house on Cloudstreet near Perth, Australia. This house and these families become the center attraction of the entire neighborhood. Both families are of the working class; in fact they are lucky if they even have a job. The time period is 1944-1964, so the end of the war and the hard times that followed determine the setting. Life is hard; it is a struggle. Booze, gambling, promiscuity, adultery, child abuse, anorexia and children with mental retardation - all play a central role in this novel. It sounds pretty depressing, doesn't it? Sometimes, too, the language is downright crude. Nevertheless, by the end of the novel you care for the characters. Maybe they are total losers, but some of them are trying their best. Even the losers have some good qualities. There is moreover another theme to the book – the strength of families. So the book isn't depressing, and there is humor, albeit sad humor.
I am glad I read this book. For me a three star book is one I liked; it is one I am glad I read! This book is considered an Australian classic. It is definitely a total immersion course in Australian life, at least those of the working class after WW2. It is so, so, so Australian - full of colloquialisms and expressions foreign to me. For this reason I must wholeheartedly recommend the audiobook narrated by Peter Hosking. Through his clever intonations you can more easily guess the meaning of expressions and words foreign to those of us who are not Australian. I LOVED how Oriel Lamb spoke. Yeah, she was also kind of my hero all through the story. There are lots of dialogs, and the characters are reinforced by the narrator's ability to distinguish between each.
The conflict between the Aboriginal people and other Australians is portrayed to a lesser extent, but it is hinted at. The inherent wisdom of Aboriginal beliefs comes to the fore through spooky premonitions. I found this kind of corny, but I guess it had to be drawn into a book about Australian life. It sort of belongs.
"Good story about small town life"
What this book imparts is a quintessential view of American agrarian working class people. It is set in Colorado and speaks of small town life, I would guess in the 1970s or 80s. (One family has a microwave.) It is not plot oriented, so if you want lots to happen, look elsewhere. The picture it draws is astoundingly perceptive. The characters have very ordinary lives, but it is the perfection with which they are drawn that is so fantastic.
I cannot think of another book that delivers such astoundingly perfect dialogs. The sentences are short. What these characters say to each other is what ordinary people DO say to each other. The sentences are often composed of one or two words, or just a phrase. The dialogs are varied – between two elderly brothers, between the husband and wife of a family on welfare, a social worker and those she is trying to help, between children, between friends and enemies, the rants of a child abuser. Absolutely all of these dialogs are pitch-perfect. Either Kent Haruf, the author, has a fantastic memory for conversations he has heard or he has used a tape recorder.
The narration by George Hearn, could simply not be better. He delivers the dialogs with perfect pacing. His pauses speak volumes.
This book is the second of a trilogy. The first one is "Plainsong". I read that years and years ago and gave it too four stars. "Benediction" follows "Eventide", but I have not chosen to pick that up immediately. I want to explain why because I believe it says something about what you can expect from this book. I need a break; I can take only so much. While there is subdued humor in the lines, the book essentially shows the struggle of daily life for many, many ordinary people. Their lives do have moments of happiness. The nice things are rather mundane, but still very beautiful….but maybe you have to look hard to see them. Also, the audiobook format of "Benediction" has a different narrator, and I absolutely cannot imagine listening to a similarly told story with a less competent narrator. The three books are stand-alones; they do not have to be read together, so I will wait! This was so special I don't want to lessen my appreciation of it with another.
Have I explained properly so you know what this book offers you? Great writing about ordinary people. Superb dialogs. You will come to love some of the characters. For me it was Raymond.
"Maori legend retold - for kids and adults"
A gem that glistens. Beautiful. A contemporary rewriting of an ancient Maori legend. Its messages speak of the strength of women, but even more importantly of the oneness of the past and present, the rational and the irrational, what we understand and don't understand and of all life on earth. This is young adult literature for adults.
The audiobook narration by Kiwian Jay Laga'aia was well done. There is music throughout the recording, but it is the same snippet repeated over and over again. When will we get audiobooks with varied music and numerous songs? Anybody listening out there?
"After the Civil War"
Too often people assume that when a war ends the trouble stops, the problems are over. That is far from true. It took over a century to begin to fix the Civil Rights problem that was supposedly resolved with the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865! This book is an excellent study on what life was like for the blacks in the years following the Civil War. This book is all about how the Dixie Southerners continued to view the colored. Views did not change overnight. It is also about how the blacks viewed themselves. What is freedom when you have no money and no employment and no place to live? What is freedom when you don't know where your mother, father, wife and children are or even if they are still alive? What is freedom after rape and murder and repetitive beatings? How do you reach emotional stability after living through such horror? Can you forgive?
This book draws a picture that I believe to be accurate and realistic. It cannot be an easy read or a comforting read, but it ends with hope and a promise for the future. Parts were hard for me to read, and that is because the author made me care for the characters. Some were clever, others despicable, but all of them felt real.
I appreciated that both sides, the slave owners and the slaves, were portrayed fairly. One was not all wrong and the other all right. Even the most despicable were occasionally, well, at least not all bad!
I also liked how the plot unrolled. The author created a fascinating story that you want to understand. You want to know what is going to happen and how the problems will be resolved. At the end you understand everything. There are no loose ends, and I very much like the ending, being both realistic and hopeful too.
At first I was uncomfortable with the narration by Sean Crisden, but by the end I loved it. What bothered me at first was when he spoke lines presented in the third person. He stops at the periods and commas, and I felt he was listening to himself with a tone of self-satisfaction. However as you listen further, and as you become aware of each character's personality, there are more and more dialogs and these are just perfect. He captures the Southern dialect and the Yankee dialect, the whites and the blacks, women and men and children, all equally well.
I will close with a quote from the book:
"You gotta have hope. To hope is the whole point. Being scared all the time ain't much different from bein dead."
There are good lines to suck on! I liked this book very much, and I highly recommend the audio format.
"A puzzle - is it worth the effort?"
If you could live your life over time and time again, would you/ could you ever get it right? That is the central question of this book. The next question posed is if this ability to relive your life would be a gift or a curse. This is a book of fantasy and historical fiction. It poses philosophical questions concerning how life should be lived.
Atkinson's writing is clever, both the questions she poses and her ironic, satirical, sarcastic and often sardonic humor. Don't expect good-natured laughs based on happiness. It is solely because of the writing that I have chosen three rather than only two stars.
The book is confusing. Not only does the reader jump back and forth in time but also into different versions of the same story, the point being that there is not just one story. The stories overlap at points only to later go off in different directions. The reader must continually figure out if they have been dropped into a different version or a different time period of an earlier version. In addition, many characters are not introduced. When they are first mentioned you have not the slightest idea who they are.
By the end everything is interwoven. Picture a twine of yarn that is split at several points, each strand going off in different directions. The reader hops back and forth to different segments. Is there one "correct" ending? Is there one preferable ending? Is it possible to choose the final destination? Most importantly, what is the message of the book? Was the message worth the confusion? In my view, the answer is no.
I thought the author magnificently described life in London both during the Blitz and after the war. I enjoyed the segment set in Obersalzberg, at Hitler's residence Berghof, near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany, meeting up with Eva Braun. This IS a book of historical fiction. Events of both WW1 and WW2 are covered.
The audiobook narration by Fenella Woolgar was exemplary. Irish, British, American and French accents are all perfectly executed. I believe the audio version further enhances how people of different cultures "think".
You must keep a paper and pen nearby to jot down the date of the episode you are listening to. In addition, I recommend you read this book quickly; if you read a little each day you are sure to get lost! Good Luck!
"A must for all born in the 20th Century"
I listened to the unabridged audiobook, that means more than 54 hours, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Little content could have been removed. The narration by Nelson Runger was wonderful. I have complained about his slurping before, but the producers have removed the slurps. His steady clear pace perfectly matches the informative text. His intonation for Truman, was perfect, both the strength of his speeches in the presidency and his reflections, to-the-point remarks and sarcastic jokes of the elderly man. Our voice does change with age, and Runger has mastered this. (Some voices were, however, in my opinion, too low and ponderous.) At the end, and this is a book that covers all aspects of Truman's life, from birth to death, i.e. 1884-1972, there were tears in my eyes. This is a book about a man dedicated to fighting for his beliefs, but he was a politician at heart. Keep in mind that I tend to instinctively distrust politicians. It is rather remarkable that I so loved this book. I will try to never again shy away from a book about politicians……well, at least such books written by John McCullough.
Why did I love this book? You learn about American life and values as they were when America was still a land of pioneers to what it had become by the middle of the 20th Century. What the political parties stood for has changed dramatically with time. On completion of this book you have a thorough understanding of the American party system. You travel from an agrarian Midwest value mindset through WW1, the Depression, the New Deal, WW2, the emergence of atomic weapons, the birth of the UN and NATO, the Berlin blockade and successful airlift, the Cold War and McCarthyism, the focus on civil rights, the Korean War all the way up to Kennedy's presidency. You follow this time-period through the life of a man living through its events, and a man who as president shaped many of these events. McCullough gives you a thorough understanding of all these events and a thorough understanding of the man Truman.
It is an honest book that never shies away from the mistakes made. I wasn't thrilled with Truman's friendship and dependence upon Pendergast. I felt that Truman's relationship with his wife was at first not adequately clarified. By the end I understood Truman, all of him. I believe I comprehend both his familial relationships and the value he put on friendships, which explain his relationship with Pendergast . You see both the good and the bad. I very much admire the strength and forthrightness of Truman who was at heart a marvelous politician. Yes, definitely a politician who fought for his party and made mistakes, but dam he tried his best. Always. He never shirked his responsibilities. He never ran away from a problem, but faced them head on. He was not infallible. I still don't understand why they never had more children……
I was born in 1951. I understand now what my parents lived through and why they were who they were. I understand now what lead up to the world I was born into. I totally loved this book.
"Do you remember that party?"
One of Steinbeck's best, but too short! Again Steinbeck draws a picture of a time and place that will remain a vivid portrait. This time it is a derelict area in Monterey, California. Probably the 1920s, although it is not said. There are T-Fords, it is on this I am guessing. Steinbeck was from Salinas, California, so he is writing about what he knows best: a cannery, the sea, its smells pungent, acrid and salt, the octopi and starfish and rattlesnakes and the rats, the sound of the surf, the feel of the air, the quiet at dawn and the heat at the end of a hot summer day. The stickiness and the lilting breeze and the people - who live in a discarded boiler, a rusted tunnel, the lucky in a deserted warehouse. There is a brothel and a Chinese grocery. This book is about these people and it is about friendship and it is about parties. Think back on all the parties you have been at. The ones of your youth. How they start and how they end. The food, the drink, the music and dancing and the whole atmosphere. Reading this book will back to you the parties of your own past. They are made palpable. This book is a tribute to parties, parties with people you love.


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♫ Friday, June 29th, 2012North Carolina has some of the finest fairways in the nation. If you are a tree hugger, or like to be challenged by trees on your fairway, then definitely, consider heading out to a North Carolina Golf course. Not one of the lucky few that resides here all year long? Don't worry. North Carolina accepts golf fanatics from all over.
Some of the "Top 100 Fairways" are in North Carolina. Wil-Mar Golf Club has been named by Golf For Women magazine as one of the best. Wil-Mar Golf course, family owned, offers out-standing on-hand instruction. It is located three miles east of Raleigh, hidden away in what's still countryside. But just because it's one of the best doesn't mean it's not affordable.
There are other top rated golf courses in other parts of North Carolina. Blair Park Golf Course and Oak Hollow Golf Course in High Point, Timberlake Golf Club in Clinton, and Reedy Creek Golf Course in Four Oaks, just to name a few.
Keith Hills II Country Club is one of the most picturesque, set on the Cape Fear River, and has some of the best deals. Last Monday, there was a special that dropped off $22 and let you steal a tee time for only $17.50.
North Carolina has many Golf Courses and Golf Clubs and even more tee times to choose from. There are so many possibilities, and so many great deals. You can start your week with a Monday Prime-time. Does a deal at $12 for a prime time at River Golf & Country Club sound good? Then go for it. There are great websites to check out tee times and rates.
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The Last 10 Days In The Space Shuttle's Bunker?, Atlantis apparently to be scrapped in 2008 |
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Feb 27 2006, 07:09 AM
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That was NEVER what this place was intended for. I'm having very serious thoughts at removing the political, observational and manned subforums as it is. Doug I don't take Bruce's posts as rants. Strongly opinionated, yes. I very seldomly join in the debates, but Ihey do bring up thought provoking points, and I do learn from them. Manned spaceflight and politics, directly or indirectly, for better or for worse, do have an impact upon unmanned spaceflight. While we enjoy the fruits of the ongoing missions and the discussions on the forthcoming (or not) missions, we should not be unaware of external influences upon them. I understand the point of this forum is the exchange of technical and scientific information in an informal setting. Coming from 15 years of experience with Usenet, this forum is remarkably civil, and a joy to read. I have noted times when posts have been heated, and I think you have applied just the right control in keeping folks at an even temper. This IS more work for you as a moderator, and I thank you for your efforts. |
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Feb 27 2006, 08:36 AM
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I would like to back mchan's last post, about what he says on the forum. And, about the topics, of course, on this forum it is clearly unmanned spaceflight. And, as the forum owner, you have the full right to define the exact topic and its boundaries. But spaceflight don't emerge from nothing, there are political, economic, human, aesthetics, philosophical implications around, which constrain it on one hand, and which give it its meaning and purpose on the other hand. So it would be a pity not to allow discutions on politics, philosophy, etc, so long as it is about their implications on spaceflight. You perhaps noted that I most often reply to threads like the Intelligent Design or SETI. The basic reason is that they are though-provoking and hope-conveying topics. Of course they are a bit far from spaceflight, but without such "more philosophical" discutions your forum would be globally less interesting. If you now feel regrets about having allowed such discutions about ID, please don't let start such discutions in the future. But It would be a pity. Consider that the discutions on ID or SETI remained remarkably civil and focused, despites these topics are prone to hateful fights and stubborn opinions. So I think that if such topics are to start in the future, you can allow them. Cautiously, but not a priori remove them. |
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I understand the point of this forum is the exchange of technical and scientific information in an informal setting. Coming from 15 years of experience with Usenet, this forum is remarkably civil, and a joy to read. I have noted times when posts have been heated, and I think you have applied just the right control in keeping folks at an even temper. This IS more work for you as a moderator, and I thank you for your efforts. I whole heartedly agree with this. Doug - there is a fine line in figuring out what to allow and what not but for what it's worth I think discussions like this are very beneficial provided all parties know that you will come down hard if folks cross the line. I've really found the discussion in this thread worthwhile. I don't know how much moderating you've had to do on it but from where I'm reading the end result is a useful contribution by all to this board. |
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The discussions about ID or SETI may be civil and focused, but I remain very uneasy with their existance here, and the sort of traffic they might attract. Civil or not, they're highly OT for what this place is intended. On that basis - you could have a debate about cricket here, because hey - it's civil. Yeah - but totally outside the remit of what this place is about.
95% of the moderation that has to be done here, has to be done in the manned and off topic forums, and that says a lot. I don't want to close them down - but I may well do at some point in the future, at the moment they are 'ok' - but little more. I know more than ANYONE here what the 'fine line' is - I've drawn it for two years with more than a little success. But if the more off topic sections begin to take more of my time, I wont moderate them, I'll just cull them - it's a matter of balance. If other sections suffer because the off topic forums are taking too much time, then there's no decision to be made - they're gone. Doug |
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Mar 1 2006, 11:53 PM
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OK, acceptable. I can always go rant elsewhere...
P.S.: I'm going to get you for making me use one of those smiley faces. |
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Mar 18 2006, 12:50 AM
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On this subject: I've just finished plowing through as many of the new LPSC and EGU abstracts as I can without endangering my already precarious mental health, and one of the most dramatic revelations I've found in them is Brett Gladman's new LPSC abstract ( http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2006/pdf/2165.pdf ) showing that one of my most cherished beliefs about astrobiological research may be totally wrong. I've been claiming for years that the discovery of life on Europa would actually be far more important scientifically than the discovery of life on Mars, because Martian life might very well have evolved on Earth and just been transferred to Mars via meteorite (or vice versa!); whereas Europan life, if we find it, must have evolved separately and would thus prove that life had evolved twice in the same solar system -- thus proving that life must indeed be common in the Universe, instead of just evolving on one world in this particular solar system by extremely long-shot luck and then getting meteor-mailed to a second world in the same system. Well, sir: Gladman and Luke Dones have just finished their long-promised study of the frequencey with which Earth meteoroids may get transferred all the way to Europa -- and it turns out that hundreds of meteoroids from Earth have probably hit Europa during its history. Admittedly they all hit at very high speed -- 20-30 km/sec -- since Europa (unlike Mars) has no atmosphere to brake them; and that impact speed alone will greatly reduce the chances that any one of them could deliver living Earth germs to Europa. But the possibility really does exist, and so the importance of finding Europan life has just been perceptibly reduced -- if we find it, we can NOT eliminate the possibility that it came from our own world (or that both terrestrial and Europan life both originally came from Mars!) As much as I hate reviving this thread, Mark Peplow has a firstname.lastname@example.com story on this. |
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Mar 21 2006, 04:45 AM
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Jeff Bell has for some time been confidently predicting that Mike Griffin (who undeniably hates the Shuttle personally) will soon execute a Machiavellian scheme to get rid of it -- which will have to be done one step at a time in order to whittle away gradually at its political support (and to give all those Congressmen who made fools of themselves by funding it for decades better political cover to get rid of it gradually and quietly).
I don't know how accurate he is in saying that Griffin CAN do this; but yesterday another of the predictions he made to me some time ago came to pass. NASA, which had already announced that the Shuttle's main engine will not be used after all on the second stage of the small CEV launcher (a new version of the Saturn 5's J-2 engine will be used instead), is now saying that SSMEs may very well not be used on the first stage of the big Heavy Lift Booster either -- they may be replaced by the same RS-68 engines used on the first stage of Delta 4, since those are designed to be expendable and are thus cheaper to manufacture than the reusable SSMEs (which would never actually have been reused on either the HLV or the CEV launcher): http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_060320.html This would, of course, allow a shutdown very soon of the production line for the Shuttle's SSMEs. But the article says that there are some genuine technical stumbling blocks -- and Bell himself says that one reason for the RS-68's low cost is that most of its parts are currently being made by Russian workers who are as atrociously underpaid for their skills as the inhabitants of Termite Terrace were during the golden age of Warner Brothers cartoons. |
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Jeff Bell has for some time been confidently predicting that Mike Griffin (who undeniably hates the Shuttle personally) will soon execute a Machiavellian scheme to get rid of it -- which will have to be done one step at a time in order to whittle away gradually at its political support (and to give all those Congressmen who made fools of themselves by funding it for decades better political cover to get rid of it gradually and quietly). This is one of many reasons all the pan banging over the shut down of scientific missions should be carefully orchestrated. Space funding is controlled by members of congress who have wedged into the fray to protect their base constituency. Whether or not Griffin's goal is to pull the plug on the shuttle and ISS sooner-than-announced, he is already facing a 'i will not take one penny from science to fund...' credibility gap. On the bright side, have you watched the NASA channel lately? It may just be an accident, but I have caught a lot less ISS bonzola, and a few more good science & engineering documentaries lately. |
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Well, my God, that's because at this point the only thing they're doing with the Station is throwing golf balls and used spacesuits out of it. (That, and trying to keep the life support system from falling apart.)
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How to Create a MAP
New! A-MAP (Alternate-MAP) announced
Transition students now have two options to create a MAP (My Advising Plan).
The MAP is the official document, created by a student and approved by the academic advisor, which plots the curricular progress through graduation for transition students. The A-MAP document and process may be used in place of the electronic MAP process.
How to create an A-MAP (paper version)
- Begin with the DARS (Degree Audit Reporting System) Semester Audit and the Course Schedule Planning Guide. The DARS Semester Audit is assigned by a student's academic advisor. Students who are unsure of who their academic advisor is should contact the college advising office or visit: How to Find Your Advisor. The Course Schedule Planning Guides can be found at the Registrar's website.
- With your advisor, review the courses you have taken in quarters and determine when you would have graduated had the university remained in the quarter system.
- Using the DARS Semester Audit, determine what courses yet remain in semesters.
- Using the Course Schedule Planning Guide, determine when these courses will be offered.
- List the remaining courses in the grid on page 2 of the Alternate-MAP form. The graduation date should be in the same time frame as it would have been had the university remained on the quarter system.
- The academic advisor and student must sign and date on page 2 in order for the A-MAP to become official.
- Copies should be retained by the student and the college advising office.
How to create an electronicMAP
- DARS, including the Course Cart function
- Quarter and Semester Course Planning Guides—indicates terms courses will be offered
- Course Equivalency Table (PDF)—explains how quarter courses/sequences equate to semester courses/sequences
- WINGS Resource Center Videos on DARS (Student Zone)
- MAP Planning Worksheet (PDF)—You may want to plan your schedule on paper initially
Download MAP Instructions with Screenshots- Meet with your academic advisor so your advisor can approve your semester DARS and show you how your quarter courses count toward semester requirements.
- Using the Quarter Course Planning Guide and the Course Equivalency Guide, plan courses which will fulfill semester requirements in the remaining quarters through Summer 2012.
- Enter the quarter courses you plan to take in the Course Cart function of your semester DARS. See WINGS Resource Center for instructions.
- Rerun the semester DARS, being certain to click the box to "Include Planned Courses."
- Using the Semester Course Planning Guide, plan your remaining courses beginning Fall 2012 and enter them into DARS Course Cart.
- Rerun the semester DARS, being certain to click the box to "Include Planned Courses." If you have planned the appropriate courses in the DARS Course Cart, your semester DARS should show complete in all categories.
- Return to the "View DARS" link in WINGS Express, and click "Submit as Potential MAP" next to the semester DARS that shows all semester requirements complete.
- An advisor will review your DARS and either accept it as submitted or reject it with feedback on required changes. If rejected, make the requested changes and submit the corrected MAP for approval.
What is a MAP?
An undergraduate student's MAP will define his or her specific path that leads to the completion of his or her degree. (University College students should see their advisor to create a course plan to get into the college of their major. View the Special Notice to Students in University College.) Wright State University will provide course transition information, scheduling support, and academic advising for each student to create a MAP or course plan. The MAP will be jointly created and agreed upon by both the student and his or her assigned academic advisor.
Early Registration Notice
Construction of the "My Advising Plan" (MAP, or G-MAP) by students and its approval by the student's advisor represents the official Wright State University process to ensure the items listed in the "Pledge to Students." In order for this process to guarantee the Wright State Pledge, students MUST register during the early registration period. The construction and approval of a MAP or G-MAP does not in itself guarantee a seat in a needed class. While the university will endeavor to seat students registering during "open registration" or "late" registration, students registering during these periods are subject to the same limitations as were in place in the quarter system. Students are strongly encouraged to register at the earliest time allowed. Doing so will help ensure seats in needed classes.
In order to assist transition students through the semester conversion process, the college will provide an assigned advisor so that each student can develop a MAP that includes quarter courses and their equivalent semester courses, and defines an equivalent timeline for graduation and degree completion.
Collectively, students and advisors will review each individual student's transcript and determine exactly what requirements have been fulfilled, and what classes yet remain for the student to complete the degree.
MAPS can be created in two different formats:- An electronic format (MAP) that uses the Course Cart feature of the DARS degree audit.
- An alternate "paper" (A-MAP) format where courses are entered on a paper grid. Download A-MAP Instructions and Form (PDF)
Either format is acceptable. Look at the instructions to see which you might prefer. Meet with your academic advisor for questions.Students should carefully follow their MAP in order to be guaranteed the promises made to them under the Wright State University Pledge to Students (read the Pledge to Students). Once approved/finalized, the MAP cannot be changed. Because of this, it is important for the student to carefully consider requirements and discuss them with his or her advisor. When choosing classes at registration, the students should carefully check their MAP to ensure that they are choosing the classes needed to stay on track and in compliance with the approved MAP.
MAPs are available to create now! All MAPs must be approved by the last day of Spring Quarter 2012, June 2, 2012.
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Can I appeal decisions made under the MAP system if I think I've been unfairly delayed in graduating?Yes, there is a process. Students with questions should meet with their academic advisors. In most cases, the academic advisor will be able to resolve any issues. If not, they can advise the student of the next step to take.
What if I calculate that I would have graduated at the end of Winter quarter under quarters, but my MAP says I will graduate at the end of Spring semester? Also what if I calculate that I would have graduated at the end of Fall Quarter, but my MAP says I will graduate at the end of Fall Semester.Winter and Spring Quarters will be considered together as constituting the Spring Semester under the new calendar. In fact, because the Spring Semester will end earlier than the old Spring Quarter did (May vs. June), the end of the new Spring Semester will only be a few weeks after what would have been the end of Winter Quarter. This does not therefore constitute being forced to graduate "later" under the university's Pledge to Students. In a similar fashion, graduating after Fall Quarter vs. Fall Semester are considered equivalent in regards to graduating at the same time.
What if I need to change my major after I've completed my MAP?Wright State University advises students to change their major only after very careful consideration, and after meeting with an academic advisor to discuss the change. Majors can be changed, but a student only gets one chance to create a MAP—once submitted and approved, any subsequent change simply makes the MAP inoperative. A student can continue to pursue a degree under the new major, but the university will no longer guarantee completion of the degree outlined in the MAP.
What if I choose to take a different elective than I listed in my approved MAP or wish to swap courses from one term to another?If you choose to take a different elective than one you entered in your MAP, you should consult with your advisor to verify that the new choice is valid. Similarly, if you wish to swap courses from one term to another, you should check with your advisor to ensure the switch is appropriate and will not delay your graduation. Please be aware that deviating from your MAP will nullify your agreement with the university.
What if courses on my MAP are not offered when the Course Planning Guide says they will be?The MAP represents an embodiment of the university's Pledge to Students (Read the Pledge to Students).
If a student is forced off their MAP because a course is not offered when it was promised, it will be incumbent on the department and the university to find an equivalent course, or otherwise make arrangements to offer alternatives that will allow the student to graduate in the term designated in the MAP.
What do I do if the course I planned on my MAP via the Course Schedule Planning Guide is not offered?Contact your Academic Advisor immediately.
Does my approved MAP impact when I can register for classes?Students will need to register during the "Early Registration Period." By doing so, they can better assure enrollment in needed classes. While Wright State University will do everything possible to enroll students who register after the Early Registration Period, the university cannot guarantee seats. The creation and approval of a MAP does not in and of itself guarantee a seat in needed classes. Students are encouraged to register at the earliest date available to them.
I am a University College student. Can I create a MAP?An undergraduate student's MAP will define his or her specific path that leads to the completion of his or her chosen degree. Because University College is a transitional unit, University College students will not create or finalize a MAP. University College students should see their advisor to create a course plan to get into the college of their major. For more information, please visit the Special Notice to Students in University College Students page. Download the Semester Quick Reference Guide for University College students.
When is the approved MAP due to my advisor?MAPs will be available to create in Fall 2011. All MAPs must be approved by June 2, 2012, the last day of Spring Quarter 2012. University College students who will be accepted into their major by the end of Spring Quarter 2012 will be permitted to submit a MAP through August 17, 2012.
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