Permanent Record: A trove of report cards from the 1920s and the surprising, inspiring, sometimes shocking stories they have to tell. (1) - By Paul Lukas. What you see at left is the front of her report card from the Manhattan Trade School for Girls, a vocational school she attended in the late 1920s, after she had finished the eighth grade.
As you can see, she had a perfect attendance record—this despite moving several times, having a deceased father, and being hard of hearing. If you click through the rest of Marie's student record, you'll see that the school's staff initially described her as "slow" and "irritable" (perhaps due to her hearing problems) but that she eventually gained confidence and made the honor roll.
You'll also see that the school helped to place her in more than a dozen sewing and dress-finishing jobs after she graduated, and that at one point she was scolded for not returning to a job after her lunch break. It all reads like the storyboard for a movie or a play—the rough outline of a young woman's life, from her mid-teens through early adulthood, with the later chapters still to be written. Artificial blood vessels created on a 3D printer. 16 September 2011Last updated at 11:49 By Katia Moskvitch Technology reporter, BBC News Artificial blood vessels could help those in urgent need of an organ transplant Artificial blood vessels made on a 3D printer may soon be used for transplants of lab-created organs.
Until now, the stumbling block in tissue engineering has been supplying artificial tissue with nutrients that have to arrive via capillary vessels. A team at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany has solved that problem using 3D printing and a technique called multiphoton polymerisation. The findings will be shown at the Biotechnica Fair in Germany in October. Out of thousands of patients in desperate need of an organ transplant there are inevitably some who do not get it in time.
In Germany, for instance, more than 11,000 people have been put on an organ transplant waiting list in 2011 alone. Continue reading the main story. Pastel Chaos in the Exacompta. U.S. Economic Recovery Resting On Man Currently Perusing Sears Power Tools Section. WASHINGTON—Top financial experts announced this morning that any chance for the struggling U.S. economy to improve now rests solely on the shoulders of Spokane, WA resident Bill Loughlin, who is currently browsing the power tools section at Sears.
Since pulling into the Northtown Mall parking lot at 10:07 a.m., Loughlin has been closely monitored by market analysts and government officials, all of whom confirmed economic recovery hinges on the 46-year-old not leaving the store empty-handed. "It's all up to Bill now," said Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, who along with thousands of investors worldwide is holding his breath as Loughlin shops for hardware. "At this point, our only shot at creating jobs is for this guy to buy a drill press, maybe a scroll saw. Even something as simple as a wet-dry vac would help in the short term. " "Fuck," Bernanke added after Loughlin walked away from a Powertec 12-amp bench planer that sells for $249.99. Creating the Future. Washington County Heritage Online. One of my favorite... 'Better This World': POV Film Examines Plot Behind a Protest. “Better this World” is the name of a film airing on POV Tuesday night, but it may as well be the credo and intentions behind the two central characters and their decision to protest the Republican National Convention in 2008.
David McKay and Bradley Crowder, were arrested for making eight homemade bombs, (which were never actually used) but there is a twist. Here is the trailer: Better This World Trailer from BetterThisWorld on Vimeo. Producers Katie Galloway, Kelly Duane de la Vega, and Mike Nicholson could have chosen to focus on what happened next, examining the state of domestic terrorism and the U.S. government’s work against it — but their story is far more fascinating because they chose to look at what unfolded prior to the event. They discover an unnerving amount of influence over the young men exercised by none other than an FBI informant. Free-Range Chicken Makes It To Bolivia. How to pet a kitty. Brilliantly Sarcastic Responses To Completely Well-Meaning Signs. ShitMyDadSays. Interview: Christy Marx, Creator of Jem and the Holograms.
Christy Marx has made a name for herself in the writing field.
Working on animated series from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to G.I. Joe, video games, comics and more, Ms. Marx proves to be both a talented writer and visionary. Winner of the AWC-WGA Animation Writing Award, affiliated member of Women in Animation, author of her own ‘how-to’ book Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games as well as guest lecturer and workshop instructor on several occasions, Marx’s list of achievements seems endless. As some should know, Marx’s greatest and best known achievement has been being the creator/writer of the popular 80’s animated series Jem and the Holograms. Theresa Romano: How did the concept of Jem and the Holograms come about? Praise for The Breath of God.
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