Mark H. Shapiro: Dear Millie, About that" Student-Centered" Thing (Irascible Professor)
The use of educational jargon often obscures what really is happening in education. The incoming president of Cal State Fullerton, Mildred Garcia, recently addressed the Faculty Senate at CSU, Fullerton. In her address she used the term "student-centered" several times. "Student-centered" is a popular buzzword in education circles these days. Dr. Garcia also mentioned in her talk that she wanted to hear from faculty. So, the IP thought it might be useful to have a little "chat" with her about this "student-centered" thing.
Paul Krugman: The One Percent Versus the Twenty Percent (New York Times)
Put it this way: the actual policy agenda of American conservatives serves the interests of Mitt Romney, not the Bobos.Maybe you think they should have a different agenda, but the fact is that they don't. And I guess I'd say that the attempts to shout down discussion of the 1 percent are in large part an attempt to distract our attention from that fact.
Marc Dion: The Replacement Window Theory (Creators Syndicate)
Maybe 25 years ago, I went to a wedding that was catered by Kentucky Fried Chicken. Well, it wasn't really catered, but they had the reception in the groom's mother's living room and kitchen, and one of the groom's brothers went out and got three or four buckets of chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, and I think some green beans. The guy got all white meat, too.
Henry Rollins: Hands Are Groping Me, Breasts Are Pushed Into Me (LA Weekly)
A girl sends me naked photos of herself. She tells me she is a virgin and wants to change that but wants it to be the right guy and can I help her to figure out all the things she is feeling. I throw away the photos immediately. I write her back and ask her to please never send content like that to anyone anywhere ever. I tell her that the adult world is extremely complex and usually you make some mistakes along the way. I ask her to be careful with herself and her future.
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Watch Mr. Wizard is an American television program for children in the 1950s, a general science experiments show, that explained the science behind ordinary things. It was briefly revived in 1971, and then later in the 1980s as a program on the Nickelodeon children's television network as Mr. Wizard's World.
Watch Mr. Wizard first aired on NBC on March 3, 1951 with Don Herbert as Mister Wizard. In the weekly 30 minute show Don Herbert played a science hobbyist, and every Saturday morning a neighbor boy (Jimmy) or girl would come to visit. Mister Wizard always had some kind of laboratory experiment going that taught something about science. The experiments, many of which seemed impossible at first glance, were usually simple enough to be re-created by viewers.
The show was very successful; by 1954 it was broadcast by 91 stations. Mr. Wizard Science Clubs were started throughout North America, numbering 50,000 by 1965. The show moved from Chicago to New York on September 5, 1955, and had produced 547 live broadcasts by the time the show was canceled in 1965. The show was cited by the National Science Foundation and American Chemical Society for increasing interest in science, and Herbert won a Peabody Award.
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Baron Dave ("To you I'm an atheist. To God I'm the Loyal Opposition." -- Woody Allen, Stardust Memories) was first, and correct, with:
Mr. Wizard! (as parodied by "Dinosaurs!"" "We're going to need another Timmy.")
Alan J said:
Mr. Wizard
mj wrote:
That would be
Mr. Wizard!
BttbBob responded:
Mr. Wizard... What a guy!
Not this one... (But, he's cool, too)
This one!
Leo in Maryland replied:
Young TV viewers knew Don Herbert better as Mr. Wizard.
Charlie answered:
Mr. Wizard. Yes, I loved that show!
Roy in Tyler (Glenbeckistan), TX wrote:
I'm actually old enough to remember watching Mr. Wizard on our old black & white Magnavox TV. I also remember having to get off my ass and manually change the channel (we had three of 'em back then).
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
Don Herbert, TV's 'Mr. Wizard'
Sally said:
Young TV viewers knew Don Herbert better as, "Mr. Wizard!"
Mr Wizard with a youthful BCE reader. Come on, you know who you are, Professor... ;)
PS: Super bowl Sunday, the best shopping day ever!! (Stores are empty!)
Adam answered:
Mr Wizard, a bit before my time even as Bill Nye The Science Guy was a bit after my time.
Marian responded:
Mr. Wizard
PS in HI replied:
Mr. Wizard
MAM wrote:
"Mr. Wizard" ~ It was a general science experiments show, that explained the science behind ordinary things.
John I from Hawai`i says:
"Mr. Wizard."
And, Joe S answered:
Mr. Wizard. I remember the show, I didn't watch it very much as I found it rather boring, and as I look back on it, condescending.
Belize's forest-clad highlands sit atop Central America's most extensive cave system, containing some of the largest subterranean passageways and chamber rooms in the western hemisphere. The caves were carved out of limestone by the Chiquibul River, and the watery darkness hosts a variety of resident troglobite cave creatures, as well as the occasional sub-aquatic spelunker. According to legend, the Chiquibul cave system was also the entrance to Xibalba, the macabre Maya underworld... Xibalba, which translates as "the place of fright", was home to the most feared Maya deities, the Lord of Death and his evil attendants...BBC - Travel - Journey into the Maya underworld : Belize
Read on... if you dare! The rise and collapse of the Mayan civilization has long intrigued me... and many others. It is an enigma. Here is an insight into the last desperate days of a once great peoples...
CBS opens the night with a FRESH'How I Met Your Mother', followed by a FRESH'2 Broke Girls', then a FRESH'2½ Men', followed by a FRESH'Mike & Molly', then a FRESH'Hawaii Five-0'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joe Scarborough, and Die Antwoord.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Mark Harmon and Martha Plimpton.
NBC begins the night with a FRESH'The Voice', followed by the SERIES PREMIERE'Smash'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are Dwayne Johnson, Miranda Cosgrove, and Cirque du Soleil "Ovo".
On a RERUNJimmy Fallon it's TBA.
On a RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly (from 12/8/11) are Ziggy Marley, Greg Nicotero, and fun.
ABC starts the night with a FRESH'The Bachelor', followed by a FRESH'Castle'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are LL Cool J, Angela "Big Ang" Raiola, and Pitbull.
The CW offers a FRESH'Gossip Girl', followed by a FRESH'Hart Of Dixie'.
Faux has a FRESH'House', followed by a FRESH'Alcatraz'.
MY recycles an old 'L&O: SVU', followed by another old 'L&O: SVU'.
A&E has 'Hoarders', another 'Hoarders', followed by a FRESH'Hoarders', then a FRESH'Intervention'.
AMC offers 'CSI: The 2nd One', followed by the movie 'Stephen King's Thinner'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] BBC World News
[7:00AM] BBC World News
[8:00AM] The Graham Norton Show-New Year's Eve Special
[9:00AM] The Graham Norton Show-Ep 9 - Tom Hanks, Nicole Sherzinger, Simon Pegg
[10:00AM] Doctor Who-Ep 10 The Doctor Dances
[11:00AM] 24 Hours in the ER-Episode 14
[12:00PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares-Ep 10 - Anna Vincenzo's
[1:00PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares-Ep 6 Clubway 41
[2:00PM] Ramsay's Best Restaurant-Ep 1 Italian
[3:00PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares-Ep 1 The Secret Garden
[4:00PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares-Ep 4 The Fish and Anchor
[5:00PM] Being Human-Episode 1
[6:00PM] Top Gear-Episode 5
[7:00PM] Top Gear-Episode 6
[8:00PM] Top Gear-Episode 1
[9:15PM] Top Gear-Episode 2
[10:30PM] Top Gear-Episode 5
[11:30PM] Top Gear-Episode 1
[12:45AM] Top Gear - Episode 2
[2:00AM] James May's Road Trip - Episode 4
[2:40AM] James May's Road Trip - Episode 5
[3:20AM] James May's Road Trip - Episode 6
[4:00AM] Top Gear - Episode 2
[5:00AM] BBC World News (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills', another 'Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills', followed by a FRESH'Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills', then a FRESH'It's A Brad, Brad World'.
Comedy Central has '30 Rock', another '30 Rock', 'Workaholics', 'South Park', 'It's Always Sunny In Philly', another 'It's Always Sunny In Philly', still another 'It's Always Sunny In Philly', and yet another 'It's Always Sunny In Philly'.
On a RERUNJon Stewart (from 1/26/12) is Tilda Swinton.
On a RERUNColbert Report (from 1/26/12) is Drew Barrymore.
FX has '2½ Men', another '2½ Men', followed by the movie 'Men Of Honor'.
History has 'Cajun Pawn Stars', another 'Cajun Pawn Stars', 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', followed by a FRESH'Cajun Pawn Stars', then another FRESH'Cajun Pawn Stars', followed by a FRESH'Pawn Stars', then another FRESH'Pawn Stars'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] Portlandia-Cops Redesign
[6:30AM] Blue Car
[8:30AM] Right at Your Door
[10:30AM] The Gate
[12:15PM] Blue Car
[2:15PM] Right at Your Door
[4:15PM] The Gate
[6:00PM] Malcolm in the Middle-Hal Coaches
[6:30PM] Malcolm in the Middle-Dewey's Dog
[7:00PM] Malcolm in the Middle-Poker
[7:30PM] Malcolm in the Middle-Clip Show
[8:00PM] Arrested Development-Best Man for the GOB
[8:30PM] Monty Python and the Holy Grail
[10:30PM] Portlandia-Cops Redesign
[11:00PM] The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret-The Crime Scene, The Storyteller and the Sanctimonious
[11:30PM] Arrested Development-Best Man for the GOB
[12:00AM] Arrested Development-Whistler's Mother
[12:30AM] Arrested Development-Not Without My Daughter
[1:00AM] Arrested Development-Let 'Em Eat Cake
[1:30AM] Portlandia-Cops Redesign
[2:00AM] The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret-The Crime Scene, The Storyteller and the Sanctimonious Tower of Morality
[2:30AM] Action-Mr. Dragon Goes to Washington
[3:00AM] Monty Python's Life of Brian
[5:00AM] Arrested Development-Not Without My Daughter
[5:30AM] Arrested Development-Let 'Em Eat Cake (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00A] Peter and Vandy
[7:20A] My Year Without Sex
[9:00A] French Film
[10:30A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - The Office's Ed Helms & Oscar Winner
[11:00A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - 11:30A Peter and Vandy
[12:00P] Kool: Dancing In My Mind
[12:50P] My Year Without Sex
[2:30P] French Film
[4:35P] Peter and Vandy
[6:00P] Park Benches
[8:00P] Love Lust & the Bikini
[9:00P] L'amour fou
[10:45P] Fur: An Imaginary Portrait...
[12:50A] Waltz With Bashir
[2:20A] L'amour fou
[4:05A] Peter and Vandy
[5:30A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Population 436', 'Being Human', followed by a FRESH'Being Human', then a FRESH'Lost Girl'.
TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are Kristen Bell, Bret McKenzie, and John Roy.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, host Alec Baldwin and NFL MVP trophy winner Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (L-R) stand onstage at the inaugural National Football League Honors at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, Indiana February 4, 2012.
Photo by Lucy Nicholson
The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy Leaguer fated to become one of America's top diplomats.
The audiotape of Malcolm X's 1961 address in Providence might never have surfaced at all if 22-year-old Brown University student Malcolm Burnley hadn't stumbled across a reference to it in an old student newspaper. He found the recording of the little-remembered visit gathering dust in the university archives.
In the May 11, 1961 speech delivered to a mostly white audience of students and some residents, Malcolm X combines blistering humor and reason to argue that blacks should not look to integrate into white society but instead must forge their own identities and culture.
The rediscovery of the speech could be the whole story. But Burnley found the young students in the crowd that night proved to be just as fascinating.
Legendary U.S. saxophonist Big Jay McNeely (on the ground) performs during the 18th Rockin' Race Jamboree International Festival in Torremolinos, near Malaga, southern Spain early February 5, 2012. About 2,300 people attended the four-day festival, which is a music party for rock 'n' roll music lovers.
Photo by Jon Nazca
Past the glass case containing sketches for his novel "Oliver Twist," beyond the handwritten letter to his publisher about Little Nell, and away from the first published installments of "Hard Times" sits Charles Dickens' pet bird.
The carefully preserved and stuffed raven named Grip - later the inspiration for Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem - is perhaps the quirkiest part of the Philadelphia public library's valuable Dickens collection, now on display to celebrate his bicentennial.
The British author, who created unforgettable characters like Ebenezer Scrooge and David Copperfield, visited The City of Brotherly Love only twice. But two local benefactors bequeathed major collections of Dickensiana to the library, including 1,200 letters alone. And a rare statue of the author sits in a neighborhood park.
Among the items on view in the rare book department are first editions of his novels and original artwork for the tales; dozens of letters to colleagues; the desk where he left unfinished his 15th book, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"; and an 1846 manuscript of the "Children's New Testament" - Dickens' own version of the life of Jesus, which he read to his children each Christmas.
Also on display, safe in a terrarium, stands Grip, the pet raven that Dickens preserved through taxidermy. Grip appeared as a minor character in Dickens' book "Barnaby Rudge," which Poe reviewed while living in Philadelphia. He criticized the bird's small role, and penned "The Raven" four years later.
Andy Serkis and Patton Oswalt, who were passed over when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out its nominations, stole the show on Friday night at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which honored Serkis, Oswalt, Shailene Woodley and three Oscar nominees with its annual Virtuoso Awards.
Demian Bichir, Rooney Mara and Melissa McCarthy were the three Virtuoso honorees who have also received Academy Award nominations, but Oswalt and Serkis, who were passed over for their work in "Young Adult" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," prompted the biggest crowd reaction.
Partly, that might have been because the popular McCarthy was a casualty of awards season, sidelined by laryngitis and unable to attend.
But it's unlikely that the "Bridesmaids" star, if she'd been healthy, could have topped the moment when Serkis stripped off his jacket and shirt. He proceeded to do his entire onstage interview at the Arlington Theater wearing only his pants and shoes.
Serkis' antics were prompted when Oswalt, the night's third honoree, was called to the stage by moderator Dave Karger. Award winners were seated in the audience at the Arlington, and had to walk to the stage by going up a set of stairs, and then traveling through an alcove in the wings of the stage.
Nikolaus Tudorin of Australia performs his contemporary variation during the Final of the Prix de Lausanne at the Beaulieu Theater in Lausanne February 4, 2012.The Prix de Lausanne is an international dance competition for young dancers aged 15 to 18. This year, 69 candidates from 17 nationalities competed January 30 to February 4. Tudorin won a scholarship to attend any dance school in the world of his choice.
Photo by Denis Balibouse
The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin.
The simple but catchy song was performed at a protest rally for the first time this weekend, but many of the tens of thousands in the crowd already knew the words.
On a snowy square across a frozen river from the Kremlin, the protesters sang along with the chorus, which sums up their weariness with Putin as he intends to extend his 12 years in power by winning a presidential election in March:
"You're just like me, a man not a god. I'm just like you, a man not a sod."
The former paratroopers' song is just one of the many musical, literary and artistic creations that have inspired and enlivened the protest movement that is still largely the reserve of erudite, urban Russians.
Over 30 American imams signed a fatwa Saturday condemning honor killings, after a Canada court convicted Afghan immigrants for murdering four female relatives accused of damaging the family's reputation.
"There is no justification for honor killings, domestic violence and misogyny in Islam," according to the religious order issued by the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada (ISCC) and signed by 34 imams from Canada and the United States.
Such violence, including spousal abuse and child abuse in all forms, is "forbidden," it said. "The relationship between the husband and wife is based upon mutual love and kindness."
Imam Syed Soharwardy, the ISCC's founder, said the group put out the fatwa "because of the Shafia trial, because it has been a large focus (for) the Islamic community and people said a lot of things," adding that imams wanted to clear up "some misunderstandings about Islam" by non Muslims.
Ghulam Hassan Banday, a Muslim clerk, displays a relic (inside the glass tube) of Prophet Mohammad to devotees during the festival of Eid-e-Milad at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar February 5, 2012. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims on Sunday thronged to the shrine of Hazratbal, which houses the relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammad, to celebrate Eid-e-Milad or the Prophet's birth anniversary.
Photo by Fayaz Kabli
Daniel Radcliffe admitted he was drunk while filming some scenes for the "Harry Potter" movies during a period in his life where he was drinking "nightly," the young star said in an interview.
"I have a very addictive personality. It was a problem. People with problems like that are very adept at hiding it. It was bad. I don't want to go into details, but I drank a lot and it was daily - I mean nightly," Radcliffe said to British celebrity news magazine Heat earlier this week.
"I can honestly say I never drank at work on 'Harry Potter.' I went into work still drunk, but I never drank at work. I can point to many scenes where I'm just gone. Dead behind the eyes," the 22-year-old actor said.
The young British star, who was propelled to fame at 11-years-old after being cast to play boy wizard Harry Potter in the movies based on J.K. Rowling's best-selling novels, discussed his "very busy personality" and also talked about his production-assistant girlfriend, who he said was "a wonderful, wonderful girl, who's far too good for me."
Reverend Roly Bain, dressed as a clown, performs a comic routine during Sunday mass and the 66th annual clown service at Holy Trinity Church, Dalston in east London February 5, 2012. The church holds an annual February clown service in memory of Britain's best loved clown, Joseph Grimaldi, who lived from 1778-1837.
Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly
The Manneken-Pis, a bronze statue of a young boy urinating that is a symbol of Brussels and a major tourist attraction, has had to stop peeing because of sub-zero temperatures, Belgium's tourist office said on Wednesday.
Officials turned off the flow of water through the statue, which has stood on a Brussels corner since the 1600s, out of concern the cold might damage its internal mechanism.
Temperatures in the Belgian capital were set to fall to minus 10 Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) Wednesday night, far below the average minimum for February.
The statue, which is on the site of a 15th Century drinking fountain, has more than 800 specially made outfits which city officials use to dress it up during the year. It is one of Brussels' most popular attractions.
Miriam Ramirez wears a creation called "Efimera" as she performs on stage during the Carnival Queen ceremony in Las Palmas, on the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria, late February 3, 2012. Picture taken February 3, 2012.
Photo by Borja Suarez
Last October more than 8.6 million Californians practiced the "Drop, Cover and Hold On" drill in the Great California ShakeOut. The exercise was designed to help residents prepare for the next "big one," a potential magnitude-7.8 earthquake along the southern San Andreas Fault.
All of the Great ShakeOut scenarios are based on everything scientists think they know about the San Andreas Fault - a so-called strike-slip boundary between the North American and Pacific plates that, geologists assumed, is very near vertical.
But what if it's not vertical? A team recently took a new look at the San Andreas Fault and found that its geometry isn't that simple.
"It looks like the San Andreas continues down into the mantle with a propeller shape," said Gary Fuis, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, Calif. "If it's not vertical, it makes a big difference in who feels the shaking."
They found that, rather than the near-vertical strike-slip fault geologists thought they understood, the San Andreas has at least two segments that dip dramatically in opposite directions.
A centuries-old Korean rice wine is enjoying a renaissance at home and in Japan, and is set to make inroads into a major new market as it gains ground on better known beverages such as soju.
Makgeolli, a smooth milky-white drink famed for its purported health benefits, will be produced overseas for the first time later this year when a brewery opens in Chicago, South Korea's Baesangmyun Brewery has announced.
Under a deal with an entrepreneur based in the US city, some 50,000 bottles a month of makgeolli will be produced, a spokeswoman for the company said.
Makgeolli, once known as "farmer drink", dates back at least to the 10th century. Its popularity waned in the early 1960s when the government restricted the use of rice for making alcohol in order to combat rice shortages.
The slightly sweet and sour beverage, with an alcohol volume of 6-8 percent, is the perfect accompaniment to many Korean dishes -- especially traditional pancakes and steamed pork wrapped in kimchi.
A model displays an Autum/Winter design by Andres Sarda during the Madrid's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, in Madrid, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
Photo by Daniel Ochoa de Olza
Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office.
The 20th Century Fox release "Chronicle," featuring a relatively unknown cast as youths who gain telekinetic abilities, debuted as the No. 1 movie with $22 million.
Sunday studio estimates put "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe's ghost story "The Woman in Black," released by CBS Films, just behind with a $21 million opening.
Both films far exceeded industry expectations for the weekend.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. "Chronicle," $22 million.
2. "The Woman in Black," $21 million.
3. "The Grey," $9.5 million.
4. "Big Miracle," $8.5 million.
5. "Underworld Awakening," $5.6 million.
6. "One for the Money," $5.3 million.
7. "Red Tails," $5 million.
8. "The Descendants," $4.6 million.
9. "Man on a Ledge," $4.5 million.
10. " Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close ," $3.9 million.
Maggie, a baby reticulated giraffe, is nuzzled by an adult giraffe at the Oakland Zoo Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. Weighing in at eighty pounds and seventy-two inches, Maggie is the first female giraffe born at the Zoo in nearly a decade.
Photo by Ben Margot
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Belize's forest-clad highlands sit atop Central America's most extensive cave system, containing some of the largest subterranean passageways and chamber rooms in the western hemisphere. The caves were carved out of limestone by the Chiquibul River, and the watery darkness hosts a variety of resident troglobite cave creatures, as well as the occasional sub-aquatic spelunker. According to legend, the Chiquibul cave system was also the entrance to Xibalba, the macabre Maya underworld... Xibalba, which translates as "the place of fright", was home to the most feared Maya deities, the Lord of Death and his evil attendants...BBC - Travel - Journey into the Maya underworld : Belize
