AR fiberglass roving 14.5% is an AR glass chopping roving mainly designed for use in the manufacture of GRC composites by the manual spray method. It is designed for optimum processability. It is used in the manufacture of GRC architectural panels and other building elements, civil engineering and infrastructure components.
been approved by Sheffied University,UK.
It is designed to be unwound internally. They are protected by a shrink-wrap polythene film which should not be removed when used. Each roving is identified by an individual label and packed in a carton. AR fiberglass roving 14.5% is white coloured but an orange colour is used on labels and shrink-wrap to aid identification.
For sea transport, a maximum of 20 pallets (on two levels) may be loaded in a 20 foot container, giving a total net weight of approximately 17-20 tonnes.
AR fiberglass roving 14.5% should be stored dry in their original packaging, the best conditions being at a temperature of between 15℃-35℃ and at a relative humidity of between 35% - 65%. If the product is stored at low temperature (below 15℃) it is advisable to condition in the workshop for 24 hours before use to prevent condensation.


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Finally, BSNL 4G! State-run telecom company starts countrywide 4G rollout
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Is the Spools block! Designed to look like a spool of thread, this block is easy to construct! You have a ton of choices on how to customise your block. In the block up top, I attempted to make the spool look like it had thread wrapped around it by cutting out the scalloped fabric on the bias.
You could have two spools appear horizontal and two appear vertical.
Or stack the spools on top of one another!
In our second spool block, I used improvisational piecing with several fabrics to make the fabric appear like thread wrapped around the spool. Cut strips of varying widths (making sure it's at least an inch longer than the 3.5 inch square called for. Sew the strips together, varying the width and angles of the fabrics, and then trim a 3.5 inch square from this improvisational unit.
Be sure to check out our Pinterest board for inspiration!
October is traditionally our open meeting, and in order to get the word out, we'd love it if you could post our information poster in billboards in your community!
Apologies for the lateness of the post, I needed to leave the meeting early to catch a ferry for a holiday, and our internet in France was very slow.
On September 12, we met at the Sacred Heart Church on Western Road for the first meeting of the year.
Membership dues for the year were due at this meeting, €40 which goes to the executive board. Due to insurance, you can only attend 2 meetings prior to paying for your membership. After those two meetings, you won't be covered by insurance anymore!
We've also increased our door fees to €4 for members, and €8 for non-members. This increase in fees is a result of a motion passed by members at our AGM in April.
Our meeting started out with announcements from our chair, Jane.
We showed off the eight blocks of the Block of the Month that have been created so far, in two different colorways.
Then, Erin followed with a recap of the Block of the Month project we've been doing since February. Then, using the projector, showed a step by step tutorial of this month's block, the Spools block!
In future meetings we'll be doing a step by step visual tutorial for the remaining blocks!
Maeve from Limerick Quilt Centre did a demonstration.
Sadly, I had to leave before the Show and Tell portion of the meeting. Please, if you have photos I can use in a slideshow, please send them to our email address, corkips@gmail.com.
Our next meeting is scheduled for October 10 and will be our open meeting!
September is here already! Time to get out all those projects we put away in June, thinking it was ages before we had to think about them again. I am thinking in particular of a Name Tag–our summer challenge. Erin has given us lots of support on the internet all summer, so we have no excuse. We have a new committee member, Susan Garde – welcome!- she has already proved very useful as our 'local knowledge' Colette has taken on the roll of membership secretary.
Our next meeting will be this Saturday 12th September at 10am.
It will be a great chance to catch up, show off all the summer work and get inspired for the winter.
Our shop will be Limerick Quilt Centre, and Maeve will be giving us a demo.
Please show your summer challenge with pride! The great prize will be a lucky dip, so everyone has a chance of winning.
The block of the month will be demonstrated by Erin, and we will do a recap of the blocks so far.
We hope to have a great Show & Tell, please leave all your works of art at the front desk.
It is subscription time again, the annual subscription which goes straight to the executive is €40 .
Eilis (has stepped in again for us) will have a separate table for subscriptions. PLEASE remember to bring this as it helps so much with administration.
It was agreed at our AGM in April that our door price would be increased to €4 and €8 for visitors. Still excellent value for a great morning of inspiration.
Tea and coffee will be provided, but again cakes etc depend on your generosity, and you have never let us down yet!
There will be our usual raffle.
Entrance fee € 4 , visitors € 8 .
Block of the month demo,& recap.
Time to download the next block from March in the Block of the Month Project, the Churn Dash. We use strip piecing skills and learn about half square triangles in this block.
Have you made your Rail Fence block yet? Show us a picture!


In the Boijmans Van Beuningen museum Design Derby exhibition there were two chairs that use a different main shape to catch your eyes and bring them to ' their side' of the show. In both cases, the armrests follow this main shape; the rests of the Dutch chair are symmetrically shaped by an oval, while the rests of the Belgium chair are asymmetrical and sturdy angled.
Despite this difference, the chairs are rather similar because of the chrome-coted construction parts, the use of wood in the armrests, the shared function, and the same exact period in witch these chairs were made (1930's). Without any background information you could say that these chairs were made by the same enterprise or you can take it the other way around; these designs could have been competing with each other back in the day. This tension field spiked my interest to take a closer look in the history of both designs. Are they that different?
Examinating these chairs further I found that the same Dutch designer movements influenced the choices that were made in both of the designs. Designs meant for modern progressive consumers. These influences include Dudok [x], J.P.Oud [x], Gerrit Rietveld and De Stijl movement [x].
The latter brings me by another less fortunate similarity found; both chairs were part of lines that initially were not well received in the market and this brought production to an end in both cases. As said, the enterprise of Eysenck went bankrupt after only two years. His unique "machine à habiter" was not mentioned by the media. Auping on the other hand, focused on the improvement of their bedding and the continuing of their existing production lines in the crisis. They did not continue the production of tubular living room furniture as it was not as popular as their beds.
Nowadays Eysselink is seen as one of the great in Modernism. The Chaise Lounge [x] even got a re-edition in the 70's; a modern and luxurious implementation.
The Auping chair ultimately got the attention and the designer the credit he deserves. Both chairs flourish at the Holland – Belgium Design Derby Exhibit and defend the honor of their 'native countries'.
But 'What differs the Chaise Lounge from the Auping fauteuil?' you might ask. These chairs can not possibly be from the same designer for one major reason: The Auping fauteuil is not designed by Eysselinck's 'Form Follows Function' regime. The armrests of Auping are used in a more decorative way than Eysselinck would have wanted. This makes that, although these chairs may look very similar, my gut feeling was right and they can be categorized in a whole different way.
The composition of the ceramic vases Belgian artist Rogier Vandeweghe and vases Dutch artist Jan de Rooden.
Firstly, I'd love to explain why I've chosen ceramic vases for this essay. I imagine how the fingers are buried in soft brown slimy mass when I am thinking about creating a vase. I remember a few stories associated with clay from childhood. I grew up in a village. I loved poking around in the mud, but I had a special passion for the mud formed after rain on the roadway. Vehicles in the village – trucks, and the land under the wheels was pressed carefully because of heavy machine. As a soft mass, it was very pleasant to touch. Mud was becoming really strong as soon as it started to dry. I loved to do the round cakes of this manure. A day after i used to threw them on the floor and watch them breaking into pieces. This is the first thing I imagine when I'm thinking about ceramics. It seems to me very important to understand people, what events have affected them, how their personalities formed. An artwork produced by the artist containes all the information about his life, sensibility, condition. That's why I'd love to highlight some events in the biography of Rogier Vanderwede and Jan de Rooden.
Born in 1923, he was the youngest son in the family. They moved a few years later to Beernem. From 17 to 23 years old, he studied at the Art Academy in Ghenthe. In the year of 1974 he was followed by a short internship at Joost Maréchal. In 1948 Rogier formed a business with his elder brother on the basis of fathers larger company. Their studio was named 'Perignem (Latin for "through the fire"). In 1954 he married in the Church of St.Anne in Bruges on Maryanna Pyck (the collection vase that i chose called: Rogier Vandeweghe en Maryanna Pyck). Maryanna worked since 1952 as a ceramics painter at Perignem. As soon as regular production was established, Rogier decided to change direction towards a more modern product. The cautious, rather conservative attitude of Laurent and especially of Cecile Roets, which is in complete contrast with the radical and total renewal sought by Rogier, are the direct cause of the rupture between the two brothers in the summer of 1956. In 1957, Rogier Vandeweghe didn't pay much attention to make his first ceramic production. In some cases, his wife Myranna Pyck painted the initials "RVDW", eventually adding "Sint Andries", with cold enamel after the firing. Soon however, Rogier adds this mark with glaze. In 1960, the workshop is named "AMPHORA».
Jan de Rooden Born in Nijmegen in 1931. When he was 5 years old his mother died. From 6 to 14 years old, he was admitted to Elementary School of the Heilig Landstichting. The landscape around us formed a beautiful country to grow up in. "In November 1944 I left home for the Passionist monastery in Mook September 1952 I became novice in the Passionist monastery in Pey, but after nine months I left the novitiate forever. Ultimately I could not reconcile myself with life in a monastery. I found that life too cut off, too safe and too well-provided for. " As autodidact he started working in the studio of ceramist Lucie Q. Bakker in Amsterdam in 1956, and in 1958 started his own studio with Johnny Rolf with whom he later married.
Rogier was studying in artistic school and Jan at theological collage. But the story of the two artists is like when they meet their women and begin to follow their way.
I feel a similar sense when i am looking at the vase, I find something natural in that. Vases Jan de Rooden remind me about the forest, the surface of the vase is like a bark of a tree overgrown with moss and seabed, shells overgrown with silt. Vases Rogier Vandeweghe remind me of the mycelium, or forest spirits, or rocks. I like that he used black clay, I've got a association with caves and coal mining. From vases is completely different. Jan de Rooden used a simple sealed form. It gives a sense of confidence and stability, which in combination with glazing, creates the effect of natural stone. Rogier Vandeweghe several vases connects one composition and shape of these vases is like a bottle, but shorter, with a thin neck and a narrowing nizu.eta composition looks like a beehive. The Rogier Vandeweghe vase can be used rather only as an object, and the Jan vase may well accommodate some flowers.
In conclusion I would say that the facilities are beautiful.
The Design Derby exhibition at Boijmans Museum in Rotterdam compares what was happening in design in the Netherlands and Belgium from 1815 to present day. Pieces were picked as representative of the era of design in both countries, which allowed you to make comparisons of the objects for design and aesthetic value, but also by being displayed chronologically, you are able to see where on the timeline they place and thus allowed you to to understand the context in which they were designed and the preceding works/ inspiration. I picked two pieces from the 1950's produced during the post war reconstruction period; a fascinating time for the reestablishment of design as a social, economical and cultural actuality.
I chose two pieces with very similar aesthetic qualities and obvious connections visually/materially, produced a year apart they are from exactly the same period so can be perceived from a single point in European history despite different national situations.
The first piece is a bookshelf designed by D.Dekker for Tomado – Dordrecht in 1958, The shelves are a genius design, with simple brackets on either side and tin trays which can be slotted in at any level, there's a variety of combinations/arrangements of the unit so they adapt easily to any room.
The second is desk and chair by Jacques Seeuwes, designed for the architecture department of the University of Ghent in 1959. The only colour used is a bright blue Formica on the table, which compliments the soft dark tones of the oak seat and foot rest. Its a vivid primary colour which is fitting with the modernity that was being practiced in the design at the time, when the chair is tucked under the table, there is brilliant flow of the basic forms, and the subtleties in angles of the chair suggest a certain spring to it by highlighting the ergonomics which contrast to the stubborn rigidity of the black tubular frame, they both exhibit a neo-plastic approach to design. This is collection of research i made in order to further understand the situation of each country after the war and how design fit into their society at the time. What were the inspirations/ defining influences in the Netherlands and Belgium which concluded in two very similar pieces of furniture.
De Stijl introduced an important merging of art an design by promoting an Utopian philosophical approach to aesthetics. The goal was to catch timeless beauty in spare precision, De Stijl movement was a reaction against the excessive decoration of the Art nouveau that preceded. It was an attempt at a universal language in design and aesthetic, that applied rules which erased all subjectivity to the artist because the individual was loosing its significance, ideals of the period shift from visually heavy to visually light and 'de Stijl could be seen as social redemption.
During the post war reconstruction period, Tomado thrived because its products represented the incoming modern Dutch household; cheap, affordable, functional furniture. The core of Tomado string furniture was formed by pragmatism, before the war there was a demand of bits and bobs and comfort in clutter, but in the aftermath, there was a desire for a fresh functional way of living to maximize efficient recovery and thus wanted to be surrounded by practical and rational possessions. Tomado's minimalist airy structures symbolized the modern age, and these bookshelves in particular were commonly present in households around the country, just like IKEA is nowadays.
The Dutch government returned to the Netherlands from its exile in London in 1945. The government, while in London, had created plans which would speed up the country's challenging industrial and economic reconstruction, there was no conflict between industry and the arts, because the Netherlands has a trading history and sourced its cultural input from its colonies in Asia. This meant that recognizing the need for mass production to furnish homes wasn't politically opposed and the dutch produced functional furniture for the masses with talented designers appointed to every sector, Marshall Aid investment into the Netherlands accelerated industrialization and by 1950, 38% of the population was working in manufacturing or some form of industry.
In Belgium, there is a rich history of the arts and crafts from their own country because they had no interest in their colonies in Africa. This meant that high level professional craftsmen worked hard to produce and design quality products, and then after the war they were fighting against the industrial takeover. However there were a lot of poor factory workers and thus mass production was a cheap necessity, people weren't as encouraged by the government to pursue design careers whereas in the Netherlands every state company had a designer.
Marshall Aid played a large role in the modernization of Europe, with the investment to rebuild its financial economical and industrial systems, and along with the money came the intention to inject a new 'spirit of productivity'.
In Belgium they funded the Belgium Office for Increasing Productivity (BDOP), which supported The Design Centre. Design in Belgium was struggling to find its place in society, The Design Centre aimed to broaden the understanding of design as a social, economical and cultural phenomenon, however, the BDOP demanded a definition of design which was appropriate to the contribution towards the economic efficiency, it was struggling to leave behind the origins of design promotion, dominated by national export interest and be recognized for its social and cultural value by the Belgian government, this was frustrating because of course they believed that design is the most visible and pervasive cultural manifestation of a country at any time.
Industrial design was redefined in Belgium in the 1950's, and planted foundations in 1954 under the reign of the first social-liberal government.
Industrial design is a creative activity whose aim is to determine the formal qualities of objects produced by industry. These formal qualities are not only the external features but are principally those structural and functional relationships which convert a system to a coherent unity both from the point of view of the producer and the user. Industrial design extends to embrace all the aspects of human environment which are conditioned by industrial production.
With this definition you can understand how the values of De Stijl integrated easily with this new wave of industrialization. Design was being viewed as a practical notion where productivity and efficiency is key, with such a mechanical demographic, it makes sense that the prevailing approach to design in Belgium was that of De Stijl – the international modern style, and easy to replicate in industry.
After WW2 De Stijl became known as the International Modern Style. However without Theo van Doesburg to lead the way and enforce the ideals and definitions of the movement, the strict pre-war rules were broken. The post-war reconstruction forcing society to depict a new way through complete disarray towards the future, efficiency was key and maintenance of artistic values weren't withheld so preciously. Broader structural design properties of industrial materials could be worked with more easily in mass production too and the extreme ideals of De Stijl were not practical anymore.
To conclude, the unifying desperation of each country to rebuild after the upheaval of the war and the catastrophic state in which the Nazi's left, meant the productivity objectives that accompanied the Marshall aid from U.S, persisted to define the countries' reform and thus profitability and potency heavily determined design of the post war era.
When I first heard about the task of choosing a pair of compared design objects in the Boymans van Beuningen exhibition "Design Derby" –where Dutch design is being compared to Belgium design– I thought it was going to be a long and painful process since I have never been interested in design. Especially not in furniture design which I know nothing about. It was a relief when I found out that the exhibition was well organized and the objects presented were described in an understandable manner. At first I had to take several strolls through the exhibition before I realized what my choice should be, and it was no other then the Grandfather clocks. Seeing them made the choice so easy that I even didn't think about how hard it would be to compare them. That turned out to be difficult, since only later I realized I know nothing about the styles of design and even the point of owning one is completely unclear to me.
So these are the clocks that I ended up choosing, The one on the left is Designed by a Belgium artists Georges Hobe and architect Antoine Pompe in 1902 while the other clock at the right is designed by a Dutch designer Christiaan Wegerif also in 1902. You can see that both of the clocks are made at the same time, yet they are completely different. The Dutch designed clock is much more masculine and solid, also it has more detail and decor in general. The Belgium clock meanwhile is famine and is more about the function, It hasn't been overly decorated and is just as complicated as it needs to be in order to serve its function. To have a general idea of what similar types of clocks look like and how they are the same or different you can visit this link that sells german grandfather clocks or this that sells grandfather clocks in general and has some background info as well.
So after the exhibition I thought to my self what the reason was of making this, (now seemingly) foolish choice that seemed so easy and clear at the moment I made it. Suddenly it clicked to me; my grandmother, she used to have several Grandfather clocks, and only now I started understanding how sad it is that I never paid attention to them. I never had the chance of asking her why does still keep them. My grand mother was very old and as I noticed, the clocks just became closer to her with time, after she got moved to an old people home, she took only few belongings with her, few pictures, bottle of cognac and one of the grandfather clocks. I guess there it served as a reminder of past and the overall importance of time.
So due to the lack of information on the specific Grandfathers clock's of my choice I decided to do a general research and the first thing that was unclear to me was the origin of the name "Grandfather clock" why not Grandmother clock or just Tall clock? Once again it all comes down to pop music, its named after a song "My Grandfather's Clock" performed by an American songwriter named Henry Work [x], who wrote a song about a clock which stopped working the same minute of the day when the last surviving owner died and happened to be a grandfather, you might think that this is a made up myth but let me surprise you that the chances of this actually happening are pretty high since the less expensive clocks at that time needed to be wound every day or they just stopped working. The Grandfather clock is usually 1.8 – 2.4 meters tall and is a weight driven pendulum mechanism that is located in the tower or the waist of the body, this kind of clock was first developed in 1670 by an English clockwork William Clement.
Until early 20th century these were the most accurate time keeping technologies so they were often kept by huge businesses and rich households. Now they only serve as decorative objects since it needs a lot more maintenance then a everyday wrist watch and most people now don't have the TIME for that. Since I have a very limited interest and knowledge of history I decided to take a look at some modern day grandfather clocks, and I was rather sad to find out that with few exceptions they are not made by hand anymore and they have all become electronic. So I found very few companies that still make handcrafted clocks but only this Kauffman's company offers to make a clock costum made just for you and how ever you want it so it has a much higher value and can relate to a specific family which in this case I think is very important. Though I must admit that the clocks made by hand then and now are not pleasing to my taste, and I find the modern ones more aesthetic and visually appealing for example this black and simple clock.
At the same time by loosing the need of a huge item that serves only the purpose of showing time they now serve new purposes that previously just couldn't fit in the same casing with a pendulum mechanism. They can have built in drawers or be used as book shelves a and probably many other new purposes could be thought of. Here you can see the same clock as previously but opened and instead of the pendulums you have a set of drawers, that could be used perhaps for your dirty underwear that you wish to hide from the public eye.
Another great function but a rather ugly outcome.
I think the shape of clocks should not be forgotten, they just need to be redesigned to serve more purposes then showing time or they can just as well turn in to art pieces since they have such a strong image and meaning as a thing on it's own, for example artist Maarten Baas has done few works that relate to grandfather clock directly or to time in genera. Most related to this subject would be his work "Real time" where instead of the usual clock face there is an LCD screen within the clock that shows a human inside the clock drawing the time on the clock face. Read about three contemporary artists that explore the general concept of time.
The Design Derby exhibition in Rotterdam is a friendly (or not) competition between Dutch and Belgian designs. It is presented as a playful and colorful route where, in chronological order, designed items are paired up for the viewer to compare the contrast between them. Some of them are not iconic (one of the works exhibited is even a student work from 2014) but I chose a rather famous pair (or pairs). I chose to write about the famous (or infamous) hoof-Tabi shoes by Belgian designer Martin Margiela and the Iron Lady shoes by Dutch designer and shoemaker Jan Jansen.
I have chosen these pairs of shoes because they stood out to me as interesting takes on what is beautiful, what to wear. They both have unusual and innovative designs with a strong vision. They have visual, emotional and conceptual impact, but they are also quite different.
Martin Margiela (born 1957 in Genk, Belgium) studied in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and graduated in 1979. He is known for his avant-garde designs that break rules of aesthetics and are often with extreme proportions and deconstructed appearances. He has worked for luxury fashion houses such as Jean Paul Gaultier and Hermes before opening his own brand.
Margiela is continuing the work of Japanese avangardists such as Rei Kawakubo (Comme Des Garcons) which was started in 1980. This movement rebels against the luxury fashion world with it's unusual designs who challenge viewers to reconsider their ideas on clothing and beauty among others. Margiela often makes use of the post modern architectural concept of deconstruction. Deconstruction is characterized by fragmentation and distorted sharp shapes. It displays interest in manipulating the surface of the structure. Visually, these structures are characterized by unpredictability and a sense of "controlled chaos".
He has maintained a low personal profile and was rarely photographed, staying behind the scenes of his fashion shows. Perhaps due to the hectic nature of the fashion industry, he has resigned in 2009.
His creation from 1989, the Tabi shoes, were inspired by the Japanese shoes of the same name that have a characteristic appearance similar to cattle feet. They are almost anti-aesthetic and opposite to traditional femininity. Although they are sometimes heeled, they can be quite repulsive at first glance. The first thought of visually pleasing high heels are not of ones that are completely closed off, with bulging seams and a shape similar to a camel's hoof. The silhouette has become a classic for the Margiela brand and it has been reconstructed and revamped many times. The designs are often gritty and minimalistic, the most radical example is perhaps the version of the Tabis that is sold only as a sole and includes clear masking tape to connect it to the foot. The design is aligned with Margiela's asexual and deconstructed esthetic.
Jan Jansen is a Dutch shoe designer and maker, born 1941 in Nijmegen. He has been fascinated with shoe making from a young age, as his father was manager of the children's shoe factory Nimco. He interned in a shoe factory in Brabant and took evening drawing lessons in the art academy of Eindhoven. Jansen studied shoe making further in Waalwijk and Rome. He has several shops in the Netherlands, including one on Rokin street in Amsterdam. His designs are extravagant and colorful, but maintain a certain classic appeal. Jansen says he's not concerned with trends and market forces, and he mostly makes what he thinks himself beautiful.
Unlike Margiela's Tabis, The Iron Lady shoes are extravagant. They are propelled by an exaggerated heel made of bent metal at the back and a pedestal-like piece of metal in front that seems to leave the wearer in mid-air. Two intertwined prominent straps connect it to the foot in a compelling illustrative way. The classic femme fatale red is on display, with a suggestive upside down heart shape in the front. Perhaps Jansen inspiration, his wife, and his love of timeless classic design which focuses on beauty contribute to his design aesthetic which is often colourful and full of lyrical and aesthetically pleasing organic shapes. They have an abundance of detail that keeps the viewer looking. While Margiela's shoes and general design esthetic is a commentary on the high fashion luxury world that he perhaps reluctantly belongs to, Jansen's design are not interested in trends. Not many people would wear them, but they are purely esthetic.
I don't know what these two particular designers say about their respective nationalities, and do they fit the bill of Dutch and Belgian design. I'm not sure people's esthetic and artistic integrity can be narrowed down in that way, especially in our time when each artist wishes to express him or herself and create something completely new. But it is definitely interesting to look at these two completely different takes on wearable art.
Why is it interesting to examine the differences between Dutch and Belgian design? The exhibition that was supposed to make me understand what was interesting about comparing the two countries design-wise, made me even more confused. As I strolled down the beautifully curated paths of the Design Derby, I saw Dutch and Belgian design objects cleverly placed next to each other to make the viewer see the clear differences between these two very closely related countries. The problem was that every time I had concluded something drastic about one of the two being more art nouveau, constructivistic or a clear example of de Stijl movement than the other, I would see two new objects and be surprised that my conclusions were far fetched.
What I should have done instead of just casually taking a glimpse at the beautiful objects, was reading what was written on the walls next to them. This I found out by googling the relationship between Belgium and Holland, and figuring out that they have a closely related history, but developing different socio-economic statuses during the 20th century.
Hereby I found the answer to why this exhibition is interesting and relevant, not only to people familiar with the history of the two countries, but in general for people who want to understand how a design object can express a whole time period or the mindset of a country just in the way it's shaped.
Here, for example, the two logo's of respectively the Dutch railway system, and The Belgian Metro. Similar in their form, you think by first eye sight, but if you look closer you see significant differences.
The Dutch logo was made in the 1960's, a golden age for corporate design in Europe, with Holland and Switzerland as two of the main providers. This logo was made by the still existing Graphic Design company, Studio Dumbar, who created a whole Identity for the Dutch railways; way finding signs, tickets, the look of the outside of the trains etc. The logo is a symbol, no letters are needed, because this symbol is supposed to be strong enough to remind every Dutch person that 'here you can take the train', and maybe it even contains more than just that simple fact. The railway system of Holland is a public institution, it's a representative of the Dutch culture, signaling to both the people of the country itself and the outside. Maybe this is why the same company was chosen to design the identity of various other public institutions: to give the whole country a graphic identity. This shows a very visually conscious country, knowing the importance of a graphic identity.
Here an example from neighboring country, Germany and Swiss, with their big company's representing the country, the airline Lufthansa and Swiss-Rail. Other examples showing the strong, straight lined, European corporate design of the 1960's.
The Belgian logo is a bit different in it's look. Less sharp, less serious with a lighter blue colour and a rounded and assymetrical shape. What is the most significant difference when you look up the history of this logo, is that it was made, not by a big company that knows about Graphic Design, but by a small and vagely well known Sculpturer, who never, before nor after, had anything to do with Graphic Design in a traditional sense.
Also interesting is, that if you google Brussels Metro Graphic Design, the images that turn up are far less clear than what turns up when you do the same to the Dutch Railways. This being said, it is also important to have in mind that the Belgian logo was designed in the 1980's, a slightly different style period in the history op graphic design. Less clear, more post modern, pointing in different directions. This shows in the logo being both sharp and soft, geometrical and asymmetrical, as if it was shaped in the hands of a, yes, sculptor.
What is the difference between a waiter and a piano player?
The world opened a new window in 1844, when the public entered "French Industrial Exposition" in Paris. Quickly afterwards, various large public exhibitions were held in different parts of Europe. In 1851, the first-considered International Exposition was held in London called "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations". A new platform was born, where art, science and technology from different countries were brought together.
In the process of the development of the platform, the pavilions became a tool to improve the image of each country from 1988. A study called "Expo 2000 Hanover in Numbers" by Tjaco Walvis showed that 73% of the countries at Expo 2000 were primarily interested in improving their national image. The world fairs had evolved into big vehicles for national branding.
As the importance of the pavilions' look grew, the budget grew with it.
At Expo 2000 Hanover, the average investment pr. pavilion was €12 million: A budget that made governments doubt their participation since the benefits were often assumed to outweigh the costs.
In a world today, where branding is a key asset: Is it possible for the artwork to stay as strong and sensuous to the audience? Does the creation of a salable layer (that has to be considered and assessed) leave the message behind? When a world fair tries to destroy the line between exhibition and exposition, is it possible to make both' part equal?
Creating a community inside of the world fairs figurative walls is interesting. But at the same time, I'm constantly aware of the galleries' need to sell. Does art lose its artistic value if it has to be salable? And does the price affect the experience of art?
But in the crowd, I feel like the gallery presentations convey get lost. The event has been located the same place all three years: Kunsthal Charlottenborg. In the 17th century surroundings, the location won't disappoint you, but in the big spaces I feel an enormous distance between the art pieces and me as a viewer.
Before you are invited indoor, you can see advertising on display in different shops around town. Large video installations were put in shops as a warm-up before the fair this August. But every shop they have chosen had a specific status and price range. The locations were obviously chosen to attract an audience with a high income: because the buying of a ticket is only a small part of the money that's exchanged inside the fair's walls. If you're interested in ownership, you can take the matter up with the gallery owner you can find next to every stand. Gallery owners you also can meet in the lounge section solely for specific members of the art world. (Some transported in limousines).
But why do I care? Do I want to play a role in the social club of the arts? Even though CHART is a new-born, the number of viewers has increased with 50% the past two year. Apparently, there are a lot of people, on national and international ground, who are interested in a Nordic art platform. Simon Friese and Denmark's most famous gallery owners are those men who rule the roost, since they decide the selection of the approx. 28 galleries which are participating.
World's Fairs are great scenarios to enlighten upcoming art and new ideas. The first telephone by Alexander Graham Bell was shown at Centennial Exposition in 1876. And the infrared touch panels were finally presented to the public at the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, after 40 years of research. A lot of people, including myself, imagine the World's Fairs to be like in the 1950's, but the medium has changed.
In the old days, the rich would cross the sea to see the wonders firsthand, but the internet put an end to that. "I don't know today how a World's Fair can be viable, because everybody has a camera in their pocket," says Louise Weinberg, World's Fair Archive Manager at the Queens Museum. With everybody having art from each corner of the world in their pocket, you don't need to go to foreign countries. With the internet, the outcome of World's Fairs has been a massive slump.
Is CHART trying to transform art into a trade again? At Kunsthal Charlottenborg, the artwork or art "actions" seem like entertainment you can quickly pass without being further included. Is that the intention of the yearly event? And then I cannot not think about; are artists meant to serve the rich?
What first stroke me about those two chairs is how similar they look.
I thought they were made by the same designer. It's funny because at first I was attracted by the colour of Mart Stam's chair. Yellow is for me the colour, of happiness and brightness. I also thought that it was very modern and appealing in it's shape and colour. I then saw that they were made in the 1930's which surprised me because I believe they haven't done anything so modern ever since.
Obviously throughout the last century we have discovered a lot of what arts have to offer and gone deeper and deeper in to the meaning of it. Just as Gaston Eysselinck's did with his chair, pushing simplicity and minimalism to it's most extreme point and aspect. I believe this is why Gaston's chair is much more depressing sad even then the one of Mart Stam, because he has pushed the concept just a little bit too far.
The other aspect is that, they did it one year a part from each other but seemed to have had no kind of link what so ever, it means that in a way they had the same intention and were inspired more or less by the same idea. Both countries were at the verge of something new because of economical, social and political changes.
Gaston Esseyelinck Typist chair is way more simplistic and sad in a way, and maybe more to me I guess this is because of its wooden colour which brought me back to my teen years when I was send to an all girl catholic boarding school, where we had wooden bench as chair's in our classes. Gaston Eysselinck's rigid design reminds me of that a lot. They are not a very cheerful memory, so I might not be objective about it but as a involved spectator I can't really be objective because of all these emotions that are brought in me be the design piece and this what it is meant to do. In that point of view Gaston Eysselinck's chair worked on me by bringing back emotions even if they weren't cheerful ones.
managed to make this one and didn't manage to commercialize it. I believe he pushed his idea a little bit to far in the simplistic way, in wanting it to be to much avant-garde maybe to functional in the construction and lost himself in the process, or maybe just by being raised in Belgium in a Protestant society which obvious influenced him.
The exhibition itself didn't interest me so much probably because it was so organized and most of the objects were not well presented in my point of view but when I saw those two chairs, even if Gaston's one didn't cut my breath, they were standing out in the crowd. Until a few days ago I could not say why but it's because they aren't just chair they are like architectures which makes sense as both designers were architects. The forms and shapes are very simplistic but very researched well thought.
Beautifully, according to me they are simply beautiful; "less is more" is a concept I completely agree with. And which applies here in its entire complexity, it is because those chairs are so simple, that they are so modern, triggering in me those emotions.
Mart Stam manage to create a chair that is still today a reference to any designer or architect that wants to create a chair.
He didn't just create a chair. He developed an idea that brought out a lot of the new ideas at that time, but in 1930 proving that it could be simple and beautiful, was an achievement and innovative.
If you go to Ikea or any department store today you will find many chairs that will be in a way coping those chairs. This is why it is such an invention because we are still using it as a reference without even realizing it.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam with it's exhibition Design Derby, was a starting point in my research about design objects and empty space in their form. Exhibition in itself had a huge task to make, it was comparing two countries: Netherlands and Belgium in years 1815 – 2015 in their history of design, in their possible differences and similarities. You could easily dive in home furnishing, textiles, projects of interior decoration (even if it was on the pictures), posters (which by the way collected the whole dynamics of social and political situation at a time) and many more. Design Derby is one of those exhibitions or I would even say shows, during which you can spend hours on watching and contemplating, literally eating what you see.
As soon as I enter the museum I am vanishing for a few hours, as was the case exactly here. At first very carefully I studied the objects until, while passing from one half to the other half of the exhibition, I came across some chairs. Chairs from which I didn't know yet who, when and why they were made. They were known to my eyes, popular through the times, translated into many other forms of furniture.
Like in a football match (as the situation compared in the interview with curator Mienke Simon Thomas http://arttube.nl/en/video/Boijmans/Design_Derby) Netherlands on the left with Mart Stam (Martinus Adrianus Stam) and his 'cantilever tubular steel chair' (1927) and on the right side Belgian architect, furniture designer Gaston Eysselinck's 'office chair for typist' (1931).
Both chairs are throwing in our eyes the amazing similarities. For Mart as well as for Gaston functionality was the most important thing. Form follows function and form is derived from function. For each destiny has to be a place. All this was dictated by the specificity of the times in which lived both creators. Shortly after World War I, damages especially in Belgium were enormous, economical situation was not the best for those who would like physically construct modern buildings. Despite the negative situation, technical progress is rising and with that faith in the future designers travel, meet, exchange ideas, communicate through new magazines (Werkbund G, ABC etc.). This gives freedom, freshness of development and creation, so needed after the hard, not so productive war times.
Mart's chair, the icon of the modernist interior, looks in some way as a machine, it is smooth with its minimalist shape., with its slim figure and its perfectly bright, clean matching surfaces. In the same places will fit also good Gaston's chair for typist, it will highlight even better its modest appearance.
My first meeting which described above chairs gave me a feeling of surprise, something attracted me in them, seduced but still not knowing what. It would be much easier to discover this riddle by sitting on them … but you know it was not possible to complete that at the museum. Then I got it! Such a simple answer. It was this empty space in the back part between the seat and a floor. This emptiness in the chair which gives you the possibility to hang in the air. These chairs were chairs for dreamers made by dreamers. Were explaining the spirit of the time in which its creators were living, their believe in future, freedom after the War, Utopian modernism.
With that feeling I went into the research. Internet did not give to me any juicy information and in the library I did not find any solutions in language that I'm able to operate. Resigned, I started to look through the pages of an other books in the field of design. In every few pages, in front of my eyes were appearing objects with desirable "chairish" looks. Let's take into consideration for example Bridgestone Cycle (1985) designed by Giorgio Giugiaro.
Of course, the whole project of the bike is deeply thought out so as to satisfy in the best way its function. Surprisingly it is a family bicycle, although it looks more sporty (maybe because of the whole shape). The specific form of the frame, its uninterrupted line and shape of a steering wheel, brings convenience while driving, pedaling becomes easier, plenty space for the knees, even if you want you can attach seating for a child. The design of steering, its suspension seduces the eye like in an example of a chair.
I had very similar feeling with shown above, funscate (1985) design by Ravarini Castoldi. Although there is no significant steering suspension any way the designer uses it between the pipes for its function and captivating gentle curvature.
Coming back to the chairs with a special hanging feature, I would like to introduce you to few more dreamed examples. Heinz Rasch developed his own interpretation of Mart Stam's 'cantilever' chair but more warm, soft shaped one (see below).
An other designer, as well known as Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer (Hungarianborn modernist, architect and furniture designer) also developed and improved extensively described above chairs. Their constructions are more resilience, thereby, more comfort. Visual division between seat and the base disappears by using continuous supporting frame.
Some people have a huge fear of empty space, perceiving it as undeveloped. It looks for them like a mistake,. They are trying at all costs to fill it with whatever, ruining at the same time the appearance and first of all message. As for me, I am swimming in 'amor vacui', appreciating aesthetic minimalism, unfilled surfaces, limiting elements in art works or surrounding space.
Empty space in those objects bears its function which is always fulfilled. For me it is a negative space that it renames thanks to the positive role that satisfies, thanks to the transparency of form and seduction which is giving by interfering with the eye. Empty space described here can give us a feeling of comfort or discomfort, can attack us with its size or just only appearance, it may cheer us with clarity and translation. One is for sure, it will always say or do something to us not without reason.


It's hard to believe that this time last year we were still on our travels in Portugal. So much has happened this year!
In January and February 2017 we finished off our six-month-long travels and visited Portugal, Spain, Barcelona, Carcassonne, Paris, the white cliffs of Dover, the Isle of Arran and Northumberland. After only one week of being back home, Luke started his new job and a week after that we collected our rescue puppy, Pepper.
The spring months were spent puppy training, writing, and coming to terms with real life again after so long on the road. And then, in June, we began house-hunting!
It's fair to say that from June to November my life was one of house related stress. Nevertheless, during that time, I finished the first draft of Floreat, sent it off to my editor, started a Masters in Creative Writing with the Open University, had a couple of nice weeks away, and finally, on November the seventeenth, Luke and I got the keys to our very first home together. Phew!
This year has seen moments of great love and surprise. Two of my friends have got engaged. Another has moved house. My dad turned sixty and my parents celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. My cousin is expecting her first child. I chopped 12 inches of my hair off to donate to charity. I started volunteering and took up Pole Dancing as a fitness hobby. Pepper has proven stressful at times, but she really is like my own little baby and I can't imagine life without her now. Yet, there has also been sadness and loss. My grandmother died in November, and an end of an era was marked by her passing. There has been other family loss and illness as well.
A year contains so much.
So, where will be in January 2019? Who knows! But, for now, the plan is to get on with the Masters, complete Floreat and send it to agents, start book number three, and just generally appreciate life. I sometimes struggle with living in the moment; I'm always fretting over the past or contemplating what might be. So, my only real "resolution" is to just enjoy the now and worry a bit less!
Oh, and I'm going veggie for January!


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Inner ears give a unique insight into ancient crocodile relatives
Thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs are a prime example of a major evolutionary transition. Their sensory organs, such as the inner ear, give a very unique insight into their transition from terrestrial ancestors into the ocean.
Julia Schwab
PhD Student, University of Edinburgh
My fascination for inner ears started very early in my scientific career, and is due to the fact that inner ears are not only a key sensory system, but can also give us a very unique insight into ancient animals' ecology and evolution. Other than hearing, this sensory system is involved in balance and equilibrium. The shape and size of the vestibular system of the inner ear, consisting of the three looping semicircular canals and the vestibule, are related to the sensory and locomotor challenges that every animal deals with in a specific environment. For instance, it is generally assumed that animals with larger semicircular canals have a faster type of locomotion and are generally more sensitive to their environment.
Artist's conception of a metriorhynchid. The shapes represent the evolution of the inner ear (bony labyrinth) from terrestrial (left) through semiaquatic (middle) to pelagic (right). Credit: Bryan Christie Design.
However, on a long-time scale when animals move into new habitats their sensory systems need to change and adapt to those new environments. One prime example is the transition from land into the ocean. This happened multiple times during the evolutionary history of vertebrates, most recently in cetaceans, whales and dolphins, just about 50 million years ago. But the same transition also happened much earlier in the Mesozoic – the Age of the Dinosaurs – when various reptile groups such as ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs and pliosaurs, adapted to live in the ocean. Independently from one another, all these animals modified their body (e.g. limbs turned into flippers) and sensory systems to morph from a terrestrial to an aquatic lifestyle.
A rather obscure example of such an evolutionary transition occurred in a widely unknown unique group of crocodyomorphs (a reptile group which includes modern crocodiles and their close fossil relatives), called Thalattosuchia. The first crocodylomorphs originated about 230 Million years ago and were small land living creatures. From these terrestrial ancestors thalattosuchians gradually moved into semiaquatic environments and then, into the ocean. Thalattosuchians' land-to-water transition began in semiaquatic environments, with the teleosauroid subgroup in the Early Jurassic (183 Ma). Just a few million years later, the first metriorhynchis became supremely adapted to a life in the open ocean. They changed their limbs into flippers, lost their bony armour and even got a tail fluke for fast swimming. And, as our recent research published in PNAS has shown, their inner ears shape also changed dramatically.
Skull of Pelagosaurus typus with the left bony labyrinth shown in red.
To better understand these animals and their transition into the ocean, we collected a huge dataset of Computed Tomography (CT) scans of ancient and modern crocodylomorphs, working with colleagues around the world. These modern, non-invasive imaging techniques allow us to study the inner ear and other sensory systems that are hidden in the skull. We spent hours, days and weeks looking at those scans, identifying the three looping semicircular canals of the bony labyrinth, the cavity where the actual sensory organ of the inner ear sat while the animal was alive. After the somehow therapeutic procedure of highlighting this structure slide by slide, we got a three dimensional labyrinth model at the end. By comparing the labyrinths of various fossil and modern crocodylomorphs, we identified three different shapes that strongly correlate with the animal's favourite habitat-preferences (terrestrial, semiaquatic, pelagic).
Pelagic adaptions of thalattosuchians plotted on a time-scaled crocodylomorph phylogeny.
The bony labyrinth of marine thalattosuchians turned out to have certain similarities with other marine animals such as pliosaurs and turtles, but also whales and dolphins. The three semicircular canals of the pelagic metriorhynchids are thicker and more compact than the ones of their land living relatives. This isn't surprising as living in the ocean puts different demands on an animal and the inner ear. Pressure difference, reduced gravity and the fact that the animal can perform more complex body movements in the water, likely contributed to the acquisition of a more compact bony labyrinth. Interestingly those changes happened after thalattosuchians changed their skeleton for aquatic locomotion, contrarily to whales that changed the shape of their inner ear before evolving flippers and their characteristic tail. This intriguing finding shows that the inner ear gives a very unique insight into ancient animals and is key to understanding how they lived and evolved.
Artwork by Dmitry Bogdanov.
The paper has been published in:
Schwab, J.A. et al. Inner ear sensory systems changes as extinct crocodylomorphs transitioned from land to water. PNAS (2020). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002146117


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I don't know about you, but I am ready for the weekend. It's been a long first week back at work after the California trip, and I can't wait to spend 2 whole days with my honey. I'm thinking some yummy food, a visit to Cafe Du Monde, bike rides, and other fun dates. In other news, I hit 23 weeks yesterday and will be updating with the 23 week photos soon!


How to Perform the Fork Bend Trick. The common reaction to any magic trick is for audiences to wonder, "How on earth did she do that?" You don't need a trunk full of expensive props to perform magic. Use a standard dinner fork to amaze people with your incredible strength and magical powers.
Hold the fork so the tines point down and away from you. Grip the handle under your ring finger and over the little finger of your right hand with your palm facing you.
Curl your remaining fingers around the fork. Place the top of your thumb against the top of the fork handle.
Press the tines of the fork against a hard surface such as a table or countertop. Wrap your left hand around your right hand and place your left thumb next to your right thumb to fully conceal the fork handle.
Keep your hands together, including your thumbs, and press down on the fork. Allow the handle of the fork to slide down along your right palm to achieve the fork "bend."
Hold the fork in your right hand and run your left hand along the handle to "straighten" your fork again. Present the straight fork for your audience to see.
Use a solid fork for this trick. Make sure it's made from a material that doesn't bend easily. Pretend that you're exerting some force when you're "bending" the fork. Grunt or scrunch up your face to make your audience think you're trying hard to bend the fork.


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The Aeronauts review
Jason Palmer November 4, 2019
The Aeronauts had the pleasure of being a gala screening at the London Film Festival recently. This epic story, based loosely on actual events, tells the pioneering tale of how the world flight altitude record was broken by a hot air balloon flight, and the story of the people who managed to achieve this.
Felicity Jones plays Amelia Rennes, a daring pilot and entertainer who is approached by scientist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) to help with a series of experiments high in the skies above. They soon find themselves in a fight for survival as their hot-air balloon ascends higher than anyone has ever been before. But with that milestone comes some very real and present dangers. Glaisher collects fresh, undiscovered data in perilous conditions with no regard for his own safety while Amelia pilots the vessel through uncharted weather, takes charge of the mission and deals with her own emotional demons along the way.
The film is based on an amalgamation of real life events that lead to these ground-breaking discoveries. It's disappointing to learn that Amelia Wren's character is made up though, especially given how pivotal and captivating she was onscreen and how integral she is to the success of the movie. This is Felicity Jones' film and she has done a great job creating such a vibrant and driven character. Someone who is plagued by a past bereavement, but who perseveres through her obstacles. Brit Aeronaut Henry Coxwell was actually in the balloon with James Glaisher, but he doesn't get any recognition here.
Amelia Rennes character is made up of the endeavours of Coxwell, along with Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to work as a professional balloonist, and Margaret Graham, a British aeronaut and entertainer. Critics have cited that other female, real-life scientists who were active during this period of time haven't had their stories told either. It's a balancing act, but it's a shame that none of the real life stories were deemed strong enough to make it to screen on their own merits.
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So, I mentioned on Monday that I was starting a new job this week and OMG YOU GUYS. LIKE I SERIOUSLY CANNOT EVEN.
The company is way into healthy living while at work and offer so many awesome perks, I hardly know where to begin.
Let's just start with the fact that every day at lunch they offer fitness classes on site. Every. Single. Day. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are Cross Fit. Mondays also have Zumba. Thursdays are Yoga. Tuesdays is basketball. With a locker room and showers on site, once I get settled in I am totally taking advantage. Especially since learning that several of the women on my team also participate in some of the classes. There's also a walking trail around the building which will be nice if I just need to take five minutes to get outside (and get my steps in!) and a three hole golf course if I ever feel so inclined (lololol).
I also saw one stability ball chair and one standing desk. I'm sure there are more, those were just the two I spotted (to be fair, a standing desk would be pretty obvious as our cubicle walls are pretty low). More than that, on second notice yesterday I'm pretty that standing desk is a treadmill desk. I have a stability ball just hanging out in my home office — I'm tempted, not gonna lie.
They have incentives to participate in the various healthy activities by getting Wellness Points. You can collect points throughout the year by attending classes, going to the your physical exam at the doctor, even my off-site Weight Watchers meetings count! At the end of the year, if you have certain amount of points you can get prizes like t-shirts and various gift cards.
I know I still haven't even finished my first full week yet so much of this is still the rose colored classes going on, but seriously. I'm already in love with this company and so glad I made the leap.
Awesome! So happy for you! This sounds like a really good fit!
I totally want to work there!


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Futurama, the Mathiest Cartoon on TV
If you listened to episode 262 of the Paul Goebel Show, produced by Perspectives contributor Paul Goebel, you heard Paul, Tom, Jim, and special guest Paul Jay discussing Futurama and what a smart show it is. Paul referenced the special features on the Bender's Game DVD, and the guys talked about a number of math-specific…. read more
September 21, 2011 by Staff in Other Stuff, Things to Check Out
Strange Disney Educational Films
The folks over at io9.com have compiled a list of six weird educational cartoons produced by Walt Disney studios. The topics include menstruation, malaria, smoking, drug abuse, and sexually transmitted diseases. Most Perspectives readers will have seen "Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land" before, but the other 5 may be new to you. Now, as un-Disney…. read more
August 15, 2011 by Staff in Education, Things to Check Out
A Most unScientific Study: Nutrition Bars
An informal survey of seven families with school age children revealed the following results. All 7 families allowed their children to eat "bars" (a category we defined to include "milk and cereal bars", "granola bars", and "health/diet/protein bars"). Only 2 of the families gave their children health/diet/protein bars. The reasons both families gave was that…. read more
August 1, 2011 by Staff in Parenting
A Most unScientific Study: Your Child's First Car
An informal survey of twelve families with school age children revealed the following results. 9 of the 12 families said they planned to assist their children with the acquisition of their first car. Of those 9, 4 expected to pass on or sell to their child a vehicle the familiy currently owned. 3 planned to…. read more
July 25, 2011 by Staff in Parenting
A Most unScientific Study – Back to School Shopping
An informal survey of thirteen families revealed the following data about how families shop for school supplies for the coming year. 4 of the 13 families are done with their back to school shopping 6 of the 13 famlies have begun shopping but are not finished yet 3 of the 13 famlies have not begun…. read more
July 11, 2011 by Staff in Education, Parenting
A Most unScientific Study – Fireworks
An informal survey of nine families revealed the following data about how families spend the Fourth of July holiday. 8 of the 9 families plan to view fireworks between July 2 and July 4. 3 of the 9 famlies plan to view fireworks between July 5 and July 10 (2 of the families will be…. read more
July 4, 2011 by Staff in Other Stuff, Parenting
An informal survey of seven parents of school age children revealed the following results. 5 of the 7 parents said their children were assinged summer work by their local school district. 4 of those 5 said they felt the schoosl' assignments were poorly designed. 3 of the 5 called the schools' assignments "not worthwhile". Only…. read more
1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1-1+1+1+1+1+1+1×0 =?
One of the Facebook Questions currently going viral is this one. 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1-1+1+1+1+1+1+1×0 =? As of noon PST on Tuesday June 14, the correct answer was NOt the most popular answer. 781,143 people believe the expression is equal to 0. [These people are forgetting their order of operations. The 0 is multiplied by the final 1…. read more
June 14, 2011 by Staff in Education, Other Stuff, Things to Check Out
A Most unScientific Study – The End of School
An informal survey of ten teachers of Grades 2 – 6, revealed data which suggests education reform is not necessarily a matter of money, but of use of class time. 6 of the 10 teachers said they had stopped recording new grades for their students by May 20 8 of the 10 teachers said they…. read more
June 6, 2011 by Staff in Education
Following Up on the June 1 Post
On June 1, Today, Sea Shephard shared this video interview. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Whether you agree or disagree with Sea Shephard's efforts and methods, we felt it was important to share this because it seems to lend some credence to Parent X's concerns. What are your feelings about letting the internet create…. read more
June 3, 2011 by Staff in Other Stuff, Things to Check Out