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Literacy across learning Principles and practice
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2 Literacy across learning Principles and practice Language and literacy are of personal, social and economic importance. Our ability to use language lies at the centre of the development and expression of our emotions, our thinking, our learning and our sense of personal identity. Language is itself a key aspect of our culture. Through language, children and young people can gain access to the literary heritage of humanity and develop their appreciation of the richness and breadth of Scotland s literary heritage. Children and young people encounter, enjoy and learn from the diversity of language used in their homes, their communities, by the media and by their peers. Literacy is fundamental to all areas of learning, as it unlocks access to the wider curriculum. Being literate increases opportunities for the individual in all aspects of life, lays the foundations for lifelong learning and work, and contributes strongly to the development of all four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence. Competence and confidence in literacy, including competence in grammar, spelling and the spoken word, are essential for progress in all areas of the curriculum. Because of this, all teachers have responsibility for promoting language and literacy development. Every teacher in each area of the curriculum needs to find opportunities to encourage young people to explain their thinking, debate their ideas and read and write at a level which will help them to develop their language skills further. Building the Curriculum 1 The literacy experiences and outcomes promote the development of critical and creative thinking as well as competence in listening and talking, reading, writing and the personal, interpersonal and team-working skills which are so important in life and in the world of work. The framework provides, for learners, parents and teachers, broad descriptions of the range of learning opportunities which will contribute to the development of literacy, including critical literacy. What is meant by literacy? In defining literacy for the 21st century we must consider the changing forms of language which our children and young people will experience and use. Accordingly, our definition takes account of factors such as the speed with which information is shared and the ways it is shared. The breadth of our definition is intended to future proof it. Within Curriculum for Excellence, therefore, literacy is defined as: the set of skills which allows an individual to engage fully in society and in learning, through the different forms of language, and the range of texts, which society values and finds useful. The literacy experiences and outcomes promote the development of skills in using language, particularly those that are used regularly by everyone in their everyday lives. These include the ability to apply knowledge about language. They reflect the need for young people to be able to communicate effectively both face-to-face and in writing through an increasing range of media. They take account of national and international research and of other skills frameworks. They recognise the importance of listening and talking and of effective collaborative working in the development of thinking and in learning. In particular, the experiences and outcomes address the important skills of critical literacy. Children and young people not only need to be able to read for information: they also need to be able to work out what trust they should place on the information and to identify when and how people are aiming to persuade or influence them. How is the literacy framework structured? The framework opens with a set of statements that describe the kinds of activity which all children and young people should experience throughout their learning to nurture their skills and knowledge in literacy and language. Teachers will use them, alongside the more detailed experiences and outcomes, in planning for learning and teaching. Literacy across learning: principles and practice 1
3 The three organisers within the literacy framework are the same as those used in the literacy and English, literacy and Gàidhlig, Gaelic (learners) and modern languages frameworks: listening and talking reading writing. Within these organisers there are a number of subdivisions. Enjoyment and choice experiences and outcomes highlight the importance of providing opportunities for young people to make increasingly sophisticated choices. The tools sections include important skills and knowledge: for example, in reading it includes such important matters as reading strategies and spelling. The sections on finding and using information include, in reading, critical literacy skills; while the understanding, analysing and evaluating statements encourage progression in understanding of texts, developing not only literal understanding but also the higher order skills. Finally, the creating texts experiences and outcomes describe the kind of opportunities which will help children and young people to develop their ability to communicate effectively, for example, by writing clear, well-structured explanations. The statements of experiences and outcomes emphasise that learning is an active process: for example, the outcomes stress making notes, rather than the passive activity implied by taking notes. Experiences represent important continuing aspects of learning such as exploring and enjoying text, and outcomes describe stages in the development of skills and understanding. The experiences and outcomes have been written in an inclusive way which will allow teachers to interpret them for the needs of individual children and young people who use Braille, sign language and other forms of communication. This is exemplified in the words engaging with others and interacting within the listening and talking outcomes. The level of achievement at the fourth level has been designed to approximate to that associated with SCQF level 4. Why are the literacy experiences and outcomes also published separately from the literacy and English and from the literacy and Gàidhlig frameworks? The importance of the development of literacy skills across all areas of the curriculum is stressed in Building the Curriculum 1. All practitioners from the early years, through primary and secondary education, in youth work settings and in colleges are in a position to make important contributions to developing and reinforcing the literacy skills of children and young people, both through the learning activities which they plan and through their interaction with children and young people. Schools and their partners need to ensure a shared understanding of these responsibilities and that the approaches to learning and teaching will enable each child and young person to make good progress in developing their literacy skills. It is expected that the literacy experiences and outcomes, and this accompanying paper, will be read by a range of practitioners, including those who work in school library resource centres, who make an enormous contribution to the development of the literacy skills of children and young people. What does this mean for learning and teaching? For teachers and other practitioners, it means asking the question, How am I meeting the literacy needs of the learners in front of me? It means thinking about the kinds of literacy experiences provided for young people. It doesn t mean that every practitioner will teach everything that a secondary English teacher does. These experiences will sometimes be provided through collaborative working with other departments; but the greatest impact for learners will come from all practitioners, in all learning environments, including rich literacy experiences as part of their day-to-day learning and teaching programmes. Literacy across learning: principles and practice 2
4 What are broad features of assessment in literacy? (This section complements the advice for literacy and English.) As literacy is the responsibility of all staff, and because of the importance of literacy across all aspects of a young person s learning, all staff should be clear about their responsibilities and their roles in the assessment of literacy. Assessment in literacy will focus on children and young people s progress in developing and applying essential skills in listening and talking, reading and writing. From the early years to the senior stages, and particularly at times of transition, it is vital to have a clear picture of the progress each child and young person is making across all aspects of literacy so that further learning can be planned and action can be taken if any ground has been lost. Within the overall approach to assessing literacy, evidence of progress in developing and applying skills in day-to-day learning across the curriculum will complement evidence gathered from language lessons. Specific assessment tasks will also have an important part to play. Practitioners and learners need a common understanding of expectations in literacy across all curriculum areas, and discussion and sharing examples of work will help to achieve this. Approaches to assessment should identify the extent to which children and young people can apply their literacy skills across their learning. For example: How well do they contribute to discussions and openly explain their thinking? Are they increasingly able to distil key ideas from texts? Can they apply their literacy skills successfully in different areas of their learning and their daily lives? Children will demonstrate their progress in reading through their growing fluency and understanding, and their increasing confidence in reading to learn as well as learning to read. Literacy experiences and outcomes emphasise the development of critical literacy. Progress here can be seen as children move from dealing with straightforward information towards analysing, evaluating and being aware of the trust that they should place on evidence. Children and young people will demonstrate their progress in writing though the degree of independence they show, the organisation and quality of their ideas, their skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar, the match of their writing to audience and the effectiveness of their use of language. Progress in listening and talking can be assessed through their interactions in social and learning contexts and through using individual talks, presentations and group discussions. This range of sources will provide evidence about their confidence, their increasing awareness of others in sustaining interactions, the clarity of their ideas and expression and their skills in listening to others and taking turns. Learners enthusiasm and motivation for using language will show in their growing use of different media and texts, their preferences in reading, their confidence in sharing experiences through talk and writing and in the ways they apply their skills in their learning and communicating. These aspects will be indicators of their long-term success in using literacy in learning in their lives as citizens and in preparing for the world of work. Where do I begin? You might begin by asking yourself to what extent you already provide literacy experiences for learners. As a first step, you might want to consider the ways in which you use listening, talking, reading and writing for learning day to day in your teaching programmes. For example, do you provide learners with opportunities to: Listening and talking for learning engage with others in group and class discussions of appropriate complexity? learn collaboratively for example, when problem solving? explain their thinking to others? explore factors which influence them and persuade them in order to help them think about the reliability of information? Literacy across learning: principles and practice 3
5 Reading for learning find, select, sort, summarise and link information from a variety of sources? consider the purpose and main concerns in texts, and understand the differences between fact and opinion? discuss similarities and differences between texts? Writing for learning make notes, develop ideas and acknowledge sources in written work? develop and use effective vocabulary? create texts for example, presentations which allow learners to persuade/argue/explore ideas? Where you answer yes to these questions, you are contributing to the development of the literacy of the learners for whom you are responsible. You will see that literacy is already reflected within the experiences and outcomes of the other curriculum area frameworks. It is important to use the literacy experiences and outcomes alongside those of the other curriculum areas when planning for learning. What is meant by texts? It follows that the definition of texts also needs to be broad and future proof. Therefore, within Curriculum for Excellence: a text is the medium through which ideas, experiences, opinions and information can be communicated. Reading and responding to literature and other texts play a central role in the development of learners knowledge and understanding. Texts not only include those presented in traditional written or print form, but also orally, electronically or on film. Texts can be in continuous form, including traditional formal prose, or non-continuous, for example charts and graphs. The literacy framework reflects the increased use of multimodal texts, digital communication, social networking and the other forms of electronic communication encountered by children and young people in their daily lives. It recognises that the skills which children and young people need to learn to read these texts differ from the skills they need for reading continuous prose. Examples are given below. Examples of texts novels, short stories, plays, poems reference texts the spoken word charts, maps, graphs and timetables advertisements, promotional leaflets comics, newspapers and magazines CVs, letters and s films, games and TV programmes labels, signs and posters recipes, manuals and instructions reports and reviews text messages, blogs and social networking sites web pages, catalogues and directories In planning for learning in any curriculum area it is important for practitioners to ensure that children and young people encounter a wide range of different types of text in different media. As they progress in their learning, children and young people will encounter texts of increasing complexity in terms of length, structure, vocabulary, ideas and concepts. Literacy across learning: principles and practice 4
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The premium accessories brand Bulchee from Altas brands, is all set to open its own branded retail stores. In an interview, Ramesh Bulchandani, MD, Atlas, talks about the future plans of the company.
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Decoration Ideas
Poinsettia stars in a coat of greenTightly-bound foliages and playful deep pink tones: the poinsettia in the coat of green features a striking interplay of shapes and colours. The dark pink in particular gives this arrangement its lively accents. The deep pink bracts of the poinsettia shine with beige-coloured nuances. This arrangement has a light, loose and playful appearance. The base of the arrangement is compact and dark green in colour, creating an effective contrast. This winter decoration is simple to make with just a few steps.
Step 1:
Two Styrofoam or dry florists` foam bricks are used to create the square base of the poinsettia "coat". A small half-circle is cut out of each block to make space for the planter. It's probably best to measure the pot now. Afterwards, use two or three wooden sticks to attach the blocks to each other, such as trellis rods or skewers.
Step 2:
Once the pieces have been combined to create the Styrofoam holder, attach shiny, serrated holly leaves to the base using plain or decorative push pins from your craft store.
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Short yew twigs are used to make the "collar" of the coat. These are arranged around the upper edge of the base. A decorative ribbon or cord keeps it in place. Now put the plant pot – even one that is not very pretty – into the open space between the two bricks. Just add the poinsettia – which will be happy to show off its new coat.


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From a Raiders press release: Celebrating its 15-year anniversary, the Raiders will field a production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" in 2005. The Raiders are extremely energized about the potential "Jesus Christ Superstar" holds for the corps. The production will be a wonderful tribute to their 15-year history. The fresh and exciting approach planned for the 2005 program will translate extremely well for the established Raiders' style, and further strengthen the corps' dedication to excellence, education, and entertainment. For more information, please visit the Raiders' Web site at raidersdbc.org.
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Last May, I was at a relatively high functioning time in my life. I was clean, engaged in 12 step meetings, working at a upscale restaurant in Asheville, NC and was studying Stoicism daily. I'll tell you, it's one thing to put the rocks glass down, it's another thing to modify/change the habits and thought trends that accompanied said behavior for X amount of time.
This is partly what this blog is about; my journey using Stoic philosophy as a way to look at and change the parts of me that are bad. Sure social conditioning had some influence, but I found out early on, most likely from soul searching walks in the woods near my childhood home, that philosophy would be a lasting guide to living a "meaningful" life.
So back to Asheville, NC this past May. I was pulling a double shift on a Sunday. We were in the beginning of our dinner rush when I began to stock plates on top of the expo line so the chefs on the other side would have enough plates to get through the rush. Got the scene in your head? Good. Okay, so I'm stretching, can't really see, to slide a few plates on top of a section of the expo window, and I didn't realize that I was actually pushing a lone plate OVER THE EDGE to the cooks side. The plate fell smack dab onto a trout dish the chef was preparing on the other side of the expo line. "GOD D***IT!!!," he exclaimed. I froze. The situation had to be resolved – as a good service team, we had to adapt. The chef team immediately ixnayed trout from the menu that night, calling out, "86 TRout!" My shaken instinct was to grab a broom and dustpan and clean up the mess. I stood at the end of the line where the cooks were standing with broom and dustpan to help, the head chef, still frustrated at the monkey wrench I threw into the shift flow yelled, "Chris, get the F*CK OFF THE LINE!" Haha, I lost it. Not really… I paused, went inside myself and walked out of the kitchen.
I began to get that shakiness from anger boiling up. I walked outside and got some fresh air, trying to keep myself from taking this personally. I was still a wreck, beginning to ruminate and think nasty thoughts towards this man. All of which was carrying me away from THE PROPER USE OF MY REASONING FACULTY! Ha! So I went to the bathroom, and tried to objectify what was going on…
Here's a noteworthy passage from Epictetus' Enchiridion: "When any person does ill by you, or speaks ill of you, remember that he acts or speaks from an impression that it is right for him to do so. Now, it is not possible that he should follow what appears right to you, but only what appears so to himself. Therefore, if he judges from false appearances, he is the person hurt; since he too is the person deceived. For if any one takes a true proposition to be false, the proposition is not hurt, but only the man is deceived. Setting out, then, from these principles, you will meekly bear with a person who reviles you; for you will say upon every occasion, 'It seemed so to him.' " (Enchiridion 42)
…It wasn't professional how he handled it, but I realized, as a Stoic would, what his conception of the GOOD was. He had a business to run. He was IN THE MOMENT making sure the food looked good, so that his livelihood would flourish, and that his kids would have extra money to buy Harry Potter books or whatever. I could see that. None of us are really free from the reflexive biological reaction to physical disruptions in our environment, but to the extent we let some of them gain momentum beyond our initial reaction, though, IS UNDER OUR CONTROL. My only qualm was getting my damn pride out of the way at this moment of insight. So I asked, "What would good ole Marcus Aurelius do here?"
Honestly, there are probably a few different things he would've done to keep his mind in a state conformable to nature, untouched, returning to his duties along with the rest of the crew. But since I wasn't that cool (advanced) yet, and was having a mild breakdown as to how I should handle myself, and my emotions, in the employee bathroom, I looked to his VIEW FROM ABOVE TECHNIQUE for consolation and perspective:
"A fine reflection from Plato. One who would converse about human beings should look on all things earthly as though from some point far above, upon herds, armies, and agriculture, marriages and divorces, births and deaths, the clamour of law courts, deserted wastes, alien peoples of every kind, festivals, lamentations, and markets, this intermixture of everything and ordered combination of opposites." (Meditations 7.48)
This technique is scripted here for your health by the wonderful Donald Robertson: VIEW FROM ABOVE
After successfully seeing this situation in a removed MACRO perspective from the outskirts of earths stratosphere, I took a deep breath with calm, and resolved to be silent and return to my work duties anew. I like doing a hyper-quick version of this from time to time to keep a healthy perspective throughout the day. The effect is an expansive calming where you realize nothing really matters, but you still should be a good person, doing the right thing, fulfilling your allotted time and role properly, in nature. Deep peace. I know my little view from above event in the employee bathroom helped me sleep that night.
When I decided to leave the restaurant months later and leave Asheville altogether, I spoke with the same Chef about my situation regarding addiction, and he said, "I worked beside you for months, I know you're a smart man and that you can do well wherever you want as long as you have the focus." He was encouraging me. That's important. And after all, I don't think his conception of the GOOD is too off kilter. Thanks Chef.


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The WHO has a summary website of immunisation schedules by region and country.
This is a very helpful resource when trying to calculate what the routine vaccine recommendations have been and may help in devising a catch-up vaccine schedule in Australia.
To identify the routine vaccines in a specific country select it from the Drop down list, select all vaccines and press ok.


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|Subject: Access to Information and other Violations of Human Rights in Germany
|From: Walter Keim
|Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:29:23 +0100
|To: email@example.com
The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States..
"The Agency will address the problems with the availability, comparability and quality of data on fundamental rights across the Union. Even if there exists a valuable amount of monitoring and reporting on fundamental rights by different international and European actors, there are still problems, for instance because these reports do not cover all Member States or they cover different time periods of they do not relate to Community law. The large body of existing work requires also data management to pick up the relevant information needed for Union policy making.The Agency will improve the coordination between the national human rights institutes. It is also hoped to encourage the Member States to create independent human rights institutes.The Agency will build up a systematic and permanent dialogue between the EU and national and European non-governmental organisations. The bodies of the Agency include a Fundamental Rights Forum consisting of representatives of the civil society. There is also a real need for awareness-raising within the general public.""The Agency's work focuses clearly on the situation of fundamental rights in the Union and its Member States as well as in those Candidate Countries which have agreed to participate in the Agency."
Walter Keim
Keim v. Germany: ECHR Appl. No. 41126/05: http://wkeim.bplaced.net/files/echr-061101.htm
Human Right violations in Germany: http://wkeim.bplaced.net/files/de_human_rights.htm
Copy: German Institute of Human Rights, German Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, Security and Cooperation in Europe, CoE Human Rights Commissioner, Chancellor (Bundeskanzlerin), Landtagspräsident von Baden-Württemberg, Ministerpräsident von Baden-Württemberg, Committee of Petitions of German Federal Parliament and 8 German states (Länder) without Freedom of Information
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Hardy souls are preparing to take the plunge tomorrow in New Year's Day dips on the north Northumberland coast.
An array of fancy dress is expected at two events organised to raise money for good causes.
The first swim takes place at Little Shore in Amble, with those taking part meeting at 10.30am and going into the water at 11am.
It will raise money for Bright Red, a charity which supports the Newcastle Freeman Hospital ward that helped grandmother Susan Wintrip, 57, from Amble, overcome cancer. Her best friend, Kath Elliott, 55, has organised the splash in the North Sea.
An hour later, the Alnmouth beach New Year's Day dip is being resurrected after an absence of several years. It is set to raise money for any charity that participants want to support – or simply as a dare.
The event is being sponsored by Puffin Stores/Alnmouth Post Office, which will provide hot food for participants afterwards.
To catch the high tide, the event will take place at noon. Participants are asked to contact Alnmouth Post Office beforehand to register their interest.
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Are you planning to move the entire family to Atlanta, Georgia? If so, you might be feeling too excited to live in a new location. However, this may come with a few hassles along the way. One is finding apartments near 30339. If you haven't tried apartment hunting before, then you might be overwhelmed by the several things you must prepare for. But by equipping the right information, you can make this process a whole lot easier. Keep reading to learn some useful tips on how to locate apartments in Atlanta.
Just like searching for any kind of information, you can begin your apartment hunting online. In case you didn't know, there are dedicated websites that enable you to find apartments in different areas across the US. In most cases, you will only have to enter the specific location where you want to find an apartment. By using the filters effectively, you can narrow down your list to apartment complexes near Atlanta.
Online apartment hunting offers a lot of convenience. With a few simple clicks, you can come up with a list of properties that fall within your budget. You can find pretty much all the information you need, including the contact details of the landlord. Of course, it is recommended to gather a list of different apartment buildings in the area so you can get the chance to explore them further.
Once you have made your list, it is time to do a personal inspection. This also allows you to talk with the prospective landlord as well as your would-be neighbors. The last thing you want is to move to a new location only to find out that you do not like the landlord and your neighbors. This is why it is important to visit the place before shelling out any money.
You may also want to consider hiring a local real estate agent in Atlanta. You might think that this will be just a huge waste of money. However, remember that a real estate agent has the knowledge and skills to help you find the best deal according to your budget and needs. Moreover, he or she can help you find apartments near 30339 which you will not find listed on any apartment locator website. This means less competition, giving you a higher chance of getting an apartment you and your family will love without going beyond your budget.


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Rawlings Heart Of the Hide Dual Core 204 11.5" Baseball Glove
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Band: The Bush League
Date: Saturday, Sept. 9, 9 p.m.
Venue: The Blues Tavern, 2818 Government Blvd., www.bluestavern.com
Tickets: Free
The Bush League's impressive blues style took form 10 years ago in Richmond, Virginia. Bassist Royce Folks and vocalist "JohnJay" Cecil molded Hill Country, rock, soul and gospel into a single form called "RVA Blues." Next, they brought guitarist Brad Moss and drummer Wynton Davis into the fold, combining old school with new school sounds. Together, this quartet began to shape the RVA Blues and showcase their trademark sound through extensive touring.
When the band arrives in Mobile, The Bush League will give the Blues Tavern audience a shot of "Moonshine," the latest single from this eclectic Virginia outfit. A strolling foundation of classic rock 'n' roll introduces the track. The riff is met with a grooving drumbeat and soulful vocals that take the track in an aural tangent into the blues world.
This song should be an instant favorite with locals, and The Bush League's stellar live show should win them many new fans.


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Felix's Drawings
Me trying out stuff in Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter.
Inktober - Day 10
Day 10 of Inktober! Also the birthday of one of my best friends!
Sorry for the quality, no scanner again.
Had real fun with this one! He was drawn pretty quick and felt more natural/organic
then I had expected.
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The Swissvoice ePure: Bluetooth Handset For Your Mobile Devices
Product: Swissvoice ePure BH01u
Price: $179.00
This week I had the opportunity to partner the Swissvoice ePure BH01u Bluetooth handset as a companion to my smartphone. Touting a minimalist design referencing the classic ergonomics of traditional telephones, The Swissvoice ePure brings back memories of picking up the phone and hanging up landline models before cell phones took over...
Specs and features:
- USB Charger
- Phone Handset
- Hands Free
- Music Speakers
- Voice Dialing
- HD Voice
- Fulleco technology: less exposure to the potential harmful effects of using mobile phones
- Bluetooth with range up to 20m line of sight
Design: First Impressions
The handset has a 4 way navigation pad for controlling and powering up the device, and a volume rocker on the side of the handset. The handset controls are lit with bright blue and white LEDs which blink in various ways to indicate the state of the device.
Setting Up
The device manual suggests three hours of charge time before using the device, so after letting the device charge I made my first attempt to pair the device. For testing I decided to use my Nexus 7 tablet, which I sometimes use for Skype calling.
I must admit I did have quite a bit of trouble figuring out how to pair the device. From the instructions it suggests that holding the power button for 5 seconds will cause the controller LEDs to flash blue and white, which indicates the pairing mode. Unfortunately the device produces a lot of disparate blinks and noises and it wasn't until I queried tech support that I finally figured out exactly exactly how to activate the pairing mode.
The device has a variety of noises for different actions, powering up and powering down produce a ascending and descending melody, and activating pairing mode produces a series of echoed bass tones.
Once ready for pairing, the device showed up as "Swissvoice BH01" in my Bluetooth settings on the Nexus 7, which when clicked, queues another quick melody from the Swissvoice to let me know the device is successfully paired.
In Use
I should also note that the device only worked in speaker mode using Skype, which I learned the hard way holding the device up to my ear during my test call. The manual suggests that hitting the speaker button quickly should switch modes, but again I couldn't get this feature to work (in fact hitting the speaker button also doubles as the media play button, so in attempting to get this feature to work, I kept queuing music from my tablet during the call).
In my second set of tests I switched to an actual smartphone, my Samsung Captivate. Here the handset succeeded in connecting, and allowing me to answer an incoming call with the handset. The handset had its own unique ring for the incoming call (instead of just passing audio from the phone) and thankfully when I answered the call, the device was in handset mode (instead of speaker like with Skype). Generally the sound quality was good, and I managed to put about 15 feet between the handset and my phone while still retaining good sound quality from the call.
As mentioned the device also works as a set of Bluetooth speakers for your mobile devices. This feature worked quite well, the speakers delivering fairly decent audio quality which was definitely more bass present than my tablet speaker or smartphone. When used as speakers the handset sits on it's side quite naturally, as if the speakers were an intended design feature, instead of just an added bonus.
This device could have easily received a strong recommendation, had a couple of the finer details been worked out. The look, feel, and build quality of the device really impressed me from the moment I took the device out of the box. Unfortunately the time I spent trying to get the device to work as intended, confused by the interface, definitely detracted somewhat from the overall experience. That said, if you're in the market for a desktop Bluetooth solution this is definitely a solid choice, just make sure you read the manual carefully.
Pros: The Swissvoice handset is beautifully designed and multi-functional. The device is quite ergonomic and is clearly built from quality materials. If you miss the look and feel of a traditional handset this device definitely fills that niche.
Sound quality was generally quite good, both in phone calls and when used as speakers, and the range of the handset is likely as advertised on the packaging.
Cons: The interface isn't exactly intuitive (after fumbling with the device for an hour, I needed tech support to elaborate on the instructions). Better controls and a small LCD could go a long way in improving how the device interacts.
I'm not sure the fact that it didn't work with Skype can really be blamed on the manufacturer here (it could be the Skype app not using the proper Bluetooth protocols). But since the device does advertise it works with tablets, and laptops, there really should be a clear way to use handset mode (instead of speaker mode) with IP or chat calling.
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I'm trying hard to do better with the blog after a long, long hiatus. It's fun to share some of the pictures I've been taking. I hope you enjoy seeing them, too.
The cold weather of January and February took a toll on the grapes this year. There is not nearly as much fruit as last year, but we walk past a couple vineyards nearly every day and it's fun to watch them ripen.
This mockingbird wanted to help with the harvest.
Clumps of scarlet tipped cladonia nestle among mosses on logs and forest duff. I've always thought they were pretty.
The shaggy mane or coprinus comatus has been one of my favorite mushrooms since childhood. Sauteed up in a little butter and mixed with a batch of scrambled eggs in the morning, they make a superb breakfast.
The last little tea roses of the year are just slightly frost burned, but still brave and beautiful.


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The Motorola Turbo Droid is a powerful smartphone, for budding photographers, professionals and those who like to make the very most out of their device. Motorola smartphones are generally expected to combine a solid build with a specific ergonomic energy. The Droid Turbo from Motorola takes a step further by incorporating a unique material made from finely woven fabric which is derived from ballistic nylon. The result is a very beautiful and sturdy smartphone. The Droid Turbo Sports an impressive 1440p HD display screen which stands out amazingly well amongst the currently available mediocre smartphones. Define detune Motorola software can charge the massive 3900 MH battery with a quick charge for all day around usage. The side effect of this features implies that the device is built heavy and you may find overheating issues while using the phone for prolonged hours. An interesting feature of the Droid is its 21-megapixel stock android camera which comes with numerous professional features.
Design and Display
The Motorola Turbo Droid is an elegantly designed smartphone, whose razor-sharp look, makes it both cool and stylish. It offers users a large 5.2-inch touchscreen display, which makes it ideal for browsing the net and watching videos. This combined with the impressive 1440 pixels by 2560 pixels, ensures that you can see sharp contrasts, vivid colours and brilliant detail, no matter what you are looking at. While the user interface is simple and easy to navigate guaranteeing an excellent overall user experience. It is relatively heavy for a smartphone, coming in at 169 grams, although it is not so big that you can't fit it in your pocket, or bag.
Processor and Storage
The phone is powered by a 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor which grants it 3GB of Ram. This makes it more powerful than the majority of its competitors and guarantees, seamless transitions and the ability to run loads of apps at once. This also means that its Android 4.4 operating system, runs without a hitch. It offers an impressive 32GB of storage as standard, ensuring that you can store all the music and photos that you need, although this cannot be expanded or upgraded, which is a negative in our view.
Camera and Battery
The Motorola Turbo Droid is equipped with an outstanding 21-megapixel rear camera, which is ideal for capturing those special memories, which you don't want to forget. This ensures that it can take both crystal-clear photographs and high-quality videos, with superb resolution. While the battery is relatively long-lasting, though the high amount of processing power that the phone has, does mean that it runs out quicker than some similar models.
The Motorola Droid Turbo provides all the connectivity options that you would expect, including Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, 3G and 4G. Alongside an impressive range of sensors including a compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope
The device comes with a Snapdragon 805 2.7 gigahertz mobile processor which is known for its efficiency and powerful multitasking. Now you can do any amount of multitasking like opening multiple tabs playing high-end games and anything you like with ease. there is also Adreno 420 GPU which helps with refined frame rates and the graphics rendering properties or super smooth and great.
The Motorola Turbo Droid is a sleek, stylish smartphone, with impressive processing power and an excellent rear camera. This makes it ideal for anyone who wants an upper mid-range smartphone, which provides an excellent range of features.
|Screen Size Category
|5.2 inches
|Screen Resolution
|1440 x 2560 pixels
|169 g
|143.5x73.3x8.3 mm
|Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
|Internal Storage
|Primary Camera
|Primary Camera Features
|f/2.0, autofocus, dual-LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
|Front Camera
|Front Camera Features
|WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, Infrared Port, Radio, USB
|Battery Capacity
|3900 mAh
|Removable Battery
|Fingerprint Scanner
|Other Features
|Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Quick Charge 2.0), Wireless charging (Qi-enabled), Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic


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Xplore IP65 rugged tablets will protect your mobile data even when your mobile workers can't be protected against the extreme dust and water exposures typical to field service sectors. Whether you need a tough mobile computer with water resistant sealed ports or top protection against dust ingress, Xplore IP65 rugged tablets deliver.
When your mobile workers are likely to be covered in dust, your mobile data also needs the complete dust protection of IP65 rugged tablets. Whether you're kicking up dust crossing the desert, digging in a mine or just caught outside on a windy day, Xplore's IP65-rated tough tablet PCs offer complete dust protection against contact and ingress. Xplore's extensive IP65 testing methods also ensure that a little water pressure won't stress its most rugged tablets - or interrupt work being conducted on your most connected mobile computers. Xplore IP65 rugged tablets are built to withstand the impact of low pressure water jets projected by a nozzle (6.3 mm) from any direction for at least 15 minutes. That means, whether you are caught in the rain while inspecting a remote pipeline, delivering a shipment, or trying to test the quality of a residential customer's Internet service from their outside box, your IP65 rugged tablet PC offers more than enough water protection to complete the job without delay.
When you need a rugged tough tablet, handheld, or 2-in-1 laptop/tablet that can withstand constant exposure to dust, sand or low water pressure jets, Xplore can provide you and your team with IP65 rated mobile computers. Xplore's IP65 rated tablet and handheld computers are built to work efficiently. They enable mobile workers to complete the job without loss of connectivity or damage from common on-the-job hazards.
If you are interested in a reliable dustproof and waterproof mobile computer, contact us today to talk about the full range of Xplore IP65 rugged computing devices available for your teams.


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Every leap forward in our food culture has been accompanied by significant shifts in public policy. As technology reshapes the restaurant industry, government safeguards must be flexible enough to keep up with the change.
In 1950s depictions of the 21st Century, food was dismissed as an afterthought. As the heroes of science fiction flew around cities in personal space ships, carefully avoiding creasing their Alco foil garments, protein pills were enough to sustain them.
Borne out of post-war austerity, food as an inconvenient necessity was a prevalent view until the home cooking revolution of the 1970s that brought new flavours to dining tables. A similar revolution occurred in the late 1990s in Australia where dining out moved from being a preserve of the elite to an everyday activity enjoyed by all.
Both of these revolutions were spurred on by policy shifts. The cookery book explosion of the 1970s was led by Europe, where the forerunner to today's European Union had delivered peace and prosperity to former warring countries. The common agricultural policy also ushered in an abundance of quality produce that democratised eating.
Similarly, Australia's relatively slow embrace of dining out was accelerated by reforms to liquor licensing that made it easier for wine bars and bistros to compete against pubs and clubs. The small bars reforms started in Victoria and then spread nationwide, in the process reinventing Australia as a new and exciting food destination.
Taking the crystal ball to predict the future, it is hard to imagine that the next fundamental shift in our eating scene will not also be accompanied by a similar policy major shift.
Technology will be central to the future dining experience. Few people five years ago would have foreseen the trend for photographing meals that ensures chefs now devote as much attention to plating up as to the tastes and textures inside. Nor would many have predicted that one-third of all beds booked by visitors to Paris today are using Airbnb, a service initially aimed at couch surfing backpackers.
What will this mean for restaurants? Knowing your customer data will become a given. Dining preference will be stored in mobile devices' preferences settings and shared with restaurants at the time of booking. This will allow establishment to tailor digital menus to individual customer tastes.
Technology will also affect the way food is produced. The shift in the US towards food preparation done offsite in commissary kitchens has been slow to catch on here. This too is linked to broader policy questions: in major US cities, high real estate rents make small kitchens a necessity, but authorities need to control food hygiene. So today, much of a New York City's food preparation takes place in licensed offsite commercial kitchens and is finished off, plated up and served on site. With several restaurants sharing the same commissary kitchen, savings can be made through automation and task specialisation.
Australia's restaurant scene of 2030 will be more stratified than it is today, with upscale restaurants typically having the least automation of food preparation and the highest staff to customer ratios. Casual dining outlets, however, will continue to democratise eating out through affordable prices driven in part by lower labour costs. Predictive ordering devices could replace wait staff and more sophisticated machines are starting to challenge skilled tasks like coffee production.
The pace of this change will depend on how flexible the labour relations framework is in 2030. As more and more flexible working alternatives to the 9-5 appear, the working week of today's office workers will blur. This will further entrench the seven-day economy that has developed over the past decade or so in Australia's eating centres. Diners already expect to be able to eat out on Sundays and public holidays in a way a generation ago did not.
Today too many restaurants and cafés, especially in regional Australia, do not reap the benefits of a seven day economy, as the marginal cost of opening on these traditional days of rest is too high under today's penalty rate regime. Staffing costs can double, while menu prices rise by 10 per cent at most. At the least, the disparity between Saturday and Sunday rates of pay needs to be addressed. A perfect solution would deliver both employee security and also employer flexibility to roster staff at peak demand times. An interim solution would be to reduce Sunday penalty rates to that of Saturday.
Without reform similar to those policy shifts in the 1970s and 1990s, the seven-day economy's progress will be slowed and imperfectly achieved. Let's work together to ensure Australia leads the next food revolution.
For more information visit More Shifts, a restaurant industry campaign to reform weekend pay rates.


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Soundgarden frontman Cornell died last week (May 17)
Ryan Adams paid tribute to late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell at the weekend, covering the grunge band's classic hit 'Black Hole Sun' live.
Audioslave singer Cornell was found dead in his hotel room last week (May 17). He was 52.
During a gig in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday night (May 20), Adams delivered a rendition of Soundgarden's 1994 single. Watch fan-shot footage below.
Watch Soundgarden's video for 'Black Hole Sun' beneath:
While Cornell's death is being treated as a suicide, his family have claimed that prescription drugs may have contributed towards him taking his own life. Details of Cornell's funeral plans were recently revealed.
Russell Brand recently discussed Cornell's death while talking about the male suicide "epidemic".
"You're a prince, you're a snare, you're a shadow
You're twilight and star burn and shade
You're a sage, you're a wound shared, you're masked
You're a pillar of smoke, you're a platinum heart
You're a brush fire, you're caged, you're free
Your vision pierces, you do not see
You are pieces strewn on the hillside
You're open armed, you're armed, you're true
You're a revealer of visions, you're the passenger, you're a never fading scar
You're twilight and star burn and shade
You're the secret veiled, you're the secret revealed, you're surrounded no more
You're not there, now you're always here
You're a handsome groom, a loving father, a haunted stairwell
You're the clear bell ringing, the mountains echo your song
Maybe no one has ever known you
You are twilight and star burn and shade


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Where was the education?
I was interested to read Gordon Arkwright's letter (Letters January 19) regarding the misuse of the apostrophe, for it reminded me of a leaflet that I happened to notice while in a waiting room.
What caught my eye was the title of this leaflet, it being "Patient's as Educators".
Thus, intrigued by the title, I decided to take a closer look at the leaflet.
Now, while the idea of using patients as educators was a good one, the leaflet was fundamentally flawed for it contained no less than 13 spelling and grammatically incorrect mistakes.
If that was not bad enough, worse was to come when I turned to the back page of this trifold leaflet to find that the producer of this leaflet was the Central Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Even worse was the fact that it had come from the Education Department of that trust.
I thus felt it my duty to report the failings of this leaflet to the said department.
While agreeing with everything that I had pointed out as being mistakes, the reply from the lady with whom I had corresponded, left me speechless. She said that my observations would be noted, be passed on to the usual bodies for action and a new leaflet printed.
Right, so these would be the same bodies that designed, made up and, more importantly, approved the document?
Well, given that they failed that task miserably the first time round, why anyone would trust those same people with the new, improved version of the leaflet defies logic and reason.
Just how many people rubber-stamped this document for approval without actually examining its contents in detail?
After all that is their job, right?
I still await my invitation to sit on any such committee which is looking at producing any more 'educational' leaflets from this, in name only, Education Department.
Neil Swindlehurst, B. Ed. (Hons) via email
Ways to reduce fly-tipping levels
One of the main problems of dealing with the scourge of fly-tipping is the high degree of proof required to successfully prosecute offenders.
Gated back alleys, which should have improved the level of dumping, have hardly reduced levels because neighbours, who know who are committing this type of offence, are either too scared or indifferent to the problem.
Community leaders in the worst offending areas could help to educate people who, either through ignorance or apathy, have little understanding of the costs involved in attempting to resolve these blights on the communities we live in.
As unpalatable as it may be for non-offending council tax payers, a small increase in the rate, with free removal of unwanted domestic items, could perhaps prove more economical than the current system.
Denis Lee, Ashton
Junior doctors right to strike
NHS junior doctors are to be congratulated for striking against ridiculous proposals that adversely change their contracts of employment.
The changes, if implemented, would result in doctors working longer hours for less reward.
More importantly, because of the longer hours, the wellbeing of patients would be put at serious risk.
Junior doctors should, therefore, be supported for resisting such damaging changes, even if their action escalates from one-day stoppages to all-out strike action.
The Government's real agenda is to destroy the NHS and replace it with a fee-paying health service.
Glyn Powell, address supplied
I found school friend Louise
A very heartfelt thank you to the LEP for helping me find my friend Louise Rennock from William Temple School (1969 - 1974) (LEP Letters January 11).
The response helped me find my friend whom I've been trying to trace since I started using the internet in 2006.
An ex-pupil of William Temple School suggested that there may be an error in the spelling of Louise's surname. All these years I had been trying to trace Louise Rennode.
He said that there had been a Judyth Rennock in his class and he felt that she could be Louise's younger sister. He suggested I try to trace her.
I had not even begun looking for a Judyth Rennock but, in the morning of Friday, January 15, for some unknown reason, I felt a compulsion to look up ex-pupils of William Temple School on Facebook, a group which I had joined just a week before.
The first thing that pops up on the screen in front of me is Judyth Rennock Booth's name.
I left a comment under the one she had left, hoping she'll read it.
I told her that I was looking for Louise Rennode, but her surname could be Rennock.
Judyth got back to me the same day stating that Louise was her sister!
She informed me that Louise was fine and would pass on my message to her.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the LEP for publishing my letter and Pete Wood from William Temple for emailing me.
Seema Lakdawala via email
We need a new PR system
Despite the floods, the Government pours huge amounts of taxpayers' money into HS2.
Adding insult to injury, they cosy up to China for investment.
It is time to take stock and look at the real basic priorities for the whole population. The complete political system needs an overhaul to get rid of governments which have the sole aim of staying in power.
We need proportional representation and with it a legal requirement for the whole of the eligible population to vote (as in Australia). This would give us a balanced set of policies across the board. It seems to work well enough in Ireland and Denmark where members of my family live and are happy.
John Seymour via email