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A game constitutes a universal form of behaviour by homo sapiens, and is also a characteristic of many animals: for example, certain interaction modes which take place both between humans and between mammals of other species, have the appearance of a fight, but their participants are not experiencing these or engaging in them as real fights. Gregory Bateson has observed that this form of simulated behaviour is only possible if those involved are able to metacommunicate, that is, to communicate on their communication, sharing the meaning that they are giving to this activity in terms similar to the following: "it's just a friendly nibbling and not hostile", or: "this is a game not a fight".
These types of games, which involve carrying out an action "as if" it were another, such as rituals (for example, certain peace ceremonies held between human adversaries) have a fragile nature: the distinction between a real and simulated attack, between a threatening expression and a simulated threatening expression, between the territory and the map, is always liable to suffer interruptions or misunderstandings, and as such the risk that actual violence may occur. As such, rituals and games contain symbolic devices which counter any possible wrongdoings and commit those involved to defining such activities as behaviour of its own kind.
The world illusion [from the original: ilusión], from the Latin illudêre, derived from ludêre, to play, opens up a field of meaning which is extremely significant for Spanish: it refers to delusion, false appearance, but also to the emotional state of an expectant complacency, focused on future events. Illudêre also possesses the meaning of taking risks, specifically in relation to one's own position or activity. This leads to the player "deluding him/herself"[1] with the game, which encloses a form of gratification whilst however also running the risk of being deluded as well as deluding him/herself.
Researchers in child psychology and other social scientists have placed great importance on the learning and the playing of games by children: through dramatic games, children familiarise themselves with cultural rules and, in general, with moral rules.
According to George H. Mead, games of the play type (that is, playing roles) enable children to recreate fictitious situations, thus taking on the expectations that their parents nurture regarding them, at a moment when they are still not able to generalise or systematise representations of these actual adult roles. In games of the type game (such as games of sport), behaviour takes place within a socially structured activity, which presupposes knowledge and acceptance of the whole system of represented roles, dealing with that which Mead has designated as the "generalized other", that is, the representation of a general norm within a social group.
Through taking part in games and using specific toys, children develop the sense of a "third zone", between interiority and exteriority, which allows them to play the role of subjects in opposition to objects. This intermediate zone of experience, as theorised by Donald W. Winnicott, remains active throughout life, related to the arts and religion, use of the imagination and, in general, cultural creation. Vygotsky, in turn, thought that children need the illusory and imaginary work of the game to express unrealisable desires and biological, psychic and cultural needs stemming from their own situation of dependence.
One of the great theoreticians of ludic activity, Johan Huizinga, considers that it is more appropriate to qualify homo sapiens with the term ludens than with faber. Huizinga did not try and question the place that the game occupies within the set of different cultural manifestations, but rather sought to show to what extent culture itself possesses the character of a game and deals with the game. In formal terms, the game constitutes a free activity, which is realised "as if" it were strange to the normal world, and thus experimented with, but despite this it can completely absorb the player. Practising the game seeks in itself the obtaining of a satisfaction which dispenses with material gratification, and takes place within specific spatial-temporal coordinates, according to determined rules which produces effects of tension, emotion and mystery.
Roger Caillois, another notable researcher into ludic activity, attributes similar features to games, and has proposed the following classification system:
Agon: to designate competitive games which participants lock into and which take place in conditions of relative equality, where each tries to achieve a position of superiority by the end. Included in this category are sports in general and those belonging to the "games room".
Alea: to designate the so-called "games of chance", in which decisions and the results do not depend on the player. Here it is not so much competing with an adversary as abandoning oneself to destiny. If, in the agonistic games, players express their will, in games of chance they abandon it.
Mimicry: Any game which supposes the provisional acceptance of a limit for separated activity, which is alien to normal experience and circumscribed by precise and previously established spatial-temporal limits. In these types of games what is dominant is the sense of the simulation, or experience "as if" where the players transform themselves into another. This category includes games which imply the practice of mimicry, masks and disguise.
Ilinx: In games involving dizziness, an attempt is made to compromise the stability of perception, engendering the spasm, the trance, or a voluptuous bewilderment. Rapid rotating movements, falls or slipping are set up to induce organic states of confusion. The types of experience particular to these types of games include extreme speed, befuddlement or intense feeling of bewilderment or imbalance, which are features of the activities offered by leisure parks.
Pleasure in one's competence, the challenge of chance, the simulation and the attraction dizziness affords constitute the main stimuli for games, and inevitably enter into the totality of the life of societies, Caillois adds. These attitudes express themselves in a somewhat predetermined manner and combine in particular ways according to different societies. Some of them, when developed and honed, generate cultural forms to which educational or aesthetic values are attributed. Regulated competence, for example, is institutionalised as sport, or the simulation as theatre.
Bateson, G. 1972; Steps to an Ecology of Mind: Collected Essays in Anthropology, Psychiatry, Evolution, and Epistemology. University Of Chicago Press (Spanish translation: Bateson, Gregory; 1985; Pasos hacia una Ecología de la Mente; Buenos Aires; Lohle).
Caillois, Roger; Les Jeux et les Hommes, Paris, Gallimard, 1958 (Spanish translation: Caillois, Roger, 1986; Los juegos y los hombres. México; Fondo de Cultura Económica).
Huizinga, Johan, 1998; Homo ludens; Madrid. Alianza.
Mead, George H., Mind, Self, and Society from the Standpoint of a Social Behaviorist Charles W. Morris (ed.), Cicago: The University of Chicago Press, (1934) 1967 (Spanish translation: Mead, George H., 1990; Espíritu, persona y sociedad: desde el punto de vista del conductismo social; México; Paidós.
Vygotsky, Lev S., 1989; El Desarrollo de los procesos psicológicos superiores; (The Development of Higher Psychological Processes) Barcelona; Crítica.
Winnicott, D.W. 1971; Playing and reality. London: Tavistock. (Spanish translation: Winnicott, Donald W.; 1994; Juego y realidad; Barcelona; Gedisa).
[1] The original article had the form: se ilusiona. The Portuguese version of the article translated this as se ilude although this does not contain the full range of meaning of the Spanish which includes not only the meaning of deception or a perceptual error but also the notion of fantasy and even involving a certain pleasure. [Translator's Note].


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Hahahaha. Right.
stop posting that and set yourself on fire
This fucking poster is spreading like wild fire on facebook. People really don't think to source things, like checking for actual announcements from Daft Punk
Such horrible Photoshop work too. Disgraceful.
I really hate that all of my friends buy into shit like that and come at me with OMGOMGOMGDIDUSEE?!
Jeff Goldblum for main stage 2012.
2011 Perfectchella.
Having Justice on there is like putting a cockroach on a wedding cake, but that's just me. They've wayyyyy overstayed their welcome.
I think I am more offended by DP using the font from Thriller.
People just look, see Daft Punk, see their city, and share it saying "I'm down" or "I'm in" because they want to finally belong to that "exclusive" crowd who have seen this act live. They most certainly don't care whom the source is or how real it looks before getting excited and sharing it.
12/12 - The Dismemberment Plan - Fonda
12/16 - Jeff Tweedy - Largo
12/18 - Pere Ubu - Echo
12/21 - Stevie Wonder - Nokia (?)
1/24 - Wooden Shjips - Echo
last.fm, if you care
Twitter, if you dare
On this forum? Not really, for myself anyways. I like my info but am far from a true music snob that gets the chance to brag about what shows I have seen. To my friends, they think I am crazy for the amount of show I've seen but I have nothing on a good chunk of this board.


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yea Resident Evil is been losing that survival horror we all loved.
Plus Darkside Chronicles is the only newer RE game with Claire, that isn't a over-priced mini game for the 3DS.
I thought Operation Raccoon City was another newer RE game with her. She is hot yeah, but cute as hell.What version you plan to get of it? Japanese (Blu-ray)? or American/European (Download)?
I had actually had completely forgot that game existed...... But is she going to be in it? I saw Jill, and obviously Leon, but not her, but I haven't really looked anything up on it in forever.Wait the disk version is limited to Japan only, unlike other HD Collections? Well that changed the might get to a might not get (I much prefer physical copies), so obviously Japanese import if I ever did now.


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Cape Town is full of things to do and experience. This top things to do in Cape Town list highlights those that you shouldn't miss. It's not without reason that many tour sites list Table Mountain, Cape Pont Nature Reserve, Robben Island and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Add to these basics a few of the local gems, enjoy the highlights of the Cape Tonian lifestyle, and remember to experience some of the finest restaurants in the world. This list will lead you on your way to making the most out of your time in Cape Town.
Constantia Uitsig Wine Estate
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Constantia Uitsig, known until 1940 as Constantia View, was the home of the Lategan family for five generations. Their ancestors arrived in South Africa in 1735. Constantia Uitsig had been a portion of Simon van der Stel's original grant of Groot Constantia. In 1894 Willem Lategan married Antoinette Bredell of Schoemanshoek, and with her inheritance he built the present homestead of Constantia Uitsig. In 1988 the farm was purchased by David and Marlene McCay. Together they have restored the farm to its former glory, and Constantia Uitsig now boasts award winning wines, three world-renowned restaurants, a private cricket oval, spa and a 16-roomed luxury hotel. In 2006 fifty percent of the wine estate was bought by a consortium. Just 20 minutes from the heart of the city, Constantia Uitsig is truly Cape Town's own vineyard. The breathtaking rural beauty of a valley, where vineyard rows stretch up the mountainside, is just one of many compelling reasons to visit.
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Its hard to resist miniature animals, especially knee high penguins that waddle around and make funny noises. The penguins at Boulders Beach are sure to amuse visitors and locals of all ages.
Standing at just below a foot tall, the diminutive African penguins waddling onto shore, jumping into the sea or just sunbathing are quite a sight to see. Along the southern Cape Peninsula, just past Simonstown, there are several turnoffs for the Boulders Beach area. The second turnoff has the fewest tour buses and leads to a walkway above penguin nesting areas, to a beach where one can swim with penguins, or to another more secluded beach with fewer penguins but nice sheltered swimming areas and boulders.
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The southern tip of the Cape Peninsula is allocated to the Cape Point Nature Reserve. The most famous feature within the reserve is the actual point itself along with the lighthouses that mark its location for sailors. However, at 78 square kilometers and stretching along 40 kilometers of coastline, the rest of the Cape Point Nature Reserve definitely deserves more thorough exploration by visitors. In addition to unique flora, the Reserve is home to numerous species of antelope, ostriches, tortoises, and baboons.
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The Cape Peninsula is home to some of the world's greatest floral diversity. Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens is host to numerous examples and provides a great venue for walking, picnicking, and playing.
Settled along the eastern slope of Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens hosts over 22,000 indigenous plants. Just 15 minutes away from Cape Town city centre, the Botanical Gardens are extraordinarily natural in design and blend straight in to the mountain. There is a tea shop and picnic sites for those wanting to enjoy a leisurely visit and paths from the Garden leading straight onto Table Mountain for the more active. In summer, there are Sunday Summer concerts on the lawn; arrive early, enjoy the Garden, set up a picnic spot and enjoy the music.
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Although the most popular route up Table Mountain is Platteklip Gorge, there are numerous trails to enjoy. Of course there are also a number of ways down- hiking, the cable car, or an abseil off the mountain!
Standing guard over Cape Town, Table Mountain defines the city. For early seafarers, the Mountain signified arrival at this port of call. For the original inhabitants of the area, the Mountain was the source of myth and intrigue. For modern day Cape Tonians, Table Mountain is the heart of daily life. At 1086 meters and home to 1400 species of flora, Table Mountain is a spectacular nature reserve surrounded by a city. With hundreds of routes to ascend, the Mountain can keep an avid hiker and climber busy for years.
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Kalk Bay is one of those places that you stop over at for a quick bite, then discover a great café, the interesting shop next to it, the fishermen selling fresh fish at the harbour, the cute ice cream shop and before you know it its time decide which of the restaurants with views you should do dinner at. Perfect for any leisurely vacation types.
Quaint little towns along the False Bay coast, Kalk Bay and St James surround an operating fishing harbour that lends the antique and coffee shops a tranquil view. In spring, Southern Right whales abound, often brushing against the harbour walls. Kalk Bay makes a great stop for lunch on a tour of the Cape Peninsula or a nice leisurely walking day.
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An idyllic, hidden beach off the beaten tourist track, Llandudno is a great place to marvel at the unending beauty of Cape Town.
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Chapmans Peak Drive
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One of the most beautiful drives in the world, Cape Town's Chapmans Peak Drive is a spectacular 10 km coastal drive linking Noordhoek to Hout Bay. In spring (Sept-November) Southern Right Whales can be spotted in Hout Bay. Year round there are stunning views from numerous viewpoints and picnic spots. A trail to Chapman's Peak itself starts just before the highest viewpoint on Chapman's Peak Drive. If the road is closed or if one only wants to access the portion of the road closer to Hout Bay, a complimentary day pass can be acquired from the toll booth.
Robben Island
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- Cape Town,Western Cape8001
Temporary "home" to many of South Africa's most famous anti-apartheid activists including Nelson Mandela, Robben Island served as prison, place of learning, and international symbol of apartheid governance. Today, the island is an UN World Heritage Site and has taken on the role of museum with tours led by former prisoners. Access is available by ferry from the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V and A Waterfront. Book ahead to ensure availability and allocate half a day to the full trip.
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2:55pm Tuesday 16th October 2012 in News By Alexa Copeland, Reporter (Darlington)
A PROLIFIC shoplifter with 101 offences to his name has admitted to a stealing spree in Darlington.
Terrence Cook, 37, of Westbrook, in the town pleaded guilty to three counts of theft from shops when he appeared at Darlington Magistrates' Court today. (Tuesday October 16) The court heard that on October 2, Cook stole an electric shaver, cosmetics and detergents worth £81.16 from Darlington's Sainsbury's supermarket.
On October 6 he stole stationery, flasks and a soft toy totalling £49.95 from the town's Waterstones store and on the same day took a pair of glasses worth £189 from Boots.
Prosecuting, Blair Martin explained that Cook was already subject to a six-onth conditional discharge and supervision order with a drug rehabilitation requirement.
Cook accepted that the latest thefts put him in breach of that order.
Mr Martin said: "There are 101 offences - I think it is right to say it is the eighth or ninth time he has been in court this year."
Mitigating, Ben Pegman admitted that Cook's record was "very poor" but said that a problem with his benefits led to him to commit the latest offences.
"He missed an appointment with jobseekers, his benefits were sanctioned for a fortnight so he was worried about paying his rent," said Mr Pegman.
"His benefits have now been reinstated and that problem has gone."
After confirming with the probation service that Cook had been sticking to his supervision order, magistrates imposed a new 12-month conditional discharge to run alongside the existing one.
Presiding magistrate Rajeev Kumar Devgan warned Cook: "You breaching this order is you saying you want to go to prison."
All the items Cook stole were recovered so no order was made for compensation.
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The Origin Olympics Have Begun!
YA author Jessica Khoury is hosting the Origin Olympics at her blog! Head on over to enter contests for a chance to win some really great prizes! Completing just one gives you the chance to win one of two prize packs. Complete 15 and win some swag including a bookmark, a button, a signed bookplate, and a Pia's bird necklace!
Her book Origin will be released Sept. 4 by Razorbill (a Penguin imprint). Here is the official summary:
Pia has grown up in a secret laboratory hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest. She was raised by a team of scientists who have created her to be the start of a new immortal race. But on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Pia discovers a hole in the electric fence that surrounds her sterile home—and sneaks outside the compound for the first time in her life.
Free in the jungle, Pia meets Eio, a boy from a nearby village. Together, they embark on a race against time to discover the truth about Pia's origin—a truth with deadly consequences that will change their lives forever.
Origin is a beautifully told, shocking new way to look at an age-old desire: to live forever, no matter the cost. This is a supremely compelling debut novel that blends the awakening romance of Matched with the mystery and jungle conspiracy of Lost.
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Transcription: REST calls (JSON) to save. API is the rest call to do
one function, can be implemented in any way at the back end.
Broadcast list of MS descriptions
Expose full/brief metadata
Image streaming (dimensions, format etc)
Service registry
Citation (down to page region)
Text search
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Neil: Objects in system for registry
Raphael: What is a common API? (to be discussed)
Technology implications:
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RDF: OAC, Oxford, Text grid using. Stanford and James looking at.
Linked Data, rather than full RDF tech stack
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You'll pay for the privilege, but outside of the lack of gaming potential, there are no major flaws that should keep you away. If you want something a bit more rigid and with faster graphics, I'm hoping to get one of the new ASUS UX301 Ultrabooks with i7-4558U in for testing, but they haven't begun shipping yet. Meanwhile, Sony's Haswell update is just what the mobile road warrior needs.
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Nancy Muir Pearce of Old Lyme, Connecticut, Edgartown, and New York died on November 9.
She was born in 1921 in New York City. A lifelong abstract painter and interior designer, she was married to Malcolm Muir Jr. for 46 years, until his death in 1984. Subsequently she married his childhood friend, Richard I. Pearce.
She is survived by her brother, C. Maury Jones of Princeton, N.J., and three children: Katharine Muir of New York, Andrew Muir of Edgartown, and Morgan Muir of Oakland, Calif. Her son Malcolm Muir III predeceased her. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Lida Moore Musso, Sarah Moore Rauch, Nicola Muir Fabens, James Joseph Malcolm Askin, MacDonald Andrew Pellessier Muir, Elizabeth Kelly Pellessier Muir, Eliza Curtis, and eight great grandchildren.
There will be a private burial on Martha's Vineyard and a memorial service in New York in January.
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Legal activist Chen Guangcheng has reportedly finished submitting applications to Chinese authorities and has been told that he and his immediate family could be issued passports within the next two weeks.
That would then allow him to come to the United States.
Originally published on Tue May 15, 2012 3:46 pm
To the average observer, they look like ordinary pigeons, caged into a balcony in a high-rise Beijing apartment. But make no mistake. These cooing birds, according to breeder Yang Shibo, are like top-of-the-line sports cars.
"These are the Ferraris of the bird world," he says. "They're the most expensive, and the fastest."
The price of racing pigeons is soaring sky-high, pushed up by wealthy Chinese buyers.
Originally published on Thu May 17, 2012 6:10 am
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says his family is being hounded by local authorities in his Shandong, his home province, with his brother and sister-in-law placed under house arrest and his nephew detained.
Chen's flight last month from house arrest and his request for refuge from U.S. diplomats has caused considerable embarrassment for Chinese authorities and threatened to damage U.S.-Sino relations. Since then, Beijing has agreed in a face-saving move to allow the blind, self-taught legal activist and his immediate family to study in the United States.
Originally published on Wed May 9, 2012 9:38 am
For two weeks now, the world has been following the story of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng. And in nearly all reports, the phrase "blind activist" is used at least once.
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Carmelo: Knicks Shocked at Weight Loss
A motivated, sleeker Carmelo Anthony said Tuesday that he had lost 12 pounds since the end of the Knicks' season.
Anthony, who was in Manhattan for the unveiling of his wax likeness at Madame Tussaud's, told reporters he was down to 239 pounds.
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Anthony's conditioning has been a concern throughout his career. Coach Mike Woodson, who asked Anthony to lose weight this off-season, recently visited him in Los Angeles to see the results.
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In fifty years I've gone through all kinds of training. I've also had the opportunity to deliver training in many areas and for many reasons. In this time, I've learned there are things that work, and things that don't. I haven't spent a lot of time involved in CDL training, but I have gone through it, and I have spent some effort in understanding the concepts involved both from a training and an operational perspective. I can't speak for or to all training methods and sources out there, but I can speak to what I went through. I know it is one of the more prevalent training models out there, so I believe my analysis probably has wide application.
The model used where I did my training was very straight forward. It is a model used around the nation, and the world, and not just for CDL training either. Unfortunately, it is the type of training most used in most places. This includes the schools our kids go to, but that's another story all together. The premise of the training is simply this: You're going to take a test when this is over. Here's what you need to know to pass the test. While it is obviously possible to succeed with this model, it is hardly the best way to produce the desired results. Do we want to develop a person who can pass a test, or do we want to develop a professional truck driver? If the answer to that questions is not obvious to you, you might want to consider another line of work.
From the standpoint of public safety, business practices, and yes, overbearing government compliance requirements, doing a half-assed job training driver recruits is simply not acceptable. Unfortunately, the way many of us are doing it now is, I'm sorry to say, half-assed.
The standard model is a variation on the two week course. First week, you go through classroom instruction where you are prepared to take the written test to get your permit. The second week is spent working on the skills test maneuvers, and actually driving the truck on the street. Again, the focus of all this training is to get you to pass the test. When the training is done, you'll either go to the DMV and take the driving test with their personnel, and if you pass, you get your license. Or you'll take a test with an instructor at the school, then go to your company and take another test with their personnel. If you pass both tests, you get your license. I did the latter, and I will admit to you right now, I did not pass the second test, and did not receive my CDL. The reasons I failed, and there is more than one, will, I believe, help me show how to build a successful training curriculum for CDL training, and how not to.
The first thing I want to talk about is personnel. In particular, truck driving instructors. Let me say at the outset that just because someone has been a successful truck driver for twenty years does not mean he'll make a good or effective instructor. In fact, if I had been running the school I went to, I can tell you I would not have hired any of the instructors that were there, and even if I had, they wouldn't have lasted very long. Every single one of them was an excellent and professional truck driver, but not a single one of them was even remotely competent as an instructor. Sorry, but that's a fact for which there is no refutation. Anyone with professional experience in training or education of any type would most likely agree with me.
It has to do with the problem I mentioned before; teaching to the test. The first week of training, the classroom portion, should be conducted by professional instructors that are not truck drivers. The material has to be presented in a dispassionate manner. I tell my kids when they go to school, don't worry about the grade, just work on learning the material. The grade will take care of itself. It's not possible to do this when the teacher allows their personal biases into the classroom. In short, do not teach to the test, teach to the material. If you do that, the test will take care of itself.
The best approach is to develop a curriculum based on the regulations and knowledge required to be a good truck driver, not based on the content of the test. In reality, the proper curriculum would probably require six hours a day for two weeks to complete. This would not only produce a higher percentage of students passing the written test the first time, but it would also better prepare them for the driving portion of the training, and make them better drivers in the long run.
The driving portion of the training also leaves a lot to be desired. The temperament and approach of the instructors is critical. Yes, they do have to be experienced professional truck drivers, but that alone is not enough. They also have to have exceptional observation and communication skills as well. Instructor input has to be simple, clear and unambiguous. When I was in the truck with the instructor, it was none of those things. Everyone is not the same. If the instructor does not understand this, failure is inevitable.
Both aspects, classroom and road, are critical, but they must be separated completely from one another. I know this seems counter-intuitive to a lot of people, but it is the best way to implement a course for operating a heavy truck in the current regulatory and business environment. Two separate and distinct curriculums are needed, one for classroom, one for on the road. So how should this training proceed? First, start with the classroom work leading to the written test.
Classroom based instruction should take place entirely in the classroom. I know this seems almost redundant, but you'd be surprised at how many might not understand this. Lessons should be based on all applicable rules and regulations. This includes state and federal traffic and safety rules, equipment standards, scales and inspections, and any required endorsements. Lessons should not be based on the content of the written test. They should be designed to impart knowledge, not test preparation. As I stated earlier, if you focus on learning the material, the test will take care of itself.
While the test is not the focus of the process, it can be used to move the process forward. Sample test are available, and those questions should be used, in conjunction with other, deeper questions, throughout the training process to help students isolate and focus on problem areas, and help instructors gauge the effectiveness of their instruction. In the end, the final test should be written to a much higher standard than the written CDL test from the DMV. In fact, anyone passing the final test of their training should be able to pass the DMV test without any trouble. Complete preparation is the key to success not only on the DMV test, but down the road as well, and that's true both literally and figuratively.
The driving portion of the training is, obviously, the most critical part. A student may know everything in theory and have all the rules and regulations down pat, but it means nothing if he can't drive the truck! Most schools these days put you in a tractor trailer right away. I can tell you from experience that this is not always going to have the desired results. It's better to go with a training model that has a much higher possibility of success with each student regardless of their experience or how they learn things. From my perspective, this amounts to nothing more than simple common sense: First things first. Allow the students some time driving the truck bobtail. Even a couple of hours of this will prevent a lot of problems. Their shifting will improve more rapidly, and they'll be much better able to handle the truck when you do finally put 53 feet of liability behind them.
My training was very interesting. It taught me some "how not tos" about truck driver training, and it taught me some things about myself as well. The first day of actually driving the truck started with skills practice. Backing the truck, no problem. Ally dock, no problem. Parallel parking, no problem. Right turn, well, I had a problem with that the fist time, but only because I misinterpreted where one of the cones was placed. I didn't have a problem with it after that. Later that day, we actually drove the truck on the road.
The fist time on the road with also uneventful. Although I had never driven a big-rig before, I still remembered my double-clutching from my army days and that old deuce-and-a-half. Once I got the shifting pattern down, and got used to the high-low range switch, it was no problem. Turning, no problem. Braking, no problem. Downshifting, I had a bit of a problem at first with the timing, but worked that out fairly quickly. So, the first day went pretty well. I started out confidently and it showed. Unfortunately, every time I drove the truck after that it got worse than the last time. The reason is very simple, the instructor, and the training methods used, were static. Instead of building on my early success, he kept trying to get me to do it exactly how he does it. This is where a real professional instructor becomes critical. What that instructor did sapped my confidence, and everything started to fall apart.
Driving a truck is essentially, much like driving anything else, based on what you feel. Your thought processes provide context, but your physical sensation and instincts are what you use when driving a truck. My right turns were fine, at least for a new driver, but the instructor felt he had to tell me I was too far out every single time. I'm still not sure what he was trying to accomplish, but I am sure it was completely unnecessary, and worse, detrimental to my state of mind. He also kept telling me I was going to far out when making those turns. Again, I went out as far as I felt I needed to go. When I looked at the left mirror to check the curb clearance, it was usually a foot or two. I'm not sure how this is a problem, no one was going to be turning right in there. The bottom line is, as long as I was just using my physical sensation and instincts I knew what I was doing, and what the truck was doing. As soon as he started making me think about every little thing, I tried to apply what he was telling me even if it contradicted what the truck felt like at the time. Confusion and failure at this point was inevitable.
By the time I got to the employers driving test I was so screwed up it's a miracle I got through it alive. The fist test, I did something I'd never done previously. I rode the curb with the trailer duals on a right turn. Not much mind you, didn't even go over, but it's an automatic fail never-the-less. The second time I did the same thing, only this time it was worse. This time, it was on a left turn! It wasn't a curb, it was a center median on a major street. I cut the turn to soon and nearly plastered the trailer into a signpost. The thing that really got me was when the instructor started yelling "watch your trailer!" My immediate reply was almost, "no shit, what do you think I'm doing," but I caught myself, and just replied, "where the hell is the trailer." In hindsight, that might not have been a better thing to say. It got me tossed out of the program. I didn't get my CDL, and the company now thinks I'm a nut case.
The truth of that situation is not at all what they though it was. First, if I hadn't realized the mistake and actually been watching the trailer when he sounded off, I would have already plastered that sign post. Second, he assumed my mistake was based on my lack of understanding of the nature of the 53ft trailer behind me. What it really was was the confusion that came from a number of problems I had to deal with that should never have been a factor to begin with.
First, shifting. The first day driving the truck I had very little problems with the shifting. By the time I took that second test I kept getting stuck out of gear as I approached those turns. Now, suddenly, I have another problem to deal with as the turn approaches. If they had left me well enough alone about the shifting to begin with, this wouldn't have been a problem. Even more helpful, would have been a couple of hours in the truck bobtail so I could focus on the shifting without worrying about 53 feet of liability behind me. Second, the turns. I never had any problem with the turns until it was decided that every single one of them required some cryptic comment. I'm still not sure what half the crap that instructor said to me was supposed to mean. At the end of the day, if they'd just let me do what I started out doing, which was just relax and drive the truck, I'd be a professional truck driver today.
That was some months ago. That permit is still valid, and I intend to follow through and get my CDL. It's just a matter of getting my hands on a truck and a licensed driver for a day or two. That's expensive, but I should be able to do it. Meanwhile, I'm working on learning all I can about the industry. There are a lot of problems in this industry, not the least of which are caused by some form of government intervention of one kind or another. Still, there are other problems as well. Many of those problems have to do with the industry's approach to training, and what constitutes a qualified driver. Another is the insistence on recruiting from the bottom of the gene pool. During my time in that program I met at least a dozen active drivers who had no business being anywhere near anything that weighs 80,000 lbs and goes 65 mph. True, it's not rocket science, but it does require some common sense.
There is a rule of business I learned long ago, and my experience with this trucking company drove that point home to me. Never let your business grow so fast that you out strip your ability to find good people to work for you. If you find yourself having to hire people who you really would rather not, you need to back up and reassess your growth rate. If you want to offer training to drivers, especially if you are a larger company, develop your own training system and do it yourself. This way you can take the time to do it right, and take a more realistic approach to quality control. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it does have to be a lot better than it is now in a lot of places.


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The effects of tariffs on coalition formation in a dynamic global warming game
The prospects for cooperation on climate protection beyond 2012 are currently uncertain. Thus policy instruments which foster participation in International Environmental Agreements (IEA) are in demand. Among the instruments under discussion are trade sanctions. Multi-region optimal growth models are a state of the art tool for integrated assessment, but introducing trade sanctions distorts the competitive equilibrium, making it difficult to compute numerically. We introduce trade and trade sanctions into a model of coalition stability to assess the potential of trade sanctions to support an IEA. Trade is modeled by having all countries produce a generic output good, but adopting national product differentiation (Armington assumption). Coalitions are free to impose tariffs on imports from non-cooperating countries. We solve the model numerically using a refined version of Negishi's [Negishi, T., 1960. Welfare economics and existence of an equilibrium for a competitive economy. Metroeconomica 12, 92-97] basic algorithm. We then apply the model to analyze the influence of tariffs on international cooperation. The model suggests that there is indeed a significant potential to raise participation through trade sanctions, even when goods from different countries are nearly perfect substitutes. Furthermore we investigate the effect of trade sanctions on global welfare, environmental effectiveness, and the credibility of the tariff mechanism.Download Info
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If you're reading this, you've almost certainly at least heard about SOPA/PIPA. If you haven't or just want to learn more, Reddit has an excellent primer that's well worth reading. Today, a lot of people are engaging in a form of protest over the possible passage of the bills, a blackout from the likes of Google, Wikipedia, xkcd, and my favorite from the Oatmeal. Friend-of-the-Blog, Daniel Solis has a great line on his site today: Is the best way to fight piracy to destroy your own boats?
Let me add my voice to the chorus: SOPA and PIPA are bad pieces of legislation. I don't merely mean that they are wrong-headed (which they are). People can have reasonable disagreements over the proper place to draw the line between protection and usage of intellectual property. More bluntly, they're poorly conceived and poorly written. They are an inefficient method of dealing with an otherwise legitimate problem, summed up rather nicely in Daniel's koan.
But I'll let you in on a little secret: I'm not that worried about them, and here's why….
If these bills pass in anything close to their present form, they'll almost certainly be struck down by the courts. The reason can be summed up in a series of two word phrases: strict scrutiny, prior restraint, and due process. (NOTE: These links probably won't work today.)
Strict scrutiny is a legal standard a court applies when assessing the constitutionality of a particular law. It is the highest standard a court can apply. It is reserved for laws infringing on core constitutional rights, such as the Freedom of Speech. To meet this high standard, a law much possess the following traits:
1) It must deal with a compelling government interest.
2) It must be narrowly tailored to protect that interest.
3) It must be the least restrictive way of doing so.
I don't think SOPA/PIPA as constructed meet any of those criteria. You could probably make a case for #1 if you couch it in terms of the benefits to society by protecting IP generally. You would be hard-pressed to make a case for #2 and #3 though. We already have laws in effect to deal with piracy. Generally, these laws are remedial in nature, i.e., dealing with piracy after it occurs. SOPA/PIPA are generally prospective, i.e., looking to prevent piracy before it occurs. A narrowly tailored and least restrictive approach would . A remedial approach is always going to be more narrowly tailored and less restrictive than a prospective. Moreover, by operating in this way, creating a method of extinguishing speech before it is disseminated, SOPA/PIPA also act as a form of prior restraint, which is impermissible. Finally, delegating the policing of infringement to private parties constitutes a violation of process, which requires a party be given notice and an opportunity to be heard before their rights can be curtailed. These are just superficial explanations. In reality, the constitutional defects in these bills are far more extensive.
I am not suggesting that people should just keep quiet, let the bills pass, and allow the courts to do the heavy lifting. There's no such thing as a slam dunk when it comes to litigation. And speaking out against the bills and occasionally reminding our elected officials who they serve is a worthwhile ancillary benefit. I'm just saying this: Regardless of the outcome of the legislative battle, I'm not going to lose any sleep over SOPA and PIPA because I maintain a healthy level of faith in the judicial system (Citizens United notwithstanding).
UPDATE: Some have commented on my closing bon mot regarding the Citizens United case. Friend-of-the-Blog, Gareth M. Skarka, tweeted:
@JustinDJacobson Not sure that adding "Citizens United nonwithstanding" helps argument, since it proves judicial branch is bought, too.
— Gareth M. Skarka (@gmskarka) January 18, 2012
That's a reasonable concern, so I thought I should address it here. If anything, Citizens United bolsters my point. Yes, I disagree with the opinion. However, it is a much closer legal question than the SOPA/PIPA examination. It was grounded in a line of existing cases dealing with corporate speech. More to the point, it represents a pretty bold, even overreaching defense of free speech and further demonstrates the very high hurdle presented by the strict scrutiny standard. It would be difficult to reconcile that kind of full-throated support of free speech and any reversal of a lower court striking down SOPA/PIPA. I'm not naive. If you believe that the judicial system serves only those with the deepest pockets, it's easy to see how that sort of result would come to pass. But I'm also not a complete cynic, and I think that the courts generally adhere to the law.


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