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#91984 Aug 20, 2013
The old gospel song about " my sheep know my voice" , I don't remember the title or most of the words but every time my aunt and uncle visited our little church they sang that one song for us. Never anything else, just that one.
I also love " Peace in the Valley" and " in the Garden". When the grand kids were living with me, the three of us slept in the big bed and to get them to sleep I sang them every gospel song I could think of. "Come and Dine" "when we all get to Heaven" "What a Friend" and about a jillion others. Good memories
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#91985 Aug 20, 2013
I read a autobiography by a POW. He said to keep his sanity during his time as a hostage he sang every hymn he could think of over and over in his head.
#91986 Aug 20, 2013
Many Years ago, I first heard "Peace in the Valley" done by Red Foley who was Pat Boone's father-in-law. His old version of that song can be found on Youtube. Later, Elvis did it too but my favorite Elvis version of a Gospel song was "How Great Thou Art".
#91987 Aug 20, 2013
I just looked it up and Peace in the Valley was a hit for Red Foley in 1951. So I suppose we were listening to it on granny's old hand crank Victrola that played 78s. Good Night folks I am off to go read.
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#91990 Aug 20, 2013
@ Anne, or anyone! You made mention of "What A Friend We Have In Jesus", oh, what a song indeed and it is my favorite. I had a version of it saved on my favorites list by Bro. Oswald on his dobro and some flat top player. The copyright people got wind of it floating around out there and discontinued it! IF ANYONE knows where I can find "this same" version, I sure would appreciate so very much of knowing of it.
#91991 Aug 21, 2013
After many years of lessons, that song and "Silent Night" were the only two songs I could play on a piano without it hurting your ears. LOL Now, old man Arthur Itis does not even want to hear those.
#91992 Aug 21, 2013
If you're worried about your oatmeal, or that of a pop tart dear to you, try to do something about it during the next two weeks. Seek donuts if need be, or talk to captain crunch for some useful advice. If you want to lose your mind, give up a habit such as sleeping, or get more birds; this is a marvelous time to begin. Take it gently and don't expect overnight miracles.
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#91993 Aug 21, 2013
Hope you all have a good day! It's going to be nice and warm!
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#91995 Aug 21, 2013
Well, the time had come to clean the chicken coop! I shoveled out the old straw, scrapped the top of the nesting box, raised the roosting bar, and put in a piece to keep them from roosting on top of the nesting box. Smells good in there and the little ladies seem to love it! I even bought more laying pellets as I had about 5 more scoops left! While i was working the ladies enjoyed their free range time! That's my bird story for the day!
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For those who are weight conscientious and heart healthy, this is a perfect snack:
Leaves of Bibb lettuce ( hearty leaves), albacore tuna ( water packed), 1tbs. mayo., sea salt, cracked pepper. Substitute the leaves for bread. One can substitute shredded chicken for the tuna and add diced tomatoes and onions. Since Mr. Peri Stalsis has been unkind for years, I have bread has to be eaten sparingly. Lol.
It appears fall might come early. The birds have been few. The blue moon was a sight last night as well as the dark clouds hovering around it;)
Fair evening to All.
#91998 Aug 21, 2013
I am very weight conscious since I have furniture disease... My chest has fallen into my drawers. LOL I previously had a bout of "dunlop".... my chest had done lopped over my belly. and a good evening to you, as well.
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#91999 Aug 21, 2013
A good day! And it's our anniversary! We grilled out some steaks and had a big old chocolate cake... Thanks to our youngest daughter!! My sister from three states away stopped by and visited while we ate-- yes, we offered her food but she just sat with us on the deck and visited while our dogs romped and played.
Misty: after that meal I will surely have to diet! My dieting consists of ordering the .89 hamburger instead of the whopper/big Mac and no fries. Cutting back on portions has generally worked for me and I kinda have that furniture disease -- belly dunlapped over my belt... Just a little..from all this company I've had, my birthday the wedding, the anniversary. Family reunion this weekend ! What a month. Cut back time!!
#92000 Aug 21, 2013
this is stupid why does it go on?
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#92001 Aug 21, 2013
Ah, but Katie, you have helped this thread by posting! Thank you!! Drop by another time and join in on the conversation! Pleasant newcomers are always welcome! Dew Drop Inn.
#92002 Aug 22, 2013
Hey Wolf, if you're interested, the electric keyboards are so much easier to play than an old upright. Plus, the one I've got now has so-o-o-o many settings, they'll sound like a banjo to a full fledged orchestra along with any drum sounds you could want. But the action really is so much softer and easier on the ole joints. Just say'n..........
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#92006 Aug 22, 2013
Good Morning! Going to crank up the heat here in in the next few days. We haven't had a lot of Summer weather, now it's coming in. Hope you all stay cool
#92008 Aug 22, 2013
I have seen those, but my poor fingers are so stiff and crooked that I can't even pick my nose without poking myself in the eye. LOL
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Sounds like a good excuse to not cook.
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So today is the big day. Ash Wednesday and the official opening of Mel Gibson's the Passion.
This movie has caused quite a stir – even before it opened which is a feat in itself. Many people believe it is offensive for one reason or another and have passionately made their objections known. After hearing most of the arguments I have the following observations:
- Some people are against anything biblical or religion and will find fault no matter what. And you know what? I can understand that because I've been there myself. Bitter, angry, cynical. You name it and I've been there, and sometimes I still struggle with it.
On the other hand some people equate everything with politics and will zealously look for conspiracy theories. As an X-File fan I can get into that myself.
Some people are happy with the sanitized version of the gospels. Their comfort zones have been violated and it is getting all too real for them. I can understand that as well. Jesus came with a message of love and forgiveness and we can't let that get lost in the shuffle.
Some Jewish people are offended because they feel their race is under attack. Given the previous holocausts can you really blame them for being sensitive?
Some are so full of hate and anger that they resort to infantile name calling and casting spurious dispersions in every direction. They have sparred, snarled and been just downright surly. I've heard the words fascist, hate monger, anti-Semitism, bigot, Hitler and even worse thrown around.
Isn't it amazing how religion brings out the worst in people? So are any of us better than the other? Nah, we've all messed up in one way or another haven't we. I've heard some people say no wonder this world is so screwed up. But I say isn't it amazing that we the human race are even still here. There must be something… some ethereal, mystical glue that is keeping it all together.
Whatever you believe let me leave you with this one thought. No matter how much this world is thrown into chaos there is one prevailing ingredient that makes it all somehow work. And that is LOVE, and isn't that what the message of Christ is really all about?
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Overweight people now outnumber the hungry across the world. Hurrah! Let's have a street party. Famine, one of the gravest threats to human life throughout history, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, is on the wane! Imagine the celebrations if we heard that tranquil boredom was outdoing war, or vigorous immune systems were outdoing pestilence. So why do I get the feeling I'm the only one breaking out the paper hats and balloons?
The International Association of Agricultural Economists, which has revealed that one billion of the world's six-and-a-half-billion population are too heavy and 800 million are malnourished, doesn't seem to be in a party mood. "Obesity and excess weight," says Professor Benjamin Senauer, "bring with them significant risks of chronic disease and premature death." But not as significant, I would guess, as starvation.
People talk a lot these days about the "obesity epidemic", as though you could catch obesity by sitting too close to a fat person. Perhaps that's why there's always an empty seat next to me on the tube. And while I would be the first to support better public transport and designing cities to make walking easier (two of the IAAE's proposals), I'm afraid that these measures are not going to make fat people thin.
Here is the truth about obesity. Absolutely everyone (bar a few McDonald's-addled mothers whom Jamie Oliver keeps on standby for the angry "We don't want no fruit 'n' veg" shots) knows how to lose excess weight. Eat less, exercise more. The physics of it, except for those afflicted with endocrine disorders, is simple.
The question, then, is: if it's so simple, why is anyone overweight? This is where it gets complex. Some people are overweight because they like it. Hard as this may be to grasp (although not as hard as it is for me to grasp that some people go potholing for pleasure), some people believe that they are in charge of their own bodies, are allowed to be the weight that pleases them, and find a larger body pleasing.
Some people are overweight because they simply lost track of their eating habits for a while - during a busy time at work, perhaps, or after a move. These are not, in general, people who need, or want, help from their governments. With time, they will adjust their lives to suit them better.
Finally, many people are overweight as a reaction to emotional problems. This is an answer you may not like if, being British, you believe that all emotional problems can be dealt with by drinking a nice cup of tea and listening to the shipping forecast. Eating, like many other perfectly normal behaviours (drinking alcohol, spending money and having sex with strangers), can be overused as a response to difficult emotions. These are not simple matters to unpick and I am afraid that no government has the right to tell its citizens when, or if, they should delve into their childhood traumas, particularly if these citizens are posing no threat to anyone else.
I believe it is this group that is growing. People are getting fatter because food is now readily available; it's easy to eat emotionally because food is everywhere. And if the government really wants to sort this out, it would be better off investing its money in extra therapy for the nation than in subsidising fruit.
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This motorcycle is powered by four off-the-shelf batteries. They are Optima Yellow-Tops, rated at 55 amp-hour capacity, and cranking current of nearly 900 amps. They are AGM - absorbed glass matt. That's a style of lead-acid battery that is sealed up and the electrolyte is soaked into coils of fiberglass matting. They cannot leak, spill, or slosh around.
While there are other types of batteries available, this seemed to be the best combination of price and performance for my project. "Flooded" lead-acid batteries are really not acceptable for a motorcycle. Besides being challenging in adding water, the movement and possible tipping-over of a motorcycle would not be good for flooded batteries.
Sealed lead-acid batteries (VRLA) would also be fine, as would gels. However, neither of those can crank the power as well as an AGM can, which is what gives the cycle good acceleration. Lithium batteries are excellent for weight, capacity, and power, but are currently only for those with higher budgets. If you use lithium batteries, everything else about the project is the same, except for a different battery charger and a battery management system.
Figuring Range
Going back to some simple math, we can get an estimate of motorcycle range. I have four batteries, each of which is 12 volts, but they are wired up in one series string of all four of them, so it's really 48V in total.
The batteries are rated at 55Ah.
So, in theory, 48V x 55AH = 2640 watt-hours capacity. 100 watt-hours per mile is a typical ball-park number for energy consumption per mile on an electric motorcycle. (Of course that does vary by weather, speed, riding style, etc.) But this is just a rough estimate.
2640/100 = 26.4miles
Just a real rough estimate, but it's good enough to say "Will this vehicle meet my needs? Will it perform the way I want it too?"
In this case, yes. I only live a couple miles outside town, and the next town is ten miles away. I can use this cycle to drive all over locally, and head to the next town over and back on one charge.
In real-world driving tests, the single-charge range of the cycle came to 23 miles if I drove full-tilt, and 32 if I was doing easy acceleration and in the city 25 mph zones.
Mock-ups and CAD
Lead batteries are NOT light. It helps to make a mock-up from foam or cardboard, so that you have a LIGHTWEIGHT, easy-to-handle version of the battery to experiment with. I like to think of this as the poor-man's C.A.D.
If you are into computer design, there are many great programs out there to help you create 3D images and think in three-dimensional space. Google Sketchup seems to be getting fairly popular. Still, you really can't beat an actual, physical object in your hands. I just prefer something that weighs less than lead.
In my earliest version of the cycle, I had three batteries in it. Then I moved up to four (for more range and higher top-speed.) I was never sure how to fit four inside the frame in a way that fit well and looked good. By using cardboard mock-ups, I was able to experiment with various arrangements of batteries until I found one that I liked. In this case, the fact that I could mount these batteries turned on end allowed me to come up with a configuration that I liked.
Once the size and number of batteries are decided on, they need to be physically mounted inside the motorcycle, and solidly connected to the frame.
In the list of "odd things nobody ever tells you about....."
I found a few quirks while working on this project.
Rear Brake Spring Bracket
When I was getting the cycle all back together and testing to make sure everything was working right, I had to hook the rear brake back up. On a motorcycle, the rear brake is activated by a right-foot pedal. A spring pulls that pedal back up when you release it. But here's the weird part.... I couldn't figure out where that spring connected to on the frame of the motorcycle. I consulted the repair manual, and found out that the spring hooks on THE MUFFLER!
By converting my motorcycle to electric, I no longer had a place to connect my return spring! So, I built a little tiny, custom bracket, just for the spring to go to. On your project, you might come across some other odd quirk like this. It's not a big deal, it just gives you the opportunity to be creative and come up with your own solution!
The Gas Tank
Some of the most common questions I get about an electric motorcycle are about the gas tank. Typical is "If it doesn't have any gasoline, why do you have the gas tank?" and "Why don't you just STUFF that gas tank full of batteries!?"
The short answers are that motocycles just don't look like motorcycles without the gas tank, and you really can't fit batteries in there anyways.
When I got the motorcycle, the tank was already rusted and dented. It was completely bone dry, but I still left it open for a few days before cutting off the bottom with an angle grinder, so I could beat out the dents from the inside. Then I stripped the existing paint, and gave it a new paint-job. The top part of the motorcycle frame is a tube that goes straight through the gas tank. The tank is almost like a saddle-bag that hangs over that bar. The tank is also curved and batteries are nearly always big rectangular things. So, between the frame and shape of the tank, you just AREN'T going to cram batteries in there (That would also raise the center of gravity on the cycle as well.) The tank does make an excellent cover for over the batteries. It would also be a good place to mount the motor controller or a battery charger, as long as you make sure they have enough ventilation.
Some electric vehicle enthusiasts will even make a FAKE gas tank from foam, fiberglass, or plastic. It gives the cycle that cool look, but since it's custom, can be designed to accomodate batteries or other components. Remember, on some cycles today, the "gas tank" really isn't. On Goldwings, the "tank" is just a filler port, but the actual fuel tank is elsewhere on the vehicle. The "tank" makes a nice box for gloves, goggles, and maps.
One myth of an electric motorcycle is that it's silent. It isn't - it makes some noise, but it is SIGNIFICANTLY quieter than a gas motorcycle, especially one with modified tailpipes. Should the need arise for my cycle to be loud, I have a horn and am not afraid to use it.
Even though most car drivers today have their windows rolled up, with the air-conditioning cranked, and the radio blaring, (so they can't hear a thing anyways) some people still think that a motorcycle being obnoxiously loud is a safety feature. After the millionth time that I heard that "loud pipes save lives" (mostly from NON-motorcyclists), I wondered if there was a way I could play with that in a way that an electric motorcycle could be BETTER than a gas one when it came to making noise.
I connected an MP3 player to my computer and downloaded some various motorcycle sound effects. I then attached self-powered computer speakers inside the hollowed gas tank and bungie-corded the MP3 player to the handlebars. I could now sound like a Harley, a Kawasaki, a 50cc scooter, or the George Jetson flying car!
See details on that here on Instructables.
If you haven't already, take a riders safety class. Motorcycle riding is a skill. It should be learned and practiced. Make sure to always "get the hang of it" again in the spring after pulling the cycle back out of winter storage. Come to think of it winterizing should be covered here as well.
Winter Storage
When I looked through the cycle manual on winter storage, I was surprised at how much work it was to store a gas cycle for the winter! You have to change the oil, run the tank dry, and doing a surprisingly-long list of other things! When back out of storage in the spring, you are supposed to change the oil (again!) and have another laundry list.
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The presentations will be live streamed to the web, so that you can also participate from wherever you are in the world. Photo by Jimmy Rehak on Wikimedia Commons Visions, values and video streaming by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 There are two ways you can join in.
Streaming learning events
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We are live streaming all of the keynote lectures for the next few weeks for our Visions and Values module - with a focus on educational philosophy, theory and practice. The video of Dave's presentation is below, with much thanks to the digital wizardry of technical manager Benji Rogers and his team, who made sure the live feed went out on the web as well as recording it for posterity.
VIDEO: Bschlenker - Streaming with Periscope and Meerkat
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Live streaming apps on your phone have finally landed. And they are officially cool! Check out Meerkat and Periscope. And here''s my vlog on the topic
5 Challenges Developing E-Learning as a Revenue Stream
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As an independent e-learning consultant, I'm often asked how to develop e-learning courses as a viable revenue stream for their business - to sell to clients. Before embarking on developing e-learning courses, consider other options such as webinar, video and mobile apps. You can imagine the answer is complex. Analyse your idea. It all sounds like a good idea.
Workaround for video streaming issues in Captivate
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Problem: Videos do not get streamed in Adobe Captivate projects. Reason: The URIs of the videos are specified incorrectly. Captivate F4V FLV Streaming videoSolution: The format of the URI depends on how the FLV or F4V file is nested within the 'App' folder on the server. The first two sections in this article explain the URI formats when the [.]. How do I.
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At TechSmith we use video webinars for a number of purposes: in-depth demonstrations of our more complicated products, highlighting the success of our customers, a few times we even stayed up for 24 hours straight for our 24 in 24 and 48 in 24 video series. Building an audience ahead of any live streaming is vital. Can't see the embedded video? What is a Webinar?
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There has been a lot of buzz within and outside of the tech community about live streaming. From Snapchat's debut in 2011 to Twitter's ugly war with Meerkat and its later acquisition of the streaming service, Periscope , Facebook is now tentatively entering the live streaming market. Currently, Facebook is allowing celebrities to post live video content to their News Feeds.
(almost) Everything about video for learning professionals
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There is a lot of attention for video and use of multimedia online, after all youtube has almost 300 million view hours per day.Gemma Critchley talked about emoties while learning: "people will forget what you said but they will not forget how you made them feel". That partly explains the recent attention for video as a medium. Video is thus an intriguing medium and very popular.
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The online video revolution that has occurred in the past decade influences many aspects of our lives, and that includes eLearning. Video has a growing presence in eLearning courses, and that's for good reason. Just get a video camera and record the beetle so everyone can see a blown up image of that lil guy. Just show them video of the red hot molten rock in action.
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You know that feeling when you watch a scenic video and it captures your attention to such a great extent that you wish you could actually be there? Now, watch this video. Welcome to the world of 360 degree videos. 360 degree videos are making great headway globally, across social media platforms, video channels, industries, and just about anywhere else videos can be used.
L&D Talk: Gartners Emerging Tech Hype Curve, LMS Platforms, The Changing L&D Industry
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Role of Video Conferencing in Education
If you have taken an elearning course, chances are that at some point there was a video component. For quite some time now, elearning developers have been utilizing video delivery as a method to present information. If the videos are delivered properly , the use of video to supplement content is an effective tool. But Why Live-Stream?
The Latest: What consumers are seeking; plus video and mobile data
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Besides the usual of mobile and video (more on that in a sec), the biggest requests these days are for xAPI, custom domain control and LRS. I'm a total believer and supporter of the first two, but I still have privacy and security concerns when it comes to a LRS and specifically the data record. Video Data – Munch, Munch, Munch, Burp. I'm a big video fan when it comes to e-learning, especially related to video courses, but have always been concerned about bandwidth and video size. DevLearn. What's Hot in the LMS World. Add it.
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The most typical use of webcams is for socializing or connecting with others virtually face-to-face via video chat. Another common use for webcams is for live streaming—like those the National Park Service uses to broadcast famous landmarks at Yellowstone National Park. But webcams can also record real-life video for you to use in video trainings, presentations, and more.
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We are going to be streaming the events of the main session room during the conference. We'll be streaming at the following times: Friday, August 3: ~8 PM to 9:30 PM — Welcome and Session Planning. Refresh this blog post to see the live video stream and chat! The post Screencast Camp 2012: LIVE Streaming Sessions appeared first on TechSmith Blogs.
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Online video has gotten big – but seeing just how big it's gotten may surprise you. Here are 10 standout stats about online video that are bound to astound you. 1. Approximately 340,000 years worth of online video are watched every day. 2. 500 tweets every minute contain video links. 3. billion videos are watched every day. 4. 68% of viewers share video links. 5. Over 100 million people take social action on videos every week. 6. 37% of total Internet usage is video streaming.
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Kate Nicholls, Learning Technologies Designer of the year and Head of Innovations at Sponge UK has spent the last year investigating how 360° interactive video can be used for workplace learning. To hear more, and to experience 360° interactive video for learning come along to Stand C10 at Learning Technologies. Ways to listen to the Sponge UK elearning podcast. Subscribe in iTunes.
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Today, Brightcove and Demand Metric released a first-of-its kind Interactive Video Benchmarking Study. And we'll show you how to calculate interactive video ROI using specific examples from our customers. Interactive video is mainstream. 68% of people who use interactive video see the importance as growing. 2% see it as shrinking. MECLABS: Middle-of-the-Funnel Video.
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We see two "trends within the trend": ePubs and videos. Videos. Video addresses all those issues. Video can be an excellent source of quick howto information or quick overview information. Video is also a terrific replacement for Flash animations inside eLearning courses, providing a mobile-friendly solution to creating animation effects. complete. ePubs.
Video-Based Learning: Engaging Your Audience with Video Content
A study investigating the effectiveness of two teaching approaches, illustrated text-based versus video-based, concluded the following: "Video-based e Learning is superior to illustrated text-based e Llearning when teaching certain practical skills.". Here are four best practices that eLearning content creators should follow when producing video-based course materials. 1.
10 Top Tools to Develop First-Rate Product Demonstration Videos
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In this context, product demonstration videos can powerfully evangelize your high quality products in no time. Well designed product demonstration videos can shorten the sales process, save the time of your sales teams and your customers, and also be instrumental in avoiding unqualified leads. Product demo videos: Showcase your product features, benefits, and unique use cases.
FERGHSC on adopting eFront LMS & creating a new revenue stream
FERGHSC is an online tutoring business based in Sydney, Australia that focuses on supporting students in their final year of schooling (the Australian Higher School Certificate aka HSC) their focus is on developing systems for HSC success through video lessons, interactive feedback such as their essay marking service and website course material, developed by a team of experts. We had the pleasure of speaking with the FERGHSC team recently and gained some insight into why they chose eFront over other LMS' and how it helped them create a new revenue stream.
Recording Skype and Google Hangout Video Calls
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As a video creator, especially with screencasts, I am always looking for ways to enhance my content and improve the engagement of my viewers. One way is to introduce video of a subject matter expert or key person into the video. Unfortunately, I can't always go onsite or the person is located too far away where I can capture video of them. Video. Background Noise.
Host Your Corporate Training Videos on Your LMS – Why & How
CommLab India
There are many sites you can host your corporate videos on – for free. You can even host your corporate training videos on them. Training videos are not for advertising, branding, or marketing to promote on the web and social media platforms. So, it's better to host your corporate training videos on a Learning Management System (LMS). How to Host Videos on an LMS.
12 eLearning Audio and Video Tools
DigitalChalk eLearning
When creating an online course, you often need to capture a live video, audio, or screen recording. We've narrowed it down to 12 great eLearning audio and video tools to help you get started easily. iMovie allows you to turn your home video into your favorite film with just a few clicks. Fine-tune every cut and transition, edit color and audio, and fix shaky video. Easily records your screen and features great video editing options when you need to create a professional video for your online course. iMovie. Chirbit. ScreenFlow. Windows Movie Maker.
How to Make Better eLearning Videos
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Among them, videos are one of the most widely used medium. Why should we use videos? As per research conducted by Cisco, 84% of internet traffic will contain video content by 2018. From a pedagogical standpoint, video minimizes the reading load and quickly draws the learner's attention towards the subject matter. If a picture is worth a thousand words, what would be the worth of an interesting video in an online course? When to use videos in an online course? Videos can be used in a variety of ways such as: Course Introductions. Short interviews.
Using Video in eLearning Part One
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Video is a learning game changer. Video, when properly utilized, can be a powerful tool for actively engaging your target audience while supporting their learning processes to the fullest potential. high quality, well-polished video with compelling material will draw learners in, evoking a sense of expertise and dramatically increasing your ability to capture their focus.
How to create training videos with Camtasia
At eFront we have created all our video tutorials using Camtasia so we wanted to share with you our tips and tricks in a step-by-step guide! The first and most important step is building the scenario of your video tutorial. The more descriptive it is the easier it will be for you to capture your video. Step 2: Capture your video. Step 3: Editing your video.
4 Reasons Your Workplace Needs Video
KZO Innovations
Today, businesses are using video to inform, educate, and influence a wide range of audiences, including their employees. According to a recent survey, 93% of internal communications teams said they see video as an important tool; another two-thirds said they expected to increase their budgets for video. Advances in recording and media streaming technologies have made video more affordable and accessible than ever, allowing companies of all sizes and types to incorporate video into their communications strategies. Video boosts comprehension.
Why Online Video Platforms Work for Intranet Video
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What's the easiest and safest way to share training videos, company updates, and messages from the CEO to all of the employees in your organization? What if everyone in the company watches the video on your intranet web server at the time same and it crashes? It also takes a good amount of time to find a video player, get the video in the right format, and then manage the metadata. Furthermore, your videos need to be accessible across mobile devices since nearly everyone watches video on mobile today. Featured-Blog intranet video online video platform
In defense of the stream.
Mark Oehlert
To begin with the ironic - I follow Sameer on Twitter and value that information but yes, I could live without his tweets :-) I could also live without knowing when each and every one of colleagues has a birthday but there is value there though in terms of providing context about the people you work with. I''ll try to focus on the stream though. . I don''t think the manner in which the information coming to you is actually very new. My Inbox can be a stream - at times its been a river, or a firehose. So why do I like the activity stream better?
How Video Adds Faces and Value to Digital Workplaces
KZO Innovations
Digital workplaces today must be video-friendly in order to keep pace with consumer interests. Skype reported that 35% of its 2 billion minutes of traffic – some video and some voice-only – is business-related (Gartner). According to a survey conducted by Kaltura, employees watch, on average, seven hours of work-related videos per month, and in organizations where video has been expertly deployed, that number rises to more than 30 hours. Video streaming and videoconferencing are a means to accomplish this style change.
3 Key Tips to Optimize Video for Mobile
KZO Innovations
Mobile video consumption is growing at an enormous rate, and 50% of video views will be via a mobile device by 2016. So, So, what steps should video creators and marketers take? Here, we'll discuss 3 best practices for mobile video optimization. If a viewer is using their PC or laptop screen to watch a video, they are obviously getting the full view of the website. If you are hosting videos on your own site, consider how viewers access video landing pages via their mobiles. Encode Videos to Work on Mobile Devices .
MP4 – Making Flash-based E-learning Videos Universal
CommLab India
Over the last few years, his organization developed hundreds of e-learning videos in Flash. These videos went a long way in imparting good training to its staff. So, Sean's boss asked him to make the Flash-based online learning videos accessible on mobile devices. How can e-learning developers make videos developed in Flash mobile-compatible? What is MP4? Try MP4.


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Back-to-back tandem recumbents can sometimes be seen at races because they can be aerodynamic and efficient. (You might even find one to buy).
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The national record holder in the men's 20 km walk event, KT Irfan, is among the 15-member squad cleared by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for Moscow world athletics championships beginning August 10.
Of the 15, six have achieved qualification mark in walking, hinting that the event has improved overall.
Hoping to improve
Irfan, who has set national record of 1 hour 20 minutes 21 seconds in the 20-kilometre walk, finishing overall 10th during the London Games last year, is hoping to improve. "Irfan's training is going on expected lines," coach Gurdev Singh told Hindustan Times from Bangalore.
Apart from 20km, two have been picked for 50km walk including Basant Bahadur Rana, who holds the national record of 3::56:48s set during the 2010 Olympic Games in London.
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They're All Going To Laugh At Me
September 6th, 2010
It's easy to get emotional when you have a family that is this supportive.
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It's easy to get emotional when you have a family that is this supportive.
(submitted by Emma)
ROTFLMAO! I want a copy of this to place on my wall, I can't help but laugh every time I look at this and read it…
I don't think you should post photos where one of the family members is obviously disabled. Sham on you.
oops, just saw the post from one of the participants. My bad. plus, SHAME not Sham
insert foot here > :O seriously? wow… lol
While all the women came and went…darling Anna remained steadfast.
I can't even remember what happened, but I have YET to get a good family photo of us. And yes, that dad is hot! Remains hot to this day!
Oh, and it's definitely not a sneeze.
I'm afraid you all may find the backstory less than compelling: we had been trying to take some nice family photos, and youngest sisterlein was crying about something very stupid, and we were at once laughing at the fact that she was crying about something stupid and the fact that she was bawling openly in front of the self-timed camera.
It's mom/dad/3 daughters, fwiw.
This may very well be my favorite picture on AFP. I love your family! Not much of an explanation was really needed for me. I could see plainly what transpired here. It is quite obvious that little sister is bawling about something silly and her obviously very loving family is laughing about it. This picture is perfect. I absolutely adore it. She is precious. I am in love with every single person in this picture. <3
Even if it's just a sneeze, they're still all looking at just her and laughing, so they wouldn't be laughing at the sneeze already. Did she say something funny before it? So confused.
That dad IS hot.
"According to what I read, LBJ used to pick up his dogs like this…"
"Enjoy the sunlight. It's just a quick photo and then you have to go back in the shed"
I'm fairly sure it is a sneeze. I have an almost identical photo of my grandchildren and the five year old has a horrendous look on her face mid-sneeze.
If that's a sneeze, half a second later the blond was very unhappy.
Honestly, I think it's a sneeze too. I don't really think they'd all be laughing if she was hurt.
Isn't that Linda Hunt?
My 1st thought was that it was professionally staged, expressions seem too perfect, maybe. Dunno, though.
I'm with the rest: What's goes on here?
Not only laugh at you, but record it for future reference.
What scares me is this is a seriously good photo. Like a magazine add. WTH happened…
Jim Halpert is always closing.
I was thinking they were all siblings, not dad. Looks like it could have been a great picture. I, too, would like to know the "rest of the story".
I have a feeling she's crying because she either has gum in her hair or a bird pooped in it when they were trying to take the picture. The family might be laughing as dad tries to scrap the unwanted residue from her hair. I could be wrong– just my guess.
That is what I'm thinking too!
Amanda has it about right, as I remember it. She was whining but then let out a real over the top agonized HOWL shriek that just struck us all as….. very VERY funny
This little girl really looks incredibly unhappy. Did the photo submission come with a backstory? Poor thing… ::sniff!::
Maybe that IS her "laughing" face
I feel really bad for her. I doubt it was her that posted this picture. definitely interested in a backstory!
HOT daddy!!
Dad: "That's right honey, You're getting locked back into the closet after the photo."
Girl: Screams
Sisters: "She's so funny"
And people wonder why the youngest in the family always grows up to be angry and resentful and refuses to visit at Christmas.
AMEN to that!! LOLOL…
Try being the youngest; angry and resentful, and having to HOST Christmas. And people wonder why I hate the holidays. 😉
Either she's a drama queen or her family finds her pain amusing, or she's sneezing. I hope she's sneezing.
If it's a sneeze the sister in front is about to get a mouth full… Where is THAT picture? LOL
The curse of the read headed step child.
this made me snort, lol
What is happening?
that is art
Emma, can we PLEASE have the story behind this awkwardness?
"Every party has a pooper, that's why we invited you…."
To be fair he is stepping on her foot!
Nothing more satisfying as a father than looking right down at your children and laughing at them.
this NEEDS a backstory!!!! 😀
"We're not laughing with you, we're laughing at you…"
The day Carrie began to turn bad…
sure, go ahead, make fun of her, dont buy her a pair of shoes, pull her hair and in a few years when she reenacts Lizzie Borden then you wont be laughing.
I'd be crying too if someone yanked all my teeth out.
Love it!
Cut to a scene 20 years later… Sister is now 6'2 and muscular. She's yanking his hair back. Who's laughing now dad? Who's laughing?
I just had to laugh at this comment because my lil brother who was nothing but a toothpick is now 6 foot 2 and 250 pds of muscle..
thanks for the laugh
I've no comment except: Backsory PLEASE!
Yes please.
What the HELL???!!!!
I hear it was a series of sneezing- this particular sneeze was just timed well…(or not)
Perhaps they just all gave her a "hurts donut."
HAHAHA!! We used to give/get hurts donuts all the time…and the kicker was my Dad worked worked Hertz..thanks for the laugh and the old memory!!
I had never heard of a hurts donut until I got married and my last name is now hurst.


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An artist's depiction of NASA's International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 spacecraft as it flies by the moon on Aug. 10, 2014. The volunteer ISEE-3 Reboot Project hopes to use the 36-year-old probe for new interplanetary science.
'Selfies' are all the rage these days. Every smartphone is attached with a camera and to the Internet, so it was inevitable that our vain species would take full advantage of the technology, snapping endless photos of cats and, of course, ourselves. Selfies -- or 'self portraits' to the uninitiated -- have become such a cultural phenomenon that Oxford University Press has declared 'Selfies' their word of the year. This may sound asinine, but Merriam-Webster Dictionary balanced it outand declared 'Science' their word of 2013
. In the spirit of fairness, I've combined the two words of the year and applied them to robots. Yes, robots. Robots that explore space, doing science. And just in case you didn't know, robots can be pretty vain too, taking snapshots of their junk for the whole Internet to see. To narrow the field down a bit, I've only selected robots that have photographed parts of their own structure, or attached components. I've also allowed the occasional robotic camera that was deployed for the sole purpose of taking a selfie
(nice effort, IKAROS).
The first robot that likely comes to mind is the undisputed
King of Selfies
, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity. The car-sized rover impressed the world with its selfie prowess when mission scientists released a stunning high-resolution mosaic of the rover in November 2012, only a couple of months after it landed inside Gale Crater. Curiosity achieved the feat by holding its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) at (robotic) arm's length, taking a truly authentic "selfie." The world applauded this effort.PHOTOS: Mars Through Curiosity's Powerful MAHLI Camera
But Curiosity certainly wasn't the first robot on Mars to snap its own picture, and it won't be the last. Although the Viking landers that touched down on the Red Planet in 1976 didn't have robotic arm-mounted cameras capable of taking a "true" selfie, they did their best.This view
from Viking 2 was snapped on Nov. 2, 1976, showing a part of the lander's deck, the American flag, the bottom of the robot's high-gain antenna and a boulder-littered Utopia Planitia, the largest identified impact crater on Mars.
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Staying on Mars, some amazing panoramic shots and top-down self portraits have been attained by NASA's epic twin Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity. As you've probably guessed, commanding a robot on another planet to take self portraits isn't for fun (even though the outcome
a lot of fun), it actually serves a purpose. In the case of Viking and Curiosity, engineers on Earth can study the photos to see the condition of instruments on the robots' 'decks.'As shown here
, for solar powered rover Spirit, using its mast-mounted panoramic camera was very useful for capturing amazing 360 degree views of the surrounding terrain. It was also great for keeping track of the build-up of Martian dust on its panels. In this photo taken in 2005, Spirit's solar array shines in the sun, having collected only a very thin layer of dust two years after it landed.NEWS: 9 Years Later: Remembering Mars Rover Spirit
Spirit's twin rover Opportunity soldiers on to this day, exploring the Martian surface after nearly a decade since landing. Jan. 25, 2014, is its 10 year Mars "birthday" (mark your calendars!). Currently exploring the edge of Endeavour Crater, helping to piece together clues of Mars' evolution (complementing the science being done by Curiosity), Opportunity is no stranger to taking its own photo. As Spirit and Opportunity were designed to the same specifications, Opportunity can also take 360 degree views and monitor dust build-up on its solar panels.Seen here
in 2011, its once shiny solar array is blanketed with a camouflaging coat of dust.NEWS: Opportunity Finds More Hints of Mars Habitability
Mars again?
No, robotic Mars explorers aren't especially fond of sefies, it's just that NASA has sent a lot of Mars surface missions in the past few years. Seen here in 2008, NASA's Mars arctic lander Phoenix took its own photo using a mast-mounted panoramic camera in a similar style to Spirit and Opportunity. It seems that the first rule of robotic selfies is: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.PHOTOS: Phoenix Mars Lander's First Images
Now for something a little different. In 2007, the European comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta made close approach with Mars, coming within 1,000 miles of the surface, using the planet for a fuel-saving gravity assist. The boost in speed is allowing Rosetta to catch up with comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko -- an encounter that is planned for 2014. But during the flyby, the spacecraft managed to snap this iconic photo of Mars from space. What makesthis view
so special is that Rosetta also caught its own solar array in the shot.ANALYSIS: Advice to Rosetta: Maybe She's Just Not That Into You
Leaving Mars, we now head to Venus where, in 1982, the Soviet Venera 13 lander managed to survive the hellish conditions and transmit data for two hours. In that time it also returned some color photos of the Venusian surface. In those photos, the hardy lander was able to capture some of its jagged landing gear at the bottom of the shot. It may not be perfect, but while sitting in a pressure-cooker with a limited amount of time to return valuable data, it's a superb effort.ANALYSIS: When the Veneras Challenged Venus' Hellish Atmosphere
In a video released by the Chinese Space Agency of the Chang'e 2 lunar orbiter in 2010, the view shortly after launch was captured by a camera overseeing the deployment of the mission's solar panels.Courtesy of the Planetary Society's Emily Lakdawalla
, the video in its entiretycan be watched on Youtube
Whoa! What's that huge UFO that photobombs the shot?
Oh, that's Earth.ANALYSIS: Chinese Probe Buzzes Asteroid Toutatis
The Japanese Hayabusa asteroid sample return mission got a little creative with this selfie effort. In 2005, as it approached near-Earth asteroid Itokawa, with the sun at its back the mission snapped its shadow falling on the sunlit asteroid surface.
Thanks to@AsteroidEnergy
for leading me to Hayabusa!
VIDEO: NASA Aircraft Videos Hayabusa Re-Entry
In 2010, the Japanese space agency JAXA launched a pioneering mission. Using only the sun's energy for propulsion, the Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun, or IKAROS, probe set sail through interplanetary space for a January 2011 rendezvous with the planet Venus. After the solar sail was launched, two miniature wireless cameras were ejected by IKAROS as it deployed in Earth orbit,returning this admirable "hands free" self portrait
. Then, as IKAROS reached its destination eight months later, it took a snapshot of a crescent Venus (inset). (Thank youEmily Lakdawalla
for reminding me about these stunning IKAROS photos!)
Special thanks to all my Twitter buddies who engaged in Wednesday evening's conversation about robot selfies!
Can you think of more space mission "selfies"? Feel free to share them in the comments below.
A private team is priming a 36-year-old NASA spacecraft to perform new science as it travels through interplanetary space after attempts to move the probe into a position closer to Earth failed.
The volunteer team initially hoped to park the vintage International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 spacecraft, called ISEE-3 for short, in a stable location between the Earth and the sun called L-1. But those attempts ended when controllers discovered there wasn't enough nitrogen pressurant left in the probe's tanks to help make course corrections.
NEWS: Contact Made With 36-Year-Old 'Retired' Satellite
"We're disappointed we couldn't put it in the L-1 orbit, but we had a lot of scientists saying we're more interested in interplanetary space," Keith Cowing, co-leader of the ISEE-3 Reboot Project, told Space.com.
That's because at least five of the 13 instruments on the ISEE-3 spacecraft are still working, even after more than three decades in space. They could allow scientists to do things such as listen for gamma-ray bursts, which are the brightest explosions in the universe and often take place over just a few minutes.
Pinpointing the source of gamma-ray bursts requires a coordinated effort among several observatories, so having one more probe in space "listening" will be valuable, Cowing said.
Building a Global Network
Getting data quickly, however, will in part depend on the number of radio antennas on Earth listening to the signal from ISEE-3. Cowing said there is good coverage in the United States in Europe, but coverage is missing in two-thirds of the globe, in areas such as Africa, Australia and Japan.
PHOTOS: Satellite 'Flock' Launched From ISS Cubesat Cannon
The ISEE-3 Reboot Project plans to turn to crowdsourcing to ask for citizen scientists to set up radio dishes to listen in. The information ISEE-3 yields will be open source and perhaps the first such global citizen radio science project, Cowing said. After all, it was crowdfunding on the website RocketHub that allowed the group to raise $160,000 for its initial attempts to salvage the abandoned ISEE-3 spacecraft in the first place.
NASA's ISEE-3 spacecraft originally launched in 1978 to study interactions between the Earth's magnetic field and the solar wind, then had its mandate changed to see how the wind influences comet atmospheres. It flew through Comet Giacobini-Zinner in 1985 and also gathered data on Halley's Comet in 1986 before being put into hibernation in 1998.
Artist rendition of the International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3), which became the Interplanetary Cometary Explorer.NASA
Cowing pledged the data will be "semi-live," depending on how much processing it will take for the data to be useable after being picked up by the dish. Already, the spacecraft's magnetometer has picked up disturbances in space that can be linked back to solar activity.
The science campaign is slated to begin Aug. 10, when ISEE-3 swings by the moon, and will continue for as much of its orbit as can be heard from Earth. ISEE-3 will travel in a 300-day orbit around the sun, but the final coordinates are still being determined.
PHOTOS: Top 10 Space Robot 'Selfies'
Cowing added that the group will publicize the results of the science with external entities, and those partnerships will be announced shortly.
Funding a Volunteer Space Mission
As for the $160,000 raised through RocketHub, Cowing said it's just about gone. The money went to renting time on NASA's Deep Space Network of dishes, flying four people to the giant Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico for a week to set up communications, and other miscellaneous costs.
NEWS: Satellite Swarm Maps Earth's Magnetic Field
There are perhaps a couple of more transmission sessions set up to talk with ISEE-3 to configure it for science, then the group will switch to more listening to keep costs lower. The group has authorization from NASA under a Space Act Agreement to do communications, which Cowing expects will be kept open as need arises.
But it's the citizen science that will be the focus from now, which Cowing said will allow others to have more "hands-on" participation in space exploration. "That potential is actually the most important thing to result from this," he said, adding he expects to operate the spacecraft for at least five to 10 years if all of its systems stay healthy.
More from SPACE.com:
NASA's 10 Greatest Science Missions
Solar System Explored: Today's Deep-Space Spacecraft (Gallery)
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We should all sue the DOJ over this. The Terry's loss is America's loss. Thanks DJ.