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Illustrations RSS FeedsPentagon creating civilian Language Corps to help in times of war, emergencies - (Associated Press) The Pentagon is setting up a civilian Language Corps, a cadre of some 1,000 foreign-language speakers who can help the government in times of war and national emergencies. In a three-year pilot program, the Defense Department will recruit volunteers and do testing to see if such a program would work. If successful, a permanent corps could be developed, said Robert Slater, who heads the Pentagon personnel office's security education program. -- [Via --DGJ] ...Feed Source: jerz.setonhill.edu Skywalkers in Korea cross Han solo
- (Yahoo! | AP (will espire)) They came from all over the world, poles in hand, and feet ready to inch more than half a mile across a high wire strung over the Han River in a spine-tingling battle of balance, speed and high anxiety. --
[This is a news article about a high-wire competition that involved crossing a body of water called the Han River.
A tip of the blaster-shield-fitted helmet to a very clever headline writer. --DGJ]
... Teaching through Text Message; Cell Phones Emerge as Learning Tool
- (Rebel Yell) Some linguists are worried that the proliferation of text messaging among students may hurt the development of formal English. Johnson does not agree.
"I don't buy it," Johnson said. "I think students can distinguish between different contexts. What they would say with their friends is different from what they would say to an instructor."
Text messaging may be an important tool to help students learn the difference between different English and behaviors that are appropriate for different situations.
"Sure, text messaging can help teach that difference," Johnson said. "I would put the emphasis on explaining the importance of context."
In fact, Johnson says that text messaging may have a positive effect on language, especially with English as a second language students.
[I tend to agree. If instructors teach that text-message lingo and academic English are two points on a sliding scale (not necessarily the most extreme points), that's a good way to help students learn ... Textual Pleasure: Parsing the Annual IF Competition
- (The Escapist) But I should have expected that. The IF Comp, an annual contest to see who can write the best text-based game, offers a vast treasury of interactive fiction, and many of the entries over the past 13 years are truly fantastic. Some, like Vespers, are lit-geek works of art, putting the bulk of commercial games to shame.... Calif. Student Arrested in Shooting
- (AP | MyWay (will expire)) Police arrested a college student Tuesday suspected of opening fire in an off-campus apartment during a dispute over a video game console, killing one man and wounding two others.... The Monetary Economics of Thurston Howell III
- (Ludwig von Mises Institute) Imagine Gilligan's Island without the Howells and their paper dollars. Without money, commodities exchange directly: coconuts for fish, fish for bamboo, etc. But even with barter, some commodities are more "marketable" than others. Perhaps one of the castaways might eventually buy one of the Professor's books, but they will more often purchase Mary Ann's coconut cream pies -- or the coconuts themselves. Coconuts are more marketable than books.
Over time, the commodity that is most marketable becomes popular for indirect exchange: the Skipper trades his fish for Ginger's decorative shells, not because he wants shells, but because he knows he can trade them for Gilligan's coconuts. The price of a commodity is its exchange ratio for the most marketable good, e.g., 12 shells per coconut. The value of the shell money is based on the goods it traded for yesterday -- since we can't know what prices will be today. Right now, the Skipper is willing to trade one of ... Slouching Toward Something
- (Why Not Sneeze?) Why can't anything fun ever be slouched toward? I mean, what about Slouching Towards Deliciousness, or Slouching Towards Balloon Animals?... The readiness to deconstruct is all
- (Philadelphia Inquirer) When we refuse to "budge an inch," excoriate "rotten apples," or admonish slackers to "sink or swim," we speak in his voice. Although the arts sections of newspapers teem with products from self-anointed "artists" who will not survive their publicity budgets, Shakespeare after roughly four centuries still pleases general audiences, challenges intellectuals, and provokes academics. How can we not presume that such a stupendous orchestrator of character and insight operated with a coherent, multifaceted theory of human nature?
On the other hand, our ignorance of Shakespeare the man - he left no diaries or letters in his short life of some 52 years - and the clashing multiple versions of some of his texts, have always dovetailed with a contrary belief that his greatness arises precisely from utter openness to the varieties of human behavior, emotion and thought, his ability to render in concrete scenes and daring metaphors more non-reductionist nuances of the hear... atari-and-controllers
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... To Do
- (Jerz's Literacy Weblog)
[5: The number of proposals I've sent off in the last 24 hours. (Well, one I had drafted weeks ago, and another consisted of me answering the phone and saying "Yes," but still . )
Feels like a pretty good day.
To do:That last item won't take the most time, but it will be the hardest.
--DGJ]
... How other countries deal with gun control
- (BoingBoing) This article from The Week has statistics that bolster and weaken arguments frequently used by people on both sides of the debate.
[Blogging this for future reference. I'll be teaching a news writing course in the fall, and one of the most challenging units involves getting students to think critically about statistical claims made by advocates of a particular issue.
After reading The Tempest and reading a student's paper about Gulliver's Travels, I'm thinking about creating a unit that involves students writing reports about interviews with people from fictional countries. There might be a society that promotes free file-sharing and has a legal drinking age of 17, but where women can't vote. There might be glossy tourist brochures that offer one view of the country, but refugees and people from minority groups would offer a strikingly different view of the country. (And some of those minority views would be wildly inaccurate.)
The idea would be to get students to pra... Vetting Comments Strangers Post to Class Blogs
- (Jerz's Literacy Weblog)
[I always enjoy telling my students when I start noticing comments that people who aren't in our class start posting comments on the course weblog or individual student weblogs.
Sometimes the poster is someone who took the course in the past and is recalling with fondness (or horror) a particular assignment. Other entries attract comments from other people on the Internet who happen to be interested in the same subject.
Here is an example of such a comment (posted to a 600-word blog entry that discussed the nature of heroism in Huck Finn) that I don't bother to approve:But here is an excerpt from a 700-word comment (posted to ), which I did approve:See Also: --DGJ]
... Take Several Tablets for Teaching: Interactive Scribbling Draws Students Into Classroom Presentations
- (Chronicle of Higher Education) "You present an engineering problem, like a fighter plane that's returned to base shredded by antiaircraft fire, and ask students where they would put extra armor," said Mr. Tront. Students circle various parts of the plane that took a lot of hits. "You can show their solutions one by one and discuss them," he said.
And if no one catches on to the trick -- this was a plane that made it back safely; the damage was irrelevant, and it's the undamaged areas that were probably hit on the planes that went down, so those areas need protection -- the professor can discuss the logic behind that, too. --
[I blogged this because I like the cool engineering example. That's like the curious incident of the dog in the night -- the dog that did bark (thus indicating that it knew a particular night visitor).
I am a fan of technology, but in this example I can see it being just as effective if you pass out printouts, have students mark them up in pencil, then use a ... LOL Trek
- (Live Granades) --
[I was vaguely aware of the lolcats phenomenon, which involves remediating the famous "Hang in there, baby" cat poster as if the cats themselves were writing the captions.
Never did I expect it to be unleashed on the beloved Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" (which has earned it a spot on my blog.) --DGJ]
... Fort Bend school trustees put off video game appeal
- (Houston Chronicle) A Chinese student was transferred from his high school to an "alternative education center" (?) after his parents found he had designed a Counterstrike mod with maps based on his school. Two parents learned of the map he made from their kids, and they informed his parents, who in turn reported him to the Fort Bend Independent School District administrators.
[It's important to note that it wasn't just the fact that the student designed a game map that depicted the school, but that the investigation turned up swords. Further, the parents reported their own son and gave the police permission to search his room. Police found nothing worthy of a criminal charge, but without any evidence that this young man had any unusual (ore even typical) anti-social tendencies, I hope all parties can resolve this quickly.
The fact that this kid happens to be Asian wouldn't have anything at all to do with it, would it?
It does look like some members of the school board feel the bo... Travel Photography Tips - Top 5 Photography Equipment That You Must Have in Your Travelling Bag - Have you been on a photo shoot travel adventure before? Or have you seen professional photographers in your town or while you're on vacation? They've always got a bulky bag with them which seems easy enough to lug around, isn't it? If you're a professional photographer in the making and you've been wondering what's in that bag or what you should have in your travel photography bag, then wonder no more! Here are the five most important things every photographer needs, in no particular order.... How to Sell Photographs - Tips on How To Make Money With Your Photography Skills - If you love taking pictures or you have a passion in photography, you can actually make money from this passion. Indeed, photography can be a profitable skill, as not many are gifted with the skill in taking beautiful pictures.... 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A camera with decent resolution, optical zoom, a shutter that works to your needs, and a good sensor will definitely give you good results, provided you know the proper use of light and exposure. So its basically you who should take good photos and not the camera. Camera features are there to assist you.... RAW Or JPEG? Easy Choices for Creating HDR Images - If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone say, "I only shoot RAW" (you could substitute JPEG for RAW here) I would be rich. Truth be told, if one limits one's self to a single format then, I suggest, that one has established limits that are simply stifling one's creative choices.... How to Use Photography Metering for Super Vivid Captures - This article provides information about photography metering modes. It also explains which metering mode to use in different conditions.... How To Sell Photographs On Your Own Easy-To-Build Free Website! - When considering how to sell photographs, having your own website has many advantages. Prospective customers can look at your work, and people can find you online via search engines. There are ways to set up your own free photography website, which obviously helps when you are starting out.... Photographers - Provide High Value - This article provides several photography business tips for those seeking to provide their clients with an excellent product at a reasonable price. While in the short term there may be a number gimmicks that can be used to increase profits, long term (i.e. 20 years or more) can only be achieved through the offering a high levels of value (benefit/cost ration). ... High Dynamic Range (HDR) Digital Photography Expands One's Creative Range - High dynamic range (HDR) photography captivates viewers through its bedazzling attention to details and its stunning array of color. 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Landscape Photographers - Scenic shots of the outdoor give a refreshing feel to anyone who would look at it. Landscape photography is all about breathtaking scenes and great panorama of the outdoors. Landscape photographers use telephoto lenses to capture a wider range of the view. Snow covered mountain ranges, thick mangrove forest and other picturesque landscapes are all stationary that photographing those are a lot easier compared to moving subjects.... Secrets to Great Portrait and Headshot Photography - Portrait photography requires appropriate technical skills about the genre and the right attitude towards the clients. Capturing an excellent portrait of a person can depict the emotions and thoughts through the eyes and angle of the face. Headshots photographers consider a lot of factors for a photograph to look unique, striking and expressive as much as possible.... Taking Excellent Pictures - Tips You Might Want To Consider - Your camera does not have to be the latest model that has just recently announced to be out in the market or the most expensive thing there is in the stores to deliver an excellent fine picture. It is also not about having all those classy equipment and accessories that would cost you a year's salary to purchase to take the most perfect picture.... Food Photography Tips and Techniques - Photography consists of various genres that are very interesting to learn especially for people who are really into taking pictures and capturing that decisive remarkable moment in one's life. Food is one of most remarkable subjects for photography since every person just could not live without eating.... Make Your Dream of Becoming a Famous Photographer Come True - In photography, there are a lot of specific areas that you may want to specialize in or put your greatest interest into. 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Boudoir Photographer - Planning a wedding is a very long process and can sometimes be a very stressful moment for a bride. Efficiently tasking specific wedding matters can get a handful of workload from your shoulders, and would give you time to focus on a particular subject that you would want to be assigned to you.... How To Choose A Wedding Photographer and Show Your Wedding Photos - Weddings are one of the important events in a person's life and these can wholly be remembered through captured moments in your wedding photographs. Creating a unique and special wedding will be a lot to do, but you certainly would not mind this since every couple's dream is having a perfect wedding that you as a couple will enjoy as well as your guests.... Photography Types That You Might Enjoy - Commercial photography is popular among companies and industries that would want their products to be sold in the market. 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