Lawrentians Attribute Voting Decisions to Winning Candidate’s “Sick Flow” | The Lawrence. In another flagrant and shameless display of superficiality and gross neglect for the wellbeing of our campus community, over 50% of voters backing each candidate have admitted to basing their decisions largely – often exclusively – on the candidates’ hair. Despite the relative simplicity of this approach, administrators have expressed hopes that this new voting pattern will not become an ongoing trend in school elections. At the same time, many students defend their hair-based choices as easier for both voters and candidates. Like most of the administration’s rhetoric, arguments against hair-based voting have thus far ranged from apathetic to not compelling. “We knew it would come to this eventually,” said one administrator with a sigh, “I don’t think it’s right, but I certainly don’t plan to do anything substantial about it.”
Despite some apathy, many administrators have expressed plans to take initiative to make change for the better. Print. The Lawrenceville School: It's All about Camaraderie for this Rower. “Success is so much more rewarding when you get to share it.” This is the mantra that Geena Fram’14 lives by. She values this philosophy in every aspect of her life at Lawrenceville, especially as a member of the School's successful girls' crew team. And with this philosophy, Fram has committed to row for Brown University next fall.
Fram is ready to take all that she has learnt over her years at Lawrenceville further as she becomes a member of the crew team at Brown University in the fall of 2014. Fram tried out for novice crew as a Second Former at Lawrenceville. Fram took the sport to the next level by training and working with local teams, and started competing and getting accolades at many events, like the Senior U-23 lightweight 4+ and the senior U-23 light 2- . Fram’s best competition recently was at the C.R.A.S.H. Her favorite part of rowing for Lawrenceville is the team, which is a close group of really dedicated and hard working girls, and of course the amazing coaching staff. Bloomberg Businessweek Design Conference 2014. This 4-Year-Old Makes Paper Dresses With Her Mom -- And They Keep Getting More Amazing.
By Ilana Wiles, Mommy Shorts I started following @2sisters_angie a little over a year ago. Back then she was posting the typical stuff you see from moms on Instagram -- pics of her daughter at the park, pics of her daughter eating breakfast and lots of photos of her daughter playing dress-up. You know, the same stuff I post. Then, about nine months ago, Angie's feed started to change. It became clear Angie's daughter (she calls her "Mayhem") was more interested in fashion than the average 4-year-old. Then one day Angie got tired of finding her clothes in Mayhem's toy box and suggested they make a dress out of paper. I've been continually amazed every time Angie's pictures pop up in my feed. And over the last few months, I've watched them evolve to this: Having a 4-year-old daughter of my own, whose biggest fashion moment was putting a red bow around the waist of her green Super Soccer Stars t-shirt and calling herself "Peter Pan," I had a few questions for Angie.
Most of the time. The Perks Of ‘Being’ — Culture Club. I REALLY HATED it when my friends drove back home for long weekends. Every time it happened, it was a pressing reminder that I only got to go home twice a year. On one such weekend, the kind that’s too short to fly anywhere but too long to stay put, I moped around the empty campus, conversing cautiously with the handful of other international students that had been left behind.
“Where are you from?” I tentatively asked each of them. Whatever their answer, they always seemed to reply with a kind of certainty that I had lost. It was like I belonged everywhere, yet nowhere at the same time. I associated “home” with finding myself, just like I had connected boarding school with my intellectual enlightenment. Nope. As I sat in our family kitchen, speaking to my grandmother in my now-broken Chinese, I started crying. Here I was, in my kitchen, stuck in that limbo between two disparate cultures. “Stop.” In her crumpled hands, she held a pork bun, a delicacy where I’m from. The 50 pictures in perfect timing. A Lonely Quest for Facts on Genetically Modified Crops. KONA, Hawaii — From the moment the bill to ban on the island of Hawaii was introduced in May 2013, it garnered more vocal support than any the County Council here had ever considered, even the perennially popular bids to decriminalize marijuana.
Public hearings were dominated by recitations of the ills often attributed to genetically modified organisms, or G.M.O.s: cancer in rats, a rise in childhood allergies, out-of-control superweeds, genetic contamination, overuse of , the disappearance of butterflies and bees. To see the full article, subscribe here. Another Council member favored razing every genetically modified papaya tree on the island.
But under Ms. Wille’s bill, the modified papaya, known as the Rainbow, was grandfathered in, as long as farmers registered with the county and paid a $100 annual fee. “You’re exempted,” Mr. Even so, Mr. Many of the island’s papaya farmers, descendants of immigrants who came to work on sugar plantations, have links to the Philippines, as does Mr. A Smartypants Scientist Makes An Easy Analogy About Our Planet, And Now I'm Scared. If Your Work Or Home Life Involves Sitting, You Really Should Watch A 3-Minute Clip About ... Well, Sitting!
What Happened On Easter Island — A New (Even Scarier) Scenario : Krulwich Wonders... We all know the story, or think we do. Let me tell it the old way, then the new way. See which worries you most. Robert Krulwich/NPR First version: Easter Island is a small 63-square-mile patch of land — more than a thousand miles from the next inhabited spot in the Pacific Ocean. These settlers were farmers, practicing slash-and-burn agriculture, so they burned down woods, opened spaces, and began to multiply. As Jared Diamond tells it in his best-selling book, Collapse, Easter Island is the "clearest example of a society that destroyed itself by overexploiting its own resources. " When Captain James Cook visited there in 1774, his crew counted roughly 700 islanders (from an earlier population of thousands), living marginal lives, their canoes reduced to patched fragments of driftwood.
And that has become the lesson of Easter Island — that we don't dare abuse the plants and animals around us, because if we do, we will, all of us, go down together. A Story Of Success? Success? I wonder. IMDB Top 250 Movies of All Time. The top 250 movies of all time as voted by IMDb users. This list reflects the list in mid-2013. It changes over time, so we will release updated versions each year. This list is currently the most popular list on listchallenges.com, so take the challenge and then share your score on Facebook to see if you are the biggest movie buff of all your friends! 65,243 users · 345,792 views Required scores: 1, 56, 81, 105, 136 How many have you seen? The Shawshank Redemption (1994) The Godfather (1972) The Godfather, Part II (1974) Pulp Fiction (1994) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The Dark Knight (2008) 12 Angry Men (1957) Schindler's List (1993) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Fight Club (1999) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) The Fellowship Of The Ring One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Inception (2010) Goodfellas (1990) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) Seven Samurai (1954) Forrest Gump (1994) The Matrix (1999) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Dr.
Loneliness Illustrated So Beautifully You Will Need To Tell Someone. 9 Things Extremely Successful People Do After Work. 'Have No Regrets' --Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group"The best advice I ever received? Simple: Have no regrets. Who gave me the advice? Mum’s the word. "If you asked every person in the world who gave them their best advice, it is a safe bet that most would say it was their mother. I am no exception. My mother has taught me many valuable lessons that have helped shape my life. But having no regrets stands out above all others, because it has informed every aspect of my life and every business decision we have ever made. " A Killer In Your Fridge ~ Sweet Poison…A MUST READ | Rhonda Gessner. In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around.
Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain. By March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what was wrong with her. She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest daughter’s name, and made sure that her younger children were to be taken care of. She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to Florida (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd. On March 19, I called her to ask how her most recent tests went, and she said they didn’t find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS.
I recalled an article a friend of mine e-mailed to me and I asked my sister if she drank diet soda? I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking the diet soda! Yes! Dr. Dr. This Word Is Earth | Paper Tape. By Harmony Button Begin with a definition: we know where to go. We become thoughtfully troubled that despite being called “The Dictionary,” there is not only one, but in fact, many, many different dictionaries. Like a child discovers that the authority of one parent does not always completely coincide with the authority of the other, so we find that The Dictionary offers a deceiving sense of unity.
We compare our parents. Merriam’s spine is cracked and tired, and her pages drag. We find the uncles online — Oxford & Cambridge — but they aren’t as popular as good ol’ daddy D-dot-com. I introduce a source the students soon name “Ed” because the O is silent, like in Oedipus! No, says another, his name is Owen. I am secretly delighted. In my free time, I should drink less coffee, take more trail runs, sleep at least eight hours every night. Next level: I suggest that, like his Dino colleagues, a Thesaurus is, at most, an approximation of the truth. And my world was never quite the same. 15 TED Talks That Will Change Your Life. 10 Fashion Hotspots You Should Know About | The Stylitics Report.
When we think of exploring fashion travel destinations, the same places usually come to mind: New York City, Paris, London, and Los Angeles. However, we think it’s about time to push your travel boundaries by exploring some hidden fashion destination gems. New fashion oases are popping up, so we’ve scouted the best ones to add to your travel itinerary this summer. Keep reading for the 10 fashion hotspots that you don’t want to miss! 1. Newport, Rhode Island This “Ocean State” may not seem like a fashion haven, but it is actually home of StyleWeek Northeast, a 20th Century Fashion exhibit, and RISD (Rhode Island School of Design). 2.
This city is known for its history and diversity: over 100 dialects and languages are spoken here. If you love some good thrifty/vintage finds, head out to Oakland’s Rockridge District, located on College Avenue. 3. If you’re looking for some incredible vintage shops, head on over to Columbus! 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Thinking Outside The Box. South Africa - A Town in Transition | Global 3000. Fear of a Black President - Ta-Nehisi Coates. As a candidate, Barack Obama said we needed to reckon with race and with America’s original sin, slavery. But as our first black president, he has avoided mention of race almost entirely. In having to be “twice as good” and “half as black,” Obama reveals the false promise and double standard of integration. The irony of President Barack Obama is best captured in his comments on the death of Trayvon Martin, and the ensuing fray.
Obama has pitched his presidency as a monument to moderation. Part of that conservatism about race has been reflected in his reticence: for most of his term in office, Obama has declined to talk about the ways in which race complicates the American present and, in particular, his own presidency. The reaction to the tragedy was, at first, trans-partisan. By the time reporters began asking the White House for comment, the president likely had already given the matter considerable thought.
No amount of rhetorical moderation could change this. Diagnosing the Wrong Deficit. Though I treat a lot of adults for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, the presentation of this case was a violation of an important diagnostic criterion: symptoms must date back to childhood. It turned out he first started having these problems the month he began his most recent job, one that required him to rise at 5 a.m., despite the fact that he was a night owl. The patient didn’t have A.D.H.D., I realized, but a chronic sleep deficit.
I suggested some techniques to help him fall asleep at night, like relaxing for 90 minutes before getting in bed at 10 p.m. If necessary, he could take a small amount of melatonin. Many theories are thrown around to explain the rise in the diagnosis and treatment of A.D.H.D. in children and adults. For some people — especially children — sleep deprivation does not necessarily cause lethargy; instead they become hyperactive and unfocused. We all get less sleep than we used to. But it’s also possible that A.D.H.D. Why Drag It Out? - Jen Doll. An investigation into what inspires soooo many people to toss extra letters into their text messages Nishant Choksi "Hiiiii," he texted. “Hiiiii,” I responded. “How are youuuuu?” Rest assured: I am an adult.
I even write for a living—often about grammar, punctuation, and how we use words in these tech-enhanced times. My phone buzzed again. Evvvvverywherrrre, from instant messages to texts to tweets and even e‑mails, I see examples of what language watchers call “word lengthening.” For the past five years, Sali Tagliamonte, a linguist at the University of Toronto, has been gathering digital-communications data from students. But why is anyone adding extra letters in the first place? Ben Zimmer, a linguist and lexicographer, notes that elongations, like emoticons and initialisms (OMG! Tagliamonte suggested a test: try communicating with someone I was close to without using elongations, and see how quickly I’d get a response of “What’s wrong?”
“I could kiiiinda tell,” he wrote. Your Phone vs. Your Heart. Bad sleep 'dramatically' alters body. A run of poor sleep can have a potentially profound effect on the internal workings of the human body, say UK researchers. The activity of hundreds of genes was altered when people's sleep was cut to less than six hours a day for a week.
Writing in the journal PNAS, the researchers said the results helped explain how poor sleep damaged health. Heart disease, diabetes, obesity and poor brain function have all been linked to substandard sleep. What missing hours in bed actually does to alter health, however, is unknown. So researchers at the University of Surrey analysed the blood of 26 people after they had had plenty of sleep, up to 10 hours each night for a week, and compared the results with samples after a week of fewer than six hours a night. More than 700 genes were altered by the shift. Meanwhile the natural body clock was disturbed - some genes naturally wax and wane in activity through the day, but this effect was dulled by sleep deprivation. Cancer, Innovation and a Boy Named Jack.
Twelve facts about guns and mass shootings in the United States.