{"id":4577,"date":"2011-06-19T02:30:20","date_gmt":"2011-06-19T09:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/yulelog\/?p=4577"},"modified":"2011-06-19T15:42:22","modified_gmt":"2011-06-19T22:42:22","slug":"the-sunday-diigo-links-post-weekly-128","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/yulelog\/2011\/06\/19\/the-sunday-diigo-links-post-weekly-128\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"diigo-linkroll\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/life-expectancy-in-the-us-varies-widely-by-region-and-in-some-places-is-decreasing\/2011\/06\/13\/AGdHuZVH_print.html\">Life expectancy in the U.S. varies widely by region and in some places is decreasing &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Health care is local.<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nLarge swaths of the United States are showing decreasing or stagnating life expectancy even as the nation\u2019s overall longevity trend has continued upwards, according to a county-by-county study of life expectancy over two decades.<\/p>\n<p>In one-quarter of the country, girls born today may live shorter lives than their mothers, and the country as a whole is falling behind other industrialized nations in the march toward longer life, according to the study.<\/p>\n<p>Those are among the conclusions of the study by a team of researchers that has spent years teasing apart the regional and demographic differences in longevity in the United States. It sketches a picture of widening inequality among regions and is likely to add urgency to the debate over health-care reform and spending.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/usa\">usa<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/health_care\">health_care<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/longevity\">longevity<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/ageing\">ageing<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/public_health\">public_health<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/laphamsquarterly.org\/visual\/assets_c\/2011\/05\/DollarMenuHiRes-2152.php\">The Dollar Menu<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Found this via Twitter: Cost of 2,000 calories: $5 via a McDouble; $19 via canned tuna; $60 via lettuce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/calories\">calories<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/laphams_quarterly\">laphams_quarterly<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/food\">food<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/cost_of_living\">cost_of_living<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/cities\/2011-05-31-great-places-smart-density-economic-flourishing\">Great places: smart density as part of economic flourishing | Grist<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Part 4 of a 5-part series; excellent reading:<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nWhat makes for an economically great place? I asked Bruce Katz, head of Brookings&#8217; excellent Metropolitan Policy Program, and he emphasized that smart growth alone is not enough. &#8220;What you want is great places that are built on great economic bases,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The two really need to go together. What I argue for is economy-shaping, talent-preparing, and placemaking, all together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So smart density cannot yield economic flourishing all on its own; cities need to focus on their tradeable sectors, research institutions, and worker training programs. Nonetheless, smart density lays the groundwork for agglomeration economies to emerge and can accelerate and strengthen them when they do. So how can places do density right, to encourage great (economic) places to take root and grow?<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/cities\">cities<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/urbanism\">urbanism<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/density\">density<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/grist\">grist<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/david_roberts\">david_roberts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/helenwalters.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/21\/design-thinking-wont-save-you\">Design Thinking Won\u2019t Save You \u00ab Helen Walters<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Helen Walters on design thinking:<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nJust as design thinking does not replace the need for design specialists, nor does it magically appear out of some black box. Design thinking isn\u2019t fairy dust. It\u2019s a tool to be used appropriately. It might help to illuminate an answer but it is not the answer in and of itself.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it turns up insights galore, and there is real value and skill to be had from synthesizing the messy, chaotic, confusing and often contradictory intellect of experts gathered from different fields to tackle a particularly thorny problem. That\u2019s all part of design thinking.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/helen_walters\">helen_walters<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/design_thinking\">design_thinking<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lifechngr.com\/2011\/04\/11\/david-kelley-on-designing-curious-employees\">David Kelley on Designing Curious Employees \u00ab lifechngr<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Really like this, have experienced it myself.<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nPart of your mission is teaching \u201ccreative confidence.\u201d What does that mean and how do you do that?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s pretty amazing to watch. Students come in and say, \u201cOh I\u2019m not creative.\u201d That just makes my skin crawl. I really think everybody is creative. There are just some blocks in the way. Lots of CEOs, when I go in their office they say, \u201cGeez, you\u2019re so creative and I\u2019m not a creative person.\u201d It\u2019s not that I\u2019m creative and they\u2019re not. I need to unlock that. The best way to unlock that is to give them creative confidence. Sometimes it\u2019s getting them to be able to stand up and draw stick figures. Sometimes it has to do with getting them to make their strategic plan visual. But the main thing is you have to give them an experience. Creative confidence comes from us teaching organizations, individuals, CEOs, students, or whoever, a methodology. We call it \u201cdesign thinking\u201d but it\u2019s really an innovation methodology. It\u2019s a little prescribed, but that makes them feel more comfortable because they have this kind of step-by-step approach. It takes them down the path of doing a project and then there\u2019s this moment where they realize that they\u2019ve come up with ideas a lot better than what they would have come up with using their normal method. All they have to do is be mindful of that methodology and continually improve it.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/ideo\">ideo<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/david_kelley\">david_kelley<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/creativity\">creativity<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/ideas\">ideas<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/design_thinking\">design_thinking<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postmasterclass.com\/index.php\">Washington Post MasterClass, Washington Post Online Courses<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">This is really fascinating: Washington Post journalists acting as online teachers. Interesting melding of online\/distributed learning, claims to expertise-ism, and attempts by old media to find new business \/ profit models. Fascinating.<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nPrestigious. Washington Post MasterClasses are written by Washington Post experts renowned in their fields, many of them Pulitzer Prize and major award-winning journalists.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/washington_post\">washington_post<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/journalism\">journalism<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/online_learning\">online_learning<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/distributed_education\">distributed_education<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/business_model\">business_model<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/m.theatlantic.com\/business\/archive\/2011\/06\/our-upside-down-workforce\/240256\">Our Upside-Down Workforce &#8211; Atlantic Mobile<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">It&#8217;s very interesting when you fall into one end of this demographic, &#8230;while your own children fall into the other. Interesting times&#8230;<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nStudents now finishing their schooling&#8211;the class of 2011&#8211;are confronting a youth unemployment rate above 17 percent. The problem is compounding itself as those collecting high school or college degrees jostle for jobs with recent graduates still lacking steady work. &#8220;The biggest problem they face is, they are still competing with the class of 2010, 2009, and 2008,&#8221; says Matthew Segal, cofounder of Our Time, an advocacy group for young people.<\/p>\n<p>At the other end, millions of graying baby boomers&#8211;the class of 1967&#8211;are working longer than they intended because the financial meltdown vaporized the value of their homes and 401(k) plans. For every member of the millennial generation frustrated that she can&#8217;t start a career, there may be a baby boomer frustrated that he can&#8217;t end one.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/atlantic_monthly\">atlantic_monthly<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/workforce\">workforce<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/unemployment\">unemployment<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/socialcritique\">socialcritique<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/activists-cry-foul-over-fbi-probe\/2011\/06\/09\/AGPRskTH_story.html\">Activists cry foul over FBI probe &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">This is unreal. I fear for my country.<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nThe search was part of a mysterious, ongoing nationwide terrorism investigation with an unusual target: prominent peace activists and politically active labor organizers.<\/p>\n<p>The probe \u2014 involving subpoenas to 23 people and raids of seven homes last fall \u2014 has triggered a high-powered protest against the Department of Justice and, in the process, could create some political discomfort for President Obama with his union supporters as he gears up for his reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The apparent targets are concentrated in the Midwest, including Chicagoans who crossed paths with Obama when he was a young state senator and some who have been active in labor unions that supported his political rise.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators, according to search warrants, documents and interviews, are examining possible \u201cmaterial support\u201d for Colombian and Palestinian groups designated by the U.S. government as terrorists.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/america\">america<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/politics\">politics<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/fbi\">fbi<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/terrorism\">terrorism<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/justice\">justice<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/resistance\">resistance<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/magazine\/201106\/the-way-i-work-david-karp-of-tumblr.html\">The Way I Work: David Karp of Tumblr<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Can&#8217;t say I disagree&#8230;<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nI think appointments are caustic to creativity.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<br \/>\n(Aside from the above, lots of other good stuff in this article. Go read.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/tumblr\">tumblr<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/david_karp\">david_karp<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/gtd\">gtd<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/productivity\">productivity<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flavorwire.com\/186423\/folsom-prison-blues-vintage-mug-shots-of-musicians\">Flavorwire \u00bb Folsom Prison Blues: Vintage Mug Shots of Musicians<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Quite an interesting series of photographs (mugshots)&#8230;<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\n&#8230;musicians seem to land themselves in a little bit more trouble than people of other professions. Maybe it\u2019s because they\u2019re living the high life, thinking they can get away with it all, or maybe they\u2019re just negatively influenced by their surroundings, but we think it probably has something to do with the same personality trait that makes them want to be performers in the first place. Just a theory, though. In any event, we were inspired to dig up a few vintage mugshots of famous musicians, many of which are actually quite beautiful in and of themselves, although that could just be Sinatra\u2019s good looks shining through.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<br \/>\nJimi Hendrix looks extremely dignified and intelligent in his &#8216;mugshots.&#8217; Statesmanlike. A shame he died young.<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/flavorwire\">flavorwire<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/mugshots\">mugshots<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/photography\">photography<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/musicians\">musicians<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/celebrities\">celebrities<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/prison\">prison<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2011\/06\/07\/steve-jobs-cupertino\">Jobs To Cupertino: We Want A Spaceship-Shaped, 12K Capacity Building As Our New Apple Campus<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">I wouldn&#8217;t say Jobs responded &#8220;shyly&#8221; &#8211; more like &#8220;slyly,&#8221; which is appropriate to silly attempts by councilors at extorting amenities where they don&#8217;t belong&#8230;<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nThe individual members of the Cupertino City Council seemed like they were in awe the entire time the infamously charismatic Apple CEO spoke (which isn\u2019t surprising), asking Jobs for free Wifi and iPads for constituents as well as for an Apple store that\u2019s actually in Cupertino and not in the Valley or Los Gatos. Jobs shyly responded to the requests, \u201cI think we bring a lot more than free Wifi.\u201d<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/apple\">apple<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/steve_jobs\">steve_jobs<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/architecture\">architecture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theawl.com\/2011\/05\/wikipedia-and-the-death-of-the-expert\">Wikipedia And The Death Of The Expert | The Awl<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">QUOTE<br \/>\n&#8220;Wikipedia is forcing people to accept the stone-cold bummer that knowledge is produced and constructed by argument rather than by divine inspiration.&#8221;<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/wikipedia\">wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"diigo-ps\">Posted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\">Diigo<\/a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life expectancy in the U.S. varies widely by region and in some places is decreasing &#8211; The Washington Post Health care is local. 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