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Remember when? We discover things have changed without being aware of all we learn unconsciously during our daily activities. It is doubtful that anyone is aware that social and business networking is ubiquitous knowledge management that changes the world. Remember when wars funded inventions? Remember back when it was only the hard-core geeks using the USENET to stay on top of new information. We made it much easier for many more people to enhance their careers, and were foundational in making the online communities more collegial and professional. Listening Zones covers a handful topics with room to grow. Managing Listening Zones is an avocation and an occupation. We have added a targeted job site.
KM Zone
A major challenge for the 21st Century is to build digital infrastructures enabling businesses, staff and researchers in the distributing knowledge for reuse, and learning. There is an academic and industrial world establishing collaboration between industry, thought-leaders and other professionals. Knowledge Management, knowledge transfer, has always existed in one form or another. Examples include on-the-job peer discussions, apprenticeships, discussion forums, corporate libraries, professional training and mentoring programs.
Ubiquitous Knowledge Zone
Ubiquitous networking is a human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday computer activities. Someone within a ubiquitous network unconsciously uses computational devices and systems simultaneously in their daily activities, and may not necessarily even be aware that they are part of a knowledge network. Have a look at information regarding knowledge networks and ubiquitous networks visit YouPrint—web2.
Web2 is a new business model: user participation, openness, and networking.
If you want to know something about implementing Web2, you ask someone who uses it. Want to know how to tweak your implementation?
Ask someone who runs one.
RFID is yet another ubiquitous knowledge network. RFID delivers knowledge from hidden identity devices and collects information during your daily life activities. Cell phones and global positioning satellites will monitor and track your movements. RFID systems will collect information to be computerized and inserted into the digital infrastructures. These structures facilitate researchers in their aggregating and distribution of knowledge. RFID use raised public policy concerns including issues of your privacy and associated identity issues. As RFID tags become embedded in smart cards and currency cards you will soon forget they are keeping track of you. Projects using RFID in nursing homes and hospitals are reported to have been abandoned.
The independent discussion forum for RFID technology providers was set up to explore active tags (ARFID) to be integrated as parts of wireless sensor networks tracking everything from traffic, to crops, to people.
Hobbies & Crafts Zones
Adult hobbies, crafts, creative pastimes (for ages 14 years and older)
There are a lot of creative crafts for older kids and adults. I choose the following because they are ones that I enjoyed as a kid and some I enjoy as a senior citizen.
Model Boats and Ship Models Zone
I sailed my first model sailboat tethered by a string off the floats at the Wollaston Yacht Club in gammer school. Then I built model airplanes. For several years I built U-Control planes and free flight sailplanes. In junior high school I started sailing/racing real boats and my model building stopped. As an adult I built fiberglass dinghies and I molded fiberglass Friendship Sloop models.
I have written articles about model boating including "Selecting radio controlled model sail boats".
There is a Google discussion group for model shipbuilders. World wide there are many associations and clubs for ship modelbuilders and people building dioramas. A famous model research and model building guild is the
- Nautical Research Guild, Inc. They also offer one of the best listings of Model Boat Clubs and Organizations (world wide)!!!Scale Ship Modelers Association of North America is a long standing prestigious organization and one to emulate.
Scrapbooking & Digital Scrapbooking Zone
Scrapbooking got a shot in the arm more than thirty years ago when Marielen Christensen of Spanish Fork scrapbooked her family's memories. She co-authored and published a how-to book, "Keeping Memories Alive". Now in the 21st century Journal writing and digital-scrapbooking are in vogue for preserving memories.
During the past decade the printing industry has seen light speed changes in publishing technologies. Inexpensive high quality digital scanners, home PC's, and remote publishing over the Internet make it easy for scrapbookers with no graphic arts or printing experience to produce very high quality bound albums and scrapbooks.
David Lewis offers state of the art
online Digital Scrapbooking
Join the new Google Dave's Digital Scrapbooking Discussion.
Kite Zone
I was a teenager at North Quincy Junior High School in Quincy, Massachusetts, many years ago when I fist flew dime-store kites. Today kites have benefited from high tech construction materials. There are still dime-store kites, however there are hundreds of new high-performance stunt kites, radical new box kites, delta kites, parafoil kites, dragon kites, butterfly kites and a lot more! Kite flying is ageless! Breeze Chasers is one of the many professional shop that will help you get the most out of your kite flying.
Model Railroading Zone
The NMRA offers "Introduction To Model Railroading" web pages to introduce people to model railroading. They want to help anyone interested in building a model railroads. Builders include those who may have a simple track plan and now want to grow the hobby. Model Railroaders get inspiration from model train shows,,Rail-fanning and train-spotting and Model Railroad Magazines. There are model builders who build and run live steam engines and diesel trains.
Papier-Mâché Zone
Papier-Mâché (French for 'chewed-up paper' because of its appearance), also spelled paper-maché, is a construction material that composed of paper materials and water based paste. The papier-mâché is used to create a wide range of objects. The water in the paper dries, the glue hardens, yielding a paper based piece. In many ways it is similar to using plastics and resins. Constructing papier-mâché pieces is a children's craft However it is also a material used by serious crafters. It is frustrating to search for information and find a preponderance of articles aimed at young school age children.
Over the years papier-mâché has been used for high quality plates, bowls, plaques, trays, boxes, salt cellars, desk sets, bracelets, and brooches. Highly complex and finely detailed miniature scenes are painted onto even the smallest papier-mâché pieces. Papier-mâché has been used for well over 200 years.
It is a interesting composite material and can used to build surprisingly strong structures. Strips of papier-mâché can be layered or can be mixed to form a mash and molded into shapes. Papier Mache is truly one of the most amazing craft materials.www.papiermache.co.uk offers tons of information; probably all the you need to learn in detail about papier-mâché. They also offer
Crafts People and Artists a site to display their photos of projects (finished or under construction)
Fifty-Plus Zone
Are you exploring living concepts-options, residence options, adult routine care, assistance, and access to services, avoiding admission to nursing homes or assisted living facilities, finding autonomy, individuality, social relationships and dignity? Everyone wants to avoid loneliness, helplessness and boredom.
You may want friendly informative peer to peer conversations about retirement. Perhaps you want to make new friends. People enjoy sharing advice, living your dreams, discussing traveling. If you are looking for Internet meeting places to contact people who have retired and for those thinking of retiring what better place to discuss these issues than on our Senior Center Internet discussion group.
Here is a terrific resource: The Retirement Community website which has a extensive directory of subjects retirees will want to browse: Active Adult Communities, Adult Day Services, Assisted Living, Alzheimers Care, Continuing Care, Home Care and Hospice Care, Independent Living, Senior Centers, Choosing a Retirement Community, Driver's Licensing, Medicaid Regulations by State, Property Taxes By State, Retirement Glossary, State Elder Affairs Agencies, Taxes By State, and Types-of-Senior-Housing.
Conversation Zones