NEW SEMESTER UNDERWAY

Heading into the new semester now means getting students interested and integrated with WCN 24/7 with video and audio components.

It's also time to get capstone students thinking about off-campus mentors, internships, blogging and projects.

Lots to do...and never enough time to do it all.

Remembering my grandmother

Luetta Jane Weaver
1917-2009

In remembering my grandmother, so much focus is on the fact she was 91. However, the grandmother I remember is the vocal, colorful lady from my youth. Her funeral was the second for Tess, now 11. Her first was her other great-grandmother from West Virginia, Nellie Johnson.

In 1917, America joined the fight in World War I. Woodrow Wilson was president. John J. Cornwell was governor of West Virginia. He headed the administration that created the state's board of education as well as the Department of Public Safety which became the West Virginia State Police.

Imagine how my grandmother witness the world change. I thought it might be interesting to note who else was born in 1917. Some of the famous people born the same year include:

• John Fitzgerald Kennedy
• Arthur C. Clarke
• Joan Fontaine
• Nat King Cole
• Lena Horne
• Casper Weinberger
• Cyrus Vance
• Dean Martin
• Andrew Wyeth
• Sidney Sheldon
• Buffalo Bob Smith
• Dinah Shore
• Gene Rayburn
• Zsa Zsa Gabor
• Robert Mitchum
• Dizzy Gillespie
• Tom Bradley
• Phyllis Diller
• Sophie Masloff
• Robert C Byrd

My grandmother was the daughter of Lloyd and Grace McGinnis Wilson. I was very fortunate to know by her parents and grew up well into my early adult years with both these wonderful great-grandparents. I'm also fortunate as my daughter Tess knew her great-grandmother.




Luetta lived a full life, she grew up on a homestead, went to school, had many adventures and learned to cook, milk cows and had many chores to do, which came in handy when she became a mother. She reveled in colorful storytelling and mastered the art of apple butter, fudge and other homemade goods that a generation of children and grand children enjoyed. She also played the piano, the accordion and organ. Music was a lifelong passion. She often played in churches. Her faith remained an important and central part of her life as she was a woman of many talents.

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My Number 1 PICK!

THE BEST SHOW OF 2008- BATTLESTAR GALACTICA

My top pick for best TV show of 2008 is Battlestar Galactica as the first half of the final season took us to a point where the producers could have been an incredible way to end the series. But it's not over, folks!

My Number 2 Pick for Best Show of 2008

LOST (Number 2 on my list of BEST of 2008)
Wow...what cliffhanger into the next season! The producers are probably fans of BSG!

Season 4 of LOST redeemed itself for me after a frustrating Season 3. The producers pushed us into the future and created new paradoxes as old questions are answered. WOW...what a ride.
It's my number 2 pick for 2008.

Number 3 PICK for BEST SHOW OF 2008

The Big Bang Theory- My top 3 pick.

TBBT is absolute proof the sitcom on network television hasn't died yet.
It's a joy to watch-- appealing to the Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek geek in me on one level and so successful in crossing into the mainstream pop culture. When an episode is finished you're suddenly disappointed because you want more.

NUMBER 4- A Tie Between Daisies & Killer Cyborgs from the Future

PUSHING DAISIES
& TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES--
Two shows tie at number 4 on my list of BEST SHOWS OF 2008.
One show will end...the other survivors to hunt down an audience for another day.



ABC has abandoned the wonderfully written and imaginative PUSHING DAISIES where the old murder mystery formula meets romantic comedy under a Tim Burtonesque storyline.

Bringing dead people back to life could have been creepy, but this show is whimsical and colorful. A great cast clearly enjoys hitting the timing required for the fast-paced, sarcastic and snappy dialogue. Alas, the show is a victim of last year's writer's strike and the network has refused to order new episodes. That's code for it's cancelled.

If only Ned could touch the nearly dead series and bring it back to life on a cable network like FX, Sci Fi or USA. SIGH! I will miss Ned and the gang and learning more about the supporting characters who were so rich and complex you wanted them to become the stars of the show.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles--The Best Show on TV too few people are watching!

This show has grown into its own and it is great. It's grown up, polished and sophisticated, action oriented but so much more evolved than the last two Terminator movies. I'm surprised Fox is sticking by it, but in 2009 the network is sliding it to Friday nights. That could be put the show in danger of being canceled or "terminated." Perhaps the fact you can watch all the episodes on HULU will save it.

Number 5 on my top five television shows of 2008

MAD MEN- My number 5 pick for best show of 2008

This show captures the look, feel and the tragedy of pretty, rich people spiriling out of control in a sexist, materialistic culture. Oh, what-- that's today. What a stylish, compelling show.

Flip Video keeps shoot little stories for WCN 24/7

Another little story shot on Flip Video...good enough sound for radio or TV.

WCN 24/7 online and ready the next step...

Covering your campus and your community...

The natural online convergence of WCN (The County Line newsmagzine, etc.) and Titan Radio News is now up and active. We'll post items over the break and begin setting up integration with the new season of TCL, Coaches' Corner as well as Titan Radio News. Some nice features include the interface with Facebook and other widgets. Check it out...

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