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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Some Rules of Philosophy Q&A
First Rule of Philosophy Q&A: ASK A FUCKING QUESTION AND BE CONCISE.
And then there's the widespread attitude according to which follow ups are always permissible, as long as you preface it with an assurance that it will be quick. Is it me, or do most "quick follow ups" simply restate the original question?
Second Rule of Philosophy Q&A: DO NOT FOLLOW UP UNLESS (1) YOUR FOLLOW UP REALLY IS QUICK, (2) YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO ADD, AND (3) THERE'S LIKELY TO BE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR ALL QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR .
64 comments:
Please, stop prefacing your questions with drawn-out compliments. It's not useful for the speaker, and it's tiresome for the audience. Get to the point. A philosopher is happy when the audience is after her like a thief.
- March 4, 2010 at 10:23 PM
Third Rule of Philosophy Q & A: Do not monopolize 7 minutes of the Q & A at a talk at the APA Central, and then get up and loudly leave the room before the Q & A is over.
- March 4, 2010 at 10:24 PM
Whereof one cannot state one's question without also prefacing it with a summary of your latest book or your dissertation and/or some far fetched counter-example story, thereof just fucking skip asking it.
- March 4, 2010 at 10:37 PM
This requires some practical wisdom, because sometimes one probably should crush the presenter, but one should also recognize when the presenter has no good reply, or has given the best reply possible, and let it go. Don't gloat, don't cram one's superior point down everyone's throat. If it's a good point, everyone already gets it. Getting huffy and incredulous and repeating the point until the presenter urinates his/her pants is bad form.
Unless they deserve it.
- March 4, 2010 at 10:41 PM
I'm with 10:23-- the "thanks for the paper" or "I really enjoyed your talk" is useless and time-wasting. Let the fact that the audience applauded after the paper stand as sufficient indication that everyone's grateful for the speaker having delivered the paper. Then get on with the question.
- March 4, 2010 at 10:44 PM
By what standard is '"thanks for the paper" or "I really enjoyed your talk"' a drawn-out compliment?
- March 4, 2010 at 11:32 PM
10:44 didn't say it's "drawn out," only that it's useless and time-wasting. And it is.
- March 4, 2010 at 11:51 PM
Its not about YOU!
Your aim should be to help the speaker improve his/her paper - or come to appreciate it should be binned.
- March 4, 2010 at 11:54 PM
I only say thanks if it is a really good paper. So that's once or twice a year then. It doesn't therefore waste much time in the overall scheme of things, and it is nice to show your apprecation to someone who has done something really worthwhile, and who has really benefited you.
- March 4, 2010 at 11:58 PM
the "thanks for the paper" or "I really enjoyed your talk" is useless and time-wasting.
Sorry, but that sounds absolutely ridiculous. I agree that some people preface their questions with too many accolades about the paper. But merely saying 'thanks for the paper' takes, what, three seconds? Is time-management during Q&A sessions really so fine-tuned that three seconds for a compliment is considered excessive?
- March 5, 2010 at 12:10 AM
At a conference last year, some friends and I started compiling a list of "rules" for Q&A, stemming from violations we witnessed. A lot of them here were on the list (although we never banned a quick "thanks for your talk"). Others included:
1. Don't apologize for your question/stay how stupid your question is probably going to be and ask it anyway.
2. Don't pretend you are merely asking a clarificatory question when you really think you have a knock-down objection.
3. (As mentioned above:) if it's clear the speaker doesn't have a good response to a question, stop asking it.
4. A corollary to 3: if someone asks the really good question you were going to ask, you don't need to make a big point about how you were going to ask that very same question when you're up. Just bow out and give someone else a chance.
And the list went on... But we found at some point that the rules could more-or-less be "derived". Gricean fashion, from two meta-rules:
A. Keep the discussion focused on trying to get at the truth --- not on the people (egos) involved.
B. Be considerate.
I'm thinking these two meta-rules sum it all up -- but are there others I might be missing?
- March 5, 2010 at 1:43 AM
The first rule of Philosophy Q&A is, you do not talk about Philosophy Q&A.
(The seventh rule is that if it is your first Philosophy Q&A, you have to ask a question.)
Let's get back to bitching about the APA and waxing nostalgic about the real punk of days gone by.
- March 5, 2010 at 8:07 AM
If what you're going to do is ramble on for quite a while and then say, after several minutes, "so, I guess my question is...", wait a bit before asking and see if you can formulate a more coherent question, perhaps starting with the part you were going to put at the end of the long ramble. (I should say that I sometimes violate this rule.)
Also, if time is running low and there are several people waiting to ask questions, even if you have "two questions" or "a question and a comment", just ask whichever question you think is better.
- March 5, 2010 at 8:32 AM
Something of the flip-side, but relevant:
As a *presenter*, do not end your response to a question with: "does that answer your question?" or "is that what you were getting at?"
It's the very, very rare case where the egos involved and the quality of the answer combine so that the answer is "yes." As a result, these questions lead to what looks a lot like an 'instant replay,' with the whole back-and-forth repeating itself...
I hate that.
- March 5, 2010 at 9:43 AM
Aren't these suggestions all sub-maxims of an overarching super-maxim: Don't be a dick?
- March 5, 2010 at 10:01 AM
Team 10:44. "Thanks for the paper" is an empty gesture. Get on with the objections.
- March 5, 2010 at 11:04 AM
You hit upon the aspect I hate most about philosophy conferences. Q&A really means lets try to destroy this guys work--unless we are trying to kiss ass with Big-Wig in the field.
I was shocked at the first couple of non-philosophy conferences where I got to present. Imagine my horror when I discovered that no one read their paper...they talked about their research and the main themes of the paper. People either read the paper on their own before the talk or asked for a copy afterwards. Second moment of horror was when the Q&A session turned into a "How can we help you?" group therapy. You mean you want to talk about the good and bad points of the paper? You want to point out how to strengthen the arguments or conclusions?
This is how other fields behave?
- March 5, 2010 at 11:05 AM
"Thanks for the paper" actually strikes me as a nice gesture, like "please" "thanks for comming" etc.
I don't know how anyone can get bent out of shape about that one way or another
On the other hand long prefaces to questions are extremely annoying and do eat up valuable time. Usually one can ask a question quickly and, before asking, its good to try to think up a good way of doing so.
This might not be as much of a problem now as it used to be, but presenters also have to limit their paper to the alloted time. Make your argument. You don't need to go into all the permutations a published piece would--that's what the discussion is for.
- March 5, 2010 at 11:38 AM
PA writes: Aren't these suggestions all sub-maxims of an overarching super-maxim: Don't be a dick?
Ethics in a box.
- March 5, 2010 at 12:25 PM
I worry that for most questioners I've seen, following Spiros' second rule invariably leads to violating the first rule. If people can't ask follow-ups, they will ask a question of the form, "Do you think that p, and if you do, how do you reconcile it with the fact that you said q, and I think I know what you're going to say; you're going to say r, but if you say r, then aren't you committed to s, and isn't s inconsistent with p?" I've seen such questions, and they're not pretty. I'd rather have someone ask, "Do you think that p?" and if the presenter does, ask the follow-up(s). There's always the off-chance that she doesn't, and we can move on having saved 6 minutes.
- March 5, 2010 at 1:40 PM
I think the second rule is too weak. Philosophers so abuse the follow-up that we should be forced to give them up, cold turkey. I propose that follow-ups be off limits unless specifically asked for by the presenter.
- March 5, 2010 at 2:53 PM
Until session chairs grow spines, the nonsense will continue--the school kids act like idiots or shitheels largely to the extent that the playground monitor lets them do so.
- March 6, 2010 at 3:28 PM
Avoid the introduction which details the reasons the questioner came to be in the room today. For example, it is not recommended to begin the question with: 'I came to your paper because thought your title was a joke [since I'm employed as a professional philosopher but I've never heard the term 'sortal' before. And I find the word funny.]'
Having said that, philosophers are not the worse offenders, in my experience. I give papers to audiences in another academic field in the humanities and have less constructive interaction in discussion. There's few questions: comments are more common, especially the 'I think I remember reading someone in the secondary literature who disagrees with you' comment. There's seldom an objection to the argument of the paper: just expressions of disagreement with its conclusion.
- March 6, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Consistent or inconsistent with the rules of Q&A:
Asking a tough question of the commentator when the questions have basically run their course and relatively senior commentator was criticizing young kid who was clearly scared crapless for not defending an absurd position that belonged to the commentator. (This isn't a situation where the commentator was behaving badly, just where the kid is clearly drowning and was being slaughtered by someone who was saying silly things to someone just too scared to fight back because he couldn't handle being in front of a crowd or standing up to a senior philosopher.)
- March 6, 2010 at 9:26 PM
Definitely within bounds. I once saw a fucking bigshot waltz in having not even giving comments in advance to the person on whom he was commenting at an APA colloquium. The speaker, no idiot but a very young guy, was shaky in his response but seemed to be on the right track. In my view, blaze away at the big shot and make him look like the tool he is.
- March 6, 2010 at 10:44 PM
I'm not Anon9:26, but I can't help but wonder: were you at my talk at the Pacific last year?
- March 7, 2010 at 1:50 AM
my experience is that most philosophers, like most humans, can be idiots once ego and disaply is involved...
most questions are about the asker demonstrating something - rarely based on genuine interest.......
and - - keep it short - always - becuase life is short, and there is rarely any point...
- March 7, 2010 at 6:55 AM
Best question ever: I'm very interested in your project...but how does it relate to Heidegger's notion of being?
I gave a pretty straight forward analytic paper on Parmenides and got this question. The question "How does this relate to Levinas' project?" has become an inside joke at my program now.
These kinds of questions can be the most annoying, usually given by those people who just need to say something rather than have something to say.
A good rule to curb such questions: If the presenter has gone over your head or went a different direction then you expected the talk to go, do not feel your intelligence has been threatened. You're smart too, but not everyone in the room needs to know it.
- March 7, 2010 at 12:25 PM
No, I was not there. But the experience is universal, so I may as well have.
- March 8, 2010 at 11:20 AM
"The question "How does this relate to Levinas' project?" has become an inside joke at my program now."
Perhaps, but the deeper question that I think you've missed is how your analytic "joke" itself relates to Levinas' project in its otherness?
- March 8, 2010 at 3:02 PM
I find these posts very interesting. And I want to thank you for bringing them up. Very thought-provoking. In fact, they remind me of a Levinasian critique of Heidegger, according to which Being is the unrepresentable condition, rather than the represented object, of Thought. Just to clarify, though, I wonder why you didn't make more of that point. And, to 'piggyback' off of what the last guy probably said while I was thinking of my own point, I think you totally neglected to discuss the Q&A practice at the RC28 conference on Social Stratification: there, the custom is to show why the variables are endogenous. Assuming you agree with my first point, I wonder if you could discuss how it relates to my second – just by way of clarification, I mean. I know some of us are VERY confused about that. Then, we'll be ready for my question.
- March 8, 2010 at 8:04 PM
- Spiros said...
Anon 8:04,
But surely such an "analytic" joke (because even humor conforms to a dying tradition's way of partitioning the discipline, and proponents of that tradition never laugh at themselves, which in part is why it's dying) has it's own meta-retort? Because the meta-level is always where the real philosophy gets done....
- March 8, 2010 at 9:21 PM
I was at a conference recently where the commentator said the stuff that got the audience riled up. The first four questions were directed *at him*. The presenter was not pleased. Commentator finally asked us (meaning my fellow audience members) to direct our questions to the person who wrote the paper. So, perhaps, another rule:
Make comments at the session on the paper given at the session, not on the comments at the session. Save those on the comment for the bar, later.
- March 9, 2010 at 4:26 PM
Oh, and meta- is always betta!
- March 9, 2010 at 4:29 PM
Nope - the meta-level is where philosophers disappear up their own backsides...
- March 10, 2010 at 8:20 PM
"PA said...
Aren't these suggestions all sub-maxims of an overarching super-maxim: Don't be a dick?"
Seems more like they amount to: avoid conferences, everyone there is a dick, especially the question-session rulemakers. Don't take 1 second to say thanks? Don't ask if your reply was on point (not with an intention of starting over again if not, but to show you tried, you gave a shit)? Who's a dick, again?
Anyway, if the rule is "don't be a philosopher and a dick," you've got a potential ought implies not logically contradictory problem.
- March 16, 2010 at 9:52 AM
There's the type of question that goes: "I've listened to you talk about your views for an hour, now I want to talk about my views."
Or "Let's go back and forth ten or more times to see if you can help me actually come up with a question."
My rule (which I only break sometimes) is one follow-up. I think that does often advance the discussion, but more than one quickly becomes a waste of time.
- March 16, 2010 at 10:29 AM
- Nada Cabani said...
Actually, I have no comments. I just wanted to be the first *non* anonymous commentator on this post...just couldn't resist! :-)
- March 16, 2010 at 10:48 AM
Actually, it seems to me that question-asking behavior has gotten better at APA sessions than it used to be. Ask an internal question and then shut-up. Twenty years ago I was just amazed at the lunacy I witnessed at APA meetings.
- March 16, 2010 at 1:08 PM
- Rowan said...
The first rule needs to be: Display or state whatever the rules are immediately before the Q&A begins.
If the consternation is so universal, then I think it makes sense to set the Q&A's ground rules so everyone is informed.
Although that would take a lot of guts as opposed to Anonymous postings in a blog.
- March 16, 2010 at 1:10 PM
One question that often arises is something like (not this extreme, though): "yeah, but all this assumes there's an external world; how do you know that?"
(Assume that the presentation was not about proving the existence of an external world.)
- March 16, 2010 at 6:57 PM
When people begin their question with "Thanks for the paper!" or "I really loved your paper!" I always cringe. These are examples of exclamations that don't mean what they literally say. What they mean is (roughly) "I am the etiquette monitor and I am here to remind you that question time in philosophy papers is far too hostile, so let's all try to be nice to one another this time." At that point I feel embarrassed for all concerned, especially the speakers, who rarely need the help of the people who say these things, and who, when they do, would much rather have it in the form of a useful distinction or an extra argument.
- March 16, 2010 at 8:23 PM
- Spiros said...
For what it's worth,
I'm also with those who think that the "thanks for the paper" preface is unnecessary-- yes, it's not a huge time-sink, but it's nonetheless unnecessary. The applause is sufficient to express gratitude. And often it seems patronizing in the way 8:23 indicates. Just ask a good question...
- March 16, 2010 at 8:41 PM
- Michael Drake said...
Incredulous stare.
- March 16, 2010 at 10:24 PM
I'm sure this comment will invite some ugly responses, but, anyway, I actually think most of the comments on here are more disagreeable and obnoxious than any of the behaviors they concern. Most of these complaints come off as extremely pretentious and trivial, while most of the behaviors they regard strike me as rather innocuous or, at worst, a little tiring. I mean, it's more unpleasant to hear someone bitch about the sort of questions people ask at conferences than the questions themselves (including the ones that do seem a little silly or unnecessary). Indeed, it seems rather puritanical and tight-assed to demand people adhere to strict guidelines of efficiency and relevance at a conference talk (by the way, you'll only confirm you do have an unpleasant personality if you pretend to not know what I mean or instead accuse me of being puritanical and tight-assed, because I'm responding to bitchy acerbic moralizing about silly--but mostly morally neutral---behavior, rather than the largely morally neutral---even if a little silly---behavior at conferences that evidently enrages this crowd...just anticipating the usual uncharitable douchebag of the thread. now fire away.).
- March 16, 2010 at 11:10 PM
Anon 11:10, I acknowledge that there may be something in what you say about the character of some previous posters; but I do think that the general thrust of the thing so far is on the right track. You find it more unpleasant to read these complaints about Q & A behaviour than to endure the Q & A behaviour itself -- fair enough. But then again, you didn't need to read these comments in order to achieve any further end: you could have closed this page at any moment. The case is qute different at APA sessions, since those of us who attend them often wish to engage in the discussion or, at the very least, would like to see how the presenter responds to relevant questions. That's the big benefit, as I see it, to attending a session rather than reading the paper at home.
People who attend APA sessions typically travel great distances to do so. Once the paper has been read, the commentary has been given, and the Q & A period has begun, there are typically (in my experience) only about ten minutes for discussion. If John Q. Jackass wants to take up four or five minutes of that time violating one of the taboos mentioned here, and is followed by Jane Q. Jackass who violates another one, then little or no time will be left for anything else to happen. On the other hand, if the protocols set out by many people here were followed, those precious ten minutes could be a far more rewarding experience for all involved.
Given all that, I don't see the problem with these comments.
- March 17, 2010 at 12:02 AM
justin kalef, i probably wasn't explicit enough in my post. i appreciate that it's rude and inconsiderate of someone to, say, dominate Q&A at the expense of other attendees. i was responding more to complaints about things like thanking the presenter. These bratty sort of comments betray an obnoxious everyone-must-accomodate-my-every-whim sort of attitude, which I find rather repugnant.
- March 17, 2010 at 3:15 AM
Spiros 8:41,
"I'm also with those who think that the "thanks for the paper" preface is unnecessary-- yes, it's not a huge time-sink, but it's nonetheless unnecessary. The applause is sufficient to express gratitude."
Let's grant the purpose of saying "thank you" is to express gratitude (as you imply). Well then, you're right: saying "thank you" isn't necessary to express that. instead, it's sufficient. but then, applause isn't necessary to express that either; it's also only sufficient. so then, we shouldn't do that either? i'm guessing not, but then what's really the problem with saying "thank you"? is it that it's not the most efficient way to express gratitude? what we should we do, just smile at the presenter for a millisecond after they're done? why should we think we need to be this efficient. what on earth is the gain? all this excitement over thank yous seems petty and overblown.
- March 17, 2010 at 3:25 AM
3:25: I think Spiro's comment should be read as saying this:
"Applauding is sufficient for expressing gratitude and does not come across as patronizing.
Prefacing a question with 'Thanks for your paper!' is sufficient to express gratitude but does come across as patronizing.
So applaud and don't preface your question with 'Thanks for your paper!'"
Sounds like good advice to me.
- March 17, 2010 at 8:15 AM
Sorry to continue this idiotic non-debate, but ignoring idiocy never ends it, so...
Applause is customary and indicates the formal, relatively meaningless, gratitude of the room at large. So it isn't a sufficient measure of gratitude by the room (it's expected by everyone for every paper, indicating no gratitude) and it isn't in any way a measure of individual gratitude.
I think the best efficiency measure would be to cut the talks and the questions, and just have the applause. It would be a better use of everyone's time. In any case, the occasional thank you's are a nice counterbalance to the general dickishness of conference-goers.
But dear god forbid that such a little tiny glimmer of human decency among academics be tolerated.
You all deserve one another.
- March 17, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Spiros said...
Anon 11:25 writes:
"But dear god forbid that such a little tiny glimmer of human decency among academics be tolerated."
Nice! You've succeeded in ignoring the issue despite yourself! You've missed the point entirely, and, given how simple this particular point is, you've give good evidence for thinking you're the idiot on this thread. No wonder you think the discussion is idiotic-- you don't understand it. Good job!
Now, let's take this slowly. No one is arguing that "little tiny glimmers of human decency" are bad. The question is whether the practice in question can plausibly be regarded as involving "little tiny glimmers of human decency" at all. Let me repeat that so even you won't miss it. The question is this: is taking time out of a q&a period to state that you're grateful, after you've already expressed your gratitude, plausibly regarded as a "little tiny glimmer of human decency."
And here's one side's view: In a room filled with people who want to ask questions, adding an extra 5 to 10 seconds to express unnecessary (because already expressed) pleasantries is rude and patronizing. It's rude to the others who are in the queue for a question. (When such "tiny glimmers" of rudeness become the norm, people who want to ask questions will be shut out.)
And it's often patronizing to the speaker: if you liked the paper, ask me a good question; whether you "liked" the paper and want personally to thank me for it is irrelevant.
How about going away now?
- March 17, 2010 at 1:03 PM
"The question is this: is taking time out of a q&a period to state that you're grateful, after you've already expressed your gratitude"
To repeat:
"Applause is customary and indicates the formal, relatively meaningless, gratitude of the room...and it isn't in any way a measure of individual gratitude."
So the relevant question was addressed; you simply ignored it: "after you've already expressed your gratitude" is a contested claim.
For what it's worth: the only people who find a 1 second (not 5 or 10) statement of thanks to be patronizing are disfunctionally insecure people, of the sort this business intentionally manifactures in spades.
So perhaps, out of deference to the psychological disabilities of the field, your position is a reasonable one after all.
- March 17, 2010 at 1:53 PM
If, as you say, applause is customary and meaningless, why should anyone take the "thanks for the paper" to be any different?
- March 17, 2010 at 2:00 PM
- Spiros said...
Anon 1:53,
More off-the-point nonsense mixed with an off-the-cuff derogatory pseudo-psychological diagnosis of those who disagree. Excellent move! No need to argue when you can simply declare those who oppose you "disfunctionally insecure"!
How about going away now?
- March 17, 2010 at 2:16 PM
Spiros, I agree with your view, but you're now just being an asshole. There's no call for bringing this discussion down to the level of pre-pubescent glibness and sneering.
- March 17, 2010 at 2:20 PM
On the subject of being patronizing, here's something I've seen only a couple of times (thank goodness) but that nonetheless left quite an impression. Some self-satisfied graybeard sits through a couple of questions to let the rank-and-file have their chance, and then, when called upon, says something like the following with a benevolent, paternal air: "Your paper did a good job of raising an interesting issue. I think that you have effectively identified what the problem is, and why your audience should be concerned about it. There are only a couple of points to work on. Here they are:..."
I know that, on the account I just gave, there is some (almost certainly needless) 'thanking' going on, but that's not what I have in mind as most obnoxious here. Rather, it's the fact that the greybeard seems to think that he's teaching some sort of course, and that the presenter is his student. Actually, I wonder whether this is the sort of thing that many of the people who objected to thanking had in mind when they talked about its being patronizing.
My protocol suggestions are as follows:
1. The only way to participate legitimately in a Q & A is as an equal, down on all fours with the presenter. It's inappropriate to throw down comments from any high horse, no matter what you thought of the paper.
2. Q & A comments should never be indistinguishable from a commentary you might give in an evaluation on the work of one of your undergraduate students.
- March 17, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Spiros said...
Jen Falutski,
I'm sorry... maybe you think I'm oversensitive, but I do tend to take issue with someone who in effect calls me and idiot, and then explicitly says I'm "disfunctionally insecure," all in a forum which belongs to me and which I in no way have forced anyone to participate. How about I come to your house and say similar things to you? Would it be wrong for you to ask me to leave? I think not.
Thanks for your support of the view, though.
- March 17, 2010 at 2:50 PM
I don't think the two cases are sufficiently similar, Spiros. By opening up this forum for discussion, you seem to be tacitly inviting others to post their views, whether in agreement or not. Anonymous posted some views that disagree with yours, and gave reasons for doing so. He/she then (with some legitimacy, perhaps) claimed that you had not dealt with those reasons in your response. True, he/she said some rude things; but then again, so did you. Under the circumstances, asking Anonymous to leave in a snarky manner seems antithetical to the ostensible purposes of opening up a blog for comments.
I have not opened up my house for people to come and comment on things, so that case is not relevantly analogous.
- March 17, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- Spiros said...
Jen Falutski,
The issue is not that the relevant Anon disagrees with my view about anything-- that's of course OK. But one can disagree without name-calling and armchair psychological-diagnostic insults. So, yes, the forum is open for argument and other comments, but I will not tolerate certain kind of insult.
The case is relevantly similar to the house case if we add a few details that I'd taken for granted: You invite me over for dinner. Then I start calling you an idiot (see Anon's 11:25, which began this), and saying that you hold the views that you do only because you're "disfunctionally insecure." That goes beyond disagreement. It in effect says that there is *no* disagreement, because there is no intelligent opponent (viz. the purported opponent needs simply to be diagnosed, not answered). Now, it's ok-- some people are jerks, and it's not a big deal all things considered. But surely you'd be well within your rights to ask me to leave your home.
- March 17, 2010 at 3:31 PM
Anon 11:25 said that he/she felt that the discussion was idiotic, and a non-debate. That isn't the same as calling you an idiot. And I think it would be difficult for you to deny that the general tone of your discussion is already acrimonious, so that Anon 11:25's saying this seems even less out of line.
Personally, if I had invited some people to my house for dinner and a debate, and set up that debate along polemical lines, and was then told by one of my guests that he/she thought that the discussion was an idiotic non-debate, I would not ask the person to leave my house. And if someone did do that, I would find that sort of action inappropriate and not very conducive to the spirit of free discussion.
Obviously, you're free to run your thread as you desire; but it seems to me at least that you're being unfair here. If that's sufficient for you to ask me to leave as well, then so be it.
- March 17, 2010 at 3:47 PM
I like when people say thanks for my paper at the beginning of their question, when it comes off as sincere. I'm usually not paying attention to any applause after my talk, but I'm often nervous. The sincere "thanks" helps me relax a bit: the question that's coming is intended as helpful, rather than as an attack.
I also like it when someone points out what they like about the paper. I'm usually presenting a paper I want to improve, and knowing what's (perceived as) good is useful, just like knowing what's contentious.
- March 17, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Maybe we have to be 'particularist' about the expression of thanks. You have to look at the particular situation, and respond appropriately. As Polly Anna shows, sometimes it is right to sincerely thank (and I can think of other times, for example when a good paper has been subject to unreasonably hostile criticism or when no one seems to get the paper). Other times it may be redundant. Perhaps we have to do without a rule on this one.
By the way, I would put more strongly the criticism of the claim that applause is an expression of gratitude. Applause is generally no expression of gratitude at all. People clap usually out of good manners, or as a habitual response to the end of a paper, rather than as an expression of thanks. Do you only clap when you are grateful for a paper? How often do you simply refuse to clap?
- March 17, 2010 at 4:54 PM
In reply to March 17, 2pm:
I think it's different since people don't always say thanks for the paper, whereas they always applaud - so less customary and meaningless.
As Jen suggested, I really did mean the debate was idiotic, not any individuals on either side. I was too combative but, really, isn't it -- to put it differently -- a funny or silly debate? Imagine, e.g., saying thanks to the bank teller at the bank, and everyone in line behind you getting into a heated debate over it.
I suppose the disfunctionally insecure comment was also unnecessarily snide. It was intended as a semi-serious, semi-humorous (albeit intentionally-mean) diagnosis of the industry in general, myself included. Again, not directed at you in particular.
I overreacted to what I took to be excessive hostility toward people guilty of a relatively minor crime: having the gall to thank someone for their paper before asking a question. To put it differently, I thought I saw pretty jerkish behavior that could use some counterjerk balance. Maybe a misjudgment.
That said, I still don't think the substantive debate has been settled: thanks are excessive only if applause has already done the work, which I still say it hasn't done.
I'd also like to remind people of the bigger picture: given that the major time-sucking device among questioners is pontificating, beating around the bush, and having lengthy followups, wouldn't taking care of those issues make the no-thanks rule unnecessary? Priorities, you know.
- March 17, 2010 at 7:40 PM
If truth is good and evil is the truth (as the bible say both are) is evil then by defaul (i guess) good.
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He lives near San Francisco, makes more than $50,000 per year, and is voting for the billionaire to fight against political correctness.
For several days, I've been corresponding with a 22-year-old Donald Trump supporter. He is white, has a bachelor's degree, and earns $50,000 to $60,000 per year.
He lives near San Francisco.
"I recently became engaged to my Asian fiancée who is making roughly 3 times what I make, and I am completely supportive of her and proud she is doing so well," he wrote. "We've both benefitted a lot from globalization. We are young, urban, and have a happy future planned. We seem molded to be perfect young Hillary supporters," he observed, "but we're not. In 2016, we're both going for Trump."
At first, we discussed Bill Clinton.
Last week, I wrote an article asking why Trump supporters aren't bothered that their candidate called Clinton a shameful abuser of women who may well be a rapist. After all, Trump used to insist that Clinton was a victim of unfair treatment during his sex scandals. Either Trump spent years defending a man that he believed to be a sexual predator, even welcoming him as a guest at his wedding, or Trump is now cynically exploiting a rape allegation that he believes to be false.
Three Atlantic staffers discuss "Blood of My Blood," the sixth episode of the sixth season.
Every week for the sixth season of Game of Thrones, Christopher Orr, Spencer Kornhaber, and Lenika Cruz will be discussing new episodes of the HBO drama. Because no screeners are being made available to critics in advance this year, we'll be posting our thoughts in installments.
Those who don't have sex during their teen years are in the minority, but the reasons for—and effects of—waiting differ for everyone.
Keith McDorman walks into the back room of an Austin, Texas coffee shop. With his dirty-blond hair, light eyes, week-old beard, and striped button-down shirt, he looks like a younger, shorter, bohemian version of Bradley Cooper. He tosses his scooter helmet onto the wooden table, sits across from me at a booth that barely fits us both, and talks before I ask a question.
"My mind doesn't comprehend how much sex I have," says McDorman, a 29-year-old carpenter from southern California.
That statement brings glances from studying college students. We opt for more privacy by heading outside, where we talk over a live rock band at a high table near a vegan food truck. McDorman continues by telling me about a conversation he had recently with his girlfriend, in which he expressed fear that his libido had dropped. She laughed, since, well, they had had sex six times that week.
The Democratic insurgent's campaign is losing steam—but his supporters are not ready to give up.
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—This is how a revolution ends: its idealism tested, its optimism drained, its hope turned to bitterness.
But if Bernie Sanders's revolution has run aground in California, which will be one of the last states to vote in the Democratic primary on June 7, he was not about to admit it here, where thousands gathered on a sun-drenched high-school football field of bright green turf.
"We are going to win here in California!" Sanders said, to defiant cheers. In the audience, a man waved a sign that said, "Oh HILL no!"
This is Sanders's last stand, according to the official narrative of the corrupt corporate media, and if there is anything we have learned in the past year, it is the awesome power of the official narrative—the self-reinforcing drumbeat that dictates everything.
A 1979 book on presidential selection inadvertently predicted the rise of Trump—and the weakness of a popular primary system.
Predictions are dangerous business, especially in the hall of mirrors that American politics has become. Suffice it to say, no one called this U.S. presidential election cycle—not Trump, not Sanders, not any of it.
Except, perhaps, in a round-about way, a 1979 book about the presidential-primary system. James Ceaser, a University of Virginia professor, outlined the history and potential weaknesses of various nomination processes, including one that largely relies on popular primaries. Starting in the early 1970s, Democrats and Republicans began reforming their primary-election processes, transferring influence over nominations away from party leaders to voters. This kind of system is theoretically more democratic, but it also has weaknesses—some of which have been on display in 2016. When I spoke with a couple of conservative political-science professors about their field last month, one of them remarked, with just a hint of jealousy, "I expect Jim Ceaser to take a victory lap around the country saying I told you so."
Finally, an explanation for Bitchy Resting Face Nation
Here's something that has always puzzled me, growing up in the U.S. as a child of Russian parents. Whenever I or my friends were having our photos taken, we were told to say "cheese" and smile. But if my parents also happened to be in the photo, they were stone-faced. So were my Russian relatives, in their vacation photos. My parents' high-school graduation pictures show them frolicking about in bellbottoms with their young classmates, looking absolutely crestfallen.
It's not just photos: Russian women do not have to worry about being instructed by random men to "smile." It is Bitchy Resting Face Nation, seemingly forever responding "um, I guess?" to any question the universe might pose.
This does not mean we are all unhappy! Quite the opposite: The virile ruler, the vodka, the endless mounds of sour cream—they are pleasing to some. It's just that grinning without cause is not a skill Russians possess or feel compelled to cultivate. There's even a Russian proverb that translates, roughly, to "laughing for no reason is a sign of stupidity."
Narcissism, disagreeableness, grandiosity—a psychologist investigates how Trump's extraordinary personality might shape his possible presidency.
In 2006, Donald Trump made plans to purchase the Menie Estate, near Aberdeen, Scotland, aiming to convert the dunes and grassland into a luxury golf resort. He and the estate's owner, Tom Griffin, sat down to discuss the transaction at the Cock & Bull restaurant. Griffin recalls that Trump was a hard-nosed negotiator, reluctant to give in on even the tiniest details. But, as Michael D'Antonio writes in his recent biography of Trump, Never Enough, Griffin's most vivid recollection of the evening pertains to the theatrics. It was as if the golden-haired guest sitting across the table were an actor playing a part on the London stage.
"It was Donald Trump playing Donald Trump," Griffin observed. There was something unreal about it.
U.S. dynamism is in the dumps: Americans are less likely to switch jobs, move to another state, or create new companies than they were 30 years ago (or 100 years ago). What's going on?
U.S. dynamism is in the dumps: Americans are less likely to switch jobs, move to another state, or create new companies than they were 30 years ago (or 100 years ago). What's going on?
The psychological origins of waiting (... and waiting, and waiting) to work
Like most writers, I am an inveterate procrastinator. In the course of writing this one article, I have checked my e-mail approximately 3,000 times, made and discarded multiple grocery lists, conducted a lengthy Twitter battle over whether the gold standard is actually the worst economic policy ever proposed, written Facebook messages to schoolmates I haven't seen in at least a decade, invented a delicious new recipe for chocolate berry protein smoothies, and googled my own name several times to make sure that I have at least once written something that someone would actually want to read.
Lots of people procrastinate, of course, but for writers it is a peculiarly common occupational hazard. One book editor I talked to fondly reminisced about the first book she was assigned to work on, back in the late 1990s. It had gone under contract in 1972.
Popular media are full of claims that sugar is toxic. And there's intense disagreement about recommendations to replace table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup with "natural" sweeteners like agave nectar or fruit juice.
What to make of it all?
"Over the past few months, I've become increasingly concerned about a sweetener that I've recommended on my show in the past," Mehmet Oz lamented in an apology earlier this year. Oz, the practicing cardiac surgeon and professor at Columbia University who hosts an eponymous daytime-television extravaganza, is given to emphatic food recommendations. Either run and buy something, or throw it away. Throw it as far from you as possible. "After careful consideration of the available research, today I'm asking you to eliminate agave from your kitchen and your diet."
That's a stark difference from 2011, when fans of Oz's show listed their "all-time favorite tips" from Doctor Oz, and number one was "Agave Nectar as a Sugar Substitute." Number one. Agave flooded "natural" food aisles. By 2012, agave nectar sales were projected to double within the decade, as they had the decade prior. America's Doctor was at the helm.
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IMPORTANT NEWS ALERT - September 30, 2004 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today acknowledged the voluntary withdrawal from the market of Vioxx (chemical name rofecoxib), a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) manufactured by Merck & Co. FDA today also issued a Public Health Advisory to inform patients of this action and to advise them to consult with a physician about alternative medications.
Merck is withdrawing Vioxx from the market after the data safety monitoring board overseeing a long-term study of the drug recommended that the study be halted because of an increased risk of serious cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and strokes, among study patients taking Vioxx compared to patients receiving placebo. The study was being done in patients at risk of developing recurrent colon polyps.
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DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Rofecoxib is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is used to treat pain, particularly the pain of osteoarthritis and menstrual cramps. Prostaglandins are chemicals that are important in promoting inflammation and its signs--pain, fever, swelling and tenderness. Rofecoxib blocks the enzyme that makes prostaglandins (cyclooxygenase- 2) and thereby reduces the amounts of prostaglandins. As a consequence, inflammation and its accompanying pain, fever, swelling and tenderness also are reduced. Rofecoxib is similar to celecoxib (Celebrex). Both drugs differ from other NSAIDs in that they cause less irritation and ulceration of the stomach and intestine (at least during short-term treatment), and they do not interfere with the clotting of blood.
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Michael Annett and the No. 15 Flying J Travel Plaza Toyota Camry Compete North of the Border at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
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Montreal, Canada (August 25, 2010) – Michael Annett and Germain Racing's No. 15 Flying J Travel Plaza team will make their one and only stop outside of the United States this weekend as the NASCAR Nationwide Series circuit ventures to Montreal, Canada for the Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The 74 lap race will be the third and final road course race for the Nationwide Series before their final ten races of the 2010 season.
Annett's trip to Montreal for Sunday's race will be the second time he's competed in a NASCAR event north of the border after he finished 18th in last year's Nationwide Series race on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve's 2.71 mile road course. But stock car racing hasn't been the only sport that the 24-year-old driver has competed in outside of the United States. The former AAA ice hockey defensemen for Team Illinois performed on the rink in games versus Canadian teams in Calgary and Toronto at the age of 16.
Annett's transition from the rink to the racetrack at the age of 18 has allowed him four previous road course starts. Although he was plagued with transmission issues in both of this year's previous road course races, Annett battled to finish 24th at the inaugural Nationwide Series race at Road America and 19th at Watkins Glen International this season in his No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry.
With international ties to Pilot Flying J and HYPE Energy, Annett will pilot the No. 15 Flying J Travel Plaza Toyota Camry in Sunday's Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge. With loyal sponsor Pilot Travel Centers' recent acquisition of Flying J, Sunday's Nationwide Series event will be the first ever appearance of the No. 15 Flying J Travel Plaza Toyota Camry. Over 60 of Pilot Flying J's 550 locations are centered in Canada. HYPE Energy, an associate sponsor of the No. 15 Germain Racing team, will feature their HYPE Energy Organic product on the deck lid of the car.
"I'm really excited to have Flying J on our No. 15 Toyota Camry for the first time this weekend. It's an honor to have an excellent company with two great brands behind me," said Annett. "I appreciate all the support that the Pilot Flying J team provides me. They have truly fueled my dream of building a successful career in motorsports. I'm looking forward to getting on track this weekend and giving Pilot Flying J and Germain Racing a great finish."
The No. 15 Flying J Travel Plaza Nationwide Series car will hit the road course at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Saturday for practice at 9 a.m. and again at 11:30 a.m. Qualifying will follow at 5:05 p.m. The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge begins at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Tune to ESPN 2 for live coverage of final practice, qualifying and the race. A live race broadcast begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information on Michael Annett and Germain Racing's No. 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series team, check out www.MichaelAnnett.com and www.GermainRacing.com. Get live updates on Twitter @MichaelAnnett.
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Education has been front and center at the state capitol during the first few weeks of the Mississippi legislature.
Senator Terry C. Burton tells Newscenter 11 that early childhood education is one element that is missing in Mississippi schools. Burton says funding for K-12 education is already an issue, which only complicates matters. Senator Burton says lawmakers do have a plan in mind though.
"So, that we can continue to prepare children for kindergarten," Burton says. "Prepare those kindergarteners for the elementary school and then have a college ready student when they leave the high school setting. So, it's all part of the overall educational component in the state. "
Senator Burton serves District 31, which is made up of Lauderdale, Newton, and Scott counties.
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Carl Barks is one of the world's most legendary comic artists. As the author of numerous classic 'Donald Duck' stories, and as the creator of Duckburg and its famous inhabitants, Barks is among the most important comics creators of the 20th Century. Beginning his career at Disney in the thirties, his talent was soon recognized by his employer and colleagues. In the following decades, he made solo comics, including the entire 'Uncle Scrooge' series at Dell Publishing.
Born on a ranch in Merrill, Oregon, Carl Barks spent his childhood working on the farm, studying agriculture and drawing. In 1918, he left for San Francisco to become an illustrator. He had no success, so he returned to Oregon, where took on various jobs. His first cartoon was published in the Canadian magazine The Calgary Eye-Opener. In the following years, Barks drew several cartoons for this men oriented magazine, which featured a lot of sexually and racially discriminating jokes.
In 1936, Barks found employment at the Walt Disney Studios, where he started out as an apprentice animator. He worked on the storyboards of several 'Donald Duck' shorts and cooperated on the animation of among others 'Donald's Nephews', 'Self-Control', 'Donald's Better Self' and 'Mr. Duck Steps Out'. He also cooperated on a 'Donald Duck' movie project called 'Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold'. The film was eventually dropped by Disney.
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Barks then teamed up with fellow animator Jack Hannah, and turned the story into a comic strip. This story, the first of many Barks would make, was published as a comic book at Dell Publishing in 1942. Barks left the animation studios because of allergies and the World War II political climate, and began drawing comics for Dell/Western instead.
From 1943 to 1966 Carl Barks wrote and drew hundreds of 'Donald Duck' stories for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories. He created Duckburg and several new characters for the comics, such as Uncle Scrooge McDuck, Gyro Gearloose, Gladstone Gander and the Beagle Boys.
The rich and stingy Uncle Scrooge, who first appeared in the story 'Christmas On Bear Mountain' in 1947, eventually got his own title. Barks' stories are masterpieces of escalating storylines, and are great entertainment for all ages. Because all of his work was anonymous, it wasn't until the 1970s that fans learned that one man was responsible for these classic stories.
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Barks also worked on some of Dell's non-Disney titles in the 1940s. Between 1944 and 1947, Barks wrote and illustrated 26 stories of MGM's 'Barney Bear and Benny Burro' for the Our Gang comic book. He illustrated 'Andy Panda' for New Funnies in 1943 and contributed to Boy's and Girl's March of Comics from 1947 to 1949. He did one story with 'Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig' ('Porky of the Mounties' in 1944), but found that the characters didn't suit him.
An original detail sketch by Barks
The 'Old Duck Man', as Barks affectionately was called, stopped drawing comics in 1968. He continued to write some occasional scenarios, which were illustrated by John Carey or Tony Strobl. Upon his retirement, Barks started painting for his own pleasure. These oil paintings were much appreciated by fans, and Barks got a temporary agreement with Disney for using the Duck characters - the same ones that he created.
'In Uncle Walt's Collectory' by Carl Barks (detail from oil painting)
Barks became a successful painter, selling many of his works. Sadly, he died from leukemia at his home in Grants Pass, Oregon in August 2000, at the age of 99. He will be remembered through his delightful stories - which have been a big inspiration for a great many artists. Besides his brilliant talents, Carl Barks was a wonderful man and will be missed by generations of comic and cartoon lovers.
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The Carolina Panthers have signed free agent safety Quintin Mikell, the team announced Monday.
The team also placed safety Haruki Nakamura on injured reserve with a concussion.
Mikell, 5-10 and 205 pounds, joins the Panthers after spending the previous two seasons (2011-12) with the St. Louis Rams. Mikell started all 32 games played for the Rams, totaling 214 tackles, four sacks, two interceptions, seven passes defensed and nine forced fumbles.
A veteran of 10 NFL seasons, Mikell entered the NFL in 2003 out of Boise State as an undrafted rookie free agent with Philadelphia. Mikell earn a Pro Bowl selection in 2009 and second-team NFL All-Pro honors in 2008 and 2010. Panthers head coach Ron Rivera (2003 - linebackers) and defensive coordinator Sean McDermott (2003 - assistant defensive backs; 2004-06 - secondary/safeties; 2007 - linebackers; 2008 - defensive backs; 2009-10 - defensive coordinator) were members of the Eagles coaching staff during Mikell's time in Philadelphia.
For his career, Mikell has played in 155 regular season games with 91 starts and has totaled 742 tackles, eight sacks, 12 interceptions, 52 passes defensed, 16 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries. Mikell has also seen action in 12 postseason games, including five starts in the postseason and was a member of the 2004 Eagles team that won the NFC Championship.
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Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Mike Conley led the way with 20 points and
seven assists as the Memphis Grizzlies coasted to a 94-75 win over the
Charlotte Bobcats at the FedExForum.
Conley went 8-of-13 from the floor for Memphis, which extended its home
winning streak to 13 games. The Grizzlies have not lost at FedExForum since
Feb. 5 and are 31-8 in their own arena on the season.
Zach Randolph added a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds, while Jon
Leuer chipped in 11 points off the bench in the victory.
Kemba Walker paced the Bobcats with 19 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the
field. The other four starters for Charlotte combined to make only 13-of-41 of
their field goal tries. Bismack Biyombo led the visitors with 12 rebounds to
mark his second-straight game with 10 boards or more.
Mike Dunlap's team has now lost 13 road games in a row.
Both sides struggled from beyond the arc, as the two teams combined to make 5-
of-27 shots from 3-point range. Memphis coasted by owning a 50-34 edge in
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The aughts (ugh) were a great time for Christmas albums, and we heard weirdo versions of carols from pop stars, washed up rock stars, and Disney channel heroes alike. The aughts were also a horrible time for design and art of any kind, giving us excruciatingly amazing album covers to look back on. More


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How can I warm up to my fat boyfriend?
Ok, so here is my dilemma. I just started college this past August. A few weeks into it my boyfriend of 2 years broke up with me. I thought I would never move on and so did everyone around me. So, a week or so before we got out for Christmas break I met a really awesome guy and we hit it off right away and so we started dating. We decided to wait to do anything sexual till around our 6 month aniversay. Well, I really do like my boyfriend and he means alot to me. He actually treats me better than my old boyfriend, but he is overweight. He wrestled in high school, which made him gain weight, and he also played football, which made him lose weight. I'm 140 lbs and he is 250 lbs. Don't get me wrong, I like the way he is and he is also trying to lose weight and making the efforts to do so. My fear is that I won't be able to be intimate with him because of his weight problem. I have never been with a bigger person. So my question is, how can I get myself ready or prepared to be intimate with him without making him feel bad, because that is the last thing I want to do.
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Does the amount of estrogen in birth control pills (ex. low, high or moderate levels) have any effect on protection against pregnancy? For example, is it better to take a birth control pill with a higher level of estrogen than one of the newer "low dose" ones? Will the protection be the same?


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i never get tired of this style. Great Job!
Hi everyone,
I was lately commisionned by the writer Toby Lloyd to make a poster map of his World of Durant for his novel project. The original map is 23"x33" and it's digitally hand-drawn in Photoshop. It was really pleasant to work on this map and I hope you'll like it aswell.
As usual, feel free to rate, rep or run away
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i never get tired of this style. Great Job!
Fantastic map.
My Battlemaps Gallery http://www.cartographersguild.com/al...p?albumid=3407
I am the commissioner(?) of this amazing map by Max and I just want to say thank you.
I first saw Max's amazing work when I found this website. The first map of his I saw was Selvarin and that was enough to make me want to work with him to develop a map for my novel. As I continued to browse, and saw more and more of his work, I was 100% convinced and immediately emailed Max.
He came back to me quickly and was very helpful in figuring out what I wanted and how we would go about achieving my goals. His friendly advice and excellent communication was evident throughout the process.
When I saw the first draft of my map I was blown away by what Max had been able to achieve, based entirely off a bad photoshop attempt by me, and some vague descriptions. He had absolutely nailed exactly what I had pictured in my mind for the world.
I could not be happier both with Max's work, and with the honourable and helpful type of person he is. I look forward to working on maps with him in the future, once I have made a decent dent in the writing of my novel. We, the Cartographer's Guild community, are simply blessed to have people like Max.
Fantastic work. I do really enjoy this style.
Wow, nice praise for you Max! And i am sure, well deserved (at least you were always very nice to me, even if i am not a client ).
Good to finally have another map by you. As always, the overall composition is very nice. Still not a fan of those kind of forests, but i guess if i had to go with this style, i know you can do it well
I'm sure i still need to spread the rep. around a bit before i can rep. you again...but have a Like.
I hope to see more of your works soon.
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Lovely style (of course!), I like this kind of forests and especially the mountains, and the colors are great! Something about the continent shapes is bothering me though, I think it's the somewhat rectangular layout of them. And the labeling doesn't quite feel as classy as it usually does in your maps, with that sharp glow.
Thanks much guys, comments appreciated! And thank you Toby for your kind words, I was very glad to work on this map for you!
I keep loving the way you labelled your mountains, do your shields, towns, and... quite everything
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In 2006 the Fields Medal — one of the highest honours in mathematics — was awarded to Grigory Perelman for solving the Poincaré conjecture, a famously difficult problem that had stumped mathematicians for a century. To the surprise of many, and the excitement of the media, Perelman declined the award and withdrew not only from mathematics but from the world generally. In Perfect rigour Masha Gessen sheds some light on this brilliant and perplexing character and the reasons why he would renounce both the worldly rewards of his mathematical achievement and also his beloved vocation, mathematics itself.
Loving and hating mathematics is an intriguing title, but it doesn't tell you what this book is about. More informative is the subtitle: Challenging the myths of mathematical life. The book is a collaboration between a mathematician, Reuben Hersh, and a psychologist in the fields of linguistics and education, Vera John-Steiner.
With twenty skillfully written essays Tony Crilly paints a broad-stroke picture of modern mathematics, focusing on some of the most exciting topics. This book is intended for people whose acquaintance with mathematics is limited to their high school years, but who want to know "what all this fuss is about". It is ideal for those who have heard that mathematicians talk about imaginary numbers and unbreakable codes, and want to know how much of it, if any, is true.
When Gems of Geometry arrived through the post it seemed the Gods had conspired to despatch the perfect book for me to review. Like the author, John Barnes, I have a fascination with Edwin Abbot Abbot's Flatland and spent many childhood hours gluing paper models of fantastical geometric constructions together.
Computing is at the heart of our modern world, but what are its frontiers? This book presents new trends in this fast growing field. Although the topics covered range from spacecraft control to embedding intelligence in bacteria, they all coincide in one fundamental point: the future of computing is a synthesis with nature.
Ian Stewart's latest book guides us through the recent collision of mathematics and biology. This is not a book about mathematics with a bit of biology sprinkled on afterwards – Mathematics of life weaves a history of biology with examples of how mathematics can help solve the unanswered questions that were created along the way. Mathematics, Stewart argues, will be the next biological revolution.


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Reporters from 11Alive News traveled the beats in Atlanta today to witness various group events taking place for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service Observance.
While the Day of Service is officially slated for the 21st of January, the outreach of various organizations go beyond today's date as schools, non-profits, churches, and organizations rally to provide service in their community.
Volunteers from all over Atlanta rolled up their shirt sleeves to honor the memory of Martin Luther King, and his legacy of helping other people.
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The popular service day was initiated on King's Birthday and was reminiscent of his infamous quote, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"
Hands on Atlanta, offers a great place to begin your commitment to service. They offer a wide array of service sites so that you can volunteer for something you really enjoy doing. This year, more than 3,000 volunteers have signed up to participate to provide services to local communities. From 5K runs to Food Banks to cards and crafts, you are likely to find a volunteer opportunity that begs for your help.
The City of Decatur is ready to repair, and provide maintenance to the City of Decatur senior homeowners. "The Project" an annual event, allow seniors who reside in their homes and meet certain income criteria, the opportunity to receive repairs and maintenance free of charge on their homes. This year, there were major repairs done on 17 homes, minor maintenance repairs on 9 other homes, and yard clean-up on 26 homes to date. Funding is provided by grants, corporate sponsors, community organizations and other non-profit organizations. The Rotary Club and local Churches often participate through donations or service, as well.
Allstate's National "Give Back Day" program initiated their service program in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., for the 5th year. Allstate, along with House Proud Atlanta, provided services to senior citizen Jesse James whose home was in need of maintenance and repair and essentially, prepared the home for the cold winter months.


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22nd Annual State of Logistics Report: A bumpy ride
July 01, 2011
When the transportation and logistics market's chief prognosticator, analyst Rosalyn Wilson of Declan Consulting, gave Logistics Management some early insight into her findings for the 22nd Annual State of Logistics Report (SoL), she was still wrestling with a title.
"We had given some thought to calling this report 'Coming in on a wing and a prayer,' but felt that would be too negative," says Wilson. "After more thought we decided to call it "Navigating through the recovery." But after the official release in mid-June in an event sponsored by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and Penske, it was clear that no matter how you slice and dice the data she's collected, shippers are going to be in for bumpy ride in terms of rates, capacity, and service over the next six to eight months.
"An unstable rate and capacity environment hurt both sides, including the freight intermediaries, and it's not going to get much better for a while," says Wilson.
In her SoL report, which is designed to neatly summarize the previous calendar year in logistics and transportation spending, Wilson says that 2010 was certainly a better year for carriers and third party logistics providers (3PLs) than 2009—but it didn't turn out to be all that we had hoped. The recovery from the Great Recession has proven to be more elusive and prolonged than any other in our history, and the slow growth presented another year of challenges for the logistics industry, she notes.
"Volumes firmed up early in 2010, but dropped off in the second half," says Wilson. "Demand for capacity began to equalize with available space in many sectors, but rates continued to be constrained. Inventories began to climb , and retailers pulled back on their ordering because spending did not expand as expected."
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According to Wilson, the economy began to falter in the second half of 2010 as the contribution from the various stimulus packages, put in place to jump start the first year of the recovery, began to fade. "We may have hit a wall," says Wilson.
All four major transportation modes are scrambling to make adjustments during this period of volatility, and shippers may be forced to do more with less as a consequence.
Economy: Thwarted charge in 2010
Macroeconomic trends have a profound impact on the growth of logistics and transportation markets. And, consumers are not leading the charge as they have in other economic recoveries due to the fragile state of their personal wealth, says Wilson.
"Unemployment is still pervasive, new jobs are being created at a rate that does not even cover population growth, the housing market hasn't rebounded in most areas, foreclosures continue, home prices are still deflated, and fuel and food prices have been steadily rising," says Wilson. "Personal net worth plummeted for most people, causing them to adjust their view of the economy and their spending patterns," she adds.
In the three years prior to the recession, the personal savings rate in the U.S. averaged 1.9 percent, which is in line with a steady decline over the last 20 years, according to the SoL report. Since the beginning of 2008 and through 2010, the personal savings rate has averaged 5.3 percent, which is still significantly lower than the 9 percent to 10 percent average before 1990. Consumer spending and retail sales grew modestly in 2010, not igniting as expected. Most of the increase in retail sales came in the form of sales of fuel, automobiles, and food.
Manufacturing and business spending were the bright spots during much of 2010. Industrial production was up 5.3 percent in 2010, after declining 11.2 percent the year before. Industrial production and manufacturing for businesses was up, while consumer goods production was almost flat. Capacity utilization increased from 69.2 percent in 2009 to 74.5 percent in 2010, while consumer spending and retail sales grew modestly.
"These were all signs that the economy was strengthening, but by mid-year there was a slowdown and it never fully reached that level of momentum again," says Wilson. And there were other encouraging stories as we entered 2011, says Wilson. For instance, the auto industry was rebounding, and recently Chrysler paid off its TARP loans seven years ahead of the due date.
"Given the weather conditions in most of the country at the start of 2011, most measures would call the first quarter a strong one for the logistics industry," says Wilson. "In the last few months of 2011, however, volumes have been eroding, along with other key economic indicators, and there are signs that the economy is stalling and predictions for a strong 2011 may fall short."
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Im a Web 2.0 person, so you can bet I like to play around with video technologies. Some of our Business Partners joke that I should strap a videocam to my head like Justine Ezarik, a talented, young viral video comedian.
Its no surprise then that the top item to catch my eye--besides Redmonks Michael Cotes intriguing insights on a week of Cloud conferences (part 3)--in my feed reader today was the announcement of a cool new Web replay technology released in the IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager (TPM).
The Web replay allows users to record sequenced tasks for training IT staff on using the TPM interface, provisioning systems, and setting up test-bed environments in an efficient, routine and consistent manner in contexts that can sometimes be pretty complicated. A great Tivoli Beat article covers the business value benefits and includes links to a demo and podcast.
We can check Web replay off the list. Now what could we do with an iPhone? ;) If you have innovative thoughts on how we could improve IBM products with rich media and Web 2.0 technologies to enable your business scenarios and goals, let me know. You may soon have the ear of one of our product developers.


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American Airlines is first N.A. carrier to test Aircell's new in-flight streaming video product
American Airlines said Tuesday it's the first North American airline to start testing a new in-flight streaming video product from Aircell that it plans to add to its lineup of onboard entertainment options.
The new product will enable customers to wirelessly stream content such as movies and television shows from an in-flight library to their personal Wi-FI capable devices during flight.
The airline said it is testing the new in-flight video system on two Boeing 767-200 aircraft on transcontinental routes, and plans to begin customer trials this summer.
Pending Federal Aviation Administration certifications, a full rollout of the Aircell system is planned for Wi-Fi enabled aircraft starting this fall.
American also plans to add Wi-Fi connectivity to its narrow-body fleet, including MD80 and domestic Boeing 757-200 aircraft through its partnership with Aircell.
The expansion will include 93 of its domestic 757s and up to 50 more MD80 aircraft. Installation will begin this summer and continue through 2012.
Additionally American is completing Wi-Fi installation on its entire fleet of 737-800 aircraft.
The in-flight Wi-Fi and new streaming video products are powered by Aircell's air-to-ground system, which uses three small antennas installed outside the aircraft and connects to Aircell's exclusive nationwide mobile broadband network, American said.
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Twofold: Contemporary Textiles
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- Specialty: Contemporary textiles made with old world techniques
- Price range: ($$) Mid-Range - ($$$) High-End
- Website: twofoldstyle.com
Store History
- Founded: March 2013
- Founded by: Jessica Warner
- Headquarters: Boulder, CO
Twofold was created by Australian native Jessica Warner to channel her passion for distinctive textiles and showcase the designers she's discovered in her life and through her travels. Jessica grew up in Canberra, Australia's capital. After graduating from the Australian National University, she moved to New York, where she worked for the Guggenheim Museum and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. She also nurtured her longstanding interest in textiles with classes in surface design and weaving at the Fashion Institute of Technology. In 2007, she moved to Asia with her husband, spending time in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney before returning to the U.S. and settling in Boulder, Colorado.
Name/Title: Jessica Warner/Founder
Launch date: March 2013
Inspiration for opening: The idea for Twofold came when I was living in Tokyo in 2007 – 2008. I loved discovering Japanese designers who are making contemporary textiles with respect for old Japanese textile-making traditions. These designers are largely inaccessible to people outside of Japan so the original idea was to sell contemporary Japanese textiles to an international market. The concept then expanded to include textile designers from all over the world.
Merchandise source: These are mostly designers that I've discovered in my travels. I'm from Australia but I've lived in New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney and now Colorado. I love exploring independent boutiques and discovering local designers in different cities.
Best selling item: My best selling items are the Arrow Feathers scarf from NUNO, the Azuma bag from Kyototo and the one-of-a kind "oya" scarves from Rumisu. NUNO is renowned in the world of textile design — their textiles are part of MOMA's permanent collection; Kyototo is a young Japanese company reinventing traditional Japanese products; and Rumisu's scarves are embellished with traditional Turkish embroidery.
Your favorite item: It's impossible for me to select a favorite – it would be like choosing a favorite child! At the moment, my daughters and I enjoy snuggling up on the couch with the hand-woven City Wall throw from Suki Cheema. On the home-decor front, I also love the round cushions from Niki Jones – a great alternative to standard square cushions!
Favorite store (other than your own): My all-time favorite store for fashion, accessories and home goods is now sadly closed — Takashimaya New York, which was located on 5th Avenue in midtown Manhattan, had a spectacular selection of beautiful, handcrafted products. In New York, I also love Zero + Maria Cornejo for fashion and, of course, ABC Carpet & Home for homewares.
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This is interesting.
Link: Select a Candidate 2008
Funny how the candidate I was already going to support was actually the one that came up on top. Mitt Romney and I think alike on a lot of things. I kind of figured it would by him.
We did this last week, I got some dude who I have never heard of, so now I am even more lost. I do know that I am NOT voting for Obama, Hillary or Romney, I am not sure which of them is most evil, I am thinking Romney at this point.
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Originally Posted by Johnny Tremain
This is interesting.
Link: Select a Candidate 2008
I've tried several of these now. This one again proves there is no candidate for me. I'll end up picking the lesser of two evils once again.
Edit: Guilliani rated highest for me and then Biden.
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Then the three headed monster of Hillary, Edwards and Obama.
Fred Thompson gave me a score of 1.
Tancredo, hunter, and Thompson were my results.
Joe Biden, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani
Weird, I really dont like any of them. But then again, I dont know a whole lot about some of the subjects and dont really care about a couple as well.
Politics really bore me. They all seem shady and its hard for me to pick a side.
I guess I am a Democrat.
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Originally Posted by mjones34
Brownback and Kucinich? Isn't that one extreme and the other?
I wound up tied between Clinton and Obama. In a major surprise to me, my top 5 were all Democrats, particularly since I'm an independent with conservative leanings.
What does it matter, anyway. All I can do is wait for the parties to try to shove their chosen one down my throat, then pick the lesser of two evils.
Originally Posted by superfan
I wound up tied between Clinton and Obama. In a major surprise to me, my top 5 were all Democrats, particularly since I'm an independent with conservative leanings.
What does it matter, anyway. All I can do is wait for the parties to try to shove their chosen one down my throat, then pick the lesser of two evils.
are you sure you have conservative leanings...maybe you have a conservative view of just a few topics but overall actually lean left??? No big deal, you are in good company. The only thing wrong with being a liberal is the right wing has decided that it is a bad word. By the way I also tied obama and clinton...still wainting for Gore though.
Every time I take one of these types of polls, the results differ even though my ideology stays constant.
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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- Big Bird may have been a hot topic during the presidential campaign, but he's even hotter this Halloween.
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Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Charlie Villanueva nailed a 3-pointer with
9.7 seconds remaining to lift the Detroit Pistons over the Milwaukee Bucks,
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Jose Calderon, playing in his third game since being acquired from the
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Brandon Jennings scored a game-high 26 points and dished out seven helpers for
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A Good Old Fashioned Orgy SynopsisJason Sudeikis is Eric, a thirtysomething party animal famous among his close circle of friends for his lavish summer theme parties at his father's swanky Hamptons pad. But when members of the crew start settling down, and Eric's dad announces plans to sell the beach house, Eric decides it's time for one last bash to go out with a proverbial banga good old-fashioned orgy. The only obstacles to overcome are actually convincing each of his reluctant friends to join in on the bacchanal, and an inconveniently blossoming romance with the real estate agent threatening to sell the house out from under him before the main event can even take place.
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Two baseball teams heading in opposite directions continued their respective paths May 2 when Oceanside held on for a 3-1 victory at Baldwin to complete a three-game sweep in Conference AA-II.
Junior Jake Santamaria tossed a complete-game two-hitter with four walks and nine strikeouts for the Sailors, who gave up just six runs in the series and improved to 10-5 in conference play. Freshman Kyle Martin, who reached base in all four plate appearances in his first game batting in the No. 2 spot, scored two runs — in the first and fourth innings — on RBI groundouts by senior Jason Weiner. Junior Peter Bell singled home a run in the third. Junior pitcher Matt Lyle had a gritty outing for the Bruins (5-10), working around five hits and six walks to go the distance.
"We didn't help Jake a whole lot with all the runners we left on base, but we manufactured a couple of runs and he pitched a tremendous game," Oceanside coach Mike Postilio said. "He's become more comfortable and confident with every start. He's made big strides and will be a big help for us as we head into the playoffs."
The Sailors punched their playoff ticket prior to last week's series, but Baldwin still has work to do. Mired in a five-game slide, the Bruins need to win at least one game in their final regular-season series against Hicksville and get some help from Oceanside, which faces East Meadow.
"I didn't think we'd be in this position," Baldwin coach Frank Esposito said. "The biggest thing is we're not getting clutch hits. We're getting guys on base, but we're not hitting like we were earlier in the year."
The Bruins left two runners on base in the first and fourth innings against Santamaria, who registered a big strikeout to end each threat. Down 2-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Baldwin got on the board with two outs when senior Matt Kelleher advanced to third on a couple of wild pitches and scored on senior Charlie Cannova's infield single.
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A list of student-submitted discussion questions for Protist Kingdom.
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PRAYER GATHERING: Cry Out America, noon to 1 p.m. Village View Community Church, 8585 SE 147 Place, Summerfield. (954-290-0511)
MOVIE/ART SHOW: "Honor Flight-One Last Mission," 2 p.m., The Windsor of Ocala, 2650 SE 18th Ave., Ocala. Art show, 2 p.m. (873-8000)
FIRST RESPONDERS CELEBRATION: 5:30-7 p.m., Frank DeLuca YMCA Family Center, 3200 SE 17 St., Ocala. Family events, food, vendors, prayer. (368-9622)
FIELDS OF FLAGS: 6 p.m., Highland Memorial Park, 1515 NE Third St., Ocala (671-6466); also, 6 p.m., District Public Safety Department Station 44, 3035 Morse Blvd., The Villages.
FREEDOM WALK: City of Belleview, 6 p.m., City Hall Park, 5343 SE Abshier Blvd. (233-2116 or www.belleviewfl.org)
REMEMBRANCE EVENT: 6 p.m., VFW Retirement Home, 13005 NE 135th St., Fort McCoy (236-0823)
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