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Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba was born in Tokyo in 1968. He earned an M.F.A. from the Maryland Institute College of Art after receiving his B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has had solo exhibitions at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Rome, and the Kunsthalle Wien, Austria. His work was been included in numerous biennials, including the Shanghai Biennale, the Venice Biennale, the Istanbul Biennial, and the Sao Paulo Biennale. He currently lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Nguyen-Hatsushiba's films explore Vietnamese history and national identity, and have referenced issues such as the displacement of Vietnamese boat people after the Vietnam War. The underwater setting for films such as Memorial Project, Nha Trang, Vietnam: Towards the Complex - For the Courageous, the Curious, and the Cowards (2001) and Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas: Battle of Easel Point - Memorial Project Okinawa (2003) refer to Vietnam's relationship to water with its long coastline and river basins and to the country's folklore.
Since the mid-1990s Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba has been represented in exhibitions across the globe including solo shows at MACRO, the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, in Rome (2003), the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo (2004), and the Malmö Konsthall in Sweden (2005).
Solo Exhibitions
Lehmann Maupin, New York, U.S.A.
Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Kunstmuseum Luzern Museum of Art Lucerne, Luzern, Switzerland
Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Lehmann Maupin, NY, U.S.A.
Malmo Konsthall, Malmo, Sweden curated by Lars Grambye
MAM Project 002:Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, curated by Mami Kataoka (cat.)
Memorial Project Vietnam, Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno, CAAM, Canary island, Spain, curated by Alvaro Rodriuez Fominaya
MACRO, Museo dユArte Contemporanea Roma, Italy, curated by Danilo Eccher/ Yuko Hasegawa (cat.)
Video Cube: FIAC 2003, Paris, France, exhibited by Mizuma Art Gallery
Memorial Project Nha Trang, Vietnam: Towards the Complex - For the Courageous, the Curious, and the Cowards, Kunsthalle Wien, Austria
Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba/MATRIX 203: Memorial Project Vietnam, UC Berkeley Art Museum, curated by Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson (bro.), travels to:The New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY, curated by Dan Cameron,Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA ,Vancouver Art Gallery, Canada,Colby College Museum of Art, Maine,Austin Museum of Art, TX
Memorial Project Nha Trang, Vietnam: Towards the Complex - For the Courageous, the Curious, and the Cowards, MIT List Visual Arts Center, MA, curated by Jane E. Farver
Memorial Project Nha Trang, Vietnam: Towards the Complex - For the Courageous, the Curious and the Cowards, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Germany, curated by Elke Gruhn
Memorial Project Minamata: Neither Either nor Neither - A Love Story, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Memorial Project Nha Trang, Vietnam: Towards the Complex - For the Courageous, the Curious and the Cowards,
Govett - Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand, curated by Gregory Burke (bro.)
Video Cube: FIAC 2002, Paris, France, exhibited by Gallery Chantal Crousel
Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Galeria Animal, Santiago, Chile
Towards the Complex (video screening), De Appel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Xich Lo 2001 - The Making of Alternative History, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
In Between, Shiseido Ginza Art Space, Tokyo, Japan (cat.)
Individuals-Collections, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
WWW.XEOM.COM, Blue Space Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dream, 29 Hang Bai Exhibition House, Hanoi, Vietnam
The Mosaic Series Exhibition, Dallas Visual Art Center, TX
Studio Gallery/Sculpture Garden, Center For the Arts, Brookhaven College, Dallas, TX
Trammell Crow Pavilion Gallery, Dallas, TX
Photographs from Vietnam, SGI-USA Dallas Culture Center, TX
New Works 95:02, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, ArtPace, San Antonio, TX (bro.)
Group Exhibitions
Thermocline of Art-New Asian Waves, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany, June 9 - Oct 21 *Views of Water, Yokohama Museum,Yokohama, Japan
Sound, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, September 2 - November 18
Memorials of Identity: New Media from the Rubell Family Collection, the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, August 3 - October 1
The 6th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea, September 8 - November 11
The 1st Singapore Biennale, with the group メMogas Station, Singapore, from September 4- November 12
ARS 06, Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, January 21 ミ August 27
FUSION. Aspects of Asian Culture in the MUSAC Collection, Museo De Arte Contemporaneo De Castilla Y Leon, Spain, December 17 - April 16, 06
IDFA (International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam), The Netherlands, November 24 - December 4
Anyang Public Art Project (APAP 2005), Anyang, South Korea, November 5 - December 15
Projections, Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal, Canada, October 5 - November 6
Collection of Centre Pompidou New Media, Caixa Forum, Barcelona, curated by Christine van Assche (cat.), September 27 - January 7, 2006
Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba: Memorial Project Nha Trang, Huis Marseille, museum for Photography, Amsterdam, The Netherland, September 10 - November 6
Biennale d'Art Contemporain de Lyon, France, selected by Nicolas Bourriaud, Jerome Sans and Thierry Raspail (cat.), September 14 - December 31
Experimenta Vanishing Point, Black Box, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia (cat.), September 1-30
Variation Xanadu, Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei, Taiwan, curated by Chia Chi Jason Wang
51st Venice Biennale, Always a Little Further, Arsenale, Venice, Italy, curated by Rosa Martinez (cat.)
First Acquisitions, Opere dalla collezione della Fondazione Pinchuk, Venice, Italy
Water, Water Everywhere, Scottsdale /?Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona, curated by Marilu Knode (cat)
Selections from Moscow Biennale, National Centre of Contemporary Art in Novgorod, Russia
1 Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia, selected by Rosa Martinez
Recent Acquisitions, Contemporary Works, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Frieze Art Fair, with Lehmann Maupin, London, UK
Encounters in the 21st Century, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan
Dazi Bao, Universite de Jussieu, Paris, France, curated by Hou Hanru
Sevilla Biennale: The Joy of My Dreams, Spain, curated by Harald Szeemann
Shanghai Biennale ミ Techniques of the Visible, Shanghai Art Museum, China, curated by Shengtian Zheng
Zone of Urgency (travelling show of 50th Venice Biennale), Villa Zerbi, Reggio Calabria, Italy, curated by Hou Hanru
Movimento /Movimenti. Villa Cattolica, Bagheria, Sicily, curated by Francesco Bonami
Slow Rushes, The Contemporary Art Center (CAC), Vilnius, Lithuania, curated by Rhana Devenport
Festival internazionale del film Locarno, Locarno, Switzerland, curated by Harald Szeemann
WRONG SITE, Fundacion Luis Seoane, Spain, curated by Pablo Fenago
At the Still Point of the Turning World, FACT Centre, Liverpool, UK, curated by Claire Doherty
Artes Mundi Exhibition, National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff, Wales, UK, curated by Tessa Jackson (cat.)
VIS VITALIS, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Holland
Material Witness, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Ohio, curated by Margo A. Crutchfield (cat.)
Bloom: mutation, toxicity and the sublime, Brewster Art Gallery, New Zealand, curated by Gregory Burke (cat.)
How We Live, Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia
Frieze Art Fair, with Mizuma Art Gallery, London, UK
8th Istanbul Biennial, Poetic Justice, Turkey, curated by Dan Cameron (cat.)
50th Venice Biennale,(Z.O.U - Zone of Urgency) Dreams and Conflicts - The Viewer's Dictatorship, Italy, curated by Hou Hanru/Francesco Bonami (cat.)
Kaap Helder, Art from a Natural Source, North Holland, Netherlands, curated by Peter de Rooden (cat.)
The Moderns, Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Torino, Italy, curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev (cat.)
Universal Strangers, Borusan Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey, curated by Rosa Martinez
URBANLENZ - Canon art project, Tokyo, Japan
Video Zone, 1st International Video-Art Biennial, Tel Aviv, Israel, curated by Sergio Edelsztein
Watching Ocean and Sky Together, FourthWall Liverpool, conceived for Liverpool Biennial, UK, Curated by Kathryn Standing, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor and Sandra Percival
Moving Collection, the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Plymouth, New Zealand (bro.)
Attitude 2002, Contemporary Art Museum of Kumamoto, Japan, curated by Hiroshi Minamishima (cat.)
Rio de Janeiro Film Festival, Brazil, curated by Helmut Batista
Busan Biennial 2002, Korea, curated by Kim Airyung
Extreme Protection: NIT NIU 2002, Mallorca, Spain, curated by Rosa Martinez
13th Biennale of Sydney: (The World May Be) Fantastic, Australia, curated by Richard Grayson (cat.)
25th Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil, curated by Alfons Hug (cat.)
Cutting Edge:Tokyo, ARCO 02, with Mizuma Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain (cat.)
Mega Wave - Toward a New Synthesis, Yokohama 2001,
International Triennale of Contemporary Art, Japan, curated by Fumio Nanjo (cat.)
Invisible Boundary: Metamorphosed Asian Art, Utsunomiya Museum of Art, Japan (cat.)
Invisible Boundary: Metamorphosed Asian Art, Niigata Prefecture Art Museum, Niigata, Japan
Man & Space, The 3rd Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, Korea (cat.)
Gap Vietnam, The House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany (cat.)
Critic's Choice, Dallas Visual Art Center, TX (bro.)
Jurors: Dana Friis-Hansen, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
Charles Wylie, Curator of Contemporary Art, Dallas Museum of Art
1995 Members Invitational, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Art in the Metroplex 95, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX, Juror: James Surls


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Stretchmarks tend to be long red or pink lines, usually vertical rather than horizontal. Sometimes they may look quite 'angry', and they can itch a bit, but usually, once your bump has gone, they will fade, or seem like pale pink or silvery lines which won't be as noticeable. If your skin tone is darker, these may appear darker brown or purple at first but will still fade to small shiny lines later.
What can you do about stretchmarks?
Just as sun, cold and other factors affect different skin types to a greater or lesser degree, some people are lucky to be blessed with more elasticity in their skin. In these people, stretchmarks may never occur at all, or to only a slight extent.
If your skin has to stretch more gradually, it is less likely to stress the elastin as much, so trying to control how quickly you put on weight by eating well (NOT dieting) without too many fatty foods, might help. However, a massive growth spurt on the part of the fetus might frustrate you here!
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Hollywood, Health & Society hosts and presents at a multitude of research and policy events throughout the year—including research conferences, workshops, and forums on Capitol Hill. Please check back to this section frequently to learn about upcoming and past events of interest to public health professionals and policy makers.
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - Friday, April 26, 2013
Amid all the talk about DNA, double helixes and genetic variations at the Genomes Environments Traits Conference in Boston was a bit of entertainment industry sizzle, as Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington delivered a featured presentation on inspiring writers and producers to craft storylines that improve health worldwide. The event's main topic was the frontiers of human biology, specifically personal genome sequencing—the mapping of an individual's complete set of DNA—which is increasingly being seen as a promising new medical front in the treatment of disease, as well as for preventive health care.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 12:00pm - Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 12:00pm
Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington will talk about "Mainstreaming Socially Provocative Cinema and Television" at the FICCI Frames 2013 conference being held March 12-14 in Mumbai, India. The three-day global convention covers film, broadcast television and radio, digital entertainment, animation, gaming and visual effects. Nearly 2,000 Indian and 800 foreign delegates are expected to attend the event.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington will speak about the depiction of immigrants in the media at the Creative Change conference March 5 at Self Help Graphics & Art in East Los Angeles. Buffington's presentation, titled "Entertaining Health and Well Being: Inspiring Hollywood to Create Socially Relevant Stories," will include clips from TV shows whose storylines dealt with immigration. The Creative Change conference will include a strategy session to "identify key opportunities for alliances" centering on efforts to change immigration policy at federal and state levels. Self Help Graphics & Art is a non-profit visual arts center serving the predominantly Latino community of Los Angeles.
Thursday, December 20, 2012 - Sunday, December 23, 2012
Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington was a featured presenter at the Uplift 2012 festival held Dec. 20-23 in Byron Bay, Australia. Buffington held a workshop on "The New Mythology of Television, Film and New Media," on Friday, Dec. 21, in which she offered techniques of Hollywood's master storytellers in crafting the most compelling stories. Uplift (Universal Peace & Love in a Festival of Transformation) was described as a "participatory event bringing together some of the world's most inspirational artists and innovative thinkers to explore, inquire, share and discover."
Friday, November 30, 2012 - Thursday, December 6, 2012
Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington led a series of events at the 28th International Papillomavirus Conference held Nov. 30 through Dec. 6 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She and a group of entertainment industry writers and producers presented two panel discussions and a storytelling workshop for medical doctors, researchers and clinicians. The Hollywood group included Chris Keyser, president of the Writers Guild of America, West; Jennifer Cecil, executive producer of Private Practice; Zoanne Clack, co-executive producer of Grey's Anatomy; and Sarah Watson, co-executive producer of Parenthood. Together with Buffington, they held a panel discussion titled "Insiders for a Day: From Hollywood to Telenovelas" and offered a workshop on techniques from Hollywood's master storytellers to help participants convey health information through storytelling.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington delivered a presentation on "Hollywood as a Cultural Catalyst" at the second annual Green Festival in Los Angeles. Described as "the nation's largest and most diverse sustainability event," the festival returned to the downtown Convention Center on Nov. 17-18, and featured an organic food court, live music, workshops and an environmental film installation presented by the Sierra Club.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington delivered a presentation at the 2012 Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference on Nov. 12 in Sacramento. Through workshops and topic sessions on policy and program strategies, the conference explored how to accelerate the transition to an energy efficient and low-carbon economy. Guest speakers included senior-level policymakers, scientists, media representatives and energy experts, who offered the latest behavioral research and communication strategies. The event is being organized by the California Institute for Energy and Environment, the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, and the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington gave a presentation at the Cause Placement 2012 conference titled "Entertaining Health: Inspiring Hollywood to Create Stories That Change Lives" in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 11. The conference, which connects entertainment and causes, offered "new insights and strategy, and practical ways both can create big wins for their content and missions." In her presentation, Buffington discussed how HH&S harnesses the power of the entertainment industry by helping writers with a range of services—including its signature Storybus Tours, briefings and consultations with experts, and panel discussions.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington explored the importance of storytelling and the role of the writer in helping to shape the future during a presentation at the "State of the Arts 2012: Amplify!" conference on Sept. 22 in Los Angeles. The event, described as an "immersive symposium," was an "experiential showcase featuring cutting-edge entertainment, technology exhibits" along with music, dance and film. It was held in the Vortex Dome (pictured) at the LA Center Studios located downtown.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - Thursday, August 9, 2012
Hollywood, Health & Society Director Sandra de Castro Buffington delivered a presentation on engaging TV viewers in stories that can improve their health and well-being at the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media in Atlanta on Aug. 9. The conference, co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, brought together representatives from education, government, public health and the private sector, and offered participants "new insights and tools to engage audiences and promote healthy behavior."


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A Chandler man was arrested last week on charges he branded his initials on his girlfriend's private area. We've learned he's in more trouble.
While searching the man's home, deputies say they found videos that show the man and two women engaging in sex acts with a dog.
"Yeah, it's disgusting, it's against the law too," said Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is reacting to a recent arrest made in the valley.
MCSO arrested this man, Christopher Lynn Jackson, on charges of bestiality.
"Christopher utilized his dog, and two females there separately had various sexual contact with the German shepherd dog assisted by the male," said Arpaio.
This all stems from Jackson's previous run-in with the law when he was arrested for allegedly branding a female companion with his initials, using a branding tool and a butane torch.
That investigation led deputies to the video with the disturbing images involving this German shepherd, now in the care of the sheriff's office.
Also in the video -- 61-year-old Josephine Erikson. She too faces charges.
The sheriff says the other female in the video has not yet been identified.
"Nothing surprises me in my 50 years of law enforcement around the world. However this is somewhat unusual."
According to the sheriff's office, Jackson owns a lawn care business, as well as a ballroom dancing studio in Mesa. Sheriff Joe is promising to prosecute these three.
"I call this animal cruelty," added Arpaio. "That dog was forced to participate."
The dog will be cared for at Sheriff Joe's MASH unit at the Maricopa County Jail until the court proceedings have finished.
Related story: Man accused of branding his initials on girlfriend's vaginal area
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The ladies travel to Anguilla for a couples week with "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cameras in tow. Will the fur fly?
With unhinged Marlo Hampton off the reservation (remember her from South Africa?), we now have Kenya Moore to amptly fill her wack shoes. Kenya is both simultaneously trying to get her boyfriend to marry her while flirting madly with other men right in front of him.
This is either a woman who is a little psycho or clearly playing to the cameras – or both.
Last week's episode, Kenya was making uncomfortably blatant goo goo eyes and comments to Apollo, Phaedra Parks' hubby. Again, she did it in front of both Walter and Phaedra.
[Walter told Frank Ski Monday morning the whole boyfriend/girlfriend deal was an act, which may be why he seemed so nonchalant about Kenya's rather obnoxious actions.]
Now that she's on this trip, she decides to playfully throw Apollo into the pool. He then lifts her up and throws her back in as he later says is playful "retaliation." Oddly, we don't hear Phaedra talking to Apollo later about the situation. Most spouses would not be pleased with his behavior. Did she do it outside camera view because she respects Apollo too much? Or does she keep her understandably jealous nature to herself?
"Very poor taste," Phaedra said at the time while it was happening, seething. But she didn't turn it into a public conflagration like many of the other women would have. She let Kenya get away with it.
At worst, she says to the cameras, "It's inappropriate to touch anybody's man, much less their husband. She just pushed it to the limit."
Kenya seems to know what she's doing and tells the Bravo cameras, disingenuously: "I don't think I was flirting with Apollo. I hope I wasn't." Then she throws on her fake pageant smile: "There's no shame in my game." (What game is that? The Kenya-really-needs-her-head-checked sweepstakes?)
The next day, Phaedra responds by wearing a ridiculously revealing outfit to show off her booty. During most of the day, they split off as individual couples. Cynthia Bailey and hubby Peter appear to be in good spirits, their marriage in much better shape than a year ago. Ditto with NeNe Leakes and Gregg, divorced but now reconciling. Kandi Burruss and her boyfriend Todd are also getting along famously.
Kenya, in the meantime, is practically begging Walter to propose to her. You can see the desperation oozing off her skin. "I feel pressure because it's time," Kenya says to Walter. "Do you know how old I am?" [She's 41. Tick. Tock.] He doesn't seem fazed. He says she has to wait three days for… something. Does that mean a potential proposal? Perhaps. He sure seems confident about things. He doesn't even react when Kenya later blatantly flirts with another man not named Apollo at a party later in the day. ("I want to see Walter get a little jealous," she says to the cameras, as a strategy.)
Kenya then approaches Apollo and Phaedra and asks Phaedra a theoretical: if she were to give Apollo as a birthday gift two of her "friends," who would they be. This calculated questions just screams inappropriate. What is she trying to prove? Phaedra refuses to answer, her face contorted in a way as if she had just eaten really bad eggs. Or is smelling one right in front of her.
Over three seasons, Phaedra has tried so hard to act debonair and not get enmeshed in the highest-pitched dramas.
Phaedra may finally lose that veneer of cool in next week's episode, based on the trailer. Will she finally throw down and let Kenya have it to her face?
"Don't put your paws on Apollo," she says to the cameras. "I'm going to have an issue with that. I ain't into that. You go on with that bull****before I get p***ed off honey."
Other storylines:
We see Kim Zolciak one final glorious time. We see her leaving the restaurant again after she said she wasn't going on the trip and the women got fed up with her attitude and avoidance of her reality show duties. Her husband Kroy is conveniently waiting to pick her up. (Huh?) He acts all huffy and puffy toward the camera crew and they drive off.
They show highlights arguments Kim had with the various women over the years. "Nobody is here is my friend," she concludes. ""I've just had it. These bitches are not my friends. One day they're one way. One day they're another… I have my best friend at home. That's all I need."
Yes, indeed. And Bravo is taping the spinoff as we speak.. Bravo, indeed.
"Kim: Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya – right up your a**. Bye!" – NeNe, gleeful
"Kim's world is all about herself, her man and her kids," – Kandi, happily fed up
"Any enemy of Kenya is a friend of mine." - Cynthia, befriending Porsha.
"Oh hell no… I need a bigger room!" – Kenya, who gets a "junior suite" without a tub or toilet without a door
"I don't have no time for bacterial vaginosis" - Phaedra, worried about hot tubs
"She may be a Southern princess but if you mess with her man, she might tase you" - Kandi, on Phaedra, after Kenya blatantly flirted with Apollo
"No question your butt is bigger than mine," - Kandi on Phaedra's butt, which she shows off on the trip
"Where are the damn cars around here?" - Nene, not happy about all the boats
"We should stay here and elope," – Kenya, asking Walter – again
"Hopefully in the future, he'll lock me down," - Kandi on her boyfriend Todd
"They ain't teaching me nothing new. I've been working the pole for years… I was the queen of the club. Only reason they didn't crown me with a crown. They crowned me with dollars." – NeNe dancing in Anguilla, reminding the world of her stripper days
Last week's highly promoted departure of Kim boosted ratings, from 2.25 million a week earlier to 3 million viewers, second best of the season.
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December 10th, 2012
8:31 am
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December 10th, 2012
9:24 am
It was sad to see how Kroy, who I used to think so highly off, has come down to the level of Kim Z. Has he forgotten that his wife signed a contract that requires she be filmed at all times? The Biermans wanted the money but didn't want to put the time that filming requires, oh well, good ridance.
This episode was really good and Nene's comments were killing me, I love the fact that none of these ladies take theirselves too seriously and that is why this is my favorite franchise.
Can't wait for next episode when Nene puts Kenya in her place, BLOOP.
December 10th, 2012
9:26 am
Although it is suppose to be "fake", or so everyone is trying to convince us, Kenya is by no means ready for a "marriage". She is not reading the Word that speaks of the fact that women don't search for 'the man'. If she is patient, He will send her to the right one. All this begging nd pleading is unnecessary. She is suppose to be representing Finer Womanhood, the best in the USA. I really applaud Walter for trying to get her to understand there is no reason to "rush" into marriage just because everyone else is. Give the Friendship time to grow. Marriage goes well beyond the beauty of the wedding. Don't plan for a wedding and not the Marriage. You may regret it later!
December 10th, 2012
9:30 am
WOW!!! What an episode! I was really feeling Kenya before the show but she's really acting desperate and it looks really bad…based on the trailer for next week looks like Walter will finally give in & ask her to marry. Phaedra has a nice butt-OMG!! Nene did her best to hold off on dancing like she knows how (on that pole!!) while Gregg looks like a typical old man-get rid of him. Dense Porsha said or did anything worth repeating while Kandi needs to do something w/ the Jheri curl…Cynthia needs to sit down somewhere w/ her old, crusty looking self. Did you see her on Andy's show looking like a cross b/w Dennis Rodman & Grace Jones??!! Hideous! Kenya is still my girl-crazy or not baby girl is STILL fine as all get out!!!
December 10th, 2012
9:47 am
Kenya Moore in one word = Classles !
December 10th, 2012
9:56 am
Kenya comes off like a real "desperado". I guess being manless and old makes you desparate!
December 10th, 2012
10:01 am
The hair, relationships, (supposed) "wealth", "acting"..all fake..
Quite frankly I cant comprehend why people watch this foolishness of a show..
December 10th, 2012
10:06 am
Who has time to watch these non producing consumption monsters live it big with the top 2% while the rest of us can't get a living wage. Most of the country is struggling and to glorify theses money hungry ho bags is a disgrace. Shame on you for watching these self serving air bags.
December 10th, 2012
10:27 am
For those asking why watch…because it's hilarious why else??? I am sorry but Nene talking about Kim, Khandi's taser remark, Kendra's desperation was funny. It's not like anyone is writing a decent comedy to watch real actors do or say something funny these days.
December 10th, 2012
11:10 am
Kenya…speechless! She is definitely playing it up for the cameras.
Since when did 40 become old? If 40 is OLD, what is 60? There's nothing old and crusty about Cynthia or Kenya. They're not in their 20's, but I wouldn't define them as old. I'm 35, and I don't think in 5 years I'll be old. You sound like a bunch of teenagers! And Andy, Kandi doesn't have a Jheri curl, she has a culy weave. It's like many people's natural hair.
Glad Kim is gone. She has lost all of her senses. I didn't watch her last show and won't watch the next one. She is boring to me. If I were Phaedra, I would've spoken up to Apollo. It was inappropriate to pick Kenya up. They were obviously flirting with each other. Also, Kenya needs to know to stay in her lane. But Apollo can't participate. Nene and Greg are interesting. I wish them luck the second time around. Soemtimes it's hard to leave what's comfortable.
December 10th, 2012
11:15 am
I thought the show was very entertaining,GLAD SOOOO GLAD to see Kim go and BRAVO I will not be watching the spin off it should be a send off ! I love NeNe, she just have to watch what she do and how she do it. she has way to much going else where to mess it up with drama. but I totally want to see her here on this show as well as Phaedra and Cynthia thats my trio and they make the show for me so as long as they are their I will be watching. The rest of them not so much.
December 10th, 2012
11:29 am
This is what made me mad Kenya tried it she need to be put in her place with all that touching Phaerda is going to have to come all the way to kenya level that question was so over the top until im sure any man will only play her for the old hackler she is a true foot dragon she need to be in a porn movie not on tv.
December 10th, 2012
11:58 am
The comment NeNe made about Kim was too funny. WOW, Apollo touched/squeezed the h*ll out of Kenya butt while throwing her in the pool. That was crazy! My girl Phaedra wore that swimsuit and it was tasteful in the way she wore it. HIGH FIVE!!!!
December 10th, 2012
12:27 pm
Hey ATLPeach-I don't give a damn what u call that hair that Kandi wore-alls I know is that it's ugly & she needs to get rid of it PRONTO!! Yea Apollo WAS squezzin the heck outta Kenya's butt-DO YOU BLAME HIM!?!?! She may be crazy but baby girl is FIIIINNNE!!!!!
December 10th, 2012
1:08 pm
Whats tasteful about showing your big fat donkiey bootie all over town and on TV in a crocheted dress and thong..boobs and azz all hanging out. Phaedra looked like a hooker ready to turn tricks in that outfit..True Southern Bell my butt. She's nothing but a two bit ghetto ho.
Kenya is obiviously troubled… Walter asking if she took her medicine…
NeNe's weave get blonder and blonder…Imitation is the best form of flattery and NeNe is dressing and looking more and more like a black version of Kim. Its so clear that she hates kim because she wants to be Kim. She and Greg are GROSS!
Khandi, Cynthia and Porcha are the fluffers…
December 10th, 2012
2:24 pm
If you are remotely have a chance of popping the question you don't try to make him jealous by bumping and grinding on another man, especially another married man. The first thing would come to my mind is that this chick is very disrespectful, be a lady, a man wants to know that the women he choose to be his wife she must present herself as such. Kenya is bipolar, I don't expect anything more of her, she doesn't need any kids at all.
December 10th, 2012
3:09 pm
apoll-hoe was dead wrong for picking kenya up his little narrow tail knows better
December 10th, 2012
3:11 pm
Blahblahblah – you are so right! I was shocked to see Phaedra looking so trappy.
December 10th, 2012
3:11 pm
Phadra did not look like a preacher's daughter or a southern belle with that g-string getting suffocated. We all know that string smelled like molded cheese and cornbread boo boo when she took it off
December 10th, 2012
3:41 pm
Glad to see Peter/Cynthia relaxed and enjoying each other.
Phaedra – a woman of elegance and grace. Not! That outfit was lewd.
Kenya is entertaining. She will say and do anything.
NeNe is funny. She has the best one liners.
December 10th, 2012
6:54 pm
I think Phaedra has every reason to be upset and jealous that Kenya is flirting with her husband. Kenya is out of line, with a lot of things, and she's asking for a fight. Even though Phaedra doesn't usually get involved in these highly dramatic brawls, I think we may see her loose her cool this season. If Walter is smart, he won't marry Kenya and he'll run away fast. This episode gave me and my DISH coworker plenty to talk about today at work, so I'm glad I watched. I've been recording this whole season on my DISH Hopper, along with some of my other favorite shows. I've stored the entire season on this DVR and still have space because it has 2TB of space on the hard drive. I can't wait to see what happens with Phaedra, Kenya and Walter.
December 10th, 2012
8:00 pm
Ask Phaedra vaginal-bacteriaitis (or whatever she made up) how much bacteria her stank donkey booty left every where her fat butt sat in that stripper get up….that was just nasty. What self-respecting attorney, wife, mother would do that? None…
December 11th, 2012
12:41 am
Glad to see that the entire cast, – Kenya are actually from the South.
December 11th, 2012
6:30 am
Kim and Kroy….white trash. He must have taken too many hits to his head (the one under the helmet) to impregnate that ho-bag not once but twice!!!
December 12th, 2012
11:28 am
Where Kenya is concerned, I always thought she was a pretty lady until she opened her mouth! She didn't do herself any favors at all! Who considers themselves to be upper when you talk about people so loudly, it was rude and tasteless, so good look begging someone to marry you (not a good look, but understandingly appropriate for her)! Kim is boring and has been for sometime, wish her much luck but reality isn't for her. But baby making seems to be…Nene hilarious, Cynthia more class then most give credit for, Phaedra tries to stay out of it but is as phony as others, Kandi down to earth and not really sure why she is on this show, Porsha Bless her heart! I had to stop watching this show but will be watching to see Kenya get treated!!
December 13th, 2012
10:39 am
funny comments….good riddance trash bags Kim and Baby Kroy….how tall is Kandi's man..she likes em little..and the best for last….Miss Southern Belle, that stank outfit was disgusting! ..she had the nerve to call a Dr regarding a hot tub,..the real infection starts in that stripper thong…who does she represent? Ms Parks is getting desperate for attention, because if Apollo was that into her he would not have picked up Miss America…USA, and squeezed that bootey…which by the way looks way better…keep the hits coming girls..and for all you hater who knock the viewers and the show….change the channel…Loving My Girls Nene, Cynthia, and Porsha!!!!! …the Talls win again!!!
December 13th, 2012
11:16 am
As much as I hate to say it, this season has been largely BORING without Ms. Whitfield. Who would have thought that a woman who could barely string a sentence together would have her presence missed so much. Nene is playing to the cameras this season even more than in the past; the whole mess around Kenya's staged relationship is disappointing; Kim moving – BORING; Kandi talking about her cooter – been there done that; and Dumb as a box of rocks Porsha – HATED IT!…all examples of why this season sucks. I love Phaedra and Apollo, as well as Cynthia and Peter; wish they would allow Peter to bring the "Island Flavor" a bit more.
December 15th, 2012
4:20 am
No one can ever make me believe these shows aren't scripted. I swear these shows make the rich and the wealthy look so ignorant and stupid. I don't care what race they are, bottom line, they're low budget disrespectful to themselves and others. And no, every body's not jealous of you because you get called out for what ever reason. I don't get it. I've watched these shows off and on since they started. I really don't understand why every body's mad at Kim. I've never cared for her myself. However, I understand her wanting to be with her family. Yes everything happened kind of fast but at end of the day, she has a full life, a growing family and a husband who loves Kim for who she is. And that little audio medley of a lot of the situations that have gone down with each one of them, I don't blame her. If Kim is happy leave her alone. And NeNe's just mad because she didn't get to rub her success and stardom in Kim's face. And for once I didn't see her as being rude for not staying because she did come. It was NeNe that was late, then had the nerve to get mad because Kim left. I say good for you Kim. That song NeNe was singing while they were eating was just another sign that she still hasn't grown up. Wasn't it a song that NeNe sang bashing Kim that drove a wedge between the two of them seasons ago?
December 15th, 2012
11:29 pm
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If you're not familiar with Leonard Pitts, allow me to introduce you. He is a very far left columnist for the Miami Herald. He's not the first liberal to concede that President Obama lied and he still manages to take a shot a Republicans. But this column is perhaps the most scathing indictment of Obama that I have seen from a loyal media sycophant, and Pitts is all of that. He's also somewhat delusional about the popularity of Obamacare and is either disingenuous or naive as to why the President lied about "you can keep it." And he also tacitly invokes the "all presidents do it" defense.
But even with those caveats, this piece is a radical departure for Pitts. There have been a few cracks in the Democratic wall in Congress, from those who have re-election to worry about next year, and even some who don't (Senator Dianne Feinstein). But the liberal media has been mostly reserved in its criticism, especially the liberal pundisphere. With his poll numbers plummeting and media friends beginning to abandon him, one can only wonder how many more Democrats will attempt to distance themselves from a badly wounded lame duck president.


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A man charged in the death of a Beaumont Police Officer has entered a plea of no contest and has been sentenced to life in prison.
John Wesley Nero entered his plea Thursday morning before Criminal District Judge John Stevens.
Nero was charged with capital murder after officers say he caused the accident that killed Beaumont Police Officer Bryan Mitchell Hebert, 36, on the night of July 8, 2011. Officer Hebert died after Nero's Dodge Nitro ran into Hebert's police car.
According to Nero's original arrest warrant, officers were called to a home on the 5900 block of Chisholm Trail in Beaumont for a domestic disturbance. When officers arrived, Nero had already left, but his mother and grandmother said he had assaulted both of them and threatened to kill them if they called police.
Officers were called back to the home at about 10 p.m. when Nero reportedly returned to the home. He had again left but family members were able to tell police where they might be able to find him.
Nero was found by officers in the Kohls parking lot on Dowlen Road and he led officers on a chase that lasted about 7 minutes. The chase ran north on Old Dowlen Road, South on Eastex Freeway, onto I-10 west and then College Street west. Officers say Nero turned north on Dowlen.
The warrant goes on to state that Officer Hebert was on Dowlen Road parked in the center turning lane with his emergency lights on. Witnesses say he was getting a spike belt out of the back of the car when Nero directed his car towards Hebert's patrol car, slamming into the car and Hebert. The officer was transported to Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth where he was pronounced dead.
According to 12News file stories, Nero was indicted September 2011 on two charges of possession of child pornography. A probable cause affidavit obtained by 12News in 2011 says the charge stems from the same incident of which officers were responding the night of the accident that killed Officer Hebert.
Investigators say that Nero assaulted his mother and grandmother after they caught him watching child pornography at the house.
The child pornography charges against Nero have been dropped.
Family members and friends of Officer Hebert gathered July 2012 for the one-year anniversary of his death. A large crowd showed up to release balloons in his honor.
Hebert was a 10-year veteran of the force and was survived by his parents and sister.
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J Moss
If, God forbid, there were ever a need for a Christian equivalent of R. Kelly, the distinction would most certainly go to artist/producer J. Moss. Alongside his ubiquitous production troupe PAJAM, Moss is credited with creating some of the most self-referential gospel music of the 21st century, whether the man is handling churchy contemporary gospel or slick urban-pop confections. The proclivity toward name-dropping himself is augmented by the singer's insistence to multi-track his own vocals, creating a mini-chorale effect that's distinctively PAJAM, but too much of an acquired taste for the uninitiated. Regardless, all of the above seemed to work on The J. Moss Project, Moss' breakout debut as a solo singer, and if it wasn't broke, why fix it on V2..., his second go at it. Naturally, things are bigger and bolder, and the production values are through the roof. They have to be: like his work with Kierra KiKi Sheard and 21:03, Moss places tons of emphasis on style while shortchanging substance a bit, all in the name of accessibility. Such is the case with "Jump, Jump," "Dance," and "Miami," three songs with titles so obvious it's easy to figure out their content and their beats per minute; there are shout-outs to the Almighty, of course, but they're always incidental rather than indispensable to the tunes. Conversely, Moss fares much better when he waxes vulnerable, like in the soulful "Holding On" and the apologetic "I'm Not Perfect," both examples of his Kels-like arrangements and heartfelt crooning. Much like his previous hit, "We Must Praise," this slower material shows that, at the end of the day, Moss' musical heart lies with the church: he sounds best when singing to the choir, not when appealing to teenagers or aiming to dominate the urban inspirational airwaves through catchy yet otherwise lightweight spiritual jargon.


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Woolf, M.D., M.P.H.ProfessorFamily Practice, Epidemiology and Community HealthVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA* Core Planning Group ** Presenters *** CommentatorsReturn to ContentsProceed to Next Section Current as of March 2009 Internet Citation: Participant List: Expanding Research and Evaluation Designs to Improve the Science Base for Health Care and Public Health Quality Improvement Symposium. March 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/other/phqisymp/phqi9.html


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According to one of the Mayan calendars, the world may come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012.
The hype surrounding the Mayans' prediction has sparked a great deal of interest in not only the Mayan calendar, but also other ways the world could possibly end and what we can do to prepare. Kanawha County Public Library has information pertaining to these topics and this reading map will help guide you. If:
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A local man is recovering from burns he received when he opened a package while working at a thrift shop.
It happened Tuesday at the Atlantic Shopping Center on Memorial Drive in southeast Atlanta.
Police identified the man who was injured as Kevin Andrews, 23.
The FBI, GBI and Homeland Security rushed to the scene to join forces
with Atlanta police and Atlanta Fire Department's bomb squad to get
bottom of what happened when Andrews opened up a package at about 3 p.m.
After further investigation, authorities determined
the package had fireworks inside that probably ignited due to static
The package was in a parcel that the thrift store
had for approximately two months with no issues until it was handled by
volunteers working in the store.
CBS Atlanta News talked to workers late Tuesday night who said they heard a noise and then smelled something similar to cigarette smoke. They quickly realized Andrews had been burned.
Police evacuated employees at the nearby Dollar Store and guided an explosives-detecting robot into the thrift shop.
Emergency crews blocked traffic on Memorial Drive Northeast for about four hours.
Investigators said while they take all suspicious calls seriously, the explosions at the Boston Marathon had a big effect on the heavy response to this call.
"Given yesterday's events, we're going to be extra cautious. That's why you're seeing the response you see here today," said Campos.
C.J. Ford lives nearby and was trying to get out and around all the emergency vehicles to get to Georgia State for his classes.
Just like many others waiting in the area, he was trying make sense of it all.
"I'm hoping the guy is OK and he's doing better now. But otherwise, I don't know what to think. It's hard to know what to think in these times," said Ford.
Investigators said the fire burned Andrews on his arms and legs. He was
rushed to the hospital. Investigators said his burns are minor.
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- ✓ Context and Phonetic Spell Checker
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► Types of Spelling mistakes
In addition to common spelling mistakes, Spell Better will catch and correct the following complex errors:
- Phonetic spelling erorrs (preshius → precious, peturs → pictures)
- Real-word spelling errors (peace → piece). No other app on the iPad can do this.
- Word boundary errors (verynice → very nice)
- Letter reversal and transposal
- Skipped and repeated letters (probley → probably)
- Homophone substitutions
- Missing or substituted vowels ("Ths is rly amzng" → "This is really amazing")
- Incorrectly conjugated irregular verbs (throwed → threw). No other app on the iPad can do this.
Spell Better has been built from the ground up to catch and correct complex orthographic errors. It does all of the above while paying attention to the context of the sentence. Spell Better will correct many of these as they are being typed, while others are corrected when the spell checker is tapped.
Bottom line: Spell Better will take this sentence:
→ I throwed the dall to my cuzin and wnt imside to ahve a peace ofcake.
And correct it to:
→ I threw the ball to my cousin and went inside to have a piece of cake.
And it'll do most of the corrections dynamically, as the sentence is being typed.
► Dyslexia features
Spell Better is one of the best iPad apps for dyslexia, and its word prediction and advanced spell checking features have been trained to spot and correct the types of errors that individuals with dyslexia and dysgraphia tend to make. Several examples above come from sample text written by children or adults with dyslexia (courtesy of Dr. Jenny Pedler's PhD thesis).
Spell Better also contains two fonts that have been designed specifically for individuals with Dyslexia. The fonts are Open Dyslexic (opendyslexic.org) and Lexia Readable.
► Getting started with Spell Better
Students and teachers find Spell Better to be a very intuitive and easy-to-use app. With the following steps you'll be able to instruct a student on getting started with Spell Better.
- Launch Spell Better and just start typing. Tap on a suggested completion or predicted word to accept it and send it to the editor.
- Tap-and-hold (long-press) on a suggested word to see it's definition.
- Tap the magnifying glass (spell check icon) to run the powerful spell-checker.
- Accept corrections by tapping on the suggested words; the spell checker will continue.
- Tap-and-hold (long-press) on the Spell Check icon and tap on the "Learn" or "Ignore" buttons if you would like Spell Better to move on by learning a new word or ignoring it for this spell check session (e.g. if it has highlighted a proper noun).
- The spell checker is done when it stops highlighting new words.
- Access all settings by tapping the little "i" button. You can select a vocabulary size, change the text size, pick a specialized font, and much more.
► How to use the Dictionary
The dictionary in Spell Better is brought up by a Tap-and-hold (long-press) on the predicted word. If you haven't already downloaded a dictionary, you may see the "No definition found" message. But don't worry, here are detailed steps to download and use a dictionary in Spell Better. The download is completely free and comes directly from Apple.
At the end of these steps you will have downloaded, installed, and used an English dictionary in Spell Better.
1. First, tap-and-hold on a predicted word. You'll hear the word pronounced and you'll see a pop-up come into view:
3. Tap on the "Manage" button:
4. Then tap on the cloud icon with the arrow on it next to the English dictionary of your choice:
5. Wait for it to download. You can see the download progress indicator:
6. Once the download is complete, you'll see a little black cross next to the corresponding dictionary (this is just an indicator, don't tap it!). Go to the next step after you see this little black cross appear:
7. Then tap anywhere outside the pop-up to dismiss it. Don't worry, we'll be getting back to it in the next step. The pop-up should go away:
8. Finally, Tap-and-hold again on the predicted word and you'll see the definition come up:
You have downloaded the dictionary and you can look up the definition of words in Spell Better.
► Text-to-Speech
Spell Better offers high-quality text-to-speech. It has several modes. Once you've written something in the text box:
1. Tap once on the speaker button to the right of the predicted words to hear your entire document read out in a measured, loud, and high-quality voice.
2. A tap-and-hold (long-press) on the speaker button will read out only the last sentence instead of the entire document.
3. You can also select a section of your document (say a paragraph) and tap once on the speaker button to read aloud only the selected content instead of the entire document.
4. A double-tap on the speaker button will read out the words currently listed in the prediction bank.
Spell Better will highlight the word that is being read aloud as it goes through the document.
Spell Better offers three different voices: an American Female voice, A British Male voice, and an Australian Female voice. The voices are very high quality.
If the voices sound robotic, you have to turn on "Enhanced Voices" in the Settings App. Launch the Settings App and navigate to General > Accessibility > Speech Selection (turn it ON) > Voices > English. Then make sure "Enhanced Quality" is turned ON for the voice of your choice. The enhanced quality voice is downloaded free from Apple. Once you do this, the voices in Spell Better will sound very realistic.
► AAC and Occupational Therapy
The word prediction in Spell Better dramatically reduces the number of keystrokes required to compose a sentence. This combined with the loud and high-quality Text-to-Speech makes Spell Better a powerful Augmentative and Alternative Communication application. It is being used by people with Autism, TBI, Dysarthria, and other disabilitites.
► Speech Recognition and Siri
Spell Bettter offers speech recognition where you can speak a word or sentence to send it to the editor. This feature works in the QWERTY Default Keyboard in Spell Better (not the color-coded highlighted keyboard). This is the default keyboard you see when you first install Spell Better. You can also select the QWERTY Default Keyboard by tapping on the little "i" button and scrolling down until you see the Keyboard Type section.
You also need to turn on Siri for speech recognition to work in Spell Better. You can turn Siri on by navigating to the Settings App > General > Siri > ON.
Once the QWERTY Default keyboard is being used and Siri is turned on, you'll be able to see a little microphone button to the left of the spacebar in Spell Better. Tap on it to use the speech recognition.
► Privacy
Spell Better does not track usage and does not log or send any data to an external server for any reason. There is no advertising within the app. It does not contain any 3rd-party software or services and all features work offline even without an internet connection.
► How to upgrade
Spell Better is free to try. You can explore all core features including the word prediction, spell correction, and even text-to-speech in the free version. However, the free version of Spell Better has certain constraints. You need to upgrade in order to export your documents from Spell Better and to create new notes and save or delete older ones.
The upgrade price is only $9.99.
- Tap the "Upgrade Options" button on the top-right of Spell Better.
You'll see a pop-up view come up that shows some details including the price in your local currency.
- Then tap the "Upgrade Now" button.
- You'll be taken through the standard in-app purchase flow: it'll ask you to confirm the price and purchase and may ask you to enter your App Store credentials.
- After a few seconds the pop-up view will close on its own. And the keyboard will pop back up.
- The upgrade is complete. You'll see a "+" button on the top right which lets you create new notes. You'll also be able to export your writing immediately.
Tap or click here to email support now if you have any trouble with the upgrade process.
► Volume Purchase Program (VPP) for Schools
There is a special version of Spell Better that is compatible with Apple's Volume Purchase Program. It does not contain any in-app purchases or other restrictions.
It is called Spell Better VPP and is otherwise identical to the regular version of Spell Better. You can see it on the App Store by clicking here.
If you would like your school to purchase Spell Better for its iPads, send a request to your school's technology or purchasing specialist and mention Spell Better VPP (note the "VPP" suffix). There is a discount available for bulk purchases.
Most school districts in the US are using Spell Better with their students. Several ATCs have volunteered to act as references for Spell Better, so if you have a specific question relating to Spell Better in school environments please get in touch and I'll connect you with a reference.
Spell Better is currently featured by Apple in the Special Education section of the App Store.
► About the developer
Hi, my name is Navanit. I've been working on Spell Better for several years, beginning with research I conducted as a graduate student at Stanford University. I worked closely with Speech-language Pathologists and other assistive technology experts at Stanford throughout the development stage. It's the only piece of software I have on the App Store and I'm fully focused and committed to adding features to it over the long term. I am proud and happy to be using my skills to solve a worthwhile problem that directly improves and empowers the lives of thousands of students and adults worldwide.
► Testimonials & Reviews
Customers love Spell Better and I receive a large number of glowing testimonials by email. Below I only include a small sample of the ones that you can click through and verify yourself instead of taking my word for it.
- ❝ This app for iPad has it all: spell check, word prediction, text-to-speech capabilities, and a dictionary. Generating written output is a snap with Spell Better, and sharing documents is easy, too. Even weak spellers with developing typing skills will benefit from this well-designed app.❞
- The Yellin Center for Mind, Brain, and Education. New York, NY.
❝ Since they are able to devote more of their attention to the content, learners using this app are able to increase the length and depth of their writing.❞
- Angela McDurmon, Instructional Technology Specialist
❝ I had this app added to my 10 year old sons iPad and paid the £6.99 for the upgrade. He has dyslexia and really really struggles with his written work, so much so that at school he has a scribe to help him. I too, am dyslexic so homework can be a real battle field. The first bit of work he did using this app was just amazing, and the app was so easy to use. The teachers were so impressed with his work they asked if he was able to bring in the iPad and now he does all his school written work on it, it really has made such a difference for him and now at last he is able to work independently. Thank you.❞
- A review on the UK App Store
❝ I was thrilled to come across Spell Better and have been using this with some of my students successfully.❞
- Dr. Samantha Hornery