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How does the newscaster call Seattle bike-friendly when Maile was hit at an intersection in which the infrastructure apparently provided no actual signalization protection to the cyclist, and relied on compliance with yield signs (and the ability to see a cyclist in the dark when we know drivers are often distracted)? Wouldn t an injury like this (or worse) be the inevitable consequence?
How does the newscaster call Seattle bike-friendly when Maile was hit at an intersection in which the infrastructure apparently provided no actual signalization protection to the cyclist, and relied on compliance with yield signs (and the ability to see a cyclist in the dark when we know drivers are often distracted)? Wouldn t an injury like this (or worse) be the inevitable consequence?
Anyway, I m super glad she s OK, but I m afraid stories like these keep me off a bike on the streets of Seattle until we have safer infrastructure that doesn t require a helmet being cracked in two to prevent my brain from being pulverized.</html>
Anyway, I m super glad she s OK, but I m afraid stories like these keep me off a bike on the streets of Seattle until we have safer infrastructure that doesn t require a helmet being cracked in two to prevent my brain from being pulverized.</html>
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== Economics is the wrong argument for studying the humanities ==
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<html>Julie Ziegler and Michael Zimmerman that study in the humanities –languages, literature, philosophy,[http://www.a1bailbonds.biz/2011/02/post-2.php#comments Game thread, Mariners vs. Red Sox, July 10 (plus n], and the arts—should be supported because they offer the country that stresses them “a clear competitive advantage” in the world — “a clear economic return.”
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I’m for the humanities—I make my living as a writer—but “clear economic return” overstates the case. Does the sales manager for a fish-processing company have an economic need to know Shakespeare? Does a software engineer have an economic need to be familiar with cubism and abstract expressionism? Does an aerospace tech have an economic need to know the difference between the ontological argument and the argument from design?
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Probably not.
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Is it good that they know these things? Sure. They’re better persons for it, more well-rounded,[http://www.yuuseimaru.com/blog/2013/05/post-214.html#comments Mariner fan’s plea- The kids are alright, so], more interesting. But will they make more money? Once in a while, maybe. Most times,[http://www.tjzxw.cn/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=955634 Is car culture coming to an end in Seattle-_0], no.
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America is one of the richest countries in the world. Is this because Americans have a knowledge of history,[http://liquidmarkt.de/wiki/index.php?title=Benutzer:Qobfuohpti#Mike_Scinto_Conservative_American_5 Mike Scinto Conservative American 5], philosophy,[http://pre.nurse-egg.com/2009/11/post-5.html#comments Erasmo Ramirez will make 2013 debut today; Carter], literature and the arts superior to that of foreigners?
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Ha.
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Let’s take on Ziegler and Zimmerman’s argument about Japan and America.
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“Twenty-five years ago,[http://bbs.suncity8118.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=6260765 Golf for youth begins],” they write, “many Americans believed the Japanese were poised to economically dominate the world. They were educating engineers more efficiently and exporting superior and cheaper products. But today, with the tech sector more important than ever, it is American companies, including many located in Washington, that drive innovation and dominate markets.”
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Why the U.S. superiority? Because, the authors say, Americans have been “well-served by previous investments in the humanities” and have more “creativity and vision.”
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I remember when Americans had an exaggerated fear and wonder of Japan. But that was when a real estate and stock-market bubble made Japan look bigger than it was. It’s true that much of America’s economic success has been because of our celebration of creativity, but it also has to do with our attraction of immigrants, our tolerance of entrepreneurial failure, our open competition and our individualism. There are connections here to philosophy and literature, but it exaggerates those connections to say we rebounded from Japan’s challenge because of “previous investments in the humanities.”
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This is not the first time I ve seen this argument. It s the usual economic argument for a non-economic activity. Why do people turn everything into dollars and cents? Because they think money and jobs are what people care about. But people care about lots of things, and for some of those things a purely economic argument won t wash. That s so even for some of the “hard” sciences. Take astronomy. What economic value is there in discovering Earthlike planets hundreds of light-years away? I can think of none—but it’s enlightening, and I’m glad somebody’s doing it.
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Let’s leave economic arguments to economic matters, and defend other human activities on their own terms.</html>
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== Lisicki and Bartoli reach Wimbledon final 0 ==
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<html><head><title>html模版</title></head><body>Lisicki and Bartoli reach Wimbledon final</br>7/4/2013 7:02:00 PMLisicki and Bartoli reach Wimbledon finalCHRIS LEHOURITESAP Sports Writer
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LONDON (AP) Sabine Lisicki advanced to her first Wimbledon final a couple of hours after Marion Bartoli reached her second.
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Lisicki, a 2011 semifinalist at the All England Club, beat fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 2-6, 9-7 Thursday on Centre Court, overpowering her opponent at the start and then hanging on despite trailing 3-0 at the end.
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I go out there to win, said Lisicki, the first German to reach the Wimbledon final since Steffi Graf in 1999. I fight for every single point and I still enjoy the game, so I think those are the main parts why I won today.
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Bartoli took control early and never let up in a quick 6-1, 6-2 victory over Kirsten Flipkens. She also reached the Wimbledon final in 2007, losing to Venus Williams in straight sets.
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Saturday s final will be the second at Wimbledon in the 45-year Open era between two women who have never won a Grand Slam title. Lisicki has a 3-1 record against Bartoli, including a quarterfinal win at Wimbledon in 2011 in their last meeting.
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Lisicki, who beat defending champion Serena Williams in the fourth round, dictated play in the first set by winning 22 of her 30 points on serve and breaking once. But her serve deserted her after that.
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Once the second set started, Radwanska came alive and Lisicki crumpled.
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Lisicki lost all four of her service games, with the lowlight coming in the final game of the second set. Leading 30-0, Lisicki lost four straight points, including two double-faults.
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She made some really good points. I made a few errors too many, Lisicki said. But I regained my focus and game in the third set, and that s the main part.
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In the third, Lisicki was again broken early but finally held to make it 3-1 and then broke to get back on serve. Both players held serve until Lisicki got the deciding break in the 15th game when Radwanska hit a volley long.
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It s just one break, Radwanska said. She was serving very well. So the one break on one side was a lot, and on other hand was not really.
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A few minutes earlier, Radwanska had been two points from victory. The two were at 30-30 and later at deuce in the 12th game with Radwanska leading 6-5.
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I had a lot of chances. Just two points from the match, Radwanska said. Then she serve second serve like 100 miles per hour. Then, you know, it just turned the other way.
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Lisicki said her big win over Serena Williams helped her Thursday.
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I thought, I ve done it against Serena so you can do it today as well, just hang in there,[http://www.shingkwan.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=19373&fromuid=2138 Not filling each waking moment -enriching' the kids- Relax, it's OK_0], Lisicki said. It gave me so much confidence and I m just so, so happy I was able to finish it.
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Lisicki finished the match, but one of the two scoreboards on either side of the court didn t, going blank late in the third set.
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Bartoli wasted little time in her match, dancing and grunting her way to victory over the 20th-seeded Belgian who was playing in her first major semifinal.
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I played great. I executed very well. I hit lobs,[http://hide-productions.com/jp/blog/2012/09/32.html#comments Morning links- Huskies ranked No. 30, Boise State], passing shots, winners, returns, everything worked out perfectly, said Bartoli, who won in 62 minutes. When I fell on the grass after match point, it was just so emotional. I dreamed about that moment, about returning to the Wimbledon final.
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Amelie Mauresmo, the 2006 Wimbledon champion who now coaches France s Fed Cup team, was in the stands for the early match and had plenty of praise for Bartoli.
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She just played a great match, definitely the best match of the tournament for her, Mauresmo said. Marion put huge pressure on her right from the beginning, first of all returning very well, serving better, which she had to do today.
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Bartoli was pumped from the start on Centre Court, mixing two-handed backhands and forehands with little hops between points, as she usually does.
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In the first set, she faced only one break point, nearly putting Flipkens back on serve in the third game. But despite a double-fault and a backhand into the net to eventually get behind 30-40,[http://blog.alex.ferrouscanine.com/2009/12/electoral-college.html#comments Raul Ibanez having fun watching younger hitters tr], Bartoli dug herself out of the hole and finished the game with the first of her five aces.
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I tried my slices. She didn t have any problem with that, Flipkens said. I tried the drop shot. She got it. I played a passing, she came to the net. I tried a lob. I tried everything, actually.
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Flipkens, who again took the court with her right knee taped, called for a trainer after being broken for the second straight time at the start of the second set. The trainer added tape to the knee while Bartoli sat in her chair sipping water.
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Whatever she needed, it briefly worked. Flipkens, after the medical timeout, broke for the first and only time, making it 3-1. But a few minutes later Bartoli broke again and held to make it 5-1.
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First of all, I m not going to use it as an excuse, that s for sure. I mean, Marion played an amazing, good match,[http://www.yuji.md/2009/05/uptodate.html#comments Microsoft puts an end to MSN TV (formerly WebTV)], Flipkens said. But I fell in the first set. Straightaway I didn t feel anything, but I fell on my bad knee. At that moment I didn t feel it, but a couple of games later I started to feel a really sharp pain like I had four weeks ago.
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Bartoli is now 2-1 in Grand Slam semifinals with both wins at Wimbledon. Six years ago, she beat another Belgian,[http://tachiken.jp/2013/04/post-3.html#comments Pipe safes installed in county parks], top-seeded Justine Henin, in the semifinals. But then she ran into Venus Williams, who that year won the fourth of her five Wimbledon titles.
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On Saturday, Bartoli will be on relatively equal footing against Lisicki.
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It s a good opportunity. She has experience at least,[http://bbs.1ps.cn/read.php?tid=3385661 USMNT routs Belize in Gold Cup opener], Mauresmo said of Bartoli. Maybe it s going to help her for the final.</body></html>

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