Edu_RSS ~ February 7, 2004

Most recent update: February 7, 2004 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Build Your Own Search Page with Speedi.us There are millions of sites on the Internet, and if you use some Web portals as your start page, you'll never see any of them. Speedi.us is different. Speedi.us shows what's best on the Web and actually encourages visitors to leave the site. Speedi.us is a unique Web portal that allows the user to choose their search engines from over 1000 general and specialty search engines, offering a personalized way to search. From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48041) FWA Sites Of The Year 2003 Winners Announced FWA is an industry recognized award program based in England and is one of the world's top awards. By scouting the web and evaluating nominated sites, using a well established criteria and evaluation procedure, FWA selects and showcases future thinking, progressively designed sites who use cutting edge technology. From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48040) Zillman's 2004 Internet MiniGuides Launched The 2004 Internet MiniGuides are written both for the "newbie" to the Internet as well as the seasoned veteran. Many of the resources in each of the Internet MiniGuides are taken from Zillman's personal bookmarks over the last 15 years as well as from his current Subject Tracer Information Bots through the Virtual Private Library. From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48039) Florida Pharmacy Brings Personal Approach To New Web Site MyScriptSearch.com is a new online pharmacy offering a legitimate, registered pharmacy site where the consumer can safely and cost effectively order all of their prescription needs, including over the counter medications. Said owner Paul Cummuso, RpH., PD.,"Visiting the site will be like walking into your friendly, neighborhood drug store. Personal service, very low prices, and timely delivery will be the hallmarks of MyScriptSearch.com, which I hope will become the prescription site of choice for people". From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48038) December 2003 BuyTelco Broadband Index (BBI) The purpose of the BuyTelco Broadband Index (BBI) is to measure current month and historical trends as it relates to broadband demand in the United States on a relative basis to area populations and households. From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48037) Test Drive High Tech Careers at PathwaysToTechnology.org Pathways to Technology: The Community College Route is a new Web site and multimedia resource for high school students exploring career options, adults considering a job change, and the teachers and career counselors assisting them. Pathways to Technology is produced by WGBH Boston. Collaborating Partner: American Association of Community Colleges. From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48036) Google Splashes Into Social Networking Scene With Orkut.com Orkut only accepts people who are invited by someone already on the Orkut network. After you have been accepted you are able to see profiles of the person who invited you and their friends. Orkut gives you the option to limit who can view which parts of your personal information, such as e-mail addresses or IM names. From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48035) ADA Launches New Diabetes Web Site At Diabetes.org The American Diabetes Association (ADA)0 has announced the launch of its new, enhanced Web site. Created to meet the needs of its ever-increasing audience, the site is packed with fresh content and more resources than ever before. In addition, new navigation will make clicking to your favorite areas even simpler. From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48034) Alacritude, eLibrary Relaunch This Week as HighBeam.com Patrick Spain, chairman and CEO of HighBeam Research, said, "Finding the information is only half the battle; the real test is putting that information to use. We've assembled a mountain of information, but we are convinced that HighBeam Research users will be surprised by how easily they can move that mountain." From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48033) Parents Can Access School Performance Records at SchoolResults.org The new web site and its tools give parents immediate access to useful information about the performance and demographic makeup of their children's schools, as well as neighboring schools and districts From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48032) iCANSPAM.com Launches First CAN SPAM Compliance Certification Program In response to the confusion brought on by the passing of The CAN SPAM Act of 2003, iCANSPAM has launched the first and only unbiased CAN SPAM compliance certification program at www.icanspam.com. This service enables advertisers the opportunity to verify their compliance with the law and demonstrate this compliance to their users, Internet service provider, and the FTC. From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48031) January '04 Bandwidth Report Now Online Overall, broadband grew by 1.31% in December, with 42.85% of Internet-connected U.S. households enjoying a high-speed connection. 57.15% of US home users dial into the Internet with "narrowband" connections of 56Kbps or less. Worldwide, the U.S. ranks 11th in broadband penetration among developed nations, according to a recent UN study. From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48030) Metasearch Engine Mamma.com Unveils New Features Today "Our engine's support of search math and the launch of the enhanced power search symbolizes our strategy to push the current standard for metasearch," remarked President and CEO, Guy Faure. "Mamma.com is one of the best metasearch engines on the web, and this puts us in a position to innovate and re-define the metasearch experience. We are aiming at improving the effectiveness of information retrieval on the Internet and today's news earmarks the start of our campaign." From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (48029) Russian State Historical Archives Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 11:44:13 -0500 Reply-To: Maarja Krusten <KrustenM@GAO.GOV> Sender: Archives & Archivists <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU> From: Maarja Krusten <KrustenM@GAO.GOV> Subject: Followup info: Closing of the Russian State Historical Archives Hello, all. I did not receive a reply from my friend who is active in international archives matters. However, I have obtained some fragmentary info on the closing of the Russian State Historical Archives, which may shed some light on some of the issue From Archivalia on February 7, 2004 at 10:51 p.m.. (48028) Killer Web Events Robin Good invited me to participate in an online event named What Experts Need To Know To Prepare A Killer Web Event at noon Eastern on Wednesday, February 25th. Since I prepared three online presentations in the last two weeks and am working on two... From Internet Time Blog on February 7, 2004 at 10:50 p.m.. (48027) Ralph Nader Running Again? So the great Ralph Nader is "exploring" another run for president. Nader, whose votes put Bush over the top in 2000, claims to want your input. I suspect he's already made up his mind to run. This guy would obviously rather let the Bush clique finish the job it's already started than put his own ego on hold. But are his 2000 supporters that out of touch with reality? You can tell Nader what you think at info@naderexplore04.org. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 7, 2004 at 10:46 p.m.. (48026) Dissent on War; Face a Grand Jury AP: Feds win right to war protesters' records. In what may be the first subpoena of its kind in decades, a federal judge has ordered a university to turn over records about a gathering of anti-war activists. In addition to the subpoena of Drake University, subpoenas were served this past week on four of the activists who attended a Nov. 15 forum at the school, ordering them to appear before a grand jury Tuesday, the protesters said. Federal prosecutors refuse to comment on the subpoenas. From Dan Gillmor&apos;s eJournal on February 7, 2004 at 10:46 p.m.. (48025) I Live in Brooklyn Heavy, actually. We finally moved to Brooklyn, and are almost moved in to our place. It took five months to get it fixed up (meaning painted) and we should have a working kitchen before the end of February. Sorry for the radio silence, but it's been hard to get connected (and hard to find a place for a good shower). In fact, we went to stay up at my mom's house for shelter without plaster dust, and the recent snows demolished her roof just a few hours after we got there. The insurance company sent workmen to cut open the walls and ceilings and install giant heater/fans. H From rushkoff.blog on February 7, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (48024) Now the Regents Math Test Is Criticized as Too Easy In contrast, last year the New York State Education Department faced a storm of criticism from educators who said too few students had passed the examination. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (48023) Michigan Educator Will Lead Trinity James F. Jones Jr., whose résumé includes fund-raising and support for study abroad, accepted the top leadership role at Trinity College on Saturday. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (48022) Missing School for a Vacation Teachers are not always pleased when parents take children out of school to see the world. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (48021) City Settles Suit by Girls Forced Into Sexual Disease Tests After Skipping School Five girls who were forced to take tests for sexually transmitted diseases after skipping school to attend a "hooky party" have agreed to drop their lawsuit against the city. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (48020) When It Comes to School Maps, Parents Are in the Twilight Zone For New Yorkers with schoolchildren, it is a question more pressing than the meaning of life. What school is my kid zoned for? From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (48019) On the Upper West Side, Taking Spanish Baby Steps La Escuelita (the Little School), located in the renovated basement of a Greek Orthodox church, is a dual-language preschool.. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (48018) Arabic Is in the News. How About at Stuyvesant? For the growing number of Muslim students at Stuyvesant High School in Lower Manhattan, something appears to be missing from the school's impressive roster of language classes. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (48017) Pachyderm Dialogue Day Follow-up We have compiled more of the products / ideas from the 61 faculty and staff who participated in the January 30 Pachyderm: Building Meaningful Content with Learning Objects Dialogue Day . This was hands-down one of the most high energy and active ones of the sessions we have run in a long time. Unlike many other workshops and sessions, we managed to limit the "lecture" part (Peter Samis' presentation) to 1 hour, and the bulk of the time was in group activities. So what we have posted this week includes....< From cogdogblog on February 7, 2004 at 9:47 p.m.. (48016) Sharon, Mofaz tap Halutz as IDF deputy chief of staff From Haaretz: News on February 7, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (48015) Focus / Sharon's separation plan won't end liquidations From Haaretz: News on February 7, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (48014) IDF assassinates Islamic Jihad leader From Haaretz: News on February 7, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (48013) Analysis / Withdrawal of weariness From Haaretz: News on February 7, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (48012) Fence route to be moved closer to Green Line From Haaretz: News on February 7, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (48011) Online-Spielgemeinschaften Wie das Weblog Sozialinformatik mitteilt, steht die Abschlussarbeit von Jan Schob zur Erlangung des Bachelor of Science im Netz.... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 7, 2004 at 8:50 p.m.. (48010) Österreichische Universitätsarchive Linksammlung http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/pages/Archives/Universities_and_Research_Institutions_Archives/Europe/Austria/index.shtml Adressenliste http://www.oesta.gv.at/deudiv/arch_oe.htm#5.%20Hochschul-%20und%20Institutsarchive Graz ht From Archivalia on February 7, 2004 at 7:50 p.m.. (48009) Architektur und Sammlungen... Das kunsthistorische Projekt legte einen allgemein zu Universitätsmuseen wichtigen Sammelband online vor: http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/buecher/arthistory/HTML/ Linklisten zu internationalen Universitätsmuseen: http://sunsite.wits.ac.za/mus/count.htm http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/mcm/world/menu.html Das Universeum-Projekt bemüht sich intensiv um universitäre S From Archivalia on February 7, 2004 at 7:50 p.m.. (48008) Prism Legal Ein außergewöhnliches Blawg ist Prism Legal, das es seit Mitte Dezember 2003 gibt und das sich vornehmlich mit Strategic Legal... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 7, 2004 at 6:50 p.m.. (48007) Henk Henk's Adressen ist eine gar nicht einmal so kleine, aber sehr edle Sammlung von WWW-Adressen auf dem neuesten Stand. Wie... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 7, 2004 at 6:50 p.m.. (48006) Computer & Law Eine der wenigen, durchgängig positiven Erscheinungen in der juristischen Presselandschaft ist nun schon seit Jahren die Zeitschrift "Computer & Law",... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 7, 2004 at 4:50 p.m.. (48005) Début de la saison cyclonique La saison cyclonique 2003-2004 a débuté avec l'apparition de la tempête tropicale Abaimba. Celle-ci annonce le début précoce de la saison cyclonique qui selon MMS, les services météorologiques de l'île Maurice, devrait être marquée par une activité au-dessus de la normale. From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (48004) Visualiser du SVG dans mozilla Aujourd'hui j'ai installé le plug-in SVG d'Adobe sur mon navigateur, et je me suis amusé avec les premiéres cartes interactives de l'île de La Réunion (*) . From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (48003) Do you Feedster ? Avez vous entendu parler de Feedster ? Non ? Pas encore ? Il s'agit d'un moteur de recherche, encore en développement, qui indexe les feeds RSS et RDF présents sur les blogs et sur certains sites, non pas sur une base quotidienne, hebdomadaire ou mensuelle comme certains moteurs de recherche, mais minutes par minutes , heures par heures. From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (48002) La pertinence de Google face au spam Une page entière de Google de squattée. Si Google était pertinent, vous pourrez constater que son heure de gloire est terminée. Sa force principale, son bouclier, est maintenant transpercé par de nombreuses formes d'armes que nous appelons spam. From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (48001) Le volcan sous surveillance Le sommet du Dolomieu, cratére principal du Piton de La Fournaise, est le siége depuis plusieurs semaines d'éboulements au niveau de sa paroi nord. Hier matin, une augmentation brutale de la sismicité et du rythme des effondrements a fait craindre un affaissement du fond du cratére, qui pourrait être alors le siége d'une redoutable éruption phréatique, justifiant l'évacuation et la fermeture de l'enclos au public. From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (48000) L'éclipse totale de lune du 08-09 novembre 2003 Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 novembre, nous assisterons à la seconde éclipse totale de Lune de l'année 2003. Ce spectacle sera visible de tous les points de la Terre où la Lune est présente dans le ciel au moment de l'éclipse, si l'état du ciel le permet. Ainsi, à La Réunion, à partir de 03h32m39s (heure locale GMT+4), la Lune aura pénétré dans le cône d'ombre de la Terre, ce qui se manifestera par une petite échancrure sur le bord droit du disque lunaire. Puis progressivement, l'ombre gristre envahira notre satellite qui perdra son teint blafard, et prendra progressivement From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47999) L'EUCD bientôt effective en France Un nouveau projet de loi du Gouvernement, basé sur la Directive Européenne sur le Droit d'Auteur (EUCD), réaffirme le droit des producteurs de CD et de DVD de placer des dispositifs anticopie sur les supports numérique, tout en interdisant les moyens physiques ou logiciels de contourner ces dispositifs de protection. Si cette loi devait être adoptée en l'état, elle constituerait une restriction du droit du consomateur à la copie privée. Par exemple, il serait interdit d'effectuer une copie de sauvegarde ou de transférer sur son balladeur numérique le CD que l'on vient de vo From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47998) Le systéme dépressionnaire Béni reprend du poil de la bête Le systéme dépressionnaire Béni, né le 6 novembre, s'était progressivement renforcé lors de son passage dans le centre de l'Océan Indien, pour devenir le 13 novembre pendant quelques heures un cyclone tropicale intense, avant de s'affaiblir considérablement et devenir quasi stationnaire 48 heures plus tard. Depuis, le systéme rencontrant des conditions favorables se renforce et poursuit sa progression vers l'ouest. A 12h00, il s'agissait d'une forte tempête tropicale, située à 74.4° est 11.5 sud, progressant vers l'ouest à une vitesse de 13km/h. Compte tenu d From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47997) Biodiversité: l'hippocampe de la Réunion menacé d'extinction Chaque année, l'Union mondiale pour la nature (IUCN) recense les espéces endémiques en danger d'extinction sur une liste rouge qui ne cesse de s'allonger. Cette année, l'hippocampe de La Réunion fait son entrée dans cette liste rouge. Cette évolution souligne s'il en était besoin la fragilité des écosystémes dans les milieux particuliérement menacés que constituent les îles. Ces derniéres présentent en effet une richesse beaucoup plus importante que la France métropolitaine (il y a 60 fois plus d'oiseaux, 26 fois plus de plantes et 3,5 fois plus de mollusques) com From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47996) Faille de sécurité de Microsoft Internet Explorer Il existe une faille dans la maniére dont Internet Explorer affiche les URL dans la barre d'adresse. En cliquant sur un lien du style http://www.microsoft.com&session%123123123@lionel.suz.free.fr, il est possible d'ouvrir une page qui semble provenir d'un domaine différent du domaine d'origine (dans l'exemple précédent, il serait possible de croire que la page provient de http://www.microsoft.com, alors qu'elle provient de ce site). Cette technique est trés connue des spammers, et ne résiste pas à un examen attentif de l'URL pour repérer l'astuce. Mais s From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47995) Noël sous les flamboyants Bientôt Noël, en plein été tropical on ne fera pas de bonhommes de neige, on ne verra pas les sapins tout blancs. Ici, c'est plutôt le rouge qui domine en cette saison, avec de magnifiques flamboyants, de succulents litchies, un volcan qui n'en finit pas de s'épandre, des touristes qui n'en finissent pas de rougir sur les plages, un pére Noël qui prépare son arrivée en maillot de bain (rouge)... From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47994) Google est partout Ce matin, en me levant, j'ai Googlé mon séche linge pour voir si mes chemises étaient prêtes. Puis j'ai Googlé la météo pour voir comment j'allais m'habiller. Avant le petit déjeûner, j'ai Googlé mon réfrigérateur pour voir ce qu'il me manquait, puis j'ai Googlé le supermarché pour voir les promos et faire une commande, à partir de Google bien sûr. Ensuite j'ai Googlé les programmes des salles de cinéma prés de chez moi, puis j'ai demandé à Google de me mailer les offres des compagnies de voyage pour mes prochaines vacances du 14 au 31 janvier. En r From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47993) Google serait-il anti Bush ? En effectuant une recherche sur le mot "failure" (échec) dans google, on obtient ce jour plus de 20 millons de réponses, dont la premiére est la biographie du président des Etats Unis, G.W Bush. Si on demande à Google où trouver les "Weapons of Mass Destruction" (Armes de Destruction Massive), et qu'on clique sur "j'ai de la chance", on tombe sur une page d'erreur parodique à la maniére d'IE (If you are George Bush and typed the country's name in the address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly. (IRAQ)) From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47992) Vin desamb: fét kaf (20 dec: fête des Cafres) Demain 20 décembre, toute la Réunion fêtera le 155ème anniversaire de l'abolition de l'esclavage. C'est en effet le 20 décembre 1848 que le Commissaire général de la République, Sarda-Garriga, proclama l'abolition de l'esclavage. Le jour même, environ 62 000 esclaves, soit 60 % de la population, sont libérés dans le calme. En réalité, les nouveaux affranchis ne sont pas totalement libres, car ils ont été obligés de contracter un engagement de travail avant le 20 décembre 1848, maintenant de fait une sorte d'esclavage par le biais du travail obligatoire chez les co From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47991) Le tramway à Bordeaux Il y a trois semaines, à l'occasion d'un passage en métropole, j'avais pu mesurer à quelle point les travaux du tram avaient profondément modifié la circulation à Bordeaux. Certes, il n'était encore qu'en phase d'essais, mais on percevait déjà les difficultés engendrées par les nombreux aménagements de voirie. Les embouteillages et les difficultés de stationnement en centre ville paraissaient tellement prévisibles qu'on pourrait les croire mûrement réfléchis et planifiés. Il paraissait plus qu'évident que le but était de décourager les automobilistes de From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47990) L'open source c'est bon, mangez en ! Récemment, je vous parlais d'une faille majeure d'Internet Explorer pour laquelle Microsoft n'avait pas l'intention de publier de correctif dans l'immédiat, et qui avait bénéficié de la réactivité de la comunnauté open source qui avait publié un patch correctif avec ses sources. Le logiciel libre à la rescousse de Microsoft et de son navigateur, c'était véritablement le monde à l'envers. Et quel affront pour la firme de Redmond qui pour l'occasion semblait étonnement peu réactive. Rapidement cependant, des voix s'élevérent pour mettre en garde contr From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47989) Joyeux Noël avec Google Actuellement, Google me raméne plein de visiteurs à la recherche de la traduction de Joyeux Noël en diverses langues. Invariablement, ces visiteurs se retrouvent sur la premiére page de ce blog, or l'article susceptible d'intéresser mes visiteurs est déjà passé en seconde page. Chers visiteurs à la recherche d'une traduction de Joyeux Noël, ceci peut vous intéresser ... From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47988) Dernier article de l'année Bon , bien voilà Bonne Année ;)) ... From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47987) Premier article de l'année Bon , bien voilà, on est rentrés de la plage .... Il fait chaud (35 °C dans l'air et sûrement presque autant dans l'eau peu profonde du lagon), aucun nuages, pas de vent ... Et pendant ce temps, à 700 km de nos côtes, la forte tempête tropicale Darius continue son bonhomme de chemin dans une trajectoire Sud Sud-Ouest qui devrait la conduire au voisinage de Maurice dans 36-48h. Nous sommes en vigilance cyclonique ... From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47986) KUNG HEI FAT TSOI 4701 Bonne année du singe de bois qui selon le calendrier chinois sera l'année 4701. Le singe s'appelle "Sun Wu Kong", il représente le roi des singes, qui a une histoire assez importante dans la culture chinoise. Accessoirement, c'est aussi l'animal de l'année de ma naissance, donc cette année est aussi mon "année de vie" selon l'horoscope chinois (les années du même signe du zodiaque dans l'horoscope chinois) !!! Et vous, quel est votre signe zodiacal dans l'horoscope chinois ? ... From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (47985) Loi pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique (LEN) La LEN nuit gravement à notre liberté d'expression. Si elle était adoptée en l'état par le Sénat, les FAI ont déclaré unanimement qu'ils seraient dans l'obligation de couper l'ensemble des services hébergés (dont l'accès aux pages personnelles) La LEN qui vient d'être adoptée par les députés en seconde lecture le 8 janvier, doit être examinée par les sénateurs début février. Plusieurs articles comportent des éléments qui sont en contradiction avec les notions de liberté individuelle et de protection des données personnelles: 1. la privatisation de la justice: From LSZ Blog on February 7, 2004 at 3:51 p.m.. (47984) C'est la rentrée Fin des vacances scolaires australes, aprés 5 semaines, la rentrée se fait sous le signe de la chaleur et de l'humidité. La zone de convergence intertropicale s'est en effet déplacée vers le 20° paralléle Sud, si bien que toute la zone sud-ouest de l'Océan Indien se trouve actuellement dans une masse d'air instable, générant des orages et samedi dernier, au large de la Saline, une exceptionnelle trombe marine. Prochaine vacances du 6 au 22 mars. Sur le plan social, deux mois avant des échéances électorales, cette rentrée sera également trés chaude pour les personnels de l&a From Handakte WebLAWg on February 7, 2004 at 3:50 p.m.. (47979) Open Source und Urheberrecht Als Alternative zur international restriktive(re)n Handhabung der urheberrechtlichen Gesetzgebung und Rechtsprechung (sowie aus Anlass des 10-jährigen Jubiläums ihres Newsletters im... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 7, 2004 at 3:50 p.m.. (47978) Archivalien bei Ebay (2):... http://cgi6.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=helbigsan&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50 Hier werden Stücke offenbar der Provenienz Sayn-Wittgenstein aus dem 19. Jahrhundert verramscht, für die Bananenkiste mit nicht näher bezeichneten Archivalien (Adelsnachlass) steht das Gebot derzeit bei 62 Euro. From Archivalia on February 7, 2004 at 3:50 p.m.. (47977) Archivalien bei Ebay http://listings.ebay.de/aw/plistings/category23048/index.html?from=R11 Oft wissen die Verkäufer gar nicht, was sie da verscherbeln. So auch bei der Handschrift von 1755 mit Siegel, bei der es sich nicht um ein Bibliotheksverzeichnis, sondern um eine Amtsrechung der Pfarrkirche St. Ägidius zu Grein (Österreich) 1755 handelt. From Archivalia on February 7, 2004 at 2:51 p.m.. (47976) Die Berliner Sicht der Dinge So lautet der Name des seit vorgestern aktiven neuen Berliner Blawgs, wie Alexander Hartmann mitteilt. Ein RSS gibt es leider... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 7, 2004 at 1:52 p.m.. (47975) Vollzug der Ehe Thomas Holst, einer der als nicht therapierbar geltenden Patienten des Hamburger Maßregelvollzugs, klagt gegen die Leitung des Klinikums Nord auf... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 7, 2004 at 1:52 p.m.. (47974) Rüdiger Kröger leitet... Der promovierte Germanist und Historiker Rüdiger Kröger hat im „Archivum Unitatis Fratrum“, dem zentralen Archiv der Herrnhuter Brüder-Unität, die Nachfolge von Dr. Paul Peuker angetreten. „Ich sah darin eine echte Herausforderung“, sagt er. Er habe noch nie ein Archiv kennen gelernt, in dem Güter und Exponate aus so unterschiedlichen Regionen der Erde und zu so unterschiedlichen Themenbereichen – natürlich alles aus historischer Sicht – aufbewahrt und aufgearbeitet werden. Vor allem freue er sich auf die Besucher a From Archivalia on February 7, 2004 at 1:51 p.m.. (47973) Unitätsarchiv Herrnhut Eine recht gelungene Internetpräsentation bietet das Archiv der weltweit agierenden Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. http://www.archiv.ebu.de Als Besonderheiten sind Unterkunftsmöglichkeiten in Herrnhut und eine Jahresübersicht der Schließtage zu finden, wobei letztere noch immer den Schnee vom vorigen Jahr anzeigt. Trotzdem und in der Hoffnung einer baldigen Aktualisierung ist dies ein Service, von dem andere Einrichtungen nur lernen können. Detailinformationen sind leider nur zu einigen Beständen abr From Archivalia on February 7, 2004 at 1:51 p.m.. (47972) Poppa's got a brand new Mac Well, Poppa has a used G4 from MacResQ. So, after installing OS X (by the way, what's with the Black Muslim naming scheme?) as easily as XP, I took the machine over to my father-in-law's to teach him how to use it. The results were mixed. Keep in mind that my father-in-law only wants to do two things: Pick up email and check on a stock price. This is the low end of the computer stress test, but it turns out that it has its own challenges. Much of the success of the project was invisible to Grandpa, which... From Joho the Blog on February 7, 2004 at 12:48 p.m.. (47971) Chile IT's still awaiting takeoff Knowledge@Wharton reports on the stops and starts in the creation of a digital economy in Latin America's most wired nation. From CNET News.com on February 7, 2004 at 12:45 p.m.. (47970) XIAO QIANGUC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalis ... XIAO QIANGUC Berkeley Graduate School of JournalismXiao Qiang is the Tang Teaching Fellow and the Director of Berkeley China Internet Project at the Graduate School of Journalism, University of California at Berkeley. A physicist by training, Xiao Qiang received a B.S. from the University of Science and Technology of China and studied as a PhD candidate (1986-1989) in astrophysics at the University of Notre Dame. He became a full time human rights activist after the Tiananmen Massacre in 1989. Xiao was the Founding Executive Dire From Adult/Continuing Education on February 7, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (47968) Test Test, Test, Test From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on February 7, 2004 at 11:47 a.m.. (47967) NIL: Netzwerk zur Implementation... Netzwerke... sind Gebilde, deren Strukturen und Funktionsbedingungen jenseits von Ressourcen, Interessen, handfesten Nutzenkalkülen und Zeitbudgets sowie sozialen Beziehungen nicht denkbar sind. Zusammengehalten aber werden Netzwerke letztendlich durch gemeinsame Interessen. In NIL sind die Teilnehmenden durch geteilte Professionsinteressen verbunden. Nil ist eine webbasierte Plattform, die für die verschiedenen Interessengruppen und Praxisgemeinschaften einen sich permanent wandelnden Re From BildungsBlog on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 a.m.. (47966) Die große Aspiration:... Im Folgenden sollen Sachverhalte, die mit dem Programm des lebenslangen, selbstgesteuerten Lernens verbunden sind, unter einer bildungssoziologischen Perspektive geprüft werden. Die große Aspiration - Lebenslanges, selbstgesteuertes Lernen (PDF)(Prof. Dr. Hermann Forneck, Institut für Erwachsenenbildung Giessen) From BildungsBlog on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 a.m.. (47965) Gelesen: "Ein verschlungenes... "Ein verschlungenes Feld", lautet der Titel der gerade neu erschienenen Einführung in die Erziehungswissenschaften von Prof. Dr. Hermann J. Forneck und Daniel Wrana, welche mir freundlicherweise von der Erwachsenenbildung Giessen zur Buchbesprechung &uum From BildungsBlog on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 a.m.. (47964) Online Lernen mit dem Wiki Jetzt ist es entschieden: Für das Online-Seminar ew.web - Einführung in die Erziehungswissenschaft der Erwachsenenbildung Giessen (dort arbeite ich als studentische Hilfskraft) im beginnenden Semester werden wir für grosse Teile der Online-Lernumgebung ein Wiki benutzen. In dem Wiki werden die TeilnehmerInnen (TN) alle Studientexte finden und kommentieren, Selbstdarstellungen verfasse From BildungsBlog on February 7, 2004 at 10:52 a.m.. (47963) Defense Dept. Shelves Online Voting - Jim Wagner, Internet News The Department of Defense (DoD) on Friday shut down its online voting experiment for overseas military and civilian citizens. An internal memo from Paul Wolfowitz, DoD deputy defense secretary, to David Chu, personnel and readiness undersecretary, ear From Techno-News Blog on February 7, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (47962) Great Taste, Less Privacy - Kim Zetter, Wired A patron walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender asks to see some ID. Without asking permission, the barkeep swipes the driver's license through a card reader and the device flashes a green light approving the order. The bartender is just v From Techno-News Blog on February 7, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (47961) For Nonprofits, Web Is a Windfall - Amit Asaravala, Wired Still searching for organizations that have actually made money on the Web? Look no further than the nonprofit sector. A surge in online donations left tech-savvy charities with a combined windfall of tens of millions of dollars last year, according t From Techno-News Blog on February 7, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (47960) Other Peoples blogs Reading other peoples Blogs is even more fun than writing your own. From phoward.com - another random blog site on February 7, 2004 at 9:53 a.m.. (47959) QuickLinks Falls es noch nicht aufgefallen sein sollte: Ich habe meine Sidebar erweitert und die "laufenden (großen) Verfahren" in den Schnellzugriff... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 7, 2004 at 9:51 a.m.. (47958) Content Delivery in the 'Blogosphere' Kaye Trammell co-authored this article in THE Journal about using Weblogs in education, and it does a pretty good job of grounding the use of Weblogs in educational theory. (Yes, we're at the point, thank god, where the words Weblog and Vygotsky come in the same paragraph!) A couple of quotes: In this day and age of constructivist pedagogy - focusing on the students' meaning making - using technology to deliver content should also be seen as using technology t From weblogged News on February 7, 2004 at 9:47 a.m.. (47957) Ecto 1.0 released ecto is a feature-rich desktop blogging client for MacOSX (we also have a Windows version in the works), supporting a wide range of weblog systems, such as TypePad, MovableType, Nucleus, Blogger, and more. ecto is the successor of the wildly popular Kung-Log, which has been in use by thousands of Mac users and which earned a 4.5 mice in the MacWorld July 2003 issue, a 4.7 rating by users of VersionTracker.com, and a 5.0 rating by users of MacUpdate.com. From owrede_log on February 7, 2004 at 9:47 a.m.. (47956) KC Distance Learning forms 'virtual' high school - Portland Business Journal Portland-based KC Distance Learning has formed the first of what it says will be a network of "virtual" public high schools. The first online school, iQ Academies at Wisconsin, was announced recently in Waukesha, Wis., as a joint effort between KC Dis From Educational Technology on February 7, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (47955) Do They Know What They Think They Know? - Robert Vos and Paul A. Rendulic, techLearning When informally observing students perform various computer operations and applications, there appears to be discrepancy between their ability to perform specific applications and their personal assessment of their computer proficiency. In case after c From Educational Technology on February 7, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (47954) College anywhere a reality - Peter Key, Philadelphia Business Journal Philadelphia-area community colleges historically haven't had many students from other regions, let alone other countries. That could be about to change. Three area community colleges, WHYY Inc. and a Bala Cynwyd-based software developer have launche From Online Learning Update on February 7, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (47953) E-learning grows in and out of university - Angela Harrison, BBC News More and more students are working online as part of their degree, according to experts. There has been much talk of a coming revolution in higher education caused by electronic media and the ability of students to study whole courses from a distance. From Online Learning Update on February 7, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (47952) New online Epidemiology program approved - Drexel University Triangle News A new online certificate program will be marketed in late Feb., offering students with bachelors degrees the opportunity to gain training in epidemiology and biostatistics. Biostatistics is the application of statistics to biological data, usually in t From Online Learning Update on February 7, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (47951) Michigan Dems Vote Online The Michigan Democratic Party opted to use an Internet voting system in Saturday's caucuses in hopes of boosting turnout. But experts say the system shares some of the security risks found in the scrapped Pentagon effort. From Wired News on February 7, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (47950) Music Labels Raid Kazaa Offices The music industry raids offices of Kazaa's parent company, Sharman Networks, in Australia, looking for evidence to bolster its copyright infringment case. From Wired News on February 7, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (47949) Europe Has No Taste for GMOs Foods labeled as free of genetically modified organisms sell briskly at a major food fair in Germany, but Wired magazine's Bruce Sterling sees a dark side. He says the potential benefits of GMOs are being overlooked in Europe. From Wired News on February 7, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (47948) For Nonprofits, Web Is a Windfall Online donations are surging. Among the big winners in 2003 were the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Howard Dean's presidential campaign. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on February 7, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (47947) False Domain Info May Mean Jail Congress may pass a bill that would impose stiff penalties on people who don't give real names and addresses when registering domain names and go on to break a law. Kiss online anonymity goodbye, opponents say. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on February 7, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (47946) That's nothing, here they call fruit salad 'Macedonia'. A tale of the evolution of language. There was once, and repeatedly, a comedy on the BBC called "Only Fools and Horses". It was/is/shall ever be much loved by the British viewing public, in a way that probably doesn't translate... From Ben Hammersley.com on February 7, 2004 at 6:45 a.m.. (47945) Linux im Alltagstest Zu kompliziert, zu kryptisch und zu wenig bunt - nicht alltagstauglich, sagen Windows-Hardliner über Linux. Die neue c't hat ausprobiert,... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 7, 2004 at 4:50 a.m.. (47944) KidSmart Coordinator Puts Health Care Future on Hold to Serve Children in Need Jocelyn Bosch fulfills one year service to KidSmart-Tools for Learning. [PRWEB Feb 7, 2004] From PR Web on February 7, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (47943) Universities benefit from Sentient DISCOVER & Athens Authentication. Universities in the UK are enjoying the benefits of Sentient DISCOVER with added security. Sentient Learning would like to announce new Athens Authentication [PRWEB Feb 7, 2004] From PR Web on February 7, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (47942) Twenty-two Music Students Score Nation's Best in MENC: The National Association for Music Education's 2004 Call for Original Student Compositions Performances of the Selected Student Compositions to Highlight MENC's 59th National Biennial Conference [PRWEB Feb 7, 2004] From PR Web on February 7, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (47941) Identitee Wins Distinguished iParenting Media Award for Safety Today iParenting Media announces the winners of its Best Products for 2004. Identitee, a Contact Card and Stick-On Pocket designed to make it faster and easier for parents and children to reunite whenever HYPHEN and wherever HYPHEN they become unintentionally separated, received an iParenting Media Best Products for 2004 Award in the safety category after being rigorously evaluated by the iParenting panel. [PRWEB Feb 7, 2004] From PR Web on February 7, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (47940) Die Probleme mit dem Intim-Rausch bei Medien... Was immer wir auch im Fernsehen sehen, wir verschwenden damit unsere Zeit! Wir zerstören unser eigenes Bewußtsein und seine Möglichkeiten, wenn wir unsere Zeit dem Fernsehen widmen. Wir unterdrücken unsere Vorstellungskraft, und damit lassen wir eine unserer größten Gaben ungenutzt. In einigen Jahrhunderten wird man verstehen, wie die Menschen bis zum Anfang des einundzwanzigsten Jahrhunderts durch das Fernsehen in einen Dämmerzustand gebracht und gehalten wurde, wie ihr Verhalten und ihr Schlaf gestört und gesteuert und sie krank gemacht wurden! From Mein Schuster on February 7, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (47939) RocketBuilders.com Social Networking Info Forum Went to the RocketBuilders.com Social Software Panel (including Jon Wirearchy Husband) discussion and networking event. Great buzz, nice, casual atmosphere and a fun discussion about social software and how to make money from it. RocketBuilders.com needs a blog! Why? Try finding their networking events (like today's) on their site. Good luck! I'll definitely be e-mailing them to try to convince them to blog! In 2004, if you can't update your site quickly and k From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 7, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (47938) Two Universities Take Steps to Ease Burden of Tuition Responding to mounting pressure to constrain college costs, two universities announced plans to freeze tuition or significantly reduce the debt of students forced to take loans. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47937) Teachers' Union Warns of an Impasse in Talks With the City After a bargaining session that lasted less than two hours, the president of the New York City teachers' union denounced the administration's opening proposal as an insult. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47936) Fans' Anti-Semitic Slurs Incite a Flurry of Reaction at Schools Basketball fans from the Trinity School, an elite private school, taunted a player from the rival Dalton School at a recent game with references to Jewish foods and customs. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47935) Berkeley Wins Panel's Review on Fulbrights The Fulbright flap is not yet final for the 30 college students who had their scholarship applications disqualified because of a missed Federal Express pickup. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47934) University of Illinois Chancellor Is Chosen to Lead Syracuse Nancy Cantor, the chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will become the next chancellor and president of Syracuse University. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47933) A Berkeley Lecture on Power's Limits, by an Expert Robert S. McNamara, the man who helped make Berkeley synonymous with the anti-Vietnam War movement, appeared willingly before his accusers on their home turf. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47932) Ruling in Favor of Clarett Could Open Huge Hole Into N.F.L. More underclassmen could jump from high school to the N.F.L. if Maurice Clarett's successful challenge to the league's eligibility requirement is upheld. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47931) Snapple Checks Leave Some Schools Short More than four months after the first Snapple vending machines were placed in public schools in New York City, the schools have received their first commission checks. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47930) As Autism Cases Rise, Parents Run Frenzied Race to Get Help The mismatch between needs and services is widening for parents with autistic children, sending families far and wide looking for help. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47929) Georgia Takes on 'Evolution' State education officials removed the word "evolution" and scaled back ideas about the natural selection of species in a proposed set of guidelines for school science classes. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47928) Students Discharged Early Are Invited to Return by City The New York City Department of Education published ads in 27 newspapers inviting young people who dropped out of high school or were pushed out to re-enroll. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47927) Snow Day Poses a Complication for Seniors Needing Regents Test The snowstorm that forced the closing of schools in New York City on Wednesday also forced students to miss Regents exams, some of which are required for graduation. From New York Times: Education on February 7, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (47926) My store was host to a rapper out of Nashville tod ... My store was host to a rapper out of Nashville today. When his CD showed up in the store this past Monday, I was thinking I can't believe I'm going to have a rapper performing in the store on Friday. I was thinking riots! Loud noise! I'm not a huge rap fan, so I wasn't too excited about the whole thing. I noticed that there were no parental advisory labels on the CDs. That puzzled me, although the PA sticker is totally voluntary by the record labels. I thought to look over the CD's song titles. "Changed Man", "All About You", "Trinity".. From Sisters' Weblog: It Bloggles the Mind! on February 7, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (47925) Croaked phone Oh no! The Frog Phone seems to be down! Maybe 1-888-31-FROGS (1-888-313-7647) only works in Canada...... From Joho the Blog on February 7, 2004 at 1:47 a.m.. (47924) Scholars who blog http://radio.weblogs.com/0110772/2004/02/06.html#a1447 Seb's Open Research lists the following lists: http://www.blogalization.info/conspiracy/ScholarsWhoBlog http://huminf.uib.no/%7Ejill/txt/researchblogs.html http://www.phdweblogs.net/index.php --> From Archivalia on February 7, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (47923) Was zum Teufel ist ein RSS-Feed? Antworten gibts beim Jurawiki: http://www.jurawiki.de/JuraRSS From Archivalia on February 7, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (47922) Addie is a new Blogger Addie is a new Blogger My University of MN class titled: "Teaching via the Internet" is requiring me to set up a blog and I think it should be fun. I will journal about my learning experiences in this class over the semester-Spring, 2004. Her concept maps of the internet... From EdBlogger Praxis on February 7, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (47921) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]