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March 19th, 2012 by Dan Meyer
Let me invite you to check out 101questions, a website I've been building since last fall.
Other websites will let you "like" something or call it a "favorite" or "interesting" or give it a thumbs up or a +1. As a teacher, I don't aspire to any of those things as much I aspire to be perplexing. I want to perplex my students, to put them in a position to wonder a question so intensely they'll commit to the hard work of getting an answer, whether that's through modeling, experimenting, reading, taking notes, or listening to an explanation.
A lot of my most perplexing classroom moments have had two elements in common:
- A visual. A picture or a (short) video.
- A concise question. One that feels natural. One that people can approach first on a gut level, using their intuition.
Let's call that a first act. There are still two more acts and a lot of work yet to do, but the first act is above and before everything else.
It's been difficult for me to know in advance whether or not my first acts will perplex my students. Sometimes they confuse my students. Sometimes the warped lens I have on the world indicates something perplexing but it bores my students. For awhile I inoculated myself against that possibility by tossing the photo out to my Twitter followers and asking them "Any questions?"
Their responses have been extremely helpful, but limited in some ways that 101questions will fix. I'll describe those in more detail in another post.
For now, check it out. Ask some questions. Upload a first act. Wait for the questions (or skips) to roll in. Then figure out how you'll help your students get answers.
25 Responses to "BREAKING: BLOGGER DESIGNS WEBSITE FOR SHARING NICHE CURRICULUM INTEREST"
on 19 Mar 2012 at 9:13 am1 Chris Sears
What is your goal for the 101qs website?
on 19 Mar 2012 at 9:39 am2 Debbie
Ooh, sounds interesting. Good Luck with the new website Dan!
@Chris, short-term: to improve on the experience of the #anyqs hashtag on Twitter. That's already done. Long term: to provide a community with an easy way to share three-act math tasks.
on 19 Mar 2012 at 2:16 pm4 Corey
Cool site. How did you build the site? Is there a service you're using?
@Corey, thanks. I hired a developer on elance.
on 19 Mar 2012 at 3:06 pm6 a different eric
Well… this is awesome!
on 19 Mar 2012 at 3:31 pm7 Heather
Hey Dan, just spent WAY too much time on your site! ;-) Often, I could see the question you wanted me to ask, but I really didn't feel like asking it. Of course I have Jaded Movie Reviewer Syndrome in that regard, but I'm sure this happens to students as well – ?? Also, it might be a good idea to have a "wtf is happening here?" button b/c some of the ones I skipped were because I couldn't even tell what the picture was. I guess I could have put that as my question! But just to differentiate from the ones where I truly did click away due to boredom.
Still, next time I feel like procrastinating, I can explain that I'm helping you, so that's good!
on 19 Mar 2012 at 6:33 pm8 Mary
I too just wasted too much time on the site. I agree with Heather, I'd like a WTF button. There were some that I could think of questions, but (especially as a student) I wouldn't be engaged or perplexed in a good way, but instead…what the heck am I supposed to do here?
Thanks for the feedback, Heather and Mary. If the most perplexing question you have is "WTF is going on here?" I'd recommend clicking, "Skip It, I'm Bored," which is what I do, anyway. I'm very hesitant to add any extra buttons to the interface, in any case. It's easy to waste time on the site in large part because of its simplicity. Any extra button will diminish that simplicity by 50%.
on 20 Mar 2012 at 4:39 am10 Lisa
I just signed up for 101questions and love the idea. But part of my interest is in seeing what other ppl's questions were. I like that I am not asked twice about the same image, but I would like to be able to go back after the fact and see what others are saying.
This is good feedback, Lisa. Every time you ask a question, links will start to stack up beneath the question bar so you can click on them later. Obv. that isn't clear enough. I'll figure out how to make that more prominent.
on 20 Mar 2012 at 4:57 am12 Andrew Stadel
Hi Dan,
Congrats on the site going live! I've received a huge increase in views and some telling responses. I look forward to seeing the site continue to grow and flourish. I know my students will benefit from this as I test pictures and videos out on 101qs.com first and see if I get that perplexing first question I think is there or something similar. It's been amazing to see how well a perplexing form of media will spawn discussion in class and lead to relevant learning.
Do you think tags or a search field might help in case a user was looking for a picture or video related to a specific concept?
Andrew: Do you think tags or a search field might help in case a user was looking for a picture or video related to a specific concept?
Definitely. At the moment, I'm trying to clear the "better than #anyqs on Twitter" bar. Other upgrades will be a little slower coming.
on 20 Mar 2012 at 10:34 am14 Jeremy Bell
I understand you're trying to be "perplexing" all the time, but the website could benefit from some narrative about what's the point of it and why should a person join the site.
on 20 Mar 2012 at 4:00 pm15 Amy Zimmer
Cool. How do I take off my dumb comment bc I couldn't see all the print at first?
I tried to upload a pic for you on my iPad, not sure how to get tp camera gallery from we space.
on 20 Mar 2012 at 7:08 pm16 Phil
I just asked about 80 questions, never skipping the I'm Bored button. I was tempted to, but figured a question that related why I was bored or confused might be helpful. Am I mistaken? Will the uploaders get feedback about questions people are asking? For example, I was distracted by the editing/layout of a picture about donut prices/rates (I wanted to know why the donut sign was nearer the muffins) even though I knew what I was "supposed" to ask.
on 20 Mar 2012 at 7:57 pm17 Greg Schwanbeck
Am I gonna ruin this thing if I participate as a physics teacher/work from a physics perspective?
Phil: I just asked about 80 questions, never skipping the I'm Bored button. I was tempted to, but figured a question that related why I was bored or confused might be helpful. Am I mistaken?
Try not to feel like there's any particular right way to use the site. I've set up a light framework and now it's time to see what people make of it. Just know that whenever you enter anything into the question box and press submit, you are adding to a user's perplexity score, which elevates that person in rankings, which may not be your intent.
Greg: Am I gonna ruin this thing if I participate as a physics teacher/work from a physics perspective?
The only requirement for using the site is a photo or a video and a question. My guess is it'll be used most heavily by STEM disciplines, but I'm trying to be agnostic about some of these issues right now so we can see how they're naturally shake out.
on 21 Mar 2012 at 10:32 am19 Dave
I want to politely differ with the people asking for more features, explanation of the site's goals, etc. There's a concept in website usability called "expert review" — the idea is that a person's voiced opinion about how a website should work is completely useless, because it introduces so many biases. Rather, you have to look at whether users are successful at the task (and then you can work from there to figure out why or why not). If people say they think the website needs an explanation, but the real data shows that they are posting coherent questions that are somewhat in the #anyqs vein, don't be in a hurry to change things. You're just as likely to weaken the experience as you are to improve it.
on 21 Mar 2012 at 9:55 pm20 Fawn Nguyen
Very cool site, Dan, and I actually like how simple and bareboned 101questions is. The picture or video is asking for the FIRST question that comes to mind, so minimal distraction is a good thing. (I had to skip a few, not due to boredom, but I couldn't see the print and didn't want to ask a "stupid" question.) I'm sure I'm not the only one who checks out all your 3-acts math tasks and think, "Oh, there should be a library of these tasks and we could share them…" And here you are. Thank you!!
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on 22 Mar 2012 at 1:45 pm22 David Petro
Nice announcement. I have enjoyed participating on the 101qs site so far. You got a shout out on the Key Curriculum Press site:
Take a look, there is a nice 5 min video from NCTM where the speaker is talking about some of the same things except the concept is "What do you notice?" and "What do you Wonder?"
Fawn: I'm sure I'm not the only one who checks out all your 3-acts math tasks and think, "Oh, there should be a library of these tasks and we could share them…" And here you are. Thank you!!
Thanks for the feedback. Currently we're only trading the first act of the tasks but eventually I hope to find a way to get all three acts + sequels on the site, ready for easy download.
on 27 Apr 2012 at 10:46 am24 James Cleveland
Is the functionality on 101qs to look at questions I've already asked questions of, even if I didn't bookmark them? If not, can that be added? I'm looking for a particular photo I know I saw on there but have no good way of finding.
on 24 May 2012 at 9:03 am25 Another Casualty of Direct Instruction | Paul Reimer
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Financial District, Manhattan The 5-story, Italianate style cast-iron front facade on the building at No. 63 Nassau Street was almost certainly produced c. 1857-59 by James Bogardus, the pioneer of cast iron architecture in America, making it an extremely rare extant example of his work it is one of only five known Bogardus buildings in the U.S. (four in New York City). It is also one of the oldest surviving cast-ironfronted buildings in the city, and one of the very few located in Lower Manhattan, the oldest part of the city and its original financial center. This was a remodeling of a c. 1844 structure, occupied by Thomas Thomas, kitchen tinware manufacturer (on this site since 1827), and constructed by his son Augustus Thomas. Following the fathers death in 1856, the new iron facade was evidently commissioned as a speculative venture to capitalize on the commercial changes in the area around Maiden Lane, including Nassau Street, which was being transformed into a major jewelry district. Augustus Thomas was a business associate of William V. Curtis (owner of this property in 1856-60) in a silkgoods import firm which was then located in the Milhau Pharmacy Building, Bogardus first iron-front commission (1848) one block away at No. 183 Broadway. Thomas and Curtis thus had first-hand knowledge of Bogardus work and cast-iron-fronted buildings. The attribution of this facade to Bogardus was originally made by Margot Gayle, a founder of the Friends of Cast Iron Architecture and co-author of the definitive monograph on Bogardus, based primarily on a signature characteristic known only to buildings definitely linked to Bogardus, namely bas-relief medallions of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin (only the two of Franklin survive today) found on the third story. This attribution is made more conclusive by the connection between Thomas, Curtis, and Bogardus first commission. The building was owned from 1860 to 1946 by Julien Gauton, a French-born bootmaker, and his heirs in the Carroll family. Many of the tenants, through the 1950s, have been associated with the watch and jewelry trades. The elegant and finely detailed design originally featured (the ground story was first altered in 1919) superimposed 2-and 3-story arcades formed by elongated fluted Corinthian columns (most of the capitals leaves are now missing), rope moldings, arches with faceted keystones, and foliate spandrels. The facade is terminated by a widely-projecting, modillioned foliate cornice supported by a corbel table. It is an early and significant surviving commercial building dating from the 1840s-50s, when the jewelry district was first created in the vicinity of Maiden Lane. Based on surviving historic evidence, the 5-story, cast-iron front facade on the building at No. 63 Nassau Street was almost certainly produced by James Bogardus c. 1857-59 as a remodeling of an earlier structure. It was evidently commissioned by the family long associated with the site as its place of business, as a speculative venture to capitalize on the commercial changes in the area, which was largely being transformed into the jewelry district. The need at that time for new commercial buildings to house jewelry firms was increased by the effects of the 1855 Maiden Lane fire. Beginning in 1827, Thomas Thomas had a kitchen furniture (including grates and fenders) warehouse business at No. 63-65 Nassau Street; he had been listed in city directories as early as 1816 in kitchen furniture at No. 31 Nassau Street. From about 1833 to 1837, he was a partner with his son, Cornelius W. Thomas, in the firm of T[homas]. Thomas & Son. During the same period (c. 1834-37), his other son, Augustus Thomas, was associated with the jewelry trade, listed as a manufacturer of thimbles, spectacles, and silver pencil cases at No. 62 Nassau Street. From 1838 to 1847, Augustus Thomas joined his father in T. Thomas & Son. According to property conveyance records and tax assessments, Augustus Thomas entered into a party wall agreement in 1844 with the new owner of No. 65 Nassau Street, and constructed a new building at No. 63 (on a single lot). This building continued to be used until 1856 by T. Thomas & Son (T. Thomas & Co. after 1853). An advertisement in 1849 listed the firm as manufacturers of Block Tin Ware of every variety, brass, iron, wire & bronzed fenders, andirons, shovels & tongs, Suitable to the Southern and Western Markets. Hotels and Steamboats fitted out with Copper Dishes, Stands and Covers, Urns, &c., of every size. Thomas Thomas died in 1856, leaving a wife and a large family of heirs from his eight children and five step-children. Augustus Thomas served as an executor of his fathers estate, along with a stepbrother, Richard J. Larcombe, then a partner in Larcombe, [William S.] Hicks & [Henry] Mitchell, manufacturers of gold and silver pencil and pen cases at No. 20 Maiden Lane in 1852-57.18 Augustus Thomas worked in the silkgoods import business after 1847, briefly (c. 1850-52) with his brother in the firm of C.W. & A. Thomas, then afterwards in A[ugustus]. Thomas & Co. An associate in the firm after 1854 was William V. Curtis. In 1856-58, the business address of A. Thomas & Co. was No. 183 Broadway the Milhau Pharmacy Building that was James Bogardus first iron-front commission in 1848 located just one block away from No. 63 Nassau Street. An 1856 rendering of the Milhau building displays the signage A. Thomas & Co. Importers of Silks, Ribbons, Flowers, Feathers, &c.19 Thus, Thomas and Curtis had first-hand knowledge of Bogardus work and cast-iron-fronted buildings. Augustus Thomas and his wife, Catherine A., transferred the No. 63 Nassau Street property to Curtis in July 1856, for $28,750 (the transaction was not officially recorded until February 1859, and Thomas was continually listed in the citys tax assessments for the property from 1846 to 1860). The new iron facade on No. 63 was evidently completed by the time of the recorded transfer. That this was a remodeling at the time, rather than a completely new building, is indicated by the tax assessments: the structure was already listed as 5-1/2 stories in 1858 (the first year that the number of stories were indicated), and though there is some variation in actual assessment ($18,000 in 1854-56; $20,000 in 1857-61; and $18,000 in 1862-65), the proportionate assessment (compared to the adjacent property at No. 65-67) is higher after 1858. William V. Curtis, and his wife, Amy C., sold the property for $24,000 in April 1860 to Julien Gauton (c. 1820-1871), a French-born bootmaker, whose business was located a block away at No. 89 Nassau Street, and Gauton then sold three lots in midtown to Curtis for $21,700. If the Thomas family, and/or Curtis, intended No. 63 Nassau Street as a long-term speculative venture, the significant economic realities of the Panic of 1857, the impending Civil War, and the accompanying slowdowns in the jewelry trade, intervened, and undoubtedly influenced the decision on ownership. Gauton, active with the French Benevolent Society (organized in 1809 to provide French immigrants with medical, financial, food, clothing and temporary housing assistance), provides an intriguing link in a French immigrant social nexus associated with this building, that also included Dr. Milhau and many of the earliest tenants. The ownership of No. 63 Nassau Street remained in the family of Gauton and his heirs from 1860 to 1946. Julien Gautons will left his real estate (which also included properties in Brooklyn, College Point, Long Island, and three houses at 310-314 East 38th Street), with authorization to sell or lease, to his executors his second wife, Maria Louise Gauton (died 1889), and daughter, Maria Gauton (Mrs. Francis P.) Carroll in order to provide for their annuities. A codicil to the will left an additional annuity to a sister, Josephine Thomas, which indicates a probable familial connection to Thomas and Augustus Thomas. The property was inherited from Maria Gauton Carroll by her six children (and their heirs). The facade of No. 63 Nassau Street has long been attributed to James Bogardus based on the pioneering research of Margot Gayle, a founder of the Friends of Cast Iron Architecture. She included the building in her earlier work, with Edmund V. Gillon, Jr., Cast-Iron Architecture in New York: A Photographic Survey (1974), as well as in the later, definitive monograph on the life and career of James Bogardus, with her daughter, Carol Gayle, Cast Iron Architecture in America: The Significance of James Bogardus (1998). Since the building lacks a founders plate bearing Bogardus name (the ground story was altered in 1919), and no written evidence has come to light explicitly tying it to Bogardus, their attribution was based primarily on a characteristic known only to buildings by Bogardus, namely the four bas-relief medallions of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, framed by wreaths, originally found on the bases of the columns on the third story (only the two of Franklin survive today). Identical medallions were also found on four other buildings (now all demolished), known definitely to have been produced by Bogardus: the Baltimore Sun Iron Building (1850-51); Harper & Bros. Printing House (1854-55); Blunt & Syms Building (1854-55); and Swain Building (1857-58). These medallions comprise a signature of the work of Bogardus, one that he undoubtedly had the rights to. The now-known direct connection between Augustus Thomas, William V. Curtis, and Bogardus Milhau Pharmacy Building further corroborates the Gayles attribution. As a building associated with the emerging jewelry district, No. 63 Nassau Street has other interesting connections, in the facts that Bogardus early on was a watch and clock maker and inventor, and that Augustus Thomas and Richard Larcombe both had early jewelry trade associations. Finally, there is the circumstance of a cast-iron front being placed on a building whose site had for three decades been employed by the same family metalwork firm. The elegant and finely detailed Italianate style design of No. 63 Nassau Street features what was (originally prior to the ground-story alteration) a composition of superimposed arcades, with a 2-story arcade capped by an intermediate modillioned cornice, surmounted by a 3-story arcade which is terminated by a widely-projecting, modillioned foliate cornice supported by a corbel table. The arcades are formed by elongated fluted Corinthian columns (most of the capitals leaves are now missing), rope moldings, molded arches with faceted keystones, and foliate spandrels. Several of these elements are stylistically similar to Bogardus slightly later Kitchen, Montross & Wilcox Store (1860-61), 85 Leonard Street, including the superimposed arcade composition, monumental fluted columns, faceted keystones, rope moldings, and foliate spandrels. No. 63 Nassau Street is also part of a significant, small group of extant early cast-iron-fronted buildings of so-called sperm candle design (having 2- to 3-story arcades supported by thin columns resembling sperm whale oil candles) that includes such examples as No. 85 Leonard Street and Condict Store (1861, John Kellum & Son), 55 White Street.21 Though an architect has not been found in connection with No. 63 Nassau Street, the use of both arcades and a corbel table below the cornice bears a similarity to the work of John Kellum & Son in their Tefft, Weller & Co. Store (1859-60; demolished), 320-330 Broadway; No. 502-504 Broadway (1860);22 and the Condict Store. Today, No. 63 Nassau Street survives as an extremely rare surviving example of the work of the pioneer of cast iron architecture in America, James Bogardus one of only five known buildings by Bogardus in the U.S. (four in New York City). It is, as well, one of the oldest surviving cast-iron-fronted buildings in New York City, and one of the very few located in Lower Manhattan, the oldest part of the city and its original financial center. Furthermore, it is an early and significant surviving commercial building dating from the 1840s-50s, when a major commercial jewelry district was first being created on Maiden Lane and adjacent streets, including Nassau Street. - From the 1988 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report
NYC: John Street United Methodist Church
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The John Street United Methodist Church, at 44 John Street, is home to the oldest Methodist Congregation in America, founded in 1766 as the Wesleyan Society of America. The story of the John Street Church begins in Ireland, where Philip Embury, his wife, his cousin, Barbara Ruckle Heck, and her husband were converted to Methodism. Philip Embury became one of Wesley's local preachers. In 1760, a number of Irish Methodists, including the Emburys and the Hecks, immigrated to New York City. In October 1766, Philip Embury began holding regular services in his home. The services soon outgrew the Embury home, and the Methodist Society began meeting in rented facilities; first on Barrack Street and then on Horse and Cart (now William) Street. Embury was soon joined in the pulpit by Captain Thomas Webb, a British officer and a licensed Methodist lay preacher. By 1768, the congregation had outgrown the rigging loft, and on March 30, 1768, two lots on nearby John Street were purchased. The first building erected on this site was called Wesley Chapel and was dedicated on October 30, 1768. The Hecks and Emburys left New York in 1770, but the work at John Street continued. Francis Asbury preached there numerous times, and early General Conferences held their sessions in the chapel. A slave named Peter Williams was one of many African American members of Philip Embury's society. He became sexton of Wesley Chapel and, with James Varick and others, formed what later became the Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. In 1817 the chapel was torn down to make way for a larger structure, dedicated in 1818. A third (and smaller) edifice was erected in 1841 and is still in use today. The well-proportioned Georgian-inspired building with a brownstone facade is attributed to Charles Wright. The John Street Methodist Church was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1965. National Register #73001219 (1973)
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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Financial District, Downtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States This enormous building occupies an entire city block; it is fourteen stories high and has five stories below grade. The remarkable stone exterior is reminiscent of an early Italianate Renaissance palace with the horizontal and vertical joints of the stones deeply grooved (rusticated). The wrought iron window grilles and lanterns represent some of the finest craftsmanship of this Century. The importance of the Federal Reserve Bank Building lies in its vast size, fortress-like appearance, fine proportions and in the superb quality of its construction. It set a precedent for many later banks which were influenced by its design. This bank is housed in a building worthy of its pre-eminent position in the financial life of New York City and of the entire country. The question has been raised by the owner as to whether this building should be designated by New York City as a Landmark. The Commission is cognizant of the jurisdictional question. Nevertheless, it is very important for the Government of New York City to state officially its deep concern that this building be preserved. There should be no uncertainty about this. The Commission would be negligent if it failed to act in this situation. At some time in the future this building may be in jeopardy. Our designation will be especially helpful in alerting New York City's elected representatives in Washington of the importance of saving the building. At present, the Commission's specialists can be of service in providing advice so that the architectural integrity of this building is maintained. Indeed a fine relationship already exists with many local representatives of the Federal Government. - From the 1965 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report
NYC: John Street United Methodist Church - Welsey Chapel on John Street
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A replica of Joseph Beekman Smith's View of John Street, 1768, completed in the early 1990's, adorns the east wall of the courtyard. The original, painted in 1768, is on display in the church's museum. The large building in the middle of the block is the Wesley Chapel, which was designed and built by Philip Embury and was the first Methodist Episcopal Church in America. Peter Williams, Captain Webb and Embury are depicted standing in front of the building.
New York - Maiden Lane Debris
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Even 2.5 months after the attacks of 9/11, the debris from the WTC was lying on the closer surronding streets and shops - Auch 2,5 Monate nach den Anschlägen vom 11.09.2001 lag die Asche und Trümmerstaub des WTC auf den umliegenden Straßen und Gebäuden
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That's Tim Brady standing in front of it. His dad's called Jim Brady. Tim didn't know this place was there until we walked past it.
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Manhattan, New York, NYC
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American International Building et Home Insurance Plaza New york
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NYPD @ Wall St.
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The Seagram Building by Mies Van Der Rohe.
Manhattan, New York, NYC
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Occupy Wall Street - October 13, 2011
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Mad Men season 7 episode 3 review: Field Trip
Don Draper gets what he wants. Doesn't he? Maybe he doesn't know any more. Here's James's review of the latest episode...
This review contains spoilers.
7.3 Field Trip
Over the years, we've seen many sides of Don Draper. We've seen Don the Creative Genius, Don the Adulterer, Don the Parent and Don the Mentor. But not once have we seen Don Draper looking like he did in this episode. Like Don the Awkward Party Guest.
Indeed, it's increasingly clear that being cut loose from SC&P affected Don more than even he realised. His job was, quite literally, his identity. Without it, he's adrift. Invited mid-meeting to cheat on Megan, Don barely countenances the idea. Instead, with an offer from SC&P's rivals in his hand, he realises what it is he really wants, and goes to see his "other" mistress to see if she'll take him back.
But of course, we know from previous seasons that once Don gets what he wants, he doesn't really know what to do with it. Returning to the offices should've made him happy. Instead, it made him nervous. We know that most of the changes he encountered happened mere days ago, but the show expertly showed Don's lack of familiarity, lingering on people in the wrong place and doors with the wrong names, even forcing him to eat his lunch at someone else's desk. He was back, but he wasn't really back.
It's fair to say it was all quite awkward. The only thing to feel good about is that he wasn't in the room as the partners discussed whether to let him back into the company or not. It's tempting to say that luck was on his side, but in many ways the result of meeting was a foregone conclusion. SCDP couldn't afford to buy him out of his partnership, and the only thing they wanted less than Don Draper back in the office was Don Draper working for the competition.
And if it was a surprise that they gave Don his job back, it was almost more surprising that he accepted, given the pile of restrictions placed on him and the fact that another company would've taken him on. Is this our first glimpse of Don the Humble? Or does he know something we don't? Maybe he's just so used to working his way up the pyramid that he doesn't mind coming in somewhere that isn't the top. Lou's weaknesses are all-too-apparent, after all.
Elsewhere in the episode, parental and marital relationships were continued as a theme, from Don's dysfunctional father/daughter relationship with Megan to Betty's misfiring relationship with Bobby. This series has already been hitting viewers hard with the idea that Don is treating Megan a little too much like a daughter than a wife, and this episode spells it out for us. "I'll admit it, I was worried," says Don. "Thanks for the visit, Daddy," spits Megan.
Indeed, their marital relationship may finally have come undone in this episode, right at the moment when, karmically speaking, it should've set off down the road to recovery. Having had great success telling the truth to his actual daughter in the previous episode, Don finally tells Megan everything that happened to him in the last few months. It's not an especially contrite act – he's mostly doing it to answer questions that implicate him in something worse – so maybe that's why Megan doesn't feel much sympathy for him. But the lack of understanding she has for his bare insecurities is telling. Perhaps he's just lied to her so much that Megan doesn't recognise the truth when he tells it.
As for Bobby and Betty, it's been too long since either of these characters had some screentime, let alone together. It was interesting to see Betty's attempts to recommit herself to parenthood. With Sally out of the household, it seems as though she feels cut loose from the role that previously defined her. After all, she's out having lunch with her (working) friends while the Nanny takes care of Gene and Bobby.
Her attempts to reassert her motherhood started out well, but it's over too quickly when she mistakes what I interpreted as Bobby's early, clumsy attempts at romance for a personal slight. Fair or not, all I know is that when she asks "Do you think I'm a good mother?", I wouldn't have been able to leap to the affirmative as quickly as Henry did. "It was a perfect day and he ruined it," she says, having completely misunderstood the situation. And the subtext of her barb towards Bobby - "I was hungry, now I'm not" - seems to sum up how she feels about this short-lived return to active parenthood.
It's not the first time we've seen Betty make all the wrong decisions and come out swinging at someone else, of course, but as we enter the final season it's pertinent to ask: will she ever actually recognise her destructive patterns? If Don can change, maybe she can too.
Elsewhere in the episode, Harry and Cutler got some great material. Harry's talk about the computer was a top class pitch, made all the more impressive because it was all lies. Cutler's frustration with Harry on learning this spilled over into the best line of the episode: "You have stiff competition, but I believe you to be the most dishonest man I've ever worked with." But it's clear Harry earned some respect out of the whole episode, because Cutler later fought his corner, suggesting they use Don's salary to fund the purchase of the computer Harry wants for the media department.
It always feels dangerous to talk about the status quo for Mad Men, but it would seem that this series has settled into its basic shape now. From this point on, Don will work to regain what he's lost both personally and professionally. I don't know about you, but at this point, I'm not sure it's even possible.
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But soon she zipped through the middle of the rink at McKeldin Square at Pratt and Light streets in downtown Baltimore, her gray knit hat with the pink flower bobbing through the air.
The rink opened an hour early Sunday for a private skating session for the 11-year-old Weiskind and her family. Weeks earlier she was confined to the children's intensive care unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital as a mechanical pump kept her heart going.
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This paper examines in detail the early work of Zuse, beginning with his first thoughts on mechanizing calculation in the 1930s and continuing through the completion of his general-purpose relay computer, the Z4, in 1945. The primary objective of this paper is to describe the machines Zuse constructed, but in addition it examines the social, technical, and political milieu in which he carried out his work.

Paul E. Ceruzzi, "The Early Computers of Konrad Zuse, 1935 to 1945", IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol.3, no. 3, pp. 241-262, July-September 1981, doi:10.1109/MAHC.1981.10034


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YSN Professor and Associate Dean of Scholarly Affairs, Nancy Redeker, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, became President of Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) in March, in conjunction with the organization's scientific sessions. She will serve as president for a term of two years.
Redeker has set out three major goals for the organization under her leadership. "First is to promote nursing research by providing increased opportunities for nurses, especially students and junior faculty, to obtain training and develop collaborations that will advance nursing science," Redeker stated. This is in line with a second goal, to increase opportunities for mentoring between junior and senior nurse scientists. Her third aim is to better engage clinical nurse researchers in hospital settings in advancing nursing science and collaborations with other nurse scientists.
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Johann Joachim Quantz was the most innovative performer and composer for the flute in the eighteenth century. He was also the teacher, composer and flute-maker to Frederick II, 'The Great', King of Prussia. Royal concerts were the principal venue for Quantz's concertos where their constant invention and brilliance were intensified by his specially designed flutes. The A minor Concerto has only recently been retrieved from the Russian National Library in St Petersburg, whilst the G major's cadenzas have been preserved, fully written-out, providing a valuable direct link to performance practices in Quantz's time. Poignantly, Frederick himself completed the C minor Concerto after Quantz's death.
"...She [Oleskiewicz] has excellent breath control, intonation, technique, and sense of period style, making her one of the greates baroque flutists of our time. Concerto Armonico is a period-instrument ensemble based in Budapest that was founded in 1983. They play very well..."
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"Once upon a time, Frederick the Great played these concertos. Now a flautist has rescued them for these world-premiere recordings."
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LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will get to know on Wednesday whether he will be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of sexual misconduct in that country, the court hearing the case here said today.
Lawyers for Assange, 40, have insisted that his extradition to Sweden would be "unfair and unlawful".
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Flak Towers were large concrete bunkers, with anti-aircraft guns mounted on the roof. They were built during the Second World War by the Germans, for the defence of strategically important areas. These massive reinforced concrete buildings functioned simultaneously as shelters, hospitals and military headquarters; for industrial production, as barracks and lodgings for personnel and even for the storage of art treasures from museums.
The walls of the bunkers were 2.5 metres thick and the ceilings 3.5 metres, meaning they could withstand hits from the majority of Allied bombs.
Flak towers were always built in pairs: the G-Tower which housed the guns and an L-Tower. The L-Tower's function was target detection and designation and it was equipped with several different radar installations and rangefinders.
In the picture to the right, which shows the towers in the Arenberg Park in Vienna, you can see the L-Tower on the left and the larger G-Tower to the right.
When the war ended, flak towers had been built in Hamburg, Berlin and Vienna and there were plans for additional towers in Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen and Munich.
There were three generations of flak towers, the first comprising the Zoo, Humboldthain and Friedrichshain towers in Berlin and the Heiligengeistfeld towers in Hamburg. The Wilhelmsburg tower in Hamburg and the Arenberg Park tower in Vienna were the second generation and the Stiftskasernen and Augarten towers in Vienna the third. The fire control tower was virtually identical everywhere.
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1st Generation - 70.5 × 70.5 × 39 m.
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Hope you're having a wonderful week thus far. I just figured out that I have to blog everyday this week. My one year blog anniversary is coming up and I need to have an even number of posts. Yes, I'm crazy like that ;)
xo Tricia
Beautiful! I love the smooth eggs with the nubbly sage and the woven linen. And the light is wonderful! Very nice.
lol Im glad you'll be posting every day this week!;) Im just amazed how you can make even eggs look so beautiful...xo Rachel
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Those eggs are so beautiful, love the compo with the sage. :)
Fresh eggs are really delicious, yep! Too bad we do not have chickens anymore.
Have a happy August.
Your so funny! You made me laugh several times. Can i just say your photos look amazing! How do you do it?
Looking forward to every post this week!
See ya tomorrow! : )
xo Cheryl
Your photos never cease to amaze me!!! Love the natural & organic feel to your posts!!! And your linens are absolutely divine! ;)
I love the color of the eggs. The textures so subtle. Just beautiful!ReplyDelete
Adding the textures made it look as if it's a painting!
Hopping from Texture Tuesdays.
Perfect arrangement of eggs. I like the smooth eggs with the nubbly sage and the woven linen. Its light is wonderful.ReplyDelete
Lovely post as always. The clarity and definition in your work is truly inspiring!ReplyDelete
Your photographs are wonderful...crisp and clear...love the compositions...the textures are just icing on the cake! :)ReplyDelete
The pics are awesome - I'm going to look up Kim, sounds like y'all are having a lot of fun :)
Love these, such beautiful composition and use of texturing.ReplyDelete
such prettiness!!!ReplyDelete
I can only say wow, and looks great!!!!
These are beautiful photos and composition!ReplyDelete
Grocery fresh? I love all the compositions. :)ReplyDelete
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Gorgeous photos!!!!!
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Oh Tricia,
I love your photos, the textures look amazing!
Congratulations on coming up on your on year anniversary! Your blog is just fantastic!
Have a lovely day.
Beautiful photos, Tricia! The textures are just delicious! :-)
Good for you for getting your stuff accomplished!! I have a farm a few miles down from my house... such a difference with the farm fresh eggs.. so hard to explain.. even when I "cracked" them to scramble it was a nice feel!
I love the subtlety of your texture work. Gorgeous!! I always buy the brown organic eggs from the grocery store. Love the look of them and I do feel like I'm eating healthier.ReplyDelete
i love eggs :) and your photos are so natural!ReplyDelete
...great textural contrasts!ReplyDelete
Love your photos... I can truly see all the textures...and those "farm fresh" eggs surely look good! Your blog is lovely; will be back soon for more eye candy! :)ReplyDelete
the photography is just divine.
i mean JUST. DIVINE.
Nothing prettier than fresh farm eggs!! Lovely photos too!ReplyDelete
Love your beautiful photos! Love the "farm fresh eggs", too. :)
Thank you for your sweet comments on my blog!
right about now i'm thinking
that there is not much out there, that YOU can't make look lovely!!
you need to work for a fabulous magazine:)
xo, Rosemary
You should seriously consider a career in photography, Tricia! They're always so beautiful! We've been eating alot of fresh farm eggs lately. Too hot to eat anything else. Yummy bacon/cheese omelets! :)
xoxo laurie
magazine worthy photos tricia!ReplyDelete
mmmm..... eggs. while I don't particulary like the taste of eggs for eggs sake (I'm not a fan of sunny side, over ez, fried, poached, deviled, coddled, or scrambled), I adore their shape. so perfect, so simple. Check out my blog posting on eggs. (oh, and feel free to follow)
oh, and here is another great egg picture . . .loving the egg shape today
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Don't you just love the texture and feel of sage? These are wonderful, Tricia!ReplyDelete


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|Walter J. and Betty Zable Bequeathed More Than $6 Million to Support USD Athletics
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University of San Diego President Mary E. Lyons announced today that Walter J. Zable, who passed away in the summer of 2012 at the age of 97, and his wife, Betty Zable, who passed away in 2007, designated more than $6 million from their estate to the University of San Diego in support of Torero Athletics and to fund scholarships.
Walter J. Zable, a member of the University of San Diego's Board of Trustee from 1977 to 1996, and Betty, leave behind a legacy of philanthropic support to USD and Torero Athletics.
"We are forever grateful to the Zables for their generous support of USD's athletics program," Lyons said. " Their generous contributions during the last four decades have allowed USD to create several endowed scholarships that will provide educational opportunities for countless outstanding USD students."
In 2006, the University honored Walter by naming the field at Torero Stadium the "Walter J. Zable Field at Torero Stadium."
"Walter was a true inspiration to all who knew him. Because of his own experience as an outstanding collegiate athlete, Walter understood the opportunities collegiate sports can provide many young men and women who otherwise might not attend college," said Ky Snyder, executive director of Torero Athletics.
A leading innovator, Walter founded Cubic Corporation a small electronics company in 1951. In just over a decade, Walter along with his wife, Betty, the company's first secretary, and a handful of tireless and committed employees, grew the company by nearly 600%. By 1968, Cubic had introduced more than 60 products and services and recorded sales of over $28 million. Today, Cubic Corporation employs more than 8,000 people around the globe and recorded sales in 2012 of nearly $1.4 billion.
About the University of San Diego
The University of San Diego (USD) is a Catholic institution of higher learning committed to teaching, the liberal arts, the formation of values and the creation of ethical leaders. Chartered in 1949, the school enrolls approximately 8,300 undergraduate and graduate full-time equivalent students. USD has a long history of public service and was recently recognized as a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka, the global association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs. The university's eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the schools of Business Administration, Engineering, Law, Leadership and Education Sciences, Nursing and Health Sciences, Peace, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education.


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Each unique game requires different settings in 3D-Analyzer. For the purposes of this tutorial I will be using Far Cry, a video game debuted in 2004. To give you a reference point to compare 3D-Analyzer's handywork, this is what Far Cry looks like on my Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics card before I run 3D-Analyzer:
Step by step Instructions :
First Download 3D analyzer-v2.36.exe – Click here
- Start 3DAnalyze.exe. Note that the program window cannot be resized. You should see something like this:
- Hit the "Select" button. Locate and open your game's EXE game launcher. For me, the EXE file is FarCry located in FarCry's installation folder:
If you don't know which EXE file to choose, you can always right click on your game shortcut (the one that you click on to launch the game, typically found on your desktop) and click on Properties; then, under the shortcut tab, look in Target for your game launcher:
- Check-off the appropriate settings in 3D-Analyzer. As already mentioned, each game will have slightly different settings. Far Cry works best in the following settings:
- One important feature to note is the "VendorID" and "DeviceID" section:
This tricks your game into thinking you are using a different graphics card. 3D-Analyzer provides a list from which you can pick VendorIDs and DeviceIDs from:
As you can see, you can choose between an NVIDIA or ATi graphics card. Take note setting the IDs to "0" makes 3D-Analyzer default to your real graphics card/integrated chip.
- NVIDIA Geforce Ti 4600 :- VendorID: 4318 and DeviceID: 592
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- Ati Radeon 9800 pro :- VendorID: 4098 and DeviceID: 20040
this are the setting which will work for mostly all games but if you want to add anything more, feel free to do so.
- Once you are done, unless you plan on never playing the same game again, should hit the "Save batch file!" button and save the settings; so instead of doing the above all over again the next time you play, just launch the batch file and it will automatically configure the settings for you.
- Hit the "Run" button and voila! Get gaming!
This is what Far Cry looks for me after running 3D-Analyzer:
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Maggie Kristin Lee and David Aaron Enoch Jr. of Parkersburg were married on June 23 during an outdoor ceremony at the Benedict Haid Farm in Clendenin. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. Richard DeQuasie of Charleston.
The bride is the daughter of Fredi Ruth Pepper and Michael James Lee. She is the granddaughter of Helen Lee and the late Harold Lee of Veron, Conn., and the late Fred and Elnora Pepper of Charleston.
The groom is the son of Cynthia Ann Rood and David Aaron Enoch Sr. He is the grandson of Clarence and Verona Enoch of Vienna and the late Nick and Anne Pirrilo of Parkersburg.
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The bride was escorted by her father.
She wore a gown featuring a modified sweetheart neckline and an A-line silhouette with a chapel-length train.
The gown was ascentuated by a delicate lace overlay that was adorned with beadwork and sparkle. The bride wore a double layer veil while holding a bouquet of white roses, hydrangeas and calla lillies that complimented her gown.
The groom wore a calla lilly boutineer on his tuxedo.
The wedding party wore black and white with turquoise accents.
Stephanie Cale, friend of the bride from Parkersburg, served as maid of honor. The bride's attendants included Jessica Davis and Lynley Bibbee of Parkersburg; Aisha Jividen of Morgantown and Heather Lancey of Jacksonville, Fla.
Jackson Davis, friend of the groom from Parkersburg, served as best man. The groom's attendants included Michael Tumlin, Andrew Smith and David Pittman of Pakersburg and Justin Lee of Springfield, Va.
The flower girls for the wedding were Ryley De Soto and Anna Bauer, who rode in a white wagon with a sign that read "Here Comes the Bride."
Immediately following the ceremony, guests attended a dinner and dance reception on site.
After a honeymoon in Nassau, Bahamas, the couple reside in Parkersburg.


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Hi Ash,
I (and my colleague Jodi Forlizzi at CMU) like to describe
interaction design in this way:
Interaction Design is a design discipline dedicated to:
Defining the *behavior* of artifacts, environments, and systems;
and therefore also concerned with:
- Defining the form of these things as it relates to their
behavior and use
- Anticipating how the use of these things will mediate human
relationships and affect human understanding
- Exploring the dialogue between products, people, and contexts
(physical, cultural, historical)
Interaction design is also a perspective that approaches the design
of products, etc. in several different ways:
- From an understanding of how and why people desire to use them
- As an advocate for the users and their goals
- As gestalts, not simply as sets of features and attributes
- By imagining things as they might be, not necessarily as they
currently are
As you can see, many of the subpoints above could also describe
HCI/Human Factors, and many of them could describe Industrial
Design. However, the specific, central focus on the *design of the
behavior* of complex systems is, I think, the unique aspect of IxD.
"What happens inside the computer" is in a way less important than what
it means to the humans using it. "Behavior" is the most sensible way to
describe this at a human level of abstraction, and it should be the focal
point, and not a second thought, in the design of software-enabled systems,
or really any user-facing, technology-mediated system (a call center for
example) complex enough to exhibit non-trivial behaviors that humans
must interpret and respond to.
It's also my belief that specific methods, narrative in nature, address
the needs of designing behavior (which is also narrative in nature) in
a way that more traditional, form-oriented methods do not. Naturally,
IxD can't happen in a vacuum; it's just one of many disciplines (like ID
and HF) that must be brought to bear to define the "complete" user
I hope this helps,
Robert Reimann
Manager, User Interface Design
Bose Design Center
Bose Corporation
The Mountain
Framingham, MA 01701
-----Original Message-----
From: id at ourbrisbane.com [mailto:id at ourbrisbane.com]
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:03 AM
To: molly wright steenson
Cc: discuss-interactiondesigners.com at lists.interactiondesigners.com
Subject: Re: [ID Discuss] Interaction design == web design
Quoting molly wright steenson <molly at girlwonder.com>:
> It seems like you specifically are talking about human factors and
> That's something that also touches interaction design but is not
> specifically or necessarily interaction design. (Though maybe the folks
> who are going to CHI next week in Vienna might feel differently, and
> I'd love a report!)
This fascinates me. If Human Factors isn't interaction design, then what
exactly *is* interaction design?
I've mentioned all this before on this list, but for those of you that
aren't aware, Human Factors is the study (both qualitative and quantitative)
of humans interacting with systems (where a system may be a piece of
technology, other humans, an environment, or a combination of these), and
the application of this knowledge to the subsequent design or re-design of
said systems to ensure that they are safe, effective, efficient and
satisfying to use. It draws upon the disciplines of computer science,
engineering, anthropology, cognitive psychology, applied physiology,
sociology, anthropometry, statistics, industrial design, and environmental
Chapanis (1985) defined Human Factors as follows:
"Human factors discovers and applies information about human behavior,
abilities, limitations, and other characteristics to the design of tools,
machines, systems, tasks, jobs, and environments for productive, safe,
comfortable, and effective human use."
Granted, traditionally Human Factors has been used to design critical
systems such as those found in aviation, medicine, energy, mining, transport
systems, etc; but more recently (the last 20 years or so) the discipline has
been employed to design consumer systems such as OXO's "Sure Grips" range of
kitchen appliances, Nokia's "Human Technology" software and hardware, Apple
Computer's Software and Hardware, Palm's PDA, Johnson & Johnson's "Reach"
toothbrushes, and many more.
I've been under the impression that Interaction Design (like so many of the
other fields that seem to have popped up in the last 10 years) was either a
simplified subset of, or just another (more apt) name for the discipline of
Human Factors. Any light you can shed on what Interaction Design covers
that departs from Human Factors, and how it does so would be much
Best regards,
Ash Donaldson
"It depends."
User Experience Designer


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Is your child a budding psychopath? Now there's a way to find out
- From: news.com.au
- May 03, 2013
BRAIN scans can be used to identify children who may grow up to be psychopaths, scientists have discovered.
A study compared 37 boys with serious conduct problems, including causing harm to others, dishonesty, general aggression and other antisocial traits, with a control group of 18 boys who had no such behavioural issues.
Researchers placed them in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine that identifies which parts of the brain respond to stimulus.
The boys were shown a series of 192 photos of hands and feet in situations that were potentially painful or not painful - such as a hand resting on a table top with a knife beside it, or the same hand on the table with the point of the knife blade about to pierce it.
The brains of ''problem children" showed reduced activity in the anterior cingulate cortex and in the insula, both of which are critical to empathy.
With lower levels of empathy, these boys were less reactive to the pain of others. Researchers believe the "callous traits" that characterise psychopathy have their roots in this condition.
"(Reduced response to pain in other people) could reflect an early neurobiological marker indexing risk for empathic deficits seen in adult psychopathy," the study, published in today's Current Biology journal, concluded.
However, it was possible to alter a child's psychological course with early intervention, according to University College London (UCL) psychologist and languages specialist Essi Viding.
"Our findings indicate that children with conduct problems have an atypical brain response to seeing other people in pain," Professor Viding, who co-authored the report, said.
"It is important to view these findings as an indicator of early vulnerability, rather than biological destiny.
"We know that children can be very responsive to interventions, and the challenge is to make those interventions even better, so that we can really help the children, their families, and their wider social environment."
Statistics indicate about five per cent of children suffer from conduct problems - a diagnosis known as CP for short - but not all of them exhibit psychopathic markings, the study said.
Professor Paul Frick of the University of New Orleans - who was not involved in the study but specialises in childhood psychopathology - lists 10 warning signs to look for in youngsters:
1. They persistently hurt, bully or fight others, or violate their rights by stealing or vandalising.
2. They break major rules, such as running away from home or staying out late.
3. They show no guilt when told off for doing wrong, e.g., pushing another child into the road.
4. They show a persistent callous disregard for other people's feelings — not just siblings (e.g., pushing another child off a swing and being unmoved by their distress).
5. They persistently don't care about how well they do in, say, school, even when the expectations are clear and they are capable.
6. They seem cold and unfeeling, only showing emotions to intimidate or manipulate.
7. They blame others for their mistakes, rather than accept responsibility themselves.
8. They are fearless and like doing novel and dangerous activities.
9. They are unmoved by the threat of punishment (e.g., 'if you do that, I am going to take away your bike').
10. They are highly motivated by reward or what they'll get out of something, even if it hurts others (e.g., stealing).
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Egg McMuffin Posted at 12:40 AM May 04, 2013
Here's a good warning sign. The child has shithouse parents.
Steven Lawler of Goldcoast, Australia Posted at 12:15 AM May 04, 2013
Sounds like we just discovered the perfect method for screening for politicians!
Simo of Wheelers hill Posted at 11:05 PM May 03, 2013
My brother is a psychopath. Everyone knows something is wrong, but nobody can do anything until he hurts someone. Then it's a slap on the wrist & off he goes again. Society favours the psycho unfortunately.


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The NGC Universal ID is a four digit alphanumeric that groups coins based on a unique combination of date, mintmark, denomination and striking process (MS, PF, or SP). These IDs are a simple organization of all coins prior to variety attribution and grading.
Anyone who has ever been to Carson City, Nevada, has probably walked or driven past the old mint. For coin collectors the little stone building is nostalgic, a place that lures our imaginations back to a time of simplicity in the American West. Most of the public, of course, has no idea that this place on the main street, just a few blocks from the seat of state government and within "jingling" noise distance of the casinos, once poured out a river of beautiful, bright, brand-new coins, mostly silver coins, made from ore taken from mines not far away. The Comstock Lode created Nevada's first millionaires, out of ordinary men. At first they had no market for their product. The Bland-Allison Act of 1878 was a political boondoggle of its time, a favoritism of American brand, born to use up the tons of silver that eventually shored up the wealth of the Treasury, but in 1878 was a godsend to nobody but the silver miners. A dozen years after the Morgan dollar was born, millions sat unused in government vaults as backing for the increasing volume of paper currency "certificates" in circulation. In 1890, the Bland-Allison Act was repealed. The Sherman Act replaced it on July 14 of that year. In his masterful study Fractional Money, Neil Carothers explains that "Under the new provisions the Treasury was to buy 4,500,000 ounces of silver per month, to be paid for with Treasury notes that were to be legal tender. The notes were to be redeemable in gold coin or in silver dollars coined from the bullion purchased." This act, in fact, bolstered government support for Nevada's silver miners, providing a use for their product. Some 5.8 million silver dollars were minted every month beginning in 1890, yet most of the Treasury notes were redeemed in gold. The government's vaults soon bulged with gleaming new silver dollars. "In 1893," Carothers notes, "a series of adverse economic developments brought disaster to the Treasury." Its store of gold was being rapidly diminished, while silver was accumulating. "This operation, which would eventually destroy the solvency of the government, was merely the process by which the excessive issues of silver dollars and paper money were displacing gold ... " which was being exported to Europe. In 1890 the Sherman Act was repealed. "As a net result of the laws of 1878 and 1890 the country acquired approximately 570,000,000 silver dollars," Carothers states. Politicians argued the merits of gold versus silver. Silver dollars circulated mainly in the west and south. When the Carson City Mint was closed in 1893, the nation was awash in silver dollars, gleaming new coins not quite worth their intrinsic value. It was the end of an era at Carson City, and an alluring rarity was born.
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Despite the talented touch of
director Ron Howard (A Beautiful
Mind, Cinderella Man), high production
values and an A-list cast, The
Da Vinci Code fails to dazzle.
The premise of the story is that Jesus
and Mary Magdalene were married and
that she was the Holy Grail because
she bore his child. Their bloodline
continues to this day, and a huge
conspiracy has been perpetrated to
cover this up, first by the apostles
and then by the Church.
In the 12th century, the Priory of
Sion was formed to find the secret of
the Grail. Once found, the Knights
Templar were to protect it.
In the present day, the entire
council of the secret Priory is murdered.
Bishop Aringarosa (Alfred
Molina) of Opus Dei strives to keep
the lid on in an effort to secure the
male domination of the Church. Da
Vinci's masterpieces provide clues
that reveal the conspiracy and the
identity of the Holy Grail—a secret
worth murdering for—to Professor
Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and
Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou).
Many people have read one of the
many books available or seen documentaries
that deconstruct Dan
Brown's best-selling novel. (I can't help
but smile at the irony of so many companies
and authors profiting from
debunking the very book they critique.)
The Da Vinci Code (book and film),
denies the tenets of the Nicene Creed,
especially the divinity of Jesus. But this
is not what causes me to give the movie
a thumbs-down. A film is supposed to
tell its story through sight and sound,
not endless dialogue, which this story
needs in order to explain its convoluted
premise and fill in the plot holes.
The Church, visualized through the
Vatican, is a main character, as it is in
Mission: Impossible III and The Omen.
Like Opus Dei (and other religious
orders before it), the Church is a big
target for the unflattering attention of
novelists. Despite the fact that we regret
the errors and misinformation, the negative
and false portrayals in the story, I
believe we can use this cultural phenomenon
as an opportunity to "break
open" the Nicene Creed that we recite
every Sunday at Mass, and begin to
reflect theologically on the God we
believe in and why.
My advice is to read the Gospels and
a good book on Church history, or take
a course in the Scriptures and Church
history. (See http://vlc.udayton.edu/
courses for online courses at the University
of Dayton.) This way we can
respond clearly to people who want to
talk to us about what we believe.
The Da Vinci Code (book and film)
will be around for some time. For the
sake of the Gospels, it seems wise to talk
about it, and renew and share our faith.
Let's not keep the heritage of faith a
secret. Violence, killing, body mutilation;
some problem language.
Akeelah (Keke Palmer) is a young
student from South Los Angeles
with an extraordinary ability to
spell, even though she doesn't
know what the words mean. After
Akeelah wins the school bee, Dr.
Larabee (Laurence Fishburne), a
reclusive UCLA professor, agrees to
coach her for the district bee.
The girl begins to learn personal
discipline and 5,000 new words. She
makes it to the nationals with the
help of her family, friends and people
in the community, including a
poetry-writing gang boss.
If you've gone into a Starbucks
lately, you'll have noticed promotional
items for this film. Starbucks, already
known for its conscientious fair-trade
coffees and health-care benefits (even
for part-time employees), joined Lions
Gate Films to produce this fine movie.
Sounds like cultural and social responsibility
to me when corporations give
back to the community. An entertaining
story in which the hero is a young girl;
uplifts the human spirit while embracing
all ages and cultures.
Alias creator J.J. Abrams directed and
co-wrote this high-octane thriller. Ethan
Hunt (Tom Cruise) is called back to
IMF (Impossible Missions Force) to rescue
an agent and gets involved in
searching for a secret artifact. Philip
Seymour Hoffman plays the villain. If
you like seeing Tom Cruise run at
breakneck speed and bungee-jump between tall buildings, even though
we never learn why, this might be the
film for you. Action violence throughout;
some problem language.
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES: In
addition to the outrageously
gay-themed comedy Will & Grace (eight seasons), the spy-opera
Alias (five seasons), the good-natured
slacker gang in the basement in That
70s Show (eight seasons), the wacky,
chatty family show Malcolm in the Middle (seven seasons) and the supernatural,
longest-running show with
all-female leads Charmed (eight seasons),
it is time to say good-bye, after
seven seasons, to one of television's
finest dramas ever: The West Wing.
This series had interesting, flawed
characters who talked as fast as they
walked. It centered on a Democratic
administration taking care of the precarious
and delicate business of governing
the United States, continually
teaching the audience about politics,
civics, international relations and
human failings, questioning ethics and
morals. It entertained with melodrama
and moral dilemmas.
Although the writing dipped when
series creator-writer Aaron Sorkin left
the show, the last two seasons came
back strong. The series ended with
Democratic Congressman Matt Santos
(Jimmy Smits) elected as America's first
Latino president and his opponent,
Republican Senator Arnold Vinick (Alan
Alda), becoming his secretary of state.
The series won 24 Emmy Awards,
including outstanding drama for four
years running. Some of the episodes I
remember best are "In Excelsis Deo"
(Toby plans a funeral for a veteran he
didn't know), "Take This Sabbath Day"
(focusing on capital punishment, with
Karl Malden as a priest), "The Stackhouse
Filibuster" (a senator promotes
legislation to help autistic children),
"Two Cathedrals" (President Bartlet
questions why God is treating him so
badly after Mrs. Landingham dies).
Fans will miss the governing style
of President Jeb Bartlet (Martin Sheen)
and his administration, especially John
Spencer (who died last December) as
Chief of Staff Leo McGarry.
(PBS June 21-22: check local listings):
Isak Dinesen (aka Karen Blixen), the
author of Out of Africa and Babette's
Feast, once wrote, "You know you're
truly alive when you're living among
lions." This is the tag line for a stirring
two-part documentary that spends six
years at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
tracing the lives of five children facing
In a compassionate manner, it covers
the effects of cancer on the family
over the long term, including hospice
and end-of-life issues. Hours before the
documentary premiered at the Sundance
Film Festival, filmmaker Julia
Reichert was diagnosed with lymphoma.
SEVENTH HEAVEN (WB, Mondays): Rumors
of the demise of this series appear
to have been exaggerated. After 10 seasons
on The WB, the longest-running
family series will return this fall on The
CW, a new network (replacing UPN
and The WB) that is a joint venture of
CBS and Warner.
The charm of this series is its wholesome
minister's family soap-like quality,
which appeals to a broad audience.
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION (not
rated, PG-13): Written by Garrison Keillor
and directed by Robert Altman (Gosford
Park), the quirky, quasi-fantasy musical
takes much of the material from the original
show and includes some of the cast.
The film, soundtrack, Keillor, Kevin Kline
(as Guy Noir) and Meryl Streep (as
Yolanda Johnson) are bound to garner
some awards. Funny, touching and
sometimes very earthy Minnesota
humor throughout; lyrics with sexual
innuendo; some problem language.
GOAL! (A-2; PG): Santiago Munez (Kuno
Becker) is an illegal immigrant playing
soccer in Los Angeles when a scout
notices him. While his father (Tony
Plana) discourages him, Santiago's
grandmother (Miriam Colon) encourages
him to follow his dreams. Two sequels
are in production. Rough sports, some
problem language, implied sexuality.
THE OMEN (not rated): This unnecessary
remake of the 1976 original is
updated, though its ideology is obscured
by evildoing by a nanny (Mia Farrow)
and her charge, Damien (Seamus
Davey-Fitzpatrick). This horror film looks
Catholic but is imbued with a kind of
fringe theology that breeds fear and
allows malevolence to prevail, despite
the presence of a great many crucifixes.
It's written by David Seltzer, who scripted
the original film as well as last year's
TV miniseries Revelations. Well produced
but dark; graphic violence
includes suicide, beheading and murder.
A-1 General patronage
A-2 Adults and adolescents
A-3 Adults
L Limited adult audience
O Morally offensive
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It has been a while since I've given an Ethan update. I consider myself more of a "mom with a blog" than a "mom blogger," so I guess that's why. However, it doesn't take long for a lot to change when it comes to babies. They grow so dang fast!
Ethan is currently loving hats. He's also loving Scout, a little dog that sings and talks and whatnot. It's pretty cute, I have to admit.
Ethan doesn't like alone time. We're working on it though, just a wee bit at a time. I never wanted to fall into "attachment parenting" (AP) style, but it kind of happened, and this kid is totally spoiled. I know it's my fault, so we're doing what we can. Lawwwwwd help this child if he ever gets a sibling!
Oh, Ethan also hates teeth. The poor little guy still doesn't technically have any, but I see a little white nub just under his gums that's trying to bust through. Ouchies!
This may also be why the gym nursery people called me to come get him again yesterday. I squeezed in my fastest treadmill 5k, and I got about 30 seconds into a cool down before I heard, "Will Ethan's mom please come to childcare…" Ughhhhhh. No stretching for me!
So anyway, I also wanted to mention his sleep. We recently (has it been two weeks, one week? I forget…) tried sleep training, and it sucked. Suck as it did, it also worked. Of course, now that the teething is in full-swing, that could all change, but it did work.
He was sleeping all night (7:30pm to 5:00am) about 20-25% of the time, so I knew he could do it. The other times he would wake at 3:30am, and I'd put him back to bed after giving him a bottle. He wasn't even hungry for breakfast when he woke in the morning, so I knew this kid was taking the bottle for comfort, not hunger.
The first night we did Cry It Out (CIO) with comfort checks (no picking up and no bottles) approximately every 10 minutes. It took 75 minutes of crying! The second night it took 60 minutes. That was NOT working. Yes, I cried too; my brick of a husband showed no emotion. The third night he slept until 4:30am.
I hear it's best to let one person do all the checks, so I volunteered. I also hear it's best to let the least emotional one do them, but that didn't work for us since Kevin has to work the next day.
The fourth night, we let him CIO without checks for an hour. It was hard, but for me (and for Ethan) it was harder going in and checking on him without actually picking him up and feeding him.
BAM. That did it. He just needed to CIO without checks. Since then he has been sleeping from 7:30pm to 4:30-5:30am. The first week he woke at 4:30, which was hard. His naps were also off, and he was sooooo cranky. I was going bonkers!!
His naps are now getting back on schedule, and he's waking closer to 5-5:30am now. I'd prefer 5:30-6, but I'll take it.
I know CIO methods and sleep training are controversial, and I am very glad I waited until he was 8 months old before trying it. However, I gave my baby the gift of a good night sleep, and that's definitely a good thing.
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Sept 23 | Christian Bök at Dalhousie University
Christian Bök (Eunoia, Crystallography) will be participating in Dalhousie University's 'Giving Notice: Writing on Walls' Catalogue Launch on September 23.
'Giving Notice: Words on Walls' presents projects by artists who, with hand-painted letters or custom-cut vinyl, apply font-based words, phrases and sentences directly onto gallery walls; in effect, these artists borrow the walls as public tablets to write on. The texts -- in some installations filling entire walls -- play with the 'authority' of the gallery and the written word while exploring the relationship between visual art and language. The works in the exhibition, which exist only for the duration of the public display and, in the end, will be painted over or destroyed, also challenge traditional notions regarding artworks as aesthetic objects and portable cultural and economic commodities.
Curated by Peter Dykhuis the participating artists are:Brad Buckley (Sydney, Australia), Cathy Busby (Halifax, NS), Garry Neill Kennedy (Halifax, NS), Gordon Lebredt (Toronto, ON), Micah Lexier and Christian Bök (Toronto, ON and Calgary, AB) and Lawrence Weiner (New York, NY).
'Giving Notice: Words on Walls' Catalogue Launch
featuring Christian Bök and many others
Thursday, September 23, 2010
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