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Creative Commons - Course Materials for Community Colleges

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 21:37

We had a board meeting for Creative Commons this past weekend, hosted at Google (where SciFOO was also taking place!) and one of the things we discussed extensively was our progress in making course materials available using CC licenses.

Today there was an announcement from The White House about The American Graduation Initiative:

Today at Macomb College, President Barack Obama announced a proposal to commit $50 million for the development of open online courses for community colleges as part of the American Graduation Initiative: Stronger American Skills through Community Colleges.
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He who

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 21:34

He who knows nothing, loves nothing. He who can do nothing understands nothing. He who understands nothing is worthless. But he who understands also loves, notices, sees...the more knowledge is inherent in a thing, the greater the love...Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes.

-- Paracelsus

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Alain de Botton on Winners, Losers and the Meritocracy

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 11:36

A warm, witty talk from writer-philosopher Alain de Botton that will change the way you think about success. He'll also change how you think about luxury cars: "When you see someone in a Ferrari, don't think, 'This is a greedy person.' Think: 'This is someone vulnerable and in need of love.'"

and

"Hamlet is not a loser, though he has lost."

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Hunch press

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 14:34

We launched Hunch early this morning (w00t!) and there's already been a ton of great press. Here is some of it:

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Teenage sex slaves in Vietnam

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 14:06

In Vietnam, teenage daughters sold into sex slavery

More than 600,000 young women are trafficked each year around the world, according to a U.S. State Department estimate. In Vietnam, the government recently reported that last year there were 6,684 victims of trafficking, with 2,579 returned to their homes. It also said there were 21,038 people reported missing who could have been sold into prostitution. Experts, though, question the accuracy of the Vietnam government's statistics and fear the numbers are higher.

At the bottom of the article, some ways you can help.

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White collar fugitives lack street smarts

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 13:02

White-collar fugitives...often fail to escape the law because of what prosecutors and bounty hunters say is a lack of preparation for the rigors of life on the lam....White-collar fugitives often run out of money or lack the mental sturdiness to elude police, said Duane Chapman, star of the television program "Dog the Bounty Hunter."

This is an amusing article. White collar criminals tend to buy their own hype, and so have a hard time leaving behind their elite lifestyles and high flying ways. I'm imagining these guys are wearing Phillippe Patek watches as they're pulled in.

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Practicing your art

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 11:55

David Brooks writes about Genius - The Modern View whereby we leave the Romantic view of a genius inspired by divine spark, and take a more prosaic view -- that we learn to be geniuses by effort and application.

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Early Birds and Night Owls

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 15:20

I knew it! Sent to me by ArtMusicLife on Twitter, some research on Early birds and night owls, which shows that in the morning both types have the same mental capacities, but towards evening, Night Owls stay more alert:

So even though both groups were sleeping and waking according to their preferred schedule, night owls generally outlasted early birds in how long they could stay awake and mentally alert before becoming mentally fatigued.
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Hunch: what we're trying to do

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 15:27

We've been releasing a bunch of sexy Hunch data via the academic API, which has revealed all kinds of great, and often hilarious, correlations such as the fact that people who are frequently thrown out of bars for rowdy behavior have worn cufflinks during the past several weeks. (You won't be able to get to a bunch of these links unless you're logged into Hunch.)

All the sexy data is a byproduct of the larger goals of Hunch and what we're really trying to do is use this data to help people make better decisions.

Read more
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caterinanet/~3/N8VBov7zSYg/001172.html
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Alain de Botton on Winners, Losers and the Meritocracy

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 11:36

A warm, witty talk from writer-philosopher Alain de Botton that will change the way you think about success. He'll also change how you think about luxury cars: "When you see someone in a Ferrari, don't think, 'This is a greedy person.' Think: 'This is someone vulnerable and in need of love.'"

and

"Hamlet is not a loser, though he has lost."

Read the Full Post: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caterinanet/~3/hA4dBCVFKUs/001183.html

Creative Commons - Course Materials for Community Colleges

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 21:37

We had a board meeting for Creative Commons this past weekend, hosted at Google (where SciFOO was also taking place!) and one of the things we discussed extensively was our progress in making course materials available using CC licenses.

Today there was an announcement from The White House about The American Graduation Initiative:

Today at Macomb College, President Barack Obama announced a proposal to commit $50 million for the development of open online courses for community colleges as part of the American Graduation Initiative: Stronger American Skills through Community Colleges.
Read more
Read the Full Post: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caterinanet/~3/1bAAFpXqAoU/001182.html

Teenage sex slaves in Vietnam

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 14:06

In Vietnam, teenage daughters sold into sex slavery

More than 600,000 young women are trafficked each year around the world, according to a U.S. State Department estimate. In Vietnam, the government recently reported that last year there were 6,684 victims of trafficking, with 2,579 returned to their homes. It also said there were 21,038 people reported missing who could have been sold into prostitution. Experts, though, question the accuracy of the Vietnam government's statistics and fear the numbers are higher.

At the bottom of the article, some ways you can help.

Read the Full Post: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caterinanet/~3/gTwBX9iuKZ8/001179.html

Hunch press

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 14:34

We launched Hunch early this morning (w00t!) and there's already been a ton of great press. Here is some of it:

Read more
Read the Full Post: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caterinanet/~3/SCfoL1tTSuI/001180.html

He who

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 21:34

He who knows nothing, loves nothing. He who can do nothing understands nothing. He who understands nothing is worthless. But he who understands also loves, notices, sees...the more knowledge is inherent in a thing, the greater the love...Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes.

-- Paracelsus

Read the Full Post: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caterinanet/~3/wvQPGrwQpag/001181.html

White collar fugitives lack street smarts

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 13:02

White-collar fugitives...often fail to escape the law because of what prosecutors and bounty hunters say is a lack of preparation for the rigors of life on the lam....White-collar fugitives often run out of money or lack the mental sturdiness to elude police, said Duane Chapman, star of the television program "Dog the Bounty Hunter."

This is an amusing article. White collar criminals tend to buy their own hype, and so have a hard time leaving behind their elite lifestyles and high flying ways. I'm imagining these guys are wearing Phillippe Patek watches as they're pulled in.

Read more
Read the Full Post: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caterinanet/~3/V2JJ_abK5PE/001178.html

Practicing your art

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 11:55

David Brooks writes about Genius - The Modern View whereby we leave the Romantic view of a genius inspired by divine spark, and take a more prosaic view -- that we learn to be geniuses by effort and application.

Read more
Read the Full Post: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caterinanet/~3/zYFUOhqA4sk/001176.html

Early Birds and Night Owls

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 15:20

I knew it! Sent to me by ArtMusicLife on Twitter, some research on Early birds and night owls, which shows that in the morning both types have the same mental capacities, but towards evening, Night Owls stay more alert:

So even though both groups were sleeping and waking according to their preferred schedule, night owls generally outlasted early birds in how long they could stay awake and mentally alert before becoming mentally fatigued.
Read more
Read the Full Post: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caterinanet/~3/Lg0IzcTIdpA/001175.html

Hunch: what we're trying to do

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 15:27

We've been releasing a bunch of sexy Hunch data via the academic API, which has revealed all kinds of great, and often hilarious, correlations such as the fact that people who are frequently thrown out of bars for rowdy behavior have worn cufflinks during the past several weeks. (You won't be able to get to a bunch of these links unless you're logged into Hunch.)

All the sexy data is a byproduct of the larger goals of Hunch and what we're really trying to do is use this data to help people make better decisions.

Read more
Read the Full Post: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caterinanet/~3/N8VBov7zSYg/001172.html
more
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