C Twiggs Run http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/ Keeping up with Christopher Twiggs, Professor of English at Florida State College en Copyright 2010 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:52:35 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Its You're Repsonisiblity I wish I had a dollar for every time a student has tried to blame spell check for a misspelled word. Repeat after me: "If my name is on the paper, I am responsible for everything in it - even the spelling - even if I ran spell check - even if I went to the writing lab."

10 Common Errors "Spell Check" won't Catch

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]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/its_youre_repsonisiblity.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/its_youre_repsonisiblity.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:52:35 -0500 The Force is Strong with This One Oh, this is cool!
Scary, but cool.

The real Star Wars

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]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/the_force_is_strong_with_this.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/the_force_is_strong_with_this.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:50:17 -0500 Marathon Online As some of you may know, I am a runner and a trainer. I love to run marathons and help others achieve that same goal. Never, however, have I thought about it quite this way.

Run a Marathon . . . In Your Web Browser

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]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/marathon_online.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/marathon_online.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:41:47 -0500 Woodhenge One of the first articles I linked to from this blog was an article about Stonehenge. I was attracted to it (the article) because so many of my students have written about ancient mysteries. It's neat to see how often these types of stories crop up.

Archaeologists Discover Stonehenge's Timber Twin

]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/woodhenge.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/woodhenge.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:37:21 -0500 Breast Cancer Detection not Always Accurate Every time I read one of these articles, I am reminded of the argument stupid people make against seatbelts:

"Well I heard of this guy who died because he was trapped in his car and if he had been thrown free he would have lived."

Okay, but for every one of those poor souls, there are 1,000 who died because they were thrown from the car and would have lived if they had been belted in. Likewise, for every case of false information from a breast biopsy, how many lives are saved because this information comes in time for proper treatment?

Ladies, please don't let this information keep you from following your doctor's advice on detection and treatment.

Earliest steps to find breast cancer prone to error

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]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/breast_cancer_detection_not_al.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/breast_cancer_detection_not_al.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Little Brother is Watching You As infuriating as these arrests are, it doesn't appear from this article that people are actually being prosecuted, at least not successfully.

Growing Number of Prosecutions for Videotaping the Police

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]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/little_brother_is_watching_you.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/little_brother_is_watching_you.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:48:14 -0500 Packing Heat If you are in the gun selling business, business is good, at least around Chicago.

Gun Boom after Supreme Court Ruling

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]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/packing_heat.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/packing_heat.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:41:23 -0500 Well, Now What? We all know about the massive spill from the BP well in the Gulf of Mexico, but what's happening with all those old abandoned wells both offshore and on dry land? Are they safe?

Oil Spill Probe Looking at Abandoned Wells

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]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/well_now_what.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/well_now_what.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:35:15 -0500 Caught Bare Footed You know, I don't recommend a life of crime, but if you're going to be infamous, make sure you have a cool nickname. I mean, Barefoot Bandit sure beats Beer-belly Bandito!

Quick guilty plea in "Barefoot" case in Bahamas

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Georgian Woman's Claim to be 130 is hard to Prove

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]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/clean_cake_people.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/clean_cake_people.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:09:19 -0500 Hardrock 2010

As race day nears, I need to let you know a bit about what's going on, and what you can expect in the days ahead. Remember, you can follow my progress in the event at www.hardrock100.com and/or follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/ctwiggs.

]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/hardrock_2010.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/hardrock_2010.html Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:13:20 -0500 Check Mate Bobby Fischer was a man of mystery, but now that he's buried, he can't run and hide.

Chess Great Bobby FIscher's Body Exhumed

]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/check_mate.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/check_mate.html Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:56:15 -0500 It's Called an Enteropneust It's like nothing you've ever seen before - because no one has ever seen it before.

New Sea Creatures (Watch the video on the linked page.)

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]]> http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/its_called_an_enteropneust.html http://blog.fscj.edu/christopher_twiggs/2010/07/its_called_an_enteropneust.html Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:50:16 -0500 2nd Amendment Gunfight in the Supreme Court, well fight over guns, anyway.

Supreme Court affirms fundamental right to bear arms

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Study links bee decline to cell phones

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