You know what's really sad . . . I actually have a friend (a girl, just like me) who declared that someday she wanted one of those invisible cords that would beam power to her laptop so she didn't have to plug it in. She said this in a room full of fellow students and our thesis advisor. *Headdesk*
For me, this survey drove home one major point- wait until the second or third generation is out before you buy. I got one of the first TiBooks and I've had to replace the harddrive twice and have the hinges replaced. Both of these are known issues now, but how could I have known when I got it so soon after its release?
God, I had no idea anyone else had read that book. I was actually plugging it (again) right before I read this. Stand on Zanzibar is completely eerie and wonderful.
I have a quick question: Has your brother been in LD programs and school and after school for awhile now? Have they had absolutely no success in helping him learn basic math/numbers or reading? If so, and I really hate to say this, it may be impossible for him to ever learn. I have a friend who can't write. Period. Information goes in but can't go out, at least on paper. It sucks, but it is never going to change because her brain just isn't made to write. She holds a job and has lots of friends, but she is limited in what postitions she can hold.
At this point if your brother hasn't grasped numbers and words in years of school, I doubt software will be the key. I would get him into another school-type program or start thinking of jobs or activities he can do now to boost his confidence.
Hope this isn't construed as offensive, just trying to be realistic.
Alas, I just had to go off of Bextra (also a COX2 inhibitor) for these very reasons. And, unfortunately, I am one of the few who has to take Nexium and watch what I eat or my stomach kills me. So, it's back to the drawing board for managing my pain.:sigh:
Nice to see another archaeologist around (though I'm still a student):) But seriously, there's some evidence that when the Toba volcano on Sumatra blew around 70kya it would have wiped out any of the Asian branch of Homo erectus still hanging out. By the time Homo sapiens could get out of their refugium in Africa, it was easy as pie to go through these areas with no one there to bother them. It was still chilly, but they didn't encounter any hostile natives. Steven Ambrose wrote a really good paper on this event and the human genetic bottleneck that resulted. It's a great read if you haven't seen it already!
Actually, Solutreans on the Iberian coast did exploit marine life including fish, molluscs, shellfish, and even seals. This is not to say that they had huge boats capable of traversing the Atlantic, far from it! However, it is obvious that they were familiar with the waters just off the coast. If you want to read more I would suggest Straus, Lawrence G. 1991 Southwestern Eurpoe at the Last Glacial Maximum. Current Anthropology, 32 (2): 198-199. It's a pretty nice article all told:)
I just finished reading "The Bible Unearthed" in my Archaeology of the Holy Land Class and, I must say, I was very impressed with their methodology. Although the book is very critical of those archaeologists who take the Hebrew Bible as literal and choose to dig based on it, I believe that the authors are able to interweave notions of faith as well. Basically, their point is that if you go straight from the archaeological and textual evidence, there is no evidence of Abraham, David, Solomon, the Exodus, etc. Does that necessarily mean that the Jewish faith is based on nothing? Not at all, and the authors make that point quite clearly. In any case, I think it's a good read for anyone interested.
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Ok, as an archaeologist I cringe to be replying to this at all but I just have to say it. The Minoan civilization did not spread over vast amounts of territory. When Thera blew, yes, it was covered in some ash and destruction levels on the coast do indicate that there were probably a few earthquakes and tsunamis. But there is plenty of evidence that the Minoans did not flee everywhere but established more cities, Knossos for example, to the west of the island which was largely undamaged. And to say that all of those cultures you mentioned were all descended from the Minoans may have a small grain of truth in it, but I think you're getting carried away. If you want to read more, I suggest you go to JSTOR and read some real stuff that isn't quite so sensationalized. They are an amazing culture but they are amazing because of what we do know about them through years of careful excavation, not vague theories.
I would also suggest that for testing geography the teacher might make transparencies and put them on an overhead projecter then verbally ask the student to identify them based on color, etc. This might require after school work, but it might help retain the visual impact of geography without resorting to Braille.
If I may humbly disagree, I felt that the abrupt ending of Cryptonomicon was actually the point. The impact of the scene with the eldery Goto Dengo and Avi totally stunned me. I know there are many pages after that, a sort of wrapping up, but I thought that scene was the end, really. Directly because of that scene, the end came about and the story was resolved. I don't think that authors always have to tell the happily ever after bit, and I think Stephenson lets the readers use their imagination in a very satisfying way.
actually, i damn near missed getting into the gifted program at my school because i didn't have the _social_ skills. my IQ, grades, other test scores, etc were all plenty high enough but my social skills score was low enough that it dragged down the whole thing. so while i agree wholeheartedly that gifted programs are cool (i had so much fun there!), be aware that they do have some social requirements.
Actually, there's something of a middle ground. There was one case where a book published by Paladin Press called Hit Man described how the author (who wrote it under condition of anonymity) performed hits. The book did not encourage people to go out and kill, but it did describe how to do it well in graphic detail. However, the book was picked up by a crazy man, given to a friend, and then the friend performed a hit on the crazy guy's wife, child, and the child's caretaker. And surprise surprise! the hitman used the book as a manual and was able to pull off the crime. The only reason they caught him was because the guys believed they were above the law, and police eventually nailed them. In the end, Paladin Press was forced to discontinue the book because it proved that the book was written with intent to teach people to kill others. Anyway, it's a sticky middle ground and it's entirely possible the case has made it to the appeals court and been overturned again. I hope I got all my facts straight. Interesting case, huh?
if we told george bush that there was oil on venus/mars, i'm sure our space program would be quite well funded by now
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actually, it has made me more sensitive than ever to the rights of people buried thousands of years ago. it is because of this that i am a strong supporter of nagpra, and i choose not to study burials. it's a dilemma because although i see how their information gained from studying burials is unique and interesting, i also realize that those burials were never meant to be dug up. i also believe that if bodies are going to be dug up, they should eventually be reinterred and not left on display forever. anyway, it is a quandry, and i hope it didn't sound like i was being hypocritical in my previous statement.
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actually, being a student of anthropology/archaeology has made me want to be cremated even more. i don't want my body dug up in a couple hundred years to be studied!
This is a really nice idea but unfortunately our school is struggling to keep teachers because of lack of funding, a situation I'm sure many schools in my state (TN) as well as others are in. The sad fact is that if they're firing teachers from lack of money, there is no way they're going to risk anything on a great, innovative program like this.
fyi: i'd hardly call sarah's (the daughter) slip into a "diabetic coma" immediate, mr. katz. in fact, she was quite all right until nearly three quarters of the way through the movie. and she never really slipped into a real coma, she just had seizures. could someone in a diabetic coma really help the bad guy give her insulin shots? i don't think so. please watch the movie more carefully next time, mr. katz. these errors are completely unnecessary.
Now here's an awful thought. I assume that most astronauts are sceened for claustrophobia and agorophobia. If you're claustrophobic you couldn't stay in such a tiny area as a shuttle for very long, and I doubt that even a multi-generational ship would be large enough so that you wouldn't feel confined after awhile. And people who are agorophobic can't stand wide open spaces so they couldn't do space walks. What if some of the children on the ship are severaly claustrophobic or agorophobic? They'd go completely bonkers!
And another thing, radiation. Several people have mentioned it but I don't think most people get how detrimental it is to human health. Can we really invision cancer treatments in space? I don't think so. And then there's always the off chance that a fetus gets damaged by a stray ion in utero and poof! they have major genetic defects. The idea of solar sailing is sweet but not feasible until we have the medical technology to fix our own bodies first.
forget about eye cancer, i'm more worried about people who use cell phones while driving! this may sound stupid, but i know it's right to be concerned because _i_ had an accident (my first) because of a stupid cell phone. if i hadn't been trying to shut the dang thing off, i wouldn't have smacked into the guy in front of me. even my parents can't drive while talking on a cell phone and they've got thirty years of driving experience on mine. people, shut them off before something regrettable happens!
Thank you ALL for catching my gross grammatical error. I applaud you. I will change it immediately. As for my comment, it was meant light-heartedly though I am having some trouble with ignorant, stupid, boring teachers. Sorry to rant, but I am sick and tired of teachers who are more worried about tests than about students learning! All I want to do is learn!!!!
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You know what's really sad . . . I actually have a friend (a girl, just like me) who declared that someday she wanted one of those invisible cords that would beam power to her laptop so she didn't have to plug it in. She said this in a room full of fellow students and our thesis advisor. *Headdesk*
For me, this survey drove home one major point- wait until the second or third generation is out before you buy. I got one of the first TiBooks and I've had to replace the harddrive twice and have the hinges replaced. Both of these are known issues now, but how could I have known when I got it so soon after its release?
God, I had no idea anyone else had read that book. I was actually plugging it (again) right before I read this. Stand on Zanzibar is completely eerie and wonderful.
I have a quick question: Has your brother been in LD programs and school and after school for awhile now? Have they had absolutely no success in helping him learn basic math/numbers or reading? If so, and I really hate to say this, it may be impossible for him to ever learn. I have a friend who can't write. Period. Information goes in but can't go out, at least on paper. It sucks, but it is never going to change because her brain just isn't made to write. She holds a job and has lots of friends, but she is limited in what postitions she can hold.
At this point if your brother hasn't grasped numbers and words in years of school, I doubt software will be the key. I would get him into another school-type program or start thinking of jobs or activities he can do now to boost his confidence.
Hope this isn't construed as offensive, just trying to be realistic.
Wow, looks like someones been watching a whole lot of Cowboy Bebop!
I remember reading about volcanic eruptions being a cause of the Permian extinction about 6-8 years ago. How wierd.
Alas, I just had to go off of Bextra (also a COX2 inhibitor) for these very reasons. And, unfortunately, I am one of the few who has to take Nexium and watch what I eat or my stomach kills me. So, it's back to the drawing board for managing my pain. :sigh:
Nice to see another archaeologist around (though I'm still a student) :) But seriously, there's some evidence that when the Toba volcano on Sumatra blew around 70kya it would have wiped out any of the Asian branch of Homo erectus still hanging out. By the time Homo sapiens could get out of their refugium in Africa, it was easy as pie to go through these areas with no one there to bother them. It was still chilly, but they didn't encounter any hostile natives. Steven Ambrose wrote a really good paper on this event and the human genetic bottleneck that resulted. It's a great read if you haven't seen it already!
Actually, Solutreans on the Iberian coast did exploit marine life including fish, molluscs, shellfish, and even seals. This is not to say that they had huge boats capable of traversing the Atlantic, far from it! However, it is obvious that they were familiar with the waters just off the coast. If you want to read more I would suggest :)
Straus, Lawrence G.
1991 Southwestern Eurpoe at the Last Glacial Maximum. Current Anthropology, 32 (2): 198-199.
It's a pretty nice article all told
I just finished reading "The Bible Unearthed" in my Archaeology of the Holy Land Class and, I must say, I was very impressed with their methodology. Although the book is very critical of those archaeologists who take the Hebrew Bible as literal and choose to dig based on it, I believe that the authors are able to interweave notions of faith as well. Basically, their point is that if you go straight from the archaeological and textual evidence, there is no evidence of Abraham, David, Solomon, the Exodus, etc. Does that necessarily mean that the Jewish faith is based on nothing? Not at all, and the authors make that point quite clearly. In any case, I think it's a good read for anyone interested.
Ok, as an archaeologist I cringe to be replying to this at all but I just have to say it. The Minoan civilization did not spread over vast amounts of territory. When Thera blew, yes, it was covered in some ash and destruction levels on the coast do indicate that there were probably a few earthquakes and tsunamis. But there is plenty of evidence that the Minoans did not flee everywhere but established more cities, Knossos for example, to the west of the island which was largely undamaged. And to say that all of those cultures you mentioned were all descended from the Minoans may have a small grain of truth in it, but I think you're getting carried away. If you want to read more, I suggest you go to JSTOR and read some real stuff that isn't quite so sensationalized. They are an amazing culture but they are amazing because of what we do know about them through years of careful excavation, not vague theories.
I would also suggest that for testing geography the teacher might make transparencies and put them on an overhead projecter then verbally ask the student to identify them based on color, etc. This might require after school work, but it might help retain the visual impact of geography without resorting to Braille.
Sounds like "A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" to me!
Every member of the Mouse Army has one, your kid needs one too!
wow, way to post the article so late! when i saw the topic i was sure there would be meteor showers tomorrow, but no. {sigh}
If I may humbly disagree, I felt that the abrupt ending of Cryptonomicon was actually the point. The impact of the scene with the eldery Goto Dengo and Avi totally stunned me. I know there are many pages after that, a sort of wrapping up, but I thought that scene was the end, really. Directly because of that scene, the end came about and the story was resolved. I don't think that authors always have to tell the happily ever after bit, and I think Stephenson lets the readers use their imagination in a very satisfying way.
actually, i damn near missed getting into the gifted program at my school because i didn't have the _social_ skills. my IQ, grades, other test scores, etc were all plenty high enough but my social skills score was low enough that it dragged down the whole thing. so while i agree wholeheartedly that gifted programs are cool (i had so much fun there!), be aware that they do have some social requirements.
Actually, there's something of a middle ground. There was one case where a book published by Paladin Press called Hit Man described how the author (who wrote it under condition of anonymity) performed hits. The book did not encourage people to go out and kill, but it did describe how to do it well in graphic detail. However, the book was picked up by a crazy man, given to a friend, and then the friend performed a hit on the crazy guy's wife, child, and the child's caretaker. And surprise surprise! the hitman used the book as a manual and was able to pull off the crime. The only reason they caught him was because the guys believed they were above the law, and police eventually nailed them. In the end, Paladin Press was forced to discontinue the book because it proved that the book was written with intent to teach people to kill others. Anyway, it's a sticky middle ground and it's entirely possible the case has made it to the appeals court and been overturned again. I hope I got all my facts straight. Interesting case, huh?
if we told george bush that there was oil on venus/mars, i'm sure our space program would be quite well funded by now
actually, it has made me more sensitive than ever to the rights of people buried thousands of years ago. it is because of this that i am a strong supporter of nagpra, and i choose not to study burials. it's a dilemma because although i see how their information gained from studying burials is unique and interesting, i also realize that those burials were never meant to be dug up. i also believe that if bodies are going to be dug up, they should eventually be reinterred and not left on display forever. anyway, it is a quandry, and i hope it didn't sound like i was being hypocritical in my previous statement.
actually, being a student of anthropology/archaeology has made me want to be cremated even more. i don't want my body dug up in a couple hundred years to be studied!
This is a really nice idea but unfortunately our school is struggling to keep teachers because of lack of funding, a situation I'm sure many schools in my state (TN) as well as others are in. The sad fact is that if they're firing teachers from lack of money, there is no way they're going to risk anything on a great, innovative program like this.
fyi: i'd hardly call sarah's (the daughter) slip into a "diabetic coma" immediate, mr. katz. in fact, she was quite all right until nearly three quarters of the way through the movie. and she never really slipped into a real coma, she just had seizures. could someone in a diabetic coma really help the bad guy give her insulin shots? i don't think so. please watch the movie more carefully next time, mr. katz. these errors are completely unnecessary.
Now here's an awful thought. I assume that most astronauts are sceened for claustrophobia and agorophobia. If you're claustrophobic you couldn't stay in such a tiny area as a shuttle for very long, and I doubt that even a multi-generational ship would be large enough so that you wouldn't feel confined after awhile. And people who are agorophobic can't stand wide open spaces so they couldn't do space walks. What if some of the children on the ship are severaly claustrophobic or agorophobic? They'd go completely bonkers!
And another thing, radiation. Several people have mentioned it but I don't think most people get how detrimental it is to human health. Can we really invision cancer treatments in space? I don't think so. And then there's always the off chance that a fetus gets damaged by a stray ion in utero and poof! they have major genetic defects. The idea of solar sailing is sweet but not feasible until we have the medical technology to fix our own bodies first.
forget about eye cancer, i'm more worried about people who use cell phones while driving! this may sound stupid, but i know it's right to be concerned because _i_ had an accident (my first) because of a stupid cell phone. if i hadn't been trying to shut the dang thing off, i wouldn't have smacked into the guy in front of me. even my parents can't drive while talking on a cell phone and they've got thirty years of driving experience on mine. people, shut them off before something regrettable happens!
Thank you ALL for catching my gross grammatical error. I applaud you. I will change it immediately. As for my comment, it was meant light-heartedly though I am having some trouble with ignorant, stupid, boring teachers. Sorry to rant, but I am sick and tired of teachers who are more worried about tests than about students learning! All I want to do is learn!!!!