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Advantages To Earning A Fashion Design Degree
A fashion design degree provides individuals with the ability to design, produce, market, and merchandise garments and accessories within a variety of settings. Students enrolled within a fashion design programs acquire the skills necessary understand the history of fashion, use computers and other tools, and create patterns, design prototypes, choose fabrics and textiles, and present a final product. Depending upon skill level and educational background, graduates with fashion design degrees complete every aspect of design and production, assign jobs to technical designers, and often promote and sell their final product. Many students specialize their degree in areas like costume design, fashion merchandising, fashion marketing, and fashion manufacturing to attain a more versatile education and advance to employment within multiple industries.
A fashion design degree is a sound educational basis necessary to propel personal and professional goals. Many students manage job and family responsibilities while pursuing a degree. Most colleges and universities have developed innovative online degree programs to extend education to students as they maintain work and home obligations. Most online degree programs provide great educational experiences with the added flexibility of course scheduling. Online classes offer groups of 25 students virtually the same instruction and materials as their traditional, on campus counterparts. Students enrolled within online degree programs receive a more personalized education with one on one access to instructors and other students. Online courses also give students 24 hour access to class information, instruction, and lessons. Online degree programs are quite often one of the best paths to a convenient, affordable, and quality education.
What Students Learn Within An Online Fashion Design Degree Program
Students enrolled within a fashion degree program gain skills and knowledge necessary to function as qualified professionals within the field of fashion design. Fashion design degree students learn the fundamentals of the fashion industry while gaining the knowledge necessary to create and produce garments and accessories. Most fashion designers are required to obtain an associate's or bachelor's degree within the discipline of fashion design in order to meet requirements for employment.
Courses at an associate level include: fashion industry: marketing; fashion drawing; fashion construction: sewing; process and skills: fashion; fashion industry: design; fashion computer aided drawing (CAD); color theory; critical reading and writing; algebra; fashion textile survey; construction: pattern making; fashion technical drawing; construction: draping; fashion history; English composition; fashion techniques; introduction to psychology; and introduction to sociology. Graduates from an associate's degree program may advance to entry level employment or advance their studies within higher degree programs.
Bachelor level classes include: critical reading and writing; 2D integrated studio; 3D drawing studio; perspectives in world art and design; fashion design; fashion digital studio; history, culture, and society; history of design 1850-2000; introduction to design studies; art history; fashion drawing; themes in fashion history; fashion industry survey; sewing and tailoring; algebra; global issues in design and visuality: 21st century; business seminar; and art and design history. Graduates from a bachelor degree program may advance to employment or attain a master's degree.
Courses within a master's degree program include classes such as: fashion design; fashion merchandising; fashion marketing; knitwear design; fashion journalism; menswear design; textile design; active sportswear design; visual merchandising; fashion studies: key concepts; fashion, history, and mediation; interpreting fashion; fashion cultures; advanced thesis preparation; ethics; and quantitative research. Graduates from a master's degree program in fashion design often qualify as experts within the field.
Prospective Jobs For Graduates With Fashion Design Degrees
Fashion design degree graduates receive a well rounded education for long term, lucrative personal and career success. Graduates generally find employment the fashion, entertainment, or media industries. Many graduates who complete associate degree programs gain employment as assistant designers, pattern makers, assistant fashion stylists, sales associates, assistant fashion illustrators, marketing assistants, or wardrobe assistants within department stores, design firms, chain retail stores, wholesale apparel firms or even high fashion designers. Fashion design bachelor degree graduates often work as fashion designers, product managers, textile designers, knitwear designers, fashion merchandisers, knitwear merchandisers, knitwear accessory designers, fashion marketers, fashion journalists, retail store managers, retail store planners, marketing specialists, wardrobe specialists, visual merchandise managers, retail fashion buyers, product developers, and textile forecasters. Graduates with master's degrees often work as upper level designers, consultants, researchers, or college instructors.
Salaries For Graduates With Fashion Design Degrees
Graduates who complete fashion design degree programs have earnings reflective of their educational level, skill level, work experiences, and geographic location. Earnings for graduates with fashion design degrees vary tremendously. As with most occupations, graduates who complete advanced degree programs, distinguish their skills with creative and stylish designs, and acquire work experience through internships generally have higher salaries than those who do not. Additionally, fashion design degree graduates often have earnings reflective of the organization of employment. Earnings for entry level graduates are often quite low until they gradually gain skills and experience as well as display their abilities within the field. The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports earning for fashion degree graduates range from $42,150 to $87,120 annually.
Graduates with advanced degrees or work experience generally have much higher salaries than those without the educational and hands on experience. Fashion designers and other professionals within the industry who are salaried generally often have higher, more stable incomes than those just beginning their careers. Graduates with advanced degrees who work as upper level executives, instructors, or designers often earn at least $72,560 annually.
Career Outlook and Advancement Opportunities For Graduates With Fashion Design Degrees
Careers in the fashion industry are exciting, highly competitive, and rapidly changing. The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) projects little or no change in employment for individuals with careers in the field of fashion design. The BLS expects job growth to increase by one percent through the year 2018 in comparison to other occupations. Graduates who complete fashion design programs often find the best job opportunities within design firms, mass market clothing retail chain stores, and apparel wholesale organizations. Employment opportunities have declined within high end department stores and specialty boutiques as the demand for high fashion designs has decreased in relation to economic factors.
The BLS predicts jobs within the field of fashion design to remain mostly stable as an increased demand for affordable clothing among middle income consumers creates more jobs for graduates within the sector of apparel wholesale. Job opportunities for cut and sew manufacturers are expected to decline as much of the manufacturing is completed overseas. Fashion design positions are expected to remain constant as many designs are created in-house within U.S. firms. Graduates who specialize their education within footwear, accessories, knitwear, marketing, merchandising, and business oriented fields often find the greatest employability. Graduates within regional fashion centers located within New York and Los Angeles may find the best employment opportunities as the highest volume of jobs are based upon urban geographic locations. Graduates with fashion design degrees often build rewarding careers in the fashion industry.
Many graduates begin their careers within entry level positions as pattern makers, sketching assistants, or design assistants working under the direct supervision of more advanced designers and then advance to positions requiring more responsibility and decreased supervision. As graduates and designers gain more skills and knowledge pertaining to the field of fashion, they advance to chief designer or supervisory positions. More experienced designers often begin their own design companies or sell designs within self owned retail stores upon gaining adequate experience and funding. Established designers are employed within high fashion design corporations that provide personal designs to clients or work within colleges as instructors.


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OC Animal Care has been in existence in the City of Orange since 1941. Strictly as a rabies control agency at that time, it began with 25 dog kennels and was run by the County Pound Master who lived on the top floor of the current administration building.
Since 1941, OC Animal Care has grown to serve more than two-thirds of the population of Orange County, taking in over 30,000 live animals each year. The shelter can house over 380 dogs, 300 cats, 50 rabbits and a variety of other types of animals. Three on-staff veterinarians fully review, vaccinate and care for each animal that comes to the shelter and six contract veterinarians handle over 5,000 on-site spay/neuter surgeries each year.
In 2008, OC Animal Care installed a new Customer Service building, Intake building and expanded its customer parking lot. In addition, a newly landscaped entrance courtyard, highly visible shelter signs and an underage kitten nursery were installed. These improvements have helped to drive more visitors to the shelter, increase the speed and efficiency of adoptions and licensing and save more underage animals each year. Although the shelter is an older facility, staff continues to be proactive in creating an enjoyable place for shelter visitors and animals. Last year, over 9,000 animals were adopted from OC Animal Care and more than 3,200 animals were reunited with their owners. Although these are great successes to celebrate, there is always more work to be done!
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The Craig Cougar Pee Wee hockey team wasn't expected to make it this far. They didn't even have ice time scheduled for this week at the Loudy-Simpson Ice Arena.
The pee wees found ice time and have prepared all week for the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association's state championships -- a four-team single elimination tournament that begins tonight in Littleton.
While college basketball looks for a Cinderella story this weekend, the pee wees already have started their own.
That's because the Cougars weren't expected to win the Rocky Mountain Youth Hockey League tournament; considering the Glenwood Springs Grizzlies defeated them twice in the regular season, 6-1, 4-3. They defeated the Grizzlies twice in the tournament to win the title.
Things won't be any easier this week, especially with the timing of the tournament. The Pee Wee B championships take place during spring break.
The Cougars have been limited this week in practice because of absences from break.
"I'm a little nervous," Christian Pettigrew said after Wednesday's practice, which was attended by less than half the team. "We haven't had the whole team here."
Practices were rather informal this week, but things will be serious at 8:15 tonight.
The Cougars will face the Hyland Hills black team. The other side of the bracket are the Foothills' No. 1 and No. 2 teams.
The Craig team has not played anyone from the Front Range this season, but it did play a team from Littleton last year.
"They went in a little intimidated," coach Terry Pettigrew said. "It took them a period to figure out they could skate with them."
There will be no extra chances for the Cougars to figure things out tonight.
"We're going in focusing on defense," the coach said. "We have no idea what we're facing, but defense wins games."
Jarrod Stillion made it to all of the practices during the week. He had a good idea of what his team needed to improve on.
"We need to play physical and work on blind passes," he said. "We have worked on positioning this week."
This is the first year the RMYHL has been invited to play for a state championship on the Front Range.
They are classified at a B-level, which is a league that is in the middle of the pack on the eastern side of the mountains.
Pettigrew said they aren't even given much credit from most Front Rangers.
"They consider us a C-level recreation club," he said. "But I think once we skate with them they'll know."
If the Cougars win tonight, they will move on into the championship at 9 a.m. Saturday. Win or lose, they know they have paved the way for Craig teams by being the first to qualify for the state tournament.
"It has been a great positive experience," coach Pettigrew said. "It speaks well of our program."
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I just love these two together! 'Dallas Buyers Club' actress Jen Garner looks cute and casual while out for a coffee run with her daughter Seraphina in Brentwood, California on Friday afternoon. Despite her high profile status, Garner preferred to offer her real name to the coffee barista, exiting with one cup labeled 'Jennifer' and the other labeled 'Jen.'
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A personal blog about the up's and down's of my life as an indie game developer and videogames researcher.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Boutique MMO's and the next wave.
Those contentious little buggers which SEEM like they would be fun, but inevitably end up with some level grinding template of elves and orcs bashing "mobs" for some token or other.
Why is it that the only alternative to those are either "virtual other life" style things (second life, vSide) or space type games (space cowboy, eve online).
I'm looking at the current generation of MMO's and even the ones coming up and I'm thinking to myself "there has to be another way".
Of course there is the old standby I use when describing the other way of a tale in the desert. That is what one might call a boutique MMO in that it has all of the trappings of an MMO (large player based, persistant world) without the vestiges of the hackneyed old RPG formula to worry about. But, to me.. well, its a bit dull!
So, in order to appease myself, I'm going to take a leaf out of the book of the designer of "Blockland" (who's name escapes me currently) and just go ahead and create my own fairly random experimental world.
Yes, I know. Its not REALLY an MMO. In fact, it wont really be a game at all. It will be a melting pot of ideas. A pandora's box of idiotic game-development rambling. An anti-commerciality rant in MMO-like form!
Yes, starting next month, I'm going to be developing ABSTRACT ONLINE!
Of course, it will never be "finished", but thats the great thing about MMO's. Given my track record of late, thats not a bad thing :)
Anyway, watch this space for more details. I'll post some more info once I figure out what direction the initial phase is heading in. All I know is that I want to make a free online world and then play around with it. Seeing how society can be crafted once you are prepared to step outside traditional norms. It could mean that the whole of the society is built on trade. Or that combat involves doing street dances.
The era of the experimental MMO has come!
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Hey Phil, same thinking here. Also a profesional dev, actually working on MMOs, but have been recently working on a pet MMO "seed" myself. Finally I've just started getting things going on my project this month so I'm looking for like minded folk. Not sure if our ideas are compatible or not, but sure would enjoy playing some catchball with ideas.
Yeah, I'd always be interested in talking over the ups and downs of game dev.
I'm looking at a specific starting point for my game right now. Themed around "Air" as the driver for it.
I'm trying hard not to follow any current multiplayer game ideas, so at least I'm starting from a clean perspective.


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After two emotional games with the Crunch in two days, I expected the Penguins to be beat up Friday morning. Then, surprisingly, all but three players (McLean, Lannon, Ardelan) took the ice for an optional practice. So I wrote a story that's mostly about why the team is in good health after two heated games.
Lots of comments, so let's get right to it. First, thanks for the You Tube links to the Syracuse fights. Bonvie vs. Sestito (or Tostito, as 37 put it) and Biz Nasty vs. Nasty Mirasty. Paging Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags.
I heard Mirasty's agent comes to games and tapes his fights with professional video equipment. I guess it's sort of like a resume tape for when he goes looking for a contract.
At the end of the Nasty Boys fight, you can see Sestito mocking Bonvie in the penalty box. Bonvie had an interesting quote about the Syracuse youngster today. He seemed very matter of fact when he said it, but in print, it looks more ominious. "I think Sestito is gaining respect for how I do things and how we play. Those guys learn. Sometimes they learn the hard way, but they learn."
To Walt, it's funny you mention the focus on Bissonnette fighting since he was called up because I asked him about that very topic this morning. Here's what he said, and it makes a lot of sense. It has to do with role. He's a seventh D now, as opposed to being a top-four D in Wheeling. "I was just trying to take the focus off our guys who go out there and get the job done offensively. Maybe try to direct the other team's attention to me, a guy who doesn't necessarily log as much as ice. If I'm not playing much (as a seventh defenseman), I think it's probably the best way for me to help the team."
To roy36, you're getting a little ahead of yourself on Bissonnette. You're right in that he does play the kind of game Pittsburgh needs on defense, but he has a long, long way to go at this point to be considered an NHL prospect. He has to prove he can handle the puck consistently, then he has to make the climb up the WBS depth chart, which won't be easy given his past dealings with Todd Richards and company.
To KJ, Bonvie is undersized, always has been, but he's definitely a heavyweight, even at age 34. He has a strong, nine-scrap fight card this season and the folks at dropyourgloves.com say he's 6-0-3.
And did you see the Bobby Goepfert Q-and-A on Hockey's Future? It was a good read. Here's a link.
Speaking of Pittsburgh needing a physical defenseman, they already have one, apparently. At least that's what this Larry Brooks column says. The money quote: "Orpik, 27, is on the final year of a contract under which he's earning $1,037,500. At 6-2, 220 and with a mean streak, he's going to be among the most widely sought-after free agents of the summer."
As Pens23 mentioned, Hershey took a hit last night when Brent Johnson was injured against Pittsburgh. Harrisburg Patriot News link. And I have no idea why the Penguins wore the yellow jerseys last night. I'll ask somebody.
To 37, I believe the only requirement for playing in the Spengler Cup is having a club that is willing to let you go play in it. Take Wade Flaherty for example. Rockford has Corey Crawford, so they let the old vet go represent his country in the tournament. It's usually situations like that. Like how the Penguins let John Curry go for the Deutschland Cup. At the time, he was third on the AHL depth chart, so why not send him across the pond to face some good competition? It's unlikely they would do so now that Curry is No. 1 (or, probably more accurately 1A) in the AHL.
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It has been suggested that Community_technology_center be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since November 2016. |
A telecentre is a public place where people can access computers, the Internet, and other digital technologies that enable them to gather information, create, learn, and communicate with others while they develop essential digital skills. While each telecentre is different, their common focus is on the use of digital technologies to support community, economic, educational, and social development—reducing isolation, bridging the digital divide, promoting health issues, creating economic opportunities, and reaching out to youth for example.[1][2]
Telecentres exist in almost every country, although they sometimes go by a different name: public internet access center (PIAP), village knowledge center, infocenter, community technology center (CTC), community multimedia center (CMC), multipurpose community telecentre (MCT), Common/Citizen Service Centre (CSC), school-based telecentre, etc.
Evolution of the telecentre movement[edit]
The telecentre movement's origins can be traced to Europe's telecottage and Electronic Village Halls (originally in Denmark) and Community Technology Centers (CTCs) in the United States, both of which emerged in the 1980s as a result of advances in computing. At a time when computers were available but not yet a common household good, public access to computers emerged as a solution.[3] Today, although home ownership of computers is widespread in the United States and other industrialized countries, there remains a need for free public access to computing, whether it is in CTCs, telecottages or public libraries to ensure that everyone has access to technologies that have become essential.
Beyond the differences in names, public ICT access centers are diverse, varying in the clientele they serve, the services they provide, as well as their business or organizational model. Around the world, some telecentres include NGO-sponsored, local government, commercial, school-based, and university-related[4] In the United States and other countries, public access to the Internet in libraries may also be considered within the "telecentre concept", especially when the range of services offered is not limited to pure access but also includes training end-users. Each type has advantages and disadvantages when considering attempts to link communities with ICTs and to bridge the digital divide. Among the various types:
- NGO-sponsored telecentres are hosted by an NGO, which manages the center and integrates it, to one degree or another, into the organization's core business
- Local government telecentres seek to further local development; they often aim to disseminate information, decentralize services, and encourage civic participation, in addition to providing public ICT access.
- Commercial telecentres, launched by entrepreneurs for profit, range from the purely commercial cybercafé to the social enterprise, where profit and social good objectives are combined.
- School-based telecentres can be structured to involve community members during off-school hours, but costs need to be shared by the school system and the community.
- University-related telecentres can offer social outreach to disadvantaged and community groups, provide training, develop locally relevant content, and establish and facilitate virtual networks.
- Internet access in public libraries.[5]
Need for Telecentres[edit]
It is estimated that 40% of the world's population has less than US$ 20 per year available to spend on ICT. In Brazil, the poorest 20% of the population counts with merely US$9 per year to spend on ICT (US$ 0.75 per month).[6] In Mexico, the poorest 20% of the society counts with an estimated US$ 35 per year (US$ 3 per month). For Latin America it is estimated that the borderline between ICT as a necessity good and ICT as a luxury good is roughly around the "magical number" of US$10 per person per month, or US$120 per year.[6]
Telecentres and international development institutions[edit]
In the 1990s, international development institutions such as Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and UNESCO, sponsored the deployment of many telecentres in developing countries. Both IDRC and UNESCO are still very involved in the telecentre movement. The former telecentre.org programme at IDRC was transferred to the telecentre.org Foundation in the Philippines in March 2010[7] and continues to support networks of telecentres around the world. UNESCO continues to support the growth of community multimedia centers (CMCs), which, unlike most other telecentres, have a local community radio, television or other media component.
Sustainability considerations[edit]
In light of the rapidly evolving technologies that support telecentres and in light of the increased penetration of mobile technologies (i.e., cell phones), the telecentre model needs to continuously evolve in order to remain relevant and to continue to address the changing needs of the communities they serve. As mobile communication technologies become more pervasive around the world, including in rural areas, the telecentres may no longer need to provide phone services, yet they may still be very relevant in terms of access to web-enabled e-government services, e-Learning, and basic Internet communication needs (email and web browsing).[8]
Among the various sustainability considerations:
Evolving models — since the local demand for information and communication services is evolving, the telecentre models need to evolve as well. Franchises and other approaches to linking and networking telecentres are proving to be popular.
Evolving technologies — wireless connectivity technologies, beyond VSAT (known to be expensive) are being explored in many communities around the world. These technologies provide new opportunities for connecting communities through telecentres and eventually at the individual household level.
Evolving services — the types of services that telecentres can and should provide is also rapidly evolving. As the fields of eGovernment, eHealth, e-Learning, eCommerce are evolving and maturing in many countries, telecentres need to take advantage of opportunities to extend the benefits to the community at large, through their public access. Some governments are pursuing the deployment of telecentres precisely as a means of ensuring that larger segments of the population are able to access government services and information through electronic channels.[8]
Community stakeholders - identifying leaders among the community who champion the concept of shared services through telecentre mode, play a crucial role as a bridge between the telecentre operator and hesitant villagers. Indeed, There is a maturing period during which community leaders have to invest constant efforts to drive changes of behaviour in the adoption of innovations.[9]
Community involvement is required however, at the initial phase of the telecentre set up, starting with the site selection and creating a sort of empathy and feeling of empowerment. Furthermore, the telecentre should be well rooted in the socio-cultural context of the community.
The telecentres of today and of the future are networked telecentres, or telecentres of the 2.0 generation.[10] Increasingly, telecentres are not operating as independent, isolated entities but as members of a network. At times, the network takes the form of a franchise. In other circumstances, the network is much more informal.
One such regional network targeted towards Asia-Pacific is, the Asia-Pacific Telecentre Network.
Further information[edit]
For more information on telecentre networks, visit telecentre.org. An overview of telecentre networks can also be found in Chapter 7 of Making the Connection: Scaling Telecentres for Development.
Additional information about concept of community telecentres can also be found in the online book From the Ground Up: the evolution of the telecentre movement.
Additional information about the practice of building and sustaining telecentres can be found in this page on Telecentre Sustainability.
Additional information about the social, political, economic, and technical problems and challenges facing the development and sustainability of telecentres can be found at Telecenters.
There is a growing research and analytical literature on telecentres and other community based technology initiatives and approaches particularly within the context of Community informatics as an academic discipline and through the Journal of Community Informatics.
See also[edit]
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- Community informatics
- Computer technology for developing areas
- Nomad worker
- Small office/home office
- Telecottage
- Serviced office
- Public computer
- ^ ENRAP. (June, 2000). Knowledge Networking for Rural Development in Asia/Pacific Region. Establishment of Regional POP's (Point of Presence) for Socio-Economic Changes through Distance Learning.
- ^ Stockholm Challenge. (January, 2000). TechNology Based Community Centers - Establishment Of Regional PoP's (Point Of Presence) For Socio-EcoNomic Changes Through Distance Learning.
- ^ UN. (2000, November). Report on the United Nations / Malaysia Workshop on Bridging the Digital Divide: Space Technology Solutions." Conference 20 -24 PLANWEL citation retrieved November 2000. Page 09 item 41
- ^ Proenza, Bastidas-Buch & Mondero,"Telecentres for Socio-Economic and Rural Development in Latin America and the Caribbean," 2001.
- ^ Bertot, J. C., McClure, C. R., & Jaeger, P. T. (2008). The impacts of free public Internet access on public library patrons and communities (PDF). Library Quarterly, p. 285‐301. Retrieved on October 24, 2011.
- ^ a b Martin Hilbert "When is Cheap, Cheap Enough to Bridge the Digital Divide? Modeling Income Related Structural Challenges of Technology Diffusion in Latin America". World Development, Volume 38, issue 5, p. 756-770. free access to the study here: martinhilbert.net/CheapEnoughWD_Hilbert_pre-print.pdf
- ^ Philippines is new home base of telecentre.org http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2010/02/c6161.html
- ^ a b Fillip, B. and Foote, D. (March, 2007). Making the Connection: Scaling Telecenters for Development (PDF). Academy for Educational Development, Microsoft Corporation, International DevelopmentResearch Centre, Retrieved on October 21, 11.
- ^ Roman. P and Colle. R (January, 2002). Development Informatics (PDF). Institute for Development Policy Management, University of Manchester. Retrieved on October 24, 2011.
- ^ Harris, 2007.
- Bertot, J. C., McClure, C. R., & Jaeger, P. T. (2008). The impacts of free public Internet access on public library patrons and communities (PDF). Library Quarterly, p. 285‐301. Retrieved on October 24, 2011.
- Fillip, B. & Foote, D. "Making the Connection: Scaling Telecentres for Development." Academy for Educational Development, with Telecentre.org and Microsoft. Washington, D.C. 2007.
- Fuchs, R. "Little Engines that Did: Case Histories from the Global Telecentre Movement." IDRC, 1998. [1]
- Gurstein, M. Blog Gurstein's Community Informatics http://gurstein.wordpress.org often discusses Telecentres from a Community Informatics perspective.
- Harris, R. "Telecentre 2.0: Beyond Piloting Telecentres." APDIP eNote 14, 2007.[2]
- Proenza, F., Bastidas-Buch, R. & Montero, G. "Telecentres for Socio-Economic and rural Development in Latin America and the Caribbean." Washington, D.C. 2001. [3]
External links[edit]
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- "Telecentres are not "Sustainable": Get Over It!" Michael Gurstein blogpost
- "Re-thinking Telecentres: A Community Informatics Approach" Michael Gurstein blogpost
- "Next Generation Telecentres (NGTs)" Michael Gurstein blogpost
- Telecentre.org is a community working to create resources for telecentres around the world.
- Telecentre-Europe is a network to share knowledge and form partnerships committed to increasing the impact of community based telecentres in Europe and beyond.
- Asia-Pacific Telecentre Network is an initiative to promote innovation and knowledge-sharing among telecentres in Asia-Pacific region.
- Mission 2011 is a telecentre programme led by Bangladesh Telecentre Network. It aims to set up 40,000 telecentre across Bangladesh, which is about building a sustainable information and knowledge system for the poor and the marginalized by 2011, the 40th anniversary of Bangladesh.
- Mission 2007 is a telecentre program led by Professor M. S. Swaminathan. It aims to set up 100,000 telecentres across India.
- Making the Connection: Scaling Telecentres for Development is a book published in 2007. It identifies and discusses the most pressing issues facing the global telecentre movement.
- The Journal of Community Informatics: Special Issue on Telecentres
- Quick Guide to Resources and Work on Telecentres in international Institutions and Donor Agencies (infoDev).
- UNESCO's Community Multimedia Centers
- From the Ground Up, telecentre.org/IDRC.
- The Community Telecentre Cookbook, by Mike Jensen and Anriette Esterhuysen, for UNESCO, 2001.
- e-Sri Lanka Telecentre Development Program: Strategic Choices and Challenges of a High Risk High Impact Investment, by Francisco J. Proenza, 2004.
- Telecenter Sustainability: Myths and Opportunities, by Francisco J. Proenza, 2001.
- Telecenters for Socioeconomic and Rural Development, by Francisco J. Proenza (FAO), Roberto Bastidas-Buch (ITU) and Guillermo Montero (IADB), 2001.
- NGO Connection Information and resources for non-governmental organizations interested in using information technology for greater impact.
- Fusion - Sarvodaya ICT4D Movement Fusion of telecentres with community development engagements of Sarvodaya
- Telecentres-Africa is a joint platform for sharing experiences and resources on telecentres movement in Africa initiated by CTA and Infobridge foundation in collaboration with the IICD and Telecentre.org
- Information and Communication Technologies for Poverty Alleviation at Wikibooks
- Network of telecentres in The Gers (South-West France)
- Telecentre Knowledge Network Wiki


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2007-02-21, 14:12 | Link #23 |
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No... it really isn't hate so much as: anyone who watched the original series will probably find most of this a complete waste of time.
Perhaps we could get the subbers to just release "OP/ED" clips
2007-02-22, 16:56 | Link #24 |
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Wow they brought this series back as just a reminder with really no new scenes??
A Kaede re-cap recap?? I'd ask what's the logic behind this but I'm afraid someone will answer... So does it atleast have better animation or is it the exact same? Not sure why I'm even commenting in this thread, but something compelled me...
2007-02-22, 19:31 | Link #25 |
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Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
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No its the same footage.. which gets really wierd because of the character model deformation from scene to scene and episode to episode.
Best answer came from relentlessflame who pointed out the original series aired on PAY channel WOWOW and WOWOW had exclusivity rights. This series is PG-ified (no R-15) and is airing on FREE channel tv. They had to rewhack it to avoid the exclusivity problem. The thought is they're trying to drum up sales of the original series DVDs and these "collector DVDs" by giving the frugal peasants a hacked up view of the show. I suppose one could call this squeezing the last dollar out of a dessicated husk but it leads me to believe they're in a death-spiral of sorts (Soul Link's failure must have really drained their resources). Given that the pre-season hype was very misleading (e.g. "director's cut"), there's a lot of annoyance. I don't have any optimism anyone will see any adaptation of TickTack or ReallyReally (or any Shuffle! spinoff) after this.
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I'm fairly certain I've read somewhere recently that at least one episode of Memories (probably the last I'd assume) is actually going to feature brand new material. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Having watched, and loved, the original series I haven't bothered watching Memories beyond episode two as I've seen it all before, however if they really are going to put out a 'new' episode I might have to add Memories to my collection for geeky collector reasons.
2007-02-23, 02:46 | Link #27 |
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Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
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The last episode is suspected to contain new material. And of course, the OP/EDs all had new snapshots and music. I might keep the last episode in my "omake" folder for Shuffle! if it does turn out to be new.
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You can defend it with economy and increased exposure/accessibility all you like, but at the end of the day it's just not entertaining. That's the most important criteria for any anime and this one has, in my eyes, failed that miserably.
More comments when I get around to watching the episode.
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Also keep in mind that the anime for Soul Link and Shuffle aren't related at all, even though they're both based on material from Navel. Completely different production teams, publishers, financiers, etc. Both Shuffle and Soul Link were part of a larger marketing push for the PS2 games by Kadokawa and Interchannel respectively. So, Soul Link didn't fail; think of it as a $1.5 mil advertising campaign. Between the DVDs, CDs, Game, and other merchandise, I'm sure Interchannel's doing just fine. |
2007-02-23, 22:21 | Link #34 |
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What a very very tough watch. 25min concentrated jolt of the downfall of Kaede. Its like watching a car accident in slow motion.
Really is one of those things were you wish you can jump in the anime and fix it!!!!
2007-02-24, 02:56 | Link #36 | |
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I'll agree TT and RR would have to have a lot of hammering to work as an anime -- and therefore very unlikely to be adapted. I just find the whole situation kind of sad because I rather liked the characters and the premise of Shuffle! and remain disappointed with the execution of the anime. Fortunately, there are enough "wins" in the genre that I don't spend more than a couple of minutes thinking about it anymore
2007-02-24, 18:59 | Link #37 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 30
I gave this a 10 - with it being all about Kaede and how we all know its one hell of an upsetting story, it works more when all her scenes are together like this. It keeps the right level of emotion through out the whole episode. I like to believe that this is the purpose of Memories.
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Location: Netherlands
It was sure one of the saddest episodes of any anime I've ever seen, I guess that's worth something. It's just a shame it's just a compilation of everything we've allready seen |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
I didn´t think it was possible but the recap of Kaede´s arc destroyed more than the actual arc. Shuffle was ended with crappy writing and the recapping in Memories was catastrophic.
This was just painful to see, but apparently money comes before pride in this case.
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After the moralistic tone of Hill's books, it was like an ice-cold dunk after being in the hot tub way too long.
Last week The Oregonian columnist Steve Duin announced the winners of his annual reading contest, in which he asks bibliophiles to track their page count for a calendar year. Forest Grove resident Wendy Vannoy was among those who took up the challenge.
While Vannoy didn't win the battle of books (despite plowing thorough 18,021 pages), Duin picked her written reflections on the experience as the winner of the 2011 Ann Brownell Memorial Essay contest, named for Portland writer Ann Brownell, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2008.
Duin said he liked how Vannoy paralleled her expanding interests as a reader with the evolution of her spiritual beliefs.
Vannoy trimmed her essay a bit for the News-Times. Her original can be read on Duin's blog, at oregonlive.com.
In the winter of 2010, I happened to see Steve Duin's column discussing his 'unofficial' book-reading contest, and since I am competitive by nature, I felt compelled to rise to the challenge.
I am an avid reader, and have been since I first learned to read at the age of two!
I have been known to read the phone book just to have something to do. As an unhappy teen, I would go to the library each week and check out five-to-seven books.
My favorite thing to do was to read everything that the library had by an author I liked. I read while I vacuumed and did other household chores.
I read by the light coming in under my bedroom door when it was supposed to be 'lights out.' I got my first pair of glasses in the fifth grade.
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I listed my first book with good intentions, then promptly forgot about it for the next four months!
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This was equivalent to finding your long-lost childhood best friend.
I had read her books as said unhappy teen and remembered them as being romantically idealistic and offering a moral code that was not present in my real life.
I wanted to read them again, so I bought every single one of those books - 42 total, including three written by her daughter, Ruth - and set down to re-read and re-experience them.
After I had read a few of them, suddenly I remembered the book contest and decided that it was still important to me to list my books. So, I went back through my calendar and my book stack by the bed and entered in all the books I had read up to that point.
My favorite book was 'Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal,' by Christopher Moore.
Let me tell you, after the extremely Christian, born-again, impossibly idealistic and moralistic tone of the 42 Grace Livingston Hill books, it was like an ice-cold dunk after being in the hot tub way too long.
Don't get me wrong. I loved reading Hill's books again; they showed me where I got my romantic notions about love and connection. I realized why I was with my current partner, why her particular blend of innocence, moral code, work ethic, values and spiritual awareness drew me in.
Rereading them, I was grateful for the staying power of books, grateful for the freedom of expression in books, grateful that the Grants Pass Library still carried these books when I was a teen, 50-plus years after they were originally written.
'Lamb,' however, reflects where I am today, who I have become over the years. Its message incorporates my childhood Christian upbringing and honoring Hill's theme of a 'Savior,' but it also blends in all the spiritual teachings I have been introduced to on my own personal spiritual growth path.
I realized by reading these books back-to-back that my own personal values and moral code includes the teachings of Jesus, Buddha and many other spiritual advisers.
Humor, creativity and not taking one's self too seriously are also key values in my life.
I realized that I have traveled far and gone through many stages of acceptance/grief/anger in my own personal spiritual beliefs and growth.
I have moved through belief because it was what I was taught, through complete and utter disbelief, and now back to a spiritually open heart.
I gave my (very conservative, Christian) grandmother all of the Grace Livingston Hill books to read. And we have a common ground now to talk about these books and enjoy them together.
I did not give her 'Lamb' to read. She would have thought it was blasphemous. So, even though she is not able to see me for who I completely am, I accept her for who she is and no longer cause myself pain wishing for me.
And I will continue to keep track of my books each year. I am competitive enough to see if I can beat my 2011 count. And I am curious to see what books touch my life and help me learn new lessons.
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James Bennet writes, produces, casts, shoots, and stars in what is a typical case of martial arts egomania. Like so many C-movies before him, Bennet becomes convinced that because he has trained in martial arts, he is somehow qualified to become a film-maker, using what limited resources at his disposal to promote himself as the next action star. And like those before him, he ultimately fails in all aspects of the medium, becoming the subject of ridicule and cult-status for the absolute abomination he has created.
So what has he done wrong, really? He had a vision for a film to sell himself as a genuine actor and performer, and probably funded the project with a small group of friends, then managed to get it distributed by a small-time company. Respectable, right? Right. Still, that doesnt mean that the acting wasnt boring, the action haphazard, or that the plot wasnt full of holes the size of Dublin. It only means that there was a reason behind the sloppy production of the film. Objectively speaking, the movie was terrible, and no amount of justification will change that. If youre really interested in seeing just how bad the film is, you can find it online at the link below. But honestly, its really not worth it.
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I have personal hacking but not much in the last several years, and most of it is pretty ugly .. it was after all code I wrote to learn things. Maybe I should just rewrite my star-mapper solar system generator in GOOD perl 8^). The CPAN route sounds like excellent advice. Many thanks!
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You are a cutie, Charlie! Glad you were rescued and that you are getting used to being handled by your devoted guardian. Hope you have a fun POTD celebration and it would be hard to find you up against tree bark!
You are a cutie, Charlie! Glad you were rescued and that you are getting used to being handled by your devoted guardian. Hope you have a fun POTD celebration and it would be hard to find you up against tree bark!
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Hi there Charlie! Happy Pet of the Day to you!
What a precious little creature you are, Charlie, and SO very loved and well cared for by your devoted forever human! I just love your "tree bark" coloring, those sweet little "hands," and your beautiful, amber colored eyes! You're gorgeous!
I shudder to think of what might have happened to you had your person not intervened, and rescued you from your first home! But happily she did (thanks mom), and what a wonderful, new life you have been blessed with, and what a perfect match you and your person make! You two have already forged one very special bond of love and trust, a bond that will only grow stronger with time as you two learn from one another, I'm sure! How lucky your person is, having a best friend as unique and beautiful as you, Charlie, and I hope for you and your young lady, many, many more happy years together!
Lots of love to you, beautiful Charlie! Enjoy your much deserved day in the spotlight, celebrating with your family, being spoiled rotten!
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Charlie what a charming and interesting fellow you are!!!
What a treat to see you on my computer screen and read about you. You are an intriguing fellow. It must be very exciting to have you for a best friend. Please thank your loving guardian for sharing you with us.
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I worked the intake at Rikers for a few years, handled all the paperwork for the courts in my particular jail. I can say that amount of criminals with sexually classified crimes on their rap sheets is disturbing.
I feel so badly for this family. I wrestled with this kind of turmoil most of the years my daughter was in public school, riding the bus. As a non-verbal autistic, she can't tell us or anyone else when she is in danger. Sadly, this young lady couldn't either.


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1 December 2012 Last updated at 00:04 GMT
The conflict in Syria has taken a devastating toll on the country, with tens of thousands of people killed and damage to infrastructure estimated to be worth $100bn (£62bn).
With such extensive problems and continuing violence, what plans, if any, can be made to rebuild the country?
George Sabra, chairman of Syria's largest opposition group, the Syrian National Council, speaks to Middle East business Report.


text: The Summer Of Old JRPGsJason Schreier5/23/14 3:15pmFiled to: random encountersjrpgskotakucore68926EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink It's time we try something different, folks. Something old. Advertisement This summer on Random Encounters, we're going to go on an adventure through old-school role-playing games. Let's call it The Summer of Old JRPGs.Over the next few weeks and months, I'm going to go back and revisit some old favorites, from the iconic (Final Fantasy VI) to the less iconic (SaGa Frontier). Every week or two I'll write up some thoughts, memories, and anecdotes. I imagine there will be quite a few interesting things to say about what older games did right, what they did wrong, and how hold up today. Advertisement I want you guys to participate, too. Get down in Kinja and share some RPGs you'd like to play or see me play this summer, and I'll put together a loose calendar so you can all follow along, Book Club-style.Here are some of the RPGs I've got on my tentative list so far:Final Fantasy VILunar: Silver Star StorySaGa FrontierLufia 2Dragon Quest IXChrono TriggerSoul BlazerSuggestions? Thoughts? Post'em in the comments, and we'll start this crazy adventure within the next couple of weeks. (Maybe after E3.) Sponsored Random Encounters is a weekly column dedicated to all things JRPG. It runs every Friday at 3pm ET. You can reach Jason at email@example.com or on Twitter at @jasonschreier.Reply689 repliesLeave a reply


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Point Park drops doubleheader to Bethel (Ind.) on second day of Florida trip
March 1, 2010
AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Point Park University dropped both games of a baseball doubleheader versus Bethel (Ind.) on the second day of the Russ Matt Central Florida Invitational Monday afternoon.
Point Park (1-3) lost the first game, 13-1, and Bethel (2-4) broke the game open with eight runs on five hits in the fourth inning. The first game ended after five innings due to the mercy rule.
In the second game, Bethel built leads of 4-0 and 6-1, and although Point Park battled back to cut it to 6-4 with three runs in the top of the sixth, the Pilots went on to win, 7-4.
Point Park was held to five hits in the opener by winning pitcher Jerrod Long, who pitched all five innings.
The only real threat that Long faced came in the third inning when Brian Grise (Munhall/Steel Valley) singled and scored on a base hit by Ricky Cordido (Caracas, Venezuela). The next batter, senior Dan Campbell (Baldwin/Baldwin), ripped a single to right field, but Cordido was cut down at the plate to end the inning with Point Park trailing, 3-1.
Bethel extended the lead to 5-1 with two runs in the fourth before sending 13 men to the plate during their eight-run fifth inning. The Pilots had three RBI doubles in a row to finish off the fifth, which included five of their 11 hits.
In the second game, both teams had 10 hits, but Bethel took advantage of two Point Park errors to win by three runs. The Pioneers made both of their errors in the first inning, which allowed Bethel to take a 2-0 lead. Branden Robbins delivered the big hit of the inning – a two-run single with one out.
In the third, Bethel's Jon Rolon stroked a two-run double to give the Pilots a 4-0 lead. The next inning, an RBI double by Reid Spitaels and a run-scoring single by Garrett Curless built a 6-1 edge for Bethel.
Dave Angle (Pittsburgh/Pine-Richland) led off the Point Park fourth inning with a triple to left center, and he scored on a balk to cut the Bethel lead to 4-1. The Pioneers went on to load the bases with one out, but two fly outs ended the threat, and Point Park still found itself down by three runs.
Point Park starter Derek Peluso (Zelienople/Seneca Valley), a sophomore right-hander, went four innings with two strikeouts and three walks. Four of the six runs he gave up were earned, and he left the ball game trailing, 6-1.
The Pioneers put together a three-run rally in the sixth. With two outs and runners at first and second, Grise delivered the third single of the inning to bring home two runs. Two batters later, Cordido stroked an RBI single to cut it to 6-4.
In his second inning in relief of Peluso, Point Park freshman righty Sam Bickford (Allison Park/Hampton) gave up an RBI double to Robbins, which provided Bethel with a 7-4 cushion.
Point Park's Bryce Pfeuffer (Robinson Twp./Montour) was 3 for 4 in the second game, and he got a base hit with two outs and no one on in the top of the seventh. Frank Marko (Robinson Twp./Montour) followed with a walk, but the next batter was retired on strikes to end the game.
Point Park continues action Tuesday with a doubleheader versus Concordia (Mich.) at 1 p.m.


text: James Dyson's 'Wrong Garden' Optical Illusion Makes Water Flow UphillAdam Frucci8/24/09 10:40amFiled to: Illusions, MichaelWrong gardenJames DysonDysonfountainIllusionOptical Illusion37EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink This fountain, created by inventor James Dyson and inspired by MC Escher, has water flowing up a series of ramps. Or so it appears to. GIF It's actually a pretty ingenious optical illusion. Water is pumped out of the tops of each ramp, cascading water down both the ramp and over its edge. Bubbles rising inside each ramp give the illusion of water flowing uphill, and all together it makes it look like the water is defying gravity. Pretty amazing stuff, and it took a solid year to design and build. Advertisement You can go check it out at the Chelsea Garden Show in England if you're in the area. [BBC via Oh Gizmo! via The Daily What]Reply37 repliesLeave a reply


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Wings Look to get Z, Maybe More Back Tonight in Florida
by Staff Writer / Detroit Red Wings (Photo by Dave Reginek/Detroit Red Wings)
"Good and ready to play," Zetterberg said after practice Friday. "If nothing happens from now until 7 P.M. I will be in. It's kind of been the same for a week, I guess. The good thing is I've been doing more and more stuff and it hasn't gotten worse. It's time to play again.
"It's been tough. Sometimes it's been really good and sometimes it hasn't been that good. But that's how it is sometimes."
Zetterberg might not be the only injured Red Wings player that could come back Saturday, or soon after.
Forward Justin Abdelkader, who has missed the past five games with a concussion, could be an option, too. Forward Darren Helm, who last played Dec. 4 due to a shoulder injury, is also possible.
"Abdelkader's another guy too that I think might be available," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said Friday. "We'll know more after the morning skate. … I hear there's a sighting of Darren Helm too. I don't know when these guys are coming or not coming. We'll know more after the morning skate."
Goalie Jimmy Howard, who will miss his eighth straight game Saturday with a sprained knee sustained Dec. 10, also skated Friday and is aiming to return Monday against the Nashville Predators.
Regardless of who's out there on the ice, the Wings will be looking to come back with a 'W' after Christmas break.
Welcome to the Detroit Red Wings Game Day Blog, where you can get behind-the-scenes information, thoughts from players and staff, and up-to-date news on anything and everything Red Wings on game day.
You can watch tonight's 7:00 PM matchup on Fox Sports Detroit, or listen in with Ken Kal and Paul Woods on AM 1270.


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(Updated with Apple statement below.)
A new class of malware targeted at OS X and iOS is spreading like wildfire in China, according to new research by Palo Alto Networks. Dubbed WireLurker, the trojan hides itself in apps distributed through a third-party Chinese app store for OS X and side-loads itself onto iOS devices via USB.
What sets WireLurker apart from other malware is that it is capable of infecting non-jailbroken iOS devices, and it heralds "a new era in malware attacking Apple's desktop and mobile platforms."


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For thousands of years, superstitions regarding cats and dogs have guided people's behavior — or just made for good fireside stories. Most everyone is familiar with the belief that black cats bring bad luck or that a howling dog signifies that someone is about to die. (If that were truly the case, people would be dropping right and left every time an ambulance goes by with its siren blaring.) Animal-related beliefs have existed around the world for millennia. I've gone through my files to seek out a few of the more unusual ones. Here are eight superstitions and myths about dogs and cats that you might not know.
Cats for Luck and Longevity
Black cats bring good luck. In Britain, a bride and groom who encounter a black cat on their wedding day are ensured a happy marriage. Sailors, a notoriously superstitious lot, avoid saying the word "cat," but having a black cat aboard ship is believed to bring good fortune. In fact, the wives of sailors used to keep black cats to ensure their husbands' safe return.
A cat in the cradle protects babies. A well-known (and need I say unfounded) myth is that cats will jump into a crib and suck a sleeping baby's breath. In Russia, however, new parents used to put a cat into a cradle to drive off evil spirits that might harm the baby. Smart thinking! Who better than a loving and protective cat with super night vision and an alert nature to ward off any natural — or supernatural — meanies? (Of course, folklore notwithstanding, you never want to leave any pet with a baby unsupervised.)
Cats won't run away if you take certain actions. Moving? Bring your cat into the new place through the window and he won't leave (presumably because he doesn't know where the door is). Or rub his paws with butter. The theory behind this one is that by the time he finishes licking all the butter off his paws, he'll be used to the new place and won't want to leave.
Cats have nine lives. We've all heard that one, of course, but do you know why? My theory is that the belief is tied to cats' incredible survival skills. Their finely tuned senses, speed, agility and an arsenal of sharp teeth and claws (weapons of mouse destruction) allow them to seemingly defy death time and again.
More Than a Guide Dog
The lick of a dog has healing powers. Ancient Greeks and Romans had temple dogs known as cynotherapists whose licks were believed to cure disease. Maybe they were onto something — we know today that petting a dog can lower blood pressure. Some dogs can also scent out cancers and other signs of illness such as high blood sugar. About that licking, though: Although chemical analysis of canine saliva shows that it has some minor antibacterial properties, your dog isn't really trying to heal you. He is most likely attracted to the sweet taste of the serum produced by oozing sores.
Dogs lead us to the next world. Cultures around the world associate dogs with the path to heaven — or Hades. A three-headed dog named Cerberus guarded the entrance to Hades, ensuring that no one went in — or out — who wasn't supposed to. A Greco-Egyptian god known as Hermanubis guided souls to heaven, using secret passwords to ward off menacing spirits and open locked gates. Aztecs had the dog-headed god Xolotl, who guided souls to the underworld. And in Persia (modern-day Iran), followers of the Zoroastrian religion used dogs to determine if someone was really dead — maybe they licked their toes to see if they giggled — and to scare away any lurking demons.


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In our opening week Dave Berry, from Capital Radio's Breakfast Show, visited the Free School I co-founded.
Should the media have a duty of care?
A post-Leveson, 'role of the media' speech I helped write for Lord Puttnam. 800,000+ views on TED.
New school chain in the Philippines
Here's what I've been working on in 2014: A new chain of low cost private schools in Metro Manila.
Why our Free School will be a small school
Schools in England are getting bigger. Department for Education data shows that between 1997 and 2005 the number of schools in England with 1,000 to 1,500 students rose by 35%. Secondary schools with between 1,500 and 2,000 students rose by 124%. In contrast, the number of small secondary schools in England, with fewer than 500 students, fell by 43%.
The conventional arguments used to defend this increase in scale are misleading.
We don't need little changes: why businesses should run Free Schools
We don't just need more and better teachers; we need more and better school models.
It's in vogue at the moment to say that the way to improve schools is to have better teachers. I don't mean to be too dismissive by saying 'in vogue'; it is more than just the latest, passing education trend. There is solid evidence to support the assertion that effective classroom teaching is the best tool for addressing the intractable problems of educational disadvantage and underachievement.
The danger, however, of such a focus on teachers and classroom practice is that we ignore the importance of school structure – we ignore those things that create the conditions in which classroom teaching occurs: the size of a school, its assessment practices and data tracking, the number and types of staff and their responsibilities, the methods for informing and engaging parents.
Continue reading We don't need little changes: why businesses should run Free Schools
Raincoats & bad schools: organisations in the internet age
My copy of Nicholas Taleb's The Black Swan, a book about risk and uncertainty, was almost destroyed by a freak hurricane (at least it was freaky for a Brit who had then just arrived in the US). Almost, but not destroyed: I was able to use it to write my last post which concluded with Taleb's advice that instead of investing in trying to predict the problems we may face in the future, we should invest in preparedness. Continue reading Raincoats & bad schools: organisations in the internet age
Fat people & billionaires
I started reading Nicholas Taleb's The Black Swan in May last year. I took it to the Delfest music festival where we'd been promised bluegrass and sunshine. A hurricane tore down the camp and flooded the fields. The book sank in the swamp, was bravely rescued, and has since dried out. I started reading it again the other day.
Taleb's central thesis is that we are much worse at predicting events than we think we are. In fact we massively overestimate our capacity for prediction. Continue reading Fat people & billionaires


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The front wing of the foil takes all your weight (and any pull resistance from the kite) while the rear wing is only a stabilizer to help you keep the angle of attack stable.
The rear wing should have either no lift, or a little bit of lift force downwards causing the nose of the board to want to pitch upwards. If the rear wing has a lot of lift upwards, then your center of lift of the foil will move back, causing your center of mass to have to move backwards as well and making the foil less stable. The most important thing about the relative angles of the wings is that the foil will stay pitched the same no matter what speed you are doing. It must not require you to balance on the back of the board for slow speeds, and then have to move forward as you speed up. Ideally you want to stay centered on the board for the full speed range.
With only the front wing making lift, the rear wing would be unnecessary if we could control the foil angle. But controlling the pitch angle with only one small wing is probably too difficult, although I would guess not impossible. Normal aerodynamic (or hydrodynamic) profiles are unstable in pitch, making them want to pitch away from the straight and level angle. Hang gliders overcome this problem with techniques such as reflex to make the whole wing pitch stable. This makes the wing return to its normal angle of attach after the pitch was changed. I think a hydrofoil need much more aggressive pitch stabilization which is why we need a small wing about 70cm behind the main wing. This adds a lot of pitch stability, but for anyone learning it probably feels like it does not add nearly enough.
The front wing is normally about 600 square centimetres (cm2). Faster foils will have a less area and will need more speed before they can hold your weight up. Larger foils will normally be easier to learn on since you can stay up at a slower speed. The size of the wing makes a very big difference on how fast a foil will be, and how much glide feeling it will have. I have found that larger wings on the same low drag keel and fuselage can make a foil feel very slow and almost make it feel stuck. But getting used to a fast foil takes time and I definitely would suggest anyone learning to ride a foilboard to start on a slower, larger wing.
The rear wing is normally about 2.5 to 3 times smaller than the front wing. The further the wings are apart, the smaller the rear wing can be.
The shape or outline of the wings are normally delta shape. A delta shape acts like a tapering wing that has a little bit of sweep back. Sweep back is normally used to give a wing yaw stability. When the wing yaws slightly to the one side, say left of the direction of travel, there will be more surface area and hence drag on the right hand side thus forcing the wing to face directly forward again. This is why hang gliders are delta shaped and it would be impossible to control yaw on a hang glider without a delta type wing sweep back. But on a hydrofoil, the rear wing is so far behind the front wing that any bit of drag there will create a lot more yaw stability than the wing shape can hope to achieve, unless the wingspan is very large compared to the fuselage length. A much more efficient way to add yaw stability (if needed) would be to put a small vertical fin/rudder near the rear wing and this will do much more for yaw stability than a delta wing shape I believe.
Some foils are more of an elliptical shape. This shape minimizes induced drag, so makes the foil as efficient as possible for a given aspect ratio. The drawback of this shape is that the stall happens across the whole wing at once, which is why aircraft do not have elliptical wings anymore. But for a hydrofoil, I have not found elliptical wings to cause sudden stalls any more than other wing shapes I tested. We can change our angle of attach and add pull from the kite quickly to get out of a stall, and even if we stall we just hit the board on top of the water and take off again. I have found that the stiffness of the keel and fuselage is a far more important factor in determining whether a foil would cause unforeseen stalls than the wing outline shape.
Wings that gradually get narrower towards the sides seems to be standard for hydrofoils. This makes sense in that the loading on the wing decreases from the middle towards the sides and the wing can be narrower towards the sides. (If the profile is kept constant, the wing thickness should become narrower as the length/chord of the wing gets narrower). A narrower wing tip also means less mass at the outsides of the wing, decreasing its moment of inertial (making it more maneuverable) and less likely to vibrate.
Another consideration in wing shape is that there are no sharp corners so that it is at least a bit safer when you do fall off. But a foil is dangerous already, so this is probably not really important.
Aspect Ratio
At the moment the aspect ratio separates racing foils from free riding easy to ride foils. Higher aspect ratio wings are the long skinny wings and they have lower induced drag than lower aspect (shorter fat) wings. Racing foils will have high aspect ratio wings, because it gives them a better lift to drag ratio, enabling better upwind performance.
A wider wing will also add more moment of inertia, which will probably make the foilboard more roll stable. This is probably a good thing if you want to go fast, but maybe not so good if you want to make sharp turns.
Going for lower aspect wings has advantages that are suited to most foil riders. A lower aspect wing will be stronger and less likely to vibrate than a similarly constructed high aspect wing. It will also have a wider range of angles of attack before stalling, allowing a wider speed range which is very useful for riding slowly. Since a foil is often ridden with quite a bit of a roll angle to resist the pull of the kite, having shorter wings also allows the fuselage to ride closer to the water surface (or ground if you ride too shallow!) before one of the wing tips break the surface of the water. This should give you a little bit more room for error.
Anhedral is the curve of the wing downwards. Dihedral is a curve in the opposite direction (upwards) and is normally found on aircraft such as gliders to give them roll stability. With dihedral, if the wing rolls left, there will be more wing area on the left, causing more lift on the left and causing the wing to want to roll back upright. One would think that this is what a hydrofoil should have- roll stability to help keep it upright. Yet, if you look at hydrofoils, almost all of them have anhedral making them even more unstable!
This seemingly contradiction have made me think quite a bit as to why? The amount of roll stability that dihedral would give is quite small compared to the length of the keel with most of the mass so far above. Dihedral would probably not add any noticeable roll stability, and neither would anhedral take away any noticeable roll stability. I used to think that is was mainly for the handling dynamics of roll/yaw interaction, but after making a couple of different wings I think the main reasons for anhedral are:
- To allow more room before the wingtips break the water surface when riding upwind (with the board riding at an angle)
- and to add vertical wing area to stabilize the yaw axis
I had a foilboard which had a keel of 800mm and a flat wing of close to 600mm. It was very irritating when the wing tip exited the water. It was not much fun to ride in chop conditions. If the wing could have had a bit of anhedral so that the wing tip is 100mm lower, it would have given the same controlling range as having a 100mm longer keel. The shorter a keel can be, the less stiffness it needs so using anhedral as a way of increasing one's control range is a smart idea. This does not mean that flat wings are much inferior, since a shorter flat wing with a longer keel can also give a very nice control range to the rider.
When the foil becomes more streamlined, some vertical wing components are required to give the foil yaw stability and help it stay gliding in a straight line. Using anhedral, especially a sharp curve near the tip of the main wing effectively adds a vertical component of the wing near the front of the foil. But more importantly I think low drag foils also need a vertical wing component near the rear, which can either be incorporated onto the rear wing or consist of a vertical fin in the rear.
Vertical Fins
On slower foils, especially ones that are not very streamlined, a vertical fin does not seem to be needed. But as the foils get more streamlined, some vertical wing component, either incorporated in the wings, or as a separate vertical fin, makes a big difference to the handling of a foilboard.
Most foils seem to add large vertical winglets to the rear wing to add a vertical wing compoenent at the rear of the foil to give it yaw stability. With flatter wing, a small vertical fin near the rear of the foil can give the same effect.
A second vertical fin further forward is normally not needed, since the keel acts like a massive vertical fin. But most foils have quite a lot of downward curve on the tips of the main wing (or simply a lot of anhedral) which would act as a vertical fin near the front of the wing. Others have a fin as part of the keel structure near the front like the previous MHL Lift, which then doubles up as a structural element and also protects the wing from taking impacts if the rider hits the sand when coming in.
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