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I'm on holiday. Somewhere in my luggage my little camera lurks. We've been staying in Silverstream in the Hutt Valley near Wellington for the past few days. Now we are in Ngatimoti, which is up the Motueka Valley near Nelson. I'm wondering how the garden is doing without me, and I miss our lovely house, but it is being looked after. I'm sure the birds are keeping a close eye on my raspberries, and the daikons are becoming enormous.
This morning Miss Dog and I did our first training mission for a triathlon in 2012. As you know, I'm not one for sticking to things, so if I actually do a triathlon it will be a MIRACLE. We did trot along with the best of intentions, met a lovely horse, trespassed (well one of us did, the other was yelling frantically), and generally had a good time. I was wearing my new sneakers. They are comfy, although probably wouldn't win any prizes for adding to my sporting prowess.
Today we are going into Motueka to help Mum and Nanny finish their Christmas shopping and to meet the Golden Bay relatives for afternoon tea. Johnny let fly the horrifying revelation that he doesn't like berry picking at the berry farm. I love it. So I let some other family members go instead. Hopefully I'll get to go on the berry picking expedition before New Year.
Looks like Mum and Nanny are almost ready to go. I'll hunt for the camera and take some photos for next time. XXX
ps. Merry Christmas- Happy Christmas Eve!
Friday, December 24, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Thank you treats
It has been a very busy week with a class of very tired and niggly students (and sorry to say, one grouchy teacher assistant). Fortunately there have been some treats coming my way to make me very happy indeed. It isn't even the last day and I've got some gorgeous thank you presents already.
Two wonderful soaps (my reindeer patchwork cushion snuck into the photo because I love it so much).
I also got a very special thank you from one of my very precious former students, who is now 21 and is leaving school. He is severely intellectually disabled and he and I have been very close for a long time. I'm sure we will get together again in the future. He (and his mum) gave me this very large, deliciously fragrant candle.
Plus this amazing bouquet of flowers. More roses, Christmas lilies (one of my favourite flowers) and tucked here and there - chocolate!!!!
The photo does not do the flowers justice, but I couldn't drum up the energy to muck around with the camera. Only one and a half days to go until the holidays!
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
So proud
My four feathered babies have left home. On Monday morning when I popped out to check on them there were only three, all standing eagerly in their nest. By the time I got home from school they had all flown away. How strange to think of them spending their childhoods cowering together in their nest, never leaving to explore the branches in their immediate vicinity. Then suddenly they are so big they barely fit together, their bodies fully feathered, so they all leave home, never to return. I've been left with a rather stretched and soiled nest, perched in the little maple tree. I do miss them because they were so fascinating. I never imagined tiny creatures could grow and change so fast. I hope they return to pull out my seedlings, slaughter the local insect population and to rampage through the raspberries. Hopefully next year I'll have the pleasure of another nest to observe and worry over.
As you can see, the birds have left a few raspberries for us to enjoy. The wooden compost bin has raspberry canes behind it, and I had to climb on top of the compost to hunt for the fruit. My foot nearly disappeared into something hideous, and when I climbed down I caught my foot in the bird netting and nearly had an embarrassing spill. It was worth it because the fruit is perfect. We had them for pudding.
I was also impressed with my first radish crop of the year. I've had great success with the daikon radishes. These are just a standard mixed radish pack. The red ones were eaten first because they grew super-fast. I couldn't quite believe my eyes when I pulled out this purple one. It was slightly woody in the centre and totally edible. Not all nasty and hot like they usually become as they grow bigger.
I had the last judging session at the Canterbury Eventing Twilight Series on Wednesday night. I can now judge show jumping. I was really sad to see the end of the competition because I enjoyed every minute of it. I saw some amazing horses and a wide array of riders, some fantastic, and others not so good. I hope to be invited back in February for the next Twilight Series.
Heather and Francis are coming tomorrow, for afternoon tea and a tour of the garden. I'm on a go-slow for some reason. Often happens after a creative period and is rather frustrating. Tomorrow I'll try to ignore the go-slow and see what I can do. I think I'm bogged in panic over the many Christmas presents I have to purchase. Family members- your Christmas lists please!
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Merry Christmas
Take a look at what I got for Christmas! My babies are positively huge! Actually they belong to the very hard working Mr and Mrs Blackbird (Johnny said he saw a pair of thrushes feeding them, but unless they are an interspecies family, he got it wrong). There were four eggs and, to this point, there are four impressively sized baby birds. They are the strong, silent type, and hunker down peering back at me with their beady little eyes when I take a peek into their nest. I think they've got used to it now because they never look panicked when I'm nearby, and their parents have given up on the raucous alarm cries too. My raspberry patch is taking a hammering to feed the greedy hoard before the fruit is even ripe. I threw some bird netting over the top, but I'm sure that won't give them any trouble whatsoever.
Johnny scrambled up into the attic space to hunt out my Christmas tree. I had lots of fun putting it up while Johnny and The Crafty Neighbour reclined on the couches making "helpful" suggestions about where I needed to fill gaps. My tree is multi-coloured, mainly because I'm not keen on spending heaps to purchase the latest fashion in decorations each year. Plus I meant to buy clear fairy lights, but accidentally got colourful ones. They are very pretty. I especially love bird decorations, and buy them when I see particularly lovely ones.
I got two small strips of interesting Christmas fabric from the remnant bin at Cottonfields a couple of months ago. I was trying to decide what to make when I was suddenly inspired to make a Christmas cushion for the living room to go one of the new chairs. The colours in the lounge are traditional red Christmas colours, but red doesn't go with the softer colours in the living room, and this matches perfectly. I like the little reindeer.
I had three strips leftover, and I've been wanting to make tiny bunting flags for ages so got out the pinking shears and a long strip of ribbon. The bunting is over two metres long, and I have no idea where to hang it as I don't want to stick it to the wall and mark the paint. The bunting is so sweet, and I would definitely make it again, even though it was rather fiddly.
Today I planted carrot, pea and pak choy seeds, plus clipped the box hedging and did some serious tidying up in the garden. The poppies are getting scruffy and leggy, so I decided to pull out the worst offenders and cleaned up the dried out bulb foliage. As I was scruffling around in some daffodil leaves a mouse popped out and raced across the lawn, right between Miss Dog's legs and into the undergrowth. She didn't even notice. I hope the dear wee creature doesn't enter the "man vs mouse" war zone, that is our house. It wouldn't stand a chance against Johnny's arsenal of lethal poison pellets and traps.
We've got the end of year production tomorrow and Tuesday. I'm going to need all of the patience, calmness and organisational skills I can summon up. Grim. I hope the children have fun and don't get too bored, stressed, hot or otherwise bothered, or there will be trouble. I'm very excited about the upcoming holidays as I'm in a highly creative phase at the moment. I've got one more show jumping judging session. I did about half of the judging last week. It was great fun. I hope to do some horsey stuff in the holidays too.
Have a great week. Eat a candy cane, purchase or make a new decoration for the Christmas tree, and don't forget your sunblock (read "thermal underwear" if in the Northern Hemisphere). XXX
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SPOKANE, Wash. – The Whitworth University men rolled to their second tennis win of the season with a 9-0 victory over visiting Puget Sound on Saturday morning at the Scotford Tennis Center.
The Pirates improved to 2-7 overall and 2-5 in the NWC, while the Loggers fell to 0-8, 0-7.
Whitworth completed its doubles sweep in just over 30 minutes. Jeffrey Vulis and Jake Bethards ran away with an 8-0 win over Ben Colson and Chet Selis. Then Shane Sandlin and Caleb Hughes defeated Joe McRoberts and Riley Inn 8-2, while Ian Fisher and Ben Bethards beat Chris Severt and Jacob Kompolt by the same score.
Whitworth reached the necessary five points to secure the team victory quickly into the singles competition. Sandlin ran by McRoberts 6-1, 6-1 at #1 singles, while Fisher topped Selis by the same score at #3 singles.
Jeffrey Vulis had little trouble defeating Severt 6-1, 6-0 at #4 singles.
Whitworth will play three matches in California over spring break, beginning with Monday's match at Hope International University.

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Google Is Taking Over the Former Headquarters Of Palm Computing
According to the Silicon Valley Business Journal, the search giant has leased the two-building, 285,000-square-foot complex that used to serve as the headquarters of Palm Computing, the now defunct manufacturers of the PalmPilot.
It's an interesting example of a common theme in Silicon Valley, as a rapidly growing company taking over the offices of a once-powerful firm. Palm controlled 80% of the market share for handheld computers in September 1999, but it was bought by HP in 2010 and shut down in 2011.The space is in Sunnyvale, California, a couple of miles away from Google's headquarters in Mountain View. Google also leases 949,000 square feet in the city's Technology Corners complex, bringing the company's total to more than 1 million square feet in Sunnyvale alone.
Google has been on a tear lately - it's expected to close soon on a 400,000-square-foot office park in Mountain View, in addition to the 8-acre blimp hangar still in negotiation at Moffett Federal Airfield.
Tech analyst Rob Enderle explained Google's real estate frenzy to the Silicon Valley Business Journal: "They're in everything from longevity research to self-driving cars. They've got wearables growing. Their drone business could take off. Robotics could be bigger than PCs and smartphones combined and squared. A lot of these things they're going into are high growth, and if they take off, Google is expanding ahead of that."


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Candies- favoured by everyone, from kids to the aged are now popular in parties as well. The flavoured sweet dish, made from sugar solution comes in a variety of shapes and colour and are also available at online candy stores now. Affordably priced it has made its way to parties held on numerous occasions. In fact candy bars and candy buffets are considered to be elements in a party that makes it exceptional. Besides, it is also a convenient and a relatively cheap way to pacify the sweet tooth of your guests.
In spite of some exceptional cases where I have found adults going crazy for candies, candies along with their sweetness can particularly be related to children. To see that extra shimmer of happiness on your children's faces, adding a candy buffet to their birthday parties would be a brilliant thing to do. Party candies are specially designed in shape and colour which makes them even more alluring to kids. To get it at a comparatively cheaper rate, you could go for bulk candies instead of purchasing individual ones.
Particularly packed for party favours, candies are available in wonderful combinations in a packet. In this way, not only will the birthday party rock but also your child could gain some attention among friends and you be ready for some appreciation as well. Not only on birthdays but kids go mad about candies on every possible occasion.
Parade candies distributed among children from where a parade passes would definitely make the purpose of the parade successful. Don't be amazed to know that cand
ies are also specially designed for their distribution by parades. Yes, there are penny shaped candies, lollypops, jaw breakers etc. that can be distributed.
The Hershey Company being the first, there are now many companies like Cadbury, Necco, Snickers, Nestle etc that are involved in the manufacturing and marketing of candies and candy bars. Pez is one such company of Austrian origin which is associated with the marketing of the candies. Initially introduced in the market as a mint and with the slogan of "Want one?", the Pez candy comes in a variety of general, sour, sugar free and resigned flavours.
Previously the dispensers were simple but now they are manufactured in the shape of different characters, said to be marketed in Japan, United States and Europe. The dispensers can be stored as collectibles or mementos and it has now come up as a most cultivated hobby to collect them. There are a number of conventions held worldwide to celebrate the hobby along with auctions that are held for the distribution of the money obtained by selling Pez items as charity.
Well, it is not of much concern to most of us candy lovers. We love candies regardless of their shape, size and manufacturing history. All it needs to be is sweet and all it needs to do is melt in our mouth while we savour the taste. An avid candy lover myself, I would like to put forward the suggestion of their limited consumption, keeping in mind the side effects it could have on our health.
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Intel finally reveals Core i chips with AMD's Vega tech on-board
When two tribes come together
INTEL'S LOVE-IN with rival AMD has yielded five news slices of silicon, with the chip makers revealing the new Core H-series processors that come packing AMD's Vega M graphics processors.
The chips feature Intel Core i7 and Core i5 CPUs capable of hitting speeds of 4.2GHz and 3.8GHz respectively. Despite being dubbed Kaby Lake-G, with the 'G' standing for graphics, the CPUs are eighth-generation chips rather than silicon-based around the seven-gen Kaby Lake architecture.
These CPUs are complemented with AMD's Vega M GH and Vega M GL GPUs, the former being more powerful than the latter, and have 4GB of second-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM2) to draw upon.
The Embedded Multi-Die Interconnect Bridge on the chips is claimed to be the key to getting the CPU and GPU to play nice, as well as reduce the footprint of the silicon to one that smaller than having a standard CPU paired with a discrete graphics card.
The five chips are as follows, starting with the most powerful: Core i7-8809G, Core i7-8709G, Core i7-8706G, Core i7-8705G, and Core i5-8305G.
At CES 2018, touted benchmarks show the chips keeping pace with a computer using a Core i7-7700HQ and Nvidia's Max-Q version of its mid-range GeForce 1080 GPU.
In both dedicated benchmarking tools and demanding games like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the Intel-AMD love-child outpaced the more traditional CPU and GPU setup, though it's worth noting that the test favours the new eighth-generation architecture and the Core i7-7700HQ is based on last generation Intel tech so it's perhaps not the fairest comparison.
Nevertheless, for a 2-in-1 chip to out even keep up with a traditional CPU and GPU setup is impressive.
But what will these chips be used for we hear you cry? Well, they're to be plonked in Dell and HP laptops and 2-in-one devices, slated to be revealed at CES.
And Intel took the covers off its "most powerful" NUC (next unit compute) compact computer to date, which makes uses of the new Kaby Lake-G chips to have a machine that sits in a person's hand but can still power virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
So basically, these new chips are paving the way for more compact laptops, desktops, and all-in-one PCs that have more graphical grunt than one would expect but don't hoover up power or cough out heat like more traditional dedicated GPUs.
The real test will be exactly how computer makers put these chips to work and ensure they get the most power and efficiency out of them, but we're grateful to see a little bit of innovation creep back into Intel's chip line up, which until now has just being tick-tocking along without much aplomb. µ
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text: Share: Comments Print September 29, 2014 at 1:12 PM Mariners' playoff near-miss: What the national media are saying Posted by Don Shelton Robinson Cano joins his Mariners teammates in thanking fans after Sunday's final regular-season game.Dean Rutz / Seattle Times staff The drama that played out Sunday at Safeco Field was interesting stuff written about by several reporters. Here's what that national media are saying about the Mariners' final weekend and 2014 season. "Mariners make strides but fall short" By Jim Caple, ESPN.com The Mariners fans had been chanting "Let's go Rangers!" so they were very disappointed when they saw the Oakland-Texas final go on the scoreboard. But the fans soon erupted in appreciative applause for the entire season. And for good reason. This was an exciting season for the Mariners, whom Seattle fans figured would not contend again until the Highway 99/waterfront tunnel project is finished (hint to non-Seattleites, that project is our version of the Big Dig "Why the Seattle Mariners missed the playoffs" By Barry Svrluga, Washington Post That loss to Toronto (10-2 last weekisn't more important than any of the other 75 the Mariners suffered. But consider the circumstances. Seattle finished the season by allowing 554 runs, one fewer than the Washington Nationals – in fact, the fewest in the game. Its team ERA of 3.19 was the best in the American League, second only to Washington's 3.05 in all of baseball. Their bullpen ERA of 2.60 was the best in the game. But when the Mariners grew closer to the playoffs – after beating Houston on Sept. 19, they were 1/2 game out of a playoff spot – they momentarily and suddenly forgot how to prevent runs. The next four days against the woeful Astros and Blue Jays, they allowed 10, 8, 14 and 10 runs. They were outscored by 32 runs – eight a night. They never were within five of their opponent. "Angels fall in Seattle, look for momentum in playoffs" By Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times Irrelevance arrived in Safeco Field in the bottom of the fifth inning Sunday when Oakland's wild-card-clinching victory over Texas was posted on the left-field scoreboard. That result eliminated the Seattle Mariners from playoff contention, making their 4-1 victory over the Angels in the regular-season finale moot. All that was left for the home team was for ace Felix Hernandez and star second baseman Robinson Cano to take their final bows upon being removed in the sixth inning. "Mariners victorious but fall shy of Wild Card berth" By Greg Johns, MLB.com The Mariners put some heat on the A's by winning their final four games, but in the end, a tough stretch in mid-September in which they went 4-11 — a span that ended with a five-game losing streak — proved too much to overcome "Felix bolsters Cy Young credentials in victory" By Adam Lewis, MLB.com Despite the outcome of the season, Hernandez has reason to celebrate. He entered Sunday with a 2.18 ERA, one-hundredth of a point higher than White Sox left-hander Chris Sale. He ended it at 2.14 to take the AL ERA title and set a club record. It's the lowest ERA of his career. He finished 2014 with a 15-6 record and a career-high 248 strikeouts. During an incredible stretch through the summer, he set a Major League record by pitching at least seven innings and allowing two runs or fewer in 16 consecutive starts. "Angels now wait after falling to Mariners" By Tim Booth, The Associated Press" Sunday was about scoreboard watching with the Mariners needing help. Oakland already had a 2-0 lead when Hernandez threw his first pitch at 1:10 p.m. PDT. Fans at Safeco Field let out a collective groan and a smattering of boos when the A's took a 4-0 lead in the ninth inning and the crowd was updated on the out-of-town scoreboard. A brief "Let's go Texas!" chant started in the fifth inning with Hernandez on the mound but died off quickly. At 2:46 p.m., the A's closed out their victory in Texas and the Mariners playoff hopes were ended. The fans at Safeco Field responded with a brief standing ovation in the middle of Kendrys Morales' at-bat after the A's score was shown as final on the scoreboard. "MLB's most exciting regular-season teams of 2014" By Ben Lindbergh, Grantland.com So congratulations to fans of the Mariners, the Braves, the Brewers, and the other exciting teams whose seasons ended on Sunday. You'd probably rather be rooting for a more predictable team that's still alive, but there's something to be said for an exciting six months of not knowing what's next. "Angels' Shoemaker 'very confident' he can pitch in postseason" By Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register More than an hour before the Angels started their final regular-season game, a 4-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners, the real action happened in the bullpen. Matt Shoemaker on Sunday threw off the mound for the first time since he strained his left oblique two weeks ago, passing the most significant test on his way to a start in the division series. Shoemaker said he felt "great" and that he is "very confident" he will be able to pitch in the postseason. Want to be a reader contributor to The Seattle Times' Take 2 blog? Email your original, previously unpublished work or proposal to Sports Editor Don Shelton at email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com. Not all submissions can be published. 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Undocumented man who grew up in NC.
Museum of the Undocumented
I recently asked a history museum if they were interested in doing an exhibition on the contributions, struggles, and joys of the undocumented community. I never head back from them. So this series is dedicated to remembering those who daily face exploitation, stereotyping, uncertainty and undervaluing in a land (North Carolina) that is writing laws to allow them to work in the fields and retirement homes but which raises the college tuition on their undocumented children. A place that may yet choose to remember them.
Check out more photos from this series at Help: Hidden Work, Hidden Lives, an exhibition at NC A&T State University.
Father and son, both undocumented and separated for 19 years. (face altered to protect identity)
Split status family (faces of children altered to protect their identity)
My mother works two shifts at McDonalds. We have no special moments.
After being home invaded twice, this undocumented man moved his family to the US. His son, depressed in part over his status and road blocks to higher education, committed suicide.
Mother of son with flowers, placed on mantel with his remains.
Tribute to Nery.
" A man who was killed in an industrial accident involving a wood chipper has been identified by authorities.
A woman who answered the phone at Pallet Express Wednesday morning said company officials may be available to comment later in the day.
- from news report, Notice there is no mention of him being undocumented. His remains were sent home in a shoe box. A photo remains in the shed where he died to this day and was used in the creation of this photo memorial.
Two compelling narratives from young undocumented residents of NC.


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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Things that make me go MMMMM
Every time I explain to people about my new diet they look at me as if I must be suffering some great hardship. "No dairy, no soy, no potatoes, no legumes and no grains?!?!?" This is pretty much the same reaction I had pre-Paleo challenge myself. Truth be told it's not a sacrifice at all. Yes I'm spending more time in the kitchen and a bit more money at the grocery store but these sacrifices are investments in my overall health so it isn't even a point of debate. As far as giving up all the "fun food" that others crave: I haven't really noticed. Yes, I drove by Hardee's yesterday and envisioned the awesomeness of a buttery biscuit but I never really ate fast food crap before so why miss it now? Chocolate has been a bit of a sacrifice. I'm a woman, chocolate is more critical than ibuprofen ;) Lucky Larabar makes two products that contain unsweetened cocoa powder so I should be able to push through.
Good news is there are TONS of new favorite indulgences. The primary one for me being sunflower seed butter. I needed to find a substitute for my beloved PB and though skeptical at first, this stuff fits the bill. It has the same signature creamy consistency of great PB and its own awesome nutty taste. I've become a hardcore convert. However, running through a jar in one week is not going to get me where I want to be so I'm having to stagger my purchases of this goody. Another indulgence jerky. I'm a huge fan of Paleokits.org and their product. When I know it's going to be an extra long day and I won't have a way of keeping a homemade meal properly refrigerated I can just grab a balanced kit and go. PaleoBrands.com also has an awesome grass-fed beef jerky product that I recently discovered. Until I find the time and motivation to make my own product these two companies will be keeping me well fed.
Today I broke out the extra-virgin coconut oil for the first time. I sauteed some chicken tenderloins in the oil along w/ some curry spice then paired it with a salad and veggies to take into the office. Now my kitchen smells like Thailand and I can't wait for lunch! Coconut oil: try it out.
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Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world, thus providing a composite view. What you may not know is that you can implement augmented reality in libraries, archives, and museums for free in less than five minutes.
With AR, I didn't truly 'get it' until I experienced it in its early days – a decade ago. Sadly, I've been predicting AR would take off for years, but in 2018 it did. My first experience was on the top of a Boulder Colorado hotel giving a speech on ILL value at a conference. I had this new AR app on my phone and decided to use it over coffee break. Visible from the window was the wonderful mountain view—and I opened the app and pointed my smartphone at it, and lo-and-behold the names of the mountains were overlaid on them as well as a few ski trails and tourist routes. Amazing! You'd think one Rocky looks pretty much the same as any other.
The next time I used the AR app I was out in the desert near Alice Springs in the middle of Australia. It was well after dark and there was this amazing night sky full of stars (not as many as we see in the northern hemisphere but beautiful nonetheless). I pointed my stargazer app at the sky and it overlaid the constellations over the stars. Again, it was amazing (and educational). The app had to combine a bunch of technologies to work—a database, the camera, GIS (to know my Canadian phone was in OZ), sight recognition, and more. In the past few years we've seen it hit mainstream gaming with Pokémon GO—and using your smartphone Ingress or with an Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard (https://vr.google.com/cardboard/) is amazing, allowing you to fly in space, visit dinosaurs, tour the Hermitage and so much more. One library uses these for group experiences with seniors in care homes as an armchair (wheelchair) travel event.
I'll bet there are many, many uses for augmented reality in special libraries. Examples from public and academic libraries can provide inspiration.
Augmented Reality (AR) Defined
"Augmented reality (AR) is a hot topic in tech, and for good reason. The technology allows viewers to expand their views of the world around them and explore new environments. We've already seen examples of how libraries are taking advantage of augmented reality from the augmented reality library orientation by University of Houston-Downtownto theMythical Maze summer reading challenge."
AR is a technology available on mobile devices that allows users to experience a layered, computer-generated enhancement to their real-world perception. It blends digital components into the real world as a user becomes immersed in an augmented view of reality. Wikipedia tells us that "Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a real-world environment where the objects that reside in the real-world are "augmented" by computer-generated perceptual information, sometimes across multiple sensory modalities, including visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory, and olfactory. The overlaid sensory information can be constructive (i.e. additive to the natural environment) or destructive (i.e. masking of the natural environment) and is seamlessly interwoven with the physical world such that it is perceived as an immersive aspect of the real environment. In this way, augmented reality alters one's ongoing perception of a real world environment, whereas virtual reality completely replaces the user's real world environment with a simulated one. Augmented reality is related to two largely synonymous terms: mixed reality and computer-mediated reality." Wikipedia
Augmented Reality in Libraries: Tools for Special Libraries
Here are some tools that allow you to use AR technology in your library absolutely free in less than five minutes:
Daqri AR: "The easiest place to begin with augmented reality in libraries is with DAQRI's apps. They're free to download for both Apple and Samsung devices, and are as easy to use as printing out a few pieces of paper and viewing them through the app."
"The Google Translate app enables users to view text and signage through their smartphone and have it instantly translated into 30 different languages—perfect for cultural and linguistically diverse communities." Google is already testing a real time, auditory translator. What will this mean for learning new languages or shrinking our world even more?
Create Your Own AR: "Once you're comfortable using AR apps, you can start using your own content—text, images and video—to build unique AR experiences into your library space. HP Reveal (previously known as Aurasma) is a free app that allows you to snap an image of an object and then choose or create your own content that will appear for anyone using the app to explore your space." "Apps such as HP Reveal can also be used in creative ways to assist literacy and promote the joy of reading."
"If you're more dedicated to AR, there's also paid software like Wikitude and Zapcodes that combine a computer-based creation program with a free viewer app that allow you to assemble more complex creations and collections."
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This month results!
The winner of the spooky month contest is: Lloyde Sorrow with his song "Spooky Spice".You can listen to his song here: https://app.box.com/s/6j7ue2kllg5t6izylnl0u3c0bgagemv6
Danilo Ciaffi and Avarruussaha ended both on the podium too.
At the 2017 championship Danilo has still a strong lead: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10aj--uNGVIFxbSvBFr-n_iCTtRwwydUiAoTfArZ70P4/edit?usp=sharingIt's not surprise to see that the people in the championship top 3 are the people who are showing regularity and entering every month
Total points:
Lloyde Sorrow 12Danilo Ciaffi 10Avaruussaha 8Hslesperance 7SharpRainMusic 1Floflo79 0
Honourable Mentions:Avaruussaha 1Hslesperance 1
November Theme: SHOP MUSICS!
(Topic coming soon)
Vooooooting time How to vote?Just write your top 3 favourite entries in the comment section below, your 1st choice will receive 3 points, your 2nd choice 2 points and your 3rd choice 1 point.At the end of the deadline, the person with more points will win!Also voting gives you automatically 1 bonus point
Here are the entries:
@sharprainmusic @Danilo_Ciaffi @floflo79 @Avaruussaha you guys forgot to add what you'd like to see as theme for the next month contest
Last contest was "Battle Confrontation" and was won by just one point by Lloyde Sorrow with his orchestral battle music.
Danilo finished 2nd and Hslesperence completed the top 3.
Danilo is still leading the 2017 Championship: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10aj--uNGVIFxbSvBFr-n_iCTtRwwydUiAoTfArZ70P4/edit?usp=sharing
As not many people seemed to enjoy the narrative idea of the previous contests and as that side may have cause creativity issues to some people, we are going back to a more simple system.
Now what i want people to do is to write what they want as theme for next month when they share their entry and the theme of the winner will be picked as next month theme.
This month theme is Spooky musics, as we are close to Halloween period of the year.You can make a goofy/cartoonish music or you can take it seriously and make something dark, scary or atmospheric that would fit in a survival horror game.The theme could also be extended to kind of Castlevania-ish kind of music.The real rule is to be sure that your song is linked to the broad horror theme.Deadline is set to the 31st of October, if you need few extra days don't be scared to ask it's totally fine =)
Every music style is welcome, you can make 8bits musics, orchestral arrangements, live recordings, electronic music... As long as it fits the theme, everything is allowed !To enter your song must be an original creation of your own made specifically for this contest.You can upload your songs on youtube, soundcloud or any other place that allows the listening without having to download it.Your song must be 1 minute long MINIMUM.
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September contest post: https://community.gametabs.net/t/original-tunes-contest-05-battle-confrontation-voting-time-30-09-included/1665
Good luck
Muuuust Write something... Dammit house work!
Looking good this time, puked up over 50 bars of chords in a bit over a day!
Here's my entry for this month! I am open to suggestions for better names...
I used the theme from the prelude as it sounded pretty horror by itself and turned it into some sweet spooky stuff.
Here's my entry : https://soundcloud.com/florian-decros/doot-town
A couple seconds under a minute before the loop; please don't burn me at the stake!
So I actually wrote the first few bars of the clavinet a few years ago when we had the villian theme contest. Didn't really put much time into it, but it probably worked out better to use for this theme. Not an evil witch, just a mischievous one who can cook up some potions. She lives in a hidden part of the forest our hero discovered earlier.
Will wait until Halloween night to listen to the other entries!
Work in progress... Core composing done, tracking and additional VSTing to follow. I won't have any time on Tuesday so I might not make it by 31st. The MIDI is kinda nice by itself though... Kinda tempting to go lazy suddenly since this ended up being 4 minutes long .
Well i can wait a bit for you, no problem
Somewhat in the same boat as Ava. I'll try to be done by the 31st. It should be do-able.
Edit (10/31/2017): Alright! Here's my submission: Spooky Spice. Went for something a little different than what I would usually do.
And for the part of the contest where we have to write what we want as the theme for next month in case we win, I'll pick "Thanksgiving with Family/Friends." I don't think we've ever done a tune contest like that. I shall expand upon that and say it's a feast in your hometown/city after a long journey. Family and friends are gathered as well as the some of the local towns/city-folk.
If anyone would still rather not have that as a theme, I'll just go with a shop theme. It'd be an interesting change. I'm not sure if we've ever done a shop theme...
Nice, just waiting a bit more for @Avaruussaha =)
@Lloyde_Sorrow @hashel
I'd prefer not to get into too many holiday/seasonal themes. We did a few of those last time, including Halloween. Unless it could be tied to a broader RPG style like a cozy "home" theme. But we kind of already did that with the Home Town on contest #02. My vote would be for a shop theme. Since I basically did a potion shop for this one, and I've had an idea in mind for a regular shop for a few months when I thought we might be doing it earlier.
sharprainmusic - Cool rock song. The intro and outro are nice. And while I like the middle portion, with some great guitar soloing, it didn't really fit the spooky/horror theme like the start and end of your track.
Danilo_Ciaffi - Nailed the atmosphere and nice subtle callback to your original Belial track.
floflo79 - Well that was fun, the dance part took me by complete surprise. Reminded me of MJ's Thriller where all the dead come back to life for a party. But similar to sharps' song it strays a bit from the theme.
Lloyde_Sorrow - Love the composition, instrumentation and melodies on this. Good changeup at 0:44 to the more sinister/chaotic part, feels like somebody is on the run from a monster. The last transition before the loop could maybe be changed a little, love everything else. Will probably be my top pick, but I'll wait for Ava to finish before picking winners.
Avaruussaha - Great cinematic piece, a nice whimsical storybook sound that gets a bit dark. While I had a problem with the non-spooky parts of sharprain and floflo's entries, it fits thematically here as part of a broader story.
3rd Place - Danilo_Ciaffi
2nd Place - Avaruussaha
1st Place - Lloyde_Sorrow
Also, I started working on that Shop theme I mentioned before, already did a good chunk of it. So I'd like to do that theme next if anyone else would be interested.
Here is what I cooked up.
It is kinda spooky, and anti-spooky at times. I was originally thinking of IT clown, and then of Toy Story, and finally about whats in the closet or under the bed of a paranoid child.
EDIT: I'm hopping on the shop theme bandwagon... Not sure if I have the time in November, but I have a vague idea on how I would proceed for that.
Falling Deeper [SharpRainMusic]The intro fit perfectly, the main riff also have that "evil" signature. The soloing threw me a bit out of it, i think for those kind of compositions you should work more on a melody than on usual rock licks.Well played, tho!
Nameless [Danilo Ciaffi]Using the melody of one of your previous song might be considered "lazy" by some people, but i do think it's really clever!We often see in Video Game musics some themes used in different songs and with different arrangements. In that matter this fits perfectly the goal: trying to make something that would fit a video game.The spooky vibe is totally nailed, the production is also excellent!
Doot Town [Floflo79]While i was picturing something Castlevania-ish during the intro, the part after was in an other category. The comedy category!We tend to forget that horror in general, while scary is also used for lighter purposes, like parodies.(Games like Luigi's Mansion, movie like Rocky Horror Picture Show etc...)So for me it does fit the theme, i just thought it was a bit "messy" sometimes.
Witch Hut [Hslesperance]Once again this sounds like something between spooky and comedy and it fits really well, i totally could hear that in a game like Banjo & Kazooie or Mario.It could also fit a kind of goofy witch like Matoya in FFI, well done!
Spooky Spice [Lloyde Sorrow]I'm picturing like a kind of platformer game with some enigmas in a haunted manor.Love the composition, the VSTs used, the mix and the production... really nice !
When the Lights Go Out [Avaruussaha]We are in a more psychological side of the spooky theme, this time the "horrific" part comes from the idea of the mess and paranoia in one's mind.If the music itself is not really spooky, knowing the context really makes it work nicely =)Also production and sounds are really good!
My top 3 is...
Honourable Mention: When the Lights Go Out [Avaruussaha]
I know i may be a bit "conservative" with my ranking (about what fits a spook theme or not), but it's just based on what i had in mind while launching that theme ^^
You guys made really cool compositions =)
I forgot to say it, but you can add an Honourable Mention to your top 3 (only if you want to)
Scientifically measured levels of spookiness were compared, and the following notes and ratings have been made:
• Falling Deeper [SharpRainMusic] - Ominous start, goes into oppressive high tension, progressing into heroic - The heaviness itself steals away the underlying spookiness
• Nameless [Danilo Ciaffi] - Scary for sure, does not break the mood either, nice ambient
• Doot Town [Floflo79] - Tragic beginning... Turns into ghostbusters?• Witch Hut [Hslesperance] - Spooky, yes. Overall it feels like I know what's going on and coming, so less spooky.
• Spooky Spice [Lloyde Sorrow] - Melancholic spooky, second half stresses me out, increasing spooky levels
3rd Hslesperance - Jack o' lanters and glowing skeleton suits.
2nd Danilo Ciaffi - The most grim entry, easily the most scary theme out of these. Kinda reminds me of Max Payne (1), actually. And I like that.
1st Lloyde Sorrow - The second half, following the rhythm change is just too cool. It is actively spooky, whereas Danilo's was more ambient spooky.
HM - Witch Hut [Hslesperance]
If I win then I choose 'seasons' as a theme
I'm going to have picks posted within an hour or two. Just need to eat some food and relax first xD
Edit: Alright, it's go time!
Great work, everyone!
Falling Deeper [_SharpRainMusic_]It's got a dark-ish/eerie thing going on for the first few seconds. Afterwards, it transforms into Halloween in Hell with Metal Satan! > > When I try to think of this in the context of a video game, I can only see it being fitting for a Boss Battle or mayyyybe one of those fps zombie games. More of a boss battle theme, though.
Nameless [_Danilo Ciaffi_]You've got quite the tense, bone-chilling atmoshperic composition. When I try to think of it in the context of a video game, I can see it fitting a point-and-click horror game, an RPG, a card game with a horror theme, etc! Very nice!
Doot Town [_Floflo79_]An interesting composition. It's different from the rest and there's nothing wrong with that. I'll admit that the second half is quite unexpected considering how the piece started off. The dropout during the second half seems a bit jarring, but maybe that is just me. Game-wise, I think this would fit well for an RPG(both halves of the piece) and a platformer (I suppose both halves of the piece). The second could probably even work well for one of those old-school fighter-type of games. Overall, good composition.
Witch Hut [_Hslesperance_]As Hashel stated, it's a mixture of spooky and comedy and it fits very well. It kind of reminds me of Disgaea. I like it! Definitely video game material!
When the Lights Go Out [_Avaruussaha_]Oooh, interesting piece you've got there (I promise I mean the composition xDDD)! I don't quite know what to say! Great music for an RPG, adventure game, point-and-click. Very lovely. I think it could even work along as a soundtrack for an animation or something! Great job on making it very long, too~
3rd: Nameless [Danilo Ciaffi]2nd: Witch Hut [Hslesperance]1st: When the Lights Go Out [Avaruussaha]
I am happy that not all of the music I hear here is as depressing as mine.
Falling Deeper [SharpRainMusic]: This is less "pure spoop" than the other entries, it has more of a driving feel, like crawling in a dungeon slaying all sort of monstrosities. It is sweetly evil all along, although not really "scary". Very good nonetheless.
Doot Town [Floflo79]: I personally find the two halves of the piece don't relate quite as much, and the atmosphere gets lost when the change happens. I tried to stretch and imagine a game where this could work, but I could only think of something like a club with spooky creatures and stuff.
[3rd Place] Spooky Spice [Lloyde Sorrow]: Lots of tension and pace changes, this is very well developed. The spookiness is all there and it evolves. I can see this piece be very versatile and effective in every possible use, good job!
[2nd Place] Witch Hut [Hslesperance]: The piece is whimsical, has a nice variety to it and a cool retro feel. Makes me think of an SNES-like 2d dungeon, it pictures it pretty nicely. More importantly, has a well defined character, and I can see it fit perfectly its purpose.
[1st Place] When the Lights Go Out [Avaruussaha]: Loving the use of dissonances and the dynamics. Has that bittersweet feel that does not make you comfortable but also gives a feel of not being in front of just empty creatures, that monsters are not just killing machines. A marriage of skeletons? I love this piece so much, great job!
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