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In Switzerland, which has one of the strongest economies in the world, 70 percent of high school students are in their vocational education system, while only 20 percent prep for universities. All vocational students spend part of their time in multi-year apprenticeships.
Obama touts job training, but where's the money?
President Obama's "rhetorical support for vocational training" hasn't been matched with money. In 2012 the federal government spent more than $180 billion on aid and tax benefits for college students, but only $1 billion on vocational education.
Rubio: American Dream must be affordable
Education and the American Dream was the theme of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's keynote speech at Making Community Colleges Work, a National Journal event at Miami Dade College. The son of immigrants, Rubio started his career as an attorney with $100,000 in student loans. He proposed income-based repayment of student loans and Income Sharing Agreements, expanding vocational education, easing accreditation for online educators and testing to prove competency.
Pay It Forward repayment schemes for student borrowers are flawed but fixable.
A future for all: Build paths to skilled jobs
While President Obama focuses on sending more young people to college, vocational education and apprenticeships, which build pathways to skilled jobs, are neglected.
Vo-tech joins the 21st century
Vo-tech, now known as career technical education, isn't for low achievers any more, but the stigma remains.
High schoolers learn do-it-yourself engineering at a community college's STEM summer camp.
Career tech ed for all
Stereotypes about Career and Technical Education (CTE) may be crumbling, writes Randall Garton on Shanker Blog. According to a National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE) report, the old distinctions between "CTE" and "academic" students are no longer useful. Nearly all high school students, including high achievers, enroll in some CTE courses.
States classify students as "vocational" or "academic" based on 50-25-25 rule that goes back to the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917.
Vocational education students spent 50 percent of their time in the shop, 25 percent of their time studying closely related topics, and 25 percent in academic subjects. Although the classifications were eventually broadened to include general students (neither vocational nor academic) and dual (both), the underlying concepts remained unchanged.
Over time, "federal and state policy increasingly emphasized" academics, which influenced the Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. But even as voc ed became "career and technical education," the academic-or-vocational divide remained, writes Garton.
Using NRCCTE's new template, researchers estimate that 92 percent of public high school students take at least some CTE courses. Nearly 17 percent complete both high-intensity CTE courses and academic requirements in an "occupational area."
I worry that schools are unwilling to offer pathways that lead directly to work or even apprenticeships, believing that all programs must be — or pretend to be — college prep.
The diamond economy
The U.S. economy resembles an hourglass with a pinched middle, writes Marc Tucker. Singapore has a diamond economy, thanks to its educated workforce.
(Singapore) built a very high floor under the entire workforce by providing a world-class academic curriculum to all their students and creating a world-class teaching force to teach that curriculum. They built a system of polytechnics as good as any in the world to provide very highly skilled senior technical workers for a wide range of industries. Perhaps most impressive, they created a set of post-secondary vocational schools for the bottom quarter of their students as fine as any I have seen anywhere in the world, with facilities that rival those of many American universities. They turned vocational education and training from a dumping ground into a sought-after alternative that attracts more and more students every year.
Ninety percent of Singapore's vocational graduates have job offers in their chosen fields within six months of graduation, Tucker writes. Youth unemployment is very low.
Few girls take shop: Is it a problem?
A "shop stigma" is keeping girls out of traditionally male vocational courses, NPR worries.
Forty years ago, President Richard Nixon signed Title IX, which said no person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from any education program or activity. Vocational education courses that barred girls — such as auto mechanics, carpentry and plumbing — became available for everyone. But it's still hard to find girls in classes once viewed as "for boys only."
Zoe Shipley, 15, is also the only girl in her high school's auto tech course. Her parents are pressuring her to switch to engineering, which they see as less greasy.
Her high school's construction management courses attract only a few girls, NPR adds.
It's up to schools to "take extra steps" to recruit girls to "courses that lead to higher-paying careers in technology and trades," instead of low-paying fields, such as child care and cosmetology, says Fatima Goss Graves, vice president for education and employment at the National Women's Law Center.
I think schools should make sure students know how much they're likely to earn if they pursue auto mechanics, carpentry, child care or cosmetology. But the low female enrollment in auto shop isn't really about bias — or parental pressure.
Update: In praising Title IX in a Newsweek commentary, President Obama said it's a "great accomplishment" for America that "more women , , , now graduate from college than men." I know he didn't really write it, but he should have read it before he let it be sent out. Far too many males are doing poorly in school, failing in college and — because they didn't learn vocational skills such as auto mechanics — struggling in the workforce. This is a serious problem for America — and for the young women who'd like to marry a guy with a decent job.
Mechatronics: It's not your dad's shop class
Virginia high school students will begin learning "mechatronics" to prepare for engineering tech classes in community college, well-paid jobs in high-tech manufacturing and possible transfer to Virginia Tech for a four-year engineering degree.
'Career-relevant' education, but not vo-tech
Instead of training high school students for specific careers, provide "career-relevant" education, writes Dana Goldstein.
. . . we don't want to limit working class kids to these often low-skills, low-pay jobs. Instead, we should advocate for more creative curricular connections between school and various places of employment.
At Tech Valley High outside Albany, every student pursues an internship in January, reports The Nation.
This year, one teen shadowed an Amtrak engineer riding the Northeast Corridor; another interned at a local graphic design firm.
The flexibility of Tech Valley's career curriculum—students can choose an internship that matches their interests, from baking to computer coding to marine biology—goes a long way toward scrubbing away the stigma of CTE as the "slow track" for working-class kids with few options. Every academic subject at Tech Valley is organized around projects intended to introduce teenagers to potential occupations. A history class worked alongside local attorneys to put Christopher Columbus and other European explorers on mock trial for decimating Native American populations. For a unit on pH levels, biology students worked with employees of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to collect Hudson River water samples and test whether the river was safe for swimmers.
Students can see how classroom learning can be used in the world of work, without being limited to a specific occupation, Goldstein writes.


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[1]Are you jelly iPhone 4S owners can have semi-dumb conversations with their devices and you can't? Since Siri debuted on iPhone 4S it has been ported left and right to other iDevices so if you are that excited about it you may already have Siri on a non-iPhone 4s iDevice. However, if you don't have Siri yet then you may want to give Spire a try.
Spire is a new installer to get Siri installed on all jailbroken non-iPhone 4S iDevices with iOS 5. What makes Spire different than other methods is
I don't own an iDevice so I cannot provide explicit directions on how to use Spire to install Siri. However, I can tell you this much: You must have a jailbroken [2] iOS 5 device; you must have Cydia installed; and you need to setup a proxy server with data from an iPhone 4S because of the way Apple authenticates traffic to Siri's server; the rest you must learn yourself by doing a little reading. I recommend hitting up the Spire homepage link below to get started.
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A new hotel development pitched by a company poised to purchase the Sechelt Golf & Country Club (SG&CC) was given first reading and referred to a public hearing Wednesday night.
Councillors voted unanimously in favour of the move at their March 5 council meeting.
The proposed four storey, 150-room hotel is planned for a one-hectare portion of the golf course positioned between the restaurant and the driving range.
It would be built in three phases and consist of three buildings situated in a horseshoe shape. One of the buildings would house a spa, games area and meeting room and individual units would range in size from 450 sq. feet to 1,000 sq. feet.
The hotel proposes both underground and surface parking for guests.
The developer, referred to as Mr. Wang in District documents, is with the numbered company 0993104BC Ltd, according to director of development services Ray Parfitt.
Wang has been in negotiations to purchase the golf course with the major shareholders of SG&CC for some time. Formerly Brian Hall was that major shareholder; however, he passed away on Dec. 2, 2013.
When Coast Reporter contacted his widow, Pat Hall, this week she would offer no comment on the sale.
Sechelt Mayor John Henderson said the District isn't involved in the negotiations, but noted they have allowed the leases to be transferred.
"I can tell you that the District has approved the assignment of the leases that we have with Sechelt Golf & Country Club Ltd. We have approved the assignment of those leases from SG&C Ltd. to a new company, which is controlled by a major shareholder," Henderson said.
The hotel proposal first came to council at their Feb. 26 committee of the whole meeting where staff presented five different options to connect main roadways to the development for ease of access in the future.
The report talked about the developer paying for one of those options (ranging in price from $242,000 to $1.28 million) as a community benefit in exchange for allowing the hotel to be built.
Councillors were split on the idea, with Coun. Chris Moore wondering if they were asking for too much from the developer.
"We all want to see this opened up. We know that the long-term plan is to see higher facility use of the golf course, Kinnikinnick Park and the playgrounds, right? But to put it on the back of one development to me sounds onerous, and I want to look at this very carefully," Moore said.
He noted that although the developer would benefit by being able to build, "we as the District of Sechelt directly benefit also and that's the point I'm trying to make. With DCCs [development cost charges] and the tax bases, we are not hitting the jackpot, but this is a pretty good deal."
Others saw the need for the developer to offer some community contribution, but they were unsure which roadway option was best.
When Parfitt asked for direction so staff could "get an idea where council is heading before we sit down with the proponent," Henderson replied: "I'm going to turn that around. I'd very much like to hear what the proponent, what they feel before you ask us."
Unsure what to do, but not wanting to hold up the process Coun. Tom Lamb suggested first reading.
"We need first reading so that we can get the proponents and the District together so that we can move forward, and then hopefully we can come to an agreement on what direction to move in is the best for both of us," he said.
When the question was called at the committee meeting, all were in favour of first reading and referral to a public hearing. The motion was then officially endorsed by council at their regular council meeting on March 5.
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Greg Hunt's parallel universe
PUBLISHED: 25 Sep 2013 00:33:12 | UPDATED: 25 Sep 2013 00:33:12PUBLISHED: 25 Sep 2013 PRINT EDITION: 25 Sep 2013Is Greg Hunt suggesting the 2000 emissions levels are now changeable by utilising, retrospectively, new accounting techniques to make the argument that emissions previously considered emissions are now no longer to be considered so? ("Emissions target easier to reach than previously thought", AFR, September 23). According to the report, the government now only has to reach a target of 440 million tonnes, not 750 million tonnes of carbon reduction. Have we lost some carbon emissions from the year 2000? Do we already have a case of "this is too hard, so let's rewrite the parameters" and it will later be written the government reached its target? Perhaps it was a comedy piece – on initial read, it was certainly a parallel universe.
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The all-new Allavino Vite Series YWR-2715BRT Wine Cellar Refrigerator is an ideal choice for wine aficionados with a diverse collection. Since there is no longer a "standard" bottle size and many collections feature bottles with different diameters, this wine cooler refrigerator was designed with flexibility in mind. Due to the adjustability of its extra thick glide out shelves, you can configure the interior to suit your specific collection, whether you have Bordeaux, Burgundy, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Champagne or a mixture of everything.
Single-Zone Digital Temperature Control:
Featuring digital temperature display with push button controls, operating a wine refrigerator has never been easier. The Allavino YWR-2715BRT has one of the widest available temperature ranges in the industry and can be set low enough to serve white wine or high enough for long term storage of red wine, depending upon the needs of your specific collection. The lighted display is easily visible through the glass, so you can monitor your temperature without opening the door.
Easy Rolling Hardwood Shelves:
Each of the 8 extra thick, easy glide wood shelves can hold up to 13 wine bottles. The standard spacing allows for a maximum capacity of 115 bottles, but if you have larger diameter bottles, you can conveniently adjust the shelves in 1-1/4" increments to accommodate them. Larger bottles will affect the overall bottle capacity.
Cool Blue LED Interior Lighting:
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Tinted Glass Door with Lock:
The UV-protected, argon filled, double pane thermal insulated glass keeps harmful light away from your wine and provides maximum insulation and viewing capabilities. The built-in key lock keeps your collection secure. Two keys are provided so you will have a back-up. A magnetic gasket is provided to ensure a tight seal.
Fan-forced cooling:
Allavino Vite Series wine refrigerators include an internal fan that circulates air in the unit for more even cooling throughout the cabinet. This helps to prevent large differences in temperature between the upper and lower shelves and reduces initial cool down time by 50%. The temperature can be adjusted between 41°F and 73°F, a wider range than most other wine refrigerators on the market.
- Black Cabinet with Black Framed Glass Door and Towel Bar Handle
- 8 adjustable sliding shelves - Adjustable in 1 1/4" increments to allow for maximum compatibility with varying bottle sizes
- Blue LED Interior lights - Beautifully illuminates your wine collection and makes bottle selection easy
- Activated charcoal air filter - Helps to prevent unwanted odors from entering the cabinet, which could penetrate the cork into your wine
- Single temperature zone - Store either red or white wine
- Fan-forced cooling - Reduces the hot and cool spots in the unit, promoting even temperatures, yet is quiet with the door closed
- Temperature adjustable between 41°F and 73°F - one of the largest temperature ranges available on the market
- Ambient Temperature Range: 55-80°F (If the ambient temperature is above or below this range, the performance of the unit may be affected. For example, placing your unit in extreme cold or hot conditions may cause interior temperatures to fluctuate.
- Magnetic Door Gasket ensures tight seal
- 4 adjustable leveling feet
- 175 W motor (0.95 KW.h/24hr)
- 40 dB
- Unit dimensions: 64 3/8" H x 23 1/2" W x 23 1/8" D w/handle
- Packaging dimensions: 67 1/4" H x 26 1/8" W x 24 182" D
- Weight: 167 lbs.
- Warranty: 1 year on Parts & Labor, 5 years parts only on compressor and sealed system
- Important Note: To reach the maximum stated bottle capacity, the bottles must be no wider than 3", no taller than 8 1/2" at the shoulder and no taller than 11 3/4" overall. The bottom rack must also be removed to allow a second row of bottles in the bottom area, as shown to the right. The unit will fit 13 bottles on each of the 8 sliding shelves (11 bottles with the neck facing backward and 2 bottles sideways in front), and either 6 bottles on the bottom rack, or 11 bottles in the bottom area with the rack removed. Larger bottles will decrease the bottle capacity.
Dimensions | |
Height | 64 3/8" |
Width | 23 1/2" |
Depth | 21 1/2" (23 1/8 w/handle) |
Weight | |
Unit Weight | 167 lbs. |
Shipping Weight | 183 lbs. |
Warranty | |
Labor | 1 Year |
Parts | 1 Year |
Compressor (Parts Only) | 5 Year |
Key Features | |
Built-in Capable | No |
Security Lock | Yes |
Multiple / Dual Zone | No |
Beverage Center | No |
Cabinet Color / Material | Black |
ADA Compliant | No |
Commercial Use | No |
Outdoor Use | No |
Energy Star Rated | No |
Capacity | |
Wine Bottle Count | Up to 115 Bottles |
Cooling System | |
Type | Compressor |
Defrost System | Auto |
Front Ventilation | No |
Controls | |
Adjustable Thermostat | Yes |
Digital | Yes |
Interior | |
Color | Black |
Compartments (Distinct Zones) | 1 |
Lighting | Blue LED |
Shelving | |
Type | Wood Presentation |
Number of Shelves | 8 |
Material | Hardwood |
Removable | Yes |
Adjustable | Yes |
Glide-Out (Roller Assemblies) | Yes |
Bottles per Shelf | Varies |
Door | |
Type | Glass |
Number of Doors | 1 |
Color / Material | Black frame |
Door Handle | Towel Bar |
Field Reversible | No |
Accepts Custom Panel | No |
Tinted / UV Protective | Yes |
Self-Closing | No |
Electrical | |
Electrical Requirements | 115V / 60 Hz |
Instruction Manual | |
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by: | Matt (10-21-2014) Maryland |
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Bottom Line: | I would recommend this product. |
Glad I went forlarger capacity as 75 bottles is pretty much all I can fit in this refrigerator | |
by: | Paul (10-20-2014) Florida |
Comments: | Only received it a few days ago it's bigger than I thought but it definitely doesn't hold over 100 bottles I will be lucky to get 70 into it and it was delivered without the door handle and an owners manual but the cooling system works very quickly and very well, also I am glad it is not in an area where there is a lot of traffic as it is a little noisy. But very presentable and in general I think I'm going to be happy when I receive my door handle, Not sure they will send me a manual as they told me to look it up on the computer. |
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by: | Ken S. (06-30-2014) Santa Clara, CA |
Comments: | Purchased this mainly to store my red wine collection. Roll out shelves are very nice and you are able to stack bottles on top of each other for easy storage. As usual, you will have to experiment with bottle sizes to maximize storage. The compressor is very quiet but the fan on top is somewhat noisy and vibrates a lot. It seems like if they used some foam around the fan area - it would have dampened the noise. Overall a nice fridge for the price. |
Bottom Line: | I would recommend this product. |
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The Wilhelm/ White/Anderson/ Blush/ Bennett & Malits of PA.Updated September 14, 2002 |
I just started my on line research in the Spring of 2002.Most of what I had was from family bibles and letters as well as living people's memories. Then I found that two relatives,one I knew and one I didn't know, had posted Family Trees. They are included as links so you can see their documentation and extended families. They helped me add a few more branches. A third relative, Rebecca Wilhelm McClain, contacted me because of what I had posted to a board. I hope to be able to establish facts to some of the stories I have heard since childhood. Such as: We are related to Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and the White's who came over in the ships called the White Sails along with the Mayflower. My grandfather Blush told a story of one of his relatives being the General who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. I haven't been able to go as far back as those relatives but I hope to someday. I know very little about my father's family the Bennetts or my husband, Paul Malits' family. Paul's mother's maiden name was Moose. My father John Joseph Bennett's father outlived several wives but my dad was the youngest surviving child and by the time he was born, most of his siblings were already grown and gone from the home. I do not have all my resources footnoted as I'm not sure how to do this yet. A lot of it is available in my area since most of the relatives I have found all live in my county or some neighboring ones. That is except the ones in Florida, Texas,Tennasee, Delaware, Maryland, Indiana, Ohio, and California. If any of you check out my research and have anything to add, please contact me. I try and update this as often as possible. May God richly bless you and keep you safe. Have a great day. |
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This article is from a FAQ concerning SCO operating
systems. While some of the information may be applicable to any OS,
or any Unix or Linux OS, it may be specific to SCO Xenix, Open
Desktop or Openserver.
There is lots of Linux, Mac OS X and general Unix info elsewhere on
this site: Search this site is the best
way to find anything.
First, look in crontab for a call to haltsys or init. Someone may have added this for silly reasons.
If you think some privileged user or process has run /etc/haltsys, add these lines to it right after the PATH= line
{ echo $0 `tty` `id` MYPROC=$$ NEXTPROC=$MYPROC while [ $NEXTPROC != 0 ] do ps -lp $NEXTPROC MYPROC=$NEXTPROC NEXTPROC=`ps -p $MYPROC -o "ppid=" ` done } | mail -s "haltsys was run" root
This will give you a full trace of where it was called from. You can use a similar technique with /etc/shutdown.
You might also write a "K" script and put it in /etc/rc0.d. Unfortunately, by that time there isn't as much information to glean from the system. Adding to /etc/rc0 doesn't gain you much either, but at least you know it was not a crash and you *might* still see a suspect process in a ps listing.
If your only concern is when the system went down,
who -a /etc/wtmp | grep uadmin
will give you that. Note that on "out of the box" systems, the information in /etc/wtmp is cleared out weekly by a cron job that runs /etc/cleanup; you may want to adjust this script if you need longer records.
Jeff Hyman tells me that the old 3.2v4.2 "last" included shutdown information, so
last | grep shutdown
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DEERFIELD, Ill. -- The skies were blue, the sun shining, the temperature perfect and the day miserable in Chicago on Friday -- at least for Chicago Bulls fans who, though not exactly optimistic about the team's playoff chances after Derrick Rose tore his ACL two weeks ago, were left with an aching void after the team was eliminated in the first round by eighth-seed Philadelphia.
The only thing left now, other than the typically frustrating rhythms of Cubs and Sox baseball and football in shorts, is to dwell on the what ifs and what-will-bes.
Here are 10 burning Bulls thoughts sure to bug us all summer:
1. Will Rose ever be the same?
This is obviously the most haunting thought of all as we wait to see how long it takes for Rose to get back on the court and how he looks when he does. We can certainly expect him to dedicate himself to his rehab and, at 23 years old, with no history of serious knee problems, in otherwise superior physical condition, with the best medical advances and a good attitude, to return close to the player he was. But Rose, as we all know, is no ordinary point guard. What has made him so special is his incredible quickness and uncanny skills and unpredictability in driving to the hoop. The weird move he made when he injured his knee is what makes him great. Can he return to being that player physically and mentally?
2. Why did we think Rip Hamilton was the missing ingredient?
He came in with 12 NBA seasons behind him and a recent history of injuries, but no one was expecting him to carry the team, only to complement Rose as a secondary scorer while adding some veteran experience to the lineup. Sure, it didn't help team chemistry when he played only 28 games this season because of a series of injuries, but with Rose playing just 39 himself, there wasn't going to be many opportunities to jell anyway. That being said, hopes were rightfully high going into the playoffs as the two played well together in the final week of the season. And Hamilton played well at times during the playoffs, though without Rose, he and others were not effective enough. Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau didn't seem to trust Hamilton enough to play him in the fourth quarter for most of the series. But like it or not, he will be back as the starting shooting guard next season, and I still want to see him and Rose together and healthy, though that might not occur until next spring.
3. Is Thibodeau not as fabulous as we thought?
This really shouldn't be the most gnawing fear of Bulls fans. Thibodeau was a great hire two years ago, he earned NBA Coach of the Year honors for getting the team to the 2011 Eastern Conference finals with Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer missing a combined 57 games, and he coached the Bulls to the NBA's best record this season with Rose, Luol Deng and Hamilton together on the bench in street clothes more than they were on the court. But now we are left with a justifiable debate over whether he wears out his team during the regular season and what kind of a playoff coach he is with an 11-11 record.
Oh, and did he make Noah's sprained ankle worse by reinserting him in Game 3 of the Sixers series? While it is unfair to blame him for that, you wonder how much "philosophical" bumping of heads will occur this offseason regarding the wearing-out-his-guys issue. What makes Thibodeau and his Bulls teams play to and above their potential is his unrelenting demands that they rebound and play defense like they're in the playoffs. That should not change. But the minute distribution of his top players can and no doubt will next season.
As for his job in the playoffs, he chose to leave the team without a timeout at the end of Game 6, his players were in disarray following Omer Asik's free throws, and his rotation left his players spent in the fourth quarter. But you either trust your coach's decisions or you don't, and Thibodeau is still one of the most trustworthy coaches in the league.
4. Why is Boozer so infuriating?
Though we knew before he came to the Bulls that he had the tendency to disappear in big games and take off extra long for injuries, Boozer came through for the Bulls this season. After missing 23 games in 2010-11 (during which the Bulls went 15-8) and slogging through the playoffs both before and after he suffered a turf toe injury late in the Indiana series, expectations were not high for 2012. But with Rose, Deng and Hamilton struggling with their own issues, Boozer did not miss a game for the first time in his career, showed a little improvement defensively and was more than solid with 15 points and 8.5 rebounds a game.
Then what does he do when they need him most? He again lays an egg in the playoffs, playing an inferior perimeter game the Bulls did not need and finishing with three points on 1-of-11 shooting with 13 rebounds and three turnovers. Thibodeau had so much confidence in Boozer on Thursday night that he sat him the entire fourth quarter, which is nothing new to Bulls fans. Perhaps fittingly, his contract is equally infuriating -- three years and about $47 million left on a five-year, $75 million contract -- as it does not exactly make him desirable on the trade market. The amnesty clause idea may have sounded good for a time, but don't count on it.
5. Will Deng ever be fully appreciated?
Probably not. But Deng was downright heroic this season, playing with torn tendons in his left wrist and sore ribs while earning his first All-Star berth. Even the league's elite have off-shooting days, and Deng, certainly among the next tier, struggled at times. The Bulls had a chance because he was on the floor, he finished strong, and, as always, he played hard.
While it is fair to second-guess his decision to put off possible surgery and play for the U.K. in this summer's Olympics, it is difficult to second-guess his motives or his dedication to the Bulls.
6. Do we love Asik or is he just a big lug with bad hair?
"Love" may be a little strong, but there is every reason to like him. As a backup. To be fair, as a starting center playing 39 minutes in his fifth career start Thursday night, he did yeoman's work with 10 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. He needs to be better than 45 percent from the foul line, but in the big picture, it's unfair to pin the loss on him. It would have been nice to see him take a bigger leap forward this season, but he is still a serviceable backup to Noah and a vital part of the bench mob.
7. Will the bench mob ever be the same again?
It might, but the players won't have the same names on their jerseys or the same magic they have built together the past two regular seasons.
The Bulls hold options for Ronnie Brewer, Kyle Korver and C.J. Watson. Brewer almost certainly will not be back with Jimmy Butler a less expensive option, and Korver is highly iffy, though the Bulls will have to look for a 3-point replacement. As for Watson, a suitable backup behind a healthy Rose, the playoffs exposed his weaknesses as a floor leader and reliable shooter. The Bulls will be looking for an upgrade, and it is not inconceivable that they could open the season with Watson. Considering they will need a starter for at least the first two months, if not more, you have to think it will be someone new, though.
8. Would Noah have given them a chance to get to the conference finals again?
He definitely would have given them a significantly better chance to get past Philadelphia and into the second round. Averaging 15 points, nine rebounds and three assists before spraining his ankle in Game 3, Noah provided that tangible intangible known as energy, resulting in great defense, better ball movement and leadership. Given that the Bulls should have beaten the Sixers even without Noah, you have to think he would have led them into the second round. Once there, I liked the Bulls chances of making it a series against Boston or Atlanta. Noah also made Boozer better. Without him, well, it wasn't pretty.
9. Should Taj Gibson be a starter?
Yes. Will it happen with Boozer's contract? No. That's not the way it works in the NBA, and it is a huge advantage for the Bulls to have his outstanding shot-blocking ability and overall defense come off the bench. Gibson was perhaps the only Bulls player to come out of this postseason disaster with his stock higher. He was already a fan favorite and improving. Now he needs to stay the course. Not starting will only really matter to his agent.
10. Would the Bulls have been good enough to beat the Heat and go on to win the NBA title if everyone were healthy?
It was going to be tough, no question. With the advantage of seeing Miami, San Antonio and Oklahoma City in the first round, it may have been that much tougher. But I liked the Bulls' chances with home-court advantage a few weeks ago. If healthy, the Bulls could have given any of those teams a run.
Hindsight is not always a good thing, and there will be those who pick apart the Bulls to the point that we forget how good a team they were at full strength. Looking back, you can make the argument that it was a monumental feat with Rose and Noah out of the lineup, that they should have at least pushed the series to a Game 7 in Chicago. The Bulls can only hope that 2012 doesn't turn out to be the best chance they never had.
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OT but does anyone else think "Million Dollar Rooms" is obscene?
Not that I'm not a large homeowner in my own situation. But I am watching the show right now, and the amount of sheer excess seems horrible to me. 25,000sq foot homes or larger with 'multi million dollar rooms' dedicated to pleasure seems absolutely ridiculous to me. I don't know if it is just me, but sometimes I feel like luxury can go way too far. I guess if you have the money, you can spend it anyway you'd like, but I just think that there is a limit to home luxury without being obscene.
I've never seen a whole show, but I've flipped past it. The thing I find fascinating about it is how few of those spaces seem pretty to me. Not that there's anything technically wrong with any of them, but you'd think with unlimited resources there would be so much more right with all of them. I joke with my siblings that huge homes are for families that don't like each other.
I've only seen bits and pieces of that show when DH is doing his usual channel surfing. I've thought the same thing as EAM. The rooms I saw were not attractive. The money was spent on ugly, garish, hideous things upon which I wouldn't spend $10. Money seems to have spent on expensive items just because they were expensive. What I couldn't do with one-quarter of the money spent on one of those room to improve my little 2,000 sq ft house. Men need to show off the size of their...well...you know. :)
I agree, including that money doesn't buy taste, and most of these houses really are garish and over the top. I'm also surprised how many owners are willing to be on the show. They must have egos the size of Texas. Or really low self-esteem. Or both.
And Carter is a handsome man, but he sucks up to these people way too much.
I saw one show where they had a "million dollar kichen." It was modern and black. They said the appliances were worth "well over $200K." I added it up at UMRP and it was just under $70k.
But I prefer this show than watching yet another mediocre $20K-$30K kitchen renovation with mediocre appliances,mediocre cabinets, and perhaps tile or sink that is way too expensive considering the budget allocation for the rest of the kitchen.
I get that most of the tv audience is considering a kitchen reno in that range. But some have higher budgets and some of us like to dream. At least 1 in 5 Kitchen Crashers,I Hate My Kitchen,Kitchen Cousins etc should be an $80k-200k kitchen.
Back to the point. Not obscene. Like Cinemax after 11 pm. If you don't like it then don't watch.
I breezed past it last night while channel surfing after returning home from my daughter's highschool Open House. Those bathrooms were god awful. Seriously god awful. I had a similar reaction to Candy Spelling's show about her home. Here was a woman with vast resources and she was collecting Beanie Babies????? If I see a show about an amazingly gorgeous home on the water, I can feel that old twin-headed monster of Jealousy and Envy snarling. Not when I see horror like I saw last night that. Ugh.
I haven't seen this show. May have to check it out.
My oldest brother is retired from one of the large investment companies and met a lot of true millionaires.
He always said that you would be surprised how many of them did not look like millionaires or live like millionaires.
One of his favorite phrases was " shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves in three generations".
Perhaps this is the generation spending all the wealth.
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I don't know that obscene is really the right word, to me.
It would be obscene if the $1M were stolen, needed for something else, or if they used slave labor or something. But I knew a woman who would spend $1000 on a blouse and wear it a couple of times, and it would probably be like me spending $80 on a shirt and wearing it a couple times. But she also gave more to charity than I give.
Now VULGAR is another matter. If you read Architectural Digest or some of the other upper tier design magazines, you are probably seeing $1M rooms put in that category by art work or specific rugs, pieces of furniture and lighting, in combination. (And a certain amount of Vulgar was in Architectural Digest's mission statement anyway, when Paige Rense was at the helm)--but AD is not vulgar enough to list the prices.
The rooms on $1M Rooms are vulgar by their content, often, but mostly because the owner is standing their talking about how much they paid for it, and talking about money in that way is something I was raised to believe is a low class, tasteless thing to do.
Just the idea of such a show makes me queasy in the stomach.
On the other hand, yesterday I was looking at the web page of an architect dh has done work for in the past. The houses were incredibly beautiful. The architect uses a lot of handcrafted details (woodwork and metalwork) in the houses. I look at the rooms and I think of the number of people with specialized skills that were supported by the construction. The houses are like museums devoted to art forms at risk of becoming extinct.
Million-dollar rooms that are solely showcases of someone's wealth don't interest me at all.
palimpsest, you hit the nail on the head.
I couldn't figure out what had me fighting a frown. Fighting and losing.
Vulgar is a very appropriate word. I can't imagine anyone who was raised appropriately being on that show, simply because, one doesn't talk about it! My grandma and mom would be rolling. Grandma in the grave, and mama her eyes, very privately. Because one does not do that, either. HAHAHAHAHAHAH
I hadn't thought about the ugly aspect, but I also agree there! Occasionally there'll be a really neat sculpture, or goodness knows, a view to die for. But other than that, it's rather "eh".
I haven't decided what I think about the real estate agents, or in one case on one show, a caretaker of a library "touring" (what's the difference between that and showing off?) the house. No owners in site and not mentioned by name.
The library show was interesting, because it's collection had become a world-wide center for certain type of education with colleges and universities. Now that's something to be proud of. And, to me, a collection of books happening to be held in gorgeous dark wood bookshelves with comfy chairs and good lighting is to die for. :)
Tacky and vulgar beyond bearing, so I don't watch. Anybody been to Hearst Castle? In his day Hearst was probably like these owners. He imported half of Europe to install in his "castle," but what did it get him? In each area there are marvelous things (love that pool!), but each room is a hodge podge of stuff that just comes off as garish and ... vulgar. Huntington managed to do better at his place.
The opposite, but oddly related, side of this is parsimony. We're staying at our neighbor's house for a couple of days while our house is being de-termited. Our houses are at the below-half-way point of middle class, but still and all, comfortable. We're both retired, he from the military and us from education. Our neighbor has done very well with his investments, so his net worth is quite nice. His house is filled with things bought on clearance at WalMart. Every single thing. They (he used to be part of a "they") added on a sunroom a few years ago. It's just a shell with the least expensive windows and blinds available, and the lowest priced carpet in the store. The hinges on the kitchen cabinets are sagging from age and the laminate counters coming apart. The toilet had a broken part which we had replaced (he's off on a trip). It's kind of sad. Vulgarly flaunting wealth is one thing, and being a miser is another; both are undesirable.
P.S. A few years ago when his not-officially-ex was visiting, I took her to my nail place for a manicure and pedicure as a Christmas surprise. She was overwhelmed. She'd never been "allowed" to have her nails done. $36, only $12 if you just want a manicure, no extras, but it had never been "allowed."
I'm wondering, when is the "garden" coming back to HGTV? Or are they going to change it to HTV? Or maybe HHTV for House Hunters??? :)
I saw about five minutes of this 'big homes' show and I was not impressed. If I had that much money, I would do a lot of other things, besides using it that way...like buying more land! Or helping the homeless, donating to Haiti, sending bright, local kids to college, etc.
Not that I have any problem with people spending their money any way they like...but if society had more of a 'frown' with this kind of spending, maybe we could encourage more useful spending.
I do NOT believe in the government or anyone else telling you that you MUST spend a certain way...but I would encourage people to think more about others, when they look at a $200,000 appliance package :)
I have not seen it, but just based on the title I can understand why it's seen as vulgar, tasteless, and frankly unimaginative to spend & flaunt money that way.
The decline of HGTV is one of the reasons we cancelled cable. The only thing I can't get online that I could get on cable was HGTV, but the programming is SO poor quality that I couldn't see spending even $12/mo to have it available.
I remember when I could watch it for 2-3 hours while folding laundry and ironing on a weekend. It was a great way to spend snowy or rainy Saturday afternoons, now it's just wall to wall House Hunters & other lousy shows ... like this one probably is.
They do give to charity and they do it a lot. They often single handedly prop up many things that the rest of us enjoy such as local museums, shelters, lunch programs, art and drama. I just figure they are giving someone a job by building and maintaining their massive pile. I love/view everyone equally and do not worry what they have as opposed to what I have, it's none of my business. I do not judge. Not all of these homes are in the US that I have seen. With the way things are going, I was wondering though what will happen to these places, they will probably just be torn down someday since no one will be able to buy them.
The really high end shows like Million Dollar Rooms and Selling LA/New York, etc. are really boring to me. What I enjoy is seeing what can be done with a real people-type house, especially on a budget. I notice that This Old House has gone back to basics--it was turning into This Old Mansion, and I think their DIY audience tuned out.
What I'd really like is for Christine to have her own series--I love the way you do everything unconventionally, Christine!
Oh, and HGTV will probably be renamed HRTV (home real-estate tv)
About 13 years ago we visited Sidney, Australia and took the harbor cruise. Sidney harbor is fascinating from a geological and historical point of view and I was really looking forward to hearing about it. What did we get? The guide pointed out every expensive house you could see from the water. Some of them even belonged to movie stars! Sounded like the tour was being conducted by a real estate agent.
>The guide pointed out every expensive house you could see from the water. Some of them even belonged to movie stars!
Well, that's the nature of the waterfront cruise business. I used to live in Miami and a friend of mine had an old waterfront home on one of the islands in the bay that had recently become popular with the rich and famous. If we were outside when the tour boats came by it was always amusing to hear which celebs they'd announce we were that day. We'd just smile and wave back to everyone and no doubt they all went home and told their friends about the famous people they'd seen.
I don't understand how anyone can watch anything on HGTV anymore.
It's not an accident that the houses of today's super-rich are so vulgar, while the great houses of say, the Gilded Age or the High Victorian era or 18th century British country estates remain magnificent works of architecture. Those who build and create and envision are naturally drawn to things that endure, whatever their other flaws. Those who skim and steal and scheme have desires no different from a coke dealer in his crib.
Yes, these houses are vulgar, but yes, they are also obscene. Just because there are rich in every age does not mean they are the same kind of rich, or got their money the same way.
I too am turned off by the constant emphasis on the prices of everything, but it's probably because of the premise of the show: million dollar rooms. Many are ugly and tacky, but some are beautiful. Most of the homes are shown by someone other than the owners, though I am starting to see more owners. I watch it out of interest to see what's out there beyond the $30,000 kitchen. It's a form of escapism; why watch something on TV that's just like what you can get in your house?
To those judging, consider you're only seeing what they've spent, not what they earn or how much they give to charities as a percentage of their income. Think about this: is $300,000 too much for a car? A $30,000/yr household drives a $30,000 Accord, 100% of annual income; a $30M/yr household does not drive a $30M car, they drive $100-300K cars, 1% of their annual income. Or the first household may own a $100K house, 3333% of annual income, where the second household may own a $30M house, only 100% of annual income.
Despising the wealthy solely because they are wealthy and for no other reason is one of the last socially acceptable prejudices in the United States.
Just because someone is vulgar doesn't mean they made their money by illegal, unethical or exploitative methods, and a drug dealer or human trafficker might have exquisite taste.
As far as the Victorians go, the Victorian era was a lousy time to be poor or working class in many ways. Poverty was considered a character flaw: if you were impoverished, it was your fault. The lowest level clerk or servant might get no more "salary" than permission to sleep on the floor someplace. A bootboy might not even officially get meals--he might only be allowed to eat off the dirty dinner plates before they were washed.
I am not bothered by the price tag, I am bothered by the attitude about it. But Americans seem to be both fascinated and repelled by "other". On another channel, you get your own media attention by being obnoxious white trash.
Despising the wealthy solely because they are wealthy and for no other reason is one of the last socially acceptable prejudices in the United States.
I wouldn't know about that.
I would know about the fact that my business makes me deeply acquainted with the current economy of the U.S., and the massively vast trove of data that definitively describe the current wealthy class beyond the realm of opinion.
I think it DOES all come down to personal judgement like almost everything else in life. Defining something as obscene, not in the sexual realm, but moral, can also go along with the famous "I know it when I see it" quote out of the Supreme Court. It's not that it's wrong to spend money - lots and lots of money, but in an age when so many are SUFFERING, and everyday brings more news about the income gap, perhaps it is obscene (morally repugnant) to rub in how much disposable income you have to spend on a toilet when others have lost the room that housed the toilet - perhaps by no fault of theirs. It's not wrong to spend your own money, of course not, but if you're aware of all the "fun facts" about this world, perhaps keep the tab to yourself.


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"Persistence": Romantic or Sexist?
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First, I should explain that I'm a woman in my 20s and I consider myself a feminist. Not just in theory, but in practice; I believe that it's difficult not to be sexist in this society and although I'm not perfect either, I don't date guys whom I don't think at least make that effort and do a reasonable job at it.
Not surprisingly, this can limit my dating options. I grumble about that from time to time, but really I'm okay with it; it's not like I could relax my "standards" anyway, even if I wanted to. And I'm okay with being on my own. But I just met a guy whom I really liked and all of the sudden I don't know what I think, which isn't something that happens to me often.
I still don't know him very well, but he seemed pretty smart and he said he's a feminist, so, score two, right? I also found him very attractive. We were really hitting it off, joking around, swapping reading lists. And we kissed, and it was a really good, really tender kiss. But when he asked me for my number, I told him the truth: I like you, and I find you really sexy, but I'm not sure I want to date right now because I had a rough breakup a year ago and am just getting on my feet. He replied that he understood but that I seemed to be on my feet already, and that he still thought I should give him a shot. I said something noncommittal, can't remember what, and he said, "Look, I don't want to make you uncomfortable, but I don't meet people like you very often. Why don't you give me your number anyway and I'll just check in from time to time, to see if you're ready, and if you've changed your mind about giving me a chance?"
I'll admit I was flattered. I gave him my number. He's sent me a few texts since then — considerate ones, the thought-of-you kind — and each time, I get a little turned on. But I'm confused because in the past, guys have tried this "persistence approach to seduction" shit on me before and I've always found it offensive and sexist, for obvious reasons. (I mean, have you ever heard of a woman doing that?? She'd just get called clingy.) The only thing that's different this time is that I really do like the guy, and told him as much; it wasn't a flat-out rejection. And he's been more respectful about it than guys have been in the past. I'm still ashamed of myself, though, for finding this whole you-know-you-want-to thing so attractive. What's the deal here? Should I ignore my attraction and blow him off? If I don't, do I have to hang up my feminist hat? I mean what if he's pushy about everything? Isn't it dangerous to start down the "no-might-not-mean-no" path? And just as importantly: is this just a strategy? Am I being taken in here?
I'm clueless, give me whatever you got.
Female Fighting Intuition
Dear female,
What a loaded question. Persistence on the part of the male does seem to be one of the oldest romantic tropes, doesn't it? And in the original Liz-and-Darcy context it made some sense. In the "old days," when women were relatively powerless in society, they stood to lose a lot if they "gave in" to the wrong guy, so that persistence served the function of showing a girl that the guy deserved her trust, that his feelings were consistent and dependable. And although the rules of Victorian courtship changed and faded with time, women were still much more vulnerable than men, and still needed that assurance, for a long time afterwards, because the risk of pregnancy was always present.
So yes, in the modern context, the "persistence approach" can be insulting; it seems to imply that like the women of yesteryear, you're too weak or feel too vulnerable to express your desires, or, worse, that you have no specific desires other than to be desired yourself. As someone who's fought to her self-confidence, and to be treated no differently than men, it makes sense that you'd be turned off by the whole thing.
But when you give into a sense of "shame," as a feminist, you're also accepting strange bedfellows, if you know what I mean. In the context of a respectful relationship, for instance, would you call a woman a "bad feminist" for, say, asking a guy to call her a slut in bed? Or to indulge a rape fantasy? Or just to tell her she's got great tits from time to time? Several fascinating new studies show that feeling desired is a critical component of arousal for many women. This guy's persistence seems to be having that effect on you.
You say that when this has happened to you in the past, you've found it offputting, but that now, you're sort of into it. That might be because there are subtle differences in this case. Firstly, the guy knows it's not a total imposition, because you did give him your number, and you were honest about being attracted to him. That lands this flirtation more on the side of trying-to-make-you-feel-desired than disregarding your distaste for him. Secondly, he's not making assumptions about your vulnerability; he's reacting to vulnerability that you yourself made explicit when you told him that the issue wasn't him, but your last breakup. That is to say, he might not be ignoring your feelings so much as addressing them — trying to show you that getting involved with him isn't as risky as it might have seemed. I agree that "no-might-not-mean-no" is the kind of attitude that paves the road to perdition, but I don't think his persistence in this particular case falls under that category — by giving him your number, you as much as admitted that you weren't really saying "no" in this case.
As for your last question — "Am I being taken in here?" — I really couldn't say. It's possible that he's just being Machiavellian in adopting the strategy most likely to win you over, given what he knows about your reasons for not dating. But then, being taken in is a risk you run with all new relationships, even the most promising. The real question is, are you ready to run that risk again?
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