Musings ...

Here are a few things that have come across my radar but haven't quite made it to full post status. Enjoy ...
Nov 20
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Heike Philp tweeted this announcement of the recording from the VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSION: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana on Fri 13 November 2009 at the Virtual Round Table conference she organized.  This was the closing panel event with “4 panelists who combine a total of more than a century of experience in language learning with technology.” Panelists were: Graham Davies, Ton Koenraad, Duane Sider, and yrs truly Vance Stevens. Heike’s tweet is here: http://twitter.com/heikephilp/status/5835453142 It points here: http://virtual-round-table.ning.com/page/conference-programme-13 And the recording is here: http://proj.emea.acrobat.com/p63251182/

Heike Philp tweeted this announcement of the recording from the VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSION: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana on Fri 13 November 2009 at the Virtual Round Table conference she organized.  This was the closing panel event with “4 panelists who combine a total of more than a century of experience in language learning with technology.” Panelists were: Graham Davies, Ton Koenraad, Duane Sider, and yrs truly Vance Stevens.

Nov 15
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Here’s an interesting concept, from  http://twittersheep.com “Enter your twitter username to see a tag cloud from the ‘bios’ of your twitter flock.” Here’s mine, http://twitter.com/vances

Here’s an interesting concept, from  http://twittersheep.com

“Enter your twitter username to see a tag cloud from the ‘bios’ of your twitter flock.”

Here’s mine, http://twitter.com/vances

Oct 16
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Another tweeter makes my day.  Thanks Sean Banville: http://twitter.com/SeanBanville/status/4810697371. The blog he’s referring to is http://advanceducation.blogspot.com.

Another tweeter makes my day.  Thanks Sean Banville: http://twitter.com/SeanBanville/status/4810697371. The blog he’s referring to is http://advanceducation.blogspot.com.

Sep 21
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pomponette

by Popof

http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/1749

Easy electric guitar solos

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For something a little more robust, and a drum drum back-beat

Un Viaje a lo Infinito (A Trip to the Infinite Thing)

by Carlos Saura

http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/1037

or etherial …

Bad City

by Stidiek

http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/7500

or jazzy free-form, flighty …

JazzMoves

by Piergiorgio Lucidi

http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/2470

and the more mellow

Cuando la ciudad duerme

by Distimia

http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/5231

Or probe the guitar genre at Jamendo with http://www.jamendo.com/en/tag/guitar

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Ruptures

by DIY-note

http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/691

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    The Best of BlueMoons 2009

    by PeerGynt Lobogris

    http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/49596

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    Also if you like this one, try …

    Bluemoon II Dreams

    by PeerGynt Lobogris

    http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/7545


    Sep 20
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    This one is quite different.  Reminiscent of Jefferson Airplane, but at the opera!

    The Butcher’s Ballroom by Diablo Swing Orchestra

    http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/49216

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    Sep 10
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    One of the nicest things anyone has ever said about me :-))

    One of the nicest things anyone has ever said about me :-))

    Aug 19
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    I’m trying to get a Voki avatar to appear here :-)

    Aug 10
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    A nice surprise gift from a good friend, original at: http://shared.pho.to/E0955CE2-86A8-4917-92C1-660A25AD7AC2

    A nice surprise gift from a good friend, original at: http://shared.pho.to/E0955CE2-86A8-4917-92C1-660A25AD7AC2