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Cheers-
Edward Jensen
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25th January 2009
I received word earlier today that BlackBoard (https://myasucourses.asu.edu/) and Firefox 3 do not get along. You can access BlackBoard, but you cannot upload files. As of right now, the supported browsers are: Firefox 2, Internet Explorer 6 or 7, and Safari 2. From my own experiences, Opera seems not to work as well. (I use v. 9.63.) I’ll keep you informed as I hear more. For technology news from the ASU College of Public Programs, check out “Teaching with Technology at CoPP” at http://copponline.blog.asu.edu/. Cheers- 24th January 2009
xkcd (a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language) is full of subdued Linux humor references. My favorite:
Don’t get the “sudo” reference? I guess you could check Wikipedia… O Linux humor, how I love thee… Cheers- 24th January 2009
On a recent edition of KAET’s Horizon program, the three presidents of Arizona’s three state universities (ASU, the University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University) sat down and talked with Ted Simons on the challenges that would face their universities if the Arizona Legislature’s proposed budget was approved and signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer: This is no delicate matter. I hope that everyone can come to a reasonable compromise. 21st January 2009
Well, I’m in my seat for my final class of the day. We’re in Murdock Hall, the largest lecture hall on any of the ASU campuses. The maximum occupancy of the building says 458, but there has to be more people than that. It is truly a sea of humanity. More after the class: we’re about to start. Cheers- 20th January 2009
Yes, we Did. This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions – that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America. -Pres. Barack Obama, 20 January 2009 20th January 2009
[source: Corey Schubert, ASU College of Public Programs media manager] ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus is offering an exciting new arts exhibit, “Migration: Immigration, Giving Honor to Cultures and Communities,” now through May 16 on the second floor of ASU’s University Center, 411 N. Central Ave. Artists from urban Phoenix and community partners of the downtown campus teamed with ASU for this free exhibit which aims to use art to encourage open-minded dialogue about an important and divisive current issue. More than 60 new works are on display, with about 100 more arriving from the ASU West Campus and South Mountain High School in Phoenix in time for an Urban Gallery Exhibition on April 3. For a complete story, visit: http://asunews.asu.edu/node/6216 For photos of the event, visit: http://copp.asu.edu/do/college-news/events-gallery/immigration-art-exhibit Please help us spread the word! Feel free to use the story and photos to promote the event. 18th January 2009
On Saturday, I was out on Interstate 10 west of central Phoenix and I was looking how we can move people efficiently from the exurbs to downtown Phoenix. Right now, the freeway is being widened west of the Loop 101 interchange. Anyway, on my journey on I-10, I was thinking that the proposals to put light rail as part of the freeway are completely misguided. This is not an appropriate use for light rail. This is an appropriate use for commuter rail. First, let’s look at traffic patterns for those who commute into Phoenix. Almost all seem to travel all the way into downtown Phoenix. Commuter rail stops less frequently than light rail and would serve this task more efficiently. Second, the stations. One proposal for building light rail calls for building the guideway in the median of the freeway. How are you going to get people from the trains to the stops? And also, why would people want to stop and explore around one of these stations? Third, precedent. Commuter rail is to light rail as freeways are to urban streets. To build light rail within a freeway doesn’t seem to follow precedent nor make sense. The route through Phoenix seems to make sense. Someone in downtown Phoenix might travel north to run an errand on METRO. So here’s my two cents: let’s get Phoenix on track to the future. Let’s use this as a stepping stone to making Phoenix Union Station a rail hub for Phoenix, the state, and the region. Let’s make Phoenix transportation truly multimodal and integrate rail with road. Cheers- 18th January 2009
In a day and change, the spring 2009 term will start up after the winter recess. Tomorrow is MLK Jr Day, something that ASU is focusing on part of its movements to be socially embedded. And there are no classes tomorrow. But that changes Tuesday. And it’s also the same day as Pres.-elect Obama’s inauguration. This presents dilemmas for many of my friends. My colleague Sam Richard has been in DC since Saturday. I have a class that begins at 10.30am. (The swearing-in is at 10.00am Phoenix time.) I’m probably going to go to my class because it’s the first meeting for that class, but then again, this is an historic moment for the US and for the world. (I’m sure that the Cronkite building is going to have a live feed of the inauguration. So perhaps I’ll go there and see the oath of office, the first bit of Pres. Obama’s speech, and then run to class.) At any rate, it will be good to get back to classes. I’ve accomplished all I wanted to during the break, so I’m ready to start with classes again. I’ll be back on the Tempe campus after a semester break. If you’re wondering about getting from Downtown Phoenix to Tempe, check out some of my previous entries. They’ll guide you in the right direction. One more thing: the ASU College of Public Programs is now on Twitter! Twitter is a micro-blogging social media service. We’re on @coppasu, or http://twitter.com/coppasu. In closing, to all who start classes this week or who have already started both here and abroad, my best wishes for a sucessful semester. Cheers- |
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