Almost transparent glowing teeth

Let's see, a "trick" discovered by a "mom" to "whiten" teeth for under $5.

Hmmm. Gargle with a lava lamp? Brush with phosphorescence? Paint your teeth "glow in the dark"?

These people may want to change their marketing approach.

I'm not crazy...

While recently listening to "Sunday Sun," I was reminded of the movie, The Painted Veil. I thought I was nuts. Now, not so much.

"River Waltz" by Alexandre Desplat (From The Painted Veil soundtrack)



"Sunday Sun" by Beck

Oh Provincetown...

LOL.




I wasn't there but P-town on Halloween must have been a hoot!

Turn the sound off

This is my brain on Vygotsky.




Any questions?


(yes, tons)

Fav. commercial

This is one of my favorite commercials ever. It's an old one - but it's great.

J: Are you doing schoolwork?
Me: No. I'm trying to come up with a perfect, yet simple, thing to say in case (fingers crossed) Barney Frank comes to our work colloquium.
J: Oh. {pause} Is that a band?
Me: WHAT!? You're kidding, right?
J: {longer pause} Ummmm. No?
Me: Seriously, pay attention! US House Representative Barney Frank, from our state, very powerful representative for the Democratic party, chairman of the House financial committee who basically uses logic & intelligence to battle ignorance and stupidity.
J: So, it's not a band.
{Me walking away}

Brücke von Millau, Languedoc-Roussilon (france)

Brücke von Millau, Languedoc-Roussilon (france), originally uploaded by klaesi.

I know I posted an image of this before... But it just amazes me! Wow!

Hmmmmm

From the PISA report. Relationship between mathematics performance and GDP per capita for various countries. Click on the image to enlarge.


But wait! There's more! Student mathematics performance and spending per student.

How well is your MA school district performing?

Massachusetts Department of Education has updated their school profile site: http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/

While I am bummed you can no longer export data as an excel file, I am pleased to discover you can now view (and download) school level MCAS item analysis for each grade level. (And I've since discovered a free pdf to word converter.) This information did not used to be public but it is now. You can compare the school average, district average, and state average for each individual item on the LA MCAS, Math MCAS, HS Biology and (coming soon) HS chemistry and physics. There is also an Annual Comparison for the past 4 years and breakdowns of scores by various subgroups. It is, essentially, an informative and relative data set you can play with if you choose.

A 6 foot 5 inch man in a Peel P50

Another favorite from Top Gear. Really, really, hilarious.

I love the BBC news bit at 6:52!

Tallest Vehicular Bridge in the World

Millau Viaduct HDR, originally uploaded by Quentin C.

The Millau Viaduct. And wow, is it gorgeous!