Abstract
This article poses the existence of a relational model of interpreting that is already rooted in culturally Deaf ways of using evolved interpreters for intercultural communication. … Read more...
Category: group dynamics
sharp curves and time-out-of-time (TOOT!)
Sometimes, sharp conversational curves feel like precipitous cliffs. There is what I do, sometimes, which is to say something spontaneously about something that is going on within the context of a group that is within the realm of things most people have been trained not to say. This is more than a sharp curve, and it calls upon whoever is involved to exercise a deeper level of social resilience. Mental agility has to be combined with emotional savvy, too.
Sometimes, sharp conversational curves feel like precipitous cliffs. There is what I do, sometimes, which is to say something spontaneously about something that is going on within the context of a group that is within the realm of things most people have been trained not to say. This is more than a sharp curve, and it calls upon whoever is involved to exercise a deeper level of social resilience. Mental agility has to be combined with emotional savvy, too.
Composting Steph
I sucker guests who come to a Solstice or Equinox dinner into making a pledge: "What I will do for the planet this season." This year I'll begin supporting the Luna Ring
When the time comes, I will recycle Steph. She will become a lovely basket for African violets. (Fall Equinox, 2010)
I sucker guests who come to a Solstice or Equinox dinner into making a pledge: "What I will do for the planet this season." This year I'll begin supporting the Luna Ring
When the time comes, I will recycle Steph. She will become a lovely basket for African violets. (Fall Equinox, 2010)
Driven
Drive is disturbing. We debated afterwards: is the hyperviolence unnecessary? Should such depictions be censored to ward off further glorification of violence? Is the film art? What are the ethics of recommendation? Whose responsibility is it to consider the possible effects of viewing this film?
Drive is disturbing. We debated afterwards: is the hyperviolence unnecessary? Should such depictions be censored to ward off further glorification of violence? Is the film art? What are the ethics of recommendation? Whose responsibility is it to consider the possible effects of viewing this film?
Feed a starving Indonesian
Not that the cake fared much better! You know that I was ecstatic at the synchrony of having set up a Tumblr blog for this semester's teaching called - yep, you guessed it: cutting the cake. The title is inspired by Neal Stephenson's Calca 1 which asks how to get eight equal servings from a square grid.
Not that the cake fared much better! You know that I was ecstatic at the synchrony of having set up a Tumblr blog for this semester's teaching called - yep, you guessed it: cutting the cake. The title is inspired by Neal Stephenson's Calca 1 which asks how to get eight equal servings from a square grid.
when the goods are odd
7 August 2010
On a midsummer eve, at a magnificent location on Long Island, magic was afoot.
Although most celebrants 
would arrive at the designated hour that Saturday afternoon, many had begun the journey days and even weeks in advance. From Italy and Romania, the Dominican Republic and Dubai, from South and North America, the east and west coast and … Read more...
“slower, deeper, softer”
With unfailing precision, solar observatories around the globe and through the history of humankind offer tribute to this primal source of existence. If life as we know it depends upon the parameters determined by earth's orbit, then "what," my friend asked, "does the orbit of the earth depend upon?" "Gravity," I offered, "which they're still trying to figure out." Later, a voice out of memory nudged me to add, "and electromagnetic forces." These are two different categories of what the physicists call "fundamental forces."
With unfailing precision, solar observatories around the globe and through the history of humankind offer tribute to this primal source of existence. If life as we know it depends upon the parameters determined by earth's orbit, then "what," my friend asked, "does the orbit of the earth depend upon?" "Gravity," I offered, "which they're still trying to figure out." Later, a voice out of memory nudged me to add, "and electromagnetic forces." These are two different categories of what the physicists call "fundamental forces."
Index: PhD Defenses
Coming soon: Ambarish Karmalkar and Arturo Osorio
Dr Linus Nyiwul, Resource Management
working the system: market enforcement of emission standards
Dr Siny Joseph, Resource Management
How COOL is your seafood?
Dr Anuj Pradhan, Human Performance Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Anuj in a suit
(on Risk Prevention and Awareness Training for young/new drivers)
snake in the car (quiz time!)
Amherst, MA
Triple Points for anyone not present – and an equitable consolation prize!
Only four sets of feet open this quiz…it was not a twelve pillow night, although there were more than a few direct hits!
The Innocent One displayed her growth by leaps and bounds. The (nearly always) Late One had his first shock when he saw that … Read more...
Yes, but can you interpret?
Antwerpen
Conference: Aptitude for Interpreting
Conference: Aptitude for Interpreting
Imagine my surprise upon entering the lobby at Lessius University and witnessing a conversation in American Sign Language! My brain has been so otherwise-occupied that it never once crossed my mind that
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a) anyone other than European spoken language trainers/researchers would attend or that
b) I might actually know people!
It was absolutely delightful to … Read more...