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It's no secret that getting out from behind the wheel of your car and riding a bike can benefit both you and the planet. For example, people who perform aerobic exercise a few times a week are at decreased risk of diabetes, heart disease and also tend to lose weight. Exercise can also reduce anxiety and depression. It's also good for your pocketbook as fuel prices are still pretty high and show no sign of significantly declining anytime soon. Like this infographic states, Americans alone spend 20 percent of their income on transportation.
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Educating inmates: Is it worth it?
Education for prison inmates has been shown to reduce recidivism rates, but funding for such programs is increasingly hard to secure. President Clinton ended the program that allowed Pell grants to be used for prisoners back in 1994, and Congress didn't renew the "Specter" funds, named after former Sen. Arlen Specter, for 2011-2012.
We wanted to discuss the topic in-depth after seeing a TED talk about educating prisoners. Earlier this month, financial expert Ruth Hayden was on The Daily Circuit talking about the high cost of college. If it's so hard for people who haven't committed crimes to get an education, is it fair that people in prison get one?
Joshua Page, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota, will join The Daily Circuit Wednesday to talk about prison education.
"I can understand the idea that people think it's unfair for people in prison to get an education," he said. "It plays into the 'either/or' thinking about punishment: anything that is good for prisoners can't be good for the rest of us. But that's not true."
Page said there are great benefits to educating inmates.
"First of all, it's something to do," he said. "It's something that's productive and provides them a sense of fulfillment and hope. It gives them a way to develop a positive relationship with people and it provides them an opportunity that counteracts the stigma of being a felon. "
Stephen Steurer, executive director of the Correctional Education Association, and Robert Stewart, a sociology student at the University of Minnesota and former St. Cloud Prison inmate, will also join the discussion.
How have some programs managed to stay afloat? And is higher education something that should be available to prisoners, when it's so hard to come by for people in the general population?
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- Washington, DC--The National Gallery of Art will be the only U.S. venue for the first large-scale survey of French genre painting--scenes from daily life, real and imagined--by such 18th-century masters as Jean-Antoine Watteau, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, François Boucher, and Louis-Léopold Boilly. On view in the West Building October 12, 2003 through January 11, 2004, The Age of Watteau, Chardin, and Fragonard: Masterpieces of French Genre Painting will include works never before exhibited in this country and will offer an unprecedented opportunity to see some of these artists finest works in proximity to each other.
The 18th century was a period of vast political, economic, and social change in France, as the moral principles of the Enlightenment took hold and radically transformed the structures of society. Mirroring the contemporary realities of French culture, French genre paintings were part of the great ideological shift in thought and art, away from the religious and monarchical values of 17th-century French society towards the ideals of the Enlightenment.
"This exhibition charts the transformations of an art that formed a constantly changing mirror of Parisian social life and culture," said Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art. "We are grateful to the Florence Gould Foundation, our museum partners, and the lenders for their support in bringing to the public such an important opportunity to view and reconsider French genre painting."
Exhibition Organization, Tour, and Support: The exhibition has been organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie. It will be on view in Ottawa through September 7, 2003, and at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie, February 8 through May 9, 2004. The exhibition was made possible by The Florence Gould Foundation. It is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
The Exhibition: Influenced by 17th-century Dutch and Flemish art, French genre painting demonstrated a compelling vitality, ultimately surpassing that of the officially sanctioned history painting that prevailed in France at the beginning of the 18th century. The exhibition is organized thematically and chronologically. Its more than 100 master works--some on loan from France, Germany, England, and Russia--span the entire 18th century, from the last years of Louis XIV to the French Revolution, and reveal Enlightenment ideals of the family, the education of children, the importance of love, and the sheer delight in painting.
Highlights include Jean-Antoine Watteaus (1684 -1721) fêtes galantes ("gallant parties") of the elite such as Venetian Pleasures (c.1718 -1719) and scenes of ideal family life, as in his follower Nicholas Lancrets (1690 -1743) A Lady in a Garden Taking Coffee with Some Children (c. 1738); Jean-Baptiste- Siméon Chardins (1699 -1779) exquisitely dignified narratives of children and servants, such as The Return from the Market (1738); and such hugely popular family dramas as Jean-Baptiste Greuzes (1725 -1805) The Marriage Contract (1761). Other highlights are the flirtatious, erotic liaisons dangereuses of Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732 -1806), such as The Stolen Kiss (c. 1786-1788); François Bouchers (1703 -1770) celebration of his sheer delight in the material world in Presumed Portrait of Madame Boucher (1743); Etienne Aubrys (1745 -1781) Paternal Love (c. 1775), commending the engagement of both parents in raising their children, in accord with the latest Enlightenment ideas; and Louis-Léopold Boillys (1761-1845) scenes of contemporary Paris.
Curators and Catalogue: Philip Conisbee, senior curator of European paintings and curator of French paintings at the National Gallery of Art, is the curator of the Washington exhibition, in collaboration with Colin B. Bailey, chief curator, The Frick Collection, and former chief curator, National Gallery of Canada; and Thomas W. Gaehtgens, director, Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte, Paris, and professor at the Freie Universität Berlin.
The richly illustrated exhibition catalogue, produced by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, includes a curators preface; essays by Colin Bailey, Thomas Gaehtgens, Barbara Gaehtgens, Marianne Roland Michel, and Martin Schieder; entries on 113 works; and a complete listing of genre paintings shown at the Paris Salons from 1699 to 1789. It will be available from the National Gallery of Art shops, by phone at (202) 842-6002 or (800) 697-9350, and online at www.nga.gov.
Companion Exhibition: Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France will be on view at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from October 26, 2003 through February 16, 2004. Celebrating one of the most innovative periods in the history of color printmaking, the exhibition presents some 115 French 18th-century color prints, all very fine impressions, including prints after works by Boucher, Watteau, Fragonard, Robert, and Boilly, among others.
Biographies of the Artists: Watteau, Chardin, Greuze & Fragonard
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) and the Fête Galante
In August 1717, the Royal Academy formally received Jean-Antoine Watteau as a painter of a new category of art created specially for him, the fête galante - a depiction of elegant couples in secluded parks, engaged in flirtatious conversation and amorous embrace. The success of this theme reflects a society beginning to relax after the austerity of the last years of Louis XIV, one in which Watteaus patrons and friends enjoyed intimate fêtes galantes in the theatre and outdoors. Parades--amateur theatricals stated by wealthy Parisians in their country retreats--mingled guests in masks and fancy dress with actors costumed as Harlequin, the amorous acrobat, Pierrot, the dreamer, Mezzetin, the clown musician, and other commedia dellarte stock characters. The nostalgic fantaisies that made Watteau one of the most influential artists of the century became widely known due to the efforts of Jean de Jullienne, a wealthy drapery merchant and avid collector of Watteaus paintings. Jullienne published a compendium of 271 engravings of Watteaus paintings and decorations, the Recueil Jullienne, in 1735. The younger artists Nicolas Lancret and Jean-Baptiste Pater studied with Watteau and continued the tradition of the fête galante.
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699-1779)
"One uses colours but one paints with feeling."
Chardin came from an artisan background. Working his way up in the social and artistic hierarchy, he trained at the Guild of Saint-Lucs school, and exhibited at the Exposition de la Jeunesse (Youth Fair), the annual open-air show on the Place Dauphine. In September 1728, he was invited to join the Royal Academy and was received on the same day. While his modest domestic scenes are in the tradition of Dutch 17th-century cabinet paintings, Chardin developed a technique uniquely his own, with great depth of tone and subtle play of light. The simplicity and directness of his work conveys a sense that everything is organized and at peace. Children are either alone or with servants; they focus on games or pause from the duty of learning to read and write. It is the governess who prepares the children for their lessons and gives them their meals. Chardins genre scenes were very popular at the Salon and were acquired by wealthy clients, royal collectors, and aristocrats, including the Queen of Sweden and the Prince of Liechtenstein. The middle-class public could buy affordable engravings of his work, and these were widely and avidly collected.
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805)
"Moral paintings"
Greuze was the most successful genre painter of the mid-18th century. He made the fullest use of the Salon, where he was acclaimed by fellow artists, critics, and the public. His paintings elicited strong emotional responses and were praised by the art critic Denis Diderot as "la peinture morale"-- moral paintings. Greuze realized that the family was the sphere that most readily aroused peoples emotions; his paintings of domestic life were rich in symbolism that was easy to decipher. Some of his subjects illustrate the genre poissard, a comic category in popular literature and theatre that featured the fishwives and boatmen along the Seine and the stallholders of the Paris market. In 1767, Greuze decided to abandon genre and present a history painting, Septimius Severus Reproaching Caracalla, as his reception piece to the Royal Academy. Perhaps he thought his skills were equal to those of his contemporaries working in this specialty; he may also have realized that the highest posts and honours were reserved for history painters. The Academy accepted him as a member, but only at the rank of genre painter. The ensuing controversy shocked the Parisian art world, and Greuze was so disappointed that he boycotted the Salon until after the Revolution.
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806)
Amorous adventures
After apprenticeships with Chardin and Boucher, Fragonard won the coveted Prix de Rome in 1752 to study at the French Academy in Rome. In preparation, he studied history painting at the École Royale des Élèves Protégés (School for Gifted Artists). While he might have taken the traditional path of the history painter and been rewarded with a successful career within the Academy, Fragonard chose to produce art that was free of thematic and formal constraints, and he seldom exhibited at the Salon. His playful or erotic themes were very popular with wealthy collectors. He also depicted domestic scenes that recall 17th-century Dutch and Flemish cabinet paintings in their subject matter and highly refined finish. Although his technical versatility enabled him to work in a variety of styles, he excelled at the rapid, fluid brushwork and luminous colour that evoke movement and light. He executed a number of decorative commissions; the most important being the Progress of Love series of 17711773 for Madame du Barry, the mistress of Louis XV. On occasion, Fragonard collaborated with Marguerite Gérard, his student and sister-in-law.
History of 18th-Century France: Highlights
The 18th century was a period of vast political, economic, and social change in France, as the moral principles of the Enlightenment took hold and radically transformed the structures of society. Mirroring the contemporary realities of French culture, French genre paintings were part of the great ideological shift in thought and art, away from the religious and monarchical values of 17th-century French society towards the ideals of the Enlightenment.
1702 The Hapsburg King of Spain, Charles II, died. Fearing Frances expansion into Spain, the British declared war on France, marking the beginning of The War of Spanish Succession.
1713 The War of Spanish Succession ended with the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht and France was forced to cede to Great Britain the Hudson Bay territory, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia.
1715 When Louis XV succeeded Louis XIV as King of France, it was the first time in 72 years that the French public would greet a new king. The Sun King Louis XIV died two days later, marking the end of one of the most significant reigns in French history. During his reign, Louis XIV had made France one of the most preeminent powers in Europe and much of French social and artistic life was dominated by his imperial aspirations. From 1715 until the new boy king came of age in 1723, a Regency (Régence) was instituted, with Philippe, Duc dOrléans serving as Regent. He lived at the Palais-Royal in Paris, and consequently the center of French society shifted from the old royal palace of Versailles to the city. The pomp and ceremony of Versailles was abandoned, to be replaced by the refined social life which now flourished in the more intimate and private town houses of Paris. Throughout the reign of Louis XV, political and private life became much more relaxed and this transition was mirrored by new styles in art. French painting became more concerned with the intimate, decorative, and even the erotic, than with the nation building ideal of 17th-century France.
1717 Writer and philosopher Francois Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was imprisoned in the Bastille for 11 months for writing a satire of the French government. During his time in prison, he wrote "Oedipe", his first theatrical success, using the pen name "Voltaire." A voice of reason and an outspoken critic of religious intolerance and persecution, Voltaire produced hundreds of books, plays, and other publications. In many ways, he was responsible for bringing the ideas of the Enlightenment to France, ideas that would eventually change the structure of French society itself.
1726 Voltaire is exiled to England until 1729 after insulting the Chevalier De Rohan, a powerful young nobleman. While in England, Voltaire became interested in Englands constitutional monarchy and its religious tolerance. He was introduced to the philosophy of John Locke and was deeply influenced by the philosophical rationalism of the time. His experiences in England would have a profound impact of his later writings.
1737 A major event in the art world was the institution of annual (sometimes biennial) public art exhibitions in the Salon of the royal palace of the Louvre. These exhibitions were organized by the Royal Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, and introduced contemporary art to a much wider general public. The Salon Exhibitions stimulated a new art market, and encouraged artists to consider the responses of their new audience. It also gave rise to a new type of journalism, art criticism, which engendered a lively debate about the role of art in society.
1745 Voltaire was appointed historiographer to the King, and the Marquise de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV. Actively involved in the direction and support of French art and letters, she gave commissions to Boucher, Greuze, Vernet, Fragonard, and other artists.
1751 The first volume of the Encyclopédie is published, with the philosophers Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond dAlembert as its principal editors. This multi-volume encyclopedia of practical and scientific information, published over many years until 1776, was the mouthpiece of the Enlightenment. It contained the latest philosophical ideals, many of them politically and socially radical for the time.
1755 Marie-Antoinette was born in Vienna. The youngest daughter of Francis Stephen I and Maria Theresa, Emperor and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, she was raised to believe that she would be the next Queen of France.
1759 Voltaire moved to the French-Swiss border; visits from writers and philosophers made his estate one of the intellectual capitals of Europe.
1769 Louis XV requested the hand of the Marie-Antoinette for his nephew and heir, the Dauphin Louis-Auguste; they wed in 1770.
1774 King Louis XV died and Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette acceded to the French throne. Throughout the reign of Louis XV, France had fallen into financial ruin and the couple was blamed for much of the economic and political crisis. As the King and Queen of France, they lived extravagant lifestyles and stories of their excess circulated within the public.
1778 France entered the War of the American Revolution on the side of the American colonies, with financially devastating consequences for France.
1783 The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the American war. France emerged with few concrete gains and a debt situation approaching catastrophe. Involvement with America had also "infected" many French with the revolutionary spirit.
1783 Voltaire returned to Paris at age 83 - a return that was celebrated by the Parisian public. The excitement of the trip proved difficult for Voltaires health and he died in Paris. Because of his criticism of the Church, Voltaire was denied burial in church ground. His body was removed from Paris and buried at an abbey in Champagne.
1788 King Louis XVI began to recognize the need for fundamental change as France approached near financial devastation. He forced the nobility and clergy to pay taxes and ordered the election of an Estates General, the first since 1614. The shift in French politics structure consequently ended absolutism in France.
1789 The financial crisis in France escalated to catastrophic proportions with nearly half of the French population unemployed. In May, the French Revolution began with the meeting of the Estates General. On July 14, the Bastille was stormed, beginning the violence that would last throughout the next few years. In October, The Royal Family and the French court were removed from Versailles to Paris. King Louis XVI recognizes the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen and a constitutional government instituted limited control of the monarchy. Across France, peasants rose and seized the land as they heard accounts of the events that had transpired in Paris. Thousands of nobles fled into exile and the revolution began a period that became known as The Great Fear.
1791 Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were caught attempting to flee Paris for Varennes in June.
1792 France declared war on Austria in May as Austrian forces attempted to overthrow Revolutionary forces and regain control of France. Louis XVI was placed on trial for conspiring with the advancing allied armies of Austria, Holland, Prussia, and Sardinia. One of the prosecutors was the Kings distant cousin, formerly Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orleans, who had joined the revolution and renamed himself Louis-Philippe Egalité. The trial was a foregone conclusion, and Louis was condemned to death.
1793 On January 21, Louis XVI was executed. On the October 16, Queen Marie Antoinette died under the guillotine. Throughout the Reign of Terror that began after her death, thousands of the French nobility were killed until the fall of Robespierre on July 27, 1794.
1804 Napoleon Buonaparte became Emperor in May, ending the French Revolution.


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Vaccines are small shots of big importance. They've helped knock down serious diseases, such as chickenpox, whooping cough, and measles. Unfortunately, a recent government report shows too few adults are rolling up their sleeves for the vaccines they need.
The CDC analyzed the results of the most recent national survey on vaccine use. It found that many American adults are skipping recommended vaccines. Compared with past years, it's a consistent trend among men and women of all ages and races.
Some key findings: Little more than half of all adults reported receiving a tetanus shot. Less than 16 percent of older adults choose to protect themselves against shingles-a painful rash triggered by the chickenpox virus lingering in the body. On a positive note: More women are opting for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. It helps prevent cervical cancer.
Vaccines help stop the spread of disease. They also help save the lives of those who can't be vaccinated. Experts call this community immunity. For instance, children younger than 2 months are too young to be vaccinated against pertussis-a deadly childhood disease also known as whooping cough. To protect them, pregnant mothers and other close caregivers should receive the vaccine.
Wondering what shots you may need? It depends on many factors, including your age, any medical conditions you may have, your occupation, and your lifestyle. In general, adults should receive:
An annual flu shot for all ages, including pregnant women
The Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) vaccine and booster every 10 years
Two doses of the chickenpox vaccine
One or two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine
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The shingles vaccine for those 50 and older
Some people may also benefit from vaccines for pneumonia, meningococcal disease, and hepatitis A and B. Talk with your health care provider to determine which vaccines are right for you.
Always talk with your health care provider to find out more information.
At some point in your life, you may need to confirm that you've had a certain vaccine. For example, international travel may require protection against diseases common to your destination. Colleges or a new employer may request proof of vaccination.
It's a good idea to keep a record of your vaccines. It will help you avoid duplicate shots. If you haven't kept track before, here are tips on how to build your vaccine record:
Contact your previous health care providers, including those at local health clinics. Your pharmacy or health insurance company may also have information on file .
Dig through old family documents. Your childhood records may include forms for school or camp.
Reach out to colleges or other schools you have attended . Previous employers may keep track of vaccines, too.
Check your state's immunization registry. It's an electronic database that collects vaccine information.
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Years ago, I was captivated by an adorable baby on the front cover of a book, "The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind," written by a trio of research scientists including Alison Gopnik, Andrew Meltzoff and Patricia Kuhl.
At the time, I was simply interested in how babies learn about their worlds, how they conduct experiments, and how this learning could impact early brain development. I did not realize the extent to which interactions with family, caregivers, society and culture could shape the direction of a young child's future.
Now, as a speech-language pathologist in early intervention in Massachusetts, more cognizant of the myriad of factors that shape a child's cognitive, social-emotional, language, and literacy development, I have been absolutely delighted to discover more of the work of Kuhl, a distinguished speech-language pathologist at The University of Washington. So, last spring, when I read that she was going to present "Babies' Language Skills" as one of a two-part seminar series sponsored by the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Annual Distinguished Lecture Series at Harvard University, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to attend. Below are some highlights from that experience and the questions it has since sparked for me.
Who is Patricia Kuhl and how has her work reshaped our knowledge about how babies learn language?
Kuhl, co-director of the University of Washington's Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, has been internationally recognized for her research on early language and brain development, and for her studies on how young children learn. In her most recent research experiments, she's been using magnetoencephalography (MEG)—a relatively new neuroscience technology that measures magnetic fields generated by the activity of brain cells—to investigate how, where and with what frequency babies from around the world process speech sounds in the brain when they are listening to adults speak in their native and non-native languages.
Not only does Kuhl's research point us in the direction of how babies learn to process phonemes, the sound units upon which many languages are built, but it is part of a larger body of studies looking at infants across languages and cultures that has revolutionized our understanding of language development over the last half of the 20th Century—leading to, as Kuhl puts it in a 2000 paper on language acquisition she wrote for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, "a new view of language acquisition, that accounts for both the initial state of linguistic knowledge in infants, and infants' extraordinary ability to learn simply by listening to their native language."
What is neuroplasticity and how does it underlie child development?
Babies are born with 100 billion neurons, about the same as the number of stars in the Milky Way. In "The Whole Brain Child," Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson explain that when we undergo an experience, these brain cells respond through changes in patterns of electrical activity—in other words, they "fire" electrical signals called "action potentials."
In a child's first years of life, the brain exhibits extraordinary neuroplasticity, refining its circuits in response to environmental experiences. Synapses—the sites of communication between neurons—are built, strengthened, weakened and pruned away as needed. Two short videos from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard, "Experiences Build Brain Architecture" and "Serve and Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry," nicely depict how some of this early brain development happens.
Since brain circuits organize and reorganize themselves in response to an infant's interactions with his or her environment, exposing babies to a variety of positive experiences (such as talking, cuddling, reading, singing and playing in different environments) not only helps tune babies in to the language of their culture, but also builds a foundation for developing the attention, cognition, memory, social-emotional, language and literacy, and sensory and motor skills that will help them reach their potential later on.
When and how do babies become "language-bound" listeners?
In her 2011 TED talk, "The Linguistic Genius of Babies," Kuhl discusses how babies under 8 months of age from different cultures can detect sounds in any language from around the world, but adults cannot do this:
So when exactly do babies go from being "citizens of the world," as Kuhl puts it, to becoming "language-bound" listeners, specifically focused on the language of their culture?"
Between 8-10 months of age, when babies are trying to master the sounds used in their native language, they enter a critical period for sound development. Kuhl explains that in one set of experiments, she compared a group of babies in America learning to differentiate the sounds "/Ra/" and "/La/," with a group of babies in Japan. Between 6-8 months, the babies in both cultures recognized these sounds with the same frequency. However, by 10-12 months, after multiple training sessions, the babies in Seattle, Washington, were much better at detecting the "/Ra/-/La/" shift than were the Japanese babies.
Kuhl explains these results by suggesting that babies "take statistics" on how frequently they hear sounds in their native and non-native languages. Because "/Ra/" and "/La/" occur more frequently in the English language, the American babies recognized these sounds far more frequently in their native language than the Japanese babies. Kuhl believes that the results in this study indicate a shift in brain development, during which babies from each culture are preparing for their own languages and becoming "language-bound" listeners.
In what ways are nurturing interactions with caregivers more valuable to babies' early language development than interfacing with technology?
If parents, caregivers and other children can help mold babies' language development simply by talking to them, it is tempting to ask whether young babies can learn language by listening to the radio, watching television, or playing on their parents' mobile devices. I mean, what could be more engaging than the brightly-colored screens of the latest and greatest smart phones, iPads, iPods, and computers? They're perfect for entertaining babies. In fact, some babies and toddlers can operate their parents' devices before even having learned how to talk.
However, based on her research, Kuhl states that young babies cannot learn language from television and it is necessary for babies to have lots of face-to-face interaction to learn how to talk. In one interesting study, Kuhl's team exposed 9 month old American babies to Mandarin in various forms—in person interactions with native Mandarin speakers vs. audiovisual or audio recordings of these speakers—and then looked at the impact of this exposure on the babies' ability to make Mandarin phonetic contrasts (not found in English) at 10-12 months of age.
Strikingly, 12 laboratory visits featuring in-person interactions with the native Mandarin speakers were sufficient to teach the American babies how to distinguish the Mandarin sounds as well as Taiwanese babies of the same age. However, the same number of lab visits featuring the audiovisual or audio recordings made no impact. American babies exposed to Mandarin through these technologies performed the same as a control group of American babies exposed to native English speakers during their lab visits.
Kuhl believes that this is primarily because a baby's interactions with others engages the social brain, a critical element for helping children learn to communicate in their native and non-native languages. In other words, learning language is not simply a technical skill that can be learned by listening to a recording or watching a show on a screen. Instead, it is a special gift that is handed down from one generation to the next.
Language is learned through talking, singing, storytelling, reading and many other nurturing experiences shared between caregiver and child. Babies are naturally curious; they watch every movement and listen to every sound they hear around them. When parents talk, babies look up and watch their mouth movements with intense wonder. Parents respond in turn, speaking in "motherese," a special variant of language designed to bathe babies in the sound patterns and speech sounds of their native language. Motherese helps babies hear the "edges" of sound, the very thing that is difficult for babies who exhibit symptoms of dyslexia and auditory processing issues later on.
Over time, by listening to and engaging with the speakers around them, babies build sound maps, which set the stage for them to be able to say words and learn to read later on. In fact, based on years of research, Kuhl has discovered that babies' abilities to discriminate phonemes at 7 months old is a predictor of future reading skills for that child at age 5, as noted in a Harvard Crimson article on Kuhl's Harvard lecture series.
I believe that educating families about brain development, nurturing interactions, and the benefits and limits of technology is absolutely critical to helping families focus on what is most important in developing their children's communication skills. I also believe that Kuhl's work is invaluable in this regard. Not only has it focused my attention on how babies form foundations for language, but it has illuminated my understanding of how caregiver-child interactions help set the stage for babies to become language-bound learners.
Sarah Andrews Roehrich, MS, CCC-SLP, works in early intervention at the ThomAnne Sullivan Early Intervention Center in Lowell, Mass.
Note: This post was adapted from an original version published by E/I Balance, a community blog on mental health research, set up by the Conte Center at Harvard University.


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In the world of dining out, restaurants that are regionally specific typically have the usual suspects. American-style eateries offer burgers and fried chicken strips. Italian restaurants feature spaghetti and pizza. Barbeque joints are known for their ribs and steaks. Japanese restaurants have the standard California and spicy tuna rolls. With many eateries, creativity is often lacking. But luckily for locals, there is a new restaurant in town that trades some of the traditional styles of cooking for specialty dishes based on suggestions by customers. Welcome to The Sushi House in Ventura.
For those who had visited the former proprietor at the site where The Sushi House is now, they would note the remarkable metamorphosis that has happened for such a small spot. Joannafina's was the traditional Mexican eatery with Spanish tile flooring, peach-colored walls, etc. — it gave off the fiesta vibe quite well. And while it is sad that Seaward Avenue in Pierpont now lacks a Mexican joint, the community can be happy that, once again, Japanese cuisine is back on the menu; and the young, hip, modern and artistic sensibility of The Sushi House is sure to make it a hit for years to come.
My companions and I visited The Sushi House on a Wednesday night. We were among the first to arrive for the dinner rush but it didn't take long for the small but quaint dining room and sushi bar to fill up. We had a friendly server who was quick to get our drinks and even faster to bring miso soup. (Note: miso soup is not complimentary here.) As we scanned the menu, one thing above all else stood out — all of the specialty rolls, with one exception, were named after local and coastal hot spots. Many of these rolls didn't have rice or seaweed, breaking the traditional rules right off the bat. After ordering an array of dishes, we took in the beautiful original artwork and murals around the restaurant.
While the service was a little slower than what we would have liked, the food was definitely worth the wait. The first batch of sushi rolls were the Montecito and Surfers Point rolls. To put it bluntly, both rolls were rich in flavor, but what really sold us on returning to The Sushi House was the freshness of the fish — the Montecito wrapped in albacore and Surfers Point wrapped in ahi tuna. And because neither roll has seaweed or rice, we got only the pure flavor of the perfectly sliced tuna as if it had just been caught that day. It was quite an experience. There was, however, a clear winner — the Surfers Point roll really stole the show with the spicy crab and salmon, and topped with caviar that gave us a burst of salt water. I mean, come on — what sushi lover wouldn't flip for this dish? The Montecito roll was good — kind of what you would think of should you visit the city. High on quality but no unpredictable flavors. The combination of spicy tuna, avocado, jalapeño with the albacore just didn't shine as brightly as the other.
We also ordered the Avocado Bomb, the Rincon roll and the tempura California roll —apparently the regular California rolls aren't an option unless you ask for it. If you have ever had the traditional Monkey Brains at most sushi restaurants, the Avocado Bomb is either its identical twin or a very similar cousin, depending on where you go. Deep-fried tempura style, the avocado melts like butter and is perfectly in sync with the sweet shredded imitation crab and spicy tuna. It's a real indulgence. The tempura California roll yielded no surprises. The Rincon roll was a mellow combination of sweet imitation crab, eel, salmon, yellowtail, white fish and shrimp tempura wrapped in skin of cucumber and topped with baked scallops and a neutral-flavored masago special sauce. Although the presentation was fun and clean, the combination of so many different types of fish didn't really take it up a notch. But I will always fall back to quality with The Sushi House. I may be hard to please, needing flavor that always packs a punch, so make no mistake — all the dishes were prepared with skill and technique, and the creativity was omnipresent.
Though it was a bit pricey — a party of four ended up being $118, admittedly after busting our belt buckles — it's easy to see that Seaward Avenue in Pierpont has finally come full circle after Girocho's closed so many years ago. The Sushi House is a welcome addition to the food scene, and if you want to just kick back and enjoy some sake and a roll or two, owner Reynaldo Camarena will spin some records on the back patio for your entertainment.


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Americans Elect to submit signatures to Colorado Secretary of State in an effort to be on next year's ballot
Americans Elect, a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization created to provide voters with an alternative way to nominate the president in 2012, plans to submit over 10,000 signatures to the Colorado secretary of state's office Tuesday — a move that will secure a line on next year's ballot for an alternative ticket in the presidential election.
Representatives from the nonprofit based out of Washington, D.C. will turn in 17,362 signatures to the office.
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Trust House Biathlon Summer Series
Thursday, 12 March 2020
Henley Lake Park, Masterton
The Trust House Biathlon Summer Series is organised by the Wairarapa Multisports Club, with this week's race on Thursday, 12 March 2020.
Each Biathlon event consists of a 5km run and a 20km cycle. The race is handicapped on your first week's performance. Week one will be a mass start. You can enter as an individual or a 2 person team. If you want to cycle but don't have a runner, let them know and they will try to match you up before the series begins.
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Cards score four in first, beat Dodgers and Greinke
ST. LOUIS — After stumbling in his first start following three months on the disabled list, Joe Kelly tinkered with his mechanics.
Kelly bounced back with seven strong innings and Matt Adams homered in a four-run first as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Saturday to send All-Star Zack Greinke to losses in consecutive regular-season starts for the first time in nearly four years.
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Kelly (2-1) gave up four hits over seven innings, retiring his last 13 batters as the Cardinals won for the eighth time in 10 games.
Kelly didn't get a decision on July 11 in his return from a strained left hamstring, when he gave up six runs over three innings during the Cardinals' 7-6 win at Milwaukee. After winning for the first time since April 5, he wouldn't detail his changes.
"I did a lot of stuff different, but I'm not going to give it away," he said. "If you watch the video, you can probably tell."
Kelly induced 12 groundouts and got out of trouble with double plays in each of the first two innings.
"I was just trying to mix up pitches and hide stuff better," he said.
St. Louis manager Mike Matheny was impressed with Kelly's ability to keep the ball down.
"I thought it was one of his better pitching performances," Matheny said. "There were times when I even thought his changeup was a breaking ball. It has so much depth to it. So his secondary pitches were on."
The Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez thought Kelly had great pitch location.
"He didn't throw any balls in the middle of the plate," he said. "He kept throwing his fastballs right on the corner. There weren't any pitches to drive."
Trevor Rosenthal, the Cardinals' third reliever, got his 30th save in 34 chances when Andre Either grounded into a game-ending double play.
Coming off a July 9 defeat at Detroit, Greinke (11-6) walked a season-high five and gave up four runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings. He had not lost back-to-back starts in the regular season since Sept. 20 and 25, 2010, for Kansas City at Detroit and Cleveland, according to STATS.
Greinke did lose his regular-season finale against Colorado last year and was beaten by Atlanta in his first postseason start.
"Too many mistakes in one inning," Greinke said. "I've been doing that too much lately, getting behind in a game too early. I need to find a way to be better right from the get-go."
St. Louis improved to 21-10 at home against the Dodgers in the regular season since the start of the 2006. The Cardinals also beat Los Angeles in six games in last year's NL championship series.
Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday left the game in the fifth, four innings after he was shaken up while diving back into second base on a pickoff attempt. The Cardinals said team doctors determined Holliday did not sustain a concussion.
Dodgers All-Star outfielder Yasiel Puig left in the eighth, five innings after he was hit on the left hand by a Kelly pitch. Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly said Puig got hit, "near the top or on the side a little bit."
Both players were considered day to day.
Matt Carpenter opened the Cardinals' first with a walk, and Kolten Wong reached on a slow roller when second baseman Dee Gordon threw wide of first, a play ruled a hit and an error that put runners on second and third,
Holliday followed with a two-run single and Adams hit his 12th homer on Greinke's 16th pitch of the game.
Adams, who has 15 hits in his last 39 at-bats, drilled a line drive over the right-field wall.
"The curveball just popped up in the zone," Adams said. "When it does that, you know it's a good one to swing at."
Greinke said Adams outsmarted him.
"I was just trying to be aggressive and it was the wrong choice," he said. "Usually, he's kind of patient early."
Los Angeles, which has lost five of eight, scored on Hanley Ramirez's RBI infield single in the third and Carl Crawford's sacrifice fly against Sam Freeman in the eighth.
The Dodgers have only 12 runs in their last seven games.
"It just tells us that we've got to get better," Mattingly said.
NOTES: Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (11-2, 1.78) is to face RHP Carlos Martinez (2-4, 4.43) in the series finale on Sunday. ... Wong extended his hitting streak to eight games. He has hit safely in nine of 10 games since returning from the DL on July 6. ... Los Angeles OF Matt Kemp is in a 2-for-18 skid over the last seven games with 11 strikeouts. ... Kelly retired the Dodgers in order in the fifth on consecutive groundouts to Wong at second base. ....Gordon leads the major leagues with 31 infield hits. ... St. Louis OF Jon Jay played all three outfield positions during the game.


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I'm trying to extend the USBHost/ADK lib to ADK2012. I'm interested in the audio output. Basically, I want to know the audio latency of such a solution.
So far, I find the correct interface (audioIf=1) & endpoint. I set the correct device configuration "1" (I checked this) and try to select the alternate setting that contains an endpoint (alternate setting altSet=1). However, if I check the active alternate setting, I get a 0 back.
The relevant code:
rcode = pUsb->ctrlReq(bAddress, 0 /* control endpoint */,
USB_REQUEST_SET_INTERFACE, altSet /* valLo */,0 /* valHi */, audioIf /* index */, 0 /* total */, 0 /* bytes */, NULL /* data */, NULL /* read parser */ );
TRACE_USBHOST(printf("AndroidAccessory2::Init : set interface %d\r\n", rcode); )
if (rcode) {
goto FailSetConf;
rcode = pUsb->ctrlReq(bAddress, 0 /* control endpoint */,
USB_REQUEST_GET_INTERFACE, 0 /* valLo */, 0 /* valHi */, audioIf /* index */, 1 /* total */, 1 /* bytes */, &alt/* data */, NULL /* read parser */ );
TRACE_USBHOST(printf("AndroidAccessory2::Init : alternate setting set %d\r\n", alt); )
if (rcode) {
goto FailSetConf;
I compared it with the code from the google ADK2012 download, but cannot find the difference/error. Any tips?
On the due side, I hacked the USBHost lib that comes with the arduino ui.
In the meantime, I got audio out working (more or less) by following the instructions in http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,139279.0.html (http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,139279.0.html). Audio output still stutters slightly and latency is high (> 200ms).
I also checked the switch to alternate setting based on that version. It seems like the android devices switch but don't report the correct alternate setting.


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South African poet & writer Antjie Krog discussed and read from her work.
Speaker Biography: Antjie Krog has won major awards in poetry, journalism, fiction and translation. Her work has been translated into English, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Serbian. Krog has translated Nelson Mandela's autobiography "Long Walk to Freedom," works by Henk van Woerden and Tom Lanoye, as well as a selection of South African verse written in the indigenous African languages into Afrikaans. This was followed by a reworking of narratives in the extinct language /Xam into Afrikaans poems in "Die Sterre Se 'tsau'" and English poems in "The Stars Say 'tsau'."


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Packs that I can personally recommend, based off of games in them:
2D Pack
- VVVVVV is easily one of the best 2D platformers ever made, it also has one of the best 8-bit soundtracks OF ALL TIME, which only helps it.
- Geometry Wars is obvious.
Heavy Hitters
- Audiosurf is probably the definitive music game for the PC. Lets you play any song that own. It's awesome, and horribly addicting.
- Shattered Horizon is great fun, and very pretty... if you've got the computer for it. REQUIRES DX10-capable videocard and a beastly processor.
- World of Goo is just good old wacky indie fun.
Flight Pack
- Depending on the price, worth it for Everyday Shooter alone. Anyone with a PS3 knows why.
Adventure Pack
- Gish is a classic, and chances are if you've ever bought any indie bundles in the past you already own it. Physics-based, control a ball of tar. It's getting a little dated, but still fun.
- And Yet It Moves is very different, and very interesting. Control gravity to control your character. Apparently it's pretty short, I have yet to beat it.
Beat Pack
- Beat Hazard is like if Audiosurf and Polynomial and Geometry Wars had some kind of sick bastard child. Play your music as a dual-stick shooter. Fun as shit.
- Chime is basically what Tetris would be were it made by the devil. Some great music and interesting gameplay, but I swear you can NEVER get the right fucking piece. God damnit.
- Bit Trip Beat is yet another punishingly difficult indie game. Zero room for error, but some amazing music and visuals. Basically Pong on LSD.
Mixed Pack
- Just buy it. I've played the first four games and they're all awesome. The pack would be worth it if only one of those four was included, especially Eufloria.
Potato Pack
- You'd have to be stupid not to buy this. I'm willing to bet this one goes up on the last day of the sale.
Edit: Looks like half of them are up now. Heavy Hitters pack actually has EIGHT games, and the three that I've played are great (Osmos, Trine, and Braid).
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Posted by TheShot on 16 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Café Society, Consumer Trends, Starbucks
Meghan E. Irons of The Boston Globe takes issue with the absurd new language required of customers ordering coffee these days: Listen, barista, I'll take my joe talk straight – The Boston Globe. It's what I've ridiculed here previously as the double-tall, four-pump vanilla caramel macchiato.
A Northeastern University linguist quoted in the article suggests that the lingo is part of the corporate branding (for the likes of big brands like Starbucks, etc.) Another expert suggests that the lingo helps create the "perception of customization" as part of the corporate experience.
Perception is the key word here. There are untold businesses designed around the notion of making consumers believe that they are special and unique — and that their purchasing decisions help assert their individuality. Dr Pepper tells us to "Be you" and celebrates our "originality" — all the while selling countless cans of the same stuff to millions of people who are supposed to believe in this supposed uniqueness.
"Do you have any orange-flavored orange juice?"
This isn't just a coffee phenomenon, I'm afraid. I used to drink orange juice every day until I was diagnosed with Type 1 (formerly "juvenile") diabetes over a decade ago. Last month I went to buy orange juice for the first time in years for some guests, and I discovered that buying orange juice was a far greater challenge than I ever remembered: less pulp, pulp free, blends, extra vitamins C & E plus zinc, low acid, with or without calcium, heart-healthy, country style, for kids, etc., etc.
A quick errand to the grocery store suddenly became a 20 minute decision. When did buying a quart of orange juice suddenly become so complicated?
The seminal L.A. punk rock band, X — in their 1987 song "See How We Are" — mocked our so-called "freedom of choice" when they sang about how there were seven kinds of Coke and 500 kinds of cigarettes. By December 2005, there were 28 kinds of Coke (and this before this month's introduction of Coca-Cola BlāK). This is a marketing trend that's not going away anytime soon.
But with coffee, unlike orange juice, you don't have to conform to the lingo. Just repeat after me: "a single espresso, please."
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Sturdy and functional, our classic pastry blender is made from 18/10 stainless steel and equipped with curved wires that quickly incorporate cold pieces of butter into flour and other dry ingredients – the key to a light, flaky texture.
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Rated 1 out of 5 by Susan7 from Defective I used my pastry blender for the first time today and it was impossible to use. My husband also tried unsuccessfully, I had to use a fork instead. There is a design flaw in the device. The handle is coming apart.Date published: 2019-05-18Rated 1 out of 5 by Linda from Handle loosens after a few minutes I've been using this for pastry blender for several years now. It works great until the screws on the sides become loose after several minutes of working the pastry making it impossible to use. I have to keep a small phillips head screw driver on the counter while I'm using it. When the screws get loose, I stop, tighten it, and continue. I'm tired of wrestling with this anymore so I'm throwing it in the trash and buying a different one.Date published: 2018-04-17Rated 1 out of 5 by 55NormaJean from Poor Handle Connection The handle becomes loose quickly and renders the tool ineffective. It should be secured with other than the two screws. Love the overall look of the product, but the handle needs to be stationary for the tool to be used as intended.Date published: 2016-10-27Rated 5 out of 5 by Frazie from This may be an heirloom! This is the sturdiest and best looking pastry blender I have ever seen. It is my idea of a perfect baking tool.Date published: 2016-02-12Rated 4 out of 5 by TravelingCakeLady from Feels Good In Your Hand This item has a good weight and fits your hand well. I have small hands and I didn't feel like I was trying to hold a bowling ball while working with my pastry.Date published: 2015-08-19Rated 5 out of 5 by Natab0525 from Great tool! Love this. It makes quick work of any biscuit dough.Date published: 2014-04-26Rated 5 out of 5 by chezpeck from Favorite tool Hands-down one of the best kitchen gadgets. I have made numerous pie crusts and scones using this tool, and they come out perfect every time. The crusts are well blended and flaky, and the scones are very tender. This beats using a food processor (makes the dough too tough) , forks or hands. The only cons are that it tends to slip in bowl, which makes things messy, and it isn't exactly ergo friendly.Date published: 2013-10-23Rated 5 out of 5 by thisisflo from More than a Pastry Blender I use this Pastry Blender to mash avocado for guacamole.When I need to separate cooked ground meat for tacos or spaghetti, chomp chomp chomp the jobs done. I use it to chop hard cooked eggs for egg salad sandwiches. I use this all the time and it holds up like a champ. I wouldn't be without it in my kitchen.Date published: 2013-09-23


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The Calder Game is the third in Blue Balliett's series about some eccentric Chicago middle school kids who solve mysteries using an idiosyncratic belief in coincidence and their own curiosity. Chasing Vermeer was the first book to introduce Petra who has a magical relationship with language and Calder who keeps a pocketful of pentominoes and is a mathier kid. Together they made a formidable, if sometimes perplexing team. A great fascination of book one was the puzzle around the Vermeer paintings and it led to perusal of the Vermeers in our own museum across the park—a delightful follow-up to an engaging book.
In The Calder Game, the third member of the trio, Calder's friend Tommy who was introduced in book two (haven't read it) gets his ink. I don't find him a very compelling character—in fact, he is anything but appealing. Picks his nose, for one thing, and is too easily ruffled. But his presence does take some of the action away from Petra to her detriment. She seems a less strong character in this episode and that is a loss.
The story begins as Calder takes a trip to Oxford with his father, after a disastrous class excursion to the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art to see an ambitious Calder retrospective. Calder, who was named after the artist, lugs his pocketful of pentominoes with him and is stunned to find a giant Calder sculpture installed in the medieval town square in the small village outside of Oxford where he and his dad are staying. Dad takes off for a conference at the university, leaving Calder to sightsee on his own and things pretty much go downhill from there.
A village full of suspicious characters resents the sudden appearance of a sculpture no one wants, ominous looks and coincidences shadow Calder's tourism, nearby Blenheim Palace has a legendary maze that hides ugly secrets and ancient landscaping that might be deadly, a fat cat shows up rather often at auspicious moments. Then the Calder sculpture and Calder himself disappear. You need a powerful willing suspension of disbelief to puzzle through the rest of the story. Petra, Tommy and a neighbor are flown over from Chicago to help in the search for Calder. The neighbor has thoughtfully procured some sort of Chicago official police detective IDs for them so they can ignore police lines and sleuth at will. They come and go day and night without much supervision. Calder's father and the neighbor believe the children will solve the mystery of the disappearances.
There's a lot of adventure and the kids do act independently. The resolution of the various riddles—and crimes—is tricky to guess at because it doesn't/can't make sense until the explanations at the end. A bright boy like Calder doesn't know that a cave with an entrance and cracks in the rocks isn't a sealed oxygen-free chamber. Americans are boors and bad guys before they are heroes and okay after all. It's very puzzly—a hallmark of these books—and it was entertaining. But the illogical bits were very distracting and I wish they were more seamlessly incorporated. Nice to learn about an artist, a math tool that looks like a toy, a few museums and botanical gardens. But Chasing Vermeer was a better book—Calder and Petra were a tough team together. Add the nose-picking Tommy and, not so much.
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