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That Awkward Moment When You Cant Read Your Bosss Cursive Handwriting
https://larsonmarcom.com/blog/cursive-handwriting/

January 31, 2020
Help! I feel like I should tell people that I work with that I cant read cursive, but I cant really think of a way to do this without sounding like an idiot. But, reallyI cannot read cursive, at all! 2nd grade was a long time ago and those skills are gone foreverWhat to do?
This Facebook post by a 20-something bright young professional whom I mentor really resonated with me recently as a not-so-long-ago parent of a teenager in the public school system, I know there are literally millions who are not being taught how to read or write cursive handwriting. I had thought about it in the context of how she would sign her name or write hand-written thank you notes, but never until this had I considered how it would affect her generations ability to work effectively with others who, like me, were taught cursive handwriting as a matter of course, and are still using it in the business setting.
This millennial had received edits to her work from a senior executive and couldnt implement them. Of course its not her fault, but she still didnt want to chance losing credibility by articulating that she couldnt read cursive. So, what to do? When meeting with her recently, another colleague and I discussed it and counseled her to just say Im having difficulty reading your handwriting or better yet, work with the executives assistant to decipher the edits. She was able to do this effectively, but the issue has larger implications.
According to Cursive a Puzzle for Many Young Students, Melissa Nix writes:
The digital age has pushed to the periphery a penmanship skill used for generations. The world of personal computers, email and texting has rendered the handwritten note an anomaly, something that many of todays students get only from grandparents. Some parents complain that their middle schoolers cant sign their names.
Recently the Illinois General Assembly passed a mandate started requiring public elementary schools to provide cursive instruction beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year. In Why Should We Teach Handwriting, by Dr. Susan Cahill, Some wonder why handwriting, especially given the trend in many school districts to move towards 1:1 technology, has become such a priority. While the need to become proficient and adaptable technology-users remains, handwriting is more tied to learning and academic achievement than many realize.
Dr. Cahills article goes on to say, The primary purpose of handwriting is communication and, more specifically in educational settings, to convey ones knowledge to teachers. Almost half of a kindergarten students day is spent doing writing tasks. As children advance in school, the expectations for writing increase. For example, by third grade, childrens writing is expected to become more complex and they are required to write informative and explanatory texts, narratives, and research reports.
Some children appear to be innate handwriters. When provided with crayons, markers, or pencils, these children hold them correctly and see to know to draw a line from the top of the page down to the bottom and to make a continuous curved line in counterclockwise fashion to produce a circle. Innate or automatic handwriters are able to draw complex shapes and write their names before they head off to preschool. Once they get to school, automatic handwriters are able to copy words and fill up journal pages without much support. However, it can be difficult for parents and early childhood teachers to discern which students will pick up handwriting easily and which ones will need more instruction.
Its estimated that approximately 10-30% of elementary school students have difficulty with automatic handwriting. Students that struggle with handwriting often have to choose between producing legible text and getting their ideas on to the page. Handwriting has also been linked to the development of literacy skills, such as spelling and sight word reading. In fact, the physical act of handwriting has been found to light up regions of the brain that are associated with literacy and supports reading skill acquisition, particularly letter naming and recognition.
So aside from these difficulties and the obvious challenges in communicating effectively between generations, there are also historical impacts, according to Nixs article.
Who, when several generations have chosen the keyboard over cursive, will be able to read handwritten love letters or historical documents? asked Dennis Williams, the national product manager for Zaner-Bloser, an education publisher that produces popular cursive instruction curriculum. Certainly Zaner-Bloser has a bias, but he makes a valid point.
If students cant read or write cursive, there will be parts of the world they will not be able to access, stated Patrick ONeill, an assistant principal in Sacramento, CA. They have to be able to access the forms of communication available today.
It will be interesting to see if the art of cursive handwriting can be saved, or if we will become a society where thank you notes are only received via text, Facebook or email, or if in hard copy form, with chicken scratch signatures.
Call me old fashioned, but as I type this post (and am admittedly grateful that I dont have to do so in long-hand or cursive), Im somehow still rooting for cursive.

The French have been teaching cursive correctly and consistently throughout the years, we can learn from them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruled_paper#France

Seys ruled Paper helps teach kids how to write and is great "Training Paper".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLF-f1RiFS0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqKus6lMZsY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbAtb_nn_vs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-zBVXNNnbo

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CapnMuffin posted...

But can millennials even read an analog clock or address an envelope?

Millennials can't read time on clocks as youngsters too reliant on smartphones
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/millennials-cant-read-time-clocks-21077114
Research suggests millennial are finding it increasingly difficult to read the time on analogue clocks because they are too reliant on smartphones

A YouGov survey found more than a fifth 22% of 18 to 24-year-olds admitted they struggled to tell the time from a traditional clock face.
The figure was not much better for 25 to 34-year-olds, with 18% saying they would need a helping hand

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https://www.aaa.com/autorepair/articles/the-amazing-disappearing-spare-tire

AAA research found that over the last dozen years automakers have been eliminating spare tires from their vehicles. Today, approximately 30 percent of new cars come without a spare (up from just 5 percent in 2006) and it is estimated there are more than 30 million cars on the road that lack a spare tire.

That % is going to increase as manufacturers find ways to save weight on their vehicles.

Spare Tires are going to be a thing of the past.

Especially full sized Spare Tires, much less those tiny dinky "Emergency" Spare Tires.

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RIP

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Tyranthraxus posted...

TBH we should curtail 1st amendment press protection for television & radio. Absolute freedom should only apply to print since that's all that existed at the time the first amendment was written.

No, Media in general needs regulation on how it does it's reporting.

It can still report on whatever it wants, as long as it follows media regulations & guide lines.

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Tyranthraxus posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PezlFNTGWv4

We need Media Laws following the APA guide lines across the US about this kind of stuff.

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Xethuminra posted...

I think its the other way around ^.^

I agree with them

Either way is fine =D

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Xethuminra posted...

^agree

The FBI stopped releasing so much stuff to the news outlets on serial killers for a reason. Sensationalization can encourage certain people to emulate. Someone whos into that sort of stuff, etc. I really dont like hearing about it tbh. When I was in school, some of the kids would joke about Columbine & VA Tech. Like it was nothing, or whatever. Really sick stuff.......

Bless the person who reported them & potentially saved dozens of lives

The American Psychological Association agrees with you.

"Media Contagion" Is Factor in Mass Shootings, Study Says
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2016/08/media-contagion

DENVER People who commit mass shootings in America tend to share three traits: rampant depression, social isolation and pathological narcissism, according to a paper presented at the American Psychological Associations annual convention that calls on the media to deny such shooters the fame they seek.
Mass shootings are on the rise and so is media coverage of them, said Jennifer B. Johnston, PhD, of Western New Mexico University. At this point, can we determine which came first? Is the relationship merely unidirectional: More shootings lead to more coverage? Or is it possible that more coverage leads to more shootings?
Johnston and her coauthor, Andrew Joy, BS, also of Western New Mexico University, reviewed data on mass shootings amassed by media outlets, the FBI and advocacy organizations, as well as scholarly articles, to conclude that media contagion is largely responsible for the increase in these often deadly outbursts. They defined mass shootings as either attempts to kill multiple people who are not relatives or those resulting in injuries or fatalities in public places.
The prevalence of these crimes has risen in relation to the mass media coverage of them and the proliferation of social media sites that tend to glorify the shooters and downplay the victims, Johnston said.
We suggest that the media cry to cling to the publics right to know covers up a greedier agenda to keep eyeballs glued to screens, since they know that frightening homicides are their No. 1 ratings and advertising boosters, she said.
The demographic profile of mass shooters is fairly consistent, she said. Most are white, ostensibly heterosexual males, largely between the ages of 20 and 50. They tend to see themselves as victims of injustice, and share a belief that they have been cheated out of their rightful dominant place as white, middle-class males.
Unfortunately, we find that a cross-cutting trait among many profiles of mass shooters is desire for fame, she said. This quest for fame among mass shooters skyrocketed since the mid-1990s in correspondence to the emergence of widespread 24-hour news coverage on cable news programs, and the rise of the internet during the same period.
She cited several media contagion models, most notably one proposed by Towers et al. (2015), which found the rate of mass shootings has escalated to an average of one every 12.5 days, and one school shooting on average every 31.6 days, compared to a pre-2000 level of about three events per year. A possibility is that news of shooting is spread through social media in addition to mass media, she said.
If the mass media and social media enthusiasts make a pact to no longer share, reproduce or retweet the names, faces, detailed histories or long-winded statements of killers, we could see a dramatic reduction in mass shootings in one to two years, she said. Even conservatively, if the calculations of contagion modelers are correct, we should see at least a one-third reduction in shootings if the contagion is removed.
She said this approach could be adopted in much the same way as the media stopped reporting celebrity suicides in the mid-1990s after it was corroborated that suicide was contagious. Johnston noted that there was a clear decline in suicide by 1997, a couple of years after the Centers for Disease Control convened a working group of suicidologists, researchers and the media, and then made recommendations to the media.
The media has come together before to work for good, to incite social change, she said. They have done, and they can do it. It is time. It is enough.
Session 1246: Mass Shooters and the Media Contagion Effect, (PDF, 265KB) Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 4, 1-2:50 p.m. MDT, Mile High Ballroom 4F Level 3, Ballroom Level, Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street, Denver.
Presentations are available from the APA Public Affairs Office.
Jennifer Johnston can be contacted by email or by phone at (575) 654-0052.
The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA's membership includes more than 117,500 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0chd6ZP1p6Y

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DarkRoast posted...

This high density ram crap is ridiculous

Also, apparently if you get the 3080 version, the touchpad glows

I hope they didn't upcharge you for the glowy touchpad.

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Thompson posted...

It's insane (perhaps literally) that anyone would think of opening the door in flight, let alone try to do it. What do they expect to happen? To step out and gracefully float to the ground like a feather?

The woman had a mental break down, I doubt she was thinking coherently.

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Fair, the woman really endangered everybody else on the flight.

The Flight crew did what had to be done for everybody's safety.

The woman is lucky that nobody knocked her out by punching her in the head.

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Arcanine2009 posted...

electric? why. I don't see the point. sigh.

::shrugs::, I'm with you on that.

I prefer old school roller blades vs Electric powered ones.

But somebody figured it was a good idea to strap a electric motor and battery & try to sell it.

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DarkRoast posted...

They take forever to respond and say no to everything, although in all fairness they replaced my power adaptor like three times.

That also means the adaptor failed three times -_-

Seriously?

The Power Adaptor is one of the most important parts of your LapTop, how the hell did they manage to eff it up 3x?

I'm concerned that the stock RAM is apparently the high density shitty RAM that plagued the Radeon 6800M laptop. But RAM is getting so complicated with XMP vs non-XMP, CL, rated speed vs actual speeds, high density vs low density, etc.

Yeah, shoddy RAM seems to be a big issue in the LapTop world right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7CO9v9rpOk

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More Loop Holes in the Tax Code that need to be closed.

A persons Death shouldn't allow avoidance of any Capital Gains Tax or regular tax matters.

Before any wealth can be transfered to the next of kin, the money must be properly taxed.

Disallow any bypassing of Estate Taxes for any reason. That 40% Estate Tax must be used every time the Estate transfers from the deceased to the next of kin/owner.

Also Tax Deductions for Charitable Donations need to be canceled entirely.

Not much of a "Charitable Donation" / Giving if you get something in return.

You should get nothing while giving away your donation.

That's the whole point of "Charity".

All Loans must be reported to IRS and factored into their Income.

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CanuckCowboy posted...

How the fuck do one wheel roller skates work?

That seems like it would take a lot of getting used to.

How do Unicycles work?

Somebody must've figured it out.

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Naysaspace posted...

Never tried 3. I have 4x 80mm @ 85A hardness (good for concrete and asphault). 3x100 or 3x120 are significantly more expensive. It'd be cool to try them though.

There's an entire world of Roller Blades with various wheel amounts (1-6) & sizes.



They even have "Electric" Roller Skates now for those who just want to be moved by a small electric motor and battery.

https://gearjunkie.com/technology/gadgets/thunder-blades-electric-rollerblades-inline-skates

It turned the manga of "Air Gear" (Inline Electric Skates) into reality, minus the Fantasy BS that they do in the manga.

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DarkRoast posted...

Oh yeah, I've heard they're the worst. Although since I just came from Razer, it's not exactly much of a step down.

What kind of shenanigans did Razer pull on you?

Did they secretly put recurring charges on your Credit Card without your authorization?

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Just beware of Dell and their shitty & scummy business practices.

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DespondentDeity posted...

Sports anime has proven to be a perennial favorite since the 90s tho?

Sports Anime has stayed around with various offerings.

The latest Sport to be made into an Anime was "Water Polo".

I was like, WTF; talk about a niche sport.

The "Isekai" genre has over taken the "Moe" & "Slice of Life" genre in terms of volume of offerings.

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Shablagoo posted...

ok if we are being serious about dis prettiest woman alive business den

The least you can do is tell us who she is.

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I'd argue Jessica Parker Kennedy is even prettier IMO.

And she plays Candice Patton's daughter from the future.











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At least they had a somewhat logical system for progression to challenge the Belt/Title holder.

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Guide posted...

^And he hasn't considered that pain compliance isn't much more reliable that a stungun.

Stun Gun requires you to be up close and personal.

Projectile Launcher gives you range to work with the target.

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If you want to stop a criminal with least amount of chance to kill them, you need to hurt them without killing them.

Tazing has also killed folks thanks to the high voltage that could stop the heart.

So the only thing left is to inflict lots pain.

Enough pain to make them submit without killing them.

The bare minimum Kinetic Energy needed as according to the US Army is 59 ft-lbs of energy in a bullet is needed to penetrate 1/2" of pine board can be considered a lethal hit.

+ Sample Kinetic Energy values of various Projectiles from the Muzzle:

• _____1.1801 ft-lb: Upper limit of Airsoft Legal Plastic BB Muzzle Energy in CA legal matches
• ____26.0000 ft-lb: Air Rifle
• ____44.0000 ft-lb: Muzzle Energy of .22 Short on the Low end
• ____59.0000 ft-lb: Minimum Lethal Kinetic Energy necessary
• ____63.0000 ft-lb: Muzzle Energy of .25 ACP low powered cartridge
• ____87.0000 ft-lb: Muzzle Energy of .22 Short on the Top end
• 14,945.0000 ft-lb: Muzzle Energy of .50 BMG upper end cartridge

That's just to give you a sense of scale for how much Kinetic Energy certain Cartridges can launch a bullet at from the Muzzle.

That means you need to create a projectile that is launched with < 59 fpe (ft-lb of energy) from the muzzle that can still hurt ALOT.

Here's an example of a Super Sonic Nerf Dart and how much it can hurt somebody or something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrtBc-9pQv4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS8_XRYae80

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuMdWI6sm90

Obviously more Kinetic Energy than a AirSoft Pellet, but significantly below MLE (Minimum Lethal Energy).

Notice how in the last video, he shot his friend in the back as an experiment and how his friend immediately keeled over from 1/4 powered Pneumatic Launched Nerf Dart. It also left a huge welt.

Now imagine how much more it'd hurt if he was using full power.

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Tsukasa1891 posted...

Not surprising. A lot of the current generation of wrestlers grew up idolizing Bret.

Anybody who liked Bret Hart even a little bit would've jumped that guy.

Bret deserves better treatment than what that punk did.

I'm glad FTR punched him in the face and KOed his sorry ass while being dragged out.

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TyVulpine posted...

I doubt that would work, as it would prevent matches from going out into the audience, as well as preventing fans along the ramp side from shaking hands/being friendly with the wrestlers (the faces at least) as they walk to the ring.

The CWC already has that implemented for NXT tapings.

They even added "Chain Link" fence on the outside that is only attached to the top.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P19xieU0q0Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUmA_7yawFw

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https://jalopnik.com/two-dead-after-c8-corvette-carrying-three-people-crashe-1847246035
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2302543859167/2-killed-one-hurt-after-corvette-lands-in-chino-backyard-pool
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/07/two-dead-after-c8-corvette-carrying-three-people-crashes-into-pool-at-150-mph/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Vca2lA--8

WTF was the driver thinking.
1) Driving too fast
2) Not wearing seat belts

2 Dead, 1 Critical after the C8 Corvette hits the median and flies in the air, into some random home owner's pool.

All 3 vehicle occupants were launched from their seats uppon impact, zero restraints.

Instantly killing 21 y/o woman
27 y/o male dies at the hospital
23 y/o woman is in serious condition at the hospital

Such arrogant bravado from young drivers who didn't take driving seriously.

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My account is old enough to legally buy alcohol.

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This is why Wrestling Matches need Transparent Walls like the ones Ice Hockey uses and set them up to be real high (9' or 3 meters off the ground) so that no fan can easily climb over them.

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Do you prefer 3 Wheels or 4 Wheels on your blades?

What type of Brakes do you prefer on your Roller Blades?

Hard Stopper Type or those Wheel Brakes that gradually slow you down, or some of the fancier ones that where you press down and activate the brakes?

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ssj3vegeta posted...

Wait TC is a CEgal? pics???

How did you not know, given how long you have hung out on CE, and the amout of time you spend on CE oogling women?

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Crono99 posted...

No

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TeaMilk posted...

I gotta buy it but I'll have him install it yes

Why are you buying it?

He broke it!

You should be choosing the model you want, he should be paying for it.

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SableWolfAngel posted...

No, ??? is the last normal user level. It means I'm well behaved enough to reach this level without getting Banned. I'm a good girl on the boards!

You'll get there in due time =D

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Have Cornman go buy a new toilet seat and install it.

It's his responsibility to fix it.

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For me, the Mechanical KB feels great when it works, but when it starts having issues, it's a PAIN IN THE ARSE to fix.

After owning two sets of Mechanical KB's, I can understand why the industry went to membrane KB's.

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I've had two different Mechanical KB's.

Both eventually developed issues where they send in double Letter inputs with one key stroke.

I eventually went back to memberane ergonomic KB's and I've never had that problem again.

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ssj3vegeta posted...

Only da penis have dis kind of power, big dick energy is hella real

Where were you when she needed your help?

There needs to be a "Vegy Signal" to shoot out into the sky so you can go over and do your thing.

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@ssj3vegeta Any thoughts?

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You should switch, higher base pay + more room to grow.

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darkprince45 posted...

im Alright. Its been about a month and a half now. I got a scar on my forehead. My neck really hurts if I look left and my meniscus area really throbs and hurts after a casual walk

What % of recovery status do you think you're at currently?

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darkprince45 posted...

yee, Im in plainclothes anyways since my car accident

IC, I hope you weren't hurt during your car accident.

Are you physically ok?

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darkprince45 posted...

I went with a skagen

Are you ok with that watch getting scratched / nicked in your line of work?

That Skagen seems more like a "Fancy Party" watch than a practical one for EDC.

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