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NBC Philadelphia runs story on civic hacking and transit accessibility following tweets | James Tyack
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Open Data Stories, Civic Coding and Accessibility. NBC Philadelphia runs story on civic hacking and transit accessibility following tweets. March 23, 2014. In a previous post. I wrote about Unlock Philadelphia. A web app we started developing at a transit hackathon to map accessibility in Philadelphia. Well, thanks to the app, and a few tweets about an abandoned elevator at 8th and Market Station, accessibility and civic hacking made the news this week. NBC10 reporter Vince Lattanzio. Unlock Philadelphia...
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A civic hacker’s highlights from Philly Hack For Democracy 2015 | James Tyack
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Open Data Stories, Civic Coding and Accessibility. A civic hacker’s highlights from Philly Hack For Democracy 2015. March 30, 2015. Usually when I go to hackathons I’m frantically working all weekend building something. This weekend I was invited to be a judge at Code for Philly’s Hack for Democracy. The experience was very different since I had the opportunity to look at a hackathon from a completely new viewpoint. 8216;s kick-off talk on Saturday morning. 8220;No login screens, OK? Jamestyack (@jamesty...
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Discursive of Tunbridge Wells: The allure of the new
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Discursive of Tunbridge Wells. PLEASE NOTE: This blog has now moved. As of 7/11/15 all new posts will appear on https:/ blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/discursive/. Comments on this site are closed. Tuesday, 3 February 2015. The allure of the new. Going deep. But are we getting. To the roots of distress? Complete with obligatory 3D brain picture to enhance credibility), laughing gas. Can we judge such shiny new arrivals fairly? A recent example of such a new treatment is Deep Brain Stimulation. DBS) DBS seems to ...
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The Frustration Profile: Strong Verbal Skills with Slow Processing Speed – Bits of Wisdom for All
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K & M Center Story. K & M Center Story. The Frustration Profile: Strong Verbal Skills with Slow Processing Speed. March 28, 2011. Melissa Mullin, Ph.D. Allow longer response time for Glen to:. Respond orally to questions in class. Complete seatwork assignments in class. Make decisions when offered a choice of activities. Allow extra time for tests, usually time and a half. Shorten assignments so they can be accomplished within the time allotted. Replace timed tests with alternative assessment procedures.
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Discursive of Tunbridge Wells: Can robots help care for us as we age?
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Discursive of Tunbridge Wells. PLEASE NOTE: This blog has now moved. As of 7/11/15 all new posts will appear on https:/ blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/discursive/. Comments on this site are closed. Tuesday, 17 February 2015. Can robots help care for us as we age? Where'd my robot go? In fifteen years there will 50% more over 65s than there are today, and the proportion of older people in our society will continue to grow for some time after that. The 2013 House of Lords report Ready for Ageing? Of course we can ...
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Shirami
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Welcome to the Blog of Wyn, where I have laid forth my musings about life as a Scotsman living in Northern Japan. Please read on and learn about how a small boy from a remote Scottish island managed to enter the Japanese public education system, and from there made a complete arse of himself. ユエン ワイネス. Sunday, July 16. Posted by Ewen at 12:36 am. You still can't dance! Aaw i miss my brother.xx. Yea i think we might have to have you put down im afraid. you've shamed the family for the last time. We didn't...
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Shirami: The End is Nigh
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Welcome to the Blog of Wyn, where I have laid forth my musings about life as a Scotsman living in Northern Japan. Please read on and learn about how a small boy from a remote Scottish island managed to enter the Japanese public education system, and from there made a complete arse of himself. ユエン ワイネス. Wednesday, May 31. The End is Nigh. Two whole seasons of Big Brother, the Crazy Frog ringtone craze, and the meteoric rise of The Arctic Monkeys all passed me by (which was probably for the best actually).
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Shirami: Mind Your Manners
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Welcome to the Blog of Wyn, where I have laid forth my musings about life as a Scotsman living in Northern Japan. Please read on and learn about how a small boy from a remote Scottish island managed to enter the Japanese public education system, and from there made a complete arse of himself. ユエン ワイネス. Wednesday, June 28. Until their larynxes took early retirement, seemed more appropriate for the launching of a ship. On its maiden voyage, but I was just driving off to buy a loaf of bread. Lit outsider), ...
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Shirami: Not like us
http://fog-on-the-wyn.blogspot.com/2006/04/not-like-us.html
Welcome to the Blog of Wyn, where I have laid forth my musings about life as a Scotsman living in Northern Japan. Please read on and learn about how a small boy from a remote Scottish island managed to enter the Japanese public education system, and from there made a complete arse of himself. ユエン ワイネス. Tuesday, April 4. The cold doesn't affect me! Japanese people are fortunate to have blood at a different temperature to Westerners . Posted by Ewen at 1:18 pm. Shocking, but true. Seriously though, the fac...
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Shirami: Sayonara
http://fog-on-the-wyn.blogspot.com/2006/08/sayonara.html
Welcome to the Blog of Wyn, where I have laid forth my musings about life as a Scotsman living in Northern Japan. Please read on and learn about how a small boy from a remote Scottish island managed to enter the Japanese public education system, and from there made a complete arse of himself. ユエン ワイネス. Friday, August 11. I count myself lucky that I only had a few such encounters. Posted by Ewen at 11:00 pm. The best experience of your life? So you didn't even miss your lovely sister? I was on an escalato...
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