Mega Clout and Sci Fi Gizmos

Good morning, Everyone!

Happy Thanks Giving, Don!

As Thanks Giving is my favorite holiday! I can't wait! There were times as a child when I lived in Canada and the US in the same year. I always thought it would be great to have 2 Thanks Givings in the same year! Hope you have great company, great food, fantastic weather! Is this where you get to try out your new kitchen? 

We got the latest and greatest Transport 35 up and available! Magnificent Twilight Zone type stories! Check the website for free downloads! 

For me it has been a good week – no one even dared call me "old"! Several ventured into the "I wish I had the energy you have ..." and left it at that. I like the idea that I still have "mega-clout", Don. Makes me feel like a person of importance. 

I started new classes on Monday. I think it is going to be a great quarter! I challenged my Capstone class to write about something in their field in a professional manner so it could be published if they so choose to do that. It is based on the notion that if you are published, you just might be someone worth interviewing. Most of the students nodded their agreement to the challenge – several looked like deer in the headlights.

The topic selection should be outstanding as career fields include Game Art and Design, Photography, Culinary Management, Graphic Design, Media Arts and Animation. The discussions around the room were incredible! GenEd Capstone is the last general education class students take and their argumentative research paper should include aspects of General Education topics: Art History, psychology, sociology; speech is represented in the presentation they have to give to the "board of directors" (the rest of the class); and Composition I and II represent the actual writing of the paper. If at all possible, math should be embraced also. We'll see how this turns out in 10 weeks.

I tentatively threw my research topic out into the room: Changes in the educational environment during the 1970s and 1980s have led to a student culture that is unable to express themselves in writing. A lot of this is based on the research I've done on the Millennial Generation and the historical changes in attitude toward children, the creation and development of the "everyone wins", "don't let anyone fail" syndrome that has led to some of my more interesting adventures as a college professor in the last couple of years. My topic revolves around the concept of editing and what it does to the psychic of children – and how it affects them today as adults.

I read an article on the 10 most popular science fiction gizmos that people wish were real. I have been unable to locate the article again – but I do remember that people want the camouflage clothing that makes the wearer virtually invisible or to have cloaking technology like the Klingons in Star Trek. Teleportation was high on the list – being able to teleport would sure make travel easier! The one that made number one was the Lightsaber from Star Wars. The retractable sword that Sulu had in the Star Trek movie was also high on the list.

Personally, I think Teleportation and a Tardis should just about cover it for me. Having a broom to fly on wouldn't be bad (but that is fantasy). Having clothes that repel dirt and grime would be nice... this is actually being tested by soldiers in the US Army. Being able to have a visual phone conference (The Jetsons) has been accomplished through Skype. What are some of the sci fi gizmos that you'd like to see become real? 

I've been reading a lot of Steam Punk lately – a book by Beth Cato, and a manuscript by our own Ariel Cinii, so my thoughts about sci fic gizmos are limited to vests that allow the wearer to fly and dirigibles that float across the sky without leaving behind a vapor trail.  

Have a great week!
Carolyn

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Mega clout retrieved from Mattel Buys Mega Brands for $460M | neoape

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Capstone 1 retrieved from Capstone - Brainless Tales

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Capstone 2 retrieved from Capstonebranding - The Capstone

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Teleportation retrieved from Teleportation, Flying Cars, and Time Machines - Alex's Tech Thoughts

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