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Parker, Dorothy (1893-1967)
136 words, approx. 1 pages
Parker, Dorothy (1893-1967) Dorothy Parker was the leading light and most scathing wit of the notorious "Algonquin Round Table"—a collection of literary notables who defined the i...
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Parker, Dorothy
1,997 words, approx. 7 pages
Dorothy Parker Born August 22, 1893 (West End, New Jersey)Died June 7, 1967 (New York, New York) Short-story writer, poet, dramatist, and critic Dorothy Parker's sharply witty voice was one of ...
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Dorothy Rothschild Parker
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Dorothy Rothschild Parker (1893-1967), American humorist, was known for her biting prose and verse satires. Numerous critics expressed admiration for her unique talent.Born in New Jersey to Scottish-J...
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Dorothy (Rothschild) Parker
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There was a time when it seemed that all things bright, clever, or malicious spoken in New York were ascribed to Dorothy Parker. That time was the 1920s, when wit was as plentiful as bathtub gin and, ...
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Dorothy (Rothschild) Parker
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Dorothy Parker is known today for her three volumes of verse, Enough Rope (1926), Sunset Gun (1928), and Death and Taxes (1931)--not serious "poetry," she claimed--and two collections of well-wrought ...
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Dorothy (Rothschild) Parker
5,072 words, approx. 17 pages
In the 1920s and 1930s Dorothy Parker, the pampered, yet feared, darling of the New York smart set, was the most quotable, quoted, and misquoted person in America. She earned this reputation by creati...
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Essays & Analysis
Critical Review by Edmund Wilson
1,080 words, approx. 4 pages
Wilson compares and contrasts Parker's poetry to that of her contemporaries, noting in particular those elements which make her work distinctive. Mrs. Dorothy Parker began her poetic career as ...
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Critical Review by Louis Kronenberger
849 words, approx. 3 pages
In this review, Kronenberger discussed Parker's exploration of emotion and sentimentality through her use of wit and cynicism. It is just ten years since Mrs. Parker first made plain that the w...
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Critical Review by Monica Redlich
390 words, approx. 2 pages
In this review, Redlich supports Parker's poetry for its unembellished deceptions of "the vanity of human wishes." Miss Parker's short stories are a perennial delight, and ...
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Critical Review by Edith H. Walton
534 words, approx. 2 pages
Walton examines Sunset Gun, noting the devices Parker uses to "puncture old illusions and then caper wickedly among the ruins." A sophisticated palate, it is said, requires pungent fare....
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Critical Essay by Arthur F. Kinney
1,858 words, approx. 7 pages
Here, Kinney provides a discussion concerning Parker's use of meter and verbal simplicity to better satirize her view of society. Light Verse: "counting Up, Exultingly" When the w...
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Critical Essay by Arthur F. Kinney
10,017 words, approx. 34 pages
The following is Kinney's study of Parker's maturation as a poet, offering a comparison of her with other poets of her generation and persuasion. Premises: "call Her by My Name...
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Critical Review by The New York Times Book Review
394 words, approx. 2 pages
The critic appraises Parker's poetry, especially her timely treatments of established forms. In an earlier age Dorothy Parker's lyric effusions would have been classified as society vers...
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Critical Review by Marie Luhrs
666 words, approx. 3 pages
Luhrs appreciates Parker's honest look at society and her ability to craft poetry that appeals to the general reader. Enough Rope is what the well-dressed man or woman will wear inside their he...
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Critical Review by William Rose Benét
504 words, approx. 2 pages
Benét reviews Sunset Gun, pointing out that Parker's writing, like her personality, is difficult to categorize. Is [Sunset Gun] as good as Enough Rope? Yes. And that might constitute a r...
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Critical Review by Garreta Busey
545 words, approx. 2 pages
Busey reviews Sunset Gun, discussing what she believes is Parker's appeal for readers. Although Miss Parker gives us in these pages, among other charming fantasies, what she calls a "Pig...
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Critical Review by Henry Seidel Canby
860 words, approx. 3 pages
Canby believes that the techniques Parker uses in Death and Taxes produce "poetry deserving high praise." The times are choked and cluttered with disillusion—a sticky disillusion,...
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Critical Review by Percy Hutchison
709 words, approx. 3 pages
Hutchison reads Death and Taxes as a "small package of literary delights," that reveals truth amid a mixture of the serious and lighthearted. Since, according to the old proverb, death a...
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Critical Essay by Harold Rosenberg
405 words, approx. 2 pages
Rosenberg focuses on Death and Taxes with respect to sentiment, wit, and poetic quality. Since Mrs. Parker is too often satisfied with such readymade images as "my narrow bed" for a grav...
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Critical Review by William Rose Benét
463 words, approx. 2 pages
In the following review, Benét studies Parker's stature as a poet dealing with the experiences of living as depicted in the poems included in her recent collection, Not So Deep As A Well...
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Critical Essay by Mervyn Horder
837 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following essay, Horder provides an appreciation of Parker's literary contributions. Transatlantic centenaries are not much observed, or even noticed on this side, and it comes as someth...
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Critical Essay by Regina Barreca
5,668 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following essay, Barreca delineates the defining characteristics of Parker's short fiction and counters the negative critical assessment of her work. Why is it that many critics seem so ...
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Critical Essay by Ken Johnson
5,146 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, Johnson surveys the critical reaction to Parker's oeuvre and examines her unique use of repetition in her work. Somehow it has always been rather easy to dismiss Dorothy...
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Critical Essay by Amelia Simpson
5,517 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following essay, Simpson examines racial themes in "Big Blonde," contending that the story provides "a penetrating view of the divides of American identity, and of one whit...
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Critical Essay by Ellen Pollak
7,840 words, approx. 27 pages
In the following essay, Pollak traces the influence of Jonathan Swift on Parker's review essay "The Professor Goes in for Sweetness and Light." To be happy one must be (a) well fe...
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Critical Essay by Nancy A. Walker
4,785 words, approx. 16 pages
In the following essay, Walker asserts that "the medium of the book review allowed for an expression of personal tastes that can provide insight into a woman of integrity and high standards....
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Critical Essay by Sondra Melzer
3,232 words, approx. 11 pages
In the following essay, Melzer offers a feminist perspective on Parker's work. It is astonishing that Dorothy Parker's universe remains essentially unexplored as serious literature about...
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Critical Essay by Arthur F. Kinney
10,064 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following excerpt, Kinney traces Parker's poetic development. Premises: "call Her by My Name" A rewarding way to study Parker's mature work is to see how she embodie...
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Critical Essay by Rhonda S. Pettit
15,164 words, approx. 51 pages
In the following essay, Pettit regards Parker's short fiction as part of the sentimental tradition. If Dorothy Parker's twentieth-century poetry seems at times enmeshed in nineteenth-cen...
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Critical Essay by Alexander Woollcott
283 words, approx. 1 pages
Critical Essay by Alexander Woollcott Mrs. Parker's published work does not bulk large. But most of it has been pure gold and the five winnowed volumes on her shelf—three of poetry, two ...
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Critical Essay by Arthur Voss
149 words, approx. 1 pages
Critical Essay by Arthur Voss Of the writers of the 1920's and 1930's who produced stories on the order of those of Ring Lardner, only [Dorothy Parker] came close to matching his telling...
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Critical Essay by Brendan Gill
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Critical Essay by Brendan Gill Readers coming to Mrs. Parker for the first time may find it as hard to understand the high place she held in the literary world of forty or fifty years ago as to unders...
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Critical Essay by Arthur F. Kinney
2,404 words, approx. 9 pages
Critical Essay by Arthur F. Kinney Throughout her life, Dorothy Parker was quick to sympathize with those who suffered or were indentured—those she could pity because of misfortune in politics,...
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Audi has just confirmed that a hybrid version of the Q5 SUV will be revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show this November. The new version will be offered to both Europe and America.
We already know that the Q5 will carry the same hybrid powertrain found in the Porsche Cayenne and Volkswagen Touareg , but we are curious to see what else Audi has planned for the SUV.
The Cayenne Hybrid is powered by a 47 hp electric motor combined to a 333 hp compressor engine. The two drive units deliver a total of 380 HP and peak torque of 427 lb-ft at just 1,000 rpm. However, for the Q5 Hybrid, we expect a 211 HP four-cylinder 2.0 TFSI engine combined with a 45 hp electric motor which would make it the first compact SUV on the market to utilize a hybrid powertrain.
We'll get back with more details after the official debut!
UPDATE 10/12/2010: AutoEvolution has just received an email from Audi denying the rumors that the Q5 would be making an appearance at the LA Auto Show. Could this be true or are they just not ready to let the cat out of the bag? You be the judge!


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Feb - 2012
Written by Tim Wuyts
Drupal is a very powerful and flexible Content Management System (CMS) that is used worldwide as the driving force behind numerous websites, from small companies to giant multinationals.
Something I – and many other front-end developers – always try to accomplish is keeping the code as clean & compact as possible. This doesn't only look better, but also works a lot easier.
It irritates me immensely that Drupal generates a tangle of (mostly superfluous) HTML code – this as opposed to some other CMSs, like Wordpress. But how can this code be reduced to a minimum?
The power of CSS
Drupal allows you to set up a dynamic website out-of-the-box using modules (CCK, views, panels, …) and a basic theme (ZEN, basic, …). You can actually do this without writing a single line of code. Mostly we want a website with a customized look & feel. We will without a doubt have to use CSS. Because Drupal by default generates a big pile of HTML code and CSS is a pretty powerful markup language, you can achieve a pretty good result in a fairly short amount of time.
With a little bit more effort you can generate tidier HTML. Because your HTML is a lot slimmer then, you'll have to be creative with the available CSS selectors. But isn't that what makes it challenging? And what's more, your work looks a lot cleaner too.
Drupal stripped
Every Drupal theme consists of a collection of template (tpl) files. These files describe how your content will be generated and rendered. At the start of every project you'll place the global layout in page.tpl.php and put the content markup in de respective template files (node.tpl.php, block.tpl.php, …). We'll try to trim these files down and keep them like that. Since most elements in these files are mostly superfluous, we can already cut back here. In some cases you don't have a choice but to keep some elements, but in this case the principle is: "The lesser, the better".
In many cases the files, such as node.tpl.php, contain only the following line:
The same is true for the template files you use to style the look of views, panels, contemplates, … Also the "template.php" can be slimmed down. This is how it works:
- Search a function in the Drupal API;
- Place it in your template.php;
- Delete what you don't find necessary.
Depending on the complexity and structure of your website, you might have to retrieve some of the tags, CSS classes or elements, but in any case your code will look much better. Offcourse this has to be considered case by case.
Example: Menus in Drupal.
To illustrate, I will explain in detail how you can provide the different Drupal menus with their own layout. First, override the following functions in template.php:
When you strip these functions of the redundant elements, you get something like this:
But how can you select your menu in CSS when the list doesn't contain a class or id? First you can where possible use the above-mentioned elements (e.g. #header, #footer, …). This is not always the way to go. In that case, try to find a work-around or retrieve some of the necessary elements.
Some disadvantages & points of attention.
- Don't always delete everything with the risk of throwing overboard some necessary functionalities. Try to find a golden mean depending on the project's kind and necessities.
- If you use a WYSIWYG editor, a bad and superfluous markup is almost inevitable. Try to limit or even avoid its use as much as possible.
What you want to do with this, how far you want to go and how much importance you attach to this is entirely your choice. The end user won't notice that big of a difference. But for me it's always a worthy challenge to keep the code as clean & compact as possible.
(The examples in this post were based on Drupal 6.20)
Feb - 2012
Written by Bert Goossens
Sometimes you have to make a list in an app in which the position of the items is important. For example, if you easily want to change the position of articles on a webpage, you can use a list in a Content Management System (CMS) and just drag the articles to the right position.
You can easily make a list drag & droppable with some jquery UI plugins, but actually storing the position of the article/item in a database is more complex.
An easy, but not optimal way to rearrange objects in a database is to reset all positions. You loop through the rearranged list and update the position of each item equal to the position in the loop. This is a fairly good approach for very small lists, but not an option when you're looking at a list of a few hundred items. Let's say you move an item from position 54 to position 53. What do you think is going to happen? Every single item is updated which also means a query each. Is this really necessary for the change of just one position?
After some long and hard thinking we came up with a solution that only affects items that need to change position. This way we can bring the number of processes to a minimum. After dragging & dropping we send only the changed item to the backend. Also here we gain on performance, because we only send one item instead of a whole list of items.
Now this is the cool part….
If the new position is lower than the old position, then we have to move up all positions of the items where the position is higher or equal to the new position and lower than the old position. In the other case we have to move down the position of all items where the position is higher than the old position and lower than or equal to the new position.
Ruby example:
Another approach is working with abstract positions. For example, working with decimals. After dragging & dropping you have to change the position number to a number between the numbers of the items before and after. But this is not a readable way and doesn't work forever. Especially if you want to display the position of the items.
So this is my solution - not one I found somewhere, but one that arose by logic thinking. I hope you can use it. And if you have other techniques, just share them in the comments below!
Jan - 2012
Written by Kristof Orts
When dealing with the content of your site—especially a large one—it is often painful to edit and maintain all the information without drowning in its complexity. Areas of your site may become outdated or difficult for users to find, simply because you—or your team—are trying to avoid this tedious chore. Luckily, there is an antidote to all your content management headaches, and its name is Drupal.
Drupal is one of the most flexible content managers on the web, and like the best things in life, it's free. Drupal is open source and maintained by an active community.
Open Source content management
Open source means it is free to use. There are no license fees. Mozilla (keeper of the code that makes the browser Firefox), Chrome (Google's browser), and computer operating systems like Linux are just a few of the many open source projects. Some of the benefits of using open source are: source code remains available to everyone, system integration is a piece of cake, and changes are allowed, too. A content management system, or CMS, is a way to rapidly create, manage, and organize all your content.
What is Drupal
Drupal was created by a fellow Belgian, Dries Buytaert. The Drupal software first materialized in 1999, as a message board. Within a year, the board's members became interested in using and contributing to Drupal and the project was made open source.
Drupal.org came online in 2001 and gained serious momentum in 2005 with several code sprints and conferences. The community is currently home to 630,000 users and developers and this number continues to grow each year. DrupalCon is the biggest Drupal conference on the planet. It is held every year in the U.S. and in Europe. Last year's San Francisco conference welcomed 3,000 attendees.
One of the reasons Drupal is so powerful is that it offers thousands of free themes and modules—plug-ins you can download and install in order to customize functionality—that are easily accessible. If building a website is like building a house, modules are the high-tech gadgets you outfit it with, and a theme is the final aesthetic touch—like a fresh coat of paint. You can also create your own theme using HTML, PHP, and CSS.
Some examples of modules:
Examples of themes:
For more info, please visit the official Drupal site and don't hesitate to get in touch with us to start building your next Drupal project.


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Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez International AirportIATA Code: SCL
Location: The airport is situated 13 miles (21km) north west of Santiago.
Time: Local time is GMT ?5 (GMT ?4 from the second Sunday in October to the second Saturday in March).
Contacts: Tel: +56 (0)2 690 1752/3.
Transfer to the city: Several bus services leave regularly for the city centre. Official airport taxis are also available from outside international and domestic arrivals.
Taxis: There are taxi ranks located outside both the Domestic and International Arrivals terminal.
Car rental: International companies such as Avis and Alamo are represented at the airport as well as several local companies.
Facilities: Facilities at this extremely well equipped airport include Business and Internet Centres, bureaux de change, banks and ATMs, duty-free shops as well as a variety of other retail stores, restaurants, cafes and bars, a post office, tourist information, travel agencies and hotel reservations. There are also plenty of children's play areas available.
Parking: Parking is available 24-hours a day.
Departure tax: US$26 (there is also an Arrivals tax: US citizens pay US$131)
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The towering Andes provide an awesome backdrop for the sprawling Chilean metropolis of Santiago. The population of this flat urban stage that spreads out from a compact city centre numbers more than five million. Despite this, a small town atmosphere prevails downtown where friends will more than likely meet and greet each other in the overcrowded streets and bustling walkways of the main commercial district.
The city is a curious mix of skyscrapers and 19th-century European architecture, with some Spanish adobe bungalows thrown in for good measure. Threaded through this architectural tapestry are numerous green areas, busy markets, and quaint old squares. Street life is vibrant, and adding to the vibe is the presence of numerous chic sidewalk cafes, outside of which traditionally dressed women hawk their wares hoping to catch the eye of the tourists. There are also some small but impressive museums, several modern hotels, excellent restaurants and some good shopping opportunities in the Ahumada and Huerfanos pedestrian malls.
Santiago exudes an aura of health and wealth in the inner city and fashionable suburbs, despite the shabby shantytowns stretching out from behind the skyscraper facade. The city is also one of the 10 most severely polluted cities in the world, thanks to its position in a bowl of mountains. It is nevertheless an excellent base in which to spend a relaxing few days taking excursions to the wineries, national parks and ski areas, which are all within easy reach of the city.


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A Harford County zoning hearing examiner has issued a ruling supporting a zoning special exception for a controversial project to build 198 apartments in Bel Air South.
Robert F. Kahoe Jr. ruled the site plan for the apartment complex, which would be built on 17.54 acres at the southwest corner of Plumtree Road and Route 24 south of Bel Air, meets county requirements for building in high-density residential zones.
"The Applicant/Owner possesses property which for many years has been zoned for high density residential use and which, in fact, was given Board of Appeals approval many years ago for development similar to that now proposed," Kahoe wrote in his 22-page ruling, issued earlier this month.
The approval comes with three conditions, one of which Robert Lynch, the Bel Air attorney representing applicants Evergreen Business Trust and Peak Management LLC, calls "questionable."
"No unit shall be leased on a subsidized or assistance basis," Kahoe wrote regarding the second condition. "The Owners shall not participate in a voucher, Section 8, or similar programs."
The proposed apartment complex has attracted considerable opposition from those who live near the wooded property, which is surrounded by homes and businesses.
The possibility that low-income renters using Section 8 or other government assistance to offset the cost of their rents would move in is one of the major concerns of nearby residents; they also fear increased noise, traffic and environmental impacts.
Section 8 renters are often blamed for reducing property values and bringing crime to a community.
Condition 'irrelevant,' lawyer says
"However, quite frankly, it's irrelevant because the applicant has no intention of going in that direction anyway, so it's really a moot point," Lynch explained last week.
The applicants include the property owner, Evergreen Business Trust, which was operated by the late Bel Air-based home builder Haron Dahan, and the contract purchaser of the land, Peak Management LLC of Timonium.
Peak Management will also build and manage the apartment community.
Lynch said proceeds from the sale of the land will benefit the Haron Dahan Foundation, a charitable organization with assets of nearly $43 million, according to its 2011 federal tax return.
He also noted Peak Management does not accept rent vouchers.
Teresa Rosier, vice president of Peak Management, testified about the voucher issue during the first of three sessions before Kahoe in February.
Kahoe indicated in his ruling that the "market range" for rents would be $1,300 to $1,500 a month; Rosier said while being cross-examined that vouchers would not be accepted in the Bel Air South apartment community, and "Peak Management would accept a condition prohibiting the acceptance of Section 8 vouchers."
The other conditions included directing the applicants to make "no substantial change" to the site plan without approval from the county's Board of Appeals and to "comply with all Harford County Development Standards, including Adequate Public Facilities regulations."
"My clients are comfortable with the decision," Lynch said last Wednesday.
Appeals possible
All parties have until 5 p.m. on Aug. 5 to file for a review of Kahoe's opinion by the Harford County Council.


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During his event with Buzzfeed Brews, Sen. Marco Rubio R-Fla. reacted to President Obama's comments about the danger of football, noting that it was impossible to take the risk out of sports.
"There's still a risk in it," Rubio admitted when asked about the President's comments by Buzzfeed editor Ben Smith. "I would submit to you that there is risk in soccer – people running full speed without any padding on." Rubio added that his daughter was a competitive stunt cheerleader which was also a risk.
"She's one of the flyers, girls get dropped all the time, it's dangerous," he admitted.
Rubio revealed that he helps coach the football team of his own 7-year-old son Anthony – admitting that he made sure that his son had the "best helmet available."
Rubio noted that the game has changed since he played in high school, as coaches now discourage players from leading tackles with their head. He added that the modern NFL had changed in terms of violence and had become more of a game centered on offense.
"You literally can't touch a guy, you can't get near a quarterback which means that pass rush is slowing up," he said, but added that the organization was making up for it with more exciting plays.
Rubio discouraged the idea of getting the Senate involved in the debate, suggesting that they had bigger things to focus on.
"The idea that Congress, who can't even pass a budget, is somehow going to solve concussions in the NFL is, you know, doubtful at best," he joked.


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By Allie Armitage
We are developing the next generation of bike sharing: an electronic bike lock that works with our software to create a new combination code for every ride. This lock completes weBike's station-less model, which uses a mobile app and text-based communication platform to rent a bike from any rack in the community and return it wherever you're going. It's simple, flexible and affordable; an innovative solution to get bike sharing in more places.
In more depth, tell us the story of what you want to do and what your mission is.
We are building the next generation of bike sharing because we think it's time that more than just big cities have all the shared bike fun. Started as a college project in 2007, weBike set out to design bike sharing on a budget. We have replaced the station-based concept, which is expensive and difficult to install, with a simple, flexible, and affordable model that is specifically targeted towards smaller markets. Places like colleges, corporate campuses, small towns and residential communities; all who are small but mighty and deserve to have the benefit of public biking too.
What is the positive impact you will have on the world and how will you measure that impact?
When everyone starts biking, great things happen. A short list of benefits include - traffic reduction, healthier (and happier) people, parking lots that are re-purposed into valuable public space, lower health care costs, and a community where people get out of their cars and interact with each other. We measure impact through our management software which tracks usage data and reports the hard numbers on ridership. Then, we dig deeper through direct user engagement to find out how users feel about their experience and report changes in their lifestyle. Here's an example from Nicholas Thomas, an avid weBiker in our College Park system - "I am a Master of Landscape Architecture student and so environmental awareness is a big part of my daily life; using weBike not only validates my environmental awareness but the fact that these bikes are shared means that the carbon footprint of the bike is substantially reduced, as well as my own."
We have surpassed 1/4 of our goal as we are one quarter of the way through the campaign! We still need momentum to carry us through the rest of the 32 days, so stay tuned for a couple articles and stories to come out soon. In the meantime, custom weBike postcards have arrived so baikus are being crafted and raps are being drafted.
Please keep sharing our story with others - and when you do, be sure to let people know why you support the effort. Why should they join the movement to make shift happen?
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Thanks to your amazing support this campaign is headed in the right direction. We're the highest funded on the Launcht site and we're looking good for reaching our goal in the stretch that will take us up to September.
Now, T-shirts are being designed, Baiku verses crafted and custom raps written, all of which will be coming down the pike over the next week or so. In the meantime, feel free to share the campaign with anyone you know who'd think it's cool .. and give yourself a major pat on the back for being an early supporter of what we're doing. We can't tell you enough how grateful we are for your support.
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Allie is co-founder and Marketing Director for weBike (also holding down the female fort on the team). She spearheads outreach for the company by engaging users, building new client relationships, and developing innovative strategies to promote the growth of the company. In addition to weBike, Allie coordinates a Mentorship program at the Entrepreneur's Organization in Alexandria, VA, and is actively involved a variety of young entrepreneurial organizations including Hub DC and Sandbox. She graduated from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland in 2008. Allie also sat on the William James Foundation Board in a seat reserved for a recent competition prize winners.
Vlad has a B.S. in Computer Science and a specialized study in Quality Enhancement from UMD. By day, he works as a software developer for PNC Bank; at weBike, he oversees our technology development and is actively involved in design and operations. Vlad is also an avid cyclist and has a solid background in bike maintenance and repair. As CEO, Vlad is also responsible for company strategy and future development.
Yasha is a Senior Developer at Optoro where he designs rich online presences for clients on a variety of web sites. He is always on top of cutting-edge web technology, content management systems, web architecture, and the trend for online development. As weBike's Chief Technology Architect and Engineer, Yasha manages the current and future development of the company's technological footprint.
Brad graduated from the University of Maryland in May 2009 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He currently works at an emerging start-up energy software company as the Director of Development. Working at a successful investment backed start-up gives Brad great business insight and valuable experience to apply to weBike. As CDO for weBike, Brad is responsible for business development, finances and operations.


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Posted 21 December 2004 - 02:04 AM
Heres the ones i take cause i think all companies are diferent.
My oily friends, you have nothing to loose. This is not a mega dose method or even hard to follow. I just take three a day, breakfast lunch dinner. Somethime i sleep late and take two at lunch. why not try this?
P.S sorry that i sound extremely giddy and hyper, but i am just baffled that this is working.
Posted 21 December 2004 - 02:29 AM
Edit: The link says it has Omega 3 but in all cod liver oils the amount is nominal at best.
Posted 21 December 2004 - 02:48 AM
Edit: The link says it has Omega 3 but in all cod liver oils the amount is nominal at best.
Thanks. I edited the post, how can i edit the thread topic?
I wont megadose, the bottle says take 2-3 a day. I take three.
Posted 21 December 2004 - 06:46 AM
is that what you mean^?
Posted 21 December 2004 - 07:09 AM
Edit: The link says it has Omega 3 but in all cod liver oils the amount is nominal at best.
You say it's nominal but it isn't. A teaspoon serving of cod liver oil contains 1g of omega 3s not to mention your daily allotment of Vitamin D which is very hard to come by for some people in the northeast during winter. It's one of the best sources of Omega 3s in fact right up there with flax seeds.
Posted 21 December 2004 - 07:42 AM
I was thinking the exact same thing! I don't know where "blackbirdbeatle" got the idea that the omega 3 content is only "nominal", but I seem to remember that the Dale Alexander brand of cod liver oil (sold by TwinLab) contains even MORE than a gram of EPA and DHA (combined) per teaspoon.
I'll add one caution, though: I would only use a product like that with added antioxidants. Those two fatty acids (EPA and DHA) are the most highly unsaturated ones in existence, and are VERY prone to oxidation. The moment I open a new bottle of cod liver oil, I immediately add 500 mg of BHT and about 750 mg of ascorbyl palmitate. I keep it in the fridge from then on. You can't be too careful!
Posted 21 December 2004 - 09:02 AM
i take two large tablesponns of oils a day,optium oil its called has flaxs,oil of primrose ext,my skin is very very soft! im veggie so the cod liver oil is out the question for me!
Posted 21 December 2004 - 09:51 AM
Posted 21 December 2004 - 11:33 AM
The fish oil is used from different parts of the fish than the liver because the fish liver is where the mercury content is highest(Just a side note) and is preserved differently to keep the fatty acids from being destroyed.
I'd just like to clarify it more. Cod liver oil is made cheaply. Unless you cold press it or hand press it the Omega 3 fatty acids will be all but destroyed(Cod liver oil, except for that really expensive stuff is not cold pressed, hence the cheap price). Even if it says cold pressed it may just be mechanically pressed without deliberate heat but there is heat in that process and it does destroy the omegas. Also unless you keep the oil in the fridge the fatty acids will start to be destroyed right away. The Vit A and E in cod liver won't prevent this process. If you've already had the cod oil at room temp for a few weeks now don't even bother putting it in the fridge right now to try and save the poor omega 3's.
Posted 21 December 2004 - 12:05 PM
i need it in simple terms please, im not really up on all these vitamins, thanks!
Posted 21 December 2004 - 02:02 PM
I've vegan too. I put a couple tB of flax oil on my salad every day. Or sometimes I eat it on polenta for breakfast with maple syrup. yum.
Posted 21 December 2004 - 03:36 PM
Of the omega 6 there are good sources like GLA. The rest you want to limit.
Oh ya, if you're a vegan you may in for some tough luck with omega 3. Flax has omega 3 but in many people the omega 3 isn't converted into the useful DHA and EPA(Their bodies can't process it for some reason so the fatty acids in the flax doesn't end up doing what the Omega 3's should). In most plant sources it's not converted but you may be in luck and be able to convert it yourself. With fish oil it is already converted and so can be used right away.
Posted 21 December 2004 - 03:47 PM
Posted 21 December 2004 - 03:54 PM
Consumerlab has tested 41 omega3 products, none contained mercury.
Posted 21 December 2004 - 04:21 PM
Consumerlab has tested 41 omega3 products, none contained mercury.
Anyone subscribe to consumerlab? I'd like to see all 41 products tested instead of just the ones they mention on that page.
Posted 21 December 2004 - 04:26 PM
http://www.ergogenics.org/visolie.html (Dutch and some English)
Posted 21 December 2004 - 05:14 PM
Happy Holidays, everyone! Stay away from the Christmas sweets, so the red spots stay where they belong, amidst the green and blue spots on the Christmas tree!
Posted 22 December 2004 - 03:44 AM
Hy. How old are you? I'm 18 now. My skin is very very oily. This is the main couse of my acne.
If it really works I'll give it a try.
Is there anything particular I should watch when buying or I just buy cod liver oil? I can't order online.
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Geophysics in the community part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Jacqueline Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
In this activity students develop independent or small group research projects in collaboration with local community organizations, or with the goal of investigating a topic relevant to the greater community. This ...
Using Geophysical Field Studies as the Focus for Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in an Introductory Geophysics Course part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Paul Kelso, Lake Superior State University
Using field geophysics projects as the focus of problem based learning activities in an introductory geophysics course provides students with the opportunity to work and think as geophysicists. Students are ...
Resistivity Profile in an Urban Setting part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
William Montgomery, New Jersey City University
Activity in an urban setting that includes an electrical resistivity line and hydrogeological information from nearby monitoring wells that enables students to create a meaningful interpretation of subsurface ...
In-situ Density from Gravity by Nettleton part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Scott White, University of South Carolina-Columbia
This activity develops students' understanding of gravity data corrections and density estimates by using a gravimeter to collect data and then interpret this data to find an estimate for the local bulk ...
Ray Paths part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
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Students work in groups to "walk" through the ray paths of the direct wave, ground roll, reflected wave, and refracted wave. This exercise gives them a visual image of the ray paths as well as the ability ...
Groundwater Depth and Fracture Pattern Determination part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Lawrence L. Malinconico, Lafayette College
Learning to use the resistivity methodology for both vertical profiling and horizontal mapping.
Gravity and Magnetic Consulting Project part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Lawrence L. Malinconico, Lafayette College
This project involves the design, implementation, data collection, analysis and report writing for gravity and magnetic survey conducted over a two month period during the course.
Learning how to use resistivity soundings for interpretation of subsurface stratigraphy part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Remke Van Dam, Michigan State University
This activity uses a combination of field measurements, lab experiments and simple modeling to develop an understanding of electrical resistivity methods as a tool in geology and hydrology. Students work in groups ...
Estimating GPS Positional Error part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Bill Witte, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Very simply and directly determine the x, y, z accuracy of the various GPS receivers using a simple method that doesn't use a lot of quantitative statistics and yields a gut-level sense of the accuracy of ...
Estimating Valley Fill Thickness with a Gravity Survey part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Bill Witte, University of Alaska Fairbanks
We will make a gravity traverse of the Goldstream valley to determine the thickness of the valley fill. The exercise will take ~ 4hrs, working in two teams all students will get to function in each of the survey ...
Find the UST with GPR part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
William Montgomery, New Jersey City University
Field-based activity that uses GPR to find an underground storage tank (UST). Optionally, data provided with the activity enables lab or class use as well. Activity can be enhanced with use of GPS unit that takes ...
Ground-penetrating and Space-born Radar part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Susan Sakimoto, University of Notre Dame
This is a introductory lecture on ground-penetrating radar and space-born radar, a classroom data classifying activity, and descriptions of field and extended activities.
Magnetometer Survey part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Michael Harris, James Madison University
This activity collects two sets of magnetic data, using two different types of magnetometers, one which collects individual data points, and one that collects continuous readings. Both methods have pros and cons, ...
The gravitational attractive force of the English Dept. part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Bill Witte, University of Alaska Fairbanks
By measuring the gravitational force in the basement and on the roof of the Gruening Bldg. students will determine the gravitational attraction of the building and its contents and estimate the mass of the ...
Atlantic City Mapping Project part of Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Peter Knoop, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
The Atlantic City project combines magnetic and gravimetric surveys with standard geological field mapping techniques. Lack of outcrops and Banded Iron Formations (BIFs) are a key features of the mapping area, and ...
Earthquake Investigation Workshop: Shake, Rattle, & Rock part of Cutting Edge:Geodesy:Activities
Daniel Murray, University of Rhode Island
This workshop is part of an NSF-funded effort to provide professional development to STEM teachers in Rhode Island. In this activity, students will make "earthquakes" using a simple model, the earthquake ...
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Recognizing and mapping faults using lidar and field data part of Cutting Edge:Structural Geology:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Anne Egger, Central Washington University
In this activity, students create a geologic map and cross-section of the Fish Springs cinder cone and surrounding area in the Owens Valley, CA, using a high-resolution DEM developed from airborne lidar data as a ...
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Borehole Logging from Sample Collection to Borehole Geophysics part of Cutting Edge:Hydrogeology:Activities
Richard Laton, California State University-Fullerton
Drilling the borehole is only the beginning. Data collection, handling and interpretation are the most important aspects to the field hydrogeologist. This session will use an exercise that combines both physical ...
Using Data to Teach Earth ProcessesAn Illustrated Community Discussion at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America part of Cutting Edge:Data, Simulations and Models:Workshop 03:Activities
Robert Bauer, University of Missouri-Columbia
Bob Bauer, University of Missouri - Students and faculty participate in an integrated effort to characterize hydrologic relationships using hydrologic, geologic & geophysical data -
Field Geophysics Sampling and Aliasing Theory and Examples part of Cutting Edge:Geoscience in the Field:Activities
Larry Braile, Purdue University-Main Campus
Collecting geosciences data in the field involves sampling in time and space. Sampling includes theoretical limitation and the possibility of aliasing which has severe effects on sampled data. The concepts are ...


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A weaker Japanese yen is the focus in early European market trading Monday after finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 industrialized and developing countries issued a weekend statement on currency manipulation that the market regarded as anodyne.
"Japan's policies escaped direct criticism and the market saw it as a green light to maintain selling pressure on the yen," said Sue Trinh, senior currency strategist at Royal Bank of Canada, in a note to clients. In their closing statement, the G-20 nations agreed they wouldn't target exchange rates for competitive purposes and would move towards market-driven currency rates.
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The 2012 BET Awards were held Sunday night in Los Angeles, setting the tone for a sizzling summer of new music from some of hip-hop's biggest names. Beyoncé took home the trophy for Best Female R&B Artist while Nicki Minaj nabbed Best Female Hip Hop Artist for the third year in a row.
Whitney Houston was given one final farewell from a group of very talented loved ones including her mother, Cissy Houston, who sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water" to a sobbing crowd. Mariah Carey and Angela Bassett, along with the rest of Houston's Waiting To Exhale cast mates, also delivered heartfelt tributes.
Performances from Chris Brown, D'Angelo, and Kanye West provided previews for some of this season's most anticipated releases. Brown's album, Fortune, was just released on July 3. Last weekend, Brown was honored at the 2012 BET Awards winning Best Male R&B Artist after he gave a power-packed performance of "Turn Up The Music" and "Don't Wake Me Up" to a turned up crowd who can't help but be mesmerized by his unrivaled dance moves and brightly painted bare chest. His newest singles dropped last week and included one Drake diss and two crazy collaborations; " Mirage" featuring Nas and "Get Down" featuring B.o.B., as well as one stellar solo offering, "Trumpet Lights". Continue reading 'Soundcheck: Hot Summer Hip-Hop'


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Billionaires Ken Fisher and Jim Simons are two of the top names in the money management business. Fisher runs Fisher Asset Management and is also a long-time columnist for Forbes. Fisher founded Fisher Asset Management in 1979 and has been writing for Forbes for over 25 years. Here's Ken Fisher's full equity portfolio.
Simons founded Renaissance Technologies (RenTech) in 1982 and the firm continues to manage various hedge funds across the world. Simons' Medallion Fund is one of the best in the industry, making Simons a very rich man while using high frequency trading to exploit inefficiencies in the stock market. Simons stepped down as CEO of RenTech in 2010 and the fund's investors are now mainly current and past employees (check out Jim Simons' top holdings).
In reviewing the duo's latest 13F filings with the SEC – which reveal most of the publicly traded securities that each manager owns – we found that Fisher and Simons both have big bets in the pharma industry. Fisher and Simons each have two pharma stocks in their top five holdings, and have almost $3 billion invested cumulatively across five big-name pharma companies.
Our first pharma company is Fisher's number one stock holding in his 13F, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE). Fisher increased his stake in Pfizer by 45% last quarter after the pharma stock traded relatively flat in 2Q. Pfizer completed the sale of its nutrition business to Nestle for $11 billion, which puts it on its path for realignment. Spurring Pfizer on will be its plan to IPO some 20% of its animal health business, with proceeds used to drive further dividend increases and its $10 billion share repurchase program that was recently announced.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is another one of Fisher's big time bets, being the second largest stock holding in his 3Q 13F. Revenues are expected to be up 8% in 2013 thanks in part to a full year of Synthes' integrated sales. The Synthes acquisition will help Johnson & Johnson expand its product offering to more orthopedic products, and is expected to add $4 billion in sales in 2013. Fellow billionaire investor George Soros also has Johnson & Johnson as one of his latest bets, increasing his stake by over 1500% during the third quarter (check out George Soros' new picks).
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) is another one of Fisher's pharma bets and is the 23rd largest holding in his 13F portfolio. Fisher increased his stake by 130% last quarter. Revenues for Glaxo are expected to be flat for 2012 as the pharma company sees erosion in older drug lines. Volume gains in new pharmaceuticals, such as Lovaza, should help counter this erosion in the interim, and is expected to drive sales growth in the mid-single digits for 2013. Glaxo will likely see the most pressure of our five pharma stocks given its above-average exposure to Europe.
Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) is one of Simons top picks, coming in as his 2nd largest 13F holding in 3Q. Sales are expected to be down slightly this year due to declining Zyprexa sales, which came off patent protection in 2011. One potential positive is the new drugs that are expected to carry Eli going forward, including its antidepressant (Cymbalta) and oncology agent (Alimta). The company's pipeline is also robust, with over 65 compounds in R&D, and 13 drugs in phase III trials or under regulatory review.
Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) is another one of Simons' top pick, and was RenTech's 4th largest holding last quarter. Bristol is down over 5% year to date as sales are expected to be down around 5% in 2013, as Plavix is now off patent protection. What has helped the pharma stock remain at the top of the valuation spectrum - as measured on a P/E and P/S basis - is its acquisition of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, and potential FDA approval of a new anticoagulant drug. Even with the recent acquisition that is expected to drive long-term growth, Amylin should dilute EPS by around 6 cents per share over the next two years.
When comparing the companies on a valuation basis, we find that both Glaxo and Eli are very much undervalued. Below are key multiples for our so-called "fab five":
Eli trades at the bottom of the industry on all three valuation measures and despite Glaxo's relative cheapness, we find Eli's growth prospects to be much more compelling. The company's exposure to Europe, and the continued uncertainty of its economy is likely part of the reason for Glaxo's bargain bin valuation. When looking at the two industry leaders, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer, we see Pfizer as the best value play given its discounted price-to-cash flow multiple , and its very low forward P/E of 11x.
A big draw for investors is the high dividend yields of these pharma stocks amidst a low-rate environment. Below are key dividend metrics for our five:
One of the cheapest pharma stocks, Glaxo, also pays the highest dividend yield at 5.4%. We still like Eli better given its lower payout ratio and solid dividend growth rate. Despite Johnson & Johnson's leading dividend growth rate, we still like Pfizer's opportunity to up its dividend yield, which can help it to outpace Johnson & Johnson in the interim. Pfizer's recent realignment efforts, including raising cash through asset sales and IPOs, should be a fundamental driver of these dividend increases. We believe that Bristol's valuation is too rich and would be cautious of its 120%+ payout ratio. Three of the five pharma stocks that Fisher and Simons love are also on our list of top ten pharma stocks loved by hedge funds. Here's the entire list. Enjoy.
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Summary: In The Optimistic Child, Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman offers parents, teachers, and coaches a well-validated program to prevent depression in children. In a thirty-year study, Seligman and his colleagues discovered the link between pessimism -- dwelling on the most catastrophic cause of any setback -- and depression. Seligman shows adults how to teach children the skills of optimism that can help them combat depression, achieve more on the playing field and at school, and improve their physical health. As Seligman states in his new afterword for this edition, "Teaching children optimism is more, I realized, than just correcting pessimism . . . It is the creation of a positive strength, a sunny but solid future-mindedness that can be deployed throughout life -- not only to fight depression and to come back from failure, but also to be the foundation of success and vitality."
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What can we do, as citizens to promote tolerance in our daily lives ?
You're in a meeting. Someone tells a joke ... it's about a jew, a black guy, that pushy feminist, that gay guy... What do you do ?
You're waiting in line and you see someone ethnic/different being badly treated by a bank teller/government worker/cashier.
You're at a party where Dave, your friend's husband is gay-bashing again.
At school, you hear a kid use a racial epithet when yelling at another kid.
What kind of attitude do you adopt ?
If you do say something... what do you say ?
How can and does your behavior affect others ?
If you have stood up for the underdog and for tolerance, how did it affect your relationship with friends, clients, business partners or significant others ?
Tolerance ... definition :
"The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others."
Closing Statement from Caroline Phillips
Thank you all for your wonderful contributions to this conversation about Tolerance with a capital "T".
I've learned quite a bit from you and I think it's a wonderful testimony to the magic of TED that so many nationalities participated in this conversation. I feel a lot like Mary Saville : I too tend to get too emotional and engaged about intolerant things I'm hearing so I can produce the opposite effect and be too agressive and intolerant. I'll aspire to be more like Robert Jaffe when adressing intolerant people, to react swiftly but not humiliate.
Susan B. writes "Standing up for the underdog, does not make life happy for you. You are looked at as not being a team player, going against the norm and going against the grain."
My concluding thoughts : Unfortunately I don't live in a "TED world", so standing up for the underdog will often be a perilous endavour, but I'm willing to take the chance.
Hugs to all.
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May 6 2011: In the case of children who show disrespect or insensitivity towards issues, people, etc., I feel it my obligation to take the moment to teach - a teachable moment to coin an overused phrase.
How I react to a incident where someone - especially someone who is not yet an adult - has demonstrated a lack of respect or understanding is crucial to how I help to make the world a more respectful place to live and grow.
How do I react? With honesty, concern, compassion and a willingness to spend the time to choose my words carefully so that I give that person every chance to change their paradigm.
But I try to react the same way regardless of whether it is a child, an adolescent, a teen or an adult.
May 13 2011: Caroline,
While I think education and family are important factors for pro-social development, I think society itself is perhaps even more so.
There is a contagion factor involved in many of our social behaviors, be they compassionate or not-so-much. (A recent piece I wrote on these themes: http://dynamicshift.org/archives/from-bipartisan-blame-to-civilized-change.)
Though I agree it can, yes, be difficult to break out of familial and academic molds, it can be equally as hard for families and schools to break out of social/environmental molds and demands. It is very important, in my mind, to remember the macro culture within which our micro views are nurtured -- for good or bad.
So Qs I think ought to be considered are: does the culture model and reward relational integrity or does it favor or harbor a sense of "Us v. Them" or an "I vs. We" attitude or insecurity that foments competitive ill-will?
Indeed, the reflections elicited by your question are a wonderful example of how a much wider community can impact very personal thinking -- in this case: through compassion-engaging and co-constructive conversation.
May 14 2011: "So Qs I think ought to be considered are: does the culture model and reward relational integrity or does it favor or harbor a sense of "Us v. Them" or an "I vs. We" attitude or insecurity that foments competitive ill-will? "
This is why I, as an outsider, am dismayed at the extreme polarization I see in US politics - I, rightly or wrongly, often get the sense of a visceral hatred of the other side. One can argue that it is just rhetoric, but it has been repeatedly observed in this discussion - model what you wish to see in your society.
And yes, I am also concerned by the polarization I see here at home in our politics, and the degree of personal, negative advertising in our recent elections.
May 16 2011: John,
A focus of my work has me looking at issues of political polarization. I agree with you it is extreme and dismaying, particularly in the US. As you point out, hate communications go beyond rhetoric to impulsive reactivity. Increasingly so, it seems.
Nonetheless, cultural differences around rhetoric are notable. From discussions I have with people from developing democracies, it seems to me cultural polarization in Western societies has much to do with what might be called a "high-tell" attitude, perhaps promoted even by freedom of speech liberties.
Where personal freedoms are less evident, so are dissenting voices. And thus, is seems, less "need" for bully-rhetoric. The threat is either implied by forces of power or discourse is absent due to lack of venues (like democratic processes or public media).
In any case, it seems the US, at least, has taken the concept of voice beyond using ones rhetoric for civil progress to using rhetoric to satiate individual desires or impulses--whether to deflect blame, achieve personal gain, garner public attention or just to vent blindly. The concept of any PR is good PR seems to prevail for many. More troubling, beneath this there seems to be a loss of personal responsibility for what one does or says.
I think the political cure could be a cultural uprising against rage-rhetoric. ie: citizens collectively calling out leaders who model polarizing tactics. Frustration may be what it takes for people to demand co-productive leadership.
In my mind, citizens are a critical part of this Us/We attitude . And must actively change society by intentionally naming and, as you say, modeling civil discourse, too.
I encountered a similar challenge in another TED Conversation. Though politics wasn't the main theme, interesting culture change emerged when discourse devolved. The fix took some doing, but tthe lessons were useful: http://www.ted.com/conversations/2413/part_ii_when_how_and_why_hav.html
May 18 2011: I agree with you, Ms. Walstrom. Political polarization in the U.S., of a kind probably unseen since the nineteenth century, is the most problematic issue we have to deal with today. Far more so, in my opinion, than any of the economic or foreign policy crises which, according to some, are quite serious indeed. I've read your and other people's proposed remedies without being convinced. All such remedies seem to me to rely on a willingness to change on the part of those who are the moving forces behind such polarization. Quite a number of the principal villains in this regard have a very large personal stake in maintaining or even worsening the present problematic situation. It permits the exteriorisation of group hate and anger (very pleasant and even exciting to some) and promotes the political and financial success of others. Conspiracy thinking, which to my mind forms a substantial part of the problem, is probably ineradicable from a psychological point of view. I would love to hear suggestions of solutions that deal realistically with the vested interest many appear to have in polarization.
May 19 2011: Mr. Jaffe,
I agree with you that those whose interests (or impulses) are served via polarization are unlikely to willingly change their ways.
However, I'm not sure these times are any less brutal than others we've come through. People involved in the Civil Rights movement speak to quite bloody political battles. I suggest there are lessons we can learn from the movements that resulted in societal sea changes then. Many of these led to distributive justice and legislative cures for rhetoric-inspired discrimination.
The answer to conspiratorial thinking and (McCarthyism is an example from those times) political brutishness is something like large scale light-shiing. The balance can only be achieved with equally passionate counter messengers. In the case of the Civil Rights movement, these were blacks, women and other marginalized groups organized around parallel and interconnected causes.
In a sense, the solution is a "numbers" games. To outlast the considerable energies the defense of money and power can harness, compounded counter-energies must be catalyzed with many (if not more) players involved persistently calling out intolerance and inequities.
To be clear, though the Civil Rights movement provides a model, a modern tolerance movement can't seek only policy fixes. With some exceptions, we have much in place already. Clearly, (and you get to this in another comment) threat of exposure, rules or regulations aren't enough.
Todays solutions, then. must answer the core of your comment: How can civility pay off for those driven by power and money? One possible answer: when it is provocative enough to capture media and culture attention. Which requires taking action via all venues possible. The point is to redirect polarizing rhetoric with many more and different, examples of the opposite that speak to the self-interests of all. Polarizers will always exist, but they do tend to lose steam when "filibustered" by collective rhetoric.
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Tuesday was the last day to file in a few offices for the 2014 General Election – the seats with filing dates this month were school board districts 1 and 4, Simpsonville City Commission, Simpsonville Mayor and four soil conservation seats.
The race for Board of Education seats got the most attention, with Alicia "Ali" Parham and R. Rusty Tipton both filing in District 4, Tuesday and Richard Baltzell in District 1 on Monday.
Kelland L. Garland also filed for Simpsonville Commission.
Just a little more than a week after announcing his plan to run for governor of Kentucky, Commissioner of Agriculture James Comer started his campaign trail in Shelby County.
Monday morning, a small crowd of about 30 Shelby County citizens gathered outside of W.J. Andriots Paint, Flooring and Blinds on Main Street in Shelbyville to hear the Republican candidate speak about his vision for Kentucky's future.
Tuesday is the last day to file to run for a few offices for the 2014 General Election, and so far, election officials say, the slate is filling up quickly.
Most offices required candidates to file earlier this year.
Shelby County Clerk Sue Carole Perry said the seats that have filing dates this month are school board districts, 1 and 4, Simpsonville City Commission, Simpsonville Mayor and four soil conservation seats.
Incumbent State Sen. Paul Hornback (R-Shelbyville) reeled in 86 percent of the vote against challenger Gary "Tony" McCurdy Tuesday night, garnering 3,023 votes to McCurdy's 454 votes.
When Hornback was contacted about the results, he said, 'How'd I do? No, I really don't have any idea; I'm out in the fields planting soybeans."
Shelby County Family Court Judge John David Myles came out on top in Shelby County in the race for family court judge in the 53rd judicial district, second division, against challengers Susan Meschler and Marie Hellard.
Hellard, however, come out on top overall, with 45 percent of the vote, 7,250, to Myles' 30 percent, 4,929.
District wide – the district encompasses three counties, Shelby, Anderson and Spencer – Meschler came in with 23 percent of the vote.
A battle by a novice to the political arena and the incumbent magistrate in District 2 has failed, with Michael Riggs coming out on top.
Riggs defeated Mark McCall by 326 votes (59 percent) to McCall's 224 (40 percent).
The vote rolls Riggs, 64, into his fourth term as magistrate in District 2, western Shelby County, which encompasses Simpsonville, Persimmon Ridge, Todds Point and Long Run Road.
With Tuesday just around the corner, election officials say they are ready for the 2014 Primary Election, mostly, that is.
Shelby County Clerk Sue Carol Perry said that her office is ready to roll with new precincts in place, voting machines primed and every detail in place except for one thing – there still are not enough precinct officers.
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James "Bud" Tingle has served as constable for District 1 for 16 years, but this year will face fellow incumbent Bobby Ivers in the Democratic Primary for District 1 after redistricting put both in the same district.
Tingle may be a familiar face to many county residents, given his role in providing security in many local activities and the courtroom and he wants to continue serving his community.
Bobby Ivers has spent almost 30 years serving as a constable and bus driver and doesn't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
But he will have to run in a new district. Ivers, the longtime District 3 constable, will run as a candidate for District 1 now because of redistricting, and his opponent is fellow incumbent constable James "Bud" Tingle.
Ivers started as a constable to serve his neighbors and still enjoys doing it today.
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The chief executive officer shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Board, and without regard to the provisions of the civil service laws applicable to officers and employees of the United States, such managers, assistant managers, officers, employees, attorneys, and agents as are necessary for the transaction of the business of the Corporation.
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In the last par. of subsec. (b), "subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5" substituted for "the Act entitled 'An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes,' approved September 7, 1916, as amended" on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b),Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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1972—Pub. L. 92–310struck out provisions which permitted the board to require bonds from managers, assistant managers, officers, employees, attorneys, and agents.
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Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(d) [title IV], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–104, 1329–129.
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