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Adventure Comics #4 - Johns Takes a Dookie.

Adventure Comics #4 ( DC - Johns / Gates / Ordway / Wiacek ) The return of Superboy! Superboy-Prime, that is! The grasp of BLACKEST NIGHT knows no bounds, and it is now at the doorstep of Superboy-Prime. Believe it or not, Prime has met his match. The Black Lanterns know his deepest, darkest secrets and force Prime to feel emotions he's long discarded. Plus, in the Legion of Super-Heroes co-feature, Dawnstar is on the trail of the person â€" or people â€" who have been causing so much trouble for the Legion. But does she get too close to the truth? Her Legion teammate Wildfire comes to her rescue, but are the duo able to discover just who is behind this villainous plot to destroy the known universe? It been no big secret that I love the new Adventure Comics.  I love the Conner Kent character and Johns' new take on the L.E.G.I.O.N.  It was great to see Conner getting his life back on track and playing a part in the DCU.  In fact, Adventure Comics #3, where Conner Kent and Tim Drake reunite for the first time since Conner's return, may be one of my favorite single issues from 2009. Last week  Adventure Comics #4 hit the stands and the cover alone made me want to lose my lunch.  I really thought we were through with Superboy-Prime.  I thought he was a great baddie in Infinite Crisis, decent in the Sinestro War, but then he got played out in Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds.  In my opinion, the best story with Superboy-Prime was when he was introduced in Kurt  Busiek and Stuart Immonen's Superman: Secret Identity. Here in Adventure Comics #4, readers take break from reading the adventures of Conner Kent (who we buy the book for) and are shuffled off to Earth-Prime were Superboy-Prime is reading the events of Blackest Night (Earth Prime is our Earth and the events of the DCU can only be read in comic books) and freaks out because the sees his fate.  And the Black Lanterns show up. It's really not worth going into the story anymore, because it's just not that interesting.  But we are treated to more cheesy dialog and crappy one-liners from Superboy-Prime and he tries to make us believe he's a hero.  Superboy-Prime even admits in the first two pages that he's a complete joke. Seriously, enough is enough.  We cheered at the end of Crisis of Three Worlds because we thought it was the end of the character, now we have to have him again.  Johns is the king of making the lame cool again, but I really don't see that happening again with Superboy-Prime. Kill him off...leave him dead. Grade: C-

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Adventure Comics #4 - Johns Takes a Dookie.

Adventure Comics #4 ( DC - Johns / Gates / Ordway / Wiacek ) The return of Superboy! Superboy-Prime, that is! The grasp of BLACKEST NIGHT knows no bounds, and it is now at the doorstep of Superboy-Prime. Believe it or not, Prime has met his match. The Black Lanterns know his deepest, darkest secrets and force Prime to feel emotions he's long discarded. Plus, in the Legion of Super-Heroes co-feature, Dawnstar is on the trail of the person â€" or people â€" who have been causing so much trouble for the Legion. But does she get too close to the truth? Her Legion teammate Wildfire comes to her rescue, but are the duo able to discover just who is behind this villainous plot to destroy the known universe? It been no big secret that I love the new Adventure Comics.  I love the Conner Kent character and Johns' new take on the L.E.G.I.O.N.  It was great to see Conner getting his life back on track and playing a part in the DCU.  In fact, Adventure Comics #3, where Conner Kent and Tim Drake reunite for the first time since Conner's return, may be one of my favorite single issues from 2009. Last week  Adventure Comics #4 hit the stands and the cover alone made me want to lose my lunch.  I really thought we were through with Superboy-Prime.  I thought he was a great baddie in Infinite Crisis, decent in the Sinestro War, but then he got played out in Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds.  In my opinion, the best story with Superboy-Prime was when he was introduced in Kurt  Busiek and Stuart Immonen's Superman: Secret Identity. Here in Adventure Comics #4, readers take break from reading the adventures of Conner Kent (who we buy the book for) and are shuffled off to Earth-Prime were Superboy-Prime is reading the events of Blackest Night (Earth Prime is our Earth and the events of the DCU can only be read in comic books) and freaks out because the sees his fate.  And the Black Lanterns show up. It's really not worth going into the story anymore, because it's just not that interesting.  But we are treated to more cheesy dialog and crappy one-liners from Superboy-Prime and he tries to make us believe he's a hero.  Superboy-Prime even admits in the first two pages that he's a complete joke. Seriously, enough is enough.  We cheered at the end of Crisis of Three Worlds because we thought it was the end of the character, now we have to have him again.  Johns is the king of making the lame cool again, but I really don't see that happening again with Superboy-Prime. Kill him off...leave him dead. Grade: C-

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If You Can Google it

One of the people I follow on Twitter sent the following tweet;   "If you can google it, it shouldn't be on a test."   To which I simply replied;   “Nonsense”   What made me say that, apart from being in a bit of a grumpy mood that day?   Education is not about the learner cramming their head with facts, figures and information which they then regurgitate in a test or exam. That is a feature which marred the schooling of many during the latter years of the last century. There is far too much knowledge out there for it to fit meaningfully into a young adult’s brain.   As a middle-aged adult, I know that much of the ‘stuff’ we were taught in school has never been used, or hardly ever used, since. So what was the purpose of the teacher spending time teaching it? Surely that time could have been better spent teaching something else? It seems the only purpose for teaching some things was so that we could reiterate it in a test or examination.   21^st Century learning, if I may use such a grandiose and overused phrase, is not about cramming a learner with facts and figures; 21^st century learning is about using tools to find the answers or information you need. I will say now that those tools are not just technological tools; face-to-face meetings, conversations, dialogue, debates etc., are all included but the technological tools provide a modern and versatile way of accessing and using the information. One of the key technological tools is, of course, the internet search engine, such as Google.   It often appears that while learning in the 21^st century is changing, our methods of assessment are changing only very slowly. Our assessments still seem to be dominated by tests and exams that are still wedged in old 20^th century methods. Indeed, it might even be argued that education as a whole has been held back in its development by the need to produce good SAT and examination results.   So why did I object to the tweet? I did so because it seems to me that the message is basically saying that learners should not use an internet search engine to help them find their answer to a problem. I also object because it seems to represent an old view of testing.   Obviously, the tweet was presented without any context and this is often a problem with Twitter. The same tweet could be interpreted differently by other people. I do apologise to the person who made the original statement if there has been any misunderstanding on my part. (image by dullhunk)

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If You Can Google it

One of the people I follow on Twitter sent the following tweet;   "If you can google it, it shouldn't be on a test."   To which I simply replied;   “Nonsense”   What made me say that, apart from being in a bit of a grumpy mood that day?   Education is not about the learner cramming their head with facts, figures and information which they then regurgitate in a test or exam. That is a feature which marred the schooling of many during the latter years of the last century. There is far too much knowledge out there for it to fit meaningfully into a young adult’s brain.   As a middle-aged adult, I know that much of the ‘stuff’ we were taught in school has never been used, or hardly ever used, since. So what was the purpose of the teacher spending time teaching it? Surely that time could have been better spent teaching something else? It seems the only purpose for teaching some things was so that we could reiterate it in a test or examination.   21^st Century learning, if I may use such a grandiose and overused phrase, is not about cramming a learner with facts and figures; 21^st century learning is about using tools to find the answers or information you need. I will say now that those tools are not just technological tools; face-to-face meetings, conversations, dialogue, debates etc., are all included but the technological tools provide a modern and versatile way of accessing and using the information. One of the key technological tools is, of course, the internet search engine, such as Google.   It often appears that while learning in the 21^st century is changing, our methods of assessment are changing only very slowly. Our assessments still seem to be dominated by tests and exams that are still wedged in old 20^th century methods. Indeed, it might even be argued that education as a whole has been held back in its development by the need to produce good SAT and examination results.   So why did I object to the tweet? I did so because it seems to me that the message is basically saying that learners should not use an internet search engine to help them find their answer to a problem. I also object because it seems to represent an old view of testing.   Obviously, the tweet was presented without any context and this is often a problem with Twitter. The same tweet could be interpreted differently by other people. I do apologise to the person who made the original statement if there has been any misunderstanding on my part. (image by dullhunk)

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If You Can Google it

One of the people I follow on Twitter sent the following tweet;   "If you can google it, it shouldn't be on a test."   To which I simply replied;   “Nonsense”   What made me say that, apart from being in a bit of a grumpy mood that day?   Education is not about the learner cramming their head with facts, figures and information which they then regurgitate in a test or exam. That is a feature which marred the schooling of many during the latter years of the last century. There is far too much knowledge out there for it to fit meaningfully into a young adult’s brain.   As a middle-aged adult, I know that much of the ‘stuff’ we were taught in school has never been used, or hardly ever used, since. So what was the purpose of the teacher spending time teaching it? Surely that time could have been better spent teaching something else? It seems the only purpose for teaching some things was so that we could reiterate it in a test or examination.   21^st Century learning, if I may use such a grandiose and overused phrase, is not about cramming a learner with facts and figures; 21^st century learning is about using tools to find the answers or information you need. I will say now that those tools are not just technological tools; face-to-face meetings, conversations, dialogue, debates etc., are all included but the technological tools provide a modern and versatile way of accessing and using the information. One of the key technological tools is, of course, the internet search engine, such as Google.   It often appears that while learning in the 21^st century is changing, our methods of assessment are changing only very slowly. Our assessments still seem to be dominated by tests and exams that are still wedged in old 20^th century methods. Indeed, it might even be argued that education as a whole has been held back in its development by the need to produce good SAT and examination results.   So why did I object to the tweet? I did so because it seems to me that the message is basically saying that learners should not use an internet search engine to help them find their answer to a problem. I also object because it seems to represent an old view of testing.   Obviously, the tweet was presented without any context and this is often a problem with Twitter. The same tweet could be interpreted differently by other people. I do apologise to the person who made the original statement if there has been any misunderstanding on my part. (image by dullhunk)

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If You Can Google it

One of the people I follow on Twitter sent the following tweet;   "If you can google it, it shouldn't be on a test."   To which I simply replied;   “Nonsense”   What made me say that, apart from being in a bit of a grumpy mood that day?   Education is not about the learner cramming their head with facts, figures and information which they then regurgitate in a test or exam. That is a feature which marred the schooling of many during the latter years of the last century. There is far too much knowledge out there for it to fit meaningfully into a young adult’s brain.   As a middle-aged adult, I know that much of the ‘stuff’ we were taught in school has never been used, or hardly ever used, since. So what was the purpose of the teacher spending time teaching it? Surely that time could have been better spent teaching something else? It seems the only purpose for teaching some things was so that we could reiterate it in a test or examination.   21^st Century learning, if I may use such a grandiose and overused phrase, is not about cramming a learner with facts and figures; 21^st century learning is about using tools to find the answers or information you need. I will say now that those tools are not just technological tools; face-to-face meetings, conversations, dialogue, debates etc., are all included but the technological tools provide a modern and versatile way of accessing and using the information. One of the key technological tools is, of course, the internet search engine, such as Google.   It often appears that while learning in the 21^st century is changing, our methods of assessment are changing only very slowly. Our assessments still seem to be dominated by tests and exams that are still wedged in old 20^th century methods. Indeed, it might even be argued that education as a whole has been held back in its development by the need to produce good SAT and examination results.   So why did I object to the tweet? I did so because it seems to me that the message is basically saying that learners should not use an internet search engine to help them find their answer to a problem. I also object because it seems to represent an old view of testing.   Obviously, the tweet was presented without any context and this is often a problem with Twitter. The same tweet could be interpreted differently by other people. I do apologise to the person who made the original statement if there has been any misunderstanding on my part. (image by dullhunk)

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Amazon Kindle ya tiene soporte para lectura de documentos ebooks PDF

  El lector de libros electrónicos Kindle de Amazon ya cuenta con una plataforma especial para poder leer textos en formato PDF, algo que hace rato estaban reclamando los seguidores de esta herramienta virtual. Este dispositivo se cuenta entre los más revolucionarios de la lectura digital de libros, y una de las aristas que le hacía falta era la de precisamente involucrar una certificación que le pudiera permitir el acceso a los documentos en formato PDF. Pues ya es una realidad la inclusión de esta ayuda dentro del Kindle, lo cual lo pondrá de nuevo en la cresta de la ola tecnológica. La lectura de formatos PDF a través de Kindle se nutre principalmente de la interacción especial que le ha sido adaptada a esta base tecnológica en su batería, de manera tal que el hardware de este lector de e-books se ha vuelto mucho más especializado. Contando con esta herramienta, el usuario tiene la disposición inmediata de poder adaptar el texto en formato PDF que quiera, y así tenga la disponibilidad del caso para no tener que, tal vez, tener otro adminículo electrónico para poder disfrutar del contenido incluido en esta plataforma especial. En definitiva, es una ayuda que Amazon ha incorporado para bien de sus usuarios. Pero en realidad el sistema que incorpora Amazon dentro de la lecturabilidad de los formatos PDF se conoce como lector nativo de documentos PDF, por lo que la noticia de la batería puede generar algunas confusiones dentro de informaciones del mundo tecnológico. Por lo demás, sí es cierto que la mejora de la batería ha incluido de hecho un gran avance sustancial en la conformación del equipo como tal en una nueva terminal. Esto significa un rendimiento sostenible de siete días con la conexión inalámbrica activada, frente a los cuatro días anteriores que presentaba el antiguo modelo. "Kindle, aún el mejor vendido, deseado y regalado de todos los productos de Amazon, ahora es aún mejor con un 85 por ciento más de batería y el lector PDF incorporado", ha dicho el vicepresidente de Amazon Kindle, Ian Freed. Sólo falta la comercialización como tal de los dispositivos nuevos, de tal modo que puedan empezar a ser adquiridos de manera masiva, tal y como lo pretende Amazon con una campaña agresiva de publicidad, o por lo menos se piensa que puede funcionar así la estrategia. Las buenas noticias de los nuevos Kindle de Amazon ya revolotean la red, y sólo se espera su presencia dentro de los mercados.

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Siemens PLM Software y Tata Consultancy Services ofrecen soluciones para ropa blancos y calzado

PLANO, Texas y MUMBAI, India, 25 de noviembre de 2009 - Siemens PLM Software, una unidad de negocios de la División Siemens Industry Automation y proveedor líder a nivel mundial de software y servicios para la administración del ciclo de vida del producto (PLM), y Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), organización líder de servicios TI, soluciones de negocios y outsourcing, lanzaron hoy una nueva oferta integral de software para los fabricantes y minoristas de ropa, blancos y calzado (SH&F, por sus siglas en inglés) basada en la arquitectura unificada de PLM del software Teamcenter®. Teamcenter para SH&F, desarrollado en conjunto entre Siemens PLM Software y TCS, ofrece una solución amigable al usuario lista para utilizarse “out of the box” que ayuda a los fabricantes y minoristas a incrementar la velocidad de lanzamiento al mercado y reducir costos al optimizar los procesos y la administración del flujo de trabajo; mejorando la comunicación y colaboración; e incrementando la visibilidad a una escala global. Este grupo de productos de siguiente generación está basado en Teamcenter, que se enfoca en la productividad individual, de aplicaciones y de TI.  Con Teamcenter como única fuente de conocimiento del producto y de los procesos, los individuos y equipos pueden ser más productivos noche y día y desde cualquier lugar en el mundo.  El conocimiento y dominio de la industria minorista de TCS, así como su experiencia en el desarrollo de soluciones, unidos a sus capacidades de integración de sistemas y relaciones con los canales, lo convierte en un socio instrumental en el desarrollo de esta solución. La unidad de negocio de TCS de Ingeniería y Servicios Industriales ayuda a los clientes alrededor del mundo a enfocarse en desarrollar y llevar al mercado productos innovadores y eficientes de una forma más rápida. “Las compañías que producen blancos, calzado, y ropa en general, ya sea fabricantes de marcas ampliamente comerciales o minoristas con marcas privadas, enfrentan el complejo reto de sacar al mercado los estilos correctos, justo en el tiempo correcto, y hacen esto muchas veces al año,” comentó Dan Staresinic, Director Senior de productos al consumidor, minoristas y salud de Siemens PLM Software.  “Esta dominante necesidad por una ejecución a la moda y a tiempo ha sido el sustento para la planeación y desarrollo de nuestra nueva oferta de software “out of the box” para estas compañías.”Teamcenter para SH&F ofrece poderosos tableros listos para utilizarse que el usuario puede configurar fácilmente. Los calendarios maestros y jerarquizados incrementan significativamente la automatización y precisión del proceso de administración del calendario.

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Videojuegos violentos incrementan su influencia

Los videojuegos que contienen temas violentos están cada día tomando una considerable ventaja sobre otros títulos en el mundo electrónico, por lo que puede existir un halo de preocupación que deja como resultado, paradójicamente, un mayor interés hacia ellos. Y es que las metodologías que han hecho de estos juegos tremendamente populares entre un gran sector del público, parecen ser la entronización de situaciones que generen sangre, aflicción, sexo desmedido, guerras y demás actos condenables en la sociedad. Así parece funcionar la ecuación perfecta para que en el mundo del divertimento electrónico se generen mayores influencias de predilección sobre una gran cantidad de gamers. No se puede olvidar que Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 en Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido generó en sólo 24 horas una recaudación total de 310 millones de dólares por conceptos de venta original, lo que ha destapado una tesis que desde hace rato se les antojaba fácil de adivinar a muchos expertos informáticos: que los videojuegos con temas violentos desde hace mucho mandan la parada sobre los de otros temas. Con una gran contribución de parte de las consolas, que se arman especialmente para poder generar una mayor reacción invasiva sobre los gustos de los jugadores, los tipos de juegos electrónicos con alto contenido de este género pasan por una etapa de resonancia como nunca antes la habían vivido en el mundo cibernético. De acuerdo al escalafón entregado por un sitio especializado en posicionamiento de videojuegos, el título Modern Warfare 2  está en este momento con una presencia incólume en las dos primeras casillas de los videojuegos más vendidos del mundo, superando por más de dos millones y medio de dólares a la reunión de juegos deportivos virtuales de la plataforma Wii de Nintendo Wii Sports Resort. Modern Warfare 2 recordemos, se instala en las consolas Xbox 360 y Play Station 3 y su calificación de uso es para mayores de edad o adultos. Pero el dato más sorprendente al respecto, es el de la apropiación de los juegos violentos dentro del mayor concepto del mercado con un porcentaje del 40%, según la Asociación de Software de Entretenimiento (ESA, por su sigla en inglés). Esta cifra reúne a los juegos de acción, disparos y peleas, que se engloban dentro de esta característica secuencial. ¿Serán estos también generadores de violencia? Miguel de Zubiría, director científico de la Fundación Alberto Merani, ha dicho que el encanto para muchos gamers de estos juegos radica en que generan miedo y furia, dos de los sentimientos humanos más arraigados.

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Using a Hunting Video Camera to Capture the Kill

Bring the thrill of the hunt home with a hunting video camera. Relive your best big game hunts over and over with home movies from your favorite hunting trips. [affmage source="amazon" results="10"]hunting cameras[/affmage]

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