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Monday, 09 February 2009
Short Term Memory Shot to Hell
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ITEM: I go the kitchen for a glass of water. I am momentarily distracted because the cat wants a pet and then I return to the library before I recall that I am thirsty.
ITEM: I bundle myself into my winter outdoor gear and walk the six blocks to the local mini-grocery for a single item – a loaf of their excellent sour dough bread. While I'm there, the owner offers me a taste of a new cheese he has received. I buy a chunk and return home without the bread.
ITEM: I go to the bathroom to pluck a hair that is annoying me on my upper lip. But first, I decide, I need to pee. I return to my laptop where the hair again irritates me.
Basically, these days, I do many things twice. I shudder to think of the day it will take three trips and, eventually, more to get through each minor task of a day. Come to think of it, repeating tasks that should need to be done only once might account for why hours speed by without accomplishing as much as I want.
It's not as though these memory glitches haven't always happened. All through my life there have been episodes of, for example, finding myself standing in a room wondering why I'm there. I don't know if the number of incidents has increased or if it only appears so because memory loss is so fearful to contemplate as we age – wondering if each glitch is a sign of incipient dementia.
Poking around the web and perusing my collection of books on aging over the past few days reveals a wide range of medical opinion. Generally, however, there is a (sort of) consensus that some memory loss in age, particularly short-term memory, is normal due to changes to neurotransmitters and chemicals in our brains.
The research involving memory tests of younger versus older people is mind-numbing. (If insomnia is a problem, I suggest you try reading these.) But I was impressed with some showing that elder brains have trouble ignoring extraneous information, resulting in overload. (That's hardly the language medical researchers use, but it's what they mean.)
"The [test] results showed that young adults had no problem ignoring irrelevant information. Some (but not all) of the older adults had a harder time overlooking unimportant information.
"Brain scans backed that up. The young adults' brain scans showed activity in a part of the brain that focused on the important images. The older adults' brain scans showed activity in the same area. But the seniors' scans also showed brain activity focusing on the irrelevant images.
"'These data suggest that older individuals are able to focus on pertinent information but are overwhelmed by interference from failure to ignore distracting information, resulting in memory impairment for the relevant information,' write the researchers."
- - WebMD, 12 September 2005
It is certainly true for me that I almost never concentrate on one thing at a time. As I have been writing this post, I took a break, when a stray idea entered my head, to add a thought to another post I'm working on.
While I was off on that page, it occurred to me to check on whether I have enough cash on hand to pay the person who cleans the halls of the condo. I returned to the desk to make a note to get some cash and figured that as long as I've interrupted writing, I should check email. I followed a couple of links, answered two emails and made a note for a possible future blog post. All before returning to write this paragraph.
No wonder I've forgotten what I intended to say next.
Short-term memory can also be adversely affected by some medications, untreated hypertension, lack of sleep, a variety of other conditions and, as is true for so many health problems, poor nutrition and sedentary living.
The one drug I take is not known to affect memory, I eat well, sleep almost okay, but I don't exercise enough. (Reminder to self: get off your butt.)
The usefulness of memory games that have become popular in recent years has not been proven, but one thing that is known to help maintain cognitive function, of which memory is a part, is the adage, use it or lose it. Learning new things is especially productive as it creates new brain connections and keeps them active.
Not a problem. I learn how to do new things almost every day, but it hasn't helped. A couple of months ago, after leaving laundry in the dryer (which is in a back room) for three days too many times while wondering why I can't find a certain sweater or shirt, I determined to set the kitchen timer to alert me when it is done. In the short walk from the laundry room to the kitchen, I have remembered exactly twice to set the timer.
It occurs to me, as I write this, to tape a reminder to set the timer on the door of the dryer. I wonder if I'll remember to do that.
[At The Elder Storytelling Place, Mort Reichek recalls his childhood in The Bronx in The Games We Played.
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Ronni, I could have written every bit of this! I have always been someone who does several things at the same time and an eternal procrastinator, but as I grow older, I'm getting worse and worse!
I will (if I remember to do so) set up a doctor's appointment. The thing I am worrying about is not getting old, but getting Alzheimer, and here they say that if you take it when it only shows light signs, it can still be ... not avoided... but delayed.
So I'm making a note to talk about it to my doctor!
Reading an interesting book titled "Where Did I Leave My Glasses" by Martha Weinman Lear. It reassures me I probably do not have a memory disease and also helps me laugh while indicating it may not get better.
Ronni, I return to the blogosphere to find you're still writing cogent, informed, wonderful posts every single day. You're fine. I've seen dementia, as I guess most of us have by now, up close and personal and it's very scary. One thing I'm sure of is that when if it happens to us, we'll the last to know. Another is that it's not a big deal when you forget what you went to the store for. It becomes worrisome when you forget where the store is when you've gone there regularly in the past.
There is just so much going on around us. I am constantly distracted by dozens of things just like you are. And the internet is the worst or best (depending on how you look at it) place to be. Starting out with one internet site I can end up so far away that I can't get back to the original site through my back button. But it was fun and I learned things.
"The [test] results showed that young adults had no problem ignoring irrelevant information. Some (but not all) of the older adults had a harder time overlooking unimportant information."
Perhaps the older adults have learned that one cannot always predict what will be important information. Think how much good pure research has contributed to the world, and of how little value it may seem at the time it is launched. I now know that, information that seemed unimportant at the time loomed large, later.
P.S. This comment comes to you from one who at age 17 missed a college final exam, or three, from getting distracted. Distraction is more common in some of us than in others. My husband has always thought that I am a complete scatter brain; but, you know that my educational/professional background means that useful work was being accomplished.
You have just described my day, more or less. I use post-its to remind me of things (when I remember to write them).
I have to respond because this strikes such a chord with me. I have chalked this behavior up to simply having too many things on my mind at one time, too many things to do, etc. I have tried to ignore the thoughts that these behaviors might in some way be related to the fact that I am soon to be sixty-eight, but alas - it must be true.
I believe it is also true that learning something new is helpful (I am currently studying German to prepare me for a trip in June), but learning something new is so much slower at this age than when we were kids! It takes real perserverence.
Thanks for letting us all know that we are not alone in these behaviors -- uh, what was I saying?
There's a study where people were told to watch a video and count something, it seems like it was the number of times someone bounced a ball. During the video, a guy in a gorilla suit wandered through the scene. Many people were so intent on counting the bounces, they didn't even see the guy in the gorilla suit. Maybe our problem as elders is that now we notice the guy in the gorilla suit. Not such a bad problem.
I saw another study that said that if elders would remember to drink more water many problems with mental confusion and clarity would be lessened. Your brain needs a drink.
I wonder if there's a difference between the chronically organized listmakers and those who, like me, tend to rely on memory? It pains me to admit it, but being well-organized is not one of my virtues. I get by, but nobody is ever going to call me anal. My boss is a the complete opposite: she's a chronic, almost compulsive maker of lists, schedules, and folders. Any thoughts?
If I've put a load of laundry in and then we go take a walk,I put a bottle of detergent at my (eating) place in full view for when we get back. Always works and the clothes get to the dryer! My dryer "dings" when it's done. The bottle trick would serve as well if I didn't have a noise to respond to.
Question: Do these tricks further reduce the memory's responsibility?
Great post, Ronni. All so true.
One tip I might offer. We used to have a baby monitor to keep tabs on the kids in their crib. It was like a walkie-talkie (but wired) and allowed us to hear the sounds in their room while we were in the kitchen, etc.
My daughters are grown up, young ladies now, and not having a use for the baby monitor, it went into storage. Sometime ago, the dryer beep (to alert when it finished) died. Would have cost a few bucks to fix but remembering the baby monitor sitting doing nothing, I brought that out of storage and use it now.
My wife can work on her stuff upstairs and listen to the dryer downstairs to hear when it ends. No setting required. It always on. (Not exactly "green" in terms of energy use but that's another story).
Mary Jamison: I'm a serial list maker, although not large numbers of them. During the day and before I'm done at the desk each evening, I jot down items I need to do in a notebook organized by day.
I've often wondered if having done this all my life has contributed to my memory deficit.
notdotdot: My dryer dings too, but it is a hallway and two doors from the kitchen and the entire, 80-foot distance of the apartment from my desk, so there's not a chance of hearing it, even when I'm in the kitchen.
I've tried that trick of leaving out something to remind me of any number of things I want to remember. It is remarkable how long I can overlook them.
Another thought: Many people are poor "finishers". Their whole lives, they start new tasks and aren't inclined to rush to the end. They are happier in the doing but not in the ending.
There are people who have always been poor at remembering names.
Now these people become old and are tagged as "forgetful" due to age as if that is the primary reason. The sad thing is that the ones who have been this way all along should be made to feel bad about themselves when they do become old and are made to think that the behavior has a new meaning.
Also, regarding Virginia's note above about drinking water, I've read several reports that elders don't always feel it when they are thirsty and I've sometimes noticed that I've gone an entire day without drinking water.
So it's a good idea to drink a glass of water now and then whether you feel thirsty or not.
Ronnie, I've always cleaned house in the way that you describe your day - dusting one room, going to another to put something away and cleaning a drawer there, washing a floor and then going down to the basement to put away the mop and cleaning the shower there, forgetting to take the laundry up when I go....I still do things that way. I get a lot done, but not one project at a time. I also get lots more exercise that way.
Some people are more distractable than others. We're a generation or two before ADD - maybe some of us have a touch of that.
I learn to do new things sometimes happily and sometimes not; drink plenty of water; eat well, exercise regularly, and sleep reasonably well. I am able to identify with all you write on your blog today.
I experience the same thing and have for a long time but now I can blame it on something. Both my husband and I have turned on the outside water for the sheep, gone off and only realized the next day that we have not gone back. The last time I did it, I thought I'd come into the house and turn on the timer which by the time I got in here, possibly stopping to put out birdseed and pick up firewood or maybe not, I had forgotten to set the timer which would have worked-- if I had remembered as then I'd have had to work to remember why I set it.
It is interesting to read everyone's commentary today. I tend to think it is information overload.
For quite some time I am having a love/dislike relationship with computers and online time. Glitches in memory - oh yes, at times.
Steps I have taken to work with this - less time online. Very little television and reading a book after dinnertime. For those who have a shared living situation, talking about what we read or learn during our online time helps us to get back on track and also rediscover the pleasures of conversation.
The internet is wonderful and is a great source of info, entertainment and meeting/making new friends. For those of us at home, it is an important connection - yet, we should take measure and balance.
I find that when I tire at night, I close my book and think about what I've read - more or less a pleasant recap. Since I've been doing a little re-reading, I've found my perceptions have changed on situations. Re-read Pride and Prejudice today - see how you feel or take a favorite and spend some time just absorbing.
Crosswords/jigsaws are another way of focusing.
We live in a whirlwind world with everything being done in an instant - we need to take time and just be - time to think and dream or just watch the clouds drift by.
All this talk of writing things down reminds me of a favorite.....
An elderly couple was having problems remembering things, so they decided to go to their doctor to get checked out to make sure nothing was wrong with them. When they arrived at the doctor's office they explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory.
After checking the couple out, the doctor tells them that they were physically okay but they might want to start writing things down and make notes to help them remember things. The couple thanked the doctor and returned home.
Later that night while watching TV, the husband got up from his chair and was leaving the room when his wife asks, "Where are you going?"
He replies, "To the kitchen."
She asks, "Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?"
He replies, "Sure."
She then asks him, "Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?"
He says, "No, I can remember that."
She then says, "Well, I also would like some strawberries on top. You had better write that down cause I know you'll forget that."
He says, "I can remember that, you want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries."
She replies, "Well, I also would like whip cream on top. And I know you will forget that so you better write it down."
With irritation in his voice, he says, "I don't need to write that down! I can remember that!" He then fumes off and into the kitchen.
After about 20 minutes he returns from the kitchen and hands her a plate of bacon and eggs.
She stares at the plate for a moment and then angrily says, "You forgot my toast!"
ronni...been there, done that...over and over. my cure? go back to school. you'll be amazed.
Happens to me too -- but far less so when it involves my work. Guess I'm agreeing with m.e. above. There seems to be a switch I can turn on when I feel remembering is a necessity. Maybe the switch gets worn out -- or we come to understand that less matters are "necessary"?
I was also struck by what cop car said: "Perhaps the older adults have learned that one cannot always predict what will be important information." Yes -- that discursive side to apprehension feels very valuable to me -- the times when I can afford to let my mind wander. That's a pleasure, not a curse.
Sometimes I see people (mostly younger) confronted with a new piece of information -- and see the reaction as something like "no drawer to put that in." Maybe as we age we acquire many, many drawers. Then, though we have somewhere to put information, we lose track of where some of the drawers are??
UPDATE: I put a load of laundry in the washing machine this morning at about 9AM and remembered to put it in the dryer in good time.
I hadn't put a reminder on the dryer door (yet), but made a mental note to set the kitchen timer. Once again, I ended up at the other end of house without doing so but, lazily, told myself I'd remember at about 10AM to take it out.
Just now, at about 12:40PM, I remembered, but only because I got hungry and was heading toward the kitchen.
On a day when this is the topic of my blog!!! Geez.
Regarding janinsanfran's point about memory operating better when it is for work, that's true for me too.
Although I don't have a paid job any longer, I don't forget too much about the blog and I'm good at remembering when I've made an obligation to someone else.
My husband died from multiple brain tumors. The first sign of his illness was memory loss. After his death I became acutely aware of short term memory loss and worried every time I did something like you describe.
My son started telling me memory jokes to ease my mind. I went to a party and a very nice distinguished man sat next to me and we started talking about aging problems. I told him of my qualms about not remembering things and said, with great gusto, "My son told me two jokes on aging today. They are ------------" My mind was a total blank and I couldn't remember either joke.
Ronni: As long as you remember to take care of yourself physically and remember to treat yourself emotionally whenever possible, you will be fine.
I have a family history of Alzheimers and worry about short term memory loss and especially vocabulary loss. One thing that has helped me is just doing things right away and not writing them down or putting them off.
I'm sure I had something else to say, but I forget...
Oh I really enjoyed reading your post and all the comments. Now I know I'm not alone. . . . Thanks everyone!
This morning I headed to the post office and remembered that there was something in the Sunday paper ad section that I wanted to check out at Walgreen's so I ran in.
As I perused the aisles of Walgreen's, I kept awaiting a miraculous vision of what it was that I had been interested in.
After several minutes of mindlessness, I asked to see the Sunday ad section from the woman at the cash register. I had hoped that it would give me a clue as to what I was looking for.
It didn't.
I walked out of the store empty-handed...and, feeling quite foolish.
(I feel your pain and totally identified with your post...thanks for reminding me that I am not alone in this aging process!!)
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All of these examples of forgetting sure sound familiar to me. Several times lately I've forgotten to close the lid to the washer. I also burned up an expensive pot.
I too seemed to be able to focus on my day when I was at work. I used to go over what I needed to accomplish on my morning drive in.
During the years I was at home with young children, it seems to me I was more like I am now--more forgetful and absent minded. I think of it as lack of focus.
I worry far less about the unfinished laundry than the forgotten pot on the cooktop, though!
I'm about to go speak to the Alzheimer's Association, so I can't forget what I'm going to say. But let me add by two pennies: Just a few years ago, when the words senile and old were synonymous (sp?), it was thought that we lose neurons as we grow older. Not so; We keep growing neurons for al lomg as we live--and use our brains. That's one reasons computers are a blessing. But as we read here, older brains are not as flexible and quick. And we quickly forget that which is relatively unimportant, like wash in the dryer, or the water that you can always go back for. But we learn more deeply; we hold onto values more strongly; we think more wisely; we understand better. Kids do have quick memories, but they learn nothing from them in the way older brains do. They know a lot of little nothings.
I arranged my morning in order to be free, coffee in front of me, for the prearranged phonecall at 1:00 from a new blogging friend. When the call didn't come I decided to check emails to see if I'd missed something. Oh, yes, there was my answer. Our cancelled call LAST week was to have been on Monday at 1:00. I was supposed to email her last weekend to arrange the time for a call this week. I sent an email titled "I screwed up" and she has kindly replied with Wednesday now being the targeted day for a chat.
I feel like I've joined a "special" club....... :)
Y'know that paragraph you wrote that starts "While I was off on that page," ? Well, if you could remember THAT many steps back, your memory is just fine! :)
There is one factor that definitely affects me - fear of boredom. Those 10 steps to a storage cabinet are a no-man's-land that have to be filled mentally with something interesting and unrelated to the task. When I get to the cabinet of course I have no clue what I'm looking for. Back to the original starting place and hope I pick up where I left off. This could lead to an infinite loop.
Ronni - welcome to the club -
I have to account for everything because I am that way - so there are shopping lists and a notebook I always keep in my pocketbook to write down what I spent when out to transfer to my money ledger. (it is crazy - but since I taught myself excel - I like to see what money comes in and where it goes on a monthly basis. I think that action, alone, keeps the brain's nuerotransmitters hopping.
Water - always keep one bottle out on the counter in kitchen - or carry it around the house.
For laundry - take the kitchen timer to your office and then when it beeps your good to fold.
Remember don't sweat the small stuff...I guess?????
You crack me up! I've been doing that for years, not only since 50 has come and gone.....Isn't it called 'multi-tasking'?!
Oh, I forgot. When you're in your twenty-going on-40, it's called multi-tasking. When you're 50 going on living, it's called old age.
Keep on keeping on Ronni! You're doing just fine.
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Golden Tote Review
*Disclaimer: I was not paid to write this review. I did however receive this shipment of clothes for free so I could review the Golden Tote services. All opinions expressed are 100% my own.*
Now that I'm getting into shape, I'm a sucker for new clothes! When my new friends at Golden Tote contacted me to see if I'd like to try out their services and new clothes, I obviously said yes…hence this post.
If you're wondering what.the.heck Golden Tote is, you're not alone. I had to do my research too. It's kinda-sorta like Stitch Fix but with some major differences:
*Golden Tote has 2 sales every month: 1-$49 sale and 1-$149 sale. The cheaper sale gets you 2-3 articles of clothing worth up to $250. The more expensive sale gets you 5-7 items worth up to $600.
*You pick a sale you want to pay for and then you get to pick 1-2 articles of clothing you want to receive in your shipment. {–>like!}
*You fill out a size and style profile.
*Based on the clothes you picked and your style and size, Golden Tote picks the remaining articles of clothes that will be part of your shipment.
*You pay and then get wait for your clothes in the mail.
*You get said clothes and try them on. If you like them and they fit, great. If not, tough bananas. You either keep them all or send them all back. {–>dislike!}
And that's how it works.
And now, without further ado…here's what I got:
First things first. I literally pulled this gold tote out of my box. Thought that bit of irony was slightly hilarious. ANYWAYS, this is how it looked all wrapped up. I thought the plastic cheapened the look, but I guess the clothes are protected?! Whatevs.
I got one of the more expensive totes which meant I picked two items that went into my shipment. This was item numero uno. A capped sleeve floral number. It's not my favorite thing in the box but I do quite like it. Super cute with leggings.
Second thing I picked was this navy zebra button down shirt.
Seriously–zebras on my shirt! Love. I thought the shirt was a little big considering it was a small, but I guess that's the style all the kids are wearing these days. The zebras make up for the loosey-goosey-ness.
Now onto the other items I didn't pick. This white embroidered shirt was a pleasant surprise. I thought I was going to hate it, but I actually love it. A tad bit lose, but love it.
THIS SHIRT I seriously thought I was going to hate, but it actually ended up being my favorite piece in the entire tote! It's black see through lace with grey 3/4 sleeves. Don't know if you can make out the lace with my crummy iPhone photos?! With my purple tank underneath, it became 2 million times cuter.
This tank top is cute and I liked it, but I specified to not receive any items without sleeves sooooo that was a fail. #wompwomp
I would have sent this back had I been given the option.
Same problem with this dress. No sleeves. Plus with my body type, I really don't see this as flattering.
My last item I got was a black tank top/undershirt that I didn't bother trying on because I have a billion of those already. Nursing moms probably understand why I have that many. I guess it's always good to have an extra.
So there you have it! Out of all those items, there were only 2 that I didn't like. Not bad at all.
Overall, I thought this service was:
*fun and pleasantly surprising
*a cool way to shop and get some more expensive pieces for less money
*upsetting to find my request for items with sleeves going unnoticed
At the end of the day, I thought it was worth the money if you end up getting items you want to keep. I guess it's sort of a gamble but most online styling services are. Might be better to sign up with a friend and then trade items you don't like?! I dunno.
If you want to find out more about Golden Tote, click through to their website here. Find them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram too.
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Very interesting!! I thought all of the clothes looked really cute on you. But I can't imagine how people are really going to go for the "all or nothing" thing. Except for one time, I've never chosen to keep every single one of the pieces from a StitchFix fix. If they change their rules, though, I'd totally consider signing up. I like their style!
Thanks for sharing!!
I actually think they all look great on you. The black and white dress looks quite flattering on you, since you have such a small figure. I would not be able to pull that off. I would look frumpy! LOL! From my perspective, I thought they all looked nice. I especially liked the white top, very feminine. And you have great arms, why not show them off!
Cute items! I agree on that floral tank….it's not the cutest. BUT, that lace and grey one is adorable! If you have a sewing machine, you can easily take in the ones that are alittle too loose for you. And, you can take the extra A-line skirt part in to make it straight….might be better? BTW you have GREAT arms…you should show them off! 😉
Side comment: As someone earlier mentioned, there's a Facebook trade/swap group for golden tote that allows you to trade/sell items you don't like. You can also find many items that either sold out or were surprise items in other totes. It's a good option if say you like at least half your tote and want to trade the rest (instead of returning the whole tote).
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This was a huge huge win. Hopefully they don't muck it up with a bad performance against the sheety Dbacks, but the Cardinals are reeling right now. The Pirates are starting to see reality. We can capture this race up to the deadline when hopefully Stubbs is gone and Votto is hitting again.
Cards offense did not have a good series. I thought Latos, Leake and Bailey were all quite hittable, especially Latos. The Reds were just tougher(hard to believe).
geez, I step out of the office for lunch with score tied at 2-2, I return to a 4-2 Reds victory Guess I'll have to stop *****in' about Dusty playing Scott Rolen...at least for a day or two.
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Icing on the cake to sweep the Cardinals.
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Consistently winning international praise for his extraordinary music making and visionary leadership, John Morris Russell began his tenure as Conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra in September, 2011. Maestro Russell "has shown a new generation, the strength and versatility of symphonic pops" raves the Cincinnati Enquirer, as he continues to build upon the legacy of Pops founder and conductor Erich Kunzel.
Mr. Russell has worked with many of North America's most distinguished ensembles including the orchestras of Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Toronto, Vancouver as well as Miami's New World Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and The Cleveland Orchestra. In 1999 he replaced an ailing Maestro Kunzel at the famed Musikverein in Vienna, in a concert featuring the Harlem Boychoir, the Vienna Choir Boys and the actor Gregory Peck. The performance was recorded on CD, DVD, and continues to be televised throughout Europe, Japan and in the USA on PBS.
Widely considered one of North America's leaders in orchestral educational programming, Maestro Russell champions music making of all kinds in schools and communities throughout the USA and Canada. For 12 years he conducted "LinkUP!" concerts at Carnegie Hall, the oldest and most celebrated series of its kind, created by Walter Damrosch in 1891 and made famous by Leonard Bernstein. As Associate Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras (1995-2006), he created the "Classical Roots" series, celebrating the music of African-American composers, as well as the "Sound Discoveries" series which remains a leading model for educational concerts across the continent.
John Morris Russell also serves as Music Director of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra in South Carolina, and is Conductor Laureate of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra in Ontario, Canada, where he was Music Director between 2001 and 2012.
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'Culture as Play' at Microwave Festival
Play is fun and fascinating for people of all ages. What does "play" mean today? Where does "game" meet "art"? What is the relationship between the play world and the real physical world?
The answers may be found at the "Microwave International Media Art Festival 2005", an annual event emphasising the interaction of creativity and theoretical reflection, which opened today (October 20) at the Hong Kong City Hall.
Officiating at the opening ceremony were the Chief Manager (Film and Cultural Exchange) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr Albert Lee, Chairman (Film and Media Art Committee) of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council director Johnny To, Director of the Goethe-Institut Hongkong Mr Michael Muller-Verweyen, Consul General of Austria Dr Maria Moya-Goetsch, Professor of the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong Dr Liu Zhiqiang, Artistic Director of the Microwave Company Limited Dr Hector Rodriguez, and Vice-chairman of Videotage Mr Hung Keung.
Under the theme of "Culture as Play", various media art works are organised to stimulate thoughts related to games, playfulness and technological and social aspects arising out of games and play.
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and co-organised by Microwave Company Limited and Videotage, the festival will be held at various venues from now to November 2, featuring exhibitions, video screenings, conferences, workshop, music performance and a round table seminar. It provides an opportunity for overseas and local media artists and enthusiasts to share their experiences.
Eleven interesting installation works created by renowned international and local artists are on display at the Exhibition Hall of the Hong Kong City Hall.
Not to be missed is the "I See Where You Are 'In Central'", an exciting project created by local artists Linda Lai, Justin Wong, Alan Fong and Bryan Chung, which integrates online game from virtual sphere with public space of the real world. A street player and an on-line partner have to co-operate to search for a "secret point" in Central. The artists will give a live demonstration at 2.30pm on October 29 and 30.
Ever lose in a game? In the game "PainStation2.5" created by German artist group "Fur", players feel pain on their hands when they miss a ball. In the work "(T)Error", Austrian artist Robert Praxmarer uses games as a platform to criticise world politics, with players slipping into the roles of world leaders.
American artist Mary Flanagan's "Domestic" explores personal memories and spaces in a 3D computer game environment while Paul Johnson's video game "RGB" is built from three inter-connected game consoles.
Four interactive installations are also on display at the Exhibition Hall of the Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA). They are Swedish artist Tobias Bernstrup's "XSEED4000", American artist Victor Liu's "Tank and Supertank and Mutant and Berserk"; two local artworks: Nick Foxall's "HandHeld" which explores the narrative possibilities of moving image and sound by handheld device and Eric Siu's "Face Hack" capturing the player's face in real time and attaches it to the body of a film character.
There will also be a music performance at 6.45pm at the HKFA tomorrow (October 21) by Nerve. Admission for the exhibitions and the music performance is free.
Another highlight is the "International Video Screenings" from tomorrow (October 21) to Sunday (October 23) at the Cinema of the HKFA. A series of dazzling programmes will be launched under five themes: "Precarious Play", "Just for Fun: Play is Fabrication", "Let's Pretend: Shall We Begin?", "Machinery of the Everyday" and "Meaningful Play".
The first video "The Basement Boy Hardcore Series: Psytrance Sucks" in the series "Just for Fun: Play is Fabrication" to be screened at 7:30pm on Saturday (October 22) is classified as a Category III film. Ticket holders under 18 can choose to watch the remaining programme after the screening of this video or they can have a postal refund at the Box Office of the HKFA or by calling 2734 2900 on or before October 23 for refund arrangement.
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German artist Niklas Roy will hold a workshop on Sunday (October 23) and next Tuesday (October 25) at Videotage to share his experience in creating "Pongmechanik" which is an electromechanical conversion of the classical game "Pong". It was exhibited at various international art festivals and nominated for the Transmediale Award and will be displayed at the Exhibition Hall of the Hong Kong City Hall during the festival period. The workshop will be conducted in English and the course fee is $450. For registration, please call 2573 1869.
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Dear Alumni and Friends of the UNC School of Dentistry:
Lenten roses, irises, and honeysuckle are abloom, the days are longer, and energy is high. It's springtime in Chapel Hill! On Sunday, May 8, the season was at its finest as 80 DDS students, 27 masters students, 5 PhD candidates, 32 dental hygienists and 18 dental assistants walked across the stage at Carmichael Arena at the UNC School of Dentistry's 58th Honors Convocation. Dr. Ronald L. Tankersley, immediate past president of the American Dental Association and adjunct professor at the Medical College of Virginia, delivered the convocation address. It was a grand event indeed. Please join me and the Office of Advancement in congratulating the UNC School of Dentistry Class of 2011 and welcoming them as members of the UNC Dental Alumni Association.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the 17th Dental Foundation of North Carolina (DFNC) Golf Tournament, held at Carolina's Finley Golf Course on Friday, April 15. The tournament boasted 103 players and 17 paid sponsors, and netted approximately $10,000 in scholarship funding for dental students. (A list of winners and sponsors is below.) Though no one was able to sink the Hole-in-One to take home a $10,000 cash prize, golfers enjoyed awards and prizes in our raffle draw and Closest to the Cooler contests. Donated prizes from 20 businesses ranged from football tickets to restaurant gift certificates. Please note that next year's tournament will be held on Friday, April 13, 2012 at Finley. Save-the-date cards will be mailed in the Fall, and registration and sponsorship forms will be mailed in February.
On April 16, 170 alums from the Classes of '56, '61, '71, '76, '81, '86, and '91 gathered in Chapel Hill for Reunion Weekend 2011. The schedule of events included a tour of the Dental Sciences Building, currently under construction, followed by a joint reception and individual class dinners at the Rizzo Center in Meadowmont. The weekend was a blast, providing an opportunity to share memories, stories, and fellowship in Chapel Hill. Let me assure you: our alums know how to have fun!
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A classic American staple especially for kids, peanut butter sandwich is delicious and extremely simple to make. Ideal for kid's parties, this delicious snack requires minimal ingredients and even less effort.
In fact peanut butter sandwiches can be made easily by kids themselves. Here are the instructions on how you can make tasty and wholesome peanut butter sandwiches.
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- For making peanut butter sandwiches at home you will need white or wheat bread slices, peanut butter, a butter knife and jelly if you want. There are different types of peanut butter available in the market. Based on your preference you can opt for a creamy or a crunchy peanut butter variant. If you do not have time to make homemade peanut butter then try one that is organic. The natural peanut butter does not contain hydrogenated oils that are bad for your health. Moreover they actually taste quite good as well.
- Clean the kitchen counter or any other surface on which you are going to make the sandwich. Remove the bread slices from the plastic and lay them side by side on the clean kitchen countertop. You can also try toasting the bread slices before using the peanut butter. This helps in spreading the butter on slices evenly.
- Open the jar of peanut butter and insert the butter knife into the jar. Rotate in a clockwise notion and then take out the knife from the jar ensuring that there is sufficient amount of peanut butter on the knife.
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Eastern Pacific Hurricane Watch - Season Wrap-up
October 31, 2012 The Baja Hurricane Season ended with a crescendo with speedy Tropical Storm Norbert and record setting Hurricane Paul which lashed the Pacific coast on October 16 & 17. The Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season officially runs through the end of November, but the threat to Baja ends about usually ends about 45-50 days before that... usually.
Something about Paulie...
Paul was an interesting storm, one that surprised me for certain. Our Baja Hurricane season seemed all but over. Cold air from the north had pushed south a week before Paul began to develop. Humidity levels in Baja California Sur had dropped, winds from the north had resumed and overnight lows were dropping below 70°F. The Pacific high had migrated south and was located several hundred miles west of San Diego. As Paul began to develop as a weak Tropical Storm even the folks at the NHC speculated that the storm would dry up well before reaching the Baja peninsula. But the lesson here is to never say never with Mother Nature.
Statistically, by the second week of October the Baja Hurricane season was on the cusp. No tropical cyclone had made landfall in Baja after the 15th of October in the past 64 years, (The NHC database for the Eastern Pacific currently goes back to 1948) Only a handful of storms have even made landfall in Baja after the first week of October.
The second runner up in latest hurricanes to make landfall in Baja was Hurricane Norbert in 2008. Norbert came ashore on October 10 as a Category 1 Hurricane near Magdalena Bay and cross the peninsula wrecking havoc through the same region as Paul, to Loreto and Mulege.
Hurricane Olivia in 1967 (1967 was in the same name cycle as 2012) which made landfall as a Tropical Storm near Magdalena Bay, and crossed the peninsula to emerge in the Sea of Cortez.. Once over the warm waters of the Sea in mid-October the storm strengthened quickly to a Category 2 Hurricane, turned and made landfall again near Mulege on October 15. Olivia holds the record for the most powerful hurricane to make Baja landfall in October at Category 2 and remains the latest seasonal landfall of a hurricane or tropical storm since 1948.
WHAT? Didn't Hurricane Paul lash the Baja California Sur on the 16th and 17th of October? Although I will admit to being wrong about how far north Paul would venture, my forecast of only a tropical depression landfall of Paul proved 100% correct. You have to read on to find out why Paul will be cheated from the record books.
Paul bloomed quickly, jumping from a Tropical Storm to become a Category 3 Hurricane, one of the seasonally latest Major Hurricanes (Category 3) to form in the Eastern Pacific and the fifth of the season.
In that Paul became so powerful so fast is part of what allowed the hurricane to overcome the less than favorable conditions to the southwest of Cabo San Lucas and make it to Baja. The furry of Paul allowed it to bring along with it the climate, humidity and warm temps a tropical cyclone requires.
Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies in the Eastern Pacific
SST Anomaly Graphic for the Eastern Pacific
Another factor in the late season attack of Paul was the warmer than normal Sea Surface Temperatures right along the path of Paul. As Paul developed late in the week, the SST graphics showed water as much as 5°F above normal to the southwest of Magdalena Bay. But waters between the position of the developing system and Baja were below 26°C, that required to support cyclonic action. With this data some models showed Paul remaining weak and fizzling well southwest of Baja.
But new data became available on the 15th, showing continued warming of the Eastern Pacific and the over temperature region had not only expanded but also warmed to as much as 7°F above normal. This warmer than normal water gave Paul a clear shot at making landfall as a tropical cyclone on the Pacific coast of Baja Sur that had not existed the week before.
On the 15th conditions for Paul became exceptionally favorable, with decreased upper level winds while moving over very warm 28°to 29°C waters. Despite the rapid forward speed of Paul at 14-17kts, the system blew up quickly to become the 5th Major Hurricane of 2012. The continued rapid forward speed allowed Paul to roll right toward the Baja coast and tropical storm watches were quickly upgraded to hurricane warnings. The average tropical cyclone in the Eastern Pacific is 7.4kts, Paul moved as fast as 17kts. The Eastern Pacific is not only the worlds smallest hurricane basin, but also the slowest.
As Paul approached the Pacific coast of Baja, north of Todos Santos the storm turned again, this time to the north-northwest. Although Paul was a Category 1 Hurricane at the time the most powerful quadrant passed over Magdalena Bay and the port town of San Carlos, the center of the storm remained about 30 miles west of landfall.
Through the day on the 17th the storm diminished quickly, falling from Category 1 Hurricane status in the dawn hours to Tropical Storm status by mid day. By midnight of the 17th Paul had dissipated near Punta Eugenia and the Cedros Islands. The cold dry air over Baja destroyed Paul quickly, but about a day slower than I had expected. Despite the pounding the Comondu region recieved from the powerful northeast quadrant of the storm, Paul will go in the history books as making landfall as just a tropical depression, and then only for a few miles before turning back to sea, near Punta Abreojos west of San Ignacio.
Paul will go down in memory anyway, as the latest/most powerful storm to affect the peninsula. On November 30, 1951 a no-name tropical storm died about 50 miles east of East Cape and delivered some foul weather to the region, but nothing like this year's Paul. In 1970 Tropical Storm Selma died about 100 miles west of Cabo San Lucas on November 6 and heavy showers were reported in the tiny dried up, dusty little pueblo of Todos Santos on the 7th, as the remains of the storm moved over Baja. (the spring in the pueblo had died up and did not reopen until a small earthquake a couple of decades later) Another Tropical Storm Paul passed about 40 miles south of Cabo San Lucas on October 25, 2006.
An interesting side note: Many summer cruisers in the Sea begin the migration south from the Bay of L.A. in the Sea in October. Over the past 20 years one of the most tropical cyclone prone regions in the state has been between Loreto and Santa Rosilia with 7 storms crossing that region from late September to mid October.
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Looking at 2012
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The Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season officially runs through the end of November, but November storms are pretty rare. But in the category of "Never Say Never", last year's Hurricane Kenneth became the latest season Major Hurricane, spinning harmlessly off into the Pacific on November 19th through 25th. We might get another weak system or two develop before the end of November and see it move off into the Pacific well south of us, but not too likely.
2012 was predicted to be a slightly below normal year for tropical cyclones. In fact, it is shaping up a slight to major margin ahead of normal. If compared to the 50 year average of 16.4 named storms per year, we are right on target with 17. But, compared to the past 10 years, which has been a quiet cycle for the Eastern Pacific, we were well ahead of the 13.77 named storms per season.
On Major Hurricanes, this is the second year in a row we have had 5 Major Hurricanes develop in the Eastern Pacific, this only happens about 20% of the past 40 years, but 4 of the past 10 years have had 5 or more Major Hurricanes. 3.4 is the norm for the past 63 years.
This was one of the wettest summers in Baja California Sur history and the benefit is a green desert like hasn't been seen in decades. La Paz was enjoying the wettest summer in 26 years, prior to the arrival of Paul, although no official tabulation has been released I would expect we surpassed the all time record by a good margin last week.
What's ahead?
Time to look into the crystal ball, roll the bones and consult the Ouija board one last time. As I said above, the season looks over for Baja California Sur for 2012. Sea Surface Temps are cooling off fast and the all important 26°C thermo cline retreated south to dearly Todos Santos following the passage of Paul. In the Sea of Cortez the 30°C water is gone and with nights in the upper 60's that too will fall below 26° very soon. With a tear in my eye, it appears summer is nearly over.
There are no tropical waves in the pipeline of the ITCZ flowing from Africa and the flow appears to be stalling, as TS Rosa is almost stationary. In a few weeks a Pineapple Express flow will develop, bringing cloudy days to the peninsula from time to time throughout the winter months.
The Eastern Pacific as a whole flat-lines on hurricane production in November and we may get one more out of this season. Probably another weak and wandering tropical storm, much like today's TS Rosa will form and move harmlessly off into the Pacific. It will be about another 9 or 10 months before Baja has another serious tropical cyclone threat.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami has really nailed down their hurricane predictions in the Eastern Pacific. This year the path forecasts became even more accurate and for the first time intensity predictions following the first 18hrs of the storm became far more dependable.
The 2012 Hurricane Season rested on the cusp of a neutral to slightly El Niño year. Baja has the highest probability of a tropical cyclone affecting the peninsula in neutral years by a statistical broad margin over El Niño or La Nina years.
I would like to thank the readers of this article, now finishing up the 9th season. I learned a great deal about these monster storms, Baja weather and weather in general. In no small way writing these has inspired me to complete another step in my education. In early 2013, following a proctored state-side exam and years of online course study, I will receive a degree in metrological science.
Over the past 9 years I have issued 146 Hurricane Watch Reports and 8 seasonal predictions. My batting average this year was pretty good, about 80%, but I miss big on the one that mattered. My Seasonal call was off too, I predicted a tropical cyclone landfall in late September when the only cyclone we endured was a late entry in October where we technically didn't even have a landfall. But that puts me slightly better than the professionals long range prediction.
The End of the Road
With that said, and thanks given, this will be the last ever BajaInsider Hurricane Watch Report. Over the winter months I will compile the dozens of articles into one or more tropical cyclone information pages and I intend to continue covering tropical cyclones storm by storm next year. But I feel the ink well has run dry for interesting and informative articles and weekly analysis, and this season became more of a labor than a labor of love. You have made this the single most popular series on our site and one of the all-time most read pages on the Insider and I thank you all again.


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I just got a replacement voyager with the new version 11 loaded, love it except when i went to retrieve a few notes i stored, they were gone.. didn't think much of it until it happened again, anybody know what's going on?
I've had the same thing happen to me twice. The first time I wrote it off to my doing some thing really stupid like "erase all - yes". But, it happened again last night. I let the battery die last night, something that rarely happens. Coincidence?!?
Thankfully, Bitpim has my notes from a week ago and was actually able to pull _some_ off of the phone even though the phone didn't display them this morning, presumably those that weren't overwritten by the one note I wrote last night.
Lesson learned #1: Don't let the battery die!
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Warren caps regular season with 42 points
Sophomore T.J. Warren put a cap on a remarkable finish to the regular season, and perhaps his home career at N.C. State, Sunday evening in a 78-68 win over Boston College.
The 6-foot-8 sophomore poured in a career-high 42 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and even dished out two pivotal assists in the final minutes. The Wolfpack needed all of his production, having blown a 14-point second-half lead by yielding 15 consecutive points to the eight-win visitors.
"I wanted to try and step up and lead the team," Warren said of responding to BC's comeback.
"T.J. was marvelous," said N.C. State head coach Mark Gottfried. "What you're watching is something you don't see very often."
Warren set his career high for the third time in the last four outings. His last five games, three of which were wins, have included 42, 41, 38, 36 and 31 points, beginning with a game at Virginia Tech on Feb. 22 when the Wolfpack (19-12, 9-9 ACC) was a more serious contender for an NCAA at-large bid.
"I'm aware of it," Warren said of the prodution, "but we're playing team basketball. Everybody is contributing."
Warren has averaged 34 points in the five games, accounting for 45 percent of the Wolfpack's points, 48 percent of its made field goals and 38 percent of the team's shots.
In scoring 83 points in consecutive games against Pittsburgh and the Eagles, he became the first N.C. State player since David Thompson (41, 57) to score more than 40 in back-to-back games. He made 30 of 45 shots from the floor in the two games.
Desmond Lee came off the bench to score 11 points, getting assists from Warren to drain a 3-pointer for a 66-60 lead late and flushing a dunk in the final minute for a 10-point cushion.
Lee's seven shots were second-highest on the team.
"T.J. is doing his thing," Lee said. "It is what it is. Everybody is sacrificing so T.J. can do his thing.
"Everybody brings something different to the table. Almost everybody on the team probably came from somewhere that they averaged 20 a game. We've got to milk him until we can't milk him anymore."
Sophomore Olivier Hanlan drained 29 points and Ryan Anderson added 15 for Boston College (8-23, 4-14 ACC), which has won twice in six weeks.
The ACC's final regular-season meeting wrapped up positions for the tournament that begins Wednesday in Greensboro. The Wolfpack has the seventh seed and plays Thursday night at 7 opposite Wednesday's winner of the Miami-Virginia Tech game. The Eagles, seeded 14th, play Wednesday at 7 against 11th-seeded Georgia Tech, with the winner advancing to face sixth-seeded Clemson in Thursday's late game.
"We're the near-miss label," Gottfied said. "We've been close. In reality, we're not there.
"We're resilient, we're learning and we've taken some good steps."
All based on the performance of a player who may soon be forgoing his days in red and white for the greenbacks of the NBA.
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European nations are embracing the Ryder Cup, and Rob Lee says that's great news for the event.
Last Updated: 27/11/13 4:18pm
The 2018 Ryder Cup will be held in France, after the nation edged out Spain, Netherlands, Portugal and Germany, which shows you that countries outside of Britain are eager to get involved in the tournament.
I don't think the competition should ever be staged outside of American or European territories but I think that it is important to spread the Ryder Cup message throughout Europe, with so many players from the continent now key parts of the team.
France deserves its shot in 2018 - when the event will take place at Le Golf National in Paris - because golf has been played there for years and the authorities have invested plenty of money into the Ryder Cup.
You'd like to think, too, that with the emergence of Victor Dubuisson and a few other talented guys around that there could be some French involvement in five years' time, but I don't think it's essential that home players are there.
During the Ryder Cup everyone bands together, waves the blue flag with the yellow stars, and tries to beat the Americans, so it's not a deal-breaker that a venue is selected on the basis that some local golfers will be in the team.
That's why I'd have no issue with the Ryder Cup going to Turkey - eventually.
I have talked a lot about the likes of Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott and Justin Rose in the column this year - and rightfully so - but a couple of players that have gone under the radar a little bit have impressed me, too.
Dubuisson - particularly at the end of the season, when he won in Turkey and played really well at the DP World Tour Championship - has come of age, and certainly has enough self-belief to keep on doing well.
I also liked the way Ian Poulter recovered this autumn after a so-so season, and while Matteo Manassero has been a little bit inconsistent since he won the BMW PGA Championship in May, he remains an unbelievable talent having won four times on the European Tour by the age of 20.
Over in the States, meanwhile, Jordan Spieth, has been brilliant.
The 2013 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year quit college and everyone said: 'I don't know about this', but two months later they were saying: Good decision, Jordan, well done', once he'd proved how special he was.
I don't think Spieth, who is just 20 and a really exciting player to watch, is a flash in the pan and I believe he could form a good partnership with Tiger Woods in the Ryder Cup at Glenegales, should he make the US team.
Spieth's former Walker Cup buddy Harris English has won twice on the PGA Tour this year - the FedEx St Jude Classic and the recent OHL Classic at Mayakoba - and when a guy does that in his debut season it gives you a great indication that he can play.
I reckon he is of a very similar calibre to Spieth - he has a great action and knows how to get over the line - and if you're backing players to make the Ryder Cup, I'd get on English because I'm sure he'll be there or thereabouts.
Jason Day's victory in the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne was very poignant after he lost at least eight members of his family in the Philippines typhoon tragedy and shows how strong the young man is mentally.
It's amazing to think that is only his second win because he has gone so close in Majors before, but he played brilliantly on home soil and if he sped his game up a little bit I think he would be an even better player.
Day won the combined event with Adam Scott - whose major haul will only be added to if he sticks with caddie Steve Williams - and you could see both Aussies were chuffed to bits to get their country scribed onto the trophy, which is always nice to see.
Day, Scott and Rory McIlroy will be playing in a star-filled Emirates Australian Open this week and while I will be intrigued to see what Rory has got in the tank, it's hard to look past Scott, (a 5/2 shot with Sky Bet), who has the best swing in world golf.
In the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa, meanwhile, there are plenty of home favourites in the mix, including Charl Schwartzel and Hennie Otto, but those two buckled last time out and so, once again, I will go for Spain's Alejandro Canizares (30/1).
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Westborough – Police Chief Alan Gordon released this statement this morning:
On 3/5/13, at approximately 12:20 PM, Officer Jeffrey Keaveney observed a gray sedan driving through the Shell Station which is located at the intersection of Rte.9 and Lyman St. This vehicle was allegedly using the property as a shortcut to avoid the red light.
When he stopped the vehicle, the female operator handed him an Arizona operator's license identifying her as Sarah Gonyer from Tuscon AZ. A check with the registry in Arizona revealed that this was not a legitimate license. The operator maintained that this was her name. She was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle without a license.
At the Police Station, while being booked, her fingerprints were taken and submitted through the livescan system to the FBI. Approximately 15 minutes later the FBI notified the Westborough Police that the female was actually Megan Ann Haggett, Littleton NH. She was wanted by the Grafton NH County Sheriffs Dept. for failing to appear in court.
Haggett was additionally charged with refusing to identify herself to a Police Officer and for being a fugitive from justice in NH. She is being held without bail for her appearance in WDC this morning.
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In California, two death-row prisoners are reputed to have discovered that it is possible to beat a lie detector test by wiggling their toes.
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UFC 133: Mike Brown won't 'throw up and die' against Nam Phan on Aug. 6 - MMAmania.com
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"It was so frustrating, and its not fun. Thats when fights are not fun is when you get exhausted like that. If youre feeling good and youre getting picked apart, it almost doesnt even bother you as much. ... But when youre just feeling like, I want to throw up and die, thats not a good feeling. I think I was overtrained. I was training really hard and I was getting really tired in both fights for some reason, which isnt usually the case for me. I was pretty upset. I talked to some doctors and some exercise physiologists because it was pretty bad. It felt like I was getting more and more out of shape as the fight was coming closer, which didnt make any sense because I never really let off the gas. You just have to know your body. Sometimes you can push it too much, especially if youre really excited about a fight. I havent been fighting well. I know I gotta win. This is it, man. Im going to train hard and Ill be ready. Well see what happens, but Im confident. If I perform like I should, we should be all right."


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So as you read this it is a day or two after Christmas. You may still be full from Christmas dinner and you just want to take it easy. Or it may be that you don't celebrate Christmas and you are struggling to find interesting content to read on the Internet. Well just for you I wrote this post a week in advance so you'd have something to think about.
The CSTA has been asked for feedback about changes to the Advanced Placement Computer Science curriculum and they blogged about it recently. Honestly I'm rather amazed that there are not more comments there. To me this is one of the major issues of high school computer science today. Most of this I left as a comment but I'm not sure it was posted properly. But since I decided to expand on my thoughts here that's ok.
My first thought would be to start with a list of the major/important concepts that people believe should/must be in a first course. These must then be prioritized. Then you can have a discussion about how long it takes to each each and where teachers will run out of time. We'll probably wind up leaving out someone's pet concept but there is limited time available. I've long thought that there was may too much in the curriculum.
Now here is something a lot of people don't know. I think that most people assume that to get a top score on the AP CS exam a student probably gets 90 percent of the questions right. In fact though a student who scores between 60-70 percent correct will usually get a top AP CS score. To me that screams there is too much in the curriculum.
I also think we need to think about basic concepts in a different way. We need to focus on the ones that are most constant. I know that the only real constant in CS is change but to a real extent some things will always be with us - Boolean expressions and decision structures, loops, math operations and their order, and things like that. These are required for a solid base for future training.
We need to should lower the priority on the tricky, fun to have latest fad stuff. How much of object oriented programing really can't wait until a later course?
One thing I struggle with is where does recursion fit in? I think we need a good discussion about that. I love it but is it really core? Arguments can be made either way. We haven't always had it in out mainstream languages.
We also need to revisit the case study. While I love the idea of students reading and knowing a large piece of code is the first course really the place for it? I don't think so. I would rather they spend time reading a lot of shorter (but still well-written) pieces of code.
I think we need to revisit the idea of a mandated language for the exam. Yes I know all the arguments for it. I've been listening to them for years. But at the same time it just seems like it fosters an attitude where we look at the language for things to test rather than looking for things to test and then look for what languages to use. Concepts first is what we should be doing but it easy to look at the tool (the language) and ask "how can we use this?"
Now the really controversial suggestion. The AP team should involve industry in the discussion. Not to mandate things and not the create a test designed to make students into professional programmers. And certainly not to specify a language or a development environment. That would be wrong. But industry can talk about what the basic skills and concepts they see a need for. What are the basic white board questions they ask on interviews? What are the building blocks they need to start a new hires professional development? Sure let teachers and university faculty make the final decisions but at least give industry a seat at the table.
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If I missed anyone's language or got it wrong I apologize. I hope you all have a great day on December 25th whether or not you celebrate the birth of Christ in your own tradition or religion. And my strong wishes that you will all have a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
Well the nominations for the Educational Blog awards are out again. I'm not nominated but some people I know and blogs I read are. Vicki Davis who writes a great blog called the Cool Cat Teacher blog is nominated for best teacher blog and I'm happy about that. I hope she wins.
This event got me thinking though about the state of computer science teacher blogs. On one hand one would think that if any teachers were blogging it would be computer science teachers. They are after all on the computer a lot and knowledgeable in all sorts of computer applications. But one truth I have found is that they are all at least as busy as other teachers. Often times they spend so much of their so-called free time (and a lot of not free time) solving technology problems for others that blogging is not often something that fits into their schedule.
All that being said I have a few high school computer science teacher blogs in my blog role and a couple of blogs that I would recommend that computer science teachers read. It thought I would list s few (give them some link love) and give a line or two about each so you can decide if you want to check them out. They are listed in no particular order BTW.
So here now the review.
High School Computer Science Teacher Blogs
I have a few others in my RSS reader that have not been updated in a very long time and I think they are pretty much abandoned. My gut tells me there have to be more high school (and perhaps middle school) computer science teachers out there blogging and sharing ideas. If you know of any PLEASE leave me a comment.
Blogs for High School Computer Science Teachers to Read
I subscribe to a lot of other technology blogs and blogs by professors and I do link to some of them from time to time. But these three above are the ones I would recommend to people with limited blog reading time because of the constant value.