Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Y GRADS SURVEYED ON 'HELICOPTER' PARENTS
According to the latest poll undertaken by the Graduate Recruitment Bureau, 43% of Y’s said their parents show a lot of interest in their careers and most welcomed the involvement. However, when it came to parents getting actively involved, the consensus was almost entirely hostile. For example, 87% would object to parents negotiating salaries, 97% would resist parents attending interviews, and 96% would not want parents to question an employer about being overlooked for promotion.
-Online Recruitment magazine, August 20, 2008
-Online Recruitment magazine, August 20, 2008
XERS PLAYING PADDLE TENNIS
Nightly suburban paddle tennis leagues have become very popular for Xers in places like New York and Chicago. Compared to tennis, the paddle tennis court is smaller and the game is played with a solid paddle and a depressurized tennis ball. The smaller court size adds a strong advantage to net play and creates a fast and reaction-based game. And because the enclosed, elevated aluminum court has a heating system in its base, it allows those who live in colder climes to play year-round.
-Seacoastonline.com, September 18, 2008
-Seacoastonline.com, September 18, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Chris Powers Video 2
http://blip.tv/file/get/Ssailor-SportsMedicineSymposium2008ChrisPowersSession2895.mp4
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The future of gaming is all in the mind - CNN.com
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Be excited, but be scared. A world of mind-blowing possibilities is suddenly being thrust upon the world of video gaming. Detecting your thoughts: the EPOC headset is a breakthrough in brain - computer interfaces.Detecting your thoughts: the EPOC headset is a breakthrough in brain - computer interfaces. The era of thought controlled games has arrived, and soon you could be required only to 'think' to operate a video game. Maybe you'll even have the chance to be completely immersed in a video game 'world'.The future of gaming is all in the mind - CNN.com
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he Pop Vs Soda Map
308 - The Pop Vs Soda Map « Strange Maps
I would imagine some college professor put this together.
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Living Paycheck to Paycheck On $100,000 - Personal Finance * US * News * Story - CNBC.com
If you are counting the days until the next payday comes around, you’re not alone.And we're not talking Jane and Joe Six Pack here. Some 21 percent of those with salaries of $100,000 or more say they are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a recent survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com.Living Paycheck to Paycheck On $100,000 - Personal Finance * US * News * Story - CNBC.com
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Charitable Gifts by Politicians Add Up, For Some - America’s Election HQ
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has come under criticism in recent weeks for his charitable giving — or, more specifically, the lack of it.The Delaware senator and his wife, Jill, showed annual earnings of more than $200,000 and sometimes $300,000 between 1998 and 2007. And they gave relatively very little of it away. In 2007, their most generous year, the Bidens gave $995 to charity. In 1999, their charitable donations added up to $120.Charitable Gifts by Politicians Add Up, For Some - America’s Election HQ
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Is College Necessary in a Knowledge-Drenched World?
Is College Necessary in a Knowledge-Drenched World?Is College Necessary in a Knowledge-Drenched World?
9/17/2008 By Trent Batson
A friend told me recently that people are asking him why learners, in this age, need to ever attend college to become educated. This question undoubtedly has occurred to all educators, and to many parents who are paying tuition. There is perhaps no more raw-edged question than this in all of higher education: Have we educators become obsolete?If we are considering only the learning value of higher education institutions, and not the developmental life-transition value, the list of unique opportunities for learning that higher education offers seems to have shrunk in the past few years.One gold mine that distinguished higher education institutions in previous decades, the library and its collections, seems to have deflated in its traditional value. And, who needs large lecture halls to learn? Who needs a sound studio or post-production facilities when you can have them on your laptop? Who needs an art studio if you create your composition on your laptop? If high-end lab equipment or scientific simulation software is also available via the Web, why do you need to visit a campus to run an experiment? And why teach writing in a classroom where you have to talk when you could teach it on the Web where you have to, uh, write? Maybe the question "Why attend college at all?" is suddenly a serious question.
Cross Posted from Campustechnology.com
I have tried to impress upon my colleagues here at the university and with my colleagues in my professional association - We don't sell information anymore. We provide degrees and continuing education units. If that is the paradigm then you can give away the information (e.g., podcasts, vidcasts, online documents) but recoup the expense through assessment leading to degree or certificates. At some point degrees don't matter as much as results but they are important because they represent that you have completed something (and hopefully know something). If the paradigm I suggest was actually today's paradigm how would education be different? Better? Worse? Unsustainable? Thriving? Collaborative?
One thing to keep in mind - students can always buy the textbooks without taking the class. So why do they come to class? Hopefully it is to be in an environment where they can learn better then if they attempted the process on their own.
Why go to the gym? Can't you get your own treadmill? Weights? Yes. But you go to the gym to get direction from someone who can help you make sense of the information you have available to you. This might be the niche college have (and always have had). Just my view from both sides. Enjoy!
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Sports Medicine Symposium 2008 - Chris Powers (Session 1)
This video was taken at the inaugural Sports Medicine Symposium put on by the Central California Sports Medicine Institute housed within the College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Fresno.
Monday, September 15, 2008
New Windows Mobile app creates portable hotspot | Geek.com
New Windows Mobile app creates portable hotspot | Geek.com
A new application by Morose Media will give those people with Windows
Mobile WiFi enabled smartphones the ability to become a roaming
hotspot. Besides being able to share their Internet connection via WiFi, users of the application will also be able to share Internet access
using a USB or Bluetooth connection. The advantage of sharing an
Internet connection via USB or Bluetooth is that it doesn’t utilize as
much battery power on the smartphone as WiFi.
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Thursday, September 11, 2008
Net-talking toaster to burn news onto bread | Register Hardware
Net-talking toaster to burn news onto bread | Register Hardware
The Scan Toaster connects to a PC over USB and downloads everything from local weather conditions and the current time to the morning’s news headlines.
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E-books: The flexible future | Speeds and feeds - Technology analysis by Peter N. Glaskowsky - CNET News
E-books: The flexible future | Speeds and feeds - Technology analysis by Peter N. Glaskowsky - CNET News
This particular gizmo is very attractive. It uses a large, flexible electronic paper display based on technology from E Ink (the same company that makes the displays for Amazon.com's Kindle and Sony's Reader), but the device overall is remarkably thin and light.
This particular gizmo is very attractive. It uses a large, flexible electronic paper display based on technology from E Ink (the same company that makes the displays for Amazon.com's Kindle and Sony's Reader), but the device overall is remarkably thin and light.
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AppleInsider | Apple details next-gen Nike+ system with GPS, wear sensors
AppleInsider | Apple details next-gen Nike+ system with GPS, wear sensors
A new filing from Apple describes a future generation Nike+ system that would be capable of more accurately monitoring athletic performance in real-time, providing feedback on wear of athletic gear, and even conveying advertisements from establishments that an athlete passes during a workout.
A new filing from Apple describes a future generation Nike+ system that would be capable of more accurately monitoring athletic performance in real-time, providing feedback on wear of athletic gear, and even conveying advertisements from establishments that an athlete passes during a workout.
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