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tidyview - a tool for a best practiceby leriksen (Curate)
|on Nov 24, 2006 at 23:32 UTC ( #585941=perlmeditation: print w/replies, xml )
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Coming in at #6 of Damian Conway's Ten Essential Development Pracices is "Agree upon a coherent style and automate it with perltidy."
Now perltidy is an excellent tool with a long heritage, and, importantly, is still under active development - there have been several releases this year. However, I always had problems with the many options it has. The nuber of options isn't surprising, anyone who has used a code formatting tool will know there are many ways to layout code - what to do with bracketsand braces, whitespace and tab handling, new line control, etc etc etc.
So I wrote a previewer for the effect of perltidy options, called tidyview. It is available through [CPAN] and the CVS tree is at [sourceforge].
As a side note, I had a lot of trouble deciding how best to release this to CPAN. CPAN has excellent support for modules, and poor support for applications. CPAN's idea of an application is a single in-line script, all in one file. And most people dont write applications (regardless of language) that way - at a minimum, configuration data is separated out and provided in a text file. In the end I didnt have to do anything special, but it wasn't at all obvious from CPAN's doco that I didn't have to do anything special.
One very nice side-effect of this project has been the creation of a new Tk module for displaying colored diff's - [Tk::DiffText]. This was contributed by a user of tidyview, which completely blew me away. I'd mentioned wanting this feature in the TODO file, so those things really do work!! The fact that now anyone can include colorised diff's in their perl Tk apps, as a result of spinning this feature out of tidyview and into its own module, thrills me to bits.
So if you want to automate perl code formatting with perltidy, but aren't sure exactly which options you need, give tidyview a whirl. I'd like to thank Steve Hancock who wrote perltidy, and provide a whole new API to help tidyview do its job, and Michael Carman, who contributed Tk::DiffText.
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There's so much sex depicted on a new cable TV series about researchers Masters and Johnson that filming it became ho-hum for star Michael Sheen.
"I never thought I would get used to having a naked woman in front of me masturbating ... but I actually broke that barrier on the show," Sheen, who plays researcher William Masters, said Tuesday.
He plays opposite Lizzy Caplan as co-researcher and future wife Virginia Johnson in Showtime's "Masters of Sex," an explicit depiction of the pair and their groundbreaking mid-20th century scientific investigation of human sexuality.
The series, based on Thomas Maier's 2009 nonfiction book, debuts Sept. 29 on Showtime. Johnson died last week at age 88 in St. Louis. She was divorced from Masters, who died in 2001.
Sheen, whose film credits include "The Queen," said the story remains pertinent because the same "problems of intimacy" and making connections with people apply today.
During a Q&A session with the Television Critics Association, the difficulty of talking about sex publicly became apparent. One reporter asked the cast and producers how the series can include humor without appearing to titter at sexuality.
"We just had a slightly inappropriate look into your sex life. We all thank you for that," Sheen replied, drolly.
Caplan (TV's "True Blood," ''New Girl") said the researchers' work at Washington University in St. Louis and later at their own institute was especially important for women, allowing them to understand and accept their sexuality as healthy.
"Before Masters and Johnson, no one was telling women that. It was always their own fault," Caplan said. "And that's some (baloney)."
The series embellished some characters but "stuck to the facts very carefully," said producer Michelle Ashford. "Certainly (with) the research, we fudged none of that."
Masters and Johnson became big celebrities who were the topic of late-night talk show hosts and on the cover of news magazines. Their work drew some criticism, especially in an era when sex was seldom discussed in public and certainly not in detail.
The cast, asked whether filming sex scenes proved embarrassing, said there was a painstaking effort to protect the actors by making the production "comfortable and safe," Sheen said.
Cast member Teddy Sears recalled director John Madden saying, "I want to protect your modesty," then mimicked the British Madden giving a stage direction: "Grab her bum."
Doing repeated takes of one clinical sex scene turned out to be "decidedly unsexy after a while," Sears said.
The panelists, including executive producer Sarah Timberman, said they were not in touch with Johnson because they'd wanted to respect her privacy.
"She wanted to live out her the last few years of her life not in the limelight," Caplan said.
Johnson "bared her soul in the book (by Maier) and then was done with that," said producer Ashford.


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Luisgmarine has been working on a better advanced tab in Nightingale's metadata editor for a while. It allows you to show and hide any tag field and saves your preference for music and video separately. Always wanted to give your podcasts episode numbers? Now you can, as the advanced tab isn't hidden by default anymore and should show for everybody.
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The private data clearing dialog is broken in the current version of Nightingale. As clearing private data is an important part of a browser, freaktechnik fixed the issue and the next version of Nightingale will have a working dialog again.
Our shoutCAST extension stopped working, due to site changes of shoutCAST. GeekShadow contacted Radionomy to get an API key and we now have an official API key and can use the API again. We are even listed as partner on their developers page!
The next version of Nightingale is now 1.13 instead of 1.12.2. We decided to make it a new major version, as there are multiple bigger features (EQ presets and the advanced tab in the metadata editor) and changes to existing interfaces, which might break binary extensions.
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BRUSSELS (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday issued a sharp ultimatum to NATO Wednesday, telling allies they must start increasing defense spending by year's end or the Trump administration will "moderate its commitment" to them.
He did not detail what the United States might do if NATO members failed to fall in line.
Echoing a demand made repeatedly by President Donald Trump, Mattis said NATO must adopt a plan this year that sets milestone dates for governments to meet a military funding goal of 2 percent of gross domestic product.
The Pentagon chief called it a "fair demand" based on the "political reality" in Washington.
"No longer can the American taxpayer carry a disproportionate share of the defense of Western values," Mattis told the alliance's 27 other defense ministers, according to a text of his remarks. "Americans cannot care more for your children's future security than you do."
Attending his first NATO defense ministers' meeting, Mattis tried to make his case by citing the threat from Russia. The gathering came at an awkward time for the United States, after Trump fired national security adviser Michael Flynn over Flynn's communications with Russia before President Barack Obama left office Jan. 20.
Mattis noted Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region and the Islamic State group's hold over parts of Iraq and Syria, and said that "some in this alliance have looked away in denial of what is happening."
"Despite the threats from the east and south, we have failed to fill gaps in our NATO response force or to adapt," he added.
The warning reflects Trump's wish for greater sharing of military costs. Trump has rattled European nations by suggesting the U.S. might not defend allies unwilling to fulfill their financial obligations as NATO members.
Mattis didn't go as far.
British's defense chief, Michael Fallon, said Mattis also appeared to welcome a British proposal to create a road map for increased spending by other countries.
Along with the U.S. and Britain, the other countries that also reach NATO's benchmark for military spending are Estonia, Poland and debt-ridden Greece.
"I have called today in the plenary session for those countries that haven't met 2 percent to agree to at least increase their budget annually," Fallon said. "An annual increase that we're asking them to commit to would at least demonstrate good faith."
Asked about Mattis' ultimatum, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said allies need time to develop plans, and many already are talking about increasing their commitments.
"This is not the U.S. telling Europe to increase defense spending," Stoltenberg said. He said all the allies were "looking into each other's eyes and agreeing that we shall increase spending," and that any pressure toward making that happen was welcome.
The United States is by far NATO's most powerful member. It spends more on defense than all the others combined. The U.S. spent 3.61 percent of American GDP last year, according to NATO estimates -- a level that has somewhat tapered off in recent years.
Germany, by contrast, spent 1.19 percent of its overall budget on defense. Ten countries spend even less, and seven -- including Canada, Italy and Spain -- would have to virtually double military spending to reach the target. One, Luxembourg, would require a four-fold increase to get close.
Mattis recognized Europe's worries and the desire for clarity on America's commitment to NATO. Trump has criticized the alliance as "obsolete" and repeatedly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin, stoking fears of a new U.S. approach to Moscow that includes lessened support for European allies near Russia's border who worry about being the next target.
In a brief public statement, made while standing alongside Stoltenberg, Mattis called the alliance "a fundamental bedrock for the United States and for all the trans-Atlantic community."
The allies' interest and concern about the latest furor in Washington was evident as officials crowded around televisions at the NATO meeting to watch Mattis' initial appearance with Stoltenberg. Ministers immediately clustered around the retired Marine general as he entered the meeting room.
Stoltenberg said he has spoken to Trump twice by telephone, and received similar reassurance from Mattis and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
"They have all conveyed the same message," he said, adding: "That is, that the United States will stay committed to the trans-Atlantic partnership."


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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, whose name is also being touted as a 2016 presidential contender, has addressed the need for "comprehensive" immigration reform in an op-ed that appeared in Friday's Wall Street Journal.
Bush co-authored the piece with Goldwater Institute attorney Clint Bolick as part of a preview for their upcoming book, Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution. The duo's approach to immigration reform will most certainly run afoul to some conservative leaders who for years have fought any approach to immigration reform short of deporting the estimated 12 million illegal men, women and children in the U.S., and building 30-foot, electrified walls to prohibit border crossings.
First on their list is getting Congress to admit that immigration is not as much a law enforcement issue as it is a result of antiquated and outdated laws. "The nation has changed dramatically since the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, and that legislation has not held up well," write Bush and Bolick. "It has been patched over so many times that it is hopelessly complex and incoherent. We need to start from scratch."
Another point they highlighted was the argument used by critics of immigration reform in suggesting the way to solve the crux of the problem is simply for those wanting to immigrate to get in line for legal visas. "There is no line," they say.
Current laws pertaining to immigration is based on an annual "diversity lottery," that rewards about 55,000 lucky winners of a random lottery the chance to come and legally work in the U.S. There are approximately 250 applicants for each spot.
However, the issue that appears to be a thorn in the side for both Democrats and Republicans is the subject of amnesty. At what point do Congress and the White House agree that those who are in the U.S. illegally can be granted citizenship?
"The U.S. must find a fair way to deal with its 11 million illegal immigrants without sending the message that America's laws can be broken with impunity," the pair wrote. "Crossing the border illegally must have consequence. At the same time, we must recognize that children who were brought here illegally have committed no crime and in most instances know no other country."
Others topics and questions raised include addressing the ever-changing nature of border security, the reality that the U.S. needs workers of all types, especially those with high-skills in science and technology.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R), another Floridian whose name is mentioned as a future presidential contender, will also be at the forefront of the immigration debate, as will Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).
Bush's and Bolick's book is expected to be released in March and is being published by Threshold Editions/Simon & Schuster.


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There were slightly more males than females in the 12-25 years age group (451,872 compared with 439,752). Males slightly outnumbered females at all ages up to 23 years, after which the number of females began to exceed the number of males. Among all people counted in Victoria, females outnumbered males by 71,736.
Most of Victoria's young people live in Melbourne. The 1996 Census counted 651,943 12-25 year-olds in the Statistical Division of Melbourne. The next largest numbers of young people were counted in the Statistical Divisions of Barwon (46,287) and Goulburn (33,654).
Melbourne and Central Highlands Statistical Divisions recorded the highest proportions of young people (21%) In the rural Statistical Division of Wimmera 12-25 year-olds comprised only 17% of all people.
Young people reported being more mobile than older people. In 1996, 38% of 12-25 year-olds reported living at a different address five years previously, compared with 32% of older people. A similar pattern was evident for residential movement within the previous twelve months, with 20% of young people and only 11% of older people reporting that they were living at a different address.
Most of this movement had taken place within Victoria. Among people who had moved within the previous five years, 91% of 12-25 year-olds and 92% of older people had moved within the State.
Main findings
Indigenous people
In 1996, 82% of 12-25 year-olds (734,782) in Victoria were Australian-born, compared with 65% of people aged 26 years and over. Fewer than 1% (5,735) of young Victorians reported that they were of Indigenous origin. This was the lowest proportion among all of the States and Territories.
Just over 14% (127,533) of 12-25 year-olds in Victoria were born overseas, compared with more than twice this proportion among older people (32%).
Countries of birth
Just under 23% of young people born overseas were from the main English-speaking countries (Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America). The largest number (12% or 15,370 people) of overseas-born young people in Victoria were from Viet Nam, followed by young people from the United Kingdom (11%), and New Zealand (7%).
Among people aged 26 years and over born overseas, more than 29% originated from the main English-speaking countries. Almost 23% had been born in the United Kingdom, 11% were born in Italy, and 7% in Greece.
Birthplace of parents
Among Australian-born Victorians aged 26 years and over, 76% had both parents born in Australia. Among 12-25 year-olds born in Australia, a lower proportion (61%) had both an Australian-born mother and father. Almost 38% (277,671) of Australian-born young people in Victoria had at least one parent who had been born overseas, and 16% had both parents born in a non-main English-speaking country.
Languages spoken at home
Just over 20% (179,783) of young Victorians spoke a language other than English at home. The predominant languages they reported speaking were Italian and Greek (almost 15% for each) and Chinese languages (just under 14%). Twice the proportion (40%) of older people reported speaking a language other than English at home. The languages most commonly spoken were also Italian, Greek and Chinese languages, although in different proportions (21%, 15% and 10% respectively).
Proficiency in English
The majority (77%) of young Victorians spoke English only. Another 19% spoke another language, and reported that they spoke English well or very well. A similar proportion (76%) of those aged 26 years and over reported speaking English only. However, 5% of older people reported speaking English not well or not at all, compared with just over 1% of young people.
Main findings
Marital status
Just over 12% of 15-25 year-olds in Victoria were married - 7% in a registered marriage, and 5% in a de facto marriage. Young females were more likely than young males to be in a partnership (16% compared with 9%).
Living arrangements
Over 45% of 12-25 year-olds were living with their parents as dependent children. This was the highest proportion of all States and Territories. Another 25% of young males, and 17% of young females, were living as non-dependent children with their parents. Young females were more likely than young males to have moved from the family home, forming partnerships and their own families (15% compared with 7% respectively).
For young people born in non-main English-speaking countries, about 43% were living as dependent children with their parents. Another 14% lived in the family home as non-dependent children, while 9% were living in group households.
Type of dwelling
About 3% (23,723) of 12-25 year-olds in Victoria had spent census night in a non-private dwelling. The majority of these young people were in boarding schools or residential colleges (11,194), or staying at hotels and motels (6,258). Another 2,702 young people reported having no usual address.
Type of tenure
About 65% of young people occupied dwellings which were owned or being purchased, compared with 74% of people aged 26 years and over.
The proportion of young people living in rented dwellings was just under 28% compared with 17% of older people (aged 26 years and over). More than 56% of Indigenous young people, and 42% of those born overseas in non-main English-speaking countries, were in rented dwellings.
Main findings
Attendance at educational institutions
Slightly more than 57% (508,751) of all 12-25 year-olds were attending an educational institution in 1996. This compares with 53% in 1991. There was a similar overall participation rate for both males (56%) and females (58%).
The proportions of young people attending schools in 1996 (38%) and Technical or further educational institutions and other higher education institutions (18%) were slightly higher than in 1991 (36% and 16% respectively).
Education participation continued to decline with age, with 57% of 18-19 year-olds and 27% of 20-25 year-olds remaining in education.
Non-main English-speaking birthplace
Participation in education was very high among young people born overseas in a non-main English-speaking country. Almost 69% were attending an educational institution. Much of this participation was among older youth, with 80% of 18-19 year-olds and 51% of 20-25 year-olds remaining in education.
Indigenous people
Among Indigenous youth aged 12-25 years, 2,536 (44%) were attending an educational institution in 1996. However, most of the participation was in the younger age groups, with 89% of 12-14 year-olds and 61% of 15-17 year-olds in education. Just 14% of 20-25 year-olds remained in education.
Education and labour force status
Among 15-25 year-olds who were attending an educational institution in 1996, 38% were employed; 27% part-time and 10% full-time. A lower proportion (34%) were employed in 1991 (20% part-time and 12% full-time).
In 1996, 44% of young people attending a tertiary or other institution full-time were either working part-time or seeking part-time work. In 1991 this proportion was 38%, reflecting a general increase in part-time work.
In the five years from 1991 to 1996, the proportion of 15-25 year-olds with post-secondary qualifications increased from 16% to 20%. Among persons aged 26 years and over, the proportion increased from 30% to 34% over the same period.
Young Victorians were also more likely to hold higher levels of qualifications in 1996 than five years earlier. Among those young people holding post-school qualifications, the proportions who had attained a bachelor degree or higher increased from 28% to 38%.
While the same proportions of young females and males held post-school qualifications (20%), the level of qualification varied between the sexes. The most common qualifications held by young females were bachelor degrees (8%), followed by associate diplomas (4%). For young males, the most common qualifications held were skilled vocational qualifications (9%) followed by bachelor degrees (5%).
Main Findings
Labour force status
In 1996 there were 450,427 young Victorians in the labour force; that is, either employed or looking for work. They made up 22% of the total labour force (2,081,069 people). The majority (85%) of these young people were employed.
Participation rates
The labour force participation rate for young people in 1996 was 64%. Participation among Indigenous young people was lower at 55%. However, among young people born overseas in a non-main English-speaking country, the participation rate was 42%. This reflected the much higher level of educational participation by this group.
In 1996, fewer young females were in the labour force than young males (62% compared with 65%). A similar pattern existed in 1991, with 63% of young females and 68% of young males in the labour force.
Full-time work
The proportion of young people employed in full-time work fell between 1991 and 1996 from 34% to 32%. This decrease was experienced by both young males (from 38% to 36%) and females (from 30% to 27%). Over the same period the proportion of older people (aged 26 years and over) who were employed full-time remained relatively unchanged at about 39%.
Part-time work
The proportions of both young and older people employed in part-time work have increased. Between 1991 and 1996, the proportion of young Victorians who were employed part-time increased from 15% to 21%. The percentage point increase for older people was much lower (1%). Of employed young females, 47% were employed part-time compared with 30% of young males.
In 1996, Victoria's unemployment rate for young people was 15%. The age group with the highest rate of unemployment (21%) was 18-19 year-olds. In the 15-17 year-old age group the rate was 17% and among 20-24 year-olds it was 14%. Among all young Victorians, 10% were unemployed.
In 1996, the largest proportions of young people were employed in Retail trade (27% or 104,591); Manufacturing (14%); and Property and business services (9%). For older people, the largest industries of employment were similar: Manufacturing (17%) and Retail trade and Property and business services (both 10%).
In 1996, 76,312 or 20% of young Victorians were employed as Elementary clerical, sales and service workers. The largest proportion (20%) of older people were employed as Professionals. For young males, the most common occupations were Tradespersons and related workers (28%); Labourers and related workers (14%); and Intermediate production and transport workers (12%). Young females were most commonly employed as Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers (29%); Elementary clerical, sales and service workers (28%); and Professionals (12%).
The highest proportion (15%) of young people reported receiving no income. In general, there were proportionally more young females at lower income levels and fewer at higher income levels. A partial explanation for this is females' higher participation in part-time work.
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The NIC Children's Center is a nationally accredited, dual-function early childhood program that serves as NIC's Child Development Lab School while providing high-quality child care services to NIC's students, faculty and staff. Our mission is to provide a high-quality lab setting for NIC's students to obtain the skills necessary for working with young children in a developmentally appropriate manner, while also providing an accessible and affordable student service that enables NIC's students to attend classes and meet their educational goals. In addition, our program partners with North Idaho College Head Start and serves a limited number of Head Start families whose parents are NIC students. These families receive all Head Start services while at the Children's Center.
Our services are prioritized for children of NIC students with 6 or more credits. We also serve children of NIC faculty and staff teaching 9 credits or working a minimum of 19.5 hours per week, however slots are very limited due to the prioritization of student's children. We offer several different options for enrollment including M-F, M/W/F, and T/Th, with half day options available to students only. We are open Monday through Thursday 6:45-5:15 and Friday 6:45-2:45. The Center is open fall and spring semesters only and is closed during non-school days (such as winter and spring break).
The NIC Children's Center is a fully inclusive program that provides children and parents with all abilities an equal opportunity to participate in the Center's program and services.
The Children's Center believes a low adult-to-child ratio is an extremely important aspect of a quality child care program. To achieve and support low ratios, small group play, and more one-to-one interactions, the Children's Center relies on the following support staff:
Classroom Assistants: Part time classroom assistants are hired to work with children under the supervision of the teachers. Students who are awarded funds as part of their financial aid package are also hired to work as assistants. All classroom assistants are required to undergo fingerprinting and a background check prior to employment.
Practicum Students: Practicum students are enrolled in the Child Development Program and are studying to become early care professionals. Students work directly in the classroom to gain experience and hands-on practice. They are supervised by classroom teachers and are under guidance of NIC Child Development Instructors.
Volunteers: Parents, family members, students, Service Learning Program members, and others from the community add a diverse component to the Children's Center and are an integral part of our program.
Individual Child Care License: All persons working in the classroom with children, including volunteers that are in the Center 15 hours or more per month (parents too) and students are required to have a current individual childcare license. To receive this license a person must have cleared an FBI background check, fingerprints on file with law enforcement, and a cleared TB Test. In addition, Classroom Assistants are required to provide certification of First Aid/CPR and proof of ongoing education.
Work Study Students: If you receive work study through financial aid and are interested in a work study position please visit http://www.nic.edu/workstudy/workstudyjobs.aspx.


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Tour Descriptions
African American Aviators
Learn how African Americans in Prince George's County and throughout the country negotiated discrimination and achieved success in the aviation industry.
Changes in Transportation Tour
Museum visitors will travel through time, from the early years of the Wright Brothers' airplanes through present-day, and experience how and why airplanes have changed. They will enjoy a hands-on experience of becoming a pilot, and see how flight gear changed as airplanes improved.
Exploring Airmail Tour
Our Exploring Airmail Tour focuses on the important figures and flights involved during the start of the Postal Service airmail deliveries from 1918 to 1921. The Museum provides a unique and special outlook on this time period as the College Park Airport was the site of the first airmail delivery. Visitors will have the chance to explore the history of airmail while examining planes, artifacts, and primary source documents in the museum.
Flying Through Books! Tour
Students will learn about how airplanes have changed from the early years of aviation through present-day. They will enjoy a hands-on experience of becoming a pilot, and enjoy interactive activities in our hands-on room and instructional space.
Military History Tour
As the first U.S. military aviation field and the oldest continuously operating airport in the world, the College Park Airport has seen many important firsts of military aviation.
Women in Aviation Tour
Our Women in Aviation Tour details women's experiences in aviation at the College Park Airport and with the airplanes we have on display, from the earliest days of aviation to the present day.


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Judicial Arrogance
In my column for this week, Part 2 of a two-part series in which I discuss and analyze the opinions in United States v. Jones, I elaborate on some of the differences between Justice Scalia's and Justice Alito's respective approaches to the Fourth Amendment implications of using a GPS device to monitor suspects' whereabouts. In this post, I want to focus on something else: judicial arrogance.
Justice Scalia has regularly accused various of his colleagues on the U.S. Supreme Court of a type of judicial arrogance. He suggests that they believe they know better than democratically elected representatives of the people and can therefore disregard the will of the majority of Americans and impose their own subjective vision of what the Constitution ought to (but does not in fact) mean. This criticism is in part a Separation of Powers objection, a claim that judges are not authorized to undo legislative action under the circumstances in a particular case and they therefore usurp the role of the elected branches of government when they do.
But the criticism is more than that -- it also implies that the Justices are guilty of a kind of elitism, under which they presume that they are better equipped to determine the best policies for Americans than are the people whom Americans have actually elected to do that job. In this scenario, Justice Scalia is the humble judge who understands and appreciates the proper limits of his own power and accordingly refrains from invalidating legislation in the absence of clear constitutional language or a straightforward original understanding that comes into conflict with the legislation. To do otherwise would be to indulge the illusion that Justices know best.
Justice Scalia's image of himself as a humble judge is flawed in a number of respects. First, his notion that he engages in an objective apolitical process while his colleagues impose their own values on the populace bears little relation to reality. Judging is inherently a value-laden and subjective process from which it is not possible to excise politics altogether. This does not mean that judges are incapable of error, of course -- just because there is more than one arguably right answer does not negate the fact that there are many and varied wrong answers.
Second, and perhaps more importantly, Justice Scalia picks and chooses when he will be "humble" (and leave legislation in place) and when he will be arrogant (and strike it down). He is sometimes wedded to the text and the original meaning of constitutional provisions, for example, in mocking the very idea that there might be a fundamental constitutional right to reproductive choice or to same-sex relationships. But he is at other times quite willing and even eager to overlook the text and original meaning, for example when he concludes that punishing racists for violent expression of their racial hatred violates the Free Speech clause of the First Amendment, or that government-supported affirmative action violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. And Justice Scalia's vote in Bush v. Gore ought perhaps to have put to rest permanently the claim that his approach to constitutional interpretation transcends politics.
Humility and arrogance, however, have broader meanings as well and refer to more than just how enthusiastically a judge engages in judicial review. Under this more common use of the words, Justice Scalia was famously reported to have said "What's a smart guy like me doing in a place like this?"
In United States v. Jones, Justice Scalia began his majority opinion with the following words: "We decide whether the attachment of a Global Positioning-System (GPS) tracking device to an individual's vehicle, and subsequent use of that device to monitor the vehicle's movements on public streets, constitutes a search or seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment." One could understand this statement to mean that Jones is a case in which the Supreme Court is ruling on the Fourth Amendment implications of police tracking suspects with a GPS. On this interpretation, the statement is bland and uneventful. It simply introduces the topic.
But there is another way to read the statement, with an emphasis on the word "We." On this interpretation, "We decide" -- Justice Scalia looks out on the different ways in which judges, lawyers, academics, and lay people have understood the constitutional implications of GPS surveillance. And having done so, he announces that he and the other Justices in the majority will decide this controversial question: he is, in other words, about to deliver the truth.
Justice Jackson once said, referring to the Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, that "[w]e are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final." This statement reflects the knowledge that a Supreme Court Justice wields enormous power that does not correspond to his or her special capacity to divine the truth. When he is not self-consciously displaying judicial humility, Justice Scalia appears sometimes to forget the responsibility and potential for error that go hand in hand with power, even when the person exercising that power is Justice Antonin Scalia.
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- Joe said...
Scalia's arrogance is apparent & his faux humility is one of the most annoying aspects of his USSC career. Breyer and others are blunt about judges needing to make choices that are open to debate. Scalia pretends it is all so obvious. We are men and women of action, Antonin. Lies don't become of us.
The "we" part is a good catch. Consider the Declaration of Independence. It doesn't say "some things are self-evident." It says "We" hold some things self-evident.
- Sam Rickless said...
1. I agree with you that Justice Scalia is arrogant, but I really don't read that off the opening sentence in Jones. It's true that few, if any, SCOTUS decisions start with "We decide whether....." But a large number include "We hold that....." So suppose Scalia had started the decision with "We hold that...". Would that have indicated arrogance on his part? I myself don't think so. But I really don't see much of a difference between "we decide whether..." and "we hold that". So I'm inclined to think that you are reading too much into the opening sentence of Jones.
As I see it, Justice Scalia's self-conception as a humble judge has to do with the fact that he takes himself to be bound by the (original meaning of the) words of the US Constitution, and thus does not have the ability to write his own personal policy preferences into the Constitution or its application. He equates judicial arrogance, not with judicial activism per se, but with the proclivity to read one's own conception of the best policy into words with a fixed meaning that cannot actually bear that reading. This is what bothers him about "living constitutionalism".
What Justice Scalia doesn't understand is that semantic originalism doesn't entail expectation originalism, as Dworkin defines these terms. Thus he ends up applying expectation originalism when he takes himself to be applying semantic originalism. That is, he takes himself to be humble when he is anything but.
2. I liked your Verdict column. The only thing I would worry about is your claim that information voluntarily disclosed to third parties when one is not being coerced or under duress should not be made available to the government in the absence of a warrant. But that's an issue for another day.
- Ian said...
Quick Westlaw search reveals 533 Supreme Court opinions that include the phrase "We decide." And a quick scan of those results reveals that the great bulk of instances of the phrase are identical in usage to Justice Scalia's usage in Jones. To argue that the use of the simple, innocuous, and common phrase "We decide" is judicial arrogance is a bit sophomoric. Surely there are better examples from Justice Scalia's jurisprudence that you could have drawn upon.
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I've heard for about a week now that some people had trouble reading my blog...others didn't...
The problem then was narrowed down to being IE related.
Well, the culprit has been found. No, my page does not contain a virus, but it DOES contain a FEEDJIT!....or rather.....it DID.
I got this email this morning:
Hello, there are some problems showing your blog in IE. The problems are raised by the widget from feedjit.com.
Best solution is from my opinion to delete this widget.
Discussions about this you can see at http://www.quiltfriends.de/showthread.php?p=601566#post601566
The problem being that the site is in German, and my German is REALLY bad...so I took their word for it and deleted my feedjit, which was a widget at the bottom of my page telling me where viewers of my page were logging in from. Fun idea, kind of nice, but I hate the fact it messed with some people's IE. So...I am now feedjit-less!
I am a Firefox girl. The first thing I did when this new puter came home with me was to put firefox back on it. Those of you still using IE......WHY? So Anyway...those other bloggers out there who are having people complain that there are problems with your blog? It's not you, it's your Feedjit....(or THEIR IE!)
The elephant is on my chest, but maybe it's a smaller one today. Just occassional productive hacking, I'm breathing better and hope to be on the mend!
I added borders to the Fungly Fifties top yesterday..PERFECT...solid red 1" inner border, and a 4.5" aqua/black check that you would have suspected CAME from the same era...it just looks right!
I got her loaded on the machine after I pieced a back, and began quilting, only to find my tension was SERIOUSLY screwed up. If I didn't know better I would swear that someone came down here and gave the knob a few turns for good (or bad) measure!! Which means..most of the first row I had to unsew...under the influence of cold meds. Needless to say, there is still a long way to go on this quilt.
The reason I also decided to quilt it? IT NEEDS WASHING!!! It's got funky smells and I don't dare wash it without it being quilted and bound first. How's that for a catalyst??
And yes, I know it is "Wild At Heart" again...but that's what was already on the machine table! In my sudafed induced stupor, I really didn't care what I was quilting this quilt with, only that it needed to be something where lines didn't cross, because there was fullness to take up in several of the blocks. And I just happen to like how this one looks.... :c)
Besides, this quilt is so fungly busy that no amount of heirloom quilting or continuous curve outlining was going to do much to enhance it. There are many many many places where seams don't meet or points are chopped off, and outlining would just make those come more front and center, so this works!
I heard back from the German group that there are still problems viewing this blog with IE. Anyone have any other ideas, other than to ditch IE?!? I have nothing to do with the interface of this blog software..I just type into it like everyone else. *baffled*.


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Daughter of Robert and Claire Brooks, Kirsty was born 17 Dec 1971 in Whyalla. Her family moved to Adelaide when she was four years old. She went to the Wilderness School in Medindie. A freelance writer and editor, Kirsty Brooks has a BA (Journalism) from the University of Adelaide (1994) and an Advanced Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing) from the Adelaide Institute of TAFE (1999) As well as being a full-time author, Kirsty is the director of Driftwood Manuscripts, an assessment and editing agency for writers. She has a Journalism Degree, an Advanced Diploma in Professional Writing and is Chair of the SA Writers' Centre. She has had two books shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award, Lady Luck in 2003 for Best First Crime Fiction Novel and The Vodka Dialogue in 2004 for Best Crime Fiction Novel.


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Special thanks to the JW Marriott Las Vegas for hosting my stay. This post is about my experience and I have provided my honest opinion.
I can hear the final boarding call as I opened my eyes and thought to myself OMG Las Vegas we meet again! I was looking forward to staying at the JW Marriott for the next three days and hanging out with my girlfriends. I had a wonderful time during my stay at the JW Marriott. This not a review of the hotel this a relaxing post about my experience.
During my drive to the JW Marriott Las Vegas, I was in awe of the view from the freeway, the breeze kissed my neck I felt at ease. I was looking forward to a few days of relaxation. Before I knew it we were pulling up in front of the hotel and the bellman was approaching the back-car door to let me out. The staff greeted me with a warm welcome I felt like a real VIP. Once I was all checked in I headed up to my room I was dying to see the view from the balcony. My suite was very comfortable, but the view took my breath away. It was a stunning view of the entire Las Vegas strip. The room was very spacious with two queen beds, a steam shower, and a nice size whirlpool. Room service delivered a delicious food amenity package along with a thank you card. (The cake pictured is was not included)
I woke up early that morning and headed downstairs to Spa Aquae to enjoy a massage, manicure, and pedicure. OMG, this was like having heaven all in one place what more can a girl pray for in one day.
During my visit I took advantage of the amenities which consisted of the following:
Outdoor hydrotherapy circuit pool with co-ed whirlpool, steam, and sauna
Ritual rooms that include: warm float pool, steam, sauna, hot and cold plunge and cascading waterfall showers
State-of-the-art fitness center
Fitness room with daily yoga sessions
Spa Boutique offering a full selection of bath and body products, fitness and leisure apparel, and a variety of gift items
With the hot Las Vegas temperature, I was grateful a cabana was waiting for my arrival. I could order lunch without leaving and catch up on a few movies I hadn't been able to see while in theaters. The cabana's all come with a television, couch, lounge chair, patio set, and two beach loungers. Inside I found the menu to order lunch and a cocktail. My server was phenomenal and very tentative to my request. If felt amazing to relax without any worries since I knew King Thrifty was having a blast in Toronto.
The JW Marriott Las Vegas has six on-site restaurants to please your appetite. My restaurant of choice was the cozy Hawthorne Grill. The view from inside or on the patio is beautiful. I'm a huge lover of nature so dinner by the pond is always the experience to make my evening. My dining experience was fantastic I felt like a VIP that had recently won a championship. My server arrived with a smile and through the evening he checked back with me to make sure I was enjoying my visit. Even the manager stopped by to say hello! For dinner, I recommend the salmon it was fantastic.
During my stay at the JW Marriott in Las Vegas, I was able to take time and enjoy myself. After my visit to the spa and a few days off I felt relaxed, rejuvenated, and resilient like I could return home and take on the world. The JW Marriott is the perfect place to vacation with family, friends, or even your business retreat. The location is surrounded by shopping, restaurants, and things to keep you busy without having to visit the strip. No worries there is a full-service casino convenient located on the first floor of the resort. The JW Marriott Las Vegas felt like home away from home with a lot of amenities at my fingertips I call it paradise.


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Basketball to Face Old Dominion in Paradise Jam
BATON ROUGE – The bracket for the 2014 men's portion of the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands was announced Monday and LSU men's basketball will face Old Dominion in the third of four quarterfinal games on Friday, Nov. 21.
The tournament held at the University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center.
Old Dominion was 18-18 and reached the semifinals of the CBI post-season tournament. The Monarchs tied the nation's biggest turnaround in number of wins going from five in 2013 to 18 in 2014. It will be LSU's first meeting with Old Dominion in men's basketball. ODU just finished its first season in Conference USA.
Also on LSU's side of the bracket and the Tigers opponent on the second day will be one of two teams that also advanced to post-season play. LSU will either face the winner or loser of the Illinois State-Weber State quarterfinal matchup. The consolation semifinals are set for Nov. 22, while the championship semifinals will be played on Nov. 23.
Illinois State was 18-16 a year ago, but also lost in the semis of the CBI, while Weber State was 19-12 and won the Big Sky regular season title with a 14-6 record. The 19-12 Wildcats also won the Big Sky Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Arizona in the second round.
The other half of the bracket will have Clemson meeting Gardner Webb and Seton Hall facing Nevada. LSU would meet one of those teams on the final day of the event, Nov. 24.
For information about the tournament including travel and tickets, go to http://www.paradisejam.com/.


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Bob Harper's CrossFit Tips
Bob Harper's Tips For Being Your Best at CrossFit
Want to up your CrossFit game? Take these tips from trainer Bob Harper to heart. He shared his advice with our friends at Self.
High five if you were among the thousands of people sweatin' it out with Bob Harper in NYC this weekend for SELF's Workout in the Park. (Chicago, you still have your chance!)
There's a reason why Bob's a New York Times bestselling author and has been inspiring millions on the Biggest Loser year after year. He's awesome and he's also a CrossFit junkie! If you work out with Bob, chances are he'll throw some CrossFit into the mix. But the good thing is, he's also the man for a pep talk. Try these Bob Harper tips next time you approach your WOD (that's workout of the day, for the uninitiated!).
Step up your burpees. "It challenges your whole body from the heart out," the trainer tells SELF. Trouble getting down on all fours? Try using a box or steps to put your hands down if you can't get them all the way to the floor or ground. Gradually lower the surface where you put your hands with each workout until your finally comfortable hitting the floor.
Don't fear the Olympic lift. Bob says an overhead squat is a perfect strength builder without overdoing it. "But you don't have to go into a Crossfit gym and start lifting heavy weight. You can do a snatch with just the bar. Don't go heavy and you are not going to get big and bulky," he explains. Start slow, and soon you'll feel like a gold medal pro.
(Pull-)Up your Crossfit game. Yeah, the pull-up is the devil, but there's nothing better for you than just your body weight and a bar. Never been able to stick a pull-up in your life? Try starting off on a lower bar where you don't have to jump as high off the ground -- or try rubber bands. Says Bob: "Then you start going with lighter and lighter bands until one day when all of the sudden you jump up onto that bar and you can do it on your own."
Crossfit's never sounded so do-able, right?
More From Self.com:
- Read This Before Starting CrossFit
- 5 Kettlebell Tips From Bob Harper
Sources: NBC Universal and Diane Bondareff for SELF Magazine


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October 3rd, 2011
Increase in oral cancers linked to HPV
The human papillomavirus is contributing to the growing number of head and neck cancers in the United States, according to a new study Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
The study found that the number of cases of oropharyngeal cancer - cancers of the tonsil, back of the mouth (throat) and base of the tongue - has been on the rise since the mid-1980s. The study suggests that one reason could an increase in the number of people having oral sex resulting in oral human papillomavirus exposure.
Researchers say these cancers fall into two categories–those caused by tobacco and alcohol and those caused by the sexually transmitted virus, HPV. They now believe approximately 70% of all oropharyngeal cancers are caused by HPV infection.
"We used to think of oropharyngeal cancer as one cancer," said senior author Dr. Maura Gillison, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center in Columbus. "Now we know the disease is comprised of two biologically and epidemiologically distinct cancers. This new understanding will increasingly enable us to improve and better personalize care for patients with each form of the disease."
Researchers tested cancer tissue samples from almost 6,000 patients in Hawaii, Iowa and Los Angeles between 1984 and 2004. They found the HPV-positive cancers increased 225% while HPV-negative oropharynx cancers dropped 50%–most likely because of a reduction in smoking and tobacco use. Even so, patients with HPV-positive cancers live longer.
"Patients with HPV positive cancers have better survival rates," said principal investigator Dr. Anil Chaturvedi of the National Cancer Institute. "The precise reasons for the survival benefits are not clear, but tumors in HPV-positive patients tend to have less genetic damage. Because of that, they are more responsive to cancer therapies like radiation treatment."
"The HPV status of a patient's tumor is the single greatest determinant of whether a person lives or dies after a diagnosis of local-regionally advanced oropharynx cancer," Gillison said. "HPV-positive patients have an approximate 60% reduction in risk of death after their diagnosis when compared to HPV-negative patients."
Gillison says about 95% of the HPV-positive oropharynx cancers were caused by HPV16, a strain targeted by Gardasil and Cervarix, the two vaccines currently on the market to prevent cervical cancer. Gardasil is manufactured by Merck & Co. and Cervarix is made by GlaxoSmithKline.
Gardasil was approved in 2006 for use in females ages 9-26 to help prevent cervical cancer and genital warts. It was approved in 2009 for males9-26 to reduce the risk of genital warts. It has not been recommended for use in preventing HPV-associated cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute. Cervarix was approved in 2009 for use in females 10-25. It is not approved for males.
The findings are important because the increase in these cancers has been relatively rapid compared with other HPV associated cancers like cervical cancer, Chaturvedi says. With cervical cancer, incidence rates have declined over time because of screening, but currently there is no screening in place for oropharyngeal cancers.
"Should the observed declines in cervical cancer and the observed increases in HPV positive oropharyngeal cancers continue into the future," Chaturvedi said. "HPV positive oropharyngeal cancers will be the leading HPV associated cancers over the next decade–by around 2020."
There were almost 35,000 new cases of oral and oropharyngeal cancers this year, according to the American Cancer Society. While about 7,000 Americans will die this year, death rates associated with these cancers has actually been declining over the last 30 plus years.
"The burden of invasive HPV-caused cancers will shift from women to men in the US, largely due to the rise of HPV-positive oropharynx cancers among men," Gillison said. "HPV infection and its consequences have long been considered a women's problem, and women will continue to bear the brunt of the morbidity associated with the infection. However, gender equity is being achieved with regard to the burden of HPV-caused cancers. HPV infection is therefore a problem for both men and women."
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The one where we discuss Bella having the EASIEST pregnancy EVER
At about 12:30 last night Mr. Choice said to me "It sounds like instead of blogging you're playing with your new Facebook profile." He was right. Sorry LTTers. You're welcome Zuckerberg. (and for the record, I like the changes. According to FB my very first convo, on 2/1/2005, was with my roommate at the time and was exactly this "…Adam Brody.. ughhh") Okay onto Twilight:
Dear readers,
Warning: If you don't have kids, and are squeamish, you should know that this letter contains lots of over-sharing about pregnancy symptoms. Of course, if you're squeamish you should probably think twice about getting pregnant, period. As much as I love having kids, I wish somebody would have told me about all the stuff pregnancy entails. And you might as well hear it from me, 'cause your mama's not going to tell you. She wants grandkids too much.
Dear Bella,
I'm not one of those girls who hates you. You know the ones—those TwiHards who want you to drop dead so they can have Edward to themselves. Because, obviously that's gonna happen. Yeah, you have your stupid, whiny moments, Bella, but don't we all? Stephenie sketched you brilliantly loosely so we can all identify with/ pretend to be you… and who doesn't want to be eighteen and adored by the hottest boy on the planet? As much as I love you (and, let's face it, Edward) Ms. Meyer was right: if she wants to write more after Breaking Dawn she has to move on to a different narrator because we can't identify with you as much, so it's not the same reading experience.
The beginning of Breaking Dawn is the ultimate imagine-yourself-in-Bella's-shoes read. Getting to fill in the fade-to-sad blanks with all our favorite dream-honeymoon fantasies is a ridiculous amount of fun. But then you get pregnant. And it was a fun ride the first time I read it, before I'd had children. But after two children in the last two years I can't help but roll my chuckle at the melodrama of it all. And I love the rest of your melodrama—souls, vampire law, trying to save your indestructible boyfriends and all—but the pregnancy stuff just makes me roll my eyes these days.
Your kid sucking your life away from within? Honey, virtually every woman who gestates a child feels like that for at least 8 weeks of the first trimester and 10 weeks of the last, and you did it for WAY less time than that. And try doing that first trimester while still breastfeeding your first kid. Not for wusses. So maybe your kid broke your spine. Psshh, whatever. Try having feet shoved in your ribs and a head whacking your cervix for four months. Especially fun when they get hiccups. I'll give you credit though—you whined way less than I did while pregnant. Of course, you had Edward to do the whining for you.
Speaking of which, the day you figured out you were pregnant you suddenly see a baby bump. I get the accelerated growth thing, but there's no way that's your first physical change. By the time there's a baby bump your boobs have been swollen for weeks. And there's no way Edward's vampire vision would have missed that fact. Of course, those unusually large bosooms would have hurt so much that even you—sex-starved martyr that you are—wouldn't let him touch them. This is ultimate irony of pregnancy as far as daddies are concerned. Now there's a reason for him to be whiney.
And you had a house full of super-powerful vampires and werewolves doting on you, valiantly trying to meet your every need. I just had a needy toddler, a house full of moving boxes to unpack, and a husband who works 60 hour weeks. Not feeling the sympathy, girl.
You missed out on so many of the joys of pregnancy, Bella. I'm going to fill you in on a few of them, and I'm sure you'll get some great additional information from our delightful commenters.
Of course eating fried chicken made you puke. I couldn't touch meat—let alone cook it—for months. Except sausage and shrimp. Because what pregnant women will and won't eat is always logical.
- Forget eating making you puke, try gagging every time you brush your teeth for four months. Especially fun because when you puke you then need to brush your teeth again.
- Creeped out by those crazy dreams you keep having? At least you're sleeping. Between the back aches, the weight on your middle mandating you sleep on your side even though you've always slept on your back, and straight-up insomnia, sleep's a precious commodity. Even before that newborn keeps you up all night. Oh, wait, you missed that newborn sleep deprivation part too.
- Be thankful you were cooped up in that beautiful house being taken care of ridiculously well. Going out in public just means awkward stares, unsolicited advice, and having to find something presentable to wear that fits this week.
- Not holding down any food probably means you missed out on the fun of a itty-bitty smooshed bladder, constipation, diarrhea… Too graphic? As I've been saying, normal pregnancy ain't pretty, dear.
- That whole emergency C-section via vampire teeth thing wasn't pretty, but you didn't go through a single contraction, let alone days of labor or hours of pushing. You get bonus points for delivering without an epidural, though.
- You totally skip breastfeeding, and nobody laid a "if-you-really-loved-your-child-you-would" guilt trip on you. No pumping, cracking, engorgement or living life in three hour chunks for you.
- Need we start in on the fact that without the healing powers of vampire venom post-partum breasts are never the same, you've got a pooch where your abs used to be, varicose veins, stretch marks, there's no sex allowed for six weeks more or less, none of your shoes fit…
- And you had Alice to deal with all the clothes havoc. From needing new bras within weeks of getting pregnant to having NOTHING that fits for six months post-partum, but not wanting to buy anything because it (hopefully) will be too big soon, having children is a wardrobe catastrophe.
- And then when your baby is born she sleeps, so you can too! Oh, wait, you couldn't, could you? But you got fabulous vampire sex instead of unending exhaustion, so it doesn't count.
Can I continue down the road for a second and tell you about the fun of toddlers who don't have advanced comprehension of the universe or ability to communicate via mind-meld and therefore spend a couple hours out of every day throwing fits? That's probably a different letter, isn't it?
I hope my letter hasn't made you too sad about all those human experiences you missed, Bella. I think you'll probably deal with what I've told you just fine. I wouldn't show it to Edward if I were you, though. It would make him unbearably angsty for days to think about all the amazing things you gave up to be with him.
All my best,
P.S. Uptight readers, stop freaking out on me. I love my children, mostly enjoy breastfeeding, and think childbirth is one of the most crazy-amazing things you will ever do. I just hate being pregnant.
Hilarious look at the human experiences Bella LUCKILY missed out on in her life! Can you think of any more? (Oh, and Bea sent this letter late July. I asked for an update, but haven't heard back yet. I sure hope she had the baby. Cuz her pregnancy sounds AWFUL. They're not all like that, right? Like, if & when I have kids I can expect to never crave meat, gain weight, feel aches, fart in public, complain, cry, regret letting Mr. Choice plant his seed in me? RIGHT?)
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Tag: data-driven
Why decisions can never be data-driven
September 21, 2017
Today, I posted this article on our business home page: https://yourbigdatamindset.com
Not only politicians, but also managers tend to ignore facts that don't support their viewpoints.
A newly released research project reveals that politicians ignore facts that don't support their viewpoints, but speak against their viewpoints and political beliefs. The results come from a survey conducted by Aarhus University, Denmark based on a sample of nearly 1000 politicians. The more facts that are presented to the politicians, the more strongly they tend to defend their stance. The results were created from experiments and undermine the general assumption that facts are convincing – more facts are even more convincing.
Our research shows that this is not only a problem among politicians, but all decisions-makers are in that risk zone of rejecting facts by interpreting facts incorrectly. In a Big Data era, it is unfortunate to experience that the human (cognitive) factor overrules the technical progress. Knowing becomes a question of believing, which sidetracks science in human decision-making and reasoning. Mindsets (Emotions and attitudes) are therefore very important factors to consider when managing with Big Data. It undermines the concept of data-driven decision-making, which urges us to ask how can we then use Big Data in a valuable factor in modern management – post-rationalization?
There are plenty of examples showing that managers recruit and hire people based on their immediate impression of the candidate and gut feeling. All the testing that follows is only used to build a solid argumentation for what feels right to to manager.
Yet another reason to take the human factor into consideration in Big Data management is that decisions can never be data-driven. They are mindset-driven!
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Sidewalk stanzas
A public arts project in St. Paul, Minn., inscribes poems on neighborhood sidewalks.
| St. Paul, Minn.
On a damp day this fall, I drove with Marcus Young to Frogtown, a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of downtown St. Paul. Mr. Young, who was born in Hong Kong and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, has spent the past year stamping oversized poems into cement across the city – a public arts project he calls, with something less than poetic flourish, "Everyday Poems for City Sidewalk."
The poems are scattered as far as Lake Como to the north and the Mississippi River to the west. But a single Frogtown street plays host to four, and we arrived around dusk, when the shadows were fattening.
"It's a universal thing," Young said, peering down at a pile of russet autumn leaves. "You see wet concrete, and you want to do something to it. You want to write your initials. All we've done is sanction that desire." He pushed aside the leaves, revealing "Second Love," a six-line poem by St. Paul resident Carlee Tressel.
Young read it aloud in a lilting, appreciative cadence:
He kissed the girl
in the ballerina skirt.
It was a long one –
like the kiss –
drenching her sneakers
in tulle.
I pointed out that someone had colored in the first few letters of the poem in crayon, and Young smiled. "It will be there for a good number of decades," he said. "If you're a kid growing up around here, maybe you ride your bike by and notice it and say, 'Let's meet near the poem.' Or, 'Let's use the poem for second base.' It gets folded into your life." He continued, "Or maybe there's a word, like tulle, which you don't know when you're in third grade. And then in eighth grade, you learn about the word, and you understand the poem in a different way."
For two years, Young has served as the public artist in residence for St. Paul, a Midwestern city with a serious creative bent. Literature and art flourish here, supported by a network of independent bookstores, coffee shops, and galleries.
One of Young's first goals, when he moved into his office in a dilapidated government building, was to bring that vibrancy to street level.
"The sidewalk in front of your house is public realm, it's city property, but you feel some sort of part ownership," he said. "I knew I wanted to ask people to make a conceptual leap and to think about their streets as a canvas, or, in this case, as a book. And then I thought, 'Well, if it's a book, who's going to get to write in it?' "
So in February, Young convened a panel of judges and announced that the city would host a poetry contest, open to all residents, young and old, published and amateur. The only stipulation was that entries be kept short and that the material be previously unpublished.
With that, the floodgates opened. The poems came from middle schools and universities, cubicle dwellers and bibliophiles, a radio producer, a former resident of a refugee camp in Thailand, a science-fiction writer, and one particularly poetic retired Chinese opera singer.
From those thousands of entries, the judges narrowed the field to 20 poems. This summer, Young took the winning entries to Themescapes, a Minnesota company that helps produce concrete sculptures for water parks and playgrounds. Twenty stamps were made – with each poem rendered in a different font – and turned over to St. Paul's public works department.
Standing in front of a map at his office, Young pointed to a scattershot sprawl of blue pins, each representing a freshly printed and installed sidewalk panel. "Tomorrow, we'll do our 100th installation," he said proudly.
"I see the poems around town," said Sean Fleming, a teacher in the St. Paul public school system. "And every time, because I'm so drawn to words, I stop and I look. We're living these rushed lives, and it's good to stop and ponder a poem."
Earlier this year, Mr. Fleming – along with his students, who were working on a poetry unit in class – submitted a packet of verse for consideration in the contest.
The kids' work didn't make the cut, but the judges liked "Let's Talk," a terse, funny poem by Fleming. (All the winning selections can be read at www.publicartstpaul.org/everydaysidewalk.)
"A public display of literacy and art like this, who knows where it might lead?" Fleming said.
One of the most striking poems was written by Margaret Hasse, a recipient of a National Endowment of the Arts fellowship and the author of three collections of verse. Ms. Hasse said she submitted a few poems, but was happy to learn that "Meadowlark Mending Song" had been selected. "As Emily Dickinson wrote, 'Hope is the thing with feathers.' Humanness was really at the heart of the contest. There were a lot of poems, from a lot of different backgrounds, and really only one defining quality."
"Meadowlark Mending Song" sits on the same street as "Second Love," in front of a handsome old Frogtown home. By the time Young and I arrived at the panel, living room lights were flickering to life inside the house.
"I know it's here somewhere," Young said, kicking through a heap of spilled soil. We both knelt down on the pavement, and I spotted the first line, its letters furrowed with dried mud:
What hurt you today
was taken out of your heart
by the meadowlark
who slipped the sliver needle of her
in and out of the grey day
and mended what was torn.


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1)Don't deny yourself a little delight
At least once a week permit yourself a little extravaganza. It doesn't matter if this is buying a piece of clothing, a visit to the beauty parlor or a tasty cake, it will relax you and you will be able to concentrate better during the week knowing that you will repay yourself soon.
2)Drink more water
They don't call water the elixir of youth for nothing… drink at least 0.2 gallons of water per day or 0.5 gallons in the warm periods. Doing this you will help your body get rid of toxins faster.
3)Do physical exercises
If for reason outside of your control you don't have time every day to work out its recommended that you go at least every 2 days to the gym or you take a 30-45 minute walk in the park.
4)Create a written workout schedule
Beside the numerous business dates, deadlines and notes taken from meeting your agenda should also contain a weekly fitness appointment.
5)Avoid eating in front of the TV
Eating is a pleasure of life and it should be enjoyed properly. So make sure there is nothing to distract you while you are eating.
6)Pick a role model which will increase your motivation
Want to have a slim figure? Keep a photo of a model handy and watch it every time you want to stray from your diet.
7)For 5 minutes each day do breathing exercises
If you're at the office or at home find a nice quiet place, sit comfortably, close your eyes and breath deeply for at least 5 minutes. In this time try to think of nothing!
8)30 minutes per day are yours
In this time frame you're free to do anything you want. But don't involve anyone else, be alone with yourself and respect this little ritual every day.
9)Write in your own diary
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10)Avoid slouching
This is an old secret… keep your back strait, pull your shoulders back and look straight ahead, not infatuated but with confidence. In time this posture not only will it become a reflex, but you will also feel yourself gaining confidence.
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Harman credits Whitehead for being one of the few daring philosophers "to venture beyond the human sphere" (Guerrilla Metaphysics, 190). Both thinkers share a commitment to anthrodecentrism. They de-center the human by insisting upon a flat ontology, a theory of Being wherein every being exemplifies the same set of metaphysical categories, whether that being be God, or human, or "the most trivial puff of existence in far-off empty space" (Process and Reality, 18). There are no special exceptions in ontology, no "highest being" exempt from reality's rules (or from reality's unruliness). Whitehead was already explicit about the need to avoid paying metaphysical compliments to an ontologically exceptional being. Similarly, he sought to untwist the Kantian reversal that made the special cognitive and perceptual modes of access typical of conscious human beings into the transcendental condition underlying relations of all types. On Whitehead's reading, Kant privileged perception in the mode of "presentational immediacy" and ignored or at least sidelined the deeper and more ontologically relevant perceptual mode of "causal efficacy." "Presentational immediacy" displays reality in a way amenable to representational analysis, showing only the more or less clear and distinct surfaces of the world as they are presented to a reflective subject here and now. It is the end product of a complex process of unconscious prehensive unification in our organism and nervous system. "Causal efficacy" unfolds behind the scenes of this Cartesian theater in the unrepresentable depths of reality, carrying vague emotional vectors from the past into the present. Perception in the mode of presentational immediacy is punctual (hence its relative clarity and distinctness); perception in the mode of causal efficacy is transitional (hence its vagueness). Presentational immediacy allows for intentional consciousness, the subjective capacity for attentional directedness toward the eidos of objects; causal efficacy, in contrast, is prehensional, the presubjective capacity to inherit the affective influences of objects. The former mode requires that a mind remain at a distance from things, relating to their essence rather than sensing their causal presence, while the latter implies the internalization of things, the intimate assimilation of their past being into our present becoming. Whitehead's alchemical distillation of consciousness reveals an experiential structure even deeper than intentionality, a ontologically basic level of experience shared in by all relational beings. If anything is transcendental, it is not human intentionality (as Kant argued), but cosmic prehensionality. As Harman puts it, Whitehead made it possible for us to "speak in the same way of the relation between humans and what they see and that between hailstones and tar" (Prince of Networks, 124).
As Shaviro makes clear, Whitehead's concept of "prehension" is meant to include both causal and perceptual relations (The Universe of Things, 29). He invented the concept in an attempt to subvert the bifurcation of nature between mental images and material impacts, between nature as it appears before us ("the dream") and nature as it is thought to be the cause of appearance ("the conjecture"). Prehension allows us to envision, again in Harman's words, "a world in which the things really do perceive each other" and are not just perceived by us (GM, 52).
The prehensional basis of all object-relations implies that "detached, self-contained local existence" (i.e., simple location) is impossible, since in each act of prehension "the environment enters into the nature of" the prehending thing. This is not to say that things have prehension as a capacity; rather, in Whitehead's scheme, a thing or actual entity is a momentary unification of multiple prehensions. Actual entities do not have prehensions (as when substantial minds are said to have accidental perceptions); rather, they are prehensions. It is regarding the issue of the interrelation of all things that Whitehead and Harman begin to part ways. While Whitehead defends an image of the universe as a creatively evolving nexus of interpenetrating events, Harman paints the picture of "a universe packed full of elusive substances stuffed into mutually exclusive vacuums" (GM, 76). Shaviro neatly sums up the disagreement: "Whitehead opposes correlationism [and anthropocentrism] by proposing a much broader–indeed universally promiscuous–sense of relations among entities," while "Harman opposes correlationism by deprivileging relations in general" (tUoT, 30).
Harman rejects Whitehead's relationalism for two reasons: 1) he worries it reduces ontology to "a house of mirrors" wherein, because a thing just is a unification of its prehensions of other things, there is never finally any there there beneath its internal reflections of others; and 2) he claims that an ontology based exclusively on internal relations, wherein entities are said to hold nothing in reserve beyond their present prehensional relation to the universe, cannot account for change or novelty. In such a universe, there would be "no external point of purchase from which structure could be transformed," as Levi Bryant puts it (The Democracy of Objects, 209). As Shaviro is quick to point out, however, Whitehead was well aware of this potential objection (see page 35 of PR, for example), which is exactly why he amended his ontology sometime between his final editing of Science and the Modern World (1925) and Process and Reality (1929) so that becoming was understood to be atomic rather than continuous. A fair reading of Whitehead's mature metaphysical scheme should acknowledge (despite a few inconsistent statements here and there) that his goal was to strike some balance between internal and external relations, precisely for the reasons put forward by Harman and Bryant.
In response to Harman's first worry regarding an infinite regress of prehensions, I'd call his bluff and say that a truly aesthetic ontology (which he also claims to be seeking) would leave us with just such an infinite regress of appearances. A thing's "style" or "allure" doesn't need to be understood as emanating from some substantial core or fixed essence; we can also understand a thing's "style" as Whitehead does in terms of the "enduring characteristic" realized by a historical route of actual occasions. There is nothing hidden from view by such outward qualities other than the occasion in question's moment-to-moment subjective enjoyment of these characteristics. Which brings us to Harman's second (I believe unfounded) worry about relational reductionism. Whitehead's dipolar account of the process of experiential realization includes both a public moment of display and a private moment of withdrawal. Every drop of experience begins by taking up the "objectively immortal" data of its past. It then unifies this data into its own singular and private perspective on the world. It is this moment of privacy that most closely resembles Harman's doctrine of withdrawal. The occasion in question is in this moment entirely independent of its relations. But as soon as this private, never before experienced perspective on reality is realized, it perishes into objective immortality, becoming publicly available for the next occasion of experience to inherit as it moves toward its own novel concrescent realization. "The many become one, and are increased by one." Whitehead is able to make sense of change and novelty while at the same time preserving a non-reductive account of internal relations. It seems to me that Harman's insistence on the irrelevance of evolutionary time for ontology is part of the reason he is unable to make sense of Whitehead's attempted compromise ("The ontological structure of the world does not evolve…which is precisely what makes it an ontological structure" [GM, 24]). In effect, Whitehead's entire process ontology can be understood as an imaginative generalization of evolutionary theory.
This difference regarding the metaphysical status of evolutionary time represents a deep divide between Whitehead's and Harman's otherwise similar ontologies. Shaviro, following Stengers (who was following Deleuze), reminds us that "the concepts a philosopher produces depend on the problems to which he or she is responding" (tUoT, 33). It seems as though the deep divide between Harman's ontology of vacuum sealed objects and Whitehead's ontology of interrelated organisms comes down to a question of taste. There is no going behind aesthetic taste to find some more rational justification to prefer one account over the other. As Fichte put it in his Wissenshaftslehre (although in the context of morality and not aesthetics), the kind of philosophy one adopts ultimately depends on the kind of person one is. Harman's personal problem is to account for how relation is possible in a universe of vacuous actualities, while Whitehead's was to account for how individuality is possible in a universe of interpenetrating actualities.
In the spirit of attaining to some wider point of view inclusive of both perspectives, Shaviro sums up the situation thusly:
"Harman's difference from Whitehead, and his creative contribution to speculative philosophy, consists in the 'translation' of the deep problems of essence and change from one realm (that of relations) to another (that of substances). These two realms, oddly enough, seem interchangeable–at least in an overall anticorrelationist framework. Given that 'there is no such thing as transport without transformation,' the only remaining question is what sort of difference Harman's transformation of ontology makes" (tUoT, 41).
Given the state of our present world, wherein "we are continually beset by relations, smothered and suffocated by them…where all manners of cultural expression are digitally transcoded and electronically disseminated, where genetic material is freely recombined, and where matter is becoming open to direct manipulation on the atomic and subatomic scales," Whitehead's problematic appears more and more relevant to our actual condition (tUoT, 33, 42).


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Carnival sets up shop in Fall River
FALL RIVER - Rockwell Amusements carnival is heading to Fall River starting this Thursday and running through April 27 at the New Harbour Mall.
"The carnival will be an excellent opportunity for families to get together during spring break," said Mayor Will Flanagan. "I encourage everybody who has an opportunity to do so to go down to the carnival grounds to have some fun – there'll be rides, food and entertainment. It's a great opportunity for children to have fun during their spring vacation."
Families can expect to find plenty of rides, said Rockwell Amusements owner/president Harold Fera. The fun includes the carnival's newest and most popular rides: the Polar Express and Rock Star, a ride that makes a 360-degree circle while it's 60 feet up in the air.
For those who like the thrill of heights, there's also the gondola wheel, a Ferris wheel-type of ride with spinning cars. Carnival enthusiasts who prefer to keep both feet on the ground will have plenty of laughs with the Mardi Gras Glasshouse and a host of carnival-style games, said Fera, adding "It's going to be a fun time."
And when carnival-goers get hungry, the fare offerings will include hot dogs, fried dough, candy apples, pizza and sausages, said Fera.
The carnival runs from April 10 to April 27 at the New Harbour Mall, 372 William S. Canning Blvd. On Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 11, the carnival opens at 6 p.m. Fera said they will be offering rides for one ticket, which costs $2 on those two days. A rebate coupon for $5 (available online at the carnival's facebook page and in the newspaper) can be used toward the $25 pay-one-price wristbands. On weekends the carnival will open at 1 p.m and during school vacation week, April 21-25, the carnival will open at 2 p.m. daily.
Partial proceeds of this carnival will go to support the Maplewood Neighborhood Association. For more information, check out www.rockwellamusements.com.
The carnival runs from April 10 to April 27 at the New Harbour Mall, 372 William S. Canning Blvd. On Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 11, the carnival opens at 6 p.m.