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There was a time in the not too distant past when conservative Democrats and liberal Republicans made up significant parts of their respective coalitions. Northeastern Republicans moderated the GOP, while Southern Democrats pulled their party to the right.
Here's what the ideological divide looks like:
Pew's mammoth political survey — they polled more than 10,000 adults over a two-month period this year — found Democrats are taking more consistently liberal positions than they have in the past, while Republicans are taking more consistently conservative positions. The percentage of Democrats taking mostly or consistently liberal positions has grown from 30 percent in Pew's 1994 study to 56 percent today; the number of Republicans taking mostly or consistently conservative positions has spiked from 31 percent in the 2004 study to 53 percent today.
The gaps between the two sides mirrors the partisan divide on Capitol Hill, where studies show fewer members regularly cross party lines. In National Journal's annual vote rankings, no Democratic senator's voting record is to the right of even the most liberal Republican, and no Republican senator is to the left of any Democrat.
Among voters, the ideological gap is increasingly large across a wide array of issues. The two sides differ greatly on whether government regulation does more harm than good; 68 percent of Republicans agree, while just 29 percent of Democrats concur, a gap that's grown from 18 points in 1994 to 39 points today.
The gap between Democrats and Republicans who say government is almost always wasteful and inefficient has grown from 15 points in 1994 to 35 points today. And the gap between Democrats and Republicans who say government can't afford to do much to help the needy has spiked from 21 points in 1994 to 39 points today.
Here's a look at some of the growing gaps between Democrats and Republicans on specific issues:
Exacerbating the shrinking middle, increasing partisanship is leading to increasingly negative feelings about the other party. The percentage of Democrats who view the Republican Party very unfavorably has risen from 16 percent in 1994 to 38 percent today; the percentage of Republicans who feel the same negative vibe about the Democratic Party has spiked from 17 percent in 1994 to 43 percent today.
The Pew Research Center poll was conducted Jan. 23 to March 16 among a random national sample of 10,013 adults on landline and cellphones with live interviewers. The margin of error for overall results ranges between 1.1 to 2 percentage points; the error margin ranges from 2.9 to 6.1 percentage points for political subgroups such as "Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents" or "consistent conservatives." Full methodology and question wording available at pewresearch.org.


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oh wow I have been there. Hell one time Matt and I woke up naked with pizza rolls in the bed.
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What kind of sick fuck wastes perfectly good pizza rolls by sleeping on them?
You can still eat them after sleeping on them.
You need to upgrade from Matt and at least wake up with a guy who can afford to scatter you two in sushi. That or you suffer from Stratten's Law.
two dudes...possibly no homo
And one in me???

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Douglas Coupland and the AA's Eva Franch i Gilabert look back on the making of Forest of Theoretical Sex Toys for Wallpaper* Handmade X
Canadian artist, novelist and national treasure Douglas Coupland teamed up with London's Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) for his Handmade project, producing a 'forest' of sex toys at the school's recently opened Digital Prototyping Laboratory. We caught up with Coupland and the AA's director, Eva Franch i Gilabert, over FaceTime, about their collaboration, 3D-printing and the future of design.
Wallpaper*: Why was the AA interested in collaborating with Douglas Coupland?
Eva Franch i Gilabert: Douglas goes between different mediums to examine our present. At the same time, he looks to the future and understands that space of optimism, but also all the consequences of not imagining that future. These are the ingredients of the AA. So there was no doubt when you asked about this possible collaboration. There was no doubt when you said his name; the only possible answer was yes. And I actually never say yes, so you found one of my weak points.
W*: Douglas, what was your relationship with 3D-printing before this project?
Douglas Coupland: I began working pretty intensively with 3D-printing about five years ago. A friend invested in a 3D-printing company and said, 'Keep this thing in your studio and see what you can do with it.' It's such a rapidly evolving technology, even from one year to the next. The materials keep on multiplying. With the AA project, I was looking forward to working with different kinds of machines and materials. The AA's machines are basic PLA [polylactic acid], so you can change the colour of the fibre.
W*: What is the role of the Digital Prototyping Lab (DPL) in the AA?
EF: With the DPL, one feels that the future is here, and that new ways of thinking might emerge. Ultimately it is a space to experiment. When you walk through, you find a lot of incomplete tests. We're asking, what can machines do in terms of texture and assembly? How do you use them not just as printers, but as objects with a particular intelligence? How do you use then to explore materials like compostables or even coffee, and move towards a new materiality?
W*: How did the idea for 'Forest of Theoretical Sex Toys' come about?
DC: This project was presented to me by Wallpaper* when I was up in Haida Gwaii [an archipelago off British Columbia's west coast]. The landscape there is phantasmagoric – 6ft-deep moss between thousand-year-old trees. The moss reminded me of a work by Canadian painter Lawren Harris, and that got me to thinking about New Zealand, which is equally dense in life, but which has no 'pointy trees' such as cedars, firs or pines. I got to thinking of how, if you're from New Zealand and if you saw that painting, you'd think, 'Yes, that's a forest, but what is it made of?' The theme of love made me think about things that are about the body but not necessarily about your body. In the same way that Lawren Harris painted the phylum of trees on the island, I wanted the same 'Qu'est-ce que c'est?' to come out of the trees we made. That same sense of familiarity wrapped up in weirdness.
EF: So you were asked about love, you saw trees, you found forms and went into theoretical sex toys. What is interesting is that we live in a time when pornography is common. But is watching porn the only way we can get into a state of arousal? Art should also be able to produce that connection, or at least deliver a moment of pure beauty.
W*: Why did you name the 'Sex Toys'?
DC: In England, they have names like 'the Gherkin' and 'the Pringle' for monuments to taste, beauty and engineering. As a species we will always create shorthands for everything.
EF: It reflects a thirst for meaning. A name domesticates a strange and uncanny form into something that's known and familiar.
W*: So you came up with names like Planes, Venus, Pearls, Bobby and Blue Egg.
EF: At the AA, we are on a constant quest to produce a form that is recognisable and uncanny, not just symbolic or metaphoric. Something that is 'other'. What I love about these objects is they are certainly 'other.' They push the limits of the legible, but they have a coherence, so you can identify with them. You refer to the object as a cactus because it looks like a cactus, but it doesn't look enough like a cactus to be confused with one. We know the 'Sex Toys' are not in and of themselves sex toys, but they are, theoretically, because of the way one sees and imagines.
DC: People look at them like, 'Oh, they're sex toys' and immediately inside their head they wonder, 'Where can I put this?' In their head, there's this massive ergonomic masturbation going on. At the end they say, 'It doesn't work for me, but it will work for someone else.' Maybe that's the goal. Who would that someone else be? Do they have G-spots and do they have naughty bits like we do?
EF: They are objects to be read. The objects get completed in the reader's mind and that's what makes them so powerful.
DC: I recently went to this makers' shop in Clerkenwell. Maker culture is all 25-and-under; they have time but not money, so they can only make small things and they're always experimenting. I drove past and I went, 'Stop the cab!' But what I thought they would be in my head was a lot better than what I saw up close. In a way, these are the objects I thought I was seeing from the taxi as opposed to what they actually were. Is there a word for that?
W*: Fantasy.
DC: It's always going to be a frustrating experience in the end. Everyone says, 'You can make 3D guns with 3D-printing.' But the silent revolution is in sex toys. Eighteen-year-olds are making so many sex toys; there are websites where you can trade your CAD files.
W*: Is this the future of design? Instead of purchasing a physical object, you get the file to be 3D-printed?
DC: In the next decades, certainly. Everyone knows, I just wish it would get faster.
W*: Time was a factor in this collaboration too – there's an eight-hour difference between Vancouver and London.
DC: At times it felt frustrating. But I loved doing this project – it came like a meteor out of nowhere and was a treat to do.
EF: Do you know about our campus in Dorset for our 'Design + Make' programme? We have 350 hectares with 12 different types of trees, which we take, literally, to make things with. Next time you come to the UK, I will take you to this magical crazy place. That will be our next adventure, on this side of the pond.
DC: I'm in, I'd love to. §


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I started by returning to the two groups who still needed time to finish up. The group who were doing shadow puppetry needed some rehearsal time for their four pieces about Alzheimers, running away from home and other intergenerational misunderstandings. The group working on dioramas on their agreed theme of kidnapping, finished their assembly of them and displayed them, including showing some of the storyboards.
After lunch, it was possible for all three classes to visit each other's rooms in turn, to see what they had all done. We watched the performance of the four shadow shows, and the groups that were displaying the models of their dreams of what they would like to create for the school and the groups that made dioramas, got a chance to talk about them to the others and tell a little of their working process and ideas. At the end I was able to show them a slide show of photos taken of them all at work. It was good to come together at the end for this sharing and to have their Headmistress and the Arts Officer attend also so they had a chance to show them what they had been doing and enjoy their praise and attention.
A video of the slide show including some images of today's sharing and of the finished work can be seen at https://vimeo.com/340941811


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Editor's note: This review was written in March 2014 about the 2014 Toyota Venza. Little of substance has changed with this year's model. To see what's new for 2015, click here, or check out a side-by-side comparison of the two model years.
The 2014 Toyota Venza blends some of the best features of a crossover and wagon, but it's one of those vehicles that most people either love or loathe.
Even within my own home, this dichotomy was strong and ever-present. I personally loved the Venza's "just right," carlike feel alongside its functional cabin and cargo space. My husband, on the other hand, never ceased to remind me how much he disliked the Venza.
The five-seat Venza comes in LE, XLE and Limited trim levels, each available with front- or all-wheel drive. I drove an all-wheel-drive Limited, which is available only with a V-6 engine; the lower trims offer a choice of a four-cylinder or V-6. See the Venza's V-6, all-wheel-drive versions compared side by side here.
While there aren't many changes from the 2013 model year, the 2014 Venza comes with a few additional features, including power-folding side mirrors in the XLE and Limited trims, as well as front and rear parking sensors in the Limited. Compare this year's Venza with the 2013 model here.
The Venza doesn't seem to fit into any one category, but comparable options include the Ford Edge, Honda Crosstour and Subaru Outback (compare them here).
Exterior & Styling
My husband's biggest complaint about the Venza seemed to center on its exterior aesthetics. He even said to me one morning when our paths were crossing in the driveway, "I almost didn't recognize you driving around in such an ugly car." Ouch.
I'm honestly baffled as to his beef with the Venza's looks. Maybe it's the abundance of Toyota ads marketing the Venza to Boomers? (He is a full decade older than me; maybe he's feeling the need to reclaim his youth rather than embrace his sexy, distinguished maturity?) I happen to like the Venza's low stance and unique blend of wagon and crossover looks. Some in our office have decided to dub the Venza "fat-wagon." I think "phat-wagon" is more suitable, but either way, I'm perfectly comfortable with its unique proportions.
How It Drives
During the recent arctic freeze through which seemingly the entire country suffered, my all-wheel-drive Venza managed incredibly well in my Rocky Mountain stomping grounds. It felt so confident and capable on slick roads that I didn't hesitate to drive around on snow or ice to try to nab an elusive loaf of bread and gallon of milk.
While the Venza proved to be great as a grocery-getter and errand-runner (its standard acoustic laminated windshield kept the car quiet around town), it sadly became rough, unrefined and loud on the highway. And thus my love affair ended. Some of our editors noted its "mushy"-feeling brakes. And thus my love affair ended again. Another colleague echoed this sentiment, noting an overly harsh ride in the Venza without a payoff in handling or body control.
With the 3.5-liter V-6 and all-wheel drive, the Venza gets an EPA-estimated 18/25/21 mpg city/highway/combined. These numbers jump up in the four-cylinder AWD version, to 20/26/22. The front-wheel-drive Venzas get a combined 22 mpg with the V-6 and 23 mpg with the four-cylinder.
My husband's second gripe with the Venza had to do with the abundance of cheap-looking plastic finishes on both the dash and door panels. I reminded him that it's a Toyota, not a Lexus, but he countered that with our test car's $40,720 price tag, we shouldn't have to settle for "cheap" inside. He has a point, and some of our editors agreed. They've noted a low standard for interior materials and build quality in the Venza, as well as outdated electronics.
One thing we can all agree on is the benefit of the well-thought-out storage space up front in the Venza, which is within reach of both the driver and the front passenger. Highlights included a dual center console that's covered in part by a sliding cupholder unit — a perfect place to stash my iPhone upright for use when navigating. There's even a passage that routed my phone's power cord to the charging port inside the center console. To the left of the steering wheel was another storage bin I used for loose change and trash.
In my test car, I appreciated the Venza's available heated front seats on those sub-arctic-morning school runs. However, the black leather interior surfaces were impossible to keep clean. They got very grimy very quickly from ice residue that seemed to get tracked in on shoes and gloves.
The kids had more than enough legroom in the backseat to lounge, stretch their legs out long and even fit their ginormous backpacks under their feet. The Venza has 39.1 inches of rear legroom — much more than the Outback's 37.8 inches but a little less than the Ford Edge's available 39.6 inches of backseat legroom.
The Venza's available dual moonroofs are a nice touch, but a single-pane panoramic roof (a la Hyundai or Kia) would have been a more progressive inclusion.
I appreciated the available power liftgate that was included on my test car, but it was so slow to operate that it was occasionally frustrating on those rushed and hurried days. My kids also complained about the annoying and embarrassing high-pitched beeping tone when the tailgate was going up or down.
With my husband nearly a full foot taller than me, the power-operated driver's seat with two memory settings was an absolute necessity. The last thing I want to do after he's driven is spend time adjusting and readjusting to find that just-right fit for me.
And since it's often the littlest things that count the most, the lack of sliding sun visors was an unnecessary annoyance. How much can it cost Toyota to make the sun visor pull out and slide along its hinge for additional coverage?
Ergonomics & Electronics
As I mentioned before, I loved the smartphone holder just below the radio area. It had a little spring-loaded clamp of sorts to hold my phone snugly in place. I was able to easily pair my phone to the Bluetooth phone and audio-streaming system. It worked perfectly and had good enough sound quality to take a conference call through the speaker system while waiting in the carpool lane — where I especially appreciated the mute feature.
The Venza's available navigation system, however, left something to be desired. I tried to quickly enter an address when running late to an appointment for my daughter, and the system was a total pain to use. I reverted to using my phone's map. This sentiment was also felt by one of our readers, who commented on her own difficulties learning to use the Venza's navigation system. She felt it was unintuitive and needed a simpler and more effective operating manual.
Cargo & Storage
The Venza is near the top of the pack when it comes to maximum cargo capacity, with 70.2 cubic feet. Only the Outback is bigger, with 71.3 cubic feet. There are 68.9 cubic feet in the Edge and a comparatively puny 51.3 cubic feet in the Crosstour.
The Venza's rear seats split and fold flat easily to make more room for hauling stuff when needed. Levers in the cargo space quickly fold each portion of the rear seat without you having to move around to the side of the car and fold the seats from there, as is the case in many vehicles.
The Venza received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest rating of good in the moderate overlap frontal crash test, as well as in side, roof-strength and head-restraints-and-seats tests. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also performed crash tests on the Venza, giving it an overall score of five out of five stars.
The Latch system's lower anchors are buried deeply in the seat bight and are hard to access when installing child-safety seats. However, the backseat's seat belt buckles are on stable stalks, making them easy for little ones in booster seats to use independently. You can check out the full results of our Car Seat Check on the 2013 Venza here.
The backup camera on my test car (standard on the Limited trim) was nice, yet pretty basic in the world of backup cameras. I found myself wishing for active guides to show me my projected path. Front and rear backup sonar (also standard on the Limited) was very helpful in determining just how far forward I could safely pull into my garage each morning.
See all the standard safety features listed here.
Value in Its Class
With very few cars fitting into our newly formed "fat-wagon" category, the Venza has a unique opportunity to spearhead a movement for those wanting something just a little different. With some modernization to the interior fit and finish, and upgrades to the highway driving experience, the Venza would be well-positioned to earn a Most Improved Player trophy in coming years.
Here's to holding out hope!


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You may remember that a while ago I ran a contest to win a customised iPod (Matt is still using it, as far as I'm aware!). Then we had the sweet espresso cup comp (#RainyCuppaComp) and Erik was the lucky winner (yes, you are still allowed to drink beer in it, my friend!). If you only joined the readership more recently, you may recall the latest of gigs, the Rainy London is my Oyster (card holder) contest.
Well, initially I was thinking it would be a nice 'thank you' gift to special clients or people I would meet at events – while I sent some to those who 'liked' it on Facebook or retweeted the post on Twitter the quickest. I was quite happy with that but I felt something was missing there…
Later on, I exchanged a cup with MeowTrad, then a couple of Italian students of mine saw my Oyster wallet and wanted one; I gave some to a few selected colleagues at a recent TweetUp…(lucky ones like Anne, Charlotte, María, Ana, Marta to mention a few!) but honestly, as I keep receiving enquiries about my gadgets, I had a eureka moment and came up with a solution…
Ta-dah! I hereby introduce you all to the new, shiny RAINY LONDON Shop!
It's hosted on a popular online site, Big Cartel. So if you want, you can now get these cuties for a decent fee – shipping is free in the UK and available for a basic fee to anywhere else. It only features 2 products for now, but stay tuned!
PS.: If you *really* like me, I'd appreciate it if you could take a pic of (yourself with) the Oyster card holder somewhere nice and see it featured on our Facebook page 🙂 Click here for ideas and some examples of the brave ones who'd done it already!
Hope you like this new adventure.
ps.: BIG massive thank you to @artscode / @cocorino for the IT support with setting that up! Fab sei imprescindibile!


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I have decided today to actively look for my blessings. I have heard over and over the belief of many that what you look for is the only thing you will see. For example, if you are certain the world is out to get you, you can easily fill your days seeing nothing but that. So, it follows that if you spend your day looking for the good things, you will see nothing but that. It's certainly worth a try. What's the worst that can happen? You have too many blessings to count so the floors won't be swept. I'm up for that!
I am so very blessed to have a great support system. I have mentioned many times my amazing husband.
I have three adorable kids. Although every moment isn't grand, they have taught me things about myself and this world, and especially about love, that I would never have learned without them. I would give my life for them undoubtedly.
I have amazing parents, and am pretty lucky to have great in laws who are around to help out whenever we need them. I have quite a few friends who either do not have family nearby, or the family they do have is not interested, so they feel a bit lost without that help.
Our extended family is amazing. We are lucky to have siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins that we know are there for us no matter what. Even for random phone calls for advice. They drop whatever they are doing just to listen. We should never take that for granted.
We have an amazing church family, and through our church family we have several families that we have connected with in ways that will affect our relationships forever. I was lucky enough to be part of a Mom's group at our church full of ladies who are willing to open their lives and share their experiences with us. We have also brought in speakers who have been able to give us perspective on enjoying this stage in life, because although some days seem to last forever, this is a precious time with our children, and we need to take every chance we can to enjoy these moments.
I was sitting here before this thinking not so uplifting thoughts about how being self-employed is so full of hoops to jump through, and feeling a little bit sorry for myself. Looking back at this list proving how my perspective is often the only thing wrong with my life, it's pretty easy to see my life is such a testament to God and his love, and how he provides for us. I have done nothing to deserve all of these amazing things, and yet he has placed all of these people in my life, just for me.
Heavenly Father, please help my focus to shift to all of the blessings you have given to me, often without me seeing it that way. Please help me to be a blessing to all of these people, and extend your love to the people you have yet to bring in to my life. Amen.


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Dining room chairs - milling, cutting joints & the seat
My Dad came over and helped me with 2 very important tasks. The first was to put the log back together so I could mark the boards to get the best layout for parts. I was particularly interested in getting the seats sorted out. There was one massive board that was wide enough to get three single board seats. By putting the log back together, we were able to get two more seats that were slip-matched.
These two, 18" wide book-matched planks were set aside for the future table.
These were perfect for the front and back legs and the arms.
The above shot made me somewhat sick. I was half prepared for lightning to strike me down for cross cutting this amazing wide board. I stood there for at least 20 minutes pacing around building the courage to do it.
I got over it pretty quickly as soon as I saw the seat blanks.
Figuring out the layout for six chairs was way more work than I anticipated. There were some defects to work around and it was a struggle to wrap my head around all the waste. Thankfully - all the stock was at least 8/4 with some being 9/4 and even a few 10/4 pieces. Dad helped me mill everything flat on the jointer and then through the thickness planer. I needed a full 2" thick for the arms - the rest of the stock needed to be 7/4. Once we had it down to 2", I re-sawed several of the boards to take a single piece of 1/8" veneer. I could not stand the thought of all that curly walnut in the cyclone. And who knows - those veneers may end up finding their way into a future sideboard.
Here is the pile of chair parts. The front legs are on the saw horses, the seats are on the bottom of the pile, then the back legs and the arm rests on top.
As I was milling the parts for all 6 chairs, I realized that it would make a lot of sense to work on all 6 chairs up to a certain point and then take one of them and finish it off. I decided to cut all the joints for the front and back legs and prepare all the seat parts.
The leg joints.
The front and back legs are attached to the seat using the joint that Sam Maloof invented. It struck me as an elegant and sturdy way to attach the leg if one wanted to shape the joint so it would blend together. The front leg was the easiest - it is actually a 90 degree joint - so that is where I started. I did get a trial run of these joints on the prototype, but poplar is pretty squishy compared to walnut so a full set of new jigs was required for the walnut chairs.
This joint is fairly simple and straightforward, but it is not easy. It does require an extremely high level of accuracy when cutting the initial dados - about .001" of wiggle room. Set-up is critical - everything must be 90 degrees. These joints reminded me of plane making from the standpoint that if the first cut is not done accurately - you will be fighting with it at every point thereafter. Success (or failure) is based on the previous step being perfect and any deviation or error will send you back to the beginning. It was at this point that I was grateful for my plane making experience.
Here is a shot of the completed front leg to seat joint. One other early decision was to use dowels and Dominos instead of screws and plugs to hold everything together. I used a 1/2" diameter, 2" long dowel to connect the front legs to the seat.
There is also a 1/2"D, 2" long dowel connecting the top of the front leg to the arm rest. The top of the front leg is at a 1.5 degree angle which required a jig to ensure the dowel was square to that face.
Locating all the holes was a little nerve wracking. You can see the pencil layout lines on the top of the front leg. These are the rough bandsaw cut lines - there is further refinement after these cuts and I was holding my breath that none of the dowels would break through.
The back leg joint is much more complicated. The back legs are tilted in 3 degrees (closer at the top than at at the bottom) and rotated in by 5 degrees.
The above photo shows the back leg fit to the outside piece of the seat.
An inside view of the joint.
I used two, 1/2"D dowels to connect the back leg to the seat. I made one a little shorter for 2 reasons. I figured it would make alignment during glue-up a little easier if they were staggered, and I was also concerned about the furthest dowel breaking through the back leg during the shaping.
I cut the dowels in the seat component first. When I located the holes in the leg, I offset them by .006" - two pieces of paper. I wanted the dowels to act like a bit of a drawbore to pull the joint in tight along the edge parallel to the dowels. The above photo shows the joint going together for a test fit.
The seat.
I have watched many videos of Sam Maloof shaping chair parts on the bandsaw. It is an amazing display of control and confidence. I was by no means going to attempt to use a bandsaw to that extent... but I was comfortable doing some of the shaping.
The above photo shows the contouring to the seat done on the bandsaw. I went really slowly - this was about an hour and a half to do. On the second board from the right, you can see an almost disaster - there is a dark shadow line that indicated a cut that almost went too far. What took so much of the time was figuring out how to keep track of the layout lines on the opposite edge - the one you could not see.
After the seat was glued up, it was time to shape it. A good friend of mine strongly suggested that I invest in the Festool RAS 115. It is technically a sander, but really, it is a grinder. And a marvelous grinder at that! Armed with 24 grit paper, I was able to shape the seat at an alarming rate. Not only did the paper hold up surprisingly well... the grinder itself was really easy to control. I worked through the grits from 24, to 26, to 50 and then to 80. Once I got to 80 grit, I switched to the Festool ETS 150. This sander was great to smooth out any of the ridges left from the RAS 115. I started with 50 grit, then 80 and worked my way to 220.
Below are 2 shots of the contoured seat. I took these in low light (single light source) which was the best way to be able to see the contour and not be distracted by all that pesky curly grain:)
I was pretty happy with how the contouring came out and decided to keep going. I figured I could make refinements further along if the shape was not quite right.
Shaping the front edge of the chair was a lot of fun. Spokeshaves were the perfect tool for this task. There were a few spots I could not get into easily but the Auriou rasps solved that problem in short order.
With the front edge done, I was finally going to be able to put the legs on and see how it felt. One quick problem though... the 3 degree tilt and 5 degree rotation to the back legs made it impossible to clamp them in place. I made up 2 jigs one for each leg.
The jig consists of two angled pieces of walnut - one at 3 degrees and the other at 5 degrees. These were oriented (and glued together) in such a way that they would be parallel to each other and allow for clamping and the eventual glue-up. I screwed two pieces of 1/4" plywood to the top and bottom so they would be indexed off the edge of the seat. I glued a piece of 220 grit sandpaper to the walnut - I did not want anything to rotate out.
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Sunday, September 28, 2014
More Oregon Landscape Series
Etsy Shop and reproductions are available in a variety of sizes from my website. If you've never visited this area, it is a good time to start planning a trip. The sun shines most of the time and who can complain about that?
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Rotation Distraction Abstraction
my website or as a reproduction up to size 36x36. Now I'm back to the studio to create some more abstract circles paintings.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Oregon Landscapes
If you regularly follow my blog, you know that I like to work in a series. I move from landscapes to still life paintings, and then to abstract subjects. Then I cycle through again. Painting a variety of subjects and using different approaches helps to keep my work feeling fresh and exciting. Last week I focused on a series of still life paintings and this week I am working on Oregon landscapes. Since I live in the Northwest and travel the states of Washington and Oregon often, painting the landscapes of this area feels homey and natural. This painting is one of a series of Oregon landscapes that I completed this week. Prints are available from my website and, as soon as the paint is dry, I will sell the originals in my Etsy Shop, Small Impressions. The original oil paintings are 5x7 inches, but the reproduction prints can be made in a variety of sizes, some of them quite large. I hope you will visit my website and see the rest of this series and visit my Etsy Shop to see some of my small original oil paintings.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Peach Harvest
this painting can be reproduced in square format up to size 36x36 inches, just right for a kitchen wall. In addition to this little creation, I have a collection of square format art that needs to find a home. In the next few weeks I'll be adding to this collection. I hope you will stop by. If you are interested in purchasing the original, I will be listing it in my Etsy Shop in the very near future.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Autumn Abstract Landscape
my website. I hope you will stop by for a visit.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Harvest Time Painting
here at my Etsy shop or reproductions in all sizes are available from my website. Now, I'm off to gather more inspiration from the wonderful season of fall harvest.
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Fun solitaire game with a tacked on crime story
Many times when I play casual card or puzzle games, I just get stuck on how tacked on the story feels. Although players expect their games to have a plot, some types of games just don't lend themselves to it. For instance, what does solving superficial crimes have to do with playing solitaire cards? I have no idea, but Crime Solitaire tries to connect the dots.
The city of Topley is virtually crime-free. As such, the police have gotten very bad at solving crimes. To give themselves work, the police start enforcing the really obscure goofy laws. That means it's all hands on deck, investigator-wise, when someone is caught picking flowers in a public park, for example.
You'll play an investigators who's trying to whittle down suspects by traveling around the game using an overhead map while searching locations for clues to solve those cases. Typically you'll find clues that rule out suspects, and when you have one suspect left you charge them with the crime, then move on to the next case. You do all this sleuthing and investigating by…. playing solitaire at various locations in town.
So, like I said, the connection between story and gameplay is kind of a stretch. There's just no viable reason given why playing solitaire equates to searching locations for clues, but that's what's happening. As for the gameplay – the solitaire itself – it's pretty standard fare. The cards are laid out in various ways, with some cards facing up and some facing down. You'll need to pick up cards in ascending or descending order to try and clear everything on the board.
There's a few differences from the regular old Windows solitaire that we're all used to. For one, if you run through your draw pile and haven't cleared all the cards in play, the round is over and you lose. There's no flipping through the draw pile multiple times. You can also loop around and play a 2 card on top of an Ace and keep the streak going.
In addition to trying to just clear cards like in regular solitaire, you'll be scored on various bonuses you can collect, like clearing multiple cards in order or making an entire run from 2 all the way up to the Ace in one shot. You'll gain some power ups, like "undo" or bullets in a gun (that cop theme again) that can let you place specific cards in the pile to help your strings along.
I've knocked the storyline a lot here, and I still maintain it's totally ridiculous. The solitaire game itself is compelling, with the power-ups and various layouts. The crime side of it basically plays itself, since if you gain enough clues the suspects will weed themselves out automatically. So while that who entire part of the game doesn't matter the solitaire is good enough to justify to justify checking the game out. Just look elsewhere if you're expecting to do any crime sleuthing or solving here, because Crime Solitaire is just a solitaire card game.


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I read your column about women getting unsolicited advice from men at the gym (7/18/08), and I agree with the previous respondent, Threw in the Towel (8/1/08): These guys are hitting on the women. Yes, things are ambiguous, as you described. The whole gentlemanly thing can be very ambiguous to women, like "Is he hitting on me or not?" And it can get pretty creepy sometimes, especially if you really can't tell at all.
When guys don't notice that women are hitting on them, it's because they're blinded by the fact that they already have a girlfriend or they're engaged or married or just too dense to notice. They don't know how to play the social game. But for women it's different. We go through this all the time, and it's pretty grueling, whether at the workplace, the bus stop, the library or the gym. (The list goes on.) You seemed to make excuses for these guys, brush it all aside. But this is what it's about: They're hitting on you MOST OF THE TIME. Anyway, that's enough from me. I'll keep reading your column, since I do enjoy it. Take care.
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Object: You know what, I'm just going to swallow my pride and admit that, in dealing with Threw in the Towel, I didn't take enough into account how it feels to get hit on by guys virtually everywhere you go. I was too busy trying to convince her that not all guys are like that. And they aren't. But what difference does that make to a woman if there's always some guy there who is like that? And let's face it, there's usually some guy there who's like that, often more than one.
I don't know what to tell you, Object. Not to leave the house? To carry pepper spray with you everywhere you go? To become a genetic engineer and discover a cure for the Y chromosome? What I wish for you is that, one way or another, you develop a little thicker skin, learn how to let it all roll off of you a little more. I can pretty much guarantee that these guys aren't going to change, so you'll have to make some adjustments of your own. I wish you the best of luck with that.
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This is Namibia's largest elapid snake and may be a non-spitter. the pinnacle is pointed and hardly distinct from the remainder of the body. Juveniles ar yellow on top of and below and a broad black band encircles the neck. Adults darken to lightweight or dark brown as they age. A banded variation additionally happens with broad black and yellow bands.
This is a dark snake (more active late afternoon and early morning – twilight hours). It feeds on a range of amphibians, tiny mammals and different reptiles and is usuallyencountered in or around a supply water. They are extremely venomous, but these ar terribly keep snakes and bites ar terribly rare.
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Distribution: when BROADLEY & WÜSTER (2004). Previous reports additionally enclosed African nation, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, S Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).
Colouration: Juveniles are yellow on top of and below, dorsally with dark scale margins forming irregular crosswise lines and a broad black band peripheral the neck. Adults bit by bit darken to lightweight or dark brown, the dark band on the neck fades out. The venter is sometimes yellow, heavily splotched with dark brown, and therefore the throat band, covering ca. ventrals 12-23, becomes purple-brown.
A banded section generally happens within the southern a part of the species vary, black with six to eight yellow bands on the body and one to a few on the tail. the sunshine bands ar sometimes as wide or wider than the dark ones. This banded section has been noted in thirteen of males and twenty second of females.
This is a terrestrial and nocturnal species, search for food from gloaming onward, typically venturing into poultry runs. throughout the day it's typically seen basking close to its most well-liked retreat, sometimes Associate in Nursing abandoned insect mound, a hole in a very rock, hollow tree or underneath dense vegetation. though primarily ground home it can even be found in tiny shrubs. The Anchieta's elapid snake is a lot of aggressive than closely connected species reminiscent of the Snouted elapid snake, however otherwise similar in habits. though this species can posture in a very hostile means once angry, it'll break away once given the chance. it's been illustriousto feign death, however it's not as inclined to show this behavior as is that the Rinkhals(Hemachatus haemachatus). this can be not a black-necked cobra.
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|The material inside the cube forms complex patterns that give the answer to the calculation directly. [Image: Hudson et al. - 10.1038 / s41467-019-10166-4]
Computation with lightCanadian researchers have developed an unprecedented and incredibly simple form of computing.
The entrances are provided through standard beams of light and shade, known as bands or fringes, which are fired across different facets of a hub containing a plastic material.
To know the result of the calculation just read the combined light fringes that emerge on the other side of the cube.
So far, the team has been able to use its new optical computing process to perform simple addition and subtraction operations.
The computing is highly localized, does not need energy source and operates completely within the spectrum of visible light.
The material in the cube reads and reacts "intuitively" to light, much like a plant does when it turns to the sun or as an octopus changes the color of its skin to adapt to the environment.
"We are very excited to be able to do addition and subtraction in this way, and we are thinking of ways to do other computational functions," said Professor Kalaichelvi Saravanamuttu of McMaster University. "These are autonomous materials that respond to stimuli and perform intelligent operations.
|Visualization of the fringes of light emerging from the various faces of the cube. [Image: Hudson et al. - 10.1038 / s41467-019-10166-4]
Smart ObjectsThe technique, inspired by the natural biological systems it recalls, represents a completely new form of computation, which, according to the team, has the potential to perform complex and useful functions, and even others to be imagined, possibly organized along structures of neural networks.
The technology is based on a branch of chemistry called nonlinear dynamics, and uses materials designed and manufactured to produce specific reactions to light - a class of artificial materials known as metamaterials .
The amber polymeric artificial material is encapsulated within a glass cube about the size of a die used in a board game. The polymer begins as a liquid and turns into a gel in reaction to light.
The beam of light passes through the hub, exiting the opposite face toward a camera, which reads the results. The results are produced as light is refracted by the material inside the cube, whose components spontaneously form in thousands of filaments that react to light patterns to produce a new dimensional pattern that expresses the result.
As computation is embedded in the material, this optical computing technique will not replace current computers, but it can yield intelligent objects that give instant solutions to specific problems.
"We do not want to compete with existing computing technologies. We are trying to build materials with smarter and more sophisticated responses," said Fariha Mahmood, a co-author of the paper.
A soft photopolymer cuboid that computes with binary strings of white light
Alexander D. Hudson, Matthew R. Ponte, Fariha Mahmood, Thomas Pena Ventura, Kalaichelvi Saravanamuttu
Nature Communications Vol. 10, Article number: 2310
DOI: 10.1038 / s41467- 019-10166-4
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Bowery Bliss is packed on a Saturday night. With multiple areas and a top floor called "the playroom," the sex club in the Lower East Side's art gallery district opened in May and is the latest venue for sexy swingers who want to get their freak on.
The 4,000-square-foot club is composed of the first-floor entry area, a BYOB lounge area (as it is an "on premise" sex club, Bowery Bliss has no liquor license), the third floor, for "playing," and a top floor for "Couples Only," where more hard-core "swapping" and swinging is permitted. Admission is $120 per couple by "membership only," which requires online registration and an e-mailed confirmation complete with club rules and a dress code: "No baseball caps, bandanas, or do-rags; fedoras and dress hats are allowed."
According to Joe, a 34-year-old accountant from Astoria, Queens, who came here with his wife, the third floor provides the best view.
There's a definite "sex show" element to it all, with several couples sitting on adjoining beds watching as other couples engage in full-on intercourse on a mattress.
"We like to come and watch for a while and then hopefully meet another couple," says Joe, who asked that his real name not be used. Joe and his wife have been "into the lifestyle" for five years and say it has "strengthened" their relationship because now they have no desire to cheat. "We just cheat in front of each other and get off on it," says his wife. "Most people we know who are into this lifestyle," he says, "are married."
The couple found out about the place through various swinger Web sites; they are also members of the Scarlet Zone, a swingers' club that has been in business for over a decade in Long Island City and is owned by the same people who run Bowery Bliss.
"This is so much better than watching porn," says Bob (not his real name), an engineer who drove all the way from Philadelphia with his wife.
"We told the baby sitter we were going to a Broadway show," he says.
It's a show of a kind, for sure — but Bowery Bliss isn't the only game in town.
There's also Checkmates and the legendary Le Trapeze, which has been in the business since the golden age of swinging in the 1970s. There's also One Leg Up NYC, which offers roaming sex parties that move from venue to venue.
"I'm not going to say that the people at my parties are better-looking," says Palagia, the reigning NYC queen of what she calls "the sensual movement." She throws parties at various city venues. "But I personally screen out and select members who come to my events with photos and a written essay."
"I get a lot of Europeans at my parties," adds Palagia.
"They are from France, Denmark, all over Scandinavia and Russia. Russians love my events."
Meanwhile, back at Bowery Bliss, the night is winding down as the last two couples come off the mattress like wrestlers leaving the mat, and one of the men is clearly exhausted.
"My Facebook status says 'In a relationship,' " he says.
"After tonight, I'm thinking of changing it to 'It's complicated.' "


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One of the best things you can do to stave off the winter doldrums and start getting psyched for spring is to visit a big boat show. (Here's a list of them.) It doesn't matter whether you're in active buying mode or research mode – either way you get that kid-in-a-candy-store feeling, and you'll have fun no matter what. But you'll have more fun if you do some prep work ahead of time. Let's work through this…
Chances are, you're going to a boat show for one of five reasons:
- You have a specific boat locked in your sights, and you're going to the show to score a deal.
- You have two or three or four models in mind, and you want to compare them in one visit, with show prices available.
- You're not ready to buy, but you're looking at today's new offerings knowing that there will be used models on the market at reduced prices in a year or two, when you are ready to buy. (See Used Boat Buying: Shop the Shows, Then Be Patient.)
- You know you want to get into boating, but you don't really know where to start and just want to see a whole bunch of boats in one place so you can compare them. (For ways to think about these things, see What Type of Boat is Right For You? Top 10 Choices for Boaters.)
- You're shopping for gear or services. Every boat show has whole reefs of booths with venders selling everything from electronics to teak furniture to sunglasses to insurance and financing.
No matter which of these profiles fits you best, don't just walk into the show without any plan at all – you'll waste valuable time wandering aimlessly in the gelcoat jungle.
Experienced boat show denizens check out shows online beforehand, so they know which builders and gear-makers are going to be represented, and sometimes even where they'll be located in the venue. They map out who and what they want to see, figure out a priority list and a walking path, and they come equipped with all or most of the following items:
- Comfortable shoes that can be slipped off and on easily if you're going aboard boats
- A digital camera or cell-phone with a camera
- A notebook and pencil
- Business cards or calling cards to give to sales people or builders if you want them to keep you updated on a boat or product
- A sturdy bag, if you're planning to pick up brochures or take-home boat gear. Yes, show vendors always hand out free bags, but your own easy-to-carry bag, with strong straps and pockets to stow things, will serve better.
There are always, always bargains to be had at boat shows. Builders, dealers, and equipment-makers invest to be at the shows because they know that virtually all the show-goers are truly interested in what they're selling. The question is, what can be done to convert active interest into a sale? The simple answer is discounted prices, but there are other incentives, too, like free or discounted option packages, or attractive financing. Boat show deals can get done quickly because representatives from the OEMs are often there themselves, working with their dealers to make things happen for customers.
When you go into the show with your camera, take photos of the show placards near the boats – they'll give you pricing reference points that you can take home and study.
You don't need to take photos of boats to remember how good-looking they are – you can see that in the builders' brochures and on their websites. Instead, take pictures of the things that are going to concern you if you actually buy the boat: Can you access the sump pump for the shower in the head compartment? Is the refrigerator big enough? Is there any ventilation in the center-console where you're going to put a toilet? Is there a gasket on the anchor locker hatch? Can you lock the outside stowage areas? Can you get to the batteries easily? Is the fiberglass work in the bilge area smooth and easily cleaned, or has it been left rough and raw – because hardly anyone at a boat show bothers to inspect bilges…?
With a combination of digital photos and specific thoughts penciled into your notebook, you'll come away from a boat show really equipped to make a decision to buy — or to keep on looking. Either way, you'll have fun.
A previous version of this article appeared on Boat Trader in September 2016.
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New moms who are tired of being force-fed images of celebrities who bounce back into pre-baby shape weeks after giving birth are using the hashtag #TakeBackPostpartum to show off their real, beautiful post-baby bodies and lives.
The online body acceptance movement was started by Texas mom and founder of Birth Without Fear, January Harshe. She says she became exasperated by advertisers touting the #postpartum hashtag to sell stretch mark creams and weight loss foods. So, in a blogpost she mobilized other moms by asking them to "take back" the postpartum tag by sharing pictures of what postpartum life means to them—and the feedback has been extraordinarily moving.
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Henry Hudson Regional Admiral Players Present: Little Women, the Musical, which follows the adventures of the March sisters as they grow up during the Civil War. Marmee March (Niamh Sherlock) has her hands full with her four daughters. Jo (Julia Forsyth) longs to be a famous writer while Meg (Madison Winters) is searching for a fiancé and sweet Beth (Sarah Sweeney) would love nothing more than to be able to play a grand piano. The youngest, Amy, (Marlo Laura) is impatient to grow up and be admired. Other standouts in the cast are Laurie (Drew Eldridge), Professor Bhaer (Lucas Mednis), Mr. Laurence (Nick Donahue) and Aunt March (Gabriella Caracappa)
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- Richard J. Cohen (1976) Professor in Medicine and Biomedical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Associate Member, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
- Associate Member, Broad Institute at Harvard and MIT
Leonid Mirny received his PhD in Biophysics from Harvard University. After a few years as a Junior Fellow at Harvard Society of Fellows, he was appointed to the MIT Faculty in 2001, joining the MIT Health Sciences and Technology Division and the Department of Physics. Prof. Mirny teaches classes in Statistical Physics in Biology, Quantitative Genomics, and a freshman seminar in Quantitative Biology. He is working to understand the human genome in 3D with his team at MIT in collaboration with the Dekker Lab at UMass Medical School. Using new data uncovered via Chromosome Conformation Capture (Hi-C) technology and computer simulations, the collaborators explore how the genome is organized inside a cell.
In 2015, Mirny became a co-director of the new Center for 3D Structure and Physics of the Genome at UMass Medical School and MIT, funded by the National Institutes of Health's 4D Nucleome Program. The program, initiated by Director of the NIH, Francis Collins, is a focused, interdisciplinary directive, funding more than 25 labs to map not only the 3D architecture of the human genome, but also how this organization changes over time—the fourth dimension.
Dr. Mirny's research focuses on biological physics and system biology. His multi-disciplinary approach combines first-principle physics with the analysis of genomic data. His efforts in Biological Physics involve the development of novel computational tools and physical models of genome organization and dynamics. Read more in the Nature Highlight article
Prof. Mirny is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, an Associate Faculty of the Broad Institute, and an Associate Member of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
- PhD in Biophysics, Harvard University, 1998
- MSc in Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 1994
- Diploma with Honors in Physics, The Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, 1992
selected awards/societies
- Fellow of the American Physical Society
- NEC Fund Award
- Samuel A. Goldblith Career Development Award
- Alfred Sloan Research Fellow
- John F. & Virginia B. Taplin Award
- William F. Milton Award
The Mirny lab combines quantitative, typically physics-rooted, approaches with analysis of genomics data to address fundamental problems in biology, most recently they focused on two problems: (i) higher-order chromatin structure; (2) evolution of cancer during neoplastic progression. Studies of the Mirny lab on chromosomes aim to characterize 3D architecture of the genome and processes that lead to its organization and reorganization in the cell cycle and development. Works of the Mirny lab on cancer aim at understanding the role of multiple "passenger" genetic events, such as individual mutations and chromosomal alterations, in cancer progression.
selected publications
- V. Imakaev, G. Fudenberg, N. Abdennur and L. A. Mirny. "Emerging Evidence of Chromosome Folding by Loop Extrusion." Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 2018 May 4.
- H. Gibcus, K. Samejima, A. Goloborodko, I. Samejima, N. Naumova, J. Nuebler, M. T. Kanemaki, L. Xie, J. R. Paulson, W. C. Earnshaw, L. A. Mirny, and J. Dekker."A pathway for mitotic chromosome formation." Science. 2018 Feb 9;359(6376).
- Schwarzer, N. Abdennur, A. Goloborodko, A. Pekowska, G. Fudenberg, Y. Loe-Mie, N. A. Fonseca, W. Huber, C. Haering, L. A. Mirny, and F. Spitz. "Two independent modes of chromatin organization revealed by cohesin removal." Nature. 2017 Nov 2;551(7678):51-56.
- D. McFarland, J. A. Yaglom, J. W. Wojtkowiak, J. G. Scott, D. L. Morse, M. Y. Sherman, and L. A. Mirny. " The Damaging Effect of Passenger Mutations on Cancer Progression." Cancer Res. 2017 Sep 15;77(18):4763-4772.
Read more about Professor Mirny's work here.


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Mierontie is one of the most well-known landmarks in Konnevesi and surrounding areas. Combining decades of history and modern restaurant framework, this is a cosy place for enjoying breakfast or diverse á la carte -menu, or just for hanging around enjoying drinks and snacks. In our kitchen local and domestic ingredients get the respect they deserve. For example our pizza crust is made of local millers flour.
Mierontie offers also comfortable premises for staying overnight. We have room for maximum 12 people. Welcome!
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From the blockbuster movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban comes this sensational opener to our Harry Potter Show. Composer John Williams has written brilliant scores to the Harry Potter films, and Mike Story has masterfully adapted this music for the field. Be sure and get the matching WB 3D Drill Design and you'll be ready to go! (2:27)Recorded at Omega Studios, Rockville, Maryland
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Triangles don't need to be tricky for your students! This week, my class tackled classifying triangles and really enjoyed the whole process. The recipe for success involved some triangle foldables, interactive notebooks, an easy-to-follow anchor chart, and some practice. It really was Triangle Classification Made Easy!
First, we added some mini triangle classification charts from my 2-Dimensional Foldables Packet to our interactive math notebooks. I also displayed this anchor chart at the front of the room as we talked about the 2 ways to classify triangles.
Next, the students did the same thing with the second set of triangle foldables. This set was classified according to types of angles: Acute, Obtuse, and Right.
Now that the students were more familiar with the 2 ways to classify triangles, they were ready to practice. I drew a triangle on the Smartboard and had students classify it in both ways and write their responses on their dry erase boards. Overall, they were quite successful!
I took the students to a more difficult level by asking them to draw a certain type of angle, classified both ways. For example, they had to draw a scalene, acute triangle or a scalene, obtuse triangle. This proved to be more difficult for them, but I love challenging my students and seeing them rise to the occasion!
You can also use triangle foldables in your students' notebooks. Have students make their own, or you can find my pre-made foldables in my best-selling 2-Dimensional Shapes Foldables Packet at my TPT Store.
Looking for more great ideas for teaching math?
Here's some other blog posts filled with great ideas for engaging your students in math activities that will help them learn!
- Creating Engaging Math Centers
- Go Math Resources
- Teaching Fractions
- Classifying Polygons
- rd Grade Math Worksheets and Printables
- 4th Grade Math Worksheets and Printables
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My Latest Snag: Gingham Crib Bedding.
I absolutely love gingham in a nursery. One of the hardest parts of leaving our Chicago home was bidding adieu to mini's gingham-wallpapered nursery, which I'd spent months planning and designing. I recently bought blackout curtains in a pink gingham check that have a) restored to me a bit of our former Chicago home, and b) afforded us an extra TWO HOURS OF SLEEP EVERY NIGHT HALLELUJAH! They totally complete her nursery, too. I love them. I thought I'd double down on the gingham by adding some coordinating pink gingham crib bedding for an ultra-affordable $15! Yay! More gingham nursery bliss seen in the pics below, including one snap from that dream nursery I wrote about a week ago.
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#Turbothot: Free Range Parenting.
Take a minute to read through this controversial post on Cup of Jo, which launched hundreds of comments and spurred a long conversation with Mr. Magpie. Before I share my own perspective, I'd like to add a couple of bizarrely-timed happenings I observed over the days following my reading of the article:
+At a playground, Mr. Magpie and I observed a mother attentively watching her 18-month-old son climbing all over the jungle gym on his own. She was not on her phone; she was not distracted. She was sporadically encouraging her son, but she was not "spotting" him or shadowing him in any way–though the playground stated that it was designed for five-year-old-and-over children.
+At another playground, I observed two parents within a foot of their two-year-old son, hands outstretched to catch him at the first sign of a falter or trip. They were highly engaged, steering him away from parts of the playground that might be too dangerous for him, setting clear boundaries, and were quick to attend to his tears when he became frustrated.
+On a call with my mother, unprompted: "My mother didn't permit me to walk to school until I was thirteen."
What are your thoughts on "free-range parenting," as Cup of Jo dubs it? Would you permit your seven year old to walk around the corner to the convenience store? Your ten year old to walk to school on her own? Your five year old to play out on the front stoop unsupervised?
My instinct was no to all of these prompts. I am too much a worrywart and can picture myself sitting inside, running through a long list of all of the horrible things that might be taking place. In general, I fall into the "better safe than sorry" category. But the article also created a space for me to reflect on just how far I was comfortable letting mini wander without my hovering. No, I can't imagine letting mini leave my sight at the age of five or seven or even ten, at least not in New York. (Maybe when she's thirteen, per my grandmother's rule.) But after observing that mom at the playground watching her son from afar, and then, days later, that other couple hovering around their son, I had an occasion to think about where I want to fall on the supervision spectrum: close enough to intervene when necessary but far enough away to give her the impression of independence.
You know what? I thought. I could probably give her a bit of a longer leash. And so I have been forcing myself to stand and observe at a modest distance — to great success, I think. I watch from ten feet as mini explores the playground, splashes through puddles, decides for herself where she wants to go and at what pace. She now turns to me and holds out her hand when she needs help climbing a stair or wants me to accompany her on the jungle gym, or just wants to tell me something.
It's occasionally astonishing how much I learn from other parents when I am receptive to it — "Oh, I see. That's how you go through a door with a stroller" and "Oh, that mom has taught her toddler how to scoot…maybe I can, too." Thanks to those two parents, I've now evolved my own approach and become a lot more intentional about it.
What are your thoughts?
#Shopaholic: The Must-Have Toddler Board Book.
+Apparently every kid in America is obsessed with this board book. (Read the reviews!)
+I feel like my nephews would D.I.E. over these dumptruck jammies! Also, boy moms: THIS NAVY SWEATER! $20?! So adorable. AND — Native Shoes for 40% OFF!!!
+This sweater in the lilac!!!!
+Incredible price on very of-the-moment bow-topped mules.
+Have heard good things about this book on Bunny Mellon.
+These deeply discounted Charlotte Olympia sandals are TO DIE!
+An incredible price on an on-trend dress suitable for most any gathering — girls' night! BBQ! date night!
+Love this classic tweed blazer.
+Speaking of gingham — these drawer pulls would be a cute way to tie a dresser into a room's theme!


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The Shallows Director Jaume-Collet Serra Reportedly In Contention For Suicide Squad 2
The Shallows director Jaume-Collet Serra is the latest candidate in the mix for Suicide Squad 2, according to a report from Meet the Movie Press (via Screen Rant). Should a deal place, the filmmaker will be working from a script penned by Adam Cozad (The Legend of Tarzan).
Jaume-Collet Serra, who is perhaps best known for his action-oriented collaborations with Liam Neeson (see: Unknown, Non-Stop, Run All Night and upcoming thriller The Commuter), cropped up in conversation amid the ongoing episode of MTMP, where reporter Jeff Sneider named-dropped as a potential candidate for the gig. It should be noted that this merely indicates that Serra is one of many filmmakers currently populating Warner's wishlist – you know, assuming Sneider's sources are sound – which has also made room for Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies), Daniel Espinosa (Life) and Mel Gibson, who is coming hot off the Oscar-nominated war epic, Hacksaw Ridge. Gibson has seemingly emerged as the early frontrunner, having held preliminary talks with the studio, but there's still no sign of a confirmation at press time.
If nothing else, today's rumor claiming that Jaume-Collet Serra is up for the gig serves as a pointed reminder that Suicide Squad 2 remains a high priority for Warner Bros. David Ayer's villainous offshoot may have bombed with critics, but an international box office haul of $745 million ensured Task Force X has a future on the big screen. Not only that, but there's also the Gotham City Sirens spinoff gestating at Warner which, incidentally, heralds a reunion between Ayer and Margot Robbie, who is back, back, back as the wicked Harley Quinn.
Suicide Squad 2 is simmering in the nascent stages of development for now, but with the rumor mill operating at full tilt, we fully expect to catch wind of the sequel's director in the coming months.


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Submitted by Isa (Colombia), Jul 17, 2005 at 21:11Unfortunately, Islam ,as a religion, is the most attacked ,picked at and put under the microscope nowadays. The topic is discussed from one extreme to another, I am muslim and i do not care if my religion will grow or not. The point is Faith and Believe in God are just carried out by the same person. Religions are just means to reach the believe in God. Anyway, IT is the Same God for all religions. What i would like to say here is that the Islam is not a menace or terror , it is not to be feared , it is just a heavenly religion which directs the Human Being to be better and to know what charity and love is, as the rest of all religions. Those kind of attacks under the name of a religion are just a result of the EXTREME Political , Economical and Cultural conflicts.
GOD is LOVE , Extremism and Racism are the worest enemy and the real menace on the head of the nowadays Human Being.
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Spoofers, spammers and phishers, beware. There's a new gun in town, and some of the Internet's most powerful companies -- including Yahoo, Google, PayPal and AOL -- are brandishing it in the ongoing battle against e-mail fraud.
The new weapon is called DKIM, an emerging e-mail authentication standard developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force. DKIM, which stands for DomainKeys Identified Mail, allows an organization to cryptographically sign outgoing e-mail to verify that it sent the message.
DKIM addresses one of the Internet's biggest threats: e-mail fraud. As much as 80 per cent of e-mail from leading brands, banks and ISPs is spoofed, according to a report released in late January by the Authentication and Online Trust Alliance (AOTA). AOTA analyzed more than 100 million e-mails from Fortune 500 brands sent over a five-month period.
"It's a critical need that IT professionals look at e-mail authentication as a competitive advantage to protect their brands and their customers from these exploits as well as to protect their employees from spoofed or forged e-mail coming into their networks," says Craig Spiezle, chairman of AOTA.
DKIM proponents say the standard is an important step in rebuilding consumer confidence in e-mail.
"DKIM increases the trust with which people can regard their e-mail," says Jim Fenton, a distinguished engineer with Cisco and one of the authors of the standard. "DKIM isn't going to put an end to phishing, but I'm confident that DKIM is going to make it harder for phishing attacks to occur."
Under development since 2004, DKIM is finally reaching a critical mass. It's expected to be widely deployed this year, particularly in financial services and e-commerce firms. Early adopters include Bank of America, American Greetings and Cisco.
"My guess is that probably half of the Fortune 1000 will be DKIM signing in 2008," predicts Greg Olson, director of product management at Sendmail, which started shipping a DKIM-compliant e-mail appliance in November.
"I do feel that 2008 is the year when things are going to come together for DKIM," says Patrick Peterson, vice president of technology for IronPort, an e-mail appliance vendor that supports DKIM. "We have the Internet standard. We have a tremendous amount of vendor support...DKIM is solid as a rock."