I AM! Wendell Manwarren's TEDx PortOfSpain Talk

I think, therefore I am.
I AM...
Wendell talks about who we are, how we find ourselves

Grammar rant for the day - Correct use of personal pronouns

"They gave my friend and I a gift." WRONGWRONGWRONGWRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good way to test:
Break the sentence up, for example:
"They gave my friend a gift, and they gave... what? They gave I a gift?"

People PUHLEEZE!

Correct usage is "my friend and ME".
"They gave my friend a gift, and they gave me a gift. "

"Me" is used when it is the object of the sentence, "I" when it is the subject.

"I went to the party", "My friend and I went to the party" gives us "My friend and I went to the party"
"They gave my friend a gift, and they gave me a gift. " gives us "They gave my friend and me a gift"

I heard not one correct use of this for the ENTIRE WEEKEND. Then I came on G+ this morning and the first post I read had "my wife and I" as the object. I just got really really pissed.

Do people not learn English Grammar anymore in school? Or is it that so many people use this incorrectly that it's being seen as correct?
I know English is a living language and changes, but I think the difference between subject and object in a sentence is one of the fundamentals of comprehension. This should be used correctly.

END RANT. :)
If you want to check it out yourself, here's a link from the OED online.

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Australia to ban ultra-skinny models

Hmmm - I think that they should ban unhealthy models, but there is a range of healthy, including some naturally very skinny. I think that we need to tell people that whatever they are naturally is good, and they should not try to change, as long as they are healthy. Banning people because they are "too skinny" comes from the same philosophy as banning them because they are "too fat" or "too short" or "too tall". All are judgmental and do not support a philosophy of supporting diversity, healthy and normal body ranges. I was very healthy and active in my teen years, but my ribs showed (back and front), and I could have been called unhealthy, but I certainly wasn't.

But I do like the bans on those stupid weight-loss adverts. If only they could mandate them to be replaced by adverts for healthy choices, including diverse models.

Australia to ban ultra-skinny models | News.com.au

Philosophy Factory: A good Ph.D. advisor...

Philosophy Factory: A good Ph.D. advisor...

Very good advice. Especially about the disagreements and the ownership of the project! I want mine to be like that.

OpenBook Searches Your Facebook Status Updates

http://www.switched.com/2010/05/17/openbook-searches-your-facebook-status-updates/

I did a search, and wow! My status updates seem to be safe, but so many Trinis are wide open!

OpenBook Searches Your Facebook Status Updates

BY AMAR TOOR — MAY 17TH 2010 AT 12:40PM

If you're an open tweeter, you know that whatever you tweet is available for general, public consumption. Facebook, by contrast, is a less intrinsically public forum, meaning that even if you update a status on a completely public profile, you can usually rest assured that it won't pop up on some random person's news feed, or in some random person's keyword search. Not anymore, though, thanks to a new site that aims to remind us how open our information is... by exposing it.

Called OpenBook, the new site allows users to search through every single public status update on Facebook, effectively providing lonely Web voyeurs with newfound hours of creepy entertainment. By default, and for no apparent reason, the search engine automatically searches statuses for the term "playing hooky," but also suggests that users try searching for other terms like, "don't tell anyone," "HIV test," and "rectal exam." Fun for the whole family!

Updates from the Old Hilarians' Association

OLD HILARIANS' ANNUAL AGM

This is just a gentle reminder that the that the Joint General Meeting of the Old Hilarians' Association and the Foundation will be held in the staff lounge in New Anstey Building at Bishop Anstey High School on Wednesday 21st, April 2010 starting at 5:00pm.

The agenda is as follows:

1. Welcome and Opening Remarks
2. Presentation of St. Hilary’s Foundation Financial Report
3. Minutes of the Old Hilarians’ Association Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 29 April, 2009
4. Confirmation of the Minutes
5. Presentation of Hilarians’ Reports
a). President’s Report
b). SHIP’s Report
6. Presentation of Audited Accounts
7. Election of Officers 2010-2012
8. Appointment of an Auditor
9. Other Business

This is an opportunity for those Hilarians who are in Trinidad to be updated on the OHA's activities for the last year and to meaningfully inform the future of the Alumnae Association.

In order to participate, Hilarians who are not members will be required to pay membership dues ($100).

Light refreshments will be served.

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2) GRIOT PRODUCTIONS - JESTINA'S CALYPSO

Griot Productions is a new theatre production initiative of which the crew is an All-Hilarian Team – Isoke E Najeeullah, Efua Elisha Bartels, Tracey Michelle Lucas, and Tonya Evans.

Griot Productions is launching and producing Earl Lovelace's Jestina’s Calypso with a Gala Opening of the presentation on this Saturday (April 17th, 2010). The advertisement for this production is currently displayed as the Alumnae Group’s profile picture.

Tickets : Saturday 17th April, 2010 - GALA NIGHT - $150 - 8PM ; Sunday 18th April, 2010 - $100 - 6PM
Location: University of the West Indies Open Campus on Gordon Street, St. Augustine (opposite Hugh Wooding Law School)

For further information on Jestina's Calyspo you can e-mail griotproductions@gmail.com, call 780-4127/ 762-0181/ 322-7643/ 478-4366 or check the Facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112613962089127&ref=ts

This presentation is OWNED, PRODUCED and DIRECTED by Hilarians. So come out and support our Hilarian sisters!