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Each child was invited into a separate room to draw for 6 minutes then afterwards either given their reward or not depending on the condition. Then, over the next few days, the children were watched through one-way mirrors to see how much they would continue drawing of their own accord. The graph below shows the percentage of time they spent drawing by experimental condition:

This is an interesting article talking about some recent research having to do with intrinsic and extrinsic motivators.

I would have expected the “Surprise Reward” group to do better than the “No Reward” group, but according to the article (and the graph above) there was no statistically significant difference.

BIG CREEK, Ky. — The manager of a part-time census taker who died under mysterious circumstances in southeastern Kentucky says other workers are requesting to visit houses in teams rather than alone.

Wayne Hatcher is regional director of the U.S. Census Bureau’s office in Charlotte, N.C.

He was at a memorial Sunday in the Daniel Boone National Forest near the spot Bill Sparkman’s body was found one month ago with the word “Fed” scrawled on his chest, likely in pen. Sparkman was tied to a tree with a rope around his neck.

An autopsy has concluded Sparkman died of asphyxiation. However, authorities are saying little else about his death, even whether it was a murder, suicide or accident.

Hatcher says door-to-door visits in Clay County are suspended until more information is known.

Murder, suicide, or accident? Really?!? Come on.

I’ll do a quick write up once I’m finished.

iPhone support is said to be less resource-intensive by comparison, for instance offloading many sync requirements on Apple. The sales executive explains that one client recently switched all of its 400 workers to the iPhone as a part of cost-cutting measures.

Apple’s hard sell: “We’re less expensive to support.”

“I don’t need maternity care,” said Jon Kyl, Republican of Arizona, during health care discussions. “Your mom probably did,” replied Debbie Stabenow, Democrat of Michigan.

Making a good point while also taking a joke to new heights. Well played, Debbie.

The bleeps make all the difference.

It’s incredible to think of his humble beginnings.

I believe it is imperative that the FCC address this. I’m glad to see some progress in this arena. Technology is fast and the government can no longer pretend to keep up.

This presentation puts together informative and unique visuals with surprising stats in under 5 minutes.

The landscape is certainly changing in many industries due to this thing called the internet. How will it impact you, your job, your community, your company?