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ChristyCavell   ChristyCavell Christy Walters's TIGblog
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Everything is for the look
Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

What impressions have I made
But jarring semblances of my own
Inconsistantsies immortalized
What changes have I caused
But slight cracks in the surface
Of my mind's trembling core;
Volcanic zone of purpose

Through my retina I envision
The one I write for and sing for
Try everything for
As they watch me play
I look out to witness
The reason for my dedication;
The purpose in my effort

As they stand there
In the corner of my vision
I grasp mutual adoration
It makes me move
It strikes me to the core
And I remember once again
Everything I do is for that look in their eye

July 5, 2008 | 8:18 AM Comments  0 comments

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jofrey   jofrey Jorge Frey Fra's TIGblog
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Sexo en Nueva York - La Pelicula


Sexo en Nueva YorkAdaptación de la serie de televisión

” Sex and the city “

La escritora Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), vuelve para contarnos su propia historia sobre el sexo, el amor y la obsesión de las mujeres solteras de Nueva York por la moda.

Sexo en Nueva York nos muestra a un grupo de amigas : Carrie, a Samantha (Kim Cattrall), a Charlotte (Kristin Davis) y a Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) cuatro años después que terminara la serie, y nos enseña cómo ellas continúan haciendo maravillas para poder lograr conciliar el trabajo, las relaciones sexuales y las amistades, mientras descubren los secretos de la maternidad, el matrimonio, el sexo, la moda y la finca raiz en Nueva York.

  PULSE AQUI Y DISFRUTE DE LA PELICULA - SEXO EN NUEVA YORK


July 5, 2008 | 3:07 AM Comments  0 comments



tmm   tmm Meghan Ward's TIGblog
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Servers Against AIDS update - PRIZES!

We have been overwhelmed by the incredible generosity of local businesses here in Banff and Canmore, who have donated some amazing prizes for our first ever Rockies-wide Servers Against AIDS Day on July 26th, 2008. A big thank you also to the girls at AIDS Bow Valley, who have worked so hard to connect with local businesses. Each participating server's name will be entered into a draw for a prize from the following sponsors:










July 5, 2008 | 1:07 AM Comments  0 comments



kirstenjordan   kirstenjordan Kirsten's TIGblog
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Running in Zilker Park, Austin


If you ever find yourself in Austin, Texas definitely check out Zilker Park for its great running trails. Beautiful routes, great water fountains, and even a couple of showers to wet your head if you are too hot! Fantastic! Did my 10km tempo run there (although not too sure if it was really tempo...)

Even a statue of Stevie Ray Vaughn to check out along the way...

July 4, 2008 | 11:07 AM Comments  0 comments



mtampoya   mtampoya Mish's TIGblog
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Film Friday's: Tell No One

As many of you know, I am a big fan of the cinema. I am a lover of most, if not all genres of film. So, to spice things up a bit, I am going to put a little twist on my blog postings on Friday's. I will TRY to review the online strategies and/or tactics of films I want to see or have seen. Afterall, that is typically what I do. I visit the site to get background information on a film prior to watching it OR, if the film is brilliant or I want more information post-viewing, I will try to locate it's URL.

Tell No One

I didn't know much about this movie until I read the review in the New York Times - a critic's pick at that. For those that haven't read the review or don't know the movie - it is a mystery thriller that the NYTimes quotes "is the kind of conspiracy-minded mystery almost no one seems capable of creating anymore, except David Lynch in his surreal way". Any review that compares a film it to the brilliancy of David Lynch gets my money.

To the web details:

Although for film sites, I like to see a little fancy flash presentation I do like how they have decided to stick to the DVD announcement date for their entry page. Because afterall, if you do not live in a major hub or live in a region where a distributor bought the rights to sell - you probably won't see this film on the big screen. You will be left to purchase or zipit.

Once you enter the site, you are brought to a quick cut of a desperation scene which is really engaging...in fact, enter any one of their many areas and you get a glimpse of a part of the film that really showcases the look and feel of the movie and the tempo and action you will be engaged in. As you go deeper into the site and see more of the scenes, you get really pulled in. It leaves you trying to understand what is going on, just like the premise of the movie...something very few sites, previews, ads have accomplished.

Site review **** (out of 5)

July 4, 2008 | 6:07 AM Comments  0 comments



jacquescool   jacquescool Jacques's TIGblog
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Synthèse NECC 2008

(photo personnelle prise d'un trottoir du centre-ville de San Antonio, représentant l'étoile du Texas et l'Alamo)

Les Américains aiment faire les choses en grand, encore plus au Texas. Avec 11 000 congressistes et la plus grosse foire commerciale de produits éducatifs, facile de s'y perde. C'est alors qu'on essaie de faire des choix d'activités qui répondent le mieux possible à nos attentes. Dans mon cas, je peux affirmer que la majorité des ateliers auxquels j'ai assisté m'ont plu, ou plutôt, m'ont permis de réfléchir sur différents aspects entourant l'école, les apprentissages au 21e siècle et le rôle des technologies. Voici mes coups de cœur, les navets et les points à améliorer :


  • Les écoles virtuelles performantes et bien structurées – J'ai entendu et discuté avec des gens dont les yeux scintillaient de leur passion. Leur camaraderie entre membres d'une même équipe témoignait d'une collégialité stimulante et positive. Le cadre dans lequel ils travaillent est loin d'être improvisé ; des politiques, des pratiques et des « lieux » (physiques ou virtuels) de rencontre font en sorte que des États comme la Virginie, l'Alabama, le Mississipi, la Louisiane, la Georgie et la Floride (pour ne nommer que ceux-ci) font preuve de leadership dans le domaine de la FAD au niveau M-12. Et puis, ça m'a fait réaliser à quel point nous affichons peu (pas assez) nos réalisations et succès dans ce domaine. J'ai vraiment besoin d'avoir une bonne stratégie de marketing ici K
  • Je lève mon chapeau à la compagnie Desire2learn (non, John Baker ne m'a pas demandé d'écrire ça J). D'abord, leur kiosque (incontournable) était très modeste, sans feux d'artifices, avec 2 employés à l'écoute et prêts à démontrer et à répondre aux questions des curieux. Mais surtout, lors d'un souper offert par eux, nous avons, de façon très détendue et réfléchie, fait une belle réflexion sur l'apport des technologies web 2.0, la sécurité des élèves dont chaque éducateur professionnel et administrateur scolaire a la responsabilité et le devoir d'adresser, l'exploitation pédagogique et judicieuse de multiples technologies, widgets, plateformes, gugusses (solutions libres ou commerciales) pour favoriser l'apprentissage. Et puis, ce steak texan était sublime J.
  • L'impact du Canada et les connexions globales :
  • Mali Bickley et Jim Carleton, deux enseignants de Toronto, ont ému les milliers venus les écouter. Ils caractérisent tellement bien ce que la profession enseignante doit être : aimer les enfants, faire preuve de compassion, innover dans leur pratique (ils sont tout sauf des « techno-geeks » - on apprend en faisant des choses pertinentes). Ce qui me plaît encore plus, c'est que je SAIS qu'il y a beaucoup d'autres Mali et Jim dans nos écoles. Il faut les amener à l'avant-scène afin qu'ils servent de modèle et d'inspiration pour tous les enseignants !
  • Taking it Global.org – Sous le leadership du jeune Michael Furdyk, ce groupe est en train de faire sa marque, partout. Avec un portail et des outils en ligne (qualité du français très élevée) invitant les élèves et les enseignants à s'engager dans des causes nobles et justes (environnement, justice sociale, etc.), une planète à améliorer est à la porte. Ayany aussi le dossier du leadership avec les conseils des élèves du Nouveau-Brunswick, je me suis engagé à amener mes jeunes Acadiens et Acadiennes vers ce giron; espérons que ça va « pogner ».
  • Dans la même veine, des connexions globales via les réseaux iEarn.org et Flat Classroom Project offrent l'occasion de relier le monde. En français, je pense aussi à nos amis du ProjeTICE.fr. Je retiens les mots de Julie Lindsay : pour réussir dans ces projets, ceux-ci doivent être de nature HOLISTIQUE, MULTICULTUREL et TRANSDISCIPLINAIRE.
  • Le backchanelling impressionant en marge du NECC 2008 : La liste est imposante. Des blogueurs, des wikis et des Twittters, partout. Un peu trop vaste pour tout suivre. Donc, je m'arrête à certaines adresses, c'est tout. La force de ces canaux de communication est dans son instantanéité et comme pour Wikipedia, son pouvoir auto-régulateur, ou du moins, on a le pouls assez vite merci de ce qui se passe. S'il y a controverse, hop! les opinions sont exposés, les débats se font, et ce, de façon civilisée et courtoise; on s'en prend aux idées, pas les gens. Très sain et très fort. Mais je me demande : pour le non-blogueur, cette présence et cette prolifération risque-t-elle d'être un peu trop intimidante? En voyant un Blogger's Café bondé et fourmillant, quelqu'un pourrait se dire que c'est seulement pour les initiés… D'Autre part, ça peut donner un p'tit coup genre « ouais, ça y est, j'essaie cela… on nous dit de faire quelque chose, voilà, je débute ici. ». Incremental change, dit-on en anglais; le succès engendre le succès.


  • Hall Davidson (Discovery Education Network) : Quel showman!! Les cellulaires dans les écoles? Disons seulement ceci : 3,3 milliards de cellulaires actifs dans le monde et seuls les talibans et nos écoles les interdissent! Dans les deux prochaines années, surveillons toutes les percées technologiques disponibles dans la paume de la main. On n'a pas fini d'en voir, voyons maintenant comment bien les utiliser pour l'apprentissage.

  • EduBloggerCon 08 : victime de son succès, peut-être? En tout cas, les organisateurs travailleront sûrement à améliorer le format de cette non-conférence la prochaine fois, qui doit justement rester comme cela : une rencontre informelle et des échanges libres… Je suis confiant que de tous ces commentaires constructifs.


  • Mes petites déceptions : le cirque hyper-commercialisé de la salle d'exposition (certains kiosques ont coûté plus d'un million de $US); David Warlick (même message qu'en 2006 et 2007, mais…); la session sur les tablettes PC (le traitement du sujet, pas le sujet lui-même); toutes ces autres sessions que je n'ai pas pu assister (mais dont on a laissé des traces, vive le web participatif); et enfin, ce que j'ai ressenti/entendu chez tellement d'enseignants ordinaires qui étaient là, soit cette obsession sur la sécurité, genre « nos brebis se feront écorchées vives par les gros méchants loups si on ouvre quoi que ce soit » . Les ressources proposées de la session du dimanche matin sauront les guider, certes. Autre son de cloche entendu : certains galvaudent le discours sur la pédagogie et l'apprentissage. C'est un peu l'effet pervers des nouveautés technologiques. Il faut apprendre à regarder au-delà du WOW! initial et mesurer la pertinence d'une solution technologique sur son dénominateur commun : l'élève qui apprend!

Et puis, en terminant, il y a ce billet de Clarence Fisher, un manitobain qui dit à l'Amérique ce qui ne va pas dans son système d'éducation publique :

« I've been lucky enough to meet some of the most innovative, inventive people involved with your education system America. They are kind, bright, and open people. willing to share and willing to think in new ways; you should be very proud of them. But I don't think you're getting it. People like David Warlick and Will Richardson keep telling their concerns about how the world is changing. But I don't hear many people talking about classrooms, or about how these concerns and worries about a changing world look like in practice. Many of your educational thought leaders are frustrated by a system that doesn't seem to honour them and their creativity. They are hampered by the complete dominance of artificial testing and by corporations who are controlling the debates that surround change. Many of them have unfortunately been driven out of your classrooms, right where you need them the most. (…) I don't mean to be critical America, but I do think that you need a critical friend. I'm hoping that as someone who is an outsider, but also a neighbour who sees what is happening in your house, you'll understand that I am worried about you. The world has changed around you America. The debates have changed. We are past dealing with flashy tools and are more interested in debates about pedagogy and learning instead of testing and controlling. Transparency, openness, and sharing the learning are the fastest way forward and this means that you need to change your thinking. »

Qu'il a donc raison. J'ai croisé des gens passionnés par leur travail et les enfants. Les É.-U. ont tout intérêt à leur faire plus de place. Ces « flashy tools », qui pullulaient la salle d'exposition, qu'ont les éteignent donc un moment et parlons apprentissage et pédagogie, et sur comment on peut commencer à améliorer réellement les écoles. Ensuite, on pourra rallumer (ou inventer) celles qui pourront alors avoir un impact signifiant dans ce contexte actualisé. C'est comme cette vidéo de Sir Ken Robinson, qui dit (à la 24e minute) que le défi n'est pas de réformer l'éducation, mais de la transformer.

En conclusion, je veux simplement dire que conserve d'excellents souvenirs de cette conférence et des gens et lieux de San Antonio. Ce fut un privilège et un plaisir d'y être. ¡Hasta luego!


July 4, 2008 | 3:07 AM Comments  0 comments

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Rahaf   Rahaf Rahaf Harfoush's TIGblog
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Seriously? Viacom wins right to YouTube viewer logs

The BBC reported today that Viacom (for a funny definition that I agree with courtesy of urbandictionary.com click here) has won a court ruling against Google who must now hand over Youtube’s view logs which include the viewing habits of anyone who has ever watched a video on the site.

Viacom is alleging Copyright infringement, as they estimate there are currently 160,000 unauthorized clips of the company’s material that have been viewed 1.5 Billion times. The ruling is being called a “set-back to privacy rights” by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

But wait, there’s more. Privacy experts at lashing out at the usually benevolent internet giant for continuing to use IP addresses when they can be tracked back to users.
A Snippet from the Article:

Google

‘Erroneous ruling’

Leading privacy expert Simon Davies told BBC News that the privacy of millions of YouTube users was threatened.

He said: “The chickens have come home to roost for Google.

“Their arrogance and refusal to listen to friendly advice has resulted in the privacy of tens of millions being placed under threat.”

Mr Davies said privacy campaigners had warned Google for years that IP addresses were personally identifiable information.

Google pledged last year to anonymise IP addresses for search information but it has said nothing about YouTube data.

Mr Davies said: “Governments and organisations are realising that companies like Google have a warehouse full of data. And while that data is stored it is under threat of being used and putting privacy in danger.”

The EFF said: “The Court’s erroneous ruling is a set-back to privacy rights, and will allow Viacom to see what you are watching on YouTube.

“We urge Viacom to back off this overbroad request and Google to take all steps necessary to challenge this order and protect the rights of its users.”

The body said the ruling was also potentially unlawful because the log data did contain personally identifiable data.

The court also ruled that Google disclose to Viacom the details of all videos that have been removed from the site for any reason.

What this means:

If ‘ol Rupert wanted to, he’d be able to figure out exactly which videos a particular user has viewed. While that’s not enough to reveal your identity necessarily, privacy experts worry that this information might be easy to extrapolate given that many people have personal a YouTube id that is personal, or might even include their name. Mix that in with your computer’s IP address and someone who was interested enough could probably put the pieces together and figure out who you are.

Keep in mind, that IP addresses are provided by your ISP, and usually change over time, which means that Viacom would have to call up Rogers to get that information, and that will usually mean needing to have a court order. Plus, Viacom hasn’t declared any intent to hunt down the culprit youtube users. (Hey Viacom, here’s a hint: it’s all of us.)

And over at the GooglePlex…

Somewhere on that beautiful campus, there are a team of Google lawyers meeting in a room full of plastic balls to discuss the situation. Currently, Google doesn’t think they should hand the log over because of the aforementioned privacy concerns. They will most likely challenge this order.

Privacy associations like the Electronic Fronteir Foundation is demanding Vicaom “Back off this overbroad request” To which Viacom cackled evilly and resumed their plans to build the death star.

Instead of the War on Terror, CNN should be monitoring the War On Privacy. It’s eroding right beneath our noses if we don’t all wake up and do something about it.


July 3, 2008 | 11:07 AM Comments  0 comments



DeepEndZen   DeepEndZen Nick Yeo's TIGblog
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Thoughts about Ljubljana & the OECD
Related to country: Slovenia

Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

I've had some time now to digest my travels to Ljubljana, Slovenia; I was recently there for the OECD's International Workshop on Open & Inclusive Policy Making. TakingITGlobal conducted an e-consultation on Climate Change & Building Citizen Centred Policies & Services.

I want to thank all of the participants who gave their views and opinions on these 2 important themes - and especially Vidar and PJ who coordinated the consultations. When I presented your thoughts at the Workshop, all of the delegates were deeply interested and reacted positively to what you said. I found that there were a number of civil servants who already recognized that engaging young people is an important component of reaching out with their citizens. I also heard a lot of innovative ideas and projects that governments were experimenting with.

Still, there was a recognition that more political will and resources are needed to make sure that these efforts are supported. One of the main points that I stressed is that governments need to include young people at all levels of the public policy development process. Additionally, having youth civil servants is also a good step - and listening to your ideas will definitely help transform government.

I want to invite you to read the full report that I presented - you can download it here.

I also had a chance to take in some of the sights of Ljubljana and I must say, it was very pleasant to roam around the streets of a small, yet cosmopolitan city. I really appreciated the history that you can clearly see in the buildings and the layout of the city. The neat thing was the emphasis on dragons - St. George is the patron saint and you can see that everywhere.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to head out to Bled lake or Skocjan caves, but hopefully I can make another trip in the future to check them out!!

July 3, 2008 | 10:38 AM Comments  0 comments



Rahaf   Rahaf Rahaf Harfoush's TIGblog
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Seriously? Dimitri the lover -creepiest voice mail ever

You have to listen to this voicemail to believe it. It’s been circulating online for the past few days, and thanks to an insightful (and profoundly disturbing) article by Torontoist, I discovered that this prime specimen is hails from Toronto. This is a voice mail left by Dimitri aka Dimitri The Lover aka total creep, for one unsuspecting woman named Olga.

Dimitri tried to seduce Olga on the street and she gave him her card.  She had no idea that Dimitri was an expert on women. Oh yes my friends, he teaches courses in Toronto on how to meet women. He started the “Real Men Club,” to preach his teachings, and has a diverse range of products for sale including a “Make Women Worship You,” series.

Anyway, as Torontoist reveals, he is clearly disturbed, a former doctor whose license was revoked because of inappropriate behavior towards female patients. He calls Olga up and leaves her the following two voice mails:

Now, when you listen to these two messages imagine that this is from a stranger you’ve met briefly on the street: *shudder*

I can’t even believe what he says. After not hearing back from Olga he calls back again to question if she’s playing games, however he is quick to point out several scenarios that might explain her silence. “Maybe you were abused in childhood? Or maybe your mother has cancer and you’re going to chemo?” Wow.

Welcome to the Internet:

Thanks to the wonders of social media, these calls are now everywhere. Digg, Break, Youtube, Facebook, not to mention an mp3 circulating via email which was sent to me four separate times today! Dimitri was also named the internet’s #1 scariest seducer by Gawker and dlisted, to name a few. It never ceases to amaze me how comfortable some people are sending hugely private messages via voicemail and email. Have we learned nothing from the Alec Baldwin fiasco? (In a similar move of class, Alec leaves a disturbing message for his young daughter when she doesn’t pick up his calls.

Whether you’re a corporation or an entity, in today’s technological everything is recorded, and once released on to the internet, nearly impossible to contain. My father used to always say “keep your words soft and sweet because you might one day have to eat them.” These days, you never know who is watching or listening.


July 3, 2008 | 10:07 AM Comments  0 comments



ChristyCavell   ChristyCavell Christy Walters's TIGblog
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Thanks!
Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

Over 15,000 ?!
Thanks for reading everyone :)

July 3, 2008 | 9:07 AM Comments  0 comments

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adamclare   adamclare Adam Clare's TIGblog
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Cold Sores No Mores

Luckily I don’t suffer from cold sores, but a lot of people do. Based on some new research a cure for cold sores could be just around the corner. Researchers have found some key information about how cold sores go away and then come back.

By examining the interplay of various molecular substances the virus produces, researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., have found how it hides and then emerges periodically.

One such substance is called latency associated transcript RNA, which the study reveals blocks the formation of proteins that “turn” on the virus and make it replicate. It does this by splitting into strands of microRNAs, which essentially keep the virus in check.

However, in stressful situations, the virus makes more messenger RNA than the microRNAs can handle and eventually viral replication occurs.

“In principle, you could activate and then kill all of the virus in a patient,” said Cullen. “This would completely cure a person, and you would never get another cold sore.

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