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Words related to sense
scent (v.)
late 14c., sent "to find the scent of," from Old French sentir "to feel, smell, touch, taste; realize, perceive; make love to," from Latin sentire " to feel, perceive, sense, discern, hear, see" (see sense (n.)).
Originally a hunting term. The -c- appeared 17c., perhaps by influence of ascent, descent, etc., or by influence of science. This was a tendency in early Modern English, also in scythe and for a time threatening to make scite and scituate. Figurative use from 1550s. Transitive sense "impregnate with an odor, perfume" is from 1690s. Related: Scented; scenting.
send (v.)
Old English sendan "send, send forth; throw, impel," from Proto-Germanic *sond- (source also of Old Saxon sendian, Old Norse and Old Frisian senda, Middle Low German and Middle Dutch senden, Dutch zenden, German senden, Gothic sandjan), causative form of base *sinþan, denoting "go, journey" (source of Old English sið "way, journey," Old Norse sinn, Gothic sinþs "going, walk, time"), from PIE root *sent- "to head for, go" (source also of Lithuanian siųsti "send;" see sense (n.)).
Also used in Old English of divine ordinance (as in godsend, from Old English sand "messenger, message," from Proto-Germanic *sandaz "that which is sent"). Slang sense of "to transport with emotion, delight" is recorded from 1932, in American English jazz slang.
sensate (adj.)
c. 1500, from Late Latin sensatus "gifted with sense," from sensus "perception, feeling, undertaking, meaning" (see sense (n.)). From 1937 in sociology. As a verb from 1650s.
sensation (n.)
1610s, "a reaction to external stimulation of the sense organs," from French sensation (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin sensationem (nominative sensatio), from Late Latin sensatus "endowed with sense, sensible," from Latin sensus "feeling" (see sense (n.)). Meaning "state of shock, surprise, in a community" first recorded 1779.
The great object of life is sensation — to feel that we exist, even though in pain. It is this 'craving void' which drives us to gaming — to battle, to travel — to intemperate, but keenly felt, pursuits of any description, whose principal attraction is the agitation inseparable from their accomplishment. [Lord Byron, letter, Sept. 6, 1813]
senseless (adj.)
1550s, "without sensation," from sense (n.) + -less. Of actions, etc., "devoid of purpose, proceeding from lack of intelligence," it is attested from 1570s. Related: Senselessly; senselessness.
senses (n.)
"mental faculties, conscious cognitive powers, sanity," 1560s, from sense (n.). Meaning "faculties of physical sensation" is from 1590s.
sensible (adj.)
late 14c., "capable of sensation or feeling;" also "capable of being sensed or felt, perceptible to the senses," hence "easily understood; logical, reasonable," from Late Latin sensibilis "having feeling: perceptible by the senses," from sensus, past participle of sentire "perceive, feel" (see sense (n.)). Of persons, "aware, cognizant (of something)" early 15c.; "having good sense, capable of reasoning, discerning, clever," mid-15c. Of clothes, shoes, etc., "practical rather than fashionable" it is attested from 1855.
Other Middle English senses included "susceptible to injury or pain" (early 15c., now gone with sensitive); "worldly, temporal, outward" (c. 1400); "carnal, unspiritual" (early 15c., now gone with sensual). Related: Sensibleness.
sensitive (adj.)
late 14c., sensitif, in reference to the body or its parts, "capable of receiving impressions from external objects, having the function of sensation;" also (c. 1400) in scholastic philosophy, "pertaining to the faculty of the soul that receives and analyzes sensory information;" from Old French sensitif "capable of feeling" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin sensitivus "capable of sensation," from Latin sensus, past participle of sentire "feel, perceive" (see sense (n.)). Also in early Modern English sencitive.
By 1520s as "of, connected with, or affecting the senses." With reference to persons or mental feelings, "easily touched by emotion, readily wounded by unkindness" (but also sometimes "ready to take offense"), by 1816.
What is commonly called a 'sensitive' person is one whose sense-organs cannot go on responding as the stimulus increases in strength, but become fatigued. [James Sully, "Outlines of Psychology," 1884]
The purely physical sense, in reference to a living being, skin, etc., "having quick or intense response to sensation," is by 1808. Of devices, mechanisms, etc., "so delicately adjusted as to respond quickly to very slight changes of condition," by 1857. The Cold War meaning "involving national security" is attested by 1953. Related: Sensitively; sensitiveness.
The older meaning is preserved in sensitive plant (1630s, also in Shelley's poem), a legume which is "mechanically irritable in a higher degree than almost any other plant" [Century Dictionary].
Marijuana ... makes you sensitive. Courtesy has a great deal to do with being sensitive. Unfortunately marijuana makes you the kind of sensitive where you insist on everyone listening to the drum solo in Iron Butterfly's 'In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida' fifty or sixty times. [P.J. O'Rourke, "Modern Manners," 1983]
As a noun, in mesmerism, "one who is sensitive to hypnotic influence," 1850; later "one in whom the sensitive facility is highly developed, an aesthete" (1891).
sensorium (n.)
"seat of the soul" in the brain, 1640s, from Late Latin sensorium, from sens-, past participle stem of sentire "to feel" (see sense (n.)) + -orium (see -ory).
sensory (adj.)
1749, "pertaining to sense or sensation," from Latin sensorius, from sensus, past participle of sentire "to perceive, feel" (see sense (n.)).


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Concentration camp inmates
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Commemorating Hell: The Public Memory of Mittelbau-Dora
by Gretchen E. Schafft and Gerhard Zeidler
Paper: 978-0-252-07788-3 | Cloth: 978-0-252-03593-7 | eISBN: 978-0-252-09305-0
Library of Congress Classification D805.5.D6S33 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification 940.531853224
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
This powerful, wide-ranging history of the Nazi concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora is the first book to analyze how memory of the Third Reich evolved throughout changes in the German regime from World War II to the present. Building on intimate knowledge of the history of the camp, where a third of the 60,000 prisoners did not survive the war, Gretchen Schafft and Gerhard Zeidler examine the political and cultural aspects of the camp's memorialization in East Germany and, after 1989, in unified Germany.
Prisoners at Mittelbau-Dora built the V-1 and V-2 missiles, some of them coming into direct contact with Wernher von Braun and Arthur Rudolph, who later became leading engineers in the U.S. space program. Through the continuing story of Mittelbau-Dora, from its operation as a labor camp to its social construction as a monument, Schafft and Zeidler reflect an abiding interest in the memory and commemoration of notorious national events. In extending the analysis of Mittelbau-Dora into post-war and present-day Germany, Commemorating Hell uncovers the intricate relationship between the politics of memory and broader state and global politics, revealing insights about the camp's relationship to the American space pioneers and the fate of the nearby city of Nordhausen.
Gretchen Schafft is Applied Anthropologist in Residence at American University and the author of From Racism to Genocide: Anthropology in the Third Reich.Gerhard Zeidler is a former archivist at the concentration camp memorial for Mittelbau-Dora.
1. Conceptualizing Horror
2. The Camp Mittelbau-Dora
3. An End and a Beginning
4. The Change of Command
5. Shaping the New Land and Its Memories
6. The Mahn- und Gedenkstätte in the GDR
7. The Wall Comes Down
8. The Modern Gedenkstätte
9. Major Themes and Conclusions
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But just because it was about Obama
If it was in "The Onion"
Gaslighting?
Suck it up, Buttercup
When It All Went Dark....
"Get 'Em Out By Friday!"
Church Matters
You can blame the system...
"She's a Patriot!"
I blame the "face of the Democratic Party"
The city of Berkeley voted this week to purge gender from its law books. Now, words like manhole will be replaced with maintenance hole and sisters and brothers will be replaced with siblings. https://t.co/76bSVdOZXl
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 22, 2019
No, I don't think "manhole" is gendered, nor that "brother" or "sister" is really any more offensive than "he" or "she." I do wonder if they've removed those pronouns, too.
I went through "herstory." Didn't think we'd be back there again. Didn't think we'd be back to "love it or leave it" either.
There is no place in America more likely to make an ass of itself than a college town. Though making a fuss about this makes asses of so many more.


Pennsylvania Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces (Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days): Get Out the Vote!
Crossposted from the PathWays PA Policy Blog.
Today is Election Day, and a chance for your voice to be heard on the issues that matter to you. Please vote today so that our families, friends, and workforce can have more opportunities to succeed tomorrow!
Below is some information on voting that might be helpful for those of you who live in Pennsylvania.
If you are registered in a state other than Pennsylvania, please visit http://www.smartvoter.org/ to find your polling place, determine if you are registered, and to answer other questions.
Who is running for office today?
In Pennsylvania, we are electing elect members of local government, such as mayors, council people, township supervisors and district judges. To see exactly who will be on your ballot, visit http://www.smartvoter.org/pa/state/ and type in your information.
In Pennsylvania, voters must be registered 30 days prior to each election. If you are not sure if you are registered, you can confirm your registration status in the Pennsylvania voter registration database.
If you are not registered to vote in today's election, fill out a voter registration form now so you will be ready for the next one!
The Pennsylvania Department of State offers an online guide to help find your polling place on their website.
All voters may bring a list of candidates on the ballot and who they plan to vote for and/or a list of key issues or specific proposals that are on the ballot. The Department of State's Election Assistant gives you the opportunity to print a one-page sheet listing your polling place and items to bring (or not to bring) to the polls.
To see your voting rights, visit the Committee of Seventy website for voting rights guides in several languages. The PA Department of State also has helpful information for older voters, voters with disabilities, and voters who have been convicted of a crime.
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If you have questions or problems on Election Day, please call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE.
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The WD-40, a pattern originally created to work as a midge emerger is an excellent natural imitation of many small aquatic bugs. It is tied in various colors such as olive, brown and black. The WD-40 is an effective fly for fish feeding on Trico's, BWO's ( and other small mayflies) or most commonly midges. Fish it in a dry dropper system or as a point fly with a larger lead fly in a nymph rig.


I recently upgraded from Reason 6.5x to Reason 8.2. While in the edit mode trying to quantize/correct notes, the notes get deleted as I highlight them.
I'm running on Intel 2 Core @ 2.45MHz, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, 8GB RAM, RME Fireface 400 audio interface, M-Audio Keystation Pro88 controller.
So when you click-drag highlight the notes get deleted? Or is it when you just click on them they get deleted?
They get deleted as I try to move them.
Sounds like a bug indeed. You should contact p'heads about this i reckon!
Sorry artman, I'm sure you don't really want to hear this. I heard or read somewhere that 8.2 is a bit buggy. Which is why I've stuck to 8.1. I just hope 8.3 is back to the solid bug free joy we,re all used to.
Hey Thanks Osmose for writing!. I already wrote Props Heads so they are aware of these.
Hi Runcell! Thanks for writing.
You are right. I really don't have the time to be dealing with these issues.
I need to finish a song to enter a songwriting contest by the end of the month and I'm very worried about this happening in Reason right now. I just got drums and bass and still to record are 4 guitar parts, lead voice, choruses and organ.
I too read in some forum/review that Reason 8.2 was a bit buggy and that perhaps Propellerhead should have waited a bit longer to come up with this version.
I will be downloading v8.1 today and have a go at it. If it works....I'll keep working on this version until v8.3 is released.
Also...will be joining the Beta testing of v8.3 and primarily testing out my issues and taking note of other functionalities that I wish Reason will make available to us users.
Would love if you would post some sort of a review/ your experience.
Think i need to do the update to 8.3 as well, since they're putting alot of effort into it. Wanted to wait till v9 at first.
Great as always to hear from you!
Well...early morning I downloaded Reason v8.3 Beta test and......I confirmed my suspicions. There are bugs in the program itself and not my controller..
While working on a newly created song and using DrRex/NN-XT or any device for this matter, I program/play a few bars and then I open the edit window of any device and try to correct notes by placing the mouse pointer on the note and try to move it but the note gets deleted. Another issue that arose is that by trying to move a note the pencil tool shows up and writes in notes on its own. This issue is drastically more apparent while trying to edit notes in the A-List Acoustic Guitarrist and A-List Electric Guitarrist refills(which I'm trying as a demo for now).
My controller responded well while I browse any instrument device's sound patches and did not change any settings. Problem solved!.
a) Once I get done with recording I need to concentrate in mixing and while I'm in the mixer section sometimes I have the need to rename a track channel and have the sequencer change it as well but this doesn't happen. So I have to go to the sequencer lane and change the name there also. It may seem like a nuance on my behalf but when you're dealing with 20 tracks on up, this issue can get to your nerves.
b) As I recall I have never been able to scroll vertically with my mouse scroll wheel while trying to quickly browse for a particular patch in an instrument/other device. This would help me greatly while trying to meet deadlines which I'm normally subject to. I do appreciate having the new browser feature.
In not wanting to be unfair in giving this testing a thorough check out......I had to stop the Beta testing for I am pressed on time. But have downloaded Reason 8.1 as you suggested and in a few minutes will be trying it out.
Just to add an ending note...I have been in contact with propellerhead and they are closely following and responding to my case. I'll keep everyone posted!.
No worries m8 ;) Glad i could be of help.
The track naming isn't a bug i believe. I faced it as well, but notice whne you change the name in i believe the sequencer, the name overall changes (seq, rack, and mixer) all together. Of you change it in the rack or mixer, it doesn't. I thought i was programmed that way, wich doesnt make a whole lot sence to me, but maybe there are people out there that like different names in the rack -> seq -> mixer comparison.
You're right. At times I too have the need to rename a mixer track without having it reflect in the secuencer.
Just thought there was a problem with this/or that it was not considered.
By the way.....I just post it a Thread that reads "Just a Thank You note" for you to read.
I'm sure I should'nt have does this. But didn't know how to send a private message to you, Matt or Runcell.
Ye ive read it, glad we could be of help!


Britain's Food Standards Agency has issued a nationwide warning about misleading and illegal claims on the labels of New Zealand honey, after tests revealed many manuka honey products have none of the claimed active properties, Radio New Zealand reported on Sunday.
Some of the companies selling mislabelled honey are New Zealand producers and some are foreign. But even the most reputable New Zealand honey producers now face heightened surveillance in Britain.
The honey industry is estimated to be worth 120 million NZ dollars (96 million US dollars) a year in New Zealand.
But tests by reputable British, Chinese and Singaporean laboratories reveal many manuka honey products have none of the claimed active properties - some of the honey is not even manuka - prompting industry leaders to demand a crackdown on "potentially huge fraud".
The New Zealand Unique Manuka Factor Honey Association, which represents New Zealand manuka honey processing companies, said it is well known that New Zealand sells more manuka honey than it produces, but the industry has failed to deal with that.
The head of the association John Rawcliffe said a crackdown on the fake manuka had to happen.
He said after much delay, his organization has come up with a testing regime that will help consumers identify the real thing from a fake.
A spokesperson of the Ministry for Primary Industries said it will come up with a definition of manuka honey that is internationally agreed on and backed up by robust science.
"It's important for industry to work with MPI and come up with some agreed and reliable standards for consumers," said the spokesperson.


Professor Daniel Cardoso Llach will deliver an evening lecture and conduct a one-day 'masterclass' at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany, this week. The lecture, entitled "The Calculative Imagination: Computation and the Boundaries of Design," will examine how computing technologies have kindled new visual and material languages, as well as new understandings of the design process and its actors. Introducing recent research developed at the School of Architecture's Code Lab at CMU, the one day class will delve into specific aspects of computing in design, from material production and organizational change to data-enriched models for architectural design and analysis.
The Bauhaus Digital Masterclass brings international and national scholars to Weimar for one-day block-seminar and an accompanying evening lecture. The lecture and class will be attended by students from media-studies, architecture, urban planning and design, as well as students from universities outside of Weimar, whose travel is subsidized by the university.


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Maxwell "Mac" Sturtz, who turned 100 on Jan. 24, marked this special milestone with a grand party attended by more than 60 close friends and relatives who came from far and wide to celebrate with him at Primavera Restaurant in Croton Falls, N.Y. In honor of his centennial, the Westchester County board of legislators declared January 24, 2019, "Maxwell Sturtz Day." Mac also received a number of letters and accolades, including a certificate from Brown University and the Brown Alumni Association. Congratulatory letters and toasts were presented by his daughter, Laura Sturtz Kleinman '77, and his son, Ted Sturtz '80. Attilio Cecchin '78, recruited by Mac and who has stayed in touch over these many years, made a presentation to Mac from the Brown Football Association in recognition of his successful efforts in the 1970s to draft players for Brown football, including Eliot Warner '76, and Kevin Webb '78, both of whom played on the 1976 Ivy League Championship Team.
From the May/June 2013 Issue
George T. Urban celebrated 65 years of marriage to his wife, Lenore, on Christmas Eve. The pair married in 1947 in Rochester, N.Y., in a ceremony performed by Lenore's grandfather. They have lived in Florida for almost 40 years, but still keep in touch with friends and relatives in the Northeast. They take pleasure in reading the BAM, and George has happy memories of his days at Brown.
From the September/October 2008 Issue
Jean Bruce Cummings celebrated her 90th birthday in June. Her family gathered in Greenfield, Mass., at the former family home, which had been sold three years ago and is now Poetry Ridge Bed and Breakfast. Her children attended, including Stan Cummings Jr. '67; Cappy Cummings Nunlist '70 and her husband, Mark Nunlist '70, '80 MD; and seven grandchildren. Jean and her husband, Stan '40, performed the Charleston as they had performed it 40 years ago in the town follies.
From the March/April 2008 Issue
Leon E. Rogers is living in Longboat Key, Fla. He is the oldest member of the Sarasota Brown Club. His daughter, Patricia Jo Rogers '68, is the director of the public library in Osterville, Mass.
From the July / August 2007 Issue
Class secretary Bernard Bell reports that he appeared with students at a phonathon on Apr. 23 calling Brown graduates, including some of the class of '42. He also visited Israel with Claire in Apr. and returned just in time for Commencement. His annual Commencement report will appear in the Sept./Oct. issue of the BAM.
Norman Case writes: "I retired from the practice of law at the end of 2003 at the age of 86. My wife, Dorothy, died July 4, 1989, in Virginia. My three children, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren are all living in the Burlington, Vt., area, which is close enough to visit but far enough away. Having served my town as clerk, treasurer, town attorney, and on numerous other community functions, I now have taken to cruising. Last Nov. my sister and I went to the eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf, visiting countries on the shore and winding up in Dubai after visiting Kish Island, Iran. To my classmates approaching 90, I can only say, 'Keep moving, time is getting short.'"
Jean Bruce Cummings writes: "I can't remember seeing a single class note from the class of '40 in several years—only obituary notices—a sad commentary! I moved from our big home when Stan had to enter a nursing home. I didn't make our last reunion, the only one I ever missed, because it was the only weekend our whole family could gather for a last reunion in the big house before I moved into a much more manageable condo. Since Stan died, I have returned to some of my volunteer work—more than I intended—and I still do some traveling. Let's hear from the rest of you!"
From the September / October 2006 Issue
Robert Beir has published Roosevelt and the Holocaust: A Rooseveltian Examines the Policies and Remembers the Times. In June, he gave a talk at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in New York.
From the March / April 2005 Issue
Sure you can make it? Plans are under way for a memorable 65th reunion May 27–29. The reunion will feature nonstop happiness and not much walking. Watch your mail for registration information, which will arrive in April. If you have not yet received a reunion mailing, please contact reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947 or reunions@brown.edu.
Rev. John H. Evans writes that Rev. Fred Jellison, Episcopal rector of St. James Church in Woonsocket, R.I., was honored on the 60th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.
From the January / February 2004 Issue
Margaret Fico Capasso writes: "I hope to make my 65th reunion in 2005."
Edward W. Hale and his wife, Elsie Hurst Hale '41, celebrated their sixty-first wedding anniversary on June 20. Ed turned 85 on Oct. 29. Edward joined Westinghouse Atomic Power in 1957 and has been retired for twenty years. He has published community newsletters in three states since then and now lives in Rio Rancho, N.Mex.
John H. Evans, an Episcopal clergyman, observed the 60th anniversary of his ordination at Church of the Holy Cross on June 6 in Middletown, R.I. Curtis Warren gave a tribute.
Harlow L. Paul Jr. writes that since retiring he has been active as a Red Cross volunteer at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Tex. He adds: "Ruth and I live in an assisted living facility operated by the Lutheran Church. We see Bob Rosen '63 and his wife, Jane, occasionally. Bob was our ophthalmologist for many years. George Rose '42 and his wife, Bette, attend All Saints Episcopal Church with us, and we see them there quite often."
Elizabeth Hunt Schumann writes: "I'm enjoying retirement in Providence. Fellow residents include Brown alums Bob Kenyon '36 and Libby Goodale Kenyon '39, Dorothy Rawcliffe Brown '37, Betty Rice Smart '37, and Muriel Port Stevens."
From the May / June 2004 Issue
Bob Homma writes that he enjoys attending Brown football games, often with his grandchildren. He writes: "My wife, Marian, and I live in a continual-care residence along with classmate Bob Handy."
Leon Rogers writes: "During my wonderful time at Brown, I was sports editor of the Brown Daily Herald and a contributor to Sir Brown, as well as a member of the Owl & Rain Society, the freshman track and baseball teams, and the small group of students who started the Brown Radio Network. I broadcast baseball games from Aldrich Field to dormitory rooms. My daughter, Patti Rogers '68, lives in Corning, N.Y., and is head of the Rakow Research Library at the Corning Museum of Glass. This summer Patti visited us at Longboat Key with her two beautiful adopted daughters Ming, 11, and Baie, 6."
Helen Starrett Peterson, of Newport, R.I., writes that the Rev. David E. Evans '39 and his younger brother the Rev. John H. Evans observed the sixtieth anniversary of their ordinations as Episcopal clergymen in October during a service at the Church of the Holy Cross in Middletown, R.I.
Margaret Butterfield writes: "I'm traveling to Syracuse to see daughter Judi Wilson and grandchildren Kate, Christopher, and Tim."
Dorothy Daw Powers writes: "I moved in May 2001 to the Fountains of Lake Point Woods, an independent living facility here in Sarasota, Fla. I would love to hear from friends living in the area."
The Rev. John H. Evans wrote in January that he recently sang some of the same folk songs on a Rhode Island television station that he sang regularly on the Brown radio station. He still owns the same guitar pictured in the yearbook.
From the November / December 2000 Issue
Class secretary June Purcell Beddoe reports: "The women's class of '40 enjoyed a delicious, convivial luncheon at the Faculty Club during Reunion Weekend in May. Attending were Shirley Roberts Barbour, Jean Bruce Cummings, Anne Mikolajewski Curtis, Barbara Porter DeLuca, Polly Tirrell English, Isabelle Stone Hofstein, Margaret Butterfield Hyde, Esther Bourne Manning, Althea Hall McAlleer, Anne Keenan McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ibell Medbury, Alice Kutz Oster, Ruth Campbell Pratt, Betty Hunt Schuman, Hope Smith Sterrett, and me. We were joined by the daughters of Isabelle and Margaret.
"There is a healthy balance in our treasury. It was agreed that after paying expenses, we will add $1,000 to the Brown Annual Fund. Our appreciation is due to Betty Schuman for her diligence over many years. Thanks also to Jean Cummings, who represented our class at the candle-lighting ceremony during the memorial service.
"My son, a civil engineer at Dimeo Construction, was the project engineer during the recent renovation of the Pembroke dorms.
"Shirley Roberts Barbour is still working for world peace. She writes a column on legislative action for a local newsletter and is an organic gardener.
"Jean Bruce Cummings's son, Stanley Jr. '67, is executive director of the Orange County Marine Institute. Her daughter, Cappy Cummings Nunlist '70, and her son-in-law, Mark '70, '80 M.D., attended their 30th reunion in May. Cappy is a lawyer. Jean is still a downhill skier.
"Anne Mikolajewski Curtis has just returned from a trip to Alaska with members of her Duplicate Bridge Club. She now lives at 75 Minnesota Ave., #310, Warwick, R.I. 02888.
"Polly Tirrell English is an enthusiastic gardener. She is proud of her peas, which were blossoming as of May 10. Early?
"Isabelle Stone Hofstein is one of three generations of Brown graduates. Her daughter is Natalie Hofstein Mendelsohn Matus '73. Her granddaughter is Kira Mendelsohn Matus '04. Isabelle received an M.S.W. from Columbia and has worked in family and children's social-service agencies. She has also taught social work and sociology at two colleges.
"Esther Bourne Manning is an accomplished organist. She is associated with a church in Attleboro, Mass.
"Miriam O'Brien Meehan lives at Hallworth House, 66 Benefit St., Providence 02906. Her health is not good.
"Alice Kutz Oster's granddaughter Laura Mullen '96 earned a degree in computer art at Brown. She also took courses at RISD.
"Helen Starrett Peterson was not able to join us for the reunion. She and her husband were on a cruise from Florida to Warren, R.I.
"Ruth Campbell Pratt, who recently retired from a part-time job with a physician, writes that she is now anticipating the joy of leisure. She lives on Cape Cod.
"Betty Hunt Schuman lives at Laurel-mead, 355 Blackstone Blvd., #318, Providence 02906, where she remains active, especially with the library committee."
George R. Keller writes: "I live in San Diego, which is about as far as one can get from Providence and still be in the contiguous United States. I live on a sand spit called Mission Beach, which separates Mission Bay, an aquatic playground, from the rollers of the Pacific Ocean. Each summer day I and two other retired men (the Geezers Three) spend our afternoons sunbathing, body surfing, and bikini watching on the beach. As the sun is quite strong, one needs protection for the head. Under considerable pressure from the other geezers, I purchased Brown baseball caps for each of us. We wore these caps all summer. After sitting in the same spot each day for many years, we've become friendly with the lifeguards and the San Diego city police. In fact, our relationship with the police is so good that the policemen, wishing to honor our visible commitment to Brown, one day cried in unison, 'Yeah, rah-rah, Cleveland!' (For non-sports fans, Cleveland's football team is the Browns.) Such is fame."
Fred King reports that after a new Ronald McDonald House opened on Feb. 16 in Mobile, Ala., he was able to resume his volunteer work. Before moving to Mobile, Fred was volunteer coordinator at WUNC public radio in Chapel Hill, N.C., for eight years, and a volunteer at Ronald McDonald House in Chapel Hill for three years. He writes that the climate in Alabama is about the same as in Hong Kong, where he spent three years as managing director of Jockey Far East.
Class president John McLaughry and the reunion committee report: "Plans for a memorable and enjoyable 60th reunion are complete. We will begin the celebration with a welcoming reception and the Brown Bear buffet. On Saturday, the Pembroke luncheon will be at Laurelmead, and the Brown luncheon at the Faculty Club. Saturday night will feature a class dinner and the Commencement concert. Thanks to the Brown Alumni Association, many of the events and facilities will be offered at a discount. Watch your mail for registration information."
Jill Rossi, senior assistant director of alumni relations, reports: "Plans are under way for a memorable and enjoyable 60th reunion on May 26-29. Events include the traditional Brown Bear buffet, the campus dance, the Pembroke luncheon, the class dinner, the pops concert, and, of course, the Commencement march. Thanks to the Brown Alumni Association, many events will be offered at discount prices, and campus housing will be complimentary. If you have not yet received a reunion mailing, please call reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947.
Barbara Allen Bliss, Madison, Wis., writes: "For the last seventeen years I have been teaching dyslexic adults and youth how to read and spell. I have also been teaching teachers what I've been doing. This makes my life exciting and beneficial to others. I hope Brown is keeping informed and preparing teachers to teach our increasing numbers of semiliterate students."
Samuel Gourse and his wife, Bernice Markoff Gourse '41, Osprey, Fla., were feted by their families on their wedding anniversary in October. The gathering included son Richard Gourse '71, daughter-in-law Wilma Ross Gourse '69, daughter Judith Gourse Hoffman '76, and son-in-law Andrew Hoffman '87 Ph.D. Also attending were Samuel's sister, Natalie Gourse Prokesch '44, and Bernice's sisters, Dorothy Markoff Nelson '35, and Gloria Markoff Winston '49.
Frederick K. Jellison, Lincoln, R.I., was elected secretary of the Rhode Island Council of Community Mental Health Centers. He is also on the council's executive committee.
Margaret Fico Capasso, North Provi-dence, writes: "I now am blessed with two great-granddaughters, Brittany Capasso and Olivia Hayley Chappell. I have survived two hip replacement operations, still sing in my church choir, and am active in my town's Friends of the Library organization."
Robert I. Homma and Robert T. Handy, who had been out of touch since graduation (though they had attended several of the same reunions), recently found them-selves living across the hall from each other in a retirement community in West Caldwell, N.J. "With our wives, Marion Homma and Barbara Handy, we are enjoying talking about the years at Brown, our children, grandchildren, and various travels and experiences over six decades. Some 'coincidences' are very pleasant indeed," Robert writes.
Margaret Butterfield Hyde, Southbury, Conn., writes: "A quiet, non-travel year. Daughter Judi Wilson and grandsons Chris and Tim spent a very short weekend with me in July. We went to the Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, N.Y., to see World War I planes flying. If any of you wish to escape the woes of the 1990s, you could surely escape to the first decades of this century by visiting and observing a farce of World War I."
Sister Mary Christopher (formerly Frances O'Rourke) has been recuperating from surgery. Friends may send her cards at 31 Farnsworth Ave., Tiverton, R.I. 02878.
Margaret Butterfield Hyde, Southbury, Conn., visited her daughter, Judi Wilson, in Syracuse, N.Y., in May. While there, Margaret attended the graduation of her granddaughter, Katie Wilson, from SUNY-Oswego, and watched grandson Christopher play in a high-school lacrosse game. Margaret's younger grandson, Tim, is in seventh grade.
Betty Jencks Smoot has not been well, according to her friend, Margaret Hyde. Betty and her husband would appreciate receiving cards at Mayo Assisted Living, 1 Richard Ave., Northfield, Vt. 05663.
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Edward H. Jones, North Kingstown, R.I., writes: "We had an interesting cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg in May. In July, we celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary with a big family reunion at our summer home on Chappaquiddick."
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I am always thankful for creative people around me. Today, I was surprised by a wonderful youtube video put together by a woman who videotaped a recent gig. It was so good, I watched it multiple times. I've posted it here on the video page, right at the top so you can't miss it. I have often moaned and complained about my inability to do everything. Recently I realized that I don't actually have to do it all. There are so many of us in the world who have a multitude of talents. We just need to share them with each other. I have been blessed to have people close to me who are photographers, videographers, writers, editors and other artists of all kinds. Many hands make light work. Let's all keep sharing our talents.


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Camera innovation lab to be built up at Hyderabad R&D centre by Oppo
Tasleem Arif, V-P and head, R&D OPPO India said, "Imaging technology has always been a focal point of OPPO India R&D.
With this lab set-up, while we work towards elevating the overall camera experience for our users, our focus is on localization of global solutions and developing new solutions which can be globalized.
What we will be developing in the India Camera lab will end up in the hands of millions of OPPO users across the globe."
OPPO, a global smartphone company with an R&D centre in Hyderabad, has announced the creation of a photography innovation lab at the facility. AI-based camera systems and image software are among the goals of the lab.
There will be an emphasis in the camera lab on developing innovative solutions for difficulties such as night videography, changing surrounding light, different temperatures, and others.
Besides Middle East Asia, South Asia, Africa, Japan, and European countries, the lab will also lead innovation in other countries.
When it comes to high-end videography, OPPO is aiming to push AI capabilities as far as it can.
Also read: A16s with triple rear cameras and a 20:9 display is now available from Oppo
All imaging effects will be carefully designed and optimized for Indian skin tones, including the use of AI algorithms, the development of AI facial reconstruction technology, and the enhancement of the application of beauty solutions.
In India, these developments are intended to deliver global solutions that are localized. Lab members plan to develop solutions for both video and photography, as well as research into Full Dimension Fusion (FDF) portrait video technology.
Specifically, the lab tests phone cameras in a variety of artificially created scenarios and analyses the results.
To improve the overall performance of the smartphone, the lab is equipped with specialized tools to evaluate different light sources and diverse photography/videography settings.
A total of 8,800 picture patents have been sought for and issued by OPPO as of June 30th 2021.
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Hye-Jin Nae
Assistant Professor, School of Design,
Small Changes That Make a Big Difference
All teachers have to organize visual content at some point, whether in presentation slides, document formatting, or even email. How can non-designers apply visual design principles to achieve clarity and impact?
Hye-Jin Nae, Assistant Professor in the College of Art and Design, demonstrated how to use the tools you already know to achieve the greatest impact in your communication.
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Carol Marchetti
Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences
Effective Student Teamwork
For years, instructors have heard that assigning group work is a good teaching strategy. Research shows that by working together in small groups, students can develop critical thinking skills, exchange knowledge, share expertise, increase motivation, and improve their attitudes toward learning. Yet, when asked, many students describe negative experiences with group work and may even declare that they prefer individual work. In this session, Carol Marchetti discusses ways to implement student teams in a variety of environments and for a variety of tasks. She addresses approaches to creating student teams, instructional supports, tools for communication, and the instructor's role in managing teamwork.
Dr. Marchetti is a professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, College of Science; an associate faculty member in the Research Center for Teaching and Learning, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; and a recipient of RIT's Provost Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Robert Barbato
Professor, Department of Management, International Business, and Entrepreneurship
Teaching Critical Thinking: A Modeling Approach
Bob Barbato, Professor of Management in Saunders College of Business, describes his approaching to teaching ACT: "Students can acquire and improve critical thinking skills from observing those behaviors in a role model. As an instructor, I am often that role model. In order to model critical thinking skills, I often create situations that allow me to behave as an exemplar." During this session, he uses examples to share some of the classroom techniques that result in modeled critical thinking skills that students can then practice.
Bob Barbato is a Professor of Management in the Saunders College of Business. His primary teaching and research interests are in the areas of business ethics, entrepreneurship, and organizational behavior. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at RIT, Bob has taught or lectured in Kosovo, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, South Korea, Ethiopia, and England.
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Assistant Professor, School of Design
Digital Tools for a More Accessible and Collaborative Classroom
Whether presenting in the classroom, facilitating a critique, or setting up your myCourses shell, there are several ways to enable faster, clearer communication with students.
RIT College of Art and Design instructor Miguel Cardona gives an overview of the ways he uses myCourses, Dropbox Paper, and OS X's built-in accessibility tools to make learning experiences accessible and collaborative.
Miguel Cardona is an Assistant Professor in New Media Design and Visual Communication Design. He is a 2013 MFA graduate of RIT's Industrial Design program.
Mike Palanski
Associate Professor, Department of Management, International Business, and Entrepreneurship
Teaching an Old Project New Tricks--Adventures in Cross-Campus Teaching Collaborations
Mike Palanski, associate professor of management, discusses his experience collaborating with faculty at other campuses and talks about how he and his partner, Maja Vidovic from RIT Croatia, developed a cross-cultural virtual student project by repurposing a "tried-and-true" in-class project, and what happened when they invited other faculty from RIT and other universities to join them.
Kaitlin Stack Whitney
Visiting Assistant Professor, Environmental Science Program
Using and Creating Case Studies for Active Learning
Our presenter for this session of Teachers on Teaching is Kaitlin Stack Whitney, Visiting Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the Science, Technology & Society Department, College of Liberal Arts and Gosnell School of Life Sciences, College of Science. She teaches and researches about environmental science, animal studies, ecoinformatics, and feminist biology.
Dr. Stack Whitney talks about case studies in teaching – both using them as a tool in the active learning pedagogy toolbox and creating and publishing them with students. She also provides guidance on finding case studies about your classroom topics and opportunities for submitting peer-reviewed case studies.
David Simkins
Associate Professor, School of Interactive Games and Media
Using Role Play to Contextualize Critical Thinking in the Classroom
David Simkins, assistant professor in Interactive Games and Media, talks about the effective uses of role play in classrooms. Commonly used in pre-service and ongoing training in fields as diverse as social work, medicine, emergency response, and military preparation, its applications are much broader.
Role play is a form of experiential learning that engages contextualized critical thinking in practice. Good role play creates learning opportunities, enhances uptake, encourages ongoing engagement, creates opportunities to put critical reasoning into practice, and improves comprehension of complex topics. It is particularly useful when teaching how to participate within complex systems.
If you have used role play in classrooms, have thought about using it, or simply want to learn more about an innovative technique, this guided conversation provides techniques and best practices for applying role play across disciplines and practices.
John Capps
Professor, Department of Philosophy
Wade Robison
Ezra A Hale Professorship, College of Liberal Arts
Teaching Discussion-Intensive Courses
Discussion is a powerful pedagogical tool that can increase student engagement and comprehension of course material. Discussion encourages our students to think critically, to consider a variety of perspectives, and to give reasons in support of their conclusions. But we aren't always clear on what discussion is, how to incorporate discussion into our classes, or how to assess it. For the last two years the Philosophy Department has been piloting "discussion-intensive" (DI) courses that use discussion to enhance student understanding, collaboration, and interaction. This session delivers findings as well as tips for successful discussions.
John Capps is Professor of Philosophy and Wade L. Robison is the Ezra A. Hale Professor of Applied Ethics; both are in the Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts.
Paulette Swartzfager
Lecturer, University Writing Program
Paul Tymann
Director for Center for Computing Outreach, Research, and Education, Department of Computer Science
Faculty Assessing What We Value, Students Valuing What We Assess--Rubrics
In a follow up to this presentation, Paulette Swartzfager from the University Writing Program and Paul Tymann from the Department of Computer Science talk about their assessment challenges and share rubrics that they've designed to address those challenges.
Elizabeth Reeves O'Connor
Principal Lecturer, School of Communication
Teaching Oral Presentation Online
Can oral presentation assignments work in the online environment? During an online intersession course, Elizabeth Reeves O'Connor set out to enable students to self-record and self-produce their own oral presentation videos, and do so accessibly with captioning. The primary goal was to enable peer review and feedback between students. In this presentation, she talks about the struggles, successes and lessons learned during her students' use of GoReact.
Elizabeth Reeves O'Connor is a Principal Lecturer and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Communication and Advertising & Public Relations in the School of Communication. Elizabeth organizes the bi-annual School of Communication public speaking competitions and supports student and faculty presentation needs through the Expressive Communication Center.
Elizabeth Lawley
Professor, School of Interactive Games and Media
Using Slack and GitHub to Support Class Community
Slack is an online tool that provides chatrooms for teams. Github is a platform for workgroups to manage contributions to shared code repositories.
In recent months, Slack has emerged as a popular way to provide private group and direct messaging for classrooms. GitHub is being used by faculty not just for tracking coursework around code but also for collaborative documenting editing, and as a mechanism for sharing course materials in a form that can easily be adapted by others.
Liz Lawley, professor in the School of Interactive Games and Media and director of the Lab for Social Computing at the RIT MAGIC Center, describes how she has used Slack to better engage students in an intro-level interactive media class, and GitHub to share her course materials and invite collaboration not just with other RIT colleagues, but also with faculty at other institutions.
Teachers on Teaching ACT: Faculty Assessing What We Value, Students Valuing What We Assess, Part 1
Your feedback on student work is vital in helping students learn to think critically. How can you make sure the feedback you're providing is effective? How can you be sure that students will use your feedback?
In this first of a two-part series, join Paulette Swartzfager from the University Writing Center and Paul Tymann from the Department of Computer Science in a discussion of how to assess and articulate what we value, and how rubrics can help. We will discuss how you can effectively apply rubrics and what value they bring to the educational process for both faculty and students. Participants will be encouraged to share their assessment challenges and participate in a rubric-design activity.
Roberley Bell
Professor, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
Asking Questions, Here and Elsewhere
"You take delight not in a city's seven or seventy wonders, but in the answer, it gives to a question of yours." --Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
Our presenter for this session of Teachers on Teaching is Roberley Bell, Professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences. She will speak about asking questions--what are we asking and where do the questions we ask come from.
Professor Bell is the recipient of many awards, grants, and fellowships, including RIT's Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching (in 1999 and 2007), the New York Foundation for the Arts, a Pollock Krasner Fellowship, and a Senior Fulbright Fellowship to Turkey. She is currently a Fulbright Specialist working on a multi-year project with the American University of Sharjah School of Architecture.
Assistant Professor, Department of History
Classrooms Becoming Communities
Our student-ratings-of-teaching-effectiveness surveys ask whether "the instructor established a positive learning environment." What makes for such an environment? We might define it in the negative—as the absence of disrespect or distraction. In courses where a substantial portion of the content may be controversial or disruptive, however, a positive learning environment requires more than the absence of problems; it requires the presence of an intentional classroom community. In the face of a variety of obstacles, how can our classrooms become communities, and how do such communities support effective teaching and learning?
Michael Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History, College of Liberal Arts, and a member of the Museum Studies program faculty.
Dina Newman
Associate Professor, Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences
In recent years, numerous calls for education reform have focused on the mountain of evidence for the effectiveness of active learning approaches. Though the evidence is overwhelming, changing how you teach needn't be.
Dina Newman is an associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, who has a recent publication with Gosnell colleague Kate Wright, called "What Do Students Think the Arrow Means?" CBE Life Sci Educ 13:338-348.10.1187/cbe.CBE-13-09-0188
Bernard Brooks
Teaching Math Online (Yes, I Was Skeptical Too)
Teaching math online has its own special challenges. When I began developing my Financial Mathematics course as an online class in 2015 I was skeptical that learning mathematics online could be a replacement for an in-class lecture. Sure, online could work for a liberal arts class or maybe even for some of the other sciences but mathematics is special and has been taught via lecture format for thousands of years. In this talk I will discuss how some of those challenges were addressed. Many of the difficulties in teaching math online are actually pre-solved problems with the tools and resources readily available. I will present example clips of videos that use a variety of ways to replicate an in-class math experience and we can talk about the ways an online class can be better than an in-class lecture.
Professor Bernard Brooks has taught mathematics at RIT since 2001. He won the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2012 and has been involved in many K-12 outreach activities.
Lawrence Torcello
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
Teachers on Teaching ACT: The Uses and Abuses of Critical Thinking
No society can be or remain healthy without well informed citizens. In order to be well informed, citizens must be able to think critically. Reasoned skepticism plays a crucial role in clear thinking, but it can be bypassed, and when it is, our attempts to think critically devolve into cynicism. This talk is about the difference between skepticism and cynicism, about the moral stakes of their difference, and about how we can support practices of reasoned skepticism. In it, I will discuss how instructors can utilize techniques from critical thinking pedagogy to guide students through controversial topics.
Teachers on Teaching Applied Critical Thinking (ACT)—a joint effort from the Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking and the Innovative Learning Institute—is a series that focuses on the development and discussion of best practices in the teaching of applied critical thinking.
Benjamin Banta
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Being Strategic about Active Learning
Benjamin Banta has strategically implemented active learning in his courses in a way that is intellectually rigorous and helps him engage students, keep them motivated throughout the semester, and balance his workload.
Effective, Reflective Teaching: What Data Tells Us About Active-Engagement Learning
Kate Wright, associate professor of biotechnology and molecular bioscience and 2016 recipient of the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, discussed "Effective, Reflective Teaching: What Data Tells Us About Active-Engagement Learning."
Rachel Silvestrini
Kate Gleason Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department
Rachel Silvestrini on Learning Analytics
Rachel Silvestrini used data collected from (grades and student access of material) myCourses in conjunction with demographic and prerequisite data to generate mathematical models that could be used to predict student success in her classes. Some models created provided useful information regarding student behavior and performance. There are not generalizable results, but the methods are generalizable can could be useful for instructors. This work was supported by a Provost's Learning Innovation Grant.
Sabrina Weiss
Teaching Controversy: Guiding Safe Discussions of High-Stakes Topics
How can teachers guide discussions about issues like sexual harassment, transgender bathrooms, Gamergate, and Hurricane Katrina…without tipping the classroom into a conflagration?
Sabrina Weiss will share her methods and techniques for facilitating engaging class discussions, with an emphasis on proactive planning and understanding where students are coming from. She will share assignment examples and discussion protocols.
Sabrina Weiss is a Visiting Assistant Professor in RIT's department of Science, Technology and Society. Her expertise lies in research and analysis of interdisciplinary policy issues related to science and technology, with a focus in biological and medical science areas.
Amos Scully
Mary Golden
Program Chair, Interior Design, CIAS
Implementing a Multi-Day Departmental Project
For the past three years, the Industrial Design program in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences has started each Spring semester with T-Minus 151, a multi-day event in which mixed-year student teams develop a product design for an industry client, working under an all-consuming deadline. The project concept has been so successful that other departments within CIAS have developed similar multi-day challenges for their students.
At our next Teachers on Teaching, Associate Professor Amos Scully will talk about the genesis and development of T-Minus 151. He will be joined by Mary Golden, Chair of the Interior Design program, who will explain how her program adapted the original concept for a different group of students.
T minus (151 hours of Industrial Design) from Alex Freeman on Vimeo.
Mike Johansson
Senior Lecturer,
Leveraging Social Media as Teaching Tools
Mike Johansson uses a variety of social media tools in his courses. Whether text-based tools like blogs and Twitter, or image-based tools like Pinterest and Vine, each environment presents a new set of opportunities and challenges when used in teaching. Mike will discuss these challenges, as well as his strategy for evaluating new tools as they become available.
Mike is a senior lecturer in the School of Communication. He spent 20+ years in various capacities for media companies in New Zealand, Australia, Britain and the United States before joining the Department of Communication in 2009. Among his achievements in the business world: He won two fellowships to the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, FL (for publication design and media ethics studies), was one of 12 UC Berkeley Digital Journalism Fellows in 2003, and in 2004 founded insider, a free weekly for 20-somethings in Rochester. He teaches, speaks and writes about social media, public relations and advertising copywriting.
Professor, College of Applied Science & Technology
"All the thinks you'll think": The Act of Teaching ACT (Applied Critical Thinking)
The great Dr. Seuss had it right, we all have a lot of thinks. Teaching students to think critically is a challenge for both the professor and the student, and is especially daunting when you're just trying to get through the required learning outcomes and content. This interactive presentation will give participants practical strategies for the integration of applied critical thinking into courses, especially those pesky program related courses.
What is applied critical thinking at RIT, and why should I care?
When teaching problem solving is not enough, and what else you can use without wanting to throw yourself off a cliff!
Where is the fun? Not all critical thinking is serious!
Dr. Jennifer Schneider was recently appointed the Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking. She is a full professor in the College of Applied Science and Technology.
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Keri Barone
Senior Lecturer, School
of Communication
Success Strategies for Teaching Online Courses 2
In an extension of her earlier talk (which you can see below), Keri Barone, Senior Lecturer in RIT's School of Communication, shares her strategies for setting expectations with online students, and for keeping them engaged, while maintaining a high level of efficiency and managing time effectively.
Jennifer Briggs
Lecturer, NTID
Kellie Grasman
Adjunct Instructor, KGCOE
Humanizing Online with VoiceThread
Video and audio creation tools continue to play a significant role in online learning by affording faculty and students, alike, the ability to convey information and interact in more personalized ways. With these modes of delivery, the added nuances of facial expression, body language, and the subtleties in voiced and signed communications can help enhance and reinforce meaning.
RIT faculty Jennifer Briggs and Kellie Grasman shared their unique applications of a tool called, VoiceThread. VoiceThread is a multi-media tool that allows users to both share and comment on content in a variety of ways using video, audio, and text. Jennifer and Kellie demonstrated how they've used this tool in their respective online courses to establish a connection with their students, deliver content, foster community, and facilitate online, student presentations.
Success Strategies for Teaching Online Courses
Teaching in the online mode requires shifts in teaching strategies. From navigating the online learning environment, to adjusting instructional design and teaching practices, there are many considerations that successful teachers take into account when planning to teach online.
Keri Barone, Senior Lecturer in RIT's School of Communication, shares her strategies for setting expectations with online students, and for keeping them engaged, while maintaining a high level of efficiency and managing time effectively.
Corey Ptak
Applications of Poll Everywhere to Student-Centered Learning Environments
Active engagement in the classroom has been shown to increase student learning and retention. However, many faculty report that active, student-centered learning environments are difficult to achieve in lecture-format classes as a result of the demands on the instructor.
Dr. Corey Ptak introduces how a text-message-based polling software, Poll Everywhere, has been used to facilitate student-centered learning in lecture-format classes. Topics include using Poll Everywhere to encourage student discussions, coordinate two-way communication between students and faculty, and facilitate debate-style exercises.
Katie Terezakis
Reflection and Teaching
Recent approaches to the affective and metacognitive elements of teaching draw us back to techniques consistent with the reflective practices defined in traditional philosophies. In this discussion, Dr. Katie Terezakis highlights several initiatives in metacognitive research, foremost the link between metacognition and personal identity; the ability to manage conflicts in the learning environment; and the classroom as a microcosm for social and psychodynamic constructions.
Dr. Terezakis is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts. She is a recipient of the 2014-2015 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching.
Rob Garrick
Associate Professor, College of Applied
21st Century Teaching: Using 21st Century technology tools with modern models of teaching
The skills we teach to students are very similar to previous centuries, but the technology tools we have can allow different approaches and additional/different literacies from the 20th century. The "sage from the stage" model of the content/information expert lecturing to rows of students taking handwritten notes seems like a dated instruction model with modern learning theories and today's technology.
Rob Garrick, Ph.D. (Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology) spoke about how pedagogy remains the key, but that technology properly used can assist student learning and instructor teaching.
Kirsten Condry
Thinking about Thinking: Using Metacognition to Tackle Teaching Pet Peeves
They don't read the assignment! They can't write a clear topic sentence! Your students need to learn how to learn, but you don't have time to teach them study skills.
Not true. Dr. Kirsten Condry (Psychology) led a discussion about tools and strategies that you can use in your teaching to help students succeed in your class and learn how to learn.
Sandi Connelly
Assistant Professor, College of Science
Safe Teaching Experiments: Hedging Against Risk
You want to try out a new teaching method, but what if it doesn't work? How can you preserve your investment of time, your teaching portfolio, and your learning outcomes?
With a breadth of experience in blended, online, and flipped formats, Sandi Connelly (Biology) has much to share about teaching experimentation, formulating a backup plan, and "taking safe risks."
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Author Gordon Williamson; Illustrator Ian Palmer
Reviewed by Blake Coster
Outside of tank combat in World War Two, the most fascinating topic for me is the attempt by the German U-boat arm to cut Britain's shipping lifeline across the Atlantic. So when a copy of Osprey's U-boat Tactics in World War Two arrived at the Battlefront Studio, I put my hand up to review it for the website.
The book begins by providing a summary of official doctrine and is highlighted by descriptions of some of the more famous action by German U-boat Aces such as Otto Kretschmer's quest to archive "one torpedo, one ship", Günther Prien (who sunk the HMS Royal Oak while in anchorage at Scapa Flow), Reinhard Hardegen (during Operation Drumbeat in the waters of the US eastern seaboard) and of course, the tactics behind the infamous Wolfpacks.
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Interspersed amongst its pages are numerous illustrated examples of the topics covered in the main text. The detailed descriptions that accompany each illustration do an outstanding job of explaining each diagram and gives the reader a more in depth explanation of what the author is talking about. The most entertaining of these examples is the Bachstelze (or 'Wagtail'), an unpowered gyrocopter that was launched like a kite when the U-boat was running on the surface. Its purpose was to increase the visual range of the U-boat (potentially up to 25 miles). However, if the U-boat was forced to dive for whatever reason the cable was simply cut and the poor soul on board was left in the faint hope that the U-boat would return to pick them up once the coast was clear. In addition to the illustrated examples are the various black and white historical photos which provide further insight on what life must have been like for the men aboard.
Other highlights include the sections on Offensive Weapons and Defensive Equipment. Covering everything from the U-boat's arsenal of torpedoes to the unique devices created in order for the U-boats to help maintain a high degree of stealth.
Overall, the book is extremely well written and provides the reader with a small insight into the world of U-boat men during this period. As I find is the case with many of the Osprey books of this nature, they provide a starting point to sparks one's interest in a specific topic for further reading. Checking out the bibliography at the back of the book is a must.
Highly recommended to anyone who shares my passion for U-boat warfare.
~ Blake.
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New Ebola Coordinator Says U.S. Response Will Be 'Combined' Effort
By Rachel Martin
Published September 26, 2014 at 4:26 PM EDT
Governments and groups around the world are scrambling to deal with the Ebola crisis. The U.S. has sent troops and says it will build 17 treatment centers in Liberia. But in a speech this week, President Obama said things have to move faster.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: There's still a significant gap between where we are and where we need to be. We know from experience that the response to an outbreak of this magnitude has to be fast and it has to be sustained. It's a marathon but you have to running it like a Sprint.
The person just tapped to help make that push is Nancy Powell. She'll coordinate the international response to Ebola for the State Department. She is a veteran of the Foreign Service. Experience she'll need to get other nations to cooperate in the fight against the epidemic. Earlier today, I asked her about President Obama's call for urgency.
NANCY POWELL: I used a different sentence from the speech with my own staff today of emphasizing that we haven't done enough and we haven't done it fast enough. So both the United States, the U.N. and partner countries from around the world are mobilizing resources. The difference of the last two weeks is significant in meeting that challenge from the president of insuring that we're doing enough and we're doing it fast enough.
MARTIN: On the question of pace and timing, health officials have said that every second matters. It's important to have these commitments from other nations to mobilize U.S. resources fast. That there's a window to kind of push the disease back and it is causing every day. But even the U.S. military, which is very good at mobilizing quickly, still hasn't set up the Ebola treatments centers that it has in the pipeline. What is so difficult about this? What is taking so long?
POWELL: I think you have to recognize that these are countries that are recovering from their own difficulties in the infrastructure that has to support logistics is very, very difficult. It's also the rainy season. I know that her own deployment of looking at 17 centers, five of them have no passable road right now. So Plan B has to take effect in terms of getting the equipment out. They're relatively modest structures for the most part, you also have to have them staffed and most importantly you have to have in place and protocols to ensure that the people who are responding to it are not infected.
MARTIN: I know it's difficult to pinpoint timing, but what is your best estimate as to when those American clinics will be set up in Liberia?
POWELL: I don't have an estimate for you right now. But we're working at it as absolutely as quickly as we can.
MARTIN: The president said that the U.S. is getting ready to train, quote, "thousands of health workers from around the world." Where are these health care workers coming from, and getting back to the timing issue again, how long will that training take?
POWELL: This'll be an ongoing effort, some of it's being done here in the United States for NGO workers and others. There's also work by DOD to train as many as 500 each week in Liberia. This is in basic care but also how to ensure that they do not infect themselves during the offering of treatment.
MARTIN: 500 healthcare workers will be trained each week?
POWELL: That's the plan.
MARTIN: How long does it take to then get them deployed to where they need to be?
POWELL: It will depend on where they're going. Most of them are local and they can be deployed very quickly.
MARTIN: Quickly means?
POWELL: I don't know. I don't have a date for you.
MARTIN: What kind of aid is most urgently needed from other countries?
POWELL: We're working with the U.N. to look at their requirements. They have a long list as you might imagine of logistics equipment, aircraft vehicles, that's one category. A second category is obviously the medical side of personnel, labs. Sometimes it is a private sector that can do them. I met yesterday with representatives of international companies, primarily American, but many of them international, that have organized themselves since August to provide a matrix of, these are the things that we have available in each of the three infected countries that might be of assistance to an NGO, to a government, to the U.N.
MARTIN: Do I hear you saying the private sector is positioned to move quicker than the U.S. government right now?
POWELL: They have resources on the ground, but they don't have all of the resources. There's no one particular piece of this that can do it all. It's a combined effort and I think this is my major emphasis, is that this is NGOs, it's governments, it's the U.N, it's the private sector and you need all of those pieces working together in order to bend the curve.
MARTIN: Ambassador Nancy Powell, she's heading up the U.S. Ebola response unit at the State Department. Thanks so much for talking with us, ambassador.
POWELL: Thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


Support for your student in becoming a Coe-Brown Graduate.
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Annual Events such as Open House, college and career information nights, athletic contests, and fine arts exhibitions.
School Counselors who actively monitor and support your student through out high school, including coordinating meetings with parents and teachers as necessary.
Your presence: Education cannot happen if you are not here. Make every effort to be at school in a timely fashion every day.
Effort: Education is a cooperative endeavor requiring a positive attitude, effort, and energy in order to be successful. Expect 1 to 1 1/2 hours of homework each night.
Readiness to learn: Be prepared every day with your netbook computer fully charged, books, materials, and work completed.
Academic accountability for your own progress in classes. Become familiar with Infinite Campus and check it on a regular basis. Be willing to try to learn and to seek assistance if needed.
Know your classes' policies about making up and redoing work and remediating competencies.
for possessions; keep track of electronic devices and any valuables!
Ensure timeliness and attendance: Please help your student attend school every day and arrive to school on time. Minimize absences by scheduling appointments outside of school hours or at the beginning or end of the day. See that s/he attends school prior to and/or after appointments, even if it is for a short time.
Excessive absences: All absences must be documented. Extension forms with documentation may be submitted for extenuating circumstances that could warrant an extension of the absence policy. Decisions about whether credit will be granted in these cases are made at the end of the semester for half year courses or at the end of the year for full year courses.
Be familiar with Infinite Campus and check it on a weekly basis to monitor your student's academic, attendance, and competency progress. Any questions should be directed first to the teacher via phone or e-mail. Establish relationships with teachers and counselors so that lines of communication remain open.
Stay involved in your student's school life even as you encourage his or her growing independence. Increased school work demands, new friends, and many distractions can negatively impact your student's education. Consistent support is critical to success.
Be familiar with all school policies and procedures. Ask for clarification if you are unsure about something.
Educate yourself about teen culture including the Internet (Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, online gaming, blogs, IM-instant messaging), texting, music, video, gaming, acceptable social behavior, and the local drug culture.
LOOK FOR STRENGTHS IN YOUR STUDENT, not weaknesses and faults. The world values many more talents than those required in school. Support what he or she is good at and celebrate successes.


Apologies to the Proclaimers! "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" Lao Tzu. This signage; one of many on the beautiful Hakarimata Walkway, Ngaruawatia in the Waikato. These sayings lead our achievement so far. In Hamilton, John and I reached 800kms…500 miles on the Te Araroa Trail, the long pathway in New Zealand, from Cape Reinga and with each step, a step closer to Wellington!
Leaving the Auckland region at Mercer and entering the mighty Waikato River region. A mist shrouded landscape was ours walking to Mercer, the distant hills seductively draped. The mist giving way to a fine rain, the clouds low and everything grey, everything wet. By afternoon, the sun is shining and promising beach weather. We are trekking alongside the Waikato River and as we eat dinner, a beautiful sunset over Mercer is also ours.
Mercer to Rangiriri. The Whangamarino track leaving Mercer was rough, eventually giving way to overgrown, then swampy conditions. Markers were difficult to find. Views from the hill to the river were beautiful. Eventually, after much side tracking we climbed down to easier walking along the grass verge of the Waikato Expressway. Locating the track for the Whangamarino River Track was tricky . This trail was also overgrown, with creepers. Further, alongside farmland electric fences, negotiating overgrown gorse was also tricky. A stop bank that stretched for many kilometres was much easier walking but overall this days walk took longer than anticipated because of the overgrown conditions. All the while though, the mighty river flowed wide with a number of small islands to view. Very happy to reach Rangiriri. Stayed at Kathy's B and B. Very comfortable and Kathy makes the most amazing pies…Roast lamb, Beef cheeks with caramelized onion, Pulled pork.
The gorse or the electric wire?
Rangiriri to the foothills of the Hakarimata Scenic Reserve. The Waikato River was stunning in early morning reflection. Easier day walking… along the road. Decided against the river walk as appeared to be similarly overgrown as the previous day's river walk! The chimneys of the Huntly Power Station drew ever closer. Interesting Maori sculptures by artist Lyonel Grant in the shady park opposite the power station.
Te Ahuru O Waikato in the Sculptural Park. A Lyonel Grant Sculpture, a renowned Maori artist.
Hakarimata Scenic Reserve to Hamilton. Starting from Parker Road and finishing at Brownlee Road in Ngaruawahia, the Hakarimata walk is now registered as one of our favourite native forest walks so far. A spiritual, beautiful native bush walk and although the 6-7 hour walk is steep and hilly; climbing numerous steps, then up and down along the ridge line ending with about 1100 easy but steep steps down, it is a pleasant day's tramp. Glorious views from various locations including the Hakarimata Trig point of 374m high. The walk into Hamilton was more tiring. No longer in shade, humidity high along with the sunshine made for sweaty walking along the highway until the river walk is reached at Horotiu.
The entry way to the Brownlee Road Hakarimata Reserve. Many day walkers walk, run, pant their way up & down the over 1000 steps. They are very steep. Glad we were descending. John met a runner.
The great NZ River Walk/Ride – Te Awa eventually will traverse 70kms from Ngaruawahia in the Waikato North to Horahora in the south encompassing communities and encouraging the people of Waikato to integrate exercise into their lives. The Te Araroa trail joins the riverside walk from Horitiu into Central Hamilton. A beautiful trail lined with a varied assortment of trees and bushes, passing numerous bridges and walkers and cyclists.
One group of walkers having passed us earlier were very friendly and Cathy, in typical kiwi friendliness, invited us to join the group at her home for coffee. Cathy and Murray have a lovely retreat, Te Awa Retreat which is available for bed and breakfast and situated on the river trail. Gorgeous riverfront spot. Their spontaneous hospitality and the friendliness of the group was welcoming. Rejoining the trail, post coffee and chat, we left the river trail entering the CBD at the corner of Alma and main St Victoria, where we reached our 800km point.
Leaving Hamilton CBD. As we walked around the Taitua Arboretum (approx 8km from Hamilton) a chorus of rooster crows filled the air and circled the valley. Meanwhile beautiful chickens, some with scuttling baby chicks, scrabbled, free to range wherever they pleased.
We talked to morning walkers who wanted to know if we were 'doing that trail?' then proceeded to ask many questions. We talked to farmers whose land we crossed. We talked to cows (or were they younger bulls) who were getting a little close for comfort and as we climbed the stile and rounded a lower bank, they lined the perimeter of the hill, held back by an electric fence watching our leaving. We talked to beautiful bald pie horses, to a roadside goat, a lonely cow that bellowed rather loudly after we had passed. And we puzzled aloud ' what are you doing here in NZ?' to an overhead flock of white and yellow crested parrots, screeching alarm as we walked beneath their farmland trees.
We also talked to each other!
Had to fight the sparrows!
Mercer – Free camping for trampers at Podges Place. We were the 329th and 330th walker to arrive this season at Podges. Sandra took our photo to hang in this season's gallery. We pored over photos from last year and this. Predominantly younger 20-30yos from around the world but numbers of 50-70s are increasing. Yay! Age is not a hindrance. Strength of body and mind, stamina, durability, determination, are the prerequisites. It is great to hear that more New Zealanders are also walking the trail, either through walking from Cape Reinga to Bluff or sections closer to home, as time permits.
Hamilton – Thank you, thank you Trudie, John and Shannon Mackintosh. Family extraordinaire. We love you, your home and hospitality and your support in ways myriad. Our journey is easier because of you.
John has done an extraordinary job of planning our journey. From Hamilton the trail takes us over the Pirongia Mountain. Later we pass Waitomo Caves into Te Kuiti and Taumarunui, then onto Tongariro Crossing before tackling the Whanganui River. All exciting new ventures awaiting.
We are on a momentous journey; one which will stay our heart, our mind, in this land NZ. With wind in hair, sun on our faces. Not a guitar strapped to back but a strapped pack, to back our way. A song in our hearts. There are so many. 'It ain't easy,' sometimes. 'Here comes the rain again' or 'I'm singing in the rain' until 'Here comes the sun'. More recently, 'I will walk 500 miles and I will walk 500 more'!
The songs of the bush also gladden the heart. The warbling grey warbler, the melodic tui, the whoosh whoosh of the wood pigeon Kereru, the pulsating, rhythmical ciccadas, the rustling breeze, the click of sticks, the pound of heart, the tromping feet and sometimes, the silence…when you stop to listen. Joy.
With a prayer on my lips I give thanks for each blessed day in this amazing country.
Thank you friends and family, for your comments. We value your interaction with us. Keep them coming. Questions too.
John & Nancy, inspirational. We both look forward to your regular updates. Your blog shares so much of your experiences, pictures, new found friends & thoughts. Stay safe and enjoy the next 500 miles.


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AirAsia Philippines ends 2022 with strong load factor
Dirk Andrei Salcedo December 12, 2022 2022-12-17T10:17:32Z Philippines AirAsia
Aviation Updates Philippines – AirAsia Philippines reported that the low-cost airline recorded high load factors in both domestic and international routes as 2022 comes to a close, showing a strong rebound following COVID-19.
Photo by Jasper Cedy Pascual, AUP
In a press release, AirAsia stated that by the end of December 2022, the airline anticipates a positive load factor of 80% for international flights and 90% for domestic flights.
According to the airline, Manila-Caticlan, Manila-Cebu, Manila-Bangkok, and Manila-Incheon routes were one of the best performing in terms of load factor.
Since the pandemic, November 2022 saw the most passengers flown on the low-cost carrier. In 2023, AirAsia anticipates operating at pre-pandemic levels, with more aircraft and flights being reactivated.
AirAsia Philippines Chief Executive Officer Ricky Isla shares: "We are determined to support the travel demand this holiday season going into 2023 with the attainable fares and world-class service our company is known for globally. We are thankful for the trust and confidence invested in us by our guests, which enabled us to end 2022 as the strongest we've been in the past two years."
AirAsia Philippines also launched its 12.12 Holideals, featuring one-way base fare tickets from as low as PHP 112 for domestic flights and PHP 412 for international.
The sale, which runs until December 18, covers travel until June 30, 2023, and includes flights to Bacolod, Kalibo, Cagayan de Oro, and Tokyo, which is set to be inaugurated in February next year.


The utilisation of mineral revenues received by the Ellembelle District Assembly of the Western Region has raised concerns among traditional leaders and citizens of the area. In particular, indications by the District Assembly that it had utilised the funds on road projects and the assembly's office complex did not go down well with some participants.
These came to light when officials of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) briefed district assembly officials, assembly members, chiefs and citizens on the 2014 reports on the mining and oil and gas sectors.
The briefing took place over a two-day period from May 22 to 23 when a dissemination workshop was held at Nkroful, capital of the Ellembelle District, by the GHEITI with funding from the German Technical Cooperation (GIZ). It was the first time the district was benefitting from the GHEITI's regular briefing sessions for districts where mineral and petroleum exploitation takes place in Ghana. The displeasure had arisen after the participants learned from a presentation on '2014 Mining Sector EITI Report' that their district had received GHC344,561.93 in 2012 and GHC292,935.00 in 2014 but the funds were utilised on other infrastructure.
In the presentation, Mr. Kweku Boa-Amposem, the GHEITI Aggregator, indicated that the Ellembelle District reported that it utilised GHC47,780 on clearing of Kotokrom feeder roads; GHC42,339 of clearing Abi-Abonsamsuazo road; GHC32,500 to undertake works on Teleku Bokazo Asasetre road; and GHC33,010.87 on payment for construction of office administration complex among others.
Mr. Boa-Amposem, who is also head of consulting firm Boas and Associates, drew attention of his audience that the Asembly's reported utilisation of the funds was difficult to assess because the assembly at the time of reporting did not have a dedicated account for receiving mineral revenue transfers. He said one of the key recommendations from the GHEITI process is for every district assembly to create a special account to hold resource funds.
Also during the two-day activity, leading officials of GHEITI paid a visit to the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) last Monday during which they were informed that the plant had begun receiving gas from the Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme (TEN) fields offshore Ghana. The TEN gas supply to Ghana Gas comes as the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Kwame Nkrumah on the Jubilee field shuts down for 10 days to allow for routine maintenance.
The amount of gas from the TEN field is 45 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) per day. Dr. Steve Manteaw, Co-chair of the Steering Committee of the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) under the GHEITI, said the visit to the plant was part of work being done by the GHEITI in the district. "We are here in this district to share our last report on mining, oil and gas. "The hope is that there will be recommendations from these discussions that will feed into policy reforms.
"We thought it wise to come here to see the plant that we have been reporting on… We will be happy to see what the processes are so we can speak competently to it," he concluded.


One of the drawbacks of planning a wedding in seven months is securing a location. If you want to get married in the summer in Colorado and only give yourself a seven-month head-start, you are in for some trouble.
When we decided on Sunshine Mountain Lodge for our reception site (back in January), they only had one available weekend in all of July. So July 18 and 19 it was!
I was ecstatic when I realized the full moon would be on July 18. I mean, the thing I wanted most from a reception was outdoor dancing. And who could ask for more than dancing in the moonlight?
It's also been exciting to count down the days by the cycle of the moon. And now the moon is almost full. Time flies!
Dancing in the Moonlight. Very cool!


I've been trying to get an Arduino and ESP8266 to communicate with each other over serial. The ESP8266 uses the Serial class for communications, while the Arduino uses SoftwareSerial.
The problem is that when I try to send data from the Arduino to the ESP8266, only the first character of the string sent gets received by the ESP8266. For example, if I send a string "leather", the ESP8266 only receives an 'l'. Both devices are operating at 38400 baud, although I have tried 9600 baud with similar results (apparently SoftwareSerial is more reliable at lower baud rates).
If it helps to know, I'm running an MQTT client on the ESP8266 and controlling some steppers and relays on the Arduino.
The cause of the issue was that the ESP was reading chars too quickly, meaning that it would give up before the next char could be sent from the Arduino. To fix the issue I simply added a 10 ms delay between each Serial.read() call on the ESP.