An excerpt from the New York Times -
How to Make Sense of College Rankings
By Frank Bruni
“You can slice and dice it any way you like, but this isn’t like Consumer Reports, which tests something to see if it does or doesn’t work,” he said. “The interaction between a student and an institution is not the same as the interaction between a student and a refrigerator.” - Willard Dix
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/how-to-make-sense-of-college-rankings.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region®ion=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region
Saturday, October 29, 2016
A Black Cubs Fan?
An excerpt from the Undefeated -
AS A BLACK CUBS FAN, I UNDERSTAND HISTORY AND I’M STILL HOPEFUL
Despite Chicago’s sports and racial history, we believe yes we can!
BY MICHAEL STRAUTMANIS
“I think we were the only black people there,” my wife said as we were leaving Wrigley Field a few weeks ago. The sentence jarred me a bit, first because it interrupted my reverie after experiencing a rare Cubs playoff victory, and second, because it forced me to realize, once again, that I am a member of a small club. Yes, I am a black Chicago Cubs fan.
http://theundefeated.com/features/as-a-black-cubs-fan-i-understand-history-and-im-still-hopeful/
AS A BLACK CUBS FAN, I UNDERSTAND HISTORY AND I’M STILL HOPEFUL
Despite Chicago’s sports and racial history, we believe yes we can!
BY MICHAEL STRAUTMANIS
“I think we were the only black people there,” my wife said as we were leaving Wrigley Field a few weeks ago. The sentence jarred me a bit, first because it interrupted my reverie after experiencing a rare Cubs playoff victory, and second, because it forced me to realize, once again, that I am a member of a small club. Yes, I am a black Chicago Cubs fan.
http://theundefeated.com/features/as-a-black-cubs-fan-i-understand-history-and-im-still-hopeful/
Crazy!
From People -
Utah Dad Spends $1,500 on 3-Year-Old Daughter’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Halloween Costume to Spread Message That ‘Girls Can Do Anything’
http://people.com/human-interest/utah-dad-spends-1500-on-3-year-old-daughters-wonder-woman-halloween-costume/
Utah Dad Spends $1,500 on 3-Year-Old Daughter’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Halloween Costume to Spread Message That ‘Girls Can Do Anything’
http://people.com/human-interest/utah-dad-spends-1500-on-3-year-old-daughters-wonder-woman-halloween-costume/
Priceless
From The Wrap -
NY Post Whips Out ‘Dickileaks’ Puns About Anthony Weiner ‘Stroking Gun’
http://www.thewrap.com/ny-post-cover-dubs-clintons-latest-mess-dikileaks/
NY Post Whips Out ‘Dickileaks’ Puns About Anthony Weiner ‘Stroking Gun’
http://www.thewrap.com/ny-post-cover-dubs-clintons-latest-mess-dikileaks/
Urban Planning
I've always found this an interesting subject.
From Wired -
16 Ways to Design a Better Intersection—And Better Cities
By TIM DE CHANT
https://www.wired.com/2016/10/how-to-design-better-cities/?mbid=nl_102816_p1&CNDID=
From Wired -
16 Ways to Design a Better Intersection—And Better Cities
By TIM DE CHANT
https://www.wired.com/2016/10/how-to-design-better-cities/?mbid=nl_102816_p1&CNDID=
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Where White Guys Are the Minority
From the Undefeated -
WHERE ARE ALL THE WHITE AMERICAN NBA PLAYERS?
The league’s white players talk about what it’s like to be the minority
By Marc J. Spears
http://theundefeated.com/features/white-american-nba-players/
WHERE ARE ALL THE WHITE AMERICAN NBA PLAYERS?
The league’s white players talk about what it’s like to be the minority
By Marc J. Spears
http://theundefeated.com/features/white-american-nba-players/
Sad CT
From The New Yorker -
CLARENCE THOMAS’S TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WITHOUT FOOTPRINTS
By Jeffrey Toobin
This month marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Clarence Thomas’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Conservatives like Thomas have dominated the Court throughout his tenure, and he has been in the majority in all of their victories. That raises a question: What’s the most important opinion Thomas has written for the majority during his tenure on the Court?
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The truth is that Rehnquist and Roberts never trusted Thomas to write an opinion in a big case that could command a majority of even his conservative colleagues.
Why was this? It is because Thomas is not a conservative but, rather, a radical—one whose entire career on the Court has been devoted to undermining the rules of precedent in favor of his own idiosyncratic interpretation of the Constitution.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/clarence-thomass-twenty-five-years-without-footprints
CLARENCE THOMAS’S TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WITHOUT FOOTPRINTS
By Jeffrey Toobin
This month marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Clarence Thomas’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Conservatives like Thomas have dominated the Court throughout his tenure, and he has been in the majority in all of their victories. That raises a question: What’s the most important opinion Thomas has written for the majority during his tenure on the Court?
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The truth is that Rehnquist and Roberts never trusted Thomas to write an opinion in a big case that could command a majority of even his conservative colleagues.
Why was this? It is because Thomas is not a conservative but, rather, a radical—one whose entire career on the Court has been devoted to undermining the rules of precedent in favor of his own idiosyncratic interpretation of the Constitution.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/clarence-thomass-twenty-five-years-without-footprints
Please Elect My Husband
http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/10/26/gerald-daugherty-campaign-ad-moos-pkg-erin.cnn
A Picture is Worth . . .
From Upworthy -
17 stunning photos of black Victorians show how history really looked.
By Thom Dunn
http://www.upworthy.com/17-stunning-photos-of-black-victorians-show-how-history-really-looked?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
17 stunning photos of black Victorians show how history really looked.
By Thom Dunn
http://www.upworthy.com/17-stunning-photos-of-black-victorians-show-how-history-really-looked?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Mesmerizing Movement
From Wired -
Watch This Mesmerizing Sculpture Morph Like a Flock of Birds
By Liz Stinson
Diffusion Choir from Sosolimited on Vimeo.
https://www.wired.com/2016/10/watch-mesmerizing-sculpture-morph-like-flock-birds/?mbid=nl_102616_p8&CNDID=#slide-3
Watch This Mesmerizing Sculpture Morph Like a Flock of Birds
By Liz Stinson
Diffusion Choir from Sosolimited on Vimeo.
https://www.wired.com/2016/10/watch-mesmerizing-sculpture-morph-like-flock-birds/?mbid=nl_102616_p8&CNDID=#slide-3
Monday, October 24, 2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016
App Helps You Find a Job & Determine Your Worth
From Thrillist -
THIS NEW TOOL TELLS YOU IFYOU'RE GETTING PAID ENOUGH - GLASSDOOR
By TONY MEREVICK
Glassdoor launched the free tool, Know Your Worth, on Tuesday, saying it's designed to help you figure out if you're being paid fairly in your current job, if you should try to negotiate a raise, and if you should explore better paying jobs at other companies or better paying careers, according to a press release. The tool uses information about your work experience and current job to estimate your "market value" (what you should be earning), based on Glassdoor's expansive salary data, trends in today's job market, and other factors.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/glassdoor-job-search-jobs/id589698942?mt=8
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/glassdoors-know-your-worth-tool-tells-you-if-youre-getting-paid-enough
THIS NEW TOOL TELLS YOU IFYOU'RE GETTING PAID ENOUGH - GLASSDOOR
By TONY MEREVICK
Glassdoor launched the free tool, Know Your Worth, on Tuesday, saying it's designed to help you figure out if you're being paid fairly in your current job, if you should try to negotiate a raise, and if you should explore better paying jobs at other companies or better paying careers, according to a press release. The tool uses information about your work experience and current job to estimate your "market value" (what you should be earning), based on Glassdoor's expansive salary data, trends in today's job market, and other factors.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/glassdoor-job-search-jobs/id589698942?mt=8
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/glassdoors-know-your-worth-tool-tells-you-if-youre-getting-paid-enough
Saturday, October 22, 2016
A Super Scooter
A few days ago I posted a quick video (included again below) of my youngest granddaughter riding a scooter. She's 16 months old. This gadget is the coolest thing since slice bread.
It's called the Globber 5-in-1 Convertible Scooter, and it was purchased from Amazon. The cost was $100.
Highly recommended for the little one in your world.
It's called the Globber 5-in-1 Convertible Scooter, and it was purchased from Amazon. The cost was $100.
Highly recommended for the little one in your world.
A Simple Act Made a Profound Difference
From Upworthy -
After a story about a boy bringing lunch for his classmate went viral, Reddit responded.
By Eric March
http://www.upworthy.com/after-a-story-about-a-boy-bringing-lunch-for-his-classmate-went-viral-reddit-responded?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
After a story about a boy bringing lunch for his classmate went viral, Reddit responded.
By Eric March
http://www.upworthy.com/after-a-story-about-a-boy-bringing-lunch-for-his-classmate-went-viral-reddit-responded?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
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