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Skoda Fabia Estate review
Skoda Fabia Estate is a spacious supermini with lots of standard kit and low running costs
The Skoda Fabia Estate doesn't have many rivals. Aside from the cheap-as-chips Dacia Logan MCV, its only true competitor – the SEAT Ibiza ST – comes from the very same parts bin at VW Group HQ. However, an all-new model is now on sale, and it uses some clever new tech to make it better to drive, better equipped and even more spacious than before.
Now in its third generation, the current Fabia Estate is more grown up than the car it replaces. There's no avoiding the fact it's a bit more expensive, though a ramp up in standard equipment should work in buyers' favour.
While there's still a distinction between Skoda and Volkswagen models, the Fabia's interior takes a welcome jump in quality, with more high-grade materials and big-car options such as the MirrorLink keyless go available on top-spec cars. That said, even basic S versions boast electric front windows, tyre pressure monitoring and DAB radio.
Engines range from a bog-standard and frankly lacklustre 1.0-litre petrol, through two turbocharged 1.2 TSI models and a pair of more economical 1.4-litre TDI diesels. The 59bhp 1.0-litre from the hatchback has been removed from the line-up and isn't available on the Fabia Estate, but all other engines are carried over unchanged. All cars come with a five or six-speed manual gearbox as standard, while the more powerful TSI and TDI cars offer a seven-speed DSG auto as an option.
A super-frugal Greenline model with sub-85g/km CO2 emissions is on the way, and a sportier Monte Carlo version is rumoured to replace the no-longer available vRS Estate later this year.
Our choice: Skoda Fabia Estate 1.2 TSI 90PS SE
While we're not convinced by the scaled-down Octavia looks, there's no denying Skoda's designers have gone for a more grown-up approach with this new Fabia. It gets the familiar family front end, and from the B-pillar forwards you'd struggle to tell it apart from the conventional hatchback. However, the higher roofline and boxier rear end give away the car's hidden practicalities, housing a 530-litre boot and increased cabin space.
Inside, while the dashboard doesn't feel as premium as a Volkswagen Polo it's better than Skodas of old, and can hold its own in the competitive supermini sector. It is robustly built and should be more be able to withstand everything daily life can throw at it. It's much posher than the SEAT Ibiza ST, and light years ahead of the Dacia Logan MCV, though higher list prices mean you'll pay for the privilege. The dials are easy to read, and thanks to its VW Group roots, the infotainment system is straightforward to operate.
All models get a decent haul of standard equipment, with even basic S models boasting electric front windows, tyre pressure monitoring and a DAB radio with Bluetooth connectivity.
Upgrade to the SE and you'll add a few welcome styling tweaks, including 15-inch alloy wheels a three-spoke leather steering wheel and the MirrorLink enabled centre touchscreen. In fact, it's the SE that we think represents the best value.
Top-spec SE L cars get bigger wheels, LED daytime running lights, climate control and keyless ignition.
Despite the fact that VW and Skoda bosses say the new Fabia is around 44 per cent based on the MQB platform, the car is in fact a heavily reworked version of the old model. That's not all bad - it has allowed designers to make the car lower and wider than before, as well as making the wheelbase slightly longer in an effort to increase cabin space inside the car.
As a result, it's good to drive, feeling nippy, easy and agile to move around town. Despite the Estate's 200-litre bigger boot, you can barely tell the difference in the way they drive. On the motorway the slightly boxier shape makes little difference to the car's aerodynamics – posting similar fuel economy and emissions ratings, along with identical refinement and engine noise.
While the Fabia was never intended to be a sports car, there's plenty of grip available if you do decide to push on. Body roll is well contained – and if you go for one of the turbocharged petrols, there's a decent amount of punch, too. Like many VW Group cars, the steering is well weighted if a little lacking in fun, but it certainly doesn't feel unwieldy.
The ride suffers from the extra weight over the hatch, though, and the Skoda fidgets over bumps that some rivals take in their stride. The suspension also transmits more noise into the cabin.
You only have to glance at the results of our Driver Power survey over the last few years to see Skoda's dominance in owner satisfaction. In 2014, the brand's cars took first, second and third, and while the previous-gen Fabia was nowhere to be seen, this model shares a large proportion of its parts with newer Skodas.
In terms of safety, all models get six airbags, front seatbelt reminders, stability control and low-speed collision avoidance systems. It may have only been on sale a short while, but crash testers Euro NCAP have already awarded the Fabia a top five-star score.
Higher spec cars come with the option of driver fatigue detection, but kit such as blind spot monitoring and adaptive cruise control is notable in its absence.
If the standard Skoda Fabia isn't quite practical enough, then the Fabia Estate could be right up your street. While small estate cars aren't that common in the UK, it's easy to see the appeal when you take a look inside – with the new Fabia Estate boasting a more spacious cabin than the hatch, and even bigger boot than before.
Behind the rear seats you'll find a whopping 530 litres of luggage space, which isn't just huge for a supermini, but almost as large as a Ford Mondeo, which sits not one but two classes above the Fabia. Fold the seats flat and it should prove more than enough for the entire family's clobber. That said, if you're prepared to sacrifice a degree of comfort and quality, the Dacia Logan MCV wins the outright space race hands down.
The Fabia Estate is pretty good for passengers too, with enough space in the back for six-foot adults. There's enough headroom and generous kneeroom thanks to the extended wheelbase – and if you're prepared to squeeze, you'll even fit three across the back.
There are some neat storage solutions throughout the cabin as well. The side door bins aren't huge, but there's space for a water bottle and enough room for a map and plenty of discarded parking tickets. You'll find two cup holders ahead of the handbrake, as well as handy hidden drawers under the front seats.
Running Costs
Despite its extra size and bulk, the Fabia Estate manages almost identical fuel economy and emission ratings as the less practical hatchback. The entry-level 74bhp 1.0 can manage 58.9mpg and 109g/km of CO2, but it's the mid-range TSI turbos that really stand out.
The 89bhp version actually trumps the 1.0, returning 60.1mpg and 107g/km. The higher-powered 109bhp car will do 58.9mpg and just 110g/km, with both cars offering a great blend of performance versus running costs.
Of course it's the diesel models that are the star performers when it comes to fuel economy. The basic 1.4 TDI will return 83.1mpg, while even the higher-powered car will return more than 80mpg. Add the DSG automatic gearbox and this drops to 78.5mpg – but even then you won't need to pay road tax thanks to sub-100g/km CO2 emissions.
There's a super-frugal Greenline diesel on the way expected to offer an exceptional 91mpg and emit less than 85g/km of CO2 – and while we'll reserve judgement until we've driven it, it sounds like this could be the business driver's model of choice when it arrives later in 2015.
However, all things considered, the Fabia is no longer the budget option it once was. It still offers decent value when you consider the impressive standard kit and rock-bottom running costs, though. An expensive supermini, but a worthy choice nonetheless.
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Sociological Theory
Studies about the sociology of Erving Goffman
As an American Studies Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS, New York) Jef C. Verhoeven got the opportunity in 1980 to conduct research at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) (USA) in collaboration with Professor T. Shibutani. During this period he visited a large number of former students of H. Blumer and interviewed them. Although Goffman did not consider himself to be labeled as a symbolic interactionist, he was part of this study.
VERHOEVEN, J. C. (1982) Erving Goffman's Frame Analysis in relation to modern micro-sociological paradigms. Invited paper presented in the Symposium 'Revisions and Relations among modern micro-sociological paradigms' of the 10th World Congress of Sociology, Mexico City.
VERHOEVEN, J. C. (1983) "Erving Goffmans Kaderanalyse: een Negatie van Herbert Blumers Symbolisch Interactionisme." Tijdschrift voor Sociologie. 4 (3) pp. 319-352.
VERHOEVEN, J. C. (1983) "Erving Goffmans Kaderanalyse: een Negatie van Herbert Blumers Symbolisch Interactionisme." Tijdschrift voor Sociologie. 4 (3) pp. 319-352.
VERHOEVEN, J. C. (1985) 'Goffman's frame analysis and modern micro-sociological paradigms.' in: HELLE, H. J. & S.N. EISENSTADT Micro-Sociological Theory. London, Beverly Hills, New Delhi : Sage Publications pp. 71-100
VERHOEVEN, J. C. (1993) "Backstage with Erving Goffman: The context of the interview." Research on Language and Social Interaction. 26 (3) pp. 307-315 Zie: http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327973rlsi2603_4#search=%22verhoeven%20goffman%20language%22
VERHOEVEN, J. C. (1993) "An Interview with Erving Goffman." Research on Language and Social Interaction. 26 (3) pp. 317-348 Zie ook: http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327973rlsi2603_5#search=%22verhoeven%20interview%20goffman%20language%22
MAETENS, D. & J. VERHOEVEN (1994) The problem of Social Order and Morality: Comparing the Views of Erving Goffman and Niklas Luhmann. paper presented at the XIIIth World Congress of Sociology, July 18-2, Bielefield, Germany.
VERHOEVEN, J. C. (1995) 'Closed information: the use of privileged data in research reports.' in: MASO, I., ATKINSON, P., DELAMONT, S. & J.C., VERHOEVEN Openness in research. The tension between self and other. Assen : Van Gorcum & Comp. pp. 79-97
VERHOEVEN, J. C. (2000) 'An interview with Erving Goffman, 1980.' in: FINE, G. A. & G.W.H. SMITH (eds) Erving Goffman. Sage Masters of Social thought series. London : Sage Publications pp. 213-236
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Hip Opening Workshop with Regan
Saturday February 28th 12:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
The activities and stresses of our daily lives can often lead to tight & reduced range of motion in our hips. In this workshop we will work on stabilizing and increasing mobility in all of the movements of the hips, including the IT bands, glutes, hamstrings and quads. Discover how much your regular practice changes when your hips are open. Your warriors will be fiercer, your spinal twists will get deeper, arm balances will become more accessible, and you may even find coming up into inversions will feel even lighter.
If you are looking to loosen up your hips or simply deepen your yoga practice then this workshop is right for you. There will be modifications and progressions of poses suitable for anyone with some yoga experience. If you are looking for a challenge there will be options for you too as open hips can lead to some amazing asana.
This workshop is designed for all levels & will enhance and expand your practice, whatever stage you're in.
Chakra Balancing Vinyasa Workshop with Carina
Saturday March 14th. 2015 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
$35 prepay, $40 at the day of event
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Just as we have a physical body, we also have a body of energy, called subtle body. And just as we have a physical spine that acts as the central channel through which nerve impulses flow, we also have a subtle central channel called sushumna through which prana, or life force, flows. Deep within the sushumna lie spinning centers of energy, called chakras, which are like intense vortices of energy that act as distribution points for prana.
Chakra is a Sanskrit word that means "wheel" or "disc." A chakra is formed where there is a massive confluence of nadis (lines of energy) in the body. Prana (vital life force) is distributed throughout the body via these lines of energy. Therefore, the chakras can be understood as subtle centers of transformation of energy. They do not belong to the material body and cannot be perceived on the physical level. However, they do affect the physical body — each chakra energizes, controls, and influences a different region of the body. There are seven major chakras arranged along the midline of the body within the spinal column, from the base of the spine to the crown of the head.
Blocked energy in our 7 chakras can often lead to illness or distress on systems of the body. As such, it is important to understand what each chakra represents and what we can do to keep this energy flowing freely. Chakra balancing creates a sense of equilibrium between your body, mind and spirit. When your chakras are returned to their natural frequencies, inner peace, wellbeing, and joy will follow.
In this workshop, we will explore the deep relationship between yoga asanas (or postures) and the chakras. When the asanas are combined with breath, visualization and mantra, they can have a direct effect on the energy flow within the chakras.
The workshop will be divided into 2 parts: 30 minutes of lecture about the chakras, followed by a 90-minute Vinyasa practice designed to awaken the spinal energies and balance the chakras
Sound Bath with Dora and Daniella – Spring into Power!
Welcome the spring season with 108 sun salutation!
Time: April 10th Friday 7:30pm-9:15pm
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$30 prepay, $35 at the door
Please join us for a special evening of yoga and sound healing with Dora Gyarmati and Daniella White. Dora will lead you through 108 sun salutation, accompanied by the replenishing frequencies of Daniella's crystal bowls and gong playing. The sounds are gentle yet powerful and will allow you to find a deeper rhythm of breath to your practice.
We will encourage you to stay with your power as you practice, but also give you plenty of permission to rest.
Doing 108 sun salutations will build determination, energy and self acceptance. It is a powerful practice that everyone should experience at least once in a lifetime.
What better way can you mark the arrival of spring. Spring into action and joy with 108 Sun Salutation!
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Arm Balancing Workshop with Regan
Saturday May 9th 12:30 P.M.-2:30P.M $35 prepay, $40 at the day of event
This workshop will explore the foundation of arm balancing, the physics of transferring your weight to your hands and the playful mindset needed to maintain the balance and lose the fear. We will learn how to enter multiple poses safely with an emphasis on experimentation rather than perfectionism.
We'll warm and prepare the body using deep stretching and sun salutations. For our wrist health a variety of stretches will be employed for you to use at your disposal throughout your life on your mat.
This workshop is for all students, new & experienced, with a yearning to learn the basic building blocks of these poses. Come with any questions and leave with a joyous spirit and richer understanding of these amazing postures.
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Awakening the Spine: the Art of Twisting & Bending Backwards with Carina
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You're only as old as your spine! According to yoga tradition, the vital energy of the body is housed in and protected by the spine. In this workshop, you will learn major alignment principles of twists and backbends, and set yourself on the path to developing strength and flexibility of your spine. Open to all levels.
"Backbends are rejuvenating. They give energy and courage and combat depression. They open the chest and make the spine flexible. The arms and shoulders become strong. The mind and body become alert." ~ Iyengar
Book Club with Dora and Tea Tasting
Yoga Social while Nourishing your Mind and Palate
Explore yogic ideas around awareness and existentialism through fine literature. Great way to get to know the community and a fantastic way to explore books you always wanted to read. And the tea, actually to be more technical herbal infusion… well that just makes the discussions a little easier.
Books are not included. Please come to the workshop after you have already read the book!
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time tbd. – The Bhagavad-Gita – translated by Eknath Easwaran
Dora will start with a lecture on historical background to the Gita followed by discussion of the Gita in both historical, theological and modern context. This is a perfect workshop to take if you ever wanted to read the Gita but you were little intimidated, or if you are contemplating taking Self Enrichment – Teacher Training in the future.
time tbd – Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
A 1922 novel that deals with the spiritual journey of self discovery.
time tbd – Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
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could anyone please help me, i got my google nexus 4 screen cracked, i only realize it after i took it out from my pocket.
right now my touch screen couldn't work anymore.
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but the thing is screencast is working but not the mouse and keyboard. i just couldn't get it control with my mouse,
i've tried to follow on "https://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/" intrustion method but no luck tho...
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is the most underrated champ in the league worth learning to play?
note: im kinda on a UP binge with trundle, galio, eve, etc.
Ouch. Calling Tundle and Galio under powered. I can practically hear the **** storm brewing.
Yeah. Karma is really good. She's limited by her Mantra charges, but she can still do very well. Her shield is the strongest in the game I'm fairly sure, and her heal is unique and powerful. You really should play her mid though, as her supporting capabilities come through building more and more AP.
She's the worst champion right now, possibly second to Syndra.
thanks for the advice guys
the more people on the forums that say shes good = the worse she is.
people only say champions they play suck. Hence you will hear alot of people saying Darius or Katrina suck on the forums.
karma works really well in an aggressive low elo lane with champs like corki and teemo but you have to play against more passive champs like vayne that need a lot of farm. Since karma can harass well she can prevent the late game power of her and graves. shes a good counter pick
Never tried karma but she looks really cool :o
She pushes the lane when she's support.
She's easily shut down by anyone with a gap closer or CC.
Her heal is lackluster.
Her lack of true CC to make up for any of this.
The only thing I find her good at is pushing back squishy opponents with low range. Other than that, she's a poor support, and an "okay" solo, but doesn't stand out in any way to make up for her weaknesses.
It's not like I have 100 games with her, but I've played her a few times, enough to understand that she's not that great. In fact, most people consider her a "troll" pick. I don't, but the reactions I've seen to people playing Karma is pretty close to pre-buff Evelynn.
Hopefully she'll be remade like Evelynn was, otherwise I don't think her kit is up to par anymore even if they buffed her stats.
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The final speaker in our series lent his perspective on the state of the print media, specifically newspapers.
When he arrived at the Oregonian Media Group just over five months ago to be the editor of the state's largest daily paper (as well as OMG's VP of Content), Mark Katches was walking into an environment still reeling from a major restructuring in June 2013, one that had resulted in significant numbers of layoffs.
[For an interesting analysis of the task facing Katches when he started at OMG last July, read Ken Doctor's Nieman blog post here.]
Katches, however, was no stranger to unsettled newsrooms, having worked for a newspaper that folded in the 1980s. "I know a lot of people talk about disruption in the newspaper industry," said Katches. "This industry is always going to be in a state of disruption from now on."
[During his remarks, Katches referred to a leaked New York Times internal memo on that paper's need for new digital innovation. Read the memo and an analysis of it here.]
Discussing what he called The Oregonian's "digital first" culture, Katches said that "I don't even refer to ourselves as a newspaper anymore." Instead, the printed paper is really just a curated selection of the vast quantities of content posted to the OMG website, oregonlive.com. For example, they no longer employ photo editors; instead, reporters provide some of their own images, and staff photographers are encouraged to upload virtually all of their images to the website, allowing viewers to sort through large galleries.
"I'm not here to grow our newspaper circulation," he said, "although we're not giving up on print."
Despite the shift in focus away from the printed product–which included a reduction in home delivery days–the former investigative reporter sees a bright future for what he calls "Big-J journalism" at the Oregonian Media Group. "We're going to do more big-J journalism than ever before," he said. Time will tell if Katches and his boss, publisher N. Christian Anderson III, will be able to maintain a thriving digital enterprise with so many wolves growling at the door.
Just in case you'd missed it, here's the list of your favorite blog posts so far! You have one more chance to vote! This week will be a tough choice!
Week 2 – Lucila
Week 3 – Chris
Week 4 – Alan
Week 5 – Stephanie
Week 6 – Eldrick
Week 7 – Superbracker
Week 8 – Katie
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Lucila's post about getting her daughter to do her reading lessons raised questions surrounding digital natives and whether they are more comfortable learning on the web than in front of a screen. According to our reading, the author was suspicious of those who see a contrast in generational ways we consume media–that is, the young "Internet natives" and the old "Internet immigrants" (227). The reasons behind the author's suspicions of the contrast are as follows:
-Adults statistically use the Web more than children
-Adults are as infatuated with communication technologies as kids are (Xboxes vs. BlackBerrys)
-Adults and children have the same brain makeup and are affected in similar ways
The author cites a study that states multimedia technologies, like an eBook, will limit, not enhance, learning abilities. To answer Lucila's question, "Will these studies have the same results when those born under the Web 2.0 become adults?", the author would say yes. When her daughter grows up, her ability to learn from multimedia technologies will be no different than that of an adult now looking at a screen for the first time.
So what worked about the online reading lessons? Was it that they were more interactive? Or perhaps entertained her more with flashing lights and colors? I think kids are pretty simple people. Perhaps the stimulating sounds and little characters pronouncing the words for her made it more fun. We all like fun.
An illustration from The Spectator
Cultural commentators often weigh in these days on what they perceive as a growing willingness to prioritize inoffensiveness over discourse. This recent column in The Spectator, for example, attacks "Stepford students" on campus and with a headline that declares: "Free speech is so last century. Today's students want the right to be 'comfortable.'"
I have tended to dismiss these articles as defensive attempts to push back against cultural changes, such as the growing number of women at the forefront of the sciences.
But when reading Nicholas Carr's "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains," I had an epiphany.
According to Carr, prioritizing inoffensiveness over discourse is a real phenomenon. But it's a result, not of the influence of feminism, but of getting information online. "We no longer have the patience to await time's slow and scrupulous winnowing. Inundated at every moment by information of immediate interest, we have little choice but to resort to automated filters, which grant their privilege, instantaneously, to the new and the popular." (171) Add "more easily processed online," and you can see why, biologically, a shirt might be more vivid than a description of a space mission.
Carr may even be able to explain trolling wars. "It's not only deep thinking that requires a calm, attentive mind. It's also empathy and compassion." (220) If higher emotions do in fact come from slower neural processes, as he claims, it is to be expected that all people who communicate online will be less empathetic.
"The Shallows", Nicholas Carr's call to conjure up "a big anti-Net backlash", falls flat on its face. The internet has reduced our depth of thought to puddles of celebrity Tweets, a swirling eddy of simplicity and hyperactivity. He seems to miss the fact that the internet has given rise to more access to education and knowledge than has ever before been available. He seems to forget a similar "backlash" occurred back when bibles were taken home by en mass and interpreted privately, instead of dictated by ordained priests. He also seems to think that people were incapable of finding distraction while reading way back when…
The internet is not turning us into mindless drones, but is, I argue, encouraging a new way of thinking and communication. "Fandoms", for example, are entire groups of people dedicated to the dissection and discussion of a single subject; while not the stuff of James Joyce exactly, you can't deny it requires the element of mental concentration and engagement.
250 words will not be enough to encompass the depth of my disagreement with Carr's assertions. Perhaps because I grew and developed in tandem with the internet boom, I have a different relationship and perspective than does Carr. He certainly made no effort to entertain many counter arguments. My final argument can be summed up in the boom of concentration and literary interest that took over the English speaking world and beyond: Harry Potter.
In film editor Walter Murch's famous book, "In the Blink of an Eye", he discusses the industry pre-digital advancement, and how analog systems benefited the craft.
Back when editors had to manually splice together pieces of film, there wasn't an incredibly efficient way to review or find specific scenes. You had to watch through 10 or 15 minutes of film roll before finding what you were looking for.
Murch writes that being constantly exposed to different parts of the footage had an impact on his art. During his search, he would inevitably be exposed to other scenes, and sometimes discover new or different shots that he'd rather use.
He likens this phenomenon to the source of Picasso's famous quote, "I do not seek, I find," where an artist does not pummel through until their original vision is executed, but rather tries to "see" different ways of doing something, until finally the "right" way is discovered.
So what does this have to do with Google? Well, Google makes it a business to know exactly what we mean when we type in "the song with lyrics about thongs" and deliver in milliseconds exactly the results we're looking for.
This might be an incredibly detrimental tool for the creative mind. If I'm never exposed to anything except my original idea, I'll never have the chance to discover a new way of doing something. Efficiency has its benefits, but in the search for information that Google has strived to streamline, will the information I wasn't seeking ever have the chance to reach me?
In The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, Carr explains that "the net seizes our attention only to scatter it" (p.116). One of the best examples of this can be found in our daily routine of pausing work to check our inbox for new emails.
I found myself wondering how much time is actually spent in this dance between completing the task at hand and pondering what new message might be waiting for me. So, I decided to keep track of how many times I checked my inbox in one hour.
Brace yourself: In one hour, I checked my inbox 16 times. If we assume each email check – which includes pausing the task at hand, opening the mail application, then turning back to and refocusing on the previous task – took up at least a minute, I am spending a total of 2.13 hours in an 8 hour work day participating in hurried and distracted thinking. Thus, almost a third of my workday is shaped by what Carr calls a dependance on the Internet's high-speed delivery of responses and rewards.
Additionally, while writing this blog post I stopped four times to write to a coworker on instant messenger (not work related), three times to check my email (yes I am still doing that), and once to watch this all-male version of Beyonce's new "7/11" music video that includes a liberal use of kale – which a friend had said was necessary to do before proceeding with my day (she was right).
Nicholas Carr, in The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, strongly discusses the weakening of humans through a learned reliance on technology.
Carr (2011) states, "People who write on a computer are often at a loss when they have to write by hand" (p. 209). He makes the point that when people are used to typing, over time, they lose some ability to write in cursive. Taking it a step further, students in Finland are no longer required to learn cursive in school.
Similarly, Carr (2011) also noted that we have "come to depend on computerized GPS devices to shepherd us around" (p. 212). I find it is true when I am going some place unfamiliar or outside of my routine routes that I instinctively grab for my phone GPS. Perhaps this is because I travel a lot these days. Or, perhaps the common person is going places that were not options prior to navigation systems.
Yet, even Carr's own digression into "the writing of this book" (p. 198) shows how the mediated mind's capability to concentrate is diminishing. Personally, I can stay relatively focused in the process of writing this blog post, but I have difficulty sitting down to write a research paper. Are computers shortening our attention spans?
Whatever the case, it is clear that we are entering a different era, where we value technology as an extension of ourselves. Is this a weakness, as Carr states? Or, is it just the grand beginning of a new era?
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yeah….what is the name of that trumpet song…its the one where a girl giggles through it and says 'ah…do you want to go to bed with me?'
Looks like a interesting and funny show. Does anyone know the name of the trumpet theme music played in the TV Ad for Offspring?
Can't wait for the series to start. Another brilliant Aussie drama with such talented actors. My little girl is an extra as baby Ray…
Good luck to all.
i cant wait to see it either my daughter is in it the cast are so loverly
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And sillygostly, packed to the rafters isnt rubbish.
Fan-bloody-tastic cast, writters and scripts. This will be one to watch peeps. Its just fantastic that ten are begginning to finally commission new australian shows. This will obviously be 13 episodes plus the 2 hr telemovie.
Tomothy…. have you seen Love My Way? I take it you have not as yet… watch it… you will develop (well I would hope) a love for Asher… she is superb!!
Glad she has finally got a lead, as she is.
Just what we need another John Edwards drama. Isn't it time he came up with a new idea & some new actors? I guess the pretentious will love this one.
Loved Asher since Love My Way. Can't wait for this.
I dont like Asher Keddie's character on Rush, but shes a great actress, good on her. Hopefully Jacinta dies in Rush, we need a death.
Asher Keddie, Noooooo! I can't stand her. I am dying for her to leave Rush. I'll check it out, but I am already put off by Asher.
Looks like a good cast there and Deb Mailman always does a great job so it will be good to have her back on TV.
Fantastic!! Lets hope the network keeps it on. sadly people want things like Rafters…Love JE productions…even Rush!
The Australian is behind in news this was in Sat Herald…
Will they be showing the telemovie or was that a pilot that wont air?
I'm also so glad that they're commissioning a non-police drama. Thank you thank you thank you!
Really really looking forward to this! Asher is amazing! Does this mean she will soon be written out of 'Rush' though?
What's this? An FTA network commissioning a non-crime drama?! =O
Thank God. I'll be watching as long as it's not anything like that lowest common denominator rubbish Packed to the Rafters, I'll probably like it.
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Anyone who still thinks of Mexico City as a polluted, congested urban dystopia hasn't spent much time in La Condesa, the district that lends the Condesa DF its name. Here the wide avenues are lined with trees, which along with the Art Nouveau architecture resembles Paris more than it does the neighboring Centro Histórico.
The Condesa DF is a perfect fit for a neighborhood stuffed with cafes, boutiques and galleries. This conversion of a 1928 apartment block is nothing if not stylish, highly modern without coming off cold or over-designed. The interiors are by the Parisian designer India Mahdavi, whose custom-designed details — from the furniture in the rooms to the tableware in the restaurant — convey a strong sense of personality.
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- Stayed January 2014
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The concierge is amazing - they managed to arrange anything you wanted, even private tours last minute to museums that were fully booked.
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Room service and house keeping was frankly disgusting. We had hair in every dish we ordered and the rooms were unclean. My wife's hairbrush was even used by someone from the house keeping team. Presentation was bad and they never got an order correct in the 2 days we stayed there.
- Stayed January 2014
- Rating: Fair
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The location and relaxed vibe of this hotel make it worth the stay.
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The service is very haphazard. Forgotten wake-up calls and lost bookings.
- Danielle
- Stayed January 2014
- Rating: Good
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The location of the hotel in was great, along with the style and atmosphere. The cafe and lobby downstairs was always buzzing and the rooftop was a wonderful place to have a cocktail at sunset. The bed was very comfortable and the service was friendly — overall very happy with my stay and would definitely come back again.
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RECIPE: crabmeat eggs with spicy cream sauce
For the crab lovers. A special treat for a nice breakfast/brunch! (especially for someone special)
1 pound fresh, lump crab meat, drained
1 c. butter
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. white pepper
12 large eggs
Spicy cream sauce (see below)
Saute the crabmeat with the butter in a large slillet over medium heat for 5 minutes or util heated through. Add the salt & pepper and place on the back of the stove to keep warm.
In a lightly greased large saucepan, add water to the depth of about 2 inches.
Bring water to a hard boil, then lower the heat to a light l=simmer.
Break the eggs one at a time into a saucer.
Slip eggs one at a time into the water, holding the saucer close to the water.
Simmer about 5 minutes or ntil cooked.
Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon onto a platter.
SPICY SAUCE (have the sauce ready)
1/4 cup butter
3 T. flour (AP)
1 & 1/3 cups whole milk
3 T. brandy
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. fresh ground nutmeg
1/8 t. cayenne pepper ot hot sauce
Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over love heat, add the flour, stirring constantly to make a blond roux.
Cook for about 1 minute stirring constantly until mixture is smooth, and thickened.
Stir in the brandy, salt, nutmeg and pepper, and blend in well.
To serve, spoon a small amount of crabmeat onto 6 individule servings plates (warmed)
Top each with 2 eggs.
Spoon remaining crabmeat mixture evenly over eggs.
Place the spicy sauce over the crabmeat & enjoy!
When I do this for a special brunch I garnish with chopped parsley and sprinkle a bit of paprika for color. Serve with lightly toasted French bread, biscuits, Creole hash browns or grits, fresh fruit, assorted jams & a nice champagne.


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mid-season Russian Art sale on 8 June will offer a strong section of more than 60 lots of Fabergé, including a private collection of 45 lots from a European Royal Family. Highlights of this fine and distinguished Royal collection include a two-colour gold-mounted nephrite table clock, with Henrik Wigström (estimate £80,000- 120,000) as well as a very rare miniature kovsh, which was supplied to the Imperial cabinet on 21 May 1909 and acquired by Emperor Nicholas II as a presentation gift (estimate: £8,000-12,000).
The picture section of the sale is led by Mikhail Klodts Riverside Farm, painted in 1858, a rare masterpiece by one of Russias greatest landscape artists (estimate: £700,000-900,000). It is likely that Klodt, confident that this singular work was of sufficient calibre to showcase his talent, selected the painting for submission as his graduation piece from the St Petersburg Academy of Arts for which he was awarded a gold medal of the first class and a significant travel bursary allowing him to spend the next three years studying and working in France, Germany and Switzerland.
Russian man by Boris Grigoriev was painted in 1920, whilst the artist was living in Berlin (estimate: £400,000-600,000). This work is part of Grigorievs highly acclaimed series Faces of Russia. Paintings from this series are represented in collections worldwide, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Russian Museum, the Prague National Gallery and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Russian man is a tribute to the artists homeland and to the Russian people.
Zinaida Serebriakovas beautiful Reclining nude, executed in 1930, is a superb example of the deeply sensual nudes for which the artist is revered (estimate: £400,000-600,000). It has been suggested that the sitter for this work may be Mlle. Marie Evreinoff, a friend of the family who regularly posed for Serebriakova. The viewer is at the feet of the model and her expression is peaceful yet playful. The influence of the Italian Renaissance painters with their heady emphasis on the beauty of form is evident, while the draped textiles and beautifully rendered folds recall classical sculpture.
From aristocratic provenance is the delightful Portrait of the children of Paul Pavlovich Demidoff, second Prince of San Donato, by Alexei Harlamoff (1840- 1925 / estimate: £80,000-120,000). Portraits of Paul Pavlovich, 2nd Prince of San Donato (1839-1885) and of the Prince's four children from his second marriage to Princess Hélène Petrovna Troubetzkoy (1853-1917) were completed and subsequently exhibited at the Peredvizhniki ('Wanderers') exhibition of 1884-1885. Recorded in Bulgakov's volume of 1890 Nashi khudozhniki na akademicheskikh vystavkakh poslednogo 25-letiia, both paintings were subsequently believed to be lost; although the whereabouts of the Prince's portrait still remain unknown, the appearance of this portrait depicting the children is a major discovery. Prince Paul's second marriage resulted in five children, four of whom: Avrora (1873-1904), Anatoli (1874-1943), Maria (1876-1955) and Pavel (1879- 1909) provide the subject of this charming painting.
Another important work in the sale is Aphrodite with Eros and Anteros by Nicolas Kalmakoff (1873-1955) (estimate: £200,000-300,000). Born on the Italian Riviera, the son of a Russian general, Kalmakoff's oeuvre reveals the heady influence of his childhood governess who, enthralled by fairytales and legends, would recount the tales of the Brothers Grimm and E. T. A. Hoffmann to her young charge. In this luscious depiction of Aphrodite flanked by her sons Eros and Anteros, Kalmakoff represents the Aphrodite Ouranos, born from the sea foam after Cronus castrated Ouranos. Aphrodite's serene stylized face is reminiscent of the limpid gazes affected by Alphonse Mucha's subjects. The eerily coiling tentacles however, perhaps alluding to the Goddess's rather unnerving origins, render the work a superlative example of Kalmakoff's characteristically dark interpretation of the Greek myth.
The very strong Fabergé selection includes a rare and important Fabergé silver and bowenite table lamp in the form of a dragon, by the workmaster Julius Rappoport (estimate: £80,000-120,000), made for the Nobel Family between 1899-1904. The exotic subject matter of a dragon reflects the strong influence of Japonisme on Fabergé's production. While Peter Carl Fabergé's large collection of Netsuke was well-known and served as an inspiration for the firm's hardstone animal carvings, animal subjects produced in Japan during the Meiji period (1868- 1912) clearly were just as much of an inspiration. The design is a direct copy of dragons found in Meiji bronzes, which were widely exported during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Further highlights include an unusual heart-shaped desk clock by Michael Perchin (estimate: £80,000-120,000); a red guilloche enamel snuff-box, inset with a gold rouble coin depicting Empress Catherine II (estimate: £80,000-120,000; an unusual hardstone model of a Turkey, by Henrik Wigström (estimate: £60,000 80,000), similar to a turkey in the British Royal Collection and with an extensive exhibition history.
The Russian works of art section of the sale will also offer two very rare works by Princess Maria Tenisheva, who was an important patron of the arts in Russia and founded a school for folk art at Talashkino. Both lots are bronze and enamelled boxes, one in the form of a pigeon and the other in the form of a fish (each with an estimate of: £100,000-120,000). The boxes are from a series of seven animal figures executed in 1908 and exhibited in the Paris and Prague salons of 1909. The figures were so well-received by the public that the artist Nicholas Roerich published an article in the Russian art press, entitled Enchanted Animals (enamels of Princess M.K. Tenisheva), which praised the work of Tenisheva.
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What I find interesting is that this Skeptical Libertarian is the same individual who was complaining about Gary North teaching part of the Ron Paul Home-schooling Curriculum. Going so far as to imply that he(Gary North) is going to try and force Christianity on people(students) and that Ron Paul and Tom Woods had done themselves a disservice associating with him.
Another interesting tidbit; you also posted that for the Skeptical Libertarian. One may question as to whether or not you are the Skeptical Libertarian; question everything and all that.
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Lake St. Martin students are due back in class in their rented St. James school this morning after a snag Monday delayed the occupancy permit for the building.
Some 65 students from kindergarten to Grade 9 were expected to return to school Monday, with aboriginal chiefs, including Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs leader Derek Nepinak, on hand to celebrate the event.
The politicians came and two or three children were dropped off clutching paper bags in their hands, ignoring reporters and TV cameras as they trooped into the school entrance, where school staff were present.
But the bulk of the student body didn't show up.
Lake St. Martin students had their schooling interrupted Nov. 2 when the city found the St. James building they rented failed fire-code standards.
The former St. James school, sold a year ago by the school division to a private developer, has had some repairs done since the shutdown.
An announcement said parents, local leaders and aboriginal chiefs were expected at the school, at 1970 Ness Ave. at 9 a.m. Monday.
The First Nation said it had a permit to allow the rented premises to operate again as a school, but officials at the school confirmed Monday the permit was yet to be issued. A final inspection was scheduled for later Monday, and an interim permit was to be issued later, pending final repairs to meet the fire code.
Chief Adrian Sinclair said a new chimney is being shipped to the school and it's expected it will be installed Dec. 23. In the meantime, space heaters are supplying heat as before the shutdown. The difference now is the temperature is being monitored better to ensure even heat, he said.
Manitoba Aboriginal Affairs Minister Eric Robinson urged the First Nation on Friday to ensure the students resumed classes and a provincial spokesman said Monday the province is pleased the kids are returning to school.
The province, working with the federal government, offered three alternative locations within days of the school shutting down.
The First Nation insisted it wanted to keep its own school and Monday the chief said the community wants the students to stay together.
During the disruption, most of the students attended classes elsewhere. Students in grades 5 to 9 have been holding classes at the First Nation's band offices in Winnipeg, Sinclair said Monday. That's where they were Monday, too.
Monday, officials corrected initial numbers that put the student body at 85. There are 65 students from kindergarten to Grade 9, reporters were told.
Half a dozen First Nations are among the 1,986 people still displaced by the 2011 flood. Lake St. Martin is the only First Nation running its own school off-reserve.
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