Monday, October 17, 2016
Book Art
Check out this extraordinary art form from discarded books.
Amazing!
http://www.upworthy.com/this-woman-makes-incredible-art-from-discarded-books?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
Amazing!
http://www.upworthy.com/this-woman-makes-incredible-art-from-discarded-books?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
Hey Y'all
Excerpts from Atlas Obscura -
Y’all, You’uns, Yinz, Youse: How Regional Dialects Are Fixing Standard English
The real enemy? "You guys."
By Dan Nosowitz OCTOBER 13, 2016
There is perhaps no greater argument that American English is a deeply flawed, infuriating, and difficult language than the simple phrase “you guys.”
“You guys” is the most common way Americans refer directly to a group of people; it is a de facto pronoun, duct-taped together.
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In “standard American English,” meaning, essentially, schoolroom English, the second person pronoun is “you,” for either singular or plural. Talking to your spouse? Use “you.” Talking to your spouse and his or her entire family, at the same time? Use...well, also use “you.” It is a huge, strange weakness in American English: when someone is talking to a group of people, we have no way of indicating whether the speaker is talking to only one person or the entire group.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yall-youuns-yinz-youse-how-regional-dialects-are-fixing-standard-english
Y’all, You’uns, Yinz, Youse: How Regional Dialects Are Fixing Standard English
The real enemy? "You guys."
By Dan Nosowitz OCTOBER 13, 2016
There is perhaps no greater argument that American English is a deeply flawed, infuriating, and difficult language than the simple phrase “you guys.”
“You guys” is the most common way Americans refer directly to a group of people; it is a de facto pronoun, duct-taped together.
~~~~~~~~~~
In “standard American English,” meaning, essentially, schoolroom English, the second person pronoun is “you,” for either singular or plural. Talking to your spouse? Use “you.” Talking to your spouse and his or her entire family, at the same time? Use...well, also use “you.” It is a huge, strange weakness in American English: when someone is talking to a group of people, we have no way of indicating whether the speaker is talking to only one person or the entire group.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yall-youuns-yinz-youse-how-regional-dialects-are-fixing-standard-english
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Diversity on the Track
An excerpt from The Undefeated -
NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez shares inspirational story at My Brother’s Keeper event
Ambassadors from NBA Cares and NASCAR talked about their journeys and the importance of diversity BY RHIANNON WALKER
Four-and-a-half years ago, Daniel Suarez had aspirations of becoming a NASCAR driver, but didn’t have the means to achieve that goal. At the time, he wasn’t in the United States — he was living with his parents and two sisters in Monterrey, Mexico.
Besides that, he didn’t come from a racing family. His father was the only one in the household working, so there wasn’t money for Suarez to pursue his dream initially. What his father did have was expertise in repairing cars, so when Suarez was in elementary school, his dad provided him with the tools for go-karting in 2002.
Eleven years later, Suarez’s biggest obstacle wasn’t having a car, sponsorship or recognition, it was finding a way to Charlotte, North Carolina, where NASCAR’s headquarters is based, and learning how to speak English. He had the official papers from NASCAR, so Suarez drove 26 hours cross-country from Mexico to Charlotte in a 1994 Volkswagen Beetle.
Fast-forward to 2016, and Suarez won his first race in a final-lap coup past Kyle Busch, which made him the first Mexican-born driver to win in a NASCAR national touring series. And just this month, the 24-year-old nabbed his second victory in the round of 12 in the Chase at Dover in October, making him eligible for the round of eight.
http://theundefeated.com/features/white-house-host-latinx-students-to-discuss-my-brothers-keeper-preview-undefeatedconvo/
NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez shares inspirational story at My Brother’s Keeper event
Ambassadors from NBA Cares and NASCAR talked about their journeys and the importance of diversity BY RHIANNON WALKER
Four-and-a-half years ago, Daniel Suarez had aspirations of becoming a NASCAR driver, but didn’t have the means to achieve that goal. At the time, he wasn’t in the United States — he was living with his parents and two sisters in Monterrey, Mexico.
Besides that, he didn’t come from a racing family. His father was the only one in the household working, so there wasn’t money for Suarez to pursue his dream initially. What his father did have was expertise in repairing cars, so when Suarez was in elementary school, his dad provided him with the tools for go-karting in 2002.
Eleven years later, Suarez’s biggest obstacle wasn’t having a car, sponsorship or recognition, it was finding a way to Charlotte, North Carolina, where NASCAR’s headquarters is based, and learning how to speak English. He had the official papers from NASCAR, so Suarez drove 26 hours cross-country from Mexico to Charlotte in a 1994 Volkswagen Beetle.
Fast-forward to 2016, and Suarez won his first race in a final-lap coup past Kyle Busch, which made him the first Mexican-born driver to win in a NASCAR national touring series. And just this month, the 24-year-old nabbed his second victory in the round of 12 in the Chase at Dover in October, making him eligible for the round of eight.
http://theundefeated.com/features/white-house-host-latinx-students-to-discuss-my-brothers-keeper-preview-undefeatedconvo/
Black & Jewish
An excerpt from NPR -
Black, Jewish And Avoiding The Synagogue On Yom Kippur
By LEAH DONNELLA
Last time I worshipped in a synagogue was Sept. 5, 2014. And I won't be going today.
That might surprise my friends, who put up with my bragging ad nauseam about how Jewish I am.
You got a great deal on plane tickets? Reminds me of the time I took a free Birthright trip to Israel. Going skating? I haven't been on skates since my bat mitzvah reception, held at the roller skating rink in Villanova, Pa. You say you love the musicals of George Gershwin? Ha, that sounds just like Gershenfeld, my mother's maiden name, which is also my middle name, which means "barley field" in Yiddish, the language my ancestors spoke in Eastern Europe.
Some of this is just me being obnoxious. But it's also a way to claim a part of my identity that's hidden from most people. I'm a black woman. No one ever assumes I'm Jewish. When I talk about Judaism, people look at me in a way that makes me feel like I'm breaking into my own house. Especially the people inside the house.
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/10/12/496868502/black-jewish-and-avoiding-the-synagogue-on-yom-kippur?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Black, Jewish And Avoiding The Synagogue On Yom Kippur
By LEAH DONNELLA
Last time I worshipped in a synagogue was Sept. 5, 2014. And I won't be going today.
That might surprise my friends, who put up with my bragging ad nauseam about how Jewish I am.
You got a great deal on plane tickets? Reminds me of the time I took a free Birthright trip to Israel. Going skating? I haven't been on skates since my bat mitzvah reception, held at the roller skating rink in Villanova, Pa. You say you love the musicals of George Gershwin? Ha, that sounds just like Gershenfeld, my mother's maiden name, which is also my middle name, which means "barley field" in Yiddish, the language my ancestors spoke in Eastern Europe.
Some of this is just me being obnoxious. But it's also a way to claim a part of my identity that's hidden from most people. I'm a black woman. No one ever assumes I'm Jewish. When I talk about Judaism, people look at me in a way that makes me feel like I'm breaking into my own house. Especially the people inside the house.
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/10/12/496868502/black-jewish-and-avoiding-the-synagogue-on-yom-kippur?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Catching Up With Big Sister
Diversity in Space
https://www.wired.com/2016/10/new-american-space-boom-astronauts-diversity/?mbid=nl_101416_p1&CNDID=#slide-5
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Upcoming Science Fun in San Francisco
Sponsored by KQED -
Discovery Day at AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco
Saturday, November 5, 2016
10am-4pm, KQED member early access starting at 9:30am
Join KQED Science at the sixth annual Discovery Day at AT&T Park, organized by UC San Francisco. This free event features hundreds of hands-on science activities, opportunities to meet local scientists and engineers, plus endless educational entertainment. Plus, Sid the Science Kid will be on hand for photo ops with your family.
KQED members can enter the event early by showing a valid KQED MemberCard at the Portwalk Gates starting at 9:30am.
FREE | Register
http://view.email.kqed.org/?qs=643f79ae4e0101dfcfd25ceb5d897b33d9e0e3757f9d7c4b32e323a0cfc375448c5702d9e9daefbb0c98aa9de0ca9a69ac9d9ea1f1d4c786bab69cef2c179492
Discovery Day at AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco
Saturday, November 5, 2016
10am-4pm, KQED member early access starting at 9:30am
Join KQED Science at the sixth annual Discovery Day at AT&T Park, organized by UC San Francisco. This free event features hundreds of hands-on science activities, opportunities to meet local scientists and engineers, plus endless educational entertainment. Plus, Sid the Science Kid will be on hand for photo ops with your family.
KQED members can enter the event early by showing a valid KQED MemberCard at the Portwalk Gates starting at 9:30am.
FREE | Register
http://view.email.kqed.org/?qs=643f79ae4e0101dfcfd25ceb5d897b33d9e0e3757f9d7c4b32e323a0cfc375448c5702d9e9daefbb0c98aa9de0ca9a69ac9d9ea1f1d4c786bab69cef2c179492
Quote
“There’s a big Trump and a little Trump. The little Trump is frankly pathetic.” - Newt Gingrich
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/13/newt-gingrich-inadvertently-slams-donald-trump-theres-a-little-trump-whos-frankly-pathetic/?source=newsletter
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/13/newt-gingrich-inadvertently-slams-donald-trump-theres-a-little-trump-whos-frankly-pathetic/?source=newsletter
Teaching Abroad
Below is a link to the company I used to find a teaching job overseas. They will be in San Francisco in February for interviews.
Living and working in the Middle East for those five years was an extraordinary experience! I'm so glad I took advantage of the opportunity. Here's hoping that others will, too. Please pass this info to folks who might be interested.
Note - If the link doesn't work, url is www.teachaway.com.
https://www.teachaway.com/fairs?utm_source=ISS&utm_medium=Email%20follow%20up
Living and working in the Middle East for those five years was an extraordinary experience! I'm so glad I took advantage of the opportunity. Here's hoping that others will, too. Please pass this info to folks who might be interested.
Note - If the link doesn't work, url is www.teachaway.com.
https://www.teachaway.com/fairs?utm_source=ISS&utm_medium=Email%20follow%20up
How Common is Your Name?
From Vox -
How common is your name in movies?
https://apps.voxmedia.com/graphics/vox-movies-names/?initialWidth=726&childId=how-common-is-your-name-in-movies__graphic&parentUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2Fculture%2F2016%2F10%2F13%2F13222828%2Fmovie-characters-first-name%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DSentences%2520101316%26utm_content%3DSentences%2520101316%2BCID_751255a0fef58d088093de5c0cf8b67c%26utm_source%3Dcm_email%26utm_term%3DHow%2520many%2520movies%2520feature%2520a%2520character%2520with%2520your%2520first%2520name
How common is your name in movies?
https://apps.voxmedia.com/graphics/vox-movies-names/?initialWidth=726&childId=how-common-is-your-name-in-movies__graphic&parentUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2Fculture%2F2016%2F10%2F13%2F13222828%2Fmovie-characters-first-name%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DSentences%2520101316%26utm_content%3DSentences%2520101316%2BCID_751255a0fef58d088093de5c0cf8b67c%26utm_source%3Dcm_email%26utm_term%3DHow%2520many%2520movies%2520feature%2520a%2520character%2520with%2520your%2520first%2520name
College vs. Pro
Here's a question for you from Good Sports -
Can A Great College Football Team Actually Beat A Really Awful Pro Team?
by Jon Baum
The Cleveland Browns are a bad football team. The Ohio State Buckeyes are a very good one. But could one of the best college football teams really compete with one of the worst in the NFL?
Fans seem to think so. A Public Policy Polling survey released last week reveals that 62 percent of respondents believe Ohio State would beat the Browns.
Me - What do you think?
https://sports.good.is/articles/can-ohio-state-beat-cleveland-browns?utm_source=thedailygood&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailygood
Can A Great College Football Team Actually Beat A Really Awful Pro Team?
by Jon Baum
The Cleveland Browns are a bad football team. The Ohio State Buckeyes are a very good one. But could one of the best college football teams really compete with one of the worst in the NFL?
Fans seem to think so. A Public Policy Polling survey released last week reveals that 62 percent of respondents believe Ohio State would beat the Browns.
Me - What do you think?
https://sports.good.is/articles/can-ohio-state-beat-cleveland-browns?utm_source=thedailygood&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailygood
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Yeah Texas!
You don't see this much, but Texas is leading the way in making it easier for voters to register.
Check it out below.
Thanks to the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, we’ll be seeing a lot more tacos and a lot more registered voters. In an effort to increase America’s Latino voting population, the USHCC decided to offer voter registration services at—you guessed it—taco trucks. Since the #GuacTheVote campaign went into action October 3, Texans have been able to register to vote at eight different taco trucks around Houston, Remezcla reports.
https://food.good.is/articles/taco-truck-voter-registration?utm_source=thedailygood&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailygood
Check it out below.
Thanks to the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, we’ll be seeing a lot more tacos and a lot more registered voters. In an effort to increase America’s Latino voting population, the USHCC decided to offer voter registration services at—you guessed it—taco trucks. Since the #GuacTheVote campaign went into action October 3, Texans have been able to register to vote at eight different taco trucks around Houston, Remezcla reports.
https://food.good.is/articles/taco-truck-voter-registration?utm_source=thedailygood&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailygood
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