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News from WTOP
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Shows & Panels
- The 2014 Big Picture on Cyber Security
- AFCEA Answers
- American Readiness: Renewable Power and Efficiency Technologies
- Ask the CIO
- Building the Hybrid Cloud
- CDWG/NetApp
- Connected Government: How to Build and Procure Network Services for the Future
- Continuing Diagnostics and Mitigation: Discussion of Progress and Next Steps
- Delivering the Digital Government Mission
- Federal Executive Forum
- Federal News Radio's National Cyber Security Awareness Month Special Panel Discussion
- Federal Tech Talk
- The Future of Government Data Centers
- The Future of IT: How CIOs Can Enable the Service-Oriented Enterprise
- Government Perspectives on Mobility and the Cloud
- The Intersection: Where Technology Meets Transformation
- Maximizing ROI Through Data Center Consolidation
- Mitigating Insider Threats in Virtual & Cloud Environments
- Modern Mission Critical Series
- The New Generation of Database
- Reimagining the Next Generation of Government
- Targeting Advanced Threats: Proven Methods from Detection through Remediation
- Transformative Technology: Desktop Virtualization in Government
- The Truth About IT Opex and Software Defined Networking
- Air Traffic Management Transformation Report
- Cloud First Report
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OMB to get new deputy director for budget
Monday - 1/10/2011, 4:27pm EST
By Meg Beasley
Federal News Radio
President Obama intends to nominate Heather Higginbottom as the new deputy director for budget at OMB.
Higginbottom comes to OMB after serving as the deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC) since January 2009, OMB Director Jack Lew wrote in the OMB blog.
The DPC coordinates the domestic policy-making process in the White House and supervises the execution of those policies. It also advises the President and represents his priorities to Congress.
Higginbottom replaces Rob Nabors, who had served as deputy director since January 2009. Nabors is now senior advisor to interim White House Chief of Staff Pete Rouse.
Prior to joining the administration, Higginbottom was the deputy policy director for the Obama presidential campaign. Before working for Obama, Higginbottom spent eight years advising Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) on legislative and policy issues.
After the 2004 presidential election, Higginbottom founded and served as executive director of the American Security Project, a national security think tank "dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues." She began her career as an advocate for the non-profit organization Communities in School and advised President Clinton on his Summit for America's Future in 1997.
A native of Binghamton, N.Y., Higginbottom received her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Rochester and holds a master's in public policy from George Washington University.
(Copyright 2011 by FederalNewsRadio.com. All Rights Reserved.)


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Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT
We became HUGE fans of the 2008 Pontiac G8 after having one spend a week with us in the Autoblog Garage. We could find little about which to quibble, but one element of the G8 GT model we reviewed annoyed us the most. It was the giant pair of digital gauges atop the center stack that relay to the driver those oh-so-important stats of battery charge and oil pressure. Sure, that information might be handy at some point, but certainly doesn't deserve such a prime piece of dash real estate. Motor Trend's Edward Loh recently had lunch with GM's global rear-drive chief engineer, Al Oppenheiser, who revealed that the gauges would be gone for 2009. Loh correctly followed up by asking with what GM's thinking about replacing them. Oppenheiser would like to see a three-pack of performance-oriented analog gauges take their place, but it could become just another storage compartment. Then again, the center console could be redesigned to accept a full navigation system, the absence of which many first time buyers and the media have been questioning. Regardless of what gets put there, it will be better than what's there now.
Related GalleryReview: 2008 Pontiac G8 GT
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An anonymous tip is what set off the anti-corruption investigation that recently resulted in charges being filed against a manager within Quebec's own public security ministry.
Apple Inc.'s suppliers are preparing to manufacture the company's largest-ever iPad, with production scheduled to commence by the first quarter of next year, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
It's been a modest year so far for U.S. stocks. That's good news for long-term investors.
BlackBerry Ltd., pushing further into security services, agreed to buy Secusmart GmbH, a provider of anti-eavesdropping technology whose clients include German officials such as Chancellor Angela Merkel.
BlackBerry Ltd. has no acquisition offers on the table as Chief Executive Officer John Chen seeks to remake the company.
Apple Inc. signalled that the long wait for new products is nearing an end.
Scanning technology and talking terminals led to self-service checkouts in grocery stores, but shoppers are not embracing this advance in automation.
Both mayor Michael Applebaum and Union Montreal leader Richard Deschamps denied any dealings with Bernard Trépanier, the man known as "Mr. Three Per Cent".
The nervy high-wire routine of reviewing on a tight deadline was a challenge that buzzed me when I moved to The Gazette in 1975, following years of sending my stuff from home to the Star — an afternoon publication — by taxi at 5 a.m. after a night of partying.
Many Canadian and international figures – some noteworthy, some just notorious - died in 2011.
The shape of a given product or the look and layout of a restaurant or store can be trademarked. Such non-traditional trademarks are known as three-dimensional marks, look and feel, trade-dress or get-up.
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Now that Jasmin has taught us how to make our own notebooks, I have just the thing to fill it with.
When my son first left home, I thought long and hard about what to give him to send him out into the world. I decided to make a recipe book of his favourite meals. When my daughter got her first apartment this fall, I did the same thing for her.
I think this would be a wonderful Christmas gift for someone on your list who is just starting out. University students, young couples, or maybe someone who is just getting interested in cooking would all benefit from your gift.I hand-wrote all of the recipes in my two books, despite my husband's assertion that I was a crazy person for not doing it on the computer. I wanted my children to have a book that they could use 30 years from now that would be in my handwriting. But it is a more time-consuming venture that way, and I spread the work out over a few weeks. So feel free to fire up your computer and speed up the process.
Choose recipes that your family always loved, things that you have made many times. I also included recipes from both my mother and mother-in-law that the children enjoyed. Be sure to mark where the recipe came from i.e., a favourite cookbook, from grandma, or something you made up yourself.
So there you have the perfect Planet Green Christmas present. A gift that is thoughtful, recycles, and keeps you out of the mall!
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Banner Health cuts $41.5M from the supply chain
Major improvements made in one year
Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit hospital systems in the country, cut $41.5 million from its supply chain costs in 2011. Doug Bowen, Banner's vice president of supply chain management, spoke recently with Healthcare Finance News Editor René Letourneau about how they achieved such big results in just one year.
What were the main areas of focus for supply chain cost improvement?
In fiscal year 2011, Banner worked with our (group purchasing organization) Premier on the Supply Chain Improvement Plan and the savings totaled more than $41.5 million. This is a result of Banner's supply chain focus on three areas: utilization improvement, supply expense management and physician preference contracting.
Banner Health incorporated supply utilization as a strategic initiative in 2011 to address utilization variances in the operating room and realized savings of over $3 million. Utilization savings are the next frontier of savings in healthcare.
Banner Health's 2012 Strategic Initiative for Supply Utilization has grown from a $2 million base target to a $14 million base target, and from a $3 million stretch to a $17 million stretch target. The objectives are to foster the shift in thinking to adapt supply utilization as a cultural change to make it everyone's business and to effectively engage staff and physicians in the change.
Around supply expense management, we are aggressively contracting for all supplies and services. For example, we've seen a $4 million savings in pharmacy contracts by using generics instead of brand name drugs whenever possible and by using oral medications instead of IV medication whenever possible.
With physician preference contracting, Banner saved over $5 million in cardiology and cath lab contracts. Banner uses a 'capped pricing' concept for physician preference items. Medicare pays Banner a capped price (fixed price) using the DRG system. It makes sense to require vendors to follow the same rules. Banner sets a fair price, and we contract with all qualifying suppliers that want to participate.
Banner is committed to an all-play, physician-driven, free-market strategy. Surgeons are assured professional independence to use the products that best meet their patients' needs. All vendors are asked to meet the fair price points in all product sales to Banner facilities. Non-contracted vendors are not allowed to conduct business at Banner. This gives us reasonable control of product costs consistent with current market and reimbursement levels.
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Faculty & Staff
Joyce Davison
Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor
Office: E4222 Health Sciences, Saskatoon
Phone: (306) 966-8379
Fax: (306) 966-6621
E-mail: email@example.com
- Research Interests
- Prostate cancer
- Treatment decision-making
- Survivorship
- Quality of life
- Patient-physician communication
- Methodology
- Quantitative
- Mixed methods
Joyce joined the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan in July, 2010. She had previously worked at the Vancouver Prostate Centre as a Nurse Research Scientist for the past 10 years. Her research program is in the area of human response to cancer, specifically in the area of prostate cancer. The focus of her research is to develop and measure the impact of innovative information interventions on patient's participation in treatment decision making at various time points in their illness trajectory. The goal of this research program is also to address survivorship issues and to develop clinical interventions that will have a positive impact on patients' quality of life following treatment.
Recent studies include: assessing the readiness of men and their partners to engage in sexual rehabilitation following radical prostatectomy; providing a dietary intervention to men on hormone therapy to prevent osteoporosis; examining the relationship that exists between decision control and health information seeking behavior (HISB) in a group of men newly diagnosed with localized prostate cancer, the motivations for why these men have a preference for a particular treatment, and the influence of HISB on information resources patients wish to access; assessment of the psychosocial educational needs of men on active surveillance; and studying the impact of coping on treatment decision making. She is currently evaluating an internet based decision support intervention with men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer to assist them to identify their values and preferences. This information is provided to patients in a summary sheet that they can share with their physicians at the time of the treatment consultation. The majority of these studies use quantitative research designs.
Many of these studies could be replicated with other cancer patient populations for a graduate thesis.
Joyce has previously been involved in graduate thesis supervision of students in nursing, nutrition, psychology, and biomedical sciences.
Refereed Journals
Mroz, L.W., Oliffe, J.L., & Davison, B.J. Masculinities and patient perspectives of communication about active surveillance for prostate cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 2012.
Davison, B.J., Matthew, A., Elliott, S., Breckon, E., & Griffin, S. Assessing couples' preferences for postoperative sexual rehabilitation before radical prostatectomy. British Journal of Urology International. (In Press 2012).
Comment: Mar 22 [Epub ahead of print] DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11083.x
Berry, D.L., Halpenny, B., Hong, F., Wolpin, S., Lober, W.B., Russell, K.J., Ellis,W.J., Govindarajulu, U., Bosco, J., Davison, B.J., Bennet, G., Terris, M., Barsevick, A., Lin, D., Yang, C., & Swanson, G. The Personal patient profile-prostate for men with newly diagnosed with localized prostate cancer: A multi-centre randomized trial. Urologic Oncology. 2011.
Comment: Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Davison, B.J., Wiens, K., & Cushing, M. Promoting calcium and vitamin D intake to reduce the risk of osteoporosis in men on androgen deprivation therapy for recurrent prostate cancer. Journal of Supportive Care in Cancer. 2012; 20(10):2287-2294.
Davison, B.J., & Breckon, E. Impact of health information seeking behavior and personal factors on preferred role in treatment decision making in men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. Cancer Nursing. 2012; 35(6):411-418.
Davison, B.J., & Breckon, E. Factors influencing treatment decision making and information preferences of prostate cancer patients on active surveillance. Journal of Patient Education and Counseling. 2012; 87: 369-374.
Yule, M.A., Davison, B.J., & Brotto, L.A. The International Index of Erectile Function: A methodological critique and suggestions for improvement. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 2011; 37(4):255-269.
Davison, B.J., & Goldenberg, S.L. Patient acceptance of active surveillance as a treatment option for low-risk prostate cancer. British Journal of Urology International. 2011; 108(11):1787-1793.
Henrikson, E., Davison, B.J., Berry, D. An Evaluation of the control preference scale in a multidisciplinary prostate cancer care setting. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 2011; 29(6):606-618.
Berry, D.L., Hallpenny, B., Wolpin, S., Davison, B.J., Ellis, W.J., Lober, W.B., McReynolds, B.S., & Wulff, J. Development and preliminary evaluation of the Personal Profile-Prostate (P3P): A web-based decision support system for men newly diagnosed with localized prostate cancer. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2010; 12(4):e67.
Elliott, S., Latini, D.M., Walker, L.M., Wassersug, R., Robinson, J.W. & the ADT Survivorship Working Group (Aubi, S., Beck, A., Clark, J., Davison, B.J., Donovan, K., Fergus, K., Katz, A., Matthew, A., Matousek, R., McLeod, D., Newth, G., Oliffe, J., Rosen, N., & Thomas, B.). Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: Recommendations to improve patient and partner quality of life. Journal of Sexual Medicine 2010: 7: pp 2996-3010. Collaborator on paper.
Oliffe, J.L., Davison, B.J., Pickles, T., Mroz, L. The self-management of uncertainty among men undertaking active surveillance for low risk prostate cancer. Qualitative Health Research. 2009; 19(4):432-443.
Davison, B.J., Oliffe, J.L., Pickles, T., Mroz, L. Factors influencing men undertaking active surveillance for the management of low-risk prostate cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum. 2009; 36(1):89-96.
White, M., Verhoef, M., Davison, B.J., Gunn, H., Cooke, K. Seeking mind, body and spirit health – Why some men with prostate cancer choose CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) over conventional cancer treatments. Integrative Medicine Insights. 2008; 3:1-11
Davison, B.J., So, A.I., Goldenberg, S.L. Quality of life, sexual function and decision regret one year following surgical treatment of localized prostate cancer. British Journal of Urology International. 2007; 100:780-785.
Davison, B.J., So, A.I., Goldenberg, S.L., Berkowitz, J., Gleave, M.E. Measurement of factors influencing participation of prostate cancer patients in clinical trials: A Canadian perspective. British Journal of Urology International. 2007; 101:982-987.
Davison, B.J., Goldenberg, S.L., Wiens, K., Gleave, M.E. Comparing a generic and individualized information decision support intervention for men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. Cancer Nursing. 2007; 30:1-9.
Balneaves, L.G., Truant, T.L.O, Kelly, M., Verhoef, M.J., Davison, B.J. Bridging the gap: Decision-making processes of women with breast cancer using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Supportive Care in Cancer. 2007; 15:973-983.
Davison BJ. Informing men about their health. Vancouver Sun. November, 2009
Davison BJ. Making treatment decisions: An innovative program helps men communicate their preferences and values to their doctors to assist in the process. Our Voice. 2012;17(July-August).
Davison BJ. (January, 2010). Information for men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. Standard information package for all newly diagnosed patients at The Vancouver Prostate Centre. Second Edition.
Davison BJ. Informed decision making: What you need to know to make the best treatment choice. Our Voice Special Issue Winter 2009;14:7.
Davison BJ. The aftermath of treatment: New focus on sexual rehabilitation means recovery is within reach. Our Voice Special Issue Winter 2009;14:17.
Davison BJ: (Fall, 2002). The best possible treatment decisions. Our Voice - Living with Prostate Cancer in Canada.
Davison BJ. (December, 2008). Information for men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. Standard information package for all newly diagnosed patients at The Vancouver Prostate Centre. First Edition.
Davison BJ. (December, 2008). Information for men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. Standard information package for all newly diagnosed patients at The Vancouver Prostate Centre. Second Edition.
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health. Prostate cancer: diagnosis and treatment. Regina, SK: Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Health; 2012.
Comment: Provided first draft and members of the Provincial Prostate Care Map Group provided comments to the document. Co-publishers: Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative
Bilsker D, Goldenberg SL, Davison BJ. Men's health 2010: New directions in research, policy, and practice. Vancouver, BC: Men's Health Initiative of British Columbia; 2010.
Comment: Guiding Document, MHIBC, http://www.aboutmen.ca/
Davison BJ. Information for men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. 2nd Edition. Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Prostate Centre; 2010.
Comment: Standard Information Package for All Newly Diagnosed Patients at the Vancouver Prostate Centre
Davison BJ. Information for men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. 1st Edition. Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Prostate Centre; 2008.
Comment: Standard Information Package for All Newly Diagnosed Patients at the Vancouver Prostate Centre.
Matthew, A. (PI) with CIs (Alibhai, S., Davison, B.J., Finelli, A., Fleshner, N., Trachtenberg, J., McGill, P., Morales, C., & Panzarella, T.). A bio-psychosocial sexual health intervention for prostate cancer survivors and partners: a feasibility study. Canadian Cancer Society Research Initiative, 11/1/2012, $137,235.58 (C)
Teare, G. & Groot, G. (Co-PIs), with CIs (Leis, A., Lim J.H., Smith, C., Tonita, J., Alvi, R., Goodridge, D., Davison, B. J., & McMullen, L.). Surgical oncology continuous quality improvement research group. SHRF Phase One Health Research Group Grant. $30,000 (March 2013- March 2015). (C)
BC Medical Association: SSC Grant. Goldenberg, L.S.(PI) Bebb, R. (Co-PI), with CIs (Black, P., Kwan, W., McKenzie, M., Elliott, S., Wassersug, R., Davison, B.J., Brotto, L., Campbell, K., Isserow, S., Mroz, L., Van Patten, C., Tyldesley, S., So, A., Nigro, M., & Griffin, S.) From surviving to thriving: A comprehensive survivorship program for prostate cancer patients, their partners, and family. $500,000 (December 2012-December 2013). (C)
Davison, B. J. (PI), with CIs (Gutwin, C., Szafron, M., & Visvanathan, K.) Profiling prostate cancer patients' preferences to facilitate treatment decision making. SHRF Establishment Grant. $120,000 (October 2012- October 2015). (C)
Davison, B. J. Evaluating a self-management program for prostate cancer survivors following surgery. Proposal Development Assistance, Office of the Vice President of Research, University of Saskatchewan $1,000 (April 2012- January 2013). (C)
Davison, B. J.(PI), with CIs (Gutwin, C., Szafron, M., Visvanathan, K., Holtslander, L., & Racine, L.). Profiling patients' preferences to facilitate treatment decision making. $42,896, Canada's Motorcycle Ride for DAD. (October 2011- February 2013). (C)
Davison, B.J. (PI) with CIs (K. Wiens, D. Budz, D. Bulych, & K. Gesy). Promoting optimum vitamin D and calcium dietary intake of patients initiating androgen deprivation therapy. College of Nursing Grant in Support of Nutrition and Dietetic Research $9,200 January, 2011-April, 2013. ( C)
Davison, B.J. (PI). Treatment decision-making of men with localized prostate cancer: The influence of health information seeking behavior, decision control and personal factors: phase one. University of Saskatchewan $5,000. January, 2011-January 2012. (C)
Davison, B.J. (PI) with CIs (Goldenberg, L.S., Black, P., & So, A.). Motor Cycle Ride for Dad, BC Chapter $25,000. Active surveillance survey. (May 2010- May 2011. (C)
Davison, B.J. (PI) with CIs (Gleave, M., Goldenberg, S. L., So, A., & Black, P.). Development of a patient education booklet for newly diagnosed patients and their families entitled 'Information for Men Newly Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer:' Educational grants from Sanofi Aventis ($3,600) and Astra Zeneca ($3,600). (Total-$7,200), October 2008. (NC)
Davison, B.J. & Cushing, M. (PIs) with CIs (Gleave, M., Goldenberg, S.L., & So, A.). Promoting optimum vitamin D and calcium dietary intake of patients on androgen deprivation therapy for reccurent prostate cancer following radical prostatectomy. BC Foundation for Prostate Disease ($75,000), Sept 2007-2010. (C)
Berry, D. (PI)with CIs (Lober, W., Barsevick, A., Bennett, G., Davison, B.J., Swanson, G., Yang, C., Ellis, W., Russell, K., & Gotay, C.). Personal patient profile-prostate (P4) randomized, multi-site trial (R01 NR009692-01A1). National Institute of Health ($1,853,641), 2006-2009. (C)
Gleave, M.E. (PI) with CIs (Nelson, C.,Jones, T.,Fazli, L., Guns, E., & Chi, K.). Michael Smith Foundation of Health Research ($250,000/yr for 4 years) PC-TRIADD: The Prostate Centre's translational research initiative for accelerated discovery and development.
Member of Research Networks (National and International) Peer Reviewed
Member, Canadian Survivorship Action Partnership (ASAP) Network. Selected through peer reviewed Expression of Interest competition which included submission of a research proposal. Network will allocate $11 million over 3 years (2013-2016) to prostate cancer research projects designed by group members to develop a national survivorship program for prostate cancer patients (C)
Member, Australian Survivorship Action Partnership (ASAP) Network. Selected through peer reviewed Expression of Interest competition which included submission of a research proposal. Network will allocate $6.25 million over 3 years (2012-2015) to prostate cancer research projects designed by group members (C)


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Huawei Tech Says NSA Fallout Won't Dent Growth
April 23 2014 8:47 AM
Huawei has been pursued by U.S. lawmakers who believe it has been engaged in espionage.
Now, Anyone Can Test Mac OS Betas
April 23 2014 3:53 AM
Users are required to sign a confidentiality agreement to discourage leaking of confidential information.
Apple To End AIM Support On Older Versions Of Mac OSX
April 21 2014 1:09 PM
Mac OSX users that want to continue using Me.com and Mac.com accounts with AOL Instant Messenger will have to upgrade to Mac OSX Mavericks.
New Google Technology Can Solve CAPTCHA Tests Better Than You
April 17 2014 4:09 PM
The Google Street View team created a new computer program that can fool one of the best tests known for distinguishing humans from bots.
After Heartbleed, What Other Bugs Lurk On The Internet?
April 17 2014 12:13 PM
"If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization."
Will PCs Rise From The Grave?
April 15 2014 4:30 AM
The end of support from Microsoft for its Windows XP operating system possibly played a role in easing the decline of PC shipments.
Google Search Could Soon Favor Encrypted Websites
April 14 2014 5:39 PM
Google's PageRank algorithm, the secret recipe for ranking high in search results, could begin to favor sites that protect Web visitors.
Amazon.com To Acquire comiXology
April 11 2014 2:00 AM
ComiXology is a popular app on Apple devices and had 180 million downloads of comic books and graphic novels worldwide by mid-2013.
iPad Air, Retina Mini iPad May See Early Than Normal Launch
April 10 2014 4:06 PM
Renowned Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo weighed in on several Apple products Wednesday, including the future iterations of the iPad Air and Retina iPad Mini.
Listen To This - Google Chrome Bug Could Let Websites Spy On Your Conversations
April 10 2014 3:36 PM
The bug could give malicious websites access to Chrome-generated transcripts of conversations within earshot of a computer's microphone.
Google To Sell Project Glass To Anyone For One Day
April 10 2014 3:35 PM
Google said it would open orders of its wearable computing headset, Glass, to anyone in the US for one day.
'Perfect Forward Secrecy' - The Technology To Counter Heartbleed Cyberthreat
April 10 2014 2:54 PM
Perfect forward secrecy generates a new random key every time public data is transmitted to a server.
Why It Took Two Years To Find Heartbleed
April 09 2014 10:16 PM
The key to finding Heartbleed was creating a way to automatically test encryption software for vulnerabilities.
Why Microsoft Dropped Windows XP
April 09 2014 3:02 PM
Time has run out for the once-ubiquitous OS after 12 years of service.
Why 'Heartbleed' Bug Is Devastating Cybersecurity
April 08 2014 12:24 PM
Heartbleed gives hackers easy access to encrypted communications and private information like usernames, passwords and credit card data.
How Some Countries Are Planning Future Of The Internet
April 08 2014 11:22 AM
In conjunction with Wikileaks, 23 nations will discuss human rights and the internet in São Paulo later this month.
What To Expect At WWDC 2014
April 03 2014 1:52 PM
Apple announced Thursday that WWDC will take place June 2-6 at the Mascone West Center in San Francisco, Calif. Here's what to expect.
Windows 8.1 Update To Roll Out Next Week
April 03 2014 7:36 AM
The traditional Start menu is also said to be coming back to Windows, but not in the upcoming Windows 8.1 Update.
Dropbox's Anti-Piracy System That Protects Privacy
March 31 2014 6:32 PM
The way Dropbox checks for pirated content is completely legal and doesn't even really violate a person's privacy.
Tablets' Global Winning Run Continues As PCs Lose Ground
March 29 2014 12:09 PM
Shipments of PCs, tablets, and mobile phones will reach 2.5 billion in 2014, according to Gartner research.


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Trying to explain technology to your parents.
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Why did you buy something you can't understand?
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homophobia is such a weird thing to me like sometimes it doesn't even register as a real issue to me because i wanna be like "it's 2013 like there's no way this should even be a real problem anymore" but alas
this is how i feel about all prejudicial issues like for real
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Kids playing with a water hose during coast guard demonstration.
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this is a masterpiece
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navy seals war dogs get razor sharp titanium canines that can tear through body armor "it's like getting stabbed four times all at once by a bone crusher"
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Catching up to news from last week, when I took Amtrak to see the Reds in Wrigley… Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins told a conference call last week that "we ran the ratings to zero doing sports" in Cincinnati on WCFN-FM (The Fan 100.3), according to the Tom Taylor Now newsletter. He blames the lack of […]
CEO says The Fan 'ran the ratings to zero'
08/19/13 at 11:05am by John Kiesewetter | Comments
DJ Pat Barry sues Radio One
08/01/13 at 12:41pm by John Kiesewetter | Comments
DJ Pat Barry says he was fired from WMOJ-FM (MOJO 100.3) last October after being accused of "corporate espionage" for forwarding a station email to long-time friend Randy Michaels. Using his real name of Barry Tingley, he sued Radio One and Blue Chip Broadcasting Monday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court saying he was refused […]
Pat Barry leaves MOJO
10/29/12 at 1:06pm by John Kiesewetter | Comments
You didn't hear Pat Barry on WMOJ-FM (100.3) this morning, and you won't hear him tomorrow. The DJ-turned-weatherman-turned-DJ has left "Jammin' Oldies" after about 13 months. Here's the message he posted on his Facebook page today: An update about me. Will not be on the radio. Many thanks to GM Doug Spak and PD Steve Harris. […]
Pat Barry back on Channel 5
08/14/12 at 11:06am by John Kiesewetter | Comments
For just a little bit… Pat Barry is back doing weather at WLWT-TV, where he started his TV career in 1984. Barry did the weather on a 5 a.m. newscast Sunday, before the Olympics. In 1984, Channel 5 had hired him away from WKRQ-FM (Q102) to do weather for the Norma Rashid-Jerry Springer news team. He's gone back and forth […]
Jerry and Norma together again
04/16/12 at 6:16pm by John Kiesewetter | Comments
WLWT-TV's top-rated anchor team from the late 1980s and early '90s – Jerry Springer, Norma Rashid, Pat Barry & Ken Broo – reunite Wednesday to raise funds for the Jim Knippenberg Society of Professional Journalists Scholarship fund. Springer and Rashid, who were No. 1 from 1987 until 1992, will be at a 6 p.m. party Wednesday […]
Another change for Channel 5 weather??
03/21/12 at 8:25pm by John Kiesewetter | Comments
Another change for Channel 5 weather? Yep, that's what the promos say on WLW-TV. I saw them last night, something like "The weather is changing beginning April 2." Does that mean they've hired another new meteorologist? If that's the case, why don't they bring back one of the old ones we liked: John Bateman, Eric […]
Meteorologist Jeff Creighton Quits Ch. 12
09/19/11 at 1:38pm by John Kiesewetter | Comments
Did you see my blog earlier today about Pat Barry leaving WXIX-TV (Channel 19) to do a morning radio show on MOJO? Now we know who will replace him as Fox 19 weekend weatherman… Weekend morning/night meteorologist Jeff Creighton quit WKRC-TV (Channel 12) on Friday when he signed a Fox19 contract to work with chief meteorologist […]
Pat Barry Returning To Radio On MOJO
09/19/11 at 9:13am by John Kiesewetter | Comments
Former DJ-turned-TV-weatherman Pat Barry is going back to radio. He starts tomorrow as morning DJ on Radio One's MOJO — WMOJ-FM (100.3). He quits as WXIX-TV (Channel 19) weekend weatherman in two weeks, on Oct. 2. He just posted this on Facebook: A formal announcement will happen later today but I wanted my Facebook friends to know […]
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Weatherman Pat Barry — on and off the air here more near 40 years – will leave WXIX-TV (Channel 19) for a second time on Oct. 2. He's been weekend weatherman since 2007. He also worked for Fox 19 from 1995 to 1999. Before that, he was Channel 5′s weatherman 1984-94, part of Channel 5′s top-rated Jerry Springer-Norma Rashid […]
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An engagement ring Roman Polanski gave to Sharon Tate before she was murdered by the Manson family in 1969 has been auctioned off ... and TMZ has learned it raked in more than $21k.
The ring was surrounded in controversy -- with Tate's sister insisting it wasn't Sharon's "official" engagement ring -- but rather an "unofficial symbol of her relationship" with Polanski.
The auction house later produced a letter signed by Polanski, contradicting Tate's sister.
The controversy didn't seem to matter when the ring hit the block at the GottaHaveRockandRoll.com auction -- because the item sold for $21,260 ... well over the $10,000 starting bid.
So far, the identity of the big winner has not been revealed.
Who cares
I agree taht it is a real big "celebrity" breaking news but don't be so damn ignorant the lady was butchered to death you heartless bitch.
Didn't Harvey predict mega bucks?
The sad part is she was never the target of Manson. It was actress Doris Day's son Terry Melcher who was renting the house before Sharon Tate. Melcher had moved out and Tate moved in. Manson didn't know that. Got mad Melcher was gone and kill everyone in the house. They did Sharon Tate 8 months pregnant.
Hello, My name is Squeaky Fromme. I want that ring. Charlie said it was mine dammit!
The auction site said it sold for $17,7xx.xxx
I bet you it was Linds who bought it. What's 20k to a big earner like her? Linds does 20k up one side on any given night. Tomorrow she'll forget she even bought it.
I am a little curious as to who would buy this - a collector of Polanski stuff, of Manson stuff, of crazy dark Hollywood stuff?
I have yet to see a Hollywood actress with a face and bod combination that can compete with Tate's. The woman was extremely sexy!
THAT cheap POS is all Polanski got her? He really is a jerk.
Was it Jillian Barberie who bought it? She has an obsession with Sharon Tate, and even tries to look like her.
Sorry to inform you but that is not the correct total for the ring. I was involved in the auction and it sold for under the 20K mark.
Call me blind...but that just doesn't look like a "ring" to me.
Ugly ring...though pretty woman.
Remember when Lohan thought she could portray Sharon in the Manson girls flick? What a complete insult to Sharon. Lindsay has nowhere the beauty of her. Add that to the long list of things sticky finger Lohan should be ashamed of.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311899172014-10-20T19:58:01.435-07:00The Blog of PhyzHigh school physics education issues as seen by one California teacher: From content standards to critical thinkingDean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-78817534200365325262014-10-19T18:40:00.000-07:002014-10-19T18:40:09.946-07:00Captain Disillusion - Viral VideosCaptain Disillusion gets his Cosmos (NdT version) on, with nice references to his previous Tumba debunk, outlawed magnetic Buckyballs, and magnet boys.

Captain Disillusion - Viral Comets Truck Saves Plane

Dean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-90226734686075504222014-10-19T18:12:00.000-07:002014-10-19T18:12:49.685-07:00"The Laws of Attraction" — A new PhET sim-based labThis activity is a fairly deep exploration of the elements of Newton's Universal Gravitation. In the "Gravity Force Lab" sim, the force between two masses is displayed. Both masses can be changed, as can the distance between them. Mathematical patterns are developed and cobbled together until the full universal gravitation proportionality is constructed.

My lab activity, "The Laws of Attraction" can be found here.

PhET's "Gravity Force Lab" sim can be found here.

Here's the sim as it can be embedded:

Click to Run

Dean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-27032972551196709642014-10-19T17:56:00.000-07:002014-10-19T18:21:40.699-07:00Conceptual Physics PhET Tech LabsThe webpage that organizes my PhET sim-based labs had been updated significantly.

There are now 15 Conceptual Physics Tech Labs that employ PhET simulations. Check them out:

Phyz PhET Labs

The sim-based Tech Labs run the gamut from Mechanics through Atomic and Nuclear Physics.

Dean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-76987794225841176482014-10-12T02:11:00.000-07:002014-10-12T02:11:49.782-07:00Circuit ScribeSometimes something floats up through the Facebook feed that is fairly groovy, and I ponder, "Why didn't I already know about this?"

For example, Circuit Scribe. I've seen conductive-ink pens before, but it seems you needed special pepper. Circuit Scribe needs proprietary components, but still appears promising.

And it looks like they met their Kickstarter goal so I hope to see these things in the world sometime soon.Dean Bairdhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-75854988524855191412014-09-28T23:36:00.000-07:002014-09-29T03:13:27.872-07:00New AP Physics 2 resources on fluids in The Book of PhyzThe Book of Phyz page on fluids has been up for some time:

Book of Phyz: Fluids

Two new "phyzjobs" have been added: "Liquid Pressure" and "Buoyancy Overflow."

And there are fresh links to the full pages for two fluid PhET sims:

Density

Buoyancy

I've posted labs to those PhET pages.

Pool Cubes - Density and
Pool Cubes: Buoyancy

The blogging may run light this year while I try to get AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 launched at Rio Americano. Apologies.Dean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-80352851964620535822014-09-01T16:54:00.000-07:002014-09-01T21:54:13.734-07:00The Book of Phyz online reorganization and upcoming changesWith NGSS, AP Physics 1, and AP Physics 2 coming online, our physics course offerings at Rio Americano are changing. The Book of Phyz is being reorganized to match Rio's courses.

If you're an instructor who's found The Book of Phyz materials to be helpful, they're all still there.

Please start at http://phyz.org, then proceed to the curriculum materials via the "Physics," "AP Physics 1," or "AP Physics 2" links.

The documents are organized so that I can make them easily accessible to my currently-enrolled students. That was the point of posting them to phyz.org in the first place.

I'm planning to phase out the posting of the lab handouts that have been published in Paul Hewitt/Pearson's various Conceptual Physics, Conceptual Physical Science, and Conceptual Integrated Science lab manuals.

The best collection of my labs is the newly published Conceptual Physics 12th edition Hewitt/Baird lab manual, discussed in this post. Hewitt's 12th edition of the college book is the best yet, and the lab manual aligns to it quite nicely. If we were adopting textbooks this year, I would adopt Hewitt's CP12 with the more durable high school (NASTA) binding.Dean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-18460031533411496172014-08-23T13:36:00.001-07:002014-08-23T13:38:08.883-07:00The Great American Eclipse of 2017Start making your plans now!

Great American Eclipse

The Great American Eclipse of 2017 from Michael Zeiler on Vimeo.
Dean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-25198544096018090112014-08-17T20:19:00.000-07:002014-08-17T20:20:18.047-07:00How the Sun Sees YouI found this video to be totally captivating. The message is an important one. But the soundtrack is also nice. And then… how did they record this? See for yourself.

I love the "Oh My God!" moments. The appearance of the sunscreen didn't surprise me. We try to incorporate the opacity of sunscreen in our ExploratoRio Purple Haze exhibit. What I came away really wanting to know was… how can I set up a similar rig to capture live video in UV? Cameras with glass optics and glass filters and glass over their sensors are well protected against ultraviolet light.

The Exploratorium's Paul Doherty shared this informative Photonics article.

Ultraviolet Reflectance Imaging

The article mentions fused silica optics. Paul recalled grinding sodium chloride lenses for use in UV imaging. Fused silica and salt lenses? My ignorance is so vast, sometimes it hurts.

Here's a video tutorial on getting a DSLR modified and configured to shoot in the UV range. It's, well, a nontrivial affair.Dean Bairdhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-9206069854481257882014-08-07T02:47:00.000-07:002014-08-25T23:59:06.483-07:00Five Fun Physics Phenomena (in five minutes)Veritasium. 'Nuff said.

Go to the comments for a link to the answersDean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-14752830682705637582014-08-02T16:23:00.001-07:002014-08-03T03:44:46.532-07:00Planning the year: NGSS, AP1, and AP2 - Part 1: The broad strokesMy assignment for the 2014-15 academic year includes Physics, AP Physics 1, and AP Physics 2. The Physics course should be aligned to Next Generation Science Standards. Our students are years from facing NGSS assessments; right now school officials of nearly every stripe are focused on Common Core State Standards nearly to the exclusion of any other academic concern.

Last year marked my first attempt to let go of the past decade+ focus on California's now-abandoned academic content standards in physics.

Advanced Placement Physics 1 and Advanced Placement Physics 2 debut this year, and Rio has enrollments in both. Now that AP Physics B is dead and gone, The College Board is laying the AP1 and AP2 cards on the table. My friend, Chicagoland physics teacher extraordinaire, Martha Lietz, pointed me to her AP Physics resource page. And I have been poking around in the links!

This post will give a general direction of how I plan to implement the three courses at my school.

Physics remains a first-year course with an Algebra 1 prerequisite. It needs to fulfill the needs of NGSS as well as provide a suitable foundation for students who might elect to move onto AP Physics 2. It is not feasible to allow Rio's pipeline to AP2 be restricted exclusively to AP1 "alumni".

AP Physics 1 is a first-year course for highly-motivated students who have passed Algebra 2. It must cover the AP Physics 1 syllabus provided by the College Board. But it must also cover the expectations of NGSS.

AP Physics 2 is a second-year course for highly-motivated students who have passed Algebra 2 and a first-year physics course (Physics or AP Physics 1). It must cover the AP Physics 2 syllabus provided by The College Board.

In any case, here's my plan so far. Click to embiggen. Subject to change!

And yes, I'm willing to try the current fashion of energy before momentum. Wide ties/narrow ties. It seems that among the cognizanti, teaching momentum before energy is on par with wearing a wristwatch or typing two spaces after a period as far as age indicators go. I know there are strongly-held beliefs, arguments, and preferences here. Sometimes I think we get too exercised about such things.Dean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-16028377298013482142014-08-02T13:09:00.000-07:002014-08-02T13:09:00.361-07:00In good company

The American Association of Physics Teachers formally unveiled its Fellows program at the Awards session of its Summer 2014 meeting at The University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Generally speaking, previous AAPT award winners were inducted as the Inaugural Cohort. I was a recipient of their Distinguished Service Citation in 2008. And that's how I came to be included on a list of physics-teaching heavyweights. It's true, I have an ego the size of Montana, but I'm also grounded enough to know I'm dwarfed by the giants on this list.

AAPT's Fellows Announcement Page
A List of the Inaugural CohortDean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-60288333327937767902014-07-31T13:35:00.000-07:002014-08-03T13:36:13.406-07:00AAPT SM14: Physics Force selected moments in high speedThe Physics Force provided the demo show for AAPT's Summer Meeting 2014 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. I caught a few moments at 120 fps in HD and posted the compilation to YouTube.

Physics Force AAPT SM14

Dean Bairdhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-52343904583974079622014-07-27T22:24:00.001-07:002014-07-27T22:24:40.343-07:00My AAPT SM14 photo album beginsMost images are from Sunday's High School Share-a-thon at The American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting 2014 (AAPT SM14) so far.

2014 07 AAPT SM14 (Flickr)

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Pearls of Water demonstration - Get set...demonstrate for Demo Day 2014

Another gem from the United Kingdom's National Stem Centre.Dean Bairdhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-40737877864812525732014-07-14T03:56:00.000-07:002014-08-03T04:01:13.026-07:00Yellowstone lightning strike caught on videoThe lightning grounded through a tree and the voltage remained high through the conductive root structure. The heating of the surrounding (less conductive) earth was rapid and intense, resulting in what look like explosive pop of soil.

Click to link to the video
(Oh Yahoo News, why must you annoy me so?)

Lightning strike caught on camera at Yellowstone National Park - Lonewolf Sager

Enjoy the curious stat about lightning strike "gender bias". Oh, the original item mentioned that more men than women are struck by lightning. I'm guessing that male golfers are overrepresented among lightning strike victims.Dean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-60815381051372540712014-07-04T08:51:00.001-07:002014-07-17T16:01:35.128-07:00I was bound to do thisSo there I was at Victoria Falls, on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The Victoria Falls Bridge spans a gorge through which the Zambezi river runs, post falls. We are told the deck of the bridge is 135 meters above the water.

At the midpoint of the bridge there is a low-slung hut through which bungee jumpers are fitted with harnesses and pushed over a precipice. We are told the bungee jumpers plummet 111 meters, though it seems the mileage would vary from one jumper to the next, depending on weight.

I'm much too bashful to reveal my weight, but the bungee operators wrote 111 on my arm after having me stand on a scale. Oh yeah, I signed up for this jump. I teach physics! I was bound to do this.

They harness you quite thoroughly, and cinch your lower calves to each other and attach them to the bungee cord with five carabiners. I was bound to do this.

They help you waddle out over the lip of the diving platform. Then it's "5-4-3-2-1-BUNGEE!" and off you go, into the gorge. But enough jibber-jabber. Let's roll the film.

Victoria Phyz Falls

Was I ever really in danger? As it turns out, yes I was. This very jump dropped an Australian woman into the Zambezi a few years back.

Aussie Tourist's Bungee Cord Snaps

I really only put myself at risk like this so that Dan Burns could generate some nice, personalized physics problems, if he is so inclined. If you think of some, leave them in the comments or email them to me.

Did I mention that I jumped off a bridge?Dean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-80448799892552528802014-07-04T02:00:00.000-07:002014-07-04T02:05:08.074-07:00My African media shoeboxesThe month-long African safari is in progress!

Lightly-processed safari photos are accumulating on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/phyz/sets/72157645336319582/

Accommodations and other random shots are accumulating here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/phyz/sets/72157644963423317/

Videos are accumulating here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/deanbaird

The blog at Outdoor Safari Photographers. I was/am with them June 16-20 (Machaba), June 28-July 2 (Chobe/Pangolin), and July 5-9 (Elephant Plains).
http://www.odpsafaris.com/blog/#.U7Zt1hY_aGk

Further details when I return.Dean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-26864343412452494942014-06-14T00:17:00.000-07:002014-06-14T00:18:44.104-07:00F.AAPTJolly? Sometimes. Good? Depends on who you ask.

Fellow. Most indubitably.

At least I will be, as of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Summer Meeting 2015.

More details will no doubt emerge at the meeting. But it appears that AAPT is assembling a cadre of honored individuals and bestowing the title of "Fellow" upon them. The AAPT honored me in 2008 with their Distinguished Service Citation. And as I continue to be a member in good standing, I have been included in the first cohort of this cadre.

There will be some manner of shindig exclusive to AAPT Fellows at the Summer Meeting, and we are invited to add the honorific of "F.AAPT" or Fellow, AAPT" after our names on correspondence.

In any case, it's a delightful honor and I am humbled to be in such austere company.

Sincerely,
Dean Baird
F.AAPT

Dean Bairdhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-1000228310477880092014-06-09T07:38:00.000-07:002014-06-09T07:38:47.172-07:00Tower of paperOur end-of-year schedule included an amusing burp this year. It came on the last Thursday of the year. Students in periods 1-4 had already had their final exams on Tuesday and Wednesday, and students in periods 5 and 6 would have their final exam on Friday. All students in all classes met on Thursday.

What to do?

Give each lab group a single sheet of colored 8.5"x11" paper, a pair of scissors, and a table-width length of masking tape (about 2 feet), along with the directive to use those materials to construct a free-standing tower of maximum height.

Only the paper and the tape could comprise the tower (not the scissors). The tower has to stand for 5 seconds while its height (from the table top) was measured. The tower had to stand freely on the table (not taped down; not suspended from the ceiling or dropped outlets). Each group is given a distinct color of paper, no two are the same. (This helps with the integrity.)

One point of extra credit was to be awarded for every full inch of the tower's vertical height.

Our tallest tower this year was 57 inches tall. (I conjoin two meterstick/yardsticks and sometimes need to stand on a chair to get the measurement. I also turn off the HVAC) In the past, I believe the tallest tower we've ever had was 63 inches. Not bad for a single sheet of letter paper.

The students tend to be motivated, and it was a great activity for an otherwise throwaway day. And it's photogenic.

2014 05 Tower
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2014 05 Rio Phyz Class Portraits

This one might make for an interesting caption contest.

For some reason, it's always 6th period...Dean Bairdhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-76727936703227225732014-05-30T02:36:00.000-07:002014-05-30T02:36:52.601-07:00ExploratoRio 2014 - The VideoDirected and produced by student videographer, Grant Webster. Laugh, cry, relive the memories!

ExploratoRio 2014

Dean Bairdhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-75208053724548743172014-05-25T20:25:00.000-07:002014-05-25T20:26:32.990-07:00Outdoor activities for oddball daysA request was made (via our PTSOS discussion group) for outdoor activities that might be fun during weird days that seem to crop up at the end of the school year.

The ever-resourceful Los Gatos physics teacher and PTSOS leader, Dan Burns, suggested the following.

I like stomp rockets. Measure the distance to the launch, the angle it makes at apogee to the horizontal, calculate height. Measure time in air, calculate height and initial velocity.

Make pinhole cameras and use them to determine the diameter of the Sun.

Get in a line and spin in a circle. Each student calculates their angular and linear velocity.

Bang a drum twice per sec, students walk away until they hear the sound at the same time the drum is hit. Measure that distance, divide by 0.5 to get the speed of sound.

Make water balloon launchers out of surgical tubing. Calculate the force constant, the elastic potential stored, predict initial velocity and time in air if launched vertically. Then predict max range.

Have students push a car on a flat surface using bathroom scales. Drop beanbags at regular time intervals. Measure acceleration of car using the force applied and mass, compare to acceleration derived from pattern of beanbag separation.

Perform Herschel's experiment that detected IR radiation using glass prisms and thermometers.

Jump rope generator, rotate loop of wire like a big jumprope that is hooked to a galvanometer. See it generate current using earth's magnetic field. See Conceptual Physics Manual.Dean Bairdhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-29004913931433080202014-05-18T16:58:00.003-07:002014-05-18T18:08:08.452-07:00NGSS is a Renaissance, not an Upheaval for Physics TeachersYour use of the word upheaval is overly sensational. According to Webster's, upheaval means: "a major change or period of change that causes a lot of conflict, confusion, anger, etc.". This characterization would only apply to AP Physics B teachers, a small subset of high school physics teachers (and now a null set!). As for NGSS, I would use something like "freedom", "autonomy", or even "Renaissance". Unlike previous top-down efforts to shackle professionals to a checklist of factoids, this set of standards is more about the process of teaching students how to think and use information to understand the world they live in. There is a large degree of freedom given to teachers to determine how they want to approach achieving the NGSS. NGSS is very similar to the approach outlined in decades-old documents like the Project 2061 "Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy" and the 1991 California Science Framework. It is the pendulum swinging back to a better time in physics teaching. If you rely on your professional judgement as to what constitutes good physics teaching practices, you will not have to worry very much about adapting to NGSS.

Even if you are a teacher that is experiencing "a lot of conflict, confusion, anger, etc." regarding NGSS, I say relax and enjoy the next 2 school years without worrying about preparing your students for state-mandated tests. The earliest these could return would be the 2015/16 school year and the people I work with that are more involved in this process expect them later than that. This is from the FAQ page on NGSS for California:

"When will there be new assessments for the NGSS?
The earliest new science assessments might be available is the 2014–2015 school year. However, due to the short timeline, new science assessments will most likely not be available until the following school year.

Will Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) have science assessments for NGSS?
At this time, new science assessments will likely be developed much like the assessments of SBAC . However, it is still too early to know exactly how and when new science assessments will be administered.

In SSPI Torlakson's report Recommendations for Transitioning California to a Future Assessment System, Recommendation 4 encourages the development of new state science assessments consistent with the newly adopted NGSS for California, that include item types consistent with the SBAC assessments (e.g., short and extended constructed-response items and performance tasks)."

The full list or FAQs can be found here:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssfaq.asp

I suggest they dig up the old Golden State Exams for Physics and complete this retro cycle!

Dan Burns
Los Gatos High SchoolDan Burnshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-71830595005275784222014-05-17T10:34:00.000-07:002014-05-17T10:34:10.511-07:00Capturing ideas rather than momentsIf Escher used Photoshop…

Dean Bairdhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-82980659438200130282014-05-16T16:16:00.000-07:002014-05-17T10:36:58.226-07:00Hewitt Fest 2014 at Rio Americano

Conceptual Physics author, Paul Hewitt, was in Sacramento for a day so he could attend Pasco's 50th anniversary. (I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the event, which was great fun in celebration of an excellent company with solid corporate values.)

Hewitt, along with his delightful wife Lillian and ever-clever Evan Jones, was kind enough to drop in on my Physics classes today. He regaled the students with tales of the inverse square law, sunballs, college matriculation, and his path to physics.

After the lessons, the lunch time bell rang and my room became Groupie Shot City (or Selfie Central). My post to Facebook was, "An 82 year old textbook author visited my school today. The students mobbed him like he was a rock star."

Here are some images to prove it.

2014 05 Hewitt Fest at Rio Americano

Some readers might recall that Hewitt paid Rio Americano a visit on the last day of school, June, 2011.Dean Bairdhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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You know, I don't know what's going on. But you are a main thing on my mind. I thought going to my bestfriend's for a little while would make it better, but really the whole time I was with her I just wished you were there.
Every second of the day you've been on my mind and it's probably due to what might happen. I don't want you to leave, if you feel that it's better for you to go there then go, I won't make you stay. It just sucks that once again I might be losing someone I care very much for. But that's life right? People come and go and there are reasons for that. I may not always like the reason, but nevertheless it must happen.
Why does this take so much of a toll on me? Maybe it would be more comforting if I knew there was a better chance of you staying here. Maybe it would be more comforting if it wasn't so far away the place you might go to. Truth is I don't know and I can't explain why this subject just makes me so upset. But it does and I have a feeling that tomorrow you'll notice and I won't know what to say. Whatever happens, whatever you decide I hope it's the right decision. I'll support you no matter what you do, where you go, or what it does to me. Because like I told you, you're very important to me and I just want you to be happy.


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Chocolate flint mining site has been found in the Holy Cross Mountains by archaeologists from Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. Flint was used for making tools by the Lublin-Volyn culture population living in the area in the late fifth and fourth millennium BC.
Researchers from the Institute of Archaeology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw have located the sight sought for years during the inventory of several other prehistoric mining sites in north-eastern part of the Holy Cross Mountains.
Chocolate flint outcrop extends over a nearly 100 km long, narrow strip from Zawichost in the Vistula valley to the area near Orońsko south of Radom.
"Historical material coming from the surface of the newly discovered site differs substantially from the other known sites of similar type. Read more.
The cinnabar used by the Moche to paint tattoos on their skin some 1,600 years ago may have been mined locally, according to recent findings by archaeologist Regulo Franco.
In 2006, Franco and his archaeology team at the El Brujo site on Peru's north coast discovered the tomb of the Señora de Cao, a young mother who was obviously a ruler, buried around A.D. 400 in 26 layers of fine cloth and flanked by carved spears and clubs as signs of power. From pots found in the tomb, she is believed to have died after childbirth, possibly from eclampsia.
One of the unique features was that, besides being magnificently decorated in glittering nose rings, crowns and necklaces, her skin was delicately tattooed with drawings of snakes, fish and other figures, which led to her nickname of the Tattooed Lady. Read more.
Archaeologists have discovered a 12,000-year-old iron oxide mine in Chile that marks the oldest evidence of organized mining ever found in the Americas, according to a report in the June issue of Current Anthropology.
A team of researchers led by Diego Salazar of the Universidad de Chile found the 40-meter trench near the coastal town of Taltal in northern Chile. It was dug by the Huentelauquen people—the first settlers in the region—who used iron oxide as pigment for painted stone and bone instruments, and probably also for clothing and body paint, the researchers say.
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This video has just been posted by Mavic, and I'm so glad that they have done this as I've known about these wheels for a month now. I've been told about the extensive testing that the Team (Garmin Cervélo) have been doing with them, but the M40 wheel is only one part of the story. If you've been watching carefully you'll have noticed that the Team have been using a version of the Cosmic Carbon on the Cobbled races.
The Cosmic Carbon's pictured are a version which has been developed for the Cobbled Classics. You won't find them listed in the catalogue, but I hope they do make it to the 2012 line. These make far more sense for everyday riding than equipment developed for the Alps as it really doesn't replicate real day riding (unless you happen to live in the mountains!). Having a product that is tough (read pavé proof), Light (but for longevity, rather than weight weenies) and Aero (extra power for free, winner) would make a great real world set of wheels. I hope that we will see both wheels come to the market, but it's likely that only one, or a hybrid of the two will be available for 2012.
The keen eyed will have noticed two things, 1. That the Team are using Vittoria Open Pavé and 2. Roger Hammond has been using a different tyre. It has been rumoured as an FMB, Dugast or others but it is actually a Mavic prototype pavé tyre. This is interesting as everyone who has ridden the tyres (regular Mavic tyres) has good things to say about them, so in producing a pavé tyre it will again open the market up to them so that they are taken more seriously. I hope that when this tyre has been through all of it's testing processes that they also don't forget the everyman and produce a clincher. The Pavé (Vittoria) tyre has been one of my favorites over the years as it's been quick, bombproof and well just perfect for UK roads. Hammond has been helping Mavic with both the wheel and tyre testing and the engineers report back that his feedback is some of the best that they have ever had. Even after three hours of testing he was still hitting the pavé at 50 kmph and ready to tackle it once more. Having such a Flandrien help develop the product means that when these wheels and tyres hit the market we can ride them with the confidence that they have been pushed hard in the real world. Now the big question is, how can I get a pair for next weekend!
this shows Maaskant using the M40 wheel.
Dan Lloyd aboard the new Cosmic Carbon (Pavé)
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…thursdays are not only my blogging days off but they're my cheat days. and by cheat days, i mean i skip over blogs i don't feel like reading.
….i found a cute blog but in one of her statements, she said that excessive curse words have no place in a blog. um, yes it does. so i guess i'm not following her then because my blog is all about cuss words .
....i need this douchey workout tank. i'm digging deep into my wileyness to figure out how i can get it but avoid the ridiculus $29 price tag because ain't nobody got time for that price.
….please bloggers, don't spam other bloggers to join linkups and shit. I get enough spam garbage and this is fucking annoying. if i want to join your linkup I will; getting an email to tell me all about it will only annoy me and I will never join!
….I heard that we are not expected to get any consistent spring-like weather until MID-APRIL. yesterday we had a great 8 degrees with sun. today, snow. #RAGE. my canadian homies know exactly what kind of rage i'm talking about.
….a co-worker got let go but all I can think about is what I can pillage from his desk. I'm a horrible person but I WANT THAT MONITOR.
….i love my closet so much. for real guys. i added some cute tags hung with pretty twine to all of my baskets.
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Sony Launches 4K Ultra HD Video Service, New TVs
Sony has launched the world's first and only 4K Ultra HD video download service along with two new 4K Ultra HD TVs.
With all these 4K TVs hitting the market, where exactly will you find content to support this new eye-piercing resolution? Sony has the answer: Video Unlimited 4K, the world's first and only 4K Ultra HD video download service. The company also conveniently expanded its 4K Ultra HD TV line for even more ways to consume the freshly-baked super hi-definition content.
For starters, Sony launched the new X850A series of TVs that includes 55 inch (XBR-55X850A) and 65 inch (XBR-65X850A) models. The two TVs incorporate the same slim bezel and "elegant" design as seen with the previous X900A series, but without the integrated magnetic fluid speaker system. This allows customers the flexibility of connecting their existing, stand-alone home theater systems.
MORE: Sony Intros 65-inch Curved LCD-Based LED TV
"All models are Wi-Fi enabled and offer a wide range of internet connected services including Sony's smart connect solutions, supporting cross-device connectivity between mobile devices and their TV." The company said. "With features such as One-touch mirroring and TV SideView, Sony's XBR-series TVs provide greater control and additional content options by interconnecting media sources across the home and mobile entertainment ecosystem."
The two new Sony X850A models will be available next month through Sony Stores and select authorized retailers nationwide for $3,499 and $4,999 respectively, but customers can pre-purchase the TVs now at www.sony.com/newTVs. Sony has also reduced the price of its two X900A models, now costing $3,999 for the 55 inch model (XBR-55X900A) and $5,499 for the 65 inch model (XBR-65X900A).
As for Sony's new Video Unlimited 4K download service, it's now live and offers over 70 feature films, movies, short-form videos and TV shows in native 4K Ultra HD resolution. This media can be rented or purchased, and then downloaded to a Sony 4K Ultra HD Media Player connected to a compatible 4K Ultra HD TV. A library of more than 100 is expected to become available in 4K Ultra HD before the end of the year, the company said.
Unsurprisingly, the Video Unlimited 4K prices aren't cheap, costing more than what consumers pay for Full HD content. The cost for TV episodes is $3.99, while feature films start at $7.99 for a 24-hour rental, or $29.99 for a purchase. The service will also sell UltraViolet copies so that customers can view their paid content on other high definition and standard devices.
Sony said Video Unlimited 4K is now accessible when using the Sony 4K Ultra HD Media Player (FMP-X1) with the current two X900A models, and the upcoming X850A models. Sony also has a program for owners of the Sony 84 inch 4K Ultra HD TV (XBR-84X900) to gain access to the Video Unlimited 4K download service.
Details on a program for Sony 4K projector (VPL-VW1000ES) owners will be announced at CEDIA later this month, the company said.
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0chicofehr , September 5, 2013 5:21 PMI finally watch a movie that can utilize my Dell 30" monitor. It doesn't support 4k but it would still be nicer then the 1080 that I can watch now. I do everything on my computer and don't own a TV since 2004.
1IndignantSkeptic , September 5, 2013 5:31 PMOk good but dammit hurry-up with OLED!
1c210pilot , September 5, 2013 5:39 PM"...but without the integrated magnetic fluid speaker system. This allows customers the flexibility of connecting their existing, stand-alone home theater systems."
Err, how about FORCES.
2Destoya Sniggwaffe , September 5, 2013 9:55 PMHow many people who are buying $4-5k TVs dont have a pretty awesome home theater setup already? Not to mention the older models are still available for $500 dollars more with the same panels if you really want those dedicated speakers.
4ubercake , September 6, 2013 1:54 AMTime to grab $5K out of my change jar...
Also, just like Destoya Stiggwaffe said, no one cares about the TV's built-in speakers if they're spending this much on a television. They already have a surround-sound setup that no TV speakers can match.
I'd like to see more companies looking at ways to reduce weight/bulk (even though they are already pretty thin) of this televisions without considering where to put the speakers. Just give me a great panel to match with my surround. Don't waste weight/bulk trying to figure out the audio part of it on a high-end television. Just give me coax and spdif out off the television so I can use it as a pass-through at most.
1hannibal , September 6, 2013 5:36 AM3500$ for 4K TV is not so bad at all... Much cheaper than those first flatscreen TV from the past!
-2IndignantSkeptic , September 6, 2013 6:49 AMIf it sounds like such a good deal then I bet there is a horrible catch such as it can't do 3D.
1Ryan Klug , September 6, 2013 7:45 AMHDMI 2.0?
1bunz_of_steel , September 6, 2013 8:09 AM$ony 4K? Gonna wait this one out till price$ come down to a respectable level and more 4K content becomes available and at a reasonable price too. Dang Seiko 4K is like $1000 only and sure doesn't have all the bells and whistles but those extra features are not worth $2000+ imo.


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Annette Scogin, a former Lady Reddie basketball player, has the unique distinction of being the first woman elected as president of the Arkansas High School Athletic Administrators Association.
Annette's career in education has directed her into several leadership roles. Today, she works as an assistant principal at Springdale, Arkansas' Hellstern Middle School. In the past, she has been a Certified Master Athletic Administrator and an athletic director/coordinator. She served as state president of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA), devoted four years to its Endowment Committee, and served as a state delegate to the Delegate Assembly.
Annette was honored with the NIAAA State Award of Merit in 2002 and the NFHS Citation in 2007. She was also recognized as the Arkansas District 7A Athletic Director of the Year and has received the Distinguished Service State Award of Merit.
In addition to Springdale schools, Annette has worked for The Cathedral School/Episcopal Collegiate School in Little Rock, Little Rock Public Schools, and Lyon College in Batesville. She has also taught at schools in Rockwall, Mt. Pleasant, and Linden-Kildare, Texas.
Annette earned her B.S.E. degree at Henderson and was a four-year starter for the Lady Reddies basketball team. She also played volleyball for a year. Annette continued her education at Harding University, earning a master's degree in educational administration.
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Couple Cookingon May 6, 2012 at 12:00 am
This is a rush-job, unfortunately, as I've had a rather annoying cold all week that allows me to be reasonably functional during the day but knocks me flat on my ass right around 9pm – as in, right around the time that my kid's asleep and I finally have time to do stuff.
The joke's pretty much completely stolen from an IM conversation with PartiallyClips webmistress Sara Trice from a job search a year or so ago (which was ultimately successful.) I've been a software engineer now for fifteen years and I've been performing at clubs, bars, and conventions as Worm Quartet for eleven years. In this time, I've gotten many rounds of applause for singing about Pac-Man, ex-girlfriends, R2D2, and my vasectomy. I've even signed a boob or two (male and female, I must say in the interest of full disclosure) with my wife's consent. But never have I gotten so much as a golf clap for implementing a hardware interface or coming up with a clever workaround for an SDK restriction. This seems wrong somehow, though the latter has certainly paid significantly better.
Anyway, this strip deviates a bit from its origin story since Sara is, as her name suggests, female, and I don't think she'd trust her husband (the great Luke Ski) with a knife. Or a potato. Please do not misconstrue this role reversal as sexism – there is little I find hotter than a woman who can design a recursive algorithm (my wife can't, but she can weld, and I find this to be more-than-adequate compensation.) It's more of a compromise in making this story work with this art, which admittedly isn't perfect for the conversation.
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The Laws of Aggregation
Sakrete is one of the handiest products ever developed for those small do-it-yourself construction projects.
It's basically a bag of rocks and dust. But to a weekend warrior with a honey-do list, it can be a sack of magic.
Packaged in relatively small bags, Sakrete is an aggregation of cement mix, sand and different size gravel. When you stir in water and apply it, in time, it becomes concrete.
So, what can small business owners learn from a sack of rocks? Plenty, actually.
There's the chemical reaction that the components have to one another when mixed with water. In order to become effective quickly and have lasting strength, both Sakrete and organizations must have the right chemistry.
But the most valuable lesson is in the aggregation. Sakrete doesn't just aggregate the correct material, but also different size material – from powder, to sand, to stones. The larger pieces provide substance and strength, while the smaller ones bind everything together and nimbly fill in where needed, to eliminate weak spots.
In the marketplace, chemistry between people and organizations is pretty intuitive – if it's not right, we move on. But aggregation is not so intuitive, which is why there are no Blasingame's Laws of Chemistry, but three Blasingame's Laws of Aggregation.
The first one is about leading people, the second one is about execution, and the third one is about brand building.
Blasingame's First Law of Aggregation: Find your success in the aggregation of the success of your employees.
Effective leaders hire smart people, train them well, provide them with the tools and information they need, give them both responsibility and authority and show them how their success serves the organization's goals. But leaders who have enduring success, year after year, are those who feed their ego through the success of their employees. They celebrate that first and their own accomplishments last.
Blasingame's Second Law of Aggregation: Aggregation prevents aggravation.
In business, aggregation is also known as strategic alliances, which small businesses must build with other organizations, especially larger ones.
It's aggravating at least, and dangerous at worst, to manage threats and take advantage of opportunities without strategic resources. Compare the merits of forming a strategic alliance with an organization that already has what you need before you risk the expense and possible delay of capitalizing the ownership of that resource.
Blasingame's Third Law of Aggregation: Associate your brands with those that are more established.
As you develop strategic alliances, look for partners with brands that have a higher recognition factor than yours, and arrange for the relationship to include your brand begin presented in the marketplace alongside theirs. Brand association is smart aggregation.
Write this on a rock… If you're not having the level of success you want, perhaps you should take an aggregation lesson from Sakrete.
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Above you see the Onyx Path crew boldly striding through the dangerous wildlands of Indianapolis on our way to Gen Con 2014. Warning: this Gen Con Recap promises to be a long one. Regular product updates next week. A lot of my weekly posts talked about the buildup to Gen Con this year, so I…
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Last year, we started to offer the PDF versions of our books earlier than the physical printed books so that we could avail ourselves of all the detail-oriented eyes in our fantastic fan community. This has worked out really well, and we've been able to proceed to making the physical files with far less errata.…
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Here we are wrapping up Onyx Path's second year, and boy was it a good one! Just looking at what we did last year kind of makes me giddy. We rumbled and rassled our way towards a lot of the goals we set for ourselves when this all started, and while we might not of…
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I have been asked by a few fans just why we're doing the God Machine Chronicle and the Strix: Blood and Smoke Chronicle books. The answer to that comes from two sets of ideas. For the first, we have to go back to when WW launched the New World of Darkness, almost nine years ago.…
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One of the hardest things to accomplish with the start-up of Onyx Path has been getting the word out as to who we are and what we're working on. This past year, we talked to you folks via forums, Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit AMA. We shared various interviews with our gang, blog posts, and dove into your…
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So here we are on January 1, 2013 and Onyx Path Publishing has been in business for a year. A good time to invoke Janus and look at our past year, and a bit at what 2013 can bring. First off, we achieved our first goal and actually announced that we were in business, and…
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Last month, at Gen-Con, we announced that Onyx Path Publishing has the license to publish new White Wolf tabletop products in the nWoD, cWoD, and Exalted game-lines. Since we've been doing exactly that since January and set up the schedule that has been available since late July, you can see that Onyx already has made…
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Mountain Dew: Felicia The Goat*
*denotes an urgent, emergency posting in response to a extremely offensive portrayal of African-Americans in a contemporary commercial
Oh, Tyler the Creator. Who is your Puppetmaster? I see what you're going for at times, but those marionette strings always seem to pull you right over the edge into severe SMH-ness.
Sorry, if you don't know who Tyler the Creator is, well…I really don't want to be the one to expose you. Let's just say, he's one of the minds behind the Adult Swim program "Loiter Squad," which is like Jackass-meets-Punk'd-meets-a minstrel show. He's best known for toeing the line between comedian and musician and being an all-around rachet instigator for lyrics about things like raping pregnant women. Bleh.
Anyway, fools must exist among us. It's a fact of life. But when corporate businesses give said fools corporate cash to continue racial stereotypes as a way to appeal to consumers, well, that kind of validation hurts all of us in the long run.
Here is the latest commercial for Mountain Dew, starring Tyler's "alter ego" Felicia the Goat (?!?):
And there's no need for me to continue this post. Firstly because, well, you saw that commercial, right? And secondly because scholar/activist Boyce Watkins can say everything you and I are thinking so much better:
"Throughout the video, the woman is trying to decide whether to identify the suspect, and is being threatened by the goat who is telling her that you "betta not snitch on a playa." He also starts out by saying, in a scruffy voice, "You shoulda gave me some more….I'm nasty." So, I guess that means that the woman was r@ped by the goat, maybe Rick Ross style.
As the woman is shaking, crying and trying to decide what to do, the goat says, "Snitches get stitches fool." After that, he says, "Keep ya mouth shut. When I get outta here, I'm gonna do you up (translation: Probably beat and s-xually assault you again)."
Mountain Dew has set a new low for corporate racism. Their decision to lean on well-known racial stereotypes is beyond disgusting. This doesn't even include the fact that the company has put black men on par with animals. The holocaust of mass incarceration and the glorification of violent prison culture has taken a tremendous toll on the black community. Corporations are making it cool for black men to murder one another, while gun manufacturers ensure that the streets are flooded with the weapons necessary for us to complete our own genocide."
You can read Dr. Watkins' entire response to the commercial here.
It's highly unlikely that this is the "most racist commercial in history," but it stings because it appears a Black man was the one to give it the green light/thumbs up as if that makes it okay. Self-hatred is real, people. And until it isn't, please Mountain Don't.
As for you, young Tyler, a Facebook friend of a Facebook friend said it best: you "need [your] ass beat with a book of Malcolm X speeches."


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