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Franklin Institute Hawk Nest
Posted by: | CommentsTwo red-tailed hawks have chosen to build a nest on a window ledge at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. A webcam is now trained on the nest, feeding a live view, waiting to see what may happen next.
More information about the nest and the hawks is available at The Franklin Institute.
BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia: Next week at Temple University
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What is BCNI?
BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia is the national conference in a country-wide effort to reinvent the news industry.
Using the BarCamp open grid format (what’s that?), some of the greatest minds around will discuss new ideas on how to reenergize and innovate the news industry. This is NOT a journalists-only event! Invite any friends from various industries who are concerned about the future of news. Even your friend that complains about the biased media. Especially that guy. There will be representatives from news organizations all over the country.
The event is FREE and will be hosted at Annenberg Hall on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. Doors will open at 9 a.m. and the presentations will start at 10 a.m. After an hour break for lunch at 1 p.m., the last presentations will start at 5 p.m.
What to expect:
Doors will open at 9 a.m. and there will be hour to grab some coffee and meet your new best friends. There will be a blank presentation board and a stack of post-it notes. Write down your topic and post it in the time slot of your choice. Be sure to get there early to get the time you want.
At 10 a.m. presentations will begin in one of the four floors of Annenberg Hall. Each classroom has a projector and computer, some have more than a dozen machines. There is even a TV studio if the desire so strikes you. Presentations will continue until 1 p.m. when we will break for lunch. There are dozens of lunch trucks, pizza places and restaurants on campus at your disposal.
Presentations will resume from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. with the event closing at 6. After-party details to come.
Scranton, PA – The Electric City
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Postcards from Scranton
On our way back home – traveling from Cooperstown, NY, to Philly – we hopped the Central Scranton Expressway to grab a bite and take a quick peek at Scranton, PA, home of television’s “The Office.”
A quick spin revealed Farley’s and a few other references from the show. We dined at the food court in the Mall at Steamtown and dropped in at Steamtown National Historic Site.
