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Getting lost in the debate over who deserves to win the AL Most Valuable Player award, Los Angeles of Anaheim outfielder Mike Trout or Detroit third baseman Miguel Cabrera, is that both players do.
Match their stats up against past MVPs and they compare very favorably to most.
Unfortunately, just like in political debates, name-calling and derisive dismissal of opposing arguments have arisen in the discussion.
Trout hit .326 with an on-base percentage of .399 and slugging percentage of .564 with 27 doubles, eight triples and 30 homers.
He drove in 83 runs and scored 129, stole 49 bases and played excellent defense, all despite being in the minors the first month of the season.
The Angels were 6-14 when he was called up and went 83-59 after.
Cabrera has also been a dynamic force on offense for the Tigers, becoming the first player to hit for the triple crown since 1967 by leading the AL in batting (.330), home runs (44) and RBIs (139).
He also hit 40 doubles and played in 161 games while surviving the season defensively at third after a rough stint in previous attempts with the Tigers to accommodate Prince Fielder.
Even a bigger argument for Cabrera than the triple crown, though, seems to be that Detroit won the AL Central and is heading to the playoffs, while the Angels are not after placing third in the AL West, despite Los Angeles winning one more game than Detroit.
While determining how much team success should factor into an individual's "value" has always been a contentious issue, most of the time voters are reluctant to give the award to a player whose team didn't make the playoffs.
Should that be the case and an argument for Cabrera over Trout? Probably not, given that Trout's Angels won one more game.
However, despite the fact that Los Angeles was spinning its wheels before Trout was called up, it had a much more talented roster to work with, while Cabrera had to shoulder the load on a weaker team.
Plus, while a star on a last-place team might mean the difference between 55 and 67 wins, and a star on a first-place team might mean the difference between 82 and 87 wins, it's still important for those wins to mean something, right?
How much should the fact Cabrera is the first player to win the triple crown in 45 years matter?
Not that much, given that they are three arbitrarily chosen stats.
If Cabrera had hit five more homers, but in turn had 10 less singles because of it and didn't win the batting title, he probably would have less of a case to win the award regardless of having produced more.
The triple crown race is fun and having a winner has become rare, but batting average and RBIs shouldn't be the be all, end all, because someone decided along the way to come up with a mythical triple crown award.
So who should win?
Despite Cabrera's surge down the stretch, I'd give my vote to Trout if I had one.
I would take Cabrera offensively over Trout, slightly, even though Trout has excellent power to go with a speed game that is light years beyond Cabrera's.
But given the prowess of Trout defensively, an aspect often overlooked in MVP voting, and the fact he had to square off against much tougher division competition while Cabrera feasted on Kansas City, Minnesota and Cleveland, he gets the nod.
New playoff format
There were some mixed reviews when Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig decided to add a second wildcard team in each league at the start of the season.
The main argument against was that the two wildcard teams would have to square off in a one-game winner-take-all playoff, meaning two teams would play 162 games to make the playoffs, play one game, then be knocked out.
Of course, the main opposing view was that this would in turn force teams to be much more aggressive in trying to win their divisions, unlike in the past when settling for the wildcard meant no discernible disadvantage than an extra road game.
One season in, the format appears to be a stroke of genius, with the stretch run of the regular season providing great division races in the American League East and West to go with chases for both league's second wildcard.
On top of that, Friday will feature back-to-back sudden death play-in games, the type of pressure-cooker that has produced some of the most memorable moments in baseball history.


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Dancing for the Kids will take place Oct. 21 at the Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St. in Akron.
There will be a reception at 6 p.m. with the show at 7 p.m.
The event is a fundraiser for Akron Children's Hospital's Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program, located at the Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders.
Featured dancers include Stow Mayor Sara Kline, Cuyahoga Falls Police Chief Jack Davis, Laura Engles, Breanna Coonce, Jerry Gootee, James Hardy, Dr. Dan Pettee and Mark Ratcliffe.
Judges will be William Considine, Justin Hilton and Don McCardle.
Tickets are $50 for priority seating; general admission is $25; and student/child admission is $10. A limited quantity of VIP stage tables for eight is available for a $1,000 sponsorship.
For tickets and event information, visit akronchildrens.org/dancing.

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What does a man do when fate makes him the protector of the royal head of the land of his enemies? If it is Dray Prescot, Earthman on Antares, he sets aside his quest to do his duty. His duty was to reach Vallia and his princess Delia and help her claim her throne. His duty was to defend Vallia's ancient foe and place its rightful heir on its throne -- sworn to attack Vallia. So when the third force, the pirate fleets known as the swordships came between the two contending demands, Dray sees that only by following his own personal star could the contradiction be resolved.
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When people find this blog through web searches, the absolute number one search that brings traffic here is a search for the notional BMW R1300RT. Now, this may be because I'm nearly the only-English-language web site to pull a story from the French Motosports web site MotoRevu about BMW releasing a bike of that very name in 2010. If so, it's only natural that I get so much traffic from that search, because I have about the only content that matches it…in English, anyway.
The thing is, as near as I can tell, there is no hard information about a new generation of BMW boxer engines for 2010. And, to the extent there is, the most likely move is to a 1250cc boxer, not a 1300cc one. Oberdan Bezzi, the Italian motorcycle designer says that BMW's next move is for the R1250GS, with and RT version coming a bit later. And BMW's changes since the 1990s to the R-bikes have been 50cc bumps in displacement. That makes a 1250 more likely than a 1300 for the next-gen R-bikes.
But, of course, that's just a rumor, too.
The bottom line is that, as of September 2009, there's no firm indication of a change to the R1200-series bikes coming in 2010. And if there is one, BMW will announce it in the next 60 days or so. But, right now, all the rumors about a new R-bike are just that…rumors.


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Temperature Measurement Using a Non Invasive Device
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
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Bringing good and bad Whistle-blowers to the Lab
Whistle-blowing is seen as a powerful tool in containing corruption, although theoretical findings and experimental evidence cast doubt on its effectiveness. We expand a standard corruption model by allowing both, briber and official to initiate corruption actively, in order to assess the full effect of whistle-blowing. In our laboratory experiment we find that the effect of symmetrically punished whistle-blowing is ambiguous since it reduces the impact of corruption on productive activity, but also increases its stability. We show that asymmetric leniency for the official offsets the negative effect. The results can be explained by simple arguments about belief structures within the self-interested model of payoff maximizing.
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Panasonic PT-AE7000 Home Theater Projector Review
Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Warranty
The Panasonic PT-AE7000, comes standard with a one year warranty on parts and labor. They do not offer any form of loaner or replacement program (few do, but at least one competitor does).
In addition, over the past few years, Panasonic has, more often than not, offered a 2nd year warranty, upon registration, to encourage you to register. It seems that once again, Panasonic is offering all who will register in the US, that second year, at no charge.
Traditionally, even with the 2nd year warranty, Panasonic does limit the warranty to 2000 hours maximum on the projector.
That's just fine for occasional viewers (that's about 20 hours a week), but most folks who, like me, use their projectors typically as a primary television, that warranty isn't going to make it anywhere near two years. I know plenty of projector owners whose projectors run 20+, 30+, 40+ or more hours a week. (Over here, even if I wasn't watching different projectors, no way we'd average less than 40 hours a week, which would expire the warranty at about 1 year, not the two year maximum).
Bottom line, for a projector in the roughly $3000 price range, consider Panasonic's warranty to be below average.
If you are a heavy user, that's particularly a definite negative. Of course if you are a light user, then it's closer to average. There are plenty of competitors with 2 years standard, some offer 3 years, and few offer only one year. In addition, a few projectors, like the forthcoming, competing, Epson 5010, offer a replacement program. We consider replacement and loaner programs to be very desirable, as just about everyone who has had a problem with a projector that offers such programs, ends up praising it, even if the manufacturer has other related issues. The big advantage, is that the projector owner is normally back up and running in 24-72 hours, with one of those programs, as opposed to often waiting without a projector, for a couple of weeks for repair.
Side comment: Seems every projector has to sport some sort of weakness we can complain about. In the case of the Panasonic, this is one of the few real negatives, but the PT-AE7000's warranty is sufficiently less favorable than several direct competitors, so factor that into your overall decision.
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Awards were based on the a candidate's reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism, and his or her uniqueness of contribution to the employing unit. Thirty-nine student employees from across campus were nominated for this award. Michelle and David tied for third place and received 'Honorable Mention" for their outstanding contributions to Business Career Services
Kincaid's nomination statement noted that the two-year employee, a finance major, sees the big picture in the office. "She understands how her work will affect other areas, and she has frequently caught problems, notified [permanent staff] of oddities, and created time-saving new processes. In this way, Michelle has contributed more than just her time and performance of given tasks. She has impacted our Business Career Service office by being a key player in understanding our mission and working alongside the team to accomplish our goals."
Wolke, a finance major, is described as a walking advertisement for the services of the office, promoting the benefits and opportunities with his fellow students. His nomination statement highlighted his teamwork. "[David's] demonstrated leadership, the exhibited maturity, willingness to work on the BCS team, and an attitude to expect excellence has impressed everyone in BCS. Over the past year, David's expertise and assistance have added great value to Business Career Services.
Both received a certificate noting their achievement.
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Volvo Ocean Race- Rob Salthouse - We've got nothing to lose
by Volvo Ocean Race on 8 Jun 2012
Rob Salthouse and Stuart Bannatyne eating breakfast onboard Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajai, Brazil. Hamish Hooper/Camper ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race©
In the second of the series, the Volvo Ocean race media team talk with some of the most experienced sailors in the Volvo Ocean Race, here they catch up with three-time competitor Rob Salthouse, helmsman/trimmer on fourth-placed Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand.
There's just two legs and three in-ports left and Camper are one of four boats in with a shot at winning, behind Groupama, Telefónica and Puma. Did you ever think it would be this close?
Absolutely. When we first started putting our campaign together we knew it was going to be close. Out of all the races I've done this one is the closest – it's going down to the wire.
Why is this race so close?
It's close because when you bring a new design into any fleet there's quite a wide base to the designs, and there are big variances in the designs and the way the boats are put together. As the design evolution comes together the parameters of each of the boats get narrower, and that's what we're seeing now. Yes, there are different looks within the fleet but in terms of performance they are achieving very similar things. With the three Juan K boats (Telefónica, Groupama and PUMA) you can see they have different performance strengths but at the end of the day across the board it evens out. We're definitely seeing the results of that and that's why this race is so tight.
How vital are the remaining points up for grabs?
It could come down to one or two points so you have to take everything you can to make sure you're there at the end, and you're not saying 'if only' at the finish in Galway.
How do you see things playing out?
At the end of the day you'd like to be sitting where Groupama are going into the final few legs but that puts pressure on them. For some of us it goes the other way a little bit. We have nothing to lose so we've just got to go out, do what we need to do, sail hard and sail fast, and look at upsetting a few people.
Do you change your approach to the next two legs given that they're much shorter than previous stages?
Not really. We're still doing all the same stuff weather-wise. We might change the configuration of the boat a little bit but in general terms we go out at the start of every leg to win. That's always the goal.
Do you push the boat and yourselves harder knowing you're only going to be at sea a short amount of time?
We always push the boat hard, and that's one of the things with this race – the racing is so tight that you push 110 per cent all the time and you never back off. That's why in some legs you see breakages – because we've potentially pushed a little too hard – but that's the nature of the race, it's why it's so much fun and why we do it. You are sailing these boats at 110 per cent all the time.
What's going to give the winning team that killer edge?
It'll be the team that goes from here and is consistent, that doesn't make mistakes. The boat that's on top at the moment has made the least mistakes in the last three legs and they've got the benefits out of that.
Will the vast experience on board your boat give you an advantage in the final stage of the race?
It's certainly not going to hurt us. However, we've got six professional teams here, six teams of good sailors. Any of the teams can do well on their day, and any of them can do badly. We've seen that in a number of the in-port races. For example, Telefónica had a good track record going into the in-port in Miami and ended up last. The courses are so tight that one mistake, one error, or even just the breeze dropping out, could allow the guys to come through from behind. A lot relies on the starts, and I think you'll see a lot of people focusing on that, and the rest will play out from there.
What lies in store for Leg 8?
The likes of Groupama will probably sail a bit of a tighter race. They'll try to protect their lead, try not to do anything silly and hope for a bit of reaching at the finish where they can stretch their legs. I don't think you'll see that big a spread in the fleet. The shorter the course, the less opportunity there is for a spread. I think it will be a pretty tight boat race with some pretty exciting sailing. Those at home will have a fair few sleepless nights watching it I think!
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I agree with Mr. Hopstone. Usually documenting the other parties willingness to agree to allow you visitation with your child on christmas would be a prudent way of trying to resolve these matters without having to seek court assistance.
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Chapelle-Saint-André – Burgundy, France
Every summer, in the little village of La Chapelle-Saint-André (Burgundy - France), gather about 30-40 persons involved in philosophical practice (students, teachers, professors, counselors, trainers) in order to reflect on their work and improve professionally. For seven days, in English, these philosophy practitioners coming from the five continents will participate to different workshops, lead workshops, analyze and evaluate them, theorize about the different issues involved.
In this context, philosophy is not any more an academic activity centered on the history of ideas, and one does not come simply to narrate what he does in his home country. The principle is to get acquainted with varied ways of philosophizing, as an activity constitutive of the mind and the self. Philosophy with children, philosophical consultation, philosophy workshops, Socratic dialogue, etc., one is introduced to the many forms and variants of such an endeavor. It is not so much knowledge that is at stake here, but acquiring and developing skills. How to conceptualize, how to problematize, how to deepen understanding of given ideas, and especially how to create a situation where this activity can be induced, is the main focus of the work.
Of course, Socratic maieutics is a key methodological point, but as well dialectics, analytics, community of enquiry, constitute as many entries and matrices to define the work. If they wish so, participants can facilitate a workshop, a situation which provides an occasion for any practitioner to show how he works and get some critical feed-back on his work and his methodology, so one becomes more conscious of his own options and activity. Since the atmosphere of this seminar is open, inclined to both rigor and diversity, it creates a context where one can really express his view instead of hiding behind the usual pseudo-consensus where "everything is fine and we are all great". In this sense, the idea is to recreate the context of antique philosophical schools, or the gymnasium as described by Plato, where one could challenge other's ideas and oneself be challenged. In the peaceful atmosphere of a small French village, accompanied with good food and good wine, walks in the beautiful surrounding woods and visit to the medieval site of Vézelay, one can truly devote oneself to philosophical encounters and reflection.
All practitioners interested in presenting their work and holding a workshop during this event are invited to send their proposal. The purpose of this seminar is to exchange, discover, experiment and develop practices.
This seminar does not require previous philosophical training. It can be an initiation to philosophical practice, or a deepening of the activity. Participants come from different parts of the world, and join for professional or personal reasons, in order to work on a practice that is applicable to many contexts: teaching children or adults, management, individual consultation, N. G. O. activities…
The duration will be one whole week, from Monday, August 7th (arrival on the 6th) to Sunday, August 13th, and the cost will be 600 Euros, including the workshops, food and accommodation in a private room. For people who are on a tight budget, this can be reduced to 350 Euros if you accept "camping style" accommodation. Our Institute can accept some people free of charge who have financial difficulties, but are highly motivated.
You can read theoretical texts and watch videos of the practice on the following websites - English section:
If you wish to be informed about seminars and workshops of the Institute of Philosophical Practice, you can send an email to Isabelle Millon at the following address:
Weekly workshops online
Every week, the Institute of Philosophical Practices holds regular workshops, through the Zoom platform. Each time we work on different type of philosophical exercises, which are given beforehand, so each participant can prepare them on his own. During the workshop, we examine collectively what everyone has done.
These workshops are held in different languages at different moments : English, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian.
Over the last weeks we have worked on numerous activities. Reflections around a Buddhist tale. Interpretation of a Chekhov story. How to problematize through questions. Studying texts from Nietzsche, Spinoza and Hegel. How to do a self-consultation. How to evaluate someone based on his answers to a series of questions. Interpretation of a Raphael painting.
The participation fee for a series of 10 sessions is 100 Euros.
One can ask to observe for free a session in order to understand better the work before inscribing.
As well, the IPP offers individual tutoring programs, on the basis of a program of ten sessions.
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The practice of philosophy with children
The idea of practicing philosophy with children is considered rather surprising, since young adults who have to engage in it already have a difficult time with this strange activity. The author of this book wonders in an opposite manner: When you are eighteen, is it not almost too late to start philosophizing?
To philosophize it to learn to think, to think consciously, by oneself, through the others, it is to deepen and to analyze ideas and problems. Throughout this book, many practical and theoretical suggestions are provided for the teacher or the parent who thinks that it is never too early too learn how to think, who believes that the questioning of the child should be valued and encouraged.
Philosophical Consulting?
Know thyself!
"Who are you?", asks Socrates. "Do you want to know? Then, remove your shirt and meet me hand-to hand!" A consultation takes place between a 'questioner' and a 'questioned' one, as in a Socratic dialog. Like a hunting dog pursuing it's pray up to its shelter, a torpedo fish which paralyses anyone that comes in contact with it, a bumblebee which stings and harasses anyone on its way: there is no shortage of powerful metaphors to speak about Socrates and of the one who takes on the role of the 'questioner' in the philosophical consultation.
Why wanting a philosophical consultation?
This kind of dialogue is the best mean to lean toward truth. The other is the very condition of thought, of the access to truth. Philosophical consultation is not a hand-to-hand combat to tell who shall win, but to test ideas and the relations which they entertain in themselves and one to another. The 'questioned' one can see himself thinking, he gains access to himself, if he wants to. Annoying, astonishing, destabilizing, consultation reveals what we often struggle to leave hidden. It gives a display, as a mirror. It is not recommended to those who love their own truth, reluctant to calling into question.
Instructions for use:
Book an appointment either online or through Skype. Prepare a question to begin the consultation with. It will be filmed to allow for a personal self-analysis later on, and for a growing awareness.
Oscar Brenifier, Doctor in Philosophy (Paris IV-Sorbonne), Trainer, Consultant, Author
For years he has been working on the concept of "Philosophical practice", both on the practical and the theoretical level, in France and in numerous other countries. He is one of the main proponents of 'philosophy in the city': philosophical-cafes, philosophical workshops with children and adults, workshops and seminars for businesses… He published numerous works in the field, notably the "PhiloZenfants" (Nathan Editions) collection, which have been edited in over thirty languages. He is also one of the authors of the UNESCO report on "La philosophie, une École de la liberté" (Philosophy, a School of Freedom).
Isabelle Millon, Librarian, Editor, Philosophical Practitioner, Trainer, Consultant
She mainly works on projects involving children and teenagers in France; she also leads philosophical workshops with children and adults in various countries (Albania, Algeria, South Korea, Iran, Israel, Peru, Russia, Vietnam…). She trains teachers and other interested people in mediating philosophical workshops and/or to use the suggested tools within their institutions.
Practical info
The Institute organizes many para-seminars in France, ranging from 2 to 7 days long, in French and in English. By working thoroughly on the functioning and the issues involved in the practice, these seminars allow one to be initiated and trained in the practice of philosophy.
Distance Training
For those interested in being trained or in perfecting their skills in philosophical practice, the I.P.P. offers a distance training program, made possible by video-conference technologies, mainly through Skype.
The Institute of Philosophical Practices
The I.P.P. is a 1901 association. Founded by Oascar Brenifier, Doctor in Philosophy, and Isabelle Millon, Librarian, its vocation is to promote the principle of 'Philosophy in the City'. Since over fifteen years, this came to mean moderating philosophical discussions, philosophical workshops or cafes, in media centers, in cultural centers, in the abode of young workers, in prisons, in educational establishments as early as kindergarten, in businesses, with youth having integration issues. The public involved is most diversified, even if the main concern is to target precisely those who are not accustomed to, or do not have the possibility of, accessing the philosophical approach. The point is not to make a display of erudition, but to learn and practice how to 'think for oneself' and to 'think with others'. Therefore, philosophizing comes to signify a way to be initiated in the construction of thought, to critical analysis, to dialogue, to become aware of the issues of the thought process and of discourse.
Recognized for its competences, the I.P.P. leads activities not only in France, but in various countries, focusing particularly on training people in philosophical discussion. In this regard, Oscar Brenifier wrote a report on Philosophy in the City and in the World for the UNESCO. He is also the author of numerous works on philosophy for children, translated in over thirty languages.
Institute of Philosophical Practices
There is no single answer to the great questions of life.
There is no single way of thinking.
It is up to everyone
To discover
To seek,
To understand,
His own.
Oscar Brenifier elaborated a method based on Socratic maieutic which developed throughout the years within the Institute of Philosophical Practice.
Activities of the Institute.
As tools to deepen one's thought and critical analysis, they help to work on the issues and the functioning of the philosophical practice. They are open to everyone without any prior experience or erudition.
Workshops Children/Adults
From kindergarten to adulthood, the Institute offers philosophical workshops adapted to every age group.
Destined to train teachers, moderators and anyone interested in philosophical practice.
The Institute offers individual consultations.
Debate Conferences
The Institute offers debate conferences where a thesis on a given subject must be presented; a discussion with the group follows.
The vocation of the Institute of Philosophical Practice is to bring philosophy back to the heart of the city so that it can enlighten and brighten every citizen.
At work, within the family or amongst friends, knowing our self is essential to connect with others, to express ourselves during conflicts, to face life issues with calm and serenity. Practical philosophy is a science and an art essential at any stage of life.
Starting from kindergarten, philosophy implies learning the capacity to think for oneself, to choose, to argue, to develop an understanding about how to be and live together.
Golden Age
Solitude, existential fears or simply the lack of mental and memory work can be exacerbated by time. Dialogues are a good way to preserve the ability to listen, to reflect, to strengthen social connections and to become ever wiser at this stage of life.
Philosophy teaches us that any difficulty, any handicap, can become an opportunity, a difference allowing one to develop a more sensitive and deeper outlook on the world. Socratic dialogues bring inner freedom back to the center of human concerns.
Identity is at the heart of belonging issues, essential to connect with our self, others and the world. To retrieve one's roots and to project oneself into the future are two keys of the philosophical practice.
What is philosophizing?
The Method
Our choice:
The philosophical practice
Thinking by oneself is an everyday practical exercise, like an art or a gymnastic. Thinking forces one to confront oneself, to fight one's opinions, one's ignorance and comforting habits.
Philosophical practice is first of all an exercise in questioning. It starts from the principle that philosophy is a natural act, even if many obstacles hinder its way.
Exchanges try to do away with the pretense of an ill-thought of argumentation. Paying attention to the discourse of the other and caring about truth must be a priority, at the risk of jostling the interlocutor or to destabilize him in his convictions.
This method is the fruit of a reflection, of an awareness of the verb, of its use and of its author. The individual who often hides behind words reveals himself slowly, through the unsaid or the accessory, sometimes he is even unmasked in a totally unexpected way.
The learning of this method of Socratic questioning is progressive, demanding and requires much perseverance, critical thinking, listening, confidence and a necessary sense of humor to laugh about oneself.
Philosophy for Business
Bringing the human back to the center
In these days of crisis, the professional world needs to reflect on itself, on meaning, on the spirit of work and of enterprise. Philosophical practice, instead of finding solutions, will uncover, unveil what is happening behind conflicts, tensions, break-up within teams and hierarchical relations. It sends everyone back to their self and opens new perspectives on their relations with others and with the world. Consultations, Socratic dialogues with teams, will bring the human being back to the center in order to create genuine relations. Only the individual can decide to change, but dialogue, as a mirror, will help him to see and to perceive himself without concessions, within the frame of his professional activity.
Philosophy at school
Budding philosopher, at your questions!
Philosophizing as early as kindergarten
Training teachers to moderate workshops for children of at least three years old is the main activity of the Institute. Thinking by oneself, being oneself, being and thinking within the group are the three requirements of every practice. Questions are the best mean to learn and to awaken to philosophy, even more than the answers, often readymade, that could be given. Therefrom comes the possibility for a child to be involved in a philosophical process, because everyone is able to ask questions. For children, learning to think together is very important since it directly touches upon the relation that the human being entertains with the world around him and with himself. This amounts to seeing the 'other' as a possible interlocutor and not as a threat. Philosophical workshops focus on listening to the other by developing an interest in what classmates are saying. Through successive pulls, everyone will begin to ear his own speech, to argue about his choices and to articulate his thought in a precise and concise manner.
The Different kinds of Workshops
Every subject can become the support of philosophical practice. Among the most solicited, we suggest 4 examples of workshops done in school:
Workshop on objects: particularly skillful in kindergarten, it allows for the verification of the relation between things and what we say of them, between discourse and sense-perception.
- Workshop on themes: the theme is chosen by the teacher or by the class. A question is generally chosen as a starting point of the discussion.
- Workshop on text: stories, tales… which will be told beforehand to the students. This allows for working both on understanding and reflection: students will have to articulate their choices, to argue and compare them with their classmates.
- Workshop on exercises: 'similar/different', 'agree/disagree', dilemmas, concepts… This workshop allows for work to be done on specific skills.


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AlarmPoint Systems is leading the marketplace into a new era of enterprise-class, automated event notification, interaction and resolution platforms and products.
Being a provider of Enterprise software application, it was very important to determine the system behaviour under significant web concurrent usage. Our customers have requested metrics around the capacity of our web application server. It was critical to find a tool that could be used for stress testing both web UI usage and our extensive web services library.
Initially we used the open source solution OpenSTA, but it proved to be hard to maintain and not very intuitive. We also evaluated LoadRunner, but the cost was prohibitive. Finding NeoLoad was a relief, since it provided us the ability to quickly develop our load testing suite at a reasonable cost.
The testing period was very smooth. We were able to develop the first test suites in a matter of days, and the NeoLoad support team was very responsive when we needed their help.
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NeoLoad proved to be very easy to use and it is very reliable. The test results are very comprehensive, and we use the comparison feature to determine performance differences between various releases, operating systems, databases, and JVMs. We were able to use the test results to improve performance, and we now run the suite for any patch or product release, to insure that performance under load is not impacted by code changes.


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Johnny Lattner, the 1953 Heisman Trophy winner from Notre Dame, says he has no problem with the antics of controversial Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel.
Manziel, who won the Heisman last season as a freshman, was alleged to have taken money in exchange for his autograph, even though the NCAA said it could find no evidence to support numerous allegations. Manziel was suspended for the first half of the Aggies' first game against Rice. The ninth-ranked Aggies (4-1) are off this week and visit Mississippi State Oct. 12.


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Passionate enthusiasm and boundless energy ignite thunderous applause in the Anoka Middle School for the Arts auditorium when dance students performed for a capacity crowd there Jan. 10.
The evening dance concert was one of two staged at AMSA's Fred Moore campus last week, each showcasing half the school's 375 dance students and demonstrating the elements each have learned to incorporate into every dance move.
"They just love it so much. It's so fun to see their excitement, to see them so active and engaged," said instructor Roberta Puzon, who, along with colleague Carla Bode, teaches three dance classes at AMSA, each one school-year in length.
As students shouted greetings to each other, put their hair in ponytails and gently stretched in pre-concert preparation, Puzon and Bode described the dance classes offered at AMSA.
"This is the only dance program in all of Anoka-Hennepin," Bode said.
Dance is unique to AMSA, no other class like it is offered at any other school in the district, she said.
It is offered to all AMSA students, no matter their ability, their size or their experience, Bode said.
Dance is as an elective class, an alternative to physical education, and AMSA Principal Jerri McGonigal said that dance "attracts the most variety of students from all walks of life."
Indeed, the 375 students enrolled in dance at AMSA include not just the most outgoing and physically adept students, but the physically disabled, the mentally challenged and the learning impaired, too.
And all students feel the beat and move to the music.
A sort of buddy system is employed among the young dancers, offering direction to those in need of guidance, linking steps and movement and creating cohesive, naturally flowing movement to the dance.
While that smooth flowing activity moves the dancers, it moves the hearts and minds of those in the audience, too.
"Last night a grade eight special education student performed and brought tears to the eyes of his paras who work with him on a daily basis," McGonigal said after the Jan. 8 dance concert.
That just goes to show "dance is about more than movement," Bode said.
"Sure the students learn the elements of dance – BASTE or body, action, space, time, energy – but they also learn to work with each other, to work together for the good of the whole group," she said.
And students and their parents love it.
"My son has ADD and dance really calms him, gives him an outlet for his energy. He really loves it," said Zina Mikkelson, relaxing in her balcony seat in the AMSA auditorium, waiting for the Jan. 10 concert to begin.
Students sign up for dance for all kinds of reasons. Some for the pure love of dance, some because all other phy ed electives had already been exhausted.
Eighth-grader Brock Johnson, one of only a handful of male students participating in AMSA's dance program, said he signed up because he'd already taken all the phy ed he could and dance was the only elective left.
"But it's OK. I like it," Brock said, glancing around at fellow dancers, his enthusiasm evident, no matter how subdued.
And then there are dance-crazed students like Sasha Keemah, whose love of dance began when she was a five-year-old taking classes at a local dance studio.
"I just love to move. It's just really fun to feel the beat," said Sasha, an eighth-grade AMSA level three dance student, a gleaming smile stretched beneath her twinkling eyes.
Dance class classmate Brenda Morales shares that love of movement and also recognizes benefits of a different sort.
"It helps to show your emotions – happy, excited, afraid – even if you're mad, it's a good way to act out your anger," Brenda said.
And then there are some who take the stage and twist and twirl, dance and kick with the greatest of ease and dynamics of passion, and end up with an unexpected love of the spotlight.
According to Sharon Nash, her daughter Mikaylah was always shy and withdrawn, but after signing up for dance class, "she's really come out of her shell."
"She was always so quiet, so shy, but not anymore," Nash said. "She's really gained confidence, really loves to dance, really loves this class."
Students in AMSA's dance class not only learn to move with the beat, they learn to choreograph those moves, too. In fact, the majority of the dances performed at the Jan. 8 and 10 concerts were choreographed by the students, said Puzon.
Dance has been offered at AMSA for about 10 years, Bode said, and this year the school's music composition students have been incorporated into the program, too, writing original music for the dance students to work their moves around.
"This has become very, very big, and it grows every year. We think it's quite successful," said Bode.
McGonigal agrees, calling Bode and her dance instructor partner Puzon "fantastic and incredibly hard working."
"I can't say enough good things about this program," McGonigal said.
To witness the energy and enthusiasm of AMSA dance students yourself, plan to attend the program's next concert, tentatively scheduled for May 20, 21 and 23 in the auditorium of the Fred Moore campus. Call the school at 763-506-5000 for more information.
Sue Austreng is at [email protected]


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THE MEDIA BUSINESS: Television; As ad spending by movie studios grows, NBC is cashing in with its Thursday night showcase.
By Bill Carter
Published: August 22, 1994
MORE than a decade ago, NBC officially, if somewhat self-servingly, declared Thursday night "the best night of television on television."
For that network, Thursday has unquestionably been the richest night. In a lucky coincidence for NBC, about the same time it started building Thursday into a powerhouse program night, first with "Hill Street Blues," then with "Cheers," "The Cosby Show," "L.A. Law" and last year with "Seinfeld," some advertisers designated Thursday their favorite night to throw around money.
Among them were fast-food companies looking for hungry people who would be out and about over the weekend and auto makers who knew that more people drift into dealer showrooms on Saturday afternoons than during the week.
But mainly they were movie studios, which had been increasingly looking to network television to create interest in their new releases. Over the last several years, movie advertising has been one of the biggest growth categories in network television.
Two years ago, movie companies spent $243 million in advertising on network prime-time television, according to Competitive Media Reporting, a company that tracks ad spending. Last year, the figure grew to $292 million. And in the first five months of 1994, movie companies have already spent $126 million -- a figure that does not include the big summer and Christmas movie seasons. At that pace, this year's movie spending on prime-time television will easily surpass $300 million for the first time.
A disproportionate number of those movie ads turn up on Thursday nights. "Movies open on Friday," said Steve Sternberg, a senior partner at BJK&E Media Group, which buys advertising time for its clients. "Sometimes the release dates change and they have to buy up any available spot on a Thursday night at the last minute. That means they'll pay whatever the rate-card price is."
The rate-card price is the full price charged by networks without any discount for bulk buying of advertising.
As the movie studios have increased production in recent years, the importance of television advertising has also grown.
The fate of a typical new film is determined during its first weekend in release: movies that open strongly tend to stay in theaters and pull in more and more profits; those that stumble in their first weekend are often written off quickly. Theater owners usually have other films lined up waiting for screens to become available, so they won't stick very long with a poor performer.
With all that emphasis on a movie's first weekend, the studios are compelled to advertise furiously just before a film opens. Though the studios have begun to spread out their prime-time ad buying throughout the week -- and, especially since David Letterman arrived at CBS, during the late-night hours -- Thursday evening remains the centerpiece of movie marketing.
And for more than a decade, that has meant big revenue for NBC because the network has attracted not just the biggest audience on Thursday nights, but also the ideal movie-going audience: younger, urban viewers with significant disposable income.
"It's hard to say which is more important, the needs of the movie studios or the demographic makeup of the NBC Thursday audience," Betsy Frank, executive vice president of Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, said. "But once the movie category started opening up, NBC got the biggest share of it on Thursday night."
Though NBC does not make its revenue totals available, several advertising agency executives estimated that NBC made well over 20 percent of its total prime-time advertising revenue from its potent Thursday night lineup.
Five years ago, when Fox decided to move "The Simpsons" from a safe haven on Sundays to 8 P.M. Thursdays, a time period then ruled by NBC's "Cosby Show," the switch was interpreted as a throwing down of the programming gauntlet by an upstart network. In fact, the move was made mainly for economic reasons: Fox had a show with strong appeal to the movie-going audience and wanted a slice of the movie-ad revenue available on Thursdays.
The quest for film advertising is helping fuel a chief programming conflict of the coming fall season. NBC, with "E.R.," and CBS, with "Chicago Hope," have both scheduled their best new shows for Thursday nights at 10. Both are hospital dramas set in Chicago.
Each network knows it is senseless to have similar shows opposite each other but neither wants to flinch. For NBC, the rationale is simple: The network dominates Thursdays and does what it pleases on that night. CBS executives argue that they have no other place to put the show.
In an interview, Peter Tortorici, president of CBS Entertainment, helpfully suggested that NBC continue to use the 10 P.M. slot on Thursday for a second weekly edition of its Tuesday news magazine program, "Dateline." That is what NBC has been doing this summer, with great success.
But a news magazine doesn't fit the audience profile NBC wants for Thursdays. Don Ohlmeyer, president of NBC West Coast, said a news magazine had to perform significantly better in the ratings than an entertainment hour for it to attract the same advertising revenue. The reason: Some advertisers resist buying into news magazines because they fear the content of some stories and because the viewers tend to be older.
That's one reason NBC wants "E.R." rather than "Dateline" in that slot. "With 'E.R.,' NBC will probably do at least as well in household ratings as they did with 'L.A. Law,' " Mr. Sternberg said.


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A wonderful season for players and parents of the under twelve Glen Eira Infinity football team is recorded for posterity in this pictorial book.
The "author" Paul "Socrates" Rozental (an arm-chair expert of little note) set out with his camera and the philosophy that if you give a monkey a camera eventually you will get some great shots! With the resultant shots it was possible to convey something of the wonderful style of this team of talented juniors.
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All-Around Good Guy Russell Westbrook Gives Car to Single Mom
Russell Westbrook is an amazing player on the court. He's an even more amazing person off of it.
Russell Westbrook is an amazing player on the court. He's an even more amazing person off of it.
Rules about colliding with the catcher are fuzzy at every level, so one kid decided to take to the sky, instead.
Hopefully, Aaron Rodgers is bulking up his brain power this offseason.
Indiana's decision to pass the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is one of the hot button issues of the moment and one restaurant's reaction is sure to work up people even more.
A massive gas explosion leveled four buildings in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood on Thursday afternoon.
If you have teenagers who drive, you'll want to watch this.
In a stunning turn of events, French prosecutors investigating Tuesday's crash of a Germanwings Airbus have said they believe that the plane's co-pilot caused the crash deliberately.
Charles Barkley usually gets attention for what he says, not for what he wears. Or, more precisely, for what he doesn't wear.
A school's decision to recite the Pledge of Alliance in Arabic has incited a firestorm of controversy.
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If you're near my age, we just had little water pistols from the Five and Dime store. You'd fill it in the bathroom sink and have to be within about five feet of your target. You'd get about three shots and then go refill.
Our kids and grandkids generations got the super soaker. A pump action water gun with a reservoir that could shoot 20 feet and you fill with the hose.
Last week in Canada, someone combined the super soaker with the 'boiling water in sub zero temperatures' trick to turn it into a snow gun!
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Debate on Existence of God at Ohio State University
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Columbus, Ohio - Does God exist? How can we know? What are the best arguments for belief and unbelief?
Thursday Nov. 16th at 7:30pm in the Ohio Union conference theater, Students for Freethought at the Ohio State University (www.sffosu.org) will host a debate to help answer these questions.
Dan Barker, a former evangelical minister, now co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (ffrf.org) and author of "Losing Faith in Faith: from preacher to atheist", will debate Dr. David Fisher, professor of Philosophy, Ethics, and Comparative Religion at Columbus State Community College (who is also a Catholic Priest) on the existence of God.


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Hemoptysis: Spitting up blood or blood-tinged sputum from the respiratory tract. Hemoptysis occurs when tiny blood vessels that line the lung airways are broken. Hemoptysis can be harmless such as from irritated bronchial tubes with bronchitis, or be serious such as from cancer of the lung.
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Toronto Film Review: 'Metallica Through the Never'
Covering more than three decades of Metallica history, this first U.S. release from the revived Picturehouse Entertainment is a definitive document for fans.
Covering more than three decades of Metallica history, this first U.S. release from the revived Picturehouse Entertainment is a definitive document for fans.
Nigel Sinclair and Guy East's international sales company Exclusive Media has come on board to shop and screen "Metallica Through the Never" at Cannes. The film uses Metallica concert footage to tell…
Nimrod Antal's 3D "Metallica Through the Never" will receive a one-week Imax release Sept. 27, followed by an expansion into theaters via Picturehouse.
B.C.'s film center presses advantages beyond tax incentives
Excited about 3D TV but skeptical about the glasses? You may want to check out a demo of the 3DFusion autostereo (glasses-free) 3D TV.
Michael Caine is in talks with New Line to star in "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" opposite Josh Hutcherson and Dwayne Johnson.
Auds clearly like seeing Hollywood's tentpoles on the bigscreen in 3D.
American helmer Eric Brevig and producer Charlotte Huggins have signed on to tackle 3D Korean war epic "17 Days of Winter," the story of the 1950 Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
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Brendan Fraser will topline "Journey 3-D," Walden Media/New Line's update of Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth." Fraser will portray a geologist who, with his teenage son, discovers a…
Walden Media and New Line have joined forces to co-finance "Journey 3-D," a modern take on the Jules Verne classic "Journey to the Center of the Earth." Eric Brevig will make his feature directorial…


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Studies in Software as a Service
You can find a web service that does almost anything your home computer can do. This month we study some examples of Software as a Service.
Years ago, it was common for an application to run on a central system with a ring of users operating through terminals or terminal-style network connections. This vision lives on today in the form of web-based applications providing software as a service. The web-application paradigm means no one has to burn the software onto a CD, package it in a colorful box, and ship it to a retail shop. In fact, you don't even need to provide a download link or offer a help line for users who can't get through the installation. All the end user needs to do is start up a browser and click on a link.
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Comes with improved support for Microsoft Office file formats.
Red Hat to Drop Support for Btrfs
The company is building their own storage solution called Stratis.
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Kolab Now Integrates Collabora Online
Kolab Now subscribers now have access to Collabora Online.
Endless OS, a Distribution Without Internet
A new version of Endless OS has been released.
GitHub Announces Open Source Friday Program
They encourage people to take time out and work on open source projects on Friday.
System76 Announces Their Own Distro, Pop!_OS
Pop!_OS is based on Ubuntu and uses the Gnome stack.
Linus Torvalds Talks About His Motivation
He never tires of working on the Linux kernel.
Debian 9 Stretches Its Wings
The new release of Debian has a very strong focus on security.
Trojan Turns Raspberry Pi into a Cryptocurrency Mining Device
Two trojans in the wild are targeting Linux machines.