http://folksonomy.org.uk/?rss=696 Folksonomy.org.uk is a structured repository of digital culture and creative practice. en-au Creative Commons License: (cc), Simon Perkins Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:34:12 +1000 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:34:12 +1000 Constellations 2.0 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?member=2 60 http://folksonomy.org.uk/Folksonomy.gif http://folksonomy.org.uk/ http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1942 In 2007 NZ On Air initiated the NZ On Screen project as an integral part of its digital strategy Since 1989 NZ On Air has funded over 15 000 hours of local television production Much of this content as well as thousands more hours supported by broadcasters film investors and other funding sources is not easily accessible to the public NZ On Screen is unlocking the treasure chest providing access to the wealth of television film music video and new media produced in NZ along with knowledgeable background information New Zealand on Screen Fig 1 Murphy G 1981 Goodbye Pork Pie Aotearoa New Zealand NZ Film Fig 2 Tamahori L 1994 Once Were Warriors Aotearoa New Zealand New Zealand Film Commission Fig 3 Ballantyne A 2009 The Strength of Water Aotearoa New Zealand NZ Film http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1942 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:34:12 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1940 Better Place Australia is part of a global company dedicated to zero emissions driving We will enable the mass adoption of electric vehicles EVs in Australia by providing the infrastructure and services that make it easy affordable and attractive for motorists to adopt and drive electric vehicles The key barriers to the mass adoption of EVs in Australia and globally have been range anxiety the cost and risk of battery purchase and the impact of EV charging on the electricity grid To overcome range anxiety - the fear of EV drivers that their battery will run out of power - Better Place provides a personal charge spot at home access to a network of charge spots at work and in public access to instant recharge through battery swap stations and in-car services to help drivers know when and where to recharge The system of battery swapping also helps overcome the cost and risk of battery purchase The driver s subscription to Better Place covers use of a battery and the ability to swap and go at any swap station Rather than pay upfront drivers pay a monthly fee which covers their battery use Better Place manages the risk and performance of the pool of batteries by tracking their capability and use through the battery swap stations Better Place manages the impact of EV charging on the electricity grid by using software that coordinates the charge spots so that the charging needs of customers are met within network capacity constraints This helps make the electricity grid more efficient and significantly reduces the need for additional generation transmission and distribution infrastructure Better Place 2010 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1940 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:10:44 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1909 Passionless Moments as its title implies is concerned less with the gathering up of individual scenes into an overall narrative than with their dispersion And these are moments without deep emotion without the passion erotic or otherwise that characterizes the later feature films Instead here and in Sweetie Campion engages in what we might term a surreality of everydayness in which ordinary even trivial incidents from a variety of people s lives receive comic evaluation Dana Polan 23 October 2006 1 Campion J and G Lee 1983 Passionless Moments Australia http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1909 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:43:58 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1893 The Tailenders explores the connections between missionary activity and global capitalism The Tailenders examines a missionary organization s use of ultra-low-tech audio devices to evangelize indigenous communities facing crises caused by global economic forces Joy Ridderhoff founded Gospel Recordings in 1939 in Los Angeles She remembered how crowds had gathered around gramophones in the Honduran villages where she had worked as a missionary and decided that rather than compete with this medium she would use it to preach The organization that she founded has now produced audio recordings of Bible stories in over 5 000 languages and aims to record in every language on earth They distribute these recordings along with hand-wind players in regions with limited access to electricity and media The Bible stories played by the missionaries are sometimes the first encounter community members have had with recorded sound and even more frequently the first time they have heard their own language recorded Gospel Recordings calls their target audience the Tailenders because they are the last to be reached by global evangelism The missionaries target communities in crisis because they have found that displaced and desperate people are especially receptive to the evangelical recordings When uprooted from one s home as in the case of Mexican migrant workers the sound of one s own language is a comfort And the audio players are appealing media gadgets Audiences who might not otherwise be interested in the missionaries message will listen to the recordings The Tailenders focuses on how the media objects and messages introduced by the missionaries play a role in larger socioeconomic transformations such as the move away from subsistence economies toward cash economies based on agricultural and industrial labor The film raises questions about how people who receive the recordings understand them Gospel Recording s project is premised on a belief in the transparency of language to transmit a divinely inspired message But because the missionaries don t speak the languages they must enlist bilingual native speakers as translators There is ample opportunity for mistakes selectivity and resistance in the translation The film explores how meaning changes as it crosses language and culture Adele Horne http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1893 Sun, 23 May 2010 13:45:15 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1870 We are a changing emerging state that no longer seeks inspiration from the present flag It is part of our history and the role that it has played can be respected We are moving from a predominantly bicultural society to one that now involves an important component of Pacific island people and also immigrants from Asia We must now seek inspiration visual excitement and stimulus to creativity and excellence from many directions and develop a flag that can be a source of pride to New Zealanders as we continue to impact strongly on the wider world in the many areas of commerce sport films literature tourism and creative thinking in which we have to strive to excel Ian Prior 27 February 2004 Fig 1 New Zealand National flag and state ensign Fig 2 Michael Smythe Koru after Gordon Walters Fig 3 Cameron Sanders Fig 4 Tino Rangatiratanga Fig 5 Kyle Lockwood http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1870 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:12:28 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1865 To prepare for the launch of its new Boeing 777-300 aircraft in November 2010 Air New Zealand scrutinized its current long-haul offering The company asked IDEO to rethink the entire experience - from the cabin s layout and equipment such as the seating in economy and business class to the in-flight service and entertainment and even their customers experience inside and beyond the terminal Together Air New Zealand and IDEO revamped the airline s equipment service and technology strategy Innovative seats will allow travelers one of two desired experiences connection and socialization or solitude and retreat Their reconfigurable design permits each passenger a level of interaction with or privacy from others that was previously reserved only for those in first class In addition to best-in-class video and gaming in-flight entertainment will allow travelers Kiwi and foreigner alike to share their experiences photos and recommendations with each other making plans and preserving memories for the life that follows disembarkation The airline s service strategy both onboard and on the ground will shift to celebrate the people rather than the landscape of New Zealand - giving crew and passenger alike opportunities to interact and form meaningful connections Policies and procedures were crafted to give travelers more control of their space of their time of meeting their demands and ultimately over having an enjoyable and memorable flight Creating their own technology platform was essential to delivering on this promise of improved and individualized in-flight experiences at scale IDEO worked with Air New Zealand to understand what they could do - build buy or partner - with a view towards near-term implementation IDEO http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1865 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:06:18 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1855 The 1840 Treaty of Waitangi which in usual imperial style seized sovereignty from the Maori and laid it at the feet of Queen Victoria did so on condition that their property rights and political and cultural integrity were respected Needless to say in the generations that followed this pact was respected more in the breach than the observance but New Zealand history did follow its own extraordinary course In their first wars against violations of Waitangi the Maori effectively won the battle with the pakeha Decimated by imported diseases for which they had no immunity the Maori were expected at the turn of the 20th Century to be on their way to extinction or extreme marginalisation like native Americans or Australian aborigines Nothing of the sort has happened Today they constitute - by one count - almost 20 of the population and astonishingly a special tribunal created in the 1970s has been ruling on land claims dating back to the post-Waitangi years Maori and the descendants of intermarriages that go back deep into the 19th Century are to be found in every leading walk of life in the country Of course there have been serious problems of unequal social opportunity of street gangs But if there is anywhere in the post-colonial world where two cultural worlds truly live an engaged life alongside each other it s in New Zealand Simon Schama 9 April 2010 BBC News Fig 1 Warwick Freeman 1992 Tiki Face http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1855 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:51:30 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1850 Kea is New Zealand s global network Our mission is to connect New Zealand with the rest of the world by building a network of global citizens who take an active interest in the future of our country Kea s ultimate goal is for the home of the world s greatest travellers to become the world s leading nation without borders - for New Zealand to think act and engage more globally by utilising our offshore population of expatriates and honorary citizens While founded as the Kiwi Expat Association in 2001 Kea s activities are relevant to more than just Kiwi expats We are building a truly global network for New Zealand which is equally important to New Zealand based organisations and individuals who are pursuing global opportunities as well as citizens of other countries who have an affinity and interest in connecting with New Zealand Kea is especially committed to supporting organisations and individuals who help grow the New Zealand economy through international trade and investment or help build New Zealand s brand and reputation on the world stage Stephen Tindall http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1850 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:24:27 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1849 Following Klein amp Myers 1999 the foundation assumption for interpretive research is that knowledge is gained or at least filtered through social constructions such as language consciousness and shared meanings In addition to the emphasis on the socially constructed nature of reality interpretive research acknowledges the intimate relationship between the researcher and what is being explored and the situational constraints shaping this process In terms of methodology interpretive research does not predefine dependent or independent variables does not set out to test hypotheses but aims to produce an understanding of the social context of the phenomenon and the process whereby the phenomenon influences and is influenced by the social context Walsham 1995 Bruce H Rowlands 2005 2 ISSN 1477-7029 81 copy Academic Conferences Ltd Reference this paper as Rowlands B 2005 Grounded in Practice Using Interpretive Research to Build Theory The Electronic Journal of Business Research Methodology Volume 3 Issue 1 pp 81-92 available online at www ejbrm com Klein H amp Myers M 1999 A Set of Principals for Conducting and Evaluating Interpretive Field Studies in Information Systems MIS Quarterly Vol 23 No 1 pp 67-94 Walsham G 1995 Interpretive Case Studies in IS Research Nature and Method European Journal of Information Systems Vol 4 No 2 pp 74-81 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1849 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:00:41 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1839 Screen Hub is the daily email News and Jobs service for people working in the New Zealand film and television industries Screen Hub New Zealand Note that this is a paid subscription service Fig 1 Katie Wolfe Aotearoa New Zealand This is Her short film starring Mia Blake http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1839 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:49:12 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1808 The Aotearoa New Zealand Maori origin myth describes a world of darkness locked in the unyielding embrace of Ranganui the Sky Father and Papatuanuku the Earth Mother with all their children sea forest land mountains wind and rain trapped between them This inertia was shattered by Tane Mahuta god of the forest when he forcefully separated Papa and Rangi thus liberating his siblings as well as their future descendants freeing the light and catalyzing the procreation of all life forms Processes of differentiation and proliferation were then set in motion bound by mauri the life force imparting character so that birds are birds and fish are fish and uniting the physical and spiritual Suzanne MacAulay Field Aesthetics Gathering Place Folklore Aesthetic Ecologies and the Public Domain Fig 1 Chris Matatahi amp Peter Plumb Maui s Dwelling Place 1 metre tall The whalebone is 79 cm long and 40 cm wide at the furthest points The greenstone face is 21 cm tall and 13 cm wide at their furthest points The base is NZ kauri wood and greenstone Three paua pearls are inlaid in the upper area of the whalebone http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1808 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:45:43 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1785 Wikileaks with its simple keep the bastards honest ethos aims to discourage unethical behaviour by airing governments and corporations dirty laundry in public putting their secrets out there in the public realm The site won Index on Censorship s 2008 freedom of expression award because it s an invaluable resource for anonymous whistleblowers and investigative journalists Among Wikileaks recent triumphs are its publication of top-secret internet censorship lists The blacklists from Australia Thailand Denmark and Norway demonstrate exactly how censorship systems are abused to suppress free expression The Thai list featured sites criticising the country s royal family and the Australian blacklist turned out to include a school canteen consultancy Despite its child porn mandate less than half of the Australian blacklist were linked to paedophilia Also on the list were satanic and fetish sites anti-abortion websites and sites belonging to a kennel operator and a dentist Publication highlighted the lack of transparency in the process and gave impetus to the No Clean Feed campaign which opposes the Australian government s internet filter proposals Emily Butselaar guardian co uk http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1785 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:19:56 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1782 The University of the Third Age U3A is a highly successful adult education movement providing opportunities for older adults to enjoy a range of activities associated with well-being in later life Two substantially different approaches the original French approach and the British approach which evolved a few years later have become the dominant U3A models adopted by different countries Within many countries communications between the individual U3A groups is limited between countries there is even less communication Thus very little that is readily accessible has been written about U3A developments internationally This article provides an overview of U3A in many countries Data were obtained by contacting colleagues in a number of countries for up-to-date information about U3As in their region U3A underwent a substantial change when it reached Cambridge in 1981 Rather than relying on university good will the founders of the British model adopted an approach in which there was to be no distinction between the teachers and the taught Laslett 1989 Members would be the teachers as well as the learners and where possible members should engage in research activities The self-help ideal was based on the knowledge that experts of every kind retire thus there should be no need for older learners to have to rely on paid or unpaid Second Age teachers Laslett provides a substantial rationale for this approach The self-help approach has been highly successful in Britain as well as in other countries such as Australia and New Zealand Some of the strengths of the approach include minimal membership fees accessible classes run in community halls libraries private homes schools and so forth flexible timetables and negotiable curriculum and teaching styles wide course variety ranging from the highly academic to arts crafts and physical activity no academic constraints such as entrance requirements or examinations and the opportunity to mix with alert like-minded people who enjoy doing new things Each U3A is independent and is run by a democratically elected management committee of members 1 Wokingham U3A Open Day UK 2 Peter Laslett 1989 A fresh map of life London Weidenfeld and Nicolson http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1782 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:38:52 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1757 Across the Pacific and Indian oceans the Austronesian speaking people have voyaged for centuries making a network of communication within this linguistic family to be the most extensive in the world prior to the European colonial days Launched from the Western Pacific in the neighborhood of the South China Sea yet undetermined the early Austronesian speakers reached islands of further distance apart traveling in canoes lashed and pegged together to Micronesia the Lesser Sunda and the Society Islands to Easter Island and Hawaii In the westerly direction voyagers made it to Madagascar It set the stage for pan- Pacific Indian Ocean long distance navigation Sneider and Kyselka 1986 As this tracing of oceans happened from 5500 years ago to the ethnographic present the network process of these cultures is now only becoming to be understood as vast sophisticated complex Bellwood 1998 For Westerners this was observed by Captain Cook a British explorer of the oceans and terra incognito in the 1700s his discovered that Austronesian speakers had advance information on his visits before his arrival to islands across the Pacific The earliest evidence of the Austronesian linguistic family points to Taiwan yet unconfirmed as such and the surrounding islands Presently there are just under a dozen distinct groups in this family inhabiting the plain such as the Kavalan and Amis the mountain areas and the offshore isle of Lanyu where the Daowu or Yami live These people have different cultures proving them with specialized means of co-existing with the natural environment David Blundell Jieh Hsiang D Blundell amp J Hsiang Taiwan Austronesian Electronic Cultural Atlas of the Pacific Proceedings of the 1999 EBTI ECAI SEER and PNC Joint Meeting pp 525-540 January 1999 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1757 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:22:54 +1000 http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1755 NativeWeb is a project of many people Our vision touches ancient teachings and modern technology Our purpose to provide a cyber-place for Earth s indigenous peoples As access to the Web grows and indigenous peoples reach out through cyber-space NativeWeb will grow also Through NativeWeb indigenous people and peoples become visible to each other and themselves and organize actions in a multitude of local national and international institutions The shape of indigenous social action changes as wider audiences are created and especially as the means of creating audiences become the means by which audiences become actors From Chiapas to Nunavut and from Samiland to Thailand indigenous communities widen coalesce and interact as they work communicate and organize via the Internet Indigenous Peoples have much in common amidst great diversity spiritual practices celebrating inter-relatedness of all Life on Earth and historical suffering at the hands of industrialized nations and corporate entities NativeWeb is concerned with all this indigenous literature and art legal and economic issues land claims and new ventures in self-determination Our purpose is not to preserve in museum fashion some vestige of the past but to foster communication among peoples engaged in the present and looking toward a sustainable future for those yet unborn NativeWeb Inc Fig 1 Sami people from Finland http www flickr com photos helga ni http://folksonomy.org.uk/?permalink=1755 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:52:32 +1000