Visit to Ft. Ligonier

Fort Ligonier re-enactors. French and Indian War. Similar:Shakespeare on EclipsesPrepping for tomorrow’s first meeting of…AcademiaOpening Night: New "The Little Mermaid"At night, instead of getting ready for b…Current_EventsGirlhood 2014They don’t even seem to want to watch Fr…CultureMy Student Calls Out a Mental Health Stigma in a Biased Headline — But Here's Why We Shou…This morning a…

Can a Playground Be Too Safe?

After observing children on playgrounds in Norway, England and Australia, Dr. Sandseter identified six categories of risky play: exploring heights, experiencing high speed, handling dangerous tools, being near dangerous elements (like water or fire), rough-and-tumble play (like wrestling), and wandering alone away from adult supervision. The most common is climbing heights. “Climbing equipment needs to…

NPR.org » Going, Going, And Gone?: No, The Oxford Comma Is Safe … For Now

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Shuttle Astronauts Set to Leave Space Station for Last Time | Atlantis STS-135 Final Mission | International Space Station | Space.com

In an occurrence which became somewhat of a tradition for shuttle crews and those of the International Space Station expeditions, the Expedition 28 crew and the STS-135 Atlantis astronauts formed a microgravity circle for a portrait aboard the orbiting complex’s Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. This image was taken on July 15,…

Borders to Shut Down

Borders, which employs about 10,700 people, scrapped a bankruptcy-court auction scheduled for Tuesday amid the dearth of bids. –via Borders to Shut Down – WSJ.com. Similar:Attribution, Editorializing and DefamationIn the Nightly Noodle Monthly, former No…Current_EventsHow Zuckerberg’s Facebook is like Gutenberg’s printing pressHistorian Niall Ferguson notes that Sili…BooksNASA Calls It A Mission As Curiosity Rover Fills Up Whole…

James Goodwin Clonney: Mother’s Watch

This painting, of two impish children taking advantage of a moment of unsupervised freedom as their mother naps, is one of my favorites from the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, here in Greensburg. The pun in the title intrigues me, as does the amazing complexity of the children’s clothing. The painting was not there when…

[2.5] FPS MouseLook Script

Yay, me. I got the MouseLook script to work in my Blender Game Engine work-in-progress.  Thanks to [2.5] FPS MouseLook Script. Based on models I had already created for one reason or another, the game currently involves donuts, paneled walls, tables, and iPad projectiles. Oh, and you’re a little bot. You may have guessed that I’m not…

Robert Lepper’s Typewriter Peacock

I love this piece, on display at the Westmoreland Museum of Art, as part of “They Practice What They Teach: Artist Faculty of Carnegie Institute of Technology.” Similar:We don’t need more STEM majors. We need more STEM majors with liberal arts training.A chemist celebrates the liberal arts. …AcademiaTo Learn More, This High-Schooler Left The ClassroomNick…

Why Google+ So Far Is Almost Entirely Male – Technology – The Atlantic Wire

Men are into Google+; ladies, not so much. Google confirmed yesterday that over 10 million people have signed up for the new social networking site, but they didnt mention that men make up three quarters of those early adopters. Instead, Mashables Jolie ODell did some digging using sites that compile these sorts of stats, and…

BBC – Editorial Guidelines – Guidance – Social Networking, Microblogs and other Third Party Websites: Personal Use – Summary

The personal use of the internet by BBC staff must be tempered by an awareness of the potential conflicts that may arise. There should be a clear division between “BBC” pages and “personal” pages. On Social Networking sites, you should be mindful that the information you disclose does not bring the BBC into disrepute. For…