Content Curation Comes of Age with New Feature Magazines
Nov 20, 2012
 One
of the fastest growing areas of digital media mangement is known as
'digital curation' or 'content curation.' The digital curator selects
digital assets (text, images, video, etc) from a potentially wide range
available publicly and privately and presents the information to a
narrow / broad targeted audience for further interpretation.
The curation tool selected by Uphams Corner News is Scoop.It Thus
far, we have migrated some content normally in UCNews into these two
feature magazines.
Highlighting Greater Uphams Corner -
presents news articles from other media sources plus event information
that is easier to package in the Feature Magazine format
Sustainable Planet - will replace the series "Recommended from Around the Globe" which has been running for the last several months.
A link at the top of each magazine gets you back "home" to UCNews.
Read More about Content Curation
11/29
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Mass Dot Hearing on Transportation |
11/29
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Grove Hall Tree Lighting & Party |
Holiday
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Mayor's Holiday Specials
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ArtRox Holiday Pop-up Shop |
12/6
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Hyde Jackson Sq Holiday Stroll |
12/15
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GH Lib: Harper Schiller Jazz Duo |
Dec 1, 8, 16, 18
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Four concerts - Boston City Singers
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Sustainable Planet - Plants, Animals, Humanity, the Earth - our Future
Comments:
I like the format--it's nice that you can
insert color photos, which helps draw people in, and the headlines are
prominent and easy to read. Thank you for adding our events! I
appreciate your help in getting the word out for us.
Katrina Morse
Generalist Librarian
Boston Public Library
Grove Hall Branch Library
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Note: Click "Google Calendar" to open the calendar for better
viewing
Highlights on Events in Greater Uphams Corner
Four Corners Main Street Annual Meeting
Nov 27, 2012 6-8pm
RSVP 617.287.1651
Dynell or contact director@fourcornersms.org
More Information
Unnatural Causes - Is Inequality Making us Sick?
Grove Hall Library
Harvard Scholarship in the Community Series
Thursdays at 6pm
November 29: "Collateral Damage" and "Not Just a Paycheck"
November 1: "In Sickness and In Wealth"
November 8: "When the Bough Breaks" and "Becoming American"
November 15: "Bad Sugar" and "Place Matters"
 "WINTER CONCERT Free for All"
Sunday, December 9, 2012 3 PM
Ashmont Hill Chamber Music and
Rachel Goodwin, Artist Director
Presents a "free" winter concert
Peabody Hall
Parish of All Saints
209 Ashmont Street, Dorchester, MA
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News from the Boston Public Library
Overdue Thanks: A 3-Week Overdue Book Drive in November 2012
The Boston Public Library is running a three-week drive to encourage
the return of overdue materials to our shelves. Any overdue book, CD,
or DVD returned to a Boston Public Library location from November 1
through Thanksgiving will have the associated fine cleared. This is in
effect for library users of all ages whether a book is one day late,
one year late, or more. If an item is permanently lost, users will be
responsible for paying only the replacement fee.
This overdue book drive applies only to the actual return of physical
materials from November 1 through Thanksgiving. Library users with
outstanding fines on already-returned books will be asked to clear
their record the usual way: by paying their fines.
We hope you'll participate in this very special book drive and accept our overdue thanks for using the Boston Public Library.
Featured from Prior Issues
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Upham's Corner InSight into the News
Fairmount Community Forum Exceeds Expectations
Nov 17, 2012
Opening with a one-hour overview of the planning initiative, the BRA
led the over 200 attendees quickly into engaging exercises that set the
stage for the several hours of breakout session brainstorming.
What changes do they want to see in their communities that will promote sustainability and economic feasibility in the areas of
- jobs
- housing
- quality of life
- transportation and more?
Read More & Photos
Excellent Turnout for Main Street Annual Meeting
Uphams Corner Main Street held their 2012 annual meeting at Paraiso
Restaurant on Dudley Street. Hoping to attract business
representatives before the businesses opened for the day, Main Street
offered a light breakfast and an early start time (8AM).
The meeting was well attended (close to 50) and the speakers
interesting including several business owners. Main Street also shared
upcoming developments with the business community.
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Main Street Annual Meeting in Photos
 Paraiso
Restaurant's front room in the "glass dome" was a good fit for the
crowd that attended Uphams Corner Main Street's Annual Meeting.
With a light breakfast - especially the excellent fresh fruit
selection, a well maintained schedule and interesting speakers, the
meeting created an enjoyable opening for "just another day" in Uphams
Corner. Photos show attendees listening intently and enjoying
themselves.
View Photos
Businessman Camilo Pichardo Loves Uphams Corner
Businessman Camilo Pichardo has much to say about the Uphams Corner
neighborhood and the people he interfaces with regularly and all of it
very positive.
"Listen" to his speech at the Uphams Corner Main Street Annual Meeting,
find out more about his business (YELP) and learn more about him - his
principles, his attitude, his family and why he cares so much about
Uphams Corner.
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Wakeup Call for Main Streets and all Nonprofits
The indictment of Carolos Schillaci, former executive director of the
Hyde / Jackson Square Main Street, provides an opportunity for all
groups specifically involved in this incident to review the sequence of
events, to learn from the errors and to assess if adequate controls
have been put in place to prevent a recurrence.
The seriousness of what happened, how easily it happened and how
apparently naive the 'victims' were is pause for reflection. All
nonprofits, certainly all Boston Main Street groups including Uphams
Corner would do well to view this incident as a 'wake-up call.'
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Confessions of a Died-in-the-Wool Flu Shot Avoider
Nov 24, 2012
Ten days into the almost overwhelming marathon of coughing, phlegm,
sneezing, sore throat, swollen tonsils, chills and weakness (though,
thank goodness, no fever) ... 'How could I have passed up the
brief pain of a flu shot?'
Too busy? I never get sick! I'm healthy ...
Whatever the excuse, it may not be worth clinging to a tenuous
lifelline. Pharmacies and health centers - all of them are
stocked with untainted, high quality anti-viral doses of what the CDC
(Centers for Disease Control) says are the likely culprits this flu
season."
Read More
Featured from Prior Issues
Happy Thanksgiving to All from Uphams Corner News
Nov 22, 2012
 Something
changes in the air around the best of the holidays, especially
Thanksgiving.
People seem to want to come out of their private
worlds filled with worries, stress, ambition and yearnings - all of it
hidden from view.
The spontaneous greetings, days before the real
Thanksgiving, are like the touch of midas, a glow of golden sunlight bursting through an overcast sky, a
reminder of the classic turkey freshly removed from the oven after
hours of cooking.
"Happy Thanksgiving." "Happy Thanksgiving to you, too."
Life Continues as Usual
Richard waves. He's heading to the bus stop to go to a day program.
Philip, dressed up, not looking his usual scruffy self, not causing a
rush of empathetic worry, is going somewhere. Where are you
heading? Why do you look so well dressed today? Philip now
has a job at McDonald's in Framingham (he says). He gets a ride
there and looks forward to rising in their management. I am so
proud of you, I tell him.
William who never stops talking is worried about his friend, Jeannette,
who, he says, is a serious heroine addict. You know she's sick, right? HIV? Talk to her, he says,
see if you can make a difference.
May the Feast be with You
We sit down to a table of plenty and hold fast to a
tradition that never ends, where time is barely moving, where years pass like days and time stands quite still. (Seems like only
yesterday.) Who, indeed, would pass up an entire smorgasbord of
multi-colored food, festive salads and dressings, mega-calorie desserts and
bubbling cider layed out like artwork?
For others, the quiet of a day when the phone never rings and the
emails have stopped is a sacred form of respite. We
embrace our traditions beause they symbolize relationships, meaning, acknowledgement - a chance to sit back, take a deep
breath and appreciate life.
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our friends in the Greater
Uphams Corner area and to
all the residents of China, the Netherlands, Great Britain, the
Ukraine, the Russian Federation and everyone in the world who also read
Uphams Corner News.
Let us continue to lift ourselves beyond the ordinary. Let us
extend ourselves to those around us in need, moving always towards a
sense of the greater good.
Nancy Conrad
Editor, Uphams Corner News
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Civility and Incivility at the Annapolis Neighborhood Meeting
 Bill
Bonnice sent a Letter to the Editor taking issue with our emphasis on
"breaking down" at the Oct 25 Annpolis meeting.
He emphasized the presence of restraint, civility, respect and
courage. Indeed, if you were to measure the time spent in
restraint versus 'chaos' at the meeting, restraint wins by a
mile.
A compliment to Mr. Bonnice for his emphasis on the positive and to the
whole neighborhood for its endurance in the face of change and
challenge.
At times the collective energy that communicates an emergency situation
takes priority over restraint to convey to each other (in the
neighborhood) and to the world that help is needed. At times, we
need to pay attention to those crying out for help.
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Wendy Rist, Property Owner, Bakersfield Arms, a Closer Look
Nov 22, 2012
Known only as the owner of 27-37 Bakersfield St, at the Annapolis
neighborhood meeting, Wendy Rist presented herself as contrite and
humble, wanting to do good for the community. She cited a long
list of accomplishments.
At the same time, several of her admissions including 'I do the best I can,'
suggested she was just an amateur, who doesn't yet know the ropes. 'I just want to
get this behind me'.
The facts suggest otherwise. She not only rehabbed Bakersfield Arms but also built a condominium
close by. Her humble presentation and her actions do
not add up. Who is the real Wendy Rist?
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 Roasted Plastic Trash Barrels for Thanksgiving Dinner in Uphams Corner?
Nov 22, 2012 2am
A police cruiser pulled a U-y and stopped in the middle of Dudley
Street. 'Be careful," he said. "Some clown is setting the trash
barrels on fire.'
That was at 2am.
Fifteen minutes earlier, the rubber trash barrel in front of L&M
Bargain was on fire. Further up on Dudley, there was another
barrel in flames in front of the Brazilian church. That's where
the police cruiser and a fire truck sat.
Read More & Photos
Sexy Cape Verde Model Search Posters Taken Down
Nov 16, 2012
Last week (prior to the party date of Nov 16), someone (The Creative
Studio) made up posters advertising "Sexy Cape Verde Model Search
Official Party", then wrapped them securely around light poles on
Dudley St.
Due to the graphic nature of the posters, residents removed them but
not before UCNews was able to capture the situation and its effect on
the Uphams Corner business district.
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Boston NAACP 2012 Elections - Atty Michael Curry Staying on
Nov 21, 2012
 Monday,
November 19, 2012, Boston NAACP members re-elected Attorney Michael
Curry as President for another two-year term, while also
returning a slate of officers and voting in an even younger leadership
team.
The uncontested election is seen as a direct result of the work done by
the Boston NAACP to reestablish its presence and influence in the City
of Boston. The new Administration will begin serving their two-year
term in January 2013.
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Zoosk - The Perils of Trusting - The Pain of Embarrassment
The online 'Complaints Board' has an entire section on Zoosk with three
pages of complaints dating back to early 2010. One person wrote:
"Zoosk
is like a virus! it pretends to be a pix sharing site when in reality
it is a very aggressive and poorly designed dating site.
By agreeing to
join and purportedly just to see a friend's pix, zoosk steals all your
contacts and sends them an invitation to join to see your pix. i dont
even have any pix anywhere.
It must be stopped"
This author and many others in the Boston area have had the misfortune
of becoming victims to the Zoosk virus-like behavior. Presenting
the chronology of what happened, steps taken and what you can do to make Zoosk go away.
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Fairmount Advisory Group Meeting October 24, 2012
At the third Fairmount Advisory group meeting (which is focused on
Uphams Corner), the group welcomed the new co-chairs, Max MacCarthy and
Chris Jones. After introductory remarks by Jeremy Rosenberger
from the BRA, Josh Fiala provided updates to the previous meeting,
going through data analysis in detail.
Zachary Wassmouth from Public Works talked about the infrastructure
project and Ina Anderson from Mass Smart Growth reported on the Project
for Public Spaces. Finally, they discussed two upcoming community
forums.
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ReServe Greater Boston - Thinking Outside the Hiring Box
ReServe is a new workforce strategy, connecting continuing
professionals age 55+ with part-time service opportunities in
community-based organizations, public institutions, and government
agencies. JVS (Jewish Vocational Services) is the Greater Boston
ReServe affiliate and has just announced the new initiative at seminars
in Boston and Newton.
With more emphasis on heart than on wallet, the program appeals to
people who want to pursue their passions while also helping out in the
nonprofit world.
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How to Live within Your Means
Dec 6 2011 5:45 pm
The Uphams Corner Library and the Boston Home Center present:
"How to Live within your Means," a workshop designed to help you
- understand your finances
- assess your finances
- create a budget
- tailor your finances to accommodate your personal needs
Plus they will offer some helpful tax tips.
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