Previous articles in the series:
Flagstack: Introduction
Flagstack: Captured, System, 1st, 12/07/2016
Showing posts with label 21st Century. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 21st Century. Show all posts
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Flagstack: First Badge Earned, First Flag
First badge earned after capture of first flag:
Previous articles in the series:
Flagstack: Introduction
Flagstack: Captured, System, 1st, 12/07/2016
Previous articles in the series:
Flagstack: Introduction
Flagstack: Captured, System, 1st, 12/07/2016
Flagstack: Introduction
There is a new GPS navigation game. It is called Flagstack. It is a 21st Century version of Capture the Flag that has been played by generations of adults and children. This new version of the old game has become engrained into American culture. Game play is something that has been going on before the United States was a country. This is the next evolution of a game from the past.
This series will show photos of the areas and locations of flags captured and deployed by the blog author.
Web Site: Flagstack
This series will show photos of the areas and locations of flags captured and deployed by the blog author.
Web Site: Flagstack
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Fairview Heritage School
On the north side of Sioux City, Iowa is the Fairview Heritage school. Built and used in the 19th Century it is one of Sioux City's first early schools and is used today to teach 21st Century school students about the one room school houses of the past.
Friday, July 18, 2014
An aversion to attributing a quote to the wrong person.
There are a lot of famous quotes that have been made by now historically famous people. However some of these historic figures never said some of the quotes they are thought to have said.
As mentioned in the previous article there is no reason this should be happening in the 21st Century with the correct information literally at our fingertips.
Attributing certain quotes to historic figures really needs to stop, and the history books need to be rewritten with the correct information.
Here are some classic examples:
People think Voltaire said: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." He never made this statement. The quote was made by Evelyn Beatrice Hall a century later.
Another misquoted person is Mark Twain. He is thought to have said "The only two certainties in life are death and taxes." When in fact he never made this statement. Different versions of the quote were written both by Christopher Bullock and Edward Ward.
Another is this quote: "There’s a sucker born every minute" thought to have been made by PT Barnum. The quote was made by one of his competitors.
When people attribute quotes to historic figures they need to get their facts straight and make the person actually made the statement.
Previous articles in the series:
An aversion to using historic quotes for financial gain.
An aversion to incorrectly stating historically famous quotes.
As mentioned in the previous article there is no reason this should be happening in the 21st Century with the correct information literally at our fingertips.
Attributing certain quotes to historic figures really needs to stop, and the history books need to be rewritten with the correct information.
Here are some classic examples:
People think Voltaire said: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." He never made this statement. The quote was made by Evelyn Beatrice Hall a century later.
Another misquoted person is Mark Twain. He is thought to have said "The only two certainties in life are death and taxes." When in fact he never made this statement. Different versions of the quote were written both by Christopher Bullock and Edward Ward.
Another is this quote: "There’s a sucker born every minute" thought to have been made by PT Barnum. The quote was made by one of his competitors.
When people attribute quotes to historic figures they need to get their facts straight and make the person actually made the statement.
Previous articles in the series:
An aversion to using historic quotes for financial gain.
An aversion to incorrectly stating historically famous quotes.
An aversion to incorrectly stating historically famous quotes.
People often like to state a famous historic quote to emphasize a point. While this is usually OK, unless the quote is being used for financial gain, far to often people state the quote incorrectly.
This should never happen, especially in the 21st Century. This is a time where information is literally at our fingertips. People can literally look up the famous quote they want to use in a matter of minutes if not seconds from their smartphone, tablet, and other portable devices. Most people carry at least one type of these devices with them everywhere they go. The demographic that now use these devices range from 80+ yr old grandparents to a 5yr old child.
Some classic examples are these quotes, correctly stated in this article, (the correct quote is in italics):
" Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." This was stated by George Santayana. The most common incorrect quote used is this one: "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
Another incorrectly stated quote is this one: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." This was stated by Nathan Hale before he was executed by the British during the American Revolution. When people use this quote they leave entire words out and add words that are part of the original quote which can change its meaning.
Previous articles in the series:
An aversion to using historic quotes for financial gain.
This should never happen, especially in the 21st Century. This is a time where information is literally at our fingertips. People can literally look up the famous quote they want to use in a matter of minutes if not seconds from their smartphone, tablet, and other portable devices. Most people carry at least one type of these devices with them everywhere they go. The demographic that now use these devices range from 80+ yr old grandparents to a 5yr old child.
Some classic examples are these quotes, correctly stated in this article, (the correct quote is in italics):
" Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." This was stated by George Santayana. The most common incorrect quote used is this one: "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
Another incorrectly stated quote is this one: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." This was stated by Nathan Hale before he was executed by the British during the American Revolution. When people use this quote they leave entire words out and add words that are part of the original quote which can change its meaning.
Previous articles in the series:
An aversion to using historic quotes for financial gain.
Monday, May 27, 2013
F & M Bank Building
A third example of 21st Century Prairie School Architecture in South Sioux City, Nebraska is the F & M Bank building. It also has a mural that represents a piece of important American history on it as well.
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South Sioux City Public Library
Like the city hall in South Sioux City, Nebraska, the new public library stands as a beautiful example of 21st Century Prairie School Architecture. Project Portfolio - Public and Institutional, South Sioux City Library, South Sioux City, Nebraska
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South City City Hall
Completed and opened in 2003 the new South Sioux City City Hall building, located at 1615 1st Avenue South Sioux City, NE, stands as a beautiful example of Prairie School Architecture used in the 21st Century.
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