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|Posted by Elizabeth on October 4, 2012 at 12:15 AM
Well, I'm happy to say that the very first wedding dress, the dress that started this whole little labor of love, is back from a wonderful journey with beautiful blogger and friend Cris of Kiss My Tulle. And our dress is ready for another spin on the dance floor.
In the process of donating my wedding dress I made an incredible friend that I know I will cherish for a lifetime. She motivated me and helped a great deal with the creation of this website, shared with me in the joys and hardships of her wedding story and life, and has always been an email away whenever I needed advice. I'm almost a little sad that our dress' journey together is over, but more so overjoyed that I got to share in this experience with her, and I know that this is really just the begining. You can read about our first meeting here, and find more Wedding Dress Project stories on her blog.
So, without much further ado, Cris has written up a post to share her experience with us and has put the original dress up for donation in the forums. If you are interested in the dress, please leave a comment on her post saying why you'd love to wear this dress on your wedding day!
I got married in a sweet outdoor wedding on May 26, 2012 to The Boy while wearing the most amazing dress –with a more incredible story behind it. See, I am the proud recipient of THE VERY FIRST Wedding Dress Project Dress.
Prior to my wedding, I hadn't been dreaming about my wedding gown for years. In fact, after I got engaged, I simply could not muster the enthusiasm for wedding dress shopping that it seemed like every other bride had. But then I was browsing around and stumbled upon a strange little ad. It went like this:
"For the past six months, I've been racking my brain, trying to figure out what to do with my wedding dress… my poor little dress has just been sitting in my closet all by her lonesome. It really made me sad to think that in her short life, she only had one day in the sun, only one day of glory. She was such a beautiful dress and did such a good job at making me feel absolutely stunning on my day; she really deserved at least one more spin on the dance floor. So, I've decided that the best way to honor our day and the dress is to donate her to another bride on a budget, ensuring she dances again."
And this was the accompanying picture:
And I fell in love. It was so beautiful and classic and modest (yet sexy). I held my breath and wrote to the lovely lady offering the dress. Then I hoped. And within days I got an answer, Elizabeth Fairchild picked me to share its story and we've been friends ever since.
My wedding was everything I'd hoped for and my dress made me feel beautiful. There was NO WAY that I would have been able to afford anything as lovely as that dress on my $5,000 budget.
Since I got my Wedding Dress Project Dress, I've gotten married, twice, lost my father to cancer (but shared my wedding dress with him first), and now – I'm ready to pass that love along to one of you. That's right, Liz gave me the dress and now I'm passing it along to the next bride. Here are the details:
· The dress's measurements are:
For your chance to get this dress FOR FREE, leave a comment and tell me why you'd love to wear this dress on your wedding day!
You can read more about my experience as a Wedding DressProject recipient here, here, and here.
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A few days ago I was contacted by a resident living in my division.
'What' she asked 'is the overall cost of Britain being a member of the European Union and what would be the cost if, on 23rd June, we as a nation choose to withdraw?'
I spent an hour or so looking at websites. I looked at government websites, I looked at Labour websites, I looked at pro-EU websites and those which advocate Brexit.
And it struck me.
No one knows.
I'm not saying that no one thinks they know, there are plenty of so called experts who will give you their view, but no one really knows.
We can figure out how much Britain gives to the EU, but then what?
We can make a damn good guess about how much tax revenue is contributed by EU migrants, but that's about as far as it goes.
We don't really know how many British jobs are dependent on French and German and Polish people living here.
We can only estimate the true effect they have had on our economy.
And we certainly don't know what the real impacts of a 'no' vote will be.
No one knows for certain how many jobs will be lost in Melton Mowbray or Market Harborough or Coalville because of trade tariffs, or the falling value of the pound.
We don't know how much will be wiped off savings and investments as our stock market is affected.
We don't know what the cost to social care will be of retired ex-pats returning to Britain from holiday homes in Spain.
We don't know what we will have to pay to defend the freedom of Gibraltar, a warning issued only yesterday by that territories First Minister.
We don't know the cost of maintaining migrant camps across the South coast.
We just don't know.
Of course, we also don't know, for certain what the potential benefits will be.
We don't know if trade across the rest of the world will boom.
We don't know how we will truly control borders.
We don't know if we will become an even greater centre of innovation or whether we will see a brain drain like never before.
We just don't know.
And that's the point.
On the 23 June not one of us will be voting because we know, we will be voting because we have a gut feeling.
Of course it's right that we listen to voices that we respect. Voices like the countless politicians, scientists, businessmen and worlds leaders who have already had their say.
But when it comes down to it, when we go into that polling booth we will be faced with a simple binary decision.
In or out.
And we will be faced with a decision that has massive implications for our children. Huge repercussions for our grandchildren and even more generations down the line.
We will be faced with a decision of being proud to be British or being proud to be British AND European.
We will be faced with a decision of being a major player on the world stage or an inward looking nation forever in search of that epithet 'Great'.
We will be faced with a decision of staying with the imperfection of what we know, or stepping into the abyss.
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I am so proud to be British, a nation which has lead the world, which has innovated and which has never been scared to put everything on the line for peace.
But I am a proud European too. I'm proud that it is Europe that have taken on a huge responsibility for those fleeing from persecution and death.
I am proud that my children are free to be educated and work in this whole great continent.
I am proud of the peace that the European Union has had a major role in establishing this past 60 or so years.
So, when it comes down to that binary decision on the 23 June I have no hesitation in saying I will vote to remain.
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"Every time we get real young ones, it runs up a flag for all of us," said Robert Hargesheimer, the commander of the department's youth investigations section.


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He looks so young here! I feel like I'm looking at a lost BTS (Bangtan Boys) member.
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Thank you to all the parents, guardians, school council and community members who joined us on Saturday, November 18th for this year's Parent Conference and School Council Training Day. Participants had the opportunity to attend three workshops focusing on everything from managing emotions to helping your child succeed. You will find all presentations for the workshops below.
Our keynote speaker for the conference was Dr. Karyn Gordon, one of North America's leading relationship/parenting experts, a best-selling author, a media personality, motivational speaker and founder of dk Leadership. Her mission is to inspire people to dream their best life, learn the tools and do it!
Dr. Gordon is passionate about teaching Success Principles (Emotional Intelligence / Emotional Quotient including: Motivation, Time Management, Organization, Confidence, Communication & Career Direction) to develop thriving relationships at home (with ourselves; parents & kids/teens; husbands & wives).
Supporting Student Learning and Well-Being
Wendy Jewell Jennifer Offord
Julie Coburn Joanna Jackson-Kelly
Growth Mindset – Seeing Possibilities in People
What is growth mindset and why is it so important for you and your child? Come and explore the valuable role that parents play in their child's development.
Chris Hiltz
Stephanie Bishop
Lakesha Young
Supporting Your Child in Math
This session will explore ways to increase parent engagement in your child's mathematics learning.
Kathryn Langevin
Promoting Resilience in Young Children
Resilience helps us to bounce back from stresses, handle disappointment and frustration, build confidence, and enjoy longer and healthier lives. Parents can help develop resilience in their young children by modelling resilient thinking and coping strategies every day.
Nancy Henry
Reconciliation & You
Where do you fit in as a parent? The Truth & Reconciliation Calls to Action are the responsibility of every Canadian citizen. Educators and parents will have a large part to play in the reconciliation of our Nation. Interested in how you can make a difference? Join us, as we discuss First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives, current and historical.
Danielle Ruhl
Emily Locke
Parenting in the Early Years
Raising young children today can present a number of challenges. This workshop focuses on three key areas: building resilience, promoting healthy attachments; and developing effective parenting skills that will last beyond the early years.
Jane Alexander
Understanding Exit Outcomes
The exit outcomes are a set of characteristics and skills which define what we want for each of our students. Learn more about the origin of the exit outcomes, how they have become a priority and how they impact students' learning in the classroom and beyond.
Supporting Students with Special Education Needs
Shannon Smith
Understanding and Navigating the Process for Children with Special Needs
The Individual Education Plan and the Identification Placement Review Committee can be a confusing process for families. Come to this session and we'll help you navigate the process. Join us and learn:
Don Millward
Curt Van de Ligt
Can technology help children with special needs? What are assistive devices?
A hands-on look at assistive devices and programs used by
many students in the OCDSB.
Colleen Richards
Tracy Billingsley
Autism and Transition Supports
Students on the Autism Spectrum require supports for all types of transitions. This workshop will outline how Learning Support Services and the ASD Team help schools in planning for successful 'Big T' and 'Little T' transitions. Join us as we walk through the transition guidebook for schools and parent folder that was developed in partnership between the OCDSB and Algonquin College.
Supporting School Councils
Michele Giroux
Engy Abdel Masieh
Best Practices for School Councils
Knowing how to communicate with your community is critical to the work of school councils. This session will explore the importance of good governance and parent engagement and ways in which school councils can build effective relationships that help students achieve.
Doug Tateishi - Ministry of Education
PRO Grants - From Application to Reporting
Ministry of Education Officer Doug Tateishi will provide all the information required to support a successful PRO grant project, from grant application to event details and reporting requirements. He will share projects from previous years and will answer questions during the session.
Sandra Lloyd
Bill Tyers
School Council Insurance and Risk Management
This session will address school council insurance coverage and best practices in risk management. Providing you with risk assessment advice will ensure fun, safe and successful school council events/activities for our students and families.
Michelle Klein
School Council Finance
New to School Council? Or just need a refresher. Join our OCDSB Finance team as we review the school council funds management guide and discuss policies, procedures and good accounting practices for school councils.
Jacqueline Lawrence
Wendy Verreault - Principal
Joanne John – Chair – ACE
A Community of Inclusion - Moving Beyond the Potluck
Join us as we share ideas for welcoming, safe and inclusive school environments, including parent council meetings spaces that reflect the full diversity of our parents and school communities.
This conference is an initiative of theParent Involvement Committee, with the support of the OCDSB, the Special Education Advisory Committee, Ottawa-Carleton Assembly of School Councils and the Ministry of Education's Parents Reaching Out Grant.


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Property deed transfers in Roane County from April 20-26:
From Julia Maxine Payne to Julia Maxine Payne and Marion Lucille Platt by quit-claim deed, Dist. 5, Abels Valley Road, $50.
From Rhonda C. Swallows to Richard D. Brooksbank and Donna T. Brooksbank by warranty deed, Dist. 3, Edgewater Estates, Lot PT31, $450,000.
From Samuel J. Furrow to Clarence O. Myers and Judy W. Myers by warranty deed, Dist. 4, 1.108 acres, State Hwy. 72, $20,000.
Those with a court date before Roane County General Sessions Court Judge Jeff Wicks will soon have to consider what they are wearing more carefully.
Starting July 1, Wicks' courtroom will have a dress code, something the judge said is an unfortunate result of a few inappropriately attired people.
"This is something that has been brewing for the last couple of years, at least," he said. "[Like in] so many cases, the actions of a few require rules to be created that affect everyone."
Property deed transfers in Roane County from April 9-20:
From Kathleen K. Dyer, Kathleen K. Dyer Executrix, Joe Kerley, Peggy Holcomb, Vicki Sue Brown, Evans Kerley Estate and Peggy A. Holcomb to Vicki Sue Brown and Peggy Holcomb by quit-claim deed, Dist. 5, Post Oak Road, $0.
From Vicki Sue Brown and Vicki S. Brown to Peggy Holcomb by quit-claim deed, Dist. 5, 0.75 acre, Post Oak Valley Road, $0.
Editor's Note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as, or similar to, other members of the community.
David N. Laycox, financial responsibility June 24, 2009. Guilty as charged Feb. 14, convicted. Shoplifting June 24, 2009. Dismissed, cost to state.
Jennifer M. McClure, driving on suspended license Sept. 29, 2009. Guilty as charged Feb. 14, convicted. Capias for failure to appear June 21, 2010. Dismissed, cost to defendant.
Ryan P. Burton, fail to exercise due caution Jan. 13. Dismissed Feb. 11, cost to defendant.
Kenneth L. Allred III, fail to exercise due caution Jan.19. Dismissed Feb. 11, cost to state.
David M. Johnson, financial responsibility Nov. 18. Dismissed Feb. 11, cost to state.
Edwin M. Setteher, speeding Dec. 31. Traffic ticket paid Feb. 11.
Charberry Vang, speeding Nov. 25. Traffic ticket paid Feb. 9.
Russell Gilmore, safety belt Dec. 2. Traffic ticket paid Feb. 8.
Edith H. Washington, financial responsibility Dec. 10. Dismissed Feb. 11, cost to state.
Daniel Moldovan, speeding Dec. 15. Traffic ticket paid Feb. 2.
William L. Emory, speeding Dec. 15. Traffic ticket paid Feb. 2.
Property deed transfers in Roane County from April 1-9:
From Trent J. Rogers, Stacey Rogers and Stacey C. Rogers to Theresa M. Harris by warranty deed, Dist. 4, Hilltop Farms, Lot 2, $185,000.
From Naomi Buechel to Timothy L. McCormick and Kiesha L. McCormick by warranty deed, Dist. 2, Greenview, Lot 19, Phase I, $95,000.
From Charles M. Odell and Kathryn D. Odell to Julie Odell Michie, Tina O. Summers, Roger C. Odell and Jason D. Odell by quit-claim deed, Dist. 5, Smokerise, Lots 4, 5 and 6, $0.
David E. Bell, public intoxication, aggravated criminal trespassing and resisting stop and frisk Jan. 22. Guilty as charged, Jan. 31, convicted.
Ron P. Harris, simple possession Dec. 9. Guilty as charged Jan. 31, convicted.
Terry Joe Kennedy, driving on suspended license Dec. 23. Dismissed Jan. 31, cost to state.
Jessica N. Davis, theft Dec. 28. Guilty as charged Jan. 31, convicted.
Susannah M. Morgan, possession legend drug without prescription Dec. 24. Dismissed Jan. 24, cost to state.
Johnny R. Caughorn, failure to appear Sept. 20. Guilty as charged Jan. 24, convicted.
Marvon A. Brooms, financial responsibility, failure to yield and miscellaneous traffic violation Sept. 4. Bound over Jan. 24.
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Honestly, I think there is a lot of the blame game going on at this restaurant. Their answer to problems is firing people when it's the operating chef partner that is the problem. He does not have much talent in the kitchen and seems to just be floating along trying to make it look like he isn't the problem to the partner who posted above. This is a fantastic venue that could be truly lucrative and make a lot of east side people happy if you clean house at the top. The same goes for their restaurant in Mt. Lemmon. Why do you want to fail? I can imagine the new restaurant that they will be opening downtown will never get more than a 3 star average yelp rating. Time to open your eyes. Seriously, Saguaro Corners could be a fantastic destination! End the a$& kissing and blame game, treat and pay your people fairly and they might want to do good work.
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The compassionate and professional staff of the Saint Louis University Counseling Center are ready to assist you. We offer many services to the SLU community and are happy to offer consultations, answer questions and provide direction.
Dr. Byrnes is clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience as a clinician and health care administrator. He has also provided training and supervision to psychology, psychiatry, family practice and internal medicine residents while serving as training faculty within residency programs. In addition, he has provided direct care to a number of law, medicine and graduate students. Dr. Byrnes is also an Air Force veteran who served on active duty for 20 years as a psychologist. He also has spent many years training physicians and psychologists to work together in primary care settings using integrated behavioral health care models. His clinical areas of interest include post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depressive disorders, and treating impaired health care providers. Dr. Byrnes has been the University Counseling Center director since January 2015.
Shontay Kimmins has been with the University Counseling Center since 2006. She received the Team Spirit Award in 2010 for her invaluable contributions to the Student Health and Counseling Services department. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Harris-Stowe State University. She is a Saint Louis native, the mother of two children, a dedicated volunteer to the community and a local event coordinator.
Jay Winig has provided individual and group therapy, as well as support services,
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Work from the University of South Florida and has been a licensed clinical social
worker for more than 20 years. He is also a certified substance abuse counselor. Mr.Winig
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extensive training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
Mr.Winig believes in close collaboration with his patients to help them achieve desired outcomes. He has practiced in South Florida, New York City and St. Louis. He has presented locally and nationally on issues unique to young fathers, substance abuse and college mental health.
Therese Jacques is a licensed professional counselor with a master's degree in counseling from Saint Louis University and her bachelor's degree in psychology from Washington University in Saint Louis. She is SafeZone trained and an ally to the SLU LGBT community, facilitating an LGBTQ support group during the academic year. She serves as a primary point of contact and advocate for survivors in the University community affected by sexual violence.
Ms. Jacques' experience includes such issues as depression, anxiety, suicide/crisis intervention, physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and relationship issues. She has implemented outreach to students that want to explore healthy interpersonal boundaries by providing "Coffee Talk," which is a brief, confidential, consultation during the fall and spring semesters. It is available on a drop in basis during scheduled hours. Some therapeutic approaches she uses include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy and Solution Focused Brief Therapy.
Ms. Jacques approaches treatment from a humanistic viewpoint and believes in supporting students with a wraparound philosophy in order to reach their full potential. She is a member of both the American College Counseling Association (ACCA) and American Counseling Association (ACA). She is a native New Yorker.
Christina Tisher has been a licensed professional counselor (LPC) since 2000. She has served students in higher education since 2008 and joined the University Counseling Center in March 2016.
Ms. Tisher earned her Bachelor of Educational Studies degree at the University of Missouri - Columbia and her Master of Arts in Counseling at Covenant Theological Seminary. In addition, she holds a certificate of proficiency and an associate degree in American Sign Language.
Ms. Tisher believes in treating the whole person and views therapy as a collaborative effort between counselor and student. She is passionate about helping students become empowered and aligning their inner and outer worlds with truth. She also enjoys facilitating the development of truth-based self-talk that supports healthy self-esteem and relationships.
Jennifer Scott is a licensed clinical social worker providing case management and clinical services at the University Counseling Center. Her focus includes treating student athletes and high-risk clients, as well as creating SLU's suicide prevention program: C(QLC) and U Matter. She is also the handler for the UCC therapy dog, Hoonah.
Ms. Scott received both her undergraduate (BA) and graduate degrees (MSW) from Washington University in Saint Louis. In her post-graduate work in substance abuse, she acquired skills for effective treatment approaches to depression and anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and crisis management in both the individual and group setting. Her treatment approach is influenced by both cognitive-behavioral therapy and her education as a social worker.
Prior to entering the social work field, Ms. Scott was the assistant swim coach at Oberlin College. It is her experiences in the social work field and on the pool deck that have fueled her passion for rejoining the university setting and providing her services to the Saint Louis University community.
Janice Adamek is a licensed professional counselor and a nationally certified counselor. She received her B.A. in psychology from Wheaton College (Illinois) and her M.A. in expressive therapies: clinical mental health from Lesley University. She has training in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and eating disorders in addition to experience working with anxiety, mood regulation and adjustment issues.
Ms. Adamek believes in the importance of helping clients balance individual responsibility within the context of their life experiences. She uses evidence-based and creative arts approaches to working with her clients. These include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and mindfulness approaches. She also aids the client in strengthening coping skills through nonverbal forms of self-expression, such as visual art, music and movement.
Dr. Wilkinson obtained his B.A. in psychology from Webster University in St. Louis, his M.S. in clinical psychology from Missouri State University and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Ohio University. After completing his doctorate, he subsequently earned his MBA at Webster University.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Wilkinson has worked in a variety of settings and brings a strong generalist background to the clinic. This diversity of experience has included work in primary care and in other medical settings at two VA hospitals, caring for active duty personnel on a military base and experience in two university counseling centers.
Dr. Wilkinson uses a cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) approach with his clients. Although a generalist, Dr. Wilkinson has significant expertise with behavioral medicine, depression, anxiety and post traumatic stress. He also provides supervision to clinical psychology trainees and psychological assessment for clients of the clinic.
Spondita Goswami is a Ph.D. student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Saint Louis University. She also completed her master's degree at SLU. She has worked with adolescents and adults, providing assessment and psychotherapy services. Specifically, she has experience working with collegiate students and adults at College of Pharmacy and Siteman Counseling Service center. She has experience in a range of different areas, including anxiety, depression, substance use, post-traumatic stress disorder, stress management, emotion regulation and relationship difficulties. She has been trained in evidence-based techniques, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). She is dedicated to helping individuals achieve personal growth and live fulfilling, healthy lives.
Noel Elrod is a Ph.D. student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Saint Louis University. She completed her master's degree here at SLU, and is currently writing her dissertation on effects of LGBT experiences in the U.S. Military. Her clinical interests include PTSD and military psychology. She has experience in a range of different areas, including anxiety, depression, substance use, post traumatic stress disorder, stress management, emotion regulation and relationship difficulties. She has been trained in evidence-based techniques, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). She is committed to helping individuals achieve their goals and live fulfilling, healthy lives.
Zach Soulliard is a Ph.D. student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Saint Louis University. He completed his B.A. in psychology-secondary education at Susquehanna University, and his M.A. in applied psychological research at Penn State Harrisburg. Zach has worked with various clinical populations, including adolescents in residential treatment and adults with autism spectrum disorders in group therapy. His main clinical interests focus on LGBTQ individuals and affirmative therapy. He also has a broad range of experiences and interests in body image, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Zach's perspective in therapy focuses on each client's cultural identities, along with skills from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). He is dedicated to helping individuals reach their fullest potential by highlighting their strengths in therapy.
Hoonah is the University Counseling Center's animal assisted therapy dog. Originally bred to be a bait dog, Hoonah was rescued with his siblings as a young pup after being dropped off at Stray Rescue of St. Louis. The staff immediately recognized Hoonah was meant for great things and he was placed into the Advanced Puppies for Parole program where he learned the skills necessary to become a therapy dog. After completing the program and passing his therapy dog test, Hoonah earned his Canine Good Citizen and Certified Helper Dog credentials. Here at SLU, Hoonah participates actively in therapy sessions and outreach events on campus. If you are interested in having him visit your organization or group, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Faculty News
Jennifer Burnham (Geography) received the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Anne White Fund Award to conduct research in Greenland this summer. The project title is Quantification and Spatial Distribution of Methyl Mercury in Avian Species of Northwest Greeland.
Patrick Crawford recently had a research article accepted for publication in Protein Engineering, Design, and Selection. The article is entitled "Epitope mapping in cell surface proteins by site-directed masking: Defining the structural elements of NTPDase3 inhibition by a monoclonal antibody", authors: Vasily V. Ivanenkov, Patrick A. Crawford, Aimi Toyama, Jean Sévigny, and Terence L. Kirley.
Margaret Farrar's article "Amnesia, Nostalgia, and the Politics of Place-Memory" has been accepted for publication in Political Research Quarterly.
Abstract: In this article, I examine two seemingly opposed modes of place-making, urban sprawl and historic preservation, and their relationship to the politics of memory. I contend that urban sprawl creates a landscape of either willful or accidental amnesia, where the powers of place are neutralized by ignoring or removing them from history. Historic preservation, however, can have equally depoliticizing effects by conjuring up peculiar, selective, or even wholly imaginary pasts. Thus despite their apparent opposition, I argue that both practices often work against a meaningful understanding of the relationship between identity, memory and place. Rather than accept the false choice between amnesia and nostalgia, I advocate for an ethos of what Walter Benjamin calls "porosity" in creating, maintaining, and evaluating the vitality of our urban spaces.
Jeff Strasser and Mike Wolf traveled with thirteen geology majors to the Geological Society of America, regional conference in Branson, Missouri April 10-13. Four geology majors (three seniors and a junior!) presented posters on their senior inquiry and summer research. Students presenting include: Brandon Melton, Henry Stauffenberg, Kelsey Thornton and Katie Pauls. You can read their abstracts by clicking on http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2010NC/finalprogram/session_25480.htm
Jeff presented a talk in a geoscience education session, reporting on the GEOL105 summer course that Mike and he have taught annually since 2002. The abstract is available at http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2010NC/finalprogram/abstract_171268.htm


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A new version of the add-in is now available. The significant change is in the installation process, from plain (and simple!) ClickOnce to MSI, as described in my last post.
The new version should load faster (for a start, Outlook 2013 doesn't wag a finger at it for taking a long time, at least not on any of the machines on which I've tested it), and deployment across users and multiple machines should be simpler.


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Hundreds of people - the faculty, students, staff, advisers and friends of Elon University - have worked together over the years since 2000 to compile this valuable resource site to illuminate people's hopes and fears for the future of the human network. It could not have come together without their exceptional efforts and their willingness to participate in exposing potential future opportunities and threats.
The most important people behind this project: We are especially thankful for the contributions of the thousands of people who have invested their precious time in sharing their views in our surveys and video and audio interviews. Their insights are vital to identifying the key issues to attend to today to plan for the best-possible tomorrow.
Janna Quitney Anderson is an associate professor and director the Imagining the Internet Center, based in Elon University's School of Communications. In addition to her leadership of dozens of documentary research expeditions for Imagining the Internet, she has led 45 major studies for the Pew Internet Project, including the work leading to generation of all of the research reports on the Imagining the Internet site. She is the author of the book "Imagining the Internet: Personalities, Predictions, Perspectives" (Rowman & Littlefield, August 2005) and the lead author of the "Future of the Internet" book series, published by Cambria Press (2008- ). Elon University is seeking financial support for the Imagining the Internet Center as it works to illuminate Internet evolution, providing student engagement and youth education in communications policy while also informing policy and futures thinking. Please contact Anderson to learn more about providing support for this important work.
This site was conceived and developed and is edited and maintained by Anderson with some database, video and Web page-design leadership from Dan Anderson, John David Parsons and Rebecca Bass of the University Communications department at Elon.
The inspiring force behind the site is Lee Rainie, founding director of the Pew Internet Project, who generated several of the ideas that were then brought to life by the scholarly community at Elon University. The Pew Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. The project produces reports exploring the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care and civic and political life. In addition to Lee, Pew Internet staffers Susannah Fox, Aaron Smith, Maeve Duggan and Jessica Vitak have made contributions to this site.
The Imagining the Internet Fellows: The following communications leaders are senior fellows of the Imagining the Internet Center. Each has taken vital leadership roles on multiple projects over the years.
Administrator, faculty and staff support for the Imagining the Internet Center is or has been provided by Elon University President Leo Lambert, Provost Steven House, Associate Provost Tim Peeples and School of Communications Dean Paul Parsons. Other contributing faculty and staff from Elon include Tommy Kopetskie, David Bockino, Jonathan Albright, Anthony Hatcher, Naeemah Clark, Aaron Moger, Harlen Makemson, Rich Landesberg, Vic Costello, Brian Meyer, Catherine Kerns, Alyssa Donohue, Phyllis Phillips, Pam Baker, Brian Walsh, Kenn Gaither, Vanessa Bravo and J McMerty.
Elon alumni contributors Jennifer Guarino, Olivia Hubert-Allen, Jennifer Connolly, Morgan Little, Ashley Barnas, Bethany Swanson, Lianna Catino, Tyler Anderson and Carolyn VanBrocklin have played important roles in work for the center in the years after their graduation from Elon University.
Among the Elon undergraduate students who have provided significant assistance with one or more Imagining the Internet Center projects are: Erin Barnett, Scott Myrick, Janus Rogerson, Michele Hammerbacher, Anne Nicholson, Dannika Lewis, Eryn Gradwell, Tyler West, Ashley Barnas, Craig Campbell, Alexa Milan, Randy Gyllenhaal, Morgan Little, Josh Chagani, Alex Trice, Eugene Daniel, Drew Smith, Andie Diemer, Lindsay Fendt, Shelley Russell, Tyler Anderson, Kirsten Bennett, Lianna Catino, Rachel Cieri, Ashley Dischinger, Christina Edwards, Shea Northcut, Dan Rickershauser, Katie Roberts, Laura Smith, Ryan Sweeney, Carolyn VanBrocklin, Kassondra Cloos, Jack Dodson, Nick Ochsner, Laura Ward, Sam Bianchetti, Jasmine Spencer, Mallory Lane, Andrew Creech, Corey Groom, Anna Johnson, Melissa Kansky, Camille DeMere, Sam Calvert, Rebecca Smith, Bonnie Efird, Sam Baranowski, Bethany Swanson, Ronda Ataalla, Kellye Coleman, Steven Ebert, Natalie Allison, Jeff Stern, Nicole Chadwick, Jeff Ackermann, Joe Bruno, Jeff Flitter, Elizabeth Kantlehner, Derek Scully, Rachel Southmayd, Katy Steele, Julie Morse, Kristen Case, Addie Haney, Caitlin O'Donnell, Brandon Marshall, Jacquie Adams, Katie Blunt, Mary Kate Brogan, Allison D'Amora, Keeley Franklin, Janae Frazier, Ryan Greene, Audrey Horwitz, Perri Kritz, Madison Margeson, Katie Maraghy, Brennan McGovern, Brian Mezerski, Alex Rose, Shakori Fletcher, Brittany Wenner, Jason Puckett, Mia Watkins, Sky Cowans, Rajat Agarwal, Michelle Alfini, Gary Grumbach, Paige Pauroso, Rhett Lawson, Ashley McGetrick, Leena Dahal, Michael Bodley, Jackie Pascale, Jacob LaPlante, Jordan Lockhart, Iris Sullivan, Ellie Whittington, Bryan Anderson, Elizabeth Bilka, Ashley Bohle, Courtney Campbell, Melissa Douglas, Mackenzie Dunn, Maya Eaglin, Christina Elias, Rachel Ellis, Caroline Hartshorn, Paul LeBlanc, Emmanuel Morgan, Joey Nappa, Diego Pineda Davila, Alyssa Potter, Kailey Tracy, Andrew Steinitz, Kacie Anderson, Anna Zwingelberg, Joyce Choi, Alex Hager, Camille Behnke, Liam Collins, Meagan Gitelman, Deirdre Kronschnabel, Jared Mayerson, Grace Morris, Mariah Posey, Alexandra Roat, Ginna Royalty, Alexandra Schonfeld, Jamie Snover, Erik Webb, Brooke Wivagg, Meg Malone. (A listing of 80 pioneering Imagining the Internet undergraduate students follows below the photo at the bottom of this page.)
Elon Interactive Media Master's students making contributions include Maria Rojas, Melissa Spencer, Brook Corwin and Cathy Freeman.
Hundreds of additional students enrolled in the Elon University courses The Future Now and The Future of the Internet have also made direct and indirect contributions to this work.
Elon University undergraduate student researchers participating in the initial logging of the 1990-1995 predictive data on this site as part of a Media History course in 2003 include:
|Crystal Allen
|Cara Catalfumo
|Mathea Gulbranson
|Casey Marge
|Barry Smoot
|Patrick Allen
|Jason Chick
|Nichelle Harrison
|Rory McAlister
|Shawn Stevens
|Justen Baskerville
|Kaci Collier
|Abbey Heiskell
|Jennifer Meyer
|Ben Stewart
|Angela Beckett
|Theresa Cooley
|Shavanna Jagrup
|Erin Moseley
|Larry Stotler
|Natalie Bizzell
|William Culp
|Kathleen Johnson
|Diana Nolan
|Amanda Strickland
|John Bolger
|Jay Dorne
|David Kafoure
|Shawna Pagano
|Matt Sturmfelz
|Jason Boone
|Kristen Dube
|Tiffany Kildale
|Bradley Pinkerton
|Kellen Taylor
|Lindsay Bradshaw
|Elizabeth Edwards
|Kelly Kohlhagen
|Kristin Ries
|Elizabeth Tencer
|Erin Bricker
|Peter Falcone
|Anne Komorowski
|Melanie Sampson
|Evelyn Uhlfelder
|Marian Bruno
|Peter Fedders
|Kevin Krout
|Nicholas Schmidt
|Amanda Vellucci
|Jay Burnham
|Adam Garber
|Ellie Lightburn
|Carrie Scott
|Abigail Wahl
|Lawrence Butler
|Barbara Goodrich
|Brandi Little
|Tim Severs
|Meghan Walsh
|Lauren Canizaro
|Jennifer Guarino
|Travis Lusk
|Ian Smith
|Laura Wright
The Elon University undergraduate students who contributed creative input, new content, design work and/or some assistance with public relations strategies in the 2005-2006 update to the Imagining the Internet site included:
|Kara Anderson
|Ben Malone
|Amy Parker
|Mary-Hayden Britton
|Heather Mills
|Christina Pompeo
|Bridget Holmstrom
|Sarah Moser
|Sarah Putnam
|Bettina Johnson
|Scott Myrick
|Laura Somerville
|Alex Kreitman
|Candra Nazzaro
|Laura Weisiger


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Keynes on the 'devastating inconsistencies' of econometrics30 November, 2016 at 11:05 | Posted in Statistics & Econometrics | 7 Comments
In practice Prof. Tinbergen seems to be entirely indifferent whether or not his basic factors are independent of one another … But my mind goes back to the days when Mr. Yule sprang a mine under the contraptions of optimistic statisticians by his discovery of spurious correlation. In plain terms, it is evident that if what is really the same factor is appearing in several places under various disguises, a free choice of regression coefficients can lead to strange results. It becomes like those puzzles for children where you write down your age, multiply, add this and that, subtract something else, and eventually end up with the number of the Beast in Revelation.
Prof. Tinbergen explains that, generally speaking, he assumes that the correlations under investigation are linear … I have not discovered any example of curvilinear correlation in this book, and he does not tell us what kind of evidence would lead him to introduce it. If, as he suggests above, he were in such cases to use the method of changing his linear coefficients from time to time, it would certainly seem that quite easy manipulation on these lines would make it possible to fit any explanation to any facts. Am I right in thinking that the uniqueness of his results depends on his knowing beforehand that the correlation curve must be a particular kind of function, whether linear or some other kind ?
Apart from this, one would have liked to be told emphatically what is involved in the assumption of linearity. It means that the quantitative effect of any causal factor on the phenomenon under investigation is directly proportional to the factor's own magnitude … But it is a very drastic and usually improbable postulate to suppose that all economic forces are of this character, producing independent changes in the phenomenon under investigation which are directly proportional to the changes in themselves ; indeed, it is ridiculous. Yet this is what Prof. Tinbergen is throughout assuming …
Keynes' comprehensive critique of econometrics and the assumptions it is built around — completeness, measurability, indepencence, homogeneity, and linearity — is still valid today.
Most work in econometrics is made on the assumption that the researcher has a theoretical model that is 'true.' But — to think that we are being able to construct a model where all relevant variables are included and correctly specify the functional relationships that exist between them, is not only a belief without support, it is a belief impossible to support.
The theories we work with when building our econometric regression models are insufficient. No matter what we study, there are always some variables missing, and we don't know the correct way to functionally specify the relationships between the variables.
Every econometric model constructed is misspecified. There are always an endless list of possible variables to include, and endless possible ways to specify the relationships between them. So every applied econometrician comes up with his own specification and 'parameter' estimates. The econometric Holy Grail of consistent and stable parameter-values is nothing but a dream.
A rigorous application of econometric methods in economics really presupposes that the phenomena of our real world economies are ruled by stable causal relations between variables. Parameter-values estimated in specific spatio-temporal contexts are presupposed to be exportable to totally different contexts. To warrant this assumption one, however, has to convincingly establish that the targeted acting causes are stable and invariant so that they maintain their parametric status after the bridging. The endemic lack of predictive success of the econometric project indicates that this hope of finding fixed parameters is a hope for which there really is no other ground than hope itself.
The theoretical conditions that have to be fulfilled for econometrics to really work are nowhere even closely met in reality. Making outlandish statistical assumptions does not provide a solid ground for doing relevant social science and economics. Although econometrics have become the most used quantitative methods in economics today, it's still a fact that the inferences made from them are as a rule invalid.
Econometrics is basically a deductive method. Given the assumptions it delivers deductive inferences. The problem, of course, is that we will never completely know when the assumptions are right. Conclusions can only be as certain as their premises — and that also applies to econometrics.
Three suggestions to 'save' econometrics29 November, 2016 at 11:33 | Posted in Economics, Statistics & Econometrics | 6 Comments
Reading an applied econometrics paper could leave you with the impression that the economist (or any social science researcher) first formulated a theory, then built an empirical test based on the theory, then tested the theory. But in my experience what generally happens is more like the opposite: with some loose ideas in mind, the econometrician runs a lot of different regressions until they get something that looks plausible, then tries to fit it into a theory (existing or new) … Statistical theory itself tells us that if you do this for long enough, you will eventually find something plausible by pure chance!
This is bad news because as tempting as that final, pristine looking causal effect is, readers have no way of knowing how it was arrived at. There are several ways I've seen to guard against this:
(1) Use a multitude of empirical specifications to test the robustness of the causal links, and pick the one with the best predictive power …
(2) Have researchers submit their paper for peer review before they carry out the empirical work, detailing the theory they want to test, why it matters and how they're going to do it. Reasons for inevitable deviations from the research plan should be explained clearly in an appendix by the authors and (re-)approved by referees.
(3) Insist that the paper be replicated. Firstly, by having the authors submit their data and code and seeing if referees can replicate it (think this is a low bar? Most empirical research in 'top' economics journals can't even manage it). Secondly — in the truer sense of replication — wait until someone else, with another dataset or method, gets the same findings in at least a qualitative sense. The latter might be too much to ask of researchers for each paper, but it is a good thing to have in mind as a reader before you are convinced by a finding.
All three of these should, in my opinion, be a prerequisite for research that uses econometrics …
Naturally, this would result in a lot more null findings and probably a lot less research. Perhaps it would also result in fewer attempts at papers which attempt to tell the entire story: that is, which go all the way from building a new model to finding (surprise!) that even the most rigorous empirical methods support it.
Good suggestions, but unfortunately there are many more deep problems with econometrics that have to be 'solved.'
In econometrics one often gets the feeling that many of its practitioners think of it as a kind of automatic inferential machine: input data and out comes causal knowledge. This is like pulling a rabbit from a hat. Great — but first you have to put the rabbit in the hat. And this is where assumptions come in to the picture. The assumption of imaginary 'superpopulations' is one of the many dubious assumptions used in modern econometrics.
Misapplication of inferential statistics to non-inferential situations is a non-starter for doing proper science. And when choosing which models to use in our analyses, we cannot get around the fact that the evaluation of our hypotheses, explanations, and predictions cannot be made without reference to a specific statistical model or framework. The probabilistic-statistical inferences we make from our samples decisively depends on what population we choose to refer to. The reference class problem shows that there usually are many such populations to choose from, and that the one we choose decides which probabilities we come up with and a fortiori which predictions we make. Not consciously contemplating the relativity effects this choice of 'nomological-statistical machines' have, is probably one of the reasons econometricians have a false sense of the amount of uncertainty that really afflicts their models.
As economists and econometricians we have to confront the all-important question of how to handle uncertainty and randomness. Should we define randomness with probability? If we do, we have to accept that to speak of randomness we also have to presuppose the existence of nomological probability machines, since probabilities cannot be spoken of – and actually, to be strict, do not at all exist – without specifying such system-contexts. Accepting Haavelmo's domain of probability theory and sample space of infinite populations – just as Fisher's 'hypothetical infinite population,' von Mises's 'collective' or Gibbs's 'ensemble' – also implies that judgments are made on the basis of observations that are actually never made! Infinitely repeated trials or samplings never take place in the real world. So that cannot be a sound inductive basis for a science with aspirations of explaining real-world socio-economic processes, structures or events. It's not tenable.
Economists — and econometricians — have (uncritically and often without arguments) come to simply assume that one can apply probability distributions from statistical theory on their own area of research. However, there are fundamental problems arising when you try to apply statistical models outside overly simple nomological machines like coin tossing and roulette wheels.
Of course one could arguably treat our observational or experimental data as random samples from real populations. But probabilistic econometrics does not content itself with that kind of populations. Instead it creates imaginary populations of 'parallel universes' and assume that our data are random samples from that kind of populations. But this is actually nothing but hand-waving! Doing econometrics it's always wise to remember C. S. Peirce's remark that universes are not as common as peanuts …
'Teaching-to-the-test' — fel väg framåt för svensk skola28 November, 2016 at 19:13 | Posted in Education & School | Leave a comment
Det är värt att notera att kunskapsnedgången i de internationella undersökningarna överhuvudtaget inte avspeglas i resultaten på de nationella proven (jag är medveten om att axlarna i figuren nedan inte är optimalt skalade). En tolkning av detta är att undervisningen idag är så inriktad på proven att eleverna trots fallande underliggande kunskapsnivå ändå lyckas rätt hyfsat på dem. När eleverna ställs inför nya typer av uppgifter står de emellertid sig slätt. Detta skulle i så fall tyda på att provens utformning gör dem lätta att genomskåda och lära sig prestera bra på, utan att eleverna tillägnat sig djupare ämneskunskaper och ämnesförståelse.
Dessa siffror visar vad som borde vara allmänt känt inom utbildningsforskningen; utvärderingssystemet påverkar verksamheten i betydligt högre grad än styrdokument och allmänna målsättningar … Elever tenderar att bli bättre på just den typ av prov som används som utvärderingsinstrument, men inte nödvändigtvis på andra typer av prov. Även om ett större inslag av "teaching-to-the-test" inte definitionsmässigt är dåligt, så tyder inte den svenska erfarenheten på att det är en självklar väg till bättre resultat.
Visst är det möjligt att utvecklingen hade varit ännu sämre utan de nationella provens ökade betydelse, men samtidigt finns det en uppenbar möjlighet att motsatsen är sann.
The elite illusion28 November, 2016 at 15:25 | Posted in Statistics & Econometrics | Leave a comment
The results reported here suggest that an exam school education produces only scattered gains for applicants, even among students with baseline scores close to or above the mean in the target school. Because the exam school experience is associated with sharp increases in peer achievement, these results weigh against the importance of peer effects in the education production function …
Of course, test scores and peer effects are only part of the exam school story. It may be that preparation for exam school entrance is itself worth-while … The many clubs and activities found at some exam schools may expose students to ideas and concepts not easily captured by achievement tests or our post-secondary outcomes. It is also possible that exam school graduates earn higher wages, a question we plan to explore in future work. Still, the estimates reported here suggest that any labor market gains are likely to come through channels other than peer composition and increased cognitive achievement …
Our results are also relevant to the economic debate around school quality and school choice … As with the jump in house prices at school district boundaries, heavy rates of exam school oversubscription suggest that parents believe peer composition matters a great deal for their children's welfare. The fact that we find little support for causal peer effects suggests that parents either mistakenly equate attractive peers with high value added, or that they value exam schools for reasons other than their impact on learning. Both of these scenarios reduce the likelihood that school choice in and of itself has strong salutary demand-side effects in education production.
Results based on one of the latest fads in econometrics — regression discontinuity design. If unfamiliar with the 'technique,' here's a video giving some of the basics:
Serenity (personal)28 November, 2016 at 13:44 | Posted in Varia | Leave a comment
[h/t Eric Schüldt]
The Economist — Economics prone to fads and methodological crazes27 November, 2016 at 18:49 | Posted in Economics | 2 Comments
When a hot new tool arrives on the scene, it should extend the frontiers of economics and pull previously unanswerable questions within reach. What might seem faddish could in fact be economists piling in to help shed light on the discipline's darkest corners. Some economists, however, argue that new methods also bring new dangers; rather than pushing economics forward, crazes can lead it astray, especially in their infancy …
A paper by Angus Deaton, a Nobel laureate and expert data digger, and Nancy Cartwright, an economist (sic!) at Durham University, argues that randomised control trials, a current darling of the discipline, enjoy misplaced enthusiasm. RCTs involve randomly assigning a policy to some people and not to others, so that researchers can be sure that differences are caused by the policy. Analysis is a simple comparison of averages between the two. Mr Deaton and Ms Cartwright have a statistical gripe; they complain that researchers are not careful enough when calculating whether two results are significantly different from one another. As a consequence, they suspect that a sizeable portion of published results in development and health economics using RCTs are "unreliable".
With time, economists should learn when to use their shiny new tools. But there is a deeper concern: that fashions and fads are distorting economics, by nudging the profession towards asking particular questions, and hiding bigger ones from view. Mr Deaton's and Ms Cartwright's fear is that RCTs yield results while appearing to sidestep theory, and that "without knowing why things happen and why people do things, we run the risk of worthless causal ('fairy story') theorising, and we have given up on one of the central tasks of economics." Another fundamental worry is that by offering alluringly simple ways of evaluating certain policies, economists lose sight of policy questions that are not easily testable using RCTs, such as the effects of institutions, monetary policy or social norms.
Still no. 1 !27 November, 2016 at 11:58 | Posted in Varia | 1 Comment
Om ekonomiskt vetande — Fronesis nr 54-5526 November, 2016 at 15:37 | Posted in Economics | Leave a comment
Efter den globala finanskrisen 2008 har den ekonomiska vetenskapen hamnat i blickfånget. Studentrörelser och heterodoxa ekonomer har kritiserat det dominerande ekonomiska paradigmet och krävt ökad pluralism. Den senaste tidens politiska utveckling har blottat nyliberalismens brister och aktualiserat frågan om dess koppling till den ekonomiska vetenskapen. I Fronesis nr 54–55 fördjupar vi oss i det ekonomiska vetandets förutsättningar.
Vänstern har länge inriktat sitt samhällsteoretiska och politiska intresse mot kulturella och symboliska aspekter av makt och dominans, men har mer eller mindre lämnat det ekonomiska fältet därhän. Med Fronesis nr 54–55 vill vi röra oss bortom en simpel kritik av nationalekonomin och fördjupa förståelsen av villkoren för det ekonomiska vetandet. Numret introducerar för en svensk publik en rad centrala samtida teoretiker som belyser frågorna ur olika perspektiv.
Kajsa Borgnäs och Anders Hylmö: Det ekonomiska vetandet i förändring Ladda ner som PDF
Anders Hylmö: Den moderna nationalekonomin som vetenskaplig stil och disciplin
Dimitris Milonakis: Lärdomar från krisen
Marion Fourcade, Étienne Ollion och Yann Algan: Ekonomernas överlägsenhet
Kajsa Borgnäs: Utanför boxen, eller Vad är heterodox nationalekonomi?
Lars Pålsson Syll: Tony Lawson och kritiken av den nationalekonomiska vetenskapen – en introduktion
Tony Lawson: Den heterodoxa ekonomins natur
Josef Taalbi: Realistisk ekonomisk teori?
Erik Bengtsson: Den heterodoxa nationalekonomins materiella förutsättningar
Julie A. Nelson: Genusmetaforer och nationalekonomi
Linda Nyberg: Nyliberalism, politik och ekonomi
Philip Mirowski: Den politiska rörelsen som inte vågade säga sitt namn
Jason Read: En genealogi över homo oeconomicus
Kajsa Borgnäs: Den vetenskapliga ekonomins politiska makt
Daniel Hirschman och Elizabeth Popp Berman: Skapar nationalekonomer politik?
Peter Gerlach, Marika Lindgren Åsbrink och Ola Pettersson, intervjuade av Daniel Mathisen: Allt annat lika
The use of mathematics in physics and economics26 November, 2016 at 12:31 | Posted in Economics | Leave a comment
My idea is to examine the most well-known works of a selection of the most famous neoclassical economists in the period from 1945 to the present.
My survey of well-known works by four famous mathematical neoclassical economists (Samuelson, Arrow, Debreu, Prescott) who all won the Nobel Prize for economics, has not revealed any precise explanations or successful predictions. This supports my conjecture that the use of mathematics in mainstream (or neoclassical) economics has not produced any precise explanations or successful predictions. This, I would claim, is the main difference between neoclassical economics and physics, where both precise explanations and successful predictions have often been obtained by the use of mathematics.
What we do in life echoes in eternity25 November, 2016 at 18:45 | Posted in Varia | Leave a comment
In science courage is to follow the motto of enlightenment and Kant's dictum — Sapere Aude! To use your own understanding, having the the courage to think for yourself and question 'received opinion,' authority or orthodoxy.
In our daily lives courage is a capability to confront fear, as when in front of the powerful and mighty, not to step back, but stand up for one's rights not to be humiliated or abused in any ways by the rich and powerful.
Dignity, a better life, or justice and rule of law, are things worth fighting for. Not to step back creates courageous acts that stay in our memories and means something. As when Rosa Parks sixty years ago, on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger.
Courage is to do the right thing in spite of danger and fear. To keep on even if opportunities to turn back are given. Like in the great stories. The ones where people have lots of chances of turning back — but don't.
As when Sir Nicholas Winton organised the rescue of 669 children destined for Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
Or as when Ernest Shackleton, in April 1916, aboard the small boat 'James Caird', spent 16 days crossing 1,300 km of ocean to reach South Georgia, then trekked across the island to a whaling station, and finally could rescue the remaining men from the crew of 'Endurance' left on the Elephant Island.
Not a single member of the expedition died.
What we do in life echoes in eternity.
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Open Thread: Everything You're Reading, Watching, Listening To and Looking At
This is your place to talk about the TV, movies, music, books and art that are thoroughly entertaining you.
Keep calm and slowly drown to death on.
I'm sort of famously inept at TV-watching; I always discover shows way late, and I often rave about series I think nobody has heard of only to learn that Um yeah, everybody knows about that show, Lesley.
I have shows that I like but which I chronically forget to watch. "New Girl" is a good example. I think I've seen like four episodes. And I liked them! But I keep forgetting to watch more.
Most of my television consumption is guided by my husband, who is way better at remembering to watch things, or if we have something on DVR, than I am. Of course, he has very specific taste in narrative television.
I've watched way too many episodes of "The Walking Dead" (TEAM ZOMBIES, seriously) simply because he puts it on. I've seen loads of "True Blood," which I hate, from over the top of my iPad while sitting on the couch pretending I can't hear the television, and that guy who says "SOOKEH" all the time's terribly annoying voice.
But my husband also leads me to some winners. It's because of him that I kept watching "Justified," which it turns out is possibly the greatest thing on television right now, and it's all Walton Goggins' fault.
Sadly, "Justified" has recently season-finale-d. "Mad Men" is back, but I don't get worked up for the escapades of Don Draper and company as I once did (who else hoped Don's wacked-out dream last Sunday night was real? I got excited about the show again for a minute there).
"Game of Thrones" has also returned, and I watch that because, again, my husband has it on every Sunday night, but I swear, with a gun to my head I could not summarize what the heck is going on with that show. All I can say for sure is a) there is lots of sex, b) people sometimes get decapitated and c) Peter Dinklage is amazing.
I'm trying to be better about regularly watching narrative television that isn't decade-old episodes of "Stargate SG-1" on Netflix (I've been trying to pinpoint the exact moment when that series went from awesome to meh, and I've narrowed it down to season 5). So I've decided on three new shows I'm going to attempt to watch, even if my husband isn't interested. LESLEY'S SPRING 2012 TV CHALLENGE INCLUDES:
Whitechapel, BBC America, Wednesdays at 10pm
This is sort of a cheat as I already know I like this show. Now in its third series, "Whitechapel" follows the exploits of police detectives and odd couple Joseph Chandler and Ray Miles as they unravel some gruesome murders.
The original series' story centered on a Jack the Ripper copycat killer. The second series dealt with a Krays' copycat killer. It's kind of obvious that the producers then got to the third series and went, "Uh, we're running out of really famous historical murders happening in this particular neighborhood, and we can't change the location because it's in the name of the show."
So now the series is attempting to use historical research to guide the investigations of new murders -- murders that are similar to past crimes but not straight-up copycats -- and it's kind of lucky that I'm so invested in the characters because otherwise I might be tempted to give it up. Specifically, Joseph Chandler's obsessive-compulsive disorder is treated with a surprisingly gentle and nuanced approach, and given that OCD is most often a punchline and not a real mental illness in so much narrative media, it's pretty fascinating to watch.
Titanic, ABC, Saturday April 14 8pm-11pm, Sunday April 15 9pm-10pm
FROM THE CREATOR OF DOWNTON ABBEY. Apparently this is all you need to know, according to a lot of the promotional lead-up to this miniseries' US debut. How do you make another show about the Titanic interesting when everybody already knows how it ends, AND when James Cameron has potentially wrung every last human tear that can possibly be shed on the tragedy, and did it all 15 ears ago?
Truth be told, this version doesn't look much different from Cameron's recently-revived 1997 movie, except this is a UK production. There's a lot of drowning and tragical tearing apart of loving couples (were there no lesbians on the Titanic, nobody going SCORE, WE CAN BOTH GET IN THE SAME LIFEBOAT? I've always wondered) and events outlining the sharp divide between the wealthy first-class folks and the poor-but-proud peasants in steerage. I'm hoping Maria Doyle Kennedy's character will turn out to be personally responsible for placing the killer iceberg. She would make an incredible Bond villain. I'm just saying.
I'm mostly excited because this version looks to have a really great cast. I guess. OH WHO AM I KIDDING I WILL WATCH ANY UK COSTUME DRAMA NO MATTER THE SUBJECT.
Girls, HBO, Sundays at 10:30pm
I was basically unaware of "Girls" until about a week ago. I know there's been a smallish media blitz, because it's being executive produced by Judd Apatow, although honestly I just had to look up why I know Judd Apatow's name ("Freaks and Geeks," and also a bunch of really famous comedies I am slightly embarassed to admit I've never seen). I had heard something about Girls at some point, but I have a vague recollection of thinking, "Hey, another TV show with 'girl' in the title that I will probably never watch. Awesome," and then going on with my day.
"Girls" still doesn't look like something I'd be into; I have a hard time getting into shows about white ladies in New York, which is why I've never made it through a single full episode of "Sex and the City." But I'm probably going to watch the first episode anyway, as there's something charming about Lena Dunham's schtick of incredible normalness. She doesn't even LOOK like an actress, you guys! She looks like a normal person! So I'm giving it a shot, because I like seeing normal people on TV. (Also, keep an eye on the xoJane Twitter for livetweeting of the premiere -- not by me though -- on Sunday!)
So that's my plan. Let me know what you think of my choices. And also let me know if there's a "Game of Thrones" cheat sheet anywhere I can read to figure stuff out; as long as I'm half-watching it I may as well half-understand what's going on.


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If only all copyright and false accusation legal matters could be settled with a fundraiser to help save wildlife and also cure cancer.
After claiming on his blog that competitor website FunnyJunk was turning a profit by posting his copyrighted comics without permission or credit, Matthew "The Oatmeal" Inman was slapped with a legal notice demanding that false accusations be taken down from his website. In order to avoid time in court, the letter sent from FunnyJunk's lawyer, Charles Carreon, said that Inman could pay the website $20,000 in damages, instead.
After consulting with his own lawyer, Inman countered the lawsuit with a surprising act of charity.
"I've got a better idea," Inman said in his response to Carreon. "I'm going to try and raise $20,000 in donations. I'm going to take a picture of the raised money. I'm going to mail you that photo, along with this drawing of your mom seducing a kodiak bear. I'm going to take that money and donate one half to the National Wildlife Federation and the other half to the American Cancer Society."
He then announced, "Operation Bearlove Good. Cancer Bad. Now commencing."
Inman's goal of raising $20,000 was met within 64 minutes of the campaign's launch on Monday, says Sam Gibbs of Gizmodo. With eleven days left in the fundraiser, Inman's quirky idea has surpassed all expectations and raised more than $168,400.
"I'm completely unfamiliar really with this style of responding to a legal threat - I've never really seen it before," Carreon explained to MSNBC. "It's an education in the power of mob psychology and the Internet."
As Carreon grapples with how to react to Inman's charitable response, Inman is stuck trying to figure out how to withdraw over $150,000 so he can photograph it next to a drawing of a woman attempting to seduce a bear.
"I think I might need an armored truck," he said.
Check out his graphic below, and then click over to Inman's fundraising site for the full version and to learn how you can help.
What do you think of Inman's reaction? Let us know in the comments below.


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In yet another incident that has questioned the state's law and order situation, a 22-year-old mother of two was allegedly drugged and gangraped at Maheshtala in South 24 Parganas on Thursday. Police have nabbed four of the five accused, while Raj, with whom the woman entered into a relationship after her husband deserted her, is still at large.
According to a complaint lodged by her brother at Maheshtala police station on Friday, the victim, a resident of Akra in Maheshtala, had boarded a pick-up van along with Raj on the evening on July 31. The complaint said that four other men, including the van driver, were already in the four-wheeler which, sources said, did not have a registration plate. As soon as the woman boarded the vehicle, the covers on the sides were let down and she was forced to consume a sedative-laced soft drink. In a while, she was drowsy. The accused then took her to a lonely spot where she was allegedly gangraped.
While the other accused left, driver Chotu dumped her on the road and fled, the complaint said. Local residents found her in a semi-conscious state and took her to Vidyasagar Hospital, where she is undergoing treatment.
Sources said medical reports of the girl have confirmed rape.
The victim's brother said: "She was at home when Raj asked her out. She has received severe injuries on her hands and knees. An eyewitness said she was dragged out of the vehicle by the driver and left on the street."
Officers of Maheshtala police station said the vehicle had been seized and four of the accused had already been arrested. "We first nabbed driver Chotu. We then interrogated him and found the whereabouts of the other three," said a senior officer. However, main accused Raj is still at large.
However, in a statement made hours later, Additional SP (west) A Ravindranath said the victim had specifically complained that only one person, Raj, had done the act, while the others stood guard. "Among the arrested were Chotu, the van driver, Vijay Malik, Sukur Ali and Taj. They have been sent to police custody till August 6," he added.
Transport minister Madan Mitra condemned the incident. "It is a highly condemnable act. I have asked police to give me a report as soon as possible and to send the offenders behind bars. There is no question of any leniency," he said.
Leaders of the Opposition, too, condemned the act. "It has been proved once again that the roads of the state are not safe for women. Maheshtala is not even that remote a place," said state BJP president, Rahul Sinha.
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