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UGA professor Peter Smagorinsky sent me this note about an article from Time magazine that I thought was worth sharing:
Though South Korean children score among the highest in the world on standardized reading and math tests, their success comes at a price, according to an October Time magazine dispatch. They supposedly suffer "educational masochism"– punishing themselves by overstudy, especially in high school preparing for university admissions tests (a process so competitive that even test-coaching schools are picky about accepting students).
Earlier this year, to curb the "masochism," the government began enforcing a 10 p.m.curfew on coaching-school activities, and in Seoul, a six-man team conducts nightly after-hours raids on classes that run late-night sessions behind shuttered windows. (Ironically, Time acknowledged, American educational reformers want U.S. students to study harder, like Asians do, but Asian reformers want their students to relax, like American students.)
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
October 30th, 2011
10:51 am
Talk about ironys…in a recent blog topic, a Cobb leader was employing the cliche "hair on fire" to describe an aggressive approach to "what ails ya". So what's it gonna be? Are we, the one-time Superpower of the world, going to go back to a "hair on fire" mode (the ONLY way to go), or are we simply full of hot air, forever willing and eager to talk the talk but completely unable to walk the walk? Which is it gonna be? Are we going to lambast the Korean balls to the wall culture as "too much", or promote the American culture as "relaxed" (an over-stated euphemism for "dead in the water/completely moot/impotent)?
October 30th, 2011
11:24 am
Hmm…maybe the teacher ISN'T "the most important factor" in a student's education, after all.
October 30th, 2011
11:25 am
Ole Guy-
Since I have a copy of a 2007 NCTE article Peter wrote on pushing Vygotsky in the classroom and seeing standard English as prejudicial to certain cultures I think we can gather his preference.
Academics are so individualistic you see.
October 30th, 2011
11:36 am
Why the perverse fascination with extremes? Why does it have to be "balls against the wall" vs. relaxed?
I'm I the only one that believes in balance?
October 30th, 2011
11:38 am
Perhaps we need late night raids to get our kids off video games and out of chat rooms.
October 30th, 2011
11:39 am
@Attentive Parent….what are your thoughts regarding homeschoolers/unschooler…..the ultimate in individualized academics?
October 30th, 2011
11:58 am
While it may be carried to some extremes, the South Korea example provides a valuable lesson to Americans when it comes to placing the responsibility for learning on the student.
For example, in my home, the children are STRICTLY limited to no more than 5 hours a night of watching TV. If they play video games on top of that, they are limited to no more than 2 hours. NO exceptions.
Yes such draconian limits sound harsh, but education MUST come first.
October 30th, 2011
12:17 pm
@ Beverly Fraud: I hope your comment about children being "strictly" limited to no more than 5 hours a night of television was a joke.
October 30th, 2011
1:56 pm
Wish we could "suck" some of that drive out of Korean kids, and blow it into many of our kids. We have too many for whom doing ANYTHING academic is "too much."
October 30th, 2011
3:06 pm
It all starts at home, which is our problem now as much as anything else. The American home is disfunctional and it produces in kind. We have lost the will to compete, much less excell. Parents of the 60`s decided to do their own thing and thus their offspring watched them abdicate their parental responsibilities. Those same kids grew up fairly much on their own and produced the H.S. student of today. The problem is today`s parents saw very little parenting as a child and therefore have scant knowledge of how to do what thier parents failed at 40 years ago. So now the H.S. student is being raised by parents who basicly raised themselves because their parents were busy acting like teenagers when they should have been forced to grow up and act like adults. Todays students know little about self sacrifice because they have only seen 'meism' in their parents. Coupled with the furthering of liberal government policies that destroy family autonomy and we have today`s America. Enjoy it while you can…this probably won`t last much longer. I`m a hS teacher and you don`t want to really see what we see everyday. You`ll run and cry.
October 30th, 2011
3:59 pm
South Korean police raid private student study groups.
American SWAT team raids private organic wholesale club because of raw milk.
October 30th, 2011
4:22 pm
Hmmm… in East Cobb — baseball comes before school — children have games until 10 or later then they must take the standardized tests the next day.
October 30th, 2011
4:23 pm
In America, all children are above average. They are all well educated, and all eat healthy hormone-free, GMO-free vegetables and meat. There is never a need for police raids; everyone obeys all laws. They are all happy and obedient children. Therefore, there is no need for a blog called "Get Schooled", because all are, already. There is no controversy. Any negative comments are pure fantasy.
October 30th, 2011
4:38 pm
Circumstances allow me to talk to a number of high school teachers and theirs is the same lament as above: if you saw what they see, you'd run and cry.
October 30th, 2011
5:00 pm
What's the percentage of our students' suffering from "educational masochism" (diligent study)? From "electronic self-indulgence?" From "pantry prodigality?"
Methinks the latter two groups outnuimber the first by a factor of 10.
October 30th, 2011
5:03 pm
Forgot about kids' suffering from "school's-a-fool."
Raise the factor to 12.
October 30th, 2011
5:39 pm
Yeah, but Koreans can't play sports
October 30th, 2011
5:54 pm
In Korea the parents are shamed if their kids don't do well in school. In the USA, if kids do well they are accused of trying to " act white."
October 30th, 2011
6:42 pm
No, no, no, you got it all wrong. We've been told repeatedly it's mainly the TEACHER'S fault. You see, the teacher is THE most important factor in a child's academic success; not such MINOR considerations such as home, or cultural values toward education.
So logically speaking, it's not that the students study so much harder; it's STRICTLY a matter of their teachers being so much better.
Bring South Korean teachers over here, and you'll see the same outstanding results in no time.
October 30th, 2011
7:56 pm
Oh, God, "Beverly," don't suggest that, even in jest! Some dimwit friend of Nathan's will be given a job (at 200,000 per year) to see that that happens!
October 30th, 2011
7:57 pm
Of course, it will be someone who is an "expert" in the classroom because s/he taught for a year!
October 30th, 2011
8:01 pm
Do Korean schools use integrated math? Do they expect students to master basic math facts?
October 30th, 2011
8:13 pm
Koreans can't play sports? Checked out women's golf lately?
October 30th, 2011
9:16 pm
"Do Korean schools use integrated math? Do they expect students to master basic math facts?"
We've decided in our school to toss the mandates from "on high" and have our kids memorize their addition and subtraction facts. (I teach 2nd.) We're using flash cards and computer games, and my kids WILL leave 2nd grade with their facts memorized. I can do the touchy feely math, but there are some things that just need to be drilled.
October 30th, 2011
9:27 pm
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October 30th, 2011
10:36 pm
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October 30th, 2011
10:54 pm
That explains why all the world's greatest innovators and innovations come from South Korea. Wait a second…
October 30th, 2011
10:54 pm
what everyone needs to know about standardized testing is that in most countries, they only test the top 10 percent of their students where we test every one. So of course we will be behind them.
October 31st, 2011
5:47 am
To Attentive Parent and others: If Maureen screened out posts that violated rules of Standard English, the Comment section of this blog would be virtually empty.
October 31st, 2011
6:29 am
With any testing system….one must ask…what are they testing? Rote memorization? Analytical thinking skills?
For example, China's standardized testing relies heavily on memorization. I've linked to the following blog post before. Take a few minutes to read over it:
October 31st, 2011
6:57 am
What a disingenuous response. Get Schooled is not the issue. It is the classroom policies you and others have pushed and why. Language is the tool of thought as you well know. Interfere with one and you interfere with the other. As NCTE and MLA know well. And people think Whole Language was about how to best teach reading.
October 31st, 2011
7:33 am
Attentive Parent, I'm having trouble following your reasoning. You are the one who made all of this the issue. How then am I disingenuous for extending the issue that you raised to the general discussion that takes place in this space?
I have been arguing for a quarter of a century that language is a primary (though not the sole) tool for thinking. On that we agree. It's not clear to me, however, why you think that versions of English that do not employ textbook rules "interfere" with thinking. Rather, they contribute to the shape it makes. Some perfectly "standard" uses of language produce quite shoddy thinking. Perhaps you include my own writing in this category, and you're free to interpret it as such.
In your own post, you include three sentence fragments. That does not, in and of itself, make your ideas bad, even though I'm sure there's much on which we disagree.
This response is entirely ingenuous. FYI I'm off to visit my mom shortly, who is quite ill (I'm writing from out of state, where I'll be till tomorrow evening). I'll be at bedside and not contributing further to this discussion, not because I don't care but because I do care about my mother.I say this not for your sympathy (here I'm speaking more broadly than just to Attentive Parent); she's 95 years old and has lived a long and beautiful life. If anyone's interested in the English Journal article that AP refers to, please write me at email@example.com and I'll be happy to send you a pdf version of the article or anything else you see at http://www.coe.uga.edu/~smago/vita/vitaweb.htm when I next check email (books not included in this free offering). p
October 31st, 2011
9:41 am
Most American parents don't understand one simple issue that is common in all Asian countries. That is, unlike the U.S., students in Asia simply do not have as many opportunities to go to a college as our students have in the U.S. Any high school student in the U.S. who wants to go to college can do so. Not so in Asia. Roughly only top 10% high school graduates in Asia are accepted by the few and yet generally outstanding colleges available in their country. Imagine the competition for our high school students if only 10% of them will be accepted to college.
I will choose the overall American education over Asia education for my own children. However, the U.S. educational system has lost some basic academic expectations for its students. I think that's where the problem is.
One thing that most Asian countries do right with their education is splitting students by their track of future studies in college. For example, they have different math curriculum by 10th grade for students who want to study Science related majors, like Physics, Math, Engineering and Chemistry in college vs. those who want to study History, Language, Literature, Social Studies, etc. Here in America, parents want "curriculum equality," which in essence is "dumbing down." Asian countries also have vocational schools for those who can't even make high school. I think we need to model Asian countries in this area. There is nothing wrong for our educational system to pay more attention (spending more money) and focus on raising the top percentiles of high school students.
October 31st, 2011
2:38 pm
Parent, the individualistic nature of academics is a necessary ingredient to the well-rounded education. The engineer should also be versed…somewhat… in Chauser and the works of Bierstadt, just as the artist (musical, on canvas, or what have you) would do well to have an appreciation of the sciences. This is why college students, regardless of intended major, must also take a battery of general education courses, as well as a few electives. One of the most-shameful aspects of education in America is a near-lack of foreign languages. Nearly every civilized/industrialized country (and a few not so civilized) produces generations versed in several languages; many non-US natives know far more about US history than youth born in this Country.
While education is, indeed, individualistic, the education community needs to develop a core of "need-to-knows", something which people (presumably) smarter than I have been trying…with dismal failures and very little in the way of successes…to accomplish for too long.


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April 6th, 2007
Well that argument didn't go to well. Jasper is upset with me. As soon as Bella and Edward walked in the house Rosalie was right in Bella's face yelling at her, Jasper and Emmett were standing right there with her. Baylor was a little bit further back but he was still on Rosalie's side. I instantly went to tell Bella that they knew, and stood in front of her with Edward. Rosalie took it…Continue
March 29th, 2007
Oh Bella. She really is strange. She told Charlie about what we are. Charlie took it better then I would have expected, especially since he wanted only to be told stuff that was a need to know basis. She hasn't explained to him yet about Nessie. He couldn't take much more.
Edward went with her over to Charlie's. He has been doing very good since…Continue
March 20th, 2007
Baylor is very interesting. Like Bella, Edward can't hear his thoughts. I see very good things for him.
Everyone has gotten to know Baylor very well. When he met Carlisle he explained his story. I was there of course. I knew he was coming. Baylor told us that his mother not long ago changed him. His mother was changed by a vampire that was in love with her.…Continue
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March 5th, 2007
Oh goodness. I was just minding my own business today looking through car magazines for the next one I want when all of a sudden I got a completely clear vision of Bella explaining to Charlie what we are. The vision isn't going away either. She has her mind set. I went and talked to her about it and I very much believe her when she says she can't keep lying to Charlie anymore. I…Continue
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i have been writing alice's diary for a while now. the entries from february 1st, 2007 on ward are either based off of an amazing site called bellasdiary.com or from my own personal mind. i do not own any of the characters. stephanie meyer is the brilliant mind who came up with them. The entries from entry 34 on are from bellasdiary.com and myself.
thank you to everyone who reads what i write. if you would like to email me any ideas on some entries my email…Continue
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March 3rd, 2007
Bella killed two humans today. I didn't see it till it was too late. She didn't drink them or anything. I guess I should explain what happened.
Charlie had to be rushed into surgery because the bullet went closer to his heart. While he was in surgery he flat lined for like three seconds and luckily Carlisle got him back. This sent Bella over the…Continue
February 28th, 2007
I'm at home right now. Waiting for a phone call for my turn up at the hospital. Charlie got shot. It was those two men from Seattle. We are all trying to stay very calm and peaceful for Bella. She is really losing it right now.
Two men from Seattle were running from the law like I saw and they ended up shooting Charlie three times. Once in the…Continue
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February 18th, 2007
Bella and Edward will be back soon. They are on the plane so I can't call them to tell them what I saw. I don't know what day exactly but I see Charlie in danger.
Two men from Seattle are going to be running from the law. I can't see everything clearly because they haven't done anything yet. They just have a back up plan to run to…Continue
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February 9th, 2007
I'm so excited. Jasper and I get to keep watch over Nessie for a while. Edward and Bella are going to go to Isle Esme again. Kind of like a second honey moon. I'm super excited. We are going to play dress up and go shopping. Jasper won't like any of that stuff but Nessie will enjoy it very much.
Jasper is still shocked at how well Bella is doing.…Continue
these entries are going off of a wonderful site its bellasdiary.com plus there are some of my own that i have entered
February 1, 2007
Everything has been going really wonderful lately. Charlie still comes around. Bella and Edward and doing amazing well. Nessie is growing so big. I can't believe that shortly she will be fully mature, physically and mentally. I love her to pieces. My little…Continue
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January 6th, 2007
I never got a chance to tell everyone to have a Happy New Year. Yes I'm writing so that does mean we beat the Volturi. It didn't become a physical fight. They knew from the moment they showed up there were out numbered. Jasper, Kachiri, Huilen, Nahuel, and myself barely made it in time.
Everyone was in the clearing just as I had seen. The Volturi…Continue
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January 4th, 2007
We are on a plane. On our way to Washington. I know from the airport we can run and we will make it there faster then a car. This is very time consuming. I found what we were looking for. I found what is going to stop the Volturi dead in their tracks. Bella and everyone are going to be so happy when they see us. Sorry I can't update more now. I will though after the Volturi leave. Ha.…Continue
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December 28th, 2006
Rio De Janeiro?? I have no idea what Bella is trying to tell me. They have come up with a ton of witnesses. We are so close. We are on our way to meet someone. I really hope this is what we've been looking for. I can't see the person in my visions. So hopefully this is really it. I have to move fast and get everything done so we can get back. No matter what we try to do the Volturi…Continue
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December 25th, 2006
Its Christmas, and I don't like it very much. I am use to being able to enjoy Christmas very much with lots of snow. But no not this year. This year I am running around the Amazon, at night, like a true vampire, looking for something I can not see. We are getting deeper into the legends. Everyone we talk to has more and more information then the last person we spoke to. So I'm…Continue
December 3rd, 2006
We found Peter and Charlotte, and a couple other people who are willing to go see Bella and them and be witnesses for them. As far as I can tell from my visions also, the whole pack will be there to back the rest of them up. I feel so bad for leaving the way we did. Jasper keeps telling me everything will be okay. That we will find a way to make all of this work. If anything else we…Continue
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November 26th, 2006
I saw it. Its what I really never wanted to happen. Irina went to the Volturi. She thinks she saw an immortal child. We didn't even realize until tonight that she had seen Nessie. We are all doomed. I can not believe Irina would do that to us. She should know us better then that then to have went to the Volturi. Couldn't she hear that Nessie had a heart…Continue
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November 23rd, 2006
Sorry I haven't written in so long. There has been nothing really going on except "normal" things for a while. Up until today there was nothing really to write about. Everyone is doing exceptionally well. Nessie is growing and looks beautiful. Rosalie and I are constantly taking pictures of her. We love seeing her grow so fast and how much she has grown. She looks like a toddler…Continue
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September 14th, 2006
Bella and Edward love their wedding present. We finally gave it to them last night once Nessie fell asleep. I walked them out there and then gave them some privacy. Charlie just left a little bit ago. Then Bella beat Emmett at an arm wrestling match. It was all wonderful. I just can't believe how well Bella is doing.
So last night we gave Bella and…Continue
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September 13, 2006
BELLA IS AWAKE!!! She is so beautiful. She looks wonderful. She isn't use to the red eyes yet. We all keep telling her it will fade she just needs to give it a few months. She woke earlier today. She went hunting with Edward. Before she left I was able to show her what she looked like in a mirror. She said she can still see herself a little bit. She actually hurt Edward when she hugged him. It…Continue
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September 11, 2006
Okay everyone is calm now we know the transformation is going. Edward is still having his doubts but it will work. I am going to explain everything now. I'm very sorry if I offend people with the details.
We were all sitting down stairs. Bella was finishing her cup of blood. Jacob was here. Bella had to use the rest room and Rosalie was walking behind her.…Continue
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Leah was ugly.
Joseph was abused.
Moses had a stuttering problem.
Gideon was afraid.
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Ducati has been urged to consider a radical revamp of its factory Desmosedici MotoGP contender after Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden were left completely underwhelmed by a latest test on the Bologna factory's experimental 'lab' bike in Mugello recently.
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CH987 says:
Dig at Dovi....Check
Dig at Ducati...Check
Praise for Rossi and Burgess....Check
Dig at Stoner....Check
Same shit, different day....Check
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CBR11X says:
You're funny!
Jul 12
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wosihound says:
Talking headless chickens..How's it going Bob?
Not too well, judging by your MotoGP comprehension and the Australian ashes build-up.
Bob's Book of Back Yard Cricket is obviously still a favourite bed-time peruse for Wallaby..I mean, Wannabe cricketers from down under, and needs a major update.
Bit like the bods at Ducati Corse who still cling to the belief Reverse Engineering a GP Race Bike, by Preziosi & Stoner, is essential reading on the factory shitter at Bologna.
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Bob Buttamasangy says:
OK Wosi, sounds like multiple choice is the only option you are willing to try because you're too pissweak to ever revisit your manic, bipolar ramblings again.
Q1. Although Flo has a gajillion know nothing fans who proclaim him to be the goatboy that can sell t-shirts better than God himself, he is the most over rated rider in the history of the sport because :-
a) In direct comparison on the Yamaha, he is considerably behind Lorenzo
b) In direct comparison to Stoner on the Ducati, there is no comparison
c) In direct comparison to Dovi on the Ducati, there is negligible difference
d) Despite having the championship bike, his results are no better than on the 'unrideable' Ducati
e) DORNA can't change enough rules to help him win the championship
f) Despite being only 34, an age that other riders were still winning championships, he and his no nutted fans claim he is 'too old'
g) All of the above
h) All of the above and then some
I'll bet you haven't got the nuts to answer.
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WillRTW says:
Your talk of manic bipolar ramblings.... makes the words pot and kettle come to mind.
Will, an example to prove your point might go a long way to stop me from thinking you are as full of shit as Wosi.
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2013
Barcelona, Friday, June 14, 2013
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 335.9 1'42.422
2 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 338.4 1'42.445 0.023 / 0.023
3 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 333.6 1'42.492 0.070 / 0.047
4 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 335.9 1'42.861 0.439 / 0.369
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 337.3 1'43.111 0.689 / 0.250
6 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 338.0 1'43.112 0.690 / 0.001
7 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 338.5 1'43.196 0.774 / 0.084
8 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 339.4 1'43.488 1.066 / 0.292
9 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 336.2 1'43.641 1.219 / 0.153
10 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 322.4 1'43.814 1.392 / 0.173
11 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Ducati 336.9 1'44.069 1.647 / 0.255
12 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 324.2 1'44.392 1.970 / 0.323
13 51 Michele PIRRO ITA Ignite Pramac Racing Ducati 332.6 1'44.519 2.097 / 0.127
14 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 316.0 1'44.558 2.136 / 0.039
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20 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Avintia Blusens FTR 314.5 1'45.925 3.503 / 0.101
21 71 Claudio CORTI ITA NGM Mobile Forward Racing FTR Kawasaki 318.4 1'46.263 3.841 / 0.338
22 70 Michael LAVERTY GBR Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 318.9 1'46.750 4.328 / 0.487
23 67 Bryan STARING AUS GO&FUN Honda Gresini FTR Honda 316.3 1'47.070 4.648 / 0.320
24 52 Lukas PESEK CZE Came IodaRacing Project Ioda-Suter 304.0 1'47.483 5.061 / 0.413
Stop dribbling you sour faced old tart..just because I don't think Casey Stoner was half the competitor you reckon he was, there's no need to strain a bollock.
He was fast on his day when everything went right, but wasn't much of a scrapper and slunk off home to wipe arse and go fishing without backing up a title. Most red-blooded Aussies would agree his lilly-livered, thin skinned tantrums undermined his talent. Nakamoto said he was immature.
Tyres in 2007 and a seamless shift box in 2011 had him on the right bikes at the right time..his results were always going backwards otherwise.
Get the fk over your disappointment he's left and shown you up for the part-time numpty you are.
I see Gobmeier has been whining about not having custom built tyres like they had 2007/8..says it all about Stoner and Ducati.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but haven't Ducati been messing about with stiffness since the Carbon fibre days? The problem at ducati isn't the riders-they've got and have had some really talented guys- it's the engineers and the philosophy at Ducati. Yes the bike has great traction and drive but this has always been at the expense of handling. Stop making Drag bikes and start making race bikes
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China cheats in trade across the board, but the Department of Commerce just ordered 31% anti-dumping duties against China's solar panel makers to neutralize predatory pricing.
The DOC International Trade Administration Fact Sheet is here. The products covered by the investigation included "crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, and modules, laminates, and panels, consisting of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products, including, but not limited to, modules, laminates, panels and building integrated materials."
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She appeared in Appleton in late September, and in Milwaukee in August
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To celebrate the launch of MCN's exclusive 132 page Valentine Rossi tribute bookazine available on November 11, we'll be bringing you a Valentino Rossi helmet of the day for you to poll on. The MCN bookazine is a celebration of the career of the man himself with exclusive words written by Valentino and an introduction from the eight-time World Champion ...
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Jorge Lorenzo gallant ride from 17th on the grid to sixth came as a shock even to the man himself, who said his main aim was just to finish. Lorenzo has suffered some huge crashes of late, and has received criticism for his inability to keep the Yamaha M1 on the island. But Lorenzo was back to his brilliant self ...
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Nicky Hayden's first outing with the new Honda chassis was a big success this weekend at Donington. The 2006 MotoGP World Champion was more competitive throughout the race weekend than any other round this season. But during the race the American said he was slightly put off by a warning light that came up on the screen of his RCV ...
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Dani Pedrosa said he was happy to finish on the podium less than two weeks after suffering a huge crash in testing at Catalunya. The Spaniard, who was runner-up in the 2007 MotoGP championship, had yet another battle with Valentino Rossi and had to settle for third spot. But Pedrosa said that was enough for him this weekend. He said: ...
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Motorcycles that warn riders when they're speeding or cornering too fast will be on the road in two years, say researchers.
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Oct 10
Posts: 9
Ricklehurst says:
What an unbelievably cack idea. Never fails to astonish me how much money gets wasted on 'researching' this kind of lame duck garbage!
Mar 09
Posts: 743
bikerbit says:
what the hell
since when do I need a computer to tell me how fast I should or shouldn't take a corner does that mean if you come off doing what the computer told you you can sue the manufacture since you where only doing what they said. Plus it cant tell the road conditions loose stones and such will cause more crashes that it will prevent as brain dead asses will just do what the computer tells them.
As for the vibrating thing in the helmet don't they know all helmet manufactures claim that having anything in your helmet other than your head is dangerous in a crash
And lets face it this tech wont be cheap so looking at what an extra grand on top of what you already pay for a bike no thanks take your research and shove it
More money down the drain
Posts: 131
bailbath says:
Swap helmets with your mate it could be a good game
Dec 10
Posts: 10
bluto says:
WTF next, Seatbelts ?
Sep 04
Posts: 20
steg says:
Mind boggling. So, we should stop looking where we're going? Those "distractions" can be lethal!
"Mr Moore said making safety systems on motor bikes useful was "challenging" because of all the distractions to which riders are subjected.
"One of the most difficult things is getting the rider's attention," he said."
Jul 08
Posts: 4423
ninjachica says:
A few years back, a friend bought a Triumph. He is a really good rider, but crashed, when his bike cut out mid-corner.
It turned out, that there was a sensor, which was designed to kill the engine in the event of a crash. What actually happened of course, was that he was so far over, the bike thought it had crashed and so, cut out (causing the accident).
He got his full money back from Truimph, without any quibble, but it was a while before he found out the real cause of the problem, and too late to sue.
Leave these mad devices off bikes.
Aug 10
Posts: 310
tockie says:
Bang on Bluto. We don't need or want this shit but be prepared for more of it because in the present climate more people are having to justify their jobs and what easier way is there than in the guise of road safety. Road safety my arse-sorry I couldn't resist that.
Jan 11
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petedj says:
I know when I am speeding. I have this little dial called a speedometer for that. I know when I am cornering too fast when the road comes up and bangs on my helmet. Give me a sack full of money and I will report at length on these two safety devices I have just invented......... Someone pays these people good money to come up with this c###p??????
Sep 10
Posts: 103
street3r says:
First thing I'd do is rip it out and give it to a car driver "here you go mate, you need this more than I go, you blind twat. Check your blind spot before you change lanes next time". What a pointless device for a bike! What was wrond with shoulder check and looking at your speedo? And which nob in the "Federation of European Motorcyclists' Associations" backed it?
Mar 07
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joeslow says:
That we would actually pay for this junk?
Who would buy a new bike if this system was fitted to it?
Answer no-one.
Calling a system saferider does not make it safe at all.
A weasel word is a still weasel word, as in safety camera aka Speed camera
The more electronic systems you stuff on a bike the more things will go wrong.
Just make sure you keep all mobile phones away from this ill thought out system and don't go near any radio & radar transmissions.
The bottom line is saferider is designed to make money just like speed cameras.
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Citigroup (NYSE: C) pleasantly surprised the analysts and investors alike as it announced the second quarter results reporting a profit of $4.2 billion, up 42% from a year earlier on the back of strong performance in the emerging economies.
The results are indicative of the bank's efforts of aligning itself with its global strategy of overseas expansion and exit from businesses that are unfit to its strategic vision.
Although the global economic scenario is still relatively weak with major emerging economies, particularly China and India experiencing declining rates of economic growth, Citigroup performed phenomenally well in the second quarter.
Latin America continued to outperform as the second quarter results saw the company gain substantially in the consumer banking segment, recording revenue of $2.3 billion, a year-over-year growth of 8%.
Overall the company recorded a 12% YOY growth in revenue, amounting to $20 billion and an EPS of $1.25 beating the average analysts' estimate of $1.17 as tracked by Reuters. That, too, after excluding a $477 million gain owing to a valuation adjustment on its debt.
The recovery phase
The financial crisis brought to light the weaknesses of the players in the American financial industry. It showed how improper and inadequate risk and capital frameworks coupled with a weak regulatory environment led to the collapse of the American financial system and the bankruptcy of several high profile players, most notably Lehmann Brothers.
Citigroup also faced the music as the company lost much of its value in the midst of the crisis and battled a definite collapse until it was rescued with a $45 billion bailout by the American government. The company has come a long way since then, which is evidenced by a 30% gain in value of the company's stock during the year so far.
Citigroup comes across as a promising player on the global landscape with Asia and Latin America delivering above average results and tremendous growth in revenue despite a tepid domestic scenario on account of low interest rates and declining revenue from the US mortgage business.
Global strategy
Global expansion has been the company's core strategy with emerging economies being the main drivers of the company's above average performance. However, with China and India, the two fastest growing economies in the world, facing a slump in growth rates, Citigroup has a new challenge to face and could have a significant bearing on the company's future profitability.
In response to a declining currency and spiraling fiscal deficit and current account deficit, India has sprung into action, as the government cleared several high level foreign direct investment proposals from Defense to Retail and Telecom.
The Chinese, too, are taking active steps in a bid to reverse the declining growth trajectory and get back on the path of economic consolidation. The government recently announced a spate of measures to boost employment, as the government offered the companies preferential tax rates assistance to meet social insurance for employees and small-scale guaranteed loans.
All these efforts are testimony to the South Asian region giants' commitment to drive the global economy out of its current state of recession and spell good news not just for Citigroup, but for all the players in the industry.
Let's see how the competitors fared in the second quarter
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) beat analyst estimates as the company recorded a more than double increase in its bottom line on the back of strong performance in the fixed income, currency and commodity trading business along with stable performance from most segments.
Net income for the period rose to $1.93 billion from $962 million a year earlier, and net revenue rose 30% to over $8.5 billion in spite of mixed economic sentiments prevailing in most parts of the world.
Improving domestic economy and a global client franchise provided a significant push to the company's revenue and profitability.
The company was ranked No. 1 in the investment banking space for the period as revenue rose 29.7% to over $1.5 billion backed by a 45% increment in underwriting revenue.
The biggest gains were recorded by the company's investing and lending unit, which manages the firm's own capital with revenue of $1.42 billion compared to $200 million in the previous year quarter, representing a triple fold increase in revenue from debt securities and loans.
The bond markets have driven Goldman Sachs' revenue for over a decade, but, of late, the company's revenue streams are undergoing a change, owing to increased regulatory requirements rendering the company's once profitable businesses very expensive.
Despite such change, Goldman Sachs recorded a return on equity of 10.5%, well above the 8% mark expected by some analysts and over the 10% mark which is considered a benchmark to meet the banks' cost of capital.
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), another significant player in the American financial industry, started the year with its three point plan of stabilizing revenues, minimizing costs and strengthening its balance sheet as announced by the bank's CFO Bruce Thompson.
The second quarter saw the company deliver on all three counts as revenue rose 3% to $22.9 billion, Basel III tier 1 capital ratio climbed up 8 basis points from the previous year quarter to reach 9.6% and expenses related to servicing delinquent mortgage loans declined at a rate faster than it was originally expected.
Moreover, strong performance in all the major segments saw the company deliver a 63% growth in net income to record a profit of $4 billion.
The global wealth and investment management division posted record revenue and profitability, and the Investment banking division saw a 36% increase in fees to reach $1.6 billion compared to the second quarter in 2012, recording a splendid performance and holding its No. 2 position in the segment.
The bank's CEO, Brian T. Moynihan's, focus on cost-cutting has certainly paid off for the bank and with the American economy showing signs of recovery, the bank has a good chance to turn the tables around and emerge a winner out of these trying times.
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As all the major players tackle high litigation costs owing to the disaster of the 2008 financial crisis, the industry has once again shifted the focus back on operations and profitability and this could work well for the all the firms and help build their lost reputation and create a more stable and responsible scenario for its investors.
As the American and European economies further stabilize and the emerging economies liberalize their business environment offering a stable governance, policy and regulatory environment, capital flows will increase significantly, creating a massive opportunity for Citigroup to grab.
The company, however, would do good to refrain from over ambitious indulgence in high risk areas to avoid a repeat of 2008 and regain the confidence of the investors through a series of internal reforms and major risk management efforts.
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Human rights violations in Balochistan
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Human rights violations in Balochistan have drawn concern and criticism in the international community,[1] being described by Human Rights Watch (HRW) as having reached epidemic proportions.[2] The violations have taken place during the ongoing Balochistan conflict between Baloch nationalists and the Government of Pakistan over the rule of Balochistan, the largest province of modern-day Pakistan. Brad Adams the director of the Asia branch of HRW has said that the Pakistani government has not done enough to stop the violence,[3] which include torture, enforced disappearances of those suspected of either terrorism or opposing the military, ill treatment of those suspected of criminal activity, and extrajudicial killings.[4]
Before joining Pakistan, Balochistan consisted of four princely states: Makran, Las Bela, Kharan, and Kalat. Three of these, Makran, Las Bela, and Kharan willingly joined Pakistan in 1947 during the dissolution of the British Indian Empire.[5] However, Kalat, led by the Khan of Kalat, Ahmed Yaar Khan, chose independence as this was one of the options given to all of the princely states by Clement Attlee at the time.[6] In April 1948, however, Pakistan deployed armed forces to Kalat, and the Khan was forced to accede to Pakistan.[7] The Khan's brother Prince Kareem Khan declared independence and fled to Afghanistan to seek aid and begin an armed struggle that failed. By June 1948, Baluchistan in whole became a region of Pakistan.[8]
There were a further three insurgencies in the region after 1948: 1958–1959, 1962–1963 and 1973–1977, and a fifth nationalistic movement began in 2002.[9] The 1958–1959 conflict was caused by the imposition of the One Unit plan which had been implemented in 1955. This led to further resistance, and by 1957 Nauroz Khan announced his intention to secede; Pakistan declared martial law one day later.[10] Pakistan bombed villages and deployed tanks with support from artillery. Nauroz was arrested and died while in prison, his family members were hanged for treason.[11] According to Dan Slater, pro independence feelings in East Pakistan and Balochistan increased in parity with continuing military intervention in the political arena.[10]
Missing persons[edit]
In the period 2002–2005 it is estimated that 4000 people were detained in the province, of these only 200 were taken to court and the rest have been held incommunicado.[12]
In June 3, 2012, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday directed the Balochistan chief minister to take special measures to trace the missing persons.[13]
Military and paramilitary abuses[edit]
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has also been accused of massive human rights abuses in Balochistan by Human Rights Watch, with the disappearances of hundreds of nationalists and activists. In 2008 alone, an estimated 1102 people were disappeared from the region.[14] There have also been reports of torture.[15] An increasing number of bodies are being found on roadsides having been shot in the head.[16] In July 2011, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan issued a report on illegal disappearances in Balochistan and identified ISI and Frontier Corps as the perpetrators. Through daily news reports it has been noted that ISI and Frontier Corps puts to death illegally abducted Balochs whenever there are attacks on FC's personnel or bases in Balochistan.[17]
In 2012 the Pakistani government denied allegations over the use of death squads operating in Balochistan in the Supreme Court.[18] However Balochistan's former chief minister Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal in a statement to the Supreme Court claimed the current civil disturbances in Balochistan were a direct result of enforced disappearances.[19]
Shia minority[edit]
Shia Muslims make up at least 20% of the total population in Pakistan and come from different ethnic backgrounds. The Hazara ethnic minority has been facing discrimination in the province for a long time, nevertheless, bloody violence perpetrated against the community has risen very sharply in recent years.[20][21][22] Hazara people in Quetta, have lost nearly 800 community members.[23] Most of them have fallen victim to terrorist attacks by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan which is a Sunni Muslim militant organization affiliated with Al-Qaeda and Taliban.[24] The repression against the Shi'ite muslims worsened in Pakistan after September 11 attacks,[25] albeit it began in 1998 with the assassination of Gen Musa Khan's son Hassan Musa in Karachi.[26]
Since the year 2000, over 2000 Shia Hazara community members including many women and children have been killed or wounded in attacks perpetrated by Sunni Muslim terrorists affiliated with Al-Qaeda and Taliban in southwestern town of Quetta. Many hundreds of Shia Muslims have been killed in northern areas of Pakistan such as Gilgit, Baltistan, Parachinar and Chelas. The violence worsened immediately after September 11 and the expulsion of the Taliban from Afghanistan.[27] In 2002, 12 Shia police cadets were gunned down in Quetta. In 2003, the main Shia Friday Mosque was attacked in Quetta, killing 53 worshippers. March 2, 2004, at least 42 persons were killed and more than 100 wounded when a procession of the Shia Muslims was attacked by rival Sunni extremists at Liaquat Bazaar in Quetta.[28] Separately, on October 7, 2004, a car bomb killed 40 members of an extremist Sunni organization in Multan. 300 people died during 2006.[29]
53 people died and 150 were critically injured in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Quetta in 2003. Since then, more than 700 Shias, most of them Hazaras, have been killed in gun attacks, rocket attacks, mass killings and suicide bombings in Balochistan.[26]
On December 28, 2009, as many as 40 Shias were killed in an apparent suicide bombing in Karachi. The bomber attacked a Shia procession which was held to mark Ashura.[30]
Many of young hazaras have had to flee to Europe and Australia, often illegally, in order to escape the oppression.[26]
Baloch separatist groups[edit]
Baloch insurgent movements have carried out a wide range of systematic human rights abuses in Balochistan,[citation needed] including targeted killings of ethnic non-Baloch civilians. This has caused an economic brain drain in the province. According to the Chief Minister of Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani, "a large number of professors, teachers, engineers, barbers and masons are leaving the province for fear of attacks. This inhuman act will push the Baloch nation at least one century back. The Baloch nation will never forgive whoever is involved in target killings." Raisani noted that these immigrant settlers had been living in Balochistan for centuries and called their targeting by Baloch insurgents "a crime against humanity".[31]
See also[edit]
- Human rights abuses in Azad Kashmir
- Human rights abuses in Sindh
- Human rights in Pakistan
- List of journalists killed during the Balochistan conflict (1947–present)
- ^ Akbar, Malik Siraj (12 December 2011). "Balochistan – a human rights free zone". Dawn.
- ^ "Pakistan: Upsurge in Killings in Balochistan". Human Rights Watch. July 13, 2011.
- ^ Walsh, Declan (28 July 2011). "Pakistan's military accused of escalating draconian campaign in Balochistan". The Guardian.
- ^ World Report 2012. Human Rights Watch. 2012. p. 362. ISBN 978-1-60980-389-6.
- ^ Hasnat, Syed F. (2011). Global Security Watch—Pakistan (1st ed.). Praeger. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-313-34697-2.
- ^ Bennett Jones, Owen (2003). Pakistan: eye of the storm (2nd Revised ed.). Yale University Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0300101478.
- ^ Malone, David; Rohan Mukherjee (2010). T. V. Paul, ed. South Asia's Weak States: Understanding the Regional Insecurity Predicament. Stanford University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-8047-6221-2.
- ^ Singh, RSN (2009). The Military Factor In Pakistan. Lancer. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-9815378-9-4.
- ^ Rashid, Ahmed (2008). Descent into Chaos: How the War Against Islamic Extremism is Being Lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia. Allen Lane. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7139-9843-6.
- ^ a b Slater, Dan (2010). Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-521-16545-7.
- ^ Khan, Adeel (2004). Politics Of Identity: Ethnic Nationalism And The State In Pakistan. Sage. p. 116. ISBN 978-0761933038.
- ^ Dwivedi, Manan (2009). South Asia security. Kalpaz. p. 103. ISBN 978-81-7835-759-1.
- ^ PM Gilani orders Balochistan CM to trace missing persons, The News, June 03, 2012
- ^ Jackson, Richard (2011). Terrorism: A Critical Introduction. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. Chapter 9. ISBN 978-0-230-22117-8.
- ^ "Pakistan: Security Forces 'Disappear' Opponents in Balochistan". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ^ Walsh, Declan (28 July 2011). "Pakistan's military accused of escalating draconian campaign in Balochistan". The Guardian (London).
- ^ http://www.hrcp-web.org/pdf/balochistan_report_2011.pdf
- ^ "Balochistan case: SC rejects chief secretary's report on province". Dawn.Com. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- ^ "'Enforced disappearances cause of unrest': Mengal submits six-point plan on Balochistan". Dawn.Com. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- ^ "Gunmen kill 11 in Pakistan sectarian attack". Samaa Tv. 2011-07-31. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ^ "The Quiet Killing of Pakistan's Shi'a Continues – by Saba Imtiaz | The AfPak Channel". Afpak.foreignpolicy.com. 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ^ Yousafzai, Gul. "Suspected sectarian attack in Pakistan kills 13". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ^ Siddique, Abubakar and Nasar, Khudainoor Pakistan's Tiny Hazara Minority Struggles To Survive October 04, 2011, Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty | RFERL.org
- ^ B. Raman (26 September 2011). "Pakistan: Another Massacre of Hazaras in Balochistan By Pro Al Qaeda Elements"
- ^ "Pakistan's Shia-Sunni divide". BBC NEWS. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ a b c "Insight: A brief history of Hazara persecution by Dr Saleem Javed". Thefridaytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ^ "Pakistan's Shia-Sunni divide". BBC News. June 1, 2004. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "Carnage in Pakistan Shia attack". BBC News. March 2, 2004. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "Shiite-Sunni conflict rises in Pakistan". David Montero. February 2, 2007. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "Karachi in grip of grief and anger as blast toll rises to 43". S. Raza Hassan. Dawn News. December 30, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ Baloch, Shahzad (9 August 2010). "Raisani seeks mandate for talks with insurgents". Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
External links[edit]
- More than 100 dead bodies from three mass graves were found in one district of Balochistan
- Trigger happy in Balochistan
- More than 168 children have disappeared from Balochistan, a war crime tribunal should be constituted


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The 7th Annual Brain Injury Conference will offer sessions to help individuals and their families address adjustment, coping, acceptance and expressing themselves through journaling. Sessions for professionals will explore substance abuse, behavioral changes and bridging the gap between concussion and the classroom.
Registration for the conference closes March 27, 2013.
Several organizations are cosponsoring the March 27 webinar, A Brain in the Palm of Your Hand: Handheld Devices as Cognitive Aids for Veterans. The free webinar will be presented by Tony Gentry, an associate professor in the Occupational Therapy Department, Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.
The webinar will examine current devices, such as smart phones, PDA's and tablet computers as well as apps for task organization, cueing, way-finding, behavioral management and vocational support for veterans.
In addition to the Nebraska Brain Injury Advisory Council, the webinar cosponsors are Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership, Nebraska Veterans Administration's Vocational Rehabilitation Program and the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Catalyst Project.
Register for the conference and the webinar at www.braininjury.ne.gov. For more information, call (888) 806-6287.
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