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Do new drugs reduce medical costs?
Rexford Santerre dismisses this idea showing that new drugs even reduce medical costs, primarily by making medical procedures less necessary. The empirical analysis is performed using aggregate data by health category, by regressing the change in expenditures on the previous year's change, the change in income and the number of new drugs. I find it heroic to make claims on causation based on such a "model". All you have is a correlation after controlling for income. If you want to say anything about causation, write down a proper model with testable hypotheses, and test those, not some random equation.
Another point where I think this paper misses the mark is in the presumption that drug price controls would be bad. The pharmaceutical industry enjoys some of the highest returns thanks to the protection given by patents. These firms need to be regulated for that very reason. In fact, it would be better to drop the patenting system in the first place: this would increase the competition to be ahead of competitors, instead of hampering progress with strategic patenting. Also, drug prices would be much lower.
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Studies that just do a linear regression on some variables with little thought do indeed discredit the profession. If at least they would be using nifty instruments like Levitt...
- March 2, 2009 at 6:54 AM
Interesting topic, very poor execution. Track it to see whether a journal publishes it. Medical journals might fall for it.
- March 2, 2009 at 7:57 AM
Give the author a break. This is pretty standard practice in health economics. Sad but true.
- March 2, 2009 at 8:01 AM
The Economic Logician should get his facts straight. The name is Frank and not Eric Lichtenberg.
- March 2, 2009 at 8:36 AM
This post is not just an indictment of this paper, but of health economics in general. In fact one could include much of international trade and development economics, as well as real estate economics in the same boat. There are entire journals that publish almost exclusively such research.
- March 2, 2009 at 8:43 AM
Research in health economics is much more econometrically careful than research in nearly every other field except perhaps labor economics. Take this paper for instance. At least the author replicated the same experiment: once with time series data from the U.S. and then again with a fixed effects model using a sample of OECD countries. How often is that done in economics? The variables were first differenced because of nonstationarity in the data. Amazingly both tests resulted in the same point estimate for the marginal effect of a new drug on overall costs.
- March 2, 2009 at 8:54 AM
- Economic Logician said...
I stand corrected on Frank Lichtenberg. However, I maintain that doing a linear regression does not make a model. There is nothing you can claim in terms of causality from it. Think in the terms of the Lucas critique. You need a proper structural model to claim anything, in particular that price controls would be bad. With or without price controls, the behavior of agents is different is ways an elasticity from a simple regression cannot recover. And adding controls or differencing does not resolve that.
- March 2, 2009 at 9:39 AM
I still find interesting that there is a negative correlation between health expenditures and the introduction of new drugs. I would have assumed the opposite.
- March 2, 2009 at 9:59 AM
This post seems to have hit a few nerves...
Great blog, by the way. I discovered it on Tim Worstall's blog, which discusses this blog. He concurs that one should think before making regressions.
- March 2, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Why does the author not answer to the post? Has he been alerted?
- March 2, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Kansan,the author has already responded to the post as anonymous (the second and third ones). I think research is all about extending what we know about a particular issue and not necessarily arriving at truth in one quick and giant step. This paper contributes to the literature by alerting many to the new drug offset theory and what time series data for the U.S. and a fixed effects model of OECD data has to offer in terms of supporting or refuting the theory. Most health care expenditure studies argue that income and new technologies, like new drugs, explain a large portion of any variation in health care spending. The test may not be perfect but no empirical test will be perfect unless a social experiment is conducted with both control and treatment groups. I would hope that others with a comparative advantage in other areas of research (structural modeling, econometrics) would take the analysis to the next stage. If these results are incorrect, which they may not be, the new research will reveal that. Perfections never can't anything done and like most things in life, we optimize using the resources we have. I find it amazing that both sets of observations arrive at the same point estimate on the new drug coefficient. I do not have any type of agenda with respect to supporting or bashing the pharmaceutical industry. I also think they make a lot of profits but wonder if static inefficiency may be the price we have to pay for dynamic efficiency. I just want to share my findings with others. I certainly hope others replicate what I have done with different data and approaches as they have done on other research projects I have worked on. Usually my results are supported by more ambitious studies. I invite economic logician and others to examine this same hypothesis using alternative approagches.
- March 3, 2009 at 4:11 AM
It is about time the charlatans of reduced form econometrics get called for their abuse of statistics.
- March 3, 2009 at 4:44 AM


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Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book or other book of interest.
J.D. from Get Rich Slowly finally has a book out. It's entitled Your Money: The Missing Manual and it's part of O'Reilly's "Missing Manual" series of books, which seek to essentially provide a "manual" for areas of life (usually technical topics) that certainly could use one.
I was a bit apprehensive when I heard that J.D. had a book coming out from O'Reilly. During my many years in the research world, I was involved in several large programming projects to facilitate data management and I had become intimately familiar with the books that O'Reilly produces. They're great technical manuals, but they're (almost) universally dry documents.
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J.D.'s writing works because it's not dry. The reason people read the better personal finance blogs isn't because of the information alone – they can get that from any number of sources. They get read because the advice is relatable and realistic and rich with personal allusions and perspectives.
Would this go away in an O'Reilly book? I was unsure as I cracked the cover…
1 | It's More Important to be Happy Than Rich
The book opens with the point that we're seeking happiness, not riches. Money is merely a tool to get us to where we want to be. I like the analogy that money is like a very sharp knife – if used correctly, it can do amazing things, but if used incorrectly, it can make you bleed to death.
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3 | "Budget" Is Not a Four Letter Word
This chapter provides a short review of budgeting, including a brief look at some common budgeting techniques (like envelope budgeting). Given that budgeting is one of those things that works well for some people (and not very well at all for others – like myself), I think that this chapter's focus on why we budget and the different pieces and techniques that can be tried is very good.
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Is Your Money: The Missing Manual Worth Reading?
The actual material covered in Your Money: The Missing Manual is pretty standard personal finance fare. Your Money: The Missing Manual really serves well as a single-volume personal finance primer, as it covers a broad range of information in one book. But, as I've mentioned many times, that's a very crowded field of books. What makes Your Money: The Missing Manual stand out?
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VANCOUVER — Vancouver Canucks centre Ryan Kesler was letting his agent Kurt Overhardt do the talking for him Thursday and, according to Overhardt, Kesler is miffed with remarks that head coach Alain Vigneault made about his performance.
"My client won't comment on it but I can tell you he's obviously frustrated by it because he's trying to do the best thing for the club," the Denver-based agent said. "It's just disappointing. I don't think anyone questions how committed Ryan is to being the best he can be. I just think all the coach is doing is adding fuel to a fire that he not necessarily needed to spark up because Ryan is an accountable guy.
"No coach in the National Hockey League is a medical doctor and no agent is a doctor," Overhardt continued. "I don't think we should second-guess someone's performance and try to say that an injury doesn't impact it. Of course, it impacted Ryan Kesler's ability to play."
In a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Vigneault suggested Kesler's lack of production was not directly related to his shoulder problem. Kesler, 27, had major surgery for a torn labrum earlier this month. Recovery time is estimated at six months.
"Obviously Ryan had a shoulder issue and the decision was made at the end of the season to operate on that shoulder but, that being said, that was not, in our mind anyway, the reason for his diminished production," Vigneault said. "Our medical staff and Ryan did a great job of maintaining the strength. At the end of the year, it could have gone either way. A lot of players decide not to go through the labrum operation and just make sure they stay on top of it.
"I'm sure if you were to ask him, the injury wasn't the reason his production fell. The way he stayed on top of that permitted him to play and permitted him to play at the same pace he was used to. But, for whatever reason, his performance slipped this year and we've got to get him back to where he was before that."
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Vigneault's remarks were at odds with those made by Canucks assistant GM Laurence Gilman on May 8, the day Kesler's surgery was announced.
"His productivity was down so you would assume he wasn't playing to the level that he normally would have," Gilman said at the time.
Gilman also noted that "Ryan wanted to keep playing" and the team only agreed to it after it was satisfied his health "wasn't going to be placed in jeopardy."
Kesler dropped from 41 goals and 73 points in 2010-11 to just 22 goals and 49 points this past season. He missed the first five games of 2011-12 after recovering from hip surgery, an injury he suffered during last May's Western Conference final against San Jose.
His left shoulder first became a problem Feb. 9 in Minnesota but Kesler did not miss any games. His finished the season in a 17-game goal drought.
"It was very frustrating for Ryan that he wasn't 100 per cent," Overhardt explained. "It was very frustrating how it impacted his ability to help his team succeed. He's all about winning, He's that simple. So it's all about winning and obviously they didn't win. He's frustrated with that and one of the reasons why he couldn't help the team win was because he was injured. It's not a debate.
"In my personal and professional opinion, it's nothing that should be commented on. It should be discussed between the player and coach behind closed doors. If coaches have something to say, coaches should have enough fortitude to speak to the player directly about it, not to the media."
Overhardt did concede this latest flap shouldn't drive a wedge between Kesler and Vigneault. Asked if he felt the relationship was damaged, Overhardt replied: "No. No. The only one that is going to make the rift is the media. There is no rift. It's May 24, you know. Let's just get Ryan Kesler healthy and let everyone do their jobs and we'll move forward next year."
Kesler has four years remaining on a contract that pays him $5 million per season.
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Brickman, who had 12 assists in the game, tied his own LIU and Northeast Conference single-season record with 290 assists in 2013-14.
In the process, he also became just the second player in men's college basketball history to average a double-double in points and assists in a year, the other being Avery Johnson for Southern in the 1987-88 season.
The all-time career assists leader is Bobby Hurley, the former Duke star who was part of back-to-back NCAA championship teams in 1991 and 1992. Hurley finished his career with 1,076 assists.
The other players on the list include Chris Corchiani of N.C. State with 1,038 assists and Ed Cota of North Carolina with 1,030.
Brickman, who finishes his career with 1,009 to rank fourth all-time, exited to a standing ovation from the home crowd for the final time in his LIU Brooklyn career.


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Ok, who's going? I'm thinking I'm really, really going to try to attend, but I'll just be getting back from the SC summer mtg.....
Ok, who's going? I'm thinking I'm really, really going to try to attend, but I'll just be getting back from the SC summer mtg.....
What is it what is the charge and what is the program??
Got Honey? my Facebook group
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I think I'll probably attend. I have a lot to get done between now and then to justify it and it's a hike. But, if I can get everything done and get all ready, it should be a fun 3 days...of sleeping in my car.
I'll be there, in the classroom and the apiary...do introduce yourself.
Anyone up for a BS get together over a local brew?
I'll be there, presuming I get a yard requeened the week ahead. MP: brew=good
I will be attending and am looking forward to the conference! Michael, I am up for a gathering at the pub.
I hear there will be a local to the state brewer and beekeeper in attendance this year. Wade Fisher says he is going to be there, and probably with a back seat full of his beer.
I'll be there ....but only Wed-Friday.......
I'm up for a beer. This place is good. I'm looking forward to it
Michael Palmer.....if your in for a brew Sunday evening let me know when and where. I am just a third year
Beekeep looking to brain pick. First and last rounds on me.
Just a suggestion
I have been to the place I posted above. Are there any other pubs or places to eat that people suggest trying while we are there?
MP - well I guess that beer will have to wait until Kentucky. I hope you're not so thirsty that you keel over between now and then! Good conference, sucky dorms, awful humidity. I met some wonderful people and saw many old friends. Can't wait until next year (but I guess I have to.)
It was a good conference! Enjoyed meeting all the who's who and gleaming info & ideas from them. Stayed in a hotel room, so no comment on the dorms. The weather was not that bad...
One item that bothered me was that in almost every class (except maybe candle making) you heard over & over about the need for diversified pollen sources (and about shrinking forage areas) but when you ask whether the scientists were working on a bee pollen substitute, you heard that they were not. Would seem to me that since the need for a quality food is so important, developing one w/b way up there at the top of the list.


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Which particularly arrogant management idiots are responsible for the regular cluttering of my a la carte account?
There are very, very few Sirius/XM channels that offer interesting and/or entertaining programming. Certainly fewer than forty; however, unless you pick fifty or more, Sirius decides that you're too stupid to make up your mind which channels you should have in your account and lumbers you with all sorts of extra odds and ends---odds and ends that are utter wastes of time and space. Then, to add insult to injury, it lards your account three or four times a year---for periods of two or more weeks at a time---with all the channels, just to show you what you're missing. That's like giving someone shock therapy just to let them know what they're missing by not being clinically depressed.
Sirius/XM's despotic mentality more or less smothers one's sense of self. I signed up for an a la carte account. I provided all my payment information. I selected the channels I want access to---never mind that it's fewer than fifty and never mind that I may choose more at no additional cost if I want---and expect my choices to be honored. After all, it's my account and I'm paying for it, right? Oh, so very wrong! It is an advertising vehicle for Sirius/XM; we as subscribers are mere numbers to inflate Sirius/XM's "listener base" for advertisers. "Oh, yes, several hundred thousand people between 18-50 are signed on to Kids Place Live"---never mind that fewer than 2,000 subscribers listen to it---"so our advertising rates have increased accordingly." Scam, scam, scam, all on the backs of subscribers who are whipsawed into being pawns for an utterly incompetent marketing department.
Sirius/XM's larding of accounts should be an "opt-in" program, i.e., if we want the free channels three or four times a year, we'll tell you; otherwise, keep your filthy paws off what doesn't belong to you, i.e., our accounts.


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Carisch, Inc. is the third largest Arby's franchisee. We operate over 65 restaurants in seven (7) states and are growing fast. We are currently looking for self-motivated leaders to join our operations team to support our growth. Our company's core values are Dream Big, Work Hard, Play Fair, Get it Done, Make a Difference, and Have Fun! If you are looking for a company with growth opportunities, look no further!
It starts with you.
You bring the enthusiasm, passion and desire to delight each team member. Our restaurant teams take pride in collaborating and achieving more together because they understand that each individual is an important part of the recipe for success, and you will lead that team. Every one of our team members takes pride in the product, service and experience that they provide. And of course, we reward and recognize this performance on an ongoing basis.
How do you Inspire Smiles through Delicious experiences?
It starts from the moment the guest walks in the door, making them feel warm, welcomed and refreshed. You then proceed to delight them by providing exceptional hospitality by treating them like a guest in your home. Attentive service is just the beginning. We are passionate about our food and providing an exceptional experience by serving, refreshing and delighting each and every guest.
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A Shift Manager is responsible for running excellent shifts and assisting the General and Assistant Manager(s) in running an Arby's restaurant in order to ensure that guests receive an outstanding dining experience.
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momarketer necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 75 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
America's Incredible Pizza Company
America's Incredible Pizza Company is a '50s-themed Family Entertainment Center with locations in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Mexico. The all-indoor, smoke and alcohol free facilities feature large, freshly-made pizza, pasta, salad, soup, homestyle food and dessert buffets, plus attractions including go-kart racing (most locations), Route 66 mini golf, mini-bowling , laser tag(some locations), bumper cars, and 100+ video and redemption games. The company is headquartered in Springfield, MO. See website to get the full picture at http://www.incrediblepizza.com
Our customers are primarily families with children age 2 to 12. This postcard will target mothers of children in this age range. Income ranges of this customer will vary from $40,000 USD to $100,000 USD.
These moms will be influenced by their children to come to our fun centers, but will also be the primary decision maker. We are a popular place for kids birthday parties which is the number one way our customers find out about us. They have been to a party of another child or their child goes to a party and tells their mom they want to have their birthday party at Incredible Pizza.
Our primary goal is to interrupt Mom from her busy schedule.
Size: 6" x 11"
Media: Direct Mail
The postcard should be funny. Since we are a 1950's themed restaurant, I'm considering a retro design. We know most moms in our demographic don't "connect" to the 1950's, but they would connect with a retro theme. They may also find classic "homemaker" images from the 1950's to be humorous when compared to today's American Mom. Think of some funny headlines that would work for this contest.
We want Mom (and Dad) to be aware of Incredible Pizza Company as a great option to take a break from meal preparation, and get the entire family to connect together in a safe, fun environment. We also want them to think of us when their child is going to be celebrating a birthday party. You don't have to specifically accomplish all of these goals with your design. However, you may use them in your thought process.
The front side of the postcard should grab their attention and get them laughing or at the very least smiling. The back side of the postcard will be the call to action. (I recognize you will not be designing the back side)An offer on the back will probably be "Kids Eat Free" w/paid adult buffet. My main concern is the front.
I've included some of our current artwork as well as a retro photo I was considering.


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We have not been alone here at Ars Technica in our repeated criticisms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The DMCA, which outlaws the circumvention of copy protection mechanism, is widely recognized as one of the greatest frauds ever perpetrated on US consumers. Starting on November 2, you can let the Copyright Office know how you feel about it.
One of the provisions of the DMCA requires the US Copyright Office to conduct a review every three years to determine if it should make any exemptions for "particular classes of works as to which users are, or are likely to be, adversely affected in their ability to make noninfringing uses due to the prohibition on circumvention." Part of the review process involves accepting comments from the public, and the window is open between November 2 and December 1, 2005.
After its last look at the DMCA, the Copyright Office in 2003 issued a handful of exemptions to the law. Those included software protected by dongle in cases where the dongle was broken or obsolete along with video games "distributed in formats that have become obsolete and which require the original media or hardware as a condition of access." Nice, but extremely limited.
In order for an exemption to be granted, it must be demonstrated that there is a cause-and-effect relationship between the prohibition on circumventing copy-protection and inability to use the protected item in a noninfringing manner. However, the Copyright Office has set the bar high, meaning that consumers must demonstrate a "substantial adverse effect on noninfringing uses." It also leaves itself an out just in case creating an exemption would harm the value of copyrighted works.
Whatever label one uses, proponents of an exemption bear the burden of providing sufficient evidence under the foregoing standards to support an exemption. How much evidence is sufficient will vary with the factual context of the alleged harm. Further, proof of harm is never the only consideration in the rulemaking process, and therefore the sufficiency of the harm will always be relative to other considerations, such as, the availability of the affected works for use, the availability of the works for nonprofit archival, preservation, and educational purposes, the impact that the prohibition has on criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research, the effect of circumvention on the market for or value of copyrighted works, and any other relevant factors.
So it won't be enough to just write in and complain about not being able to make a backup of your DVD movie collection. On the other hand, it is a chance to present the Federal government with well-reasoned arguments about how the DMCA is detrimental to the interests in consumers, and how creating a some reasonable Fair Use exemptions will not harm the economic interests of the content creators. Chances of meaningful change coming from the review, especially when it comes to Fair Use, are slim. But this is the time and means by which to give the Federal government feedback on some bad legislation, so make the most of it. And since you'll be contacting the .gov anyway, why not drop a message to your senators and congressional representatives asking them to support the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act?


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 84 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
We have an online service that makes it easy and fast to copy any page on the web, make it better, and share it or link to it as a landing page. Check it out at http://www.bo.lt/app.
We are looking for an icon for our iPhone and iPad versions of the application.
Customer acquisition marketers (people responsible for getting traffic to a website), Tweeters, Social Media participants, and people looking to create permanent copies of web pages.
Our users are internet savvy, young (22-30) and recognize good design.
They are users of social media and they like design that is clean and great, but has personality.
We are looking for the logo in vector format and in three sizes: iPhone 3: 57x57, Ipad: 72x72 and iPhone 4: 114x114.
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If you don't grammar, Michael Swan's Practical English Usage is as good a place to start as any.
Student or Learner
I have been subscribing to these forums for quite a while now, but for one reason or another I never got around to post anything.
For some time I have been pondering about how to improve my English, and I have now finally come to the conclusion that the best way to learn English would be to teach it. Some members here may find this to be a case of the blind guiding the Cyclops, but I ain't bovvered. I rather hope that I might pick up some tips on how to prepare best for this long journey.
I have already found two victims, ahem, pupils, although they don't know it yet. I have got two Thai friends who work in a hotel in Thailand, When they applied for a new job they both were turned down because of their poor English. So I decided to help them by giving them English lessons during my next holiday in Thailand. I never have a problem to communicate with them, although their vocabulary is rather limited. One of them is weaker than the other, and the stronger pupil has also given me some examples of his writing abilities. Whenever he sends me an email I imagine Rolf Harris jumping up and down behind the words, holding up a sign Can you guess what it means yet?. Well, I always manage to work out what he meant, in the end. It is just a question of using the little grey cells, but I'd rather see them both writing perfect texts. Sadly both my friends don't seem too keen on reading books, which I personally found invaluable in widening my vocabulary and increasing my knowledge of the English language. I am not yet hundred percent sure how to tackle the teaching task, but as a starter for ten I might just ask them to write ten sentences about any topic they like, and then go from there.
I am also considering moving to a little Thai village when I retire (although this is still a long way off) and to offer my help with English to the local children and adults. I could imagine setting up an informal English club where interested villagers could join in to improve their English. As most villagers are not very well off financially, receiving any remuneration would be of no importance to me. It would just be my way to give something back to the local community and it would help me keep my cogs going.
Nevertheless, gaining some formal qualification would not only make me a better teacher (well, at least I hope so), it would also keep my options open should I consider a future change of career. Therefore I did a bit of research on the internet and came across ESOL, EFL, TESOL, TEFL and CELTA (I always thought that's a football club). I am not sure how this will further my knowledge of English, but at least I have got a new bunch of acronyms to throw at people.
I have got a full-time job and therefore I could only ever attend a weekend course, at least for the time being. The last time I attended any formal training in the English language was about fifteen years ago, and I feel I need to brush up on my English before I can even dream of signing on for a teacher training course. I still struggle with the occasional pismonunciation of worms and when it comes to grammar, well, all these various tenses make me feel rather tense at times.
So, to the few who haven't yet lost the will to live and are still reading on, may I ask you the following questions?
What books should I read and/or study as a preparation prior to any formal course?
What books or other material do you consider to be essential for a teacher of English (e.g. dictionaries, grammar books, thesauruses etc.)?
Any comments and suggestions will be much appreciated.
If you don't grammar, Michael Swan's Practical English Usage is as good a place to start as any.
There are a number of books that vie for third place, but those two have been essential for me for years.
If people asking questions in the Ask a Teacher forum possessed, and used, these books, we'd go out of business.
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I don't know Michael Swan's book, but will check it out and maybe put it on my wish list.
I have got the "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English" (third edition 1974, fifth impression 1976). I had to buy this when I was still a wee schoolboy, but now I don't really use it anymore. Instead I am usually refering to "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English" (ninth edition) when I want to look up a word. I just realised it was already published in 1995, so maybe it's time for an updated version.
As a grammar book I am currently using "English Grammar in Use" (for intermediate students, 2nd edition printed in 1996) by Raymond Murphy. I had to buy this one for a Business English Course about fifteen years ago. I have also got another English grammar in German way back from my school days.
I was only hoping that you English teachers (or is it "teachers of English"?) might have some books up your sleeves that us mere mortals would never dream of buying.
Murphy is a useful standby for many teachers, but he does have an unfortunate tendency to suggest that there is just one correct thing to say in many situations, when there is often more than one.As a grammar book I am currently using "English Grammar in Use" (for intermediate students, 2nd edition printed in 1996) by Raymond Murphy.We all have our personal favourites. Michael Lewis's The English Verb and Implementing the Lexical Approach influenced my thinking enormously, and there are others which have been very useful indeed. However, if I were trekking off to remote villages and could take only essentials with me, then I would br happy with Practical English Usage and the ALD.I was only hoping that you English teachers (or is it "teachers of English"?) might have some books up your sleeves that us mere mortals would never dream of buying.
I am going to follow your advice and have included the ALD and Practical English Usage in my list of books to order.
Tom, since you have been on these forums for a long time, you probably know this already, but, just in case this is not the case, I will tell you this. Being here, I discover things whose existence I hadn't even imagined. I no longer need a paper dictionary and although I have a couple of large volumes, I virtually never use them. I'm not a teacher and I have a vague idea of the need of a paper dictionary in the modern classroom, but if modern classrooms have something in common with the fantasy I have about them, they might not need paper dictionaries at all. (I would be glad to learn if that is true.)
Anyway, there's more. When I need a sample of some kind of usage, I go straight here. After learning a couple of syntax rules I can ask these corpora very many kinds of questions and get loads of examples. It can take some time sometimes, but it's all there. Also, there's this. I haven't really tried it out yet, but it looks very promising.
I know little about teaching English, but I think these things are just too great not to use them in teaching. I also think a student should be taught how to use them for self-study.
I've spoken on a subject I have no idea about again.
Self-deprecation never fails!
I've just thought of one more thing. I don't know how much you know about phonetics. If not so much, you will probably need to learn a bit. You have to know the IPA and perhaps the SAMPA (I'm not sure about the latter). Here's more than you need:
Wikipedia:IPA for English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
International Phonetic Alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet chart for English dialects - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet chart for English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I don't know if you need to read any books on this to be a good teacher. I hope the teachers will tell you (and me).
Every speech sound has a Wikipedia page too, usually with a sound sample.


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Stop whatever you're doing right now and watch this. At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, KMel Robotics — who previously worked on the James Bond theme à la quadrotors — and Marshmallow Laser Feast unveiled this live performance of whirring robots performing a dazzling light show. Words cannot describe how rad this is — it's like War of the Worlds meets Space Invaders meets laser planetarium Vangelis meets a fire-and-brimstone tent revival sponsored by Skynet. Flabbergastingly fantastic.
[New Director's Showcase via IEEE Spectrum]


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Name: Michael Maldonado
School: Aviation Career & Technical Education High School
Grade: Senior
Sport: Basketball
Position: Team captain, shooting guard
Michael Maldonado is the captain and leading scorer of the Aviation High School boys basketball team (PSAL Queens-A West). He has an 84 percent grade average and is also on the ROTC at the school. He has done numerous forms of community service including breast cancers walks and events to fight juvenile diabetes. He is also a member of the school's cross country track team. In a recent game against William C. Bryant High School on Dec. 19, Maldonado scored 29 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds to lead his team to victory, 69-67. He is averaging 18.33 points and 5 rebounds per game in five games this season.
Why did you start playing basketball?
"I grew up in Jamaica, Queens. It's a rough neighborhood, basketball was a way to make friends."
What colleges are you thinking about attending next year?
"St. John's University, the University of Buffalo, St. Louis University, Air Force Academy or The United States Military Academy at West Point."
Why do you like doing community service?
"Helping other people feels great. It betters everybody."
What would be your dream job?
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A hungry mob is an angry mob ...
So says Bob Marley in "Them belly full, but we hungry." While the popular uprising in Egypt is clearly being driven by widespread dissatisfaction with 30 years of the clan Mubarak, other aspects of the unrest are undeniably economic. Egypt endures high rates of unemployment and its young people are frustrated by limited opportunities. But food insecurity is also playing a part in the week's drama.
The United Nation's Food and Agricultural Organization reports that food commodity prices have spiked to heights not seen since the 2008 price hikes that sparked riots around the world. FAO officials are worried that we could be entering a long period of higher prices. Commodity traders are reporting that some nations are attempting to deal with the problem by hoarding commodity supplies, leading to further price escalation and drawing commodity speculators in, exacerbating the scarcity and high prics they are attempting to protect themselves from.
None of these conditions bode well for Egypt, which imports nearly half its food and is perhaps the world's largest wheat importer. Unemployment and food prices also contributed to the unrest in Tunisia, and protests against escalating food prices recently took place in Jordan and Algeria. Other nations will soon be facing their own tensions over food prices and restive populaces. People are certainly hungry for democracy and freedom in the Arab world, but it's also true that people are just plain hungry.


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Attention, Californians: head for higher ground. You are about to be on the receiving end of a tsunami of plans to fix your state's troubles.
The Think Long Committee, a committee of California politicos organized by homeless billionaire Nicolas Berggruen, is due out any day with its package of reforms.
California Forward, a group funded by some of the state's wealthiest foundations, also is going to put forward new proposals. Gov. Jerry Brown is teasing a big pension plan. And a host of other interest groups and activists across the spectrum are going to put things out.
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Why now?
The timing of the plans' release actually tells you a great deal about what's wrong with California politics -- and why these plans are unlikely to improve things (and could make them worse).
The timing is driven not by any particular need but by the state's initiative process. All of these ideas are expected to identify one or two or three problems -- and then address them with specific initiatives.
This is not the cure in California. This is the disease.
We've added initiatives to our governing system for 160 years, and it hasn't worked.
To the contrary, the cures offered by initiative add complexity to the system, and make the system hard to govern.
What's needed is what California has never done -- a total redesign of government to simplify and make the pieces fit together. That can't be done by ballot initiative -- it requires rewriting the constitution, either through a convention or a revision committee.
It would be nice if one of these grand plans shied away from the initiative process -- and outlined a process, and a plan, for a true redesign. But I'm not holding my breath.
So no matter how enticing a particular proposal looks when it's released as a piece of one of these many plans, ask yourself: do you know how this touted "reform" will interact with the rest of California's system? Do the authors of the reform know how it will interact?
The answer to both questions is almost certainly going to be no.
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Today the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in the case of Vernor v. Autodesk [PDF], making an important ruling about copyright, software and the first sale doctrine. At a fundamental level, however, one could wonder whether the case is all that big a deal, since the first sale doctrine concerns rights that the owner of a physical copy of a work has. For software — especially these days when an increasing amount of software is either distributed over the internet or provided in the cloud — questions about the rights associated with physical copies are becoming increasingly irrelevant.
No doubt the distribution of physical copies of software is less important than it was in the past. But the Vernor case is worth looking at inasmuch as the ruling could translate into some potentially wacky arrangements depending on the desires of copyright owners and the accompanying restrictions they may put on the uses of their works. The holding of the case is not limited to software, but to any copyrighted work capable of being distributed in physical form. As Vernor's attorney Greg Beck has written, "there is no obvious reason why other publishing industries couldn't begin imposing the same terms. If they do, it may be the end of ownership of books and music." (I'm proud to mention that Beck has been a guest blogger here at Internet Cases.)
What the case was about
Vernor bought several used copies of AutoCAD software from a customer of Autodesk, which is the software's original distributor and copyright owner. Vernor then tried to sell those copies on eBay. Autodesk asserted that this sale of the copies violated Autodesk's exclusive rights under the Copyright Act to distribute the software. So Vernor filed suit to ask the court to declare that such sales were not infringing. (Cases like these, where the accused goes on a preemptive offensive, are called declaratory judgment actions.)
The trial court found in Vernor's favor. Autodesk sought review with the Ninth Circuit. On appeal, the court reversed, holding that Vernor could not rightly assert that his conduct was protected under copyright law's first sale doctrine, and that Vernor's customers' installation of the software was not protected by the essential step defense.
These defenses failed because the court found that Vernor (and his customers) were merely licensees of the software, not owners.
The Software License Agreement
When Autodesk sold the software to CTA (the company from whom Vernor bought the discs before trying to sell them on eBay), it included a shrinkwrap license agreement, as well as a screen containing the same terms that appeared during the installation agreement.
The agreement provided, among other things, that the software was being provided under a limited license and that Autodesk retained ownership of the copyright in the software. It also placed onerous restrictions on the use and transfer of the software, e.g., the user could not rent, lease or transfer it to other users, or transfer it out of the Western Hemisphere, either physically or electronically.
The first sale doctrine
In general, the owner of a copyright in a work has the exclusive right to determine how copies of the work are distributed. The century-old first sale doctrine, however, is an exception to this general rule.
Under Section 109 of the Copyright Act (17 USC 109), the "owner of a particular copy" of a work may sell or dispose of his or her copy without the copyright owner's authorization. Selling the copy of a painting you by at an art auction, for example, should not subject you to copyright infringement.
The essential step defense
The Copyright Act also provides that the owner of the copyright in a work has the exclusive right to make copies of the work. But there's an exception to that exclusivity when it comes to software — the RAM copy made when the software is being used, according to Section 117 of the Copyright Act, cannot give rise to an infringement if that copying is being done by the "owner of a copy" of the software as an "essential step" in using the program.
The lower court's decision
Vernor won at the lower court level because the court held that he was the "owner" of the copies of software he had bought, and therefore was protected by the first sale doctrine. His customers, also as owners, would be protected by the essential step defense.
Why these defenses failed
The court of appeals held otherwise, namely, that Vernor (as well as the company from whom he had bought the copies, and his customers) were merely licensees and not owners of the software. Only "owners" can claim protection under the first sale doctrine and the essential step defense.
The court looked to the circumstances surrounding the transfer of the software, and formulated the following test to determine that a software user is merely a licensee when the copyright owner: (1) specifies that the user is granted a license, (2) significantly restricts the user's ability to transfer the software, and (3) imposes notable use restrictions.
In this case, all these criteria were met. Since neither Vernor nor the company he bought the software from were "owners," these defenses were not available.
Room for criticism
The decision is subject to criticism in a number of ways. First, it might go against the sensibilities of many ordinary folks who think, quite naturally, that when you buy something (like a CD containing software), you own it. This case confirms that that is not always the case.
A second possible criticism is how the case makes possible some strange situations not involving software. What's to stop hard copy book publishers from entering into shrinkwrap agreements with people who buy the books, purporting to retain ownership and calling the arrangement a license, while placing restrictions on use and transfer? Under the test in this case, it could be an infringement to lend or sell or otherwise distribute that book. Seems like a dangerous way to lock up information. But I guess it's better than including curses as DRM.
Finally, the case lends itself to criticism in the way it gives great power to the software companies to really tie up tangible media to the detriment of consumers. Once an application has been sold once, where's the harm to the software company if it's transferred to someone else? The company has already been paid once, why must it insist on getting paid again? This grabbiness is really no surprise, though, especially when one sees that the likes of the Business Software Alliance joined as amici on the side of Autodesk.
In any event, tangible media for software is becoming a thing of the past. To the extent this case allows some negative consequences, the move to the cloud will mitigate that negativity.


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This is in continuation to the first two articles of Android Google Maps Api Ver 2.0.
The objective of this article is to test our Google Maps Api Ver 2.0 Application that we have developed so far in the first two parts of this series of articles on a Physical Device. We need a physical Android device. The one that I have is HTC One X.
Identifying which Android USB drivers to use
Before we start to install the drivers we need to identify which drivers are we going to install.If we have an Android Developer Phone (ADP) like Nexus we will use the Google USB Drivers. The latest Google USB Drivers can be downloaded using the following link. http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html and help on how to install it . Only the Galaxy Nexus drivers are provided by Samsung and not Google. We can get the drivers for Galaxy Nexus from the following link. http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/verizon-wireless/SCH-I515MSAVZW . If we have a device other then the above mentioned, we will use OEM Drivers. I own an HTC ONE X so in this article we will go the the OEM Drivers.
Installing the Android USB Drivers
Now that we have identified which device do we have and which drivers we will install. In my case I ll install the OEM drivers for HTC ONE X. The link shows a list of devices and their links from where their USB drivers can be downloaded. http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html . So we will go to the HTC page and will click on support to get the drivers. HTC Sync Manager will do the job. When the appropriate drivers are installed on the computer than we will move to the next phase.
Setting up Eclipse for our Physical Device
Run Eclipse, open the DDMS tab. If our emulator is running we will only see the emulator in DDMS. We wont see Physical Device in DDMS.
Enable the USB debugging from the device. Then in DDMS select the Devices Tab and click on the right most arrow to get the drop down menu , click on Rest adb.
When we Reset the adb, the DDMS will show our Physical Device in the Devices Tab. If not make sure that the device is properly connect to the computer with the USB connecting cable. This is what you will see when everything goes fine.
Deploying our application on the Physical device.
Close all the Emulators, Make sure the Device is connected properly with the computer. In DDMS check in the Devices Tab if its still showing our Physical Device, if it is than its ok, if not then Reset adb as explained earlier. After having the Physical Device in the DDMS go to Run Configuration Screen from where we normally select the AVD or emulator to Run our application. The image below shows the screen.
In the Target Tab click on the dropdown menu, it has three options
- Active AVD's/Active Devices
- Active AVD's
- Active Devices
Select the 3rd option, "Active devices" Then Click Apply and Run. If the device is properly connected, and it appears in the DDMS, the system will automatically search for active devices. In our case HTC One X is the active device. The application will be directly deployed on our Device. When we make some changes to the code, we can deploy the application directly to the device exactly the same way again, but its better to un install the last deployed application and then deploy a fresh copy of our application again on the device from Eclipse.
Note:- This article is not specific for deploying just Google maps applications on Physical Devices. Any application can be deployed on Physical Device using the steps in this article. Secondly , earlier it was not possible to run Android Google Maps APi ver 2.0 on AVD or emulator so we had to test the application on Physical Device. But now its not necessary , now we can test our Android Google Maps API Ver 2.0 applications on emulators or AVDs.
Thats all for now, I ll come up with testing and deployment on emulator soon


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Featuring olive oil and the combined herbs and produce of the south of France, this one-dish country dinner will transport you to a café table in Aix in a heartbeat.
- Yield
- Makes 4 servings
- Active Time
- 25 min
- Total Time
- 1 1/2 hr
- 1 pound tomatoes (3 to 4 medium), cut into wedges
- 1 large onion, cut into wedges, leaving root ends intact
- 1/2 cup drained brine-cured black olives, pitted if desired
- 4 large garlic cloves, sliced, plus 1 teaspoon minced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 teaspoons herbes de Provence, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 whole chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds)
- Equipment:
- Equipment: kitchen string
- Accompaniment: crusty bread
- Garnish: chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Preheat convection oven to 400°F or regular oven to 425°F with rack in middle.
- Toss together tomatoes, onion, olives, sliced garlic, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence, fennel seeds, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 13- by 9-inch or other 3-quart shallow baking dish. Push vegetables to sides of dish to make room for chicken.
- Stir together minced garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, remaining teaspoon herbes de Provence, and remaining tablespoon olive oil.
- Remove excess fat from chicken and pat dry, then rub inside and out with seasoning mixture. Tie legs together with string, then put chicken in baking dish.
- Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of a thigh (do not touch bone) registers 170°F, about 1 hour in convection oven; 1 to 1 1/4 hours in regular oven.
- Let chicken stand 10 minutes before carving. Serve with vegetables and pan juices.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories734
- Carbohydrates11 g(4%)
- Fat53 g(81%)
- Protein52 g(104%)
- Saturated Fat13 g(67%)
- Sodium321 mg(13%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat10 g
- Fiber3 g(12%)
- Monounsaturated Fat26 g
- Cholesterol202 mg(67%)


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This happens to me all the time. I'm trying to get somewhere on the train, when a giant Beholder comes along and destroys everybody's minds with psionics. By the time some competent magic users arrive, I'm already late.
French artist Guy-Pascal Vallez says he drew this mega-Beholder after having a long conversation about Dungeons & Dragons with a friend.
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Shadow Warrior is built upon the successful Build engine, that brought you Duke Nukem 3D. Use huge 3D rotating gun turrets to mow down opponents, swim, duck, jump, drive vehicles, climb ladders, Visit realistic places and settings in the game like an airport where a plane has crashed, construction sites and more, not just dark, dreary, faceless dungeons. Intense interaction with your environment in which you can blow up nearly every object, or interact with it in some way. Ever wondered how Duke would look if he was Asian? Here's the answer.
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Q: I live in MetroWest Massachusetts and I have been reading articles about "Dementia Friendly Communities." I spoke with the Council on Aging who provided me with some additional information. Can you tell me what this is about? Is there a way that I can get involved? My mother has dementia and I would like to give back to an organization that can make my mother's life better.
A: Last spring, a group of Marlborough residents volunteered to help figure out what it would take to make Marlborough a dementia-friendly community, through the BayPath Elder Services initiative, COME 2 B Dementia Friendly. Over the next several months, these volunteers interviewed over 110 other people who live or work in Marlborough, from bankers to firemen, waitresses and hairdressers to gas station owners and lawyers, including even the Mayor of Marlborough and students at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School. Baypath Elder Services then compiled and analyzed the survey data to determine Marlborough's priorities specific to the community. The Marlborough COME 2 B team is now developing the community's action plan to help make Marlborough a place that provides a welcoming and supportive environment, so that, people who live with dementia and their caregivers can continue to enjoy and be a part of their community. What this means is restaurant employees are being trained on how to interact with someone who has dementia. Some restaurants are providing a smaller menu option. Businesses are welcoming the idea to learn more about dementia in order to provide better services.
On Saturday, March 4, at the Marlborough Senior Center, 40 New St., Marlborough, the Marlborough COME 2 B Dementia Friendly team will be presenting the survey results, along with the tentative 2017 plan for making Marlborough a dementia-friendly community. They will also be soliciting your ideas and hoping you will want to join in and participate in a part of the 2017 plan that interests you. Registration will be at 8:30 a.m., the presentation will start at 9 a.m., with discussion to follow and the event will finish up by 11 a.m. There will be some light refreshments per the committee chair.
Please visit Marlborough's COME 2 B Dementia Friendly website, come2bdementiafriendlymarlborough.org for more information on the dementia-friendly initiative.
Dementia Friendly Communities is a nationwide program; it is not in all of the states. Google 'dementia friendly communities' to read about similar programs in other states.
Q: My mother has Alzheimer's and I find the weekends feel more like three or four days rather than two days. Do you know of any programs that are geared for seniors with memory loss on weekends that we can attend together? My mother is not able to sit through a movie and I get tired of going shopping every weekend.
A: The Alzheimer's or Memory Cafes began in the Netherlands in 1997 by Dr. Meisen. The purpose was to encourage caregivers and their loved ones with Alzheimer's or other dementia to get out of isolation and socialize with others experiencing a similar journey. Dr. Lokvig introduced the concept to the United States in 2008 at her own Alzheimer's Café in New Mexico. Create A Better Day Café was the first to start in Massachusetts. There are now over 55 Memory Cafes throughout Massachusetts. It's a wonderful opportunity to leave the disease at the door and enter an accepting and safe environment to enjoy refreshments, conversation, entertainment, and alternative therapies. The café's often meet on weekends. The programs are geared for people with memory loss and their family. There is no stress just the opportunity to enjoy the day out of the home. There is no charge for the café's. The Massachusetts Memory Care Directory is at jfcsboston.org/memorycafedirectory.
If you google Memory Cafes in USA you will be able to read about café's in other states.
Debbie Gitner, LCSW, C-SWCM, is vice president of the New England Chapter of Geriatric Care Managers. Linda Sullivan, R.N., C.M.C., is a registered nurse and certified care manager. Together they are owners of ElderCare Resource Services in Marlborough, helping families navigate resources for seniors. Contact them at 508-879-7008; toll free at 866-280-2308 or visit eldercareresourceservices.com.


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BackgroundA Flipped Class is one where the teacher develops or curates content that would traditionally be delivered in a lecture and assigns students to watch video, listen to podcasts or read articles or books so that class time can be used for projects, practice and activities. It is also sometimes referred to as Blended Learning. And with practice can be used as a method of differentiating instruction and allowing students more freedom to explore and learn content at a pace that meets their needs.
I first learned about the Flipped Classroom model about four years ago and delved into an extensive study of the concept. To my surprise, it is something that unknowingly I had been experimenting with since about 2006 when I began using a Moodle classroom online with students and began recording audio lectures for students if I was going to be absent. The concept, in my position as a librarian, really helped me create an archive of screencasted work that students could go back and play at will, pause and rewind or fast forward if needed. In essence it let me be in a bunch of places at once and deliver content at the time it was most needed.
In my research I learned that Jonathan Bergmann and Eric Sams were the Flipped Class gurus, and I bought their book Flipped Your Class: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day and found it to be filled with practical information.
Let's Hear About the BasicsHear about what Flipped Learning is from Eric Sams:
Let's get a little deeper with some information about why you would do it and some things to consider:
Things to Think AboutAs the video above says, start with one lesson, one screencast, one note-taking strategy.
This infographic will give you a quick overview of strategies to construct a flipped lesson:
Ready to make your first screencast?
What do you need?Depending on your computer set up, you may need a microphone, and a webcam is also a useful tool for "Picture in a Picture" where you show a live video of yourself in a small screen over the larger screen. If you have a laptop with a built in camera, you shouldn't need any extra peripherals, just a quiet time to record.
PC/Windows Users
My favorite tool for PC/Windows users is Screencast-o-Matic. You can download the free version of the software here. The site does allow you to record without downloading their software, but I found I often had trouble loading it. They do also offer a subscription service for a fee that allows you to create screencasts longer than 15 minutes, but for most elementary teachers 15 minutes of recording time is plenty.
See an overview here:
If you choose to download the software, it will put an icon on your computer. You can access the Screencast-o-Matic recording tool directly from your computer instead of going to the website as shown in the video.
You will want to check the microphone to make sure it's working in a test run, and when you have finished recording, you will want to save it to your desktop or somewhere handy where you can find it when you need it.
Mac users
Mac users can just use Quicktime, which comes with the Mac. See how to use it here:
I would suggest option to use mouse clicks.
iPad Users
For a basic presentation from the iPad you might try IPEVO. This is perfect for screencasting slides that include math problems.
IPEVO Basics- Creating boards:
IPEVO - Annotating
IPEVO - Making the Recording
One of the benefits of using IPEVO is that you can create a saved list of your screen recordings right on your iPad and airdrop them to your students if your students do not have wifi access at home and need to view the videos offline.
How to Share Your VideoYou can share the screencasts you made in a number of ways with your students. One of the easiest ways would be to upload the video as a file to Schoology. That way, if needed, a student could download the video to their iPad to use if they were going to be out of a wifi area.
See how that looks for the student here:
If you need help with any of these sharing options, let me know!
For a plethora of information on getting started or for current research on the model, check out Flip Learning


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A two-alarm fire that broke out Tuesday at an automotive stamping plant and parts supply company in Roseville caused approximately $500,000 in damages and resulted in three injuries, according to fire officials.
About 200 employees were evacuated when the fire broke out about 11:40 a.m. at Sodecia Stamping Company on Common Road near Hayes Road.
The cause of the fire appears to be from welding sparks igniting in a 30-foot-deep pit that contains oil and flammable liquids, said Roseville Interim Fire Chief Michael Holland. The fire spread and sent plumes of thick, dark smoke into the air that were visible for miles.
"It was a serious situation,†Holland said. "We didn't want the fire to spread. It could have been much worse.â€
Fire crews were initially told a worker was trapped in the pit but he was able to escape on his own. He suffered undisclosed but non-life threatening injuries and was taken to St. John-Macomb Hospital in Warren for treatment. Two other employees were treated for smoke inhalation and released.
In calling a second alarm, Roseville was assisted by firefighters from Center Line, Clinton Township, Eastpointe, Fraser, St. Clair Shores and Warren. They attacked the fire with water and foam, and had the blaze under control in about 30 minutes.
Also, Roseville water department workers and public works employees worked to dump yards of dirt in front of storm drain grates to prevent the chemicals mixed in with the water from entering the water system, Holland added.
According to the company's website, Sodecia works on tool design and manufacturing, stamping, plastic injection, machining and more. It has plants in Center Line and Sterling Heights, as well as locations elsewhere in North America, South America, Africa and Europe.
Sodecia was forced to close for the day on Tuesday, but plant managers told fire officials they hope to re-open as soon as possible, perhaps as early as Wednesday. The building and some equipment were damaged.
Holland said the fire marshal and building inspectors will work with management to get the company back in operation once the structure is determined to be safe for occupancy.
"We know each day they're not operating costs them money, so we want to do everything we can to get them up and running and make sure their business is viable,†Holland said.
via Fire causes $500,000 in damage to Roseville plant – Daily Tribune.