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Sunday, August 27, 2006
[in brief] thought for the day
There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation. [W.C.Fields]
[quiz] this time on literature
Are you ready? 10 questions:
1] Which 1971 novel written by William Peter Blatty was turned into a classic horror film?
2] Which Shakespeare play concerns the two old friends Valentine and Proteus' love for the beautiful Julia?
3] Whose first play is called 'Catalina'?
4] Which French poet, born in 1821, was described by Rimbaud as 'The first seer, king of poets, a true god"?
5] For which Ministry did Winston Smith work in 1984?
6] In which book would you find the exceedingly strong drink called the 'Pan-galactic Gargle Blaster'?
7] What is the name of the Eugene O'Neill play set in Harry Hope's bar?
8] Jane Austen had five brothers but only one sister. What was her name?
9] Ruritania is an imaginary country which was invented as a setting for two novels. Now the name is used to describe any state where the intrigues of a reactionary court dominate politics. Name either of the two books in which it first appeared.
10] What is Sherlock Holmes' seven percent solution in "The Sign of Four"?
Answers tomorrow evening.
[middle-east again] syria won't play ball
Quick note:
- Sami Moubayed
Syria draws a line at the border. Syria has stated - and it means it - that it will not allow any UN peacekeeping troops to be stationed on the Lebanon-Syria border. This would in effect cripple the international force, precisely what Damascus wants if Hezbollah is to survive as a military group.
- Sami Moubayed
[new study] boys learn more from men and girls learn more from women.
Let me a tad Icelandic here and repeat the headline - boys learn more from men and girls learn more from women.
And what? Don’t we already know that? It’s confirmed now, according to Thomas Dee, an associate professor of economics at Swarthmore College and visiting scholar at Stanford University. His study was to appear Monday in Education Next, a quarterly journal published by the Hoover Institution.
His study comes as the proportion of male teachers is at its lowest level in 40 years. Roughly 80 per cent of teachers in U.S. public schools are women. I can say that over here the proportion is the same, if not higher. Teaching is not an earning profession.
Dr. Dee found that having a female teacher instead of a male teacher raised the achievement of girls and lowered that of boys in science, social studies and English.
Should teachers get more training about the learning styles of boys and girls? Should they be taught to combat biases in what they expect of boys and girls?
Ben Feller, Globe and Mail, Associated Press
And what? Don’t we already know that? It’s confirmed now, according to Thomas Dee, an associate professor of economics at Swarthmore College and visiting scholar at Stanford University. His study was to appear Monday in Education Next, a quarterly journal published by the Hoover Institution.
His study comes as the proportion of male teachers is at its lowest level in 40 years. Roughly 80 per cent of teachers in U.S. public schools are women. I can say that over here the proportion is the same, if not higher. Teaching is not an earning profession.
Dr. Dee found that having a female teacher instead of a male teacher raised the achievement of girls and lowered that of boys in science, social studies and English.
Should teachers get more training about the learning styles of boys and girls? Should they be taught to combat biases in what they expect of boys and girls?
Ben Feller, Globe and Mail, Associated Press
[middle-east] israel and hezbollah dialogue?
The Age reports that Israel and Hezbollah are close to a prisoner exchange.
Israel and Hezbollah have reached a deal engineered by Germany for a prisoner exchange, an Egyptian newspaper reported yesterday.
"The prisoner swap between Hezbollah and Israel is to take place within two or three weeks, maximum, thanks to a German mediation, which is currently arranging the details of the exchange," the Egyptian state-owned daily Al-Ahram reported.
The newspaper cited high-ranking officials for the information. It said the swap could take place simultaneously or in two stages. The negotiations for the prisoner swap are not taking place through the Lebanese Government.
The interesting aspects for me are:
# even through Germany, they must really want those prisoners back to even contemplate negotiating with a non-state;
# would this be the precursor to renewed conflict or will Israel settle for the negotiated peace-keeping?
Israel and Hezbollah have reached a deal engineered by Germany for a prisoner exchange, an Egyptian newspaper reported yesterday.
"The prisoner swap between Hezbollah and Israel is to take place within two or three weeks, maximum, thanks to a German mediation, which is currently arranging the details of the exchange," the Egyptian state-owned daily Al-Ahram reported.
The newspaper cited high-ranking officials for the information. It said the swap could take place simultaneously or in two stages. The negotiations for the prisoner swap are not taking place through the Lebanese Government.
The interesting aspects for me are:
# even through Germany, they must really want those prisoners back to even contemplate negotiating with a non-state;
# would this be the precursor to renewed conflict or will Israel settle for the negotiated peace-keeping?
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