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The explainer video industry is moving up in the world. Earlier in 2017, these short visual content can be found in many places including the news, TV, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Animated explainersprovide an amazing resultwhen it comes to showing viewers' problem and immediately offering a solution to it. They're also a good education media due to the eye-catching visuals,snappy animations, and narrative audio— making them an obvious center of attention that are hard to skip or miss. Add all of those up and you'll get the perfect marketing tool to execute any business marketing strategy.
This is precisely why animated explainer videos are being used frequently today. Global companies use this short movie form to tell their stories; they can benefit various industries and cover different topics such as health, travel, tech and science, fashion, food, film etc. A user can advertise almost anything on the web by using them!
As the industry grows, video production companies started popping up everywhere, which causes a fierce marketing and creativity competition. The rise of animated marketing videos in various industries is also causing demand for explainer animation as a tool to increase brand awareness go up.
Each company tries their best to come up with video styles and new animation styles to establish a signature for their creation. After all, animated explainer videos are a form of art in the era of social media and online media — which are bound to have signature looks — and a useful content to watch for a company's target customers. That means if your company thinks about creating an explainer, there is a long list of video styles to choose from.
However, there are people who find it harder to choose between so many options. A quick search on YouTube shows that there are hundreds of animation explainer video styles which range from short ones (10-20 seconds) to longer ones (>4 minutes).
If you're wondering how many words in a minute an explainer video has, it's usually between 160 and 180 words per minute.
Our recurring clients are already familiar with our animated styles , and most of the times they call us knowing exactly what they want.
With years of experience in creating explainer videos, my team and I have tried out – and also seen – lots of styles from top-level studios.
Some of them we love, some are a little out of our taste. Some require god-tier techniques, some can be done by new learners.
We came to 14 different styles in total and each of them requires different animation technique which you can explore. That's what I want to share with you right here.
Here's an example of one of our animated videos for business that uses the whiteboard style of animation, for DC HomeBuzz:
A classic and a traditional definition of explanatory video content . It is the simplest form of a 2d animation.
As you can see, this style is all about illustrations and is mostly done in black and white. You'll see the hand of the illustrator's drawing images after images on a clean white surface to explain a concept to you. Whiteboards are by far the best bang-for-the-buck video style for corporate purposes.
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are known as the most effective type of explainer video animation thanks to its minimalistic design that allows viewers to concentrate on the content. They are also great for video series and you should definitely consider this approach.
Just as the name suggests, this video animation style conveys an explanation through simple animated graphics. Since there's always constant movement, this style is designed to be engaging and easy to follow.
A motion graphics animated video explainer is incredibly fluidin various ways— you almost can't go wrong with it, whatever the case may be.That is why motion graphics explainers are always in high demand (at least for us).
Do you want to engage the audience? Make an interactive video — it has the dynamics. If you want to pitch your brilliant ideas to investors or create a character for your brand, motion graphic looks awesome and can get them in awe.In our company culture, we think thatmotion graphics are designed to be both entertainment, communication, and marketing content.
Although a sharp set of skill and a lot ofspecialtraining is required to draw and animate one of these videos.Every movement in motion graphic videos needs a tremendous amount of attention to detail and method to execute, especially the transition between frames and movement ofsmall objects.That's why most of the times motion graphics take a bigger chunk of animators time (and therefore your budget) compared to other styles.
This video is an example:
The idea of this style is to deliver a message through words. This type of video is quite common on the Internet, try searching 'kinetic typography' on Google and you'll see what I mean.
Obviously, as the name suggests, this type of explainer video relies heavily on textand number. Coupled with relevant animation and accompanied by background music that matches the overall feel you're going forin an ad.Kinetic typography has the power to inspire someone's mind, express an idea and way of thinking, as well as move people's feelings.
Here's an example with a clear sign of a basic cutout style video
It's really simple in terms of look and movement, which can be either its main strength or weakness. Essentially, Cut Out animation features characters and objects that are cut out of paper, hence the name. It's that simple.
However, since it's not demanding on the eyes, no fancy animation and whatnot, the audience can really concentrate on listening to and grabbing the message.
That is will work for me when I view it. On the other hand, however, the video might also come across as somewhat plain or downright boring for those who are attracted to color and movement.
A more elaborate version of the cutout style, this one is richer in the features that simpler cutout style is lacking. See it for yourself:
Who says cartoons are only for kids?
With this style, you can go for a more fun, adventurous concept works. Lots of colors, humorous bits complete with sound effects, expressive characters, and detailed environmental elements.Some videos even add an extraordinarily composed music to empower the story, make it more engaging, while others avoid background music to put more emphasis on the narration.
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Pretty much the same as the usual music video we see on MTV, this style has an animated character instead of a real live singer. Music is liberal, and the animation that represents it should be too. Many MV creators have tried using 3d animation style , some still stick to 2d.
Music videos is at its finest when it's mixed up with some kinetic typography for the lyrics for viewers to sing along – like this video here:
When a single style of video gets boring, mixing both live action and animation gives you the best of both worlds. You can be personal and build trust with the live action part, while also entertaining and illustrative with the animation part. Just please make sure to get a high-quality camera beforehand.
Do you know, or remember, Wallace and Gromit? If you do, that's the perfect example of stop-motion animation.
You draw a character – manual or digital – then take photos, change an element of that image (moving the hand, for example) and then take another one. When you're done with the drawing/taking a picture routine, stack the pictures together and you have a stop-motion style video!
Stop-motion animation is the least complex between these styles, but it involves a tedious process of taking pictures and it goes frame by frame. Not to mention that a hundred pictures can result in a video that is only a few seconds long.
Just like the name implies, everything will be drawn in stick figures. Very simple. Playful but not overwhelming. This animation style breath a life into the drawing of your 5-year old daughter, and that is a simplicity at its finest. There are many popular animated stick figure animations around the world of explainers, including many created by Epipheo Studio.
Here's a video example of this style:
Basically, this is a motion graphic video that aims to explain, educate or inform based on a script.Infographic videos rely heavily on upon, well, information. Animation like this is packed with a lot of facts, data, numbers, charts, and other kinds of statistics. Having all this data animated is very helpful in avoiding putting the viewer to sleep while reading through the data.
This is the best style to use inexplaining products, a website or an app–as long as you don't intend to have an update to the UI at a later stage. Mostly it's an animated version of your website (or mobile app), showing the viewer how to use the desktop site or mobile app- step-by-step.
This type of video is very helpful to improve customers' experience in using your product service, and therefore increase, or at least maintain revenue at a steady level. Most videos that intend to become a tutorial or a how-to video, would want to use animated screencaps to make it easy to understand.
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…this last style is a mix of many different animation styles, from cartoon to music, and from stick figure to silhouette.
Hopefully, this article will help in your search for the best types of explainer clips for your company. If you want to see more videos that we have created, click here to see our portfolios .
We developed these styles one step by another based on the exchange of tips between ourprofessionalartists. There are many tools and resources out there to support our endeavor in developing our art style.
Before you place an order, have in mind that creating an animated video might seem simple on the surface, but it is not. It requires a computer with compatible hardware and software, and you know the price of latest technology isn't cheap.
That said, whichever explainer video company you hire to create your video explainer must have a reason to charge a certain price.
Check our other blog posts orsubscribe to our emails to find useful resources for video marketing. If you're intrigued to start your first explainer, we made an infographic to walk you through the explainer video production process .
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These days, there seems to be a designated day for just about everything. Did you know that April 19 is National High-Five Day? The Jackson Galaxy Project, a Signature Program of GreaterGood.org, has found a way to turn this rather silly "holiday" into something that is going to help cats with its Cat Pawsitive Initiative. GreaterGood.org, is partnering with the Petco Foundation, and Halo® pet food, to introduce the first annual Cat Pawsitive National High-Five Day Shelter Contest.
Cat Pawsitive focuses on improving the lives of shelter cats by introducing positive-reinforcement training to shelters. The program aims to improve adoptability by reducing stress for cats in shelters and enriching their day to day lives, building social skills, and promoting the human-cat bond.
From April 2 until National High-five Day on April 19, animal shelter staff and volunteers, along with the public, will be invited to share their most creative feline high-five photos and videos on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #CatPawsitive, tagging @TheJacksonGalaxyProject and @HaloPets.
Cats who are exposed to reward-based training methods gain confidence, experience reduced stress level and build connections with staff, volunteers and potential adopters. The program can help a shy cat learn to feel comfortable coming up to the front of her cage to meet an adopter. A feisty cat can learn to play nice, and particularly outgoing cats can learn to give an endearing "high five" to his visitors to seal an adoption deal.
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A FEDERAL appeals court has dealt a serious blow to the government's asset forfeiture program, which is designed to fight drug trafficking and other crimes.
The court decision involved Carl and Mary Shelden, a Moraga, Calif., couple, who sold their home nearly 15 years ago to Ralph and Freddie Jean Washington. The Sheldens lent them $160,435.65 on a second mortgage. When the Washingtons were indicted under a federal racketeering law, the government seized the home.
For a decade, the Sheldens have battled the US in an effort to get back their money. During that time, the hillside house was improperly maintained, and suffered severe structural damage. Its value declined from $325,000 to $60,000.
A federal district judge and a federal claims court judge rejected the Sheldens' claim that the government was responsible for the decline in value of the home, and their now worthless mortgage.
Late last week, however, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a unanimous, three-judge opinion, reversed the claims court and ordered that the Sheldens be paid ``just compensation.''
Following the verdict, Mr. Shelden told the Monitor: ``I feel as if I'm back in America again.''
The appeals court said the Sheldens should be paid ``because the United States took a well-recognized property right'' when it forfeited the house. Mortgage holders cannot foreclose on a house that has been forfeited by the government.
The court said the government, by failing to compensate the Sheldens, was guilty of an improper taking of their mortgage under the Fifth Amendment, which prohibits the taking of private property ``without just compensation.''
The court said the Sheldens would have to pay their own legal costs for the 10 years of litigation, however.
Federal officials now have at least three options: pay the claim; ask for a new appeals court hearing; or request a ruling from the US Supreme Court.
The appeals court decision continues a recent judicial trend of reining in federal officials, who have increasingly used civil forfeiture as a means to punish lawbreakers. Civil libertarians complain that too many innocent people are hurt by the crackdown.

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Bajaj new Pulsar 200 NS unveiled, launch April 2012, mileage 58 kmpl, top speed 136 kmph, price less than Rs 1 lacs (Photos)
Bajaj Auto finally unveiled their all new motorcycle, 2012 Pulsar in India today. As of now Bajaj has not revealed the price of new Pulsar motorcycle. Price of 2012 Pulsar will be revealed during its launch in April 2012. Bajaj new Pulsar 2012 variant is christened as Pulsar 200 NS.
Pulsar 200 NS engine will have 3 sparks – Triple Spark Ignition System instead of the traditional twin – spark system which are seen in the current Pulsar motorcycles. Pulsar 200 NS is powered by a 199.5 cc engine that will generate a maximum power of 23 bhp @ 9,500 rpm and will deliver a maximum torque of 18.3 Nm at 8,000 rpm. Bajaj will manufacture Pulsar 200 NS at their unit in Chakan near Pune.
Dry weight of new Pulsar 200 NS is 145 kgs. Bajaj new Pulsar 200 NS will have a top speed of 136 kmph, making it one of the fastest motorcycle made by Indian manufacturer. Bajaj new Pulsar 200 NS will be able to accelerate from 0-60 kmph in just 3.8 seconds while it will take just 9.8 seconds to cross 0-100 kmph mark. Apart from these exceptional figures, Pulsar 200 NS delivers a mileage of 58 kmph when driven at a constant speed 55 kmph.
Mr Rajiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Auto had stated earlier, "I am confident that the new Pulsar will be the most stunning sports bike in the world. It is also my belief that as much as DTS-i took the market by storm, the new technology in the Pulsar will shake up the market this decade." Bajaj will be launching even powerful Pulsar variants next year.
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Compared to the Pulsar 220 DTS-i, which is the fastest Pulsar motorcycle as of now, Pulsar 200 NS is lighter in weight by 7 kgs. Pulsar 200 NS is also faster and more fuel efficient than 220 DTS-i. If you are planning to buy a Pulsar 220 DTS-i, we recommend you to wait it out for a few more months, till the new fastest Indian motorcycle is launched.


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(Note: this interview was originally conducted on Thursday evening, June 29th,
European time, and updated late Friday afternoon, June 30th. Update is
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Daily Peloton: What's the atmosphere like there in France, Chris?
Are you going to have anyone to race against?
Chris Horner: Who knows?! The atmosphere is weird. It's
almost turning into a Salem Witch Hunt. It's hard to know what is true and
what isn't. First you hear one team is being kicked out, then another.
Then they say everyone is in...right now things are just coming up all the time.
You have no idea what's true and what's not.
Yes, it seems almost every hour there is a news flash. We haven't
even had time to digest the last news and here comes something new.
It's a freaking witch hunt. That's all it is. There is absolutely
no doubt in my mind that some cyclists are involved, but if it's to the degree
that they are trying to make us believe it is, well maybe they are just trying
to sell newspapers or get people to log on line. It seems like they should
be giving names or shut up about it.
I guess we could start a list of names of people not on the list....
Right! Something! But honestly before I even got here I figured
whoever did the investigation over in Spain waited on purpose for the Tour de
France to roll around to get maximum publicity on this thing and do exactly what
they are doing right now. Things are being written and said right now that
might not even be true. If there are names listed on a list, why isn't
that considered an official list?
I bet they let some people start and then yank them mid-way through the
Tour. I hate that. I think that's wrong.
They want to do that! The Tour doesn't want to do that, let me be
clear. The Tour wants those named to be out right now. But I
honestly think that whoever is running the investigation in Spain want riders to
start in France and then for riders to be kicked out so they get more publicity.
But if that happens, it changes the entire dynamic of the race.
Especially if it happens later in the race. If riders are kicked out
later it could affect who wins the Prologue, it could affect who ends up
standing on the podium.
Don't we love cycling?!!
(We both laugh.)
So how has your training been going? I know you've been working
I've had good training. Just eating, sleeping and bike racing.
That's all!
You haven't been living out of your car again have you?!
No, no, I have a house in Spain, but I haven't been there much. I've
been training with a friend in the northern part of Spain. I had to travel
a bit to do that, but it's better for my head to be with someone else than
training by myself for three weeks. The form is good, though. Now I
just want to start.
Can you look back to a year ago when it was your first Tour? Are you
feeling more settled? More confident?
Definitely more confident, as I've spent more time in Europe this time.
Last year when I came over I had just a very short spell before I broke my leg
and went back to the States. I didn't get back over until the Tour of
Suisse, which went well. So I was wondering if good form just magically
appeared, which is never the case, it always comes back. But I was
thinking here I was going to the Tour, what if....but it was good in the Tour,
too. So I finished that year and have had this whole year, so it's good.
I feel confident what I can and can't do in the field with my fitness level
being where it is. Now I'm looking forward to the big mountain stages,
whereas before I was thinking, "I don't know if I want to get involved in the
big mountain stages!" Then I got in it and I knew I could do it. So
the confidence is not even an issue anymore.
How is Robbie (McEwen) feeling?
As far as I know everyone is good. We trained together today and no one
was complaining about any injuries. I think the only guy who had any
injuries was me because I crashed last week, but I didn't break anything.
I just had some road rash and tore up my finger nail, that was about it. I
hit some oil in a round-about.
How about Cadel (Evans)? Is he good? You'll be riding for him?
Yeah, yeah, he's my roommate and he's doing good.
Will you be looking for any stage wins for yourself, or is this all for
Certainly if the opportunity comes up I would try to do something. But
realistically, on paper, unless things change during the race, looking after
Cadel is going to be my first objective, and helping Robbie out in the sprints
will be my second. Maybe in between some of the mountain stages something
can happen. In general those are the main objectives. You have to
get down to a third or fourth objective before I am going for a stage win for
Do you have any concerns about the three Alps stages, those three hard
days in a row?
No, not at the moment. That's a long ways away. Before I can
worry about any stages I want to know exactly how much form I've got. My
last race was the Dauphine. I can tell from my training rides I've got
form, there's no doubt about that, but it's just a matter of finding out if it's
just at a good level or at a really high level.
Can you tell me what impresses you most about riding in the Tour?
What images come to mind as you're there?
The most impressive thing is the amount of spectators. It's
unbelievable. The first few days you are riding through a wall of people
for 100 miles. Literally on the first few stages there are people all
along the route for 100 miles. I remember last year I was having some sort
of tunnel vision happening as I was just seeing colors going by me the whole
time. There was never any real length of time where there wasn't color
flashing by my eyes. That's the most impressive thing, I think.
Chris, every time I see you or hear you talk now you just seem incredibly
Well, I'm with a good team, I'm where I want to be in life, doing what I
want. Only thing that would be nicer would be to do all of this in the
States, but you just can't do it. Honestly that's the only thing that
would make my life better because I'd have my family and my kids near me the
whole time. If you want to do the best bike racing in the world, this is
where you need to come. So when you're at it, you might as well enjoy it.
It was lots of fun seeing you race in Tour of California last February.
I hear they might announce the 2007 route during the Tour de France.
That was a good race. The organization did a great job with that race.
And the timing of the race is perfect for all the Americans to come back, and
bring some good European riders too.
I know you need to get some sleep, so take care and have a great ride at
the Tour!
UPDATED: JUNE 30th, after the announcement of top riders who are
banned from this year's Tour
Daily Peloton: Hello again, Chris. Can you fill us in on what
the atmosphere is like around you now?
Chris Horner: At the hotel we're staying at, no problem. T-Mobile
is over at a small hotel in a little town. I feel sorry for those people.
Not just the team, but the people of the town, too. That area is packed!
They've finally closed down the entire street. They're about 10 km away
from us, so it's quiet where we are. I don't know where CSC is staying,
but I hear there are a lot of press around Bjarne. We're staying
with Lampre and Francaise des Jeux, so no one scandalous is by us. It's
pretty mellow for us, except for having conversations like this with you.
And of course with the team when we sit down, we say, "Oh, this guy's gone, this
guy's gone."
How did you get the news?
I got it from our director. He verified the names that were gone from
the Tour. I guess maybe ten guys so far. A lot of top ten guys from
last year.
Well I guess it just got easier for some Americans to get on the podium.
(Laughs) I think it just opened up the win for a lot of different guys.
So it's business as usual for you. You look forward to the start in
the morning.
Yep. But I think some strategies will change now. When you take
those two riders out (Basso and Ullrich), realistically we now have guys on this
team that can win the Tour de France.
Right. You can be more aggressive in your approach to the Tour.
Exactly. No longer is the situation can we follow and drop Ullrich or
Basso? We'll have guys actually saying, "If I attack, I can win the Tour!"
You can create situations now, and your team has the power and brains to
do it.
Absolutely. The first time I heard about it, I started thinking about
how we should hold back another guy for the mountains, stuff like that.
Well your Tour just got a lot more exciting!
Exactly, it did!
That's cool. Not too cool for those sitting in the airport, I guess.
That's their own problem! They can solve their own problems. If
all of this is true, then it is what it is. No fault of mine! But
maybe some good comes out of this. If you look at it as a whole, of course
it is bad for cycling right now. But the Tour de France is going to be
very exciting now, which should bring a positive side to things. Of course
it's always bad when it's just happened.
Well, Chris, you have a great, great ride tomorrow in the Prologue.
It's really shaping up differently now, and I think it will be incredibly
exciting to watch. Tear if up, Horner!


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A pale face rimmed with carrot strings looked back at her. She made a sword move laughed as the imaged copied her. Looking close, she saw little black smudges here and there. Wonder if I need to take a shower first? Absently scratching the top of her leg, she picked up the swimsuit off the floor. She stepped in and started to pull it up, but stopped. Momma would yell at her to pull it back off so she could put the sunscreen on, so she did. The coconut lotion smelled so much better than that Noxzema stuff she got when she burned. Yuck. Sniffing the fabric made her giggle, there was so much coconut. Maybe she'll get to dunk Momma again.
With a soft knock, Momma came up behind her and put her hands on the thin shoulders.
"Ready, Little Bird?"
She hadn't changed. The dress felt soft on her back. Burying her face in the pillow like tummy, The child breathed in a mix of a sweaty boy and flowers. The only smell better than the swimsuit was her. It would turn bitter sometimes and she knew not to sass. It was the only time she'd be mean to her. She never talked about it, but she couldn't help that and it never diminished her love for her.
Life was easy with just the two of them. Daddy was fine by himself and wasn't mean or anything, but they just couldn't be friends. Once in a while they played a game they called hitters, with them yelling and screaming at each other. Grace would hide in under the bed when it would happen. The monster under the bed would hold her and tell her it would be alright. Daddy usually won, but not always and they both would cry afterward. He left after a while. Once in a while, he'd pick her up to do things. But it wasn't the same.
Momma picked up the yellow squeeze bottle off the dresser.
"Okay, Sweetie. Let's fix you up so you don't roast. Hop on the bed."
Perching primly, the pale face turned up like baby bluebird. A little white stuff oozed out on the long fingers. The treatment started where her hair was. It felt slimy. As the rough hands skated down the pressure points, Gracie couldn't help curling up. It tickled so much. And she shrieked like a hyena as the raspberries were blown on her tummy. It was the best part. With a hug, Momma told her she was still her little baby and would be forever.
She quietly flipped over to work on her back. As soon as it was finished, she almost leapt into the suit. Pulling it up, Momma helped smooth the seams around the legs and tied it snugly. She was ready.
"Where's your suit?"
"I'm not going in, Honey. I'm just gonna be on the side with Sarah's mom watching."
She didn't care. It was enough Sarah would be there. She would save Xena in the pool.
Ecrits Blogophilia Week 28.9 Topic: "I [She] Had Been Waiting All Day"
Hard (2 pts): Include the titles of 3 movies DIRECTED by Eric Weston (Hitters, Pressure Point, Hyena)
Easy (1 pt): Mention "Xena Warrior Princess"
Topic-Diana West
Pic guesses-Twittered (in blog), bluebird (in blog), little bird (in blog), child (in blog), Hi, Are you my mother?, conversation, discovery.


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Harold Wolpe Memorial lecture presented by Professor S Badat at the Biennial Conference of the South African Association for Research and Development in Higher Education, held at the Peninsula Technikon, July 1999Source: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 5 –12 (2001)More Less
Extracted from text ... 5 Editorial Harold Wolpe Memorial lecture presented by Professor S Badat at the Biennial Conference of the South African Association for Research and Development in Higher Education, held at the Peninsula Technikon, July 1999 Thank you for the privilege of addressing this SAARDHE conference on the life and work of the late Professor Harold Wolpe. It is one that I undertake with the greatest of pleasure, given the significance of Harold Wolpe in my life and in intellectual production in South Africa. Two years ago when AnnMarie and Peta Wolpe brought me back from the United Kingdom to deliver the keynote address at the Harold Wolpe Memorial Trust Inaugural Conference to an August gathering of some of ..
Thinking styles : implications for optimising learning and teaching in university educationAuthors: C.D. Cilliers and R.J. SternbergSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 13 –24 (2001)More Less
Thirteen thinking styles of 223 first year students in the Arts (44%), Natural Sciences (44%) and Education (12%) faculties at Stellenbosch University were measured by means of the Sternberg Mental Self-government Thinking Styles Inventory. Responses were entered on a seven-point Lickert scale. Faculty, gender and language group and their combinations served as categorical variables. The range of the mean rating scores for the thinking styles positioned this group within the scales "somewhat well'' and "well''. The preferred thinking styles of this group are executive, legislative, hierarchic, internal and conservative styles. Significant differences were found for 16% of the comparisons. Faculty and language are differentiating factors in the preferences for thinking styles while gender is not. However, gender is a differentiating factor within faculties and the Afrikaans-speaking group. Possible implications of these styles for optimising learning and teaching at this university are highlighted.
Education and the question about understanding : What's next : Curriculum 2005, 21, 2005 ...?Author A.P. CraigSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 25 –31 (2001)More Less
In this article, I want to capture the puzzlement about understanding that is properly part of thinking about education. Phrased differently, I want to suggest that thinking about curriculum development, in general, avoid the problem of understanding at the peril of not grasping what is central to learning (and teaching). More particularly, I want to show how questions about the specifics of education, ie what to include and how to structure and time this, demand that we confront the problem of understanding in its many guises. I present some of these images against the background of an analysis of the concepts ``educate'' and ``education'', and in terms of the cognitive, linguistic and socio-political consequences of a meeting between the familiar and the strange or alien.
Entrepreneurship development in South Africa : redefining the role of tertiary institutions in a reconfigured higher education systemAuthor T.A. DaviesSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 32 –39 (2001)More Less
South Africa's capacity to absorb new recruits into the formal labour market has fallen from approximately 62% to less than 4% in three decades, compelling school leavers, graduates and the unemployed to look towards self employment for survival and sustenance. This article explores the role of tertiary institutions, particularly Technikons, in meeting the challenge of self employment as the option to unemployment. The institutional constraints within the current legislative framework are explored, and suggestions made for appropriate policy changes. The necessary attitudinal shifts required to facilitate a wider implementation of entrepreneurship support structures are also examined.
Accounting for change : the micropolitics of university restructuring : Part two : changing structures, contesting identitiesSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 40 –46 (2001)More Less
This second article in a three-part series published in the South African Journal of Higher Education, describes the various ways in which "academic identity'' informed the politics and shaped the outcomes of "restructuring'' at the University of Durban Westville (UDW) in the late 1990s. The authors argue that while "restructuring'' appears to be a process concerned with organisational and programmatic changes within the university, the effects of such reorganisation is to challenge established identities. At UDW the restructuring process generate an intense micropolitics across the campus because it had the effect of recasting ethnic identities (the case of the Indian languages), disciplinary identities (the case of political science, philosophy, and public administration), and professional identities (the case of the engineering faculty). The authors conclude that without grasping the underlying shifts in identity that inevitably accompany restructuring, university leaders and administrators run the risk of alienating the very constituencies from which they seek "buy-in'' for radical change proposals. And without taking account of the politics of identity, attempts to theorise institutional change might falter by mistaking formal or superficial reorganisation for substantive or deep change.
The role of entrepreneurship education in career expectations of studentsSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 47 –53 (2001)More Less
Entrepreneurship is regarded as a way of thinking, reasoning and acting that is opportunity oriented, holistic in approach and leadership (Timmons 1999:27). Not enough people in South Africa have the orientation and skills to create new business. This study examines the role that entrepreneurship education plays in the career expectations of students. Although strong emphasis has been placed on entrepreneurship education in tertiary institutions since the early nineties, exposure to one course in entrepreneurship does not ensure entrepreneurial orientation or more positive expectations about entrepreneurial abilities and careers. It is important to teach young children to think entrepreneurially. The research results could be used as guideline for future entrepreneurship education courses. It emphasises the importance of entrepreneurship development in which the media, educational system, business people and parents can work together to promote entrepreneurial thinking. In this way future entrepreneurship education courses can contribute to more positive attitudes of students towards themselves, their careers and their future.
The recognition of prior learning : early lessons, challenges and promiseSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 54 –60 (2001)More Less
The article is a descriptive and illuminative account of two recognition of prior learning (RPL) projects conceived within specific institutional contexts in higher education in South Africa. The two projects are treated as separate case studies in which a ''developmental'' model of RPL was piloted. Each case study provides a profile of the students and programmes in the institution, the RPL practices which were developed, and the difficulties encountered in the process of articulating, assessing and accrediting students' prior learning. The article ends with some questions and tentative conclusions concerning the further development of RPL policy and practice in the field of educator development.
Reconstruction of meaning during group work in a teacher education programmeAuthor R. KillenSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 61 –67 (2001)More Less
Do reflections on teaching practice experiences in a group change previously held interpretations? This article reports on an attempt to investigate effects of group learning. The investigation deals with an aspect of the entire meaning making process by University learners from a social constructivist perspective. It involved 107 teacher education students who jointly reflected on practice teaching experiences in a structured group work session. The teaching practice experiences were the vehicle for investigating the ways and the extent in which students were able to reconstruct their understandings in a group discussion. The preliminary findings indicate that changes in students' understanding (meaning reconstruction) did occur and the process of facilitated reflection and group discussions assisted these changes.
Historical legacies hold us captive Ð an analysis of curriculum changes at Vista University, South AfricaAuthors: G.J. Van der Westhuizen and M.G. MahlomaholoSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 68 –76 (2001)More Less
This case study focuses on recent changes in teacher education curricula at Vista University, a multi-campus institution in South Africa. The University's responses to changes in the policy environment, with specific reference to programme structure and delivery, are documented. The data used in the study includes specific higher education and teacher education policy documents, programme proposals and university policies. In addition, interviews were conducted with members of staff on all Vista University campuses on how curriculum changes are experienced and how issues of teaching and learning are being addressed. Specific emphasis is placed on mathematics education programmes. Findings indicate that the pace of, and progress in curriculum change are more a function of beliefs and practices in teaching and learning, than of the space created by policy changes. Individual staff members related narratives of frustration about the technical discourse and requirements of the new teacher education policies. Data also shows the limited space allowed for a critical language of transformation.
Transforming university teaching and learning through a reflexive praxisAuthor Y. WaghidSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 77 –83 (2001)More Less
Educational transformation at South African universities invariably involves transforming the teaching and learning processes that occur at these institutions of higher knowledge production. This article is an attempt to show that transforming teaching and learning at universities cannot be exclusively related to an emphasis only on producing countless of policy documents without becoming serious about driving educational transformation from ``inside''. It is my contention that a reflexive praxis offers university academics the pedagogical space to transform their teaching and learning processes to respond to a future that cannot be imagined. By reflecting on a moment in my own praxis, I show how the idea of a reflexive praxis holds much promise for transformation in higher education with particular emphasis on teaching and learning.
The development of a student rating of teaching effectiveness questionnaireAuthor C.M. FourieSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 84 –91 (2001)More Less
The use of student ratings of teaching effectiveness has become the most widely used, and often the only, source of information to assess and improve teaching effectiveness. Important prerequisites for questionnaires for student ratings should, therefore, be reliability and validity. The research reported in this article presents a methodology for developing a teaching effectiveness rating instrument, based on identified dimensions of teaching effectiveness believed to be important. Results obtained from 11 570 respondents of the RAU student rating questionnaire were factor analysed to an oblique simple structure. A first-order solution with four factors resulted: (1) Preparation of lectures; (2) Presentation of lectures; (3) Interaction with students during lectures; and (4) Assessment practices. One second-order factor was also found, representing General Teaching Effectiveness. The research results support the conclusion that the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) student rating questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument to implement for formative teaching assessment.
Reflections of graduate nursing education students on their experiences in developing portfoliosAuthor N.S. GweleSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 92 –99 (2001)More Less
The aim of the study was to examine students' reflections on their experiences in developing personal and academic development portfolios (PADPs) in a graduate programme aimed at preparing nurse teachers for teaching in community and problem-based learning programmes. Students were required to write critical reflections on their experiences while developing portfolios. Furthermore, students' reflective learning diaries were analysed for documented experiences regarding the components of the portfolio. The components of the PADP were an extended curriculum vitae, programme expectations, learning contracts and reflective learning diaries. Themes emerging from the students' narratives of their initial encounter with the PADP were confusion, and stress. Initially students were not impressed by the prospect of the portfolio. Its relevance in education was unclear. The students' overall accounts of their experiences in developing portfolios were on the whole positive. Students referred to the process as rewarding, exciting, pleasant, and empowering.
Are institutional combinations, mergers or amalgamation the answer? An investigation into staff perceptionsSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 100 –108 (2001)More Less
Many higher and further education institutions in South Africa are struggling to survive in a context of financial stringency, declining student enrolments and increasing competition. For some of these institutions merging or amalgamation with other institutions in the near future is becoming a strong likelihood. The perceptions of staff who will be directly affected by these processes seem to be very important, as knowledge and understanding of those perceptions will empower decision-makers and ensure that effective management of the merging process can be accomplished. This investigation focused on staff perceptions of a possible merging of three institutions in the Free State Province, which had been identified for possible merging with other institutions. The results indicate that staff are not opposed to the idea of institutional combinations or merging, but that careful consideration needs to be given to particularly personal factors and that staff fears will have to be addressed in the process to ensure effective merging.
Entering the academy as "the other" ± about writing competence and the bridge to the discourse communityAuthors: E. Henning, A. Mamiane and M. PhemeSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 109 –128 (2001)More Less
This article argues for an integrated perspective on academic writing, drawing on one primary and two other inquiries conducted with three cohorts of masters students in Education, and a conceptual framework that includes cultural linguistics, cognitive anthropology, social constructivism and `'new literacy'' studies. The sample for the main inquiry consisted of seven purposively selected students from historically Black segregated South African universities who had registered at the Rand Afrikaans University for the first time. The unit of analysis is activities and events at the interface of students' discourse competence and academic writing proficiency. The main interrogative is the role of English language proficiency, socialisation for membership of the academy, and the multiple literacies, comprising what can appear to be, simply, "academic writing'' competence. The findings resonate with the new literacies movement and with the integrated view of student writing models as conceived by Lea & Street, and also with the views about the development of social science concepts expressed by Lev Vygotsky more than seven decades ago. The conclusion of the inquiry is that students in this sample needed more than the average two years to complete their degrees, not only because they needed to acquire skills in the use of English and in academic writing, but also because they had to appropriate the ways of the academy and the eccentricities of the discourse, which together constitute multiple literacies. The significance of the inquiry is that it illustrates the complexities involved in becoming academically proficient, one of which is to gain earned membership of the discourse community by appropriating its conventions (including that of writing) in a personal way. One of the mechanisms that proved to be effective was the students' use of their primary language and early life experiences as anchor for understanding. Maybe I don't know what I will look like if I am a scholar. Maybe it will be that I will be someone else. (Student in masters programme)
Marking standards and the differential predictability of the first-year university performance of different demographic groupsAuthor G.K. HuysamenSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 129 –137 (2001)More Less
This study investigates the differential validity and differential prediction of the first-year university marks of two cohorts of students from historically white (HWS) and historically black high schools (HBS) with matriculation marks being the predictor. In agreement with results obtained elsewhere, a common regression line developed for the entire group underpredicted the university marks of HWS women and of HWS students as a group, and overpredicted that of HWS men and of HBS students as a group. To adjust for differences in marking standards, a procedure proposed by Elliott and Strenta (1988) was used. Because HWS women and HBS students as a group tended to prevail in leniently marked courses, as opposed to HWS men who tended to predominate in strictly marked courses, such adjustments reduced the over- and underpredictions for HWS men and women, respectively, but also increased the overpredictions for the 1996 HBS women and for the 1999 HBS men. For all groups, the correlation between matriculation marks and university marks were slightly higher following such adjustments. The effectiveness of the adjustment procedure was impeded by the very small number of students who took courses in more than one faculty.
The effect of video supplemental instruction on the academic performance in mathematics of disadvantaged studentsAuthors: E. Koch and M. SnydersSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 138 –146 (2001)More Less
This article examines the effect of Video-based Supplemental Instruction on the performance in Mathematics of students whose matric marks did not enable them to be directly admitted to the Science Faculty at the University of Port Elizabeth. Fifteen students who received Video-based Supplemental Instruction in Mathematics were matched with 14 students who received adapted lecturing directed at students at this level. The two groups were then compared in terms of their pass rates and mathematics performance in a Mathematics Special first semester course. The Video-based Supplemental Instruction students' first semester performance was also compared to their performance in a Mathematics pre-test at the beginning of the course to assess their progress. The progress of some Video-based Supplemental Instruction students was satisfactory. The comparison between the Video-based Supplemental Instruction and lectured students indicates the possible usefulness of this programme in areas where access to education is limited. The students who will probably benefit most from this intervention, are students with a minimum level of pre-knowledge in Mathematics and who study in a consistent and responsible manner.
Academic performance of English first and second-language students : a retrospective appraisalAuthors: R. Miller, J. Bradbury and K. AcuttSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 147 –153 (2001)More Less
In this retrospective analysis of 140 third-year Psychology students, their academic performance was analysed in relation to their performance in the previous two years and, in particular, on a tutorial-based foundation programme in the first semester of their first-year. The results indicate that performance in third-year is not simply a function of initial competence levels. Very different profiles are obtained for students who pass and fail in the third-year, especially for the students in the initial low academic competence group. Students who perform well in third-year had tended to improve their performance on the first-year tutorial foundation programme whereas the performance of those who fail in third-year had declined over the course of the foundation programme.
Staff perceptions of teaching and research at the University of the NorthAuthor D. RuthSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 154 –170 (2001)More Less
This article discusses the views of selected Heads of Departments at the University of the North, based on interviews conducted to explore their perceptions of research and teaching and link between the two. It was found that there were sharply divergent views on what constitutes research and teaching and different views on how the two are linked. There also appear to be conflicting views on what is available and what is required to support an effective teaching and research environment. Research was more highly rated as an academic activity It appears that many of the problems involved in developing a coherent teaching and research policy, as well as many of the problems in curriculum development, assessment, evaluation and academic recognition, which appear to be practical problems, are traceable to fundamentally different conceptions of knowledge that underlay teaching and research practices. It would also seem that academics find enquiries into their teaching and research quite threatening. It is suggested that the most effective way for the a university to improve its teaching and research practice would be to insist that departments are able to publically articulate the rationale for their practices. The University of the North due to its intrinsic nature, and projected against the background of its inauguration (both political and socio-economic), has in its early evolutionary development concentrated mainly on the function of raining for first degree and diploma qualifications. This resulted in serious neglect of the functions of research, curriculum vitae development of staff members and senior post-graduate training. This unhealthy situation was realized as early as 1975 [in] the Jackson Commission on the Africanization of the University of the North. Document on Research Strategy and Policy of the University of the North (UNIN 1994)
Cognitive ability, learning potential, and personality traits as predictors of academic achievement by engineering and other science and technology studentsAuthors: R. Van Eeden, M. De Beer and C.H. CoetzeeSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 171 –179 (2001)More Less
The aim of this study was to evaluate a battery of tests to be used as part of the process of selecting students for engineering and other science and technology courses at a tertiary institution. The predictor variables included Grade 12 results for Science, English and Mathematics, the General Scholastic Aptitude Test Senior, the Senior Aptitude Test and the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, South African 1992 version. The Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test (LPCAT) developed with disadvantaged students in mind, was also included. The average performance for first-year subjects at technikon was used as the criterion variable. Results indicated that school achievement was the best predictor while the GSAT Verbal Scale contributed more than the other psychometric tests to the variance in academic achievement. However, English proficiency seemed to influence performance on both predictor and criterion variables, and some recommendations are made with regard to the importance of enhancing language proficiency when teaching in a multi-cultural context.
Die voorspelling van die akademiese prestasie van studente in 'n universiteitsoorbruggingsprogramAuthor E. Van RooyenSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 15, pp 180 –189 (2001)More Less
This article attempted to predict the academic achievement of 452 educationally disadvantaged students who completed the Career Preparation Programme (CPP) at the University of the Orange Free State during 1998. The mean percentage mark obtained during the bridging year (the bridging year mean) and the mean percentage mark computed for the combination of the bridging year and first year at university (the combined mean) served as criteria in separate multiple regression analyses. The predictor variables consisted of various cognitive and biographical variables. English as home language, obtaining a bursary and residing in a hostel, were predictive of significantly higher bridging year means and combined means than were other home languages, the absence of a bursary and residing elsewhere. Together the biographical variables accounted for 30,49% and 27,74% of the variance in the bridging year mean and the combined mean, respectively. All cognitive variables, however, could together only account for 4,44% and 6,51% of the corresponding means, respectively. The only cognitive variable that significantly predicted the bridging year mean was students' matriculation marks.


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Published at Wednesday, 11 January 2017 by Scott in Kitchen Desaign, with total 45 photos.
And was not far from the start of cooking, washing dishes still many others, certainly if the kitchen is comfortable for sure when the activity in the kitchen. Kitchen Set for now a kind of kitchen furniture that is much in use in kitchen design style. Which for this kitchen set more practical and also we can save and use all available equipment. However on this occasion is not going to discuss the kitchen set, but we'll try to share color design for the kitchen. With the appearance of bright and attractive colors will surely make the kitchen look more beautiful and lovely, and below we have prepared some kitchen design with beautiful colors.
The kitchen is one most important parts of a house, and its function was relatively central. Due to this kitchen we must also be able to create comfort and hygiene, and to issue both the design and fashion was diverse. Perhaps if we try to compare with the kitchen design is very different from the ancient times is not it. In general, people who are often in the kitchen is a female figure that is good sister, mother or wife us.
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Cougar Cross Country Completes Inaugural Season at Nationals
VANCOUVER, WA -- The Columbia College cross country team finished their inaugural season on Saturday after competing at the NAIA National Championships. After winning the American Midwest Conference championship, the entire Cougar men's squad qualified to race today as well as Julia Montgomery on the women's side.
In the women's 5K race, Julia Montgomery, just a freshman for the Cougars, finished the race in a time of 22:23 in 306th place.
In a very competitive men's 8K race, the Cougar men placed 28th as a team. Cameron Schmitz was the top finisher or Columbia in a time of 26:45. Right on Schmitz's heels was Michael McCulloch with a time of 26:55. Devin Sander (27:04), Cody Gorham (27:24) and Jason Thurman (27:33) rounded out the scoring for Columbia. Jordan Andrews (28:59) and Damon Goodall (29:26) also finished the meet for the Cougars.


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Posted on November 5, 2017
Celebrities put spotlight on climate action at Carnegie Hall concert
New York, 5 November 2017 – A star-studded ensemble performance led by legendary singer-songwriter Patti Smith of her hit song 'People Have the Power' had the crowd on their feet at a packed Carnegie Hall in New York City on Sunday. The closing number was a moving and fitting finale for an unforgettable evening of performances to raise awareness around climate action.
The concert, a partnership between Pathways to Paris, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and 350.org, brought together internationally acclaimed musicians and speakers including Patti Smith, Joan Baez, Bill McKibben, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Olafur Eliasson, Tanya Tagaq, Flea, Talib Kweli, Cat Power, Michael Stipe, Tenzin Choegyal, and Pathway to Paris founders Rebecca Foon and Jesse Paris Smith - for a night of incredible musical performances and speeches.
Welcoming the 2,000-strong crowd to the event, UNDP's Director of Communications Mila Rosenthal said the evening was an opportunity to "come together to raise our voices to fight climate change."
"Tonight, we're thinking of all the stories of people around the world who are struggling with the effects of climate change: struggling to grow food where the water has dried up or the soil is blowing away. To hold back flood waters and rising oceans from their homes", she continued.
Jo Scheuer, Director for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction in UNDP's Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, said it didn't matter where you were from, climate change was a "global phenomenon."
At the same time, there were reasons to be hopeful, Scheuer added. "We have been humbled by how many countries are around the world are responding to demands for change," he said.
"Some countries have pledged to switch to 100 percent renewable energy; others have committed to reforest entire regions; yet others have set deadlines to shift away from fossil fuels. Are these targets, in their current form, enough to get us where we need to be? No, we know that. But it's an incredible start." He concluded.
UNDP is the United Nations' largest provider of grant assistance for climate action. Since 2008, UNDP has supported more than 140 countries to access more than US$3.2 billion develop and implement climate initiatives.
Disclaimer: All views expressed by individual artists and partner organizations are their own. UNDP does not endorse or approve comments or positions.


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John Brennan, President Obama's adviser on homeland security and counterterrorism, lauded the increasing use of drone strikes on Yemen saying that they were "part of the solution" to deal with Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Brennan said that the "targeted strikes against the most senior and most dangerous AQAP terrorists are not the problem, they are part of the solution." Brennan also defended the $159 million in military aid to Yemen this year, saying that the U.S. also gave $178 million "for political transition, humanitarian assistance and development."
Acknowledging that the U.S. is at war with Yemen was not on Brennan's agenda.
As Spencer Ackerman notes in Wired's Danger Room, "Brennan didn't come close to conceding that the U.S. is at war in Yemen during a Wednesday talk at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. Rather, Brennan took pains to describe President Obama's approach to Yemen as a giant development effort — although it's the type of economic improvement initiative that involves robots of death circling overhead."
Brennan also rejected criticism that says the drone strikes are in fact counter-productive. "Contrary to conventional wisdom, we see little evidence that these actions are triggering widespread anti-American sentiment or recruits for AQAP," he said.
In a June 14 op-ed titled "How Drones Help Al Qaeda" in the New York Times, Yemeni activist and writer Ibrahim Mothana wrote:
Drone strikes are causing more and more Yemenis to hate America and join radical militants; they are not driven by ideology but rather by a sense of revenge and despair. Robert Grenier, the former head of the C.I.A.'s counterterrorism center, has warned that the American drone program in Yemen risks turning the country into a safe haven for Al Qaeda like the tribal areas of Pakistan — "the Arabian equivalent of Waziristan."
Anti-Americanism is far less prevalent in Yemen than in Pakistan. But rather than winning the hearts and minds of Yemeni civilians, America is alienating them by killing their relatives and friends. Indeed, the drone program is leading to the Talibanization of vast tribal areas and the radicalization of people who could otherwise be America's allies in the fight against terrorism in Yemen.
Last month the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging the killings of three Americans in drone strikes in Yemen. The groups state that the CIA and military officials violated the Constitution and international law in their use of "targeted killing" via drone that resulted in the death of the three U.S. citizens including 16-year-old Anwar Al-Aulaqi.
"When a 16 year-old boy who has never been charged with a crime nor ever alleged to have committed a violent act is blown to pieces by U.S. missiles, alarm bells should go off," said CCR Senior Staff Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei. "The U.S. program of sending drones into countries in and against which it is not at war and eliminating so-called enemies on the basis of executive memos and conference calls is illegal, out of control, and must end."
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in Laughlin, NV. So, since I was super organized and
had nothing left to do for my own wedding (right!),
And, so began his toast...
Holly, I don't remember when was the last time I read a blog that made me laugh as much as this one. I'm pretty sure it was one of yours!! Can't wait for the wedding details!ReplyDelete
What a speech! Can't believe he said that! What a goof!
Visiting from Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop. I used the super power prompt.
OMG that is hilarious. Now I am dying to hear the full unabridged version of the wedding! I will say that at my wedding my dh's brother gave one of the weirdest best man speeches I have ever heard. He is a great guy, but goofy and his speech was, well, goofy. Thank goodness my maid of honor saved the day with a much better speech!ReplyDelete
I'm guess you didn't plan their wedding, Holly! Oh my goodness...did things turn out OK with them?ReplyDelete
Did the bride and groom remember this speech when they sobered up?
Are they still friends?
Was he serious?
NICE one!! This was hilarious!ReplyDelete
OH. MY. GOD!!! This is almost as good as the speech at my wedding!! LOVE IT!!
Oh, man, that's a doozy!!ReplyDelete
Holly, what a classy affair! I've heard of beer cans attached to the bumper of the wedding car, but it sounds like your brother's crew took the tradition to a new low ~ scattered beer cans replaceming rose petals strewn down the aisle!ReplyDelete
OMG....Did that really happen?! Glad you made it down the asile.
Just wanted to wish you a Happy New Year!!
Oh my...I'm trying to picture my mother at such an event...nope, can't do it! Great story (glad I don't have one like it!)
Happy New Year!
I seriously would love to be a fly on the wall of your family events! This is just too funny! I almost peed myself from laughing!! What happened next? That poor bride! Please tell me someone yanked the mic from that guy...threw him overboard...sucker punched him...gagged him with and S.S. Riverside shirt...something!
So glad you decided to post this! And thanks to your SIL for the laugh we had at her expense!!]
Happy New Year friend!
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My brother's best man behaved at the actual ceremony, but he had similar thoughts. And actually the best man came from out of state because none of my brother's local friends would stand up with him a the wedding. The best man regretted it after a week staying with the couple before the wedding.ReplyDelete
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Paul Wesley, who was happy to do interviews despite having to come to work on crutches due to a badly sprained ankle, laughs, "It'll be interesting to see a Season 2 gag reel. On this set, we have fun, but we also take it really seriously, too. It's been so intense and we want to make it good so I can't think of any moments off the top of my head that are hilarious. We're always playing pranks on each other. That's incessant."
Sara Canning, whose character Jenna met the wrong end of a knife this season, dished on working with special effects blood. "When I shot my scene where Jenna stabs herself, we only did two takes, and the first one he rigged up the tube inside my dress so that the blood would start spurting out of my stomach, and it was like a lake of blood," she laughs. "There's a science to it. Someone was lying behind the counter using a hand pump to pump the blood."
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Barça's 6-0 win against León means the Club has won 37 of the 49 finals held so far
Munir takes the honorary prize of pre-season top scorer with four goals. His two goals last night were his first in the Camp Nou. He also scored twice against Helsinki.
Sergio Busquets dominated midfield right up to being substituted by Samper (62 min). He won back possession eight times
Messi, Neymar, Mascherano and Alves, the last four players to report back for training after the World Cup, featured in the starting line-up in their first pre-season match
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Leo Messi took just three minutes to find the back of the net following a good move with Neymar. That makes five goals in the Gamper. In previous tournaments he scored against Santos (2013), twice against Napoli (2011) and one against Inter (2007). His goal and three assists earned him the man-of-the-match award.
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BL Game: Gakuen Heaven 2 Double Scramble character setting (Cool-B vol 2011-09)
Megane: Ah~ so that's the type of seme I am supposed to be…
More updates revealed for Spray's BL game, Gakuen Heaven 2 Double Scramble 学園ヘヴン2 ~DOUBLE SCRAMBLE!~ from the September 2011 vol of Cool-B magazine :)
There were only two pages but lots of information! According to the magazine, Gakuen Heaven 2 is still set at Bell Liberty Gakuen but the school has changed. The original Student's Council has gone "downhill" and standing in its way is a mysterious new association called デュラック (Dyurakku) . What is going on at BL Gakuen?
Names revealed! These four are the members of the new Student's Council.
Asahina Yuuki 朝比奈勇気, similar to Keita in Gakuen Heaven, his special skill is Luck. And is probably accepted into Bell Liberty because of it. He is described as the school's "S" who always looks forward and presses on. *S* is the generic term used to refer to members in the Student's Council. On the first day of school, he received an *S* armband and becomes the Student Council chairman. Hyper-active, enthusiastic and always hungry. Contrary to Keita, he is a very positive thinker. He gets hungry within 2-3 hours after meal probably because he works very hard and thinks a lot about various things. The character has two bits of hair sticking out (ahoge) and character designer, You Higuri said it was hard work to finalise his design.
Character sketches.
Sagimori Kuuya 鷺森空也. Special skills are fencing and language studies. He understands 12 languages. He was accepted into Bell Liberty because of fencing skill. The *my-pace* type. He is described as the linguistic genius who doesn't listen to what others have to say. LOL~ Vice-chairman of the Student's Council. He energetically cleans up around the school compound (cleanliness freak?) Has a bright and caring personality.
Character designer, You Higuri-sensei describes him as the Prince-type, high-tension guy who loves animals. He enjoys feeding the school cats. However, his setting is 残念系王子 which means a Prince-type with disappointing traits. He is good-looking, smart, atheletic, friendly, gentle etc but there's a huge crippling gap between him and other people. (This part I may be wrong with the translation, so please forgive me if it is so)
His father is a diplomat and since young, he has stayed in various countries. That is why he can speak up to 12 languages.
This character is the pretty boy type, big eyes, frilly sleeves…
Takatou Masatsugu 高東正嗣. Special skill: Memory. He was accepted into Bell Liberty because of calligraphy skills. He is described as the always cool, calm and collected glasses megane type. Secretary of the Student's Council. Capable and deals with the daily tasks handed to the Student's Council. He doesn't show emotions or speak much. He acts as a supporter in the background and protects both the chairman and vice-chairman.
Because he is a megane character, You Higuri said she took extra effort to differentiate him from Nakajima Hideaki from Gakuen Heaven. His charm point is that although he always combs his hair back but strands of hair would still stick out to frame his face.
Jyoukawa Kiyotada 城河清匡. Special skill: gaming. He was accepted by Bell Liberty because of his shooting skills. He wears a black uniform and an eye patch. He is the top guy of Dyurakku which enforces discipline in the school (kind of like the school prefects) and is also the treasurer. People call him, "Joker" ジョーカー instead of Jyoukawa.
He loves games and often makes decisions in the school based on it. His shooting skill seems to come from his training with his Russian grandfather.
He is obvious when he is serious or just joking around. He judges things by how interesting they are to him. When he loses interest, he will just toss it aside. Sorry for the crappy translation but I hope you get the idea ^^;; His somebody who is not what he appears to be. Seems to be the Nakajima type lol~
His character design required: Black suit, eye-patch and boots. Like Saionji in the previous Gakuen Heaven, he is the most powerful within the Student's Council because he has control over finances. He is the antagonist that stands in the way of the Student's Council and the black uniform symbolises the enmity.
Sadist seme looking sketches lol~
Information from September 2011 Cool-B magazine.
Ah~ next issue will probably feature the remaining semes, lollipop-kun and headphones-kun. Let's look forward to it!
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Haha may be I shouldn't b so mean.. But yer right the problem is we have practically seen everything already. You brought up the example of shojo manga, that reminds me of ouran host club– it was so hot when it first came out in anime– a handsome line up with all types of personalities. Miracle train is like a cheap rip off of ouran — now we have host club on a train that guides the lost little sheep (namely, the ladies). Ugh I can't
stand it.
But I'm sure there has to be something new that we haven't seen before!
lol urusaii, interesting comment there
i think that the problem is that it's really hard to come up with something new
we've seen practically everything already
like me, for example, if i see any male char with grey short hair i instantly see gin-chan ~w~
nowadays everything looks generic
especially all those shojo manga/anime… ugh
theres this forum i go to see if theres anything new on figures
i swear every single hoe figure looks the same to me
so friking generic…
now BL… i'm no master of BL games, so i can't comment
but some mangas are looking so lame and generic to me these days
i cant take it…
Ugh, that megane seme looks so oyaji…
Seriously why are all the legendary megane characters deteriorating?
Nakajima and Katsuya are the champions.. but then Kiryuu from Steal is a step lower and Ugajin makes me puke. And this one here looks like Asami parody cosplaying a megane chara.
*Not an oyaji fan at all*
Ok.. she took extra effort to differentiate him from Nakajima but then he just looks like a typical nerd with glasses.
And that blondie with sword looks like a grown up Wolfram.
In Gakuen Heaven 1 I love all the charas except for Keita,
and in this one I dislike all the charas except for Yuuki.
Thanks so much for the update!~ -huggles-
I knew the eyepatch guy's gonna be a hot sadist type ~ Wow, the characters all have really unique names. I've never heard of the name 'Jyoukawa' before… And gaming.. seriously? -sweat-
Asahina Yuuki almost sound like a girlish name but cute. He really reminds me of Asuka from Steal! with the ahoge and the hairstyle. If I recall, I thought Keita has the same ahoge too? Rofls, I've never really seen a main protagonist in BL VNs who loves to eat.. I hope this game delivers just like its predecessor and Kichiku Megane!
By the way, the name of the new association sounds like Dulac(or at least what it sounds like)…
Aww, I can't wait for this game! I love Gakuen Heaven! Asahina Yuuki is just sooo moe! He totally reminds me of Keita. He's probably my fav character. I don't know why, but all my favorite characters from a BL game are usually the main character (main character fetish?)
Also Sagimori Kuuya is pretty hot. He reminds of Tamaki from Ouran because of his hair style (cute!). I'd like Sagimori-kun to teach me some languages, hehe <3!
I can't wait for lollipop-kun's information!
Wow! I'm so looking forward to this game now.
played the first one and i have to admit it's the most sweet game i've ever played! and also watch the anime, it's good but nearly no plot in there lol~
Asahina-kun looks soooo cute! and the eye-patch guys looks cool~
it's good they don't bring out the kichikumegane type seme this time, already got tired of it XD


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