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Well, I'm not dead yet.
I just returned from consultations at the Mayo Clinic and the Texas Heart Institute. The advice I received from thoracic surgeons at both locations - contrary to the advice I'd received in Colorado - is that the risk of open heart surgery requiring circulatory arrest currently exceeds the risk of my ascending aortic aneurysm rupturing. Therefore, the plan is to manage my blood pressure via drugs to keep the pressure and rate in the low-normal range and to stay away from weight lifting, then to monitor my condition again every three months with a CT scan, primarily to measure the rate of change of the aneurysm. In short, I still have a live grenade in my chest, but the risk of putting the pin back in currently exceeds the chance of it going off unannounced. At least for this first period of waiting, this puts me in an awkward �state of limbo, for if there is a statistically significant change, surgery will be warranted at the end of that period. Pragmatically, this means little change to my lifestyle, though I'll be disinclined to plan international travel far away from medical care I could trust until I have a better baseline of my condition and the first derivative of change.
My sincere thanks go out to the many of you who have written me offering your thoughts and prayers.
Along this journey, I obtained a crash course in the physics of the heart. The underlying principle that dictates my condition is Laplace's Law: there's a limit to the tension that aortic tissue can absorb, and as the size of the ascending aorta grows, there's a point beyond which the risk of rupture grows exponentially. The precise mechanism that causes such aortic defects is not fully understood, although there is some correlation to genetic defects such as Marfan's Syndrome (which I don't have), a condition that affects the body's connective tissue.
The insidious thing about my condition is that it's essentially asymptomatic until it ruptures, and when it does, it's often misdiagnosed in the ER as a heart attack and unless you happen to be lying on an operating table with your chest cut open at the moment of rupture, it's almost always fatal (as in the case of John Ritter).
Kevin Helliker of the Wall Street Journal wrote a series of articles regarding his discovery of an aneurysm of the ascending aorta. Kevin and I corresponded, and he's put me in touch with a researcher tracking the genetic connections to this condition. In addition to John and Kevin, I'm in some interesting company: Albert Einstein died of a rupture abdominal aortic aneurysm (a condition that's easily treated today) and Laura Branigan died of a brain aneursym in early 2004. Though not aneurysm-related, I was amused to see on the wall of one of the thoracic surgeons I visited the photos of various clients he'd treated for vascular issues, including Captain Kangaroo aka Bob Keeshan and Governor Schwarzenegger.
I've essentially lost a month, having been blindsided by this condition in early December and so, enough of these non-software architecture issues for now.
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This rental home was beautifully remodeled and comfortable for our family. We had two small children and the location was perfect for bike rides or walking to the beach/park and to downtown for our daily treat of ice cream, baked goods and visit to Java Jones for coffee. The decor is open and airy and has a nice and cool finished lower level (which we didn't use much b/c we had gorgeous weather and were outside as much as possible) We think it would be a great spot to bring grandparents along next time and they could have their own space with full bath below. The owners were friendly and easy to work with and provided all the information and answered all our questions. We just love Elk Rapids, and have stayed on Elk Lake the past two years, but after our experience downtown, we will definitely be staying at this property in the future and highly recommend it to others looking for the same amenities and location! Great, charming "Town House". Thank you!!
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Jim Dixon, aspiring academic in medieval literature, tries to further his career at a weekend faculty party, but instead creates romantic entanglements and drinks far too much: "Dixon was alive again. Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way; not for him the slow, gracious wandering from the halls of sleep, but a summary, forcible ejection. He lay sprawled, too wicked to move, spewed up like a broken spider-crab on the tarry shingle of the morning.
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Jonathan Shikes, Westword's "Beer Man," explains, "As for why Colorado is so beery, my theory (which has absolutely no grounding in research) is the presence of the Coors plant in Golden, the single largest brewing facility in the world. Boulder and Longmont became high-tech centers because of IBM being there and attracting many tech-minded people to the state. Coors may have done the same for beer, attracting people who are focused on beer or focused on making beer better."
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The warning "Never work with children or animals," is attributed to W.C. Fields, who was known to lace Baby LeRoy's bottle with gin to get him to stop crying on the set. Below are some films that feature animal actors who upstage their two-legged co-stars.
Although he never protested that he was young and he needed the money, one of the earliest animal stars, Rin Tin Tin, started out his acting career playing wolves. His movies eventually became so popular that he is credited with saving Warner Brothers, and he eventually earned his own paw print on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
A well-crafted first line in a novel has a big job. Whether it's mysterious, romantic, enigmatic, funny or atmospheric, it must grab and entice the reader.
In the case of local writer Jennifer Kincheloe's debut novel, "The Secret Life of Anna Blanc," the opening words bring you into a very special world: "Anna Blanc wore a six-inch hairpiece made from the tresses of a yak."
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Columbus & Greenville Ry. Co. v. Miller, 283 U.S. 96 (1931)
Columbus & Greenville Railway Co. v. Miller
Argued March 6, 9, 1931
Decided April 13, 1931
1. The protection of the Fourteenth Amendment against state action is only for the benefit of those who are injured through the invasions of personal or property rights, or through the discriminations, which the Amendment forbids. The constitutional guaranty does not extend to the mere interest of an official, as such, who has not been deprived of his property without due process of law or denied the equal protection of the laws. P. 283 U. S. 99.
So held where a state official, suing a railway company in the state court to collect a tax, which had been reduced by an amendatory law relied on by the company, attacked the amendment upon the ground that the bill therefor had not been published as required by the state constitution, and where the state supreme court, ignoring that contention, adjudged the amendment invalid under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution.
2. In taxing railroad within a levee district upon the mileage basis, it is not necessarily arbitrary and contrary to the Fourteenth Amendment to fix a lower rate per mile for those having less than twenty-five miles of main line within the district than for those that have more. P. 283 U. S. 100.
127 So. 784 reversed.
Appeal and certiorari, 282 U.S. 825, to review a judgment recovered by the present respondent in his suit to collect a tax. See also 154 Miss. 317; 122 So. 366.
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Houston, we have a problem. We have lots and lots of highly capable PCs on their way out of warranty, and no well defined budget with which to replace them. Furthermore, technology is sprinting to web-based mobile-compatible platforms (iOS, Android) that make our PCs look and behave like dinosaurs. On top of that, the PCs were purchased for the computing standards of another era, where bloatware was the rule and web-based applications did not exist.
I propose a solution, of sorts, that makes the distinction between web users and desktop users. The vast majority of students in our computer lab (at Palomar College rooms LL-103, 104, and 109, the largest labs on campus and only full-time public access labs) are web users. If you stroll about the aisles you will see students working on Blackboard, using student eServices, using Facebook and YouTube, doing research (or just surfing the web) and once in a while, you will see them using Word to type a paper, or creating a PowerPoint presentation for class. My point is the vast majority of their activity is web-based.
What you rarely, if ever, see them doing is burning DVDs, using Adobe creation products like Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, recording audio, editing video, or processing sophisticated spreadsheets, yet we pay huge licensing fees for programs like Office and the Adobe creative suite.
If we could find a computer that could be run with an operating system and a single application—a browser—and if it could be show that it meets the majority of student needs, it would make sense to replace the battleships in at least one of our labs with these lower cost units. I do believe computing is moving to the cloud, as they say, and would like to do an experiment to verify that in one of the labs.
The computer I have in mind would have to:
- The browser (Firefox would be my choice, but Chrome would be a good alternate—from our support experience these are the most trouble free browsers) would have to support plugins for Flash, Silverlight, Java, Google Earth, Adobe Reader and QuickTime. Wait, aren't some of these old technology? Yes, but a) after day 1 there is no such thing as new technology; and b) Palomar has a huge investment in media and databases that require these systems and it would be foolhardy to abandon them. For this reason iOS and Android devices, as cool and now as they are, are ruled out. For an operating system I would recommend Windows 7 with an upgrade path to Windows 8 next year. Apple hardware is just too expensive to consider, though I like OS X; and Linux is too far outside the skill set of the techs on campus to make it a wise choice.
- Have audio processing capabilities (i.e., an integrated sound card);
- Have a decent high resolution video display;
- Have at least 2 free USB 2.0 or better 3.0 ports;
- An Ethernet port or a wireless N card, though we would have to be sure our wireless network was up to processing a multi-computer lab;
- Have a keyboard and mouse, of course;
- Have a small but adequate hard drive (on low-end machines I suspect we will not be able to say what size the hard drive should be—it only needs to hold the the OS and browser, but 500GB these days is about minimum);
- Have about 4GB of RAM;
- Be energy star compliant.
We will not need to install Office, because Office is on the web now, free. Many students will prefer Google Docs, which is also free. Storage for student data is also free, via dropbox, box, skydrive, gmail, or by any number of other similar services, and these services have the advantage of syncing with student home and mobile computing platforms.
We will also not need Adobe creative suites, because web-based graphics, audio and video editing are now possible through Aviary and a number of other really well executed web services. The era of software and hardware as a service (SaaS and HaaS) is here and we ought to be taking advantage of it.
I am not advocating converting the entire computer population of our labs to this configuration, since some students will be taking creative, content producing classes in Office and Adobe products, and need a place to do their homework. But for the vast majority of students, they will be able to accomplish their work just fine on the computer platform I have in mind, and I hope it will reduce the cost of computing by around 2/3 or more per unit.
I've done a little shopping, and here are the computers I am now considering.
The HP Omni 120T – a nice all-in-one unit that fills the bill. It has a DVD burner, which we don't need, but you can't get rid of it. I have a question about how capable its integrated graphics might be, but it is worth looking at. List price: $549, though we could probably do better buying in volume.
The Gateway ZX6961-UB21P, price from vendor $599, found at $502 on Internet; or any one of a number lower cost Gateway Towers, like the Gateway SX 2850-33, which list for $549 but I have seen as low as $388.
The Asus ASUS All-in-One PC ET2011ET – P E5800, list $599 from CDW, but we can probably find a slightly better price.
The Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z 0401 – P E5700, at $499 at CDW, but I would like to see it bumped up to 4GB RAM.
The four computers listed above are all-in-ones. I like the idea of all-in-ones because a) it gives our long suffering, crammed together students some leg room for a change, and b) the display will be new and crisp, rather than buying a low-end desktop, which we can get for under $400, and using some of the crappy ole Dell matte-finish monitors we have. Remember, these computers are for web interface and information consumption. I believe that if the picture looks good students will want to use them. Students are a graphical bunch, as are all humans.
What about warranties? These computers all come with a 1-year warranty. I think it is time we took a new look at our policy on warranties. It's nice to have a five year warranty and if anything goes wrong call Dell and tell them to fix it. But that luxury comes at a high price. I think it is wiser to take a look at the published mean time to failure on the unit we decide to buy, and multiply it by the number of computers we are purchasing, figuring a percentage that will fail within x years. This number is almost certainly going to be much lower than the cost of the warranty—that's how warranty vendors make money, after all. These workstations are so cheap that I think it makes more sense to buy some spares and replace the lemons rather than sinking a lot of money into useless warranties. I don't know what the campus failure rate of the current crop of Dell computers we have invested in is, but from the experience we have had with our labs I would say it is very low indeed, below 2%. I'm sure we could easily have purchased a couple extras for replacements, and saved all that warranty money. Any computer will come with a 1-year warranty, proof against a crop of lemons, and beyond that I say play the percentages.
What about anti-virus? We already license Symantec, but there again we are probably wasting money. AVG or Microsoft Security Essentials works just fine, and are free.
We discussed this issue at our Technology Planning meeting yesterday, and my fellow technologists all took the idea seriously, I am happy to report.
If you know of computer platforms we should consider, I would appreciate hearing about it. It's time to bear down and see what we can do to replace student technology with affordable, modern platforms that take advantage of the new cloud and web-based services while at the same time saving the District some money.


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Have you noticed any Web/Library 2.0 applications on the Darien Library website?
You can see Library 2.0 in action on the Darien Library website in our blogs, Twitter account, YouTube account, and Flickr account. And those are just a few of the ways we get information to you! We also want to hear what you think and like, so every blog post and item record offers you the chance to leave a comment, give a book a star rating, or write a review. At the bottom of each item's page, there's a Community Reviews section and a link to "Write a Review."
Now that you're Web 2.0 savvy, the internet is your oyster! We hope you, and your kids, feel more comfortable using the internet for work and play. There are endless ways to personalize and improve your web experience and the ones we have introduced here are just a few of your many, many options. Keep exploring and learning!
By now most of us are probably familiar with YouTube videos. With the advent of YouTube, everyone can be a star of the online community. YouTube is one of many sites that let you watch and upload videos for free. You can search for clips from your favorite tv show, favorite music videos from the 80s, famous political speeches and almost anything else you can imagine or dream up! To understand where Youtube comes from, how it works and why it is so powerful, watch this video (on Youtube!) of a talk that Professer Michael Wesch gave to the Library of Congress, An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube.
There are millions of Youtube contributors and it is generally a self-policing site, but if you're concerned about security, you should know that your children can run into questionable content. There are many other sites, that allow sharing of videos including Vimeo, Totlol, TeacherTube, and Hulu. Some of these offer safer content alternatives for viewing for young children. There are lots of resources about online safety, specifically about video-networking like this pdf from wiredsafety.org and surfnetkids.com. Google now owns YouTube and has posted some safety tips for parents in partnership with Common Sense Media.
The uses for these sites are endless! This can be a great tool for teachers and classrooms, as well as parents. You can upload videos of your own to share with family and friends. If you have family that is far away, and Grandpa would like to watch your daughter at her dance recital, or see Junior hit a homerun, you can create privacy screenings so that only your family and friends can log in and see the videos you've posted. Sites like Speekabos are great for the younger set; featuring digital storytelling, and there is a feature where you can also create and upload your own digital stories.
Here are Instructions on how to embed video into a Blogger blog ----- Here are instructions for embedding video in a Wordpress blog
Podcasts are kind of like radio shows, but available in digital format. They are non-musical audio or video broadcasts that can be subscribed to using RSS or commonly accessed through free audio sharing software like iTunes. Podcasts vary in length. They can be short (many clock in under 10 minutes) or long (some may be an hour or more), but there is a podcast out there for almost every interest imaginable! Did you know that right here at Darien Library, the teens create and publish their own podcasts each month! We're going to focus on audio podcasts in this lesson.
There are a couple of different ways you can do this Thing. You can download iTunes (free) for either Mac or Windows and search for podcasts in their directory and then use iTunes to subscribe to one that interests you. That's a pretty easy way! Here is an instructional guide on how to use iTunes to subscribe to a podcast.
You don't need to download special software to subscribe to podcasts though. You can use the RSS aggregators that you chose in Week 4: Keeping Up. You simply look for the RSS feed icon and follow the directions! The trick is finding a good podcasts to listen to. To get you started, here are a few directories (like an interactive White Pages) that you can search for topics that might interest you:
There are so many podcasts to choose from. There are some that share stories for kids like StoryNory, some are educational like Grammar Girl, some are for learning languages like the Learn Spanish - Survival Guide! Search for something you are interested in. What about knitting? Or animals?
You can listen to podcasts on your computer (speakers or headphones will definitely make it sound better), or if you download the MP3 file, you can listen to podcasts on an MP3 device. The most popular one the kids use is the iPod, but any MP3 Player will do the trick!
EXTRA CREDIT: Make your own podcast!
Do an Internet search for "podcast tutorial" and find out how easy it is to make one! Accodring to GCast, it is so easy your grandma could do it!" If you have a computer, microphone and the internet, you can make a podcast! If you do, please make sure to send it to us. We'd LOVE to listen and share it!
Good luck on this week's lesson. As always, if you have any troubles, please contact your mentor and make sure to post about your lessons on your blog! There are only 3 weeks left in the course so there is still plenty of time to catch up if you've fallen behind!
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As parents I'm sure you have an abundance of photos from countless sports games, birthday parties, vacations, and other joyous times spent with your children. If you have yet to become a Facebook member and haven't spent time searching through online albums of your "friends," then you are in for a virtual treat with this week's topic!
Photo sharing websites have made creating digital photo albums and sharing pictures with family, friends, and members of other online communities a breeze. Whether for personal or professional use, such websites allow their members and the public to enjoy the beauty of photography.
Flickr, the most well known of all photo sharing websites, is considered an online photo management and sharing application. A basic Flickr account is free, which makes it a practical alternative to other websites such as Snapfish or Kodak Gallery.If you have never visited Flickr, try browsing through the Darien Library's very own photostream. (photo courtesy of Flickr user George E. Norkus)
Take a tour of Flickr and learn about some of its functions and offerings.
Some of the unique qualities that have distinguished Flickr among other photo sharing options are as follows:
Assigning tags makes photos easier to locate on Flickr. For instance, if you've visited New York with your kids recently you may want to assign tags like "empire state building" or "statue of liberty" to some of your shots. **It is important to remember that phrases or multiple words are placed "in quotes" to keep terms together.
Flickr keeps a list of the All Time Most Popular Tags. Click on the baby tag and view the results.
To read more about using tags on Flickr, click here.
Groups allow users to connect with other members through common interests and passions. It's simple for users to create their own groups if not already available through Flickr, and groups can either be public or private.
Here is a search for Parent Groups on Flickr. View all the groups that appeared using the search term parent.
What is Creative Commons and how is it beneficial to you as a parent?
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that makes it easy for the public to use creative works without violating the laws of copyright. This allows creators to change their copyright terms from "all rights reserved" to "some rights reserved." This makes work free and easy to use and share, as long as one complies with the specified conditions within the Creative Commons licenses.
This short video clip, starring Jack and Meg White of the White Stripes, explains the origin and the benefits of using Creative Commons.
Flickr provides a section of users who have decided to offer their photos under a Creative Commons license. This makes certain works available for your use, as long as you adhere to the designated licenses. Read about the various licenses available through Flickr: Creative Commons, and search the photos that have listed such licenses.
It is also important to be aware of the photos you post online, especially with regards to your children. Flickr makes it easy to control who you share photos with by setting privacy and safety levels. Much like educating kids about using "words they are proud of," parents should also discuss the relevance of this phrase for online photos.
The success of Flickr has prompted the establishment of other photo-sharing websites such as Picasa Web Albums created by Google and Photobucket. You can browse some of these websites without the hassle of setting up an account.
The phenomenon of Wikipedia has led to the development of other collaboration tools online. As Google searchers, I am sure you have come across Wikipedia entries with almost all of your findings. If not, check out this Wikipedia entry for Web 2.0. Wikipedia is an open-source encyclopedia found online that allows members to contribute and edit content. A brief overview of Wikipedia is provided in this video created by the North Carolina State University Libraries.
There are many additional Web 2.0 tools, as well as web-based applications available that allow users to share information and collaborate on various projects online. As a parent you may find these tools extremely helpful in your daily lives. Do you belong to a parent group or social committee? These tools can easily streamline your communication and participation with all social groups and group members. Goodbye email attachments and thumb drives! Members have the ability to contribute information virtually, and retrieve everyone's work with a few simple clicks. Here are a few of the common collaboration tools that we will explore this week.
Google Docs is a free web-based resource created by Google to offer users the ability to save documents, worksheets, and presentations safely and securely. Your work can be uploaded easily to Google Docs, shared and edited by users who have access to your account. To see how easy it is to have friends or colleagues contribute content, view this humorous video entitled Google Docs: A Love Letter.
Zoho provides web-based applications designed for business, productivity and collaboration purposes. Gone are the times when one had to spend money and time learning the ins and outs of many different types of software for their own personal or business needs. Zoho provides a variety of low cost applications on their website, eliminating the need for constant upgrades and maintenance. Here is more of what Zoho Office can offer its users.
Read more about Zoho on the New York Times Bits Blog.
Dropbox is another very popular file-sharing program that alows users to sync their files online over multiple technologies. This software may come in handy as the total number of devices in your life continues to grow. Mashable provides a list of ways to use Dropbox that might be unexpected.
Wikipedia, which was mentioned at the top of this post, is probably the world's most popular wiki.
A wiki is a website that allows users to easily add, edit, and delete content - essentially pooling their knowledge together. The term comes from the Hawaiian phrase, "wiki wiki," which refers to something fast.
Wikis are being used today in many venues both professionally and personally. Did you know that your child may be using wikis in their classroom? Some of the reasons wikis are an asset to you as a 21st Century Parent are as follows:
There are many different formats in which you can create a wiki. Here are some of the major players for educational purposes.
Find out the benefits of using PBworks in a classroom or library.
Another popular wiki service, Wikispaces claims to be the easiest to use. The Library has even utilized Wikispaces for children's programs.
TeachersFirst: Wiki Walk-Through - What is a wiki and how they can be used in the classroom.
Darien Patch - Article about the increase of technology in the classroom.
Darien Parent Wiki - This wiki was created to provide parents with information on the core content areas for grades K-5.
Teaching with Thinking and Technology - This wiki explores the uses of wikis in education.
Web 2.0 tools can make communicating across time and space a breeze! This week we are going to look at some of the newer communication tools.
Do you remember when email was new and exciting? It would revolutionize the world! Want to send a letter to your cousin in Germany? Just click! No hassle, no hidden fees. In time, you could even attatch photos and insert links. Email was once 'cutting-edge' and has now taken a back seat to other means of communication. The tools we will briefly explore this week are:
These are all quick and easy ways to connect with your kids on the go, but make sure you have the right plans to avoid surprise charges! Since these are the preferred methods of communicating for most teens, it is important to make sure you are familiar with them as well.
There are many ways of chatting online now. For young people, the days of the anyonymous chat rooms are long gone. Instead, kids can use Instant Messaging, set up private chat rooms for their group of friends using sites like tinychat, chat through their email (Google Chat) and even within social networks like Facebook.
IM (Instant Messaging):
There are many different providers of IM services. The most popular are:
*AOL Instant Messenger (download free application & web-based, account is free)
*Google Talk (web-based application built into GMail, account is free)
*Yahoo! Messenger (download free application, account is free)
These applications are fantastic for allowing you to live-chat with others who have accounts with the same providers.
Here is a great overview of how Instant Messaging works.
Some university professors are using these chat services to create a 'backchannel' and chat allows students to discuss lectures in real-time without actually saying a word in the classroom. Another popular backchannel is Twitter, a micro-blogging site that will be covered in Week 10's lesson.
Chatting is no longer limited to just text. To connect with family out of town, free video chat services like Skype are wonderful.
Virtual worlds and online games are abundant, growing, and slowly merging into each other as sites incorporate the social elements of online communication with the activity of playing games. Choose carefully what is approriate for your child's age and your pocketbook!
For younger kids Club Penguin, ToonTown and Webkinz still rule the market for moderated, safe online communities for kids while sites like Teen Second Life, Habbo Hotel and Runescape have the Teen virtual market cornered. XBox and other gamling platforms have taken playing games from one-on-one to global communities! The TeenAngels are an extreme and organized example of how teens are good at self-moderating. If you show them right from wrong, they will often choose right.
With all online communications, please make sure to talk with your child, no matter how old, about online behavior. Review safety precautions with your children, including:
1. Never give out personal information, such as your real name, age, location, phone number, or school.
2. Never share your password with anyone except your parents and legal guardians. Someone else might use your password and pretend to be you, or give out your personal information or do something that may get you into trouble.
3. Tell your parents and legal guardians if someone says or does something on the Internet that makes you uncomfortable, or if someone asks you for personal information.
4. Choose a username that does not reflect your real identity. Avoid names that are in any way suggestive, even if they seem innocent to you. (Parents, sound like familiar advice?)
Remember parents, you are in charge and can set rules and guidelines with your children's internet use. Read more about:
Internet Safety:
Chat Room Safety
GetNetWise, Chat
Microsoft Online Safety
Communicating through technology has gotten more sophisticated, but if you apply the same rules and guidelines online that you would if were sending your child to the mall alone, they will have an enjoyable and safe experience. Remember that there is no 100% fool-proof way to shield anyone from offensive or questionable content online, but you can establish an open conversation with your child about what your behavioral expectations are.
Now, finally, we come to...
Tell us what you think of Instant Messaging; Do you like it? What concerns do you have using a tool like Instant Messaging? Does your child use it? What about the faculty at his/her school? Have you ever used it while performing a transaction shopping online? Try chatting with your child in another room then talk about how it was different. How did you feel about the speed?
If you're nervous and not sure where or who to start with, you can IM the Darien Librarians! You can contact the Knowledge and Learning Services Librarians through the Contact Us page OR you can IM us in the Children's Library on AIM! Our handle is "DeweyDarienKids" and we're happy to talk books, programs or answer any questions you may have!
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Raise your hand if you've ever been frustrated because you can't remember the name of that interesting/useful website and it's only bookmarked on your home computer and you're at work (or vice versa)?
Well, social bookmarking is here to save the day. Social bookmarking sites allow you to save webpages you like to one bookmarking website, so you can access them from more than one computer or place. Convenient!
With social bookmarking, you can search your bookmarks from any computer or mobile device just by logging onto your social bookmarking account (different sites are outlined below).
The "social" aspect refers to the interaction between users of bookmarking sites. You can label, or "tag", your bookmarks to organize them the way you want, like "Investment Info" or "Cool Games for Kids". You'll be able to see sites that other people have tagged with the same label, and they can see sites you've bookmarked or tagged*. This helps you save time by introducing new sites on topics in which you are interested.
Diigo is a website that allows you to collect other websites and information and store them for access from anywhere. It's compatible with iPhones, iPads, and Droid phones, so you can find (and re-find) what you've saved. You're can highlight information on a certain page and view your highlights, or notes, even when you visit the page from other computers or web devices! Pretty cool.
This video shows you how to use Diigo and its tools.
Diigo V5: Collect and Highlight, Then Remember! from diigobuzz on Vimeo.
Which leads us to...
After creating an account, at the upper right corner of the Diigo website, click on Tools to download the Diigo toolbar or Diigolet: The Diigo toolbar will display all of the Diigo tools whenever you're signed in to your account. If you don't want a permanent toolbar, the Diigolet doesn't need to be downloaded, just drag the Diigolet button to the top of the browser window as shown on their page and click it--a temporary toolbar will appear.
If you're feeling ambitious, try highlighting or adding a sticky note to a page. Play around with the tools Diigo offers, there are no mistakes!
*You can adjust your privacy options in "Account Settings" in the drop-down menu under your sign-in name at the top of the page.
One of the most popular bookmarking sites is Delicious, which is very similar to Diigo. If you have a Gmail account, Google has Google Bookmarks. There are also some social bookmarking sites that are "amped up." On these sites, you can vote for your favorite articles that have been bookmarked by other people that day. Examples of these are Digg, and Reddit. These are fun to look through if you like to see what people online are talking about right now. Some of the articles are quirky or about topics you might not necessarily gravitate towards, but that's what makes it so interesting!
This week is all about BLOGS. "Blog" kind of sounds like a monster that lurks in the woods or maybe something you'd find clogging your drain, but is much less sinister, and gross, and very present in our daily, 21st-century lives.
First, watch the video below that explains, "What is a Blog?"
Nothing to stress about, it's easy and fun. The blog you create this week will be the main way that you communicate with us and the rest of the class throughout this program. You will use your blog to post your "Thing" assignments and to post your thoughts and opinions about what you are learning.
There are several different websites that allow you to create you own blog (for free!). The two most common are Wordpress and Blogger. Click on either one to get started.
Whether you choose Wordpress or Blogger, you will be asked you to create a username and choose a password, as well as enter some personal information, such as your full name and a valid email address. Follow the directions to setup your blog. (FYI: you may choose to keep your blog after this program is complete, but that is entirely up to you. You can always delete your blog once the 21 Things program has concluded.)
Once you have done the basic setup and have activated your blog (you may be asked to check your email and follow a link to "activate" your new blog), you are ready to start blogging! This is a good time to simply play around with the different features that Wordpress or Blogger offer. Click here to view a quick video on how to start posting blogs on Wordpress.
So what should you blog about? How about a quick introduction about yourself and/or why you choose to take the 21 Things course? You can also blog about blogging: What are your thoughts about this method of communication? Do you think you'd be interested in keeping a blog at the end of this course? Are there some blogs that you read often and want to share?
You might discover that you really enjoy blogging! Some parent bloggers share funny stories or tips for other parents (check out The Modern Housewife or Dooce, a "mommy blog", with an edge and great photos.) Other moms and dads keep a blog to share information and pictures for their extended family (like The Masson Family Blog.) You can control the privacy settings of your blog and choose to share it with the whole world- or just a select few family member and friends.
For Blogger privacy settings, click here : For Wordpress privacy settings, click here
Did you know that even kids blog? Tavi (aka, the Style Rookie), is a 13-year-old fashion blogger who has been featured in Vogue! A local Darien boy who is a huge fan of the Percy Jackson books keeps a blog about all things Rick Riordan-related. For older children and teens, blogging can be a wonderful tool for strengthening writing skills. Young bloggers are also learning how to produce and edit multimedia content- a crucial skill in the digital age.
Your blog will be how you will keep track of your "things" for the duration of the course. Please make sure to mark each entry with the Thing # and subject so that we can keep track of your progress.
If you already keep a blog, check out the settings and layouts of the the other provider to compare and contrast or challenge yourself to add new features like visitor counts or email subscriptions.
Your posts are the place for you to reflect and provide insight into what you've learned. Post your thoughts about what worked (or didn't) from the lesson, how you could see it being used in your family, and share your surprises or obstacles. We'll frequently offer you some discussion questions to get your started, but you are not limited to answering them! Ladies and gentlemen, start your blogging!
This week is all about RSS, which stands for "Real Simple Syndication." If you are starting to feel a tad overwhelmed with the sheer amount of information that is available on the internet and in the Web 2.0 world, you are not alone! There are so many blogs, websites, new tools, and interesting articles. How can one person possibly keep up with it all? How can you weed out the stuff you don't want from the information that you do?
One way to keep up is by using an RSS reader which allows you to subscribe directly to the content that interests you. Some people call them "readers," "feed readers," or "aggregators." Whatever you call it, the idea is to bring the information to you- rather than have you go to the information.
First, watch this short CommonCraft video that neatly explains all about RSS:
Thing 5: Setup an RSS Reader There are several great ones to choose from: Google Reader, Bloglines, Newsgator, or My Yahoo. If you already have a Google account, you will find it easy to use the Google Reader. Likewise, if you are a Yahoo! user, My Yahoo! might be the best choice. But don't be afraid to try a few and see which one is the best fit for you. To set up an RSS Reader, you will need to first create an account and then explore the tools, settings, and particular interface of the program you choose. Click here to watch a quick video on adding feeds (aka "subscriptions") to GoogleReader.
Maybe you'd like to put an RSS feed subscription on the Darien Public School website or your child's teacher's website. Or maybe you'll love reading a local mom blogger, like Nicole Lyons from All About Darien, who blogs about events in and around town. Did you know that there are lots of websites that share local information through Feeds including FairfieldCountyChild, Darien Patch and even the local newspapers!
Maybe using a Reader is still just ONE MORE THING to have to check and follow. Maybe you check your email regularly and think that having the information sent right to your inbox is preferrable and more convenient. Try setting up an RSS Feed that will send updates directly to your email account with Feed My Inbox. Watch an explaniation of how it works here.
Extra Credit: Alerts
Create an Alert using Google Alert. Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic. Just want to see how it works? Try putting an alert on "Darien Library" and see who's talking about our library online!
Thing 6: Add Darien Library 21 Things to your reader and at least one other blog. Now that you know how easy it is, you'll be on top of everything in no time!
We all browse and search the web because that is what the web is for! This week we are going to focus on different searching features.
Often times, we use the browser that comes with our computer; Internet Explorer for PCs and Safari for Macs. But there is another browser which has some great features. I use it a lot. And that is Mozilla Firefox. Which brings us to...
What is Mozilla? Mozilla is free, and is open source technology. Click here to download. One of the best parts about Mozilla is the tabs feature. You can switch back and forth between multiple websites on the tabs; directions to NYC, a list of museums, a restaurant reservation site. Planning your day is easy peasy. Watch this video about how to use tabs.
How was the process? Write your thoughts in the comments below: did you get similar results, or different results? Also for thing 3, click on Bing's visual search. How was the same search in visual? Or, do you think that visual search only coalesces with certain topics?
This week we looked at a browser, which is the application that gets you onto the web (like Firefox or Internet Explorer) and search engines that search the web itself (like Google and Bing.) As a parent, you can change search engines' settings on the computer that your children use most frequently. Google has SafeSearch Filtering for easy filtering at the browser level.
Try a few searches on kid friendly engines:
What kind of results would you want if your child was doing legitimate research for a school assignment? Protecting younger children from stumbling across questionable content is one issue, allowing your older children to access reliable information for learning about life and health is another.
There are many ways of controlling the access your children have to the Internet and this is an issue that will weave through many of the lessons in this program. See this great article over at CNET for an overview of security options for parents. Kids deserve Intellectual Freedom (pdf), but it is up to us to help them learn to how to find good information and evaluate those resources.The focus of this program is not to teach any one area of technology in depth, but to strengthen your own use and understanding of Web 2.0 so that you may more confidently exercise control at your own comfort level. For more resources on Internet Safety, please see this link for additional resources.


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A Bayesian model averaging approach for cost-effectiveness analyses
Version of Record online: 12 SEP 2008
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1404
Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Health Economics
Volume 18, Issue 7, pages 807–821, July 2009
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Conigliani, C. and Tancredi, A. (2009), A Bayesian model averaging approach for cost-effectiveness analyses. Health Econ., 18: 807–821. doi: 10.1002/hec.1404
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- Issue online: 10 JUN 2009
- Version of Record online: 12 SEP 2008
- Manuscript Accepted: 2 JUL 2008
- Manuscript Revised: 9 MAY 2008
- Manuscript Received: 23 JUL 2007
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- Bayesian model averaging;
- cost data;
- health economics;
- sensitivity analysis
We consider the problem of assessing new and existing technologies for their cost-effectiveness in the case where data on both costs and effects are available from a clinical trial, and we address it by means of the cost-effectiveness acceptability curve. The main difficulty in these analyses is that cost data usually exhibit highly skew and heavy-tailed distributions so that it can be extremely difficult to produce realistic probabilistic models for the underlying population distribution, and in particular to model accurately the tail of the distribution, which is highly influential in estimating the population mean. Here, in order to integrate the uncertainty about the model into the analysis of cost data and into cost-effectiveness analyses, we consider an approach based on Bayesian model averaging: instead of choosing a single parametric model, we specify a set of plausible models for costs and estimate the mean cost with a weighted mean of its posterior expectations under each model, with weights given by the posterior model probabilities. The results are compared with those obtained with a semi-parametric approach that does not require any assumption about the distribution of costs. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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Rune Factory Developer Neverland Files for Bankruptcy - NewsBrent Galietti, posted on 29 November 2013 / 2,117 Views
Neverland, developer of the Harvest Moon spinoff series, Rune Factory, has filed for bankruptcy, the company announced on its official website (via Siliconera). The company cited changing business trends and unsuccessful fundraising efforts in its decision to seek bankruptcy and close its doors.
Neverland has been developing the Rune Factory series since its inception, and its latest release, Rune Factory 4, was the fastest selling title in series history in Japan. The company had said last year that Rune Factory 5 was in the works, but the fate of the title is certainly in doubt now.
In addition to Rune Factory, Neverland is also known for developing multiple titles in the Lufia and Shining Force RPG series'.
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