Edu_RSS ~ February 8, 2004

Most recent update: February 8, 2004 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Digital Preservation ABCNews has an interesting piece: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/preservation010709a.html Will Digital Era mean End of History? Excerpt: "We've got laws and policies working against our cultural heritage," says Kahle, the Internet archivist. "In this world where the copyright term lasts more than 100 years, which is far longer than the durability of electronic media — floppies, disk drives — how do libraries perform their tra From Archivalia on February 8, 2004 at 10:51 p.m.. (48183) Microsoft, Disney partner on digital media The alliance will see the two companies working closely together to develop digital media content and delivery systems. From CNET News.com on February 8, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (48182) Two Palestinians killed in Gaza Strip From Haaretz: News on February 8, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (48181) Cutting basics: The poor rely on bread, say activists From Haaretz: News on February 8, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (48180) More money needed `to minimize fence's harm to Palestinians' From Haaretz: News on February 8, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (48179) Price of standard bread to rise some 30% From Haaretz: News on February 8, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (48178) Striking towns to turn off street lights tonight From Haaretz: News on February 8, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (48177) Furl I know others like Pat and Seb have been noting the potentia of Furl before but I'm just getting around to playing with it. At first, I didn't really see the big deal; click a link, annotate a bookmark and save the whole page for future reference. Nice, but not that much different from what I can do now. But I've been reading them long enough to know that if those guys are talking about it, it must be good and probably important. So, I du From weblogged News on February 8, 2004 at 9:47 p.m.. (48176) Deconstructing Bush Interview: Where are Journalists? A left-wing political think tank, the "Center for American Progress," has posted a Claim/Fact analysis of today's Bush interview on NBC. Quite a few evasions and deceptions by the president, as you'd expect. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 8, 2004 at 9:46 p.m.. (48175) Maximov convicted in NIS 254m Trade Bank theft From Haaretz: News on February 8, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48174) Israeli Arabs charged with trying to set up terror cell From Haaretz: News on February 8, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48173) Israeli Arabs charged with trying to set up terror cell From Haaretz: News on February 8, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48172) NSC head Eiland: Israel must rectify mistakes in fence route From Haaretz: News on February 8, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48171) Glasmalereiquellen Ulrich Hinz: Quellen und Regesten zur Geschichte mittelalterlicher Glasmalereien in Sachsen-Anhalt (Nord) http://www.bbaw.de/forschung/cvma/accept.html Das umfangreiche PDF ist auch via Google direkt aufrufbar, ohne dass die Zustimmung eingeholt wird. From Archivalia on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (48170) Publication format For bloggers who are, like me, thinking of launching something more like a web magazine, The Truth Laid Bare offers another page format to consider. Then there is In These Times, too. From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 8, 2004 at 8:50 p.m.. (48169) Bible RSS feeds Dave Winer points to a group that offers several RSS feeds for the Bible, including some that would help a person read the entire text in one year (a common format for printed texts). The model is suggestive for other works -- how about a feed for the any of the great periodical essayists / columnists of the past, such as Addison, Steele, or Johnson? How about following the events of a historical period through a paced reading of the periodicals of the day? Read a few things from... From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 8, 2004 at 8:50 p.m.. (48168) Content Delivery in the 'Blogosphere' Ugh, 'content', ugh, 'delivery'... otherwise a cool & informative article from THE Journal introducing blogging and presenting some interesting ideas about blogging and pedagogy. Here's an interesting bit on that: "Blogs are useful teaching and learning tools because they provide a space for students to reflect and publish their thoughts and understandings. And because blogs can be commented on, they provide opportunities for feedback and potential scaffolding of new ideas. From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on February 8, 2004 at 8:49 p.m.. (48167) Radio's News Aggregator is Back-to-Front Quick Radio quibble and call to anyone out there who might be able to help out... the news aggregator in Radio (which I use) posts most recent items above older ones (like a weblog). Unfortunately, this means that I get top read news like this. Item 1. Yeh just had another thought to add to that....Item 2. Ha ha, can't stop laughing about...Item 3. Here are some ideas about why...Item 4. Hey, check out this funny... Which is painful! Wish I could just reverse this... it wouldn't be too hard to program as an option.. From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on February 8, 2004 at 8:48 p.m.. (48166) Geogr. Referenzen führen dich nach Rom! MetaCarta ein vom US-Verteidigungsministerium finanziertes Software-Unternehmen bringt uns MetaCarta Geographic Text Search (GTS) [...]The MetaCarta program works by analysing thousands of documents and cross-checking the ... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 8, 2004 at 8:46 p.m.. (48165) Wieviel ist mir mein Misstrauen wert? Heute ist Social-Software-Abend; SWIPE berechnet den Wert von persönlichen Angaben, die man - nicht nur - online weitergibt und empfiehlt für ebendiese Weitergabe von Informationen ein Honorar einzufordern. Eine witziger F... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 8, 2004 at 8:46 p.m.. (48164) ANTA Fast Facts - February This fortnight find out about the latest industry skills council; a new discussion paper from the National Strategy; public consultation on the high-level review of Training Packages; funding available for staff development and research, and the latest diary events. Source ANTA, February 2004 From EdNA Online on February 8, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48163) e-Portfolio 2004 - Transforming Individual and Organisational Learning - Call for papers e-Portfolios are fundamentally connectivity tools: connection of ePortfolios within an organisation (school, university, firm), a community (professional association, community of practice), connecting the different actors of various process such as assessment, accreditation of prior learning. The objective of this conference, building on the outcomes of the Poitiers 2003 conference, is to explore those new territories. Abstracts due by 30 May 2004. From EdNA Online on February 8, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48162) 10,000 New Training Places in 2004 The Australian Government will fund 10,000 new vocational education and training places for older workers, parents returning to work and people with a disability. These training opportunities, worth $29.4 million, will be open to Australians on income support or low income to obtain qualifications to help them improve their employment prospects and re-enter the workforce. Source: DEST Media release, 9 February 2004 From EdNA Online on February 8, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48161) First Day of School - Easing the Transition Childhood education experts at the University of Western Sydney believe good communication can help ease the stress of the transition to school. Associate Professors Sue Dockett and Bob Perry from the UWS School of Education and Early Childhood Studies believe parents can take some simple, practical measures that can make going to 'big school' a less daunting experience. Source UWS Latest News, 27 January 2004 From EdNA Online on February 8, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48160) Eine Vision von funktionaler Software Das Buzzword Social Software geistert unaufhörlich durch das Internet und hat letzthin duch Clay Shirky und seiner Analyse des Versagens der Kampagne von Howard Dean in den USA zwar einen Dämpfer erlitten (wird ihr, der So... From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on February 8, 2004 at 7:47 p.m.. (48159) Introduction of Electronic Voting to Ireland European and local elections will be held in Ireland on Friday, June 11th 2004. These will be the first elections in which a system of electronic voting will be used across the whole country. The Government has already spent 10 million on not only preparation for the deployment of this system, one to which many people are now voicing their opposition, but also on an advertising campaign aimed at calming people's worries about the proposed change. From kuro5hin.org on February 8, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48158) Meine RSS-Feeds Bloglines ist ein webbasierter RSS-Reader, bei dem man die bezogenen Feeds öffentlich machen kann. Meine sind hier zu finden: http://www.bloglines.com/public/KlausGraf Eine OPML-Datei kann exportiert werden. From Archivalia on February 8, 2004 at 6:51 p.m.. (48157) ePortfolio System Just Up and Running We had a burst of interest after our October 2002 Electronic Portfolio Dialogue Day, but there has been a long lapse in our efforts, with some fall out from a not so great experience with an external project. But just in about the last 3 days, we have started a new experiment, running a test version of the ePortfolio tool developed at one of our colleges, Chandler-Gilbert Community College. The faculty and students at Chandler-Gilbert have really taken to wide use of this h From cogdogblog on February 8, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (48156) The Economist's position on the Deficit The website of the Economist is carrying an article covering the current G7 summit and the differences between current EU and US fiscal policy. From kuro5hin.org on February 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (48155) This is not the end, either Top! Churchill! Fact! I'm reading The Adventure of English by Melvyn "TopTelly Clever Chap" Bragg. It's cracking stuff, in that sad way that you can admit to me you really enjoy. There's a great deal of wacky factoids amidst the... From Ben Hammersley.com on February 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (48154) Budget shuffle: Schools both gain and lose Some educators worry that the federal funding changes may result in a wash. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on February 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (48153) Rechtsberatung Auf der Seite des Forschungsprojekts RBerG finden sich auch eine Reihe von doc-Dateien bis zum 14.01.2004 zur Entstehung des RBerG,... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 8, 2004 at 5:51 p.m.. (48152) xfn-Suchmaschine Mit rubhub ist nach meiner Kenntnis die erste xfn-Suchmaschine im Netz, mit deren Hilfe sich ermitteln lässt, wessen Blog mit... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 8, 2004 at 5:51 p.m.. (48151) American Law Sources On-line Einen nahezu vollständigen Ãœberblick über die "American Law Sources On-line" (ALSO) findet man auf der Seite "Law Reviews and Periodicals"... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 8, 2004 at 4:51 p.m.. (48150) Paris Hilton-Klage Der "Fernsehstar" Paris Hilton hat jetzt eine in Panama ansässige Internetfirma zur Zahlung von 30 Millionen USD wegen des Vertriebs... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 8, 2004 at 4:51 p.m.. (48149) On the Road Heading to the Emerging Technology conference, where I'm speaking on several panels. This is one of those gatherings where I'm thrilled to be the stupidest person in the room -- I get to learn a lot. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 8, 2004 at 4:46 p.m.. (48148) Blog-Interview Moe berichtet: Die Autoren von "Generation Blogger" sind heute Abend um 22.30 Uhr in der Sendung "m@trix" des ORF zu... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 8, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (48147) Online Conference Discussions Ich habe selber gerade an einer höchst produktiven & launigen Online-Diskussion als Vorbereitung eines Workshops auf der Learntec teilgenommen, und ich frage mich immer noch, warum nicht mehr Konferenzveranstalter dieser Idee folgen. Wie dem auch sei, Stephen Downes spricht in... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 8, 2004 at 2:52 p.m.. (48146) Mobile Usability... MobileWhack Christian Lindholm, father of the Series 60 interface, has made an abstract of his book, "Mobile Usability: How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone" available for WAP download to your Series 60 handset as an interactive Maxdox app (JAR file). Rather a nice format, actually, and certainly worth a gander if you're interested either in the book itself (I've already read it) or one possible face of mobile documents to come. Mobilewhack points to an abstract of Christian Lindholm's book "Mobile Usability: How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone" The abstract From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on February 8, 2004 at 2:49 p.m.. (48145) Peer Review - Politics of Science? According to a recent article on BushGreenwatch.org, the White House is looking for ways to more closely control what scientists are allowed to say in studies that are to be used by the US government in forming policy in the areas of health and the environment. The peer review system, whereby a scientific article is scrutinized by a scientist's colleagues - actually often by an anonymous selection of "guardians of orthodoxy" who work with the major scientific magazines - has... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48144) FDA eyes natural slimming aids The recently announced FDA ban on products containing ephedra, a herb that has been used to give energy and help lose weight, is only a first step, says FDA commissioner Mark McClellan. Three more substances are in the regulators' sights: bitter orange, aristolochic acid and usnic acid. One would think that it was time to go after some more worthwhile targets, such as Aspartame, or to look into why the very medical system using drugs closely controlled by the FDA... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48143) The Great Hep B Scam Much has been written about the dangers of hepatitis B vaccination and the essentially useless nature of this "preventive" measure, especially in small children. Cases of "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome" (SIDS) suddenly skyrocketed after doctors started to vaccinate babies for hepatitis C. When it comes to the Sad Saga of the mandated Pediatric Hepatitis B Vaccination Program, there are still, twelve years later, more questions than answers. Probably the most baffling question is: why was a new vaccine recommended for... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48142) London High Court Hears EU Supplements Challenge LONDON, 30 January - The Alliance for Natural Health has filed a legal challenge against a European directive that would ban a number of vitamin and mineral substances in food supplements. The case is being heard today. Here is a report of BBC. An analogous challenge by the UK Association of Health Stores and by British Health Foods Industry is being heard today as well. Although the ban is expected to be effective only in 2005, consumers who use the... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48141) Supplements case to go to European Court LONDON 30 January 2004 - The London High Court ruled today that the case against the European food supplements directive may be referred to the European Court of Justice. Mr Justice Richards ruled that there is "an arguable case" and that reference [of the the matter] to the EU Court of Justice "is plainly appropriate and should be made as soon as possible". "This is an important breakthrough in our battle to secure diversity in medicine and broad availability of... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48140) Lipitor - The Human Cost Lipitor, a cholesterol lowering drug made by Pfizer and sold to millions of health conscious but ill informed patients, is one of the most profitable drugs the pharmaceutical industry has ever come up with. Sales account for a quarter of Pfizer's $ 32 billion annual sales. Expected to gross more than $ 10 billion this year, Lipitor is poised to become the largest-selling pharmaceutical in history, surpassing Pfizer's other wonder drug, Viagra. But the price to society is much higher... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48139) Aspartame Detoxification Program Proposed Aspartame is a highly toxic sweetener which unfortunately, through political pressures overriding the warnings of the FDA's own scientists, has obtained approval from the FDA and consequently from health authorities world wide. It is being sold as a low calorie way to get that sweet taste, and is being recommended for diabetics and anyone who would like to avoid sugar. Thousands of products, including sports drinks and the ubiquitous "light" soft drinks as well as all kinds of bakery goods... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48138) Toxic Teflon Frying Pans The Fumes from non-stick frying pans lined with fluorine compounds such as Teflon, can be deadly to birds. We don't seem to understand that warning sign very well, although Canaries have for a long time been used to warn miners of deadly gases in the 'underworld'. Fluoride in frying pans, fluoride in the drinking water, fluoride in toothpase, fluoride in a large selection of pharmaceutical drugs. Would anyone care to explain to me why we are putting ourselves at high... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48137) Cisapride linked to 'Child Abuse' cases According to an article in the Observer today, cisapride, a drug that has been linked to deaths world wide is also implicated in many of the apparent 'child abuse' cases that are being reviewed in the UK. Both the role of the drug as well as the 'explanation' for the parents' violence, proposed by a controversal paediatrician and 'expert witness' in many of the cases, are to be investigated.... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48136) Pharma makers withhold suicide data in drug studies According to an article in the Washington Post, the makers of popular antidepressants such as Paxil, Zoloft and Effexor have refused to disclose the details of most clinical trials involving depressed children, denying doctors and parents crucial evidence as they weigh fresh fears that such medicines may cause some children to become suicidal. Apparently the drug makers are free to keep data hidden contravening, if not the letter of the law, the spirit of scientific transparency. Negative findings have a... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48135) Ephedra - Ephedrine: what difference? The FDA has announced it will issue a ban on ephedra - a herb. Ephedrine, the isolated active substance, seems to be the culprit in many of the adverse reactions that are associated with "ephedra"-containing slimming or energizing products, specially if it is combined with caffeine. The FDA knew of the dangers of this combination and had issued rules to prohibit such products. Nevertheless, they were quite freely available at any 7-Eleven and similar stores. Now if the FDA knew... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48134) Risk Free Vitamins - How Safe is Safe Enough? Recent legislative proposals on at least three continents have centered around the perceived need to ensure the safety of natural health products, such as supplements containing vitamins and minerals. Canada has proposed drug-style regulations for supplements. In the US, a proposal termed S 722 seeks to increase the FDA's powers to remove supplements from circulation. Australia recalled 1600 diverse health products in an unprecedented prelude to - what else - tighter regulations. Harmonization across the Tasman seeks to impose the... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48133) Agriculture Antidote - Community Supported We are facing increasing toxicity in the environment and our food supply is not exempt. PCB in salmon, lead and mercury in seafood, pesticide residues in grains (don't worry), rocket fuel in salad, genetically modified growth hormone in cow's milk, chemical treatment for seeds that kills the bees and fast food masquerading as "nutritious". The problems seem to be immanent in our system, in the "chemical" way we chose to increase yields in agriculture. Nitrogen-based fertilizers are preventing plants from... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48132) Ice Age Coming? We hear about global warming and in fact, the temperatures seem to be slowly inching up. Whether this is a man made effect or depends on solar activity or other environmental factors outside of our control is an open question. What is new to me is that, even in a scenario of global warming, there could be local flips towards a cold climate. A mechanism that could bring about such a flip for much of northern Europe is the Gulf... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48131) The Avian Flu and Drugless Doctors BBC carried an article on 5 February titled "1918 killer flu secrets revealed" which tells us that the scientists claim to now have figured out that 50 million people were killed by a virus that "jumped from birds to humans". Obviously this is to prepare us for a "killer epidemic", something that is supposed to hit any time now, be it this winter or the next or the one after that. Jon Rappoport found the most interesting analysis of the... From Health Supreme on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48130) AUGI - Customizing AutoCAD - January 2004 Autodesk Users Group International "AUGI"Autodesk User Group International has posted a nice article on Customizing AutoCAD written by AutoCAD Guru and also the AutoCAD 2004 Top Beta Site Lee Ambrosius. Definitly worth the reading. Link to the Article Cheers,... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 p.m.. (48129) Lycos offers office space for lease The Web portal is offering for lease space at its Northern California offices in what could be a sign of further cost-cutting at the company. From CNET News.com on February 8, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (48128) Principal For A Day... Business leaders sent to principal's office - 2004-02-05 - The Business Journal of Portland On Thursday, 115 community and business leaders are learning what real job stress is like: serving as "principals for a day" in Portland's public schools. Lewis Elementary took part in this event. Our guest was Dan Williams, Comcast area director of communications for Oregon and Southwest Washington. He got to see a typical day at Lewis... This included visiting in classrooms, talking with parents, and helping to clean up a busted water fountain pipe which was spraying water all over a classro From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on February 8, 2004 at 12:49 p.m.. (48127) Thumbs Up for Our Maricopa Bloggers It will take a few more days to compile notes, but the reaction and participation at our Ocotillo Online Learning Group this past Friday was very positive. This was obviously brand new territory for many of our faculty, and we had to clarify a bit on what are blogs, why are they different form discussion boards, etc. Fortunately the 4 demos we had set up from our own faculty and staff who have stuck some toes into the blog waters, made it much more clear, or at least opened some eyes to this is a new tec From cogdogblog on February 8, 2004 at 12:47 p.m.. (48126) NY Times Blogs from Newspaper I think I prefer reading some New York Times political coverage in the paper's new weblog format to its regular news column style. (Because the Times doesn't use permalinks in its semi-blog, you'll probably have to read this on Sunday to understand what I'm talking about.) From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 8, 2004 at 12:46 p.m.. (48125) O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference O'Reilly Network: O'Reilly Network -- 2004 Emerging Technology Conference Coverage I was able to attend this the past two years. Unfortunantly, I won't be able to go this year, but the folks at O'Reilly, and many of those attending, do a great job of sharing the information presented. So tomorrow between lunch room duty, and dealing with unruly 5th graders, I'll take a look and see what is being shared...... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on February 8, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (48124) Federal Deficits Leading U.S. to Bad Times Our collective debt went down, all too briefly, at the turn of the century. That's when our taxes exceeded what we were spending. Naturally, such fiscal sanity -- living within our means and even paying our debts -- became politically unsustainable. As we prepare our 2003 tax returns, perhaps it's worth noting this colossal obligation. Because we're kidding ourselves when we pretend it doesn't matter. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 8, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (48123) Clear distinction - clear choice With the media choosing candidates and influencing elections. it's more important than ever that Americans inform themselves: How can you tell the two apart? One answers questions directly. The other is evasive and self-contradictory. One has balanced 11 budgets. The other has never balanced a budget during his entire career in public office. One believes that the war in Iraq has made us less safe by diverting resources from the war on terror and leaving the homeland vulnerable. The other insists that Iraq's weapo From carvingCode on February 8, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (48122) Bush: 'A word contest' Confronted by Tim Russert with past quotations about the motivation for attacking Iraq, President Bush brushed aside contradictions by saying, "I don't want to get into a word contest." From The Columbia-Union on February 8, 2004 at 10:51 a.m.. (48121) Week ahead: MyDoom end is nigh for SCO The denial-of-service attack on SCO's Web site by the pestilential virus is scheduled to stop. Also on the cards: Earnings from Dell and chipmaker Nvidia. From CNET News.com on February 8, 2004 at 10:45 a.m.. (48120) High-tech mergers: They're baaaack McKinsey says economic pressures to restructure high-tech industries will eventually become irresistible and that executives should prepare themselves for more—-and more-hostile-—acquisitions. From CNET News.com on February 8, 2004 at 10:45 a.m.. (48119) Content-aware searching From Semantic World on February 8, 2004 at 9:48 a.m.. (48118) Online Fraud Losses Hit $437M - Ryan Naraine, CyberAtlas Online scammers robbed Americans of more than $437 million in 2003, mostly using stolen identities, fake Internet auctions and fraudulent shop-at-home schemes, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported. In its year-end Consumer Fraud and ID Theft R From Techno-News Blog on February 8, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (48117) Governments vote against Microsoft - David Becker, CNET News.com Microsoft has had its share of bad courtroom experiences, but lately the software giant has been taking some of its hardest knocks in city council and legislative chambers. While government customers account for less than 10 percent of Microsoft's reve From Techno-News Blog on February 8, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (48116) Michigan Dems Vote Online Thousands of Michigan Democrats have cast ballots for Saturday's caucuses using an Internet system that security experts say shares some of the risks found in a just-scrapped Pentagon effort. Party officials insist they have safeguards and note that t From Techno-News Blog on February 8, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (48115) Access, inclusion Bailey's ED legacy - Cara Branigan, eSchool News John Bailey, the nation's top educational technology administrator, has resigned his post to become deputy policy director for President Bush's reelection campaign. Bailey's tenure ended Jan. 30 after two years as director of the Office of Educational Te From Educational Technology on February 8, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (48114) Studies validate laptop programs in U.S., Canada - eSchool News staff and wire service reports Two recent studies of schoolwide one-to-one computing initiatives--one in the United States and one in Canada--suggest that using laptops in the classroom can help improve students' writing skills and bolster overall academic success. The studies come From Educational Technology on February 8, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (48113) More students earning college degrees through online classes - Patti Brandt, Bay City Times These armchair scholars count time as their most valuable asset, and they don't want to spend it sitting in a classroom or in a car driving to a far-off university. Enter the online college. Class is when you have the time to log on. Online clas From Online Learning Update on February 8, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (48112) College-class options get easier Online courses, distance learning help students earn degrees - Jane C. Parikh, Kalamazoo Gazette Natalie Gianetti, dean for Spring Arbor University's School of Adult Studies and Off-Campus Operations, said the private Christian school began offering online-learning options four years ago because of an interest from students. Gianetti said Spring A From Online Learning Update on February 8, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (48111) College distance learning programs increas their revenues - eMedia Wire College distance learning programs increased their revenues by a mean of 9.67% in 2003, according to a new survey published by Primary Research Group, oeThe Survey of Distance & Cyberlearning Programs in Higher Education, 2004 Edition" (ISBN# 1-57440-066-5 From Online Learning Update on February 8, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (48110) Henk's Adressen Henk's Adressenhttp://home.wxs.nl/~henknou1/I discovered this excellent resource when I was reviewing the logs of the Virtual Private Library and discovered that it had referred a number of visitors. This is an extremely competent resource and I will be definitely adding it to my Subject Tracer™ Information Blog Directory Resources. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48109) Pitching Blogs Pitching Blogs: Latest Type Of Online Media Vehicle May Provide Valuable PR Opportunities By Lloyd Trufelman and Laura Goldberghttp://www.prsa.org/_Publications/magazines/0802news1.aspThe name sounds more like a sci-fi character than a legitimate news source, but blogs are rapidly becoming authoritative news sources. PR professionals should keep this new type of media on their radar screens. What is a blog exactly? Blog is short for Web log - regularly updated online diaries/news forums t From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48108) Protein Information Resource: RESID Database Georgetown University Medical Center -- Protein Information Resource: RESID Databasehttp://www-nbrf.georgetown.edu/pirwww/dbinfo/resid.htmlThis RESID Database website, developed by Georgetown University Medical Center's Protein Information Resource PIR), "is a comprehensive collection of annotations and structures for protein modifications including amino-terminal, carboxyl-terminal and peptide chain cross-link, pre-, co- and post-transitional modifications." This site provides a wealt From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48107) Wisconsin Center for Education Research Wisconsin Center for Education Research http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/Established in 1964, the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin, is one of the oldest and largest university-based education research and development centers. With annual funding exceeding $25 million from a variety of sources (such as the National Science Foundation), WCER employs close to 350 faculty, staff, and graduate students working at one of the many long-term projects and centers. Along with taking a look at From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48106) EUR-Lex: The Portal to European Union Law EUR-Lex: The Portal to European Union Lawhttp://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.htmlGiven the enormous complexity of bringing together 12 of continental Europe's countries to form the European Union, it is not surprising that there is a vast body of legal material related to this process. As this is the case, the EUR-Lex website is in fact the "single entry point to the complete collections of EU legal texts in all the official languages." Thehomepage for the site contains several helpful them From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48105) Basics of Space Flight (BSF) Basics of Space Flight (BSF)http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/The people of Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) create and manage NASA projects of exploration throughout our solar system and beyond. The Basics of Space Flight (BSF) is a training module designed primarily to help JPL operations people identify the range of concepts associated with deep space missions, and grasp the relationships these concepts exhibit. It also enjoys popularity among high school and college students, as well as faculty, From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48104) Current Awareness Sources Current Awareness Sourceshttp://www.CurrentAwareness.net/I have just finished updating and revising my eCurrent Awareness Resources 2004 Report (37 page .pdf document) on the most competent and reliable sources on the Internet for staying up to date and current in your profession, special interest or business activities. I have been compiling sources on current awareness from the Internet since my gopher days when I created the LinkSeries Manuals for university reference libraries that had a full section From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48103) Financial Facts Tool Kit Financial Facts Tool Kithttp://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/toolkit.htmThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission presents resources to aid people in planning their financial futures. Included are: Tools to Get Started -- Sites with basic information, overviews and worksheets, Tools to Understanding Investment Choices -- How to select brokerage, firms, understand mutual funds, market risks and buying bonds, Tools to Manage Your Money & Investments, Getting More Information -- Links to other resources. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48102) NewJour: Recent Issues NewJour: Recent Issueshttp://gort.ucsd.edu/newjour/nj2/An excellent resource to monitor for the latest Journals and Newsletters. This site updates daily. This is taken from my eCurrentAwareness Resources 2004 Report. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48101) GSK Leads the Way in Digitizing Pharmaceutical Resources GSK Leads the Way in Digitizing Pharmaceutical Resourceshttp://www.researchinformation.info/riwin03rees.html When GlaxoWellcome merged with SmithKline Beecham, it created a global pharmaceutical giant with a massive appetite for information resources. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) spanned 24 research and development sites in seven countries, and its 14 main libraries met the needs of 100,000 employees, including some 16,000 R&D staff. Employees already had electronic access to research materials, but From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48100) File Recovery Guide File Recovery Guidehttp://www.filerecovery.org/Discusses file recovery and information on breakdowns, head crashes, data back ups, and formatting. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48099) HotScripts.com HotScripts.com http://www.hotscripts.com/HotScripts.com is net From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48098) portal: Libraries and the Academy portal: Libraries and the Academyhttp://muse.jhu.edu/journals/portal_libraries_and_the_academy/A journal that presents research findings and provides regular coverage of issues in technology, publishing, and periodicals, portal is written by librarians for librarians. Peer-reviewed articles address subjects such as library administration, information technology, and information policy. The journal examines the role of libraries in meeting institutional missions, explores how technolo From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48097) Net Semiology Net Semiology http://www.netsemiology.com/To create a good web site is necessary to learn how to communicate by Internet using correctly the diverse communicative elements such as colors, figures, words and navigation tools in order to avoid a misinterpretation of the message by the user. Net Semiology is not just semiotics applied to the Web but it is a new discipline. Its aim is to define the best graphical figures we should use according to the atmosphere of the home page, to find the right language according to t From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48096) SAIL-eprints SAIL-eprints (Search, Alert, Impact and Link)http://eprints.bo.cnr.it/SAIL-eprints (Search, Alert, Impact and Link) is an electronic open access service provider for finding scientific or technical documents, published or unpublished, in Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Materials Sciences, Nanotechnologies, Microelectronics, Computer Sciences, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Earth Sciences, Meteorology, Oceanography, Agricolture, and related application activities. SAIL-eprints has been designed primarily to collect informatio From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 8, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48095) Ontologies for Pharmaceuticals From Semantic World on February 8, 2004 at 8:48 a.m.. (48094) Steuer-Änderungen 2004 Ãœber Arbeitnehmer-Pauschbetrag, Entfernungspauschale, Formular, Haushaltsfreibetrag, Kindergeld, Vermietung und privat genutzte Fahrzeuge. From Mein Schuster on February 8, 2004 at 4:50 a.m.. (48093) February Lectures MIAMIntelligence presents weekly lectures, on topics related to Philosophy, Art, History and Science. For information on upcoming lectures, please visit www.miamintelligence.com or call 305-773-8408 [PRWEB Feb 8, 2004] From PR Web on February 8, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (48092) Calling All Concealed Firearms Instructors Kathryn A. Graham, the Texas Director for Armed Females of America and co-owner of Safetynet Associates, has just launched a new Internet domain located at http://texaschlfaq.com, which contains a huge, completely separate, non-commercial and comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions list, or "FAQ," covering the Texas Concealed Handgun Law. Over the next few months, Armed Females of America and Safetynet Associates have established an alliance to assist in building similar web sites for the numerous other U.S. states that have current shall-issue concealed carry legislation, using state certi From PR Web on February 8, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (48091) Great Resource on DHTML, CSS, Standards, and More I found a very nice resource blog on DHTML, CSS,web standards, and much much more named DHTML Nirvana. If you are into web development and standards, or use DreamWeaver like I do, have a read and bookmark the blog. Click... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48090) Need Expert Help for Computer or Programming Issues? This is not an ad, sponsor link, or official recomendation, but a resource I have used when chasing a problem on a computer, programming, or a server issue I cannot solve. You can search for solutions to thousands of problems... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48089) The Groundhog Predicts, Six More Weeks of Winter :-( Punxsutawney Phil the famous and very plump groundhog saw his shadow which as the legend goes means there will be another 6 weeks of winter. The official website is experiencing issues. Click Here Cheers, -Shaan... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48088) WiFi For Comcast Customers from T-Mobile I have been a cable modem customer now for little over 6 years here in Northern California. I started with TCI with @home, to AT&T, now to Comcast all while keeping same account but unfortunately not the same email address.... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48087) I love the comments I get from Blog Readers Here is one nice comment from today. oeExcellent, excellent blog. I really enjoy reading and it looks great! Eric Kleiman Application Engineer I M A G I N i T T E C H N O L O G I... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48086) 3ds max® 6 Service Pack 1 3ds max® 6 Service Pack 1 Now Available for Download Tuesday, February 3rd. 3ds max 6 SP 1 includes a number of fixes across several functional areas including XRefs, the mental ray® renderer, and a fix that allows edited normals... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48085) Computer Security Posters for Free Microsoft is offering free educational posters for everyone. These can be nice reminders for your staff, employees and students. Click Here Also the 3 steps to securing your computer. Click Here Cheers, -Shaan... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48084) Funny Seattle Humor on Mars Landing Looks like Starbucks Coffee was on mars first? :-) Cheers, -Shaan... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48083) Remove Change Tracking, Comments, and History from MS Word Documents Did you know that Microsoft Word keeps many of the tracked changes and document history in the file in the form of embedded metadata? You can actually see these changes and editing history if you look for it. "MS Word... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48082) AutoCAD Tips: Macros Ralph Grabowski of UpFront eZine and the new blog WorldCADAccess wrote a nice answer to a readers question on what a macro is. I also added some very helpful tutorial links to the bottom of this posting. "Q: Would you... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48081) More Great Feedback on this Blog from the CAD Industry I like your blog, it is surprisingly and refreshingly informal for an Autodesk "publication." Randall S. Newton Editor-in-Chief & Publisher A-E-C Automation Newsletter www.aecnews.com" By the way Randall's monthly publication A-E-C Automation is offereing a free one month trial trial... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48080) More About the Blog "Between the Lines" Blogs (short for "weblogs") date back to the beginning of the web. While not everything is the official Autodesk opinion, endorsement, or recommendation, it is a blog from an Autodesk employee. This approach provides direct contact between customers and Autodesk... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48079) My Migrating to AutoCAD 2004 White Paper Just mentioning the AutoCAD 2004 White Paper "Migrating to AutoCAD 2004" I wrote last year to assist CAD manangers and other customers migrating. Link to the PDF Document Cheers, -Shaan... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48078) Expert AutoCAD Q&A Articles Here is a great list of articles from Lynn Allen of Autodesk on various AutoCAD tips and tricks. Click Here Cheers, -Shaan... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48077) Test post from wireless Blackberry device I am testing the ability to post from my wireless Blackberry phoneemail device. I will be using this device and my trusty TabletPC with a GSM data card while travelling over the next month around the US and South America... From Between the Lines on February 8, 2004 at 3:53 a.m.. (48076) Nebentätigkeiten von Chefärzten Nebentätigkeiten von Chefärzten sind immer wieder Thema in Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Kliniken und Ärzten. Denn die Leiter einzelner Kliniken erwirtschaften den... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 8, 2004 at 3:51 a.m.. (48075) Neue PDAs und Smartphones Beim Lawtech Guru sind einige brandneue PDAs und Smartphones zu sehen,- in Kürze wohl auch hier!... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 8, 2004 at 3:51 a.m.. (48074) New TV Series Ripped from the headlines!!! (Today's New York Times) White Collar Crime Unit LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 - Irwin Schiff, the nation's best-known promoter of claims that no law requires the payment of income taxes, suffers from delusions including a fantasy that he alone can properly... From Internet Time Blog on February 8, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (48073) 1-19-04 Added a preprint of a MITRE/JPL paper introducing our collaboration to incorporate time/utility function and utility accrual function scheduling into JPL's Mission Data System. The MDS is expected to be first deployed in the Mars Science Lander program, launch date October 2009. From Real-Time for the Real World: Changes on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 a.m.. (48072) 2-5-04 1. Added a preprint of a Virginia Tech/MITRE paper about the Tempus middleware that supports time/utility function and utility accrual scheduling of Real-Time CORBA 2's distributable threads. 2. Added a preprint of a Virginia Tech/MITRE paper introducing "Joint Utility Functions." From Real-Time for the Real World: Changes on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 a.m.. (48071) 2-7-04 Added an RSS feed to this page. From Real-Time for the Real World: Changes on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 a.m.. (48070) The days of boring blog content are over The days of boring blog content are over!, behold streaming video in your blog. Including streaming content in your blog is now possible! From Lionhardt Technologies News on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 a.m.. (48069) German translation released The German translation of Broadcast Builder is ready for download, many thanks to Marc Scheun From Lionhardt Technologies News on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 a.m.. (48068) Polish translation released Just released.. the Polish translation of Broadcast Builder, thanks to Pawel Wimmer.You can download the translation module from here. From Lionhardt Technologies News on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 a.m.. (48067) Broadcast Builder will support blogger echo project Lionhardt today announced it will support the echo project which will make publishing to blogger.com easier possible in the near future, meanwhile development to integrate blogger into Broadcast Builder in the current way is still ongoing. From Lionhardt Technologies News on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 a.m.. (48066) Seasonal Offer! We have the festive season discount available!!, go to the special discount From Lionhardt Technologies News on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 a.m.. (48065) Streaming content in your feed or blog The possibilities are endless, in this demo we captured the rather exciting office view with a upbeat tune from the prodigy. From Lionhardt Technologies News on February 8, 2004 at 1:53 a.m.. (48064) "Highlight/Underline Watches" style - beta From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48063) "Summary Info" style - beta From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48062) "Ratings" style (beta) - rate your feeds / request for comments From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48061) "Radek (paper)" style -- reposted From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48060) "Radek (stripes)" style -- reposted From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48059) "Freshpage" style -- reposted From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48058) "Timeline" style -- reposted From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48057) "Polaroid" style (beta) -- reposted From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48056) "Terminal" style (beta) -- reposted From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48055) "Film" style (beta) -- reposted From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48054) "Sticky Notes" style (beta) -- reposted From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48053) "Transitions" (alpha) -- reposted From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48052) "Glass Notes" style (beta 2) -- reposted From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48051) "Polystyle" - mother of all styles :) From [nttp://news.bradsoft.com] feeddemon.user.styles on February 8, 2004 at 1:52 a.m.. (48050) FeedDemon IS golden! Quoted from Nick's blog:"FeedDemon IS golden!Yep, it's midnight, and I've locked the FeedDemon 1.0 code. Expect to see it for sale early next week!"Quote from us:Great piece of work Nick! From Lionhardt Technologies on February 8, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (48049) Polish translation released Just released.. the Polish translation of Broadcast Builder, thanks to Pawel Wimmer.You can download the translation module from here. From Lionhardt Technologies on February 8, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (48048) New in Broadcast Builder 1.48, Windows Mediaplayer blog pluging support, Broadcast Builder will detect the song playing in mediaplayer and will allow you to insert that song into your blog article.  Version 1.48's release date will be announced soon.Music playing  : Soulfly The Prophet From Lionhardt Technologies on February 8, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (48047) The days of boring blog content are over!, The days of boring blog content are over!, behold streaming video in your blog. Including streaming content in your blog is easier then you think, but we'll get into that later.  Stay tuned for more exciting information concerning streaming content in blogs! From Lionhardt Technologies on February 8, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (48046) Are the boring blog day's really over? I told you there would be more on media in Blogs (and in RSS feeds).This week it's captured content. A view from the office window here, yes it has been snowing here (a fair amount), on top of that it has been fairly cold as well with a -45c windchill last week, yes folks that is -45 Celcius.Enough about the weather. We will provide more information on how we created the multimedia content you are looking at right now. From Lionhardt Technologies on February 8, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (48045) The lowdown in embedded media More information about embedding audio and/or video in your Blog or RSS feed. The sample capture that is running right now is captured with Broadcast Builder, the data is captured from available video audio sources on the computer, the video source is a webcam, the audio source is a track playing from CD (Faithless - God is a DJ). Broadcast Builder mixes the two together and creates a Windows media compatible file that you can place the From Lionhardt Technologies on February 8, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (48044) Heather Martin's Childbirth Presentation Barb and I are attending Heather Martin's most excellent two day Childbirth Preparation course today (until 8p.m.!) and tomorrow. Heather is excellent. Insightful and chock a block with anecdotes about pregnancy. I am really enjoying her teaching style which combines the best of British objectiveness and humour and Canadian informality. From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 8, 2004 at 12:49 a.m.. (48043) Waiting on the MLX... I've been holding back the itch to gripe about how hard it still is to get the people in our system to squeeze a few minutes out of their day to share ideas and materials that already exist in the Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) (past gripes 1, 2, 3 ... Ther