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FORTUNE -- Even without a cape or sunglasses, Newark Mayor Cory Booker has the makings of a superhero or a rock star, maybe even a hybrid of the two.
He saved a dog from the cold, housed his neighbors after a hurricane, and shoveled a stranger's snow. He subsisted on food stamps and lived in public housing. His Twitter following is five times the size of the city he governs, and Oprah is one of his biggest fans.
There's no doubt that in Wednesday's special U.S. Senate election, Booker's celebrity translated into the 725,000 votes he received from New Jersey voters as he trounced Republican candidate Steve Lonegan by a double-digit margin.
But in assessing Booker's leadership ability, showmanship doesn't count for nearly as much. When it comes to what he's gotten done as the leader of Newark, Booker's bright spots are accompanied by a few smudges.
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Booker brought new businesses, restaurants, and hotels to Newark's downtown core, but the city's unemployment rate stands at 14% -- double the national rate. Murders in the city dropped dramatically during Booker's first term, but they have inched back up since then. He's given Newark a national profile but that's a product of him spending significant time outside his city and state.
Those concerns likely weighed on the minds of the third of likely New Jersey voters who said Booker is more about self-promotion than improving Newark in a Rutgers-Eagleton Institute survey released this week.
But criticism of Booker the mayor won't dampen his future; in fact, it's what will make him a great senator.
There's a clear distinction between the personalities and leadership styles of successful executives -- like mayors and governors -- and state and federal legislators, says David Thornburgh, executive director of the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. Executives are detail– and results–oriented and concerned with day-to-day operations, like whether street lights work, whether thoroughfares are cleaned, and how to fund repairs to infrastructure.
The role of a legislator, meanwhile, is oriented toward statesmanship. It's more about communication and engaging constituents on an emotional and symbolic level, says Thornburgh. See under: Booker, Cory. "He has an ear and eye for the tenor of the times," says Thornburgh. "He knows what people respond to and how he can get them excited and engaged about a particular issue."
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Andra Gillespie, a political science professor at Emory University and author of New Black Politician: Cory Booker, Newark and Post-Racial America, says Booker's leadership style will translate well to the Senate because he not only has vision but knows how to get the public behind it.
The challenge will come, though, in how Booker fits his outsize charisma into the stuffy Senate chamber, where even show horses -- Ted Cruz aside -- tread lightly. "He has a national following and gets a lot of attention and media requests," says Gillespie, "There may be concern among his senor colleagues that he's being asked to speak on topics that they think they have more expertise and experience on." He may have to defer to his senior colleagues, she says.
Or, some may argue, he should soak up the Senate spotlight. An exotic dancer in Oregon isn't the only one who can appreciate a Booker charm offensive. The U.S. Congress could benefit from it too.
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The report, the fifth in UNEP's 'rapid response assessment' series, looks beyond forests and the REDD debates to the potential of natural and agricultural ecosystems to capture and store carbon. It examines the potential for gaining multiple benefits for livelihoods and ecosystem services through managing ecosystem carbon and considers the implications for policy.Resource Type: Reports
How do bioenergy policies relate to the REDD+ mechanism, is the subject of this new Bioenergy Issue Paper jointly authored by UNEP and UNEP-WCMC.
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- Dr. Gelb is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is also the Director of Mount Sinai's Center for Molecular Cardiology.
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Genetics of congenital heart defects; Noonan syndrome and related disorders; Gain-of-function RAS signaling
Postdoctoral Fellows: Dhandapany Perundurai, Constance Weismann, Sherly Pardo, Sonia Mulero
Research Personnel: Kimihiko Oishi, Jiang Zhang, Bobby Faigen, Jessica Hamaker, Mehran Sourian
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The Gelb research group is focused on disease gene discovery using positional cloning/candidacy techniques and characterization of the biological roles of such genes in disease pathogenesis. The focus of the laboratory currently is on those traits that are associated with heart malformations. In the past few years, we have identified disease genes for Char and Noonan syndromes. The former is TFAP2B, which encodes a transcription factor of the AP-2 family, and the latter are PTPN11, KRAS, SOS1, and RAF1. We are studying the roles of these disease genes in normal developmental and homeostatic processes as well as in disease pathogenesis. We are actively studying additional human genetic traits, both simple and complex, to identify additional disease genes with a particular focus on traits with cardiovascular abnormalities. After recruiting families of adequate size inheriting disorders, we undertake genome-wide scans with polymorphic DNA markers to identify genetic loci t! hrough linkage analysis, and then identify disease genes from among known or predicted genes residing in disease loci. The latter relies heavily on bioinformatics, including several software packages that predict genes and protein function. Ongoing biologic studies include site-directed mutagenesis, expression of wild type and mutant proteins in vitro and in eukaryotic cell culture, immunolocalization of proteins, creation of transgenic mice, and phenotyping of mouse models. We are also studying disease genes in other model organisms such as Drosophila melanogaster. Finally, we are studying induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) derived from skin fibroblasts from patients with Noonan syndrome and other RAS signaling disorders.
Pandit B, Sarkozy A, Pennacchio LA, Carta C, Oishi K, Martinelli S, Pogna EA, Schackwitz W, Ustaszewska A, Landstrom A, Bos JM, Ommen SR, Esposito G, Lepri F, Faul C, Mundel P, Lopez Siguero JP, Tenconi R, Selicorni A, Rossi C, Mazzanti L, Torrente I, Marino B, Digilio MC, Zampino G, Ackerman MJ, Dallapiccola B, Tartaglia M, Gelb BD. Gain-of-function RAF1 mutations cause Noonan and LEOPARD syndromes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Nature Genet 2007; 39: 1007-1012.
Tartaglia M, Pennacchio LA, Zhao C, Yadav KK, Fodale V, Sarkozy A, Pandit B, Oishi K, Martinelli S, Schackwitz W, Ustaszewska A, Martin J, Bristow J, Carta C, Lepri F, Neri C, Vasta I, Gibson K, Curry CJ, Siguero JL, Digilio MC, Zampino G, Dallapiccola B, Bar-Sagi D, Gelb BD. Gain-of-function SOS1 mutations cause a distinctive form of Noonan syndrome. Nature Genet 2007; 39: 75-79.
Oishi K, Gaengel K, Krishnamoorthy S, Kamiya K, Kim I, Ying H, Weber U, Perkins L, Tartaglia M, Mlodzik M, Pick L, Gelb BD. Transgenic Drosophila models of Noonan syndrome-causing PTPN11 gain-of-function mutations. Hum Molec Genet 2006; 15: 543-553.
Tartaglia M, Niemeyer CM, Fragale A, Song X, Buechner J, Hahlen K, Hasle H, Jung A, Licht JD, Gelb BD. Somatic PTPN11 mutations in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia. Nat Genet 2003 Jun; 34(2): 148-150.
Oishi K, Hofmann S, Diaz GA, Brown T, Manwani D, Ng L, Young R, Vlassara H, Ioannou YA, Forrest D, Gelb BD. Targeted disruption of Slc19a2, the gene encoding the high-affinity thiamin transporter Thtr-1, causes diabetes mellitus, sensorineural deafness and megaloblastosis in mice. Hum Mol Genet 2002 Nov; 11(23): 2951-2960.
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Saturday 9am-12 midnight (kitchen) 2 am (bar)
Neighborhoods: Rogers Park, Far North Side
The most green & sustainable restaurant in the US (2013). Superb food & wonderful atmosphere. Come here to eat well and healthy.
Let it be known that the Wrigleyville location of Uncommon Ground is FAR superior to the location further north.
Uncommon Ground is astoundingly uncommon, with a rooftop garden to-die-for and delicious, fresh, food with a focus on the organic and healthy. A member of Chicago's Guaranteed Green Restaurant Coalition, Uncommon is a fantastic example of a green lifestyle put into practice in business..
It's the greenest restaurant in Chicago and has some of the best food. They have a huge rooftop organic garden (the first in the nation) that supplies much of their produce in the summer.
I have been frequenting your establishment for over 2 years since we moved to this neighborhood. Your restaurant has been our favorite and most convenient. We spend over $100 a week with you guys. We have recently decided that we will no longer support your establishment. About a month ago my 21 month old son wanted to watch a male employee fold napkins. I held him at the bar so that he could see what was going on. The male behind the bar said that we had to vacate the premises. That babies were not allowed to be at the bar. My son was simply watching and this arbitrary rule is ridiculous and inconsistent with anything that we have experienced before. This evening my son wanted to look at the piano in the back room. The band had set up shop in the bar area and the back room was vacated. My son poked at the keys of this piano. A male employee came to us and said the piano is only for musicians and that we could not be there. Are you a family restaurant? It doesn't sound like it. If you truly are a family restaurant then you must understand what families entail. Children. Children are curious. They like to look around. They are harmless. We will never bring out business to you again. We will now walk the extra few blocks to Heartland Café where they support families and children. We are so truly disappointed in your attitude and behavior toward such supportive customers.
Great Addition to Rogers Park – This was a much needed addition to Rogers Park! The food is out of this world and the martinis are even better. I really hope this place stays open as it is a much needed addition to our changing neighborhood. Make sure and try to Buffalo Rib eye or the Short ribs both are my favorite. For an appetizer make sure to splurge and get the Mac and Cheese you will not be disappointed.
The owners of the beloved Wrigleyville cafe tempt with an Edgewater eatery focused on sustainable ingredients and live music. – The Scene
This one-time supper club is more inviting than its Wrigleville sister with its boisterous dining rooms done in exposed brick, wood tabletops reclaimed from Jackson Park trees and a cozy fireplace that opens to both the bar and middle seating area. Judging from the amount of families in the place, Edgewater needed this, but its barnhouse chic theme appeals to couples, too. A small stage hosting live music acts provides a chill nightlife option.
The Food
The formula that keeps the Grace Street location thriving translates here to an organic menu driven by local ingredients. Brunch is a strong suit--from a cheesy, spinach- and pepper-stuffed chicken breakfast burrito to a grilled crostini piled with flaky buttermilk tuna salad and white cheddar. A dollop of cream tops hearty, steamy vegetarian chili brimming with red beans and zucchini. Helen's grilled chicken sandwich is the only misstep; the sprouts lack freshness.
Servers and hostesses don't miss a beat, remembering names and engaging in just the right amount of chat without sacrificing efficiency.
The bar serves as the restaurant's only waiting area, but if you have a stroller--as many diners from this neighborhood do-- forget about it. Leave the Graco outside. The ottomans and armchairs are quickly snatched up and leave little room for much else.
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Will the new chairman of the Beacon Council also be the last chairman of the Beacon Council?
Sheldon Anderson raised that possibility Thursday shortly after accepting the chairman's gavel of the tax-funded economic organization. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez wants to drop "Beacon Council" in favor of a name tied to Miami, and Anderson strongly hinted that idea was worth considering in his remarks at the group's annual meeting.
"Today, this organization's name is the Beacon Council,'' said Anderson, a bank executive and third-generation Miami native. He punched up the word "today" in his delivery, and afterwards said the emphasis was intentional. While he said he hasn't decided whether to endorse a name change, Anderson said he was open to the idea. "I am listening,'' he said.
About 500 people attended the $150-a-plate luncheon at Miami Beach's Loews Hotel that unofficially closed what may be the roughest year in the Beacon Council's 28-year history. Under pressure from Gimenez and several county commissioners, the Beacon Council board in March ousted its longtime CEO, Frank Nero, and then fended off calls for a local replacement. Instead, the Beacon Council hired Larry Williams, a former executive at Atlanta's economic development group who made his official debut as the closing speaker Thursday.
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Gray Swoope, head of Enterprise Florida, the state's economic development agency, served as the event's keynote speaker. He said that while on trade missions abroad, he has found Miami moving beyond its reputation as a place where Latin America does business.
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In his remarks to the luncheon, Gimenez did not address the name change issue. But in an interview this week, he derided the Beacon Council brand as baffling. "Miami is the brand,'' he said.
Changing the name has been considered and rejected by the Beacon Council in the past. The brand comes from its founding in 1985 as a "beacon" for the community by attracting new jobs and economic growth, said Robin Reiter, a former chairwoman of the who served as the group's interm CEO after Nero. In an email Thursday, she wrote: "Over many years the issue of the name keeps coming up for discussion – and each time a focus group is created to address the issue, it appears that the name does indeed have recognition—having now been in place for over 25 years. What it most likely needs is a good tagline!"
Anderson, the retired head of Northern Trust's southeast division who replaces Joe Pallot as chairman, only devoted a sentence of his remarks to the Beacon Council's name. But his address emphasized the need for the Beacon Council to be more responsive to suggestions from county leaders and others. He takes over as the Beacon Council is recovering from several confrontations in late 2012 and early 2013 with Gimenez and commissioners over accusations it was ignoring their directions and their districts.
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I have been working at Bridgepoint Education full-time for more than 5 years
Pros – Free or discounted tuition offered to employees, spouses, and dependents who attend Ashford University or University of the Rockies. Casual dress and work environment.
Cons – Education and for-profit are huge contradictions. The focus is not on empowering and engaging students, its increasing enrollment and the amount of government financial aid paid to your institution. The struggling enrollment numbers have created layoffs every six months since 2012.
Advice to Senior Management – The organization is too fr gone for advice. Things are not going to change. It is up to the employees to recognize the organization does not have the students or employees best interest at heart. Collect your paycheck, learn as much as you can, get your diploma, and move on.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
I worked at Bridgepoint Education full-time for more than 5 years
Pros – Great people in my division. Most sites have gym and cafeteria. Great life/work balance in my dept. Challenging and fulfilling work.
Cons – Cult-like executive worship. Lack of clear vision/mission, except to turn a profit. Rampant nepotism, HR does not seem to exist for employees, but to protect management.
Advice to Senior Management – Flatten out the organization structure and do away with the rock star executive status. Get creative when it comes to laying people off. You would do better to find positions for some of the talented people who are let go b/c their positions were eliminated.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
I worked at Bridgepoint Education full-time for more than a year
Pros – benefits, pay, tuition reimbursement, facilities are clean, convenient locations
Cons – culture, lack of clarity between management and other employees
Advice to Senior Management – work on having candor and clear communication
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
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I have been working at Bridgepoint Education full-time for more than a year
Pros – The company is starting to focus on employee retention. I enjoy my co-workers and the company takes social responsibility very serious.
Cons – There are not many positions available to promote. The company needs to focus on hiring more people so the current employees are not over worked. This will allow employees to produce quality work, which will in turn make the student more successful.
Advice to Senior Management – Hire more people.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
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I worked at Bridgepoint Education full-time for more than a year
Pros – Many work teams are able form strong bonds, have fun - it all depends on the manager, Director, VP of the particular area.
Will cover 100% of tuition for bachelors or masters if at their schools.
Cons – Some really bad individual management makes it awful for certain team - be sure to interview them as much as they interview you.
Salaries are low compared to industry (have not increased in years)
CEO was awarded title of "greediest CEO in America" a few years back - rightly so. While there are layoffs and low staff salaries, he earns $20-25 million per year. (At a company whose total revenue is around $800million! Totally unacceptable)
Advice to Senior Management – Get CEO and top exec salaries in line with reasonable numbers for a company no longer growing rapidly. That alone would vastly improve profitability and share price. Exec salary, distractions (like the current HR lawsuits), and lack of leadership now that company is beyond startup mode are stifling its potential.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
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Pros – I worked for BPE for 5 years. The earlier years were amazing even if a bit dysfunctional at times. There was better community, camaraderie, team work, an air of cooperation, and a true desire to become better at all we did. We may not have always achieved doing a specific process better but we tried and were truly interested in improving. The team events in the department were phenomenal! We felt like a community and had events that encouraged that we be connected. I had true friends I will carry on into my other positions. We protected and looked out for each other. That all started to change when we went public.
Cons – After going public, the senior management and C-level folks made the priority the shareholders, not doing the right thing for the company or the business. Because of that the company work environment went downhill. Morale took a hit. BTS in particular kept thinking the answer to fixing all our business problems was to keep reorganizing. They would wait 6 months, then reorganize again, never letting us settle into something constructive and productive. Our efficiency kept dropping as did the desire to work as a team. The only reason I stayed for the last year was my love of the people I worked with, and second was the desire to stay in a job I had verses going in search of one.
Then we had the first major layoff in January 2012. It was the single most horrible experience in over 20 years of working I have ever experienced. I wasn't laid off but many of my friends were. And they were treated so inhumanely it ended up being a traumatic experience rather than a manageable one. Not that it would have been easy no matter what, but seeing people treated as if they were a number, a criminal or simply didn't matter was just horrible. Then I saw about 100 people leave after the fact...just from BTS. It was hard to be motivated to work for a company that no longer had any desire to be loyal to its own people.
The benefits slowly are being whittled away so that more of the expense is picked up by the employee and the quality of the benefit is going down. Because BPE had to become more fiscally responsible (and they certainly needed to do so), the team events were cut back drastically. While that makes sense, they could have been replaced with less expensive things, like a day out at the park, potlucks, or other things like that. I didn't expect my employer to pick up the tab for everything. I can contribute. As a matter of fact, people tend to take ownership and have pride in what they directly contribute to.
And BTS' senior management does a very poor job with strategic planning. And there is no excuse for it. Planning and execution should have been their primary job. And they failed to do so every year. This last year was the closest and it was still poorly structured. And forget communicating it. What was thought about stayed in the management meetings and never went any further. Poor communication and poor execution.
Advice to Senior Management – See the cons...strategic planning, communication and execution. Take some classes and learn how to do that. Most of you are simply poor at it. I really think Andrew Clark is more interested in his bonus than in his company and what he started it for. $12 million in bonuses to date this year. I would have given it back given how many people have had to be cut. And we really couldn't afford to cut in BTS. And figure out how to encourage team work without spending a lot of money. It's possible to do. I did it while there and tried to do so as an example of what could be done. You're leaders...lead.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
I have been working at Bridgepoint Education full-time for more than a year
Pros – Goals are direct and understood from the top to the bottom
Cons – Opportunity for growth is very limited
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I have been working at Bridgepoint Education full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – I know I would love my co-workers if I spent time with them outside of work. However, the system makes me dislike some of them because of what they are asked to do, not who they are. The pay is decent, manageable. I love being an exempt employee, I probably would not work here is I was asked to not be.
Cons – Since I have the job I do, I see all of the wrongs the university does as a whole, from a student's perspective. The system is definitely more valuable than the employee. I wish I would have worked here before it became a "public" company.
Advice to Senior Management – Get new management. I cannot stand it when the system is put before the employee, not a recipe for success.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
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I have been working at Bridgepoint Education full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Bridgepoint pays very generously, and the benefits are out of this world.
If you're not into accountability or feedback, this is the place for you. You can expect an automatic pay increase of between 2-5% every year, in exchange for losing the right to negotiate your salary.
Very casual environment, everyone just shows up whenever they feel like it, and no one keeps track of sick days or vacation time. We come and go as we please.
Cons – This company revels in its incompetence and covers it up with huge paychecks and benefits.
HR, training and development are a joke. The corporate culture there allows people to behave rudely without repercussion. There is no clear path for promotion or advancement. The few people who do get promoted tend to be friends of the executives.
If you need to get information or find someone to do something for you, good luck. It can take a whole day of emailing around to different departments before you find the right person, and the she'll tell you it's not her job.
Minor decisions and processes that should only take a day or two to get done will often get stretched out for weeks on end. It takes an act of Congress to get a project started, let alone finished.
There is no vision. No strategy. No long-term plan beyond "keep our accreditation, no matter what." As a result, the Legal department pretty much has veto power over every little decision.
Advice to Senior Management – Stop being so insular and talk to us. Show your face, instead of hiding behind your office door or in your private seventh-floor gym. We've gone for months without seeing you. Give us some kind of strategy or vision. 90% of being a leader is just showing up.
I worked at Bridgepoint Education full-time for more than a year
Pros – -Training
-Decent Pay for introductory/first time career
-Fun atmosphere until the micromanaging sets in
-Young corporate culture
Cons – -Micromanaging
-They say you are an enrollment advisor-its pretty much telemarketing
-They only care about the numbers-couldnt care less of actual student success other than the academic advisors.
Advice to Senior Management – Stop micro managing!
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
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Brooklyn residents are walking around in a bit of shock—some feeling inconvenienced, some worried it's the effects of global warming, and others are perhaps having flashbacks from the Blizzard of 2010.
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An inspirational story to be sure, though there were a few details not included in the story that I thought were worth mentioning.
The best known of the original Valiant's characters is arguably Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, a character initially created in the 1950s but who Valiant picked up the rights to in the '90s. He starred in a line of successful video games. Several other Valiant characters became video game stars; video game company Acclaim Entertainment purchased the company in the mid-'90s and put the focus on the characters more as potential video game stars, and when that success didn't continue in either the Valiant line or other franchises, the company shut down in the early 2000s.


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We asked Janet Kincaid, FDIC Senior Consumer Affairs Officer, for a simple game plan most people could follow to make sure they're getting a good deal for the right services.
Periodically review your existing accounts. "Every few years, or when you believe your financial needs have changed, talk to a customer service representative at your bank to make sure you're signed up for the right kinds of accounts and features." Kincaid said. "For example, if you tend to carry a balance on your credit card, find out if can qualify for a card with a lower interest rate. Or, find out if your bank offers special deals if you maintain certain balances or use additional services, such as direct deposit of your paycheck."
At the same time, compare your bank's products and services with those of competitors. "Don't be afraid to shop around," she said. "If nothing else, you'll want to know that the rates, fees and services at your existing bank are at least comparable to what's out there in the marketplace and, most importantly, that they still meet your needs."
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Our recently purchased iPad was keeping an otherwise unmanageable Elle blissfully quiet the other evening, as I attempted to prepare dinner while simultaneously trying to keep my other unmanageable child from driving me completely insane. In between my entreaties to Emme to go play with her blocks, or throw them around the living room, or color on the walls, or do anything besides pull on my pant-legs and whine, I could hear the voice of Dora the Explorer coming from the iPad in the living room. But she sounded kind of panicked – not really a tone I've heard often from dear old Dora, my daughter's favorite cartoon character. In fact, Dora's normally cheery tone was starting to sound downright dramatic.
Is Boots the Monkey mired in a mud pit and Backpack can't find a rope to pull him out? Is Dora stuck on one side of Sleeping Snake Lake without a life jacket? Why such distress, Dora?
I ambled over to the couch to catch a glimpse of the Dora clip my daughter had discovered on YouTube. On the screen, I see Dora, blood spurting out of the side of her head, stumbling out of a Cadillac that has just launched off a cliff, while a red-eyed Spongebob Squarepants stood smiling sadistically from the cliff's edge above.
Great. Thanks a million, YouTube. So my new iPad can keep my kids entertained, but at what cost? Can I buy an app for soothing my daughter's nightmares?
Even my 18-month-old can navigate an iPhone, probably better than my parents (maybe even better than me). Kids intrinsically "get" the iPhone and iPad's multi-touch user interface, because it is so simple and intuitive. But I've found this gets us into trouble.
Giving my 4-year-old nightmares about a sadistic Spongebob running Dora off a cliff, or other potentially detrimental detritus my preschooler could stumble upon while traveling through the sometimes not-so-friendly world of YouTube, isn't unfortunately my only concern when it comes to letting my i-whatever occasionally babysit my kids. As my mom discovered with her recently purchased iPad, some seemingly innocuous apps – which might cost only 99 cents to download – can wind up costing you real money, in significant amounts. Apparently, my daughter racked up $128 in Smurfberry charges while playing Smurf Village the other evening (luckily, my mom was able to get the charges reversed, but they told her you only get one chance to make that mistake.)
Let's face it: Our kids are going to learn to read, write and count on iPhones and iPads. Instead of watching cartoons on television, they're going to be listening to interactive books on Mommy's iPhone, and playing educational games on Daddy's iPad. One contributor to the online forum ComputerWorld estimated that by the time today's preschoolers reach Middle School, they will have been using multi-touch user interfaces almost every day for eight or more years. "While nobody was looking, the iPhone became a universally understood part of children's culture… The role of the iPhone in the lives of children is, in my opinion, an underappreciated cultural phenomenon," he wrote.
This technology is, admittedly, brilliant: While I make dinner, my toddler can learn French on my phone's Baby Flash Cards app. My preschooler gets a physics lesson, learning about water's fluid dynamics and gravity, playing Where's My Water. And during those times when I really cannot read another book to my children or play another game or tell them another story, when we are all cranky and tired and waiting for our tortuous airport layover to end, my kids can actually be entertained (and quiet) watching the adventures of an interactive storybook magically unfold before them.
But, this technology can also be menacing.
The key is finding the good apps – and that means testing them ourselves before letting our children embark into the great big exciting world of the iPhone and iPad unsupervised.
These are some nightmare-free apps I've discovered, and while I'm not about to give up on reading my kids a bedtime story or sitting with them at the kitchen table to help them write their name, I can't deny that they're going to be an iPad generation – and thus, I'll have to be an iPad parent (but, hopefully, and educated one.)
Here's a rundown of some of the best educational, or just plain fun, apps we've discovered.
Toca Hair Salon, by Toca Boca. I can't say this app has any educational value; however, it's pretty entertaining – and more engaging than, say, Angry Birds. You pick a subject, then with taps on the screen, kids can wash their hair, rinse it, blow it dry, snip it with scissors, move it into place with gel, buzz it short with clippers, dye it different colors, even add bows and bling. The best part is the subjects' response to all the different stimuli; a bow might get you a smile, while too many snips could elicit a skeptical harumph. $1.99. Toca Boca also has some other simple but fun interactive apps, like Birthday Party and Tea Party.
Word Wizard helps kids learn their alphabet and beginning spelling. I don't feel bad whipping this one out at a dinner party for a bored Elle, since it at least plays the part of being educational. $2.99.
Gube is all kid-friendly videos, like a censored YouTube. Knowing Elle won't mistakenly discover Dora drenched in blood is worth the $3.99.
Where's My Water, by Disney, touted as a "physics" puzzle game. Kids tap the screen to make the water flow down different channels and, hopefully, into Swampy the Alligator's bathtub. $1.99.
Toddler Stamps. Emme, at not even 2 years old, won't be pacified by iPad substitutes like indestructible toy computers. This app allows her to pick interactive "stickers" and place them into different scenes… supervised, of course, to avoid the risk of her $500 toy being dropped on the ground or into the toilet; 99 cents.


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