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As I watched this piece of fiction, a realization dawned on me – transhumanism ! I had read about the concept briefly, but the true meaning sunk in when I watched this video. And it made my skin crawl. Continue reading
Prisoners Of Our Own Self-Images – Avatar Days #edcmooc
A very long time ago – probably centuries ago, I had read something very profound in a book, that has stayed with me all these years. "We are all prisoners of our own self-images. We tend to behave in a manner that WE think people would expect us to behave. Continue reading
Gumdrop #edcmooc
Day 25
The second of this week's films presents a charming scenario in which Gumdrop, the domestic robot, auditions for a part in a movie.
Final assessment #edcmooc
Day 30
The final assessment for EDCMOOC is to 'create a digital artefact that expresses, for you, something important about one or more of the themes we have covered during the course'.
Converting Powerpoint To Video #edcmooc
A post on the #EDCMOOC Facebook book had caught my attention this morning, whereby a member had asked a question concerning Powerpoint. More specifically, the question was about converting a Powerpoint presentation to video, and what tools can be used for doing so. Since I have been using Powerpoint for several years, and have used […]
Summary: utopias and dystopias, part one. #EDCMOOC
This is the first episode in a short series I'll present on utopias and dystopias. I'm not an "expert" and am simply synthesising materials from webcasts and readings the Electronic and Digital Culture MOOC at the University of Edinburgh has supported.
In addition, a friend recommended I try a course on "Webscience" launched by the University of Southampton through another platform. This sounded like an excellent idea and the second, more traditional format is providing the context I need to make better sense of web "culture" at large.
I hope you enjoy the following tongue-in-cheek article. Please feel free to chip in!
Utopias' fictional origins
The opposite, but related concepts, "utopia" and "dystopia" keep cropping up in relation to online learning, and are often applied to the medium of the internet in general. Why is …
Utopia – the fictional/factual exchange (op-ed), part 2 #EDCMOOC
Image courtesy of Maya Picture from freedigitalphotos.net
Below is the second instalment in a week of discussions about utopia and dystopia.
So far, conceptualisations of these two oppositional, but related forces have been foundational to the idea of electronic and digital culture and mass education using its media.
I thought it might be relevant to spend some time thinking about why these descriptors are important before moving on to more difficult course themes. If you feel confused please double back to part one.
Fictional origins
The use of the word "utopia", derived from Moore's novel, was related to the growing social-political consciousness of that era. Writing during the English Renaissance, he was a leading intellectual. Literary genres have since picked up his utopic brand of philosophy for pleasure. Science ficti…
Subjective dystopias (concluding thoughts), part three #EDCMOOC
This is the last of three posts about utopia and dystopia and what they can teach us with regard to the web. If you missed the others, click back and don't mind me starting in the middle!
Sorry if this seems a little heavy. I've been giving a lot of thought to this topic and have had some "interesting" subjective experiences through the internet myself.
(Image courtesy of Stuart Miles @freedigitalphotos.net)
Fictional accounts of dystopia scrutinize technology and arose as a contrast to imaginary visions of utopian paradise. Dystopias marginalize the role of human choice. They tend to showcase what could happen if humans' conquest of technology were to advance in power beyond any significant limits able to be placed on it.
Dystopias can be thrilling entertainments, plotting events we hope we'll never h…
Final web composite web artefact
(Egg image courtesy of rakratchada torsap @ freedigitalphotos.net)
My final artefact consists of two parts. The first is a webcomic, the second is an audio file offering a commentary on how the comic relates to the course themes of the Electronic and Digital Culture MOOC hosted by the University of Edinburgh and Coursera.
Please click on both links to review my project:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2jwtv6il4p0a1 … atches.pdf
It's not necessary, but if you'd like to read about the life behind the comic, you can do so here:
blog.php?u=713&b=627 …
#edcmooc – Week 5 Assignment
I created my assignment based on the idea of an evolving classroom and an evolution of what it is to be human.
Is google making us stupid? #EDCMOOC
Article: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/
I don't think google is making people stupid. Continue reading
Digital Artifacts and more #edcmooc
E-Learning and Digital Cultures
The final project for this Coursera MOOC is to create a digital artifact.
My blog post from Dec. 3, 2013 is my digital artifact. Continue reading
@edcmooc stress free day
Lets have a stress free day
A) Ok lets have a picninc – just us! Continue reading
Digital Artefact #edcmooc
Lyndsay's Digital Artifact
Was very impressed with Lyndsay's "Digital Artifact" for the #edcmooc https://www.facebook.com/photo. Continue reading
Week 5 Final Assignment: CyTech Digital Artefact #edcmooc
Firstly, woah, pat on backs all round. This has truly been a wonderful start to my adventures in the MOOC world. While I have been overwhelmed at times, I have truly enjoyed the opportunity to experience the community of a MOOC and the great discussions from such an interesting course. Continue reading
#edcmooc MY DIGITAL ARTEFACT!
This is it: http://mrl.li/18BApoR
I know I did not use any video edition or did not create a complex digital artefact but I thought that everyone would do such a thing so I decided to use another device: a digital wallpaper. In this kind of device, people can add comments and create a common poster sharing ideas and knowledge. Continue reading
EDCMOOC 2 Artefacts Wall – Please Post Your Link #edcmooc
A Padlet wall has been set up for curating the EDCMOOC 2 artefacts. Have you added your link there as yet ? All participants are requested to kindly add the link to their artefacts to the wall, so that we can curate all of them together. Continue reading
Missing In Action #edcmooc
Several days have gone by without my having written a single meaningful post on the course material of this week. Not because of lack of inclination but because of paucity of time. As we draw closer to the end of the course, and with the deadline of the artefact looming large, this week I have […]
Technology In Education – My Digital Artefact For #edcmooc
A few days ago, I posted an article titled The Spinning Coin on this blog, wherein I had shared my view that whether one takes a Utopian view or a Dystopian view of technology, it is a matter of one's individual perception. My digital artefact for this course is based on the same article. It […]
Being Natural #edcmooc
Reflection on a course E-learning and Digital Culture. #edcmooc
This course gave me a different prospective to think about technology and their future development and implementation. New approach of thinking that I have gotten through this course amazed me, because previously I only was familiar with presentation of positive aspects in using technology for progress in society.
The structure of the course is excellent. Continue reading
#edcmooc 4- Redefining the human
Hi all,
So here is my review of the resources form this week.
It's about time.
There's a convent in front of my house and they've had a charity pre-school for years.
Every now and then since it was put up, I've always told myself "I should be volunteering myself in this charity school… duh.. Continue reading
Week 2 #edcmooc Looking to the Future
The 2 videos "A Day made of Glass" and "Bridging our Future" were intriguing. Firstly I wondered how these videos were created? How real are they? is this really something happening out there right now – partly or fully? The fx were very convincing to the point of convincing me that this is the "now". We know that there are some schools that are using interactive "white boards", teacher controlled online class delivery, 3d printers, and schools providing every student with an ipad. Wireless throughout the school inside and out, and beyond. There are some spaces in the university I work in that are moving towards this kind of technology driven classroom. But definitely not all spaces and it will be a long time before they are all converted – and the academic teaching staff trained to deliver in this way. But what about the minority of schools and universities that cannot afford this kind of technology. The schools that have no books, no power – just slates and chalk. A colleague recently returned from Madagascar, sent boxes of chalk over to her contact there to give to the school near where she was staying. This was their form of written communication. So if this is the future, there are going to be many who miss out. The "haves" and "have nots" is definitely reality.
#edcmooc F2F survival
Just coming in to the final week of this MOOC now and I reflect on how I actually got this far! I had hoped I would finish the course, but was realistic too that it may not happen. In the last 4 weeks – time has flown with an all consuming full time job, family activities and attending a Wagner Ring Cycle (15+hours of opera over 4 performance), plus all the the crazy end of year activities. How have I got this far…
A collegial network. Two other colleagues in my team decided to enrol as well. We made a pact to meet once a week face to face to discuss the viewing and reading activities. We allocated these out, so we only had to watch 1 video and read 1 article each. The hour allocated was adhered to – no-one pulled out. There was a considered commitment to the "project". Stimulating discussion and sharing over lunch – away from the office – was productive and effective.
Thanks fellow MOOCers – you know who you are!
And I can't wait to share our artifacts this week. Ideas have flowed, but we are working individually on these, so it will be fascinating to see the resulting product.
Summary: utopias and dystopias, part one. #EDCMOOC
This is the first episode in a short series I'll present on utopias and dystopias. I'm not an "expert" and am simply synthesising materials from webcasts and readings the Electronic and Digital Culture MOOC at the University of Edinburgh has supported.
In addition, a friend recommended I try a course on "Webscience" launched by the University of Portsmouth through another platform. This sounded like an excellent idea and the second, more traditional format is providing the context I need to make better sense of web "culture" at large.
I hope you enjoy the following tongue-in-cheek article. Please feel free to chip in!
Utopias' fictional origins
The opposite, but related concepts, "utopia" and "dystopia" keep cropping up in relation to online learning, and are often applied to the medium of the internet in general. Why is …
Utopia – the fictional/factual exchange (op-ed),part 2 #EDCMOOC
Below is the second instalment in a week of discussions about utopia and dystopia.
So far, conceptualisations of these two oppositional, but related forces have been foundational to the idea of electronic and digital culture and mass education using its media.
I thought it might be relevant to spend some time thinking about why these descriptors are important before moving on to more difficult course themes. If you feel confused please double back to part one.
Fictional origins
The use of the word "utopia" as it was derived from Moore's novel was related to the growing social-political consciousness of that era. Writing during the English Renaissance, he was a leading intellectual. Literary genres have since picked up his utopic brand of philosophy for pleasure. Science fiction, for example, is a family of books and films through which the idea of ut…
Graduation and meeting in Second Life
This is a moment of procrastination in my participation in edcmooc. I should plan my digital artefact – all other participants have already done theirs, but I have not even begun mine. So I have to do something else, it's logical. The impulse to this blog post was Andy Mitchell's tweet about Edinburgh University's graduation in the Second Life (SL). Our facilitators, or some of them were going to that graduation yesterday. Here is the link to the YouTube video named School of Education virtual graduation in SL.
SL is similar to authentic life experiences. Choosing and building an avatar is a touching and important moment. Your personality transfers to your avatar and everything that happens to her, happens to you. I had a long break in my visits to SL, but in honour of this transhumanism week I decided to check if my avatar is still alive and working. So I found myself in eduFinland and flew around there. Then I went to the discussion forums (general discussions> meeting in SL) to write down the landmarks of the Edinburgh University (SL search gave too many possibilities). I transported myself to the given place and began to fly in order to see better. And I saw an avatar walking in a street. I had to stop flying and descend on the ground.
The avatar was a handsome young man and because I have a ring which shows me the names of avatars in the neighbourhood, I saw that his name was Esko Levee. It was easy to remember that his real name is Esko Lius and he is a participant of edcmooc. I am not sure if we have met f2f in Finland but we knew each other virtually from many Finnish forums.
It felt like a real meeting on the street in Edinburgh University's SL. When I watched the video of the graduation, I recognised this place there. I have been there! We had a chat discussion in Finnish , my mike is broken and it's often better to write in SL, because voice can disturb other avatars. It was night or late evening as you can see.
My appearance in SL comes from the autumn 2007. The avatar is a Japanese young girl and I have not changed it much. I added green hair and I like it. Some T-shirts I've got while visiting in different places. I am lazy when it comes to taking care of my appearance and I have forgotten how to do it in the SL. I should do something to my careless appearance but I am not sure if I want to use my time on clothes or hairdressing. I don't mind such things in real life nor in augmented realities. But there is something in the SL which I love or the little child inside me loves. I love flying and transporting from place to another. This was a nice meeting and the graduation is worth seeing.
From Being Robotic To Being Human #edcmooc
Read This AT Your Own Risk ! Do you ever feel that you are being controlled by external forces and go through life almost mechanically… working with robotic precision on tasks at hand, without being able to spare much thought on what you are doing ? Two extremely hectic, whirlwind weeks during which I felt […]
The Artifact #edcmooc
I finished my artifact and made it a record of the course. http://edcmooc.com There are some great examples of some animations that people have done. Continue reading
My #edcmooc digital artifact
First of all, let me start by putting it out there that both "artifact" and "artefact" are acceptable forms of the word. As someone who lives in the USA, it seems like "artifact" is the most common form we use, and will stick to it for this whole post.
EDCMOOC2: Week four: feel the fear – and get visual anyway
#edcmooc Psychological Posthumanism
The many definitions of "posthumanism" are a bit challenging to work with when trying to relate them to educational strategies.. Unrelated to the idea of "enhanced humans" through one means or another, the Badmington paper refers to Freud witnessing "…the waning of humanism… Continue reading
EDC MOOC assignment – the end of things #edcmooc
This is my final post and final assignment for EDC MOOC. The final visual product is here, the title is
5 Rules for being human in a MOOC
If you haven't just clicked on the Prezi above then you may want to read this explanation. The idea and text for the assignment is based on this blog, if you want to you can read past posts, but it isn't essential. Continue reading
Artefact #edcmooc
Network: My First Scary Movie #edcmooc
Network was the first movie I ever saw that actually scared me. I had seen actual horror movies before, but Network terrified me in a deep way – I thought "this could actually happen. Continue reading
End of Course Reflections #edcmooc
After four weeks of reading, watching, listening, blogging, tweeting, commenting, learning and all round enjoyment I want to get my thoughts in order to start creating my artefact. So with gut instinct I quickly entered all the words that came to mind into Wordle and now I think I am more panicked than before I started but hopefully it will start to clarify in the next couple of days.
Things to come: Epiphanies? (Op-ed) #EDCMOOC
In this post I'd like to address what is lost and what is gained through online learning. Although I wrote the opinion with reference to Massive Online Open Courses, which are huge distance learning programs taught mostly by video lecture, that rely heavily on the idea of the "flipped classroom" and students making connections between readings and educational themes in their own time using peer assessment evaluations and discussion fora, I think the ideas expressed here could apply to any social learning environment.
This includes online iterations of church and other forms of horizontal open religious expression, like blog replies and twitter posts, and other goal motivated social arenas such as online gaming platforms.
Community goals
I tend to believe online activity is goal orientated. The p…
Day 24-Full Circle–The Choice is Ours #edcmooc
|photo courtesy www.sallyhepler.com
The Introduction: Approaching Post-Humanism, by Neil Badmington, goes to great length to summarize the view of Descartes as the originator of the accepted definition of "what is human. Continue reading
Post-human personalities #edcmooc
Day 24
Our core text on E-learning and Digital Cultures this week is Neil Badminton's introduction to a collection of essays on the subject of post-humanism [1].
E-Learning and Digital Culture. #edcmooc
This course fully attracted my attention and thoughts during wonderful five weeks through communication on-line and discussion the topics about Technology in the past, in the future, the role of Humanity and Post humanism. Following this chronological timeline from an ancient time to the future, I was shocked that technology influences our life in the modern world tremendously and our work and studying depends in this years on computers, Internet, mobile phone, satellite, e-library, and e-learning. Continue reading
Thinking about humanity #edcmooc
On the course E-learning and Digital Cultures we discuss a lot about the humanity and what is it to be a human. We read texts and watched videos and now I see my position starts to be not so firm..
It's well known that human is someone belonging to socium and having arrangements, conceptions and so on common for all humans. But the question (my question) is if human must be a biological individuum or not? Neil Badmington's discourse involves ideas that humans are those who have souls and have relation to the conception of life. But at this point we meet other dilemmas associated with transhumanistic ideas, the problem of cybernetic organisms and probably future possibility of saving individual consciousness.
So this is my position: the question of belonging to humans is still open and discussable, but a real human being must have at least 1) individual personality; 2) individual DNA code, even it is saved not in biological data carrier.
In this occasion with some genetic engineering operations we potentially can make from this set a readily nice human being in any conditions enabling )
Some analysis on practical materials is in my blogspot
Dystopia Practice Artefact #edcmooc
Having a play with some new online tools for creating our artefact next week, that the edcmooc team suggested.
Dystopia – video created with Animoto.
Utopia Practice Artefact #edcmooc
Overall I found http://animoto.com/ fairly easy to use and intuitive. The free 30 sec video is pretty limiting but still great effects for free.
Utopia – video created with Animoto.
We got more than a course in edcmooc
This time I want enjoy and share my happy feelings around the edcmooc course. The heading is taken from a YouTube video, which JinShenHuang has implemented as her digital artefact. I think that her message completes my conceptual writings about our course. Peer to peer learning and sharing is the point, and it is well conveyed using visualising and short sentences. Jin's video goes from heart to heart, thanks. And thanks to our technical miracle Andy Mitchell, who tweeted that source (and many others). I'll embed the video to the end of this post.
My second thanks goes to Ping LW from New Zealand, who shares her image (from our Flickr competition) with Creative Commons, so I could choose her image to be the header of this blog. The next two weeks we will be enjoying images and digital artefacts in edcmooc. Not bad at all
#edcmooc The loneliness of the long-distance moocer
So here I am in week 4 of the edcmooc and this is my first ever blog on here. I thought I would be blogging every week or every few days and even set up my rss feed accordingly the moment I started the course (late).
My Assignment #EDCMOOC
Open Education and Learning Flexibility
Learning flexibility is one of the concerns of teaching-learning society where social networking sites and social media play vital role in promoting open education. Effective learning takes place in flexible learning environment. Continue reading
Destruction of individuality in "Evangelion" #edcmooc
It is 2015. An organization called NERV, dependent on the UN, protects citizens of Tokyo-3 from the attacks by a strange beings called "Angels"; to combat these creatures, NERV developed a biomechanical giants called Decisive Combat Weapon of General Purpose Human-Artificial Evangelion (EVA, for short), which can only be piloted by teenagers.
The human touch #edcmooc
1. BT: heart to heart advert
This short film induces the reflection of contact between people in modern society. Continue reading
A.I. The moral Question #edcmooc #digitalcultureMOOC
So I have now watched A.I. again, and once again, I am glad to know that somehow I didn't remember that film either, although I know I watched it. Continue reading
A MESSAGE FOR ALL OF HUMANITY Charlie Chaplin #edcmooc
This is a powerful and inspirational message of what humanities potentials could be if they only knew they were loved. I found myself taken aback, and thought of the e-learning and digital cultures course in so many ways. Clearly that what started out as a very dystopian view, has become the phenomenon of absolute utopia in which we are able to live as an entire species, and it is my hope that we understand that we are the link between our organic environments and our technological advancements. Continue reading
They're made out of meat #edcmooc
They're Made out of Meat:
This dark, film noir, short tackles the subject of an alien culture which comes to our planet in order to discover more about us…. only to find out that 'we' are meat!!!
The irony obviously lies in the fact that the Machine-Alien-Culture questions our ability to communicate based on our being, not on our abilities. Continue reading
World Builder #edcmooc
World Builder - "I think therefore I am" – Rene Descartes
While watching this short this humanistic slogan kept running through my mind. Who's reality is this? If the man has created this entire world, why wouldn't he be able to create the woman too? Continue reading
Being human in today's digital age #edcmooc
To be human in any era means we have values and moral responsibility to create, imagine and evolve. Being human we also take responsibility to differentiate between good and evil (utopia or dystopia). It has always been and remains to be human duty to choose actions that correspond to our values and deliver good to the fellow beings and creatures. Continue reading
Exciting models of democracy like…#edcmooc
In reference to the question of whether Google is making us stupid, I note firstly the deterministic implications of the phrase and move quickly to Plato and Phaedra and writing and memory and all of that sort of thing. Now I am no scholar of Plato or philosophy, so don't hesitate to contradict me, this is just musing (happily without the muses) but Plato saw writing as limiting because the written word could not 'teach the truth' and I think that this is really relevant, both to this discussion and to how the wider questions about determinism and humanism raised in this course relate to education. As i see it Plato was not concerned on the influence on writing on the individual, but on more social/political implications. Continue reading
Hey ! Let's Meat Up ! #edcmooc
The piece of meat that makes up my brain must be teeming with life of some kind in order to provoke these reactions in me that I am now sharing with you here. Who am I and what am I made of is the question that has been troubling me ever since I watched this […]
Robbie #edcmooc
Day 23
The first of this week's films is a thought-provoking account of the 'dying thoughts' of a self-aware robot. Robbie estimates that he has been floating in space for 6000 years. Continue reading
The Spinning Coin #edcmooc
The battle royale between Utopia and Dystopia has been raging for centuries, but what is surprising is that neither side seems to be winning or losing. And at the same time, it also symbolizes the age-old co-existence of opposites. Something like the good co-existing with the bad, believers with non-believers, heroes with villains. Continue reading
Questions about What it is to be Human #edcmooc
I really like the media for week 3, but was actually drawn back to some old movies like "I, Robot" and AI. I would like to focus on thought that came up while I was watching I, Robot for the second time, but this time with all of the questions we have been contemplating within the digital cultures spectrum. Unbelievable, I didn't remember the movie at all, which is refreshing. Continue reading
The Learning Commons Approach #EDCMOOC why MOOC discussion forums are a pot of gold
Reading the forum discussions of my Blended Learning: Personalizing Education for Students Mooc, I encountered one thread that mentioned the "learning commons approach" and referencing it to a link about learning commons (http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7071. Continue reading
Things to come? (An analysis of the film "New Media") #EDCMooc
Image of a bridge courtesy of James Barker/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
It's taken me a while to write my response because I found this film a tiny bit depressing. If you read my article I hope I leave you feeling positive! Apparently the destructive metaphors we use to describe technology are pervasive and interlock with more complementary and "progressive" ideologies about digitization, that it brings Enlightenment etc., so please don't conclude I'm a techno-phobe as nothing could be further from the truth!
I've written an op-ed style counter opinion to this piece which will appear later this week. I present to you "New Media", a short film representing digital culture provocatively. I've been liberal in the scope of my answer to the questions below. If you're lost, it may help to refer back to my…
Video: Avatar Days #edcmooc
What does the final section of this film in particular reveal about the relationship between player and avatar, between the human and the simulation? What versions of the human are opened up here, and which are closed down?
Video: Robbie – A Short Film By Neil Harvey #edcmooc
Robbie – A Short Film By Neil Harvey from Neil Harvey on Vimeo.
In particular, you might want to think about the final scene of the movie in which another core sci-fi fantasy – memory backup – is drawn on. What does this notion say about the nature of mind, memory and learning, and the ways in which technological mediation is positioned in relation to it?
Video: Gumdrop #edcmooc
I guess one of the messages of the film is to show how close we are from the time when robots will be part of our lives as other humans do, occupying the same social status and role of humans.
True Skin, Bionic Eyes, Neuro Micro Processor #edcmooc
You actually read War and Peace Nick? #edcmooc
I will keep this short. Of course. A pre-internet joke. Continue reading
World Builder – A "Touchy" Issue #edcmooc
My imagination was set afire after watching this video and I was sorely tempted to write another satire on this one as well, but considering that I have been travelling for work most of this week and have a lot of catching up to do with this week's resources, I shall spare you, my dear […]
Emotions in Motion and other transhuman notions #edcmooc
What does it mean to be alive? What does it mean to be self-conscious? Continue reading
Are we the ones who lead? #edcmooc
Technology is something created by humans. Every kind of technological advancement has been there for the betterment of our lives. However, humans, being the fragile and gullible beings that we are, have let it sweep us away and at some point, we fell in love with it and lost ourselves. Continue reading
The marshmallow test, Mark 2! #edcmooc
Interesting link to a new take on the marshmallow test. What happens when the "impatient" kid is just someone who's been lied to before and sin't gonna let it happen again…
The relationship between previous experience and the "marshmallow test" from week 1
https://rochester. Continue reading
Men, MOOCS and Machines #edcmooc
Sunday November 24, 2013
Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water,
The Rise of the Avatar #edcmooc
If the symbol of posthumanism is the computer then its agent is the avatar. I have an avatar in the cybercommunity of second life. We have been having a bit of a debate about real and virtual as far as education goes. Continue reading
#edcmooc – Week 3: Reasserting the human
Week 3: Reasserting the human
#edcmooc – Week 4: Redifining the human
Week 4: Redifining the human
Is Education Catering for Introverts? #edcmooc
As we are all different and learn in different ways, education facilities whether online or traditional should reflect this. Here is a very good TED talk from Susan Cain to follow on from Friday's Edcmooc hangout's synchronous and asynchronous communication topic.
#edcmooc WEEK 3 VIDEOS
The Human Element #edcmooc
This article on our list, Perspectives on Education, encourages the use of video in online courses, but specifically video of the teachers themselves in order to retain higher numbers of students. One of the main reasons stated is:
But communicating solely via text is also alienating, says Hersh. Weighing the theoretical advantages of purely textual discourse against the demonstrated engagement benefits of presence-oriented teaching, the latter wins, he says.
On the whole I agree with the article and indeed professionally we incorporate video of the instructor for the first slide of a recorded lecture to provide the student with a 'human' to connect with and then let the remaining slides flow with audio only to keep the file size to a minimum. However, I disagree with the premise that 'communicating solely via text is also alienating' in that I believe it is how you use text that can be engaging or alienating.
If I were to enroll today on an online course only to find that the entire teaching content consisted of Word or PowerPoint documents I would not even make it through to tomorrow. If on the other hand I discovered that the content was provided around blogs, tweets, discussion threads in addition to the Word and PowerPoint files I would be much more likely to stick it out to the end. For me, the method of the textual communication is the important element, if a human is speaking to me directly as in a blog I will engage with that content but if it is a lengthy article written in the third person then I am much more likely to drift off.
I want the instructor to speak to me as a fellow human, whether that is via video, text, image, discussion, podcast or a mixture of these I honestly don't mind.
Robbie … a Human Being #edcmooc
Robbie has limited basic human rights simply because he is a robot. The right to live is neglected because he is re-programmed with advancement of technology in 2035 with a 'human heart and brain'. Continue reading
Gumdrop #edcmooc
She shuns from taking hallucinogens. Neither wants to go nude. This alien robot's sexy embedded voice has nothing to show off except her being human. Continue reading
Digital Education: a good dream or a nightmare? #edcmooc
I was actually setting up myself to sketch my imagination about a metaphor to digital education to participate in image competition. However my limited skills in arts and sketch did not help me draw what I thought of. Therefore, I would like to express the metaphor in words. Continue reading
Day 20 – Evolution/Creation Why Not Both? #edcmooc
I have found this week's topic the most interesting yet, and also the hardest to put my thoughts into words. In Steve Fuller's lecture, Humanity 2.0, his "jumping off point" for his whole theory about the non-humanity of mankind is that we are really not that different from apes. Continue reading
Day 21 – What is a Human? #edcmooc
As week 3 draws to a close, I realize we have only one week of content left and then a mad dash to finish up our artifacts and *poof* no more EDCmooc! I find it hard to remember LBM (life before MOOC). But as that is still many a sleepless night away, I will defer further reflection on that topic. Continue reading
Human presence in #edcmooc
My heading was first Human presence in massive open courses but I made it shorter. I am following the edcmooc course and contextualise all my thoughts accordingly.
InBox as utopian view of technology #edcmooc
Popplet on gains and losses of technological development in "Thursday" #edcmooc
From the history of technological development in "Bendito Machine III" to the fatal side-effects in the grim future in "New Media" – dystopian films compared #edcmooc
Week one Commentary on technological determinism and various other determinisms and considerations of ownership and control @edcmooc
Week one Commentary on technological determinism and various other determinisms and considerations of ownership and control.
We were asked to home in on questions of ownership and control with regards to how the internet technology/ technology is controlling/ being controlled. Continue reading
Break Free #edcmooc
An altered Being #EDCMOOC
Reality – Digitality #edcmooc
Now we're thinking about the humanity and what is it to be a human being. At first two videos showing the problem of virtuality and it's connection with reality. Continue reading
#edcmooc week 3: Being Human or Who wants to meet meat?
4 features of strong technological determinism spotted in Bendito Machine III video #edcmooc
#EDCMOOC Week 2 activities and reflections – a work in progress.
Have jumped into week 2 welcome video and resources to continue my MOOC journey. I will make a point of connecting with twitter, discussion forums and blogs to get some other learner perspectives this week
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Sebastian Thrun, godfather of the massive open online course, has quietly spread a plastic tarp on the floor, nudged his most famous educational invention into the center, and is about to pull the trigger. Thrun—former Stanford superprofessor, Silicon Valley demigod, and now CEO of online-course purveyor Udacity—just admitted to Fast Company's openly smitten Max Chafkin that his company's courses are often a "lousy product. Continue reading
"…archived in the province of Media…"#edcmooc / #edcmoocw3 – Sunset Observer #22 …by Whitney Farmer – Un Pop Culture | @MDWorld
He being Ezra – whose Twitter profile would describe as 'Royal Scribe from Babylon' – when he wrote about Cyrus' decree that silenced the critics and authorized the rebuilding of the wall in Jerusalem.
The new ruler Darius had received a letter from Tattenai – the governor of the occupying forces who had been part of a plan to delay work for 14 years in the region – questioning whether permission had been granted. This caused Darius to commission a search of the library of the treasure city of Ecbatana to see if the ruler who had preceded him had issued a royal decree. Ecbatana was the capital of Media.
Cyrus had decreed it, and Darius found it. And it was the type of document that carried both full provision for the project as well as severe consequences for anyone who attempted to interfere with the work.
When I as wee lass first read this passage years ago, I was struck by the power of Media. In this place, the thoughts and intentions of a king long dead could change the current landscape. Confusion departed and provision arrived. In this space, the past and present collide and become the future.
For us who live in this millennium, the province of Media has become a virtual reality but no less powerful. It is a place where visions are written down so that the heralds can run with them. It's where we can make a living and a space where we might even find love.
What has changed except the appearance? An archive is library is a hardrive is cloud file sharing. The individual 'we' that comes from the words that we use to express our histories and visions is aggregated into the face of a land and a civilization and a species. Even 'broadcasting' is an ancient technology. This is an agricultural method used since humanity decided that a land was green and that we were tired of foraging. Farmers would cast the seed broadly – broadcasting – in order to create the potential for a great harvest without the tender seedlings having to compete for light and nutrition from being too near together in the soil.
Broadcasting through the Media in a MOOC or other virtual venue creates massive change, but this change is the result of the individual scaled efforts of the seed that lands well. Like an impressionistic painting, from a distance a form is evident. Within a hands-breadth view, the surprising colors and efforts that have made up the whole become visible and the global effect is invisible. Individual efforts are distinct and valuable both because of how they contribute to the whole as well as the manifestation of the single vision.
My words are archived. Our words are archived. It is worth a sober contemplation. Our shared temptation to fall off the Grid raises up against us when we accidently hit 'reply all' or dumb-text or commit a cultural offense via typo. But the greater risk is not participating actively in the archive. 'Never forget" is an anthem that requires accurate accounting to combat the hearsay of our individual Tattenai(s) that allowed building to be stopped for 14 years.
So my library includes Star Trek and the Bible, remedial manuals and bilingual poetry, math and love. You want to use that against me?
I hereby issue a royal decree: Rather than harm, my words will bless.
P.S. I'm now on Twitter. farmer_whitney. And Flickr. Finally. Yes, you were right.
NEXT TIME: Raising All Boats…
Pic of part of my library, my #edcmoocw3 project submission for #edcmooc, from my cell phone.
Video: Heart to Heart #edcmooc
Film: Toyota GT86: the 'real deal' advert #edcmooc
Pedagogical principles of MOOCs
Last week we studied the future of digital life and learning in our edcmooc course. One of the recommended articles was Bonnie Stewart's Massiveness + Openness = New Literacies of Participation? in JOLT. There has been a lot of discussion around different MOOCs after the birth of xMOOCs in 2011. I want to contribute to this discussion using a presentation of Lourdes Guardia. She is professor and researcher of the eLearn Center (Center of Research, Innovation and Training in e-learning) at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). Her presentation was broadcasted online to Turku, Finland and the link is found in this program. I appreciate her researcher attitude because I was tired of hearing about competitions between c and xMOOCs.
The areas of research in which Guardia is focused on are the techno-pedagogical design or instructional design, the educational technology and the didactics, the e-portfolio, and the development of models based on the use of the ICT (e-learning). She has been working in all them participating and coordinating different projects of research and of innovation, at national and international level. She has published different articles, papers and chapters of books about techno-pedagogical design and the use of the ICT. Nowadays she's participating in projects of research and of innovation about techno-pedagogical design, personalization of the learning processes, e-portfolios and the evaluation of the learning process.
In this slide you can see how Lourdes Guardia presented the long history of online learning. I think our orientation in edcmooc is similar.
What happened to learning during this long history? What improves and prevents or even obstructs learning? MOOCs are quite new, in 2008 began the connectivist movement and in 2011 the x MOOCs . I participated in CCK08 and my many studies are described in this blog. I've tried to assess my learning, beginning from practicing English – my first challenge. The factors affecting behind learning are changing but it is not easy to analyse how and when learning becomes better or worse.
I didn't know this situation in Europe : Spain offers more MOOCs than other countries. UK, of course, offers many
The growth in the number of courses has been rapid. The quantities are always easy to measure but the quality would be more important to know. What is the best pedagogy of MOOCs ?
Lourdes Guardia presented her (and many research groups') findings as pedagogical principles. These are defined in the following picture:
I agreed with these principles in the online session and I suppose that most of these principles are included in the edcmooc design.
We had a Hangout last Friday and some creative innovations were thrown in the air. We decided to crowdsource the subtitle to our meeting and the content. The recording is available but writing a transcript jointly is an interesting experiment. It follows the principles of empowerment, collaborative learning, social networking, peer assistance, media-technology-enhanced learning.
We also gathered photos about the global classroom. Some people took the photo about computers, I thought that myself must be included in the photo. Someone had a baby in her arms. I liked that idea of global environment. I am waiting for the crowdsourced content. I feel that participating in it requires better English than I have. How can we move from the transcriptions to summaries? Is it the test of quality in collaboration? The language skills restrict many participants' writing – or I should try anyway, to test how the automatic writer works. I have never tried such a thing earlier. Edcmooc = to do many new things.
Do we agree with Lourdes Guardia's conclusions? Deep pedagogical debate: is it going on in edcmooc ? We make history.
EDIT 21.11. the first year of xMOOC was autumn 2011 (not in 2010 as I said) and later in 2012 there were more xMOOCs.


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Sugar Scrub is WONDERFUL! It exfoliates, and leaves your skin soft and wonderful!
Recipe: 1 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup White Sugar
2 TBS Oil (your favorite- except mineral, it dries out skin)
2 TBS vanilla
For this recipe I quadrupled the batch and filled CD tins I purchased at a HUGE discount last year in the Wilton Wedding section. Printed labels that were provided and Wow! LOVE LOVE LOVE this SCRUB!

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The Top Wine Trend Predictions Of 2016, From Expert Sommeliers
Wine lovers can look forward to the expansion and emergence of several interesting trends this year—but what exactly are they?
We asked a group of sommeliers around Chicago to look into their crystal Zalto Burgundy glasses to predict what they see as the top wine trends coming in 2016. There were five trends that stood out… Read more
Raise CEO Talks Culture, the 'Ridiculous' Cloud Tax and Building a B2C Tech Success In Chicago
It's fair to assume that few Chicago tech CEOs are as interesting as Raise founder George Bousis. When he's not making plans to hang with Cubs ace Jake Arrieta or getting Lupe Fiasco to play at Raise's holiday party, he's leading the 300+ person team at one of Chicago's fastest growing startups. Read more
Blood Donor Center named for fallen Marine Nicholas Xiarhos
Every year since U.S. Marine Cpl. Nicholas Xiarhos was killed in combat in southern Afghanistan in 2009, his family has held a blood drive in his honor. This month, Cape Cod Healthcare dedicated the Blood Donor Center at Cape Cod Hospital in his name. Read more
Oracle opens new hub in Greece
Oracle has just opened a new software center in Greece: Oracle's cloud development hub will develop software applications and tools and provide support for customers of the California-based IT company. Read more
An Ottawa model is being used to help Greeks beat tobacco addiction
Greeks love their tobacco. Thirty-eight per cent of them smoke, the highest rate in Europe and more than twice the rate in Canada. Getting them to quit is a daunting challenge. Sophia Papadakis isn't fazed, though. Armed with a smoking cessation method developed by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and some grant money… Read more
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution
The grant supports the naming in honor of Archbishop Iakovos of The Reflection Area as well as recognition of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation as a Keystone Donor. The NMAAHC aims to tell a more complete American story by looking at the nation's history through an African American lens. It is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history, and culture. Read more


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DL- Malic Acid appears as a white crystal or crystalline powder with high water absorbability and is easily soluble in water and ethanol. This product offers a mouthfeel close to that of natural juice and has natural fragrance. It is known as "best food acidity regulator" in biological and nutritional fields. It is widely used in foods such as wines, beverages, fruit juices and chewing gums to improve their tastes and flavors.
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Fly was waiting. He leaned over a branch and smiled at Stealth, "Back so soon?" Not waiting for Stealth to get close enough to answer, he flipped backwards and extended his paws. The squirrel's body flattened and a gust of wind caught him, forcing the loose flaps of skin along his sides to stretch and catch it enough to drag him aloft like a kite.
Stealth wasn't about to be left on the branch, she snarled and pounced for the squirrel. He tried to evade her, but with a tail almost four times the length of his body, he couldn't get out of the way in time. Stealth's forepaws grabbed and slide through the thick black fur on Fly's tail, sinking into skin and holding.
"LET go!" Fly squealed, "You're throwing my balance!" He floundered in the air, pain shooting from where Stealth's claws were embedded.
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Published at Friday, March 08th, 2019 - 10:07:49 AM. Bedroom. By Alisz Schmitt.
Not sure about the difference between Baroque and Rococo? In short, Baroque refers to a period spanning from the 17th century until the beginning of the 18th century and is epitomized by Louis the XIVth and Versailles. It is opulent and a heavier style – more "serious." Rococo is often considered a subset of the Baroque era, sometimes even called late Baroque. It is typically lighter, more feminine and whimsical. Giving a bedroom a touch of Baroque or Rococo is easy to do. Personal preference will drive how much of the look is appropriate for you.
This way a balance will be created. As for the floor, you could use a soft rug or carpet to cover most of it. Since black is a very strong and dramatic color as well as a cold and dark one, you should use elements that add warmth to the décor in order to balance everything evenly and to end up with a cozy and inviting bedroom.
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Biomarkers in Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Diagnostic value of biochemical markers and their relation to disease progression
Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis (compilation)
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CSF biomarkers and clinical progression of Parkinson disease.Sara Hall, Yulia Surova, Ohrfelt, A., Zetterberg, H., Daniel Lindqvist & Oskar Hansson, 2015, In : Neurology. 84, 1, p. 57-63
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Longitudinal Measurements of Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Parkinson's Disease.Sara Hall, Yulia Surova, Öhrfelt, A., Blennow, K., Zetterberg, H. & Oskar Hansson, 2016, In : Movement Disorders.
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At Katie's playground there are swings, a slide, a see-saw, a roundabout and a springy. Can you imagine the best playground in the world? Tell us about it!
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Integral Ad Science addresses issues regarding fraud, viewability, brand risk and TRAQ (a proprietary media quality score) of digital advertising placements.
IAS' customer service were overwhelmed by their client's struggling with a cumbersome platform in an industry that's in a constant state of flux. After my initial interactions with the platform I too was overwhelmed. This barrier-to-entrance was an immense challenge for even the most experienced users to create an ad placement.
So I immediately I began to write a list of questions:
With so many questions I sought out those on the front lines, their customer service team. They supplied plenty of insight on the users, the platform (and workrounds), and the industry itself. I asked CS to find times their clients could meet with me and members from my team.
That's quite a challenge to create an experience that's suitable for all. So I started off by simply make a heurisitic evaulation of the platform. I found many inconsistencies with the architecture and asked to have these corrected. But this would not prove to be enough.
Example of my heuristic evaluation
My team and I spit-balled dozens of ideas and flows. With each iteration brought us closer to understanding the isses. We invited product and dev to comment on our work often. Their feedback helped us develop even more solutions. But the most important feedback we sought was from the customer service team.
Quick sketches completed with my colleagues
User testing while I watched them perform select tasks
User test results example
Additional quick concepting examples
After dozens of whiteboard iterations we concluded a flow and I set out to digitize them. Digitizing our ideas proved to have unforeseen interactions and technological snafus. But this brought us closer to a solution. I shared our findings with the teams via Jira, Confluence, and good ole' water cooler conversation.
As we gained more insight we decided to start developing the personas. After conducting several internal sessions we concluded four personality types that used the platform.
Example of our personas
The personas supplied me with more than enough scenarios for me to create nearly every interaction a user would have with the platform.
Once we launch the new platform we measured our improvements by how fewer calls customer service would receive. It started off slowly, but within the month CS was spending less time putting out fires and more time cultivating new relationships.View select screens


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A move towards activism for the Spanish fragrance market
Aug 30, 2019 | By Maria Florencia Ameneiros
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Lucky Brand and Ornamental Conifer have teamed up to create the perfect jacket to get you through this transitional weather in style.
For the first-time ever Lucky brand taps into the collaboration train and the outcome is a match made in denim/leather heaven. Brand collaborations are nothing new in the fashion/retail world, but it comes as a delightful surprise to see Lucky brand tapping into this trend for the first time and supporting local artists.
Ornamental Conifer, known for its authentic, colourful hand painted idioms definitely brings a modern street appeal to Lucky, something noticeably fresh and new for the laid-back LA brand.
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Translation from the Domesday entry (left):
'... IN Bucklow Hundred Ranulf and Bigot held Northenden which was previously the manor of Wulfgeat, a freeman [lib. ho.], that there were about two hundred cultivated acres [1 hida] liable to tax geld, land for two ploughs, a church [eccla] and woodlands [siluae]. Its value was three shillings. In the time of King Edward the Confessor [T.R.E.] it had been worth ten shillings. Baguley and nearby Sunderland were now held by Gilbert, Ranulf and Hamon - four manors, now also worth three shillings.'
In the Domesday Book of 1086 we have the first record of Northenden and Baguley. It was made for William the Conqueror after the redistribution of land from the English to the
Normans following his invasion in 1066. The 'total waste' (wasta e tola) reflects the devastation in the north following a rebellion in 1069-70 and William's savage 'harrying of the North' afterwards.
The story of Wythenshawe is the story of the three ancient townships of Northenden, Baguley and Northen Etchells. Northenden in the north of Wythenshawe and Baguley in the west appeared in the Domesday entry above. The trinity was completed with
Northern Etchells , the eastern part of Wythenshawe. Down the centuries the fortunes of the three rural townships, Northenden, Baguley and
Northern Etchells were interwoven: the forces that bound them together were partly the waters of the River Mersey and the Fairywell, Baguley and Gatley Brooks and partly the matrimonial webs spun by the Tattons, the archetypal country squires of Wythenshawe Hall.
The trio of townships, by the 20th century called civil parishes, were formally welded together as the suburban Garden City of Wythenshawe when they became part of
Manchester in 1931. The Tattons have now gone but, in spite of the bricks and mortar and the glass and aluminium, the rural atmosphere and clean air are still present.
The name Northenden ('Northen' to many locals) tells us that the place existed as a northern-den in the Saxon kingdom, of Mercia (whose northern boundary was the
Mersey ). At this point in its course the
Mersey is likely to have been forded and used by Man from the earliest times, and axe-hammers of the Bronze Age have been found in and around Northenden. Early farmers would have found the sandy soil of the
Mersey terrace, which formed a shelf about a mile wide south of the river, easier to cultivate than the boulder clay just a little further south. The nearest Roman roads were at
Sale (Watling Street) and
Stockport , but again the
Mersey and its banks would have been used as a link
Topping the small hill that rises from the
Mersey at Northenden is the church dedicated to St Wilfrid, the seventh-century Bishop of Ripon who established the Roman form of Christianity in
. During the rebuilding of the church in the 1870s, rubble walls, possibly of Saxon origin, were found. The dedication to Wilfrid may be a pointer to the date of the founding of the church but it would be wishful speculation to assert that the saint visited Northenden.
Connection between Sir WIlliam de Baguley and the original Hamon Massey that served under Hugh Lupus:
There is an old saying in Cheshire that there are "As many Masseys as asses". The founder of the family in England was Hamon deMascey, a Norman, who accompanied William the Conqueror and acquired Dunham in Cheshire which has from that circumstance ever since borne the suffix of Massey.
In the Middle Ages the gentry of Cheshire were proud of their practice of not marrying outside the county, which led to a restricted number of surnames in the county. As they said: "There be as many Masseys as asses, Lees as fleas, Fittons as kittens, Eatons as peasens [peas], Duttons as muttons, Dones as bones and Davenports as dogs' tails."
Sir William Baguley's parents were Ralph De Baguley and Joesia Massey (her father was Hamon deMascey, Baron of Dunham Massey).
In the parish of Bowden, in the county of Chester, the township of Baguley was the seat of a family who took their name from the place. Early in the reign of Henry the Third, Richard de Baguley, whose wife was Alice daughter and heir of Ralph de Vernon, was lord of Baguley, and his son Ralph de Baguley succeeded him, who by his wife, a daughter of Hamon Massey, Lord of Dunham, Massey, had three sons viz: 1. Sir John Baguley of Baguley, Knt, whose granddaughter Ellen was heir to her brothers and carried the estates by marriage to Sir John Legh (Leigh?).
When the Normans came in William the Conqueror's time (1066-1087) the area known as Baggiley in Cheshire was held by Hamon de Mascy, Baron of Durham Massy, who was given it as a reward for his Knights service. It was to be handed down to his heirs and successors. Around the time of King John, (1129-1216), the heir of Hamon Massy, another Hamon Massy, gave Mathew Massy of Bromhale: Bromhale, Duckenfield, and two parts of Biggiley. At this time the "Hamon Massy" heirs adopted the name Biggiley, as well. Later it became known as Baguley. It is certain that this town gave the name to the family Biggiley (Baguley.) There were certain Biggileys known to be resident as early as the reign of Henry III, (1216-1272). Baguley is about twelve miles from Manchester.
Sir William de Baggiley (aka: de Baguley) born c1260 was knighted by King Edward I, and later married one of the King's daughters, Lucy Corona who was born out of wedlock. It was quite common in those days for the King to have children by someone other than the Queen. Lucy's mother (a Lady in Waiting) worked in the King's court. Sir William and Lucy had five children who all married into well-to-do families. During this time the Baguley family were quite well up in the aristocracy of England. They owned the Salt Mines in Cheshire and a mill for processing from which they made their fortune.
In the reign of Edward II, Sir William de Baguley was made Lord of Baguley. Sir William built Baguley Hall around 1320 and was Lord of the Manor until his death.
The International Genealogical Index indicates births as early as 1170 in the area. If that is true then, the original name is therefore Massy. As to whether Hamon Massy, Baron of Durham was a direct ancestor of Sire William de Baggiley (aka: de Baguley) still has to be established.
2nd. William de Baguley, whose estates and those he acquired by marriage with Clementia, daughter and heir of Roger de Chedale, passed with his daughter Isabella, who died in 1364, to her husband Sir Thomas Daniers.
In 1092 King William Rufus was a guest at the Court of Hugh Lupus in Chester, at least two of his Barons attended the King, Hamon de Mascy and William Venables. They along with their entourage of adherents and servants of Hamon's, accompanied the King on a hunting expedition in the Wirrall Peninsula. This probably took place on lands which had been set aside as a hunting preserve of the King and treated as his possession, which had not been the subject of a grant, not even to Earl Hugh Lupus.
No doubt it was a consequence of some occurrence on this hunting expedition that a new estate was given to Hamon l, in fee of Hugh Lupus. Pottington, the area which is called today the village of Puddington, was granted by the King himself, so that there after the de Mascy Cheshire Barons held it in fee of the King rather than in fee of the Earl.
For that reason Pontington was in later years especially prized. One can only speculate why King William Rufus made this generous grant. However, as soon as the Hunting party returned to Hugh Lupus' Castle at Chester, Hamon sought out a scrivener, possibly a Monk whose duties were appropriate to the purpose of recording as follows:
"I, William, King of England do give onto Mascy all my right, interest and title to the hop and hopland (Valley land) from me and mine with bow and arrow, when I shoot upon yerrow (the Place), and in witness to the sooth (action or statement) I seal with my wang tooth." Inscribed as witness was William Venables "fratre suo".
In the consideration given to the first Hamon de Mascy it should be remembered that he was a part of the court and governing body of nobles in Cheshire at a time when it was a county Palatinate under Earl Hugh Lupus.
What this means is, that it's rule was like that under a country under martial law. At least Earl Hugh Lupus was not hampered by either King William the Conqueror or King William Rufus and he reigned in Cheshire as King. The Barons and their Lords were almost constantly put to defend against the Welsh on Cheshire's western border and to maintain control over the Saxons who made up the bulk of the population.
Hamon Massey, the first Baron of Dunham-Massey, held the towns of Dunham, Bowden, Hale, Ashley and half of Owlerton in Bucklow Hundred, under Hugh Lupus, Earl of Cheshire in the reign of William the Conqueror. All of which one Edward held formerly, as appears by Domesday Book. So it appears this Edward was dispossessed of his right herein and these lands given to Hamon by Hugh Lupus. Hamon also had land in Maxfield, Hundred, Bromal and Pudding ton, in Virally Hundred and other places, at the same time.
Source. 'The History of Cheshire', by Sir Peter Leycester.


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First Year College Scholarships are awarded to deserving high school students who are residents of Hallandale Beach.
In 1960, Mrs. Chester Norteman attended Class Night at South Broward High School and was disappointed when not one civic or service organization from Hallandale Beach appeared on the stage to present an award to a Hallandale student. Mother of a graduate, she realized how much an award of even $100 (then) would mean to a student planning to work his way through college. To arouse interest in scholarships, she wrote to the organizations in town saying "discuss it, give it some thought and perhaps take some action."
In September 1960, S. Lee Crouch, President of the Hallandale Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, urged by Ross Amos, invited all Hallandale civic and service organizations to form a Council of their Presidents or Representatives to serve as a clearing house for community projects and a vehicle for cooperative action. At the October meeting of the newly formed Hallandale Community Council, Ernie Pinto, Kiwanis representative suggested scholarships as a Council project. After meeting with Frank Schwall, Guidance Counselor at South Broward High School, the Council named its first Scholarship Fund Committee: Charles Knorr, Edna Norteman, Betty Sapienza, Theresa Wipple and Chairman Pinto. Donations from twelve organizations were received that year allowing the first award to be presented by President Ernie Pinto to Richard Sullivan on June 7, 1961.
Since then the Hallandale Community Council Scholarship Fund (as it was known) has recognized the achievements of hundreds of Hallandale Beach resident graduates with financial awards ranging from $100 to $5000 each, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Students apply for scholarships through the aid of the Guidance Counselors at their own schools. In turn, the Counselors provide the Committee with additional information… cumulative average, class rank, extra curricular activities, results of achievement, aptitude and college entrance tests. The choice of school is left to the student but the Committee requires that his or her application be accepted and the student enrolled before any funds are disbursed.
Scholarship students have attended local community colleges, state and private universities across the country (including Harvard) and such foreign universities as Universidad de las Americas and Columbus International in Spain. Some students also receive financial assistance for continued studies in vocational/trade/technology schools.
Usually, scholarships are for the first year of advanced education. If a student proves to be good college material during his or her first year, supplemental financial assistance may be available to continue.
In 2009 the Hallandale Community Council Scholarship Fund, Inc. became the Hallandale Scholarship Fund, Inc. and continues to provide scholarship awards to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Hallandale Beach.


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Novi Schools is a dynamic community school district whose students come from more than 50 different countries around the globe. They bring with them a variety of skills, talents, interests, learning styles, and a wide array of social and academic needs.
We are committed to accelerating student achievement, eliminating racial disparities, creating a positive school and district culture, and fostering innovation. We educate and support the whole child and prepare every student to achieve academic excellence and strength of character, so that they have the opportunity to succeed in the future.
Novi Schools is a place where people who are committed to meaningful change have joined together to enable student excellence. We offer challenging opportunities to individuals looking for career growth in an environment that recognizes individuals for their contributions. We are always searching for strategic thinkers, team players and innovators.
We believe every employee is important to the district's vision statement and goals, and as a whole we provide excellent educational experiences that equip students for success today and tomorrow.
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Coinbase provides several options for generating 2-factor authentication (2FA) codes with various levels of setup.
Security keys are the most secure method for 2FA. For more information:
Google Authenticator, Duo, or similar authenticator apps provide a very secure configuration for 2FA. These do not require phone reception or internet access once set up. For more information on setting up: Managing Google Authenticator
If you verify a phone number via text message without installing any Authy apps, you will automatically receive 2FA codes via SMS text message.
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With Sekoia staff members can immediately record anything to do with behaviour, medicine, food or fluid intake, falls, skin texture to state a few examples – within a matter of seconds. This creates a clear and transparent system where patterns may be picked up very early on and preventive measures may be put in place to provide better care tomorrow.
Medicine is a pertinent aspect of a service user's well-being and safety. Sekoia allows you to create Medicine tasks where you are able to add a description which you can tailor to include any and all information you require in the administration of medicine.


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Not many artists so far removed from a hit record can fill up a venue as large as Radio City Music Hall. Nearly a decade has passed since Janet Jackson last topped the Billboard hot 100 singles chart ("All For You," 2001). But there she was Friday night—hair short and slicked—in a sexy, tight gray jumpsuit singing to a packed house on the first of three nights of her Number Ones tour at the famed New York venue.
Oh, how easily we forget. Or perhaps it was just me… Janet's got hits! Obviously, it's called Number Ones for a reason. She has ten that have reached the No. 1 spot on the hot 100 during her career, 26 altogether in the top 20, and of those smashes several have ranked above all in their respective R&B and dance charts.
Jackson opened with her 1987 R&B chart topper "Pleasure Principle" and continued with a blitz of classics. Somehow I remembered the words to them all. As did my fellow fans, pausing from reciting lyrics only to squeal or hoot. "Alright," "Miss You Much," and "What Have You Done for Me Lately" all came partnered with the crisp choreography from there '80s videos. Her voice, both feathery and gruff at times, was strong all evening. There appeared to be no lip-syncing, which she's often accused of.
In true Janet fashion, the show was sexually charged. Cleavage and crotch-grazing was at a maximum during Ms. Jackson's "Nasty." Noticeably absent, however, was the notoriously X-rated portion of her set. In the past cuts like "Anytime, Any Place" or "Rope Burn" (not a former No. 1) led to racy S&M action. Unfortunately, at least for this writer, none of that stuff went down. She didn't even perform "Anytime." Maybe the 44-year-old's over stripteases. Hope not!
Aside from the absence of absolute freakiness, the show was superb. A montage of her acting gigs in Poetic Justice and sitcoms Good Times and Diff'rent Strokes ran during a short intermission. There wasn't any pretentious storyline; this was a concert displaying her growth as an artist and the tracks released during the journey. She wrapped with a brief, but emotional go at "Scream," the duet with her fallen brother Michael Jackson, as the video played on the jumbo screen. Then she left with the tear-jerking "Together Again" while childhood pictures of the siblings flashed.
It's tough to decipher Janet's place in music history. Statistically, the fact that she's one of the most successful artists of the last 25 years is unquestionable. She's in a class with Madonna, though not mentioned as much. She should be. As I've been reminded, Jackson's got an extensive résumé, boasting more jams than one can count on their fingers and toes. Neither they nor she should be forgotten.
Janet closes out her New York run tonight. Going to make it to Radio City? Plan on catching her Number Ones tour in another city? Ever been to one of her concerts? Let us know in the comments below.
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What is funny is that in a matter of a couple of weeks I will be so unemployed (as far as I know; I mean I might start playing lotto and attending church for divine help).
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A typical frustration at starbucks is when the guy next to you is hogging the electrical outlets. But what if he openly wore a gun, like someone lost from a Clint Eastwood set? What would you do: take a seat next to him or get that cappuccino to go?
The patrons of at least five Starbucks locations in California's Bay Area have faced this dilemma in recent weeks. Gun owners have walked into various Starbucks--including in liberal enclaves like San Francisco, San Jose and Cupertino (the home of Apple)--openly wearing weapons while they drink their coffee.
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After graduating with a degree in broadcast journalism, Megan began her career at an Orange County-based marketing company working in the print marketing side of the business. After gaining experience in the marketing field, she was hired as a copywriter in the Marketing department at Glidewell Laboratories. Five months later, she began co-hosting "Chairside Live," the lab's popular weekly dental web series. Taking on a significantly expanded role, she was promoted to Associate Producer of "Chairside Live" in November 2015. Megan's on-camera work extends beyond "Chairside Live," as she frequently utilizes her talents as a writer and host on various internal marketing projects.
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Q: What's the culture like at Glidewell Laboratories?
A: I would describe the culture as welcoming and supportive. The first day that I was here as a copywriter, all my fellow copywriters came down and showed me the ropes and were very supportive, and I feel like that is true of the entire company. I have yet to meet someone here who isn't supportive of their teammates and doesn't want them to succeed. I would also say that it's generous. The company really treats its employees well and you feel that on a day-to-day basis. Finally, I would say that the company is revolutionary. If you go back and you look at the history of the company, from starting in a garage to where we are today, I think we have been at the forefront of revolutionizing the dental industry. I'm just excited to be a part of it.
Q: How does the company's future look to you?
A: Bright! If you look at our past and the way we have constantly evolved and changed with the times — even been ahead of the times — I think we will continue to do that. But with that said, I also feel like the future is not going to change the company's core values and beliefs. We are going to continue to be the supportive, caring, generous environment that people love about this company. Even though we have grown to be a very large company, the people here make it feel small, like a family. So when you walk into work, it's like you're with your friends. And we're all committed to the same tasks of bettering the company and ultimately bettering the lives of patients everywhere.
Q: Do you see a bright future for the company's employees as well?
A: Glidewell Laboratories offers such an incredible space to grow professionally and personally. Whatever it is that you aspire to do, we have definite room for growth. That's one of the things I love about the company. I started off as a junior copywriter and within six months I was given the opportunity to co-host a web series. So as you come into this company, you will start in one position, but that might lead to something else and maybe in a different department. Or maybe it will be in the same department, but a different position. I feel like the ability to grow and make those moves is something you don't always get in every job. But more important than that, not only is there the opportunity to grow and move up, but your bosses and your colleagues want that for you. My boss was very instrumental in helping me achieve what I have here at this company, and I am just so thankful to be at a place where everybody is rooting for one another. The people who work here really do help one another because ultimately they know that when you succeed, when I succeed, when we succeed, the company succeeds.
Q: What's the best part about working at Glidewell for you personally?
A: For me, it's that I get to do what I love. My degree is in broadcast journalism, and I get to come and be on camera and help educate dentists. It's an honor. A lot of people get a degree in something and then end up working in something else, and I'm lucky to be able to apply my degree to my job. I also get to come in and work with a team of people who are excited to be here. So I'm able to do what I love in a supportive environment with people that I actually enjoy being around.
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11 Oct 2017 By Tarekegn Umuro, Programs Officer, CNEWA Addis Ababa Office
It is well remembered that CNEWA intervened in the severe shortage of food that happened in Adigrat Eparchy in 2016. At that time, the prompt response of CNEWA enabled the eparchy to provide famix, teff powder, and sugar for lactating mothers, pregnant women, children under the age of five and elderly people through two Catholic health facilities; we were also able to feed children through parish feeding programs during summer 2016. Although the support of the government and NGOs — including CNEWA — saved millions from life-threatening drought, chronic food shortages in the area have continued in 2017, too. So CNEWA has continued to support Catholic schools and children attending adjacent government schools by providing nutritious biscuits. The biscuit distribution program stopped in the first week of July 2017 as the academic year ended. But the Eparchy Youth Ministry Office appealed to CNEWA's Addis Ababa Office to continue the parish feeding support, providing biscuits and bread for children and youth during the summer school break from 7 July to 10 September 2017. CNEWA, considering the real situation of the region and the experience of the previous year, accepted and approved the appeal of the Youth Ministry Office to share the already-approved fund for 2017 between the schools and parishes' support.
Pastoral activities in the Adigrat Eparchy are structured in three levels: parishes, zones and diocese levels. Accordingly, the 34 parishes of the Eparchy are grouped into seven zones, depending on their geographical location and distance. The Eparchial Youth Ministry Office, through the person of the Rev. Negasi Yohannes, coordinates pastoral activities at all levels.
All the 34 parishes were involved in the summer youth programs at parish, zone and diocesan levels. The program was not simply the distribution of biscuits and bread for the children and youth in each level. According to the Father Negasi, there was a plan prepared for summer youth activities by the Youth Ministry Coordination Office in consultation with all parish priests. At the parish level, it was planned to engage children and youth in catechism, songs, sports and tutorial classes for lower grade children in English language and mathematics lessons. Catechism classes incorporated Bible studies, teaching about the sacraments, liturgy and ethics. The program was conducted from 3-5 days per week in each parish during the summer period indicated above. Some parishes had programs throughout the weeks. Fr. Negasi explained, "It was a systematically arranged program; when the youth arrive to their respective parishes, first they learn catechism; next they play volleyball or football or other type of games according to their own interest; after the sport, they gather to rehearse spiritual songs for Sunday services; then distribution of biscuits or bread follows before they leave to their homes." Some parishes that have university students benefitted more because the university students voluntarily used their holidays to assist in tutoring classes for lower grade children in English language and mathematics lessons.


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Bards with ClassBy Skip Williams
Bards are often depicted as ne'er-do-wells and charlatans who prefer not to meet challenges head on. A character who fits that stereotype can be fun, but a bard also can function as a person of deep knowledge and wide experience, a folk hero, a slumming aristocrat, or a general handyman.
The Pros and Cons of a Bard
A bard most often exercises his true strength through others. He also has abilities and spells that provide information, or that serve some other utilitarian function.
Bard Assets
When you chose a bard, you gain access to a substantial array of magical abilities, most of which influence other creatures. Below are several assets you have going for you when you play a bard.
Bard Weaknesses
As with characters of other classes, the bard's many advantages come at a price. Here are a few of the disadvantages you should keep in mind if you're considering a bard character.
Playing a Classy Bard
Great bards usually use the following techniques, so if you're playing one, try to build your strategy around these concepts.
Staying on Top of Things
Your ability to win friends and influence people isn't worth much if your party tends to slay first and ask questions later. Thus, you should always be ready to talk about options with intelligent foes. Furthermore, you need to move quickly when an encounter begins, so that you have a chance to exchange a few words with opponents before swords and spells fly.
On the other hand, your ability to call up obscure information can be a real lifesaver when a baffling situation arises. So be ready to ask some questions that can get to the heart of the matter when you see the game grinding to a halt.
Your spell selection greatly influences the contributions that you can make during an encounter, so it pays to choose spells that keep your options open. A good mix includes a few offensive spells (though not many are available to you), some defensive spells, and some miscellaneous spells for healing damage, boosting ability scores, and expanding your personal capabilities.
With your skills, spells, class features, and combat ability, you can respond to an encounter in any number of ways. A quick analysis of the situation should help you choose the best option, so always think before you act.
Power Multiplier
As a bard, you can make a big impact on the game by working through others, so be prepared to lend your support whenever you can. Your inspire courage ability can boost your whole party simultaneously, and you can use inspire competence to assist a friend with just about any task. In addition, spells such as good hope, haste, heroism, and rage can give your whole group a boost.
You can also work well with specific members of your party, as noted below.
The Party's Main Fighter: Whoever has to stand in the front line and handle most of the fighting can benefit from cure light wounds or other medicinal spells you might have in your repertoire. You also have enough fighting ability to step in and give your party's fighter a hand when the situation gets tough. For example, you might help him by flanking a foe or dealing with an enemy flanker.
The Party's Scout: Your divination spells (if you have them) and your knack for uncovering obscure information can keep stealthy characters such as rogues, rangers, and monks from getting in over their heads. Furthermore, if misfortune befalls the party's scout, your fighting ability makes you a candidate for the rescue party, and your spells could come in handy -- both during the rescue and for healing the injured scout.
Other Spellcasters: You probably have more hit points and a better Armor Class than the other spellcasters in your group -- except perhaps for the party's druid or cleric. So try to stay close enough to your fellow spellcasters so that you can protect them if a foe breaks through the front line.
Some Key Equipment
The right gear can help you quite a bit with a bardic career. Below are some essential pieces to pack.
About the Author
Skip Williams keeps busy with freelance projects for several different game companies, and he served as the sage of Dragon Magazine for eighteen years. Skip is a codesigner of the D&D 3rd edition game and the chief architect of the Monster Manual. When not devising swift and cruel deaths for player characters, Skip putters in his kitchen or garden (rabbits and deer are not Skip's friends) or works on repairing and improving the century-old farmhouse that he shares with his wife, Penny, and a growing menagerie of pets.


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The Expression of Emotions in 20th Century Books
A new paper is out (PLoS One so free to all), lead by Alberto Acerbi (Bristol Uni), and co-authored by Vasileios Lampos (Sheffield uni), myself (Durham Uni) and R. Alexander Bentley (Bristol Uni). Its a really fun paper looking at the … Continue reading
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New google ngrams paper it coming soon! It should be the start of a productive few months paper wise.
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As we all know, there are tons of amazing independent artists out there that are waiting to be discovered. Now there is a dedicated platform to help you find them. If you love discovering new music as much as we do, head over to Soundkicker. The site was created by Jimmy Sbarra and Brock Gleeson, completely unfunded, to support independent musicians and allow them to be heard by users all over the world.
Soundkicker's music library consists of thousands of bands from every imaginable genre. Listeners can "like" songs, create customized stations, share songs and artists with friends, buy music, and even make money by sharing music with friends. Soundkicker.com works similarly to Pandora but features only independent artists. Go discover, share and support independent music. To get you in the mood here are a couple of artists we discovered on Soundkicker.


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Chat Apps are increasingly being used to replace SMS text messaging where it is free, offers group messaging and photo/video sharing.
Snapchat is a video messaging application. Users can take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send them to a controlled list of recipients. These photos and videos are known as 'Snaps'. They delete automatically after a set amount of time unless the other user chooses to screenshot the snap. When a snap is posted the chosen recipient gets a notification.
Yik Yak is an app that allows people anonymously to create and view "Yaks" within a 5-mile radius. All users have the ability to contribute to the stream by writing, responding, and "voting up" or "voting down" (liking or disliking) yaks.
Other examples include:
- GroupMe
- Line
- Kakao Talk
- MessageMe
- Kik
- Tango
- Cubie
- Facebook Messenger
- Hike
- Google Hangouts
- Maaii
- iMessage/FaceTime
- Rounds
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Privacy Apps
If you want total privacy, Telegram is an app where messages between users are free and private, and you can initiate a secret chat, which heavily encrypts messages user-to-user with a unique key, to avoid interception.
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Universal Communicator Combining Broadband and Pay-on-Demand Cellular
The TG-SCI with SafetyNet offers the best of both worlds for today's security customers. Built for the Interlogix Simon XT/XTI, the TG-SCI is the industry's first dual path communicator to combine the economics of broadband with the always-on, reliable protection of pay-on-demand cellular.
When Wi-Fi becomes unavailable, SafteyNet ensures that alarm signals are always transmitted to the central station. The TG-SCI makes upgrading 2G Simon XT/XTI panels a breeze – simply plug the communicator into the panel and rest easy, knowing your RMR and your customers are always protected.
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The TG-SCI supports HomeControl Flex, allowing end users to arm and disarm their security systems from anywhere. Using a free mobile app available for iPhone and Android, Telguard alarm communicators integrate seamlessly with today's smart homes. Combined with optional wire-free HD cameras from Arlo, Telguard takeovers are comprehensive.