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Philips has launched a 7W GU10 Master LED lamp with DimTone to the Middle East, to create a warm atmosphere in bars, restaurants, lobbies and conference rooms.
The product has a dimming feature that reduces the amount of light and colour temperature.
With 24/7 operations, the hospitality industry is a sector with significant potential to make large energy savings. Lighting is one of the most impactful ways to do this – currently 42% of energy usage comes from lighting, of which 70% is inefficient.
Philips' 7W GU10 Master LED lamp with DimTone has already been introduced in the Spar Hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden – replacing 130 50W Halogen GU10 lamps in the breakfast area of the hotel, reducing the cost of lighting this area by 82% with a pay-back of one and half years based on 12 burning hours a day.
|"In the current economic climate, hospitality managers are under pressure to cut costs without compromising on their guests' experience," said Paolo Cervini, GM, Philips Lighting Middle East & Turkey.
"The 7W Master GU10 LED Lamp with DimTone offers hoteliers, bars and restaurant owners a light quality that is both soft and warm to create a natural and cozy ambience, while benefitting from the long life span and energy-saving features offered by LED technology.
In addition, the lamp has a significantly longer life span than traditional lights, lasting 40,000 hours in comparison to a halogen lamp's 2000 hours lifespan, reducing the need to replace spot lights, lowering maintenance costs.


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A physical trainer has developed an exercise plan that promises to work the core muscles and release sexual tension simultaneously. The workout involves the quad muscles, thighs and of course, the core. By tightening these muscles, specifically those in the pelvic region, you will be able to better achieve that orgasm.
For more information on how to have a coregasm, visit WomenHealthMag.com.

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PROJECT & CONSTRUCTION MANAGER SERVICES (Barcelona)
Dear all,
Does anyone know companies based on management services that are looking to hire Project & Construction Manager Interns?
I am enthusiastic Project Manager living currently in Barcelona, looking for a position as Brand Project & Construction Manager.
I got my degree on Technical Architecture and I've just had M.A. Program on Project Manager of Buildings and Urban Towns (May '09).
I had been in London for 6 months in order to improve my language skills and be able to communicate fluently in English. I can speak Spanish as well and I'm willing to relocate anywhere within the Europe.
From Jul'09: Now I'm collaborating with Bright Technologies, SL. (Photovoltaic installations) as a Project Manager, Cost Budget and Planning Controller.
I've previously worked with Barcelona's Engineering, Architecture and Management services, Master SA, taking part of Project Directors Team: Programming and driving project, coordinating building works, cost budget and planning management.
I have a wide range of experience with legal issues about building and town planning.
I would define myself a as a easy-going, communicative, dynamic, results-oriented, negotiator person, who is determined to succeed and achieve the project objectives.
I'm team-builder and enjoy working with different colleagues to be sure tasks are effectively done.
I also enjoy working independently to develop and execute exciting and innovative ideas, researching to improve know-how of value engineering.


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Bill Bryson's first travel book opened with the immortal line, 'I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.' In this deeply funny and personal memoir, he travels back in time to explore the ordinary kid he once was, in the curious world of 1950s Middle America. It was a happy time, when almost everything was good for you, including DDT, cigarettes and nuclear fallout. This is a book about one boy's growing up. But in Bryson's hands, it becomes everyone's story, one that will speak volumes – especially to anyone who has ever been young.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the almonds on a rimmed baking sheet and bake, tossing occasionally, until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs, then drain and rinse under cold water. Transfer to a serving bowl and toss with the olive oil, parmesan, lemon juice, shallot, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt and about half of the almonds. Season with salt and pepper. Top with the remaining almonds and the red pepper flakes.
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|Every Great Cocktail Has Two Essential Ingredients: Moderation And Responsibility -- Click Here
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The below information has been republished with permission of the authors, Gary Regan and Mardee Haidin Regan. The views and opinions expressed in the following book chapters are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Distilled Spirits Council or its member companies.
You could travel over 9,000 miles on steam-engine trains. So along with the steamboats on the Mississippi, the whiskey industry now had railroads to take its product south. And west. And north. And even east--to exotic ports such as New York City where, according to Lue Sante, author of Low Life, Lures and Snares of Old New York, for under a nickel, you could drink all the whiskey you could manage by ,",sucking it through a rubber tube until you had to stop to take a breath.
And telegraph wires were all the rage during this period too; by 1850. More than 50,000 miles of wire had been strung. So if a saloon owner in the West needed whiskey in a hurry, he could now order by telegram and have a few barrels on the way to him the very next day.
But while all this technology was helping people reach out and touch someone, other events were starting to bode badly for the whiskey men of America. In 1826, The American Temperance Society was founded in Boston, and it was a society that distillers would come to dread.
Nineteenth-century America was anything but temperate. According to an "approximate" guide in the Dictionary of the History of the American Brewing and Distilling Industries by William L. Downard, the consumption of pure alcohol (200 proof) in 1825 was seven gallons per person over the age of 15. This figure, of course, is somewhat difficult to comprehend until you learn that the same table estimates that in 1970, consumption was at 2.5 gallons. Americans in 1825 were drinking almost three times as much alcohol as the people living in the somewhat wild days of 1970.
During the first half of the nineteenth century, America also saw a vast increase in immigration from England, Ireland, Scotland and Germany-all countries whose inhabitants are generally regarded as being fond of a drink. According to Oscar Getz in Whiskey---An American Pictorial History, by 1860, on a per-capita basis, Americans were drinking over 28 percent more spirits than they had consumed just a decade earlier.
Lest you suffer under the misapprehension that Prohibition didn't rear its ugly head until 1920, you should know that various states introduced the noble experiment, in statewide or local-option form, wdl before then. Maine was made dry in 1846, Vermont in 1852, New Hampshire and Massachusetts in 1855, and New York in 1854. In Europe, the first temperance organization had come into being in lreland in 1818 (later known as the Ulster Temperance Society), and similar organizations sprung up in Scotland, England, Norway and Sweden in the first half of the nineteenth century. In the United States, almost one million people had signed the pledge by 1840, and the angst about "overconsumption" continued to grow.
For many proponents of temperance, however, the word meant "moderation," not complete abstention. One such society in New York State allowed its members to choose between swearing off liquor only-giving them ample leeway to get rip-roaring drunk on wine or beer-and signing the pledge to abstain from any and all beverage alcohol total abstinence. Those choosing to give up all forms of booze had their names marked in the register with a capital "T" for "total"-they were the world's first tee-totalers.
The temperance advocates had gained a strong foothold by 1860, but the population had bigger things to worry about as tensions betĄ1een the states mounted and the country braced itself for war.
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February 20, 2014 11:01 ET
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - Feb 20, 2014) - Houston Wire & Cable Company (NASDAQ: HWCC) is excited to announce its membership with Affiliated Distributors (AD), a dynamic community of independent distributors and manufacturers of construction and industrial products. This partnership will provide enhanced support and resources to help accelerate growth for both businesses. As a member of AD, HWCC will be an authorized supplier of electrical wire and cable to market leading independent electrical distributors.
"We are very excited to join the Affiliated Distributors organization. AD has a long history and well recognized position in the electrical distribution marketplace, and we are delighted to be associated with such a fine organization," stated James Pokluda, President & CEO of Houston Wire & Cable Company. "HWCC's sales and service platform and AD's strong affiliate membership will be a powerful combination."
About HWCC
With 39 years' experience in the industry, Houston Wire & Cable Company is one of the largest providers of wire and cable in the U.S. market. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the Company has sales and distribution facilities strategically located throughout the nation.
Standard stock items available for immediate delivery include: continuous and interlocked armor cable; control and power cable; electronic wire and cable; flexible and portable cords; instrumentation and thermocouple cable; lead and high temperature cable; medium voltage cable; premise and category wire and cable; primary and secondary aluminum distribution cable; wire rope and wire rope slings, as well as synthetic slings, chain, shackles and other related hardware. We also offer private branded products including our proprietary brand, LifeGuard™, a low-smoke, zero-halogen cable. Comprehensive value-added services include same-day shipping, knowledgeable sales staff, inventory management programs, just-in-time delivery, logistics support, customized internet-based ordering capabilities and 24/7/365 service.
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7.) Don't play the pay grade game. Never fill in salary boxes. If you do so, you are pigeonholing yourself and will limit your ability to negotiate. Many employers will try and tell you they can only pay you within a certain pay grade range. This gambit almost always works for the recruiter. You can break free of these confines by arguing that your previous position and this position are different in many ways. So to reduce your previous or current role to a single number would require that you explain in full the many differences between the roles, or else a comparison is meaningless, or worse: misleading.
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8.) Trade-offs. Never give a concession to a prospective employer without asking for one in return. If, for example, they insist they can only pay a certain salary at this time, then ask them to give a review performance after six months instead of the standard twelve months. Another gambit employers like to try is to ask you to name your salary range at the outset of the interview. By falling into this trap, you risk the danger of negating your ability to negotiate by anchoring yourself. Rather, turn the situation around by asking them what they are offering, or by responding that you are prepared to accept any offer that is reasonable. If they pressure you to state your preferred salary, then start right at the top of the salary grade. Negotiating downward is never a problem.
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Kaizer Chiefs undecided over Champions League involvement
Kaizer Chiefs remain undecided over their involvement in the 2015 CAF Champions League, amid reports they could be set to pull out.
The South African giants finished as runners-up to Mamelodi Sundowns in the 2013-14 Premier Soccer League, which sees the club qualify for the 2015 edition of the elite continental club competition.
However, there have been several media reports that claim the club may reject the chance to play in the tournament due to concerns over the depth of their squad.
Chiefs director Jessica Motaung fanned speculation at a press conference in July when she said: "We have received the invitation to play in the CAF Champions League. We will announce in due course."
This statement was corroborated by Chiefs' corporate communications manager Vina Maphosa on Wednesday when he told Times Live: "The statement that we have issued on July 23 has not changed as the deadline to confirm or not to confirm is at the end of September.
"The club has received a formal invitation to participate in the 2015 CAF Champions League and is considering the invite at this stage."
Under the current CAF rules and regulations, any club that withdraws before the competition gets under way faces a fine of $1,500. The rules also specify that if a club withdraws after the fixtures are established in September, the team would face a ban of three years from all CAF inter-club competitions.


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About The Eddystone Beacon
Beacons are the heart of the Physical Web. When you set up a beacon you enable users to seamlessly interact with physical objects and locations. With the physical web there is no need to install an app, everything happens in the mobile browser. We are going to be building an Eddystone beacon –
Eddystone is a protocol specification that defines a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) message format for proximity beacon messages. It describes several different frame types that may be used individually or in combinations to create beacons that can be used for a variety of applications.
What You Need
There are a number of beacons that work out of the box, no configuration, however what we are going to do is build one with a Raspberry Pi and a couple of USB Bluetooth 4.0 Adapters.
If you already own a beacon or a pair of beacons, skip to Part Two *(coming soon)
The Raspberry Pi should have Raspbian installed already. I used Raspbian Jessie Lite, because we don't need a graphical user interface. Downloads and installation guide for Raspbian Jessie Lite can be found here.
The Advertise Service
Setting up Raspbian is the most time consuming part of this tutorial. To advertise we have a simple Python script provided our IS Studios, Inc. Github. You can clone that directly, or grab the code as you need it.
The only important part in this script is near the beginning, lines 37 and 38,
# The default URIs uri = "http://goo.gl/iDlC1h" uri0 = "http://goo.gl/GEX0aM"
Change these to the URLs you'd like to advertise. I used the good URL shortener, my beacon points to https://sasav.us/A and https://sasav.us/B which are attached to the Node JS server we're going to build in the next part of this tutorial. That server keeps track of engagement of each link and allows us to see which message get's more attention!
Running Beacon Service on Startup
For automatic start of the beacon service I have created a script available on the IS Studios, Inc github.
Once that script is downloaded onto the Pi we're going to run some commands to make the Pi run it on boot.
Make script executable
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/advertise-url-init.sh
Test starting the program
sudo /etc/init.d/advertise-url-init.sh start
Test stopping the program
sudo /etc/init.d/advertise-url-init.sh stop
Register script to be run at start-up
To register your script to be run at start-up and shutdown, run the following command:
sudo update-rc.d advertise-url-init.sh defaults
Once you've completed the above, you're all done! When you restart the Pi with your usb BLE adapters plugged in they will automatically start broadcasting for the world to see!
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The Maumelle Bond Task Force met last Wednesday night and it was a full house at the Jess Odom Community Center as around 100 people were in attendance.
The mission statement of the committee is stated as "Provide a recommendation to City Council for the consideration of potential capital improvement projects that would be funded under the current property tax millage obligation."
Parks and Recreation presented two proposals that would cost a combined $10 million.
The bigger of the two projects was an indoor aquatics center that would host a lap pool for competitive swimming and a heated therapy pool that would have water aerobics and could be used by those recovering from surgeries, among other reasons.
Mayor Mike Watson presented the project that has a price tag of around $9 million.
The facility would be connected to the Community Center and would remove some parking from the south side of the current building.
Watson said he looked at five other cities in Arkansas that had indoor pool facilities. They are: Bryant, Cabot, Heber Springs, Jacksonville and Paragould.
Watson said the construction would be in the $7.7 million range, with an additional $1.5 million in contingency costs and that was based on a 2012 study. The facility could cost potentially more.
Watson said he didn't expect the facility to make money.
"The best we can hope for is it to break even" he said and cited the outdoor pool as how the facility could go.
"Last year, the outdoor pool turned a $10,000 profit," Watson said. "It had $210,000 in expenses and $220,000 in revenue."
But, the year before, Watson said the outdoor pool lost $30,000.
"I wish we knew," Watson said and added in a later interview, "I think the indoor pool would be beneficial."
The large crowd on hand was uniformly in support of the indoor pool.
Karen Lamoreaux, who serves on the Bond Task Force and is a private swimming instructor, said "programming revenue" was grossly underestimated and that the revenue "would be significant."
That, though, Lamoreaux said, hinged on changing the mindset of Maumelle residents and the amount of fees they would have to pay to use the facility for its various uses.
The smaller of the two projects was to increase the number of fields at the softball and baseball complexes.
Phillip Raborn, head of the city's Parks and Recreation department made the presentation and said that youth softball and baseball, including T-ball, were now limited to the number of teams they could field as access to the facilities was a juggling act.
Raborn said that 18 teams played in the adult softball league and that 17 teams played youth softball. He added that neither league could add teams.
He said that the youth softball league hosted "three to four tournaments" a year to provide funding for their operations.
Raborn said the league paid for its own chalk, among other things, for the fields but that the league missed out on, potentially, $65,000 because the facility doesn't have the space to add additional tournament games.
The high school team at Maumelle also uses the facility.
Adding a total of three fields would cost a little more than a million dollars and would add one additional to the Parks and Rec payroll.
Both items were discussed but no further action was taken.
Task Force chairman Craig Johnson, who also serves on the city's Planning Commission, said presentations on other projects would be held on Oct. 8.
That meeting would start at 6:30 p.m. and would be held in the City Council chambers at City Hall.


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Located just a 5-minute drive from Samarinda Central Plaza Shopping Centre, Hotel Grand Kartika offers modern and cosy accommodation with free WiFi access and free on-site parking for guests who drive. Each room here provides a minibar.
It takes a 1-hour drive from the property to Samarinda Botanical Garden and getting to Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport in Balikpapan will take around 3 hours by car.
Each room at Hotel Grand Kartika is air-conditioned and fitted with wardrobe flat-screen cable TV, and an en suite bathroom featuring hot and cold shower facilities and free toiletries. Fresh towels and bed linens are also provided. Seating area is only available in selected rooms.
The warm and attentive staff at the 24-hour front desk can help guests to arrange for laundry requests at an additional charge. Other facilities available include room service.
The on-site Tulip Restaurant offers a convenient dining option serving ranges of Indonesian and Chinese dishes. Guests can also explore the surrounding area where various restaurants can be found just a 5-minute drive away.
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Some Emerald Waterways river cruises include Danube Delights, Jewels of the Rhine, Prague to Paris, Delights of France, and Netherlands and the Beauty of Belgium. The company also offers Asian river cruises such as Irrawaddy River Cruise, Mystical Myanmar and Irrawaddy Cruise, and Highlights of Vietnam and Cambodia and Mekong Cruise.Continue Reading
Emerald Waterway river cruises range from eight- to 24-day journeys. The eight-day cruises, which are all located in Europe, include Danube Delights and Explorer; Jewels of the Rhine; Legends of Moselle, Rhine and Main; and Netherlands and the Beauty of Belgium. Danube Delights and Danube Explorer both focus on the Danube River with stops in Budapest, Hungary; Vienna, Austria; and Passau, Germany.
The Legends of Moselle, Rhine and Main is a river cruise that stays exclusively in Germany with stops at Nuremberg, Bamberg, Kolenz, Bernkastel and Trier. The Netherlands and Beauty of Belgium Cruise sails along the Rhine River from Amsterdam to Antwerp, Bruges and Veere through the Dutch waterways to Volendam and Hoorn. The Delights of France takes passengers from Arles down the Rhone and Saone rivers.
The Mystical Myanmar and Irrawaddy Cruise starts in Yangon, Myanmar with a flight to Heho and Mandalay before getting on the Irrawaddy River for a voyage past Amarapura, Bagan, Magwe and Prome. The passengers hop a bus back to Yangon for the flight home.Learn more about Geography


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Apple has still not officially announced the new iPhone, or that a new iPad mini is on the cards, however new rumours overnight pointed to the September 12 event date.
A new report has revealed that Apple has instructed its authorised resellers to triple display space for the iPad on the store floor. Apple's alleged deadline for this new requirement is September 12th.
"MacRumors has received word from multiple Apple Premium Resellers in Europe that Apple has requested they set aside additional table space for iPad displays over the next few weeks. One of the sources specifically cites September 12 as the Apple-imposed deadline for the adjustments to be made, while another source indicates that their store is already at work on tripling the amount of display space dedicated to the iPad. We're told that the emphasis on iPad display space is coming at the expense of Apple's Mac Pro and Mac mini computers, which are reportedly being removed from display entirely at these locations. Displays of iPods and associated headphones are also reportedly being trimmed back to release space for the iPad. The iPad will account for 45 percent of showroom space." reported MacRumors.
US telco,Verizon Wireless has also issued an all-staff vacation blackout from September 21 to September 30 so that all Verizon retail staff will be available for the rumoured launch. TechCrunch also received a tip from a "trusted Verizon employee" informing them of the blackout starting September 21st.
Apple is expected to announce the next iPhone at a September 12 media event, with the iPhone to be available the following week on Friday September 21.


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The apartment is situated in the small fishing village of Arrifana and is 5 mins walk to the beach. This sheltered, undeveloped and stunning bay is 'one of the top ten surf beaches in Europe' (Guardian Travel). From Faro airport takes 1hr 15 mins, to Lagos 35 mins and to the nearby town of Aljezur 10 mins. There are 5 cafe/restaurants, some with sea views, and small supermarkets are a few minutes drive away. The historic market town of Aljezur has restaurants, supermarkets, bank, post office and a market where you can buy fresh local vegetables and fish. There are several other beaches nearby, the nearest being 10 minutes drive away. Arrifana is one of only a few uncommercialised seaside villages left in the Algarve and is situated in the middle of the conservation area of Parque Natural de Costa Vincentina which boasts miles of stunning coastline and breathtaking un-commercialised beaches.
This partner has demonstrated and is committed to fast response times, the best rates, and a great guest experience.
We have lived in rural Gloucestershire since 1995 and before that London. We are both now working part time as freelance management development trainers and facilitators. We bought the apartment in 2005 when our surf mad kids were in their early teens. We wanted unspoilt Algarve and Simon came across Arrifana on a trip in 2003. He raved about the area and about how breathtaking and undeveloped it was. Since then we have had several family and extended family holidays here and to my surprise the teenagers loved it as much as we do. They would disappear off to body board, fish or just muck about on the beach or in the rock pools. We adults would body board, go to the market, go off exploring other nearby beaches or just hang out in the cafes or on Arrifana beach. Standing in the ruined fort on the cliffs at Arrifana watching the sunset is magical - a spectacle every evening. And then we have to pack up and come back to rainy UK!
ELAINE HYND purchased this apartment in 2005
When we visited Arrifana we were impressed by its simplicity and dramatic coastal surroundings. The apartment is situated in a simple village where the area is unspoilt and the land and seascapes are breathtaking. The apartment is fresh, clean and welcoming. There is sea view from the balcony and views to the fort, sea and sunset from the kitchen and public balcony. The climate is fresher than in south Algarve as there is always a breeze. The beach is quiet except in August, when all the Portuguese arrive from Lisbon. If we want liveliness - Lagos is only 40 min drive away.
If you want rest and relaxation or sea sport and action they you can have it all here. A benefit of the apartment is its proximity to the beach - 5 min walk downhill. No car to load and unload - so people can come and go as they please. If you want to sunbathe, rest or read on the balcony, there is sun or shade and sea view. It is within easy reach of other equally stunning but different beaches for either walking or surfing - all with nice cafes. There are 7 very good traditional Portuguese restaurants - so if you don't want to cook or drive - you can stagger home from a different one each night (on a one week's stay!). There is a lovely well equipped communal BBQ patio area. The village is unspoilt and there is little development, no high rise apartments and so it is much quieter and rural than in the southern Algarve. There is a mix of traditional fishermen's cottages, local houses and well designed holiday homes and apartments.
'We really enjoyed the peace and quite of early spring in Algarve. I do love your apartment and think you have thought of absolutely everything to make the stay memorable. Impressed with the location, so many wonderful beaches so close. Arrifana beach is stunning'
"A comfortable apartment - everything we needed. The kitchen was well equipped." "A nice balcony with good views over sea and countryside. Well located towards cliff point, quiet end of village, near several restaurants all walking distance and very close by. The beach is walking distance - beautiful with lovely waves. We visited the area mid September, it was lovely, sunny and quiet, perfect place for a relaxing holiday but also plenty to do."
"Well-equipped, good-sized appartment in a great location. Arrifana beach is the best beach in an area of superb beaches, and being within easy walking distance was fantastic. Liked Arrifana very much - a proper community, albeit small, rather than a tourist enclave. "
We (family of 3) enjoyed our stay very much. great apartment, close to the beach and some nice restaurants. Been previously several times to Algarve and Arrifana is one of my preferred spots. Very beautiful scenery and beach, dramatic cliffs. Good surf and the cliffs offer good protection against the wind. The apartment was clean and with all amenities you need plus internet. Nice balcony with a great view overlooking the sea - can`t beat the view really. Great place to spend a relaxing holiday (would book again). The owner is also very nice to deal with. Handover from the keys etc was also very smooth and effective
We really enjoyed our surf Holiday at this appartment. Short ways al aroung town and down to beach. Well equiped appartment far all situations. Above all the kitchen even equipped with a salad spinner. Especially positive the sevice through Rita Oliviera who lives in town and was very flexible to hand out keys and even do the check out at 5 o'clock in the morning as bound to take off to Faro for an early flight.
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The apartment makes you feel at home instantly and is the perfect choice for a relaxing holiday somewhere off the crowded tourist areas of the Algarve. Arrifana itself is a neat and calm village with a beautiful beach embedded in a lovely and largely untouched landscape.
It was a pleasure to get to know our dear host Elaine and we were provided with all sorts of helpful information concerning the apartment, Arrifana and its surroundings. The apartment is clean, fully equipped (no ifs, not buts!) and exceeded our expectations easily.
We are thankful for the wonderful time we had and will not hesitate to come back. We are already missing the fresh, salty air in the mornings, breakfast including ocean view and the delicious local cuisine.
Thanks a lot and greetings from Germany!
We enjoyed our stay in Arrifana, the apartment had everything you needed. Would have liked to have used communal area but no seating and BBQ area not very clean. There is a good selection of restaurants nearby, loved O Paulos, which is only a five minute walk from the apartment. Enjoyed visiting all of the local beaches especially Amoreira beach.
Bom apartamento, bem localizado.
Bonita varanda com vistas de mar.
Parque para viatura.
Falta WI-FI e canal TV português, mas proprietária já confirmou disponibilidade brevemente.
We had a wonderful stay at this apartment. We enjoyed the sea view and had breakfast on the balcony in the morning sun every day.
Rita, the manager there, was very friendly, she even gave us some food for the first breakfast and cared for us in a professional way.
We did hiking on the cliff paths with grand views, for example the nests of storcks on the cliffs. The end of May is a beautiful season, because many flowers are blooming.
We visited different beaches and could not really tell which is the best one. Arrifana beach is bright.
We can recommend the restaurant Paulo, but it is a little bit expensive. We had excellent meals at the restaurant Oceano, only a few meters distance from the apartement.
We also liked very much the small villages Aljezur and Odeceixe.
Everything in this holiday was perfect.
It is a 5 minute walk down to Arrifana beach - a clean and stunning sheltered bay that attracts bathers and surfers. You can hire surf equipment and have surf lessons on the beach. There is a lovely beach cafe with lovely sea views. They have live music some evenings. A 5 minute walk in the opposite direction takes you to the harbour where local fishermen land their catch. There are cliff top walks with views of rugged dramatic coastline. 3 minutes walk are some ancient ruins overlooking dramatic coastline - people come here to watch breathtaking sunsets and some then have a drink or dinner at O Paulo, beside the fort. From the apartment you can explore the hilltop tracks and woodland that lead to miles of stunning and uninhabited coastline and panoramic views. I can give you directions as it is hard to find and worth exploring.
10 minutes drive from the apartment is another beautiful and unspoilt beach of Monte Clerigo and 15 minutes drive further north is the beach of Amoreira. There are lovely beach side restaurant / cafes and lovely walks especially when the tide is out.
There are 2 local tennis courts in Valle de Telha - 5 minutes drive away, that can be booked at a low cost.
If you want a change of surf beach - Amado is 20 minutes drive south - well worth a visit.
There are 7 restaurants / cafes in Arrifana, all typically Portuguese offering different price ranges and some different styles of food. Some offer breakfast. The nearest offers fish and Portuguese tapas (petiscos). Most have wifi connection.
Local towns:
The nearest market town is historic Aljezur - a 15 minute drive away. Old Aljezur is built round a 1000 year old ancient Arabic fort. It has typically Portuguese cafes and restaurants (cheaper prices than at the coast) as well as supermarkets, bank, post office and a market where you can buy fresh local vegetables and fish. It has an ancient Moorish hill fort with panoramic views to sea and inland over fertile farmland and mountains beyond.
The nearest small supermarket in Valle de Telha, 5 minutes drive away. The nearest resort town on south coast is Lagos (40 minutes drive). this is where you have a choice of golf courses. Lagos is a lively town which has still managed to retain its character and history. You can meander in the evening through the narrow back streets or walk along the promenade to the marina. To the west of Lagos there are some beautiful beaches like O Camilo that are hidden in coves and are famous for their dramatic rock structures - they are the beaches you often see in brochures. There are boat tours from the lighthouse that explore the caves and breathtaking rock formations. There are daily boat trips from Lagos around the coast to the end of Europe - with stunning rock formations, dolphins, bird and wild life.
The historic mountain town of Monchique is 45 mins drive where you can have panoramic views of Algarve, while eating the local speciality of chicken piri piri.
You can drive for about 40 minutes to the furthest westerly point of Europe - to the town of Sagres and beyond - it is dramatic and wild with much bird life.
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WALTHAM, Mass. – January 11, 2017 — Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., today announced that its Vice President of Emerging Business Allison McDougall has been named chairwoman of Women in Localization, the leading professional organization for women in the localization industry. McDougall will succeed Women in Localization Co-Founder Eva Klaudinyova as Board Chair for a one-year term, and is the first representative from a localization provider to assume the role.
Established in 2008 in the San Francisco Bay Area, the mission of Women in Localization is to foster a global community for the advancement of women and the localization industry. The organization serves more than 2,200 members globally with chapters throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. Women in Localization advances the careers of women by sharing the latest best practices and innovations in the industry, providing professional and personal support to conquer challenges in the workplace, as well as through events, mentorship, education and professional networking programs. McDougall is joined by other 2017 Board Members Silvia Avary, Eva Klaudinyova, Liesl Leary, Lynda Roslund, Anna Schlegel and Loy Searle.
"We are thrilled to appoint Allison as Chairwoman of Women in Localization," said Eva Klaudinyova, Co-Founder of Women in Localization. "Her leadership skills and industry experience make Allison an excellent choice to lead our organization as we tackle the issues that impact women every day. Her knowledge, skills and expertise will help us continue to build our momentum and impact on women in the localization industry."
McDougall commented, "As a current board member, I have long admired Women in Localization's leadership in the growing localization market and the value they provide for the advancement of women. Much of 2016 was dedicated to honing our global mission statement, restructuring our board and by-laws and improving the infrastructure to support our chapters around the world. I look forward to working with the organization on priorities for the coming year and to continue sharing best practices and ideas to further advance women's careers in our industry."
McDougall began her career in localization more than 20 years ago and has worked on the client and agency sides of the industry. As Vice President of Emerging Business at Lionbridge, she manages a strategic global client portfolio across North America and Asia, and is responsible for a team of business development and account management professionals dedicated to helping some of the world's leading brands with their customer experience management strategy. McDougall is an active thought leader within the industry and has spoken at events organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, GALA, LocWorld, Slator, Translators without Borders, Translation Association of China (TAC) and Information Development World.
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Roomba has got tons of competitors like Dyson/neato etc but I'd still go for Roomba. I think its features are amazing but was hoping they get to improve the scheduling function. like being able to schedule twice a day. But overall though, I'd give it an 8/10
Wow, twice a day! Do you have a lot of pets or live near a beach or something?
I like running mine twice a week, three times if needed, just to keep the battery healthy and longer lasting. Going twice a day means it would have to recharge 700+ times a year and the battery would probably need replacing in just 4-5 months!
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I think there's nothing wrong with running the roomba twice a day I do appreciate your concern though. I only want our place clean since we both have a pet and a baby. I was actually torn between dyson and roomba before but I badly needed something that would do good with hair. I just gave birth and I'm having bad hairfall. I read few details about the Roomba and made me purchase for one, couldn't be happier!
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One thing that the Neato has going for it is square edges. Roomba can't get into corners like it can
Roomba has a dedicated brush for getting into corners and honestly it does a better job than I do with my Miele! Plus that brush likes to get rolypolies which seem to find their way in during the fall. That dedicated 'corner" brush is amazing to watch, it even gets under the floor trim.
The Neato that I had was really "dumb" meaning it loved to bounce around in the same area for an hour and then return to base. Really annoyed me. That new Neato Botvac Connected appears to have better intelligence, though, and I LOVE the look and design of the main brushes below so I'm curious if it's better than the one I had a yearish or so ago.
I had the exact same problem with my Neato when I first got it. I emailed support and told them she was doing her best Hellen Keller impersonation
They told me to take a q-tip with a little isopropyl alcohol on it, and clean the laser guidance on the turret. After I did that, she stopped bumping into things and trying to go under things she didn't fit in.
Yes I also appreciate that about the neato. I am using neato botvac D80 and its running pretty well. So I suggest neato.


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Somer House
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Operation Smile is an international organization dedicated to providing free surgeries for children and young adults all around the world in developing countries who were born with cleft lip, palate and other facial deformities. As an organization started just last year, students in Operation Smile at SFSU strive to raise funds for those surgeries, raise awareness of Operation Smile, contribute to the society around us through volunteer work, as well as promote smiles and positivity.
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To serve the community, Operation Smile at SFSU volunteers with local organizations such as BORP (Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program), Glide, as well as St. Anthony's. We also schedule and organize events that serve the community and help us become closer as a group, including our own beach clean up followed by brunch, and fundraising events including a bowling night. Operation Smile at SFSU will continue these efforts into this year, and cannot wait for what is next to come!
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My name is Amanda Courdy and I'm the Operation Smile President. From the moment I heard about Operation Smile and their mission, I knew it was an amazing organization and I needed to be apart of it. I've been apart of the club this past school year, and I've seen the powerful impact that can be made in a child's life with the opportunities Operation Smile provides. I've always been passionate about working with and helping children. This club allows me to extend that help all across the world. It's an amazing feeling every time our club is able to donate to Operation Smile, whether it's funding a surgery, toys or supplies. I plan to organize toy drives, fundraisers and socials to continue to raise supplies and funds to donate. I also enjoy all the volunteer opportunities, because it allows our members to spread awareness, as well as help others in our community. Some examples of the volunteer opportunities we are involved with include serving meals at Daily Free Meal Programs, community clean up projects and hiking with people who are visually impaired. I am so thankful for both Operation Smile and the Communicative Disorder Major. Everyday I'm at school and working with my classmates, I'm surrounded by others who are just as passionate as I am about Speech Pathology and it's a wonderful feeling. I'm eager for next year to begin so our members can continue to spread the love and positivity of Operation Smile. Thank you :)
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Hello my name is McClaren Unholz, Vice President of Operation Smile at SFSU. I am so incredibly honored and excited to be a part of Operation Smile. Their mission is something I instantly connected with and felt like I could really contribute to. This year I would like to expand our club into programs other than CD. I would like to plan many volunteer opportunities that will allow us to simultaneously serve our community and spread awareness of Operation Smile and their mission. I also hope to assist our President in coordinating socials, drives and other events in which we will raise funds and materials to donate to Operation Smile International. I am looking forward to a wonderful year of fun and service with our amazing members!
Erika Meisenheimer
Hello! My name is Ericka Meisenheimer, and I'm happy to be Operation Smile secretary. I have been a part of this club throughout this past school year, and have loved the volunteering opportunities and friendships I have built. Along with being a full time student at SF State, I work part time as a nanny to a family of 4 children ages 6-13. Working with children has been a part of my life for the past 10 years and cannot imagine doing anything else. This major, along with my work experience has really solidified my interest in pursing a degree in Special Education. Although, most of time is filled with work and school, I enjoy cooking and photography during my free time. I am looking forward to working with both the Communicative Disorders faculty and NSSLHA to help make this next school year a great one.
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My name is Cailin Simi and I am the Treasurer for Operation Smile for the 2017-18 school year. I am so excited to help out in the club and be even more involved in the Communicative Disorders major. I've loved being a part of the CD major this past year and have really enjoyed learning more about the field of speech pathology. Throughout the course of the junior year classes, I discovered that I want to work in a medical setting as a speech pathologist when I am done with graduate school. I will be volunteering at a hospital this summer and observing the speech therapy unit. I hope to do the same at SF General this coming school year to gain more experience. Thank you for all you do, I'm looking forward to working with you next year!
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Reading the Chronicles of Narnia as a child, I became captivated by Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter and their many adventures in the magical land of Narnia. As an adult, I re-read the books to my kids and reveled in them again. C.S. Lewis portrays the central character, Aslan, as a Christ figure. His choice to use a lion for this role is no coincidence; he knew the deep biblical symbolism associated with this majestic animal.
If you've been following along with this series of posts based on Women of the Word: The Family Tree of Jesus, then you know the next two characters in the family tree are Leah and Tamar. Both women were closely connected to Judah, Jacob's fourth born son. Near the end of Jacob's life, he pronounced a blessing on each of his sons. His words for Judah relate directly to the symbolism C.S. Lewis borrowed to create the character of Aslan:
"Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons will bow down to you. You are a lion's cub, Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his." (Genesis 49:8-10, NIV)
Despite being Jacob's fourth son, Judah received the distinct honor of being the one through whom God's blessing would continue. Jacob prophesied that the mantle of lordship and power, symbolized by the scepter, would remain in Judah's family line until "he to whom it belongs" came (The Messiah). And ultimately, He would command the obedience of the nations.
The promise of the Messiah began in Genesis, first with Adam and Eve when God said that Eve's offspring would one day crush the head of the serpent, Satan (see Genesis 3:14). The promise continued with Abraham, whose offspring would bless all people on earth (see Genesis 12:3). With Abraham's great-grandson, Judah, we see the Messiah symbolized as a strong lion that would one day command the obedience of the nations. (We are still waiting for this part of the promise to be fulfilled).
The next time we see this term used is in Revelation, the last book of the Bible. In this yet-to-be fulfilled prophesy, the writer, John, describes the Messiah as both a lion and a lamb. The scene he describes is a vision of the heavenly throne room. In it, John sees that there is a scroll in the "right hand of him who was seated on the throne." He begins to despair because there is no one found worthy to approach the hand of God to take and open the scroll. But John's fears are unfounded:
"Then one of the elders said to me, 'Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals… He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God's people. And they sang a new song, saying: 'You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.'" (Revelation 5:5, 7-9, NIV)
This connection between the first and last book of the Bible amazes me. John describes how Jesus, the Messiah, fulfills the prophetic statements made thousands of years earlier. As the sacrificial lamb, He washes away the stain of sin through His death on the cross, making it possible for all who follow Him to share in His ultimate victory over death. As the lion, He represents the conquering King who will return to slay the enemies of God.
Remember the last sentence of Jacob's blessing to Judah? He talked about Judah's family line ruling until One came who would command the obedience of the nations. Now, read this verse from Revelation:
"Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: 'To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!'" (Revelation 5:13, NIV)
John's prophesy mirrors Jacob's—both show that one day the whole earth will have no choice but to bow down and worship at the feet of the Lion of Judah who the New Testament reveals as Jesus.
The seamlessness of the Bible leaves me in awe. Jesus is woven throughout the pages, from Genesis to Revelation. Taking a step back to view the bigger picture every now and then gives me an even deeper understanding of God's greatness and the way His perfect plan unfolds in His perfect timing.
I've attached a song that ties together the tremendous symbolism of the Lion and the Lamb. Although this is an audio version with no lyrics written out, you can clearly understand the words of Doug Eltzroth's song "Judah's Great Lion Now Lamb." So click on the link, close your eyes and take a moment to worship Jesus, Judah's great Lion who became a lamb so that we could know God and enjoy eternity with Him. And if you haven't read the Chronicles of Narnia, go find a copy of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and get started!


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I'm a big believer in efficiency and finding tools to make mundane administrative tasks easier. Its why I love technology, why I wanted to become a programmer, etc. So this weekend at the reThinking Literacy conference when we needed to create individual PDF's of a mail merged pages document of presenter certificates I couldn't stomach manually splitting the PDF. There HAD to be abetter way.
Turns out there was – the software is called A-PDF and it makes splitting a PDF based on rules in the content very easily. After setting up the rule which took no more than 5 minutes I was able to create more than 100 individual PDF's all with the correct unique file name.
The software has tons of other features too that if you needed would be quite useful like being able to automatically split based on folder detection, etc.
Check it out!
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On October 25 2014 75 Educators from around Korea gathered for one day to learn from one another, develop closer ties between schools and go back Monday inspired to used technology in meaningful ways to improve student learning.
The organizing group started out with the following objectives and organizing principals
- Increase participation in education technology learning experiences for K-12 teachers and leaders
- Enable more teachers to develop presentation skills by presenting at conference
- Connect educators living in the same country
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- Keep cost as low as possible for attendees, whilst still maintaining a quality conference experience
- Support and nurture teachers presenting and sharing their learning
- Majority of presenters should be practitioners working in classrooms
Feedback from the event has been overwhelming positive with people already asking when next years event will be.
Of course no idea is original and we need to give credit where credit is due. We were extremely fortunate to have Kim Cofino as a keynote for the event who's keynote presentation "Transforming Your Classroom" provided the overall theme for the conference. The highly engaging keynote set the right tone for the event. We went right from that into SpeedGeeking. I had seen SpeedGeeking work really well at the VinTech conference and immedialy though
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21st Century Learning created the brand of EduLAN because we believe that all teachers should benefit from the immense power that in person edtech professional development experiences can offer. Seoul is the first EduLAN conference but we hope it is not the last in Korea or elsewhere. If you are interested in hosting a edtech conference in your city please get in contact with us. We are can provide the expertise, branding and organizational support whilst the local organizing committee works on the ground to ensure the conference is a success.
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One of the more challenging #firstworldproblems many of us need to contend with is what smartphone to buy. With the new iPhone coming up soon I know it is something on many peoples minds. A good friend recently asked a question of a few people by email. I gave a brief response. My wifes response was much more thought out than mine (not a big surprise there for anyone who knows her!) and I thought it deserved a wider audience.
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Needs: Skype, What's App, Evernote, email, photos – to this I'd add general web browsing, Facebook, Dropbox access (read only mostly), and other SMS (KakaoTalk and We Chat). Despite the limited number of applications here, video is a high-frequency use case, so chipset, processor and GPU cannot suck. I am not a patient girl and I don't deal well with lag and I can't imagine that the Jeff who is incensed at HSBC does either. Hence I'd limit the choice set to the upcoming generation of phones or one generation back.Phones under considerationNewest generation
- iPhone 6 – 4.7″ (TBA Sept. 9, likely available in HK shortly)
- iPhone 6 – 5.5″ (TBA Sept. 9, likely available in HK shortly)
- Galaxy Note Edge (just announced, likely available in HK shortly)
- Galaxy Note 4 (just announced, likely available in HK shortly)
- Galaxy S6 (TBC May)
- Mi4 (TBC this fall)One generation back
- Mi3
- Galaxy Note 3
- Galaxy S5
- iPhone 5I'm personally not interested in the Sony Xperia series nor the Moto X so I left these off but you might include them if you're looking to explore your options.Arguably the most important factor is screen size, so I'll group these into 2 sets: Phablets and Non-phablets. As a Note user, the choice for me is clear, but for you, this is less obvious. The iPhone 4 (is that what you had before?) is 3.5″ and the iPhone 5 is 4″. 4.7″ will put you in Samsung S series territory (approx 5″) and 5.5″ would be a few tenths of an inch shy of the Note's screen size. Despite claims to the otherwise, phablets are definitely pocketable across a range of men's clothing (pants, shirts, blazers inclusive) and the real estate is excellent for getting stuff done on the go.Phablets: iPhone 6 – 5.5″, Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Note 4, Mi4Non-Phablets: iPhone 6 – 4.7″, iPhone 5, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6Amongst the phablets, I'm torn. The curved edge display on the Galaxy Note Edge looks like it could afford some interesting UI alternatives that I feel I should be familiar with, but is likely to be expensive. Also the stylus experience has improved to the point where I'd actually miss the pen if I didn't have it. Mi4 is probably gonna be unibody so no replaceable battery (big negative) but cheap (big positive) and I love the idea of playing around with the MIUI and getting a better sense of what's got all the nerds so excited. I agree the iPhone 6 – 5.5″ (and 4.7″) will be the conservative option. To me not that exciting. Oooh, thinner, big deal (Apple may prove me wrong), but it'll be a solid phone offering a known experience.Non-phablets: here the choice drivers are price (correlated with generation, i.e. old vs. new) and OS (Android vs. iOS) and to a lesser extent, screen size. I'm not really considering non-phablets but for you, Jeff, I think I'd stick with iOS go for iPhone 5. Would be a good mix of improved performance (slightly bigger and faster) and price, since it's not the iPhone 6. If screen size is an issue for you though, switch over to the Galaxy S series as tackling the Android learning curve would be worthwhile.Lastly, an aside re: wearables — no. The specs on smartwatches are not yet good enough to be standalone. They're mostly designed as companion devices and the app experience isn't robust enough yet to support the usage you describe in a non-annoying way. My tune may change after Sept. 9, but we'll see.
Keep me posted on your research. I'm holding off to the iPhone 6 and Mi4 announcements to make my decision.
A word you hear a lot nowadays (particularly in EdTech circles) is "Balance"
Usually it's invoked in conversations around allocation of time between work and personal/home life. Certainly that is the main one most of us need to think about.
However, I find the challenge to balance is something that comes into almost everything I do. It would be easy if the only balance we had to worry about was between work and life. If that were the case the classic 9-5pm thing would work as a solution. However, I find my days are a constant dance between competing commitments. In particular with work. I co-manage an educational startup which means there is always something to be done and a million other things I could be doing. A choice to do one thing is a choice not to do something else. Sounds trite, but it is meaningful when ultimately decisions impact on one's own livelihood and even more so when others are counting on you. This is something that you can only really understand having done it I think. So it's not just balance between work and "life" but within work as well.
The same is true within my personal life as well. My wife and I have been given the gift of a beautiful new baby daughter. To say it is "life changing" to put too fine a point on it! It's life transforming and in a great way. Of course having a daughter is wonderful but just like competing work requirements every minute spent with her is is one minute my wife and I don't have together anymore, and I miss that private time with her. Of course we are a family now which is a different kind of wonderful, but things sure are different. This is worth of a whole blog post (probably a whole blog!)
At times the search for balance can be disheartening. Sometimes it is easy to think all the energy I'm putting in is "a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing." Janet is a great source of support in these moments (which probably come too often). However, today while writing an email to a group that required me to list all the various events 21st Century Learning International has coming up this year I came away feeling pretty great (and frankly kind of amazed) at what we having going on. Of course there are a ton of other things I want to be doing but reflecting on things I can't help but feel proud of what our team has been able to build over the past couple of years.
This inspired me to write a post (which this turned into) with a list of all the projects we are involved in:
We have done quite a bit of consulting over the past year with several projects ongoing including with schools such as Dulwich College International, Shanghai American School, International Christian School (HK), United World College (HK) and more. I've enjoyed the consulting work a lot (the major downside that it takes me away from my family). However, the learning has been immense. It is clear there is a need for these kinds of services for International Schools as leaders work through the various challenges of making meaningful use of technology.
We are working on a major survey of parents and students in Hong Kong with a bespoke survey instrument. We are hoping that in the long haul this can become a country by country or regional survey. Schools need better and more accurate data on student and parents skills, attitudes and behavior with technology. I'm confident that in partnership with the consortium we have assembled (in partnership with ISF HK) we will do that.
It is the second year of our 21st Century Learning Teacher and School of the Year awards. Those are that have submitted entries are great and I'm looking forward to meeting the finalists at the conference in December.
This is certainly our biggest year ever with tons of PD events lined up in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Seoul and Perth.
Shanghai TeachMeet (Free)
We are trying to create these free events in as many cities in the region as we can. They are basically get together with teachers and edtech folk from schools to socialize and share good ideas. You can come just to visit but are encouraged to present either a 2 minute or 7 minute presentation. Best part is that we sponsor the drinks and some snacks!
IPad Art Workshops with Cathy Hunt. (BJ/SH/Perth)
Suitable for secondary art teachers or any primary teacher. Cathy is a dynamic and engaging presenter.
For Beijing go to this link to register but first find out below which is the right workshop for you!
- Teacher Workshop – Primary – 22nd September
- Teacher Workshop – Secondary – 23rd September
For Shanghai go to this link to register but first find out below which is the right workshop for you!
- Teacher Workshop – Primary – 24th September
- Teacher Workshop – Secondary – 25th September
Hong Kong and Singapore TeachMeets
Both are on October 9th this year and are the third and second ones we have run in these cities. In the past they have had great attendance and those that have come along have had a great time.
Transforming Your Classroom Workshop
Led by Kim Cofino this workshop is ideal for teachers looking to amp up their technology integration. Framed by essential questions: "What does transformative learning look like?" and "How can we transform learning for all students?" Teachers attending this workshop will walk away with new tools and frameworks to amplify their use of technology.
Seoul 21CEduLAN
This is a pilot event for us – a low cost grassroots EduTech conference in Seoul. It is intended for educators in Korea, but if you are based nearby and want to catch a short flight we won't refuse you – there are already a number of educators coming from Thailand!
Music Education Workshops
There are two individual one day workshops to choose from suitable for music educators or classroom teachers that are looking to support more dynamic multimedia projects.
Ed-Tech Staff Job-a-like
This year there is a really special added bonus to attending the annual conference. We are proud to be hosting a EdTech staff job-a-like that is being organised by schools in HK/South China region. This event has been going on now for the last 2 years and last year had over 100 attend. 21C has taken over the logistics of the event and we are inviting Tech Directors and their staff to come to HK on December 10th – one day before the pre-conferences begin. The event is priced very competitively at $12USD to encourage schools to bring their entire tech team. There are three tracks – Tech Directors, Tech Coach and Technical Staff (for IT managers and front-line staff).
7th Annual Conference
This is our biggest event yet with over 10 pre-conference events, 5 outstanding keynote speakers and 30+ practitioners workshops.
Visit the URL below for more information:
I think we are really in a time of tumult when it comes to technology in education (well education in general really as it is really meaningful to talk about one without the other?). I don't have any single article to back me up on this but the general trend I'm seeing is more and more people talking about the need to educate our students with the digital skills to work and thrive in the 21st Century. We have been saying for a long time that "its not about the technology." Thats usually code for "Learning about technology is not the important thing, its a tool that we use to (fill in the blank)". This is still true up to a point. However, I also think this "truism" of ed-tech is also very dangerous and if followed too strictly could cause us to miss some giant things happening around us. The funny thing is we say the same thing about about almost any subject area in school. For example – at a certain point biology is not "about the biology" but really more about "thinking like a scientist." However, we still structure learning/courses around content areas and as long as we do so I think we'll be caught to some extent of thinking about technology as a means to and end rather than a potential end in itself.
Students that are fluent and confident in digital tools to think and create will be in a much better position to thrive in the world now being created. We have talked a lot about looking hard at curriculum to de-emphasize content and whilst we have done so in some ways how serious have we been about being intentional about the things that supposed do matter – soft skills and media skills (or new media literacies)
This is "old" now but in my mind still captures it really well
How many schools purposely plan and structure learning about learning these important skills? Most often we about about our programs being "aligned" with them, or that teachers address them whilst teaching core subjects. This strikes me as really odd. In what other human endeavor would we spend so little time and energy on being purposeful about doing what we think is most important?
We need to redefine what it means to be literate and actually change schooling to reflect that.
The plain fact of the matter is the world is being remade by and with technology.
The individuals that are behind this revolution do so with profoundly deep digital skills. These are not skills that they attained "using technology" to reach traditional "core" academic subjects. If we keep doing that we're not going to graduate students that are "doers" in the modern technology landscape. Well, not on purpose anyway.
I write this from Dublin, Ireland. I've taken a couple of days after Cork before returning to my new home, Korea, to see a bit of the country that hosted this years "ADE Global Summit." Whilst here in Dublin I've taken it fairly easy and consequently had a bit of time to reflect. This reflection led me to realize that its been quite a while since I've posted on this blog – not quite enough to actually post though, mind you. No, the straw that broke the camels back on that front was that the majority of most Twitter posts seems to be mainly about cheese right now. Need to change the conversation..
A good topic whilst it is still fresh is learnings from the ADE event I just attended. I was lucky to be selected to attend this event which was held in Cork, Ireland from the 15 – 28th of July 2012.
My mind is still swirling a bit from all the interactions and presentations during this event so rather than try and sum up I'll unload them in no particular order below
- Apple is certainly a company that understands very well the needs of educators. When I say they understand I mean more than simply their products fit well in schools (more on that in the next point) but that the employees of the company and the consultants it employs (for example Bill Frakes the photographer) speak the language of educators very fluently.
- It gelled with me more at this event than ever before that the tools of technology today are ideal for learning but not necessarily ideal for education (at least as education is often configured). This is where tools like iTunes U and iBooks are so key. They allow for the potential to bridge the gap between devices that are ideal for individual learning and productivity with the needs of an institution/teacher to package and "manage" learning activities and resources. I'm not sure iTunes U goes far enough with this but I'll reserve judgement until I have more experience.
- I have big questions about the future of the LMS. Not that it is going away but rather the function it will perform. One of the focus areas for this event was "open learning resources" I thought this was great. In a way a little ironic given that iTunes U courses and iBooks (in particular) are exclusive to iOS devices. It would be great to see if there was a way to publish iTunes U courses not through the iTunes Store or if there was a iTunes U API. I can imagine a LMS of the future being able to create an iTunes U course (and maybe even iBooks) on the fly from a more generic learning database. In this way the LMS is the "uber" database for learning content for a institution and iTunes U is a "channel" whereby this content is distributed. I love iOS devices. However, I can't also help feel that BOYD should be the future, if so the content can't be tied up in a platform specific context.
- Cork was a great location for the event. I really relished to opportunity to visit Ireland on this trip. The Irish are great hosts and Apple chose a wonderful venue for the event. I wish I had more of an opportunity to speak with the Irish educators at the event – my fault entirely as I found myself handing with the "usual suspects" (and having a great time)
- There is a need to repackage content – Everyone left the event on a project team that is supposed to put something together for iTunes U. Many of these projects are essentially repackaging "good content" from online sources. I found this interesting. I'm excited about the project my team is working on. Essentially an "Admin Leadership Technology Integration Toolkit." There is a lot of good content out there but I'm not sure it has been put together for the particular audience we chose.
Our project description is as below:
Educational leaders at all levels have always needed to make curricular and instructional design decisions. The current context is one where mobile technologies have the ability to transform curriculum design and pedagogy. Therefore educational leaders need to embed decisions about technology into existing curricular design processes. Our iTunesU/iBook will provide resources to help the architects of student learning make decisions to integrate mobile technology to support students in reaching learning targets.
I'm sure this will evolve but that essential idea will remain as I think it is a resource sorley needed. I look forward to posting a link to it from here in the fall.
Tomorrow I head back to Seoul. I'm conscious that my friends in schools are probably getting close to being "anxious" about the new school year. Particularly those in Admin roles. Its strange (and welcome) to have this feeling absent. There is not a lot I can do, I guess except send good vibes their way. Consider them sent.
I'm moving to Seoul, South Korea!
The immediate reason for the move is that my wife will be joining an internal consulting division of a technology conglomerate in a role known as "Global Strategist" which, I think, is probably the best job title ever. I like to imagine that she'll spend most of her day looking over a giant table featuring a world map, pushing little figurines around.
The move is exciting one. I've never been to Korea so there will be a lot to learn and new experiences that will come with the transition.
At the same time there is never a good time to go, and I'm sorry to be leaving HKIS and the people here. As I've shared with many over the past month and half since the decision was announced, HKIS is much more than simply a job for me. I attended the school as student (as did my sister) and my parents both worked there for many years. HKIS is, to some degree, part of my DNA. I'll be forever thankful for the opportunities I've had at HKIS. Most immediately I'll miss a great team full of bright, passionate people, all dedicated in their own way to solving the puzzle of how to best leverage technology to enhance student learning.
Working on my resume (gasp – a long time since I've updated that thing!) has been a good reflective exercise. I feel good about what we have been able to achieve at HKIS over the past few years. Working with a committee to put together HKIS's strategic technology plan, implementing the HKIS 1:1 program with our ICT Facilitators, collaborating with Simon Lau (HKIS Head of ICT Infrastructure) to build a technology infrastructure to support all of our learning aspirations, pulling together YH Gan and Mandy Lai to refine and expand myDragonNet, the HKIS learning platform – these have all been fantastic experiences. For now my focus is on ensuring current HKIS initiatives are on track and there is a good plan moving forward.
I'm also reviewing my options for next year. I like the idea of being a part of many projects. Some of the things I'm looking at are:
- Continuing to grow 21CLHK – I think the growing interest in our conference is clear evidence of the need for an organization in Asia to connect those engaged in 21st century learning;
- Consulting for schools – I'd be open to opportunities to help other schools think through the strategic and operational aspects of their technology systems and initiatives;
- Working for a school in a educational technology leadership position; and
- Commercializing some kind of online service for schools.
One thing is true – there never been a better time to be in the world of education technology and I'm excited for the future.
Stay tuned.
Recently I completed six exams and became individually qualified with Google Apps. This is the the first step in becoming an official Google Apps trainer.
I did this along with all four of the HKIS ICT Facilitators to support our school's rollout of the Google Apps suite.
The process to getting the individually qualified certificate is completing six online tests each of which lasts for a maximum of one and half hours. All the material to study and pass the tests is conveniently put together in one easy to navigate site (hosted on Google sites of course!). I would estimate that 60% of the answers I knew without need for any study as I've been using Google Apps for quite awhile and also because I was leading an implementation of Google Apps at my school. However, you need 80% to pass and some of the questions even a seasoned expert is not likely to know the answer right away. The testing system does not stop you looking up the answers as you take the exam which I assume Google doesn't mind as a search company. So the tests besides being good at testing Google Apps knowledge are also good at testing your search strategies.
One word of warning to those attempting the tests – there is quite a lot of content on the tests that is out of date since Google Apps evolves so quickly (thanks Google!). So when you take the tests put your "2009" hat on in terms of the size limits and features of the product. Some of the products tested have been been discontinued by Google (i.e Video). I suppose that is why the certificate has a one year lifespan.
From November 29th – December 2nd I attended the Online Educa conference in Berlin. Online Educa is a educational technology conference with a focus on eLearning. It covers the education, government and corporate sectors.
The conference is interesting in that it brings together a wide variety of different groups. In doing so it provides a window into learning outside K-12, particularly K-12 international schools.
Two things stood out for me as trends in educational technology in the higher ed and corporate sectors. The first is games-based learning and second experiential learning via simulations and virtual worlds. In both of these cases rather than traditional print or even digital text materials coordinated by instructors there are companies and schools developing the expertise to build digital simulations that enable students to "do" what they are learning and get instant feedback on performance, for instance, a courtroom simulation for a law student or a hospital for a nurse. For now the adoption of these types of simulations is constrained by their high development cost which limits their use to the higher education and corporate sectors. However, in time, the costs to produce these will come down making it feasible for their use at the K-12 level.
Aside from this what were the big picture trends and ideas?
This is one area of the conference that I felt didn't come together. However, there was one idea raised in a keynote session that I did find thought provoking.
That is that human beings, over time are getting smarter. This is the so-called Flynn effect. The Flynn effect postulates that general human intelligence overall as measured by IQ tends to increase over time. One speaker in the keynote session posited that this may be in part to due technological effects on how we use our brain.
It all has to do with what is referred to in neuroscience as transitive memory. Transactive memory is when you off-load some memory function out of your own brain – today this is something we certainly do with computers. However, this was true even without computers. For example in a relationship between a husband and a wife each will tend to take on specific memory functions for the combined unit. The wife might, when traveling, be responsible for remembering flight numbers and times, whilst the husband might be responsible for remembering what bills need paying and when. We do this as it helps keeps the number of things we need to worry about in our head to a manageable minimum. If you need to find out when a flight leaves, or how much rent is, consult your partner.
In a large sense this is what we have done with almost everything in the age of Google.
This has been empirically proven – In a Columbia experiment scientists recorded brain patterns whilst asking students to remember facts and later recall them. When quizzed on the facts they had been asked to remember the students immediately thought of Google. In other words if the student believed that later they could easily look up the information their brains learned to not remember the facts.
Roddy Roediger, a psychologist at Washington University, told Science, "Why remember something if I know I can look it up again? In some sense, with Google and other search engines, we can offload some of our memory demands onto machines."
Our transactive memory now has instant access to so much more than ever before. In this way our brains are left for cognitive processing rather than data retention. Thus, it is more important that we are able to effectively use our transactive memory than actually remember factual information. And in the age of digitization our transactive memory is huge! Google has scanned all books you can get a picture of this with the Ngram experiment which reveals the frequency of certain words in all books over time.
More practically? The world's classrooms are going digital.
In South Korea all classrooms will be paperless by 2015. There is a push for all citizens in Europe to have an electronic portfolio. These are seen as national or regional priorities in an increasingly globalized world.
Where does that leave international schools that are simultaneously blessed but also perhaps hurt by not being captive to legislative and regulatory obligations? The answer is not inaction. We can see where technology for learning is heading by looking at what is being adopted in corporate and higher education. The impetus at the government level is towards increased engagement with digital learning. Why? Because it is physically altering the way we remember and access information – the way we think.
Two weeks ago I was honored to present at the HK Education and IT Conference. I was in two sessions at the conference. The first was a panel on continuous improvement in education and IT and second was a keynote on how HKIS uses IT in its college preparatory classes.
I modified the keynote topic somewhat and chose to speak about how technology is being used at HKIS (from a fairly high level) and how we support our teachers.
I've posted my talk below:
From student to teacher from Justin Hardman on Vimeo.


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A lot of fans have been disappointed with No Man's Sky after reportedly being misled by its developers. Just recently, a similar game called Astroneer has been released and there are predictions already that says it will be the game that will knock No Man's Sky.
Astroneer is a multiplayer game developed by System Era for XBox One. According to its official website, players take the role of future space explorers hired by the big conglomerate called Exo Dynamics. Players compete with each other in finding gold with hopes of fame and fortune.
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"Excavate and deform the land, uncover precious resources, jury-rig equipment to suit your taste and need, create industrial scale extraction and manufacturing facilities, and locate rare items and artifacts. Contribute to the survival of Earth-based humankind, and get rich along the way," the description says.
It also describes the terrain with vast landscapes and different atmospheres which are procedurally generated but not all of it. According to TechTimes, many parts of the game have been handcrafted by the developers themselves.
The description gives a hint what it really means to the players. It says that the world is your Play-Doh wherein you can fashion and mold terrains and landscapes to your liking. For example, as seen in the trailer, the player seems to have the ability to build a bridge that allows them to cross the other side of the cliff. There is also an option where players can dig holes through planets using a special kind of gun.
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Those who are expecting graphics which have the same scale as No Man's Sky, Astroneer can be a disappointment. However, if you base it on gameplay, it can give No Man's Sky a run for its money. As of now, it's too early to make a prediction for that.
Astroneer is set to be released in December and will be available on Steam. There will also be an Early Access game the same day it is up on Steam.
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