Monthly Archives: March 2013

Is your classroom ready for a ‘teachable moment’?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by visibleprocrastinations

For a first year class in political science, last week’s chaos provided an ideal ‘teachable moment’. As 300 students convened for a lecture on Minority Government and Constitutional Conventions on Thursday, Twitter alerted some students that senior Federal Minister Simon … Continue reading →

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Photo a day challenge – April 2013

Posted on March 28, 2013 by visibleprocrastinations

Photo a day April 2013 Playing along with photo a day is super easy: ♥ Check out the April photo a day list. ♥ Each day look at the daily prompt and take a photo according to whatever the prompt … Continue reading →

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** April 2013 Challenge – Australian Women Authors **

Posted on March 28, 2013 by visibleprocrastinations

The Aussie Readers group on Goodreads has the April Challenge – Australian Women Authors; The month of April incorporates the very first Stella Prize, and the winner will be announced in Melbourne on the evening of Tuesday 16 April 2013. … Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones – Season 3

Posted on March 27, 2013 by visibleprocrastinations

Description: Duplicity and treachery…nobility and honor…conquest and triumph…and, of course, dragons. It’s ‘Game’ on for Season 3 of this epic, Emmy(R)-winning HBO series based on the bestselling book series by George R.R. Martin. In Season 3, family and loyalty are … Continue reading →

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Wednesday WIN (2013-Mar-27)

Posted on March 27, 2013 by visibleprocrastinations

State of the Sundry Levitation – Europe´s longest highline #TableTopDay on March 30, 2013

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Yes, that would be a hoax

Posted on March 27, 2013 by visibleprocrastinations

These messages used to regularly do the rounds on email systems, in recent years social media has replaced e-mail as the medium of choice to share information with friends and family and a ‘share’ is sometimes easier than a resend. … Continue reading →

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World War Z – Trailer 2

Posted on March 26, 2013 by visibleprocrastinations

Max Brooks’ World War Z comes to the big screen. Previously: World War Z – Trailer 1

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This weeks links (2013-03-25)

Posted on March 25, 2013 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: * Amazon plans to buy social network for book fans (2013-Mar-28) [Reuters] (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Thursday it plans to acquire the book recommendation website, Goodreads. “Ruh-roh, Raggy!” * Video conferencing use for enterprise productivity … Continue reading →

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Music Monday #133 – Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Posted on March 25, 2013 by visibleprocrastinations

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (UOGB) is a musical ensemble featuring ukuleles in different registers. They play and sing music from a variety of different genres, all on the ukulele. — wikipedia And now … Continue reading →

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iOS 6.1.3

Posted on March 22, 2013 by visibleprocrastinations

iOS 6.1.3 This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including: * Fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the passcode and access the Phone app * Improvements to Maps in Japan Apple has released iOS 6.1.3 with the … Continue reading →

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