Monday, March 4. 2013
“From the point of view of physics, it is a miracle that 7 million New Yorkers are fed each day without any control mechanism other than sheer capitalism.”
John Holland, scientist, Santa Fe Institute (h/t Carpe's Quotations of the day on the miracle of the market)
It's about time those of Portuguese descent get justice.
They have suffered too long.
Sunday, March 3. 2013
End of the Mainline. It was suicide:
The arc of the NCC’s story showcases the rise and fall of liberal Protestantism in America. It’s a sad tale but also instructive for the more robust churches of today.
He has a new book out, about what he learned from the Harvard lifetime study. He is delightful. The podcast is here.
Of the plethora of super-hero movies that have spilled out of Hollywood over the past few years, I've thought most of them went from 'pretty bad' to 'barely okay'. Green Lantern was a slight cut above, and Thor was terrific. It was so good it got its own review.
Add Watchmen to the A List. This engaging little number is intriguing from beginning to end. It deals with a banned group of (mostly) masked crimefighters and the story that unravels after one of them is killed. The ending poses the classic philosophical question; isn't it better that nine million people die, rather than nine billion?
As usual, click on the little symbol on the player bar to expand it to full-screen mode.
Here's a small snippet from the opening. Dig the 'real-time slo-mo' effect. I believe that's Donovan singing in the background.
Hot chicks, bullets, kissing, hot chicks kissing — this movie's got it all!
And then there's Rorschach, the narrator of the story and winner of the coveted 'Mr. Congenial' award in high school. This badass has such a good line at the end that I put it on my Great One-Liners page.
Check out the spy drone at the beginning listening in on your every word.
Likable old cuss, isn't he?
It's hard to put into words, but there's just something about this movie that's...
different.
I'll review the quite-intriguing Bunraku below the fold.
Continue reading "Movie review: 'Watchmen', 'Bunraku'"
Well, because it's just what most people do unless they are either Catholic or prosperous, or want to take on home-schooling. It's just normal. My own kids mostly avoided public schools because I could (barely, and not really) afford to.
In the end, though, isn't most primary education ultimately home-schooling anyway? I think it is.
Why Are Your Children Still In Public School?
Just a simple cover page layout
Why we have our best ideas in the shower: The science of creativity.
I always figured that it's because there were no distractions, same as driving alone with the radio off (which I recommend).
A Psalm of David when he was in
the wilderness of Judah. (Psalm 63)
O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
4 Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
6 When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches.
7 Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
8 My soul follows close behind You;
Your right hand upholds me.
9 But those who seek my life, to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They shall fall by the sword;
They shall be a portion for jackals.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him shall glory;
But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped
Saturday, March 2. 2013
I think it's insane. Rotten to the Core.
Since when was public education an area of control by the Feds?
 Photo: gym poster, NYC. She needs to gain a little weight. Too bony is not sexy, even in NYC. Cool shoes, though.
The Joylessness of Cooking
Tackling Asian Privilege;
McGill University is one of the most elite schools in North America, and to walk through their campus is to be transported into a pastoral Chinatown. This is true of all Ivy League schools. Asian Americans have the highest education level of any racial demographic and they’re also the wealthiest.
and
Asians are overrepresented in science, medicine, law, finance, education, and virtually everything that generates wealth. They are drastically overrepresented in Nobel Prizes. These arrogant Orientals flaunt the racist moniker “model minority.”
It's darn funny
Speaking of Asians, look what Ravi can do
Holy smoke. Show me a white guy who can do that
Gullible Nation - Those who fall for sequester scare-mongering need a lesson on government wastefulness.
Snyder Declares Detroit Fiscal Emergency
Cannot self-govern, require a dictator. That is not American.
Via Vanderleun, The Mao Mango Cult of 1968 and the Rise of China’s Working Class
Dem Caddell: Obama is the closest thing to Nixon we've seen in 40 years
Brainless pundit: Harold Myerson Authors A Fireworks Display of Remarkable Unintelligence
Liar, or ignorant?
Walsh: The Battle of Bob Woodward
Bloomberg: Forget debt
Texan Schoolgirl Punished for Not Pledging Allegiance to Mexico
College Presidents’ Views on Racial Preferences
This week Europe blew up. The media haven't caught up yet, because they are what they are. But the markets are catching up fast
Euroland is a joke. It's Hitler's dream, without the guns but with his Moslem friends. Or The Holy Roman Empire. The quicker the Brits get out of there, the better.
The Press Officially Abdicates Its Role - And turn into de facto administration advisers.
Teachers outnumbered in schools by administrators, support staff in many states, study shows
The B-Movie Presidency With A-List Media Compliance
Andrew Understood What Republicans May Never Learn
Lowry: The unpopular party
Woodward’s Apostasy - The hero of Watergate becomes a Beltway villain.
He captions "Out of bounds, no avalanche control, 2500 vert in one shot (not for me, I had to
stop) telemark and hike out to next bowl..."
We have done out of bounds in the past. Always interesting.
Friday, March 1. 2013
Here's the article.
Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2013/02/the_market_for_college_grads_k.html#sthash.MFEViYmo.dpuf
Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2013/02/the_market_for_college_grads_k.html#sthash.MFEViYmo.dpuf
Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2013/02/the_market_for_college_grads_k.html#sthash.MFEViYmo.dpuf
Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2013/02/the_market_for_college_grads_k.html#sthash.MFEViYmo.dpuf
Something that can't go on forever, won't.
Krauthammer: Hail Armageddon
Chart below via Gateway.
 Mark Steyn: Pink is now the colour of conformity:
In Thomas Arnold’s day, the object was to punish bullies, and teach their victims to stand up to them. Now a defensive and enfeebled educational establishment lets the bullies get on with it, and Dalton McGuinty’s ministry has decided everyone else should be taught how to be victims — or, at any rate, members of approved victimological identity groups. Gays? Sure. Muslims? You betcha. Gay Muslims? We’ll cross that Rainbow Bridge when we get to it. For the moment, let’s stay focused: Bullying is merely the sharp end of “heterosexism,” as the Ontario “Human Rights” Commission calls it. Chief Commissar Hall defines heterosexism as “the assumption that heterosexuality is superior and preferable,” which will come as news to anyone who’s had sex with me.
The Nanny Doctor: Smoothing the Frictions Between Parent and Nanny
For some, lessons of boyhood include learning to shoot and hunt
Golly gee. That's news
Canadian Supreme Court Kills Last Hope for Free Speech
Chicago public schools will start sex education in kindergarten
Why Bob Woodward's Fight With The White House Matters to You
The White House is, as always, confident of its strategy: Scare people
as much as possible and let the media take care of the rest
All Of This Whining About The Sequester Shows Why America Is Doomed
Bloomberg's America: Nanny Mayor Funnels Millions to Local Races Across Country
Republicans need to go negative
Sultan: Capitalism: A Hate Story
Who needs Switzerland?
My friend gives this caption: “Headwaters Chutes" at Moonlight Basin, some hiking/traversing along ridge, occasional ropes needed to hold onto. Altitude around 11500,' up above the clouds.
Damn! Gnarly skiing.
Thursday, February 28. 2013
Just learned about it today. Ipe wood. Denser than mahogany or teak. Good for outdoor decking and furniture. It is not cheap - but neither is teak. Manufactured wood is cheaper, but not as pleasing.
I was told that you need plenty of spare drill bits to work with it, because it burns them out. Nails do not work with it at all. Nice to know that the rain forest is good for something besides parrots, tree sloths, monkeys, anacondas, and the nekked jungle indians with their blow-guns that the anthropologists need to study for their PhD theses.
One of the main reasons we care about the South American jungles is because that is where most of our songbirds live during our winter. Even just as south as Mexico, it is odd to see our summer bird friends clambering around palms in the winter.
From Lionel Tiger, The Problem of Males on the Feminized Campus.
A
consistent failure
of the school system is reflected in its failure to educate males and
females
equally effectively. If the problem category were race or religion it
would be
politically intolerable. But boys and men--no problem. - See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/forum/2013/02/the_problem_of_males_on_the_fe.html#sthash.HvTrEsx1.dpuf
A
consistent failure
of the school system is reflected in its failure to educate males and
females
equally effectively. If the problem category were race or religion it
would be
politically intolerable. But boys and men--no problem. - See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/forum/2013/02/the_problem_of_males_on_the_fe.html#sthash.HvTrEsx1.dpuf
The Problem of Males on the Feminized Campus
The Problem of Males on the Feminized Campus
The Problem of Males on the Feminized Campus
This is a routine post we make. There's an eensy little bug in the system.
In case you see this pesky thing pop up when you hit the 'Submit' button in the comments:
Just ignore it and hit the Submit button again. If it pops up again, hit the dang button again. The comments are stored on a regular server but the email addresses and such are on a secure server, and occasionally they get slightly out of sync at the exact moment you hit the button.
It's all just a part of the wonderment and awe of living in the Digital Age.
Honest.
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