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What's Up With Google For Teachers?
Did you hear the latest news from Google? No, not that YouTube thing. They've launched a new initiative especially for teachers. But is there much to get excited about yet?
On Wednesday, Google premiered Google for Educators, a new initiative to help educators make the most out of Google's products and services. Announcing the program on the official Google blog, Cristin Frodella writes:
We've been hearing about some pretty cool assignments from classrooms across the U.S. where teachers at all grade levels are using Google products to bring history lessons to life, illuminate new sources of information, and encourage sharing and collaboration. What we've also heard loud and clear is that teachers want more information about using Google products, and more connections to other educators who are using the web creatively.
The Google for Educators website includes links to a dozen different Google tools, each one presented with some educational context. On the whole, though, the collection is somewhat shallow in its current form. For example, the information provided about their popular Blogger.com service is pretty thin on the ground, containing just a few promotional paragraphs like these:
As a teacher, Blogger can help you stay connected to your students, their parents, and the rest of the school. With Blogger you can update parents about their children's progress and keep them posted on upcoming events; publish a class or school newsletter; share photos and student work; post course documents, projects and results; and easily assign collaborative group projects online with an easy way to track students' progress. Students can use Blogger to communicate ideas, photos and class notes, improve their writing skills, and even jump right into web publishing without having to learn HTML. Free blogs, accessible from any computer that's connected to the Internet, can help students easily create hubs for collecting information for both long and short-term projects; store information as unpublished drafts; collect feedback on their work from classmates, teachers and parents; and take on collaborative projects where multiple students can work and comment.
From here, they offer a link to their standard Learn More About Blogger and three outside resources, including the useful eMints teaching tips on blogging. Apart from that, there's nothing really here that specifically tailored for education. I was expecting something like An Educator's Guide to Using Blogger, but instead I got an extremely collection of resources that most teachers could have easily found without Google's assistance. And unfortunately, the 11 other products promoted on the site don't have much more meat to them either.
So far, the initiative hasn't exactly started a firestorm of discussion in the educational blogosphere, but a handful of educators are talking about it. Wesley Fryer writes about one part of the initiative, a Google group for teachers. I was about to call it a discussion group, but as Wes writes, that's hardly the case.
It's great to see Google starting to offer more specifically for educators. Their "Google For Educators" page includes a variety of links not only to Google tools, but also a link to join the "Google Teacher Center" Google group. It looks like the group will be "read-only" to members, and Google will use this as way to share education-related announcements.
Julie Lindsay, an online colleague of mine who teaches at an international school in Bangladesh, writes about another aspect of the initiative, a one-day training camp that's taking place in northern California.
To be honest I am a little surprised. Google are starting to really take off with Web2.0 tools and are leading the way in many respects with digital literacy and flexibility of classroom facilities, so why run a 'have to be there in person', [face-to-face] pilot? Where is the global perspective? I would love to know if Google will broaden this to include international educators and if they have plans to run online sessions. Once again, as an international educator I am left out of the loop…well actually in this case all educators except those in Northern California are left out.
My guess is that other educational bloggers will have similar reactions. Not unlike the Google Literacy project launched the previous week, Google for Educators seems more like a promotional stunt, lacking in any new resources tailored for educators. Given Google's superpower strength in the Web 2.0 universe, one might expect them to focus their resources a bit more on developing tools and services that teachers and students could really use. I'm holding out hope that these projects will evolve into something bigger, more meaningful and more engaging. Until then, I wonder if educators will see this as more as a half-hearted dog-and-pony show rather than a leap forward for interactive learning. -andy
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I honestly think Google starts most of their Google Labs projects off in this way and blogged about this myself. I think they are looking for some feel-good inspirational stories to flesh it out but have a hard time understanding why they couldn't have collected some feature material first and some concrete suggestions or articles. Heck, the educational technology blogging community could have written them for them! I also don't understand why they didn't link up to the Infinite Thinking blog which plans to do just that and is also apparently a Google-funded project. The lack of forethought on MANY Google initiatives is astonishing… you almost have to accept that they are simply attempting to extend their "open" model of corporate culture into their product development. This costs them a lot of steam on Google-initiated projects (as opposed to ones they buy up already created).
Take Google Chat. It's down 50% of the time. Or Blogger's continued inability to parse object embedding code for YouTube or even Google Video streams. For all they do so right, it's odd to see them "lean into" these projects so little at the starting gate.
I was asked to help publicize the one-day pilot of "Google Teachers Academy" in Northern California. I was literally shocked at the number of responses I got from all over the country—and the worl—from people asking: when will Google do this in our area?
I've been thinking about the response would be so strong, and I've concluded that Google has at least three things really going for them.
First, they are a trusted name in the web arena, which means a lot. They are trusted because they provide services which are free to use and work well. And they are trusted because they seem to have a genuine desire to make a difference with their success.
Second, their product are generally simple to use. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to use them, but you feel that you are on the cutting edge. Teachers have so much that they have to juggle already that it must feel great to find technology that helps in practical ways and is simple to use.
Third, Google has staying power. They don't have to start out providing the best of all services, because they have the resources to stick around and keep working at it until they do.
I think it's likely that we'll see a lot more of Google in the education world.
I have no doubt about google's staying power, nor its popularity among educators. Which is why I'm still puzzled why they didn't take a more ambitious approach with this launch. Doing real-world events, so why not launch with real-world events in 100 cities? Or tap into a Meetup-like tool to get educators together talking about the role of Google in education? It just seemed a little rushed to me….
I was a little surprised that Google didn't do more with online learning programs that more people would be able to join in with. I would love to listen to podcasts, see an online tutorial, or be part of a blog that talked about how people are using the Google resources in their classrooms.
TeacherSource is one of the best resources for teachers out there.
If Google were to partner with the excellence provided by TeacherSource, teachers and teacher candidates would have the best educational sources at their fingertips. TeacherSource offers video clips ordinary people who do or have done extraordinary achievements. There are primary documents, photos, books, and lessons. It is the resource I have seen online. Often the resources are in conjunction with programming offered on PBS stations. Teachers can videotape programming and have accompanying resources including art, glossaries, personal autobiographies, historical accounts, photos, etc.
…. and I'm sure my handlers here at PBS appreciate the kind words. Where should we send the gratuity? :-)
I really think that Google needs to hire some teachers to get the ball rolling. They have the product line-up to get things going, now they just need to create valuable ways to implement it into the classroom. I know where I'm applying for my next job:)


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Statistical analysis of the nursing minimum data set for The Netherlands.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this overview is to examine and illustrate the feasible options for the statistical analysis of nursing minimum data sets (NMDSs). After explaining the need for these data collections, examples from different countries are discussed and examples of the methods used for statistical analysis are summarized. Distinct purposes for information uses and for the presentation of information requires different approaches for data collection and statistical analysis. The feasible options for the nursing minimum data set for the Netherlands (NMDSN) have been described to illustrate the different methods available. Six studies are discussed, illustrating their goals, data collection methods, data analysis, and results. These studies include visualizing nursing care by means of frequencies of nursing diagnoses and interventions, RIDIT (relative to an identified distribution) analysis, fingerprints, and graphs from multidimensional scaling techniques. In addition, using data sets for workload measurement and testing of instruments is presented. The overview ends with general recommendations for data collection and analysis of NMDSs.
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ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate whether nurses have documented patient care in compliance with the national nursing documentation model in electronic health records, which means the use of the nursing process and the use of standardized terminology in different phases of the nursing process. METHODS: The data were collected from a central hospital in 2003-2006. The data consist of the electronic nursing care plans of 67 neurological patients and 422 surgical patients. The data were analyzed using statistical methods and content analysis. RESULTS: Standardized electronic nursing documentation is based on the nursing process, although the use of the nursing process varies across patients. There is a lack of progress notes relating to needs assessment, the identification of nursing diagnoses and care aims, and the nursing interventions planned in the documentation. The standardized terminology is used in the documentation but inconsistencies emerge in the use of the different classifications. CONCLUSION: The national model for electronic nursing documentation is suitable for the documentation of patient care in nursing care plans. However, health care professionals need further training in documenting patient care according to the nursing process, and in using the terminology in order to increase patient safety and improve documentation.International Journal of Medical Informatics 05/2010; DOI:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.05.002 · 2.72 Impact Factor
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Great value for money
More than I expected from a Holiday Inn. The rooms are clean and modern and great value for money. I had a junior suite which came with a really good sized bathroom and very comfortable bed but located on the main road, which although was much quieter at night was quite noisy during the day. Breakfast was of good standard, usual buffet, but the evening restaurant meal was poor standard. Staff friendly and extremely helpful and polite. Located close to one of the main shopping streets and the metro which for 70C takes you directly to the old town.
Excellent Value for Money
Excellent value for money hotel. Located outside the central toruist area of town but close and handy for the metro - word of warning make sure you get a map of the area around the hotel from reception we got Very Very lost on way back on the first night because of following the intersting Lisbon Bus Stop maps. We later found out we were very close to a stop on the "blue" line sightseeing bus tour!!
All staff and facilities excellent top marks for "Carlos" at the bar who already had our Super Bocks on order for our usual 8.00pm pre departure drinks. Breakfast - excellent. A good choice and availability.
Word of warning to families/young women on their own -the hotel did seem to find itself in a red light district with women every 100mtrs on surrounding roads late at night and opposite a "gentlemans club" -neither of interest or a problem to us but may offend/cause issues for others.
All in all a hotel of the standard to be expected of Holiday Inn at a reasonable price (if booked in advance) Would highly recommend to others.
Nice Hotel
Just stayed a night at the hotel.
The view from the 10th floor were magnificent.
Execellent helpfull english speaking staff.
Good price.
not to far from metro.
Nice hotel room!
I stay there for 3 nights in April 2004. I booked for a single room, and got a double room (2 double beds in fact). Everything was new. The room and the bathroom were spacious. The staff was very helpful. I could not connect to the internet, and the receptionist came to help straight away. It was my computer's problem than theirs.
The breakfast was standard, lots of fruits to choose from as well.
The location is easily reached from the airport by bus and to other places by metro.
A great hotel at a great location
I have stayed in this hotel about 20 times now (over the last 8 years or so both for business and pleasure), and I always love it! In 2004 I stayed there 5 times! The rates when you book direct on the web are great (I usually pay between €60 and €70 excl. breakfast).
Lisbon is a great city and when you stay in this hotel you'll notice immediately one of its great advantages. The taxi from the airport to the hotel takes less than 15 minutes and should cost no more than about €7 which means that in less than half an hour after you picked up your luggage from the conveyor belt, you could be relaxing by the pool.
The rooms are spacious, the staff friendly and helpful and even when I leave my room real late, let's say 13.00 hrs, when I come back the room has been serviced. There is a swimming pool on the roof which is small but at least there is one.
The hotel does have a breakfast buffet (around €10) but I usually take breakfast a few blocks away from the hotel where there is an cafe with terras where you can have some rolls or pastries, fresh orange jus and a beautiful expresso for less than €5. Directions: Turn right when coming out of the hotel, turn right again at the the corner of the street past the wee shop, cross the street and take the first on your left. It's at the end of that street on your right.). There is also a wee bar where locals have lunch, watch footbal and have a coffee or a draft beer. Directions: Coming out of the hotel turn left into the narrow street, the pasteleria is 20 meters down the street on your right. In these places expect to pay around €0.65 for a small draught beer and around €0.50 for a beautiful expresso.
There are also some good typical portuguese restaurants within easy walking distance. Directions: cross the street from the the hotel and go right, turn left at the corner. Walk up to the second set of lights, there's 1 diagonal on your right (Duas Amazonas) and there a good few on the street walking straight on).
All in all, if you want to stay somewhere where it is comfortable, relaxing and still for less than 5 Euro taxi drive (tarif 1) to the main sights and squares, this is the hotel for you!
Excellent Accommodations
My wife and I (on AARP rate) stayed two nights in May 2005 at the Lisbon Holiday Inn. We were given (at the same low rate) a beautiful, two-room suite that was the most spacious quarters we have ever had in Europe! The front desk was most helpful in answering questions. And the hotel is immaculate. It is located in a fairly nice neighborhood halfway between a major blvd. and several technical univeristy buildings. The parking garage is under the hotel and costs nearly 12 euros a night (one can unpack from the garage and take an elevator directly to your floor). There are a few temporary spaces in front of the hotel for unloading or getting directions (you will need them) to the parking garage. We did not use the hotel breakfast (11 euros per), so no comments on its quality. Both Metro stations are about 3-4 blocks way (a minor downside) but there is a
supermarket (for wine and goodies) near the Saldanha station. The other is the Alameda station.
Without praise or blame
We stayed at this hotel for two nights: the hall is elegant, the room quite spacious, the bathroom spotless, with a great shower, but the bed was a queen bed, very very small (you can consider it a big SINGLE bed...).
Breakfast is quite poor, I expected another standard from holiday inn...however you get what you pay for: we found on ich hotel web site a good rate, 70 euro/room w/breakfast, and it was worth this value.
Modern, friendly
We had a lovely overnight stay at this hotel. The surroundings were nice--not too far a walk (about 5 blocks) from the Saldanha Metro stop. The hotel itself had a beautiful, spacious lobby, and our room was huge. The bathroom and particularly the shower were fabulous (especially welcome after a hideous experience at the Residencial Luanda in Tomar).
The staff was very friendly and helpful. We had to leave at 4 a.m. to catch a flight, and they were great about the wake-up call and getting us a cab. Check-out was smooth and easy. All in all, I would highly recommend this hotel.
Stylish gem
My family and I stayed at the Holiday Inn in August 2004. It is an excellent four-star hotel with rooftop pool, gym, decently-priced restaurant and good bar. The rooms are stylish and comfortable with excellent views of the city. Although a few minutes from the heart of Lisbon by metro this hotel has everything you need for a memorable stay in the Portugese capital.
Remodeling successful; great trip
My family stayed at the Holiday Inn Lisbon (in two rooms) between the 19th and 26th of April. We were very pleased with the hotel. Extensive remodeling was still in process; some of the floors had not yet been completed. The remodeling resulted in a functional and attractive facility. We were quite impressed by the comfort and furnishings of the room. Our experiences with the bar and the restaurant were also very good. Staff - desk, restaurant, and housekeeping - were friendly and helpful. Taxis were always available, and the fares to the downtown attractions reasonable. The walk to the Metro station and nearby restaurants wasn't onerous. I would recommend this hotel to anyone looking to spend some time in Lisbon, either for business or pleasure.
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For as short as our stay in Portugal was, it was packed with an incredible amount of fun! The people that we met in Lisbon were polite and friendly, and helped make our time there exceptional. On the first day, I went out with a small group in an attempt to find the city center. It took us a while but we finally found it. After spending some time there, a couple of us went to visit a popular close beach. We spent the afternoon sipping on some tasty local drinks, ...
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (original 2002; edition 2003)
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I fucking hate this book. It bored me to tears. It had an interesting premise, which is why I started reading it in the first place. But Christopher Moore just took that premise and skull-fucked it. He shit the bed with this fucking book, and I have no fucking clue why so many people love it so much.
It's the story of Biff, Jesus's childhood friend. But of course, Biff calls him 'Josh', as you do. The book details the years that were left out of the Bible, the actual childhood of 'Josh' and Biff. How they learned kung-fu together. Discovered coffee. Invented sarcasm.
Okay, see even my description makes it sound like an interesting book, but IT'S NOT, GODDAMNIT. It's boring as fuck. It's just page after page of them wandering around, doing mostly nothing. Very rarely did they do anything worth noting. It's just bullshit.
I was hoping that this book was going to poke fun at the Bible. That always amuses me. Tearing Christians to shreds is one of my favorite pastimes. But if anything, this book reinforced the ideas of the Bible. You know, helping people and all that shit. I hate it so much.
Fuck people. People are assholes. Most of them deserve to die a horrible death. Especially, back in those days. People were not nice. They were only out for themselves. You know, like most people are today. Fucking assholes.
I did not pick up this book to get preached at, which is what it ended up doing. Don't fucking preach to me, Moore. I know I'm an asshole. I'm fine with it. If there really is a hell, I would enjoy going there, because at least then, I wouldn't be stuck in bullshit heaven, having to deal with my fucked-up relatives. I'd rather burn in hell, thank you very much.
I started this book with trepidation because I was concerned that it might be disrespectful, if not downright blasphemous. I found it, instead, to be a well-researched, thoughtful, intelligent, and downright hilarious book that takes place during the "missing years" between the miraculous birth of the man we know as Jesus and when he took up his well-documented ministry at age 30. This is a story, not fact-based, but it is respectful of the source and clearly written by someone with a passing familiarity with both the history of the 1st century world and the tenets of several major religions. The parts of the story that blend with the pieces we are familiar with may not square with the traditional exegesis of the scriptures but are certainly not demonstrably wrong. But more to the point, it is an entertaining read from beginning to end, shedding a new light on some very familiar people-- one in particular.
People have been telling me to read this for years and I've avoided it because I don't usually care for "funny" novels. Most of them reek of "trying too hard." This one doesn't. It is funny, just the right amount of funny, but it rarely feels forced. And I have to admit that it is entertaining to imagine what Jesus was doing between birth and age 30.
I tried a Moore book a while ago and didn't like it at all. I saw this one at the library and with the subtitle of "The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal" I felt I needed to give him another try. So now I'm torn because I really liked this one and really didn't like the other. What to do?
This book is such a great idea. It takes the time that Christ (or Joshua) was a child up until his crucifixion through the eyes of his snarky, sarcastic (Biff invented sarcasm) best friend, Biff. Naturally this is all fiction but it has the stories most people know and were taught as young kids and Moore just kinda filled in the blanks.
Biff sees Josh for the first time when they are 6 with a lizard hanging out of his mouth. He gives the lizard to his little brother who then smashes it with a rock. Josh takes the lizard, puts it back into his mouth and voila! the lizard is alive again. Obviously, Josh has powers but also obviously he's a 6 year old boy. Biff and Josh become instant best friends.
The Gospel according to Biff takes us through Josh's journeys to find out how to be the Messiah. He finds the 3 wise men and spends years learning from from, along with Biff, who really isn't as devout as Josh and keeps falling under the lure of prostitutes and martial arts. Seriously.
As Moore says, "This story is not and never was meant to challenge anyone's faith; however, if one's faith can be shaken by stories in a humorous novel, one may have a bit more praying to do." Go read it.
Christopher Moore's book "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal" is an entertaining, funny, intriguing romp through the missing years of Jesus' (in this case Josh's) life. Intriguing because when you think about it, what WAS Jesus doing from age 12 to 30?! Biff lets us in on what was going on. Josh knew whose son he was from very early on, but had no idea what he was supposed to do. The two friends go in search of the three wise men for answers and travel to what is now Afganistan/Iran, to India and to China. They encounter a demon, a yeti and other sundry eccentrics and learn much wisdom. Oh, and a lot of sex, at least for Biff. It is humorous and interesting as a lot of research went into the story making it seem almost plausible, without making it blasphemous (if you are worried about that sort of thing). I especially enjoyed it since I recently read Robert Graves' "King Jesus", another intriguing take on Jesus' biography that postulates that Jesus was indeed the 'last king of the Jews' by virtue of his mother's secret marriage to King Herod the Great's son Antipater and the political/cultural machinations surrounding his becoming the "lamb" of God.
"Lamb" is an incredibly compelling work even for readers who don't agree with Moore's conclusions. The book is also laugh out loud funny at times, which really helps during some of more irreverent parts of the story.
Interesting, original, not for every taste.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0380813815, Paperback)While the Bible may be the word of God, transcribed by divinely inspired men, it does not provide a full (or even partial) account of the life of Jesus Christ. Lucky for us that Christopher Moore presents a funny, lighthearted satire of the life of Christ--from his childhood days up to his crucifixion--in Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. This clever novel is surely blasphemy to some, but to others it's a coming-of-age story of the highest order.
Joshua (a.k.a. Jesus) knows he is unique and quite alone in his calling, but what exactly does his Father want of him? Taking liberties with ancient history, Moore works up an adventure tale as Biff and Joshua seek out the three wise men so that Joshua can better understand what he is supposed to do as Messiah. Biff, a capable sinner, tags along and gives Joshua ample opportunities to know the failings and weaknesses of being truly human. With a wit similar to Douglas Adams, Moore pulls no punches: a young Biff has the hots for Joshua's mom, Mary, which doesn't amuse Josh much: "Don't let anyone ever tell you that the Prince of Peace never struck anyone." And the origin of the Easter Bunny is explained as a drunken Jesus gushes his affection for bunnies, declaring, "Henceforth and from now on, I decree that whenever something bad happens to me, there shall be bunnies around."
One small problem with the narrative is that Biff and Joshua often do not have distinct voices. A larger difficulty is that as the tone becomes more somber with Joshua's life drawing to its inevitable close, the one-liners, though not as numerous, seem forced. True to form, Lamb keeps the story of Joshua light, even after its darkest moments. --Michael Ferch
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The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years-except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more-except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdala-and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.… (more)
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Avani became interested in art as a child watching her mother engaged in Nirmal painting and muggu (rangoli). " Muggu is a free-hand expression, but an art nevertheless," she feels. When she was working on her master's degree, she chanced upon abstract and contemporary art and chose to do her PhD on contemporary Andhra art.
Her works, acrylic on canvas, sometimes in colour but mostly in black and white, aren't soothing and comforting, and Avani is well aware that the Hyderabadi art scene, which she feels is 15 years behind Mumbai and Delhi, is not ready to appreciate them. "But the purpose of my art isn't to sell," she says. "I use art as an expression of my thought."
"Like this one," she says, pointing to a huge canvas drying on the floor. To a layman it seems to contain haphazard strokes in different colours. But in Avani's interpretation it is a corn field being reaped. Avani takes issue with gurus who pass on their distinct techniques to their students, making the students' own work look like poor copies. "As an art critic I was very disturbed by the whole process," she says. "This made me look beyond names in circulation in the market. The criteria to showcase their work in my studio was not 'where have you displayed your work earlier.' This in turn helped me discover a greater talent pool who are independent in their thoughts and works."
Sitting in her house in Banjara Hills, Avani says it was most satisfying to use the works of local artisans to do up the interiors. Many of those works resulted from the workshops she holds in the studio.
"These workshops are very enriching and tell us about different areas and techniques which the artist must have developed on their own," she says, pointing towards a mosaic work and an example of art from scrap. What makes Avani's gallery stand out from the rest are her artist in residence and "buy an art" programmes to promote less familiar artists and their works.
During the buy an art programme, she was delighted to find that youngsters showed a keen interest in buying art.
"The buyers who bought through the buy an art programme knew why they were keen on that particular canvas," says Avani. "More than figurative and gods and goddesses, it was abstract works which were picked up. That was a big boost to the artists and a learning experience as well. Those artists who couldn't sell understood where they lacked and instead of being discouraged, they went back enriched."
To initiate and design these programmes, Avani has devoted her sprawling premises in Banjara Hills Road 12 to a studio and gallery and a lot more space for artists.
"Artists need space to work and with the kind of money they earn they aren't in a position to afford to rent a studio," she says. "My duty as a mentor is to add to the finer details of their works. Not hand holding but just a bit of guidance. Most of the artists don't even need that."
Not everyone is concerned with the sale value of their work. "Some of us paint as because it is an art. Some paint because they need to sustain themselves with the earning from their works. There is nothing wrong, only the ideology and the motive vary."
In the process, she says, there is a cross-pollination in ideas, techniques and forms. "It helps each of us improve our thoughts and techniques. Through the resident artists programme each of us has learnt a new skill and that way, it improves the value of art coming from the city. We are able to look beyond or in a different way at figuratives, rural folk and landscape."
At present she and her team are preparing for a show about the Delhi rape incident, a tribute to the desires and wishes of a woman. The show will be an installation in mixed media.
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It's been nearly 15 years since the Kolor Blind Souljas – a Northern California hip hop group with extensive roots in Manteca – formally came to pass.
LATHROP – Every year at the end of spring, representatives of the Modesto Area Street Rod Association go before the Lathrop City Council bearing gifts.
here are upwards of 4,200 dogs that aren't fixed in Manteca.
"Paws 4 Friends," affiliated with the national Therapy Dogs, Inc., has set an orientation for those interested in working outside the box with therapy dogs that are trained to visit shut-ins in retirement centers and skilled nursing facilities.
Wording of a city ordinance adopted in January 2008 inadvertently made it illegal to park a "fifth wheel" mobile home trailer on a city street or alley without it being hitched to a vehicle.
The Manteca City Council is seeking applications for the Youth Advisory Committee.
A 32-year tradition continues today from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Three Rivers Indian Lodge on North Union Road between Lathrop Road and Lovelace Road.
Manteca celebrates our nation's independence today.
Angel Two Feathers makes his way around the grounds of the Three Rivers Indian Lodge spreading white sage among the elders, the tribal people, and the regular folk alike.
Manteca firefighters who "Filled the Boot" last month for Jerry's Kids were in violation of municipal law that prohibits the solicitation of money for any reason within 100 feet of an intersection.
It's been a year since Tevanie Deanne Lantz, 35, was stabbed to death in a neighbor's front yard by her husband who is currently facing murder in the first degree with a special circumstance enhancement.
Word has obviously gotten around that there is little or no wait at the Manteca branch of the state Department of Motor Vehicles – not true, the line was unbelievable Thursday morning.
Hundreds of cars were stopped Friday night in a driving under the influence check point at the beginning of the July 4 weekend with only one DUI arrest made by Manteca Police officer Greg Beall on South Washington Street.
A grinding wrong-way DUI crash in the northbound lanes of Highway 99 early Thursday morning claimed the life of a 21-year-old man.
When teachers retire, they say goodbye to their students and to the years-long everyday grind in the classroom, but not to close friends. At least, that holds true to a group of retired teachers and staff from George McParland Elementary School. Once a month, these former coworkers take time out to catch up on post-retirement stories and simply renew close friendships over a scrumptious luncheon.
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Sonny Dhaliwal knows that there isn't an endless supply of water every time he turns on his tap.
A home fire in West Central Manteca's Walnut Place neighborhood on the southeast corner of Walnut Avenue and Alameda Street caused $125,000 in damages.
A 19-year-old Manteca man was gunned down outside the Straw Hat Pizza Parlor in the 1200 block of North Main Street at about 9 p.m. Saturday.
PG&E has two more shots using government agencies to derail South San Joaquin Irrigation District from entering the retail power business in Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon.
Bobby Ismail specializes in the rehabilitation of the body, and now it seems, the building too.
Leonardo Resendiz made a methodical point in the shooting death of a mock trial that's long been a staple of Joe Waller's Careers in Law Enforcement classes.
There's a leak at Lathrop City Hall.
It looks like almost early summer on the Stanislaus River watershed.
They are Weston Ranch's power couple. But Dale and Jill Fritchen don't see themselves as such, and never have.
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Kai Burburn rocks back and forth nervously on the lip of the bowl at the new Lathrop skate park.
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The second annual Mother &Son Dance at St. Anthony of Padua School will be held Friday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m.