Edu_RSS ~ February 3, 2004

Most recent update: February 3, 2004 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: No Mo' Joe: Lieberman bows out Joe Lieberman has announced his decision to drop out of the Presidential race after a poor showing in the February 3rd primaries, putting an end to his fabled "Jomentum." From The Columbia-Union on February 3, 2004 at 10:51 p.m.. (47391) Commentary: Sun must co-exist with Eclipse From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (47390) Primary results: Tuesday NOTE: The results below will be updated throughout the evening. Rumors that Joe Lieberman may drop out of the race after tonight are circulating. South Carolina: Edwards 44%, Kerry 30%, Sharpton 10%, Clark 7%, Dean 5%, Lieberman 3%, Kucinich 1%. (Source: Daily Kos, WaPo) Oklahoma: Clark 29%, Edwards 28%, Kerry 21%, Dean 8%, Lieberman 8%, Kucinich 1%, Sharpton 1%, Other 5%. Source: Washington Post Delaware: Kerry 51%, Dean 11%, Lieberman 11%, Edwards 10%, Clark 10%, Sharpton 6%, Kucinich 1%. Source: Washington Post Missouri: Kerry 52%, Edwards 21%, Dean 9%, Clark 4%, Lieberman 4%, Other 5%. S From The Columbia-Union on February 3, 2004 at 9:51 p.m.. (47389) Broadband for the Borders From ScotFEICT on February 3, 2004 at 9:50 p.m.. (47388) Training... yikes! Evan's got a good post on the horror that the word 'training' induces in people and why that is. Not to spoil the conclusion but: "I have gone so far as to remove the word "training" from my vocabulary, lest I give away my secret past. Instead, I use words like "workshops", "group mentoring" and "educational experiences" to describe what might otherwise be known as "training"." I'm also a trainer and I From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on February 3, 2004 at 9:48 p.m.. (47387) Dilbert for 03 Feb 2004. You can subscribe to Dilbert through RSS here From James Farmer&apos;s Radio Weblog on February 3, 2004 at 9:48 p.m.. (47386) IBM tunes storage software strategy Big Blue says its data storage software products are selling fast, and it hopes to accelerate the trend by streamlining the way it sells them. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (47385) Pioneer wins NEC plasma display business From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (47384) 10 degrees of tiredness - and a holiday When sleep wont come - update your blog - and plan a short break! From phoward.com - another random blog site on February 3, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (47383) Tennenbaum went abroad on legal business deal, sources say From Haaretz: News on February 3, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (47382) Accessibility humanized Henrik Olsen has written an article on website accessibility, looking at the importance of approaching it from a user-centred perspective. To quote: Most web developers act in blindness when they design accessible websites, since they know next to nothing about... From Column Two on February 3, 2004 at 8:47 p.m.. (47381) Seven myths of usability ROI Daniel Rosenberg has given a talk on the seven myths of usability ROI, which are as follows: Generalization is Valid Calculation of ROI from the Producer Perspective You Can Ignore the Other Factors Analog Comparisons are Not Required All Usability... From Column Two on February 3, 2004 at 8:47 p.m.. (47380) The role of a weblog inside an online community Lee LeFever has written a blog entry about weblogs and online communities. To quote: I've been thinking a lot about how weblogs can be used as a part of an online community -- and I think there are some real... From Column Two on February 3, 2004 at 8:47 p.m.. (47379) Magnatune making money for Creative Commons musicians Linux Journal has a great interview with John Buckman from Magnatune, the non-evil record label that sells Creative Commons licensed music on a sliding scale. It's turning out to be lucrative for the artists involved, with the average musician taking in $1,500 in royaltes last year and the top artists making over $6,000 in royalties (which are 50% of sales). While six thousand dollars won't buy you a Bentley or a mansion for MTV Cribs, most artists listed at Magnatune are independent musicians that record at hom From Creative Commons: weblog on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (47378) Pushing the evolution of wireless networks Start-up Airgo Networks, flush with another $25 million in funding, is looking to speed up the development of wireless networking with its antenna and chip technologies. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (47377) Cisco earnings sound drum roll for recovery The networking giant's strong second-quarter earnings and positive comments from the company's CEO suggest that a tech turnaround may be under way. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (47376) PalmSource to hatch new OS strategy The company plans to announce next week a revamped approach in which it simultaneously develops multiple versions of its software aimed at different parts of the market for smart phones and other devices. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (47375) Tibco inks deals in Europe The company licenses its business integration software to Sweden's Elcoteq and the Czech Republic's Eurotel, marking another win for the applications maker. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (47374) Kishon River ban sinks dreams of young boaters From Haaretz: News on February 3, 2004 at 7:52 p.m.. (47373) Eiland to present disengagement plan next week From Haaretz: News on February 3, 2004 at 7:52 p.m.. (47372) Labor Party votes to extend Peres' term as chairman From Haaretz: News on February 3, 2004 at 7:52 p.m.. (47371) Police, prosecution brief AG Mazuz on PM probe From Haaretz: News on February 3, 2004 at 7:52 p.m.. (47370) Large cities won't join strike for now From Haaretz: News on February 3, 2004 at 7:52 p.m.. (47369) 2003 in Review: DRM Technology This article presents a look back at 2003's significant trends in DRM technology. From Elearnopedia on February 3, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (47368) Ludology: Videogame Theory Ludology.org is an online resource for academic videogame researchers. The site includes both links and discussion forums. Users can find the latest research and assessments of how users, and learners, interact with games. From Elearnopedia on February 3, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (47367) eLearning Vendor Directory This directory is maintained by the Information Technology Association of America, and lists company information provided by the vendors themselves. Information on companies includes contact info, the company's eLearning focus, vertical markets, IT Education and Training, as well as delivery platforms and customer support. From Elearnopedia on February 3, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (47366) Deciding undecidable questions Today I have come across a nice passage in an essay of Heinz von Förster where he beautifully illustrates how powerful hidden assumptions drive our worldviews and professional identities. ...With hierarchies, entire institutions have been built where it is impossible to localize responsibility. Everyone in such a system can say: "I was told to do X." On the political stage we hear more and more the phrase of Pontius Pilate: "I have no choice but X." In other words "Don't make me responsible for X, blame others." This phrase apparently replaces: "Among the From Seblogging News on February 3, 2004 at 7:49 p.m.. (47365) Furl Those URLs Just took a quick at Furl, a new web site for organizing bookmarks centrally (tip of the blog hat to Seb). The concept is not new at all, but I have found most of these sorts (e.g. BackFlip) too tedious to maintain. It's gotta be simple. Bookmarks/favorites in web browsers have hardly evolved since Mosaic. Even when organized into folders, once past a few hundred, they are unwieldy. And I cannot tell you how many times I was looking for a web site only to realize I had marked it on the home computer. I ha From cogdogblog on February 3, 2004 at 7:47 p.m.. (47364) Bodies and Souls The London Review of Books, Diary, by Sophie Harrison, a first year medical student: We have decided, for some reason, to call our cadaver 'Frank'. So we take the plastic off Frank, with lots of gentle encouragement back and forth... From Ben Hammersley.com on February 3, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (47363) Web voice spec moves closer to approval After more than a year in development, the VoiceXML 2.0 specification for technology to replace typing with spoken commands advances to the next-to-last phase before becoming a standard. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (47362) Integrating Digital Libraries into Learning Environments: The LEBONED Approach This paper presents the project LEBONED that focuses on the integration of digital libraries and their contents into web-based learning environments. It describes in general how the architecture of a standard learning management system has to be modified to enable the integration of digital libraries. An important part of this modification is the LEBONED Metadata Architecture which depicts the handling of metadata and documents imported from digital libraries. From Elearnopedia on February 3, 2004 at 6:51 p.m.. (47361) Hunterdon Central Library: Hunterdon Central Library: New High School Library weblog at Will Richardson's Hunterdon H.S. Very sharp looking!... From EdBlogger Praxis on February 3, 2004 at 6:50 p.m.. (47360) Library News - Georgia State University Library Library News - Georgia State University Library Seems libraries are in the news today. Anne Davis of GSU points to great looking library blog at her university.... From EdBlogger Praxis on February 3, 2004 at 6:50 p.m.. (47359) Another declaration of independence On December 31, 2003, the entire editorial board of the Journal of Algorithms resigned in order to protest the high price charged by the publisher (Elsevier). On January 21, 2004, the same board then launched a new journal, Transactions on Algorithms (not yet online), published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). For background, see the letter from Donald Knuth to fellow members of the editorial board of the Jour From FOS News on February 3, 2004 at 6:48 p.m.. (47358) Expert Q&A: Converting Your Site to Foreign Languages It's no secret that customers prefer to have content presented in their native language, and all things being equal, will choose a business that provides localized content over one that does not. From E-Commerce Guide on February 3, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (47357) Reuters jumps on video bandwagon The New York-based news service will begin delivering advertisements on its Web video service, the latest publisher to play up broadcast commercials online. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (47356) Nokia renews services pact with HP From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (47355) Decree set on AOL late fees, rebates From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (47354) Microsoft picks new fight with Linux, IBM The software giant is moving to a new phase in its competitive attack, arguing that the company is better than IBM and Linux when it comes to connecting different applications. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (47353) Digital Learning Commons: Libraries in the 21st Century Because it plays the rol of the intermediary, the library faces unique pressures in the information age, an era of disintermediation. This article, though, depicts a rosy future for the library as a 'digital commons'. "Libraries are in the midst of shifting from 'an in-person environment--library as place--to a hybrid--library as function.'" By Unknown, The Sophist, January, 2004 [Refer][--> From OLDaily on February 3, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (47352) Iridescent Software Illuminates Research Data Article describing software that helps "scientists easily identify obscure commonalities in research data and directly relate them to their own work, saving money and speeding the process of discovery." As Peter Suber comments, "Like other intelligent text analysis software, Iridescent applies first and best to the ocean of free data on the public internet. In this case, Iridescent is optimized for reading Medline abstracts." I think this is a good point, and I think that software like this is the way of the future. But data locked behind subscription walls will not be found using such tools. From OLDaily on February 3, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (47351) Response to Science and Technology Committee This text of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers's written testimony to a British House of Commons Committee allows that open access journals may exist and be treated equally with respect to Research Assessment Exercise and other selection exercises, but plays down the impact of rising journal prices, noting that the number of articles per journal has increased. Most interesting is the comment that journals compete for authors, not readers. Also worth noting is the submission's unsunstantiated assertion that the authors of unrefereed preprints may be legall From OLDaily on February 3, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (47350) Universities Speed Up Open-Source Plans The financial and security arguments are, in my view, overwhelming, and so it is no surprise to read that university IT departments are moving toward implementing open source solutions. With the Linux desktop close (but not quite ready) a major transition to open source applications for individual users could be only a year or two away. By Caron Carlson, eWeek, February 2, 2004 [Refer][Research][< From OLDaily on February 3, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (47349) Very Black 'Little Black Books' The intent of this short article is to sound a cautionary note about social networking services, and the author presses all the hot buttons: "Anyone can be subjected to the interest of a stalker" and "people everywhere are under the twin clouds of terrorism and dangerously powerful and unregulated national security and law enforcement agencies." And, in looking specifically at Plaxo, which advises stupid people to upload their entire address book, the worst case scenario is described. Part of his concern is well founded: despite what the websites may say, nothing hinders these services from sh From OLDaily on February 3, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (47348) ClassTalk Puts Damper on Classroom Noise Interesting bit of software that will allow classroom designers to adjust the accoustics of a classroom so that the instructor's voice is optimally heard, even above the din, and hence saved for years of hoarse-free lecturing. By Jack Kapica, Globe and Mail, February 3, 2004 [Refer][Research][ From OLDaily on February 3, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (47347) ProLearn Network of Excellence starts work on Learning Objects, Metadata and Interoperability At the Learntec 2004 conference, the ProLearn Network of Excellence will have its first public meeting, thys marking the launch of, among many other interesting initiatives, new work on "metadata, learning objects and interoperability"... There is in fact a lot... From ErikLog on February 3, 2004 at 5:51 p.m.. (47346) Good revamps handheld messaging software The handheld software company introduces an update to its GoodLink software, which aims to make cell phones more like laptop computers. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (47345) Yahoo composing music download plan As archrivals Microsoft and AOL place bigger bets on digital song sales, Yahoo is considering plans do the same. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (47344) COLIS ODRL METADATA PROFILE http://www.iprsystems.com/COLIS/COLIS-ODRL-Profile-06.pdf Out of the Australian-based COLIS project was produced this metadata profile for using ODRL to express the rights for learning objects in IMS Content Packages. This was originally published about 18 months ago, but still seems useful, and as far as I can tell hasn't been supplanted. The COLIS Project (renamed and extended as the "Interaction of IT Systems and Repositories" or II From EdTechPost on February 3, 2004 at 4:51 p.m.. (47343) Michael Jackson Die neuesten Informationen in der Strafsache gegen Jacko, u.a. einen Bericht von CNN und ein 58-seitiges PDF sowie eine Zusammenfassung... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 4:51 p.m.. (47342) Zitieren von Blawgs Schon seit geraumer Zeit muss man sich wohl allen Ernstes überlegen, wie Blawgs korrekt zu zitieren sind. Letztmals - soweit... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 4:51 p.m.. (47341) Alternative view of open access? Mark R. Graczynski and Lynn Moses, Open access publishing - Panacea or Trojan Horse?, Medical Science Monitor 10, ED1-3 (Jan. 2004). (Freely downloadable with registration.) The authors editorialize on the open access movement with a considerable degree of skepticism. They argue that open access to information is not necessarily a right or a public good, that the question of public access to taxpayer-supported research does not automatically apply from country to country, and that the public want acc From FOS News on February 3, 2004 at 4:48 p.m.. (47340) Resource Workshop UBCWiki: Resource Workshop A seminar for [The Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth], Feb 3, 2004 Brian Lamb, Office of Learning Technology (assisted by a cast of thousands!)... From Object Learning on February 3, 2004 at 4:46 p.m.. (47339) Microsoft shrugs off MyDoom attack The start of a data flood by PCs infected with the MyDoom.B virus has had little impact on the software giant's Web site, say Internet watchers. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (47338) Microsoft balances patents, standards Recent XML-related patents illustrate the software giant's balancing act between supporting open standards and profiting from its inventions. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (47337) Sprint races into satellite The long-distance carrier plans to bundle EchoStar's Dish Network satellite television with local phone service in 18 states. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (47336) Cell phone makers ring in record shipments in 2003 Manufacturers will ship 585 million phones this year, marking the second consecutive record-setting year for an industry mired in a slump only a few years ago, says a study from Strategy Analytics. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (47335) Carriers target the young and the wireless The youth market in the United States--with some 25 million to 35 million potential, but "highly fickle," customers--is set to be a lucrative one for the wireless industry, researchers say. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (47334) 7 pages description of my PhD research As I promised earlier: the outline of my PhD research (. pdf, 7 pages). It's far from perfect, but I'd like to have something in public to explain what I'm trying to do. Of course, comments are welcome. I'm thinking about creating "PhD RSS feed" for notifications about publications and major events in my PhD research, but I wonder if anyone who doesn't read my weblog (where I have all these anyway) would read it. See also: From Mathemagenic on February 3, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47333) Usability von Internet-Angeboten In der Reihe der "Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Medienwirtschaft" der HDM Stuttgart ist mit Stand Januar 2004 ein Beitrag (79 S.... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 3:51 p.m.. (47332) We Got Blogs - Maricopa Faculty Demos Friday On its own, blogging is nicely permeating among some of our faculty. At this Friday's Ocotillo Online Learning Group meeting, we have 4 demos of different ways weblogs are currently in use at Maricopa. A brief preview for those who cannot be at Phoenix College Friday... From cogdogblog on February 3, 2004 at 3:48 p.m.. (47331) CBS on "controversial" A great letter to the editor in the Boston Globe re CBS' judgment about what sort of controvesy it should keep its viewers from. The site is flakey, so here's the text: CBS's failure in judgment We Americans need to rethink whether CBS and its parent company Viacom should continue to be trusted to broadcast on our publicly owned airwaves. First, CBS turned down an ad by MoveOn.org discussing the budget deficit because it was too controvers From Lessig Blog on February 3, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (47330) The Martian meteorite re-examined Two Australian scientists have developed a new process for examining the controversial Martian meteorite, a stone retrieved from Antarctic ice samples several years ago. This stone shows signs of having been formed on the fourth planet from the sun, and kicked free of Mars' gravity by a tremendous surface impact, causing it to drift through space and eventually fall to Earth. It is believed by some to contain fossilised traces of simple single-celled organisms. These scientists claim their process proves beyond any doubt that those traces are genuine: the meteorite contains evidence of pr From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (47328) Microsoft, Volante ally for e-processing The companies plan to build STP, or straight-through processing, capabilities for the financial services market, according to Microsoft. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (47327) IBM, Sony update lightweight laptops Big Blue tries to wow businesses with weight loss as it preps another ThinkPad for release in the United States. Meanwhile, Sony revamps its smallest, lightest portables. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (47326) Oracle ships 10g database, cuts price The database heavyweight ships the Unix versions of its much-anticipated 10g database, matches Microsoft on pricing and cuts the cost of its clustering features. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (47325) UCSD Biomedical and Medical Center Library Promote Open Access Open Access: A New Model of Scholarly Publishing, Currents, v.5, no.2 (Winter 2004). The Biomedical and Medical Center Libraries at the University of California San Diego present a summary of open access issues in their newsletter, particularly as these affect the UCSD community; a graphic documents precipitous rise in selected titles held by the biomedical library. The UCSD libraries have also set up an extensive website on open access, including an FAQ, a directory of current From FOS News on February 3, 2004 at 2:48 p.m.. (47324) Moving Right Along In the next couple of days we're going to start making some of the pieces of Weblogs as Website go live as in linked from the current school homepage. We're going to start with the Library site and see what happens. If all goes well, we'll start adding in the music site, the NHS site, the referendum site, etc. I think we've g From weblogged News on February 3, 2004 at 2:47 p.m.. (47323) Pegasystems enters process automation From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (47322) U.K. teen escapes jail for nuclear hacking A student who hacked into computers responsible for U.S. energy supplies and nuclear weapons has been sentenced to community service by a London court. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (47321) Wikibooks, the free textbook... Das Ziel des Wikibook-Projektes ist es, inhaltsoffene Lehrbücher und andere Lehrmaterialien in Form eines Wikis kostenlos zur freien Verfügung zu stellen. Bei --> From BildungsBlog on February 3, 2004 at 1:52 p.m.. (47320) Mehr Rechte für Bahnkunden Die Deutsche Bahn AG führt zum 01.10.2004 eine "Kundencharta Fernverkehr" ein, an deren Ausarbeitung das Verkehrs- und das Verbraucherministerium intensiv... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 1:52 p.m.. (47319) Resilience: A "Teachable Skill?" ... Learning, education and training do not, unfortunately, always result have beneficial results - even when our intentions are good. In fact, learning can be a debilitating experience. Some well-crafted learning experiences can be a complete distraction and a waste of attention. Worse, they can deceive people into believing people that there is value to be had at the end of the road when there is not. When a critical mass of people realize that the intended value is absent, the experts search for a new spin. The recent demise of the "first wave" of e-Learning is case and po From Seblogging News on February 3, 2004 at 1:50 p.m.. (47318) More on the database bill Andrea Foster, Legal Scholars Oppose Bill That Would Prevent Reuse of Information From Databases, Chronicle of Higher Education, February 6, 2004 (accessible only to subscribers). Excerpt: "As a committee of the House of Representatives approved a bill last month that would make it illegal to reuse data from someone else's database without permission, eight professors who teach intellectual-property law urged the committee's chairman to reject the measure, saying that no one should be able to claim ownership of fact From FOS News on February 3, 2004 at 1:49 p.m.. (47317) Bioinformatics.org announces 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award nominations In a press release last month, Bioinformatics Organization (a.k.a. Bioniformatics.org) annouced five nominees for its 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award, honoring "an individual who has, in his or her practice, promoted free and open access to the materials and methods used in the scientific field of bioinformatics." The award will be presented at the organization's "Fourth Annual Meeting ... held in conjunction with the Bio-IT World Conference and Expo, Boston, Massachusetts, March 30 to April 1, 2004." Previous honorees i From Seb's Open Research on February 3, 2004 at 1:47 p.m.. (47315) The last Sex scenes This morning I saw signs advising that HBO's Sex and the City will be filmed tomorrow around West 4th and West 11th streets in the West Village. According to this NY Post article, "The very last scenes for 'Sex' will be shot tomorrow." So there you have it: the last scenes ever for Sex and the City will be filmed tomorrow in the West Village. If you're interested in those kind of thi From megnut on February 3, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (47314) BT takes stock of radio ID projects The telecom giant is pushing technology to help companies better manage radio frequency identification projects. But research shows RFID isn't catching on in U.K. businesses. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (47313) AOL courts teen green with Red America Online launches a service with an array of customized features aimed at teenagers in an effort to woo the highly sought-after market. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (47312) MSN-Suche (BETA) Microsoft experimentiert offenbar an einer neuen Suchmaschine; die Resultate kommen von Inktomi. Alles Weitere ist zu erfahren bei Gary.... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 12:51 p.m.. (47311) Bewertung von Krankenunterlagen Bibliographische Hinweise aus dem WWW http://www.lad-bw.de/lad/abb98_2.htm Gesundheitswesen, Kranken- und Patientenunterlagen Hans-Sigismund Gold, Walter Köhler: Zu einigen Fragen der Bewertung und rationellen Aufbewahrung speziellen Schriftgutes des staatlichen Gesundheitswesens. In: Archivmitteilungen 20 (1970) S.89-93. Gerhard Fichtner: Krankenunterlagen als Quellen. Auswahl und Erschließung aus der Sicht der Forschung. In: Der Archivar 44 (1991) Sp. 549-558. Rober From Archivalia on February 3, 2004 at 12:50 p.m.. (47310) 180 degrees in the Rose Garden shade How consistent has the White House's story about the CIA Iraq intelligence been over the past 18 months? Not very, says the Slacktivist blog's telling new timeline. From The Columbia-Union on February 3, 2004 at 11:51 a.m.. (47309) Hypertext Philosophie meets the Web. Eine unterhaltsame Streitschrift! "Eine »Wissensgesellschaft« besteht nicht etwa aus lauter »Wissenden«, sondern vornehmlich aus Leuten, die nicht wissen, wie sie das Wissen, das sich in Techniken und Geräten, Archiven und Bibliotheken angesammelt hat, noch zu durchschaubaren... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 3, 2004 at 11:51 a.m.. (47308) Moving online without knowing all your options Judy Luther, Ejournal Hosts: The Next Generation, EContent Magazine, February 3, 2004. An introduction to nine services that will give print journals an online edition. Luther also offers advice on making the transition but never mentions the possibility of open access. (PS: All journals contemplating this move are likely to know something about open access. How many of them will trust transition advice from a company that pretends open access doesn't even exist?) From FOS News on February 3, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (47307) More on the UK inquiry Aslib is compiling written testimony for the UK House committee and invites it members to send evidence for inclusion to Aslib editor Graham Coulter. The invitation includes Coulter's email address and phone number. From FOS News on February 3, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (47306) SuperBowl Note (Contains no gratuitous nudity) My son and I went on a bonding trip to the supermarket a few minutes before the SuperBowl began — I think it's the only sports event we've ever watched, except for Olympic ice skating — and were amused to see that the salty snackfood shelves had been just about cleared out. Of course, our glee was tempered by the fact that we were there to buy salty snackfoods.... From Joho the Blog on February 3, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (47305) VoiceXML 2.0 Is a Proposed Recommendation 2004-02-03: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of the Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) Version 2.0 to Proposed Recommendation. Comments are welcome through 2 March. VoiceXML uses XML to bring speech, touch-tone input, digitized audio, recording, telephony, and computer-human conversations to the Web. Read the press release and visit the Voice Browser home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 3, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (47304) Confession time It's time for a confession. I've been acting as though all this cool XPath search stuff I've been demonstrating for the past few weeks were based on plain vanilla XHTML. Well, it's not (quite) true. In general my point has been to illustrate two things: That the XHTML equivalent of ordinary HTML content includes metadata (links, tables, images) that can be usefully exposed as XML. ... From Jon's Radio on February 3, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (47303) Morpheus upgrade aims for P2P unity StreamCast Networks releases Morpheus 4, a update to the peer-to-peer software that's meant to be a hub for wide range of file-sharing networks. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (47302) Enhancing your personal Webpublishing toolkit with FURL Triggered by a recent post of Pat Delaney who offered some useful hints on how the Webservice Furl can enhance the workflow of a Weblog author, I took some time to explore the beta-Website of Furl, opened an account, and played for a good while. Mike Giles, the mind behind Furl, describes his service in the following words:Your Online Filing Cabinet for Useful Web Pages From Seblogging News on February 3, 2004 at 10:49 a.m.. (47301) A Course in Interactive Webpublishing Several changes have taken place for the course I'll be tutoring this semester, now entitled Interactive Webpublishing. I've somewhat de-emphasized the action research/learning approach and am attempting to encourage learners to cultivate their own personal learning community by incorporating the use of aggregators and RSS feeds, and implementing various search and networking strategies to locate, track, and include 'outsiders' in their learning process. The course will still employ a cooperative learning structure. Students will have midterm a From Seblogging News on February 3, 2004 at 10:49 a.m.. (47300) On the Road Traveling today, will have several updates later on. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 3, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (47299) Juristische Methodenlehre Dieses Dokument (71 S. PDF) bietet neben der Vermittlung der Grundlagen auch Beispiele aus der Rechtsprechung zu den methodologischen Grundzügen.... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (47298) Der Aderlass Es ist ein Kreuz mit der Gesundheitsreform. Kaum beschlossen, wird schon wieder nachgebessert. Zuzahlung, Fahrkosten, Ãœberweisung, Praxisgebühr - wer steigt... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (47297) Portal or VLE? An archived article about portals on the CETIS site got me thinking. First, let me declare my current position. I'm very concerned that higher education is, by default, allowing itself to be dominated by few Managed Learning Environment (MLE) / Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) vendors. As a result institutions end up 'locked-in' to a particular vendor's range of educational services and pedagogical... From Morriblog on February 3, 2004 at 9:48 a.m.. (47296) Für die Weiterbildung zahlen die Betriebe Ein aktueller Ãœberblick über Frankreichs fondsgestütztes System der Weiterbildungsfinanzierung, das im Kern auf Pflichtbeiträgen aller Betriebe basiert. Mein Eindruck: Das System scheint die gesellschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit Fragen der Weiterbildung zu fördern. Ingrid Drexel, Frankfurter Rundschau, 2 Februar 2004 [Kategorien: Weiterbildung... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 3, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (47295) OLG Schleswig im neuen Gewand Seit dem 15.01.2004 präsentiert sich das OLG Schleswig im Internet. Trotz der ansprechenden und umfassenden Aufmachung: Eine Entscheidungsdatenbank habe ich... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (47294) WSI-Tarifbilanz für 2003 Die tarifliche Abschlussrate für das Jahr 2003 betrug im gesamtwirtschaftlichen Durchschnitt 2,0 %, ist im WSI-Tarifarchiv zu lesen. Berücksichtigt man... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (47293) ADL's SCORM Reaches New Milestone From ADL News on February 3, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (47292) Microsoft Goes Off-Cycle for 'Critical' IE Patch - Ryan Naraine, Internet News Microsoft on Monday released an oft-delayed cumulative patch to fix several known security holes in its flagship Internet Explorer (IE) browser. The software giant issued the IE fix outside of its scheduled release cycle because of the "critical" natur From Techno-News Blog on February 3, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (47291) Tiny magnetic dot may put Spokane firm on map - Tom Sowa, The Spokesman-Review A Spokane-area company says it has developed a perfect tool to halt counterfeiting of checks, product labels and other documents. Verification Security has created an inexpensive system of magnetic dots that help companies track their shipments and pr From Techno-News Blog on February 3, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (47290) MyDoom sparks talks of security's future - Robert Lemos, CNET News.com MyDoom could spell the end of some security technologies. The virus, which has combined many old attack techniques into a successful package, was hardly blunted by antivirus programs during the first few hours of its exponential spread. That's a prob From Techno-News Blog on February 3, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (47289) Using Study Groups to Disseminate Technology Best Practices - Adam Garry and Parry Graham, techLearning "The success or failure of technology is more dependent on human and contextual factors than on hardware or software." (Valdez et al., 2000). In other words, when it comes to technology, the teacher is the most important piece of equipment. Not that t From Educational Technology on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (47288) FETC 2004: Big turnout, practical solutions - Cara Branigan, eSchool News According to the producers, some 14,000 teachers, school administrators, vendors, and press gathered in Orlando Jan. 22 to 24 to attend hundreds of technology-focused sessions and workshops during this year's Florida Educational Technology Conference ( From Educational Technology on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (47287) Taking Charge of Learning: Tips for Students - David G. Brown, Syllabus My recurring pedagogical theme is that each student is at the center of his or her learning. As teachers-professors we catalyze. We coach. We connect. In the end, however, each student must take personal responsibility for learning. Properly used, each From Online Learning Update on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (47286) Google for a grade: UW class to study popular search engine - Cynthia Flash, The Seattle Times .... Google " the popular Internet search engine " has permeated our lives so much that it has become a cultural icon. It's more than a simple search box that gives Internet users access to 3.3 billion Web pages. People play Google parlor games. They " From Online Learning Update on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (47285) Campus on a keyboard - Nicholas Slabbert and Mirlea Saks, The Christian Science Monitor For Sr. Airman Aaron Fisher, every day he and his fellow soldiers spent in post-Hussein Iraq required vigilance. But avoiding bullets and bombs wasn't the only thing on Mr. Fisher's mind. Some days he was also cramming for a math test. Fisher was rele From Online Learning Update on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (47284) Chips are up for Intel, AMD The chip market looks pretty rosy for Intel and AMD. Meanwhile, a faster chip connection may be on the horizon. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (47283) Intel, AMD comfy during fourth quarter Both chipmakers have good things to say: Intel saw its market share inch up, while AMD raised the average selling price of chips over the past two quarters, leading to its first quarterly profit in two-and-a-half years. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (47282) The fire next time After taking over a wobbly Sony Electronics, president Hideki "Dick" Komiyama is girding his giant division for a battle to re-establish its primacy in consumer electronics. From CNET News.com on February 3, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (47281) dorkbotlondon meeting: The next dorkbotlondon will take place on Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2004 at 7pm at State 51 on rhoda st. We are looking forward to seeing the amazing: Douglas Irving Repetto, from dorkbot-nyc, Ruth Catlow and Marc Garrett from Furtherfield.org, Christian Nold, and opendorks. Do come. From dorkbot on February 3, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (47280) The Innovation/ Productivity Quotient In einem längeren Gedankenaustausch (Danke, Alexander Ross!) kamen wir gestern auch immer wieder auf den Punkt, wie es mit e-Learning weitergeht, was man Anbietern heute raten kann, was heute/ morgen nachgefragt wird etc. Ich glaube, zwei Dinge kann man festhalten:... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 3, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (47279) Ausbau des Frankfurter Flughafens Nachdem der VGH Hessen mit Urteil vom 16.08.2002 den Antrag auf Ãœberprüfung des Regionalplans Südhessen (73 S. PDF) zum Ausbau... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 7:50 a.m.. (47278) ADL libera la nueva versión de SCORM ADL ha anunciado la disponibilidad de la nueva versión de las especificaciones SCORM. ADL ha asignado el Nombre de SCORM 2004 a esta edición (cono... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on February 3, 2004 at 7:50 a.m.. (47277) SCO Fights Back With New Site In response to the MyDoom onslaught, the SCO Group dons a new website as Microsoft braces for a similar digital barrage from variant MyDoom.B. From Wired News on February 3, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (47276) Matrix Plan Fuels Privacy Fears Despite concerns about the federally funded data-mining operation, more states consider sharing information about their citizens as part of the antiterror project. From Wired News on February 3, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (47275) The Place Where Tech Stands Still Cell phones, pagers, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth -- the wireless revolution is everywhere. Except here, at the home of the Green Bank Telescope. By John Geirland from Wired magazine. From Wired News on February 3, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (47274) HIV Rate Still Pretoria's Secret A prominent author prompts a furor of second-guessing among South African AIDS researchers by publishing an article questioning the accuracy of current HIV-infection statistics. Megan Lindow reports from Johannesburg, South Africa. From Wired News on February 3, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (47273) Stacking the Deck Against Science The White House says it wants to make sure big policy changes are backed by 'sound science.' Opponents call the proposal a wolf in sheep's clothing. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on February 3, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (47272) Interactive Powerpoint Presentations Online Delivery Service TakeAIM-Present is a new online service providing easy delivery of PowerPoint presentations, documents, images and multimedia files to anyone having a PC-based browser. TakeAIM-Present leverages (among other formats) PowerPoint XP ability to save in MHTM format which makes any presentation into one great long page with all of your slides in it (slow and cumbersome as MHTML files are often many megabytes). The use of this approach in Take-AIM implementation is very effective as while everyone else downloads the entire MHTML file to the user's computer in advance Take-AIM splits the uploade From MasterViews on February 3, 2004 at 5:51 a.m.. (47270) VI Congreso Internacional de Traducción: Enseñanza a distancia de traducción El departamento de Traducción e Interpretación de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona organiza el VI Congreso Internacional de Traducción: Enseñanza a distancia de traducción y lengua. Los temas del congreso estarán relacionados con los diversos aspectos de la enseñanza a distancia de traducción y lenguas, incluyendo la enseñanza a distancia de las herramientas para la traducción (tradumática). From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on February 3, 2004 at 4:51 a.m.. (47269) TECNONEET 2004: 3er Congreso Nacional de Tecnologías para la Diversidad La Consejería de Educación y Cultura de la Región de Murcia (España) organiza Tecnoneet 2004: 3er Congreso Nacional de Tecnologías para la Diversidad, «Retos y realidades de la Inclusión Digital». Se trata de «un foro nacional de carácter bianual, donde se intercambian experiencias, metodologías y conocimientos sobre los avances tecnológicos y estrategias de intervención que en el ámbito de las TIC y las necesidades educativas especiales se han generado en los últimos años.» From Octeto - Tecnolog&#237;a educativa on February 3, 2004 at 4:51 a.m.. (47268) Kriminalität mittels Handy? Eine ausführliche Darstellung zum Thema finden Sie bei der Yale Universität und bei FindLaw (wo übrigens nicht nur zwischen den... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 4:50 a.m.. (47267) Sammelpatch für IE Im MS Security Bulletin MS04-004 wird ein Sammelpatch für den Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 sowie 6.0 beschrieben, der teils kritische... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 4:50 a.m.. (47266) Künstler und Publizisten Selbstständig tätige Künstler und Publizisten sind in das gesetzliche Sozialversicherungssystem einbezogen: Grundsätzlich sind sie in der gesetzlichen Renten-, Kranken- und... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 4:50 a.m.. (47265) Athens: Managing Access to E-resources From ScotFEICT on February 3, 2004 at 4:50 a.m.. (47264) Universities Speed Up Open-Source Plans From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 3, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (47263) Online subscriptions to scientific journals often no bargain for universities From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on February 3, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (47262) Blackboard is pleased to announce a Blackboard Summit for the K-12 community to be held March 1, 2004 in Arlington, Virginia. From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 3, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (47261) "StevensViews Radio" debuts on World Wide Web From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 3, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (47260) THE FUTURES CHANNEL RELEASES NEW DVD LIBRARY From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 3, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (47259) Engineering students' portfolios go digital From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 3, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (47258) Press Statement of ISTE and CoSN on FY05 Budget From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 3, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (47257) ASU [Arizona State University] launches online executive engineering masters degree From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 3, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (47256) Distance Learning Programs for Non-Traditional and Traditional Students in the Business Disciplines From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 3, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (47255) Gphone.net Announces Callback Phone Card For Low Cost Mobile Phone International Calling GPhone.net announces the release of its new World Passport callback phone card for low cost mobile phone international calling. Regardless of country, the World Passport allows mobile phone users to bypass expensive mobile phone company international calling charges. The new offering is available by instant online signup using a credit card and offers simple monthly credit card billing. For further details, please visit http://www.gphone.net . [PRWEB Feb 3, 2004] From PR Web on February 3, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (47254) Government Required Maritime Security Training Programs Now Available in Video Tape for Ports and Ships SeaSecure LLC announced that it has created the first comprehensive maritime security training program on videotape designed specifically for ports and shipping companies to meet both US and international regulatory requirements. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2004] From PR Web on February 3, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (47253) Why your Movable Type blog must die In the past, blogging was an interesting pastime. Now, with the advent of the ridiculously popular weblog package Movable Type, the Web is in risk of drowning under a tidal wave of morons who throttle search engines with writing that has no purpose and such PageRank-destroying features as "TrackBack". From kuro5hin.org on February 3, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (47252) E-Mail-Sicherheit Angesichts MyDoom und seiner netten Begleiterscheinungen darf (übrigens nicht zum ersten Mal) nach der Sicherheit auch und gerade für Anwälte... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 3:51 a.m.. (47251) Westlaw-Seite nach dem Facelift Westlaw hat seine Oberfläche neu gestaltet: Einfacher und schneller (Letzteres jedenfalls wird von einer der größen Rechts-Datenbanken der Welt behauptet).... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 3:51 a.m.. (47250) Ärzte als Richter Einmal über das Finanzamt zu Gericht sitzen - welcher Steuerzahler würde das nicht gerne einmal machen. Ärzte in Nordrhein haben... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 3, 2004 at 3:51 a.m.. (47249) Ball State's wireless computer network gets faster From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 3, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (47248) Domestic Spending: Gains for Education but Not Much Else President Bush's budget for 2005 leaves spending flat or decreased for other programs like child care, other education activities and housing. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (47247) Multiple Missions Put Teaching Hospitals at Risk Experts are beginning to question whether the nation's academic medical centers are financially sustainable in these times when Americans tend to worship the free market From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (47246) No Retest for Seniors on Snow-Day Regents Exams High school seniors who missed their Regents examinations because school was canceled for snow will not have to retake the tests, officials said. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (47245) 400 Harlem Students Move to New Home The opening of Thurgood Marshall Academy marked the first new construction benefiting public high school students in Harlem in 50 years. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (47244) 1 in 4 Schools Fall Short Under Bush Law President Bush's signature education law has already put more than a quarter of the nation's public schools on academic probation, according to a study. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (47243) Mayor's Fate Is Intertwined With Head of Teachers' Union As Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg strives to achieve his goals, one person more than any other has the power to help or hinder him: the president of the city teachers' union. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (47242) A Congested School Covets a Neighboring Lot Midwood High School's proposal to build a science and library annex on an adjacent lot has drawn fire from people in its Brooklyn community. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (47241) Adelphi Savors Its Rebound By just about any measure, the picture on Adelphi University's manicured 75-acre Garden City campus in Long Island is brighter than it was five years ago. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (47240) Ballet Training: Where Democracy Misses a Step Is the free market bad for ballet schools? The American Ballet Theater aims to build a nation-wide program that will prove otherwise. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (47239) Eureka! Badly Shrunken University Endowments Make a Discovery: Black Ink Profits from university endowments rebounded in the 2003 fiscal year, but not by enough to erase the losses of earlier years, according to a survey. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (47238) In Fighting Stereotypes, Students Lift Test Scores Girls and low-income minority students are more likely to improve test scores when they are taught ways to overcome anxiety-inducing stereotypes. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (47237) Ultimate Drop-Down Menu v4.0 beta From Mein Schuster on February 3, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (47236) Daring Fireball's OmniWeb Public Beta 1 review I don't know about high functioning :-) but I definitely have at least three to four times as many tabs and windows open in Safari than most users. Definitely going to have to check the beta out. I'll probably hold off to beta 2 though!QUOTEOmniWeb is clearly targeted at high-functioning users; people who read more web sites, open more windows, and use more tabs. OmniWeb is to Safari as Final Cut Express is to iMovie. Neither Safari nor iMovie are in any way “software for dummies” — they’re both very capable apps, suitabl From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 3, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (47235) Stephen Downes's Online Conference Discussions If you are organizing a conference of any sort, Online Conference Discussions is a MUST read. It explains how to set up online conference discussions. Definitive and comprehensive, wow! RSS, chat, mailing lists, streaming media are all covered. From Roland Tanglao&apos;s Weblog on February 3, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (47234) The Register - Free legal downloads for $6 a month. DRM free. The artists get paid. We explain how As long as artists get their fair share (unlike under today's system), I am all for this! From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on February 3, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (47233) Quote-Unquote: David Brooks "I'd trust the first 40 names in James Carville's P.D.A. faster than I'd trust a conference-load of game theorists or risk-assessment officers..." Can this really be a quote from David Brooks, the New York Times' token snarky conservative? From The Columbia-Union on February 3, 2004 at 1:51 a.m.. (47232) Raimundas -- Journalisms -- Sharing and linking Lots of great quotes here (read the whole thing!): QUOTE In a similar fashion to Caterina Fake, who compares a weblog to an application, while art plays the role of operating system, I tend to see a weblog as a manifestation of a particular mode of living in which art has evaporated, thus becoming only cognitive software for everyday life. While negotiating its complexities and multiple distractions, a weblog provides a possibility for a creative life without a hardware spectacle. It also creat From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on February 3, 2004 at 1:50 a.m.. (47231) Intellectual Property Rights Issues Facing Self-archiving: Key Findings of the RoMEO Project http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september03/ gadd/09gadd.html#Gadd-2003f This interesting paper details the efforts of the RoMEO project to land on, amongst other things, a digital rights schema to enable self-archiving of academic research papers in the U.K. What's interesting is that while they found that either the Creative Commons or ODRL could possibly fit their needs, the problem with the CC solution wa From EdTechPost on February 3, 2004 at 12:51 a.m.. (47230) Some updates on my Chinese Blog site- My RSS now l ... Some updates on my Chinese Blog site- My RSS now linked with a simple XSL, better looking in IE- Also I upgrade the program backing my blog to support RSS 2.0. The blog software, Grass, will be merged into CNBlog's "Wego"(codename) program, an integrated personal social software program. "Wego" means "We+Ego". - More presences of my site logo, in RSS, on IE-supported favicon, and blog item bullet, etc. The "Timer-like" logo will represent more meanings including l From Meta on February 3, 2004 at 12:49 a.m.. (47229) Downes to Keynote USU IT Institute Hot on the heels of news about Lessig, Stephen Downes has accepted our invitation to provide the opening keynote for the 16th annual Utah State Univeristy Instructional Technology Institute, “Reusable media, social networks, and openness in education.” Remember, the conference dates are September 1-3, 2004. We’re hoping to see many of you there! From autounfocus on February 3, 2004 at 12:45 a.m.. (47228) The Nation - The Online Beat - 49% of Dean coverage favourable, 79% favourable for other candidates Very cool media introspection. I think that Dean is wounded but not out and the campaign is far from over.QUOTEWhat if we lived in a parallel universe where Howard Dean was actually treated fairly by the media? I don't mean some Deaniac bizarro world where the former Vermont governor's "I Have a Scream" speech in Iowa would be treated as world-class oratory, or where it would go unmentioned that his campaign is essentially broke. I mean a place where Dean would be treated like the other candidates--criticized for his mistakes, complime From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on February 2, 2004 at 11:50 p.m.. (47227) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]