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Institutional Data Archive on American Higher Education, 1970-2011 (ICPSR 34874)
Principal Investigator(s): Brint, Steven, University of California-Riverside
The Institutional Data Archive on American Higher Education (IDA) contains academic data on 384 four-year colleges and universities in the United States. The IDA is one of two databases produced by the <emph>Colleges and Universities 2000</emph> project based at the University of California, Riverside. This release, the third compilation of the IDA, is updated through academic year 2010-2011, and includes longitudinal and cross-sectional data from multiple sources. The collection is organized into nine datasets based on the unit of analysis and whether identifiers linking the data to particular institutions are present; seven of the datasets can be linked by a common identifier variable (PROJ_ID), and two cannot be linked due to confidentiality agreements. The seven identifiable datasets contain information on institutions, university systems, programs and academic departments, earned degrees, graduate schools, medical schools, and institutional academic rankings over time. Data regarding student enrollments, average SAT and ACT scores, and tuition and fees has been recorded, as well as institutional information concerning libraries, research activity, revenue and expenditures, faculty salaries, and quality rankings for program faculty. The identifiable datasets also include census information for neighborhoods surrounding IDA colleges and universities. The two non-identifiable datasets contain confidential survey responses from IDA institution presidents, chancellors, provosts, and academic vice presidents; survey questions pertained to governance structures, institutional goals and achievements, and solicited opinions on current and future issues facing the respondent's institution and higher education in general.
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Brint, Steven. Institutional Data Archive on American Higher Education, 1970-2011. ICPSR34874-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-12-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34874.v1
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Subject Terms: academic degrees, academic disciplines, administrative costs, administrators, colleges, departments, earned degrees, education costs, education expenditures, educational change, educational programs, educational trends, funding, graduate schools, graduate students, grants, higher education, libraries, occupations, research, scholarships, school enrollments, students, tuition, undergraduate programs, universities
Smallest Geographic Unit: census block-group
Geographic Coverage: United States
- 1970--2011
- 2010
Unit of Observation: institution, program, university system, census block-group, individual
Universe: Four-year not-for-profit colleges and universities in the United States.
Please see the Original P.I. Documentation section of the ICPSR Codebook for detailed information on the content and composition of each IDA dataset, including information on original dataset sources and variables.
The American College Catalog Study Database, 1975-2011 (ICPSR 34851), is a related data collection produced by the College and Universities 2000 project.
Additional information on the Institutional Data Archive (IDA) database and the American College Catalog Study Database (CCS) can be found on the Colleges and Universities 2000 Web site.
Study Purpose: The IDA was created to allow researchers to take advantage of the large volume of data on higher education, which is spread across many separate datasets. The purpose of the study is to investigate patterns of continuity and change in American four-year colleges and universities from 1970 to 2011.
Study Design: Depending on the dataset, the unit of analysis is an institution, a program located within a school, a university system (e.g., the University of California), a census block-group, or an individual. The unit of analysis is as follows for each of the 9 datasets in this collection: the institution for datasets 1, 2, and 3 (n=384 institutions); the program for dataset 4 (n=2478 programs); the university system for dataset 5 (n=7 university systems); the census block-group for datasets 6 and 7 (n= 7163 census block-groups, and n=4875 census block-groups, respectively); and the individual for datasets 8 and 9 (n=384 administrative leaders for each dataset).
Sample: The sample of 384 institutions is based on stratified random sampling to over-sample selective colleges and universities and research universities. The sample includes all highly selective colleges and leading research universities in the United States (n=72). It also includes more than 100 institutions from each of the three other tiers. These three other tiers are: other selective colleges and research universities (tier 2); Carnegie 1994 Master's I institutions (tier 3); and non-selective baccalaureate-granting institutions, as well as Carnegie 1994 Master's II institutions (tier 4). For additional information on sampling, please see the Original P.I. Documentation section of the ICPSR Codebook.
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Mode of Data Collection: mail questionnaire, mixed mode, web-based survey
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Guthrie's service nets him O's Clemente nod
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
The 31-year-old Guthrie is Baltimore's nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevy, which is given annually to the Major League player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team.
"The name it holds is really important," said Guthrie, who is a first-time nominee for an award, which was first won by Hall of Famer Willie Mays and last year went to Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. "I think understanding what Roberto did and his legacy, he left as he passed away on a trip he was motivated to do by himself. ... To be attached to an award carrying his name has a lot of importance."
Guthrie, who is an active supporter of numerous Orioles outreach programs and pays for tickets for a group dubbed "Guthrie's Gang" to attend select Camden Yards' home games, understands how valuable every opportunity to give back is.
He has also made numerous appearances at the Helping Up Mission, a mission that has narrowed its focus to serving the spiritual and physical needs of the city's men who are poor and homeless. He has done speaking engagements for the Boys Scouts, Boys & Girls Club of Baltimore and Sarasota, and Living Classrooms and visited soldiers at Walter Reed Medical Hospital. Guthrie is an active participant in the MLBPA Buses for Baseball Program and Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign and clinic and also participates in the Orioles' annual Holiday Party for kids serving city schools students lunch and playing games with them at the ESPN Zone.
"I think it's important to take advantage of it, as a baseball player -- both financially as well as with time," he said. "With your time, with your service, make yourself available because a small, small sacrifice on your part goes a long way for somebody else."
Guthrie will be honored in a special pregame ceremony prior to the Orioles-Blue Jays series opener on Monday. The other 29 nominees -- one from each club -- have immersed themselves in the type of humanitarian and community efforts that distinguished the life of Clemente, a life that ended at age 38 on New Year's Eve 1972, with the crash of a plane aboard which he was personally delivering aid to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.
Fans will once again have the opportunity to participate in the selection of the national winner. They can cast votes for any of the 30 club nominees through Oct. 8.
The fan-ballot winner will be tallied as one vote among those cast by a special selection panel of baseball dignitaries and media members. The panel includes Commissioner Bud Selig and Vera Clemente, widow of the Hall of Fame right fielder.
Voting fans also will be automatically registered for a chance to win a trip for four to the 2010 World Series to see the national winner presented with the Roberto Clemente Award.
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Some like it dark and I'm one of them.
I bought a pair of sort of cool looking trifocal transition lenses sun glasses last summer, with the idea of having to only deal with one pair of glasses that I need for both close and far while touring. After riding a few times, I was disappointed, to say the least when I discovered that behind a helmet shield, or for that matter inside a car, they would not turn completely dark. Since I mostly ride with the face shield up in order to inject the smells and surroundings into my helmet, it wasn't a big deal.
But then today's ride happened, and what a surprise! Any chemists in the crowd?
Minnesota temp today is in the teens today, and I just got back from a great 80+ mile ride on the hidden twisties along the Mississippi. I went down to see the bald eagles that start to line the shores each year in wait for the fish near Redwing and Wabasha, MN.
The lenses are dark! The cold temperature apparently for some reason, results in the glasses getting pitch dark inside the shield, where in nice termps, they get sort of pissy gray.
Any ideas of why this occurs?


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ALPHA FEMALE: Explosions. Skydiving race cars. A hostage negotiation. Sounds like a typical day for the Furious 7 crew. In the seventh installment of the series, Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) doesn't need much to look sexy, just a tank top and leather pants. And the occasional ass-kicking.
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Try your luck at a winning hand where all the 2's are WILD in this classic Video Poker game. Win a hand and try to double up in the bonus game where the player chooses one card from five in hopes of beating the dealer.
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Twelve Men and a Truck
Have you noticed how in stories, the characters can "pop in" at convenient times, and convenient places, at the will of the author? If they need Aunt Maude to appear at Sunday dinner, in order to propel the story along, she is written in. We don't question as to how she got there, or why, as we understand that this character is necessary to the story and therefore at this moment, she will appear.
In fact, we chuckle a bit at Star Trek fans (such as myself) who argue over incongruous events in differing installments. "In Episode #27 they turned left from the Captain's office to go to the engine room, but in Episode #83 they turned right. Which is it?" The reason we laugh, is that we know it is just a story. These aren't factual events. These are television shows, penned by Hollywood writers who have no intention of keeping the facts congruent, as they aren't facts—they are stories. To argue over the validity of the "facts" of these fictions would be silly.
One of the questions that continually perpetuates throughout discussions of the events of the First Century in Palestine, as recorded in the Bible, is how much is fact, and how much is fiction. Now, one may take the position that if it is recorded, it is absolutely positively, no questions asked a historical event. But is this argument convincing? If someone was coming across the events, as written, for the first time, would they be persuaded that it is a story, or that it actually happened that way?
One of the events that has all the elements of a story and not an actual happening, is the moving of all eleven disciples, and Jesus' entire family from Galilee to Jerusalem overnight. It was done to make the story convenient, out of a desire to move the story along, rather than out of any historical basis.
First of all, it is to be noted that Jesus' base of operations was in Galilee. (Mr. 1:28) It was here that he did miracles, preached, traveled and talked to crowds. But most importantly, it was from here that he chose his Disciples.
Every disciple (as far as what was recorded) was from Galilee. (Acts 2:7) They had wives (Mr. 1:30), jobs (Mr. 1:18), families (Mr. 1:19) and even homes (Mr. 2:15). In a word—roots. This is where, if things went wrong, they would go first.
For a year (or three,) they travel with Jesus, both in Galilee, and out, and we can fast forward to the night of the Last Supper. After eating, all but Judas (off betraying), go to the Mount of Olives. Jesus explains that he is about to die, and says that after He is resurrected, he will "Go before you to Galilee." Mt. 26:32. This is most natural. Jesus recognizes that they are about to be scattered, and their most natural retreat would be home—Galilee.
Jesus' mother and two of the Disciples mother still live in Galilee at this time, because it is noted they came from there to see Jesus die. Mr. 15:41. When the women go to visit the tomb, they find a young man there, who again confirms exactly what we expect, exactly what was said, "Go tell the disciples Jesus will meet you in Galilee." (Mr. 16:8)
Exactly as they were told, exactly as suspected, Jesus meets the disciples in Galilee. Mt. 28:16. According to John, the Disciples hung around the room for eight days (John 20:26) but after that, met Jesus right where we expected—Galilee. (John 21:1)
At this point we see what we would humanly, naturally expect. Jesus and his Disciples' base is in Galilee. The crowd is unfriendly, to say the least, in Jerusalem. The obvious point of retreat is Galilee. Or look at it this way. Assuming the Jesus movement is dead. Kaput. Jesus died and wasn't resurrected, where do the disciples go? Back to their jobs. Back to their families and homes. Back to the lives they had before. Sure, one or two may try to drum up a resurrgence of a belief in Jesus, but not all eleven. They would go home.
Or, if they are convinced by seeing a resurrected Jesus, both in Jerusalem, but later in Galilee, what better place to start the movement than at home? These are the people that saw Jesus' miracles, heard his preaching, know the disciples personally. Even today, when people are converted, who are the first they attempt to win over? Their friends and family! The most natural place in the world for the disciples to start this church movement is in Galilee. Home.
Up until now, everything seems fine. There is only one catch. Luke wants to be a historian. And what Luke knows about the history of the church is that it started in Jerusalem. (Acts 2:1-7) If Luke read or was familiar with Paul, he would know Paul indicated Peter was from Jerusalem (Gal. 1:18) and Jesus' brother is from Jerusalem. (Gal. 1:19) Luke records that all of the apostles were staying in Jerusalem. (Acts 1:13)
The Church grows in Jerusalem. (Acts 6:7). Every indication Luke has before him is that the church's earliest leaders are from Jerusalem. How in the blue blazes can he rectify the problem that the legends say these were people from Galilee, yet the church clearly began in Jerusalem?
Just like any storyteller, Luke moves the entire group to a place he wants them without necessity of providing a reason. All eleven disciples and Jesus family (Acts 1:14), move, en masse to Jerusalem, in less than a month, with nary a thought of Galilee again. But does it make sense?
To give an idea of the complete abandonment of Galilee, the word "Galilee" or "Galilean" is mentioned 60 times in the four Gospels. True, some are descriptions of persons, such as Herod being tetrarch of Galilee (Lk. 31:1), but most of these are mentions of people from Galilee, or persons active in Galilee. In the whole rest of the New Testament, "Galilee" or "Galilean" is only mentioned another 9 times. It is as if it dropped off the face of the earth!
Or, perhaps another way of looking at it. Luke has the initial preaching, and growth of the Church in Jerusalem. (Acts 6:7) One of the most obvious initial outreaches would be Galilee, for all of the reasons stated—friends, family and familiarity. So is this where they go? Nope, instead, as the persecution began they start sending Christians out to Judea and Samaria. The apostles stay in Jerusalem. Acts 8:1. Not a single apostle is concerned about his family back home in Galilee? No one says, "Hey, why don't I go back to Galilee and ride this thing out?"
They send Christians everywhere but Galilee! In fact, when Samaria gets the Word, the disciples are more than happy to send Peter and John to them. (Acts 8:14) Peter and John have no problem preaching throughout Samaria, but somehow their own region is completely missed. (Acts 8:25)
Finally, Paul becomes a Christian, and begins contending with Hellenists. It is only after Paul is converted, and begins his missionary work, that we finally learn of churches in Galilee. (Acts 9:31) Paul is more interested in converting the disciples' family than the disciples were!
Paul, in his writing, has no notion of a Galilee, or teaching there. He talks of meeting the church the church leaders in Jerusalem, and ministering to the saints in Jerusalem. (Romans 15). Mark, writing the first Gospel, leaves us hanging with Jesus intending to be in Galilee, but the disciples never getting the word. Matthew, following Mark, leaves the disciples in Galilee. As well as John.
Luke is conflicted by the legend that places everyone from Galilee, and the history (as he knows it) that they were from Jerusalem. Simple solution—have them move. But why? Shouldn't there be some continuity for the move? And Luke creates one.
As John did, immediately after the death of Jesus, Luke leaves the disciples in the city of Jerusalem. (Lk. 24:33) When Jesus makes his starling appearance, he adds a phrase that isn't found in any of the other gospels: "Stay in the city of Jerusalem until you receive the power from on high." (Lk 24:29) There. He did it. Like a masterful weaving of tales, Luke has forced the move from Galilee to Jerusalem. Luke assumes Jesus family will only naturally follow the disciples.
In a story, this works very, very well. In reality, this raises questions. How easy would it be for Eleven men, as well as Mary and her other sons to ALL move? Not most. Not some. But every single one. First Century Palestine was primarily an agricultural society, with the farmers making only enough to live on. They were taxed/tithed at about a third. This would include wages, produce, spices, everything.
The cities lived off of these lands, the wealthy landowners being absentee landlords, had what excess was available shipped to the city. A situation where the cities were parasitically living off the country. Any disciples that were fisherman would be out of a job. At best, they could hope to find labor work, but such work was primarily in farms—back in the country. How could they manage to obtain food to eat? Or rent a room for shelter?
Did they institute offerings as payment for their services? There are subtle hints to that effect at Acts 4:37 and Acts 6:3-4. This opens Pandora's box, though, as it could remove the motivation factor of "Did they die for a lie?" No, they died because they needed the income, and were too much competition for the temple cult.
And how does Luke's phrase "stay in the city" work in connection with the other gospels? It was said, while they were still startled to see Jesus. So, presumably, it was done before they saw him again (and again) in Galilee. Jesus says, "I will see you in Galilee" so, according to Luke, they stay in Jerusalem. Jesus says, "Stay in the city" so they go running off to Galilee. Jesus says, "You will be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria" so they stay in Jerusalem, sending everyone else to Judea and Samaria. It is like "opposite world"—whatever Jesus says, they do the exact opposite!
There is no reason for the church to begin in Jerusalem. Jesus drew crowds out to Galilee. There is no temple requirement in Jesus' religion. (Although curiously enough, they continued to go to the temple.) It was intended to be a missionary work, and its base of operations could be anywhere. In fact, where better than Jesus' childhood home?
Jesus' tomb was not venerated. The location of his death not visited. There was nothing keeping the disciples in Jerusalem. Just the pesky fact that Luke had to work with—that the church started with people in Jerusalem, and Luke had to move 'em there.
How plausible is it that the disciples and Jesus' family moved its entire base of operations from home and kin to Jerusalem almost overnight? How did the disciples survive? Where did they derive income to the point of buying homes?
[Note. I wrote this earlier this year, but it fit so nicely after my last discussion of the disciples' calling I figured I would revive it with a few minor alterations.]


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Johnson out of lineup with bruised fingers
By Jamal Collier and Jake Kring-Schreifels / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- Yankees third baseman Kelly Johnson wasn't in the team's starting lineup on Friday against the Orioles, a day after he was removed from a game with bruised fingers.
Manager Joe Girardi said Johnson's fingers are still sore but he would be available if necessary.
The injury happened in the sixth inning on Thursday against the Blue Jays with Johnson attempting to bunt. Girardi said his status is day to day.
Johnson was hitting .333 during his last 10 games, which earned him back his regular spot in the lineup.
"It's not what you want," Girardi said. "It is unfortunate, but we don't think it will be long."
Yangervis Solarte started in Johnson's place at third and hit ninth in the lineup. Solarte has scuffled a bit lately after a fast start. He has not had a hit since June 8 against the Royals, although he did force in a run by drawing a bases-loaded walk on Thursday.
"It's just kind of what you go through as a hitter," Girardi said. "I haven't seen a big change in his at-bats."
Yanks utilizing small ball to generate runs
NEW YORK -- Even though the home run numbers are not what the Yankees expected coming into the season, the team is finding other ways to generate offense lately.
Take Thursday's 6-4 win against the Blue Jays for instance.
Brett Gardner led off the first inning with a double, moved to third on a single from Derek Jeter and scored on a sacrifice fly. In the third inning, Jacoby Ellsbury singled, stole second base, was pushed to third on a single and also scored on a sacrifice fly. Brian Roberts singled in the sixth, swiped second and third before scoring on a groundout by Jeter.
"I think that's important," said manager Joe Girardi. "That's one of the ways that we create runs -- we have guys that are able to do that and that's been important to our offense."
The Yankees entered Friday's game against the Orioles tied for ninth in the American League in home runs (57), but they are third in stolen bases (52). The offseason additions of Roberts and Ellsbury has given New York another dimension to its offense.
"And when we do start hitting more home runs, and I think you're going to see it, you add that in there and it's a pretty complete offense," Girardi said.
Roberts records career hit No. 1,500
NEW YORK -- Yankees second baseman Brian Roberts connected on a single to right field for his 1,500th career hit in the second inning against Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.
The milestone hit came fittingly against the team that drafted him. Roberts spent 13 years and collected 1,452 hits with Baltimore before signing with the Yankees in the offseason.
His highest single-season hits total came in 2008, when he tallied 181 in 155 games.
Kelley not concerned with struggles since return
NEW YORK -- Reliever Shawn Kelley missed just over a month of the season with a strained lumbar spine. Before heading to the disabled list on May 6, Kelley posted a 3.52 ERA and struck out 16 over 15 1/3 innings. But things have been a little tougher since his return to the team on June 12.
In four appearances entering Friday, the righty has allowed three earned runs over just 2 1/3 innings for an 11.57 ERA in that span. In his most recent outing against Toronto on Thursday, he recorded two outs but surrendered a two-run homer to Edwin Encarnacion.
"I don't get overly concerned," said manager Joe Girardi of Kelley's recent struggles. "Obviously, we need to get him back on a roll. It's important to get him going. It's frustrating for a player when you're pitching so well and then you get hurt and maybe you're not quite as sharp as you've been, but he'll get back on track. That's not something I'm too concerned about."
Kelley seems to share his manager's perspective, understanding that after a month off without pitching or working out, it will still take some time to get back into a pitching routine again.
"I've felt pretty good. I've just got to continue to get my strength back," Kelley said. "It's a process. I felt good in Oakland, didn't feel as good [Thursday] night, but I'm getting there. It's not necessarily what the velocity shows on the scoreboard, but it's more of an arm strength thing and a leg strength thing. That's what allows me to stay through pitches and get that late jump on my fastball and get that sharper bite on my slider. ... It's coming. It's probably going to be another game or two before I feel 100 percent like myself."
As the Yankees began a stretch Tuesday with only one day off before July's All-Star break, having a healthy bullpen figures to be a large priority, especially after it performed well in their recent sweep of the Blue Jays.
"When things are going good, you feel it on the mound, you get in a rhythm, you get in a routine and your confidence is there and you just know when you reach back that every pitch is just going to do exactly what you want," said Kelley. "It doesn't always happen, but when things are going good, you feel like you can do whatever you want out there and that's coming. Even though [Thursday] night wasn't as good, it's continuing to get better."
Bombers bits
• Starter Michael Pineda underwent an MRI on Friday to make sure his throwing shoulder had completely healed. The Yankees expect him back sometime in August.
• The Yankees scored a run in the first inning for the third straight game Friday night. They are 15-3 when leading after the first inning this season.
Jamal Collier and Jake Kring-Schreifels are associate reporters for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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1. Against my love shall be as I am now,
2. With Time's injurious hand crush'd and o'erworn;
3. When hours have drain'd his blood and fill'd his brow
4. With lines and wrinkles; when his youthful morn
5. Hath travelled on to age's steepy night;
6. And all those beauties whereof now he's king
7. Are vanishing, or vanished out of sight,
8. Stealing away the treasure of his spring;
9. For such a time do I now fortify
10. Against confounding age's cruel knife,
11. That he shall never cut from memory
12. My sweet love's beauty, though my lover's life:
13. His beauty shall in these black lines be seen,
14. And they shall live, and he in them still green.
Having regained his equilibrium once more, after some insane attacks of jealousy, the poet devotes himself again to the question of the youth's mortality and the ravages of time against all things beautiful. What, he wonders, may be attempted as a means of holding Time's swift foot back and restraining his despoliation of beauty?
That is the theme of this and the next two sonnets. Here and in 65 the hope is expressed that the black lines of this verse will provide a form of immortality. In the intervening sonnet, 64, nothing is suggested as a palliative, and the only remedy is to weep for what one is destined soon to lose.
With lines and wrincles,when his youthfull morne
Hath trauaild on to Ages ſteepie night,
And all thoſe beauties whereof now he's King
Are vaniſhing,or vaniſht out of ſight,
Stealing away the treaſure of his Spring.
For ſuch a time do I now fortifie
Againſt confounding Ages cruell knife,
That he ſhall neuer cut from memory
My ſweet loues beauty,though my louers life.
His beautie ſhall in theſe blacke lines be ſeene,
And they ſhall liue , and he in them ſtill greene.
|It is worth noting the personal element in these three sonnets. Time is not only the universal arch-destroyer, but, what seems even more heinous, he will cut away my sweet love's beauty, my lover's life, he will come and take my love away, he will snatch away Time's best jewel (i.e. my beloved) and if my love shall still shine bright despite all this destruction, it will only be through some miracle yet unknown. Each of the three sonnets passes from the universality of wasteful Time's depravity, which attacks and crushes individuals, wrecks cities, eats up the land, consumes brass and eternal monuments, destroys the flowers of the summer as well as gates of steel and the stoutest rocks, and then turns its attention to my sweet love's beauty, my love, and Time's best jewel. So all things that are mortal fade and soon are no more to be seen. What is the solution? To what must one turn to avoid this destruction and loss? Is it to the immortality of verse? Or should one simply weep and acknowledge that everything which we possess is as a death which continues to weep but must dissipate itself eventually into the great sea of mortality?
|This sonnet shares the same opening words as sonnet 49. The numbers of the two are important, as they are climacteric numbers, and were for the Elizabethans crucial years in a person's life. The astrologers were deeply concerned for Elizabeth's welfare in her 63rd year and foretold numerous disasters. She died in her next climacteric year at the age of 70. (See the notes to sonnet 81 for a fuller discussion).
|1. Against my love shall be as I am now,
|1. Against = in preparation for (the time when)
2. With Time's injurious hand crush'd and o'erworn;
| 2. Time's
injurious hand - Time is personified
once again as the reckless destroyer of all things. Of the 126 sonnets
the youth, time as the invidious tyrant or fickle cheat appears in 17.
the record, the sonnets in which Time is mentioned in a pejorative
are 5, 12, 15, 16, 19, 22, 55, 60, 63, 64, 65, 77, 100, 115, 116, 123,
The word does not occur at all in the sonnets to the dark lady.
crushed and o'erworn - the poet perceives himself, having looked in his glass in the previous sonnet, as one who is more than past his prime. It is worth mentioning that, if the sonnets were written prior to 1600, Shakespeare would have been 36 at the most. Nevertheless, it is acknowledged that the ageing process was more rapid in Elizabethan England than it is today, owing to poverty of diet , poor housing and primitive medicine. A thirty year old man could therefore consider himself well advanced towards old age. In addition it was the necessity of convention that the addressee of a love sonnet would be more beautiful and youthful in comparison to all earthly things. Therefore those who admired were always, by reflection, crushed and o'erworn.
o'erworn = worn out.
3. When hours have drain'd his blood and fill'd his brow
|3. drain'd his blood = emptied him of blood. It was thought that, as one aged, the blood became thinner, colder, and that there was less of it. The final act of Time and Death was to empty the body of blood completely. fill'd his brow - since the Q spelling is fil'd there could be a reference to the use of a file. The lining of the forehead by Time with wrinkles was for poets the typical act of desecration of beauty which symbolised his (Time's) destructive rage against human achievement.
4. With lines and wrinkles; when his youthful morn
|4. The movement from youthful morn to age's steepy night is very swift, without any intermediate steps. Once started on the downward slope there is no stopping. The speed of the decline is repeated in lines 6-7, where the immortal beauties of youth flash once before one's eyes and then vanish. The repeated word vanish (line 7) gives the impression of a flickering fire, which flickers briefly and is gone.
5. Hath travelled on to age's steepy night;
| 5. travelled
- travail and travel were
the same word in Shakespearian times. See 27, 34, 50. (See Q's
Hence 'moved wearily along on its journey'.
age's steepy night - the steep decline of age into night, darkness and lifelessness. The word steepy is not a neologism, and is recorded by OED before Shakespeare's usage of it. It seems to be synonymous with steep. There could be a connection with steeping objects in fluids so that they become flavoured or imbued with the liquid (in this case with night).
6. And all those beauties whereof now he's king
|6. wherof now he's king = over which he now reigns. The particular aspects or characteristics of beauty which the youth possessed were in a sense under his power, as if he were the ruler of them all. But like all earthly things power is illusory, and in the next line they vanish almost as soon as they make their appearance.
|7. Are vanishing, or vanished out of sight,
|7. vanishing (ed) - the repetition of the word makes the process more consciously visual. As one looks, the beauties so much vaunted, disappear before one's gaze.
8. Stealing away the treasure of his spring;
|8. Stealing away - has the transitive meaning of (Time) robbing the youth of all his treasures (his beauty), and the intransitive sense of to steal away, in which the beauty of the youth creeps away imperceptibly, furtively disappears, before anyone has noticed its absence. In the second sense the treasure of his spring would be in appostion to all those beauties or his youthful morn, or both.
9. For such a time do I now fortify
| 9. fortify
= take up a defensive position
by building fortifications. The fortifications become the black
of l.13. The word is also used in Sonn 16:
And fortify yourself in your decay
With means more blessed than my barren rhyme?
But the fortifications seem woefully inadequate in both cases.
10. Against confounding age's cruel knife,
| 10. confounding
= destroying. See Sonn
60, line 8, note. Age and Time were comparable, interchangeable
armed as often with knives as with scythes. Sonn. 100 lists both
Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;
So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife. 100.13-14
|11. That he shall never cut from memory
|11. he = age, time.
12. My sweet love's beauty, though my lover's life:
12. The use of my sweet love's beauty and my lover's life has proved difficult for commentators who are not too keen on open admissions of love between men. It is clear that the understanding of the terms love, or lover, differed from that of modern times, and there are instances in the plays where men address each other or refer to each other in such terms without any emotive content. But as so often in writing, it is the context which determines what the words mean. Here, with the sonnet devoted to the means by which something precious might be preserved, and so much emphasis being placed on the admired beauty of the youth, there is no doubt that love and lover mean approximately what they do in modern English, although lover has the more general sense of one who is loved, without the unavoidable modern overtones of one with whom one has had sex. There is no doubt that my love and my lover are meant to carry the full range of emotional overtones which any deep love for another person brings with it. In John Lyly's Euphues : The Anatomy of Wit, published in 1578, Euphues takes as his special friend Philautus, and the two declared their love for each other. They used not only one board, (table) but one bed, one book (if so be it they thought not one too many). Their friendship augmented every day, insomuch that the one could not refrain the company of the other for one minute. Lyly. p.19, Leah Scragg ed.
See commentaries on Sonnet 20 and the extended commentary on Sonnet 13.
13. His beauty shall in these black lines be seen,
| 13.
Blackness and beauty seem to be opposites.
Partly it is the blackness of night and oblivion, set against the
of his youthful morn. Partly it may be that
In the old age black was not counted fair,
Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name; 127.
The blackness of course in this case is that of ink, which here manages to preserve greeness and vitality, against all the odds.
|14. And they shall live, and he in them still green.
|14. And they shall live - the lines of verse shall continue to live (when all else is dead). he in them still green - he (my love) shall always be flourishing in them with youth and vitality.
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For Kljestan, he is already within one of his total league goal count for all of last season, scoring three times in 35 Pro League appearances. His career high for a season in Belgium is four, which he set in 2011-12.
In between goal-scoring league outings, Kljestan had the chance to play in his father's native land, coming off the bench for the final 21 minutes of the USA's 4-3 triumph at Bosnia-Herzegovina in Sarajevo on Wednesday. Kljestan had a hand in the final USA goal, playing a ball forward for a streaking Michael Bradley, who touched it to Jozy Altidore for the finish.


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One year and two months after drunkenly torching a 9/11 memorial on Halloween, Harvard Law grad Brian Schroeder pleaded guilty to three charges. "I cannot explain why I acted the way I did," he explained. "I drank many alcoholic beverages."
"I cannot explain why I acted the way I did, but I take responsibility for my actions. I'm sorry," Schroeder said in court today while admitting guilt to charges of burglary, criminal mischief, and cemetery desecration. He'll pay a (large) fine and do community service. In summary: Banner week for the Ivy League! Carry on. [NYDN]


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During his senior season at the University of Mississippi, San Francisco 49ers all-pro linebacker Patrick Willis played the entire season with his hand in a cast after suffering a broken bone in it. Former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich is best known for leading his Marshall Thundering Herd down the field with a broken leg. His offensive linemen had to carry him to the line of scrimmage after every play.
These are just two examples of playing through the pain, another hits much closer to home. Pottsville senior centerfielder Briana Beaton was given some overwhelming news following a state tournament run with the Lady Apaches basketball team.
The senior was suffering from pain in her right wrist and she went to the doctor to find out why. The answer she was given was something she never would have guessed.
"The Lunate bone in my wrist is completely dead," Beaton said. "The doctors said if they opened my wrist right now, I would have chalk where that bone should be. I've lost about 50 percent of the motion in my wrist, so I had to change a few things with my hitting. I have to separate my hands now to hit. It's been hard, but it's been alright."
Kienböck's disease is what it is called. According to orthoanswer.org, it is condition where one of the eight bones in the wrist, the lunate, loses its blood supply and thus causes death of the bone — known as osteonecrosis.
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"It means the world to her," Jones said of Beaton getting to play her senior year. "She's played her whole life and she gives it all, every time she plays. She comes from a great family, and getting to play means a lot to her."
Not only did Beaton decide to play through the pain this season, Jones said, she has been critical to the Lady Apaches success.
"Briana is hitting over .400 for us this season, and that's with one hand," the coach said. "She chose to stay through softball and to play through the pain. That makes her that ultimate player. She's put competing for the team, knowing what it means to them, above her comfort. A lot of kids would have said, 'I'll go ahead and have the surgery right now.' She didn't. She's been such a leader for us, hitting over .400 and really working on the bases. If you hit it to center, she's going to track it down. You're out. She can fly and is the ultimate team player."
Pottsville will head to Fayetteville on Friday to play Nashville in the Class 4A state championship game at Bogle Field on the campus of the University of Arkansas. First pitch will be at 4:30 p.m.
Beaton said having Jones, who took over the program last season after winning two state championships at Dardanelle, has pushed the Lady Apaches over the edge and into competing with some of the best teams in the state.
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If you are interested in Vipassana practice and the development of compassion, the International Buddhist Academy (IBA) in Kathmandu/Nepal offers a wonderful 10 day retreat in September 2011.
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10 Day Mindfulness and Compassion Retreat
(September 5 to 14)
For this year's IBA 10-day retreat, we have the great fortune to have two experienced teachers offer instructions and guidance to the participants. The topics meditators will have the opportunity to focus on and develop are Mindfulness and Compassion. These two factors are both equally crucial for the Path to Awakening, allowing genuine care, well-being and profound wisdom to flourish in the core of one's being.
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Khenpo Ngawang Jorden will emphasise on the Mahayana methods of Mind Training based on Loving Kindness and Compassion (lojong). These practices of opening the heart will result in unconditional acceptance of oneself and others in a genuinely caring way. A practitioner equipped with those means will be able to transform even unfavourable conditions into the path itself. In this way, even outer and inner obstacles will be of assistance for one's development of compassion and wisdom.
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You can have one in Harry/Ginny and one in Ron/Hermione. Two categories means two actual categories, not big categories such as D/A or General.Originally Posted by nuw255
You can have one in Harry/Ginny and one in Ron/Hermione. Two categories means two actual categories, not big categories such as D/A or General.Originally Posted by nuw255
I don't know if I should ask this here, but are we allowed to mix books? Like, take a character from another book series, plunk him/her in HP Fandom, and see what happens? If you don't understand I'll gladly explain more.
Nope, sorry. That would be considered a crossover, and those aren't permitted on MNFF.Originally Posted by Wand_Waver2006
--Little Kitty
Um, I'd just like to mention (in regards to crossovers) that a while back I found a story that had a LotR charcter in it. I can't remember the name of the story (I have a terrible memory) but I do know that it was in the Humor category. (Are there sometimes exceptions for Humor?) Just thought I'd point that out.
No, there aren't exceptions for the Humor category. If the name of the story comes to you, that would really help us find it. Until then, we'll keep our eyes peeled. Thanks for the heads up!
Hello! I seem to be having a little bit of trouble with my story...On the first thing u see for ur story it has how many chapters, word count, the summary, etc.. Right now my word count is 15299...it has stayed there for AGES! I calculated all the chapters and it should be in the 32,000 range now...I don't know why it's not updating...Please help!
MNFF Name = TTOOMMYY11
Book = Tragedies
Edited by Potterphile12: Please use correct spelling and grammar in your posts.
I'm sorry if this shouldn't go here, but I just posted in the Skele-Gro Plot Potion category. But my post didn't show up. In this because a mod has to read my message first before allowing it to be posted? I saw a message pop up when I clicked post message, but it went away to fast to see what it said.
Sorry if I'm bothering you with the question, it's probably somewhere on the forum.
Like Potterphile12 said, please use correct spelling and avoid netspeak.Originally Posted by TTOOMMYY11
There are several stories that don't add up all the words. We're preparing to look into that as soon as our coders have the time. Meanwhile, you can edit your summary with a little note telling readers to disregard the word count.
Yes it's just for the reason you said. A mod has to approve of your post before it shows up to anyone because there have been so many cases of spam.Originally Posted by Saphirastar
Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this question, sorry if it is not.
I have submitted a story to MNFF and I have had a Banner made for it. How do I attach (can I attach it?) it to my story? Does it matter that my story has not yet been validated?
Um, help!!!!!!
I just went and logged onto my account on FanFiction (which is unusual as my computer leaves me logged in) but when I went to check my reviews, it went to the "Log in" area. So I logged in again, ticking the "remember me" box, and it did it again! I went to check my favourites, and everything, but nothing worked, it kept happening!
Can you help me at all? Someone????
EDIT: Hi, I just figured out what went wrong, but I'll just make sure. Thanks anyway, and this can be deleted.


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Reversing Sprawl: the Shift Back To Downtowns
I was impressed by an editorial a few days ago in the Raleigh News & Observer, suggesting that North Carolina's capital city might do well to encourage entrepreneurs to locate start-up businesses in downtown Raleigh. The editorial takes the position that, just as Richard Florida has been telling us for a decade, creative types feed on the kind of proximity to each other that only a critical mass of nearby, like-minded types can provide:
"One entrepreneur noted that there are lots of people in Raleigh doing interesting things, 'but they're miles apart from each other.' Further, said Josh Whiton, a 31-year-old chief executive of a software company downtown, 'There's not the serendipitous running into each other when you go to the coffee shop.'
"Whiton notes that [nearby] Durham has been able to create that kind of concentration. Hmmm ... does anyone else see a similarity in Raleigh's scattered, sprawling growth pattern of years past for residential neighborhoods and the way businesses are far-flung?"
Writing in The New York Times, Louise A. Mozingo of UC-Berkeley says that the "pastoral capitalism" of suburban office parks and campuses has become an outmoded model. Among the consequences, she cites the isolation of these office enclaves:
"Suburban offices are even more unsustainably designed than residential suburbs. Sidewalks extend only between office buildings and parking lots, expanses of open space remain private, and the spreading of offices over large zones precludes effective mass transit.
"These workplaces embody a new form of segregation, where civic space connecting work to the shops, housing, recreation and transportation that cities used to provide is entirely absent. Corporations have cut themselves off from participation in a larger public realm."
To meet the needs of a "post-peak-oil future," Mozingo urges that we shift from funding sprawl-inducing highway expansion to repair and maintenance of existing infrastructure; retrofit existing office sprawl with better transit, civic space, and pedestrian connections to nearby residential areas; and encourage future office location in downtowns and civic centers.
Retail sprawl also is on the decline. My friend Chris Leinberger observes in The New York Times:
"Drive through any number of outer-ring suburbs in America, and you'll see boarded-up and vacant strip malls, surrounded by vast seas of empty parking spaces. These forlorn monuments to the real estate crash are not going to come back to life, even when the economy recovers."
Even in regions where the local economy is relatively strong, constituencies are beginning to make additional demands on sprawl-based retailers. Yesterday's Washington Post, for example, contained two articles on challenges facing Walmart and other big-box outlets seeking to expand in the DC area.
In one, Victor Zapana notes that a bill has been introduced before the Montgomery County (MD) Council by the Council president that would require all large, big-box stores to meet with community groups and negotiate legally binding community benefits agreements on subjects such as wages, benefits and environmental issues. The bill is controversial and faces an uncertain future but, in another article, Nikita Stewart and Jonathan O'Connell write that a Safeway supermarket in southeast Washington, DC may seek to block Walmart's entry into that area.
In addition to the issues facing commercial properties, we have known for some time that the market for new suburban residential housing is undergoing significant change. In particular, the boom days for new, large-lot housing on the fringe appear to be over. Chris Leinberger continues:
"In the late 1990s, high-end outer suburbs contained most of the expensive housing in the United States, as measured by price per square foot, according to data I analyzed from the Zillow real estate database. Today, the most expensive housing is in the high-density, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods of the center city and inner suburbs . . .
"Simply put, there has been a profound structural shift — a reversal of what took place in the 1950s, when drivable suburbs boomed and flourished as center cities emptied and withered."
Leinberger, who explored this same territory several years ago in The Atlantic, finds the reasons in demographic trends:
"The shift is durable and lasting because of a major demographic event: the convergence of the two largest generations in American history, the baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) and the millennials (born between 1979 and 1996), which today represent half of the total population.
"Many boomers are now empty nesters and approaching retirement. Generally this means that they will downsize their housing in the near future. Boomers want to live in a walkable urban downtown, a suburban town center or a small town, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors.
"The millennials are just now beginning to emerge from the nest — at least those who can afford to live on their own. This coming-of-age cohort also favors urban downtowns and suburban town centers — for lifestyle reasons and the convenience of not having to own cars.
"Overall, only 12 percent of future homebuyers want the drivable suburban-fringe houses that are in such oversupply."
Given the decline in demand for sprawl housing, it is inevitable that demand for commercial sprawl will decline as well. I think there is little question that for an abundance of reasons future development in America – both commercial and residential – is going to be more urban, more walkable, and less sprawling. The communities that prosper most as the 21st century matures will be the ones that recognize these shifts and welcome them with the right kind of planning, development, and amenities.
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Why it's worth watching what Scarlett Johansson does next
It's not Scarlett Johansson's fault that I used to hate her. Thanks to the vagaries of film distribution, there was a fateful week in 2006 when I couldn't go near a cinema without her face looming up. Here she was as a student journalist in Woody Allen's Scoop! There she was as a girlfriend in Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia! And there she was again, a magician's assistant, in Christopher Nolan's The Prestige!
There was something missing in her performances. In the hard-boiled world of The Black Dahlia, she was like a schoolgirl modelling the contents of her grandma's wardrobe. Was it the va-va-voom figure (a joyously pneumatic alternative to the usual stick-insect school of starlet) or the voice (a husky femme fatale drawl that sounded as though she smoked 60 Chesterfields a day) that blinded filmmakers to the fact she was still girlish and jejune, without the life experience to give depth to the juicy roles they were bestowing on her?
She had, though, been acting in films since the age of nine. Born in New York in 1984 to a Danish-born father and an Ashkenazi mother, Johansson made her screen debut in Rob Reiner's North. A few years later, Robert Redford, who directed and acted with her in The Horse Whisperer, famously declared she was "13 going on 30". The Coen brothers evidently agreed, casting her as the innocent-looking schoolgirl pianist whose lewd advances towards Billy Bob Thornton cause him to crash his car in The Man Who Wasn't There.
But in 2001, fine as she was as Thora Birch's best friend in Terry Zwigoff's Ghost World, it was Birch whom everyone was tipping for the brilliant future. Which just goes to prove William Goldman's maxim that when it comes to predictions about the movies, "nobody knows anything".
Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola's arthouse hit, changed everything. Johansson held her own opposite Bill Murray, but it helped that Coppola had cast her astutely, as a slightly naive young wife, and created an indelible image with the film's opening shot of the actress's derriere in see-through knickers.
She gave a watchful performance as the painter's model in Girl with a Pearl Earring, but in Match Point, her first film with Allen, she was cast as a cartoon vamp who morphs overnight into a pathetic ninny. Michael Bay's The Island reinforced the impression there was less to her than met the eye.
And then something happened. Scarlett Johansson became interesting (Fairfax reviewer Jake Wilson agrees). In We Bought a Zoo, she brought such unexpected depth to a bland girlfriend role it made you wish you were watching her story, not Matt Damon's. Her sassy Janet Leigh was one of the highlights of Hitchcock, and her extraordinary performance in Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin is clearly the work of an actress who is endlessly curious, a good sport, and willing to take risks in her career.
Perhaps it was her work in live theatre that gave her that extra oomph. She won a best actress Tony for her performance as Catherine in A View from the Bridge in 2009.
Or is it simply that the actress finally grew into the figure and voice for which she had previously been just a little too young? That voice especially: she was such obvious casting as Samantha, the Siri-like operating system in Spike Jonze's Her, it's hardly surprising Joaquin Phoenix fell in love with it.
And, of course, it was hard to resist her as Black Widow, cracking wise in skin-tight black leather in Iron Man 2 and The Avengers. She was granted even more screen time in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, though was still playing second fiddle (it's symptomatic of the Marvel Universe that we have yet to see a film called "Black Widow"). Let's just hope she gets a fair crack of the whip in next year's Avengers: Age of Ultron.
In the meantime, Johansson plays another kind of superheroine in Luc Besson's Lucy, as a drug mule who accidentally overdoses on the substance she has been forced to smuggle, and finds herself accessing parts of the brain that were never meant to be accessed. Her new superpowers include controlling gravity and instantly changing her own hair colour.
It's not exactly a role that gives her the chance to flex new acting muscle, but she does strut through it with aplomb. Scarlett Johansson is no longer girlish and jejune. Now she has authority and presence. Now she's interesting.
Telegraph, London
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Astros nab hard-throwing righty at No. 19
Foltynewicz adds depth to organization's power arms
By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com
"Obviously, we all understand pitching is the commodity of our game," Astros assistant general manager in charge of scouting Bobby Heck said. "On Draft day, it's the riskiest thing to take and invest money in, but you need it. With pitching, you can get a lot of things, but to go out on the free-agent market, it's extremely expensive. If we can keep adding those quality starters, it's in the best interest of the Astros to do that."
Foltynewicz, 18, posted a 9-1 record, a 0.38 ERA and struck out 128 hitters in 72 2/3 innings during his senior year. He is the first high school pitcher from Illinois to be drafted in the first round since the White Sox drafted Kris Honel in 2001.
Foltynewicz sits in the low 90s with his fastball and has touched 96, with a good changeup. When asked about reports of sketchy command of his breaking pitches, Heck gave a different point of view.
"We thought we saw a pretty complete package for a high school right-handed pitcher," he said. "He's very physical, he's athletic and he's a good strike-thrower. We've seen him pitch comfortably with a plus fastball, as well as we've seen a plus changeup and a plus breaking ball. We think he's an advanced high school pitcher and not a guy who's a developmental type."
Foltynewicz is first pitcher taken in the first round by the Astros since 2005 when they selected Brian Bogusevic, who has since made the transition to the outfield.
The Astros took Georgia high school shortstop Delino DeShields Jr. with their first pick at No. 8 overall and capped the first day of the Draft by taking University of Minnesota third baseman Mike Kvasnicka at No. 33. They have until Aug. 16 to sign the picks.
"We're confident we're going to get that one done," Heck said of Foltynewicz. "He sent the right message to us where his floor was, so to speak, starting his professional career, and we felt very comfortable taking him there. We're going to get him out and playing this summer."
The Astros would love to add Foltynewicz to a pair of young pitchers they selected early in 2008 who are moving up the ranks. Right-hander Jordan Lyles, 19, is turning heads at Double-A Corpus Christi this year after being drafted No. 38 overall by the Astros in 2008. That was the same year they took right-hander Ross Seaton, 20, with the No. 109 pick and left-hander Brad Dydalewicz, 20, in the eighth round.
"Reading the reports and seeing the video and listening to our guys talk about him firsthand, this is a kid that has a chance to pitch at the top of the rotation," Houston general manager Ed Wade said. "It's going to take some time and we're going to have to be patient, but the toolset is there."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Living as Form (The Nomadic Version)
Saturday, January 26th '13 – Saturday, March 16th '13
The Galleries at Moore
Living as Form (The Nomadic Version) is an unprecedented, international project exploring over twenty years of cultural works that blur art and everyday life, and emphasize participation, dialogue, and community engagement. Co-organized by Creative Time and Independent Curators International (ICI), and assembled in collaboration with The Galleries at Moore.
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This post doesn't have much to do with software development, but I'd like to talk a little bit about motivation and start-ups. I'm sure most can relate (I mean about the motivation part), but it's definitely something I've struggled with over the years.
To begin at the beginning, here's a great quote relating to motivation and the origin of the title of this post:
"He who hesitates is lost. Swift and resolute action leads to success; self-doubt is a prelude to disaster." -'Cato' (1713) by English essayist and poet Joseph Addison.
This is something my father used to say (well, more succinctly the first sentence), but I never really got to know him very well before he passed away. That being said, that saying has stuck with me throughout my life, and as I get older the more and more I've come to appreciate it. Sometimes (read: a lot of the time) I have not heeded its warning, but I really think that it's an essential attitude to have in life in general, and especially when trying to follow your own path.
One of the biggest problems I've faced so far has been the so called "tyranny of choice" because all growing up I wanted to be a scientist, and that focus narrowed to Physics as I approached the end of my High School years. In the meantime I had also picked up a keen interest in computers and programming at an early age.
So I was faced with a decision. "What should I focus on?" I asked myself.
Unfortunately, I didn't have an answer.
Part of me wanted to start a company making video games, but I felt that I probably wasn't ready for that because most of my self-started projects would end up being too ambitious or I'd become distracted and start some other pie-in-the-sky project instead of trying to finish what I had started. Another part of me wanted to do the noble thing and pursue a career in Physics, to try and unravel the secrets of the universe. So, as a bit of a compromise, I told myself that I'd get a joint degree in Physics and Computer Science and delay making a decision until after I graduated.
So I graduated.
I was still in the same ridiculous situation.
I was too afraid to make a choice, because, "Oh god, what if I make the wrong choice?!" In retrospect, this was stupid, but stupid things happen. So I decided to get a job doing corporate software development so I could pull in some money while I sat on my hands waiting for an epiphany, or a sign, or maybe someone to come and hit me in the head with a shovel for being so ridiculous.
Another seven years or so passed of me coasting along, unmotivated to make a decision and take charge of my life. Part way through I even toyed with the idea of becoming a professional photographer, which did not help me make that decision in the least. Mind you, I would never count these years spent in university and in the corporate world as "wasted" as I did learn an awful lot about myself, computers and the world in general. That being said, I was in a rut, and sick and tired of not trying to do something about it.
So, as you may have noticed, I decided to try my hand at this video game thing. It may not be as "noble" as a career in physics, but if there's something other than science that I'm truly passionate about, it's computers and video games.
While many people might think it's scary to try and start your own business, I think that at least for me, I would rather at least try and live with the potential of failure than end up living a life filled with regrets. Would you rather look back on your life and say "What if I had tried to do something exciting with my life instead of taking the easy route?" Sure I will have to look back and say "What if I had pursued a career in physics and/or academia?" but you can't do everything at once, and I am genuinely happy and excited to be following this seemingly crazy path in life.
So, if you're hesitating on doing something daring and exciting that you know in your heart you can do, don't hesitate too long or you may live to regret it.
If you're in a similar situation to me, I'd highly recommend reading the many essays by serial tech entrepreneur Paul Graham. One thing I definitely took away from his writing, that relates to motivation and doing your own thing, is the proposition:
"Economically, you can think of a startup as a way to compress your whole working life into a few years. Instead of working at a low intensity for forty years, you work as hard as you possibly can for four. This pays especially well in technology, where you earn a premium for working fast."
I really like the idea of that, and he also talks a lot about doing what you love in the context of start-ups and working hard to make a comfortable living doing the things you love.
Mind you I'm not saying that my primary motivation in this is to get rich quick or some other malarky like that. What I'm saying is, if you can do something that you love, and turn that thing you love into a way to support yourself, then why not try and do that?
Another thing Paul talks about is not giving up, and he could not be any closer to the truth of the matter. Realizing of course that money is always an issue with these sorts of things, as long as you don't give up, eventually you'll succeed as long as you have good ideas and a passion for what you're doing.
That being said, one thing that usually keeps me from doing anything too risky is that I'm a fairly shy person, though I do like to think of myself as more daring and brash than I probably am usually. However being the head of a start-up is not a place for shy people, so I am actually pushing myself outside my comfort zone on a daily basis. As odd as it sounds, I think I may be a closet extrovert. Would that be ironic? All I know is I do get a bit of a kick out of pushing my boundaries, even by a little bit, every day.
So, if this meandering beast of a blog post could be summed up, I think ultimately I'd like to say that you should never give up on your dreams and passions, turning your dreams and passions into your job might be scary but in the end you'll be a better person for it, don't be afraid to push your boundaries because you might actually enjoy it, and in the immortal words of a great physicist, trickster, raconteur and personal hero of mine, Richard Feynman:
"What do you care what other people think?"
Don't let the fear of failure, judgment, or "what if?" smother your potential.
Don't be lost.


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Terrorism fears lead to changed behaviour
NSW residents are alert and alarmed about the prospect of a terrorist attack, with some avoiding public places and transport out of fear.
Nearly 14 per cent of people sometimes avoid public places and events because of fear of terrorist attacks, a study has found.
About one in 20 has changed their use of public transport in recent times and one in five has deferred or changed plans for overseas travel.
The most recent terrorist attack in NSW was more than 30 years ago, according to the government white paper on counterterrorism. Since 2001, 38 people have been prosecuted in Australia for terrorism offences and 20 convicted.
The study leader, Garry Stevens, said for some people the threat of terrorism was always in the back of their mind.
''We know there are some people who tend to think about it a lot, and that's people with a higher background level of anxiety, and people in certain demographic groups,'' said Mr Stevens, a clinical psychologist and lecturer at the University of Western Sydney.
People who were more likely to avoid certain areas tended to have lower levels of education or believed an attack was more likely, according to his research, which forms part of a wider study into Bali bombing survivors funded by the Australian Research Council.
The study, published in BMC Public Health, found people who had changed their use of public transport were more likely to live in highly accessible urban areas rather than rural areas.
Mr Stevens said fears about terrorist attacks could be used productively, not only to help protect people but also to help them deal with their fear.
The study found 45 per cent of people had either moderately or extremely increased vigilance for suspicious behaviours, while nearly 40 per cent had learnt their building's evacuation plan and 20 per cent had an emergency family contact plan.
''What we are finding overall is some of the people who have engaged in preparation, who have a plan, they have less ongoing anxiety,'' he said.
He said from a public health perspective it would be best if people were provided with more specific, useful information.
Amy is Health Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald. Before working at the Herald she worked as a freelance journalist and radio presenter, as well as writing for a number of publications for doctors. She also keeps a health blog at www.dailylife.com.au.
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Kauffman Stadium 10-01-2010
The first ball of the evening came from Greg Holland of the Kansas City Royals. Some kid was harassing him to the point where the baseball players decided to harass back. Everytime the kid called for a baseball from Holland, the other players would call for a baseball from Holland as well. It was so funny I nearly had to sit down in the seats. Eventually, Holland just tossed me a baseball. I dont know if it was because I wasnt the harasser or because I was totally amused by the whole thing. But for my politeness I received a baseball, and of course I thanked him for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCC6wDei2cQ <— Link to the Youtube video of the kid.
I didnt record the best parts of the kid interacting with Holland, but youll get the idea of how annoying this kid was just by watching this short 15 second video of him asking for a baseball.
Towards the end of batting practice I circled my way around the entire stadium, and I ended up on the first base side. I figured If I was going to get my second baseball it would probably come from this side. David Price, and Matt Garza were tossing a few into the crowd. So I waited around patiently for the opportunity to strike. It wasnt long before a security guard waved me over to him. Great. I thought I was going to be asked to leave or get my ticket checked. But nope. He simply started to talk my ear off about the best way to get a baseball. I quickly shut him down by explaining of the box full of baseballs I have at home, who my greatest toss ups came from, and all my past injuries Ive sustained while doing this. This was like my second job. Coming to the ballpark, and seeing how many baseballs I could get. That shut him up. As I wandered back down the steps a sharp liner came ripping into the seats. I took a step back, and watched the ball take its first sharp bounce. Straight up! I had a shot! I raced two rows over, hurdled one row down, and the ball managed to bounce off two more seats before rolling down the aisle the other way. I was running down the aisle after it, and scooped it up with my glove. Too easy. I heard the disappointed groans from potential competition behind me as I casually walked away with the trophy. Two baseballs on the day was pretty good. The third baseball came from one of the Tampa Bay Rays pitchers that was running off the field. I simply followed him towards his dugout and raised my glove in the air. He airmailed me one and I had to dodge a row quickly to make the catch. I didnt regonize who it was though. Maybe next time.
All in all it was a pretty decent evening at Kauffman. Three on the evening and one last night. I was on track to break 100 at this point. But Id have to have a huge game tomorrow to do it.
Game; October 1st 2010 Tampa Bay Rays VS Kansas City Royals
Gameballs; Three
Autographs; None
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I myself have defended the man endlessly, but It is time for me to come out of the closet ( no hom0 ). I can no longer defend the man for argument sake.
He may be a good coach, with great players, but he is not the right man for the knicks. He cannot coach youth, cannot adapt, and cannot preach patience to inexperienced players, instead he pushes them to push themselves faster than their basketball IQ's can process.
He is kind of like that math teacher in high school, who graduated from columbia university, and is in charge of a remedial program, now every one has the raw capabilities of passing their regents exams, but when the teacher is writing notes faster than they can copy them down, and then yelling at them for not getting the answers right on the test, instead of slowing things down and teaching these young guys fundamentals, and implementing them in the game step by step.
you can see the great coaches like phil , pop, stan vangundy, and even doc rivers stoppppp things and start preaching basics on the corner.
when you listen in on mic'd up Mike D coaching on the sideline, hes cracking jokes, and talking to his players on a should know basis, not a how to do basis.
It has to stop
this man needs to stop orchestrating things like an offensive coordinator,
your thoughts.