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The-Yankees-Win! Parade
On Friday, November 6 I joined 2 million Yankees fans in lower Manhattan to watch the parade in the Canyon of Heroes.
A beautiful clear blue sky was visible where we joined to celebrate the victors of America's favorite pasttime:
While I viewed the parade on the packed sidewalk, others viewed it where they could:
And even from their office windows:
There is nothing like ticker tape in autumn:
You want to see the players. Here are some of the Boys of Summer. Joba!
CC!
Johnny...
Future Hall-of-Famer Mo:
A-Rod and friends:
And finally, the captain, Der-ek Je-ter! Der-ek Je-ter!
A beautiful day, joining with the millions who stayed out of school or called in sick to witness the parade. New York, New York!
How about Mobile Phone Friendly Websites for Schools?
Curtin University of Technology has created a mobile website to allow students access to information, support services, and campus wide facilities. It is believed to be the first of its kind in Australia.
Below are two quotes from a news release posted on the school's website:
Curtin students will now be able to access information about transport services, financial support, housing and places to eat, on their mobile phones.
‘We also know that 99 per cent of our students have mobile phones and that 75 per cent of those phones are web-enabled, so this sort of website is going to reach the vast majority of our students.’
How about mobile websites for high schools here in the US? Interesting statistics in the quote above - 75% saturation rate for web-enabled phones amongst their student body (Consistent with what I posted here). What percentage of students in your high school have web-enabled phones? How fast will that market grow in the next few years? Will your campus be prepared for the onslaught of web-enabled phones that I believe is coming to all high schools?
As prices for both phones and service contracts decline in the next few years, because of competition, will I believe, lead to a surge in web-enabled smartphones amongst high school students. These phones can access the internet without ever touching the school network. How will your Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) address these types of issues? I believe school networks could become irrelevant. Students and teachers will not need to use the school network to access information. They will simply bypass it. That is why I quoted the following in this post:
The article references a report titled "Pockets of Potential: Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children's Learning". The report recommends that school administrators begin to ease restrictions on the use of cell phones in school. Basically the report validated the approach we had decided upon.
As school budgets become increasingly tighter, how will school administrators answer parent's and board member's questions regarding the use of mobile phones on campus as a way to reduce IT costs? What do you say to the parent who asks why they should spend $150 on a TI-89 graphing calculator when their child's smartphone, that they already purchased, has a graphing calculator app on it that is superior to the calculator? These types of questions loom on the horizon as sure as Mariano Rivera will close out the 9th inning of a baseball game. As administrators, I believe we need to start preparing for these scenario's today.
Tale of the Tweets: World Series Championship (and Chris Meloni) Edition
Happy. Exhausted. Hung over. Relieved. That's how I feel right now as I put together the final 2009 installment of the Yankees Tale of the Tweets. Why is that? Oh, because the Yankees closed out the Phillies last night at the Stadium to win Championship #27. The boys got to Pedro Martinez early and won thanks to outstanding pitching from Andy Pettitte, Damaso Marte (yes, really!) and the great Mariano Rivera and a series-record tying 6 RBI from MVP Hideki Matsui.
Requisite disclaimer: if you're looking for real analysis and an actual game recap, please look elsewhere, including my friends at River Avenue Blues, This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes and Yankeeist.
We (@rebecca_glass @bkabak @schwartzslaw @joepawl @larry_koestler @bniche) gathered at Blondie's on the Upper West Side for the third straight game, along with a ton of Yankees fans. Blondie's had a good vibe working from the start (unlike Monday night), and the team took the lead early. As the game progressed, it looked like our boys were going to close this thing out in six games.The crowd was fired up and lots of chants ("Der-ek Jeter", "Let's Go Yankees!" "Andy Pettitte", "Hip Hip Jorge!", "MVP! MVP!", "Who's Your Daddy?") erupted at the bar throughout the game. And as usual, the Blondie's DJ played all the Yankees songs, just as if you were at the Stadium: Empire State of Mind, YMCA, God Bless America, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, I Wanna Rock, Cotton Eye Joe (unfortunately), and Enter Sandman.
After Mariano locked up yet another World Series save (there are no words to describe Mariano), they put New York New York on repeat and we sang along until we couldn't sing any more. (Note: pictures will be posted later. I had some technical difficulties with iPhoto and thought I might have lost the pictures, but they're fine; I just couldn't upload them).
Without further ado, I present the Tale of the Tweets: World Series Championship (and Chris Meloni) Edition:
Just a few people at the bar for the World Series http://post.ly/BdhT
OH: At least he got good wood on it. #thatswhatshesaid
Welcome back Hideki Matsui.
On our feet at the bar for Andy Pettitte. #awesomeandy Oh no! Meg is in twitter jail! RT @YankeeMegInPHL I'm in TWITTER JAIL!!!!!!My favorite part of a night like this is the crazies that come out in NYC. Damaso Marte. To sneeze or not to sneeze. That is the question.
Never been so happy to hear God Bless America. 6 more baby.
Buy 6 get 7th free! RT @bkabak We just got yet another pitcher of Brooklyn. This one was on the house. Oh yeah. Free beer. Bar going nuts to Enter Sandman.I am not ok with the defense of Brett Gardner. #understatementsoftheyear Looks like a helluva game between the Lakers and Rockets tonight. #waytoosoontotalkaboutnba And the bar plays Empire State of Mind. 3 more outs. #hfs Start spreading the news. New York Yankees 2009 World Series champs. Bar has champagne for everybody. #classact
Next up at the bar: New York State of Mind. Seems about right.Post World Series victory beers with @bkabak @joepawl @larry_koestler = awesome.
This @joshqpublic post is chock full of Mariano goodness. And he found the El Duque dance video! He is my hero.
via joshqpublic.com
