How I Spent Summer Vacation: At Getting-Into-College Camp High school students are flocking to a brand-new kind of summer program college admission prep camps. From New York Times: Education on April 17, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Is It Grade Inflation, or Are Students Just Smarter? Administrators and some faculty at some of the country's top universities have proposed correcting for so-called grade inflation by limiting A's. From New York Times: Education on April 17, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Teachers Face New Demand to Document Failing Pupils At the end of the school year, teachers will have to create an extensive portfolio for each third-grade student in danger of being held back. From New York Times: Education on April 17, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Book Review: Against All Enemies When Against All Enemies was published a few weeks ago, it was greeted by a flurry of press and blogsphere discussion, almost entirely focused on the book's criticisms of the Bush administration. Those criticisms are largely contained within the book's final chapter, a chapter that feels grafted on, and which is significantly different in tone from the rest of the book. It's unfortunate that this chapter has become the focus for discussion of the book - a fact which argues that, perhaps, it shouldn't have been included at all. The majority of the book is a discussion of ho From kuro5hin.org on April 17, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Blogs work again After about a week’s downtime, reusability.org blogs are now functioning again (yes, everyone, you can now login again!). Many things happening at once here; just back from a super AERA; I’m hoping to make an OLS related announcement next week. Also finished some writing this last week which I hope to post soon… From autounfocus on April 17, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Adobe's Microsoft strategy Knowledge@Wharton editors meet with Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen to discuss challenges, plans and competitive strategy against rivals such as Microsoft. From CNET News.com on April 17, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Skiing phenom Ludlow '06 balances school, slopes <%image(shared/20031109-justD.jpg|77|85|)%>The D: While many Dartmouth students spent their spring breaks on the beach, 22-year-old Libby Ludlow '06 spent the last few weeks of her extended off-term winning the giant slalom event at the U.S National Alpine Championships in Gridrow, Alaska. Ludlow, a resident of Bellevue, Wash., balances her talent, affinity for skiing and desire for an education by attending Dartmouth during spring term. She spends the rest of the year training with the national team around the world, primarily in Europe, and in South America during the summer months. From unmediated on April 17, 2004 at 8:58 a.m..

Small Electronic Logic Blocks - eBlocks eBlocks writes "eBlocks are small low-cost electronic devices that can be easily interconnected for a wide variety of applications such as: detecting motion, light, water, sound or magnetic fields; triggering a buzzer, a light, an electronic relay or a lock. --> From unmediated on April 17, 2004 at 8:58 a.m..

NYU-ITP Spring Show - May 11th and 12th, 5-9pm "A one-day explosion of interactive sight, sound and technology from the student artists and innovators at ITP." Don't forget to ask the students about their work. From unmediated on April 17, 2004 at 8:58 a.m..

Australia's Most Populous State Bans Production Of GM Food Until 2006. Premier Bob Carr announces the ban on the production of GM food crops (such as canola, clover, mustard and field peas) until 2006 in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 17, 2004 at 8:57 a.m..

live sound/recording microphone techniques poles apart? From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on April 17, 2004 at 8:57 a.m..

Realistic Drums From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on April 17, 2004 at 8:57 a.m..

Wheeze a While Longer Title: Wheeze a While LongerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04Last Editorial Review: 4/16/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Back Pain & Opiate Use Title: Back Pain & Opiate UseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04Last Editorial Review: 4/16/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Got Gout? Steer Clear of Beer Title: Got Gout? Steer Clear of BeerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Parkinson's Disease & PINK1 Title: Parkinson's Disease & PINK1Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Watch Your Waistline Title: Watch Your WaistlineCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 1:58:30 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Relief for Acid Reflux Title: Relief for Acid RefluxCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 1:58:31 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Inner Strength Helps Women After Cancer Title: Inner Strength Helps Women After CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 1:58:31 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

New Target for Skin Cancer Vaccine Discovered Title: New Target for Skin Cancer Vaccine DiscoveredCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 1:58:31 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Two Scans Better Than One for Lung Cancer Title: Two Scans Better Than One for Lung CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 1:58:31 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Explaining Blood Pressure Spikes During Exercise Title: Explaining Blood Pressure Spikes During ExerciseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 1:58:31 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

How Girls & Boys Tackle Tasks Title: How Girls & Boys Tackle TasksCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 1:58:31 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Alzheimer's Insight Could Lead to New Therapies Title: Alzheimer's Insight Could Lead to New TherapiesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 1:58:31 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Love Heals the Broken Heart Title: Love Heals the Broken HeartCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 1:58:32 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

State Cuts in Anti-Smoking Efforts Raise Teens' Risk Title: State Cuts in Anti-Smoking Efforts Raise Teens' RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/04 1:58:32 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

The Magic 8 Ball So, I was reading this post over at TummyMonsters about Guestwhores which directed me to Daniel Phillips Blog which directed me to a guest post he recently did on the Drama Queen Blog which revealed the truth about the magic 8 ball. My excitement for the day. ;)... From Cause I Like to Hear Myself Talk on April 17, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Wiki gesucht! "Für meine Diplomarbeit werde ich ein Wiki aufsetzen. Jedoch weiß ich noch nicht, welches ich nehmen soll. Mir reicht ein... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 17, 2004 at 8:53 a.m..

Adware, Spyware, System Monitors And Trojan Horses Defined A reminder for those who have not yet taken the time to inform themselves: spyware and adware are big. &quot;Typically, spyware arrives bundled with freeware or shareware, through email or instant message, or by someone with access to a user's... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 17, 2004 at 8:52 a.m..

Turn-Off-Your-TV Week Is Next TV-Turnoff Week is organized each year by TV-Turnoff Network. TV-Turnoff Network is a national nonprofit organization that encourages children and adults to watch much less television in order to promote healthier lives and communities. In addition to TV-Turnoff Week, TV-Turnoff... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 17, 2004 at 8:52 a.m..

Live Webcasting From The Eye Of One Person Stephen Downes describes a very likely scenario of how live conferences in physical reality will be augmented by personal video broadcasting and conferencing technologies. &quot;This is cool. Send a person with this sort of set-up to a live conference. Webcast... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 17, 2004 at 8:52 a.m..

Wi-Fi on Steroids Heads for U.S. - Elisa Batista, Wired Broadband One Networks plans to introduce a wireless data service in September that would give high-speed Internet access to laptop-toting businesspeople roaming miles away from the nearest antenna. Broadband One, a San Diego startup, will introduce t From Techno-News Blog on April 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

New Web Protocol May Leave DSL in the Dust - Mike Martin, NewsFactor With the click of a BIC, speeding along the information superhighway may begin to feel like zooming down Germany's no-holds-barred Autobahn. BIC-TCP (binary increase congestion transmission control protocol) is a new data-transfer protocol that "make From Techno-News Blog on April 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

FCC To 'Drop in' More Wireless Broadband - Roy Mark, Internet News Aiming to deploy more broadband services in rural areas, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to allow unlicensed wireless devices to operate at higher power in the 3650 Megahertz (MHz) band. The FCC's decision has the potential to ext From Techno-News Blog on April 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Arizona schools wired but lack training, tech support - Sherrie Buzby, The Arizona Republic It was an ambitious plan with immense implications: one computer for every eight students in Arizona public schools. The Arizona School Facilities Board spent $212.5 million in state money buying educational software, loading computers into classrooms From Educational Technology on April 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Enough to Go Around? Budget and TCO Tool Kit - Todd McIntire, techLearning The past four years have seen a precipitous decline in funding for school technology programs. According to Quality Education Data, spending on instructional technology peaked at $8.36 billion in the 1998-99 school year, falling by more than half a bil From Educational Technology on April 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Pueblo, Colo., Community College Gets Federal Grant to Train Health Workers - Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain Pueblo Community College will be the beneficiary of $715,000 in federal grants over the next three years to help bring continuing education to rural areas of Southern Colorado.... Beltran said PCC will be partnering with Trinidad State Junior College t From Online Learning Update on April 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

The Air Force virtual education expands features The Air Force's total force Web-based virtual education center recently added new online features to assist service members in accessing their education information and benefits without having to make a trip to the base education office. The Air Force From Online Learning Update on April 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Online classes seen as new education trend - Narges Zohoury, DAILY BRUIN Online courses are advertised on television and radio and are popular among anyone from working professionals to students who cannot wake up and make it to class on time. Though this medium of learning sometimes requires more motivation and discipline From Online Learning Update on April 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Zum Wohle der Verbraucher: Braucht E-Learning staatliche Kontrolle? Auf der Website von Global Learning kann derzeit jeder über die Frage abstimmen, ob "die Zertifizierung von E-Learning-Angeboten durch eine staatliche Stelle einheitlich vorgenommen werden" soll. Dazu gibt es begleitende Artikel über die gegenwärtigen Aktivitäten der Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht (ZFU)... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 17, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

Research Blog ResearchBlogs is intended to be a creative community for researchers, particularly M.A. and Ph.D. students who are working on theses or dissertations. From BildungsBlog on April 17, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

Zusammenarbeit mit Staatsanwaltschaft Dass ebay mit den Strafverfolgungsbehörden zusammenarbeitet, wenn diese das wollen, ist jedem klar, der die Nutzungsbedingungen ebays gelesen hat, berichtet... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 17, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

Quotes about design From owrede_log on April 17, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Apple Rebuffs Music Overture Steve Jobs apparently wants no part of opening up his company's iPod to RealNetworks, reportedly turning down a proposed digital music alliance. What happens now is anybody's guess. From Wired News on April 17, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

This Ain't Woody Allen's Orb Proponents of ubiquitous computing hope to build computers into objects that fit naturally into daily life. One application is the Orb, a large glowing egg that tracks trends in a variety of subjects and transmits the information visually. From Wired News on April 17, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Scientists Pin Date on L.A. Quake Vladimir Keilis-Borok predicts the next big one will strike Los Angeles by Sept. 5. He also says his group has made similar forecasts before, but he won't disclose them publicly while his team assesses its untested method. From Wired News on April 17, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Shoot 'em Up, Vote for Bush A Republican-sponsored anti-Kerry ad shows up on a website featuring a video game starring a gun-toting cartoon President Bush killing terrorists. The campaign, which has spent at least $50 million on commercials so far, is going after Kerry with increasingly negative ads. From Wired News on April 17, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Rural Folk May Yet Get Broadband In the latest effort to bring high-speed Internet access to rural areas, the FCC proposes letting wireless service providers share airwaves currently used by satellites and radar. Satellite companies hasten to protect their slice of the spectrum. By Elisa Batista. From Wired News on April 17, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

"Barbie II" Was haben die Rockettes und Barbie gemeinsam? Zitat aus der jetzt ergangenen Entscheidung (7 S. PDF) : "[...] "upturned nose,... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 17, 2004 at 4:53 a.m..

Grimme Online Award Am 22.06.2004 wird zum vierten Mal der Grimme Online Award verliehen. In der Nominierungskommission: Die üblichen Verdächtigen. Rein vorsorglich gebe... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 17, 2004 at 4:53 a.m..

North TX Education Conference The Freedom and Justice Foundation in association with the Brighter Horizons Academy, Council on American Islamic Relations, Islamic Association of North Texas, and the Muslim America Society, will be holding its first annual North Texas Education Conference on April 17, 2004. The Conference is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. [PRWEB Apr 17, 2004] From PR Web on April 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Brain Research Pioneer's Long-lost Letters Provide Hope for the Learning Disabled Long-lost letters written by brain research pioneer Dr. A. Jean Ayres have just been released in a new book entitled Love, Jean, co-written by her nephew and her former research assistant. Ayres formulated the theory of sensory integration, a form of therapy that is now practiced in clinics worldwide. Therapy based upon her research is now used effectively with learning disabilities, autism, and other pediatric disorders. [PRWEB Apr 17, 2004] From PR Web on April 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Suzanne Somers Creates Deluge of Calls About Bioidentical Hormones Women to Women reported today that since the release of Suzanne Somers' new book, "The Sexy Years -- Discover the Hormone Connection", it has been deluged by callers asking about bioidentical hormones to relieve their symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. "We haven't seen anything like this since the WHI study on HRT was stopped almost two years ago," said Dixie Mills, MD, a practitioner at Women to Women and a nationally known specialist in breast health. [PRWEB Apr 17, 2004] From PR Web on April 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Let Them Eat Cake Aaron Gustafson has written an article on achieving both accessibility and usability. To quote: There has been a growing debate lately that pits accessibility against usability, but there&#146;s reason we can&#146;t have both. If you can make a page more... From Column Two on April 17, 2004 at 2:48 a.m..

Bill May Bar a Medical Suit on Price Fixing A provision in the pension bill could derail an antitrust lawsuit against a national program that matches medical residents with jobs in teaching hospitals around the country. From New York Times: Education on April 17, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..

CMS Matrix Doubled The CMS Matrix has announced that it's doubled the number of content management systems listed, and is looking for more submissions. To quote: The CMS Matrix has doubled the number of CMS' that it contains in only 2 months. We... From Column Two on April 17, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

The Data-Information-Knowledge Continuum Joseph Martins writes about the data-information-knowledge continuum, from a data management perspective. To quote: Over the years I have encountered dozens of definitions for "data", "information", and "knowledge". As you might expect, the terms are used differently in the literatures... From Column Two on April 17, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Pushing for Union, Columbia Grad Students Are Set to Strike Graduate teaching assistants at Columbia University threatened to go on strike Monday morning and remain out until the University recognized their right to unionize. From New York Times: Education on April 17, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..

Salaried Parent Coordinators Weighed for 60 Small Schools The New York City Department of Education is debating whether to assign a full-time paid parent coordinator to each of the 60 small schools scheduled to open in September, officials said yesterday. From New York Times: Education on April 17, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..

Check Out MaxUse's UserAssist Pro A small footprint is all it takes. Virtually any learning product type can be embedded in the MaxUse product. EPSS, virtual classrooms, simulations, reference material, presentations, elearning, live mentoring and Workflow Learning are all accessible in the clever dashboard-style user interface that sits unobtrusively on the worker's desktop.... From The Workflow Institute Blog on April 17, 2004 at 12:54 a.m..

iTranslate International Virtual Office In the previous posting regarding Ray Ozzie's interview with InformationWeek, Ray talks about the very changing nature of work itself with InformationWeek reporter Thomas Claburn. Says Ray: &#60;p>&quot;You might work from your home, you might work from your client's site, or you might work from a c... From Kolabora.com on April 17, 2004 at 12:52 a.m..

Can E-Mail Be Saved? The cover story of Monday's InfoWorld is Can e-mail be saved? Reporter Paul Boutin solicited the opinion of six industry insiders to answer the question. Here's the section of the article that includes Ray Ozzie's viewpoints on the topic: Creator of Lotus Notes, the groupware used by 100 million peo... From Kolabora.com on April 17, 2004 at 12:52 a.m..

(no title) Great cover story package from InfoWorld this week. Reporter Paul Boutin authored the cover story titled Can e-mail be saved? Says InfoWorld: &quot;Battered by junk and reeling under makeshift fixes, e-mail is ripe for reinvention.&quot; The publication sought the opinions of six industry thought le... From Kolabora.com on April 17, 2004 at 12:52 a.m..

Happy birthday, April For me, at least, this is a first -- wishing my spouse happy birthday on the blog. She'll never read it here, so I'll also give her a card, a bag with toffee inside thin sheets of dark and milk chocolate, the hooded rain jacket she asked for, a folding umbrella for her briefcase, and that fancy chef-oriented cooking prep thing she wanted, plus dinner out. I can say all this because she'll never read this entry -- a wonderful person who has no connection to blogging. From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 17, 2004 at 12:52 a.m..

Disaster in Southwest China, AgainFrom many source ... Disaster in Southwest China, AgainFrom many sources, more than 150,000 people in Chongqing were forced to evacuate their homes on Friday after a chemical plant spewed toxic chlorine gas into the air. And it reports that over 9 people died till the reporting time. Last December, there was a similar accident in the same city(suburb Chongqing) caused by natural gas digging. 234 died in that case. From Meta on April 17, 2004 at 12:51 a.m..

Pennsylvania holds off on Net phone rules The state's utility commissioners decide not to introduce regulations for Net phone calling for now, but say it looks like they have a right to do so if they want. From CNET News.com on April 16, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..

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