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Jen offers "The Justifications for Saying 'Cunt'" bingo card. Hilarious but pathetically true.
I got nothin to add. Just go play Cunto.
Jen offers "The Justifications for Saying 'Cunt'" bingo card. Hilarious but pathetically true.
I got nothin to add. Just go play Cunto.
Philip Legge says
I was thinking of revisiting some of the threads the last time you brought up the epithet question back on butterfliesandwheels.org to see how quickly one would get a "CUNTO!" Fairly quickly I think, especially as ENGLAND is more or less a free square, the way these debates run.
Philip Legge says
Actually, for the sake of proving this idea, I just went through last year's Invitation to a dialogue as my example.
This thread took a while to get started, because contrarily to a lot of places, people offered a lot of thoughtful comments rather than going all stops out with the usual fallacies, but things really got started thanks to poster #86.
#23: N, row 3, ENGLAND! (But actually, this square should really read, ENGLAND or SCOTLAND, as #23 uses this exact argument, but citing the latter.)
#44: C, row 3, It's not sexist if I didn't intend it to be (To be fair, this is hedged around rather neatly.)
#58: T, row 4, Language can't hurt you ("Sticks and stones")
#66: C, row 1, Men are called it too (Citing Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It, who is an equal opportunity vulgarian.)
#81: C, row 4, But the real definition is female genitalia (Very lightly touched on in a long, otherwise good comment)
#86: O, row 3, Words only have the power YOU give it! (Almost exactly word for word! And thoroughly backed up. Scary.)
#93: N, row 1, It only affects the woman being called it
#105: O, row 2, Freedom of speech (… "means you probably should get used to it", unquote. Same guy as #86 BTW.)
#107: U, row 4, You're overly sensitive (#86 refuses to be drawn into C, row 5 though: Yes, I do say fag / nigger / etc too!)
#137: O, row 1, It's not worse than (word that isn't a slur)
#154: C, row 3 (again), It's not sexist if I didn't intend it to be (subset of a stronger proposition: the word cannot be defined by the listener.)
#174, my
God goodness: O1, then U3, then N3 (England and Scotland!), N1, U2, U4, T3, C3. And C5 to finish.
On the other hand: there were comments that explicitly critiqued certain bingo squares, and why they were wrong, for example:
#70 & #94: U, row 5, I'm a woman and think it's fine
#78: N, row 1 (see above)
#80: U, row 1, It's not sexist in private conversation
#82, C, row 2, There is more important sexism to fight ("Pick your battles" — but this is our battles.)
#88: Addresses both C, row 4, & N, row 1 (see above)
#99: C, row 5
#170 & #172: T, row 5, It has no historical baggage.
And that thread went on for another two hundred comments after reaching a bingo at comment 174, so I really didn't feel like seeing whether all 25 squares ended up being used or critiqued.
Steersman says
I was putting some, though fortunately not all, of my money on U3 which Matthew Smith helpfully critiques as follows (nice quote of Anatole too):
U3: ("Dick / Dickhead") In some contexts slurs can be used to refer to people. It is more tolerable to use a slur to refer to a member of a person of privilege, than to someone who lacks privilege. (This is the essence of the Anatole France quote "The law, in its infinite majesty, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in streets, and to steal their bread.") It may be proper to call Newt Gingrich a dick; it is not proper to call Callista Gingrich a cunt.
Although one might reasonably wonder, I think anyway, if it is "proper to call Newt Gingrich a dick" because he is a person of privilege then is it is also proper to call Leona Helmsley a cunt because by this she certainly seemed to be claiming the "rights" of privilege as well?
Helmsley's fate was sealed when a former housekeeper testified during the trial that she had heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes…", a saying that became notorious and was identified with her for the rest of her life.
Although maybe some might insist that she should only be targeted with the "dick" even if that does not give due consideration of and respect to her sex.
Decisions, decisions, decisions; how to decide in the face of such problematic, convoluted and byzantine arcana? [The Trinity is child's play in comparison.] Particularly when one has been living in a refrigerator for the last 40 years … 🙂 Someone needs to write an updated Guide for the Etymologically Perplexed, Ms. McCreight's bingo card providing a, no doubt, useful road map ….
Fin says
I find the England one a little bit weird, because in my experience, it's the Scots who use the word most often.
The other thing is, I most often encounter the word as a swear, rather than an epithet – i.e. just saying a naughty word because you've stubbed your toe or whatever – I have seen plenty of that justification for using it, although it's absent from the card.
Aratina Cage says
That sounds fun, Philip. I want to try it with Crazy dot dot dot later. One thing that will be hard is figuring out whether or not to include poes and snark in that one.
Tabby Lavalamp says
It's interesting watching people get pedantic over "ENGLAND!" Yes, "Great Britain" or "United Kingdom" would probably be more accurate, but people often do use England as their argument, and there is a common tendency to refer just to England when people really mean either Great Britain or the United Kingdom.
But more importantly, "ENGLAND!" is funnier than "GREAT BRITAIN!" or "THE UNITED KINGDOM!" or "ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, OR POSSIBLY WALES AND MAYBE EVEN IRELAND!" would be.
Ophelia Benson says
Great job, Philip! I like to see that kind of dedication.
Rieux says
Steersman @3 re U3:
Although one might reasonably wonder, I think anyway, if it is "proper to call Newt Gingrich a dick" because he is a person of privilege then is it is also proper to call Leona Helmsley a cunt because by this she certainly seemed to be claiming the "rights" of privilege as well?
Helmsley obviously had class privilege coming out of her ears, but surely Smith's point is that "dick" is arguably acceptable (or at least relatively so) because the group to which it refers—men—are a privileged in-group. Hells yeah, Helmsley was privileged in several ways, class being perhaps the most in-your-face prominent one, but she wasn't privileged by virtue of her sex (or gender expression), so "cunt" remains far more offensive than "dick" even when the former is used to refer to her in particular.
I don't think it's terribly useful to keep track of some kind of Sum Total Privilege that each person possesses, and I'm pretty certain that's not what Smith was referring to in his response to the U3 excuse. He was just pointing out that epithets directed at characteristics that are associated with a privileged status are very different animals, and have very different impact, than epithets directed at characteristics that are associated with a non-privileged status.
If there were some kind of hostile epithet for "rich person" (is there?), slinging it at Leona Helmsley would have been comparable to calling Newt Gingrich a dick. But given that "cunt" (and "bitch" and whatnot) are all about femaleness and not economic class, it really doesn't matter much whether the person at whom it's slung possesses privilege on class grounds, or really on any grounds.
(As a companion note to Smith's response to U3, I'd point out that a certain prominent atheist's use of the epithet "dick" got a lot of us pretty riled up a little while ago. Following Smith's logic, of course, things would have been much worse if Phil Plait had used "cunt" rather than "dick," but even as it was he made plenty of people rather unhappy, including me. So "dick" isn't necessarily all that inoffensive. And I'd argue somewhat fervently that that particular episode had huge overtones of privilege, though not so much (I thought) male privilege.)
Steersman says
Rieux (#8),
I don't think it's terribly useful to keep track of some kind of Sum Total Privilege that each person possesses …
I think we all have a fairly well-developed and finely tuned sense of privilege to begin with – to a greater or lesser extent. I expect it's really a case of an awareness of various pecking orders, a question of who's the alpha male and who the alpha female. And which of course depends significantly on the culture and societies in question. And it plays out in a great variety of ways, some less pathological than others, for example the somewhat paradigmatic case of a Simon Legree of a boss intimidating some guy at work who goes home and gives the wife a shot who in turn kicks the dog – who bites the mailman.
And I expect it has some manifestations or bearing on the nature of insults: perfectly ok, in the eyes of some in any case, to verbally attack or criticize or ridicule some person who is a member of a set or class that is oppressing oneself and others sharing the same or lower class, but generally bad form – bullying or hypocrisy – to be doing the same to others lower in the pecking order. We are, of course, supposed to be an egalitarian society and that is generally the case as far as civil rights are concerned, but in the nitty-gritty arenas where we battle for our lives that isn't always or entirely the case.
Definitely a problematic aspect of society, what words and actions are taboos, what words and actions are sacred and profane, although a decidedly interesting one.
He was just pointing out that epithets directed at characteristics that are associated with a privileged status are very different animals ….
Generally agree as suggested by my previous comments. However, my general argument or features of it is that if there are some cases in which the abuse of various privileges – however defined – of some men justifies gendered epithets then if there are cases where some women similarly possess and abuse similar levels of privilege then it becomes rather difficult to argue that they should not be on the receiving end of the same type of epithets. Several of the characters from Mean Girls seem likely candidates as are, from recollection, one or more young women who were the source of some rather vicious and malicious attacks on Jessica Ahlquist: seems that the "c-word" might have been entirely appropriate, in the dictionary sense of "a mean or obnoxious person", and suggestive of the view that that was apparently their only redeeming quality as they sure weren't going to make it on personality, intelligence, compassion or empathy.
If there were some kind of hostile epithet for "rich person" (is there?) …
I'd point out that a certain prominent atheist's use of the epithet "dick" got a lot of us pretty riled up a little while ago.
Out of curiosity, that would be who? While one's credibility is enhanced if one is even-handed in one's criticisms of gendered insults, it also seems that there are cases – in both situations – where they may be justified, if only for being a method of censure by society that is short of legal varieties. As Eric MacDonald put it:
This is not that epithets are appropriate from time to time, and when a bunch of men are acting like pricks, then it's time to tell them so. And while I don't like this language any more than I like the language of assholes, there are times when some dismissive language is in order.
Ophelia Benson says
Oh dear god Steersman will you give it the fuck up? No it's not ok or necessary or useful to call girls who gave Jessica Ahlquist a hard time "cunts."
I've had many long detailed discussions of this subject here and especially at ur-B&W. I did an extended point-counterpoint on it last summer, which is an article at ur-B&W. I really don't want to host you endlessly defending calling a woman a cunt. I really don't want to host your recycling of the "'cunt' means 'mean female' so it's fine to call a female it if she's mean" argument.
Theo Bromine says
With respect to privilege and alphas, it seems to me that "dick" (or "prick") is indeed frequently used with reference to inappropriate or excessive alpha-male type behaviour (often with grudging admiration – similarly, saying that someone (male or female) has "balls"). "Cunt", on the other hand, seems to me to be a diminution of its target – "bitch" is generally the epithet used for alpha females (or females accused of attempting alpha-male behaviour).
(Note that I am neither supporting nor defending the practice of using *any* of these terms.)
Steersman says
Ophelia Benson (#10),
Oh dear god Steersman will you give it the fuck up?
Ok. But a quick question and a fact because, well, "inaccuracy is SO annoying."
Since searches aren't always that productive, do you, perchance, have a link to your "extended point-counterpoint" discussions? Thanks if so.
And, if you are of a mind to be tilting at windmills then you might want to petition Harper Collins – good luck with that – to have them excise a particular definition for that word from their dictionary, that is:
3. Offensive slang, a mean or obnoxious person
That you wish to use or depart from another definition or usage is no obligation on anyone else that they have to agree with you. Particularly when there are some credible reasons for that position
Theo Bromine says
"3. Offensive slang, a mean or obnoxious person"
Yes, some people use the word "cunt" as an general insult. Note that the definition says that it considered offensive. Similarly, some people use "gay" and/or "homo" as a general insult. Do you also defend that usage?
Steersman says
Theo Bromine (#13),
Yes, some people use the word "cunt" as a general insult.
But I think that is a rather egregious conflation, a logical fallacy of the first order, which should be condemned in no uncertain terms. The definition I used refers to one person, not the entire sex. It seems largely, if not entirely and totally, analogous to "rapist": that word refers to the actions of one man and in no way, at least in most civilized circles, leads one to think that the use of the word is condemning all men.
On the other hand, "gay" and "homo" seem to be trying, in some cases anyway, to condemn or insult all members of a set or group: there's no qualifying phrase, that I know of, that differentiates between members of the group on the basis of a particular type of, supposedly, reprehensible behaviour. Entirely different from the case above where the word or definition is referring to one individual.
While there may be cases where one might reasonably condemn all members of a set or group – all rapists for example – one has to be, I think, very careful and precise and cognizant of just exactly what is being said or asserted.
Philip Legge, coolest of the bunch says
Steersman, which bit of Ophelia's post at #10 did you fail to grasp?
Was it the word "give", or the word "up"?
Or were you confused that in evident frustration, Ophelia placed the words "the fuck" inbetween for emphasis?
(If you feel like responding to this at your customary tedious length, then I will be forced to quote Conrade, or perhaps Leonato from Much Ado About Nothing.)
Theo Bromine says
Steersman, I think you missed my point (or I am missing yours).
Some people use "cunt" as a general insult for a person they do not like (with or without regard to the target's gender). It is my assertion (and that of others) that this usage is not only insulting to the direct target, but also is a collateral insult to people in possession of female genitalia.
Some people use "gay" as a general insult for a person (or sometimes a behaviour) they don't like, often without knowing the sexuality of the target. Similarly, this usage is not only insulting to the target, but is a collateral insult to homosexuals.
How are these 2 cases not analogous?
Ophelia Benson says
Steersman – yes I could provide the link but I would have to look it up; you could do that yourself.
Meanwhile: my point was: you don't have anything new to offer on this subject. You seem to think you do, but you don't. You're not saying anything that hasn't been said (including and especially on my two B&W sites) before, a million times.
I really do want you to drop it. I quite frankly do not believe that you would insist on defending the word "nigger" ad nauseam to and on the blog of a black person, and your insistence on trying to convince me that the word "cunt" doesn't insult women is annoying (to put it mildly). I don't want to put you in moderation, because as far as I remember you've made interesting comments in the past, but these are just grating beyond belief, and I will put you in mod if you don't stop.
Or maybe I will anyway, because the Kaginesque style is…awful.
Ophelia Benson says
Plus there's the fact that I asked you to stop and you didn't stop. You did the same thing to Eric. It's bad manners.
Steersman says
Philip Legge (#15),
… customary tedious length …
Just for you, I'll keep it short.
Steersman says
Theo Bromine (#16),
How are these 2 cases not analogous?
Those two cases you described are analogous. But those were not the same two cases that I was describing.
Steersman says
Ophelia Benson (#17),
You're not saying anything that hasn't been said (including and especially on my two B&W sites) before, a million times.
And it was said, probably, a million times that slavery was wrong before it was made illegal. Not necessarily the same but no guarantee that it is not. But I'll take a look at those arguments and posts.
Or maybe I will anyway, because the Kaginesque style is…awful.
Well, excuuuse me. Not everyone is privileged enough to have had the opportunity to know the intricacies of Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing. But thanks for the heads-up: practice makes perfect; god grant us the grace to see ourselves as others see us ….
Ophelia Benson says
Oh for fuck's sake – you said that at Eric's, too – you tried to pretend it was "privileged" of me to have an informed opinion on "Hamlet." It's not privileged at all, it's a product of intense self-education at age 40, when I was working seasonally as a laborer. You first tried to put me down for not realizing (you thought) that the line came from "Hamlet" and then when that didn't work you tried the opposite tack.
I don't think the Kaginesque style is your normal one, but you seem to have adopted it in doubling down on this "argument."
It's so grotesque. What principle is at stake that makes it so important to deny that sexist epithets are sexist epithets? What is lost if people just don't engage in certain kinds of vicious name-calling? What is the worry if it's socially taboo to call people ugly or fat or cunts or niggers or faggots? And how can you possibly compare that to slavery? Do you seriously think that "don't call women cunts" is comparable to slavery?
Ophelia Benson says
But I shouldn't ask questions, since I want you to drop it.
Philip Legge, coolest of the bunch says
Crikey. I've rarely seen such a demonstration of being a patronising, chauvinist git as Steersman's efforts on Eric's blog. I mean, obviously you think that somehow that spectacle proved your point, but are you actually proud of such a gormless display? (Rhetorical question, don't answer. Obviously you are, or you wouldn't have linked to that thread.)
Perhaps you need a new pseudonym…
Leonato. Neighbours, you are tedious.
Dogberry. It pleases your worship to say so, but we are the poor duke's officers: but, truly, for mine own part, if I were as tedious as a king, I could find in my heart to bestow it all of your worship.
Leonato. All thy tediousness on me! ha!
Steersman says
Ophelia Benson (#22),
It's not privileged at all; it's a product of intense self-education at age 40 …
Good for you; I was over 30 before I finished my formal education – a late start or rather a restart – and the "self" part has been ongoing ever since. Though I guess I still have a way to go with my style in essays of one sort or another ….
But privilege isn't a consequence of how or when acquired. Otherwise the fact that Leona Helmsley started off as the daughter of a hatmaker would have got her off the hook for her comments about "the little people".
You first tried to put me down for not realizing (you thought) that the line came from "Hamlet" and then when that didn't work you tried the opposite tack.
Sorry if you thought that was an insult. I did say "…then you should know, as you no doubt already do, that it is a paraphrase of Shakespeare …" I had no idea what the extent of your knowledge was in that area and I can't see that it is reasonable to be raking me over the coals for covering both bases.
What principle is at stake that makes it so important to deny that sexist epithets are sexist epithets?
But I am not at all denying that "sexist epithets are sexist epithets" and have, as a matter of fact, condemned them in no uncertain terms. I'm trying to argue that not every use of the word qualifies as such.
Do you seriously think that "don't call women cunts" is comparable to slavery?
Not at all. Just trying to point out that there have been a great many dogmatic assertions made over the years – and backed-up by all sorts of threats and intimidations, implied and executed – that have turned out to be anything but the case. Repeating something that isn't true has never, as far as I know, caused it to become true – whether it's repeated ten times or ten million. If it was the case that it did then Sputnik would have found the Earth at the center of the universe.
What is the worry if it's socially taboo to call people ugly or fat or cunts or niggers or faggots?
Good question. And on which there are a great many good, if not entirely conclusive, arguments. But one thought-provoking statement in the Wikipedia article on the topic leaped out at me as being particularly relevant:
Also, Sigmund Freud provided an analysis of taboo behaviors, highlighting strong unconscious motivations driving such prohibitions. In this system, described in his collections of essays "Totem and Taboo", Freud postulates a link between forbidden behaviors and the sanctification of objects to certain kinship groups.
But I think the question of and response to the "sanctification of objects" was answered rather well by Kenan Malik:
The importance of blasphemy is in providing a language of power. To decree certain views, certain ideas, certain practices, even certain thoughts, as taboo is to demand that certain forms of power cannot be contested.
Condemnations or criticisms leveled at people through the use of various epithets simply because they are members of some group frequently only have some power to offend or hurt because of some sanctification taking place somewhere along the line, the unreasonable elevation of one attribute above another. Muslims wouldn't be so incensed at Jesus and Mo if that were not the case. Nor would homosexuals be so incensed at "faggot" if society were not trying to elevate heterosexuality far above what is justified. Seems to me that insisting on those taboos only contributes to maintaining some rather odious status quos.
Steersman says
Philip Legge (#15),
… but are you actually proud of such a gormless display? …. Perhaps you need a new pseudonym …
I'm cut to the quick; ask of me tomorrow and you will find me a grave man.
I would suggest you take a close look at the article on the ad hominem logical fallacy. For starters ….
Philip Legge, coolest of the bunch says
That would be the mistake of making an argument out of an ad hominem; but I'm not in fact engaging with your argument at all. I'm insulting you: you're a pretentious, tedious bore who won't take the obvious clue. That much is plainly evident, regardless.
Steersman says
Philip Legge (#27),
I'm insulting you: you're a pretentious, tedious bore ….
Sticks and stones. Insults tend to be the last resort of the inept or those with attention spans too short to follow an argument and produce a cogent counter-argument.
Philip Legge, coolest of the bunch says
You continue to miss the point, so here's a big clue.
My topic of discussion is not about arguing against what you've said here or elsewhere, which are very long pieces of boring drivel that I haven't read, and am not going to read.
I am pointing out that you have continued to argue when the blogowner asked you not to.
I am concluding that you're the inept one here.
Steersman says
Philip Legge (#29),
… what you've said here or elsewhere, which are very long pieces of boring drivel that I haven't read, and am not going to read.
How would you know that if you haven't read them? Looks like prejudice to me. Not to mention being rather ignorant and not very self-aware.
I am pointing out that you have continued to argue when the blogowner asked you not to.
And she asked a few subsequent questions and made a few comments on extraneous issues. Which I thought would be rather rude not to answer – particularly as many of them did not relate to the topic in question. And likewise with the questions of several others including you.
And just out of curiosity, is that "coolest of the bunch" something that someone else bestowed on you – arise Sir Philip – or was that something you came up with while preening yourself in the mirror?
Ophelia Benson says
Steersman – you already quoted – at more length – the passage from Kenan Malik's talk at the CFI conference on blasphemy two weeks ago, on Eric's thread. I said he wouldn't defend the use of sexist epithets and you quite rudely asked how I knew, did I have any privileged information, why was my guess better than yours, etc. Well that talk isn't the first piece by Kenan Malik that I've ever read. I've been reading him for years; I published an extract from his book on Rushdie and the fatwa at ur-B&W; we communicate now and then.
But I am not at all denying that "sexist epithets are sexist epithets" and have, as a matter of fact, condemned them in no uncertain terms. I'm trying to argue that not every use of the word qualifies as such.
But everybody already knows that. If we didn't, how could I have used the word multiple times in this very discussion? It's the use-attribution distinction.
Ignore the question mark; the question is rhetorical. As Philip points out, I've asked/told you to drop it. You're not telling me anything I haven't thought of before. You don't have exciting new insights, you're just saying things that have been discussed (here and at ur-B&W and elsewhere) many times.
Steersman says
Ophelia Benson (#31),
… I said he wouldn't defend the use of sexist epithets and you quite rudely asked how I knew ….
So. Asking for evidence is rude. Cool. Who knew? I'm sure there will be much rejoicing in creationist mosques, temples and churches across the land on hearing that.
It's the use-attribution distinction.
Quite true; no argument. The question is who gets to decide which interpretations and uses are verboten.
You don't have exciting new insights; you're just saying things that have been discussed (here and at ur-B&W and elsewhere) many times.
I wonder why I get the impression that that bears an uncomfortable and problematic resemblance to the Courtier's Reply. There is, no doubt whatsoever, much to justify feminist arguments. But unfortunately there is also some justification for characterizing some of them as dogma and as so many just-so stories:
A just-so story, also called the ad hoc fallacy, is a term used in academic anthropology, biological sciences, social sciences, and philosophy. It describes an unverifiable and unfalsifiable narrative explanation for a cultural practice, a biological trait, or behavior of humans or other animals. The use of the term is an implicit criticism that reminds the hearer of the essentially fictional and unprovable nature of such an explanation.
The acceptance of which explanations frequently bears uncomfortable and problematic resemblances to faith.
Illuminata, Genie in the Beer Bottle says
Well, if anyone needed more evidence that Steersman is a liar, and a really terrible one at that, post #32 should do it.
Ophelia Benson says
Steersman. You didn't just ask for evidence – you asked it in a way that assumed I'd simply pulled it out of nowhere.
Go ahead and wonder why; wonder all you like. But not here. For what I think is the fourth time now: give it up. I am profoundly uninterested in your views on the excessive political correctness of disliking sexist epithets. I've heard it all before, and you're not as mavericky as you think.
Steersman says
Although I didn't assume anything or say that you had "pulled that out of nowhere"; what I said was that in the absence of evidence I would have to conclude, "tentatively", that it was "your own idiosyncratic interpretation".
And I wouldn't mind hearing an elaboration from Illuminata [#33] as I think it is generally considered good form not to mention civilized that if one makes an explicit accusation – lying for example – then the one making the accusation, with some responsibility on the one hosting it, is obliged to provide some evidence or justification or reason for it.
Ophelia Benson says
No, you said more than that. You said quite a lot.
Stop. "Stop" doesn't mean say some more. It means stop. You wouldn't stop when Eric asked you to, you won't stop when I tell you to – that's bad manners. Just stop.
Philip Legge, coolest of the bunch says
It's funny how certain topics recur with clockwork regularity. And sometimes, even the actors involved are the same as well.
#37, quote: "I guess free speech is only for one's friends or fellow travelers." Looks like an O2.
#43, quote: "Don't be such an ignorant cunt." Umm, would that be an explicit N5?
#71, quote: "sticks and stones may break my bones …." T4!
#72, quote: "Looks to me like "cunt" and "fuck off" and "asshole" are all considered profanity." I'm going to suggest U2 (though O1 is also a possibility).
PZ gave
Steersman Dogberry his warning at comment #77
#86, quote: "Nothing in there that I see that says that it is insulting all of the people who have that attribute." N1!
PZ banhammered
Steersman Dogberry at comment #93
It really has to be seen to be believed. Time for more Much Ado:
Dogberry: Come, let them be opinioned.
Conrade: Off, coxcomb!
Dogberry: God's my life! where's the sexton? let him write down—the prince's officer, coxcomb.—Come, bind them.——Thou naughty varlet!
Conrade: Away! you are an ass, you are an ass.
Dogberry: [… much blathering ensues …] Bring him away. O that I had been writ down an ass!
PS No preening involved, by the way, just troll baiting.
Aratina Cage says
Thanks, Philip, for linking to that popcorn-worthy thread which I otherwise would have missed.
Ophelia Benson says
Yikes. Steersman is worse than I thought, even after all this. Bleah.
Steersman says
I guess "Stop" only means that if you're not singing in the same key as the rest of the orchestra.
Ophelia Benson says
The one that says don't call women cunts; that's right.
Mind you, I didn't tell anyone else to stop, so stop means stop.
Philip Legge, coolest of the bunch says
"As a
dog Dogberry returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly."
Here's the thing, chum: my comments at #1, #2, and #37 are directly on-topic. (I'm happy to confess my other comments were somewhat troll baiting, but you'd already been asked to stop and had ignored the request.) The discussion of identity epithets has been done to death on this very blog in the past, and my comment #2 even gave the interested reader a direct link to the last such time the topic was thrashed out at great length: you were already half a year late to the party.
Instead, you were the one in this thread who wandered away from the topic and you were the one asked to stop by Ophelia, in comments #10, #17 and #18, #23, #31, #34, #36, and now #41. Maybe the eighth time will be the charm, huh? (Oh, and I take it the different gravatar indicates some small attempt at morphing to avoid being moderated?)
Your patronising chauvinism had already been on tedious display over at Eric's blog, whereas you took your vulgarian streak over to Pharyngula but found yourself quickly dungeoned. Perhaps you should have read the ground rules more carefully, the better to sing in tune? (Orchestras often play music in multiple keys at once, by the way, but only bad musicians repeatedly ignore the direction of the conductor.)
Perhaps you should also consider that insults are best served as precision strikes on a target, as opposed to slurs that denigrate a whole class of people by way of collateral damage. Somehow though I guess you'll ignore that advice, having demonstrated that your commitment to civility is nothing more than a thin veneer over your mean-spiritedness.
PS All questions above are rhetorical, in case you thought I would be interested in your answer. I'm really not.
Philip Legge, coolest of the bunch says
Since searches aren't always that productive, do you, perchance, have a link to your "extended point-counterpoint" discussions? Thanks if so.
I forgot to respond to this bit of comment #12. For my part, I had thought the ur-B&W thread, "Invitation to a dialogue", included a link to the eventual discussion, but there wasn't an obvious pointer. However the article is easily found, under "articles"; James Sweet and Corwin Sullivan eventually took a stand, and acquitted themselves respectably in a Nuanced Discussion which is more required reading for anyone thinking of derailing further.
Ophelia Benson says
Ah; I should add that link. Thought I had.
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Buy Nothing New for a Year - Final day
I was fully prepared with ideas for Christmas. I had all the kids kitted out with second hand and home made and home made by others, in my head. I made some lovely hot chocolate in a jar for the extended family, upcycled an old notebook with a cool new cover for Nugget's teacher, bought second hand books for some people, and some old jigsaw puzzles for others. But time got the better of me and in the end I caved in and bought some things brand spanking new.
I wasn't over the top. We did something you want and something you need, something to wear and something to read. But it new stuff in the most part. Santa didn't play by the rules either.
Initially I felt really ashamed about this, like I had ruined my whole effort in one lousy 4-hour shopping spree. But upon reflection I realise that it was just a blip on the radar. I was thoughtful with my selections. I just got them from a store instead of second hand.
I reverted straight to my 'new ways' afterwards.
The commitment I made to Buy Nothing New for a Year concludes today, but this journey is far from over for me. It has enabled me to reconnect with my eco-self and has changed my shopping mentality for good. There are so many ways to acquire things that you need. Buying them from a shop may be the quickest way but it is not necessarily the best.
I have experienced the true meaning of recycling, reusing, upcycling and going without over the past 12 months. I know where all the op shops are in my local area, even the best ones for different things. Making things for myself and others has given me more joy than I ever imagined it would. The fact that I *can* make things that others enjoy has been an eye-opener too. You don't have to be a sewer to create a gift for someone. Frog, Goose, Bear (a fab crafty blogger) even had me guest post! Imagine.
Life has changed in so many ways. I have changed the way I shop for food and the kind of food that I buy. I read books from the library. Read blogs instead of newspapers and magazines. I have stopped my junk mail. I bake. I shop at second hand stores again. I don't use plastic bags. I only replace things that are broken; good enough is good enough. I re-use/repurpose items around the home. I started a worm farm and built a chook pen (Well... the Geege did and the chooks still haven't arrived). And I have my own vegetable patch. I also started 2012 without any debt (except for a mortgage!).
Buying Nothing New has taught me to appreciate where things come from, how long they will last and who made them. It has been a revolution for me. I know my lessons have inspired some of you (Kymmie took the plunge this year) and that makes me even happier.
I am concluding my BNN with a Buy Nothing month with Simple Savings. I plan to save a few dollars for the trip to Bali we have planned in March!
So tell me, what do you re-use in your home?
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- Miss Pink said...
You are right. Your BNN journey has been nothing short of inspirational.
We reuse as much as possible here. I am big on getting the most out of what we have and also looking after it. I get really mad to see my kids being rough with things, destructive with property. The thing is, soon enough nothing will grow on tree's. Even those are depleting. We ALL need to be watching what we use, and trying to reuse or recycle as much as possible. But it starts with YOU. Each of us making a concious decision to try and look for ways to cut down and follow through.
You did an amazing job. Even if you spent a little for Christmas, it doesn't at all negate what you had already done. What you continued to do.
- 31 January 2012 at 17:36
Great post and congrats on how well you did in the last year and will continue to do. I agree with Miss Pink above,,,she wrote my reply for me...trying to teach the kids we are not in a disposable world is an ongoing commttment. I dont sew but I have a machine now and having a go at remodelling some clothes :)
- 31 January 2012 at 17:42
- Annette said...
Wow, I just read this post and I'm amazed! (I actually just tweeted it to my friends and posted it on Facebook wall.) You are my role model. Buying new stuff is sooo wasteful when you can get the same things second hand. I especially admire the fact that you put so much thought and effort into making handmade gifts for your friends and family. You're living proof that we can go back to living simply...even in this wasteful, consumer driven culture of ours. Congrats.
- 31 January 2012 at 19:36
- Mrs Catch said...
Very inspiring. Loved reading about your journey.
- 31 January 2012 at 20:10
- ClaireyHewitt said...
I have really liked reading about this idea.
(And I have also linked to you in a post on my blog today).
- 31 January 2012 at 20:34
- MultipleMum said...
Thanks so much for your support everyone. I highly recommend giving it a go!
- 31 January 2012 at 20:45
- Mama of 2 boys said...
I am so very impressed, I think you've done an amazing job. It only stands to reason that after a year of developing a habit, that a great deal of it will stick. What a fantastic example to your children. Well done indeed xo
- 31 January 2012 at 21:05
- Maxabella said...
You've been so inspiring. I applaud your amazing effort this year and I know you will keep on with your new lifestyle. It suits you well. x
- 31 January 2012 at 21:46
- Nat - Muddy Farmwife said...
I think this was a fantastic idea, thanks for sharing. We only reuse or repurpose a few things, formula tins for wheat samples, lots of packaging for craft etc. you've inspired me though to try a bit harder!
- 31 January 2012 at 21:59
- Tat @ Mum in search said...
You've done really well, never mind Santa not playing by the rules. I hardly ever buy stuff anyway (even books I know buy in digital form, was that allowed?), but I still find it too much of a challenge.
- 31 January 2012 at 22:24
- InkPaperPen said...
A year already, wow. I'm really impressed. You should be proud. I went shopping for clothes at our local vintage markets yesterday and found some awesome stuff. I used to buy second hand clothes all the time, I kind of "grew" out of it. Good on you and this new lifestyle.
- 31 January 2012 at 23:01
- Kate said...
Well done you. You did an ace job. As a society we could all do with getting back to basics more!
- 31 January 2012 at 23:49
- Lisa said...
You are so awesome for doing BNN for a whole year! It is really inspiring to read how a "real" person can do it. You were the person who got me to give up plastic bags now I wonder why I ever had them! Thanks!
- 1 February 2012 at 07:11
- pam said...
I'm 8 months into no alcohol and 1 month into no TV for a year (thank you for visiting), so I think BNN must be the next logical step.
Really, it's a fantastic achievement and a great example for the children. Well done!
- 1 February 2012 at 07:30
- DancingInTheRain said...
Thanks for encouraging us to join the 'nothing new' band wagon!
- 1 February 2012 at 10:49
- cityhippyfarmgirl said...
Awesome job over the past year! I'll bet you have inspired oodles of others to follow a simiar path.
- 1 February 2012 at 13:01
- Tricia said...
You did well! Inspiring. It sounds like the changes went well beyond not buying new.
Your comment about reading books from the library has reminded me that I need to get back into the lilbrary habit. I returned a few books late so have a huge fine and have been avoiding the library. I need to just pay up the fine and get back in the habit.
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* Q3 GDP contracts 7.2 pct yr/yr -flash estimate
* Anti-austerity strikes sweep Europe, millions protest
By Renee Maltezou
ATHENS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Greece's economic slump deepened in the third quarter, with output shrinking 7.2 percent on an annual basis as the debt-laden country heads into its sixth year of depression and struggles to meet its bailout targets.
The contraction was deeper than the second quarter's 6.3 percent drop and follows the passage of a tough 2013 budget by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's government that is expected to continue to smother growth for most of next year.
Since 2009, the Mediterranean state's economic decline - which Samaras has dubbed Greece's "Great Depression" - has wiped a fifth off economic output and sent unemployment to a record high, putting one in four Greeks out of work.
The reading could point to an even grimmer outlook, analysts said, because it was offset by better-than-expected returns from the country's vital tourism sector, which accounts for a fifth of Greece's 215 billion euro economy.
A new wave of wage and pension cuts and tax hikes agreed with the country's international lenders for 2013, coupled with a liquidity shortage, was expected to add to the economic misery, making recovery even more distant.
"The recession will continue to deepen until the first half of 2013, due to the implementation of all the cuts," said Xenophon Damalas, head of investment services at Marfin Egnatia bank in Athens.
"If we hadn't had such a good picture in tourism this year, the recession would have been deeper."
Greece's GDP for the quarter was 20 percent lower in real terms than output in the third quarter of 2008, when the downturn began. The estimate, released by statistics service ELSTAT, was based on seasonally unadjusted data. It gave no further details.
In its mid-term fiscal plan, the government said it expects the economy to shrink 6.5 percent in 2012 and 4.5 percent next year. It forecasts a slight recovery to begin at the end of 2013 and growth of 0.2 percent in 2014.
Spain is also in recession, and fellow austerity-hit Portugal's contraction deepened in the third quarter, with export growth slowing and domestic demand hit by an austerity programme imposed under the country's international bailout.
Portugal's economy shrank 3.4 percent year on year, National Statistics Institute INE said on Wednesday, accelerating from the previous quarter's revised 3.2 percent drop.
Millions of workers joined strikes across southern Europe on Wednesday to protest against austerity measures that labour unions say have brought misery and deepened the region's economic crisis.
With a peaceful three-hour work stoppage against austerity, Greek workers joined protesters in Italy, France, Belgium, Portugal and Spain, where labour unions held their first coordinated general strike as part of a "European Day of Action and Solidarity".
Greece's prolonged slide has undermined its ability to hit targets laid out in its bailout programme by undercutting budget revenues and feeding popular anger over belt-tightening.
The country of 11 million is awaiting the release of more than 30 billion euros in aid from its international lenders, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, to pay off debt and shore up its banking sector.
But a public clash between the lenders over how Athens can bring its debts down to a sustainable level reignited fears that its and Europe's broader debt troubles could flare up anew.


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All purpose flour: 3/4 cup
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Unsweetned Chocolate chips: 2 ounces
Egg: 2 large
Instant Espresso powder: 3 tbsp
Vanilla essence: 1 tsp
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Salt: 1/4 tsp
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Bake for 20 or 25 min in middle of the rack, mine was done under 20 min. Check the center of brownie with a thoothpick,should come out clean!
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Lawsuit claims hedge fund exec has 'untouchable' management style
Parts of former trader's accusations revealed in $74M suit
STAMFORD -- Former trader Jeffrey Kong claims his old boss Don Brownstein, founder of hedge fund Structured Portfolio Management, sometimes adopted the managerial style of movie land gangster complete with baseball bat.
Brownstein's $2 billion Stamford-based SPM LLC. is locked in a legal battle with Kong, each seeking to "recover" millions of dollars from the other claiming breach of contract. The two had worked together for 10 years until Kong resigned in May of 2010 and then took a job with a rival fund. And this week, Kong asked the court to stop SPM from distributing, profits, bonuses and equity distributions. Kong's counterclaim in the fight also became public, revealing some of his allegations against his former boss, a highly regarded former philosophy professor.
"Brownstein's management style was, at times questionable," Kong said in a court filing. "For example, as in the famous scene from the movie "The Untouchables," Brownstein would often walk around the crowded conference room table while slapping the palm of his hand with a baseball bat, stopping behind me while stating, `I'll kill you if you leave. The only way you can leave this firm is in a body bag.'"
It's a scene in which Robert De Niro, who plays Al Capone talks about how it's a team effort in the field, but an individual effort at bat. Then he bludgeons a guy to death for not being a team player.
Kong's affidavit and charges were the subject of two emergency hearings and the full version of the filing has been sealed based on SPM's objections. Superior Court Judge Douglas Mintz ordered SPM's attorneys to file a public version of the document with paragraphs containing alleged trade secrets redacted.
Brownstein and his firm located at 2187 Atlantic St., did not respond to a request for an interview and his attorney declined to comment after a short hearing on Wednesday.
But Brownstein did file an affidavit of his own, regarding Kong's allegations, calling Kong's descriptions "inaccurate and/or scandalous in many respects, the details of these paragraphs serve no material purpose other than to attempt to embarrass the SPM Group and its employees by revealing otherwise private and confidential information."
The case itself opens the door a crack into the world of hedge funds and what goes on as men and women slice and dice securities in order to make the sausage that some investors have gorged themselves on during the boom and bust cycle of the last decade.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings reveal that beneficiaries of SPM's multiple funds include other funds, universities and pension funds. Kong's filing paints Brownstein as both a boss willing to compliment him on his managerial skills as well as describing the man as often playing solitaire on his computer.
Brownstein paints Kong as a disgruntled trader who made a lot of money but wanted more.
But one fund of funds manager, who didn't wish to be named, said investors are becoming numb to the frat-house antics and more serious ugliness at hedge funds. It's a sort of "so-what" attitude he said. But a lawsuit could be a concern if it looks like it has legs, he indicated.
Kong is seeking a temporary restraining order because he fears SPM will distribute all its liquidity, a figure he puts at $90 million, though there is no confirmation on this. He also said he's worried investors will cash out of the fund as well.
A hearing on this and other motions, including SPMs for a temporary injunction barring Kong from working, is scheduled for Feb 28.
While the court sealed 40 paragraphs of Kong's claims from public view, the remaining document and his most recent motions indicate his funds were generating very high returns and high fees for SPM. In his request for prejudgement remedy asking for $74 million, Kong said his portfolio of funds earned $634.2 million in trading profits in 2009 and generated $147.1 million in incentive fees. He also said he generated another $17 million in management fees. He further said since he joined the firm, assets under management rose from $30 million to $1.77 billion.
Kong says he's owed 30 percent, or $44 million as a bonus, but only received $5 million for 2009. He's asking for bonuses for 2010 and an equity payout, as well, which adds up to $74 million.
SPM says Kong was paid a $5 million bonus and that his contract says his bonus is set at the discretion of the chief executive of the company.
High fees are not shocking in this industry, said Fairfield University Finance Professor and Gerald Levin Endowed Chair Gregory Koutmas.
He said hedge funds charge high fees presumably because they generate high returns. Koutmas said most hedge funds do not specialize in particular securities, but move in and out of different investments. He said they are actively managed funds trading often based on strategies that attempt to exploit inefficiencies in a market or time a market moving event.
A central point of contention in this suit is who is responsible for SPM's success. Kong says his experience and specific talent as a trader allows him to adjust strategy and buy and sell securities to maximize profit. SPM argues that Kong will take its strategies to another firm and apply it there, which could hurt SPM's business.
SPM has made a name for itself in the mortgage-backed securities arena. And Kong said in his affidavit that he is particularly adept at managing interest-only securities. He said these are risky instruments that can change in value dramatically with a rise or fall in interest rates. Kong said these securities are created by splitting the interest portion of payments away form the principle part of mortgage payments and bundling them.
Securities like these can lose money if the mortgagee pays off his loan early, but if conditions in the market indicated borrowers will have trouble refinancing to pay off the loan, the value of these securities can rise.
SPM earned tremendous revenue from a fund based on interest only and Brownstein has said in several interviews the firms strategy indicated the housing market was going to collapse. Kong, however, claims he saw the crash coming and correctly adjusted the strategy.
Ultimately, this case does share a theme with De Niro's bat attack in "The Untouchables," as it hinges on whether SPMs success was a result of a team effort or a homerun swing by Kong or Brownstein.
Staff writer Rob Varnon can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Apple has announced that it will host a conference call with analysts on Thursday 25 October to discuss its fourth quarter financial results. Apple's fiscal forth quarter ended on Saturday 29 September, nine days after the iPhone 5 went on sale.
Analysts did have high hopes for the quarter, which will have seen some sales of the iPhone 5. However, there are fears that Apple hasn't been able to meet demand for the device, with analysts getting nervous about Apple's ability to supply enough iPhone 5 units and, as a result, reducing their financial forecasts.
The problem, as was noted by Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes, is that manufacturing yields for the in-cell displays that the device uses are too low. Sharp is being held responsible for the shortfall.
There is some concern that Apple is too reliant on the iPhone, which brings in more than 50% of its revenue. In the run up to the end of the third quarter analysts became concerned that consumers were waiting for a new iPhone and not purchasing the iPhone 4S. During the third quarter results conference call on 24 July, Tim Cook admitted as much, explaining to analysts that the third quarter earnings were reduced because customers were waiting for Apple to launch a new iPhone.
When the company announced it's third quarter results it gave guidance for the fourth quarter, anticipating revenues of around $34 billion, compared to the quarterly revenue of $35.0 billion posted for the third quarter. This lead to many Apple analysts to anticipating that the iPhone 5, would not be released until October.
However, Apple launched the iPhone 5 before the end of the quarter, leading some to speculate that Apple bought the launch of the iPhone 5 forward to 21 September so that it would be able to see sales of that device in the fourth quarter.
Along with the launch of the iPhone 5, the quarter, which ran from 1 July to 29 September included the launch of Mountain Lion and will have seen sales of the new range of MacBooks including the MacBook Pro with Retina Display which launched towards the end of June. The quarter also saw Apple win its Apple v Samsung tcourtroom battle.
The earnings release will also offer Apple the chance to comment on the fiscal year 2012, specifically Tim Cook's first full year as CEO of the company.
Apple closed at $659.39 last night, down from $667.10 earlier that day, this is the lowest level since the stock passed $700 on 18 September.
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Rihanna may currently be entangled in a dab of plagiarism controversy over her latest video, but that doesn't take away from the utter sexiness seeping from this January 2010 GQ cover. Michael's soft, backlighting paints a glamorous yet angelic picture of this rock and roll siren. Five strobes did the trick.
Camera: Hasselblad H3D-39 and 100mm lens, handheld 10 feet back. Shot at 1/125, f8, ISO 50.
Lighting: The main light sources come from the sides and behind. A large softbox at f16 ½ (+2 ½ stops) is positioned behind a framed, one-stop diffusion silk to camera left and behind Rihanna. Another large softbox at f8 ½ (+ ½ stop) with framed silk sits similarly to camera right. A medium softbox at f5.6 (-1 stop) sits four feet to camera left and eight feet high. Two white umbrellas at f11 (+1 stop) light the white background from both camera right and left, in the rear.
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Hello everyone. It is so great to be on this Forum I am also on Metropolis Forums, but their research into The Amazing Race 12 is nowhere near as extensive as here. I read all of your spoilers and have got pretty good insight into it. Kiwi JaySo this permit confirms that Jennifer and Nathan are in the twelfth race but they werent spotted in Croatia were they?
Yeah, I also want to just say how great you guys have done here. I only heard about all these spoilers at the begining of the month, and I have been following ever since.
Are there any signs that show a F/F team make it to croatia? I can't for this season I'm so excited
Peach can you give me a link to the photos of Kynt and Jenn and Nathan please, and the girl team although I dont think there is one of them, and wasnt Kynt spotted from the back, so how do you know it was him
Hehe thanks, (The F/F team is the one it the tight tracksuit pants right?!!
O.K but I recall that, In Dubrovnic, they spotted a F/F wearing tight tracksuit pants,
Well I hope we get some official web site activity soon with teams and bios.
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Hey GS guys, check this out http://www.wimp.com/scarytrail/
Hey GS guys, check this out http://www.wimp.com/scarytrail/
That's not a bike trail....it's a goat trail!
Not for me!
~~ Tracy ~~
I'd do it in a Hummer.
Kevin Huddy
The Outpost, Silver City, Montana
Makes lane-splitting look safe & sane.
'89 K75S Original Owner
'94 (Beta) R11RS, ( RIP 12-5-2010 courtesy of blind left turning cage driver ) ....
Thats what happens when you miss the warning sign and can't turn around.
Those were light weight bikes, can;t see a 1200GS on that path.
I wouldn't even want to walk it!
real soon after I got on that trail is where you would still find my bike.. and me singing Long Walk Home with a smile on my face.
Semper_Fi +1 on that too..
thats nuts
When he stalled trying to go up over the big rock, yikes.
Good thing the dirtbikes have an electric start. Imagine trying to kickstart a bike in that position.
Now that is what riding is all about.
Beats living in a glass bubble.
Last Friday afternoon I rode I-30 through Dallas/FT Worth in the rain. A time or two it was just a hairy but different.
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Family Economy of 19th-Century Industrial Workers
This material was originally created for Starting Point: Teaching Economics
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
This set of assignments leads students through the steps of identifying a research question and designing an empirical analysis. Students use a large collection of late 19th-century family budgets from the U.S. and Europe, which lend themselves to questions about consumer decisions and the labor-force participation of women and children.
Learning Goals
The activity is designed to teach students how to translate a research question into a hypothesis for empirical analysis. Students should learn the importance of descriptive statistics for understanding data, and they should begin to think about controlling variables that are not part of their hypothesis.
Context for Use
This assignment was developed for a course in quantitative methods for graduate students in history. It was also used in a 4-week course at the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods. The assignment works best for students who will be able to use multiple regression by the end of the course.
Teaching Materials
The activity consists of a sequence of projects
Project Reports for the Cost of Living Survey (Acrobat (PDF) 22kB Sep28 09)
Project Reports for the Cost of Living Survey (Acrobat (PDF) 22kB Sep28 09)
Teaching Notes and Tips
There were several aspects of this assignment that helped to make it successful. First, I gave them a dataset (the 1888-90 US Cost of Living Survey) which already had a substantial literature. Students had to come up with their own hypotheses, but I provided a bibliography to get them started. Second, they wrote a sequence of "project reports," but they did not write a "term paper." This was intended to get them to think through the steps of defining their project before they actually looked at the data. It also broke up the project across the semester and allowed more time for me to work with them. Third, I emphasized that any reasonable hypothesis was acceptable, and that their grade would not be affected if the data did not support their hypothesis. This takes away the pressure to find the "right" answer. Fourth, this is a assignment works very well as a group project.
Instructors should also plan on time to teach students how to use statistical software.
Instructors should also plan on time to teach students how to use statistical software.
The assignment was used with frequent in-class discussions and meetings with students. Since assignments were distributed acros the semester, there were more opportunities to monitor students' progress and their understanding of the research process and the substantive material in the course.


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koorack necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 50 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Koorack is the Aboriginal word for "soil". The inspiration behind the name is Matthew 13:23, "But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown." Nobody needs a bunch of theology crammed down their throat here, so we won't. The bottom line is that we feel called to help Christian churches and Christian-based organizations/non-profits grow through our ability to provide a product/service at no cost to them.
The product/service is technology based: Computers, software, bells, whistles, Rob the Robot kind of stuff.
Nothing really complicated about it. You know.. soil.. seed.. helping plant seeds that will grow. The churches/organizations/non-profits are the seeds. We help them grow. They spread the word. We feel all good inside. The whole thing drips with symbolism. But seriously, we really want to try and do something good here and a snappy logo is unbelievably important to draw interest when we start rolling.
The current target audience is Christian churches and Christian-based organizations and non-profits. We may expand this in the future to other audiences/services, but the company will remain focused on Christianity and spreading the word.
The sky is the limit. A few things that come to mind..
Unless you have some really cool idea involving Aboriginal art, don't do it. Our target audience is any place on the entire globe, not just the Aboriginal people. We're inspired, not tunnel-visioned.
Also, unless you have some really cool idea involving the cross, Bible, or other blatant religious symbols, don't do those, either. We're plenty proud of our beliefs, but we believe in generating interest through example, not beating you upside the head with a Bible or screaming scripture at you. Besides, our target audience is already in our demographic.
Color scheme: Again, the sky is the limit. But the logo *MUST* be able to be delivered in white, black, blue, and other primary color backgrounds. It's going to be put onto letterhead for mailings, as well on a Joomla-type website. We don't have a theme selected yet so we need to the logo to work later on regardless of the final color scheme. The final logo would be delivered as several separate image files with different color backgrounds. This may be a no-brainer to you graphics people, but we wanted to mention it anyway.
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Oct 24, 2011
(Concord, NH) The Lady Clippers won the Yankee conference championship today. The game winning goal came in the 79th minute when Yankee Conference player of the year Erin O'Connor playead a through ball to Yankee conference playoff offensive MVP Emma Legallais who put the ball past Unity's keeper for the win. With the win the Clippers completed the sweep of the regular season and conference tournament championships. They will travel to Asheville, NC in November for the national tournament.


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Tree of Us
When you consider its location, you could almost say Tree of Us is in the middle of nowhere. Standing as a solo cafe/restaurant away from the busier end of Church St is a bold move. But thats the style of the three Primary School pals who opened up this ecclectic, high-quality produce driven eatery. Part owner and former Chef at Rockpool, Shane Scource, has created a menu that'll cater to pretty much anyone with a jaw and a decent set of tastebuds. Breakfast offers the likes of eggs cooked your way to slow cooked organic beans to a breaky burger. And that's where it gets interesting – the burgers. With a whole page dedicated to the Meal of Kings you'll find a number of different takes on the traditional hamburger. They've even got a burger challenge going that might get you a burger named in your honour. When it came for us to try one of their acclaimed creations, we took a seat in some ex-church pews and ordered the tantalising Tree Cheese Burger. In between a Brioche bun came a Bertie's Butchers Wuk Wuk beef chuck pattie covered with melted Swiss, mozzarella and goats cheese, red onion, roquette, house tomato relish and dijon.


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IRONMAN 70.3 Pays d'Aix Preview
France will be the first IRONMAN 70.3 start for IRONMAN world champion.Frederik van Lierde makes his 2014 IRONMAN debut on Sunday in France. The reigning IRONMAN world champion from Belgium is the star of the pro field at the IRONMAN 70.3 Pays D'Aix. The fourth edition of the event has switched to May—previous editions were held in late September.
The date change means a real test for Van Lierde, who wants to win the IRONMAN European championship in July in Frankfurt. One week before he turns 35, he will face three athletes from last year's top-five in Aix en Provence, along with the German bike-and-run-talent, Boris Stein. With defending champion Filip Ospaly on the start list for IRONMAN 70.3 St. Poelten next week, on Sunday Frenchman Bertrand Billard appears to be the main threat for the IRONMAN world champion. 2013's runner-up, Albert Moreno Molins from Spain, Swiss top swimmer Manuel Küng and Hervé Faure (FRA) were also among the top-5 last year.
In the women's race defending champion Susie Hignett (GBR) will defend her title again, but she is heading into the race with the knowledge that there is a strong trio of challengers: Gina Crawford from New Zealand has five IRONMAN victories under her belt and is fresh off a runner-up finish at IRONMAN New Zealand in March. Jeanne Collonge (FRA) won the inaugural IRONMAN Pays D'Aix in 2011. The 28-year-old was runner-up at the second edition in Aix en Provence and also took second place at last year's IRONMAN France and IRONMAN Lake Tahoe. The third of the trio is Tine Deckers, the three-time IRONMAN France champion from Belgium.


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There was a scare at the Olympic Equestrian Center as a military bullet pierced the roof of the media tent and landed on the floor.
The incident occurred during the lunch break at the dressage event Saturday. The competition was not disrupted and nobody was hurt.
The bullet landed inches from one of the media tables at the end of the room where the press conferences are held, leaving a clear hole in the roof. An official statement is expected shortly.
The arena is located near a military compound.
The incident was immediately reported and the bullet collected, while Brazilian military was swiftly at the scene.
There was another security scare in Rio Saturday when a small blast was heard near the finish line of the men's cycling road race. An officer assigned to the event told The Associated Press that it was a controlled explosion of an unattended bag.
And Friday night, eyewitnesses said a man was shot dead near the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro after the Olympic opening ceremony. Associated Press photographers reported hearing loud multiple gun shots, forcing games volunteers and others leaving the ceremony to duck for cover behind cars. Paramedics were later seen treating the victim as blood poured from his body onto the road.


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|Architectural Digest
The bathroom above makes my inner "wish I lived in a marble yard" self want to reach into the picture and touch the cold beautifulness that are those slabs. Don't those marble moldings make your heart smile? Well, and your face smile, too?
|Greg Stewart
This bathroom is bright, clean and serene mostly due in part to the natural, soft light.
|Elle Decor
Speaking of mirrors... consider the placement of your mirrors. For me, it would probably be a "just the one over the sink" kind of a relationship. But mainly that's because clearly unlike the brilliant Miles Redd, I don't have twenty-three housekeepers to Windex my bathroom every day.
|Miles Redd
|Elle Decor
When cohabitating in a bathroom scenario it's best to keep the little boys and little girls separate. For me, it's best to keep them in entirely separate bathrooms. But, if you must "love the one you're with" hopefully you can love them from your own sink.
|Luxe Magazine
Anatomy Lesson #4: Girls need a place to store their war paint. And stare at their pores for hours on end like Charlotte on Sex and the City. You know you do it.


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I recently had the pleasure of attending the 2013 BookExpo America in New York City. Amongst the myriad of awesome presenters there, I was particularly looking forward to Neil Gaiman's talk, which was really more of a discussion with aspiring authors. Gaiman has been a favorite of mine for a while and his now famous 2012 University of the Arts commencement speech, "Make good art" has consistently been an inspiration for me.
As Gaiman dove into the crazy world of how he became a writer, it became increasingly evident that this wildly successful author had gone through many of the same trials and tribulations that even the most amateur authors experience. He never set out to become a world-renowned author, rather he simply had always shared a love for reading and a passion for story-telling; perhaps the two greatest ingredients for a writer.
From the stories he told, I snagged a few tidbits of commonality that hopefully are beneficial for all aspiring authors:
- An insatiable hunger for reading is a writer's best asset.
- On why fiction is dangerous: Fiction is dangerous because it lets you into other peoples heads and gives you empathy and shows you that the world doesn't have to be like the one you live in…Letting people into other people's heads is amazing and incredibly dangerous.
- On how to handle rejection or failure: Two different things play out…I get things back and I'm either not good, which I do not choose to believe, or I'm just doing this wrong. I vowed to myself to try to write things that no one could reject. I worry now that no one will tell me I've written a dud short story.
- With 30 years of success, is there still doubt: Yes, and it hasn't been 30 years of success. There have been things that have worked and things that haven't. Authors are combinations of complete arrogance and self-doubt.
I wanted to share these four points to spark thoughts, or even to provide a since of camaraderie that you are not alone as you work to create your next piece. What have you learned in your time as a writer? Please share your tips below! You may inspire a fellow writer.
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Students from South Shore schools won 20 of 42 Congressional Art Competition awards in Massachusetts' 9th Congressional District, according the office of U.S. Rep. William Keating on Tuesday.
"I want to congratulate all those who participated and won awards in this year's Congressional Art Competition," said Keating, a Bourne Democrat. "Each year, I am more and more impressed with the skill and talent showed by these dedicated students. I applaud our contestants, their teachers, and their families on another successful competition."
Claire Heidenrich of Duxbury High School is the third-place winner for photography. In the collage category, Nicole Hayes won first place and Madeleine Tesauro won second. Both girls attend Hingham's Notre Dame Academy. Erin O'Leary of Pembroke High School won second place for mixed media.
Victoria Holding of Marshfield High School got an honorable mention in the painting category, and Amanda Pang of Plymouth South High School got an honorable mention for her print work.
The first-, second-, and third-place drawings, along with all but one of the honorable mentions, came from South Shore students. Danielle Hill from Rockland High School won first place, Taylor Bethanis from Marshfield High School won second and Danielle Tom from Pembroke High School won third. The honorable mentions include Bridget Martin of Rockland High School, Greg Donovan of Silver Lake Regional High School, Liz Sheldon of Plymouth North High School and Lily Clancy, John Nelson and Rhys Sturdy of Marshfield High School.
Finally, all the winners and honorable mentions for computer-generated art are South Shore students. First place went to Amber Hoisington of Plymouth South High School, second went to Travis Lovell, also of Plymouth South, and third went to Lauren Knight of Notre Dame Academy. Kolbey Jumper and Emma Andrews, both of Plymouth South High School, received honorable mentions.
A photo album of this year's submissions can be found on Keating's Facebook page.
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By Staff Writer | August 1, 2009
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Hawaii County is getting a new MD500E to replace its aging Chopper One. The new helicopter, which the Hawaii County Fire Department will operate, will handle rescue services and be based at Waiakea Fire Station. HCFD Chief Darryl J. Oliveira says that buying the new MD500E makes more economic sense in the long run, given that the 27-year-old Chopper One would require $800,000 to refurbish. "The older an aircraft gets, the more expensive it gets to maintain it," Oliveira told West Hawaii Today. Instead, MD Helicopters is giving Hawaii County $238,000 trade-in credit on the old Chopper One.


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