My grandfather used to say that Illinois had two seasons, winter and August. Most years his quip pretty much hits it on the head. This year we have had a relatively cool August. No idea why. All weather is local.
"designed to create a level playing field"
and I'm sure you can define that concept? Hooey, your search for perfection is futile. Limits are all that is available and they are not perfect.
"protect athletes' health"
I'm sure some are better off for not having massive amounts of chemicals poured in their bodies. The horrors of the past should be our guide.
"set an example for children"
Hey, getting bumped for doping is a pretty good deterent in my book. What's your answer?
"that fails on all counts"
Maybe in your mind, but I think it's working as well as can be expected.
"The journal Nature"
These are experts in sports? Go back to your labs. You know nothing of real world sports.
"antidoping authorities have fostered a sporting culture of suspicion, secrecy and fear"
Well, welcome to the real world. Humans cheat and the world ain't perfect.
I suppose these Einsteins would then legislate which 'doping' materials would be allowed. And then if someone cheated......
Absolute balderdash.
Anyone not acquainted with The Bus Uncle phenomenon is directed to search Wikepedia for it. Then ask if you really want to sit near a "Bus Uncle" on an airplane.
Actually, I think the point is China. Let's see, 1.3 billion Chinese are under one government. That is about 1/5 of the world's population. Now how many of you want to see a nice bloody civil war in China? Anybody? Show of hands, please. Anybody? Given enough 'freedom', I'm sure disgruntled groups could manage to incite just such a war.
Let's not forget their efforts to control their population's numbers. Who wants to see another billion hungry Chinese in 10 years or so? If their population gets out of control, where's all the food and resources going to come from? That's right, your market. Be careful what you wish for. You might get it.
'Floss while you're watching TV.' ?? I was thinking NOT since my hands are usually busy with something else when I watch TV. Then I thought, why not invent a combination 'TV remote control/dental floss dispenser'? Why, what did you think my hands were doing?
The failure of the government to provide any substantial proof of intent tells me that these young men were "curious", not malevolent. Think about all of the tools available to government to investigate such cases. If these young men intended to do something harmful, I think it would have been found out.
On a slightly different note, I read Malik's statement "...I do not, have not and will not support terrorism in any form against innocent people."
It's the "against innocent people" part that bothers me. Who is innocent and who is not in the mind of a radical? I'm not saying he is a radical, but it is just possible that based on that principle at some time in the future you or I might be seen as "guilty" of something and therefore not covered by this seeming imprimatur.
Seriously, I didn't hate Windows ME. I had very little problem with it. Then again, I didn't change programs or tinker much. It just worked. Was I lucky or something? I now use Suse. Some things are flaky. I hate dependency hell. Yeah, I kind of miss Windows ME. I just don't miss the "security update of the week,or day,or minute" rat race. For now, I'll stick with linux. What could go wrong?
I am impressed. The value calculated by the simple fraction 355/113 is in error by less than 1 part in ten million. I wish I had known this when I was an undergrad (pre-computers and pre-hand held electronic calculators.) It might have been easier (and less inaccurate) than the decimal value I had to memorize.
I know that the super bowl is at hand, possibly explaining the lack of effort obvious in the writing of TFA. This article is dull and boring. My goodness, I'm surprised the author missed the Golem. What bunk ! A complete waste of time.
What will our congress threaten next with funding cut-offs? How about health care because somebody actually prescribes contraceptives? Or a clean needle exchange? Or who knows what?
You know that institutions of higher education will cater to who controls the money coming in the door (all morally outraged posturing aside.). I liked college better when the tuition and alumni donations called the tune. Our 'benevolent' federal government has unwittingly driven up the cost of higher education by funding it with our tax dollars. Schools have little incentive to economize. If they don't provide the extras, some other school will. Its a perverted competition to see who can dangle the flashiest technology in front of prospective students and their parents. So it costs a little more, just borrow it on student loans! I can't imagine starting out on a life career in debt up to my ear lobes. My 2 cents and worth every penny.
Am I the only one NOT surprised by the knee jerk reactions (pro and con) to this hoax? Get a life, people. You got sucked in by this one. I wonder how many other snit fits have been triggered by bull on the internet. This was a brilliant hoax. It got you going. Look at all the slather and froth above. Makes me wonder if it is worth reading some of them. Ok, think up a similarly bogus ploy, but first set up a telemarketing office to receive the irate phone calls. When outraged do-gooders call, tell them that they can help support the freedom of whoever seems victimized by donating to save-the-whatever org. Just make sure its an off-shore office.
Pretty soon we may revert to a cash based system. Think of all the ways your life would change. I, for one, do not have a love affair with my credit card. It is very difficult to overspend when you are limited to cash on hand.
For some reason, I was also reminded of Dark City when I read this. Maybe its not so bad that Joss wants his turn at spinning this concept. Joss is known to be original. I doubt he can match the fantastic production values of Dark City. Proyas never shortchanged us. He made it a real masterpiece. But then that was a movie, not a TV series.
Do you know the way to Shell Beach??
From my perspective the quality of nursing home care is variable. Some are very well managed and give excellent care and some are awful. If you are looking for tell tale signs, visit a few and see what goes on. Smell the air. If you are smelling stale urine, move on.
I really disliked the chalk board after a while. The dust was terrible. It screwed up so many pieces of equipment and I was allergic to some chalk.
The most effective AV technology in my class room was the overhead projector. It allowed me to always face the class while writing. It also allowed for scaling the size up or down by moving the the projector on a cart. Color was available by choosing a different marker. Copied images from the xerox machine on special sheets was also available. Sometimes the textbooks will give you an important graphic that the students don't really understand. Having it on the screen, discussing it, and writing on it helped.
I had a TV mounted on the wall. It was too small for any one in the back. The sound was tinny. The lights had to be out for most material. Eventually, it was used less and less.
As for powerpoint, when was the last time you saw an interesting powerpoint presentation? They are very time consuming to put together. I'm not saying impossible, but the time demands of teaching physics can be huge.
As a bit of advice, try to NOT over use any technique or device. Students get bored so quickly. Vary what equipment you use.
I know that my students regularly forgot my wonderful lectures, but never forgot the labs where something fun happened.
Just my experience.
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My grandfather used to say that Illinois had two seasons, winter and August. Most years his quip pretty much hits it on the head. This year we have had a relatively cool August. No idea why. All weather is local.
"designed to create a level playing field" and I'm sure you can define that concept? Hooey, your search for perfection is futile. Limits are all that is available and they are not perfect. "protect athletes' health" I'm sure some are better off for not having massive amounts of chemicals poured in their bodies. The horrors of the past should be our guide. "set an example for children" Hey, getting bumped for doping is a pretty good deterent in my book. What's your answer? "that fails on all counts" Maybe in your mind, but I think it's working as well as can be expected. "The journal Nature" These are experts in sports? Go back to your labs. You know nothing of real world sports. "antidoping authorities have fostered a sporting culture of suspicion, secrecy and fear" Well, welcome to the real world. Humans cheat and the world ain't perfect. I suppose these Einsteins would then legislate which 'doping' materials would be allowed. And then if someone cheated...... Absolute balderdash.
Anyone not acquainted with The Bus Uncle phenomenon is directed to search Wikepedia for it. Then ask if you really want to sit near a "Bus Uncle" on an airplane.
Actually, I think the point is China.
Let's see, 1.3 billion Chinese are under one government. That is about 1/5 of the world's population. Now how many of you want to see a nice bloody civil war in China? Anybody? Show of hands, please. Anybody? Given enough 'freedom', I'm sure disgruntled groups could manage to incite just such a war.
Let's not forget their efforts to control their population's numbers. Who wants to see another billion hungry Chinese in 10 years or so? If their population gets out of control, where's all the food and resources going to come from? That's right, your market.
Be careful what you wish for. You might get it.
Well, is national security at risk?
Huh? Ummm, sorry. I must have nodded off there for a moment.
'Floss while you're watching TV.' ??
I was thinking NOT since my hands are usually busy with something else when I watch TV.
Then I thought, why not invent a combination 'TV remote control/dental floss dispenser'?
Why, what did you think my hands were doing?
The failure of the government to provide any substantial proof of intent tells me that these young men were "curious", not malevolent. Think about all of the tools available to government to investigate such cases. If these young men intended to do something harmful, I think it would have been found out.
On a slightly different note, I read Malik's statement "...I do not, have not and will not support terrorism in any form against innocent people."
It's the "against innocent people" part that bothers me. Who is innocent and who is not in the mind of a radical?
I'm not saying he is a radical, but it is just possible that based on that principle at some time in the future you or I might be seen as "guilty" of something and therefore not covered by this seeming imprimatur.
It can't be any more boring than most 'reality TV' we've been seeing since the writers' strike started.
Seriously, I didn't hate Windows ME. I had very little problem with it. Then again, I didn't change programs or tinker much. It just worked. Was I lucky or something? I now use Suse. Some things are flaky. I hate dependency hell. Yeah, I kind of miss Windows ME. I just don't miss the "security update of the week,or day,or minute" rat race. For now, I'll stick with linux.
What could go wrong?
I am impressed. The value calculated by the simple fraction 355/113 is in error by less than 1 part in ten million.
I wish I had known this when I was an undergrad (pre-computers and pre-hand held electronic calculators.) It might have been easier (and less inaccurate) than the decimal value I had to memorize.
I know that the super bowl is at hand, possibly explaining the lack of effort obvious in the writing of TFA.
This article is dull and boring. My goodness, I'm surprised the author missed the Golem.
What bunk !
A complete waste of time.
What will our congress threaten next with funding cut-offs? How about health care because somebody actually prescribes contraceptives? Or a clean needle exchange? Or who knows what? You know that institutions of higher education will cater to who controls the money coming in the door (all morally outraged posturing aside.). I liked college better when the tuition and alumni donations called the tune. Our 'benevolent' federal government has unwittingly driven up the cost of higher education by funding it with our tax dollars. Schools have little incentive to economize. If they don't provide the extras, some other school will. Its a perverted competition to see who can dangle the flashiest technology in front of prospective students and their parents. So it costs a little more, just borrow it on student loans! I can't imagine starting out on a life career in debt up to my ear lobes. My 2 cents and worth every penny.
Am I the only one NOT surprised by the knee jerk reactions (pro and con) to this hoax?
Get a life, people. You got sucked in by this one. I wonder how many other snit fits have been triggered by bull on the internet. This was a brilliant hoax. It got you going. Look at all the slather and froth above. Makes me wonder if it is worth reading some of them.
Ok, think up a similarly bogus ploy, but first set up a telemarketing office to receive the irate phone calls. When outraged do-gooders call, tell them that they can help support the freedom of whoever seems victimized by donating to save-the-whatever org.
Just make sure its an off-shore office.
I wish you were a teacher for a few days. You would probably view this in a different light.
Just my 2 cents.
Its not spelled 'ludite'.
And I should care about this.........WHY??
Why can't they just go out and buy their own?
Is it possible he got axed for hitting on Melinda?
For some reason, I was also reminded of Dark City when I read this. Maybe its not so bad that Joss wants his turn at spinning this concept. Joss is known to be original. I doubt he can match the fantastic production values of Dark City. Proyas never shortchanged us. He made it a real masterpiece. But then that was a movie, not a TV series. Do you know the way to Shell Beach??
From my perspective the quality of nursing home care is variable. Some are very well managed and give excellent care and some are awful. If you are looking for tell tale signs, visit a few and see what goes on. Smell the air. If you are smelling stale urine, move on.
Spend public money so that Junior can download pr0n at high speed? I think not !
I really disliked the chalk board after a while. The dust was terrible. It screwed up so many pieces of equipment and I was allergic to some chalk. The most effective AV technology in my class room was the overhead projector. It allowed me to always face the class while writing. It also allowed for scaling the size up or down by moving the the projector on a cart. Color was available by choosing a different marker. Copied images from the xerox machine on special sheets was also available. Sometimes the textbooks will give you an important graphic that the students don't really understand. Having it on the screen, discussing it, and writing on it helped. I had a TV mounted on the wall. It was too small for any one in the back. The sound was tinny. The lights had to be out for most material. Eventually, it was used less and less. As for powerpoint, when was the last time you saw an interesting powerpoint presentation? They are very time consuming to put together. I'm not saying impossible, but the time demands of teaching physics can be huge. As a bit of advice, try to NOT over use any technique or device. Students get bored so quickly. Vary what equipment you use. I know that my students regularly forgot my wonderful lectures, but never forgot the labs where something fun happened. Just my experience.
This is what they call justice?
This is a joke, right? Right????