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How to Throw a Fabulous Year-End Celebration
- Grades: 3–5, 6–8
Have you ever seen a 3rd grader accept an award for an Excel spreadsheet as though it were an Oscar? Have you seen a 5th grader pose on the red carpet for their first animated film? If not . . . the time is now. The next Bill Gates or George Lucas could be tinkering away in your tech class.
Have you ever seen a 3rd grader accept an award for an Excel spreadsheet as though it were an Oscar? Have you seen a 5th grader pose on the red carpet for their first animated film? If not . . . the time is now. The next Bill Gates or George Lucas could be tinkering away in your tech class. Accomplishments in technology class should be widely acknowledged and celebrated by school staff, parents, and peers. When you celebrate potential, students are encouraged to mobilize technology, make their voices heard, and/or discover new worlds.
Read on to see how project-based learning takes center stage at a multimedia tech celebration and to discover for tips on throwing an over-the-top kid party that will rival the Oscars.
The cast of "Stop Smoking!" poses for the paparazzi after receiving the 2010 Techie Award for Best Social Issue Cinema.
Four Weeks Before Your Gala
1. Create your award categories (Best Social Issue Cinema, Best Use of a Digital Camera, etc.) Then order trophies. Purchase a dozen six-inch "Movie Buff" trophies for $10.00 (at Oriental Trading) or 24 four-inch "goldtone" trophies for just $8.00. No need to spend extra money on trophy personalization: purchase gold printable labels, print them out, and stick them on your trophies. (The simplest gold, plastic trophies will have your students salivating for tech victory.)
2. To get an Oscar-worthy red carpet, spend hundreds of dollars online or make friends with the staff at your local fabric store and local houses of worship. Fabric store representatives can steer you to inexpensive, thick, beautiful material you can cut to create a red carpet for your stars. Local clergy can loan or rent their stanchions for the event. Now that you've got the goods. . . . Cut your red runner. Lay rubber matting under your carpet. Tape each side of the carpet down with red electrical tape, and use the stanchions to create a private walkway for tech superstars.
3. Expecting lots of paparazzi parents at your event? Forego the expensive press wall or step and repeat backdrop. Purchase a $10.00 backdrop from Oriental Trading. Place black bulletin board paper under your backdrop to create a richer, more expensive-looking scene. On the day of the event, adorn the photo area with a multitude of colorful balloons.
4. What's an event without popcorn? Order 150 eight-inch popcorn bags from Popcornpopper.com for just $9.99. This fantastic site also offers popcorn tubs and boxes. Purchase popcorn from your favorite wholesale shopping club (Costco, Price Club, etc.) and on the day of the event, assemble a team with gloves to stuff and distribute goodies at your event.
Three Weeks Before Your Gala
5. Write, shoot and edit an opening for your event. For the 2010 Techie Awards, students wrote an opening that highlighted tech trivia and poked fun at a few adults. Take a look:
6. Have students design event invitations. Make multiple copies of the winning design and distribute to school staff, peers, and parents.
Two Weeks Before Your Gala
7. Create a banging playlist. Professional award shows flood their venue with music as award winners walk to and from the podium — do the same for young digital natives. Select a couple of students to list and download adolescent-friendly hits. Allow these DJs to fade music in and out as classes enter and exit your award event, before and after acceptance speeches, and/or during a lull in the program.
Up your cool points with kids by downloading the Techie Awards Playlist, 2011! Don't be surprised when the entire room breaks out into song as these hits play during your awards program!
8. Who needs Billy Crystal or Ricky Gervais? Put your class clown to work in a nondisruptive manner by allowing her to host the event. Have her write skits or jokes to keep your audience chuckling and begin rehearsals immediately. (The next Tina Fey may be in your midst. Don't miss the opportunity to encourage a young comedian to write!)
9. On your desktop and on a backup flash drive, download excerpts of the work you are showcasing at this year's tech event. Test your equipment, including all of your mics, and run through your entire awards show.
You don't need an interactive whiteboard for this event. Use two laptops, two projectors, two white tarps, and an audio board to blast your kids' work on two adjacent walls. Remember the thrill of seeing your first movie on the big screen? Bring that excitement to an awards show. Techie award nominees will blush when they see their blog, e-book, or movie projected onto colossal tarps.
10. Prepare a high-tech swag bag. (Swag bags are goody bags for adults, loaded with freebies from sponsors.) This year's Oscar nominees' swag bags included fancy watches, an African safari, gourmet chocolates, sessions with a personal trainer, and a year's supply of Altoids. Load swag bags for older students with each child's flash drive, Internet safety tips from Common Sense Media pasted onto colored index cards, and a "Rock Star" ribbon. Have plenty of safety pins on hand for students who can't wait to receive their prize ribbons. Allow students that are willing to stay for cleanup to drag award-winning Techie Award excerpts from your presentation laptop onto their flash drives.
The Day of Your Event
Move your equipment into your event venue and set up as soon as possible. Be sure to take extra extension cords, power strips, and lots of electrical tape to secure wayward cords. Finally, grab the Kleenex and get ready to burst into tears as kids deliver their acceptance speeches. Celebrate a year of tech accomplishments!
Join me in August for my Classroom 3000 post and discover the coolest new gadgets and sites for high-tech classrooms.
Enjoy the summer!
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Yes, I'm going to ISTE. (All of America will be there this summer! ) See you soon!
Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS on your graduation!! I am so happy to hear from you. Please keep me posted as to where you end up teaching this fall.
Sorry to contact you via the comments section, I couldn't find any other way to reach you. Are you attending ISTE 2011? If so, I wanted to see if we could meet with you to discuss Adobe Youth Voices, a program that empowers at-risk youth with digital media skills so they can speak out and take action on important social issues. AYV engages youth to express themselves through documentary videos, photography, print media, radio diaries, animation, Web communications and other media.
Please email me back directly if you're interested in learning more and I can send you a package of info.
Best, Eddie
I took your Urban Education class at CCNY back in 2008. I just graduated and got a position as a head teacher for a summer program. (...and hoping to have as much luck in the fall!) Here I am, creating a curriculum and looking for fun ways to end the summer session and this came up! Just as I remembered, you are full of fantastic tips. I will definitely be reading more off of your blog.
Thank you!


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Last Saturday, we had the honor of shooting Jessi and Lane's wedding at The Oasis in Austin. They were amazing to work with. There are some couple you can instantly tell are deeply in love. That's Jessi and Lane. Between their awesome family and the great staff at The Oasis, we couldn't have asked for a better wedding. Here are a few favorites from the day.
Excellent photos. The client should be beyond happy with their images.
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Nevertheless, the key word for our style of money management is flexibility. We have no problem selling marginal winners/losers when the market begins to sell off, especially when our stock swing trades do not act as expected. We can always re-enter positions if they provide proper technical setups again, but our primary concern during market corrections is to control risk and reduce our long exposure so that we can think clearly.
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This weeks special at
The Hunley store.
Charleston Harbor Map by George Penington
Each map graphically shows
the ships around the harbor and their
appropriate location on specified dates.
George has plotted the locations of wrecks
such as the Blockade runner "Ruby" off Folly Beach. The
Housatonic and the Hunley are accurately
charted according to records and research that
is available.
Charleston Harbor map. (framed) $34.99 plus 3.50 S&H (product # 1022)
McConnell has announced that they are now ready to put a face on the
remains of Lt. George E. Dixon.
Dixon enhanced
Archaeologist determined the photo post-war:
the man's tie, the lapels on his coat, his boots - even the furniture and
the draperies in the room - all indicate the tintype photograph was taken
after 1870 - six years after the Hunley sank - and perhaps even as late as
1890 Sally Necessary in Virginia, owns the original print.
During the
summer of 2002, Diane France, described as one of the country's most
renowned forensic anthropologist was hired to analyze the remains of the
Hunley crewmen. Her mission was to find clues about their lives and their
Now a mystery
may be solved and another one created.
The dangerous mission's
volunteers were not young men, but not old
either. Though probably not
wealthy, they showed no obvious signs of
disease or violent lives, other
than that they were Confederate
fighting men. "They seem like
pretty regular guys," France says.
"When you know something about
the remains you study, you start to care about them as humans and
develop a kind of relationship. I don't know anything about these guys
other than they got in a sub and blew up a Union ship. They had to be
really committed to their cause."
Little is known about them.
Since the Hunley had close ties to the Confederate Secret Service,
many records were intentionally destroyed at the end of the war to
protect operatives. Their names and a few details of their military
service are known, but little else.
Working from
polyurethane-plastic casts she personally made of the Hunley crew's bones, she
has found no clues to the cause of their deaths on the bone-chilling
night when the sub went down. Their bones
won't reveal if they suffocated
or drowned in the Hunley's
claustrophobic confines.
"I've found nothing that will
tell us what happened that night," she
"What interests me most is the
preservation of the men," France
says. "You could clean up a
cadaver today and it wouldn't be any better preserved than these
"Bearing the solemnity of this
process in mind, it's fascinating and fun to pick up clues the public
can't readily see," France says.
"I think it's kind of
disrespectful to want to totally isolate yourself
from these people."
France's casts of the Hunley
crew's skulls will help artist Sharon
Long of Laramie reconstruct
faces, to be displayed at the Hunley
museum in South Carolina.
Hunley Commission have promised that the crew's
will eventually buried beside
two previous Hunley crews. Glen McConnell states that the funeral will
probably be in November of 2003 or as late as April 2004. He says that
they want to make sure the bone studies are complete and matched up to
each crewman.
Sharon Long is a forensic artist who
specializes in re-creating what people looked like when they were alive by
examining their skulls. Relying on a scientific technique for measuring
skin depth of various parts of a skull, Long
then forms a clay model of the head. She then places tissue markers of
differing lengths on 21 strategic points on his face. After connecting the
points with clay strips, she filled in the open areas. The final plaster
version of the head was made from a mold cast from the clay model and will
be ready for display this week. http://www.trib.com/scjournal/ARC/1997/JUNE/6_8_97/lv1.h
of Sharon Longs work – Sgt Floyd)
says. "As a scientist, I know
that any knowledge is valuable, preserving the skeletons of the Hunley
crew, or Kennewick, or
any human skeleton is important
because it gives us a greater
understanding of the ways that
the skeleton records a person's life."
Excerpts from article "Civil
War legends surface with sub
Fort Collins
expert studies exhumed sailors"
By Ron
Denver Post Staff Writer.
You can reach:
Dr. Diane France, President
NecroSearch International
1713 Wilcox Court, Suite A
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Beauregard McConnell is sending the troops back to the drawing table to
find a pot of gold.
The battle is over where
to put the Confederate submarine Hunley and the weapon of choice is not
Minnie balls but money.
State Sen. Glenn McConnell
is stating that,
Pleasant, Charleston and North Charleston need to recalculate the numbers
and to include the unexpected.
A first-class Hunley-Civil
War maritime museum is
roughly $38 million, McConnell
said, but none of the cities are offering anywhere near that. It is
difficult to determine which city is actually offering the most.
All three
proposals were referred to the State Budget and Control Board for
interpretation. It first appeared that the highest offer - from North
Charleston - was about $11 million, Mount Pleasant about $7 million and
the City of Charleston,
about $5 million.
McConnell says he can't
recommend that any of the three cities
get the sub without more
cushion behind the project or a bigger commitment by the
cities to raise money, seek
private donations or apply for public
grants. McConnell says that
any city who gets the package has got to be
prepared for the unexpected. As anyone knows with construction projects
there is always those hidden cost.
Glenn McConnell, chairman
of the state Hunley Commission is quoted as saying, "All of the offers
leave us financially short right now, I can't accept
any of them."
The Post and Courier
states that "McConnell isn't suggesting the towns put up all the money,
only that their pots get bigger or their efforts to attract outside money
expand because it is not clear how much, if any, state money would be
available for a new
museum." The State of South Carolina
is up against its worse financial crisis in decades, and Monday is D-day
for lawmakers to deal with an estimated $350 million dollar half year
scrounged through three complicated city proposals with a feeling that
each one of them was short. The state Budget and Control Board with their
financial experts conducted an analysis of the bid packages.
Their report was completed
the first week of December and found that all three
bidders would be able to
sustain the annual operations of a sub museum and do well in drawing
visitors. But the report did not address the cost of actually constructing
a museum.
has concern over the construction cost and the technology needed to
"leave visitors with a lasting emotional impact" and a feeling of what
those men went through." He compared this impact to the feelings and
remembrances one gets from leaving the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum in Washington, D.C. McConnell has a number
between $34 million to $38 million for the Hunley museum. He stated
that construction projects usually come in higher than planned with
unexpected cost
The three
towns all have sites on the waterfronts: The numbers may not be that far
off: Charleston - $5 million for a $29.5 million museum near the South
Carolina Aquarium; Mount Pleasant - Patriot's Point, $7 million over 10
years for a $28.5 million museum; North Charleston $11 million and a $40
million museum. On
December 15, 2002 JASON HARDIN AND JAMES SCOTT Of The Post and Courier
Staff reported the following:
City officials say a weak economy makes finding money difficult.
"I don't think anybody likes to have the squeeze put on them," said Charleston City Councilman
Robert George. "The implication is if you don't put up a lot more
money, I'm going to take my submarine and go somewhere else. And that's
unfortunate, because in the long run, (McConnell) may be the loser."
George was not alone in
rejecting the idea of throwing more chips on the pile. In fact, a
majority of Charleston's
council members agreed that the city's
bid should not be raised, some with dismissive comments.
With the national economy
still in a rocky patch and many local residents feeling the sting of
higher property tax bills, now is not the time to ask for more money,
many said.
"They can take the Hunley
and put it in Mount Pleasant
or Moncks Corner or wherever they want to
put it. We haven't got any more money," said Charleston City
Councilman Larry Shirley.
Those comments have been
echoed, to varying degrees, all across Charleston's
North Charleston Mayor
Keith Summey said the city couldn't afford to put up any more
money. He said North
Charleston - which has offered a $40 million plan with
$11 million coming out of the city's pocket - would have to find a
way to do more with less.
"The bottom line, the
Hunley is not in a rush," Summey said. "As I see it, unless something
drastic happens, where is it today? North Charleston.
For me, that's a positive on our part."
Mount Pleasant Mayor Harry
Hallman said last week that he doubts there is much enthusiasm in
East Cooper for upping the bid.
Charleston Mayor Joseph P.
Riley Jr. said his city's bid is strong as it is. He said that
although Charleston's
bid offers the lowest cash amount, the money
is upfront rather than spread out over several years, making it
roughly equal to the Mount Pleasant-
Patriot's Point bid.
"I'm certainly not
planning to recommend to City Council that we increase the financial
commitment," he said.
North Charleston
Councilman Bob King expressed his frustration that McConnell came back and
demanded more money from already strapped municipalities. King
said with police officers and other city employees leaving over low
pay, there is no way to squeeze any more cash from the city.
"Glenn McConnell is out of
range and is holding us hostage," King said. "It is too much. Why
play games with us?"
Some Charleston
council members said they were not enthusiastic
about the city's initial $5
million bid.
Charleston Councilman
Wendell Gilliard said the city has more important issues to deal with,
such as crime, improving schools and discontent over property taxes.
"It's a great historical
find, nobody's doubting that, but we have more important issues," he
said. "I would just as soon it stayed underwater so we could focus on
these other issues that are important to our community."
Gilliard, who is black, also said the idea of celebrating the Hunley - particularly with city
money - touches a nerve.
"What would have happened
if it was successful?" he said. "If the Hunley was successful in
its mission, we would still be in shackles and chains today,
let's face it."
George suggested that the
Hunley be part of the Charleston Museum, which
at one time was the plan. He said the submarine, even
when accompanied with Civil War
relics and exhibits, might not be
enough to justify a museum with
a $30-million-plus price tag. "We're talking about something you can
arguably look at every square inch of in 30 minutes," he said.
&nbs; McConnell said he doesn't
expect cities to pay the entire tab for the museum by themselves
and suggested that they could also make a more aggressive commitment to
seek private funds or grants.
It's unclear how much time
mayors will spend trying to seeking private donations for a museum
that is not guaranteed to be built in their city, but North
Charleston Mayor Pro Tem Kurt Taylor said the city would be willing to look
for additional revenue through such sources.
McConnell said he will
recommend at the January meeting of the Hunley Commission that the
municipalities be invited to revise their offers. He suggested the cities
be given up to four months to consider expanding their
I met with Glenn McConnell this week at the
CSA Galleries here in town. He said that he will make sure that the
press packets and releases are made available from The Friends of The
Hunley which will help in getting good accurate information out to all the
subscribers. One of everyone's major complaints has been the lack of
information. I have found that even the local papers always put a twist to
the news and that we have to read between the lines to get the true
story. Glen and I have been friends for over thirty years so it was great
getting to see him in a relaxed atmosphere. I asked him about giving up
his law practice and he said it was an easy choice. Law was always
strenuous to him having to constantly stay under pressure, dealing with
judges, changing deadlines, tons of paper work and we both agreed that we
have reached an age where life should be a little less testy. I found Glen
in the store actually being a stock boy and smiling. He commented that it
was a hell of lot more fun dealing with people that came in, that were in
a good mood and were there because they wanted to be. CSA Galleries also
agreed to carry my Charleston Harbor Civil War Battle Map and were
impressed with its detail. So anyone locally that wants one can go by and
pick one up saving the shipping cost. I want to thank all the subscribers
and hope you all enjoyed the Hunley Newsletters. We have a lot of great
things to look forward to next year and I know that all the politics and
battles will be put aside with the primary goal of finding the Hunley a
new home and the proper burial of the brave men who took that sub out,
giving their lives in a cause they believed in. Merry Christmas and have
a great, prosperous and happy New Year and stay in touch. George W.
The map based around the Civil War in Charleston Harbor has
expanded to include the
River area. Based on Chart 11521 reduced to a manageable size of 11 x 14,
the image is scaled to fit a standard frame. The Latitudes and Longitudes
are scaled so that tracking can be accurately done. Each map graphically
shows the ships around the harbor and their appropriate location on
specified dates. I have plotted the locations of wrecks such as the
Blockade runner "Ruby" off Folly Beach. The Housatonic and the Hunley are
accurately charted according to records and research that are publicly
Using available
Naval Records and History, reports, and documents the locations of such
ships as the Canandaigua, the probable course of The Hunley, and the
location of various other blockading ships in relation to Hunley the
night of February 17, 1864 are shown.
The depth of the
waters around Charleston are based on soundings from 1973-96. The map
includes locations of the first and second sinking of the Hunley, the
probable route taken to sink the USS Housatonic and the location of the
USS Canandaigua. All the time and research in making this map has been
extremely interesting and gives a great perspective of the battles in
and around Charleston Harbor from 1861-1865.
08 Dec 2002
This is very pertinent to the
history of our great state. Thank you for all your efforts. J. Brian
14 Dec 2002
This is great, please make sure
that those men are returned to there families and bless you for bringing
them home. Everyone must know those men must of been very scared. Barbara
16 Dec 2002
I had submarine duty in 1968
so I've been very interested since I heard about the finding of the
Hunley. I have a Confederate belt buckle which I found with a metal
detector. After I heard of the discovery in 95, I rented a VHS tape called
the Hunley. The movie tells about a boy who lied about his age and didn't
have to be there, who volunteered to go, is this true?? I enjoy your web
site; you have a lot to offer the public. Thank You..
Remote User:
I need the role of the hunley in
the civil war for a project
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Brittny had never before seen or spoken to Killian, who lives in Italy and works at a wine and champagne company. "I've always known I have a half-brother, I was told as a kid, but he was totally off the radar. It was like he didn't exist," Brittny tells PEOPLE.
But Brittny's mom bumped into Nielsen at Ivana Trump's wedding last year, and they exchanged phone numbers – and, surprisingly, pleasantries. Then, last week, Nielsen "texted my mom and said Marcus is in town and he'd love to meet me," says Brittny.
So, Brittny and her mother met Nielsen and her husband Mattia Dessi, along with Marcus, for dinner at Il Pastaio in Beverly Hills.
"It was very weird and surreal," says Brittny, who hasn't been in touch with her father for several years. "I didn't cry. I'm too tough to cry. But we hugged, we talked about old stories. He said he watched Gastineau Girls in Italy, so he knew what I looked like."
"I asked him a million questions, but he doesn't speak English. He's really cute. He's like 6',5", blonde. He looks exactly like Brigitte."
Gastineau, who has a jewelry line, Tres Glam, with her mom, says it's surprising that Lisa was so supportive of the reunion. "It was very emotional for my mom," she says. "I mean, my dad left her for Brigitte, and she had a baby with him, but she was so supportive. She wanted me to meet Marcus."
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The Missoulian (2/25/12) covered the news conference held by The University of Montana President Royce Engstom to address the alleged assaults on two female students two weeks earlier.
I find Mr. Engstrom's attitude and management of the whole series of tragic events unbelievable. It leaves me with the feeling that he might have thought the passage of time might make the problem go away. Well guess what, after the Dean of students Mr. Charles Couture communicated with the Saudi National that he was being accused of sexual assault and provided him with a seven day window of opportunity to leave this country, what did you expect him to do? So much for your law enforcement and criminal investigative talents.
President Engstrom did say on Friday that "the campus is safer because of the man's departure." I would agree that's true, but that constitutes his second serious mistake. President Engstrom, Mr. Couture and the Board of Regents Chairman Mr. Clayton Christian (who is reportedly "extremely pleased" with how President Engstrom and his staff are handling this situation) should have gone with him!
I have two granddaughters enrolled at The University of Montana and the possibility of a third next year. Hopefully President Engstrom and his cronies can understand my concern and aggravation. My heart goes out to the two women who were victimized by this man, and then again by the university that let him slip away. Those two young ladies will have to live with this injustice the rest of their lives.


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Northwest Indiana trick-or-treating times for 2013
Below is a list of trick-or-treating times for Northwest Indiana towns and cities in alphabetical order. As some cities have not decided on their trick-or-treating times yet, this list will continue to be updated. Happy Halloween!
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HDMI over IP Extender with Audio
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Product ID: IPUSB2HD2
Connect to, and share an HDMI® display or projector over an IP network
HDMI® over IP conversion for shared access over a network
Supports resolutions up to 1920x1080 (1080p)
Audio over HDMI, or 3.5mm connection
Easy to use software and IP configuration utility
Supports Windows Aero themes
2 USB ports for peripheral connection on the display side
Extend or mirror your primary desktop / display
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The IPUSB2HD2 HDMI® over IP Extender delivers a versatile HDMI-IP link between PCs on your network and an HDMI monitor/projector, at full high definition (1080p, 1920x1080) video resolution. Accompanying audio signals are transmitted directly through the HDMI output, or separately through the built-on 3.5mm stereo output port.
An ideal solution for sharing a display or projector over an Ethernet network so that even PCs lacking digital video output can still connect, the IP/HDMI adapter can communicate through a network router at transmission distances up to 100m (300ft). Plus, it offers 2 USB 2.0 ports on the display side, to connect and share peripherals such as USB storage or keyboard/mouse input with the connected PC.
Alternatively, the device can be used directly connected as a USB to HDMI adapter.
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- Connect multiple PCs to one display/projector on a Local Area Network and toggle between computers for presentations in your business
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- Use in educational settings for students to connect and display their work on a central display or projector screen for all to see
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Ethernet - 1Gbps (1000Mbps)
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8 / 8.1 (32/64) 7 (32/64)
Vista (32/64)
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|Product Height
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|Product Length
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|Product Weight
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|Product Width
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|1 - Universal Power Adapter (US/UK/EU/AUS)
|1 - Driver and Software CD
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6 ft USB DVI External Multi Monitor Video Adapter Cable – M/M
Connect a DVI display for an extended desktop multi-monitor USB solution using an all-in-one cable solution
USB to VGA Multi Monitor External Video Adapter
Connect a VGA monitor for an extended desktop multi-monitor USB solution
USB 2.0 Cables (1)
6 ft USB 2.0 Certified A to B Cable - M/M
Connect USB 2.0 peripherals to your computer
KVM Switches (1)
DC Power Adapter - 5V, 3A
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6 ft Mini USB Cable - A to Mini B
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Does what it says... BUT....
This will work over a 100 Mbit LAN, * However, video frame rate is slow and noticeable. on 1000Mbit it is much improved, and there is not a noticeable difference when using it connected over USB. It took a few reboots for the software to work properly on the desktop, but when it did, it can be set to autorun, and also auto connect to the extender ( Appears if more then 1 extender can be connected like this as well. The nice part, although seems useless to me, is that you can choose to connect the PC to the HDMI port, effectively creating another monitor, which can be mirrored, or extended to this as a totally independent display within the windows settings. you can also choose to connect to the audio capabilities of this device, and then in windows it will show up as a audio device, and you can choose to send audio to it be changing output device. And you can choose to connect to the USB ports, or not. Each of these can be selected as 1, 2 or all three of them in any order. ( I did not try with more then 1 extender, but it is safe to assume that you can connect more if required. The Audio Sync is out quite a bit on a 100 Mbit LAN, and the frame rate is about I'd say 15 fps. Good for presentation that does not require audio sync or fast video updates. 1000Mbit, or connected over a USB-USB for this extender improved this very well, I actually watched a movie over a USB-USB connection and it was bearable. ( Supports Audio over HDMI) Devices that you may want to use over the Extended USB ports ( There are two on this device) are a bit tricky. A joystick worked on 100/1000 LAN, while a Logitech webcam (HD) was recognized, there was not enough data rate for it over the 100 Mbit ( Very Choppy/Green screen Video), worked on 1000Mbit or USB-USB, with very little lag. A special connector I use for a RC Heli Simulator did work, over any connection. Any USB Memory stick did work on any connection speed, Even a External HDD ( 2.5 inch powered by USB) worked. The thing that didn't work was the 10 Meter active USB extension. This cable had a "Generic USB ROOT HUB" and would not be recognized by the Device. The cable worked properly when connected to the computer directly. In my situation, I wanted to use a Flight Simulator on the projector screen, and have the controls farther back with a USB extension, but this will not work, so I will have to resort to a plain extension and run it across the floor instead of around the wall. With this being said, the video on the MS FLight Sim, or Xplane over this extender is somewhat slower frame rate and is noticeable even at the 1 Gps or usb-usb connection. I was hopeing for perfect :-) It will still do the trick. Beats moving a computer just to play a game right? :-) The integration with Audio Device appearing in windows, and the "new monitor" * Note, the actual monitor type is recognized by windows. And the new monitor that you can extend or mirror to is great integration. * NOTE: It appeared to me that the colors were "off" only on one of the monitors that I used, but I have three different ones, and it just seemed more "warmer" then the others. The colors looked proper on an Epson projector. Also note the max resolution is not capable of 1900x1200, for those of you who like highest possible res, this item wont do it.
Great product for Digital Signage
We used this product to connect 6 screens in different locations around our building to show Powerpoint presentations, videos and other dynamic content. You'll have to purchase an add-on software from Monitors AnyWhere to control those.
Poor VIdeo Playback
Recently acquired two of these for a project and I wouldn't buy another one. The video is very jittery even when using a G-bit switch and only the computer and the IPUSB2HD2 on the network. Very Disappointed!
Response from StarTech.com:
Hello Fedt, Thank you for taking time to review our IPUSB2HD2. We appreciate your feedback and would like to help resolve your video signal issue. First, we recommend installing the latest drivers for the video extender. These can be found under the Support tab on the product page, here: http://www.startech.com/AV/Extenders/HDMI/HDMI-over-IP-Extender-with-Audio~IPUSB2HD2#dnlds. The support tab also features FAQs detailing the installation procedure for Windows 7/8 and XP. The following link is for the Windows 7/8 installation FAQ: http://www.startech.com/faq/ipusb2vga_ipusb2hd2_install_windows_v78#IPUSB2HD2. We also recommend checking for available video card driver updates, as this will help ensure optimal performance between the two devices. The best way to update the video card drivers would be to visit your computer manufacturer's website; they should list all available updates they have for your computer model. Should the issue continue with the latest drivers, we recommend testing the video extender by connecting it directly to the computer via the provided USB cable. This will help isolate the issue further. We would also appreciate more information regarding your setup in order to provide better assistance. For example, what is the make and model of the video card installed in your computer? Also, what is the resolution and video quality of the image that you are transmitting over the IPSUB2HD2? Please feel free to contact us any time and kindly reference case number 303-225734. It would be our pleasure to assist you further. Thank you, Customer Support StarTech.com http://www.startech.com/techsupport
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I think comment from Reservatory resumes perfectly this album:
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Love it, Oro. Thanks (!!) for the gold!
Very cool! THANKS!
This one's still on rotation. I hear bits of Alhadji Haruna Ishola and gamelan in the rhythm, but the guitars really take it somewhere else. Polytonality, microtonality or faulty tuning, I can't get enough whatever it is. And does his name reference Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama? Thanks again for this treasure.
Hello, Reservatory.
Your comment is totally right. I never heard juju music like this "Vasco de Gama"'s one. I suppose that he is coming from Badagry, Nigeria.
A singing and a rhythm carried as it was so simple!
Thank you
Fasco da Gama is indeed Nigerian. His style of music is known as Bolojo. Bolojo came from the Yewa/Egbado/ people of the fishing communities of Lagos and Ogun state. Bolojo initially was a very sparse indigenous Yoruba music but later on, musicians like Fasco da Gama and King Jossy Friday added guitars and other instruments to the mix and created something pretty spectacular. A former governor of Lagos state tried banning Bolojo music because he had been mentioned in one of the songs and felt disrespected. Crazy
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Researchers Vanessa Harrar and Charles Spence lead the study and used variables like weight, size, color, and shape of cutlery to determine whether or not sensory cues from earthenware influenced eating. "The results revealed that yogurt was perceived as denser and more expensive when tasted from a lighter plastic spoon," they said. "Food was rated as being saltiest when sampled from a knife rather than from a spoon, fork, or toothpick." These seemingly trivial findings show that how we eat could be just as important as what we eat. (more…)


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I think it is pretty clear that we are living in a mobile world. Growth in mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, is exponential, while analysts say the desktop market is shrinking. Even if the desktop market is shrinking and mobile is taking over, there will always be a niche market for the enthusiast crowd who crave power. Often the same groups of people who need the best desktop components available need to have the newest smartphone or tablet, but how do you keep those devices running twenty four seven when the battery life on them tends to be terrible?
One way I know of is that we plug them in every time we get a chance. We plug them in the car, at a friend's house, or at work. I feel like having to plug in a mobile device constantly defeats the entire premise of it being mobile. Then, of course, there is always the choice of accessories, which ones do you need, which ones you just want. I know for me, a case is a necessity but there are tons of choices and usually the ones in the stores are not for me. Antec, a company that is known for cases and power supplies, has a new line of mobile products that they have dubbed A.M.P. for your portable enjoyment.
Two of Antec mobile products include the PowerUp 6000 and go charger. The PowerUp 6000 is a portable charger with a 6000mAh lithium battery and uses quality Japanese cells. Input power is provided from a micro USB connection requiring 5V, and the output is 2A at 5V from a full sized USB port, so you can connect any device that uses a USB port to charge. Another product that pairs well with the PowerUp 6000 is the go charger. The go charger is a charger that plugs into a vehicle's 12V accessory plug, and features two USB ports for charging two devices simultaneously. One of the ports provides 1A of power, while the other can provide 2A of power for capability with tablet devices. The unique feature of the go charger is the inline fuse that is the same type as a typical car fuse. Both of these products feature industrial standard power protection circuits to protect your devices.
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The annoying parents who show up at every school assembly an hour early so that they can reserve the first two rows to set up their tripods and capture junior's fifteen minutes of fame for posterity on no fewer than six video cameras. Of course, they do not know enough about their equipment to properly charge the batteries or set the functions to "silent," so the entire evening will be punctuated with random whirrs and beeps, and no one sitting behind them (which, of course, is everyone) will be able to see or hear a damn thing!
I missed my daughter's flute solo thanks to the mom-and-paparazzi staked out in the front of the auditorium taping their son's oboe medley.
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Men and woman small.. Please please please!! I really wanna get it for my friend for her birthday:] shes my bear!
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Amazing illustration! Can't wait for this to be reprinted.
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Perhaps he got a good deal on two tickets or stopped in town to grab a cheeseburger.
Whatever his reasons for visiting, homicide suspect Matthew "Mackie" Armstead found himself trapped in Paradise on Saturday, when authorities tracked him to the idyllically named town 10 miles east of Lancaster, Pa.
Armstead is one of two suspects in the June 12 killings of brothers Khary and Jerome Foreman, on Oxford Street near 24th, in North Philadelphia, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
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Curve relief pitcher Diego Moreno, a highly touted prospect with a 98 mph fastball, has been suspended by the Pirate organization for unprofessional behavior.
Farm director Kyle Stark said the suspension likely will be in the "five to seven day range." He also said he's not sure if Moreno will return to the Curve after the suspension.
Moreno has been sent to Bradenton to serve the suspension and likely will remain there even after he's allowed to pitch again.
Stark would not disclose details about why Moreno was suspended.
"It happened during the last homestand, but I'm not going to get into specifics," he said.
Moreno, a 23-year-old right-hander from Venezuela, was nearly untouchable at Single-A Bradenton as he went 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA in 16 appearances. He struck out 39 in 26 1/3 innings.
Moreno has made seven appearances with the Curve, performing well in all but one of them. He gave up five runs in 1/3 of an inning at Binghamton on June 28, but in his other six appearances he allowed just one run in 7 1/3 innings.
The one bad outing has left him with a 7.04 ERA. He has 12 strikeouts in his 7 2/3 innings.
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A baby propelled from the mother's arms when a United Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over Montana this week has reignited debate over the safety of allowing young children to be held on adults' laps when traveling at 500 m.p.h., 30,000 feet aloft.
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SB 173 (sponsored by Houston County's state Sen. Ross Tolleson) went down after some heavy environmental lobbying, and perhaps because the lines in question run through some heavy hitter's districts in the Georgia House.
But during the relatively intense lobbying on the bill a Colonial Pipeline spokesman more than intimated that, if Georgia didn't play ball and relax expansion rules, his company might take its oil elsewhere.
Since Colonial supplies most of the state's petroleum... well, it was an arm twister.
But it looks like Colonial has decided to expand its lines anyway, and will go through the longer process to get the needed government signoffs. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Will state officials move quickly to approve the new lines? Will there be some lingering fallout from the politicking of the session? If so, will fuel needs trump them? Was Colonial right when it argued that the permitting process takes too long or was that, as environmentalists argued, just an excuse for a power grab?
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ATLANTA (July 12, 2007) – Colonial Pipeline Company filed an application today with the Georgia Department of Transportation requesting a certificate that will facilitate construction of a third petroleum pipeline to supply the growing demand for fuel. The certificate of public convenience and necessity is required for Colonial's new line, which would be constructed along the same route as Colonial's existing two mainlines. While those lines originate in the Gulf Coast, the Georgia section is from the Alabama state line to Austell in suburban Atlanta. Currently, Colonial's pipelines are unable to meet demand approximately 25 percent of the year. With the region's economic and population growth, supplies will become tighter without the additional pipeline.


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While the national unemployment rate is up around 9%, the unemployment rate for college graduates is much lower. At the end of last year, with national unemployment at 9.8%, it was only 5.1% for those with a bachelor's degree. While I've often stated that a college degree is a defensible moat, that statistic really drives that home. I don't know what the figures are like today but I suspect they aren't much different.
So the question I have this week is how have you felt the recession? I've been fortunate in that the majority of my friends in the area have bachelor's degrees and, to my knowledge, they're all still gainfully employed (many are in defense and there's still many billions available in the industry).
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Kobe needs rest, but will he see any?
Phil Jackson doesn't want to see Kobe Bryant on the floor for 45 minutes. The 31-year-old Lakers star shouldn't have to play that many minutes. He can't continue to play that many minutes.
But when the rest of the team isn't scoring and Bryant is hitting 15 of 22 field goals, including 6 of 9 3-pointers, what's a coach to do?
Jackson said the extended TV timeouts help give Bryant a rest and it can be difficult to get him to sit down, but other players need to step up.
"He wants to be there but I don't want to put it (minutes) any further than that," Jackson said Wednesday. "(But) he's got to have some rest and time off the court, too."
But not at the crucial moments, according to Jackson, who added that "at the challenge part of the game, he has to be there."
And that normally is when the reserves are on the floor. In the past two games, Jackson has kept Bryant on the floor with the bench players to help give them an anchor.
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The United Kingdom has barred two American anti-Islam activists from entering England this weekend following reports they were planning to speak at an English Defense League rally.
The U.K. Home Office said Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller, founders of the organization Stop the Islamization of America, were "subject to an exclusion decision" over concerns they might "foster hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the U.K."
"The Home Secretary will seek to exclude an individual if she considers that his or her presence in the U.K. is not conducive to the public good," the office said in a statement.
Gellar criticized the move in her blog, saying, "The nation that gave the world the Magna Carta is dead."
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The historic and regal building that houses San Francisco's Asian Art Museum is as captivating as the art inside. A massive stone Beaux-Arts structure—which was built in 1917 and functioned as the city's main library for decades—stands four stories high with columns, stairs, and inscriptions completing its stately façade. Gleaming marble surfaces, beautifully carved stone arches, and antique light fixtures greet visitors in the lobby and grace the sophisticated special event spaces beyond.
The stunning transformation from book repository to museum was masterminded by Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who is perhaps best known for taking a defunct train station in Paris and turning it into the award-winning Musée D'Orsay.
Through the central archway leading off the lobby, guests encounter the opulent Grand Staircase and Loggia, which still retain an early 1900s elegance. Two flights of gently ascending travertine marble steps lead up to the Loggia, an airy arcade that overlooks the staircase and has a decorative barrel-vaulted ceiling. The glass cases that line its walls display an array of distinctive Asian ceramics, and remind us that this is indeed a museum. Some couples have married on the stairs, which look amazing when decorated with candles and flowers; with this setup, wedding attendees observe the ceremony from the Loggia above, as if gazing upon royalty. Once the service concludes, cocktails, passed champagne and hors d'oeuvres are served in the Loggia, where tall tables, candles and special linens personalize the space. During this time, your guests can explore the art galleries situated on either side of the Hall, where a world-class collection of works from China, Japan and Korea awaits.
For an elegant sit-down dinner and dancing, the adjacent Samsung Hall is equally classy. Vast and square-shaped, it continues the visual theme of columns and plenty of marble, but also boasts enormous windows crisscrossed with intricate metalwork. A huge bronze chandelier illuminates the festivities from high above. When you add linen-clad tables, mood lighting and the dulcet sounds of a string quartet, the hall feels positively palatial.
If you prefer a contemporary setting, the museum has a pair of almost identical courts on the lower level that are connected by two open hallways. Known as the North and South Courts, they were completely remodeled during the museum construction, and present a striking contrast to the historic sections of the facility. Their thoroughly modern and minimalist design features clean lines, a marble floor, and an angular ceiling of skylights nearly three stories above. Because of their considerable size, the courts lend themselves to a wide range of event options: wedding ceremonies, sit-down dinners, buffets with food stations, and cocktail parties. You can even create a lounge atmosphere by bringing in a bar, conversational groupings of couches, and tables and chairs.
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Natural and man-made disasters are becoming more commonplace in children's lives, and this touching free-verse picture book provides a straightforward account of Hurricane Katrina. In alternating voices, four friends describe their lives before, during, and after the storm and how, even though the world can change in a heartbeat, people define the character of their community and offer one another comfort and hope even in the darkest hours. Adrienne, Keesha, Michael, and Tommy have been friends for forever. They live on the same street--a street in New Orleans where everyone knows everybody. They play together all day long, every chance they get. It's always been that way. But then people start talking about a storm headed straight for New Orleans. The kids must part ways, since each family deals with Hurricane Katrina in a different manner. And suddenly everything that felt like home is gone.Renée Watson's lyrical free verse is perfectly matched in Shadra Strickland's vivid mixed media art. Together they celebrate the spirit and resiliency of New Orleans, especially its children.
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To QE3 or not to QE3, that is the question.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke takes the podium at 10 a.m. ET in Jackson Hole, Wyo., and while the speech may not generate quite as much heat as Clint Eastwood's interview with the imaginary Obama last night, it's still pretty important.
So here's what to look for at 10:
First off, there will not be an outright pledge from Bernanke to start up another stimulus program, a so-called QE3. This speech is mostly a set-up for later Fed meetings. Even after the 2010 Jackson Hole speech, in which Bernanke gave the markets the big nose-tap, the Fed didn't move on QE2 until November.
We imagine on balance the speech will be neutral, and actually reiterate a lot of what we already know Bernanke thinks, leaving him room to move in whatever direction the economy tells him to move. Bernanke straddles the line between the Fed's doves (in favor of more easing) and hawks (against easing), and this speech will likely reinforce that, even if the balance of the FOMC's voting members seem to be in favor of easing. The biggest vote is Bernanke's, and he isn't committing to anything yet.
As for the speech itself, here are the biggest tea leaves to watch for:
- The Economy. This is the real key. The Fed and Fed Chairman have been adamant about the pace of economy being the deciding factor. Will Bernanke indicate that the economy is picking up some steam, or will he indicate that the pace of economic growth hasn't picked up, that the pace of job growth remains subpar? If it's the latter, that's a sign Bernanke is leaning toward easing.
- His options. Expect him to outline the Fed's options, but look for which options he seems to linger on the most. Mortgage-backed securities? Treasury bonds? Open-ended QE (doubt he'll mention this, although others have pushed for it)? This could give a hint as to what the next stimulus program might look like should one materialize.
- Uncle Sam. Does Bernanke use this opportunity to once again try and push Congress and the President to act? This has been an underlying theme out of Bernanke for months. Ultimately, he knows the central bank can't solve the economy's problems. Bernanke will act if Congress completely shirks its duties <cough! cough!>, but it's obvious he doesn't relish that scenario.
There will be a ton of commentary after this speech is over. You can ignore most of it. Until the Fed actually acts, it's all just talk, which is great if you're looking for a trading opportunity, and great if you're on the debate team, but is mostly noise otherwise.