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Photos (for Impose): Best Coast, Babies, and Bitters at The Knitting Factory
If you would like to see some photos from the most alliterative show in recent memory, you should head on over to Impose and check out a few that I took. It was a really good show, but it was so unbearably hot that my brain was a little fried by the time Best Coast […]
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Recommended Tuesday Show: Best Coast, Bitters, and Babies at The Knitting Factory
I took a little blogcation the past two weeks, as typically happens after events like SXSW, coupled with things like Easter and mothers' birthdays and good friends leaving New York. But we're back! Tomorrow's recommended show seems like it was booked with alliteration in mind. I haven't blogged about Best Coast much recently on […]
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SXSW 2010: Friday
I keep trying to find a moral in SXSW. The point is to be in a band, and the rest of us are just plebeian followers. Go home and practice your instrument until you can do it yourself. Go home and practice your writing until you become a better critic. Go home and give up […]
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Jews and academics have expressed dismay and consternation at a Russian anti- Semite's refusal to resign his position as a foreign associate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
But the protesters seem to have no legal recourse to force Igor Shafarevich, who heads the mathematical institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, to quit his American post.
Responding to a written request to consider stepping down, Shafarevich sent a letter to the U.S. academy acknowledging he has criticized in writing Jewish groups and Jewish nationalism in Russia.
He said this did not constitute anti-Semitism, however, and refused to give up his position with the U.S. academy.
He said that resigning his membership, which he has held since 1974, would validate the accusation of anti-Semitism contained in the letter to him signed by Frank Press, president of the National Academy of Sciences, and James Wyngaarden, its foreign secretary.
Replying to Shafarevich's refusal to resign, the National Academy issued a statement saying the organization "stands by its earlier letter" to the mathematician.
Press said he would take no further action against Shafarevich because the academy has no rules to govern this situation. In fact, the academy could not even ask Shafarevich to resign but only to consider the move.
"We would be pleased if he would resign. But we cannot force him to do so," Press said in the statement.
In their letter to Shafarevich, Press and Wyngaarden pointed out that the Steklov Institute, Russia's premier mathematical institution, which he heads, discriminates against Jews.
They also wrote of their "strong aversion" to Shafarevich's anti-Semitic writings, which are highlighted in a 120-page book titled "Russophobia," published in the early 1980s, and a paper, "Russophobia 10 Years Later."
Dr. Lawrence Shepp, an American mathematician who translated "Russophobia" into English in 1989, said he did so to "wake people up."
Shepp said Shafarevich "was asked to consider resigning in view of the fact that his views are so out of line with the views of people in the academy, in the United States and in view of the anti-Semitic and discriminatory nature of his speeches and books since 1980."
This past February, Shepp wrote a letter, together with 20 other mathematicians of the academy, urging Press "not to give any support to the Steklov Mathematical Institute because of their continuing anti-Semitic practices."
Dorothy Hirsch, director of the Committee for Concerned Scientists in New York, said, "We are in favor of keeping close and helping these (Russian or other foreign) scientists, but we don't want to see academic money going to perpetuate anti-Semitism, for example, at Steklov."
Shafarevich's theme in "Russophobia" is that "small people" are undermining the larger populace. "The nucleus of Russophobic small people is composed of Jews," he wrote.
These "small people represented by the Russian intelligentsia, in collaboration with the small people of former ghetto dwellers, united and created the power which diverted the Russian people from its historic course and brought it to its present crisis," Shafarevich wrote.
News of his writings was reported from Moscow by the Washington Post in April 1990.
"No essay has drawn more attention among the Soviet intelligentsia," wrote the Post's David Remnick.
Remnick wrote that other prestigious Soviet journals "regularly run articles and letters that many Jews here believe echo the resentful themes of 'Russophobia.'"
Speaking to the Post, Shafarevich denied being an anti-Semite, saying the accusation was the result of Jewish "persecution mania."
The Anti-Defamation League has been following his case. "His writing was adopted and used by Pamyat and other extremist groups to make their case," said Myrna Shinbaum, an ADL spokeswoman and Soviet expert.
"We would hope that his peers would isolate him," she said of the foreign scientific community.
The leaders of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews wrote a letter to Press expressing "our highest praise for your unprecedented action against Igor Shafarevich."
"As an intellectual opinion leader, and a foremost Russian anti-Semitic xenophobic, his voice is inimical to the fragile causes of human rights, freedom and democracy," wrote Pamela Cohen, UCSJ president, and Micah Naftalin, national director.


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From Natasha Bedingfield to No Doubt, check out the stars who have played the Plaza for TODAY this summer.
Mariah makes it happen
Mariah Carey wowed a crowd of fans with her performance on the TODAY Show Plaza on October 2, 2009. The superstar sang her hits including "Obsessed" and "Make It Happen" as well as, spoke to TODAY's Meredith Vieira about her new album and film.Getty Images / Getty Images
Burnin' up TODAY and the charts
Singer Sean Kingston performed a special Labor Day concert on the TODAY Show Plaza on September 7, 2009. The rising star sang his summer hit "Fire Burning" "Beautiful Girls" and his newest single "Face Drop."Reuters / Reuters
Within arm's reach
A massive crowd turned out in droves to swarm Miley Cyrus as she performed on Rockefeller Plaza on August 28, 2009. She sang "Party in the USA," "Kicking and Screaming," "The Climb" and "See You Again."Reuters / Reuters
Sunshine singer
Natasha Bedingfield performs in front of the TODAY Show crowd on Rockefeller Plaza on August 21, 2009. She performed her smash-hit song, "Unwritten," and "Ray of Light" as well as her hit "Pocketful of Sunshine."Getty Images / Getty Images
He's got the remedy
Jason Mraz serenaded a large TODAY Show crowd on Rockefeller Plaza on August 7, 2009. The singer-songwriter performed his two hits from his latest album "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things" as well as his classic "The Remedy." Mraz told TODAY that he recommends everyone travel, take a break and get to know life.Getty Images / Getty Images
Kings of rock 'n' roll
Kings of Leon rocked the TODAY show when they performed on Rockefeller Plaza on July 31, 2009. The guys played three songs for a huge crowd, including their big hit, "Sex on Fire." The group also revealed that they will be kicking off a U.S. tour soon.AP / AP
Katy is on a roll
Pop star Katy Perry performed on Rockefeller Plaza on July 24, 2009. She kept the large crowd entertained by wearing a dicey outfit and singing her hits like "Hot 'N' Cold" and others. Perry told TODAY that she'll start recording her sophomore album soon.Reuters / Reuters
Rising Rejects
The All-American Rejects definitely got the TODAY show crowd moving when they performed on Rockefeller Plaza on July 17. The guys played for a huge crowd, three songs, including their latest single "I Wanna." The group also revealed that they all have matching tattoos.Getty Images / Getty Images
Matchless performer
Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas performed solo in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on July 3, 2009. Before a huge Fourth of July weekend crowd, Thomas sang his hit "Lonely No More," as well as two songs from his most recent album, "Cradlesong."AP / AP
It's all in the family
Tween sensations the Jonas Brothers rocked Rockefeller Plaza on June 19, 2009. Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas kept the crowd of young fans entertained by performing their old hits, as well as a new song from their album "Lines, Vines and Trying Times."AP / AP
All eyes are on them
will.i.am, Taboo and Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas performed on Rockefeller Plaza on June 12, 2009. The group kept the crowd moving and grooving with their songs, "Boom Boom Pow," "I Gotta Feeling" and "Pump It." The Grammy-winning pop group had their first breakout hit in 2003.Getty Images / Getty Images
Strumming along
Boyd Tinsley and Dave Matthews of the Dave Mathews Band performed on Rockefeller Plaza on June 5, 2009. It was the group's first time performing live on morning television. The guys played five songs, some old and some new, including one bonus song for the crowd that wasn't shown on-air.Getty Images / Getty Images
Singing in the rain
Country sensation Taylor Swift performed on Rockefeller Plaza in NewYork City on May 29, 2009. The star rocked out for a huge crowd in the rain, playing four songs. The wholesome artist, who says she doesn't drink or smoke, told TODAY that the way she rebels is by writing honest songs referencing real people.Getty Images / Getty Images
Idol worship
"American Idol" winner Kris Allen sang before throngs of devoted fans on May 28, 2009 on the Plaza. His win over singer Adam Lambert, who'd been cast by the show's judges as the front-runner, prompted plenty of conspiracy theories.Getty Images / Getty Images
Glam rocker
"American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert, left, said Kris Allen deserved to win the competition. "The bottom line is that we're such different artists that there's really no way to directly compete," Lambert told TODAY on May 28, 2009. "I'm really happy that Kris won. I think he's super talented." Lambert performed the song "Mad World" for excited fans.Getty Images / Getty Images
Falling out
Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy performed on Rockefeller Plaza on May 22, 2009. The Grammy-nominated pop punk band got its start in 2001.Getty Images / Getty Images
Meteoric rise
Jennifer Hudson wowed crowds with her performance on Rockefeller Plaza on May 15, 2009. Hudson rose to fame after becoming a finalist on "American Idol" in 2004. She went on to win an Academy Award for her performance in the 2006 movie "Dreamgirls."AP / AP
Boy band no longer
Donnie Wahlberg, Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight and Joey McIntyre of New Kids On The Block performed on Rockefeller Plaza on May 8, 2009. They're all grown up now -- but don't they still look adorable?Getty Images / Getty Images
They're back!
No Doubt ended a concert hiatus that had lasted nearly five years when the band performed on May 1, 2009 for the TODAY concert series on Rockefeller Plaza. Gwen Stefani, left, belted out "Spiderwebs," "Don't Speak" and "It's My Life."Getty Images / Getty Images


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Dollar Teetering on the Abyss
By Toby Connor
We all better hope I'm wrong on this one, but I think the CRB just put in its three year cycle low in October. I'm also afraid that Bernanke has done irreparable damage to the dollar. If I'm right about both of those assumptions then we are on the brink of a historic inflationary period.
I've marked the major three year cycle bottoms in both the CRB index and the dollar index on the chart below with blue arrows. (Actually the CRB cycle tends to run about two and half years on average).
The dollar is now a great risk of forming a left translated three year cycle. A break below the October 27 intraday low would initiate a pattern of lower lows and lower highs of an intermediate degree. When the intermediate cycles start to roll over that is usually a sign that a major cycle has topped. If the dollar's three year cycle has topped after only five months we will be at great risk of a severe currency crisis in the fall of 2014 when the next three year cycle low is due. Even more concerning is if the CRB cycle has bottomed. If it has then commodities are poised for a huge surge higher during the next two years as the dollar deteriorates.
The next couple of weeks are going to be critical for the dollar. Sometime in the next two weeks the dollar is going to drop down into its next daily cycle bottom. On average that cycle lasts about 20 to 25 days. Monday will be the 12th day of the cycle. The reversal last Thursday has the potential to mark the daily cycle top. If that top holds then the dollar is at great risk of moving below the October 27 intraday bottom sometime in the next two weeks as it moves down into its next daily cycle low.
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CAT owners from across the region were out in force to help the West of England and South Wales Cat Society celebrate their 50th anniversary in spectacular fashion.
This year's show was held at Thornbury Leisure Centre with 310 cats purrfecting their best poses for the judges.
Pinemarten Tina Sparkle, a British Blue owned by Mrs P Hopgood from Cardiff, won the award for Overall Best in Show after impressing the judging and veterinary team. The Overall Best Household Pet award went to pedigree Troublemaker.
The best in show awards were presented to the cats' owners by Mayor of Thornbury Guy Rawlinson and his consort, Andrea Bates.
Balooboo Collabro was the only kitten to win in any of the categories after it picked up the top prize for Persian cats.
The West of England and South Wales Cat Society Show has come a long way from its first show, held 50 years ago, at the Bristol Corn Market.
Show manager Pat Harper said: "The show went very well, it's always a bit hectic but it was lovely to see so many entries.
"I loved the rosettes and we've had a few comments from people about how impressed they were with the show.
"Everybody had a really good time at the show and plans are already in place to hold the show, once again at the leisure centre.
"We've held the show at Thornbury Leisure Centre for at least ten years now and I think the staff have started to get used to seeing so many cats in the hall.
"We've booked the hall and are now arranging judges to hopefully make an even better show next year."
The show is run by the West of England and South Wales Cat Society who are a part of the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy.
Full results from the show can be found on their website: http://www.gccfcats.org/JudgeReports/14reports/westofengland14reports.html


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I made this for my niece's graduation party. She loves Dragons. I wanted to put a little coiled up diploma in the cake area with the gold coin's but I ran out of time. It is cover in basic rolled fondant and all the shimmer colors are luster dust.
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#TroubleontheEstate: how can we build support for ending poverty without resorting to stereotypes?
It's good to see UK poverty on prime-time TV, says Abigail Scott Paul, but did Trouble on the Estate reinforce stereotypes?
I am in two minds about Richard Bilton's warts and all look at life on the Shadsworth Estate in Blackburn - one of Britain's poorest estates – shown on Panorama on Tuesday night.
Part of me is pleased that the BBC gave a prime-time slot to a subject that is often deemed too depressing (or even boring) for prime-time audiences. Rightly, or wrongly, poverty in the UK simply does not get the public attention that international poverty does.
The response on Twitter showed many people watched it and that they had a broad range of strong opinions. TV programmes and the social media buzz around it offers an opportunity to inform people about the realities of living in poverty and allows often ignored voices to be heard.
The programme was thoughtful and explored the many complex, and often difficult issues affecting people in poverty. It highlighted the entrenched cycle of low pay and no pay facing families. It also touched on the impact of low aspirations on educational achievement (something our research challenges), as well as the role that drugs and parenting play in determining life chances. At times it did stray into the sentimental (well, it was primetime), but as a viewer it did make me want to do something about it.
On the other hand, I am concerned that it served to entrench stereotypes about people who live on council estates. I could see comments on Facebook and Twitter (the usual: "how can they afford a flat screen TV?" and "they shouldn't have children" remarks).
The residents have complained that they feel they have been unfairly represented and leaders have warned about the damaging impact this could have on the community.
We know that residents on many estates already feel the 'lowest of the low'. They feel they are blamed for their problems, stigmatised by where they live, and discriminated because of their class. I wonder if Trouble on the Estate just served to compound that feeling.
Life is getting harder and harder – and we know that the forthcoming welfare reforms and labour market changes are likely to mean that by 2020 one in four families will be living in poverty. And yet, poverty is not inevitable and JRF is committed to helping end it. We will need help from the media to bring these issues to light to help create support for anti-poverty measures. If more people with experience of the everyday realities of poverty were given a voice in the media, this would enhance public understanding. But how can we do this in a way that supports people living in poverty without reinforcing stereotypes?


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The Mitchell Report: Blah final game and expensive water
Posted April 6, 2014
Thoughts on the sports world I can't share in a 5 minute sportscast. Some Triangle news. Some not.
Final Four
I'll first get this out of the way. Yes I went to Florida. Yes I am bummed my Gators are not going to win a national title. Now, I want to discuss the Final Four as a pure basketball fan, not with Gator glasses. The games have been outstanding. Kevin Ollie put together a great game plan and beat a very good Florida team. The Wisconsin and Kentucky game was great and competitive to the end. However, I really do not like how this season is ending. I hope it doesn't drive the casual college basketball fan away. I've already had to argue with some of my friends who say this year's championship game "proves" the regular season doesn't matter. As a college basketball fan, I know it's not always this way, but I don't like when it works out to be two hot teams that got hot at the right time. I want a game in January to mean something. Fact is, Kentucky lost to South Carolina on March 1st. The Wildcats are now playing for a national title. It's been a crazy season and it's hard to get excited about this ending.
Royal Water
This may be my favorite story of the week. The Royals are selling $20 bottles of water. The claim is that the water comes from the fountains in the outfield. The obvious question is, how would one prove this? That being said, I am absolutely certain people will buy the water. The Canes should really adopt this model and just say it's "melted game used ice".
Did you see that?
One of the craziest moments of baseball opening week was when Angels hitting coach Don Baylor broke his leg while catching the ceremonial first pitch. I've watched this at least 10 times and I still can't figure out how that happened. Baylor needed a four hour surgery to fix his leg. Ouch!
Worth Reading
**How much does it cost to propose at a baseball stadium? Find out here. I was interested to learn some ballparks do not allow proposals. If you are a guy thinking of doing this...don't.
**Neat story about the injured former Tar Heel pitcher and a game he pitched several years ago.
**Chase Elliott gets his first Nationwide win. Here's a great look at how his Dad, Bill, taught him to enjoy the sport.


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New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the state recouped $2.3 million from Medicaid overpayments after an audit found errors in the Health Department's eMedNY computer payment system.
The system processes Medicaid claims from providers and generates payments.
In the six months ending last Sept. 30, eMedNY processed 163 million claims worth $24 billion.
Auditors report finding 21 providers receiving Medicaid money who had been charged with abusing Medicaid, federal Medicare, or other health insurance systems.
The Health Department terminated eight with the others under review.
Auditors reported overpayments including $1.4 million from improper claims from out-of-state hospitals, more than $635,000 with incorrect Medicare information and nearly $553,000 for inpatient stays for intensive levels of care that should have been based on less costly alternatives.
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Doubles as the world's best foot cream!I only use this as a night cream since I use stuff with SPF for the day, and besides, on top of the Wild Rose serum, I can go to sleep feeling the moisturization mainline into my skin and wake up looking like Claudia Schiffer! Okay, that might be a stretch, but my skin still looks pretty darn awesome in the morning! This stuff is super duper moisturizing, so it's great for winter, but I think it'd...read more probably be too much for me for summer use (at least during the day or when camping). I'm almost out and I want to cry. Guess it doesn't help that I've been using it as a super intensive foot lotion at night, but honestly, it has gotten rid of my callouses from being on my feet all day at the library! I have used 5,000 different foot lotions and none of them have done what this stuff does almost instantaneously! I know that's not what they had in mind, but I'm the boss of me! — 4 years, 3 months agoBeautyPirate | 163 reviews
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Tripp Lite's OMNIVS1000 line interactive UPS system offers voltage regulation, surge suppression and long lasting battery support for personal computers, internetworking equipment and other sensitive electronics. Internal UPS circuits support entry level PC systems for up to 60 minutes during power failures so that connected equipment can be shut down without data loss.
Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) circuits regulate brownouts as low as 83 volts back to usable levels without using battery power. Offers complete desktop power protection in an attractive black tower configuration. Includes 6 battery supported outlets for computer, monitor and one vital system peripheral, plus 2 additional surge suppression-only outlets for printers and other system accessories not requiring battery support. USB port enables optional unattended system shutdown without data loss in the case of extended power failure, USB cable included. PowerAlert software available via free download from www.tripplite.com. Built-in RJ45 TEL/Ethernet suppression jacks protect modem, fax machine, cordless phone or other peripheral with a standard single-line tel/DSL or data line connection. Built-in audible alarm and 4 front panel LEDs indicate line power status, battery power status, battery low/replace status and overload. 1000VA / 500 watt power handling ability supports entry-level PCs, network workstations, point-of-sale equipment, small business phone systems, audio/video equipment and home theater systems. Offers 3.5 minutes battery runtime with a full load of 1000VA/500 watts and 14 minutes with a half load of 500VA/250 watts. Supports battery replacement via built-in access panel. 2 year warranty. $200,000 connected equipment Insurance (USA & Canada Only).
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Kyung-ki Kim
(Redirected from Gyeong-gi Kim)
Kyung-ki Kim (김경기)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.
- School Korea University
- High School Incheon High School
- Born April 5, 1968 in Incheon South Korea
Kyung-ki Kim topped 20 homers three times in the Korea Baseball Organization and later became a hitting coach.
Kim hit .273/.351/.333 as the South Korean national team's starting first baseman in the 1988 Baseball World Cup and remained with Korea for the 1988 Olympics. He began his professional career in 1990 with the Taepyungyang Dolphins, hitting .285/.366/.432 with a league-leading 29 doubles. He hit .291/.341/.436 in 1991 and .254/.312/.443 with 21 homers in 1992. He tied Soon-chul Lee for 7th in the KBO in home runs. Kim produced at a .280/.343/.399 rate in 1993. In 1994, he hit .277/.368/.494 with 23 home runs and 70 RBI. He was 8th in the league in RBI, 7th in OPS and second in circuit clouts, only two behind leader Ki-tae Kim. He ended his Dolphins career in 1995 by hitting .295/.369/.455.
Moving to the Hyundai Unicorns in '96, Kim batted .274/.360/.464 with 20 home runs. He tied Sang-ho Kim for 4th in the league in homers and was 10th in OPS. He won the Gold Glove as the circuit's best overall first baseman. In 1997, he hit .254/.352/.379, followed by .274/.354/.457 with 18 home runs in 1998. He fell to .277/.368/.394 in 1999.
Hyundai traded him to the SK Wyverns. Down to a part-time role, he hit .282/.417/.401 in 41 games in 2000 and .232/.340/.317 in 2001. Overall, he had batted .275/.355/.436 in 1,182 KBO games, with 206 doubles and 138 home runs.
After his playing career ended, Kim became hitting coach of the Wyverns in 2002. He helped them to Korean Series titles in 2007, 2008 and 2010.
- Statiz.co.kr
- Korean Wikipedia entry
- Defunct IBAF site
- Chinese Wiki Baseball


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" Genre: Graphic Novels / Comics / Author: Neil Gaiman / Paperback / 168 Pages / Book is published 1995-06-22 by Titan Books Ltd / Alternative title: The Sandman: World's End "
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After the long and plot-heavy Brief Lives, the Sandman series retreats once again to the recesses of Neil Gaimans universe, as a group of travellers stranded by a freak storm share ripping yarns in a cosy inn on the edge of realities. The comic book series final foray into stand-alone short stories before readers are hurled headlong into its dramatic conclusion with the final publications, Worlds End (notice the plural) centres on the concerns and exploits of a disparate cast of characters from various realities and time periods, all of which are either brand new, or marginal in the series grander scheme of things.
Despite the vast differences in style and subject matter across these individual tales, the collection is far from random, building upon the ideas in the earlier Fables and Reflections that saw stories grouped together through a rough common theme. Here, the connections and sequence are kept firmly in check through the presence of an all-encompassing narrative frame, the story of hapless software designers Brant and Charlene, who stumble across the Worlds End inn after an accident caused by a freak snowstorm (in the middle of June) and are forced to wait it out. This continuous narrative takes a back-seat to the stories being told in the first five issues before being dramatically concluded in the finale, in a process that reminded me of anthology horror films such as Dr. Terrors House of Horror and the hilarious The Uncanny, only handled more skilfully. Even despite the tenuous framework that essentially allowed Gaiman to fit a handful of random stories into The Sandman, or perhaps because of it, this collection holds together much better than the scattered Fables and Reflections, and the comparatively short, self-contained storylines avoid the tedium that made its predecessor Brief Lives so disappointing in the end. Its certainly my favourite Sandman paperback for some time.
Furthering the split of each issue between (mostly) brief introductory and concluding sections set in the pub and the dominant characters tale, the artwork for each of the six issues is divided between separate groups of pencil and ink artists to better distinguish each respective piece. Almost all of the primary plot is pencilled by Bryan Talbot and inked by Mark Buckingham, and as well as providing a much-appreciated consistency across the book, the lighter workload of several pages a month as opposed to the full twenty-five means that readers (or more accurately, observers) are treated to an unprecedented amount of excellent detail, from the wood grain of the surroundings to the nice background details and odd characters whose presence adds several minutes to the reading (observing) experience. The use of different artists is a common trait of the Sandman series, particularly in the short stories, and their nature as oral narratives rather than direct observations grants each artist a greater degree of freedom that they evidently relish, many pencil artists stretching to provide all the defining inks also, allowing for the pleasant experience of viewing something of a pet project (though all are coloured quite conservatively by regular Daniel Vozzo). The respective style that each artist aims for is often tied quite cleverly to the nature of the story, from Alec Stevens surreal, angular dream world of the first story to John Watkiss more traditional heroic fantasy art in Cluracans story of fairy politics. Perhaps the only slightly disappointing element is Todd Kleins lettering, simply for remaining at a consistently high standard but without indulging in his usual creative excess... and for making about one spelling mistake per issue.
The primary, overarching plot once again uses the naive human perspective to introduce an outlandish concept successfully to the readers, and to its credit this larger story doesnt attempt to properly explain things until the final issue, by which time readers have been comforted by enough cosy fireside tales that revelations can come nice and slow. Readers are primarily led along by Bryan, being privy to his thoughts and feelings in the extended sections and accompanying him as he catches some sleep and spends a penny in the gents, while Charlene is left to reach decisions on her own. The first issue mainly serves to introduce the situation and guide the characters to their destination in order for the stories to begin, but the final comic is devoted entirely to the circumstances leading to their departure, Bryan being as astounded as the readers as the creepy, all-star funeral procession passes by and only too clearly signals a major event afoot in the next paperback. Charlene, meanwhile, gets a very nice outburst scene in which she derides all of the tales weve all sat through as worthless, unrealistic and overly masculine clichés, declaring that the world isnt like that and proceeding to deconstruct phantom phallic symbolism in a well-meaning mockery of postmodern feminist criticism. Both characters succeed in providing a larger meaning to this collection through their actions, dialogue and feelings in this final chapter, making the whole experience enjoyable and satisfying, and even worth sitting through the couple of deathly boring issues in-between.
To briefly overview each of the yarns, all of which feature some further aspect of storytelling within them, A Tale of Two Cities is a brief, surreal and nightmarish encounter between a dumfounded human and the dreams of a city that raises some very interesting questions, while the appropriately-drab titled Cluracans Tale spends twenty-odd pages telling a rather dull and unnecessarily complex tale of fantasy politics through the voice of a particularly irritating and loathsome character. Hobs Leviathan is a rip-roaring high seas adventure grounded in a realism that works excellently against the more subtle fantastical elements and sees the return of Dreams immortal friend Hob Gadling from way back in the series, and The Golden Boy delves into the obscure recesses of the DC Comics universe to expand on the tale of Prez: First Teen President in a story set in an alternate 1970s United States. The penultimate Cerements is a well-crafted but ultimately quite dismal affair concerning a Necropolis populated entirely by skilled morticians and their apprentices, which throws in some references to the Endless to foreshadow their appearance in the present-day finale Worlds End, where the reality storm is over and speculation by readers is only just beginning (though its pretty obvious whos in that coffin).
Its arguable that these stories are a clear demonstration that Neil Gaiman is running out of ideas, diversifying so extensively from the series usual style and admitting the touring of clichéd genres even through his own characters dialogue, perhaps due to a sense of guilt. The entire Sandman universe has always been based on the reinterpretation of existing stories, whether classical, mythological or restricted to the more local world of comics, and Gaiman once again shows his flair for adapting a previously stale tale. The resurrection and subsequent killing-off of Prez was a strange move that harks back to his ret-cons of earlier Sandman superheroes in the earlier issues, and while I was quite disappointed to learn of the source for Prez and the creepy Boss Smiley being outside of Gaimans own imagination, his biblical take on their conflict makes for one of the stand-out issues of this collection. The (literal) fairy story likely fails because it doesnt try anything new (Cluracan himself calls it a bald and insipid narrative), and although Cerements is packed with quite fascinating and intelligently morbid concepts, it noticeably lacks an actual entertaining plot, justifying its narrators anxiety that he has nothing to talk about. Perhaps the finest demonstration of Gaimans ability comes with the evolution of Hobs Leviathan from what must have started simply as a weak pun title (based on Thomas Hobbes seminal seventeenth-century publication Leviathan, but of course we all knew that) and ending up as one of the better parts, as these historical Sandman stories tend to be.
Despite a couple of very weak links, this collection surpasses the previous few publications in all areas but price, retailing at the same price for a six issue volume as for paperbacks containing up to twice that amount, though fortunately the wide printing of Sandman keepts it readily available and subject to discounts, and Amazon.co.uk are currently selling these collections for a reasonable £7.97 as opposed to the RRP of about £12.99. Worlds End is admittedly unoriginal in places, and may sadly be at its best when following the style of Alan Moore in stories like The Golden Child (which even sneaks in a visual reference to Watchmen), but its departure from the rather trying saga of the Endless allows for a greater degree of creativity and unusual character focus, A Tale of Two Cities standing out in particular for its distinctive illustrated prose style rather than the usual comic layout. The conclusion is a little forced, but tied in very nicely to that very same larger scheme of things that the stories sought to avoid, and perhaps the greatest achievement of this collection is the excellent atmosphere it creates. Whether venturing to the glory of the waves or the creepy tombs of Litharge, its always comforting to return to the friendly haven of the Worlds End, a free house with no ties to any of those domineering realities.
Series: The Sandman / This collection of tales tells of travellers caught in the vortex of a reality storm. These wayfarers come from throughout time, myth and dreams to converge upon a mysterious inn, there to share stories of the places they have been and things they have seen, beside a flickering fire.


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CERF+ Celebrates 25 Years
September 20, 2010
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) was created 25 years ago with one primary goal: to help artists in need. Over the years, its programs have supported struggling artists by assisting with the financial burden caused by unexpected emergencies. CERF+ also provides educational resources for career development and connects professionals in the arts to one another.
Since 2010 marks the organization's 25th anniversary, special events are taking place this year. First of all, many well-known artists have donated unique craft works to an online charity auction event. The auction, which will take place through September 25, will donate all proceeds to CERF+ programs and services. The organization is also planning a Celebration Reunion at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, Mass., on September 25 and 26. At the reunion, CERF+ artists, trustees, staff, and friends will gather for dinner and dancing on Saturday, followed by a visioning session for the future of CERF+ on Sunday.
For more information, visit http://craftemergency.org.
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The original Punch-Out!! was available on the arcades in 1984 and was eventually released for the NES in 1987. The NES version was thought of as one of the consoles' best games. It mixed intense accuracy with solid gameplay. The series hasn't been updated in 15 years and I wasn't sure if I was going to see another Punch-Out!! game again. Leave it to Next Level Games to resurrect Little Mac and bring back its popular classic to the Nintendo Wii. Does the modern update deliver a knockout? Read the review to find out.
Punch-Out!! for the Wii isn't a boxing simulation that the Fight Night series is. It's an arcade style boxing game with exaggerated gameplay and tons of fun. Little Mac is back and is looking to become the champion once again. The game features 13 fighters with a 14th unlockable fighter being Donkey Kong if you can successfully defeat the previous 13 challengers throughout the single player campaign. Of course you have to face those challengers again in order to defend the titles against them. Keep in mind that they have been training a lot harder and are going to be much tougher the second time around. They will also have new moves in their repertoire. There are three circuits to compete in: Minor, Major and World. The game's difficulty ramps up pretty quick after the Minor circuit. You can even practice against your opponents which, allows you to fight holographic versions of the fighters so you can get a feel for their moves and tactics without taking any damage. After completing the single player campaign you can then face them in exhibition mode while meeting certain goals. Some of the goals are easy, while others are pretty demanding. It's a fun diversion and gives the game some added replay value.
Of course simply button mashing won't get the job done as it will lead to a quick defeat. There is a puzzle-like element to the game because you have to memorize attack patterns and tactics. If you hit your opponent while the flashing yellow color shows up you can earn yourself a star. Up to three stars can be stored at once. However, getting punches blocked and getting hit causes you to lose the stars that you earned. If you can manage to deliver the star punch it will result in an instant knockdown. Hitting an opponent while he taunts you earns you a star. Fighters turn red when they are going to deliver the special attack which deals a lot of damage.
The game can either be played with the Wii Remote held sideways or using the Wii Remote with the Nunchuck. Why there wasn't support for the Classic Controller or even the Gamecube Controller is beyond me. The game even supports the Wii Balance Board, giving you the ability to dodge and duck. I really enjoyed using the Wii Remote with the Nunchuck. It makes you feel like your taking part in a boxing match. On top of that the game gives you a pretty good workout at the same time.
As far as the presentation goes the game looks really good on the Wii. The 3D cell-shaded graphics are really nice. All the characters in the game look really good and are very detailed. Animations and facial expressions are done well and are hilarious during and in between fights. There are impressive looking cutscenes that feature Little Mac in training with his trainer Doc Lewis. I was disappointed that the other characters didn't have the same quality cutscenes as well because it would have made the fighters even more interesting. Instead, you get simplistic style panels with very little story added in. I would've at least liked to have seen some dialog during the panels with some story and background information.
The audio is pretty solid. It features some good voice work. It would have been nice to include some on-screen text since some of the fighters don't speak English. Doc Lewis does a pretty good job of offering advice between rounds. Some of his dialog can be pretty fun as well. He constantly mentions how much he loves chocolate. I don't know why Little Mac wasn't given the option to speak since he's the main character in the game. The punches sound good. The music during the main menu could've been better though but it's ok.
Disco Kid is the only new fighter in the game. He fits in well with the rest of the roster. His flashy style makes him really fun to punch. I would've liked to have seen a larger roster of fighters especially considering all the fighters that have been around since the franchise has started. Favorites such as King Hippo, Bald Bull and Great Tiger make a return. A couple of fighters are brought over from the SNES version. Aran Ryan is a crazy Irishman who has no concern for delivering headbutts during fights. Bear Hugger is a 400 pound Canadian who loves Maple Syrup.
The game even features a multiplayer mode called Head to Head. Two players take control of a Little Mac in split screen mode. Attacks and dodges are done using Little Mac's standard set of moves. There is a meter when filled will turn Little Mac into Giga Mac who is much bigger and much more powerful. Afterwards, the game switches to a single screen mode style like in the traditional Punch-Out!! style. It would've been nice to choose other fighters against each other instead of just using Little Mac. Having Bald Bull and Soda Popinski facing each other would have been epic. Head to Head is a fun mode but it could've been better.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment is the lack of online support. Next Level Games is the same company that made Mario Strikers Charged which featured online support. A leaderboard with best times and achievements would have been a great addition. Online multiplayer would have fit really well with the game. The Wii is a system that I feel is designed for online support. It would've have been great to be able to create your own fighter as well.
Punch-Out!! for the Wii is another example of a remake done right. It's a fun game. It has great graphics. The audio is solid. Multiplayer is good but could have been better. A roster of 13 fighters is good but a larger roster would have been really nice. Lack of online support is a huge disappointment. It's a great game that oozes nostalgia. Overall it's a great game and is one of the systems' best titles. I heard there will be a 2nd Punch-Out!! game so hopefully it will include online support and a bigger roster the second time around.


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Bollywood's megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be restoring one of Charlie Chaplin's rare films titled The Floorwalker for the Mumbai Film Festival. Bachchan will be restoring the 1916 masterpiece for the 15th edition of Mumbai Film Festival organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI).
"Restoration is an important aspect of cinema. It is great that people from film industry are restoring films and Bachchan doing this is a big thing. The film is a masterpiece," said Shyam Benegal, filmmaker and Chairman of MAMI.
The festival will be held from October 17 to 24. The Floorwalker stars Chaplin, in his traditional Tramp persona, as a customer who creates chaos in a department store and becomes inadvertently entangled in the nefarious scheme of the store manager, played by Eric Campbell, and the store's floorwalker, played by Lloyd Bacon, to embezzle money from the establishment.
Mumbai Academy of Moving Image was stared in 1997 as a non profit Trust. The main intention of this foundation was to organise an annual International Film Festival of which the film industry and the country can be proud of. MAMI aims to foster a climate of good cinema. It appreciates cinema be as an art. We look forward to this film festival and we will surely update you with more information on the festival.


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Contributions to Pond
Wed, Nov 23 2016 12:52 | 1:1, Digital-Citizenship, digital-literacy, digital-technologies
I have continued having fun placing resources in POND for our 1:1 programs and iPad programmes. I seem to spend more time creating these resources than posting about them online but here is access to many of them.
Visible Learning in a 1:1 Class
Sun, Jan 10 2016 07:23 | 1:1, assessment, learning, management, rubrics, Thematic Inquiry Units, topics, visible-learning
See it, know it!
These are words that summarise my focus for 2014. An expedition in visible learning. I will have a Year 5 class with 1:1 devices and we (teacher and pupils) are the second year of my 1:1 implementation journey. After twenty years specialising in ICT training I went back into the class in 2013. As 2013 progressed we implemented a range of online learning tools including: Google Docs, Spelling City, Study Ladder, ReadingEggs, ForallRubrics, Ultranet (our LMS- Learning Management System), we Skyped, setup blogs, participated in Quadblogging, used a range of computer based software, mixed in iPad use and more.
However, as time went on I realised that we needed to tie our learning together in a far more unified and visible way. So, as part of my reflection over the break I have been focusing on thinking through concepts of visible learning. From progressions that fit with with the NZ curriculum areas, especially in literacy (reading, writing etc.), Social Studies and the key competencies. Through these progressions and learning tools, I am looking to blend the pupils' 1:1 device learning in a way that differentiates learning, allows flipped class learning and gives a balance between offline and online learning activities.
These are words that summarise my focus for 2014. An expedition in visible learning. I will have a Year 5 class with 1:1 devices and we (teacher and pupils) are the second year of my 1:1 implementation journey. After twenty years specialising in ICT training I went back into the class in 2013. As 2013 progressed we implemented a range of online learning tools including: Google Docs, Spelling City, Study Ladder, ReadingEggs, ForallRubrics, Ultranet (our LMS- Learning Management System), we Skyped, setup blogs, participated in Quadblogging, used a range of computer based software, mixed in iPad use and more.
However, as time went on I realised that we needed to tie our learning together in a far more unified and visible way. So, as part of my reflection over the break I have been focusing on thinking through concepts of visible learning. From progressions that fit with with the NZ curriculum areas, especially in literacy (reading, writing etc.), Social Studies and the key competencies. Through these progressions and learning tools, I am looking to blend the pupils' 1:1 device learning in a way that differentiates learning, allows flipped class learning and gives a balance between offline and online learning activities.
101+ Ideas for Using an iPad
101+ ideas for iPad use has a tips for management and integration as well as practical suggestions for use of the iPad across the curriculum. It is a resource we are developing for the use of iPads in my school (Medbury Boys in Christchurch, New Zealand).
Welcome to your new MacBook
There are three important to-do's and a number of tips below as you start to use your new MacBookPro.
- Register the Applecare warranty for your laptop under your parents name here. You can check that it is registered properly using this tip.
- Check that insurance for the laptop is all setup with your parents.
- Discuss with your parents Internet and game use at home so that you are great Digital Citizen who is Cyber-Safe and also balanced in your lifestyle. (We will be holding a session for parents this term on the use of K9 so that they can have Internet filtering on your laptop at home).
- Label the STIM cover with a stitched label or a tag on the Zip
- Decide if you would like a skin for your laptop (they can be purchased here, and on other sites) BUT you must have any with significant design/pattern or your own design on them approved first (i.e. these need approval) by your teacher or the ICT Director. Note that some types have cutouts for the Apple logo to shine through and others don't.
- How to videos are found here.
- A manual for your MacBook Pro 13" is here.
- More Tips here
- More Tips to become an advanced user are found here
- Our homepage for the 1:1 Blog is here
- You cannot create any other accounts on this computer as your account does not have administration rights. If you wish to do so take your laptop to ICT Support, knowing the names of the accounts you wish to create. DO NOT let anyone else know your password other than your parents.
- You can become an administrator of your own computer by passing the I.C.T. Pupils Drivers Licence (see it here), but this will take a bit of time. Passing this can hep you achieve your Bronze ICT Achievement badge AND in joining the ICT Crew.
Digital Citizenship: Cyber Safety at Home
Thu, Nov 24 2011 03:39 | 1:1, cellphones, computer, digital-literacy, onetoone, online, parent, responsibility, safety, searching, tips, values
As a parent the worst things you can do is avoid getting involved, "I don't understand this stuff." If your children are good users then they should be able to teach you what you do need to know, when you need to know it and you can add other knowledge and skills (i.e. what they are not telling you) from some of the sites listed below.
What is most important is for your children to realise that using digital devices is a privilege (especially if adults purchased them) and that as a parent you have the right to monitor their use. For the parent, it is important to realise that you are taking your pupils on a journey from a more innocent and protected place to a point when you say goodbye and you know they have learned behaviours, values and skills that they can independently apply to their digital device use and that will enable them to be great digital citizens.
First Steps
Talk about and setup a family home contract (set of negotiated rules) for use at home. Write out, discuss, spend time with your child on this and then all sign. Include items like reserving the right to check your child's Facebook page, laptop account, Internet history email and chat. Here is a sample contract.
Install filter software if you feel it is required.
Next Steps
Check what is happening. Your children will see/hear inappropriate material from time to time and it is important to have lines of communication open so that you can chat to them and discuss issues. Have learning conversations like, "Show me the most interesting recent site you have visited from your Internet history." I expect history to be always tere, part of our school contract, missing means something has been hidden! So a simple question likes this engages you with your child in their learning but gives you a chance to quietly check.
Keep doors open. Do NOT punish the child who saw something inappropriate and told you, that is exactly what you want to encourage, so thank them and either block the site or change the method of searching.
Attend school Workshops or other meetings. If your school has given you oportunities to learn in this area then grab them with both hands. They will have a lot of experience and information to offer you and remember that what you don't quite get you can always follow up later on with your own children as you will at least know where to start. I.E. "I know you can have more than one Internet browser on our computer. How many do we have? Do we really need four? Let's choose the best two together?"
Other References
NZ Article on K9
Our Delicious Cyber-Digital Citizenship for Parents Stack.
ICT Competencies for Teachers
Here is a continuum we are developing for our school. Is it too much? What do you think? Do you have other models?
Checking Browser History
Wed, May 18 2011 02:58 | 1:1, cellphones, cybersafety, ict, onetoone, online, safety
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A recent survey in the States suggest that only 10% of parents have interacted with their children's Internet use. I would suggest that as parents we need to be involved in learning and values discussions with our children, in helping them learn safety on the web.
These are our tips for boys to show their parents their history or for parents to discuss the latest learning sites used with their son.
Firstly, keep in mind that there can be multiple browsers on a laptop. The most common are: Safari, Firefox and Chrome. We would ask that boys do not install any others as they are not required. Also keep in mind that all new cellphones have Internet browsers.
Secondly, Each of these browsers has on the menu at the top of the screen a "History" Menu. Simply click to view and look through.
That's it 1,2 and you have had another great moment with your child! Some parents have mentioned to me, "How do I respect my child's privacy, or stop them saying you don't trust me.' I would like to reply from my own experience as a parent and youth pastor the your children DO NOT have the right to hide this from parents that care and that if you establish this as a routine then it will be matter of fact. I checked up on my son and daughter's history until they were 16-18, I reserved this right while I was letting them use technology I had purchased for them.
Search Google as a Timeline
Better still perform the same search heaps faster by using Alfred as a quick way to launch searches on a Mac.
Google Search with Reading Ages
Have you tried the advanced search where Google can now give you reading ages? Click on the advanced tab in Google search and go for it. Use the links by the reading ages at the top of the page to select the reading level. Some topics seem to respond better than others.
Better still, place this type of search in "Alfred" a mac search utility and supercharge (make easier) all the different websites (including Google Reading levels).
Better still, place this type of search in "Alfred" a mac search utility and supercharge (make easier) all the different websites (including Google Reading levels).
Top Educational Freeware for Your Mac
Here is a quick overview of the Applications - Programs installed on the Apple MacOSX laptops in the school. They focus on learning and productivity. Of course, using Web2.0 documents are not covered in this entry, such as online mindmapping, GoogleApps, GoogleDocs, and delicious etc. So we will update you on our best web 2.0 picks very soon.
Have a look at the list and check out how you could use them. Also check out our top educational freeware/open source here.
Checking Applecare and Warranty Status
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Traffic Lights for Online Responsibility
Sat, Feb 12 2011 12:20 | 1:1, apple, cybersafety, ict, online, responsibility, tips, values
Backing up your Laptop
This video overviews the process. Tip: When you name your backup drive it is wise not to use spaces in the name i.e. "MyBackup" not "My Backup"
Only implement the following steps if you are feeling confident about what you are doing.
Only implement the following steps if you are feeling confident about what you are doing.
Creating Bookmarks and Folders in Safari
All Internet browsers (Firefox, Chrome etc.) allow you to do something similar.... so if you are using a different browser then use these ideas to figure out how your browser works with bookmarks.
Best Reference Sites
- Creative Commons Search (Images and Information)
- Te Ara NZ Encyclopaedia
- Wikipedia (Check your information against other sites as it is a Wiki)
- Britannica K8 Online Encyclopaedia (your teacher has passwords)
- All other Epic Databases (your teacher has passwords)
- Google Search choosing good key words
For those with a mac you can put searching in the fast lane by working out how to use Alfred (a freeware software search engine installed on your harddrive or downloadable here)
Cybersafety Pamphlet
This is a copy of our cybersafety pamphlet (pdf version) for parents and pupils. Fuller information
First day - ICT Laptops Top Tips
You have been trusted with an amazing tool! One of the best racing car tools in I.C.T. has just been given to a young driver. Why? Because we see incredible learning potential in your laptop, if you pick up your ict and learning skills and bring the Medbury values to your use of it.
Check out our top tips to get your racing car moving! Feel free to write your top tip in the comments section below.
Top Training Tips to get started on the FAST track
- Use the trackpad correctly. This will mean you will be faster in use and free up your other hand to use hot (quick) keys.
- If you are doing the same thing over and over ask, "Is there a quicker way?"
- Learn the hot keys...
- Setup your dock with your favourite programs.
- Setup your finder window with your favourite folder shortcuts.
- Figure out how to make folders, save bookmarks in folders... organise with power from day 1.
- Treat your laptop to daily care, charge it for the school day (don't overcharge and allow it to drain) and BACKUP today (if your laptop fails or is stolen your backup is the only way to get your files back).
- Set yourself a goal on your touch-typing BUT only do it if you are going to train yourself correctly "Fingers on home keys and eyes on screen only". (the TIPP10 program in Applications will help you).
- Check out the "Laptop Pupil's Licence" in the "ICT Ladders for Badges" resource and decide today to head towards Expert GOLD in this.
- Setup the security feature on your laptop - see the picture below(do not use filevault)
- Have fun, ask questions, learn and help others to learn.
|Set up your laptop security today!
Lost in the Woods (iPad versus Android)
I am penning these thoughts, as an educator, in response to a tweet (see image). Not sure if it is blatant advertising. But it is certainly annoying.
The Honeycomb is to be found somewhere in the branches or stumps of one of the trees, the iPad second generation has been rumored to be loose in the same forest, a unicorn galloping through the woods with renewed energy. I love the speculation and the hopefulness of both sides. Sides, because, this battle seems to be heating up, and as a consequence the mist rises, in the forest and over the glazed eyes of the devotees. Yet, if you peer through the mist in the trees only the iPad generation 1 is actually here, and it seems to be staying.
First of all disclosure. I am an ICT Facilitator in a private school, running Apple products. I own an iPhone. We use, I use, these products for their ease of use, just-works, lower cost of ownership (debatable I know) and well I found them in the school I got the job in. I come from another line of products like these Acorn RiscPC's which for many would be totally unknown. We are just launching a one to one laptop programme and I was hoping that iPads or something better would form the basis of this, but had to reluctantly stay with laptops as they still meet our requirements better. We want to edit video, create in 3D, use Scratch, use Flash etc, so while Apple IPads are being used in some schools I feel they are still more suited at this stage for the consumption side. (See iPad posts )
So this takes us back to the above tweet. A tweet about the "Spring" Toshiba tablet.. "looks awesome" (agree) but "powerful classroom tool"..... how do we know this?... we haven't even seen it yet! How many products have been announced and not made it to production, or made it and been a disappointment when compared to the experience an iPad gives. Don't get me wrong.. I don't own an iPad yet.... I am waiting for them to get better still. I held out on the iPhone for 3 generations due to cost and then went shopping, looked at all others (pre Android) and on cost for all round features decided the iPhone was the best value. (It still seems that way in N.Z. even with Android phones out). But we need as educators to be evaluating products with passion for learning, not passion for gadgets or passion for gadgets that replace religion! (Please don't check this statement with my wife)
My take. The pre launch look into Honeycomb looks great. Competition for the iPad is needed and Honeycomb looks to have the buzz. However, it is wait and see for we need products that deliver the learning tools needed, with the ease of use and simple maintenance that the iPad currently has. To me the debate is not about closed ecosystem verses open. There are already calls to make the fragmented Android world more "restricted" due to the difficulties in updating the OS and in searching through fragmented and un-curated Android App Stores (not that there isn't garbage in Apples App store). And we do need price drops on the gear (Apple!), but we have yet to see what pricing is going to be for any other tablet competitors.
My hope. Genuine competitors to the iPad emerge forcing Apple to respond and we all live happily ever after.
My call. As educators we need to take a step back and be less fanatical in our technology evangelism and more focused on as we espouse "using them as tools". Some seem to be wanting to trim trees with invisible secateurs rather than a chainsaw.
Meanwhile in a jungle nearby.....
(See also Motorola Xoom)
Using Medbury Delicious
We have created a bookmarked collection online of screened sites that will help pupils, parents and staff locate rated resources with comments. These have been screened. Here is a tip sheet on how to use it. [View]
Pupil and Parent ICT Licences
Fri, Jan 21 2011 12:32 | 1:1, apple, computer, digital-literacy, how-to, mac, parent, skills, software, tips
To provide a benchmark and a positive start to your 1:1 experience, these will guide you to the basic skills that are important for success with your new device. They only focus on important skills and habit not on the learning and learning competencies that will also be part of the 1:1 implementation. Click on the files below to download.
You will be presented with a certificate when you have achieved these Expert or Ultra-Expert levels. There are Skills ladders for most of the programs we use. They help us learn to use the programs better, to pass bronze, silver or gold for the I.C.T. Crew and to set learning goals. Look at the full set of I.C.T. Rubrics here or below .
Maintaining Your OS X Computer with Onyx
Keep your computer running lickerty split and smooth.
'This requires administrator access to your computer. We will be using ONYX, freeware available from here, with the latest version also usually in our freeware network share at school, so you do not need to download it. Generally, you should optimise your computer every month or so, and especially before and after a large MacOSX system upgrade (always use the combo updaters for these System updates). Locate Onyx in Applications... Onyx and run it. As it starts up you get asked for an administrators password.... Open up the attachment below for a quick tipsheet (use the 'Help' in the program for more details. [View : Download]
Being Fair and Respecting others in Your Internet Use
Did you know anything as soon as it is created and placed online has an immediate copyright in many places around the world? It does NOT need to have a copyright sign on it.
Here at Medbury we operate a values programme. The 12 values (our summary poster is here) lead us to placing importance on fair-use of others property on the web. Educationally we value thinking and the typical "copy 'n' paste and change a few words" is destructive to good learning.
We ask that pupils attribute all images, text, video and sound and other media files in the correct manner so they can "Share, Remix, and Reuse — Legally". "Creative Commons" is a way to obtain information and publish it in a way that allows easy sharing with others so they know how it can be used or re-used. Check out the pages you are using for their copyright.
This page helps you publish your work online by making choices on how you want to share it.
This page helps with understanding Creative Commons Licence Categories.
Hot Keys for Experts - MacOS X
Blazing fast web searching
Monocole is a small freeware utility that we have found that can significantly help in webs searching. Monocle is found here and we suggest you add other search engines to it as we have listed below to take your information exploring to the ultra expert level. Check out our "how to Use" tips sheet below.
- creativecommons.org
- biblegateway.com
- teara.govt.nz
- www.k8.ebonline.co.nz/elementary (free subscription for NZ schools to Britannica online) Setup if needed via TKI EPIC Databases
- teachertube.com
- Oxford English Dictionary Online Setup if needed via TKI EPIC Databases
Do you have any search engines you think should be added to this list? Make a comment below.
For the Databases Via EPIC you will need to get the password allocated to Medbury for this year.
Manuals and How to Videos.
In this posting we point you towards manuals and how to videos for a range of software and other tools. Don't forget that the online help, and "googling" a problem are also a god way to learn on the spot. Generally, if you find yourself doing the same thing over and over, and you think there must be a quicker way, then there probably is. Find and learn, save time and become an expert.
Apple Software and Mac OS X.
Apple Software and Mac OS X.
- Apple manuals are found here: Mac OSX, iLife (iPhoto, Garageband, iDVD), iWorks (Pages, Keynote, Numbers)
- You can search or enter Apple forums here.
- MacBookPro Manual 2010 Model.
- Video and Text Tutorials (Photos, Movies, Mac Basics, Web Music and more)
- See Hot Keys for MacOS Experts [View : Download]
- Taking Great Digital Camera photos tip [View ]
- Shooting Video Tips (Storyboards, Shooting, Editing and more) [View PDF]
- ActivInspire Manual (PDF 6.9 MB)
- ActivInspire Video ActivTips (Online Videos)
- ActivInspire Promethean Planet (Promethean Planet Professional Development and online courses)
- Scratch (Getting Started PDF, Videos and Getting Started from MIT, ScratchEd more in-depth information)
- We will post more here as soon as we can.
iPad 12 Education Apps. iPad Post 2
A quick look at the state of play of Keynote indicates some varying opinions. In this post (VGA Presenting), Steven indicates some good success with Keynote. Alternatively, in this post (iPad Misses the Mark), Chris points out the frustrations of moving Keynote files between his desktop and iPad and some missing features he laments. In a 1:1 implementation Keynote will be very important to synthesise and present information. It is one of the key apps our pupils use at school for their learning. I wonder if the problems faced are version based? Here is a list of our most commonly used apps with a note as to whether there is a good alternative.
iPad Game Changer? iPad Post 1
We are looking at one to one computing devices for our school programme for 2011. In this post http://www.in2edu.com/blog/index.php?id=255508204184561761 we have outlined some of the decision making to be carried out in a mindmap. Over the next few months we will be trialling the iPad as one of the possible devices our pupils could use. Of course in N.Z. the iPad has not yet been released. Up until the keynote of iPhone Os4 and the release of new features on it (especially multitasking) I was thinking that it would be a no show. We also have a few flash enabled websites such as Mathletics that we use as well so the jury is still out. The main factor it boils down to is providing the best tool that matches the learning to take place. Could an iPad in combination with a few pods of laptops for higher end use (video editing, music recording etc.) do the job? Other devices include netbooks and laptops.
Being an Apple based school we enjoy the great software and hardware we use, but still need to be open to alternatives.
So, follow this blog as we make our decisions and explore the options.
Another Post From My iPhone
Location:Plunket St,Christchurch,New Zealand
Planning for 1 to 1 Devices


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The Units
History of the Units (The Early Years:1977-1983)
(Community Library)
US: 15 Jun 2009
The Units pioneered what is sometimes called "synth-punk", a small movement in the late '70s/early '80s wherein bands completely rejected the notions of using guitars in its songs and instead focused on exploring the possibilities that could be created with a multi-tiered synthesizer assault. The Units were a San Francisco-based group who had a revolving-door lineup that makes Guided by Voices look like it has stable membership by comparison, but tragically, the group only had one substantial album to its name, the 1980 semi-classic Digital Stimulation. Though the group wound up following that album with the charting singles, "The Right Man" and "A Girl Like You", things never really panned out in the critical arena, leaving the group relegated to mere footnote status for the decades that followed.
What a joy it is, then, to hear History of the Units, a compilation of the band's early non-single material mixed with a couple Digital Stimulation tracks. Though "synth-punk" may be the buzzword that garnered the band a lot of attention back in the day (especially with the later rise of Depeche Mode), the truth of the matter is that the Units were master pop craftsmen, its barrage of keyboard sounds inevitably getting them labeled as a new wave act, which incidentally, was half true. Listening to History, you can hear how modern day synth-rockers like Metro Area and 3OH!3 are merely copying a template that both bands didn't even know existed. Few songs in 2009 are as unbelievably catchy as "High Pressure Days" is (especially with its waves of percolating synths), and few pop numbers have as much psychological depth as the tortured character portrait "Bug Boy", and the ever-shifting instrumental epic "Zombo" feels like the best part of several synth-pop explorations placed together to make for one delightfully surprising musical pastiche.
Though most of these recordings are broaching three decades in age, there are enough fresh ideas and fun sonic detours to make you wonder why the Units never brought other people in to its own introverted musical universe, imploding in 1984 after its brief flirtation with chart success. No matter, though: With History of the Units, we not only have documentation of one of the most thrilling pop groups time has forgotten, but we also have one of the best albums to be released in 2009.
- Multiple songs MySpace
Million Miles "Ice Cream & Cigarettes" (video) (premiere) // Music
Andrew Belle 'Dive Deep' (album stream) (premiere) // Music
Miami Dolphins "Fluoride" (audio) (premiere) // Music
Zeshan B Performs Late Night Set at Mercury Lounge After Colbert
// Notes from the Road
"Powerful Chicago soul-singer dips into the '60s and '70s while dabbling in Urdu, Punjabi and Italian.READ the article


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DOXA Redevelopment Project Receives LEED Gold Certification
September 14, 2012 by in Building Green | Business News
With 17.8% of the total building materials content, by value, manufactured using recycled products, DOXA was pleased to accept the LEED Gold level certification this month for its newest Phoenix adaptive reuse development project. Located at Buckeye Rd. and 16th St. and once home to the original Smitty's Grocery store, the 60,000 SF refurbished… Read More →


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July 30, 2012 at Joe's Pub, New York City
Price: $15 in Advance; $20 at Door
NEW YORK CITY - Formed by Violinist Machiko Ozawa in New York City in 2008, Urban Tango Trio is made up of three talented virtuoso musicians: Machiko Ozawa, former concert master of Orquesta Sinfonica Sinaloa de Las Artes, on violin; Latin-Grammy winner Octavio Brunetti on piano; and acclaimed composer/arranger Pedro Giraudo on bass. Together they capture the passion and excitement of Argentine tango in a repertoire ranging from traditional favorites to contemporary interpretations.
Their first album "Urban Tango Trio" was released by PLATONIC RECORD in Japan in 2011.
They have dazzled audiences in New York, Washington DC, South Carolina, Virginia, and in Tokyo, Japan, with an upcoming tour to Japan this August. This appearance at Joe's Pub will debut their new repertoire, which they will feature on their tour and will be the basis of their next CD.
Machiko Ozawa is the former concertmaster of Orquesta Sinfonica Sinaloa de Las Artesdo. In addition, she also has performed with renowned tango players, such as Pablo Ziegler, Hector Del Curto's Eternal Tango, Fernando Otero, and Polly Ferman's Gramour Tango at Blue Note, Jazz Standard, Winter Garden at Financial Center, Joe's Pub, and Highline Ballroom.
Octavio Brunetti
With his main ensemble, OCTAVIO BRUNETTI TANGO QUINTET, he has appeared at the Kaufmann Hall, Jamaica Center for the Arts and the NY City Center.
Mr. Brunetti's recordings include "Soledad" by Astor Piazzolla with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma ("Appassionato" by Sony BMG-Classical), Grammy Award Winning CD "Te Amo Tango" with Raul Jaurena and the original soundtrack, composed by Osvaldo Golijov, for Francis Ford Coppola's movie "Tetro" (Deutsche Grammophon) and "Twixt".
Mr. Brunetti is considered one of the most sought after tango pianists of our times.
Pedro Giraudo
As a composer and arranger, Giraudo leads the critically acclaimed Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra, which boasts some of New York's finest jazz musicians and performs regularly in the most prestigious jazz clubs in New York City. His compositions combine his love of classical forms, Argentine tango and folk music, and the spontaneity of jazz improvisation. The Orchestra has recorded five CDs and has won several Latin Corner Awards


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About Us
Our small school has a big heart. Nestled in a quiet East Side neighborhood, Eastern Heights celebrates the rich cultural diversity of our students throughout the year. At our school, students of all abilities are given the opportunity for positive development: socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically. Teachers here know there's no one-size-fits-all approach to education. That's why we have integrated technology by using Google Chromebooks, iPads and Google Docs to personalize learning for each child. Students love the ability to collaborate with each other through technology and learn in their own individual way. Eastern Heights ensures a welcoming environment through our love and respect for all families and students who enter our doors.
Eastern Heights' mission is to Educate for a better tomorrow
Eastern Heights is a Responsive Classroom school, which means that students and teachers work to build a community within the classroom by focusing on both social and academic skills to improve student achievement in all areas. This coordinates well with our PBIS program of positive behavioral support within every aspect of our school day. We have also begun training for several of our staff through The Innocent Classroom Project to increase our academic and social engagement and achievement through relationship building.
Eastern Heights uses a Balanced Literacy approach in which teachers are specially trained to use a variety of specific teaching methods to help all students develop reading and writing skills through workshop models of instruction. Each of our programs including our Special Education and Gifted and Talented are strongly rooted in the state's high academic standards and differentiated instruction to meet the needs of each individual student.
Some of our Features include:
- Frequent Parent Involvement Meetings with administration
- EDL (Extended Day Learning) - After-school program for enrichment and for struggling students in reading, writing and math
- Technology Integration
- Physical Education
- Science Inquiry
- Student Council
If you have further questions, call the school at 651-293-8870.
Breakfast Every Morning
Remember that breakfast is free and we want all kids to take advantage of this opportunity.
Research shows that students who eat breakfast generally do well in school.
We want every Eastern Heights student to have the best day possible!
We Are Eagles!


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Garcinia Cambogia a Weight Loss Breakthrough?
It has been around since ancient times, and natives of Indonesia and India would use it in folklore medicine and their diet. Garcinia Cambogia has only recently drawn the attention of the media and people because of its newly discovered health and weight loss benefits.
What makes Garcinia Cambogia stand out from hundreds of other natural weight loss boosters (in the likes of Hoodia, green coffee beans, chitosan and acai berry to name a few) is its dual action to both help control the appetite and prevent fat from being formed and stored in the body.
It's benefits At a Glance
Garcinia Cambogia has been under rigorous testing and research for at least 15 years. While some studies were rather inconclusive and with no substantial evidence on its weight loss advantages, other clearly pinpoint its weight loss potential.
Preventing Fat Cell Formation
Garcinia Cambogia prevents liver processes associated with the conversion of energy into fat cells. Garcinia extract doesn't allow liver enzymes to metabolize energy and turn it into fat. Rather it helps channel these calories to be used for developing lean muscle mass and energy to be used up by the body.
The fact that Garcinia helps the liver make energy available for bodily needs instead of being stored as fat, helps on another level as well:
Appetite Suppression and Control
With increased energy levels (because Garcinia prevent calories to be converted into fat but rather converted to energy) one's mood also changes. HCA helps improve serotonin levels which naturally and safely improve your mood.
In view of the normalized serotonin levels, people are less likely to experience hunger cravings associated or triggered by emotional circumstances (stress, anxiety, sadness, disappointment etc.)
Garcinia Cambogia thus, ensures the person doesn't resort to emotional eating to counteract their emotional imbalance. Obviously, Garcinia can work wonders with emotional eaters.
Appetite control support and fat production prevention are the main capacities of Garcinia Cambogia. Other side benefits of taking Garcinia include: improving fat metabolizing, encouraging the development of lean muscle mass rather than new fat cell storages, and minimizing stress-triggered cravings.
Improved Well-Being
Garcinia Cambogia aids you in your weight loss efforts by also providing a well-being boost into your lifestyle. Taken within an active and health-conscious context, Garcinia has the ability to improve one's mood and help lose weight safely and efficiently.
In view of its focus on emotional eating, Garcinia proves to be a strong ally against stress-triggered, mindless eating, a common culprit for weight loss sabotaging. Garcinia assists you in weight loss will at the same time helping you have an improved overall disposition.
Press and the Media
Garcinia Cambogia owes much of its recent popularity to TV persona Dr. Oz. A year back, Dr. Oz presented to the US audience a breakthrough weight loss supplement, what he referred to as the "holy grail" of weight loss.
In his show and with the expert help of another doctor, he delved into Garcinia Cambogia, mentioning clinical studies, and conducting their on-stage experiments on Garcinia's fat blocking capacity.
While Garcinia has been touted as a potent fat buster, it's still essential for researchers to carry out longitudinal studies regarding its efficiency and safety, as most studies were limited to a 12-week time frame.
Nonetheless, they offer robust evidence regarding Garcinia's efficacy for short-term weight loss. Its health-promoting potential is undoubted and matchless by any other herbal supplement.
People who've used Garcinia Cambogia have successfully attained their weight loss goals and improved their well-being. The official Garcinia Cambogia website offers a sneak peek into how Garcinia has changed the lives of formerly dissatisfied with their bodies people.
Safety and Side Effects
Toxicity studies have been conducted by the medical community to ensure the safety of Garcinia Cambogia. The herbal supplement is pure and potent, thus it doesn't compromise one's health.
Quite the contrary, people taking Garcinia Cambogia are expected to have a much more positive outlook on life because of successful weight loss.
Why Garcinia Cambogia Extra and Not Any Other Herbal Supplement?
While there are numerous Garcinia Cambogia supplements on the market and online, separating the men from the boys is necessary. Once should be careful to opt for Garcinia supplement that contain at least 50% HCA, the minimum amount for it to be effective.
Garcinia Cambogia Extra includes a substantial amount of HCA (60%) which is essential for Garcinia to help in weight loss.
Its strong formula ensures that you can lose weight effortlessly. Additionally, you ca accelerate this process if you choose to take Garcinia Cambogia Extra within a health-conscious lifestyle.
Another reason why Garcinia Cambogia is a uniquely potent Garcinia supplement is its unique formula of combining it with Raspberry Ketone (99%).
The formula of these two active weight loss boosters, significantly increase its reliability as a weight loss aid.


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The Embossed Brown Beaver faux fur pom poms are made from the same great fur as the Aspen Hugrz™ and can be mixed and matched to suit your mood or match your outfit. They hang from light brown suede cord, and are accented with pretty silver beads. To attach, simply slip the loop at the top over the signature button on your Hugrz™ boot wrap. Each pom pom is about 2 inches. Sold in pairs.


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The line had been sailing year round from New York since April 2012.
Splendor will become the line's seventh ship to be based in South Florida when it arrives in Miami on November 9, 2014. The ship will then sail a series of week-long cruises alternating between the Eastern and Western Caribbean. Once the Caribbean season comes to an end, the ship will return to New York City, Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen told Cruise Critic.
According to Cruise Critic forum members, passengers on cancelled cruises will receive a $50 per person onboard credit when they select another cruise. Their original pricing also will be protected on comparable sailings, in similar cabin categories.
The line did not give a reason for the switch.
--by Dori Saltzman, News Editor