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A 'fire' at Union Station Sunday night? Not quite
- Lights everywhere outside Union Station on Sunday. (Photo: lockerz/tVS_557)
It's natural enough, I suppose, that my Monday morning should begin with Metro delays.
WMATA has contended with a lot of them over the last couple days, I'm afraid — and beyond scheduled track maintenance, the delays are often due to the forces of nature and disease. First came the news yesterday evening that Union Station was burning at around 6:30 p.m. and had to be evacuated. But what happened exactly? Some reports differed. A flare-up in the electrical room prompted the D.C. fire department's intervention and the station's evacuation, ultimately; the AP reports that 65 firefighters were on the scene, and that the fire was out and the station reopened by 7:30 p.m. and that Metro trains were running back through as per usual by 8 p.m.
But Metro spokesperson Dan Stessel said that the event wasn't even so much a fire as "arcing," which produces sparks and plenty of smoke and happened due to some water infiltration. "There was no fire per se," Stessel told me. The sparks naturally created concern and led to firefighters on the scene, but the idea that there were actual flames burning in Union Station was overstating what happened a bit. He emphasized that Metro was back up and running by 7:30 p.m. Sunday night.
And then this morning, another hazard hit the Metro — passenger sickness on the Green Line, causing single-tracking delays
I myself arrived at the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro station a few minutes after 8 a.m. and saw a train immediately arriving. Success, I thought. No waiting for trains, no problems.
Soon I boarded, and the train stayed in place. Everyone stood expectantly, newspapers in hand and iPod earbuds in sight. Within a minute or so, the train operator gave the announcement — there was a sick passenger on a train down the line and that we'd be waiting until that was resolved. We waited, idle and restless. A couple guys hopped off the train in frustration and boredom. Minutes passed. Another announcement indicated that they were still waiting for emergency medical personnel on the scene. WMATA reports that trains began single-tracking between Georgia Avenue and Shaw-Howard to account for the situation and wait for the emergency medical personnel.
"The customer on the train at U Street was unconscious," Stessel explained. The delay, according to Stessel, was no more than 15 minutes.
The number sounds right enough in retrospect, though a single minute of waiting on a Metro train can, naturally enough, seem like an eternity to riders waiting to get to work. Those panicked concerns echo through social media as riders tweet out their concerns. Emergency vehicles exacerbate that reaction. "They've evacuated Union station in D.C." tweeted Tom Stidman around 6:45 p.m. Sunday evening. "There are fire turcks [sic] and smoke coming from the Metro station. This has never happened before." Every transit delay causes people to grow hungry for information, for clarity, and often to project their own speculation and curiosity out to the world through comment and online.
By 8:40 a.m. this morning, Stessel tweeted: "No longer single tracking at U Street. Male passenger was removed from train by EMS."
Despite the maddening frustrations that Metro delays cause, I would point out that both of these issues are outside of WMATA control. A few sparks in an electrical room due to water? An unconscious passenger? These are elemental problems of society rather than WMATA problems. The fire department and WMATA, from what I could tell, handled them swiftly, promptly, and safely. As Stessel emphasized, any rider who falls unconscious would want to be handled by medical professionals. These delays are community delays, a consequence of living in a society. Sometimes we may be waiting on a platform or delayed because of it — but they're a natural dimension of caring for one another and conducting these actions with precision and safety.


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Position Description:We are looking for a camp administrator (CA) for an ongoing long-term project in LuiKotale, Salonga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo. Candidates will be in charge of camp management, logistics, and communication. This includes organizing working schedules, making payments and financial accounting, organizing supplies, maintenance of camp infrastructure, communication with the home institute, our base in Kinshasa, and with local villages. The camp administrator represents the project to regional administrators, wildlife authorities, and village leaders. Language skills in French (oral and in writing) are an ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT.
LuiKotale is a long-term research site and the position of the CA was filled for many years. Accordingly, there are elaborate records on the camp duties and the routine procedures from the past. The selected candidate will be trained by the current CA for about one month before taking over responsibilities. Information about the field site and research activities at LuiKotale is available at www.eva.mpg.de/primat
Qualifications/Experience:Essential requirements are listed in order of importance: (1) field experience and language skills in French and English, (2) above average physical fitness, (3) high resistance to social/psychological stress, and (4) practical and technical skills to supervise and maintain the camps technical infrastructure such as solar electricity, generator, sat phone, sw-radio. In addition, candidates are expected to organize and supervise simple construction work (e.g. make-shift buildings in camp). Candidates must have social skills, a sense of leadership, a strong motivation to take on responsibility, and high tolerance. They must be able to achieve tasks by improvisation, using the limited sources that are available. They also must have the capacity to live and work with an international team of students, volunteers and local staff. Candidates with medical training will be preferred.
Salary/funding:300 Euro per month
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FINGER LAKES WINE COUNTRY LAUNCHES FREE TRAVEL APPAvailable for iPhone, iTouch, and BlackBerry devices
Finger Lakes Wine Country, NY (August 30, 2010) – Finger Lakes Wine Country, in partnership with Discovery Anywhere Mobile, proudly announces the launch of the free travel application (app) for iPhone, iTouch, and BlackBerry. The travel app allows users to have information on wineries, attractions, restaurants, accommodations, and events in Finger Lakes Wine Country while also sharing their trip on social media. The app is one of the first in the travel industry to incorporate Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, into the trip sharing process.
The Finger Lakes Wine Country app places the user in driver seat to plan the perfect Wine Country getaway. To plan a wine country trip on-the-fly or in advance, the app's interactive, location-aware capability features hundreds of continually updated listings. One user shared his thoughts: "Really slick app for exploring the possibilities of a FLX getaway. Love the AR feature – shows me what lies in store no matter which direction I'm headed. Great interface – smooth and simple with lots of info."The user can plan an escape to indulge in wine tours, peaceful views and unique experiences by searching through hundreds of activity listings. The user can read, write and share reviews for hundreds of accommodations, restaurants, wineries, and events. See what's nearby with location-aware listings. Call accommodation providers, wineries, and restaurants with a single (iPhone) tap. The user can share experiences while on the go and read others' reviews with live Twitter updates. With the live interactive map the user can drive off the beaten path and discover hidden treasures. With this app, the options are endless and the opportunities are great for the user to build an on-the-fly Wine Country getaway that will fit every personality.
To download the free app visit www.FLWC.mobi.Discover Anywhere Mobile creates iPhone, BlackBerry and mobile web applications for travel and shopping. To find out more about Discover Anywhere Mobile visit www.discoveranywheremobile.com.
Finger Lakes Wine Country Tourism Marketing Association is a private/public regional tourism marketing association supported annually by the: Chemung County Chamber of Commerce, Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, Steuben County Conference and Visitors Bureau, Yates County, Yates County Chamber of Commerce, Corning Enterprises, The Corning Museum of Glass, Seneca Lake Wine Trail, Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, Keuka Lake Wine Trail, Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Watkins Glen International, Inn at Glenora Wine Cellars, Best Western Vineyard Inn, Premier Properties, Holiday Inn Elmira, Holiday Inn Horseheads, Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards, Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel, Dr. Frank's Vinifera Wine Cellars, Rooster Hill Vineyards, Fox Run Vineyards, Heron Hill Winery, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Shaw Vineyard, Lucas Vineyards, Hunt Country Vineyards, Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, Staybridge Suites, and the Arnot Mall.View the app's screen shot photos. Watch the short video overview of the app.
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Meaning & Origins
From the vocabulary word denoting the evergreen shrub or tree (Middle English holi(n), Old English holegn). The name was first used at the beginning of the 20th century, and has been particularly popular since the 1990s. It is bestowed especially on girls born around Christmas, when sprigs of holly are traditionally taken indoors to decorate rooms.
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Instagram API
Instagram is a photo sharing iPhone app and service. Users take photos and can share them with Instagram contacts, as well as friends on other social networks like Twitter and Facebook. The Instagram API provides access to user authentication, friend connections, photos and all the other elements of the iPhone app--including uploading new media.
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Profile Feeder provides a wealth of social profiles of celebrities, politicians, sportsmen, and more all under one roof. Some of the social sites found in Profile Feeder include Facebook, Twitter,...
Formerly known as Webstagram, Websta is a web application that allows users to browse for and view photos/content available on Instagram.
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|A Java wrapper for the Instagram API
|Instagram Node.js SDK by Instagram
|The Instagram Node.js SDK by Instagram is a Node driver for the Instagram API. Developers can use...
|Instagram Django Library by Boris Shifrin
|Use this python library to interact with Instagram's photo sharing API. The unofficial library...
|Instagram JavaScript Library by Tomomi Imura (girliemac)
|Tomomi Imura (girliemac) created this library to manipulate images in JavaScript. Filters apply to...
|Instagram iOS Library by Huong Do
|The Instagram iOS library by Huong Do can trim videos using CocoaPods. This could be useful to...
|Instagram iOS Library by Brad Kendall
|This library for iOS can populate photo library on the iOS simulator. Users can download images...
|Instagram Go Library by Akeda Bagus
|The Instagram Go library by Akeda Bagus can access the Instagram Search API. Available usage and...
|Instagram PHP Library by Christian Metz
|The Instagram PHP Library by Christian Metz allows developers to integrate the Instagram API into...
|Instagram PHP SDK by Lenny Code
|Instagram PHP SDK by Lenny Code is an integration of Instagram's API in PHP. Requirements...
|Instagram JavaScript SDK by Shayne Sweeney
|A third party Instagram JavaScript SDK by Shayne Sweeney is available on Github. This kit presents...
|Instagram iOS SDK by Shyam Bhat
|InstagramKit is an Objective C wrapper for the API. It aims to interact with Instagram's model...
|Instagram Python Library
|Released and supported by Instagram, this library allows Python applications to interface with the...
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|Released and supported by Instagram, this library allows Ruby applications to interface with the...
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|The Instagram API implementation in PHP enables developers to access the Instagram API's...
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|FollowFly is a social media aggregator that can automatically bring up and display feeds from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, SoundCloud, and Reddit AMA for anyone you search for. Different sorting options allow you to see a snapshot of the best content people are producing. Connect your Twitter and Instagram accounts to see posts from people you follow side by side. Sort by Top Posts to reorder your Twitter home feed by most engaging tweets.
Profile Feeder
|Profile Feeder provides a wealth of social profiles of celebrities, politicians, sportsmen, and more all under one roof. Some of the social sites found in Profile Feeder include Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram profiles.
|Formerly known as Webstagram, Websta is a web application that allows users to browse for and view photos/content available on Instagram.
|Instagr.in is a web-based version of Instagram that supplies to users the complete functionality of Instagram, including browsing user feeds, tagging users & locations, liking/unliking, performing a search of Instagram by keyword or username, commenting, as well as downloading and sharing photos. In addition to these normal functions, a unique aspect of Instagr.in is that the "blend" tab will aggregate occurrences of identical of users, hashtags, and locations into a single feed.
|Picbi is a way to explore Instagram on the web from a different user interface. Using the web app, users may browse through users, tags and places and create and share collections of your favorite Instagram accounts.
|Hyperlapse from Instagram is a new app that captures high-quality time lapse videos even while in motion. This application allows customers to capture images and make time-lapse videos that they can share with others on their Instagram feed.
Location based Instagram Photos
|Mashup of Google Map and Instagram that displays Instagram photos based on location. The default is set at the current location and the photos are displayed in a flip board style.
|Powerful tools for integrating customer photos to improve engagement and conversion.
|This mashup displays a map of playgrounds in japan.
|The #S42AT project lets you bookmark links you share by simply adding the #S42AT hashtag to your public status messages.
|Wouldn't it be great if you could see what the website look like before you go there? Psykoo is a visual search experience that allow you to do just that. What you see is what you get. Wrapping popular search engines with a tremendous experience. Our brain process images tremendously faster than words. Therefore you could find what you're looking for much faster. Features round up: * Preview websites, either thumbnails or on iframe. WYSIWYG * Browse very rapidly many entries with Infinite scrolling. * You can watch videos directly from the site. Which provide a faster experience than Youtube. * Compare many image services like Tumblr, Bing, Instagram and 500px Obtain different flavor and great to get inspiration.
Geo Location Atlas
|Once visited, you can see nice OVI map of place based on ISP of yours with clickable foursquare places to explore. Plus current weather and forecast displayed. Just below the map you can see latest tweets from location (refresh tweets works too as well as located news feed). Little magic thing happens when a place name (or address/city) entered instead of detected IP. For example Sherlock Holmes Museum - to see what's up at Baker Street -> OK. Know the place and want to refresh memories? Or wanna check views of where never was before? Look, geo photos from flickr and instagram are on the right... Click for the picture full details or browse for next. Previous tweets from specified location (as far as available) are reachable. These tweets location radius is adjustable as well (to investigate the exact place or wider range). One more cool feature is you can refine tweets within that radius for specific search words. For instance, to locate tweets with photos from these geotagged scope just enter word (at bottom left) photo -> click search within! Well, links on these photos (usually from fb, instagram, twitter, tumblr and others) are clickable... Hm... looking for ... what if to enter instagram cats -> search within? What are (they tweeting about) recent news in newspapers ... ok, let's check nytimes -> search within! More results? Just click Radius+ to increase search area... Still using google search? Better use (twitter geo powered) search within! BTW, how about vine.co twitter videos from the place? Sure, click THE VINES to watch it playlisted... API for vines: https://api.vineapp.com/ (unofficial yet). Under tweets feel free to check what's top on Amazon by random category (at the moment from 10 available global locations)! And below that are random space cats pics (for your pleasure)..
Wild Food Map
|An Instagram x Google Maps mashup and a community-driven wild food and medicine plant identification and social mapping service. Provide a platform to locate sources of free food and medicine plants (native or not) living in the landscape, sharing locations and related knowledge through social media interaction.
|This mashup allows users to narrate a story and use their Instagram photos as the backdrop. This is a creative and fun way to share your adventures with friends.
|PixtaPlace is a service that lets you look at images from anywhere in the world. Locations are looked up via the Google Maps API and the photographs consist of recent photographs on Instagram and Flickr.
Song for Pic
|A fun game to play with your friends: we randomly choose one of your Instagram photos, they choose the most appropriate song for it.
|The best way to find the latest Instagram photos from around the world, or around the corner.
|Explore Instagram trends during various periods and get inspired.
Luvdaq - Where is the love?
|Luvdaq brings two people together who need each other. Using the instagram API and opposing tags.
This is Now!
|This is Now project is a visual composition which uses real-time updates from the ever popular Instagram application based on users geo-tag locations. The tool streams photos instantly as soon as they are uploaded on Instagram and captures a city's movement, in a fluid story.
The Beat
|This service uses Google Street View and the Instagram API to give context to Instagram posts.
|Pingram allows users to search through Instagram photos using a Pinterest like interface.
#API Christmas
|#API Christmas is the Nativity Story, remixed through digital media.
|Skimzee is a free web app that combines web page summarization with social media search and web feed aggregation.
|BadgePLZ is an Instagram widget for websites.
|In1 is a social aggregation, discovery and sharing platform that combines feeds from multiple social networks. In provides content discover, one-click sharing and single channel promotion for brands.
|Love your town!
|The Social Local Web Scan Plugin for your website.
Instastrm - Live Instagram Photo Stream
|Instastrm is a web application where you can stream real-time feeds from Instagram by photo tags. Instastrm will create a real-time photo stream for you and will continuously query Instagram server for latest images that matches the tag you entered or selected.
|This mashup uses the Instagram API to arrange a slideshow of kitten photos. Sit back, Relax, and enjoy the festivities.
|Do you like dogs? InstaPuppy thought so. This mashup allows you to click through puppy images on Instagram.
|ScanTheNet is a search mashup that aggregates results from Flickr, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube. Discover The Net Live & Share Interesting Content.
|Actually is a photo aggregate mashup that pulls photos from instagram, flickr, and 500px.
We-Wired Web
|We-Wired Web is a community-extensible integration-as-a-service web app that lets non-technical people easily share data between web services, while allowing technical people to extend the system by adding new web services, triggers, and actions via wiring diagrams.
Strange Strollers Oxfam Trailtrekker 2012 Training Map
|This map was created to record our team training efforts as we prepare for the Oxfam Trailtrekker 2012 challenge. Oxfam Trailtrekker is a 100km trek for teams of four, over 30 hours (yes, that's day and night!) across the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and takes place 26th-27th May 2012.
|Discover Tweets, Discover Photos. World-Wide. In Real-Time. Shmapr is a social discovery tool for finding new people to follow on Twitter or Instagram. It shows you the Top 10 Trending Topics on Twitter and Instagram's most popular hashtagged photos as they are posted. Tweets are displayed on the ticker sidebar and where they originated from is shown on the map. With a swipe, you can easily reply to a trending topic tweet or post about the trending topic yourself. Like tweets, Instagram photos are also shown in the ticker sidebar and the origin is plotted on the map as well. With the very intuitive interface, it's easy to comment on a photo or mark it as your favorite. Watch the demo here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkIqBwXcBP0
|Lovestagram makes it easy to create a valentine for the Instagram-lovers in your life. It was created by Kaitlyn Trigger, the girlfriend of Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, as a gift to him for Valentine's Day.
|InstaMap displays photos from Instagram on a map.Then allows you to search by location or by tag.
|Displays currently 'popular' photos from Instagram.
typo.obsvr.net - Typography Observer
|Aggregator and OneStopSearch for typography. Special Interest Observer
|obsvr.net is an Aggregator and One Stop Search for the latest user generated media on a given topic. It searches most of the popular foto-, video- and document- sharing sites on the web at once! Try it! Its fast!
|What were you doing 1 year ago today? Each morning users are sent an email containing reminders of the past including, tweets, facebook posts, Instagram photos and foursquare checkins.
|SnapWidget allows you to display your Instagram photos on your website or blog using an easily customizable and embeddable widget.
|InstaMe is a simple way to see pictures posted on Instagram. Allows everyone to enjoy the Instagram experience, not just iPhone users.
Life Stream
|Life Stream is a social network hub for Mac
|Pictajam lets users instantly create a public, shareable profile from their Instagram photo stream. Send and share images with anyone in the world.
|Create large PDF posters, photo books and contact sheets. Download images to your computer or share them via Facebook, email, or the printo.jp gallery.
|Search Instagram photos by tag and show them on a Google map.
Little Corner
|Little Corner is a website that is used to pull your entire web presence into one place. It runs on Ruby on Rails, doesn't use a database, and is Heroku-ready.
|Search Twitter hashtags for Instagram photos, displayed in realtime and in a slideshow format.
|With InstaShirt you can have your Instagram photos printed on a shirt quickly and easily. Choose from multiple shirt designs and customized text. Add multiple photos to one design.
DoAt (do@)
|DoAt (do@) is a new mobile search engine for the iPhone. DoAt is an open platform for answering search queries and any developer can submit a web app to answer any type of query (music, movies, weather, restaurants, etc.).
Printsgram Social Printing
|Printsgram provides printable PDF files from your Instagram photos, with several different layout templates. PDF files are created on standart international paper sizes, so you can print them with your printer or go to a local print store for larger prints.
|Capture your memories from popular social media sites. See, search and share your photos, music, video, status updates, blog posts and more.
|A simple but efficient web client for the popular Instaram iPhone app. Share you pics, browse other users' profiles, etc.
Pic A Fight!
|Uses the Instagram API to put photos head to head to determine the best pics. Use all public photos, or drill down by user and determine a friend's best photo.
|Connect your social media sites and Journamatic creates a daily journal automatically from your check-ins, photos, tweets and status updates.
|Gramfeed is an Instagram web client.
|Snapfinch provides an easy way to search for photos shared across various social photo sharing services. Currently supports searches on Instagram, Steply and Snapr.
|Social photo badges for PicPlz, Burstn, Snapr and more. Display your follower count, number of photos and photos on your website or blog.
|Listagram is a way to browse the life of your friends through a series of pictures on Instagram. It searches the Instagram user's public photo archive from the URL of one photo and shows like Frickr's photostream.


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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The family of a longtime Internal Revenue
Service employee says he died this week when a pilot harboring a
grudge against the agency flew his plane into a building in Austin, Texas.
Family spokesman Larry McDonald said Saturday that authorities
have positively identified the remains of 68-year-old Vernon Hunter. He had been missing since Thursday, when software engineer
Andrew Joseph Stack III slammed his plane into the building where Hunter worked as a manager for the IRS
Hunter's son Ken said he presumed the worst after not hearing from his father within an hour of the crash, which set fire to the black-glass building that houses offices where nearly 200 IRS employees work.
Stack was the only other person to die in the crash, which also
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Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall on 8,000 2010 Model Year Tacoma 4WD Trucks to Inspect the Front Drive Shaft
TORRANCE, Calif., February 12, 2010 – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc, today announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall to inspect the front drive shaft on a small production run of certain 2010 model year Tacoma 4WD trucks. The front shaft in approximately 8,000 vehicles may include a component that contains cracks that developed during the manufacturing process. As those vehicles are used, the cracks may eventually lead to the separation of the drive shaft at the joint portion.
This condition only involves two specific front drive shaft production lot numbers installed in certain 2010 model year Tacoma 4WD vehicles. No other Toyota or Lexus vehicles are involved.
Dealers will be instructed to perform an inspection to identify the specific lot numbers located on the front drive shaft. Based upon the inspection results, in a limited number of cases, the front drive shaft may need to be replaced.
The inspection is estimated to take ten minutes. The inspection and/or replacement will be performed at no cost to the vehicle owner.
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An instructional softcover book and CD kit which provides fun lessons for young bassists to learn to read notation and tablature and apply it using real, classic bass lines.
A private bass instructor for more than 20 years, Brian Emmel has written the L'il Brats Bass Method songbook/CD pack so bass students age 9 and up can have a great time learning to read notation and tablature. The exercises use real bass lines from classic rock songs, not outdated, un-fun songs. The CD has 40 high-energy real rock band tracks: 20 songs with the bass part and 20 without the bass to play along with. Guitar chords are included – plus a guitar chord chart – so your guitar-playing buddies can jam with you!


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MH370 search: Malaysia Air says plane debris found in Reunion is from Boeing 777 [UPDATED] July 31, 2015 at 11:19 am
Wreckage from MH 370 may finally have been found at Reunion Island, off the coast of Madagascar. Analysis is ongoing, but this could be the break that searchers have hoped for.
MH370 one year later: Why can't we find the plane? March 6, 2015 at 8:12 am
One year after MH370's disappearance, the ultimate resting place of the airline remains unknown. Why haven't we found the missing plane?
Thermo-acoustic nuclear fuel rods could scream for help when stressed, preventing nuclear meltdown June 13, 2014 at 2:02 pm
A passive safety device could let us look inside the Fukushima reactor – or help stop a future disaster from happening in the first place.
MH370 satellite logs released, but redactions by Malaysian government will only fuel further conspiracy theories May 27, 2014 at 11:13 am
Malaysian authorities, working with British satellite company Inmarsat, has released 47 pages of satellite logs that were used to track flight MH370 to the southern Indian Ocean. The timing on this release is significant, as Australia today announced that the deep-sea search for flight MH370 has been postponed for three months, pending a complete bathymetric (topographical) map of 60,000 square kilometers of the seabed where MH370 is thought to have crashed. As the search for the missing plane moves into its eleventh week, we yet again have to wonder whether we are looking in the right place or not. With the release of the satellite logs, can we now check if Inmarsat is right about MH370's final resting place?
Inmarsat now giving away free satellite tracking for airplanes – but MH370 is still nowhere to be found May 12, 2014 at 12:12 pm
Inmarsat, the British satellite operator that was pivotal to tracking down the final location of flight MH370, will now offer a free tracking service for all passenger airplanes. This free service will carry the aircraft's exact location (via GPS), along with its heading, speed, and altitude (from the plane's on-board sensors). This should go a long way towards preventing future planes from going missing — though, sadly, when it comes to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, there's still sadly nothing to report after two months and hundreds of millions of dollars of search and rescue efforts.
Flight MH370 black box pings possibly detected, narrowing the search area April 7, 2014 at 7:22 am
Yesterday morning, the Malaysian prime minister confirmed that Malaysia Airlines flight 370 crashed in the south Indian Ocean, killing all 239 people on board. How did Inmarsat narrow down MH370's location from two very broad swaths across central Asia and the Indian Ocean, and furthermore, if we know where the plane crashed into the ocean, why haven't we found it yet?
Malaysian PM confirms flight MH370 ended in the Indian Ocean March 24, 2014 at 10:24 am
Three days ago, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished from radar off the south coast of Vietnam in the South China Sea. 239 people were on board — and at this point, it is presumed that they have all perished in some kind of disaster. For me, this is almost incomprehensible: Despite all of the awesome technology that mankind has developed, it's still possible for a Boeing 777-200 with 239 people on board to vanish. Surely, given the fact that we can track a damn smartphone anywhere on Earth down to a few meters, there's a better way of keeping track of missing aircraft?
Cyborg sharks connected to Twitter to warn surfers and swimmers when they're close December 31, 2013 at 10:48 am
To combat a spate of deadly shark attacks in Western Australia, hundreds of cyborg sharks will now automatically send out a tweet if they come within a kilometer of a beach, to alert swimmers and surfers of the potential danger. The tweet includes the size and breed of the shark, along with its approximate location.
A swarm of cyborg insects used for mapping collapsed buildings October 18, 2013 at 2:56 pm
Researchers from North Carolina State University finally have a use for insect brain-jacking: use a swarm of cyborg cockroaches to map dangerous or uncertain areas like collapsed buildings. Could this tech help at Fukushima Daiichi?
Ford's amazing new tech: Park your car from outside the car October 8, 2013 at 9:25 am
Ford has two new technologies: one for push-button parking, and one for avoiding (not just braking for) cars and pedestrians. No wonder Microsoft wants Ford's CEO.


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Wolfram Alpha to iPhone Users: Get Off our Web, Buy Our $50 App!
If you go to wolframalpha.com on your iPhone (or iPod touch), instead of an optimized version of their website, you now presented with an intercept pop-up advising you that you can go to the App Store and get your $50 premium experience on.
Were too many people not buying the app when they could get the going to the web for free? And is this the best way for them to handle it? Let us know what you think, we already have an idea what they'll say...
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Wolfram Alpha to iPhone Users: Get Off our Web, Buy Our $50 App!
Ouch! Little harsh. Mind you, I don't know many people willing to dish out the $50 just for "a better version of Google"...
not worth using either if this is how they'd treat me
LOL, maybe someone like @geohot uses this, but not someone like me. Terrible business decision
I agree, not a big deal, can't blame them for trying to advertise, even though at $50 I would never buy this app
Well they're getting plenty of people to talk about it, but you can't charge so much for something users get for free off the web, even if certain features are enhanced. The thing is if they charged under $10, they'd probably get 50x the number of downloads. Crazy egos!
@Jesh: u must work for or know them.....
100% ripoff app right here :)
This was news in July or August when they talked about it on Buzz Out Loud!
WolframAlpha does some really cool stuff that you just won't find anywhere else online. It didn't look like their iPhone app offered much more than what they provided for free, but I was willing to pay $5 and maybe even $10. But $50 is just ridiculous. What are they smoking to expect people to suddenly pay $50 for an app that essentially does the same thing as what was previously provided for free?! They have lost my respect and good faith. They're history unless they quickly do some fancy pricing and PR work.
I don't know what the fuss is about.
Aren't most of us on jailbroken iPhones?
Download it. For free. You know the drill. It's the best way to pay them back for pricing the app so high.
@Bliztkreig101..... You and your kind are the reason apple might have a fighting chance at stopping jailbreaking! Stop stealing apps! I like my jailbroken iPhone and don't need you app theifs to ruin it for me!
If this app isn't worth 50$ then don't buy it. Also just because you have an iPhone doesn't entitle you to an iPhone optimized web page, originally the great thing about the web on an iPhone was the fact that you get the WHOLE Internet!
If you do t like it don't buy it.. And why steal it when you can just load the web page...
BadMnky, I would agree with you if it wasn't for the fact that Wolfram originally had an iPhone-version web page. The fact that they discontinued it and put that popup for iDevice users makes Blitz's argument compelling IMO. As far as other apps, Apple has a lot of work left to make the App Store a fair marketplace. Why should I have to pay $10-15 to "test out" Beejive IM? All Apple would have to do is set up a "trial period" for Apps the way the Android app store does and app pirating would be far less of a problem. Also, I'm not convinced that app pirating is the reason Apple seems to be going after jailbreaking more lately (hiring iPhone security developers etc). Apple is known for their desire to exert total control over their platforms. Although the App Store is a great selling feature for their phones vs. the competition, it really doesn't make them a lot of money (you can look at their earnings reports). Thus, the argument that pirating is the cause for Apple's push against jailbreaking doesn't hold much water.
I loved my 2G iPhone and love my 3GS. But if the next gen iPhone takes forever to crack, and Apple still doesn't give developers more control (so I can have a native flashlight app like my JB app or a native SBSettings) I'll probably switch to Android, as much as that'll otherwise suck.
@MexiChriS Maybe you have to pay $50 to post from your iPhone now ;)
@Bliztkreig101 & @BadMnky
If you're jailbroken just download UAFaker. It's an SBSetting that will trick websites into thinking you're on a desktop browser. Then you can view the normal desktop version of any site that gives you a custom page based on you using an iPhone.


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The Canucks marched into the Staples Centre looking to take control of things from the outset, and they got lucky when their ideal meshed perfectly with the Kings' gameplan, which appeared to be to take careless penalties and cede control early. (It was kismet, I think.) After being gifted a lengthy five-on-three, the Canucks put their powerplay specialists — Sami Salo and Andrew Ebbett — to work, jumping out to a quick two-goal lead. Then Aaron Rome stepped up (as usual these days), adding an insurance marker that would stand as the game-winner. Meanwhile, I would sit as the game-watcher, because I watched this game.
Glad you mentioned Hansen's pool cue play… I actually laughed out loud when that happened, HE'S PLAYING RINGETTE! Hansen also looked pretty effective overall on that line last night, he was aggressive and created some forechecking chaos which the Sedins tend to be able to exploit. Not a great third period, unfortunately.
As far as the disallowed goal goes, I can see the side of the argument that says that notwithstanding that Hansen was outside of the crease, Quick was not, and there was contact to the head. It looked to me, though, that the contact didn't occur until after the puck was past him, and hence could not have interfered with his ability to make the save.
don't often get to see games, but from the cdc highlights my impression is that the canucks appear to be a more complete team than last year. what with the ability to roll 4 lines, or the 2 dangerous powerplay units, or the penalty kill that is much improved since kesler has come back.
pending injuries of course, this team gives the impression of being better built for the postseason than last year, provided the refs don't lose their whistles again.
My entire family was at the game (me, husband, and 2 grown children). The LA traffic was so horrible (we live about 45 miles from Staples) that by the time we got in it was already 2-0. My son thought the Lou and Bieksa pile up was so funny he called it the new Transformer Lou-eksa. I tweeted about it but since no one follows me I don't know if anyone read it. All I have to say is that it's immensely satisfying to beat the Kings. And I hope we'll do it again tonight in Anaheim (I'll be there).
P.S. The highlight of my night was seeing Shorty going into the men's restroom! For me that was a celebrity sighting. (I know I live a pretty tame life).
I think Andrew Ebbett earned some major chops with that game. His goal was timely – but his great defensive comeback in the second, breaking up a rockstar of a cross ice pass that a King (Kopitar?) would have tapped into a yawning cage – was HUGE.
Ebbett is my new favorite bubble player…
I love how Ebbett broke up that pass to Kopitar. I didn't love how just prior to that he left his position on the penalty kill to skate cross-ice for no particular reason. You could see the rest of the penalty kill scramble to cover for Ebbett's inexplicable play that lead directly to the scoring chance he broke up.
Ebbett is very hit or miss for me: he'll make a boneheaded play and then a superb play all in the same shift.
"Weise said he went to a barber, but, to save money, he actually cut his own hair. While riding a roller coaster." Oh that's a weird visual.
That sequence leading up to Rome's goal was great. It looked like we were on the powerplay. Sedins looking like the Harlem Globetrotters: you know its going to turn out well for the Canucks.


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History within the Academy: Ask the Experts, Institute of Historical Research, London, June 27, 9:15 am–1:30 pm
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Highlights in the last seasons : Verdi-Requiem with Roberto Abbado and Concerto Budapest; Concert in Salle Gaveau Paris: Debut as Ariadne (Ariadne auf Naxos) with Stefan Soltesz in Aalto Theater Essen; Beijing (NCPA) as Amelia in Un ballo in maschera ( Director: Hugo De Ana ) ; The New Israeli Opera-Tel Aviv as La Juive (Fromental Halevy) conducted by Daniel Oren and Jenufa (Production of Glyndebourne Festival ); Zurich Opera House as La Juive conducted by Carlo Rizzi.
Karine Babajanyan was born in Yerevan,Armenia. She studied singing at the State Conservatory Yerevan with Prof.Tatevik Sazandaryan, furthering her studies in Rome with Mirella Parutto.
In 1996,she won the A.Isahakian Song Contest, the Austro-German Music Contest and in 1998 – "Competizione Dell Opera" in Hamburg.
Since 1999, the soprano has been living in Germany and after various engagements in Europe she became a member of the ensemble at the State Opera in Stuttgart.Parts like Contessa in "Le Nozze di Figaro", Fiordiligi in "Cosi fan tutte",Elettra in "Idomeneo", Donna Elvira in "Don Giovanni", Leonora in "Il Trovatore", Tatiana in "Eugene Onegin", Mimi in "La Boheme", Butterfly and Norma … "emphasize her musical spectrum and her extraordinary dramatic talent".
She has sung with the festivals of Bregenz (Tosca and Aida), Baden-Baden, Ruhr Trienale, Schleswig-Holstein, Rheingau, Prague Autumn, Notte Bianca-Regio Calabria, Miskolc Interrnational Opera Festival. Her opera house appearances include Zurich Opera House (La Juive), Semperoper Dresden (Mimi), Palermo Teatro Politeama (Butterfly),Vlaamse Opera Antwerpen (Butterfly,Elisabeth / Don Carlos), Finnland National Theatre Helsinki (Fiordiligi), New Israeli Opera Tel Aviv (La Juive), Mexico Bellas Artes (Tatiana), Tokyo New National Opera (Butterfly), State Opera Unter den Linden Berlin (Fiordiligi), Basel Opera (Norma), Bern Theatre (Maria / Mazeppa), Graz Opera (Butterfly), State Opera Hamburg (Butterfly), Aalto Theater Essen (Maddalena / Andrea Chenier, Manon Lescaut, Leonora / La forza del destino), Hannover Staatsoper (Butterfly, Mimi), Opera House Wiesbaden (Donna Elvira), Frankfurt Oper (Butterfly), Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf (Suor Angelica, Butterfly, Mimi).
The Armenian soprano has worked with such notable conductors as Daniel Oren, Carlo Rizzi, Nicola Luisotti,Robin Ticciati, Lothar Zagrosek, Muhai Tang, Stefan Soltesz, Alexander Joel, Helmut Rilling, Piergiorgio Morandi, Jose Cura, Jonathan Nott, Carlo Montanaro, Julian Kovatchev and challenging directors as Peter Konwitschny, Philipp Himmelmann, Graham Vick, Jossi Wieler, Tatjana Gürbaca, Monique Wagemakers, Michael Schulz, Dietrich Hilsdorf.
Her first CD recording with Pucccini Arias and Duetts with famous Italian Tenor Giuseppe Giacomini was released by EMI Classics at 2009.


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Robin Wright on President Obama's Address on Syria
Sep 11, 2013
Robin Wright comments on President Obama's speech to Congress making his case for military action against Syria.
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Sep 11, 2013
Haleh Esfandiari comments on President Obama's speech to Congress making his case for military action against Syria.
Wilson Center Experts Provide Reaction and Analysis on the President's Address on Syria
Sep 11, 2013
Wilson Center experts Haleh Esfandiari, Robert Litwak, Aaron David Miller, David Ottaway, Marina Ottaway, and Robin Wright provide reaction and analysis on President Obama's address on Syria
Can Obama Afford Not to Bomb Syria?
Sep 10, 2013
When you're selling the least bad option as a strategic and consequential move, you know you have a problem, writes Aaron David Miller in ForeignPolicy.com.
Making a Virtue Out of a Necessity
Sep 05, 2013
By having a congressional debate and resolution authorizing military action in Syria, President Obama is trying to make a virtue out of a necessity. Aaron David Miller provides four reasons it was inevitable that Obama would go to Congress on Syria.
The Limits of Action In Syria
Aug 28, 2013
Aaron David Miller considers three core questions that need answering about the military action the president is about to authorize in Syria.
Obama Will Bomb Syria
Aug 27, 2013
"Obama will act militarily in Syria, but deliberately. Whatever its misgivings, the U.S. military will execute whatever attack the president authorizes – maybe missile strikes against units that have used chemical weapons, or against other military infrastructure. And if he explains his reasoning clearly and transparently, he'll have Congress and the public behind him," writes Aaron David Miller in Politico.
The Marriage and Divorce of Hamas and Hezbollah
Aug 26, 2013
Hamas and Hezbollah have had a dramatic break-up after the Syrian conflict erupted in 2011. Part of the break-up is due to sectarian differences; another part is due to rival regional alliances. For the wider Middle East, the Hamas-Hezbollah split is a dangerous microcosm of a growing trend.
Chemical Weapons Use in Syria
Aug 22, 2013
"I think urging the U.N. immediately to investigate this is right action number one and then, two, mobilizing the entire world community. If there was a massive use of chemical weapons, that should be a rallying cry for the world to get involved," said Jane Harman on Andrea Mitchell Reports.
Women on Egypt's Coup
Aug 05, 2013
The rise of Islamist political parties has arguably impacted women more than any other sector of society. But women from four Arab countries had diverse reactions to military coup against the Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt on July 3.


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Student who chained himself to SUNY Albany Fountain is just a liar who eats toiletries
As you can see above, Chris Schewe – the guy who chained himself to the SUNY Fountain in "protest" of the cancellation of Fountain Day – fessed up to the fact that the whole thing was a publicity stunt. He then actually liked his own status, which says more about him than a thousand videos […] [Read More]
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Local UAlbany student (and desperate attention-seeker) Chris Schewe threatened earlier this week to chain himself to the Fountain at SUNY Albany to protest the Administration's decision to cancel Fountain Day. According to This is College?! blogger Charlie Vella, he's done it. And they have pictures. If any SUNY officials are reading this, you should turn […] [Read More]
Fountain Day 2011 cancellation: overreaction or necessary sacrifice?
If you were to be taken on a tour of the headquarters for the Albany Times Union, you would come across a large picture hung prominently in one of its hallways. It'll catch your eye and, for some of you, it might also illicit an audible gasp. It is a photograph taken during the 2004 […] [Read More]


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FOX TWP. - On Wednesday evening, the Fox Township Supervisors approved forwarding an addendum to Elk County Catholic High School which increases the soccer team's fees to utilize the township's field for all of their home games. The school may choose to approve or reject the addendum.
Supervisors Dave Mattiuz and Mike Keller voted in favor of the fee increase, while Randy Gradizzi cast an opposing vote.
"I'm opposed to it. I think if we're going to change something, we need to do it at the beginning of the year when we do our budget," Gradizzi said.
Edward R. Flacinski, 88, of 103 Clarion Rd., Johnsonburg, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at his residence following a lengthy illness.
He was born Feb. 29, 1924 in Johnsonburg, son of the late Stanley and Catherine Brzostek Flacinski. He married Shirley Nyquist, who survives, on Oct. 1, 1949 in St. Leo's Roman Catholic Church in Ridgway. He had resided in Johnsonburg all of his life. He graduated from Johnsonburg High School in 1942.


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In an era of ballooning corporate campaign expenditures, unleashed by the Supreme Court in Citizens United, trust in our government is at an all time low. More than ever before, Americans believe that money buys results in Congress - and that our Republic has been lost.
Using examples that resonate as powerfully on the Right as on the Left, Republic, Lost not only makes clear how the economy of influence defeats the will of the people, but offers cogent strategies to correct our course - from a constitutional convention to a Regent Presidency.
A onetime friend of Barack Obama, Lessig, a professor of law at Harvard, is as critical of the president and the Democratic Party as he is of Republicans. Both have allowed the core institution of our democracy to become little more than a shill for the most powerful moneyed interests in our Republic.
America may be divided, argues Lessig, but we must recognize that corruption is our common enemy, and we must find a way to fight against it.
©2011 Lawrence Lessig (P)2011 Hachette Audio
"Periods. Where there. Should. Not. Be. Periods."
I am going to write this review. Like the reader. Read. It. Throughout. He would start each sentence with a normal flow. And then. At the end. He. Would. Add. Pauses. This has the effect of making the sentences sound. Like. They had. Periods. Where there were. No. Periods. It would not have been so annoying. If. He only. Did. It. For. Emphasis. But instead, he did it on just about. Every. Single. Sentence.
I almost could. Not. Make it. Through. The. Book.
I live in Seattle. I write code. I listen when I'm out with the dog.
"A profoundly important book. A must read."
For anyone that is a lover of the American Republic, this is a must read book.
My only gripe: at times there are some weirdness in the sound production, but Lessig's reading is clear and persuasive.
"Required Listening"
This book should be required reading (listening) for all Americans of all political persuasions. It is at the top of my list of nonfiction books read or listened to in 2011. Lessig's reading is passionate. His arguments and examples are convincing. You do not have to agree with every argument to be convinced of the basic conclusion of the book--that our government has been corrupted and stolen from the people by large corporate financial interests. Listen to the book and then join and become active in Rootstrikers or one of the several other organizations he lists.
"A Must read for anyone who wants to know what is w"
Lessig explores the problems associated with campaing finances as they relate to the disfunction in our government. It is a wonderful non-partisan exploration of how the people lost control of our representative govenrment to the monied few. Listen, learn, and act.
Creative Mind
"Very important read, but drags a bit"
I think Lessig is a brilliant speaker, but a so-so narrator. Without visuals to go with his spoken word, this listen tends to drag a bit here and there as he labors to make his points, though in the end the points are profoundly important to every American regardless of party affiliation. Ignore at your own peril, people.
I do social and policy research--mainly large experimental studies. Many other interests in science, art and literature.
"Required Listening"
This book should be required reading (listening) for all Americans of all political persuasions. It is at the top of my list of nonfiction books read or listened to in 2011. Lessig's reading is passionate. His arguments and examples are convincing. You do not have to agree with every argument to be convinced of the basic conclusion of the book--that our government has been corrupted and stolen from the people by large corporate financial interests. Listen to the book and then join and become active in Rootstrikers or one of the several other organizations he lists.
"WOW an amazing lesson in civics"
We the people need this education and indeed the resultant call to action. Those who mistakenly think all is well in the land of the free and the home of the brave, need to read this book. Conservatives, liberals and everywhere in between can benefit enormously from the balanced and articulate shakedown of how our government goes about the business of governing...very scary. I plan to buy the book for ALL my friends and family.
"Well read and easy to understand the concepts."
Great book that goes into well founded evidence on the decay of our Republic via money in politics.
"Good analysis of our major problem."
Although this book is written by a conservative (his words) turned Obama liberal, I, as a Tea Party conservative/Libertarian found that I agree with almost all of it. I'll forgive that he played the Charlie Brown role and believed the campaign speeches that O gave, speeches that convinced him that this time Lucy wouldn't pull the ball away. (The Charlie/Lucy analogy is from the book).
It's odd that he spends one chapter trying to convince the reader that studies have found almost no link between lobby money and congressional votes - then he spends most of the remaining book giving myriad examples of how it does. I recommend this book to all my Tea Party friends.
He enumerates 4 plans to fix the problem - all of which he gives 2-15% chance of success. But these plans are thought provoking and engendered a couple of ideas in my mind. Maybe if we put our heads together, and tap the expertise of think tanks like the Heritage Foundation, we can make a difference. The think tanks know how to balance the budget. They just need groups like the Tea Party organizations to put the heat on congress.
We don't need to rewrite the constitution. We need to provide logical solutions and bring enough pressure to bear on our elected "servants" to get them to consider what's right for our grand kids' future, instead of what K street wants, for a change. We, the people, need to regain our voice in how this country is run. We'll never have the money that the K street lobbyists have, so we must resort to other tactics - All ideas are welcome.
The only part of the book that I found distracting: he was so PC that he always used the pronoun "she" when referring to hypothetical congressmen and senators, most of whom are male - even she for a hypothetical prez, all of whom have been male. Is that reverse sexism?
Honest Sam
"How sad but really true !"
A well written book on the reason why our government is so dysfunctional. If your usual answer is to always blame the opposing political party and never your own, you will dislike this book.
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The third parameter set was the number of alternatives that, on average, are allowed in a variable site. A site that must have a negative charge (aspartate or glutamate) has only two alternatives. Other possible pairs include serine-threonine, phenylalanine-tyrosine, asparagine-glutamine, and lysine-arginine. At the other extreme, there may be sites at which any amino acid can be present, in which case there are 20 alternatives. If all possibly variable sites do vary at some point, then one would expect, that (α - 1)/α of them will differ in distant pairwise comparisons (α is the average number of alternatives at variable sites; it is like the 3/4 or 19/20, in Eq. 2 above). If α = 2.5, then one expects 1.5/2.5 = 0.6 of the potentially variable sites to differ when the number of replacements per site is large. This number may be estimated as 0.6 × 118 = 70.8 differences, a number slightly greater than the average number of differences observed between fungi and metazoans. Thus, we have set α at 2.5, although it may be somewhat low in view of the fact that the number is 3.1 in the Ayala (1986) data.
The other parameters are obtained by trying, in a hit-or-miss fashion, various combinations of the persistence and the number of replacements per million years. The results shown in Figure 3 were obtained by setting the persistence at 0.01 and the replacements per million years at 0.6. The persistence needs to be low for the vast majority of potentially variable sites to have been variable and experienced a replacement while variable—that is, to get an average of 67 differences in 118 codons after 600 replacements. A larger a plus a larger persistence could yield a comparable result but would make the short-duration times yield simulated differences that are too small (compared to observed differences) because too many replacements would occur in sites with prior replacements. A larger α and a smaller number of potentially variable codons would also improve the fit, but it does not seem correct to reduce the number of potentially variable codons below the number that had in fact varied at least once among the 67 sequences in the group. Data similar to that shown in Figure 3 were presented by Kwiatowski et al. (1991) who tried to fit them with both a double Poisson and a rectangular parabola. They found, as we do here, that it was difficult to fit well all the data at once.
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101 of 104 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars How and why our location on "the introvert-extrovert spectrum" influences most (if not all) of our decisions and opinions
Throughout most of her book, Susan Cain takes a balanced approach to the immensely difficult task of examining the advantages and disadvantages of being primarily an introvert as well as those of being primarily an extrovert. I use the term 'primarily' in the context of culture as well as one's temperament, personality, preferences, tendencies, and (yes) volition. 'If...
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The introverts of Susan Cain's new book, 'Quiet,' don't experience their inwardness positively; rather, they see it as "somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology." Many even fake extroversion through ebullience, dominance, risk-taking and thoughtlessness with disastrous results. Thus, in a book that combines reporting and social science research, Cain argues...
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101 of 104 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars How and why our location on "the introvert-extrovert spectrum" influences most (if not all) of our decisions and opinions,
Robert Morris (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
Throughout most of her book, Susan Cain takes a balanced approach to the immensely difficult task of examining the advantages and disadvantages of being primarily an introvert as well as those of being primarily an extrovert. I use the term 'primarily' in the context of culture as well as one's temperament, personality, preferences, tendencies, and (yes) volition. 'If given a choice'' is a helpful phrase. Some people dread being the center of attention whereas the behavior of others indicates a pathological need for it. Not all introverts are shy and reluctant, however, and not all extroverts are bombastic and impulsive. Moreover, expediency can also come into play. As Walt Whitman affirms in 'Song of Myself,' each person is 'large''and contains 'multitudes.'
When writing her book, Cain was guided and informed by research in social science (e.g. Carl Jung, Jerome Kagan, Elaine Aron, C.A. Valentine, David Winter) supplemented by what she had learned from her own observations. She examines the inadequacies of several concepts such as charismatic leadership, the New Groupthink, the "Extrovert Ideal" (i.e. "the omnipresent belief that the ideal self is gregarious, alpha, and comfortable in the spotlight"), being or at least seeming "cool," collaborative innovation, and being a more "assertive" student in the classroom. Historians' accounts and media coverage must share at least some of the blame for widespread but remarkably durable misconceptions about eminent persons such as Warren Buffett, Dale Carnegie, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Steven Spielberg, and Steve Wozniak. However great their impact on others may be, all are (or were) essentially introverted. What else do they share in common? They are renowned for being thoughtful, indeed reflective, tending to take more time than others do to make sound decisions and to reach correct conclusions.
Ironically, Carnegie is among the pioneers of self-help programs that emphasize "winning friends and influencing people," the title of a book first published in 1936 that continues to be a bestseller. According to Cain, Carnagey (who later changed his name "likely to evoke Andrew Carnegie, the great industrialist") was a good-natured but insecure high school student. He was skinny, unathletic, and fretful. His subsequent career from farmboy to salesman to public- speaking icon demonstrates a shift in America "from what influential cultural historian Warren Susman called a Culture of Character to a Culture of Personality - and opened up a Pandora's Box of personal anxieties from which we would never quite recover."
By the end of the book, Cain seems to include in the introvert category almost anyone who is "reflective, cerebral, bookish, unassuming, sensitive, thoughtful, serious, contemplative, subtle, introspective, inner-directed, gentle, calm, modest, solitude-seeking, shy, risk-averse, thin-skinned." Surely many (most?) of those who are extroverts also demonstrate one (if not several) of these attributes, at least occasionally. How would she categorize, for example, Richard Feynman?
The much more important point, in my opinion, is that assigning a label such as introvert or extrovert to someone denies the human complexity to which Whitman referred. Obviously, some people are more or less introverted or extroverted than others. It's also obvious, that some situations (usually in a social context) require outgoing behavior whereas other situations (usually in an intellectual or spiritual context) require solitude, tranquility, perhaps even isolation.
For me, some of Cain's most valuable material is provided in Chapter 11, "On Cobblers and Generals" (especially pages 250-258) when she discusses the implications and consequences of many (most?) schools that are designed for extroverts. "The purpose of school should be to prepare kids for the rest of their lives, but too often what kids need to be prepared for is surviving the school day itself." She goes on to observe, "The school environment can be highly unnatural, especially from the perspective of an introverted child who loves to work intensely on projects he cares about, and hang out with one or two friends at a time." Cain offers several key points for teachers to consider (e.g. "Teach all kids to work independently"), followed by several key points for parents to consider if they able to select a school (e.g. one that hires and supports teachers "who seem to understand the shy/serious/introverted/sensitive temperament"). I agree with Cain that appearance is not reality...but the fact remains, that the misconceptions she repudiates in her book are no less "real" because they are wrong, nor are the "personal anxieties from which we would never quite recover."
44 of 46 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Chicken Soup for the Introverted Soul,
This review is from: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
As a young introvert, I have long wondered about myself. Why is it that I don't LOVE going to bars and clubs when all my friends have such a great time? Why is it that I am comfortable spending a weekend in the comfort of my own home with a good book, when everyone else seems to want to have a loud dinner and hang out?
The book is well-written and engaging from beginning to end. The information is relevant and applicable. The information is presented in a highly readable (and not overly academic) manner. Through reading it, I've gained insight into who I am and why I should accept my personality and all its idiosyncrasies.
I consider myself blessed to have read Ms. Cain's book. I would recommend this book to not just fellow introverts, but to extroverts as well. Everyone benefits from understanding introverts a little bit more.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading for extroverts and introverts,
shuttie27 (London, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
I'm an introvert and unshamed of it. This is a great book for both introverts and extroverts to read. For introverts, because it .explains why we act and feel as we do, especially in the extro-slanted North American culture. For extroverts, because it explains to them (if they are interested) how the other half of the world works, and how they need us in order to provide balance and sanity in a world that has gone mad. My wife is a confirmed, dyed-in-the-wool extrovert (they say opposites attract!); I think she now understands me a little better, which is nice for both of us!
The chapters on business and religion are excellent, and explained a lot to me. If only businesses would take these things to heart!
The one weakness of the book is towards the end. It seems to peter out with a long "sermon" on how to bring up your (possibly) introverted child. Now of course it is important for parents of young children to understand who they are dealing with, but since those days are long past in my life, I found it rather tedious.
But all in all, a great read, a great source of inspiration, and a book that everyone should read.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A cheerleader for introverts: inspiring but sometimes over-enthusiastic,
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"The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some, it's a Broadway spotlight; for others, a lamplit desk. Use your natural powers — of persistence, concentration, and insight — to do work you love and work that matters. Solve problems, make art, think deeply." – Susan Cain
Action. Boldness. Charisma. Harvard Business School and modern society are unanimous on the importance of these values. Not achieving them, therefore, signals failure: that we are too introspective, too reflective, and too contemplative. Susain Cain disagrees, and in Quiet argues that society grossly undervalues introversion. Choosing not to go to the party, or indeed to hide in the bathroom when you're at the party, is not a sign of weakness: rather, it's simply a preference for a life with less external stimulation, a model society might do well to learn from.
To understand introversion, she traces it back to childhood. Highly reactive children, ones who respond strongly to stimulus, are actually more likely to be introverts than low reactive children. It is people who find external stimulation overwhelming who therefore seek to limit that stimulation, and so become more inwardly focused. For Cain, it's a biological difference, not disadvantage.
Studying fish, she points out that bold fish are more likely to rush into traps and get caught than shy fish, but once in captivity, bold fish start eating the food earlier than shy fish and have a much higher survival rate. For humans, introversion predicts academic success in university better than cognitive ability, and an introvert's focus on reflection means that in the lab they spend longer on tasks and do better at them. A world with less decisiveness and more forethought, therefore, might well be a better world. There is, after all, "zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas."
As befits a book written for introverts, Cain has written a book inspiring both action and reflection. At times it reads as a cheerleader for self-conscious introverts, encouraging them to be proud of their status, but it also relies on theories of learning and child-development to understand possible benefits to introversion and how people develop such traits. Of course, in serving as cheerleader for introversion, her examples of extraverted individuals can sometimes feel caricatured, and her description of introverts can sometimes feel like it includes all possible virtues. A few sections can also feel a bit slow, not contributing much to the thrust of the argument. Still, for any introvert feeling self-conscious in a world of extroverts, the book is a must read.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A highly revealing look at the power of introverts,
Rodge (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
As an introvert myself I felt I had to read this book. Overall I found this book did not disappoint. Cain zeroes in on the specific strengths of introverts and how they make a difference. In a world that often sends the message that you should be an extrovert or at least act like one it's good to be reminded of what introverts can do that extroverts can't. Focus, patience, sensitivity, the ability to take strong positions without being antagonistic . . .
The most revealing parts were the places where Cain describes environments that were nearly entirely introverted or extroverted. Something was wrong. Hardly earth-shattering but I think that the message that both extroverted and introverted strengths are required is the ultimate takeaway from this book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Validation for me.,
The sub-title of the book intrigued me because, as an introvert, I feel that so many people talk without really saying anything and yet they seem compelled to talk. I worked in an open space office for some years and the constant chatter almost drove me crazy. I would go home some nights very stressed. There was no way to shut it out. All my life I have never been able to talk just for the sake of talking or to fill empty air, yet I felt uncomfortable letting silence fall so I tried and it taxed my energy - I did not enjoy doing that. At some point, I decided that I wasn't going to do that anymore. There is nothing wrong with being silent but the rest of the world seems to expect constant talk, ironically called 'conversation'. It was hard at first, but I learned to be very comfortable with it. I came to the conclusion that there is nothing wrong with being an introvert! I am articulate and am not hesitant to speak out with my thoughts and opinions when it's meaningful and I'm in an interesting conversation with someone or with a small group of people because we are all contributing to a real conversation.
What this book does is to validate those introverts - myself included - that have been made to feel that there is something 'wrong' with them when they sit quietly in a group that is chattering madly. There is nothing 'wrong' with being an introvert - it's just a different way of relating to people and to the world in general. I think we do think 'deep' thoughts and we are interested in many subjects and want to learn about them in depth. We definitely do have a certain 'power' that extroverts don't have. And yet the world needs both kinds of people. So if you are an introvert and have felt alone in this classification, fear not. You are not alone and you are powerful. Value the strengths you have and don't feel compelled to join in when you don't want to.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An important read,
Paul A. Theriault (Ridgetown Ont. Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
The book "Quiet" makes for an interesting read. The author, Susan Cain, goes to great lengths to remind us that perhaps we ought to take a second look at how we evaluate others, and ourselves. And she makes a strong and eloquent case for honoring the significant contributions of those who are introverts by nature. And the book, very much like the thesis it outlines, will likely take its place on our shelves like the quiet people she advocates for. But also, like those people,( Rosa Parks, Leonardo,and Michelangelo ), her book will seep into our collective thinking like the water which seeps unnoticed into our soil to cool and nourish the roots. And with time, thanks to her tender message, our views about the complicated business of dealing with who we are, will be a little more refined. What can we say about such an author? How about this. Thank you :)
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars thankful to have come across,
This review is from: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
I found this book to be very timely and it will help evaluate my own career and personal development. I totally related to the feelings and experiences articulated by the author. I agree that there is a systematic (likely unconscious) bias against individualism - starting in the school system and carrying over into office environments I have worked in. Of course most of us adapt to these 'rules' without much trouble, however it is very nice to know that there is nothing 'wrong' with my personality. It was very interesting to find out how our natures don't always conform to the 'ideals' of current society, and the historical 'personality' transformation that N. America underwent around the early 1900s. I've never felt comfortable around salesmen, sales pitches, assertions without solid foundation, or public speaking. I now have some fact based explanations for why I feel sensitive and often over-think. Among all the useful knowledge in the book, I think the main message I'm taking away is that it's OK to be YOUrself.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful,
This review is from: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Kindle Edition)
A great read not only for the quiet thinker but also for us screaming extroverts. As a team leader I gained a better understanding of my quiet team members and will use this to information to lead not only them but all team members better.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent,
Easy to read, entertaining and, overall, very very well done. This book should be mandatory for anyone who has to deal with introverts, and for introverts who are looking for an insight on their personality. Definitely a must read.
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The V&A exhibition is based on David's archives, his costumes and clothes over the last 40 years, hand-written lyrics, videos and memorabilia like his coke spoon and Berlin flat keys. It's a multimedia experience with touch and smell being the only senses denied. a giant video screen fills the wall of the penultimate room and that plays the 'lost' extended recording of 'The Jean Genie' from Top of the Pops all those years ago, David 100 feet tall and glorious in his electric power.
It opens with David in the late '60s, his first attempts to be a pop star, the scene setting covers of books and records, most of which I by-passed and headed straight into the '70s and things I could recognise and that meant something to me. And there he was, Ziggy suit on a mannequin pointing at me, just as he'd done on Top of the Pops when he sang, 'So I picked on you-ou-ou' and pointed into the camera. That's when the alien landed and he wasn't going to leave us alone. Ever.
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It's an excellent exhibition and I'd encourage everyone to go to it. Bowie has been in our lives forever and influenced virtually everybody in one way or another. The only downside to the exhibition is that the first series of rooms are so small that they get terribly crowded, particularly with people queueing to look through the peepholes (I didn't bother). The lighting could also be set to brighter in a few places. But, on the whole, it's an exciting experience and you'd do well to see it while you can.
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Princess Margaret
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Painted in 1957 by the Italian artist Pietro Annigoni, this romantic and rarely-seen portrait of Princess Margaret is being lent to the Gallery by her son, Viscount Linley. Annigoni was one of the leading portrait painters of the 1950s and 1960s, and the portrait will be shown alongside photographs of the Princess from the Gallery's Collection by Cecil Beaton, Dorothy Wilding and Norman Parkinson.
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