Edu_RSS ~ February 1, 2004

Most recent update: February 1, 2004 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Meet George Jetson Is this the Future? "...This site has some stuff about what the future may look like for future personal devices http://www.vodafone.com/flash/futures/. And it's all done up in a cool techy package. Interesting prognostications of our future toys...er I mean efficiency enhancing assistants...." [--> From The Shifted Librarian on February 1, 2004 at 10:47 p.m.. (47006) Tip for Library PCs How to Get Spyware-free RealPlayer through the BBC "Martin sez, 'The BBC made a unique deal with Real Networks which disposes of their spyware tactics. Basically, if a user clicks on a link to download Real Player from a BBC website, the referrer script sends them to a page where they can download an expiry-free, spyware-free and nuicance-free version of the player. It's because the BBC have such a stringent public service remit, that it was offensiv From The Shifted Librarian on February 1, 2004 at 10:47 p.m.. (47005) Mozilla Firebird Primer for Windows Users Chances are pretty good that if you're reading this right now, you're using an internet browser. But are you using the best one? According to Google, one of the internet's most visited sites, Microsoft Internet Explorer is far and away the most popular browser, and its lead only continues to grow. But does that necessarily mean that it's the best browser? Microsoft thinks so. In fact, they're so confident that they decided to discontinue any new versions of Internet Explorer until their new operating system (Longhorn) is released. Don't worry, though. Longhorn From kuro5hin.org on February 1, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (47004) Universal Feed Parser 3.0 beta The feed parser gets a major upgrade. (466 words) From dive into mark on February 1, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (47003) Visual Readers' Advisory "A cool network map of book-buying patterns yields this insight to Valdis Krebs: '(P)olitical books are preaching to the converted...if you are working a 2004 political campaign what do you do with this information?... All you can do is focus on the edge nodes and the bridges.' " [EdCone.com] I want a map like this for readers' advisory in SWAN, --> From The Shifted Librarian on February 1, 2004 at 9:47 p.m.. (47002) Mofaz: Hezbollah to pay dearly for more kidnappings From Haaretz: News on February 1, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (47001) edna-for-schools, Issue 1 2004 Look at our revamped edna-for-schools newsletter - the first issue for 2004. Includes latest key reports and research relevant to school education, resources appropriate to support teaching in key learning areas, key dates, and opportunities for schools and their teachers. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (47000) It gets mighty lonely in the Ice Palace From the New Yorker cartoon-caption competition: Sometimes I think everybody'd be better off if I was a bird or a plane. It's the cape: so eighties.... From Ben Hammersley.com on February 1, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (46999) Finally got the blog working. Moved from web-based blog software to my .mac account blog software. From phoward.com - another random blog site on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46998) ichat av Hello? Anyone there? From phoward.com - another random blog site on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46997) Snow Looks good but makes driving a nightmare. From phoward.com - another random blog site on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46996) Oh My GOD!!!! I'm Famous! Fame at last. From phoward.com - another random blog site on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46995) 3rd time lucky? Just how many versions of Linux does it take to find one thats right for you? From phoward.com - another random blog site on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46994) Damn Damn Damn! Hardware problems and drivers From phoward.com - another random blog site on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46993) Research on lurking I'm still thinking about the power of lurking. My interest was triggered by discussions about activating lurkers in on-line communities and by some of our research suggesting that for many people lurking and not active participation is enough to get what they need. Since then I'm on a trail :) I found some research on lurking (thanks to the great work done at CPsquare&nbs From Mathemagenic on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46992) School sanctions sow confusion From Haaretz: News on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46991) Playing on both teams of the nuclear game From Haaretz: News on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46990) Terror suspect killed in Jericho gunfight From Haaretz: News on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46989) Israel wants U.S. report held until after Hague hearing From Haaretz: News on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46988) Local authorities crank up strike From Haaretz: News on February 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46987) IMPRESSUM ARCHIVALIA ist ein privates nichtgewerbliches Projekt von Dr. Klaus Graf Kontakt: Friedrichstr. 26 D-56333 Winningen Mail: klaus dot graf at geschichte dot uni minus freiburg dot de Er (Jg. 1958) ist als Historiker - siehe seine Homepage http://www.uni-freiburg.de/histsem/mertens/graf und derzeit auch wieder als Archivar tätig (siehe hier) Er arbeitet auch am bibliothekarischen Weblog --> From Archivalia on February 1, 2004 at 7:50 p.m.. (46986) Weblogs als Botanisiertrommel Sàmi Winter Market , ethnographisches BlogProjekt im hohen Norden. From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 1, 2004 at 7:46 p.m.. (46985) Personal something management from my PhD perspective Instead of adding links to my previous post I decided to draw my own picture of personal something management. I tried to connect together bits and pieces from my reading and thinking about knowledge work for the paper I'm writing. Comments are welcome. See also: ea From Mathemagenic on February 1, 2004 at 6:51 p.m.. (46984) Why Emergent Learning? For your listening pleasure, here's a seventeen-minute presentation on why the eLearning Forum is morphing into Emergent Learning Forum.... From Internet Time Blog on February 1, 2004 at 6:49 p.m.. (46983) Mammon Mir geht's da nicht um die Dean-Geschichte, die Essenz ist im letzten Satz zu finden. Op Ed . Dave asks the right questions : They roast Dean for trivia, brainwash anyone who's stupid enough to watch, and give the Republic... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 1, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (46982) Pivot Nun das ist wirklich eine gute Nachricht, damit steht ein WeblogTool zur Verfügung, dass ich sogar bei meinem WebspaceProvider installieren kann. Bald mal testen! Pivot 1.0 Final released . Die Version 1.0 des Blog-CMS Piv... From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on February 1, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (46981) Welche Serversoftware und welche Skripts laufen dort? Auf der HelpSite von Pivot habe ich ein sehr hilfreiches Tool gefunden: netcraft - ein Service, dass die verwendete Serversoftware anzeigt sowie installierte Skriptspachen wie z.Bsp php. From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on February 1, 2004 at 6:46 p.m.. (46980) SRR So nice to see our tagline continue to catch on. There's a nice profile of Creative Commons in the InfoTech section of the Singaporean news outlet Today. It's entitled "Some Rights Reserved." From Creative Commons: weblog on February 1, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46979) Going crazy with RSS! Selten so gut amüsiert, bringt mich dauerhaft zum Schmunzeln, weiss auch nicht warum :-) Nutty RSS/Tivo hack . "if you've already hacked up your Tivo to the point where you can telnet to it, it's not a whole lot of extra w... From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on February 1, 2004 at 5:46 p.m.. (46978) Tomato up? While this recipe does not share anything in common with my Red Sox Cowboy Up Cookies, and I haven't heard anyone telling the Patriots to "Tomato Up!", nonetheless I have crafted a special tart in honor of my favorite football team: tarte Tatin à les tomates. (And also to bring the a Super Bowl party.) I can't take all the credit for it, since it was in large part inspired by a recipe I found for Caramelized Tomato Tarts in a great new cookbook (more about that soon). But I love m From megnut on February 1, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46977) TV thief jailed since 1970 denied parole The North Carolina Parole Commission has rejected Junior Allen for the twenty sixth time. Mr. Allen was convicted of stealing a $140 black and white TV set thirty four years ago. He's been in maximum security prison ever since. The official reason given for the denial: "Your release at this time would unduly depreciate the seriousness of the crime." Ananova Story NY Post Writeup From kuro5hin.org on February 1, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46976) Apple.com/trailers and the downfall of civilisation Is nothing sacred? Is nothing pure? Can't we just leave some things alone? First, they're adapted The Ladykillers, with, and I can hardly bear to say this, Tom Hanks, in the Alec Guinness role, and as if that wasn't bad... From Ben Hammersley.com on February 1, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46975) Intel cranks out new Pentium 4 The company on Monday will serve up a large helping of megahertz with five new Pentium 4 processors, which will spawn a number of new desktop PC models. From CNET News.com on February 1, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46974) Punxsutaney II Wer den Film nicht (mehr) sehen kann: Bei groundhog.org wird morgen früh 07.00 Ortszeit, das heißt 13.00 MEZ, die Wettervorhersage... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 1, 2004 at 3:50 p.m.. (46973) Dean back on his game I didn't see the Tim Russert interview of Dean, but I just read the transcript and it reminded me why I'm supporting the Gov. Oh, sure, you'll find lots to throw in my face in that interview. But that's the point: Here's a guy who has actual beliefs.... From Joho the Blog on February 1, 2004 at 3:47 p.m.. (46972) Another Post-Mortem: Don't Write Off Internet Politics Michael Cudahy and Jock Gill: The political is personal -- not Web-based. The lessons learned from Iowa and New Hampshire are that, left to function independently, these Internet tools have a tendency to create societies of insiders and outsiders instead of collaborative communities focused on dynamic political debate and action. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 1, 2004 at 3:46 p.m.. (46971) SCO's Interesting Time Warp In this January 28 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the SCO group says:"We have also experienced several denial-of-service attacks on our website, which have prevented web users from accessing our website and doing business with us for a period of time. Additionally, we have recently experienced a distributed denial-of-service attack as a result of the "Mydoom" worm virus. It is reported that the effects of this virus will From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 1, 2004 at 3:46 p.m.. (46970) Personal ??? management Seb Paquet (also linking to User-Centric Distributed Social Software by Eric Gradman):For about a year now, I've had the phrase "Personal Interaction Manager" intermittently sticking in and out of my mind. Never took the time to define it, but something keeps telling me this is what I really need. Talk about fuzzy logic. As I write this, Google returns zero hits for the phrase. (I have a hunch that this will change soon. :) From Mathemagenic on February 1, 2004 at 2:51 p.m.. (46969) Schöner Bloggen Alexander weist heute auf das Magazin "Schöner Bloggen" hin, das offenbar als Begleitmusik zu diesem neuen Weblogbuch dienen soll. Wo... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 1, 2004 at 2:50 p.m.. (46968) MLX Package of the Week: The View from Where I Sit Trying another "new aiming to be regular" CDB feature, highlighting an interesting ""package" from the Maricopa Learning eXchange. This is is special because it is not a "reusable learning object" (RLO) but a 'reusable idea object" (RIO?) Maybe we can breed a whole raft of meaningless acronyms, like RCA (re-usable classroom activity), RCS (reusable communication strategy), RCP (reusable class project), etc. But again I digress. This one is also special because it comes from a long time veteran teacher, both a passionate teac From cogdogblog on February 1, 2004 at 2:47 p.m.. (46967) Comment Spam: Need Your Help If you spot a comment spam on this blog, please let me know. Drop me an e-mail at dgillmor@mercurynews.com with a URL of the posting that's been spammed. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 1, 2004 at 2:46 p.m.. (46966) A New Architecture for News It will start at the writing level, and move upward from there. That is the key. But how to we make this almost infinitely granular idea something we can all use? I don't see anything on the horizon (though I'm hearing about stuff over the horizon) that will begin to do it. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 1, 2004 at 2:46 p.m.. (46965) MyDoom downs SCO site The computer virus knocks out SCO Group's Web site, and the company expects the massive denial-of-service attack to continue until Feb. 12. From CNET News.com on February 1, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46964) Jevon's new Blog Jevon MacDonald is blogging again... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on February 1, 2004 at 1:51 p.m.. (46963) 20 Jahre WISO im ZDF 20 Jahre WISO - das ist die Kontinuität eines Markenartikels. Die Sendung beging am 05.01.2004 ihre Jubelfeier. Fast auf den... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 1, 2004 at 1:50 p.m.. (46962) More Worrisome Electronic Voting Problems So we have to trust the Diebolds of the world -- companies that again and again prove they can't be trusted. Even if they mean well, they are obviously not competent to handle this job properly. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 1, 2004 at 1:46 p.m.. (46961) Reputation and the web Until the late 20th century, the most valuable asset a person had was their reputation. Now most of us live anonomous lives where we can get away with anything - hence Enron etc. Seb is introducing a very important idea.... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on February 1, 2004 at 12:51 p.m.. (46960) Organization Profile: Electric Paper Electric Paper is part of ThirdForce plc. Today, we are one of the fastest growing technology companies in Europe with offices throughout the world. Our products lead the market in the UK, Ireland and Australia and are growing in popularity in the US, Canada, Asia and the Middle East. We remain the only e-learning vendor where every single employee is 100% focused on IT literacy. From AFTER 5 on February 1, 2004 at 12:51 p.m.. (46959) New Brunswick at the Pan-Canadian E-learning Workshop New Brunswick was well represented at the recent meeting of researchers and government officials at the Pan-Canadian E-learning Workshop (Vancouver, January 11 and 12, 2004). From AFTER 5 on February 1, 2004 at 12:51 p.m.. (46958) TeleEducation NB Bids Farewell to Yan Simard Yan Simard, who has been working with TeleEducation NB since August 2003 has accepted a new e-learning challenge as of February 2, 2004. From AFTER 5 on February 1, 2004 at 12:51 p.m.. (46957) Engage Opens the Door on Open Source The Open Source movement opens up at Engage Interactive. From AFTER 5 on February 1, 2004 at 12:51 p.m.. (46956) Industry Snapshot - New List Available Recently, we have received various requests for information on companies and organizations currently involved with the field of e-learning in New Brunswick. However, it was discovered that a comprehensive and up-to-date list really does not exist. From AFTER 5 on February 1, 2004 at 12:51 p.m.. (46955) Yorkville University – Canada's Newest University Fredericton is home to CanadaÂ’s newest private university without walls. Students online at Yorkville University can earn full degrees without ever having to leave home or job. An introduction by the Dean. From AFTER 5 on February 1, 2004 at 12:50 p.m.. (46954) Artikel über Weblogs... Die Volkshochschule Stuttgart hat einen Artikel über Weblogs veröffentlicht, in dem auch das BildungsBlog genannt wird. Vielen Dank schon mal an dieser Stelle! Passend zum Thema findet sich auch hier der Hinweis auf den möglichen Einsatz von Open-Source-Software: "Sich einmischen - über Weblogs..." Den Einsatz von Weblogs auch in VHS halte ich für ebenso erfreulich wie unabdingbar. Denn Personal Pu From BildungsBlog on February 1, 2004 at 12:50 p.m.. (46953) Beyond travel writing The earlier post on World66 is still on my mind. Wikipedia shows that people can build something very substantial together by collaborating on the web. Other projects, more focused ones, are successful, too: BOPNews and CJR's Campaign Desk and The Revealer look good to me. Whether the collaborations are free-standing or are based in a periodical or academic community, they provide important models for educators to consider. Why shouldn't the university itself be a publication, for... From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 1, 2004 at 12:49 p.m.. (46952) On leave I will be away from the keyboard until February 8th. From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 1, 2004 at 12:49 p.m.. (46951) Breakthrough! Ten major medical advances you're li ... Breakthrough! Ten major medical advances you're likely to see in the coming year Medical breakthroughs expected in 2004 include: New, faster CT machines that can take clear pictures of a beating heart without a catheter, sedation or hospitalization, combined with MRI to show blood vessels, blood flow, scar tissue and the workings of the heart muscle and valves plus plaque...---[WSJ][KurzweilAI] From Meta on February 1, 2004 at 12:49 p.m.. (46950) Wired News, "Pixar Says 'So Long' to Disney ": Pi ... Wired News, "Pixar Says 'So Long' to Disney ": Pixar Animation Studios backs out of talks aimed at continuing its relationship with The Walt Disney Co. and will seek a deal with another studio, Pixar chief executive Steve Jobs said Thursday. Pixar, which co-produced last year's top-box office draw, Finding Nemo, said it will look for an agreement that allows it to retain ownership of future movies. From Meta on February 1, 2004 at 12:49 p.m.. (46949) Bringing emotions to video gamesCan games inspire ... Bringing emotions to video gamesCan games inspire feelings as well as fun? MSNBC, "Will players ever fall in love with a game character? The soon-to-be-released 'Sims 2' ratches up the chemistry by allowing players to follow their sim from birth through death." From Meta on February 1, 2004 at 12:49 p.m.. (46948) School Communities Will Usually Get the Websites They Deserve To paraphrase Phil Windley: school communities will usually get the websites they deserve. [Tuttle SVC] Tom Hoffman responds to Will's post about his frustration with publishing approval issues that are getting in the way of having more teachers publish at Will's high school. My district has purchased a content management system that promised this kind of work flow, but in reality doesn't deliver it. (It also doesn't work very well with anything but Internet Explorer 6, but that is another story... ) Their idea was that the principal, or the principal's designee would From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on February 1, 2004 at 12:48 p.m.. (46947) Protecting Sony and the Internet The 9th Circuit will hear the Grokster appeal on Tuesday (if you want to attend, see details here).  I have written quite a bit  about it before.  For a clas From A Copyfighter's Musings on February 1, 2004 at 12:47 p.m.. (46946) Wal-Mart's Low Prices Exact High Cost This is an ongoing American conundrum. We look for the best deal today, whether it's in our best interest tomorrow, sometimes because we have no realistic other choice. But I wonder if Americans generally appreciate what kind of enterprises they are enriching, or what sterile economic seeds they may be sowing for our collective future. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 1, 2004 at 12:46 p.m.. (46945) Open Source in Institutionen Markus Hammerschmitt hat in Telepolis einen sehr interessanten, wenngleich auch irgendwie ideologischen Artikel über die staatliche Nutzung von Open Source Software geschrieben - angeregt durch das Erscheinenen des Buches "Freie Software" von Volker Grassmuck, welches durch die Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung verlegt wird: From Handakte WebLAWg on February 1, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (46943) Something wrong with del.icio.us?I can't post del. ... Something wrong with del.icio.us?I can't post del.icio.us any url just now. Also can't access it's subscription service, what's wrong with the service or my client failure? From Meta on February 1, 2004 at 11:49 a.m.. (46942) Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 - On the 350th anniv ... Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 - On the 350th anniversary of the publication of Scotland's first atlas, Joan Blaeu's Atlas Novus, Volume V (1654), this website presents the first translation into English of its entire textual contents. The texts contain detailed historical and topographical descriptions of Scotland and its regions, freshly translated by Ian Cunningham, and complemented by 49 engraved maps From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 1, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (46941) Jon Stewart: America's Finest Journalist Jeez, but the Daily Show with Jon Stewart has been good. No other journal so effectively dismantles the self-contained, self-referential world within which American journalism operates. Want to see how journalists, with a stern gaze at the camera, position themselves above their interview subjects? Want to see how to keep asking a question until you get the answer you think is right? Want to see how the question becomes the text? Plus, Stewart is one of the best serious interviewers around. He's done his homework and he asks the questions that I want asked. He's also damn funny. I&ap From Joho the Blog on February 1, 2004 at 11:47 a.m.. (46940) Sebastien Paquet in Orkut Jail Sebastien writes about how he got locked out of Orkut, possibly by alerting people to what he thought was a security hole (which turned out to be a UI defect). He shared a cell with Marc Canter. On the must-read list about Orkut: Danah Boyd's rational rant.... From Joho the Blog on February 1, 2004 at 11:47 a.m.. (46939) Untitled Hats off to Paul Venezia for his exhaustive analysis of the Linux 2.6 kernel in this week's InfoWorld: ... From Jon's Radio on February 1, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (46938) Stalking Eine Diplomarbeit zum Thema Stalking (58 S. PDF) mit dem Untertitel "Krankheit? Straftat? Phänomen?" steht bei der Hochschule für öffentliche... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 1, 2004 at 10:50 a.m.. (46937) Online EdBlogger Resource Portal Online Resource Portal - Home I am leaving my Disruptive Technology site in stasis while I am working on a new project. I am using "The Scout Portal Toolkit" system to begin to classify weblog resources online. It seems kind of like the next step, after trying to categorize different... From EdBlogger Praxis on February 1, 2004 at 10:50 a.m.. (46936) More access for less in Brazil Paulo Rebêlo and Katie Mantell, Brazil secures cheaper access to scientific journals, SciDev.Net, January 30, 2004. Excerpt: "The Brazilian government has negotiated a US$5 million reduction in the fees it pays to allow many of the country's researchers to gain free access to electronic versions of a large number of scientific journals. The government's 'journal website' (Portal de Periódicos), allows researchers across From FOS News on February 1, 2004 at 10:48 a.m.. (46935) Another declaration of independence On January 27, Editor in Chief Dominique Boullier and the entire editorial board of Les cahiers du numérique resigned from the journal and released an open letter explaining why. They point to CduN's high price and limited online access policy which "contradict our objectives as researchers". (PS: See my list of similar resignations.) (Thanks to Li From CNET News.com on February 1, 2004 at 10:45 a.m.. (46933) The role of information in knowledge sharing Denham Grey comes with two thought-provoking posts: The KM spectrum and IM -- KM. The first one talks about "the spectrum from knowledge creation (awareness, learning, community) to intellectual capital (knowledge assets, branding, knowledge exchanges)", so you can think where you would position yourself (and I guess most of us here in blogosphere are sharing "knowledge creation" side with Denham ;). From Mathemagenic on February 1, 2004 at 9:51 a.m.. (46932) CBS - Censors ad about the cost of the deficit Amongst all the adds for beer, trucks etc on the Super Bowl, you won't be seeing this ad about the cost of the Bush deficit. Why? Because it is too contreversial! "During this year's Super Bowl, you'll see ads sponsored... From Robert Paterson'apos;s Weblog on February 1, 2004 at 9:51 a.m.. (46931) JuraRSS Die Seite JuraRSS im JuraWiki wurde erheblich erweitert und mit neuen Feeds versehen. Hinzugekommen ist auch eine anschauliche Einführung in... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 1, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (46930) DRM und Datenschutz Lenz hat heute in seinem deutschen Blog einen Beitrag gepostet, in dem u.a. die Ansicht von Lessig zum Ausdruck kommt... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 1, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (46929) Ariadne - Issue 38 - January 2004 - is now availab ... Ariadne - Issue 38 - January 2004 - is now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 1, 2004 at 9:48 a.m.. (46928) Selektion in der Grundschule Unser gegliedertes Schulsystem soll die Kinder "begabungsgerecht" fördern. Doch die Auslese geschieht völlig willkürlich Ein Grundpfeiler des deutschen Schulsystems erweist sich als morsch: die so genannte Übergangsempfehlung am Ende des vierten Schuljahres. Mit ihr stellen die Grundschullehrer die Weichen dafür, ob ihre Schützlinge in die fünfte Klasse des Gymnasiums, der Real- oder der Hauptschule wechseln. Eigentlich soll dabei die Leistung der Schüler den Ausschlag geben. Doch die Grundschulstudie Iglu From BildungsBlog on February 1, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (46927) Congressional Directory Congressional Directoryhttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/The Congressional Directory is the official directory of the U.S. Congress, prepared by the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP). Published since 1888, the Congressional Directory presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers. It also lists officials of the cou From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 1, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (46926) Dozen Primers on Standards A Dozen Primers on Standardshttp://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/feb04/primers.shtmlComputers in Libraries Magazine feature story in their February issue highlights a dozen primers on Standards ... well worth the quick read .... From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 1, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (46925) Making Sense of Common Sense Knowledge Making Sense of Common Sense Knowledgehttp://www.acm.org/ubiquity/interviews/v4i45_kuipers.htmlMaking Sense of Common Sense Knowledge - Benjamin Kuipers on using commonsense reasoning to make useful conclusions, or, finding gold nuggets in a pan of sand. Ubiquity (Volume 4, Number 45). "UBIQUITY: Would it be wrong-headed to suggest that 'common sense' is a very squishy term, since John McCarthy, Joe McCarthy, Eugene McCarthy and Charlie McCarthy would have had radically differen From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 1, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (46924) The Nonprofit Phenomenon, Internet Resources for Nonprofit Organizations The Nonprofit Phenomenon, Internet Resources for Nonprofit Organizations By Hazel Cameronhttp://www.infotoday.com/searcher/feb04/cameron.shtml Centering in on charities, this article by Hazel Cameron in Searcher Magazine provides background information on nonprofits through frequently updated portals and gateways that offer a wide selection of evaluated and abstracted full-text resources. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 1, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (46923) Portal to Asian Internet Resources Portal to Asian Internet Resourceshttp://webcat.library.wisc.edu:3200/PAIR/index.htmlDesigned as a cooperative project between The Ohio State University Libraries, the University of Minnesota Libraries, and the University of Wisconsin Libraries, the Portal to Asian Internet Resources (PAIR) provides a "user-friendly, searchable catalog through which scholars, students and the general public have quick and easy access to high quality Web resources originating in Asia identified, evaluated, selec From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 1, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (46922) Free Wireless Everywhere: Tech visionaries' new project mirrors roots of Internet - Neil McAllister, SF Gate Brewster Kahle wants to network San Francisco. All of it. "Basically, what we want is the expectation that if you open your laptop or personal digital assistant (PDA) at any given place, you have access to the open Internet," he says. And, for Kahle, From Techno-News Blog on February 1, 2004 at 7:46 a.m.. (46921) Technology alters the nature of research - eSchool News staff and wire service reports Researchers at a British university say they might have invented themselves out of a job. A new robotic system they developed can, for the first time, independently design and carry out a genetics experiment, then interpret the results. No difference From Techno-News Blog on February 1, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (46920) Chips in the Future: It's A Small World - Michael Singer, Internet News By the year 2018, computer chips will be faster, cheaper and smaller than the width of a human hair, but will take a bit longer to produce. That's the consensus of a new report released Wednesday by the five semiconductor trade groups. In its 2003 edi From Techno-News Blog on February 1, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (46919) Montgomery may pilot digital textbook program - Jill Matthews, Princeton Packet Forget the need for shoulder-sagging backpacks. Say goodbye to heavy textbooks. Embrace the digital age. That is what a select group of students from Montgomery Middle School will be doing if the Board of Education approves the Book Locker Pilot Proj From Educational Technology on February 1, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (46918) Tips for Getting Your Technology Projects Funded - Nickie Weaver and Sheila Fernley, THE Journal ....With the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act and the Enhancing Education Through Technology Initiative (Ed Tech), the application and administration of federally funded programs has and continues to change. The changes from NCLB directly affect From Educational Technology on February 1, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (46917) ITT Educational's enrollment, profits surged in '03 - J.K. Wall, Indianapolis Star A wave of student enrollments fueled better-than-expected profits at ITT Educational Services in 2003, and prompted the company to raise its profit forecasts for 2004. Total enrollment rose 14.6 percent in 2003 versus 2002, the Indianapolis-based compa From Online Learning Update on February 1, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (46916) Computer-Mediated Communication: A Vehicle for Learning - Linda D. Grooms, IRRODL Abstract: The axiom of humanity From Online Learning Update on February 1, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (46915) Developing e-learning content -- Australian National Training Authority The Guide provides an overview of the processes and some of the things to consider when developing content for e-learning and describes some useful resources that may assist. This Guide is particularly targeted at those working in the Australian voc From Online Learning Update on February 1, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (46914) Corneliu Vadim Tudor, the head of a radical right political party in Romania, intends to visit Israel in March. News of his intention was relayed b... From Haaretz: News on February 1, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46913) Elhanan Tennenbaum was transferred last night to the Neurim police facility for interrogation in isolation. If it appears Tennenbaum committed seri... From Haaretz: News on February 1, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46912) A strike staged by the Union of Local Authorities and the Histadrut is bringing the school system and municipal services to a halt today. No end ha... From Haaretz: News on February 1, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46911) By Friday's deadline for the submission of arguments about the separation fence at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, 47 briefs were ... From Haaretz: News on February 1, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46910) There is a real possibility that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will decide that the question of the separation fence is ina... From Haaretz: News on February 1, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46909) Deutschland. Das von morgen. Die Reden, die auf dem Innovations-Kongress am 26. Januar in Berlin gehalten wurden, sind jetzt auf der Seite des BMBF zusammengefasst. Alles sehr plakativ (ich meine die Reden!), laute Rufe nach Wettbewerb und Spitzenleistungen, viel Beifall für das amerikanische Bildungssystem.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 1, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46908) 'elearning' 'excellence' 'parp' Thanks to Dan for the thoughts on that dodgy Cisco 'elearning in Africa' article, I particularly liked his comment: "I'm equally annoyed (as I have written here before) with the notion of "eLearning." It is just learning - I don't care if you use "e" to do it or not. The scary thing is that some people swallow this nonsense." And in that vein... keepin&ap From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on February 1, 2004 at 6:48 a.m.. (46907) so this is mass communication? Cool blog pointed to by Dave including a funky post on protecting your "secret blog". Best thing to weblog about is weblogging ;o) seriously! From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on February 1, 2004 at 6:48 a.m.. (46906) Seelen-Kalender From Mein Schuster on February 1, 2004 at 5:49 a.m.. (46905) Colorado's first accredited decorative painting, faux finishing and plastering school, The Denver School of Fine Architectural Finishes, to open in Denver in February 2004 with classes from 3 day to 2 years in length. The Denver School of Architectural Finishes is located within the AVANTI Design Group center. Classes will include certification, as well as a diploma for those who take the full 2 year curriculum. We will offer over 75 different classes and techniques including color washing, wood graining, marble, trompe l'oeil, murals, sky painting, metallics, stencils, decoupage, furniture finishes, Venetian plaster, stucco, Montovano and so much more. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2004] From PR Web on February 1, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (46904) SetFocus to Host Presentation by Deborah Kurata Published author of Microsoft Technologies to speak at Northern New Jersey .NET User Group. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2004] From PR Web on February 1, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (46903) Emergent Learning Forum On Tuesday, January 27th, eLearning Forum became the Emergent Learning Forum. Is the eLearning Forum abandoning eLearning? Heavens, no. eLearning needs a broader stage. We are trying to push eLearning out of its silo so it can conect with the outside world. We are intent... From Internet Time Blog on February 1, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (46902) Internationaler Archivkongress... Der 15. Internationale Archivkongress, der unter dem Leitthema "Archive, Gedächtnis und Wissen" steht, wird vom 23-29 August 2004 in Wien, Österreich, stattfinden. Das Österreichische Staatsarchiv (ÖStA) und der Internationale Archivrat (ICA) geben bekannt, dass die Registrierung für den 15. Kongress ab sofort online möglich ist. Um eine optimale Planung zu ermöglichen, wird darum gebeten, die Teilnahme bis zum 31. Mai 2004 registriert zu haben. Die Kongress-Webseite enthält Informationen üb From Archivalia on February 1, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (46901) OECD: Declaration on Access... Adopted by the OECD on 30 January 2004 in Paris The governments (1) of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States Recognising that an optimum international exchange of data, information and knowledge contributes decisivel From Archivalia on February 1, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (46900) Canadian Legislation Canadian Theses 1998-2002 has been made online by the NLC e.g. the following: Nicholls, Jacqueline M., 1965-. Guide vs. gatekeeper [microform] : information rights legislation and the provincial archives of Manitoba. -- Ottawa : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, [2002] "The thesis examines some of the issues arising out of Canadian access and privacy legislation which have particular implications for archival institutions and concludes From Archivalia on February 1, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (46899) Schlüsseldokumente zur... http://osteuropa.bsb-muenchen.de/dig/1000dok/ 100(0) Schlüsseldokumente zur russischen und sowjetischen Geschichte 1917-1991, jeweils mit deutscher Übersetzung. Bisher liegen 32 vor, das letzte (1961) betrifft den Mauerbau. From Archivalia on February 1, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (46898) Urheberrecht für Autoren... Archivarinnen und Archivare, die ihre gedruckten Veröffentlichungen auch online nach den Grundsätzen des Open Access zur Verfügung stellen möchten, fragen sich oft, ob sie dies überhaupt dürfen und wie es mit der Einwilligung des Verlags bestellt ist. Eine Kurzinformation bei Mediaevum.de gibt Auskunft: http://www.mediaevum.de/urheberrecht.htm Hinweisen möchte ich auf folgende Passage: Es ist umstritten, ob sich bei der Novellierung des Urheberrechtsgesetzes im H From Archivalia on February 1, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (46897) Archivaliendiebstahl in Naumburg Bei zwei Hausdurchsuchungen in Naumburg sind eine Unmenge historischer Archivalien beschlagnahmt worden. Nach ersten Schätzungen haben die sichergestellten Dokumente einen Gesamtwert von rund 160.000 Euro. Der Unterschlagung verdächtigt wird ein 52-jähriger Mann, der bis Juni 1994 als Archivar im Naumburger Stadtarchiv beschäftigt war. Bei dem beschlagnahmten Gut handelt es sich nach Angaben von Oberstaatsanwalt Jürgen Neufang um Bilder, Briefe, Fotografien, Bücher, Grafiken und weitere wertvolle Dokumente. Der überwiegende Teil dieser Archiva From Archivalia on February 1, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (46896) PRO DV entwickelt Software... Die PRO DV Software AG, hat vom Bundesarchiv einen Auftrag zur Realisierung eines Softwaresystems erhalten, das der Präsentation archivischer Erschließungsinformationen (Findbücher) im Internet dient. Die Integration in archivübergreifende Suchmaschinen wird der langjährige IT-Dienstleister des Bundesarchivs durch die Transformation der Daten in ein XML-basiertes Austauschformat ermöglichen. Mit der Ergänzung des ebenfalls von PRO DV entwickelten datenbankbasierten Archivverwaltungssystems um die webbasierte plattformunabhängige Anwendung werden hö From Archivalia on February 1, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (46895) Commentary: The VoIP conundrum From CNET News.com on February 1, 2004 at 12:45 a.m.. (46894) Silicon Valley's resurgence: Real this time? Things are again percolating but Knowledge@Wharton offers a reality check on whether the good times have indeed returned. From CNET News.com on February 1, 2004 at 12:45 a.m.. (46893) States you've visited Lots of people are pointing to a travel guide site called World66 creates maps of the states or countries you've visited. I've been to the states in red: The real interest on the World66 site is their attempt to invite users to help write the guide itself, the descriptions of hundreds of places around the world. Let's see what happens. From Weblogs in Higher Education on January 31, 2004 at 11:49 p.m.. (46892) Boris Mann is coming to our Feb 11 Geek Dinner at Hon's on Robson at 7p.m. Boris Mann, Zerendipity developer, is coming to our Geek Dinner on February 11, 2004 7p.m. at Hon's on Robson.  Excellent! Are you? From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on January 31, 2004 at 11:49 p.m.. (46891) Coping with College Costs Don't be put off by the cost of higher education. Find out how much more you could be earning as a college graduate and how to curb expenses.... From Adult/Continuing Education on January 31, 2004 at 11:49 p.m.. (46890) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]