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The Guardian – Smartphone Camera Comparison | By Dan Rubin
Dan Rubin, Instagram aficionado and editor-at-large of the Photographic Journal, has released a review of the camera quality of four of the market's high-end smartphones to aid our search for snap-and-shoot's finest. Featured in The Guardian, the video tests the Apple iPhone 5S, the Samsung Galaxy S4 … READ MORE
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Joachim Comments: You should be looking at the giant sore on my lip!
Published 1974
18 Responses to "Masque of a Savage Mandarin"
David Cowie Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 9:23 amThe first thing I did was count the fingers and toes.
Doctor Cleaver has very sharp nails on his only foot (how does he stand upright?) but not on his hands. -
THX 1138 Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 10:20 am"Hey, you're not R.D. Laing!"
David Cowie Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 12:07 pmAnd blue and orange contrast now goes back to 1974!
Darren Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 12:38 pmIs that Jack Nicholson?
Tom Noir Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 1:33 pm"Now I will cut the demon in ha – hey, does anyone smell something burning?"
Jerk of all Trades Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 3:28 pmSo did the "patient", or whatever he is, lose his mind after being levitated naked and in he fetal position by some demonic doctor, or after said doctor chopped garlic on his noggin?
Joachim Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 4:06 pmaccording to sf encyclopedia "The deracinated protagonist of Masque of a Savage Mandarin (1969) takes symbolic revenge upon the world via the systematic destruction – by electromagnetic Rays resembling microwave radiation – of a hapless innocent's brain"
Tat Wood Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 4:32 pm@Darren: I think it's Billy Bob Thornton wreaking revenge on Brad Pitt during the filming of 'Benjamin Button'. He's clutching the phial of Angelina's blood with his left hand.
The levitating patient's head is so misplaced I thought it was a CS Lewis placed over something a bit ruder.
fred Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 5:02 pm"Paging Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard."
A.R.Yngve Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 7:38 pmVisit California long enough, and you WILL come across people doing this for real.
Joachim Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 7:59 pmThose really are the lamest horns on his patient's head — as stupid looking as Naomi Wildman's ridges in Star Trek : Voyager
Phil Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 8:29 pmHorns? I thought someone had cracked an egg on his noggin.
This is another example of that delightful genre, the cover picture that gets funnier and funnier the further down the page you scroll. It starts off as just a maniac with a cleaver and a split lip… evolves into an attack on a lunatic with eggshell above his crossed eyes… who develops into a levitator… and finally reveals the clawed foot of the attacker. Good Show, Sir!
Yoss Says:
December 10th, 2012 at 10:32 pmI'm rooting for the guy with the cleaver.
Anti-Sceptic Says:
December 11th, 2012 at 6:25 pmWhy does the loopy-looking-floating-guy-with-a-cracked-egg-on-his-head look like he's enjoying himself?
FearofMusic Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 6:43 amEwww..a truly awful bit of dross. Which one is the Mandarin? Neither looks oriental, and neithet appears to be wearing a mask (or masque). Unknown artist? What,, no one proudly claims this masterpiece? Finest example of a floating baby/man ever and Anonymous gets the credit?
Tom Noir Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 2:56 pmThis website (http://ski-ffy.blogspot.com/2011/12/masque-of-savage-mandarin.html) suggests that the artist might be Bob Haberfield.
ecthroi Says:
December 15th, 2012 at 3:00 pmno has noticed the doctor's foot?
look, look at the doctor's foot.
David Cowie Says:
December 16th, 2012 at 10:52 pm@ ecthroi #17: see the first comment.

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For me, as a college writing teacher, paying attention to the ways in which people embody learning means
One prominent thread in Human Development concerns "constructivist" education--essentially, classroom situations in which students are encouraged to be active co-creators (rather than passive receptacles or mimics) of "knowledge." A central term in this research is Experiential Learning ("EL"), a pedagogy that involves students in a "direct encounter with the phenomena being studied rather than merely thinking about the encounter, or only considering the possibility of doing something about it" (Smith 2005). The EL approach attempts to balance expert and novice contributions to understanding by giving more emphasis to students than to information: The process typically proceeds as follows:
Though not designed to be linear, the EL process, by virtue of beginning with activities and ending with abstraction and (see above: non-emotional) reflection, does seem to construct knowledge within an Enlightenment "rationality," a narrow conception of what it means to make sense of the world. As Tara Fenwick explains, the way the written reflection is often structured in EL pedagogies While there is obvious value in giving students "something to do" besides be passive spectators/note-takers, the downside to EL, as Fenwick explains, is that in some applications it "depersonalizes" the learner and "decontextualizes" the learning, leaving the focus where it has always been in traditional schooling: on what students (conceived uniformly as apprentice thinkers) can do with disciplinary knowledge. It is useful to think of embodied learning ("M-BOD"), as Gee conceives it, as a dimension of EL since the pedagogy constructs learning as active and interactive, but it would be a mistake to conflate the concepts. M-BOD is a framework, a set of principles, for understanding how people become motivated to engage and re-engage cognitively challenging tasks--to "practice" at something--but this is not thinkable as an operation of (again in Fenwick's words) an "autonomous rational knowledge-making self, disembodied, rising above the dynamics and contingency of experience." Condensing and simplifying some of Gee's ideas, I came up with the hypothesis that practice is pleasurable when it involves people in making choices that reward them somehow--choices about EL, as the following illustration shows, does pose opportunities for people to make rewarding choices. In general, people "embody learning" in the institutional setting of school by fitting into social relationships (hierarchal differences) and knowledge paradigms (what counts as useful contribution, evidence, beauty?). EL pedagogies are sometimes really effective at demystifying those relationships and paradigms so as to make a little room for students to find their own creative and critical agencies, to embody learning in the particular way that Gee discusses, but too much empahsis on "applying" expert knowledge to fledgling experience ends up reassigning everyone their proper place. A considerable part of the experieinces in literacy and learning that students arrive in the colege classroom with are shaped by primary and secondary school contexts (whether they tend towards TS, EL or M-BOD), but there's more to the story and the subjectivty of learning and literacy than school. Ludology, the study of games, offers valuable insights on where/how/why challenges become (i.e, are designed to be) engaging. Many studies of play tend to approach the subject developmentally--as an index of a child or civilization's maturity. Parten classifies play according to social involvement: onlooker play, solitary play, paraellel play, and group play. Piaget identifies different stages of play appropriate to different ages: functional (physical), pretend/make-believe, and games with rules. Caillois suggests that the development of a child's play parallels the advancement of a civilization, with babies and primitive cultures practicing paidia (disruptive and pointless frolick) while older people and advanced socieites finding their enjoyment in ludos (the mastery of "conventions and techniques" in games). Lever finds that boys and girls play differently in a number of ways that seem to codify or reinforce gender dichotomy:
The sociological or anthropological approach to play is useful for theorizing learning because it reveals that playing is as much about relating to others (experiencing an interdepednent identity) as it is about shaping outcomes (making decisions). It is important, however, not to oversimplify the social implications of play, to construct it either as a complete break from, or rehersal for, what is presupposed to be ordinary life/culture. One of the most famous theorists of play, Huizinga, assigns play a radical subjectivity: A recent cultural critic, Pat Kane, echoes Huizinga's notion of play as counter-culture in his manifesto, The Play Ethic, It may also be valuable to leave aside developmental categories and social generalizations of play in order to focus, as Jesper Juul argues, on games rather than "the players who play them" (11). For exmaple, if we approach children playing games expecting to find gender inscribed into every aspect of the play, then we tend to see all decisions as driven by emotional proclivities. People have taken Caillois' categorization of games into agon (compettion), alea (chance), mimicry (make-believe) and ilinx (vertigo) as the basis of understand why girls' games tend towards mimicry and boys towards agon, but Juul observes that many games present not choices between agon and mimicry (etc) but rather varying design principles that include competition, chance, etc (10). Much has been made of the fact that most video games "encourage demonizing the opponent" (Koster) and if we've already decided that this is a stereotypical masculine way of relating/playing, then we might ignore, as Stephen Johnson argues, that "its not what you're thinking about when you're playing a [video] game, it's the way you're thinking that matters" (4). He continues: What Johnson describes here the "collateral learning of playing" others call "gameplay". Juul explains: Game theory encourages us to approach the question of how practice becomes pleasurable by attending to both gameplay (which Meir explains in terms of choices that result in different outcomes and Johnson explains in terms of the problem-solving modes of probing and telescoping) and participatory culture, what Jenkins defines as a social environment
In the following analysis of my son's card game, I draw on the broad conclusions I've reached in situating M-BOD in relation to EL and Game Theory, but my focus is on how the game illustrates several of Gee's learning principles. |
One: Situating Embodied Learning
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Sun, Sep 7, 08 at 23:01
I was telling my sister about someone who had painted lady bug bowling balls so she rounded up some for me to paint. Don't know who painted some kinda like these, but they were fun to paint.
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- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Mon, Sep 8, 08 at 2:28
Hi Phonegirl, I've seen some of the ladybug bowling balls over on the garden junk forum. You did some cute faces and such nice straight lines too. Did you use tape to section it off? I've got a couple of bowling balls waiting for me to do something with them. I really should try one of these. TFS. Luvs |
How cute. You did a great job on them. Love the little faces and they are all just a little different expressions. Yes, do tell how you got your lines so straight. And what are you going to do with them now? Are they all for your garden or are you giving them as gifts? ~Anj |
- Posted by paintgirl2008 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 8, 08 at 11:29
Those are soooo cute! Such sweet faces! I am always amazed what people can do. Did you use regular acrylic paint? Keep posting-your projects are wonderful as well as all the others on here.So many talented people. Blessings! |
I painted of the bowling balls with outdoor paint. I used paint tape to make some of the lines straighter. I didn't tape to start off because I didn't know if they would be anything I'd like. Glad you enjoyed looking at them. Luvs, you should try painting some if you have balls. I would like to paint some as other critters but have to take time to figure out how to create them. I'm painting a message center for my GD and also a chair to match. I'll post a pic when I finish. Keep posting as I enjoy seeing all your projects. |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Thu, Sep 11, 08 at 17:08
Can't wait to see your message center and chair, sounds like a neat idea. If you go to the Garden Junk forum and type Bowling balls in the search box, you will see several different ones. You might really like the bumble bee one. I also liked the one with rubber lizards glued on and spray painted. Lots of things we can have fun with, right? Luvs |
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What is the most incompetent thing you seen a fellow nurse do? - page 8
There were two patients in a double room on a 38 bed tele floor. One was an old fart with a sick heart an the other was a 35 year old male who was in an MVA being observed for a myocardial... Read More
0Jun 13, '02 by Heather333This is from personal experience...My husband was admitted w/ A-fib and was ordered Dig 0.5mg IVP x2 as a loading dose. He did not get up till his room until late and was asleep when the night nurse came in to give his meds (she hadn't bothered to assess him first). His normal resting heart rate is high 30's to low 40's. This nurse was about to push the dig when I asked her "Aren't you going to check his apical pulse first?"She replied "Well, he's on tele anyway." My husband was 24 and this is the first time he had ever had this med. Isn't there a litttle thing called ASSESSMENT?
0Jun 13, '02 by Amy ER NurseMy hubby was admitted with new onset a-fib last summer (33 years old). The night nurse came in when we finally got to the floor at 3am and did his assessment. She asked alot of questions, but never put a stethascope to his chest, or even checked a radial pulse for that matter. Later the med nurse came in and told my husband "I have your blood pressure medicine". My husband told her that he does't take any meds, and his B/P was low in the ER. (My husband said the way she worded it made it sound like it was a routine med for him, and that is why he said that he doesn't take any meds, meaning ROUTINE meds). Before I had a chance to say anything she snapped "well, you can REFUSE the medicine if you want too!" I called down to the ER (I worked in that hosp. ER at the time) and asked the nurse taking care of him there if the doc ordered B/P meds, and he said NO! the B/P was low. Then said, oh, he did order Lopressor, but more for the rhythm. When the cardiologist came in, I told him that my husband was not trying to be difficult or refuse meds, but the nurse didn't attempt to see what the med was prescribed for. The doc said, "well, half these nurses around here don't know what they are giving or why!"
0Jun 13, '02 by Heather333Amy ER NUrse,
Glad to know that I'm not alone! If I'm ever sick and have to be in the hospital, I'm going to make sure I have another nurse there. You never know what's going to happen. Sad, isn't it? -
0Jun 13, '02 by Amy ER NurseSo true! Just last night in the ER where I work now the ER doc said she called the pts pvt MD and he ordered TRIAVIL 3cc, but she was not sure how he wanted that administered, so call the pharmacy. I called, and THANK GOD the hospital did not have TRIAVIL in cc's, only PO. About that time the pvt MD came down, and I asked him about the order. He said he ordered TRIDIL (Nitro drip) to be run at 3cchr via pump!!! I thought the ER MD would have been clear on the order the pvt MD gave!!!
0Jun 13, '02 by Heather333Incompetence is everywhere, including hospitals. I work in a teaching hospital... I wonder how some of these residents ever got through med school. Very, very scary.
0Jun 13, '02 by Brownms46Originally posted by Amy ER Nurse
So true! Just last night in the ER where I work now the ER doc said she called the pts pvt MD and he ordered TRIAVIL 3cc, but she was not sure how he wanted that administered, so call the pharmacy. I called, and THANK GOD the hospital did not have TRIAVIL in cc's, only PO. About that time the pvt MD came down, and I asked him about the order. He said he ordered TRIDIL (Nitro drip) to be run at 3cchr via pump!!! I thought the ER MD would have been clear on the order the pvt MD gave!!! -
0Jun 15, '02 by NotReady4PrimeTime, RN Senior ModeratorSome of the blame for incidents like the Triavil/Tridil one must lie with the drug companies. New drugs coming on the market are being given proprietary names that are too similar in both spelling and sound to already existing drugs. One way around this potentially disastrous little conundrum is to create a policy whereby physicians must order all meds by the generic name, although this isn't totally without risk either. Fluoxetine/fluvoxamine is just one example of a possible mix-up there. Physicians are notorious for illegible handwriting, so maybe computerized charting will reduce some of these errors. I just thank God that nurses are the questioning sort and don't hesitate to clarify seemingly incongruous orders! Think of all the folks who never know they had a close call.
0Jun 15, '02 by eagleRNOriginally posted by mario_ragucci
I've only worked in a hospital as a cna now for almost 2 months. I went two months before coming to the worst I've seen. My mouth activaed, and I started bad feelings on nurses part, and nurse wound up bad mouthing me and ??.
Pt is young guy recovering from rollover auto accident, head trauma+ body. I am a sitter, and the night before he pulled out his trach. Then his foley was removed. He's a nice young guy, his mom spent time with him, but the nurse rarely came in, said they just got back from vacation, and the sentences were broken when she spoke. by days end, the poor guy scratched his head wound (lil blood) and keeps trying to stand up to urinate (like a male would) after having the foley removed.
In CNA school, and in nursing school so far, the use of restraints is mentioned often as a last resort. They say you need a DR's order every time. So I am conditioned to believe yewd need a dr. to come in and say put them on. They really emphasize restraints are last resort.
Nurse makes a cameo appearance in the room, sees a little blood on his hand, and over reacts. She starts drilling me about not noticing it. Pt tried to stand up (he can't too well) and the nurse starts barking about putting him in restraints. Her voice and demenour were bad. I just said one word, "threat" and she left the room in a tizzy angry at me.
I think if your gonna use restraints, for a patients own good, you should just puttem on and not talk about it. And not threaten their use. The nurse had no empathy for this patient at all.
All these stories are very interesting, and I learn much from reading them. The vocabulary I reap is what I am thanking you for, and the introduction of various scenarios as well. I can not feign to understand all the drug names and proceedural descriptions, but I am loving to imagine.
If you use restraints you have to have a dr.s order, always. The order has to read the reason for the restraint, and that you loosen it Q 2 hrs and at meal times, and a restraint order is only good for 24 hours. But it can be written the same way the next day. It's ALWAYS prudent to check with the family before the restraint order, it could save you and the facility alot of headaches and possible law suits. -
0Jun 15, '02 by Brownms46First of all....I have thought about this since I posted...and what the post referred to should not, have really resulted in a problem. As I'm sure it would have become evident...for many reasons. One when the drug arrived...I'm very sure...all would have known it was the incorrect durg..whether it came in cc's or not. Because any pt needing Nitro, was there for something cardiac, and would have been IV and not PO. I'm sure the ER MD would not have been calling the PMD for anything requiring a po med.....especially one needing nitro! And upon receiving a po med..the confusion would have been clear. Or.... upon receiving something odd from pharmacy. I think pharmacy would have become suspect also if they received an order for such a med from the ER. JMHO
I agree that similar sounding drugs can be confusing...but all the more need to repeat an order back to the person ordering it. I once wasn't sure what a MD was ordering over the phone...so I had him spell it! If I'm not sure what a med is..either generic or brand name...I look it up! These are the best ways to keep confusion down. And yes.... nurses and doctors need to have questioning minds. Never just think you heard someone correctly...KNOW!


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DD is making a nature frame for her BF and she wants to glue real leafs to the frame that she collected from their nature trail. What kind should she be using? Thanks... |
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I am not sure real leaves will stick and last. You might have to spray with clear varnish, etc first. I think as the leaves dry, they will crumble. I the fit inside the frame, she might try a spray on glue, making sure the entire back is covered, but again, once they dry, they will crumble. There is a flower preservtive and sold by craft shows, but even then they don't last very long. I would suggest the plastic ones from Walmart, craft stores etc. |
- Posted by kudzukween (My Page) on Tue, Nov 18, 08 at 21:11
Try putting the real leaves under the glass,maybe decoupage a photo of the two of them together, with leaves and beads or small things from the nature walk. |
I've boughten preserved leaves in the past, they used glycerin, it works well on ferns & I think maple leaves . They are pliable & keep for several yrs. I would go with pods, nuts or acorns twigs tiny pinecones or cut larger ones in to flat rosettes. These can be glued to wood or plastic frame with regular Elmer's glue or with hot glue gun. That would last long time. Leaves will get dusty & break, could get some good looking ones in silk, wouldn't need but 1 stem of them to use & place these leaves on frame & finish with the other items. Some silk stems of leaves are very real looking! Jan |
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If you live or plan to be in or near Amsterdam in the second week of January you may want to take note of this one-of-a-kind free event totally designed around the topic of curation. "The Art of Curation" will take off on Wed the 14th from 5pm highlighted by a line-up of short-presentations focusing on different aspects of content curation, from the legal to the educational and commercial ones.
The strategic relevance of content curation in the future of online information, search, learning and education is the focus of my closing presentation, where I will also showcase 10+ examples of online projects that represent tangible examples of how curation can also be an economically sustainable activity.
Why you may want not to miss this opportunity if you are into *content curation*? - the place and the people already signed up are worth the time - it looks like there may be good networking opportunities - you never say no to free food and drinks when offered - I'll be there The event is free for everyone to attend. N.B.: If you plan to participate you are kindly invited to reserve your seat. More info: http://zeef.org/events/art-content-curation/
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December 29, 2014 11:28 AM
in the past few days, I was wondering if such events were organized in Europe. I have the answer! Do you know if similar meetings have been taking place in universities?
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December 30, 2014 3:53 AM
Hello Gilbert, yes there have been and there will be many events focusing on this topic inside academic institutions. Here a few links that you may find useful:
https://datacure.uoregon.edu/ http://curatecamp.org/ http://www.epay.ed.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&catid=96&prodid=1692 http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/international-digital-curation-conference-idcc http://www.julac.org/?event=uiuc-gslis-hku-data-curation-spring-institute-co-ordinated-by-julac
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December 30, 2014 4:49 AM
Thanks Robin! Indeed a lot of meetings on data curation by scientists and library professionals. My concern relates more to what we are doing with Scoop.it, content curation, content meaning scientific information in published papers or grey literature. HappyHolidays
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The new Google Bookmark Manager got me impressed. You may call it the Pinterest for Bookmarks or the new Pearltrees for browser favorites, but notwithstanding your preference this is a true valuable curation tool to take note of. The new release from Google is not just a great visual bookmarking tool for anyone using the Chrome browser, but it doubles up also as a great content curation publishing tool and under a hood of simplicity it packs lots of great, immediately useful features. N.B.: The new Bookmark Manager is not yet integrated with the Google Bookmarks service - https://www.google.com/bookmarks/ - keeping, for now, your browser bookmarks and the ones stored in the Google cloud two separate entities.
More info: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95714?hl=en
GIANFRANCO MARINI's curator insight,
November 5, 2014 3:08 PM
The Google Bookmark manager è un sistema per gestire i bookmark che assomiglia per certi versi a Pinterest, in quanto si configura come uno strumento visuale. E' possibile in modo molto semplice ordinare le pagine che ci interessano, poiché il sistema di gestione è integrato nel browser. Il funzionamento è simile a Pearltrees, si creano cartelle, entro le quali è possibile o creare altre cartelle per classificare in modo più preciso e dettagliato i nostri segnalibri, o si salvano i segnalibri dai quali sarà poi possibile accedere alle pagine. E' possibile editare le cartelle e i bookmarks personalizzandoli (nome, descrizione, annotazioni, pubblico/privato, ecc.). E' possibile condividere le cartelle rendendole pubbliche. Si tratta di un interessante strumento di content curation che può rivelarsi molto utile per tenere sotto controllo il sovraccarico informativo cui si è costantemente esposti navigando in rete. Per installare questa funzionalità occorre attivarla dal chrome web store a questo indirizzo https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bookmark-manager/gmlllbghnfkpflemihljekbapjopfjik
Lori Wilk's curator insight,
November 9, 2014 1:00 PM
I love tools that can help me #organize what I've got and to be a more #effective #online #business person.
Mr Tozzo's curator insight,
November 28, 2014 6:09 AM
The Best Tool to Collect, Organize & Publish Your Favorite Links - The Google Bookmark Manager
Robin Good's insight:
An inspiring visual homage to the film and video editor, a true curator in his own right. "We are storyteller, and first audience our job is highly complex and rarely understood we sculpt slice shave trim we decide when to re-order when to add time and when to take it away when to tighten and when to let breathe we impose form structure logic We enhance the performance of others (...and correct their mistakes) What we choose to take away is as critical as what we choose to keep Through hundreds of creative, selective and structural decisions and hours of raw material We create jeopardy tension excitement But the less you notice our work The more successful we have been" Inspiring. Truthful. 9/10 Original video: http://vimeo.com/90125079 Direction, Design, Animation – Dave Penn vimeo.com/sxfngrs
Jimena Acebes Sevilla's curator insight,
October 18, 2014 6:30 PM
Bello video que muestra la labor del editor de videos o películas comparándola, con la del curador de contenido.
Robin Good's insight:
Vyer Films is a unique online film subscription service which scouts, curates and streams unique, rare author films, impossible to get to outside of international film festivals. Vyer unique talent is in creating context around each new feature film it decides to showcase by providing interviews, collateral material and other stuff that can help the viewer get a deeper and broader understanding of what the film and its authors are about. Josh Johnson, a filmmaker, head of acquisitions at Vyer, doesn't go to festivals but leverages the immense quantity of information already available online to find new interesting films to feature. For just $20 per month, you gain access to Vyer Films' entire catalogue, along with each new release, and every feature. Should you choose to unsubscribe, you will still be able to watch any film released over the course of your subscription. A great, time-saving quality resource for non-commercial film lovers looking not to waste their time browsing a huge catalogue of titles but to find someone who can help them discover and appreciate new film gems. Find out more about it: http://www.vyerfilms.com/ Check this interview with found KC McLeod by NoFilmSchool: http://nofilmschool.com/2014/08/vyer-films-gives-glimpse-future-curation-indies/ Sign-up: http://www.vyerfilms.com/sign-up.php Catalogue: http://www.vyerfilms.com/catalogue.php
Mr Tozzo's curator insight,
August 26, 2014 9:33 AM
Vyer Films Finds, Curates and Streams the Best Independent Films
Robin Good's insight:
HackDesign is a great example of content curation at work. The team of design curators behind this site, targeted at people interested in digital/web design, has curated the very best articles into a series of lessons and the top tools into a well-categorized toolkit. Each lesson is per se a collection of annotated pointers to existing quality articles on the topic, and the tools are individually reviewed and organized across different application areas. The official intro: "We've asked some of the world's best designers to help us curate the best and most useful blogs, books, games, videos, and tutorials that helped them learn critical elements of design. We're organizing them all into a digestible and iterative lesson plan so you can apply this knowledge to your own projects." A model for anyone interested in creating a learning hub on any topic by curating the best content already available online. Must-see. 9/10 Free to use. Check it out now: https://hackdesign.org/ The curators: https://hackdesign.org/curators
Joyce Valenza's curator insight,
October 5, 2014 9:26 AM
Great for high school learning too! Use with art, digital storytelling, web design classes.
Blinkist offers summaries of great nonfiction books' key insights in a made for mobile format. Learn something new every day - on your smartphone, tablet or PC.
Robin Good's insight:
Blinkist offers non-fictions book summaries that allow you to get key insights from any book in less than 15 minutes. "Blinks are powerful bites of insight from outstanding nonfiction. You can read a blink in less than two minutes..." are intended as a beginning of a self-driven path toward learning, rather than a replacement for reading full books. Blinks are all manually handwritten and can be easily accessed and read on any type of device and screen size. A great example of how skilled curation of existing content can not only provide a useful and in-demand service, but make it sustainable too. Free 3-day trial available here: https://www.blinkist.com/en/signup/ Find out more: https://www.blinkist.com/en/ iOS app: http://www.blinkist.com/applink/
Les Howard's curator insight,
July 21, 2014 10:20 AM
Interesting, digital cliff notes. Found myself reading some of the books entirely after this.
Sharise Cunningham's curator insight,
July 22, 2014 6:48 AM
I hate to be a parrot head, but I agree with Robin's insight that this is a neat example of how skilled curation of existing content can provide useful info AND be sustainable too. It also saves YOU time and resources as well.
Robin Good's insight:
Justin Fowler, co-founder of AudioPress, offers valuable insight into what the future of search and curation may be, by providing a relevant and sound pattern to look at: music. He writes on TheNextWeb: "Context is key for music, and that is where services like Songza and Beats Music are picking up tips from FM radio. These services are essentially using algorithms to help people discover new playlists, instead of discovering new songs. This allows for a marriage of both technology and human curation." Accordingly, as time goes by, I expect to see search engines increasingly highlight and direct searchers to quality curators, hubs and on-topic collections and specialized resources, rather than to individual, one-topic-only pages. Search engines will increasingly be gateways to curators and content collections rather than to individual tracks and pages. This will be particularly true especially when you will query a topic, a theme or interest, or better yet, a musical genre. That is, search and discoverability of content will rely more and more on intermediaries that will take on the load to make sense and organize in the best possible way, a specific realm of information (it can be a music genre, or the analysis of a biological topic) rather than - as it happens today - provide a linear list of individual web pages that is supposed to cover that topic. If the music industry, is, like other times before, an early indicator of how things will work out in the future, it makes a lot of sense to expect that the future of content discovery and search will be increasingly in the hands of curators, greatly helped and supported by sophisticated, but hackable and adjustable algorithms. What do you think? Rightful. Indicative of things to come. 8/10 Full article: http://trove.com/me/content/Cc1qT Reading time: 4':20"
Robin Good's insight:
Martin Smith, Chief Revenue Officer at Noodle, has written an interesting article highlighting how the future of universities is about to be completely transformed, and how, similarly to what is happening in the music industry, curators, or those organization acting in such role, will play a dramatically important role in the future of higher education. Key factors that will make this a reality are:
"Universities will be masters of curation, working as talent agencies. They'll draw royalties and license fees from the content professors create and curate. Insightful. Right-on-the-mark. Must-read. 9/10 Full article: http://qz.com/223771/universities-are-the-record-labels-of-education/ See also: http://www.masternewmedia.org/curation-for-education-and-learning/
Jeroen Boon's curator insight,
July 12, 2014 10:39 AM
Exciting article about the future of our universities!
Olga Senognoeva's curator insight,
August 12, 2014 4:39 AM
"... Как будет выглядеть будущее образования?
Google has introduced its new algorithm, Panda 4.0, in an effort to reward high quality, original content in the search engine's rankings. But, this doesn't mean marketers should stop curating
Robin Good's insight:
Pawan Deshpande of Curata offers a very good guide for content marketers fascinated by content curation opportunities but doubtful about the risks deriving from duplicating existing content or copying excerpts or titles from published articles. The article provides good advice relative to SEO, general approach and strategy, managing Google search and G+ and titling by outlining the major DOs and DON'Ts of content curation for marketing. Key recommendations to avoid problems include:
In the author own words: "Annotate curated content with your own insights, change titles, link to credible articles, publish from a variety of sources and ALWAYS give more than you take when it comes to third-party content." Good advice for content marketers. 7/10
Caren Taubman Glasser's curator insight,
July 11, 2014 10:31 AM
Great list of Do's and Don'ts when curating content.
Robin Good's insight:
UScience contains one paragraph long citations or excerpts from research papers, magazine articles or other relevant scientific sources to which it links directly to. Useful information bytes are organized into 12 different categories ranging from creativity to sleep, with fitness, health, education, persuasion and productivity in between. A great example of content curation at work, it shows in an immediately tangible way, how the time consuming work of gathering, vetting and presenting information in a simple and digestible format can give life to highly valuable information / educational resources. Well organized, legible, easy to navigate and full of useful gems this is certainly a great inspirational model for how to best use a content curation approach to create high value from existing content and resources. Free to use. Try it out now: http://usefulscience.org/ More info: http://usefulscience.org/about Added to Great Examples of Content Curation at Work Pinterest collection.
Robin Good's insight:
ExpressCurate is a free WordPress plugin which allows you to capture any content you find online, and to edit and curate it directly inside WordPress. Key features include:
ExpressCurate also provides: - a Chrome extension to easily capture and curate content as you browse, which provides an editing interface similar to what Scoop.it provides with his bookmarklet. The extension also adds a cool "curate" link to your Twitter interface which allows you to curate also any content on the 140 character platform. See this screenshot: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/spa/782adzfe036gp2y/vklvggma.png - a free WordPress theme for curated news and magazines sites. A good and easy-to-use content curation tool for anyone using WordPress. Excellent free solution for authors and journalists who only need an easy and effective solution to start curating without needing to learn or adopt a new platform. Free to use. Try it out now: http://www.expresscurate.com/ FAQ: http://news.expresscurate.com/category/faq/
Sharise Cunningham's curator insight,
June 28, 2014 1:22 PM
It's always good to have an effective, easy-to-use tool, especially if you're more creatively-minded than technical.
Mike Power's curator insight,
July 7, 2014 5:37 AM
Although I don't use WP that much this looks very useful. I'll check it out on one of my WP test sites.
Robin Good's insight:
Guillaume De Cugis, co-founder of Scoop.it, hits the nail right on the head for content marketers with a good article on the Business2Community.com site, where he highlights the declining benefits of social media marketing efforts on Facebook and correctly identifies: He writes: "...if you're just tweeting links, you're missing out. Why? Because:
. Instead, if you curate your own content hub on a specific topic:
Good basic analysis and advice for content marketers. De Cugis is right. 7/10 Read more at http://www.business2community.com/social-media/death-social-media-publishing-know-0920508 See the slide deck: http://www.slideshare.net/Scoopit/content-is-king-easy-simple-ways-to-curate-relevant-content
Caroline Baldeyrou's curator insight,
June 30, 2014 3:58 AM
Très bon article du fondateur de Scoop It, qui explique pourquoi la curation sur Twitter (= "juste" partager des liens en moins de 140 caractères) ne suffit pas pour un content marketer, et pourquoi il faut créer son propre "hub de contenus". Une démonstration logique et imparable, à appliquer concrètement dès maintenant !
Caren Taubman Glasser's curator insight,
July 11, 2014 10:33 AM
This article highlights the declining benefits of social media marketing efforts on Facebook and explains why quality and engagement are key to remaining visible online
Robin Good's insight:
An excellent showcase of best practices in curating content in education while using different tools and services. Sue Waters pulls together a great number of very good examples, of how curated content can be effectively used in education. The analysis includes relevant statistical data on the use of content curation tools, and several chapters providing examples of how different types of content curation tools have been effectively utilized within an educational context. Tools covered: Storify, Slideshare, Scoop.it, Pinterest, Tweetdeck, Flipboard, Popplet, Mindmeister. Resourceful. 8/10 Full report: http://theedublogger.com/2014/06/12/curation/ Reading time: 6'
Alina Dogaru's curator insight,
December 19, 2014 4:42 AM
Forstå og komme i gang med kurator tjenester. |
Robin Good's insight:
Echostudio is a powerful new web app which allows you to aggregate, filter and combine social signals, streams, images, statistical and map data on any topic or tag you specify and to publish them online. The new web app is particularly powerful in its ability to let you collect and mashup into one web page different kind of data and sources according to your needs without sacrificing ease of use and design elegance. Several filtering and moderation options provide the curator with all of the tools needed to precisely control the quantity and quality of content being published. The service generates beautiful dynamic pages, which are fully responsive and that can be published online or embedded inside your own website. Echostudio is an ideal solution for a number of different applications including:
I have been impressed by Echostudio powerful backend, ease of use, and beautiful output as well as by swiss-watch precision with which you can control almost anything in it. Free plan available.
. Video tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wffg745EhsY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih_UG03j4z4 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCENi0CamnugWhSiVrBfmqw . . Examples: http://echo-official.echostudio.co/projects/#!4zkmrn5wfx http://echo-official.echostudio.co/projects/#!zmaggn6ra5 http://echo-official.echostudio.co/projects/#!snbrdmd181 .
Lori Wilk's curator insight,
November 9, 2014 1:26 PM
To be a better #brand #influencer and improve #online #marketing this tool could be a game-changer for many companies, #journalists and #marketers. It's great to try #socialmedia tools and see how using them can change your results. Thanks for sharing this , Robin.
Robin Good's insight:
Quietly is a new web-based app which allows you to create beautiful list-based slideshows which can be shared and embedded on any website. Each card in a Quietly slideshow can be made up by a: - website - from which you can pick any image - an image - which you can search or upload - a location on the map - a name, a URL and a description Quietly creates a beautiful profile page for each publisher, from which one can access all of his slideshow lists as well as the main feed. *An excellent tool to organize and present list-based information in a visual slideshow format. Very easy to use. Cool, quiet interface, makes working with it a pleasant task. Creates pro-looking presence for list publishers while allowing to embed created lists anywhere. Free to use. Try it out now: http://beta.quiet.ly/ Video tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94acAlUPHhE&list=PLEDUVwz2J2SWYAAdeZ2JRU4-Wsi3p2uBo&index=1 Example list: http://beta.quiet.ly/list/9095-25-awesome-things-to-do-in-vancouver- Similar tools: http://List.ly
Lon Naylor's curator insight,
October 8, 2014 4:38 PM
Online tool lets you create "lists" consisting of a cover slide, images. website links...might make for some nice content reports and screen capture video.
Jerri Lynn Hogg's curator insight,
October 10, 2014 9:42 AM
Excellent visual way to create a list of information from url to location and descriptors.
Linda Kaiser, PhD's curator insight,
October 10, 2014 3:25 PM
This video tutorial is one of a series. This particular tools looks to be another useful curation tool that is image-based.
Robin Good's insight:
MonitorBook is a new free web app which allows you to track changes to any piece of content on any web page available online. MonitorBook is very easy to use. You just install the bookmarklet available in the Instruction section of the site and then as soon as you are on a page where you want to track changes to something, you click the bookmarklet and then select the piece of content on the page that you want to track. That's it. I look forward to see RSS output and more advanced options to decide every how long to check and what to report. Handy for anyone needing to keep a page under tabs though without an alerting system the key benefit may be lost. Free to use. Pro version available. Try it out now: https://monitorbook.com/ Check this short clip to see how MonitorBook works: http://vimeo.com/104398714
Barbara Vermaas's curator insight,
August 28, 2014 3:44 AM
Dit lijkt me een handige tool om veranderingen op websites bij te houden. Ik ga het uitproberen.
CURATD's curator insight,
September 23, 2014 4:21 AM
A cool, easy and free tool you can use to track changes in your favourite items' prices and availability
Scoop.it, the content discovery, curation, distribution and publishing platform has recently added some very significant improvements to its offering, that make it service even more interesting for any kind of online publisher, company or agency looking forward to find, vet and curate the best content available online on a specific topic. The first and long-awaited new feature is the availability of multiple layout templates that Scoop.it publishers can now utilize and which can be swtiched to instantly. The second one is full embedding of curated topics onto any web page to make it easiest for any publisher to rapidly integrate and display scoop.it content directly on their sites. The third and most powerful new addition is the availability of a new white label direct publishing feature for WordPress-based publishers. Although I have not had the opportunity to test this new feature, which is available only through a new Marketers subscription plan, it surely looks as the perfect fit for all those publishers who wanted to use Scoop.it more as a backend for producing curated content for their site than as a final publishing destination. With these new additions Scoop.it consolidates itself as feature-rich, reliable and affordable content curation system that can satisfy many different types of needs: from education, to content marketing, news publishing and community building. Find out more: http://blog.scoop.it/2014/07/23/introducing-templates-embedded-topics-and-website-integration-through-scoop-it/
Deb Nystrom, REVELN's curator insight,
September 4, 2014 5:56 PM
ScoopIt keeps looking for ways to integrate and be highly relevant in the service it provides. Integrating with Wordpress is worth a good look. ~ D
wanderingsalsero's curator insight,
September 5, 2014 4:17 PM
Nice to see SI moving along. I haven't read this and I wonder if it's the news I read a few weeks ago. At any rate I think SI is getting a bit ahead in the race between them and RebelMouse. I've had an issue in the UI with RM for almost 2 months and they don't seem inclined to do anything about it....but SI has always worked fine.
Robin Good's insight:
Ibrar Bhatt, shares some of the insights he has been been able to discover in his research work for his forthcoming PhD thesis ("A sociomaterial account of assignment writing in Further Education classrooms") for the University of Leeds. In his short blog analysis he first comprehensively defines the new emerging content curation space, and then he highlights the relevance this may have, once it is validated and acknowledged, in allowing students to explore the creation of reports and the development of new work assignments in a new light. Here a few brief excerpts: "These processes are, ... about anthologising older content to produce new content and creating a new experience for readers, by giving a new life (or new 'reality') to an older text. This is curation as a digital literacy practice." "...prolific Web users have often made themselves effective digital curators by searching and locating information, then creating a new experience by re-contextualising it." "...Digital curation therefore is not just about finding relevant material, although that is a significant part of it, but is also about creating a specific and unique experience by utilising the resulting materials which then become contextualised within a new space. A curator, therefore, whether she is a journalist-by-proxy such as Popova or a student completing an assignment in a classroom, not only collects and interprets, but also creates a new experience with it. Insightful. Resourceful. Informative. 8/10 Full article: http://ibrarspace.net/2014/05/21/curation-as-a-digital-literacy-practice/ Reading time: 11'
Terry Elliott's curator insight,
August 16, 2014 7:23 AM
The image above amounts to a template for curating a digital space: Find something timeless to curate.Fit it into a pattern that makes sense.Find a larger context for why this matters.Share widely.I think this fits into Harold Jarche's simpler seek-sense-share framework. Why does this matter? If curation is all that Tufte and Bhatt say it is, then why aren't scaffolds like these being used more often for training and in learning systems? I am using the curation tool Scoop.it to do curation with my freshman comp students. They use Scoop.it as their introductory platform for beginning to acquire the skills Tufte enumerates above that are part of the academic and business spaces they will eventually live in. I am hoping they will demonstrate why it curation matters as they seek-sense-share their way to long and short form 'texts' that they will be writing all semester. That will include essays, tweets, G+ community posts, blog posts, research papers, emails, plusses, favs, instagrams, zeegas, slideshares, pictures, and a massive mobile presence from their own digital spaces. Wish me luck. Interesting links from article and from comments: http://curation.wikispaces.com/General+References"Digital Media and Learner Identity: The New Curatorship": http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137004864http://www.lkl.ac.uk/people/potterhttp://digitalcurationandlearning.wordpress.com/http://digitalcurationandlearning.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/curatorship-is-a-new-literacy-practice/http://luke-callahan.com/students-must-curate-create-a-portfolio/
Terry Elliott's curator insight,
August 16, 2014 7:26 AM
The image above amounts to a template for curating a digital space: 1. Find something timeless to curate. 2. Fit it into a pattern that makes sense. 3. Find a larger context for why this matters. 4. Share widely. I think this fits into Harold Jarche's simpler seek-sense-share framework. Why does this matter? If curation is all that Tufte and Bhatt say it is, then why aren't scaffolds like these being used more often for training and in learning systems? I am using the curation tool Scoop.it to do curation with my freshman comp students. They use Scoop.it as their introductory platform for beginning to acquire the skills Tufte enumerates above that are part of the academic and business spaces they will eventually live in. I am hoping they will demonstrate why it curation matters as they seek-sense-share their way to long and short form 'texts' that they will be writing all semester. That will include essays, tweets, G+ community posts, blog posts, research papers, emails, plusses, favs, instagrams, zeegas, slideshares, pictures, and a massive mobile presence from their own digital spaces. Wish me luck. Interesting links from article and from comments: http://curation.wikispaces.com/General+References"Digital Media and Learner Identity: The New Curatorship": http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137004864http://www.lkl.ac.uk/people/potterhttp://digitalcurationandlearning.wordpress.com/http://digitalcurationandlearning.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/curatorship-is-a-new-literacy-practice/http://luke-callahan.com/students-must-curate-create-a-portfolio/
The Best Email Designs in the Universe (that came into my inbox)
Robin Good's insight:
Really Good Emails offers a curated selection of the best email newsletter designs picked, organized and curated by Matthew Smith and his team. The site presents over 20 thematic sections, from Alerts to Survey and Welcome emails to Email Digest, Newsletter and Promotions. All sections showcase miniatures of the email collected which can be viewed in detail, both as a desktop and mobile screenshots, with just one click. A valuable and growing design reference for email marketers and designers of all kinds. (A great match for brand sponsor Mailchimp.) Free to use. Try it out now: http://reallygoodemails.com/ Archives: http://reallygoodemails.com/archive/ About/Team: http://reallygoodemails.com/about/ Added to Great Examples of Content Curation at Work.
Caren Taubman Glasser's curator insight,
July 25, 2014 10:38 AM
Thanks @Robin Goodfor a great resource.
Robin Good's insight:
Startupery is a new online resource which organizes and curates best-practices, strategy advice, tips and methods for business startups. The present library currently comprises over 500 hundred resources organized under 372 topics by 12 selected "experts", which include, among others, Fred Wilson (Vevnture Capitalist), Eric Ries (The Lean Startup), Chris Dixon (Investor) and Brad Feld (Early Stage Investor / Entrepreneur). For each expert you will find a page outlining his profile and presenting, in a categorized fashion, a selected number of sources suggested by him. "For years, and now more than ever, startup founders, investors and operators have been sharing advice on how to succeed in business. From personal blogs to up-and-coming publications, this advice has been scattered and often hard to find when you need it most. Startup{ery is a library for this advice, giving each resource and the important topics that they cover a home on the internet." An excellent and well-organized resource hub for startups, Simple, easy to navigate and staffed by a highly reputable set of subject-matter-experts / curators. Free to use. Startupery: http://startupery.com/ Added to Content Curation Examples board.
Deb Nystrom, REVELN's curator insight,
September 4, 2014 6:01 PM
Take start-ups & entrepreneurs, add content curation by SMEs, subject matter experts, viola! It's a handy resource worth a good look to support entrepreneurs and the growth of their companies. ~ D
Robin Good's insight:
Unmark is a web app which allows you to easily bookmark any web page you deem relevant, and to assign to it a to-do labels, a description and the option to permanently archive it.
Existing bookmarks can be easily imported from your favorite web browser, Pinboard, or Delicious. Supported browsers include Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer 11. An available bookmarklet makes bookmarking any web page only a click away and with the Unmark Chrome Extension installed you can search your links directly from Chrome's Omnibox (the place you type in your searches or the URL you want to go to). Also, you can add all of your open tabs to Unmark with a single click. And, if you want to skip the labelling process altogether, you can right-click on a page and add it to Unmark without seeing a window (speedy speedy). The basic version is free, open-source and immediately accessible by anyone after registration. A "Pro" version, costing $12/year adds the capability to search through all of your bookmarks. An elegant and easy to use tool to more effectively manage anyone with an intense bookmarking activity.
N.B.: Unmark has been created by Plain, the same guys who made the outstanding in-line editor for Wordpress: Barley.
Mike Power's curator insight,
July 7, 2014 5:33 AM
Looks very nice. Clean and simple design. But I can't see myself using it rather than Diigo. For any serious bookmarker out there Diigo Pro is just so much more capable and feature rich. It's new "Focused Research" feature is very useful. But nice try from Unmark and I'm sure for many people it will be just the ticket.
Jamie Ruppert's curator insight,
July 8, 2014 1:13 PM
Curate, Organize and Archive Your Favorite Bookmarks On The Fly with Unmark
Robin Good's insight:
Picsho is a free web app which allows you to create embeddable photo galleries from your favorite hashtag pics gathered from Instagram, Flickr, Twitter, Tumblr and other social networks. Picso which I have reviewed before in 2012, has completely revamped its interface and released a new much simpler and more intuitive new version. The only limitation, is that you cannot re-arrange or reposition images in a gallery. For the rest, Picsho is one of the best and easiest tools I have found to rapidly curate a social images based collection and to be able to publish it on any site. Free to use. Try it out now: http://picsho.com/
Barbara Vermaas's curator insight,
July 1, 2014 2:53 AM
Volgens Robin Good een erg handige een eenvoudige tool om afbeeldingen te verzamelen van Flickr, Instagram, Tumblr en andere sociale netwerken. Ik wil me niet zomaar overal voor registreren om een applicatie uit te proberen, dus ik moet afgaan op het oordeel van een ander. Maar wat hij erover schrijft klinkt wel erg bruikbaar. Je verzamelt op basis van een hashtag of trefwoord een complete gallery waar je naderhand nog afbeeldingen uit kunt verwijderen. De volgorde kun je niet aanpassen. Gratis tool.
Robin Good's insight:
Happy Friends is a new free tool created by Dave Winer which allows you to closely follow those Twitter accounts for which you don't want to miss a beat. Happy Friends makes it easy for you to add (but not to delete for now) any Twitter account you want and to easily expand it to see all of its most recent tweets. The result is a simple interface which lists your favorite Twitter sources and allows you to check rapidly what each one of them has posted. What may escape anyone not reading this, is that by clicking on any of the headlines displayed inside Happy Friends you get to see the full Twitter card display, just as it was intended to be seen on Twitter with integrated images and video. Happy Friends fulfils for me a true need, as with Twitter typical readers and tools (including lists) it is very difficult to track specific sources postings without doing a few click acrobatics. I hope that in one of the upcoming versions, the formatting of the tweets will also be improved as to make it easier for the eye to rapidly scan the information presented. The twitter grey icons on the left do to little to quiet down the noise created by all the the tweet texts and links appearing on the Happy Friends page. Vertical spacing between items and separating text from links would significantly improve legibility and rapid eye-scanning of the content. Very useful. Free to use. Try it out now: http://happyfriends.camp/ See also: http://happy.smallpict.com/2014/06/24/welcomeToHappyFriends.html and: http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2014/06/28/happy-friends-turns-twitter-mailbox-select-friends/
Stephen Dale's curator insight,
July 3, 2014 5:59 AM
A super Twitter utility service for aggregating your favourite Twitter resources, #socmed
Robin Good's insight:
Blendspace is a web-based content curation tool, designed specifically for educators and teachers. Blendspace sits somewhere between Pinterest and Storify as its power and simplicity make it easy to search multiple sources, import content and visually display it and organize it into boards. Its unique strength resides in:
Very easy and intuitive to use, makes the research and collection task intuitive, and organization, presentation and publishing very effective. I really like how Blendspace works and the results it produces. If you are looking for visual tool to create collections of resources on a specific topic for your class or training program, I'd give Blendspace a try. Try it out now: https://www.blendspace.com/ Added to Curation Tools for Education inside Content Curation Tools Supermap
Vittorio Canavese's curator insight,
June 27, 2014 3:50 AM
Nell'ottica del "blended learning" una buona idea, da verificarne la realizzazione.
Hairuddin Munip's curator insight,
July 4, 2014 8:06 PM
Many great ideas on how you curate info for different purposes - research, reminder, wish list etc
Robin Good's insight:
BuzzSumo is a powerful web app which allows content curators to find trending top content highlighted by social media shares and key influencers on any subject you specify. Content can be filtered by "type" (including articles, guest posts, infographics, videos and interviews) and by *time" with the ability to see just the last 24 hours, the past week, month or six months of data. Influencers can be filtered by bloggers, journalists, influencers, companies and regular people. An excellent tool for curators to find valuable new content and key contacts, influencers or prospective customers on any subject. Free to use and test even without signing up. . Try it out now: . Check this review by Larry Kim: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2351594/BuzzSumo-The-Heavyweight-of-Content-Discovery . Added to Content Discovery Tools directory, Social News Discovery section. .
Christopher Benitez's curator insight,
June 25, 2014 4:34 AM
I love BuzzSumo as a content curation tool. Everybody who wants to collect the best posts about their niche should try out this tool! |


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Building muscle is not just to look good in a tight top (but not bad) , there are real health benefits to increase your muscle mass naturally. You may think that because muscle weighs more than fat, which will have a negative impact on your weight loss efforts , but this is simply not the case .
To increase muscle mass while reducing the fat in your body will help you lose weight. Muscle burns up to five times more calories than body fat. Strength training increases your metabolism which means your body burns calories at a faster pace. After completing a strength training, the body continues to benefit from the post- combustion. This is when you keep your metabolism to burn calories at a higher level for a number of hours after the training session today .
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First Increase the intensity of your workout
If your main goal is to take the resistance to build muscle , then cut the repetitions and increase the amount of weight lifting (intensity) . Take short breaks to one minute between each set of repetitions you perform. Intense exercise produces lactic acid in the muscles ( burning ) , which helps to stimulate muscle growth .
Second . maximum effort
Press each game ( repetitions) , it is the limit when you build muscles and arms must be very tired after each party wants. Do more repetitions in the first set , when your muscles are fresh, then gradually reduce the number of the last two games. If you do not drop your arms at the end of the series, then perhaps you are ready to increase the weight .
Third . Exercise regularly
You must have at least three weight training sessions per week his goal, if you want to build muscle . Start slowly with one or two if you 're a beginner week. Be careful not to over train and give your muscles time to recover from the days of regular rest . Why not force a session to a day and a cardio workout to the next?
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I do not want her muscles while drastically reducing calories at once. Eat a balanced diet rich in protein and complex carbohydrates ( your body with fuel ) . Try to reduce the saturated fat in the diet .
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I was wondering how much do people in this field charge for positioning of sites ?
I'm sure it depends on particular keywords and other factors, but what are the rates ?
Also, is it normal for the industry to provide guarantees ?
-Some charge a small fee for each visitor delivered.
-Some charge for a one-time optimization project.
-Some will optimize and host your site, as well as maintain it for a monthly fee.
Pricing can range from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands.
As Travoli said there are too many pricing structures and levels of SEO to give a definitive answer to this.


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"Hate Crimes": A clumsy way of validating victimhood
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It pains me to admit it, but Damian Thompson – archreactionary at the Telegraph is correct. The recent legislation on Transphobic hate crime is an example of bad law making. His reasoning is of course abhorrent. His suggestion that "transphobia" is a spurious concept will surely be news to many trans people who have to put up with this fairly socially acceptable prejudice. Nonetheless, the law itself has indeed become less than sensible.
Under new guidelines, murderers who are motivated by transphobia will, as a rule, get a thirty year tariff. This brings transphobic murder in line with that motivated by racial and religious hatred. Thus it might be argued that the law has become more internally consistent. Yet looked at from any wider perspective the law as it stands is fairly barmy. The starting point for a bog standard murder is 15 years. Thus a transphobic murderer who recieves 30 years is, in effect getting 15 years for takng the life of another human being, and exactly the same number of years as punishment for the thoughts in his head.
The nature of Britain's hate crime legislation owes more to the twists and turns of history, than it does to any abstract logic. Incitement to racial hatred was first criminalised in 1976. Thereafter, incitement legislation was , for different reasons, beefed up in 1986 and then under new labour – and came to serve as a template for a wider range of "hatreds".
Undoubtedly, such incitement legislation sits uncomfortably with the principle of free speech. Yet In the mid 1970s, the law against inciting hatred was passedagainst the background of a rapidly growing National Front, widespread "paki-bashing", and recent history of race riots. As such it may have been justified on pragmatic grounds, a reasonable fetter on free speech in the face of a pressing public interest. Yet, even if a balance needs to be struck, the appropriate balance free speech and social welfare will inevitably change over time. What may have been justified in the context of 1970s street violence is arguably less justifiable in 2012. While structural racism remains an enormous problem, the physical threat posed by the likes of the EDL is far smaller compared with the violent street racism of 40 years ago.
The legislation passed by the New Labour government had a different motivation to the pragmatic legislation of the 1970s. Labour passed thousands upon thousands of laws, and as labour ministers themselves confessed, this government saw legislation primarily as a means of "sending a message". This whole concept is problematic. A modern govenrment has a great punitive machinery at its disposal. The criminal law code exists not only to tell us what we cannot do, but also to set out the very specific conditions under which the state may punish the individual – in other words as a check on the state. As such, decisions to expand what is criminal should not be taken lightly – and the desire simply to send a message is hardly sufficient justification. Equally, it is crucial for a free society to differentiate between behaviour that is criminal and that which is merely deviant – to say "we don't like what you are doing, but we are not going to put you behind bars until you materially harm others". Passing legislation in order to send a message erodes such a distinction.
What has also marked the past 15 years is a certain "me-too-ism". Undoubtedly, official opposition to racism came first, while official opposition to homophobia and certain other forms of bigotry took longer. In clambering for the same kind of recognition, lobby groups such as Stonewall took existing hate crime legislation as a template and pushed for it to be extended. Such an approach is understandable, and yet it also precludes any critical approch to hate crime legislation in general, and its problematic relationship with free speech. Peter Tatchell got it right when he addressed the relatively recent legislation against homophobic hatred.
"To be frank, I'd like to see all the incitement to hatred laws repealed. They are unnecessary. There are already enough laws to deal with abusive and threatening words that go beyond reasonable criticism.
Many of the existing laws are already open to police abuse, as in the case of the Bournemouth lay preacher, Harry Hammond, who was unjustly convicted under the public order laws for merely saying that he believed homosexuality is 'immoral'. Harry was a bit of a bigot, but a fairly gentle one. He should have never been criminalised
It is high time that we took a critical attitude to the legislative complex surrounding hate crimes – not simply because of the importance of free speech, but also because we know that imprisonment is such an expensive and socially useless enterprise, which, if it is to be used at all, must be reserved for the most serious crimes.
However much we may, for example, dislike Emma West, it is difficult not to see the absurdity of remanding this young mother in custody for her verbal outburst. Horrible though it was, I'm sure I speak for many when I say I have encountered worse behaviour on public transport – for a start she didn't threaten anyone with violence. Meanwhile the reaction of black and white passengers – and the reaction across society – suggests that such imprisonment constitutes something of a judicial sledgehammer being employed to crack a nut.
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Hello All. Ok so I finally made up my mind and picked out my cabinet colors. Perimeter cabinets will be a chocolate cherry and the island will be a maple hazelnut glaze. My hardware be be oil brushed bronze along with my faucet and light fixtures. Appliances are all stainless steel including the sink, which is an under mount sink. Also I will have a range hood which will also be stainless steel. FYI, my kitchen is 17 x 17 and it opens up to the living/dining room. The floors will be a similar color to perimeter cabinets and will be a wood tile. These are my cabinets: The style of my cabinets is the white color one. And my flooring is underneath the granite. This was just a mockup from the store. I will not use that backsplash. So my question is.... What backsplash would you chose? I cant make up my mind cause I like them both. My husband likes the darker one. Im afraid the darker one will make the kitchen look to dark but I think the darker one might match a little better. But I also feel that the lighter one will be easier to match with a granite, easier to clean and will make the kitchen look bigger. Also, would you be able to recommend a granite or quartz countertop. Im thinking of doing a darker color on the island and a lighter color on the perimeter cabinets.
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- Posted by jennifer11203 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 10:12
PS - I finally learned how to post pictures lol :) |
My cabinet colors are very, very similar to yours. My granite is a bit busier - it has shades of brown, tan, black, gray, blue and a smidgen of salmon.. I could not decide on a backsplash - so I like many others here have waited until the kitchen has been installed - lived with it for awhile - then picked a backsplash. I was on TMI overload and could not even think to look at backsplashes - now a year or so later - I'm ready! I'm really not lovin any of the ones you have choosen - but, I am more traditional/transitional in style. |
- Posted by jennifer11203 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 11:08
jeannie01 - I would wait but I feel like I been waiting forever for the whole kitchen redo process to start! lol. And the backsplash is my favorite part. Do you have a picture of your kitchen? Or, what the name of your granite if you know.. What kind/color of backsplashes are you going with? Im not really traditional. I mean I like the look but I also love mosaic and if it was up to me I would have this type of tile everywhere in my house. I plan on doing all glass tiles. |
- Posted by miss_kenda (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 11:20
I think you have to choose your countertop first. In my opinion both may be too busy for granite. |
- Posted by joaniepoanie (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 11:49
You must pick your counter first....if you fall in love with a plain one--you can go with a busier BS and vice versa. The only way I would pick BS first is if I knew I was doing a solid, plain counter...but even then you would want to have chosen the color in order to match. |
- Posted by neroselover (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 11:56
I like the lighter of the two better. I agree with the others though on selecting your countertop first. Your kitchen is going to be gorgeous! Love your cabinet colors. |
- Posted by jennifer11203 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 11:56
Thanks miss_kenda and joaniepoanie.. I think i'll take my backsplash samples to the granite yard this week end and see if I can find something and then go from there. I'm not really a big granite fan. Im more of a quartz fan but quartz is much more money, so I guess i will have to wait and see. |
- Posted by jennifer11203 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 11:59
Thanks neroselover.. I cant wait for it to all be done!! I originally chose a black and white kitchen and then woke up one morning and changed my mind and kept looking and i feel in love with these two colors. they go great together.. the white one has the chocolate glaze over it. |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 13:08
I really love your cabinets. I also like the backsplash tiles. However, for whatever it's worth: I associate the stacked mosaic tiles with a more contemporary-style kitchen, i.e. not with the raised panel doors. Have you seen a whole kitchen with the type of doors you picked with the stacked mosaic tile backsplash? |
- Posted by jennifer11203 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 14:26
nosoccermom - Thank you for your comments. It actually made me think a little and try to remember if i did see my cabinets with that style tile and i actually had a few pictures saved on my computer.. (my pictures are a little blurry -sorry -- and for some reason the same pictures posts twice) |
I agree with the above mentioned comments. You need to pick your counter. Some have picked the backsplash first and in your case it would go with a more solid counter. I also agree with nosoccormon in that this BS doesn't go with a traditional kitchen. It's a very busy backsplash. Look up Sas's kitchen. She has a multi toned backsplash that doesn't look too busy. She paired it with a solid counter. I have a question about your floor. On my monitor is appears to match exactly to your cabinets. you might want to think about going slightly lighter-a two shades difference is what is recommended. |
- Posted by jennifer11203 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 15:14
ellendi - Thanks for your comments. This weekend I plan to go look at granite/quartz and see what I like and then i guess go from there. I dont really have a problem with the style cabinet i chose and the style backsplash together - it doesnt bother me or look out of place. Also, my floors are a very similar color to my cabinets - just a little different - the reason I did such a close color was because i will have a light island to break it up and hopefully not make it slash. Thank you. |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 15:49
If you love the look of your cabs and backsplash together, then that's all that counts. But I would say it should be more than "doesn't bother me" :) Are there any other kitchens with your kind of cabinets whose look you like? This may give you suggestions which direction to explore with respect to granite and BS. |
- Posted by jennifer11203 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 15:58
nosoccermom - I love the look that why I chose the two together. I knew I always wanted a backsplash like that. I want the backsplash to be the main attraction lol. And the photos above are similar to my cabinet style with similar colors. When I look on the cabinet brand website they have those same cabinets with similar backsplash. By saying "it dont bother me" just means it really doesnt cause I didnt even notice it until it was pointed out - I love the backsplash styles I chose and also love the cabinets. I guess I wont really see the big picture until everything is done. And when I look around at kitchens with raised panels most are traditional backsplashes and I really didnt want a traditional backsplash. I guess I will hold off ordering my backsplash and once my cabinets are installed I'll go from there (which I probably was going to do this anyway lol) - Thank you so much for your help. |
This post was edited by jennifer11203 on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 15:59
If you are not dead set on granite, I think Silestone quartz in the "bamboo" color would go good with your cabinets. And I like the glass. |
- Posted by jennifer11203 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 20:18
Jdez - thanks for your help I actually really like that one. I'm not a big fan of granite but I love quartz. Maybe I just haven't found the rite color lol |
- Posted by catbuilder (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 22:16
You absolutely do not need to choose your counter before your backsplash. You choose first what is most important to you, and build on that. Since you love the backsplash and cabinets, you should start there. But you should go shopping for a counter before you commit to these choices, to make sure there are viable options. |
- Posted by jennifer11203 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 13, 13 at 6:53
Catbuilder - thanks for your comment. I guess I'll keep the backsplash and see if I can find anything to match since the back splash is my favorite part :) |
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How To Taste Unflavored Extra Virgin Olive Oils Like A Pro
When you walk into a shop with twenty or thirty olive oils, it's hard to know where to begin. Somebody asks you what you're looking for. How should you know?
Nate Bradley from Veronica Foods explains:
1. "Olive oils are classified in three levels of intensity, mild, medium, and robust," Bradley explains, "start with a mild oil."
2. Pour a couple of tablespoons of olive oil into a small cup – some places have special glass tasting cups – Amphora Nueva uses small plastic cups for tasting. You may use bread to taste extra virgin olive oils, but if you're truly interested in the flavor of the oil, use the cup.
3. Warm the oil: nest the cup in the palm of one hand, and cover the top with your other hand. Gently rock and twist the cup in your hand for about 20 seconds to warm the olive oil. The warming and the "swishing" release the fragrant aromatics in the oil – its "nose."
4. Raise the cup to your nose but only partially lift your hand from the cup; tuck your nose into the cup, thentake a deep whiff of the oil. The first, fragrant "top notes" of the oil (its "nose") are your clues to its flavor.
5. Make a note of the nose—is it "big" (heavily fragrant), or is there little fragrance at all? Can you identify the characteristics? "Fruity?" "Grassy?" Or, is there something more subtle? 6.Taste the oil: draw a long, slurpy sip into while curling your tongue upward, taking a fair amount of air into your mouth along with that first sip in order to aerate the oil. Roll the oil across your tongue and all the way to the back of your mouth, allowing your tongue to identify as many aspects of the flavor as possible.
7. Okay, now you may swallow the oil — some people spit at this point. By now your tongue and nose have all the information they need to tell you how it tastes. Note the flavor characteristics as well as descriptors and lingering sensations – even viscosity. Is it fruity? Peppery? Pungent? Bitter? What did you like most? These distinctions will point you toward your favorites, and rule out other oils. With dozens of oils to choose from, you can be pretty specific.
8. When you know how to taste and identify the flavors of an extra virgin olive oil, you can start to narrow your choices down the varieties you'll like. And with the vocabulary to describe them, you can ask for the particular characteristics you enjoy most. You're on your way to finding a favorite.
So, the next time you stop into one of our stores – be sure to test out your tasting skills!


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Welcome to the Mary Moody Northen Theatre at St. Edward's University
Mary Moody Northen Theatre operates on a professional model and stands at the center of the St. Edward's University professional theater training program under the School of Humanities. MMNT is a member of Theatre Communications Group and is affiliated with Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Come share in the fun and excitement of the theatre on the hill! Tickets to our next production are available here:
Directed by David Long
Join us for the regional premiere of Caryl Churchill's theatrically inventive, smart and thought-provoking new work. Over 50 interchangeable scenes, 14 actors portray more than 100 characters desperate to negotiate a world obsessed with a 'need to know' and unlimited access to information. What really matters; where are the silences; how do we sort reality from the manufactured noise? Funny and poignant, Love and Information examines our technology-driven culture, celebrates our spirit and offers an ode to love in a disconnected world. Featuring Equity guests Janelle Buchannan and Rick Roemer.
"Extraordinary. The play everyone should see." — The Guardian
Read the Austin360 review HERE.
After losing his father and witnessing his mother's swift re-marriage to his uncle, Prince Hamlet must find his place amidst a swirling storm of his own grief and impending war. But are things really as they seem? A tortured ghost walks the night, looking to reveal its terrible secret. Spies are everywhere. Time is running out, and Hamlet must act decisively to find the truth. His sanity, his kingdom and his very life depend on it. Shakespeare's most popular play, filled with poetry and intrigue, here features guest artists Kenneth Wayne Bradley, Meredith McCall and David Stahl.
"The greatest of poetic tragedies." — The Guardian
Read the Austin Chronicle review HERE.
Heiress to her father's underwear fortune, Hypatia is engaged to the perfectly acceptable but astoundingly dull Bently Summerhays. Bored beyond measure, she longs for adventure to fall out of the sky. What are the odds on a lazy Sunday afternoon in Surrey in 1909? Lucky Hypatia has Shaw on her side, so things are looking up indeed. Peppered with a plane crash, eight proposals, a lone gunman, a Polish woman gymnast and a sound Shavian skewering of love and marriage, this breezy and spirited comedy will leave you laughing, appreciating your intellect and, perhaps, longing for a lemonade on the veranda. Featuring Equity guests Sheila Gordon, David Stahl and Michael Stuart.
"Delightful." — The New York Times
April 16 - 26, 2015
In this super silly musical fairy tale, rascally robber Jamie Lockhart courts Rosamund, the only daughter of the richest planter in the country. The proceedings go awry thanks to a case of double-mistaken identity. Add an evil stepmother intent on Rosamund's demise, a pea-brained henchman and a hostile talking head-in-a-trunk (really!), and you have quite an adventure on your hands. Filled with bluegrass and thigh-slapping fun! Featuring Equity guests Brian Coughlin, Jarret Mallon and Meredith McCall.
"Southern-fried whimsy.' — The Los Angeles Times
All plays run Thursday - Saturday evenings at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. The MMNT box office opens one hour prior to curtain and the auditorium opens for seating 30 minutes before the designated start time. All seats are reserved. Concessions are available in the lobby prior to the performance and during intermission. All performances take place at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre on the St. Edward's University main campus. For a campus map, please click here.
For more information, or to be added to the MMNT mailing list, please contact Mary Moody Northen Theatre, or call the MMNT box office at 512-448-8484.


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