http://www.perulatindance.com Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:43:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday I attended the New Media Seminar organised by the Civil Service College. I was there to speak, as a representative of my employer the NLB, to share learning points from NLB's new media initiatives. [Photo courtesy of @victortan] (BTW you won't see NLB listed, as we were left out of the ... http://www.perulatindance.com/thoughts-from-the-new-media-seminar-2009-for-the-singapore-civil-service.html This song is a personal experience of Creative Commons fueling creativity.A song I completed, with help from ccMixter and the generosity of the ccMixter community - "Ballad of Jane":This is Jane.Who tells, to no one in particular, that the sky is blue. That she’s cold.She has no one — but ... http://www.perulatindance.com/ccmixter-mashup-ballad-of-jane-narva9-mix.html A friend pointed me to this insightful speech by Minister George Yeo. His commentary and views of what the current global financial/ economic crisis mean for governments, economies, politics, China, and culture.He spoke at the University of Cambridge (27 Mar 09), as part of the university's 800th anniversary.From the last ... http://www.perulatindance.com/the-great-repricing-what-the-current-crisis-represents.html Watching this segment of Britain's Got Talent made me realise how we've been raised to unconsciously accept that beauty is a requisite for talent.Regrettably I'm no exception, as I realised after watching this.This Herald's article sums it up:The answer is that only the pretty are expected to achieve. Not only ... http://www.perulatindance.com/susan-boyle-singer-britains-got-talent-2009.html From Channelnewsasia (18 Apr 09):SINGAPORE: The Internet has made possible the rapid spread of fear in a crisis, said Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng.But he said bloggers and website moderators can help ease public concerns should a terrorist attack occur...Since October 2007, 75 of them ... http://www.perulatindance.com/cna-article-bloggers-moderators-can-help-ease-public-fears-in-crises.html Arrgh. I'm sorry I didn't post this earlier.A few months ago, my librarian colleague, Mr. Dennis Kweh, hatched the idea of raising funds for the Spastic Children's Association (Singapore).By traveling 200km in a power wheelchair, within Singapore over three days.He approached START Centre, who agreed to be the event organiser.His ... http://www.perulatindance.com/one-singapore-librarians-quest-to-raise-200000-for-the-spastic-childrens-association-part-1.html [From Part 1]A quote by Dennis Kweh, librarian:I plan to travel 200km over 3 days (21-23 Apr09) within Singapore on a battery powered wheelchair, covering places like East Coast Park, MacRitchie Nature Reserves, Orchard, Shenton Way, HortParks, South Bouna Vista Rd etc. I will be on the road continuously for ... http://www.perulatindance.com/one-singapore-librarians-quest-to-raise-200000-for-the-spastic-childrens-association-part-2.html An NUS student, Jackson Tan (referred to me by Giorgos), is collecting information about Creative Commons (CC) adoption in Singapore. Specifically, he's writing an article on the different factors affecting Creative Commons adoption in Singapore.Jackson is interested in how cultural differences between Singapore and other jurisdictions affect adoption rates, and ... http://www.perulatindance.com/thoughts-about-creative-commons-cc-and-cc-adoption-in-singapore.html [Reposted from sgLEAD]From Wired, 20 Apr 09 (the article explains why Twitter works better than trying to get patients to email):Early on the afternoon of April 1, Adam Wilson posted a message to Twitter. But instead of using his hands to type, the University of Wisconsin biomedical engineer used his ... http://www.perulatindance.com/twitter-telepathy-researchers-turn-thoughts-into-tweets.html Here's the lastest QQ*librarian story from her real-life front-desk experience:She claimed she has tried Google, Wikipedia and everything (yes, Google and Wikipedia is equivalent to everything to this young reader) but to no avail.Topic X appeared to me to be a possible entry that can be found in encyclopedias. So ... http://www.perulatindance.com/qqlibrarian-shares-her-what-is-britannica-story.html