29 Marbles

I don’t have a lot of details, but heard this in the local headlines on KWMU this morning. Just a couple of links on Google News, I expect more over the next few days (weeks)? From the Joplin Globe:

A statewide commission on autism spectrum disorders will be assembled and, by July 1 of next year, will produce a plan for Missouri to offer treatment, training and other services.

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The commission will be made up of representatives from the General Assembly, health-related state agencies and autism-related organizations, and parents. Kinder was filling in for Gov. Matt Blunt, who is out of state.

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Kinder spokesman Gary McElyea said members of the state commission should be chosen fairly quickly.

As you might imagine, there is a lot of disagreement about what exactly the commission should do, what should be its priorities, blah blah. I applaud the gesture, and the intent, of the commission, but I’ll withhold any real assessment until I see what they actually plan to do.

If you (or a friend) enjoy watching the titles on movies or TV shows even better than watching the show itself, check out The Art of the Title Sequence. Mostly just a collection of some of the best title sequences (quality over quantity), but the authors do throw in a bit of analysis as well. (Personally, I could watch them all day!)

Found via xBlog: The visual thinking weblog.

I came across the following quote from author Vladimir Nabakov, used in Edmonds’ and Eidinow’s book Bobby Fischer Goes to War:

There is nothing abnormal about a chess player being abnormal. This is normal.

Just seemed like something I should post.