"Technology Divide"

The "digital divide" is all about technology, right?
And closing the divide means ensuring that everyone, whatever the income, ethnicity or location, has access to the ever-expanding world of electronic information.
Build it and they will come.
Some experts are optimistic. Technology access is steadily growing, and dreams of "wired schools" have become reality. They say computer ownership eventually will mirror that of televisions.
Yet, others are less convinced and argue that computer sales have slowed, and people still are left behind.
But both camps agree that universal access will close the divide.
But now, a growing body of research shows that in reality, access is just the beginning. We read accounts of wired schools where expensive technology stands idle or home-use programs where computers are ignored in favor of television or video games.
The talk now is not about "access" but about "computer fluency" or "technological literacy."
And that's a much harder nut to crack.
For a year, my research partner -- Dr. Jane Jorgenson of the University of South Florida Communication Department -- and I have studied a small "digital divide" project in rural Pasco County.
"Homereach" was developed at Northwest Elementary in Hudson, whose many low-income students qualify it for federal Title 1 funds.
Staff used those funds to buy 25 Imac computers to place in homes, allowing selected children to practice math and reading skills daily using an Internet connection to access educational software packages.
Homereach was designed for academic enrichment, but staff also hoped it would help bridge the digital divide by enabling entire families to use the information superhighway.
They provide training sessions on Internet usage for parents and work closely with families to develop their skills.
Through interviews with families, we learned just how hard it can be to create an information transformation.
Happily, some families embraced the technology and now use the Internet for everything from leisure to job searches.
Others remain unconvinced.
Even with training, they found the computers intimidating and the Internet an alien world.
Some families use the computer only for assigned lessons, and others gave up entirely.
In many ways, Homereach is a model program. It offers as much energy to training as to technology. Even so, some families are hard to motivate, and the least educated are the hardest of all.

"Nano Technology"

To be publishable in this journal, papers must fit the scope of the journal, meet the highest scientific quality standards, contain significant and original new science, and should make substantial advances within a particular area of nanoscale science and technology. A paper on synthesis should contain a significant innovation either in methodology, materials or demonstrated application.
Towards ensuring high editorial standards, every article submission is preliminarily assessed by the editors of the journal before being sent to independent referees. Articles can be rejected without refereeing after this initial assessment by the editors. Authors appealing against the decision will have to demonstrate to the Editorial Board of the journal at nano@iop.org that their paper contains significant new science of high quality and interest.

"How To Make A Video"

How to Make a Video has a story behind it. Most videos are made for a reason, but this one was special. My video was produced the second week of October, 2006 as part of an hour-long presentation I had to give in front of an Internet mastermind group to which I belong. Many in this group are very dear friends, and I was trying to get them excited about the new world of Internet video. I decided to act a little silly at times to make them laugh, and laugh they did!

Many in my mastermind group have never been in front of a camera, and I wanted to share some tips that have worked for me over the years. But trying to squeeze years of my own experience into ten minutes does not do the topic justice. That makes sense when you consider that students go to school for four years to learn the basics of the videography business. I just barely scratched the surface of the topic in this short video.


Over the past ten years, I have taped hundreds of short videos for network television. One thing I learned during that time period is good equipment is absolutely a necessity. You and I can debate this till the cows come home, but talk to any professional and they will tell you a good video camera, a professional tripod and a light kit are the basics you need to produce semi-professional results. I also wanted to give my friends, and anyone else who watches the video, a simple primer of what to do and what not to do.


Watch any number of amateur videos on the Internet and you quickly see why a good camera and a tripod are necessary to make semi-professional videos. I know some people are attracted to home-grown videos that have little or no editing, but I think many will agree over time that viewers and businesses that want to market products will be attracted to videos that are more professional.

A tripod is very important. Without a tripod, the video camera can move and shake. Jiggling video is just like static on a radio. Viewers can find the movement bothersome, and this subtle movement can divert attention from the message in your video. If you can't afford a great tripod, set your video camera on a stick or some other device that allows you to hold it as still as possible.

As you watch my video, you might be tempted to think I was given the equipment or paid to say nice things. Not so. I paid for every piece of equipment you see in the video. I bought the equipment based upon recommendations for professionals who are in the video business. Years of working with tools in building and remodeling have taught me that it really pays to work with quality, so I bought good stuff. Here is a list of the equipment I used to film this video and all of the other ones I am doing.

After looking at many video cameras, I picked the Panasonic PV-GS500 because of the great reviews I read online. John Wall, a very good friend of mine who is a professional video producer, told me about this camera. He explained the importance of the good optics as well as the three separate color chips. I am shocked at how clear the images are when you zoom in on an object.
Another professional, Michael Keating, gave me the heads up on my tripod. It is a Bogen 755B video tripod with a Bogen 3130 QR Micro Fluid Head. When you buy a tripod like mine, you actually are buying two separate parts. The legs are one part, and the second part is the actual head which connects the video camera to the tripod legs. There are many different heads as well as types of tripod legs. You can spend four figures quickly if you want a super-professional tripod.

The camera needs to be level when you shoot, and these quick-adjust fluid heads allow you to do that quickly. If you try to use a simplistic still camera tripod, you will struggle to get the camera level.

You need to have exceptional audio. I experimented first with a lower quality wired microphone, but was disappointed in the results. There was lots of electronic hum. So I spent the money and went wireless. It is so nice to have a wireless microphone, and my Sennheiser EW112P-G2 Evolution System gives me near perfect professional audio. This wireless microphone has all sorts of settings that allow you to minimize background noise and produce crystal-clear audio.

The lighting kit with bounce umbrellas was purchased at a local camera shop. The high-intensity halogen bulbs get very hot and produce a brilliant white light. Lighting is everything in video production as well as still photography. You can spend all sorts of time trying to properly light a scene to get the right balance of lights, and minimize or eliminate shadows. Wait till you discover how much time you will spend adjusting and positioning lights!
I wish you the best, and hope you have some fun as you make your own videos. Remember, it is easy to take short cuts. Invest the time and money to make the best videos you can. You will never regret it.

Vj's DREAM HOUSE

Everyone of us are wanting to have our dreame house though some people
can't even reach or afford to have it for some reasons.
I'm just a simple guy who also want to have a simple life and a simple home.

If i were to have my very own dream house,I wantto build it near the seahore with so many trees around it.It's very nice to live where you can hear bird's chirpping,where you can breathe and smells the fresh air,where you can see the sunrise and the sunset where you can feel peace in the spirit.That's why I want to live and build my dream house near the seahore.Here are some features that I want in my dream house:

I want to set up 5 rooms for my family ad the rooom was for my visitor or what we called the guest room.The furnittures inside the house should have a touch of triba motifs.The floor should have a parquet design.The living room must have a small carpet and the walls were painted like the color of the sky when the day is fine,and there must be also frames of different pictures and beautiful masterpiecemade by well-known painters.The dining room should be simpleyet extraordinary.The kitchen should be organized and the utensils there should be placed ina glass cabinet.The bathroom must also have a bath tub aside from what we usually seen from an ordinary bathroom.I would also like to have a garage for my dream car.

This is my dream house and I will try to build this in reality.I just don't amnt to dream instead i will make it in the coming future.

"ToP 5 LoVe qUoTes"

1How do you stay
awakeKnowin'
all I do is think of youAll the things
we fought aboutThen never
will happen again
If I could just see you

2Love begins with a smile,
grows with a kiss,
and ends with a teardrop.

3I think people in love are braver than
ones who aren't.because people in love know
what they are capable of losing.. but they still love.

4You come in and out of my life on your time...sadly i let you each time. i need to start living life for me...and forget you..so why am i giving you this one last chance?

5You held my hand and walked me home. I know. Why you gave me kiss, it was something like this and made me go oh, oh. You wiped my tears, got rid of all my fears. Why did you have to go? Guess it wasn't enough ..

WHAt IF i keep distance?
will i be missed
will my worth be
realized? will my absence be
noticed? will it turn
out good?


or along with my disappearance
and silence will be the end of
everything?



it's hard to accept that
sometimes,the act of
wantingsome space leads
to a total end.

but it's even harder
when someone wants to
feel significant and
worth it but then
lead to a closed book in one's
life....

"All Quotes"

never change
your originality for
sake of others..


because in this
world no one
can play your role

better than you

so be yourself
and win the world".

keEp it real....