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Saturday, February 18, 2006

AV Switches

Joytech AV Control Center 240C

- $90 at best buy. Hard to find now. Mostly sold out.
- 6 component (7th input on the front is composite/svideo only)
- 4 optical
- remote with descrete IR codes for each input
- custom LCD display (5 chars max). Label each input anything you want.
- Backlight turns on briefly only when turning on the unit or switching inputs.
- Picture does NOT jump/roll during bright contrast scenes.
- Quality looks good for the most part with ONE exception. On an xbox over component 480p if you use the optical audio hookup it for some unkown reasons generates an "interference" like pattern that is only really visible on black or really dark scenes when sitting close. If you unplug the optical cable then it immediately clears up and the picture looks fine. This is consistent across all 4 inputs that have optical. Of course the other 2 component inputs look fine since they don't have optical inputs. I've tried two different units from two best buys and they both behave exactly the same so this issue is systemic.
- I've read reports of rolling/screen jitter during very bright scenes. This seems to only happen with CRT's. I never experienced this since I'm using a LCD flat panel.

Score(Pelican) Universal System Selector Pro 2.0

- $100 at gamestop ($80 at frys)
- 5 component (6th input on the front is composite/svideo only)
- 3 optical
- remote with descrete IR codes for each input
- LCD desplay only lets you toggle between preset labels. You can't write your own.
- Backlight is on all the time.
- Picture does NOT jump/roll during bright contrast scenes.
- Quality looks very good on input one. But on inputs 2-5 there were various problems. Several inputs showed lots of wavey lines, one looked completely purple. I exchanged it for another unit (from a different gamestop even). This time different inputs were broken and exhibited similar problems. Input 1 was always perfect but at least 2-3 of the other inputs were really really bad. It seems there is a major build quailty issue. I ended up returning it.

If you can find a working unit the Score isn't too bad for the money. Right now I'm learning to live with the Joytech. The distortion really isn't noticeable during gameplay. Besides I really need the 4 way optical switch with remote. The cheapest I found that is for $90 so think of the video switching as a bonus.

What I'm really waiting for is this joytech switch:
4 way component, 4 way optical, with remote, $99 retail
It's suppose to be out in a couple of months. I hope it fixes the optical interference issue.
UPDATE: It seems to be out now:

Additional info:

4 way optical switch with remote: (not sold anymore?) ($120) (3 way manual)

cheap way to combine two optical (as long as both devices aren't on at the same time)

THE top of the line (and the most expensive):

Other higher priced tier options:

4 way component only switch

4 port HDMI switch

5 port HDMI switch

another hdmi/video only switch: - thanks curtis104

3 way component/optical with remote $65 + 11 shipping (never heard of these guys: (review) - thanks 13th shadow

UPDATE 4/9/06
A new switch: Psyclone Source Selector PSC01 just showed up at Best Buy for $100. It's a 4 way component all with optical. My friend just got one so I should have more info soon. He says the quality is great. No loss in picture quality. The only drawback, and it's a pretty big one, no discrete remote IR codes. You only get up/down select buttons.

UPDATE: 11/26/06

- Psyclone PSC01 Component Switch with the new 7 button advance remote
- $105 at best buy
- You can't tell by the box if it has the new remote. Just open the box (it's not sealed) and the remote should be taped to the center of the switch. Just look for the extra buttons.
- I tested all 4 ports with X360 over component 720p with optical 5.1 sound. It all worked perfectly with excellent video quality across all 4 ports. Quality is better than the Joytech 240c.
- The new remote is great with discreet input selection.
- Switching is smooth and pop free.
- I didn't test the ethernet since I have a dedicated 16 port ethernet switch I'm already using.
- 4 sets of inputs each with component, composite, s-video, and optical. 1 set of outputs.
- LCD display which you can customize. It seems to stay lit (and it's pretty bright) all the time unlike the joytech which fades to black after a few seconds.

This is hands down my new favorite near $100 switch with great functionality, quality, and value.

UPDATE 12/17/07
- I reviewed the Monoprice 5X1 HDMI switch (REV 2.1) at the end of this post:

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Judging People Based on Grammar: Do You Do It?

By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins

There is this little picture going around Grammerly‘s Facebook page that I have a problem with.

As an editor, and a formally trained linguist, I have a problem with this line of thinking on a few levels.

Judging people based on spelling, grammar, or sentence structure (I am purposely leaving out punctuation) is arguably just as divisive as judging someone based on race, creed, color, or gender.

Language is a product of culture. There are so many variations of spelling, grammar, and syntax from culture alone. Basing a judgment of someone off a variation of standard American English (or whichever language you choose) is just not right. While having a standardized version of any language is essential for formal written communication, allowing variations (to a point) allows the richness of language to show through. It is a celebration of the very people that read it. To judge someone on Ebonics (or AAVE as some people call it) or any variety of dialects implies that their variation of language is not valid, and even worse, inferior. There are some unconventional syntactic structures, but not all of them are wrong. This even applies to writing. Just like a standardized version of a language can alienate a group of people, so can the non-standardized version. Appropriately placed, non-standard usage brings writing and speech alive.

If I’m reading a novel written by a Caribbean author, I’m likely going to expect and welcome the patois that may be written. If I’m reading work by a Jewish author, I expect both cultural and linguistic references to make it feel more authentic. The list can go on and on. If you are writing fiction, and everyone speaks exactly the way the author formally writes, it will likely be uninteresting to read. When people read fiction, they expect a variety of people, and speech can reflect that. To extract the way people normally write and speak from writing removes the very thing that makes it relate-able, interesting, exciting and real. There is an honesty in writing people as they are, and that is a beautiful thing.

However, punctuation in every case, is essential. We all knows what happens when a panda eats shoots and leaves.

Have you judged someone based on their speech or writing? What was the scenario? How did it influence you view this person? Was it good or bad?

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Tuesday, 20 October 2015

Rockin' the beer in Boulder

They do like their boulders...

Last week I spent a few days in Boulder, Colorado. I was there on non-beer related business, but these days you can't go to Colorado and not drink beer – even if it isn't exactly the capital of American craft beer, it is certainly a heartland for it.

And Boulder, just a few miles outside Denver, is in turn one of the top places for beer within Colorado – along with Fort Collins up to the north, home to New Belgium Brewing and one of the main Anheuser-Busch breweries, and of course Denver itself. In addition, while Denver is home to the Great American Beer Festival, Boulder is home to the US Brewers Association, which organises GABF – and is also the source for that much argued-over US definition of Craft Beer.

West - very west! - Flanders
So on my trip to Boulder, there was plenty to explore – even after I decided to focus my spare time specifically on brewpubs and brewery taps. I started with Sunday brunch at West Flanders Brewing Company, a brewpub which as its name implies does quite a few Belgian-inspired beers. It's conveniently located on Pearl Street, Boulder's old high street which is now mostly a pedestrianised boutique shopping mall. The pub followed a pattern that became familiar – far deeeper that it is wide, stretching far back from seats on the pavement past serving tanks of beer, the brewery itself and the kitchen.

I was slightly surprised to find myself the only one ordering beer at 10am – it was Sunday, after all! – but was pretty pleased with my breakfast omelette and my tasting flight, which included an excellent Saison, a tasty Wet Hop Pale Ale, a decent Belgian dark ale and an OK abbey Tripel. Plus it's a cool, modern place with lovely staff and a relaxed vibe.

Next, it was off to the other end of Pearl to Mountain Sun where I was meeting a friend via Untappd who'd come up from Denver for the afternoon. Mountain Sun is part of a small group of brewpubs and has a hippyish ambience, with tables packed close enough to be cosy without being crowded. The mixed crowd produced a buzz of conversation.

Colorado Kind Ale
Again, I chose a tasting flight, this time of six beers. Most of these brewpubs will pour you several small measures – typically four to six quarter-pints, so 4oz or 5oz each – of your chosen beers, and charge you not much more than the cost of a pint or a pint and a half. Particularly good here were the Colorado Kind Ale (an excellent interpretation of Fuller's ESB) and the Java Porter.

Our next destination was Twisted Pine Brewing, a little bit out of town. It's probably about 20 minutes walk, but we – like many of the other visitors we found there – drove instead. I'd had a few of its beers on a previous visit to Colorado and was curious to try more, so it was great to see the list of over a dozen regulars and specials on the brewery tap's blackboard.

The brewery tap is mostly natural pine, unsurprisingly enough. It was about half full and there was American football on TV – this is a Sunday afternoon thing in bars, apparently – with a couple of groups cheering fairly raucously.

We did find a couple of duds – a strange watery alleged Grätzer that tasted more like smoky Lemon Barley Water, and a spice-laden murky grey-brown soup of a pumpkin pie spice beer. Guys, I know America is the land of excess, and that this is even more true in craft beer, but trust me: when it comes to spice in beer, less is more!

On the plus side, Eleven Birds – a chewy and hoppy beer in the Belgian brown ale mould – was excellent, as were a Saison called 20 To Life (celebrating the brewery's 20th anniversary) and a powerful 8% Bretted and barrel-aged IPA called Funk In The Trunk.

From here we headed back into town and Walnut Brewery, a spacious and airy brewpub which is part of the same organisation as the extensive Rolling Rock chain. More like a converted warehouse inside, there's huge brand images of its house beers on the walls, and the brewery is visible above and behind the bar on a sort of mezzanine level. All the usual American craft beer styles were on offer and well made – Pale Ale, IPA, brown ale, stout, Irish Red, etc. The IPA, Red and Pale Ales were notably good. The one exception to an otherwise predictable range was a Black Lager that turned out to be a decent interpretation of a Schwarzbier.

My friend had to head home at this point for family dinner. It was still only mid-evening, so after bidding him a safe trip I decided to walk back to West Flanders to try some more from its extensive range. This time I picked from the higher end of the strength and flavour spectrum, where the IPAs live. The star was actually the one non-IPA – Recreational Smoke Porter, rich, dry and complex, though with no dope but lots of woodsmoke. The others were heavily hop-forward, without enough of anything else to carry it really well. The Black IPA and the Imperial IPA were pretty good regardless, but in the 'regular' Third Kingdom IPA it was just too aggressive.

And so to bed, with jetlag still lurking and a case of the munchies!

Part 2: Public omnibuses, in the land of the car? Yes – and A-very fine beer too!

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Motorola will recycle your old cell phone

Motorola has a program that will take your old cell phone or cell phone accessory and recycle it for you, all you have to do is go to their website and tell them your address and they will send you a prepaid return envelope for FREE! no more tossing your old lead/mercury/lithium ion battery/plastic nature killing machine in the landfill, Motorola will recycle it for you. This is as simple as it gets, all you need to do is put it in the return envelope and stick it in a mail box.
And remember they will recycle ANY CELL PHONE OR ACCESSORY at no cost to you!

Now a company has to do that with regular batteries, I hate throwing those things in the trash
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

New features for 2013

Happy new year from everyone on the Cognitive Atlas team!  The new year brings an upgrade to the site, with some new features that we are particularly excited about. The biggest new feature is what we call collections, which encompass groups of concepts from the Atlas.  There are currently two types of collections:

Task Batteries are collections of tasks, and are meant to be used to define test batteries such as the NIH Toolbox or the CANTAB.  For example, here is the collections page for the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery:

The page lists all of the constituent tasks that make up the Cognition Battery, and links to the separate task pages for each of those tasks.  It also allows specification of "derived indicators," which are composite measures that are derived from performance across multiple tasks.  Using this feature, we plan to represent all of the neuropsychological test batteries commonly used today.

Theories are defined as sets of assertions about concepts in the atlas.  For example, here is a (sketchy) representation of Baddeley's theory of working memory:

This is clearly just a start at defining this theory, but we believe that this feature can nonetheless provide a very useful formal summary of many of the theories in the domain of psychology.  Registered users should go ahead and add their favorite theory today!

Task implementations.  We have added a new feature to the task pages which support links to openly available implementations of tasks.  For example, here is the stop signal task page with a couple of implementations:

As always, your thoughts and suggestions are welcome and greatly appreciated!


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Saturday, April 21, 2018

Call us crazy, but we LOVE scrapbooking. Therefore, we go all out when it comes to our favorite holiday of the year: NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY! To celebrate, we're throwing a weekend crop with product demos, challenges, meals, giveaways, and a whole lot of fun.

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  • 30 hours of crop time (10AM-Midnight Friday, 8AM-Midnight Saturday)
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  • Product demonstrations & optional challenges
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Can radio boost your music career? Pt. 1: Commercial vs. non-commercial radio

Part 1 of this post explores a brief history of radio deregulation, its impact on the national radio market, and the opportunity local non-commercial radio represents to indie musicians.

Thursday, March 31, 2016 was one of the darker days in recent memory for San Francisco Bay Area musicians and music fans when long-time supporter of the local music scene, KFOG radio, FM 104.5 lost its battle with the bean counters and had its indie music soul silenced. Four of the region’s best loved and articulate music disc jockeys were fired without notice, leaving the station broadcasting on “autopilot” with no deejays for nearly a month until it was re-launched on April 20, 2016 under the new unintentionally ironic slogan, “Music Matters.”

Not surprisingly, while some staff was retained, there are far fewer on-air personalities resulting in a much more streamlined (read less expensive) staff. According to 32-year veteran deejay Rosalie Howarth, commenting to the San Francisco Chronicle, “There were a couple of centuries worth of musical knowledge and Bay Area [music] history that went down in a matter of minutes.”

On the surface, the culprit was a steady slide in the station’s ad revenues, but if you dig a little deeper, perhaps a greater issue is KFOG is owned by Cumulus Media, an Atlanta-based juggernaut and the nation’s second largest radio station syndicate, which owns 450 radio stations in 90 US markets. It’s hard to imagine an accountant 3,000 miles away would lose much sleep over the decimation of a pillar of San Francisco’s local music community.

While I’m grieving the loss, if one were to strictly look at the numbers, the writing was clearly on the wall. Advertising revenues for KFOG were reported by Inside Radio to have declined from $16.2 million annually in 2010 to only $4.2 million by 2015, a precipitous 75% decline in a matter of years. From the point of view of Cumulus, even I have to admit that a complete reboot with much lower overhead and some fine tuning of the programming was a logical business decision to make.

Still, in addition to the decades of local music knowledge and deep ties to San Francisco’s legendary music legacy that were silenced, the region is also mourning the loss of charitable concerts, benefit CDs for numerous causes, promotion of “Live and Local” artists, and an avenue to spotlight new artists. None of these efforts seem likely to be restarted as such activities are time- and labor-intensive undertakings that may or may not have much impact on an advertiser’s willingness to buy air time on the station.

Does radio matter anymore?

The loss of an institution like KFOG got me thinking about the role of radio today as a vehicle for an up-and-coming artist to build a fan base. Does radio even matter anymore if there is only a handful of programmers deciding playlists for the majority of the country’s commercial stations? What options exist for new artists to connect with radio programmers?

Before we get to tips on DIY radio promotion, let’s take a quick look at the last two decades to see how things have changed across the radio landscape. If you’re an Indie artist trying to manage your own career, it’s important to understand how things got so messed up in the radio industry.

It was 20 years ago today…

Twenty years ago, Congress passed the 1996 Telecommunication Act, which was designed to increase competition in the telecommunication and broadcast markets. The 1996 law led to a rapid evolution known as “deregulation” as the law overturned ownership limits that had been put in place in 1934, when the government recognized the benefit in limiting the power a single radio station or network could wield.

In the post-1996 landscape, a handful of powerful station groups went on a buying spree that resulted in “significant and adverse effects on musicians and citizens,” according to a 2002 Future of Music Coalition report titled “Radio Deregulation: Has it Served Musicians and Citizens?” In the report, the authors showed that in the first six years of deregulation, “Virtually every geographic market is dominated by four firms controlling 70% of the market share or greater. In smaller markets, consolidation is more extreme. The largest four firms control 90% of market share or more.”

With one company owning dozens of stations across the nation, programming the same format, one radio programming executive literally became the gatekeeper for tens of millions of listeners. Talk about a deck stacked against an indie artist dropping a CD off at the local commercial FM station in the hopes of getting a weekend or late night spin. If the station is owned by one of the conglomerates, don’t bother.

So what can you do if you want to begin to leverage the power of radio?

Commercial vs. non-commercial radio

Let’s start by taking a look at this chart, which shows the top six radio groups ranked by total radio audience size.

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The top six broadcasting groups by listening audience, according to 2011 Pew Foundation report.

While five of the six groups are commercial, for profit companies, one stands out that isn’t – National Public Radio (NPR). The 900 NPR-affiliate stations are locally owned and operated, unlike the monolithic for-profit radio chains. Roughly 66% are operated in conjunction with a college or university, while community-based boards govern the remaining 33%. A few are affiliated with locally managed public television outlets, many of which create their own relevant locally focused programming.

Over the past decade, NPR has staked a claim to being one of the most respected musical tastemakers in the nation. Just look at the listenership for their show All Songs Considered and that segment’s spin off, the Tiny Desk Concert series, with performing artists ranging from Adele (4.4 million views), Leon Bridges (1.3 million views) to the eclectic mountain music of Anna & Elizabeth (74,000 views) shows. Even for lesser-known artists at the lower end of the page view counts, these numbers prove that this is one very effective alternative to the closed doors of commercial radio.

Think locally, act locally

To find out more about how one NPR affiliate station keeps a finger on the pulse of its local music scene, I spoke with Nick Brunner at Capital Public Radio in Sacramento, CA. Like most folks working in public radio, Nick wears a few different hats. He manages promotion and imaging for the affiliate and also has been hosting the station’s Saturday evening indie and alternative show, Blue Dog Jam. For the past two years, he’s had the opportunity to connect with quite a few regional bands looking to get some airplay on the show, and admits his desk is piled with CDs, promo kits, and pitch letters, with no end in sight.

“It’s tough for me to listen to them all, as I’m a one man department when it comes to alternative programming at our station,” says Brunner. “And I’ve only got two hours a week to program. I rely on what’s trending on CMJ (College Music Journal), as well as packages submitted by reps from around the country. Local musicians drop off materials, in fact someone just dropped by today with music from a local band that I plan to check out.”

When I asked if he could share an example of regional artists he’s worked with, two came to mind. “The first is a SF Bay area-based group, Foxtails Brigade, who I had heard about and who reached out to me a few years ago,” Nick said. Their lead singer, Laura Weinbach, was doing a follow up call leading up to the release of the band’s new record. After we connected, it was just a matter of scheduling and I invited them up to the station last February to play an entire set in our Community Room, which we recorded for later use. We did a complete set up that took about four hours, but we got some nice takes and I was able to piece together a feature on the group that aired as part of an April Blue Dog Jam broadcast timed to coincide with that release.

“Another comes from one of our community sponsors, Fulcrum Property Management, that is building out some new living spaces as well as an event space called The Barn in West Sacramento. One of the team got in touch with us and asked us to help recommend some live music for a 13-week live series titled “Friday Nights at the Barn.” I had some ideas and pretty soon had been tapped to book the bands. We kicked off the series with a local act, Salt Wizard, on August 5th. It’s free and open to everyone and offers food trucks, a bar and live music. This is exactly what I wanted to do when I first was attracted to working in radio back in college – be a connector between the community and artists.”

I asked Nick what advice he’d share with aspiring artists working to connect with radio programmers, especially at non-commercial stations. “First, bear with us, we get a lot of submissions, so patience is necessary,” he said. “But do your best to keep in contact. For local artists, we do want to know what’s happening and it never hurts to drop by the station to briefly say ‘hi’ in person. And if you’re local, chances are you may already know someone who knows me or some of the other station staff, so use your connections.”

In regard to the materials you submit, Nick insists it doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive.

“I’m mostly concerned with how you sound and getting a sense of who you are as a musician,” he explains. “If your materials tell me that, I can readily make a decision about your music. If you link to your online presence and tunes on SoundCloud or ReverbNation, that will work just fine.”

Another show on Cap Radio, “Insight,” is a daily news and information show, that also regularly features local musicians, actors, authors and visual artists live in the studio, further connecting artists and listeners, which is one of non-commercial radio’s real strengths.

Part 2 in this series looks at KDVS in California and the model it employs as a self-described non-Top 40 station.

Keith Hatschek subbed as a late night college radio disk jockey at KUCR Radio in the 1970s. He’s a regular contributor to Disc Makers Echoes blog and directs the Music Management Program at University of the Pacific. He has also written two music industry books, How to Get a Job in the Music Industry, which just came out in its third edition, and The Golden Moment: Recording Secrets from the Pros.

Story Links
Includes tips for submitting music to KDVS programmers, and and the information will likely transfer to many other non-commercial stations.

Global Hit
Does your band feature international music or band members? Public Radio International’s The World, a daily news and information show airing on 300 stations, has a segment called “Global Hit” that features a wide range of world musicians.

Start and Run Your Own Record Label
Daylle Deanna Schwartz’s informative book has a great chapter that offers real-world, commonsense advice on how to approach radio and build relationships to get airtime.

The Indie Bible and The Musician’s Atlas
Two directories that have lists of indie-friendly radio stations.

NPR Stations and Public Media
Learn how NPR affiliate stations are managed for the public benefit and why they have a vested interest in being the voice of their local communities. You can also find your closest NPR affiliate using the zip code finder.

The Death of Diversity in U.S. Broadcast Ownership
Jeffrey Blevins penned this thoughtful and disturbing piece in Cincinnati’s City Beat documenting how media consolidation has resulted in not one single TV station being owned by a minority, greatly stifling diversity.

Who Owns The Media
A link to the Pew Foundation’s 2011 report on major media ownership.

The Musician's Guide to Vinyl

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3 thoughts on “Can radio boost your music career? Pt. 1: Commercial vs. non-commercial radio

  1. Aloha that was a great explanation on what’s happening with radio stations I recorded my CD mystical Molokai at mana’o a non profit commercial free radio station on Maui one of the meager Hawaiian islands with out the help from mania radio I wouldn’t have been able to complete my project Don Lopez and Vince exquier help me produce my project got me on the radio for alive show recording when it was over he called up stairs I thought it was bad especially because when I was done everything went silent so I walk into office or recording station he I give you this disc now or we can into production I had no idea what that meant when it was done 4 years later i was amazed with there patients and dedication thanks to real radio jocks been traveling around Europe Japan and few states promoting my cd who can I send my CD to help stay on this wave been to the bay area three times heading back there and Seattle next if there is any radio station that would have us for a live show I would appreciate anyone who is in radio broadcast or music promotion can listen to my iTunes Pandora or send me your address I send you a sign CD mahalo and aloha take care keep smiling shaka tanaka mystical Molokai island music available on iTunes and CD hope you enjoy my music

  2. While NPR is a great gateway, adding music into regular rotation is also based on genre reporting to CMJ and FMQB. Both commercial and non-comms report to FMQB equally in the Triple A format, where deserving unsigned bands can get a shot at real rotation airplay on commercial and non-commercial radio. It’s not one versus the other.

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The bombing campaign in Yemen has produced thousands of casualties, but the real cost may not become apparent for years to come. After years of relentless bombardment that has already severely crippled the food supply, destroyed basic infrastructure, and disrupted medical care, Yemen has now become the frontline of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

The widespread prevalence of AMR has nearly quadrupled the amount of time that patients must spend in a field hospital to recover from war wounds: from an average of five days – normally enough time to patch up fractures and gunshot injuries – to 19 days. This extra time, plus the specialized antibiotics that patients require to overcome their drug-resistant infections, means far fewer patients can be treated than normal, and it is much more expensive and difficult to do so. In standard public health centres without special facilities and drugs, it’s likely that many patients are dying of infections that would normally be treatable.

Yemen: Cholera Outbreak Epidemiology Update by WHO (Infographic)

According to Dr Ana Nery, the medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Yemen, Seventy percent of the patients admitted to the MSF hospital in Aden have antibiotic resistant bacteria in their systems. Similar problems are occurring through the war-torn regions of the Middle East, including Iraq, Jordan, and Syria, Dr Nery added.

In Pakistan, the first known epidemic of extensively drug-resistant typhoid is spreading infecting at least 850 people in 14 districts since 2016 according to a report by NewYork Times. This typhoid strain, resistant to five types of antibiotics, is expected to disseminate globally, replacing weaker strains where they are endemic.

This can create a new generation of multi-drug resistant bacteria and it is here already.

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Would it matter which type of lawyer I utilize

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This field of law often refers to conflicts between an employer and employee. If someone does not believe they are being given their employee rights or are being handled unjustly they may look for an Employment Law Solicitors advice. This could include a claim of unjust discharge.

Immigration solicitors are employed in the case of a person wanting to relocate into the land from overseas. The Immigration Solicitors can facilitate with any lawful topics and paperwork. This could include individuals seeking refuge, applications to become a citizen, and sorting out work visas.

Insolvency Solicitors
Insolvency Solicitors have been educated on how to manage insolvency cases and they are granted a certificate on culmination of the education. The education and qualification procedure is through by a proper organisation well-known as the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Wills and Probate
Wills and probate is the lawful term employed for anything regarding wills. A solicitor may be conferred with when composing a will to make certain affairs are lawfully in place so it will be respected when the individual in question drops dead. When the person has passed away a solicitor will be used to make certain the last will is performed as the departed wished. Friends or family members of the deceased will employ a solicitor if they decide to contest the last will and testament.

So dont worry there is a solicitor that specialises in whatever field that you demand

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Real Wage Growth – Low, Mid, & High Wage Industries

The Current Employment Statistics from the BLS provide a wealth of industry-level employment and earnings data, including nominal and real wages. Using low-, mid-, and high-wage industry tiers developed by Jed Kolko, chief economist at Indeed, the graph below shows year-on-year real wage growth since January 2010. (Technical notes: within each tier, the real wage… Read more »

Labor Share of Income, Labor Force Participation, and Wage Growth

The labor share of income (the blue line in the above chart) and prime age labor force participation rate (the red line) have both recently increased after long-term declines (labor share of income since the 1970s, and LFPR since the 1990s). Though it is too early to say if those long-term trends have been reversed,… Read more »

Shifting Incomes for American Jobs

Check out this awesome visualization of the Shifting Incomes for American Jobs from Nathan Yau at Flowing Data. Nathan’s interactive chart shows the distributions of incomes for major occupational groups over several decades:

Hourly and Weekly Earnings in the July Jobs Report

The July jobs report, released by the BLS last Friday, shows that wages (specifically average hourly earnings) are now growing at their fastest rate since the end of the great recession. The number most often cited was 2.6% year-on-year growth rate for both June and July. That figure is based on the seasonally adjusted series… Read more »


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Are These Signs of 2012 Knocking On Our Door?

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Several big earthquakes, oil rigs exploding, volcanoes erupting, and the latest…

The Nashville region is flooded…now being categorized as 1000 year flood! Not sure how that is measured but we can report through one of our team members who is living outside the Nashville area, the scary part is over. But now for the hard part – recovery. Many friends are digging out the river mud from their homes and just now starting to really feel the exhaustion due to lack of sleep and emotional shock.

How quickly they recover will be greatly accelerated by the community efforts of all the neighbors, of their ‘tribe’. Funny how Mother Nature can so quickly yank the rug out and ask…

Are you prepared, how long can you survive without your grocer’s food source and clean water?

What if there are some small medical needs to attend to, never mind the big ones…let’s just ask, can you properly dress a wound to keep it from getting infected?

In a country that has become so dependent on technology and convenience; things like the simple flip of a light switch or immediately available hot running water or take out delivery for our meals – I think most of us would be very hard pressed (this is a nice way to say it) to find their daily routine interrupted by a hurricane, tornado, flood or fire. They will be more than “up a creek without a paddle”. My mother adds a more expressive word in there to take the place of ‘a’. She herself has sat through several nasty hurricanes in the Gulf area of Florida, including a direct hit from Ivan. She too witnessed first hand what it is like to sit helpless in during the beautiful fury unleashed by of the forces of Nature, and then re-build for weeks and months in the aftermath and debris.

So to end this post I have 2 last things to share…this website:

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Be prepared and be prepared to let it all go and laugh,
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Is All Art Really Local?

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“Think globally, act locally” urges people to consider the health of the entire planet and to take action in their own communities and cities (source, Wikipedia).  In many ways, the same philosophy applies to the arts and related advocacy efforts.

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The Star Ledger on Saturday reported a new and likely major music event, Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers Festival, that will start at Seaside Heights in June with three other tour stops in Iowa, Washington and Colorado.

“It’s meant to feel like a giant block party,” Mike Luba of Madison House Presents, told the newspaper. “Each town’s own character publicly manifests itself and it’s not just a festival, it’s a fully integrated community event.”

Music lovers (for a fee) will be invited to camp out on the beach and business owners are encouraged to paint their windows to add to the celebration.

As we are only too keenly aware, the townspeople of Seaside Heights suffered tragic physical and emotional losses over the past several years due to Hurricane Sandy, a devastating boardwalk fire, and the unfortunate brand recognition brought by the disreputable Jersey Shore TV crew.  Seaside Heights is ready for a rebound. This singular local music event will undoubtedly bring a much-needed boost to this Shore town and have a far-reaching ripple effect on neighboring communities.

While this is a for-profit entertainment venture, similar happenings are occurring in the non-profit arts sector in towns all over New Jersey, rendering the old standard of “statewide and regional impact” required for a direct state grant, perhaps a concept worth revisiting for the very ripple effect mentioned above.

Local arts commissions and councils are popping up (like one in my hometown of Hightstown) to address the cultural needs of a diverse community, to drive business, help build a sense of place, and develop a distinct flavor that is attractive to out-of-towners.

Metuchen, Hopewell Valley, Toms River, and the more urban centers of Jersey City and Camden are all working with resources that are characteristic of their locale whether it be a collection of restaurants, artists, retail merchants or just the will of the populace for cultural activities that bring young and old together in the park (or town hall) for an art exhibit, concert or theatrical performance.

It is no coincidence that the outcomes resulting from creative teams driven by the desire for sustainable towns has much to do with this local movement. Coupled with success stories like those in Millville, Orange, Red Bank, and Montclair, local leaders are recognizing the economic impact of what is now labeled as “creative placemaking.”

noyesartsgarageAdd the high test transformative power of “calls to collaboration” by Creative New Jersey in places like Trenton, Atlantic City and Elizabeth, and the connections between the creative sector and other challenges facing towns —from vacant storefronts to low graduation rates to high crime rates — are obvious with solutions now more creatively collaborative and less insurmountable and scary.

All of this is to say that the cumulative (or collective) impact of dozens of local efforts to make towns more attractive and dynamic has a definitive statewide impact by showcasing the determination of citizens to make their lives better through the arts.

Pride is a direct result. But if you don’t believe me, check out the pins marking towns that are reinventing themselves through the arts at the Art Matters page on ArtPride New Jersey’s web site (or and hear businesspeople, educators, city planners and just regular Jersey folks speak for themselves.

Ann Marie Miller is the Director of Public Policy at ArtPride New Jersey.  Miller is a regular contributor of the Dodge Blog.

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Bengaluru’s trending property markets

Check out Bengaluru’s trending property markets

Bengaluru- the IT capital of India – is proving to be a bright destination for real estate investors. Most new home settlers find this city a perfect place to live and retire later.

It is a good time for the Bengaluru real estate market. In a recent report released by Colliers International, India for Q2 2016; Bengaluru stood first in terms of new residential launches and office space absorption. In April-June quarter of current financial year 24,000 fresh residential units were launched in top six metro cities with Bengaluru witnessing the maximum new launches.

This has changed the sentiments of new home buyers and the demand for residential units is on the rise and will remain consistent for coming years, say property experts. The property prices witnessed an increase as the supply and demand ratio has been neck to neck in the city.

According to the latest report released by real estate consultancy firm JLL India also, Bangalore and Pune would be the two markets which would see a favourable price rise over a period of time.

Om Chaudhry, founder and chief executive officer of the FIRE Capital Fund, says, “Bangalore is a rapidly developing with improved social and civic infrastructure and employment opportunities. The residential property market in Bangalore, has observed a stable phase as compared to other metro cities. Realty market here is comparatively mature than other regions of our country. Some of the key infrastructure projects like the elevated expressway, Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC), Metro Rail and proposed Peripheral Ring Road will come out to be positive and supportive of Bengaluru real estate market. There are many areas which have emerged across the city and are good for both end-users as well as for investors. Whitefield in Bangalore is such as a remarkable area, becoming an apt locality due to good connectivity, infrastructure and propinquity to work places. Electronic City is another good option for residential properties as the region is infused with world class facilities and is housing number of IT companies. Surajpur road is a booming realty destination with closeness to established IT hubs like Koramangala, Electronic city, Whitefield etc. This locality is emerging as a rental hub with great connectivity options. Areas such as Bannerghatta Road, Bellary Road, Hennur Road, HSR Layout are also promising for home buyers and investors who are eyeing for next big story in Bengaluru”.

Top localities by price

Bengalur trending property markets

According to Happykeys data, the top localities Bengaluru are Electronic City, Whitefield, Sarjapur Road, Hennur Road, HSR Layout and Bellary Road. Though Sarjapur Road has the highest average price (Rs. 4,000 – Rs. 7,000) per sq ft , Electronic City has witnessed the steepest rise with 25 per cent hike in property prices in last two  years.

All these localities are in high demand among new home buyers and investors due to high supply of all kinds of property. It is noticeable that Electronic City is one of the most happening real estate market of Bengaluru and has lower average price (Rs. 2,900 – Rs. 5,000) per sq ft.

Locality profile

All six localities have been given good ranking in terms of key livability parameters. The civic infrastructure of these areas are almost well developed. All daily needs of residents are available in proximity to the locality. Shopping complexes, entertainment hubs, schools, educational institutions, health centers, restaurants are established within the locality itself. The railway station is easily accessible from these areas.

They offer an ideal ambiance for IT professionals, families, senior citizens and young couples. A good location is important when buyimh a home. New home buyers should check thoroughly for discounts also. Real estate builders are offering good deal around this festive season.

Residential inventory available

Here’s is a summary of residential units available with their prices. In Electronic City, a 1 BHK flat will cost between Rs 15 – 40 lakh. In Whitefield, the same will cost Rs 25 – 42 lakh and in Sarjapur you need to pay Rs. 19 – 60 lakh.

A 2 BHK flat will cost between Rs 25 lakh – 1 crore in Electronic City, Rs 45 lakh – 1.5 crore in HSR layout and Rs 21 – 90 lakh in Bellary Road.

While on the other hand 3 BHK apartments are bit more expensive in these areas. In Electronic City a villa and 3 BHK flat costs around Rs 70- 80 lakh.

Real estate market trends

Experts say, Bengaluru has been always a star performer in terms of new residential launches and inventory absorption. The balance between demand and supply of the housing unit in the city remains balanced. The real estate market of Bengaluru is stable and has steady prices. The city has neither experienced violent ups and down nor a recession which could generate negative sentiment in home buyers or investors.

A high proportion of new launches was concentrated in the peripheral areas of existing commercial hubs in the city. In terms of location, Devanahalli, Budigere Cross and extensions of Kanakpura Road comprised a significant share of total new launches”, says Chaudhary.


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Give Your Mom the Gift of Chocolate

Sweeten up this Mother’s Day with the gift of gourmet chocolate. Whether your mother loves peanut butter, almonds, or a little bit of everything, Hilliards Chocolates has you covered with a diverse array of delectable gourmet chocolates.

Classic Collection Gift Basket

Elegantly arranged, the Classic Collection Gift Baskets are filled to the brim with Hilliards Chocolates signature best-selling gourmet chocolates and treats complete with a bow and ribbon. Your mom will be delighted at this basket of goodies that includes mouth-watering truffles, a delectable assortment of chocolates, mint squares, truffles, and chocolate covered pretzels. The Classic Collection Gift Basket is just one of many types of gift baskets we offer. Not finding a basket with exactly what you’re looking for? We can customize a basket just for mom.

Peanut Butter Fudge

Some people love chocolate, some people love peanut butter, and some people simply love both. We combine our peanut butter fudge and our chocolate fudge to create decadent layered fudge. This fudge can even be gift wrapped, which is guaranteed to get mom feeling grateful. Our fudge is made from scratch, just how mom would make it herself.

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Your mom probably deserves a trip to Hawaii, a cruise paid in full, or a CaribGive Your Mom the Gift of Chocolate bean getaway, that you can’t quite swing. Instead, give her the gift of our coconut dreams. Made with sweet coconut, these are delicious when paired with milk or dark chocolate. One bite of these will take your mom on the tropical vacation she deserves, at least for a few minutes. If your mom deserves a vacation that you can’t manage to send her on, we think coconut dreams are a close second.

Visit Hilliards Chocolates to see all of our incredible gourmet chocolate options that are guaranteed to make your mom’s Mother’s Day the sweetest one yet.


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Everyone, meet Rebecca. Rebecca, meet everyone.

A big welcome to Rebecca King, who has joined me here at the studio to help develop the business and broaden our client-base.

Rebecca has worked in the creative sector since 2002, managing client accounts such as Catnic, PHS Group, Addis, Wales Arts International and many others for design agencies Seven and Elevator.

As many of you will know, Rebecca and I worked closely together for several years at Seven and I’m delighted to renew our working relationship. Her primary task here will be to search out and deliver new and interesting projects to the studio.

Rebecca joins us at a particularly exciting time. We’ve just completed a three-month roomset shoot, and a two-week jewellery project (more on this soon). We’re now in the middle of another sofa shoot, with big projects in the pipeline for a healthcare company and for a tourism brochure.

Please get in touch with Rebecca if you think we may be able to help you with an upcoming shoot. She can be contacted by email on Rebecca<at>keith-davies.co.uk or on 07807 323149. Follow us on twitter @studioKDP

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Guerrilla Group Drops a Multi-Function Technical Body Bag

Guerrilla Group is back with more military-inspired technical gear for Fall/Winter 2017. Most notably, this stealthy, multi-function body bag that boasts ample compartments and an ergonomic fit that slings across your torso.

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VR Market Report and Rift CV1

Sketchfab today released the results of a survey giving an indication of the virtual reality market. It was no surprise to me to see the HTC Vive leading the way across the board, it is the standout device of the current generation.

Some caveats of course. The headline says the data is from their user base of 700,000, but read the text next to the little asterisk and you’ll see it’s actually a survey of only 1,000. Still not a bad sample size, but the users of Sketchfab are creative types using Macs and PCs which skews the results. The PlayStation VR, for example, makes an appearance on a few charts with some low level usage, but I would expect that there are a lot of console gamers not using Sketchfab which means that a portion of the VR market is missing from their report.

I had the chance to use a friend’s Oculus Rift CV1 over the Christmas break, the successor to the DK2 and the final retail version of the Rift. I had high hopes but was sorely disappointed! The quality of the HMD is an improvement, much more refined, but it also felt so much heavier, the whole time I was wearing it I felt like my head was being pulled down. It wasn’t pleasant and I couldn’t wear it for long. I tried three different games with very mixed results, Eve Valkyrie working best, and Project Cars the worst. No amount of jiggling and fiddling with the headset or settings was able to make the game anything other than an unplayable blur for me. A sharp contrast to Driveclub on the PlayStation VR.

Google Cardboard and Playstation VR

Finally got my hands on a Google Cardboard VR headset today. Ironically the cheapest and most common VR system is the one that has eluded me until today. Perhaps it’s because I’ve came at this backwards and tried the least advanced system last, the one that’s supposed to be a cheap, quick and easy demonstration of the technology to get people’s interest, that I was unimpressed. It simply isn’t immersive. Having to hold the headset to your head with one hand and all the ambient light that seeps in through the sides spoils the desired illusion. I tried a few apps and games, including what I thought the Cardboard would be good for, 360 degree videos, but they all disappointed. When having to move your head around to follow things there was noticeable lag which comes in part from the need to hold the headset on and the low processing power of mobile phones. I tried different apps with both an iPhone 6S and a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.

I also got to play with a Playstation VR a few weeks ago thanks to a colleague. That was a different story. It’s big, it’s heavy, but also comfortable once it’s on. On dark screens light does seep in from the bright lights used for motion tracking, but once you’re in a game it’s completely immersive and the relatively low resolution compared to the Rift and the Vive is nullified. Set-up is a breeze which is exactly what you would want from a console driven system and everything just works.

This is the one. Undoubtedly if I were going to buy a VR system for personal use it would be the PlayStation VR. For non-gaming uses, quality and an even more completely immersive experience it would be the HTC Vive, but that’s over twice the price of the PlayStation VR and needs a gaming PC costing around £1,000, rather than a PlayStation 4 costing around £250, and which I already have.

Some Pretty Sweet Gear

Had a meeting this morning with an academic in our Faculty of Arts, Design and Media to discuss the viability of taking a 3D model gallery he has developed of various artworks, and converting it to display on the Oculus Rift. Not sure what will come of that, but I have his Unreal files now and am doing some R&D to assess how difficult it will be. After the meeting, however, I was able to meet up with one of his brightest students who is creating various artworks using 3D scanners, modelling, printers, Kinect and in various virtual reality systems, and they were kind enough to let me have some hands-on time with their Samsung Galaxy Gear VR.

I was impressed, very impressed. Impressed to the point of seriously considering the jump to Android just so I could get one for myself. It’s light, comfortable, standalone and works perfectly. The Oculus Rift by comparison, and it is only a DK2 I have, is heavier and the amount of cables it requires to hook up to a computer and its external head tracking sensor is something which always annoys me whenever I have to take it away from my desk. I’ve also found the software to be problematic, with many apps just not running, not running as they should or running for a little while before crashing for no apparent reason. With the Gear VR in contrast, everything runs off your phone which slots into the front. I had a go of quite a few apps and games and everything worked exactly as it should. There is a touch sensitive D-Pad and action buttons on one side of the headset for control which I liked, and I found the experience and resolution of the two systems to be broadly comparable. Even though a comparison of technical specs will tell you that the Gear VR is higher resolution than the DK2, it’s still a little disappointing as you can see every pixel due to how close the screen is to your eyes; in a 4K world it’s like going back to VGA. Adjusting the focus on the Gear VR is a lot simpler thanks to a control wheel on the front of the device, rather than screws on each side.

Photo cheekily stolen from Samsung’s website, where you can get more information.

Oculus Rift Development Opportunities

I had one of those really interesting and productive meetings yesterday with an outstanding academic that was brimming with possibilities and has filled me with ideas.

The academic in question teaches multimedia and game design and for the past year or so has been experimenting with the Oculus Rift in his teaching. I’ve been wanting to catch up with him to discuss his work since we acquired a Rift for the team back in December. He demonstrated some of the software which he has created which included a virtual walkthrough of our St Peter’s Campus, where he is based, and a driving game set in the streets of Newcastle. He was able to share some of his more complete work with me there and then so that I can take a more leisurely look back at my office. The screenshot is taken from the St Peter’s simulation and shows part of the exterior of the Design Centre. And a Dalek.

Then he gave me a quick overview of what it takes to develop software for the Rift, recommending we stick to the Unity engine for best ease-of-use to quality ratio, and Autodesk or SketchUp for 3D modelling which he said would actually be the most difficult and time consuming part of the process, as the models need to be very high quality – ‘game ready’ – meaning high polygon count and FPS. He has very kindly offered to visit the team and give us all a more in-depth one day crash course on everything we need to get started in May or June after his teaching has finished. Quid quo pro, I offered our services, Rift and a computer to run it when he attends open days and recruitment events.

Finally we discussed practical applications. Marketing applications are easy, and there are many events where we can, and will have a stall with the Rift set up to attract people over to us and then to start a discussion about what we can do for them. Applications to enhance teaching and learning are more difficult, though Keele University have done some good work in their School of Nursing and Midwifery. Some ideas we discussed included interactive 3D models of molecules for our Pharmacy department, mechanical equipment for our Engineering department, and a virtual gallery of work created by the National Glass Centre, though this is more of a marketing tool again. Equipment is another problem as there needs to be an appropriate amount of hardware for people to use, two Rift’s across the University is hardly sufficient. Of course departments can’t justify such an investment without having the appropriate software and concrete learning objectives ready to go.

We have a similar chicken and egg problem in the team in that none of us really have the necessary programming or 3D skills to develop for the Rift. In order for members of the team to be up-skilled for this we need to have a clear business case and a project to develop, but how do we attract such a project without the skills? And of course we have to do all of this in pretty short order in time to capture the zeitgeist surrounding VR at the moment.

Oculus Rift Thoughts and Impressions

Christmas came early to WaLTS today when we inherited an Oculus Rift from another department. The TL;DR version? It’s fantastic! Buy one!

For about an hour it looked like we were up the proverbial creak as the Rift needs USB and HDMI input and most of us in the office are Mac users. No DisplayPort to HDMI adaptors lying around, and even the few PCs we have don’t have HDMI. Then we stumbled on a DVI to HDMI adaptor in a box full of crap and one of the newer PCs had a graphics card with a DVI port. Success! I should mention that it’s the Dev Kit 2 version we have, and it was hooked up to a mid-range HP running 64 Bit Windows 7. Hardware problems solved, it was on to the software.

It’s not the worst I’ve ever had to set up, but it’s not transparent and you need to install the SDK and the runtime before any of the demos will work. Perhaps if we had read the instructions first… but in a room full of techies that wasn’t going to happen. Everything installed, in the right order, still wouldn’t work. The config utility simply wouldn’t recognise the device, all we got was the orange LED of disappointment. Swapping the HDMI and USB connections around had no effect. Eventually, through a bit of trial and error I was able to get it working as follows:

1. In Windows I had to detect the device as a new monitor and keep the setting on ‘Extend these displays’, after doing this the device was recognised in the utility;

2. In the Oculus Config Utility I had to set Rift Display Mode to ‘Extend Desktop to the HMD’;

3. Software would then work, but only when using the ‘…DirectToRift.exe’ version.

This was the only combination of settings where I could get anything to work. I found forums with people reporting the same problem and worked through many suggestions to no effect. It could be almost anything, but I suspect the PC is just a bit crap.

What worked:

The Tuscany demo from Oculus worked perfectly, as did everything from http://riftaway.com. The best thing by far was Cyber Space and the ragdoll eject feature, which I discovered by accident because, as we’re established above, I don’t read instructions unless necessary, is hilarious. Discovering Space wouldn’t work, it loaded on the Rift but it didn’t display properly – the middle of the screen was missing so you couldn’t do anything. Don’t Let Go! looked like it would have been fun, but that simply wouldn’t display in the Rift, all I got was the stereoscopic display in the PC monitor.

The headset is surprising light and comfortably. One of us had used a DK1 before and said it was a big improvement. Despite being full HD, the resolution appears low and pixelated because the screens are so close to your eyes, but that is amply compensated for by the immersive experience which is truly outstanding. A little disorientating at first, and then a little more when you take if off, but in both cases it passes quickly. The cables are a bit annoying, there are a lot of them, and it would be nice if this could be simplified.

Next steps:

Well, the first thing to do is get it working properly. I think maybe getting a DisplayPort to HDMI adaptor for one the of Macs is the way to go here as most of the Macs are new(ish) and pretty high spec. Then we’ll want to develop something ourselves. I think I might struggle to come up with a business case for the boss to let us develop some cool games, but a virtual walkthrough of the campuses for prospective students is a good starting point; I could see us setting up a stall with the Rift at recruitment fairs, induction events, school visits, etc. and let people walk around the University while playing with the newest cool toy. We’re also a shoo-in for best stall at next year’s SLS Innovation Event I reckon.


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Posted by Holly Fritz-Palao on Thu, Aug 25, 2016

Education Twitter Accounts You Should Be Following
Twitter has proven itself to be a crucial tool for educators around the globe. Whatever skill level you may be at, Twitter is out-and-out fun and worth your time. It can educate you, help enlighten you, make you laugh, and pretty much just keep you in-the-know. But you have to follow the right people/accounts. Otherwise, your Twitter feed can easily fill up with boring, useless tweets – and then, before you know it, you’ll stop checking Twitter and taking advantage of its power.

Where the Education Conversation Is Happening
As one of the most connected social networks available to educators (more so than Facebook or even Pinterest), Twitter keeps teachers, administrators, and any number of other education cohorts aware of educational technology developments, practices, and policies. Educators on Twitter join in Twitter chats and parties, share what works for them, and discuss everything from education reform to the nitty-gritty of using tech in the classroom. In some cases, conversations often take on a life of their own, and the results are motivational and actionable.

So, as you move into the back-to-school groove, take a look at our list of #InnovativeTwitteraccounts to follow. The list includes profiles of teachers, CEOs, and other trendsetters who share the goal of supporting good classroom practice. If you follow all of these influencers, we can guarantee you'll be informed and inspired about all things #education.

Some of Our Favorites

  1. @KleinErin – Erin Klein is an award-winning educator, national keynote speaker, author, and mother who serves on the Scholastic, Inc. Top Teaching Team. Her recent publication, Amazing Grades, was a collaboration with experts from 13 countries around the world. She regularly speaks about the power of student voice, the ways in which meaningful technology integration can enhance learning experiences, and the impact classroom design has on today’s learner. Her writings on design for education and technology tools for the classroom can be found on Smartblogs for Education, MindShift, Scholastic, Edudemic, Edutopia, EdSurge, and EdReach. Her work can be found on her award-winning educational blog, Kleinspiration.com.

  2. @WillRich45 – Will Richardson is a former public school educator and the author of three books on topics related to technology in education. He’s an advocate for change in education and for embracing all that technology has to offer young learners.

  3. @CoolCatTeacher – Vicki Davis is a co-founder of the Flat Classroom Project, a student-centered, multi-modal learning environment for teacher-to-student and student-to-teacher interaction. Vicki embraces technology in the classroom and has over 129K followers. Named the #4 Influencer in Education Technology on Onalytica's list of education influencers, here is one of Vicki’s latest tweets: BLOGGED: 3 Ways to Teach the Way the Brain Wants to Learn.
  4. @WeAreTeachers – With 324K followers and nearly 21K tweets and counting, WeAreTeachers offers ideas, inspiration, and information for teachers on their best days – and double that for their difficult ones. The website is full of powerful online resources for lesson plans, professional development, grants and contests for teachers, and much more.

  5. @FSSimon – Approaching 7K followers with 14K tweets, Fran Simon is an engagement expert, consultant, and author who writes about technology, marketing, social media, and webinars for early education and nonprofit organizations. She’s the founder of @ecewebinars and @ecetech. Be sure to check out her website for listings of free, conference-quality webinars.

  6. @TomWhitby – Tom is a professor of education and the founder of the popular (and totally useful) #EdChat, a Twitter chat that tackles different educational issues and topics. He shares thought-provoking ideas about education with over 72K followers. A recent tweet: How Do I Get a PLN?

  7. @mpowers3 – Coming from Philadelphia, Margaret Powers has over 7K followers and is recognized as a passionate educator and technologist. She is a consultant and the director of #STEAM Innovation, and regularly uses the hashtags #makered, #Mindfulness, #dtk12chat, #SocialMedia, #GlobalEd, #EarlyEd, @TeachersGuild.

  8. @21stprincipal –North Carolina principal John Robinson is a lover of education technology, education, and policies that impact public schools. He is a regular ‘tweeter’ to over 18K followers. His tweets revolve around technology in education and advocacy for public education.

  9. @JustinTarte – Dr. Justin Tarte is a junior high school principal who turns to social media for professional development and collaboration. His encouraging tweets to his more than 57K followers reflect an administrator who believes in the power of social media as a personal learning tool. One recent great tweet: What do the grades in your class reflect? #sblchat #education.

  10. @JohnKingatED – John B. King is the U.S. Secretary of Education. He tweets about what he’s up to, as well as interesting education-related articles and news releases, and ideas about learning. He recently tweeted: “Every child needs to feel welcome at school and look forward to being there every day.” #BackToSchoolTips

  11. @ScholasticTeach – This serves as the official Scholastic Teachers account, with over 150K followers. They like to talk books, education trends, and life as an educator.

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Introducing Karlskrona
September 13, 2007

I found convenient to look for some information about the place I’m going to live in for the next 8 months, and there’s nothing better than recycling some of it for the blog, hehe.

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Karlskrona is a small city in the south-east coast of Sweden, and is famous for being the Sweden’s only baroque city and hosting the Sweden’s only naval base, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage. It was founded in 1680, and it’s name means Charles’ Crown. Currently, the city has a population of about 35000 and is the seat of the Karlskrona Municipality (pop. 62000) and the Blekinge County (pop. 150000).

Afternoon in Karlskrona

The climate is sunnier and drier than most of the other parts of Sweden, being the total hours of sun about 1700-1800 (in Madrid it’s 2800-2900) and the average precipitation 600-700 mm per year (in Madrid it’s 400-500). The average temperature in July is about 16ºC, while in January is about -1ºC. The average for the whole year is 7ºC.

Karlskrona Panorama 2

Besides the naval base and being the Sweden’s only baroque city, the most attractive touristic facts are that its market place is the second biggest in Europe, after the Moscow’s Red Square; that it has the Sweden largest wooden church; and that the city is surrounded by an archipelago of more than 1600 islands and skerries on one side, and incredible nature reserves in the other.

Island hopping in Karlskrona

The technological hearts of Karlskrona are the Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (Blekinge Institute of Technology) and TelecomCity. The BTH is a young university that has nearly 7000 students and for which research accounts for one-third of the University’s activities. On the other hand, TelecomCity is a network of IT companies present in Karlskrona (like Ericsson or Sun Microsystems) that in the past 5 years have generated as much IT related jobs as Stockholm.

Well, this is everything by now… once I arrive there, I’ll write about my first impressions, as ever ^^

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qué ganas tengo ya !!

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Sounds like a lovely place for fading away. Seems quite and nice, I’m sure you’ll enjoy this town. Sure it’s different to the noisy spanish towns.
I envy you!

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weelsha, yo también tengo un montón de ganas de ir ya… pero bueno, en dos semanitas ^^.

P.D.: Que rancia, escribiendo en castellano :p

Luen, yeah, it seems to be a great place, and some people I know who has already arrived says that it’s impressive… I’d like to be there, I’m a little bit bored of being stuck in Madrid, hehe.

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Yo no sé hablar inglés… asín que te digo que nos vemos en suecia.

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How many people will go to Sweden with you?!

I will go too, bleeeh

See you in Sweden xDDD

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k|nt, con el plan de vacaciones que te has montado no se si vamos a verte muy a menudo, ¿eh? xD

Djevel, I know many people going to Sweden on Erasmus this year, hehehe. Most of them to Karlskrona, like me, but I also know other people from my school going to Borås and Västerås, and some friends who are doing some research in places like Uppsala.

So I can’t say I’m going to be very lonely there ^^

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Producer’s Note for Ricardo Gallén: En Silencio Mar 01 by Gonzalo Noqué in In The DSD Studio, Producer's Notes

Gonzalo Noqué – producer/engineer at Eudora Records – introduces the gorgeous new DSD 256 Stereo & Multichannel Album with guitarist Ricardo Gallén.

When we came up with the crazy idea of starting a classical music label (Eudora Records) we were extremely lucky to start with such an outstanding artist as Ricardo Gallén. His album of Guitar Sonatas composed by Fernando Sor remains our best-selling album at NativeDSD.

Now, almost four years later, it is an immense joy for me to present this new album by Ricardo, En Silencio. It features a selection of some of the best-known pieces of the Latin American guitar repertoire as well as some rarities. All of them played on a copy of a 1864 Antonio de Torres guitar by Paco Santiago Marín.

Every time I record in DSD in the 13th Century Church of San Francisco, in Ávila (Spain) I marvel at the acoustics of this location and the ability of the DSD256 format to capture the nuances of the instruments and the natural space acoustics. For this recording the outstanding Sonodore microphones were used with the Horus Analog to DSD 256 Converter from Merging Technologies and of course, no DXD conversion and processing was applied. This is a pure DSD 256 recording.

To bring you the full benefit of this native DSD 256 recording, all the DSD files for En Silencio at the NativeDSD Music store use DSD rendering from the master DSD 256fs Stereo and Surround Sound recording. No DXD conversions, balancing and processing are present on this release.

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Qualities: DSD 64fs, 128fs, 256fs
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Watch this breathtakingly beautiful video to get an idea of the new DSD Album ‘En Silencio’

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My girls go with the flow...

Right, I know. I just saw animal collective's 'my girls' video, black characters with animated mouths... pretty cool. Then I saw queens of the stone age 'go with the flow' and it was the same ipod style of video. Lame.

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Big Bear Real Estate: Spring 2012 Update – March Miracle

Hello from Big Bear! Thanks for checking in with me on the Big Bear real estate market. No one was skiing in shorts on St. Patrick’s Day this year. Over two feet of new snow has fallen in the last few days, extending the winter ski season into spring. All this new snow doesn’t make it easy for potential buyers to come up and look for homes to buy, but, so far this year, we are seeing an increase in activity across the board as compared to 2011.

There are currently 549 active residential homes listed for sale in Big Bear and 116 currently in escrow, leading to a brisk absorption rate of 21%, and only 4.7 months of inventory currently available.

Compared to residential sales in 2011, February saw a 3% increase in total sales and a 13% overall increase in average price. In the first two months of this year, as compared to last, the average price has increased a whopping 11.3% (which roughly equates to the total decline in all of last year.) Although, let it be said that the first two months of any given year in our unique Big Bear real estate market, do not strongly indicate or necessarily dictate what is to come. The fact of the matter is that some very expensive homes closed in January and February this year. This is rare and may end up boding well for the upper end of our market going forward, but it certainly skewed the overall numbers a bit. However, when looking only at the total number of closed sales, so far this year has indeed started out stronger than last.

A couple of interesting notes: So far this year 32% of all closed sales have been cash deals. 30% of closings were foreclosures, 52% resales and 15% were short sales. Whereas, when looking at the active listings: 81% are resales, 10% are short sales and only 6% are foreclosures. There will be many more great bank-owned deals coming to the market as we head through spring and into summer – So let me know if you would like me to keep you posted on those. Until next time: All the best and happy hunting.


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Sheet Music for â€œAcross the Field!â€ Thursday, September 23, 2010

“Across the Field” is OSU’s football fight song (Sometimes people call it “Fight the Team”.) It was composed by William Doughtery–a student–who wrote it as a pep song for a pep rally for the 1915 Illinois game.

The sheet for “Across the Field” was in print through Morris Music for many years,Â but has not been printed as a sheet for a long time.  It is now available in print and included in a collection of college fight songs called “34 Hit Parade Extras, College Songs on Parade“. It is also in a book of college fight songs called “College Songs for School Bands” in condensed score form, so it can be played on the piano.

As a curiosity, an image of another Dougherty football song, from 1929, has been included.  It was published byÂ The Ohio State University Association.  The song never caught on;Â it is not as melodic as “Across the Field”,Â  and the words are not as appealing.

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Ragtime may be over a hundred years old, but some people are still writing new Ragtime music!  Larry Porter‘s  recent release through Schott Music, “Piano Rags” , is such a collection.    Four of the eight pieces in this book of sheet music were inspired by his impressions of his native country, the U.S.A.      “Athens County Rag” is a reference to his native state, Ohio.  “Peace March”  is a nod to Larry’s anti-war leanings.  “Crab Apple Rag, (An Inedible Slow Drag)”  is a fun slow drag, with the footnote: “Do not play this piece fast. A fast interpretation  may cause indigestion in the listener as well as the performer.”  Not all Ragtime is fast!  If you have questions about this collection or other Ragtime music, please call us at 1-800-42-MUSIC, email us at, or visit our website at Shop Stanton’s for all your sheet music needs!

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Starting a Production Company

I recently gave advice to a new film production company that was looking for a good name, and I realized that actors may benefit from this advice as well. In particular, this brainstorming advice is perfect for actors who plan to start a production company to produce their own work:

There are a couple of things to consider when brainstorming for a company name:

A) What kind of feeling do you want to evoke when someone reads the name? What kind of message are you trying to send? When I created my coaching company, The Actors' Enterprise, I wanted to make sure that people would know that my company deals with business, creativity, and action, and is specifically for actors. I then went to the thesaurus and looked up synonyms for "business" and "entrepreneur" and came up with Enterprise.

B) Is the domain name available? If not, go back to the drawing board and pick another name, or a variation on that name. Make sure you can get a .com or .org name.

C) Look up your competition, or companies that are doing the work similar to the work you want to do. Put all of the names in a list, and then try out your name in that same list. Does it stand out? Does it sound like any of the others? Then, alphabetize the list- where does your name appear? It it toward the top, or toward the bottom? When companies are listed in directories/phone books/industry sites, they are often listed in alphabetical order. How do you feel about that? I list my name as "Actors' Enterprise, The" whenever I submit my info to directories so that I can be at the top if at all possible.

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Erin, as always you give excellent, no-nonsense advice. :) I'd just like to add that if you are REALLY attached to a name that is already in use, consider who else is using it. Obviously, an actor is a little more limited here, but your production company client might benefit from contacting the other business with the similar name. If they have compatible, versus competing products, they might find that a strategic partnership will give both of them broader access to potential customers--or more strategic partners. There is, of course, such thing as over-exposure and undirected marketing that confuses the business' message, but sometimes the best way to avoid the infamous "cease and desist" letter regarding IP infringement is to bring those you want to watch closely to you. :D

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What a fantastic comment- thanks Nance. It's always good to have a lawyer and fellow business owner reading your blog... =)

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Val Jean Park Planting Event - Tomorrow 9AM

It's not to late to join your neighbors Saturday morning as we renovate the landscape surrounding Val Jean Park's picnic structure.  Goetz Landscape has delivered the soil, mulch, and plants to my house.

Saturday, May 12, 2012
Meet at Val Jean Park
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Please bring with you a few planting tools for you to use or share (gloves, shovels, trowels, rakes, and a bottle of water).

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Improving communications and the future of this website

As many of you know, I've been posting neighborhood news on this Victor Gardens News website and it's companion Facebook page since 2007.  For those who've subscribed, I also have been sending infrequent emails to residents via email.

A recent Single Family Village Annual Meeting reinforced something that I've been thinking about for some time now.  At this point, our neighborhood may be better served by the various master and sub-associations moving to a professionally managed "official" website, email service, etc.

In my Victor Gardens News website's early days, it was a great way for residents to know what was happening.  The developer, CPDC had long since given up communicating to us.  In that absence, I posted news that I thought would benefit our community and get the attention of City Hall.  In the years following CPDC's departure, our association's financial situation was poor.  There certainly wasn't any money or support for the professional management of an "official" Victor Gardens website.

In subsequent years, the associations have financially rebounded.  We're all in a much better position than we were before.  Now is a good time to start looking into the options of having an official Victor Gardens website and email service.  Although I've tried to keep up,  I'm simply not able to post everything that I think's important.  There aren't enough volunteers who've signed up to to help either.
The more I think about it, the more I think that we'd be better served by paying for this service anyway.  A professional management company like Community Development Inc, has a portfolio of options that could be considered moving forward.

I've asked Holly Johnson at CDI if she could help us explore our options.  Whatever goes forward, it'll be the decision of each association's various boards.  For the Single Family Village HOA and the Master HOA, I think it may be time for a change.

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