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Open Clip Art Project The Open Clip Art Project is a new effort to catalog and encourage the creation of new clip art using the Creative Commons public domain dedication. Providing clipart for open source productivity applications is one of OCAP's goals. Contribute your clipart creations now, perhaps your work will one day be available to OpenOffice's m From Creative Commons: weblog on April 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..


Linux seller licenses Windows Media technology Turbolinux, a Japanese seller of the open-source operating system, bridges a philosophical divide by licensing Microsoft technology for playing digital music and video. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..


Dipsie wades in search waters The Web search start-up plans to introduce a tool to help Web sites improve their rankings in query results on Google, Yahoo and others. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..


Intel's Dothan chip expected May 10 Intel's next notebook chip is almost here, insiders say, and the powerful processor's debut will come with lower prices and a new naming schme. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..


First Test Post from Windows ecto first test post from Windows ecto From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 27, 2004 at 7:52 p.m..


Global ECM market still likely to consolidate Brice Dunwoodie reports on a recent Ovum report on the future of enterprise content management vendors. To quote: Vignette & Interwoven - proceed with caution warns Ovum. The entry into the Enterprise Content Management (EMC) market of Microsoft and the... From Column Two on April 27, 2004 at 7:48 p.m..


Making a program Working really hard on the program for BlogTalk 2.0. Tomorrow it'll be ready to go public. From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 27, 2004 at 7:48 p.m..


Internet Manual (collaboratively edited) Excellent, Internet-Reader in German, done by http://de.wikipedia.org. wikireader internet . sehr schön. [via rll ] [ smi ] From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 27, 2004 at 7:48 p.m..


i18n again Sam Ruby pinpoints the glitch: Let's take a closer look into Jon's RSS feed: ... From Jon's Radio on April 27, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..


It's so, like, serindipidipitous, man... First thing this morning, for reasons yet unclear to me, I subjected a group of very nice people to the dreaded introduction to learning objects presentation, puppet show, and dance… The talk was hosted by UBC’s cross-town rivals at Kwantlen University College. At the outset, most of the attendees admitted to scant awareness and only slightly more curiosity about this... From Object Learning on April 27, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..


Google AdWords Under Further Trademark Scrutiny Search marketers could be impacted by Google's recent tangles with trademark owners. From E-Commerce Guide on April 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..


IBM expands midmarket push Big Blue continues its efforts to win over midsize businesses with a set of products for managing computer environments, including disaster-recovery services. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..


Survey: Big business bears brunt of attacks Security breaches are making six-figure dents in the bank balances of large British companies, according to a U.K. government report. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Web portal for sale, slightly used Terra Lycos hires Lehman Brothers and touts booming search market in a bid to sell its flagging U.S. division. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Problematic Password Proliferation Mishawaka, IN. One of the unexpected side effects of big increases in web commerce and information distribution is a proliferation of passwords. Almost every web site requires its own user name and password scheme in order to place orders, check... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..


Are You Revealing Company Secrets? Most business managers know that electronic data can be harder to destroy than paper data. Copies can be made or e-mailed with the click of a button, and even deleting files may leave their data intact on the hard drive.... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..


Wireless Strategy - the New Buzzword A few short years ago, everyone wanted to know what your Internet strategy was HYPHEN your boss, the board of directors, shareholders, even your neighbors. While the hype surrounding wireless technologies hasn't quite reached the level of the Internet mania... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..


Convergence Becoming A Reality Convergence has been one of the more overused buzzwords so far in this millenium. For years, we've been hearing that technologies are converging HYPHEN televisions, video games, and computers are supposed to be "converging" into the same device, for example.... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..


Video Management Once upon a time, "video surveillance" was used primarily for security purposes. Video cameras allowed security personnel to monitor remote areas without actually having a physical presence, and video recordings could be replayed in the event of a crime... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..


Search Engine Upheaval in 2004 Until 2004, the web search business was a single story: Google consolidating its hold on web searches. During that time, Google.com became the most popular search site, and through partner sites dominated much of the rest of the industry. As... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..


Netsky and Other Worm Attacks A new wave of worm attacks is filling inboxes around the world. In an increasingly common scenario, old worms have been given new life with version changes. At the moment, Netsky.q is the most troublesome. This virus poses as an... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..


Hidden Costs of Linux While most adopters of Linux proclaim its cost (often free) as its major virtue, a survey by the Yankee Group finds that corporate IT managers are concerned about costs other than the outright purchase cost. They anticipate significantly higher installation... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..


The Death of E-mail? A recent cover story in Infoworld flatly proclaimed, "E-mail is Broken". Others have gone so far as to say e-mail is dying or dead. While the reports of e-mail's death have been greatly exaggerated (to paraphrase Mark Twain), there are... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..


Google and IT Departments There's little doubt that Google has been a wildly popular search tool. Despite the efforts of Google's trademark lawyers, one still hears talk about "googling" one's date. The effectiveness of its spidering and indexing much of the content on the... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..


Neel Chatterjee '91: Orrick IP partner Neel is a top lawyer under 40 in California <%image(20040424-dartseal.jpg|68|75|)%> Siliconindia: SAN FRANCISCO: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has said that Neel Chatterjee, an intellectual property partner in the firm's Silicon Valley office, has been named as one of the top 20 lawyers under 40 in California by legal newspaper &#8220;The Daily Journal&#8221;. Chatterjee earned a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1991 and his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1994.Read article here--> From BuzzFlood News on April 27, 2004 at 5:59 p.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 27, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..


Speaking Volumes, May-June 2004 From What's New at the Minneapolis Public Library on April 27, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..


Take me by the hand, take me somewhere new This is interesting: Bell Sympatico and Mobility teamed up to provide coverage to Avril Lavigne's mall tour. The interesting part is, all photo coverage was provided by Mobility via their flagship camera phones, Samsung A600s. Sympatico posted them all on Buzznet, a moblogging site. This comes as a bit of a surprise to me, since Bell Canada has always been obsessed with order process approvals and workflow management. In other words, they're the type of corp that you'd think would least likely make a blog. It's risky, especially considering the number of comment flames you& From silentblue | Quantified on April 27, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..


Stay in touch From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on April 27, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..


I have a real big problem? with cubase sx 2 From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on April 27, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..


All the craze in Asia - Mobile Flash Straps From Simply UK Gadgets on April 27, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..


WeatherBug's 'Embedded Blogger' Taking hold age of not one, but two trendy words that describe the latest developments in journalism, WeatherBug has added an "embedded blogger" to its tornado coverage. Fifth-grade science teacher David Thon has been selected to join a team of WeatherBug meteorologists who will spend five days chasing storms in the "Tornado Alley" region of the Midwest U.S. at the height of tornado season.&nbsp;He'll blog the tornado chase, which will begin on May 3 in Oklahoma City, with impressions and pho From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 27, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..


Instant Messenger Innovations & Learning Kann das eine Typ-Frage sein? Vor ca. 3 Jahren haben wir in einem größeren Team Instant Messaging (mehr über IM hier) eingeführt: man konnte auf dem Screen in einem kleinen Fenster sehen, welche Kollegen online (ich glaube, da war eine... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..


Towards a Philosophy of M-Learning Ein weiteres Konzept, das ich in seinen Auswirkungen noch nicht abschätzen kann: M-Learning. Lange Zeit dachte ich, dass M-Learning nichts weiter als das Ergebnis der Suche nach einem neuen Buzzword sei und schenkte dem Phänomen wenig Aufmerksamkeit. Mit Blick auf... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..


Fliegen, Sitzen, Krank, Tot Wer über den Atlantik pendelt, kennt das Problem: Die Mehrzahl der Passagiere sitzt eingeklemmt, selbst in den dicksten Flugzeugen. Die... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..


Justitias Schwäche Die Vorsitzende Richterin B. Koppenhöfer hat sich im Mannesmann-Prozess ungewollt in den Vordergrund gespielt, heißt es in der SZ. Bei... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..


Von Blawg-Ringen und Law-OPML´s Mone (die mit den neuesten Nachrichten) hat sich jetzt auch in die Niederungen der Juristen begeben und dabei auch die... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..


An Intro to Online Training Games From ScotFEICT on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..


La Universidad de Almería permitirá cursar por Internet asignaturas optativas y de libre configuración En el Aula Virtual de la Universidad de Almería tendrán cabida materias de todas las titulaciones que se ofertan en el campus, siempre y cuando sean optativas y de libre configuración específica. ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 27, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..


Upcoming conference at Brandeis Scholarly Publishing at the Crossroads will be held at Brandeis University on May 4, 2004 from 9 AM - 12 PM. Panelists include Emilie Marcus, Editor, Cell, and Executive Editor, Cell Press; Peter Newmark, Editorial Director, BioMed Central; Vivian Siegel, Executive Director, Public Library of Science; and Margaret Reich, Director of Publications and Executive Editor, American Physiological Society. They will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of traditional and open access modes of publishing, particularly with respect From FOS News on April 27, 2004 at 5:50 p.m..


David Weinberger's excellent rant C-SPAN captured David Weinberger's excellent rant yesterday at the Technology and Politics Summit in DC. The stream was overloaded last I checked, but I captured a clip (WinMedia, --> From Jon's Radio on April 27, 2004 at 5:47 p.m..


AutoZone wants SCO case put on hold The auto parts retailer answers the SCO Group's legal push against big Linux users by asking the court to postpone the copyright-violation lawsuit against it. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..


Bloglines (like MailByRSS) will convert mailing lists into RSS feeds Tim pointed out in a comment to my MailByRSS post that Bloglines will also convert mailing lists into RSS feeds. Of course, you need a free Bloglines account. If you don't mind or want a server based RSS reader, I definitely would recommend Bloglines. It is one of the best hosted blog readers. From --> From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 27, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..


MailFeed - PHP script to turn mail into RSS Cool, need to check this one out! From MailFeed: Generate an RSS feed from a POP3, IMAP, or NNTP mailbox: QUOTEMailFeed is a PHP script that checks a POP3, IMAP, or NNTP mailbox on demand and returns an RSS feed containing the messages in the mailbox. I wrote MailFeed after realizing that it would be much more convenient to read my email along with my morning RSS feeds.UNQUOTE From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 27, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..


CMAJ stands by OA policy Medical research, the media and open access, CMAJ 170(9), 1365 (April 27, 2004). One of the questions regarding OA to medical information is how that information gets translated or misintrepreted by the press and public (and if such is the case, then why allow open access to the source publication so that the public may be even more confused, skeptics may argue.) While exploring these questions in their current issue, CMAJ also points to data that signify: "Online publication brings a different readership, and a wider authorship." From FOS News on April 27, 2004 at 4:50 p.m..


Kill Drill, Vol. I In the tradition of 'no sacred cows', I'm going to bite the hand. Learning Circuits, that hosts this blog, has a new article titled An Intro to Online Training Games. They say nothing wrong, but it's a sin by omission. They convey the impression that games for learning are all dressed-up "drill and kill", gameshow trappings for knowledge test. Whether that's the received wisdom or not, it's limited and harmful. Yes, there are times when... From Learning Circuits Blog on April 27, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..


7-Eleven rings in cell phone service The convenience store chain is selling its own prepaid cell phone service in 1,400 stores. Analysts say other retailers will soon follow. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


Aussie bank scales up against 'phishing' A major Australian financial group increases its efforts to combat online fraud and drops its large-scale use of Microsoft Windows for ATM and point-of-sale transactions. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


Stepping up security efforts Heightened security concerns are leading businesses worldwide to make sure their computer networks are shipshape. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


Institutional Archives Registry Listing of known Open Archives Initiative (OAI) repositories with numbers of records and growth charts. So far, something like 180 repositories are listed (view them by type and by country of origin by clicking 'browse') though as Stevan Harnad indicates in his email, there are more out there. If you have one and it's not listed, consider adding it to the site. By Tim Brody, EPrints.Org, April, 2004 [ From OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


Towards a Philosophy of M-Learning Terry found this paper and forwarded it to Rory, who forwarded it to me. It is well worth noting. The author writes, "The medium in which children play, communicate, and learn - the world of networked computing and mobile communications - is increasingly identical with the world in which adults communicate, work, do business, and seek entertainment." This causes us to rethink the role of the school and the idea that learning is something that people, and especially children, do in isolation from society as a whole. Moreover, the author notes, not only is our locus of communication changing, so From OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


Google IPO Could Re-energize Valley Everyone is going ga-ga over the possibility of a Google IPO. Let me go on the record as being (possibly the only person in the world to be) opposed to the idea. Sure, an IPO would generate a whack of cash. But Google makes money now, good money. And IPOs are not free: when you sell shares, you lose your independence, and time and again Google has demonstrated that the rules it plays by - starting with its core principle, "Don't do evil" - are different from the mainstream of the corporate community. Add to that the foolish and unjustified spin-off effect a Google IPO would cause and you From OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


World Finance Officials Focus on Poverty Bonnie Bracey summarizes this item nicely in WWWEDU: "A number of countries, led by the Netherlands, Norway, Britain, France and Canada, announced new commitments for a World Bank fast-track program to get more support to 40 poor nations judged to have the best plans for achieving universal education. But education advocates said the effort was being held back by the reluctance of other wealthy countries including the United States to commit enough money to the program." Though Bonnie linked to an AOL source in her email, which requires a registration, I have loctaed this open access alternati From OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


As Wealthy Fill Top Colleges, New Efforts to Level the Field A university degree from a prestigious institution, they say, is synonomous with academic excellence. Of course, this may be a relic of the past, as a university degree from these institutions is becoming increasingly a sign of how wealthy your parents are. This is a trend I have been observing for the last 20 years, since I entered university as an unmatriculated adult. Sooner or later, the other show will drop, and universities will pay the price for favoring financial means over academic qualifications. By David Leonhardt, New York Times, April 22, 2004 [OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


Implementation of WSIS recommendations at National Levels It would appear that publishers are now alerted to the danger that WSIS might promote open access, if this commentary on the WSIS process in Britain is any guide. This item contains a scathing comment from Francis Muguet, who chairs the WSIS Working Group on Scient ific Information. She writes, "One can clearly see that the oral testimony schedule is completely unbalanced in favor of publishers. There are fours panels for publishers vs one panel for Libraries and only one for Academics... The irony is that Committee' secretary replied to us that 'Your written evidence was very thorou From OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


Study: Carriers answer customer demands The majority of cellular consumers are happy with the quality and coverage of their service, according to a study from Jupiter Research. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


Handheld shipments dip in first quarter Shipments of handhelds declined in the first quarter after two quarters of growth. An especially strong fourth quarter was partly to blame, according to a report. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


Multinational team cracks crypto puzzle Mathematicians from Europe and North America used 10 workstations to solve RSA Security's latest challenge--and win $10,000. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


Prof. Perrin: Move over, guzzlers, for wave of future <%image(20040427-solo.jpg|60|88|null)%> The News Tribune: One of the perks of editing letters to the editor for The News Tribune is that occasionally you get to meet friendly readers. Gail Nuckels, came by the office the other day and gave me a ride in her shiny new Toyota Prius hybrid... One reason I wanted a spin in Nuckels' Prius was my recollection of a charming 1991 book by a Dartmouth professor, &#8220;Solo, Life with an Electric Car.&#8221; The prof, Noel Perrin, ordered a bat From BuzzFlood News on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..


Jeffrey Immelt '78, GE chairman: Get ready for some heated competition, rapid growth of '90s is over <%image(20040427-Immelt.jpg|141|215|)%> Concord Monitor:HANOVER - The business world is in a period of increased competitiveness that will reward those who hone their ideas and skills most sharply, Jeffrey Immelt, chief executive and chairman of General Electric, said yesterday. In his keynote address at Dartmouth College's third annual &#8220;Greener Ventures&#8221; entrepreneurship conference, Immelt, who graduated from Dartmouth College in 1978, restated a message that many companies and executives must already repeat to themselves: The easy days of the 1990s are long over, and From BuzzFlood News on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..


A wasted opportunity for the web accessibility cause One look at the UK Disability Rights Commission's website, as a working example of one that is accessible, is enough to put you off the idea of accessible websites for life. It needn't be this way: you can make your website virtually any way you like and it can still be accessible. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..


Combining multi-player gaming with reality TV and iTV Danish IT and iTV consultant Peter Jørgensen has a crazy idea for a interactive massively multi-player reality game-show. Any takers? From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..


Siemens installs China Mobile WAP gateway The installation will allow around 100m mobile phone subscribers to access mobile internet applications, making it the world's second largest WAP gateway. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..


Cablecom orders Transmode System 1100 WDM Transmode is providing Cablecom with its System 1100 WDM transmission equipment. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..


E-voting causes security and privacy concerns in the Netherlands A Dutch lower house report on e-voting has revealed some disturbing security and privacy problems with the country's plans for electronic voting. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..


DVRs poised to change advertising culture Forcasts of increased DVR usage could mean decreased TV advertising budgets. TV's loss may lead to an increase in Internet advertising revenues. For years, TV advertisers have relied upon the "captive audience" for pushing their product pitches, but now TV viewership is on the wane with the rise of the Internet and other entertainment options. Add in the commercial skipping features of DVRs and TV advertisers are faced with a precipitous decline in the value of their advertising dollar. This new viewership reality has started to change advertiser attitudes and From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..


TI says streaming will grow 87% Texas Instruments says home streaming media is only going to get bigger. TI says streaming will grow at a rate of 87% annually between 2004 and 2008. Note: TI is in the streaming biz, and has an interest in its growth. From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..


Laser vision You'll have to feel&nbsp;totally comfortable with beaming lasers into your eyes to want to try this out, but a company called Microvision has come out with the Nomad Expert Technician System, which uses a wireless computer and a sort of monocle to project a virtual image by beaming lasers directly into the retina. Microvision says th From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..


Tiny Stealth PC Adds Integrated WiFi Stealth Computing's newest small footprint PC, the LPC-401XW, has built-in WiFi, but sadly only of the 802.11b variety. With up to a 3.2GHz Pentium 4 inside, you could hide this substantial little box anywhere there is a power outlet (think Home Theater PC). The 802.11b is really too bad, From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.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 27, 2004 at 2:59 p.m..


Musical Allergy, A Sour Note Title: Musical Allergy, A Sour NoteCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/26/04Last Editorial Review: 4/26/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..


LASIK in Summer, Think Twice Title: LASIK in Summer, Think TwiceCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/26/04Last Editorial Review: 4/26/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..


Keeping Your Cool While Pregnant Title: Keeping Your Cool While PregnantCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/26/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/26/04 1:58:19 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..


Open Hernia Surgery Bests Scope Title: Open Hernia Surgery Bests ScopeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/26/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/26/04 1:58:19 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..


50 Years Later, 'Polio Pioneers' Still Recall the Fear Title: 50 Years Later, 'Polio Pioneers' Still Recall the FearCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/26/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/26/04 1:58:20 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..


First Online Teaching Experiences In the April issue of the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Dianne Conrad of the University of New Brunswick has published her qualitative research on the reflections of novice online instructors. The research covers interviews with five new instructors, all using the WebCT platform in a university setting. The study uses Collins & Berge's framework for facilitating interacti From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..


SMS Games as a Marketing Tool Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia will offer readers an entertaining way to learn more about the Forum 2004. That event, "the first Universal Forum of Cultures," takes place this summer in Barcelona and hosts debates, themed exhibitions, and the World Festival of the Arts. Readers of La Vanguardia can participate in a daily SMS contest in which they have to answer questions about Forum 2004's artists, themes, and topics. < From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..


A Wider Selection at the Newsstand Physical newsstands are an anachronism in the Internet age. With newspapers from around the world only a mouse-click away, the shops lost one of their primary reasons for being in the 1990s. But perhaps I've written them off too soon. NewspaperDirect, a print-on-demand newspaper service that delivers same-day editions to hotels, conferences, and cruise ships, has entered into its first agreement with a retail chain in Switzerland. The company is working with k-Kiosk AG, Switzerland's largest retail kiosk chain, to provide same-day printed From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..


Classroom Assessment Techniques Through close observation of students in the process of learning, the collection of frequent feedback on students' learning, and the design of modest classroom experiments, teachers can learn much about how students learn and, more specifically, how students respond to particular teaching approaches. Classroom Assessment helps individual college teachers obtain useful feedback on what, how much, and how well their students are learning. Faculty can then use this information to refocus their teaching to help students make their learning more efficient and more effective. From Elearnopedia on April 27, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..


40 Fragen Am 01.05.2004 wächst die EU um 75 Mio. Menschen. Damit entstehen auch viele Fragen, wie z.B.: "In welchem Umfang können... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..


Röll´s Überlegungen Martin Röll macht sich Gedanken um Sixapart (TypePad, MT) einerseits und die Unternehmenskommunikation anderseits.... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..


US: National Archivist http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/26/142203 An Anonymous sends us more news on the nominee for National Archivist. Nine professional organizations (not named in this article, but discussed in an earlier LISNews story or two) have expressed concerns about Allen Weinstein's qualifications and experience, especially his penchant for secrecy. The entry is referring to: A Controversial Choice for the Position of Archivist of the United States: Part of the Bush Administrat From Archivalia on April 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..


Prints and Photographs Online... The Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html From Archivalia on April 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..


Comunae lanza un campus virtual con más de 250 cursos online El portal de formación Comunae y la empresa Aulavía han firmado un acuerdo para poner en marcha un --> From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..


Más de 5.000 personas aprenden valenciano por Internet Ya son 5.000 las personas matriculadas en los cursos de valenciano a través de Internet, según ha declarado el director general de Política Lingüística y Patrimonio Cultural Valenciano, David Serra.... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..


Las TIC impulsan la modernización de la educación y el conocimiento La Fundación Telefónica ha presentado el estudio sobre la implantación de las Tecnologías de la Información y las nuevas técnicas de e-Learning en el desarrollo de la educación española. ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..


The Nonsense Of 'Knowledge Management' This interesting paper &quot;Examines critically the origins and basis of 'knowledge management', its components and its development as a field of consultancy practice. Problems in the distinction between 'knowledge' and 'information' are explored, as well as Polanyi&amp;ap... From Kolabora.com on April 27, 2004 at 2:53 p.m..


Get The Pulse Of The Online Collaboration Industries There is indeed so much to be learned in this blooming online collaboration marketplace that only by having a continued and intense exposure to different collaboration technologies one can truly appreciate the opportunities and routes opening up for many companies to create a successful business and... From Kolabora.com on April 27, 2004 at 2:53 p.m..


Notes from Above the Mall Okay, so I wasn't actually there. From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 27, 2004 at 2:51 p.m..


How to Lose Friends and Not Influence People Why does the Bush Administration view rising anti-Americanism in Europe as validation, rather than the danger that it is? From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 27, 2004 at 2:51 p.m..


On crisis in scholarly book publishing Jennifer L. Holberg and Marcy Taylor, Getting the Profession We Want, or A Few Thoughts on the Crisis in Scholarly Publishing, Pedagogy 4(1), 1-7 (2004). (Access restricted to subscribers.) The editors of Pedagogy explore the economics of the scholarly monograph, a condition of tenure for many academic departments. As library book budgets are increasingly constrained by the rising costs of books and especially journals, university presses and would-be authors have suffered. Holberg and Taylor review much of the discussion aroun From FOS News on April 27, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..


OA edition of Chris Awre article When I first blogged Chris Awre's article from the April issue of Learned Publishing, The JISC's FAIR Programme: disclosing and sharing institutional assets, it was only accessible to subscribers. But he has now created an OA edition by depositing it in E-L From FOS News on April 27, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..


Dartmouth repository coming Alix Cody, Google, colleges team up to provide research tools, The Dartmouth Online, April 27, 2004. Dartmouth is about to adopt a DSpace institutional repository and participate in the Google harvesting project. Not much detail here about either one. From FOS News on April 27, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..


More on the UK inquiry The House of Commons has posted the uncorrected transcript from the April 21 session of oral evidence. The witnesses on this transcript are Lynne Brindley (British Library), Peter Fox (Cambridge University Library), Frederick Friend (JISC and University College London), Di Martin (University of Hertfordshire), Jane Carr (Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society), James Crabbe (Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading), Nigel Hitchin (Mathematics, Oxford), D.F. Williams (Tis From Joho the Blog on April 27, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..


Jewgle, Part 3 Shel points out that now when you search for "jew," Google at the top of the page points you to a quite reasonable explanation of why you're getting anti-Semitic pages. This seems like to me like an excellent resolution. Ironically, the first site on the list is no longer Jew Watch. It's the entry "Jew" in the wikipedia, undoubtedly the result of the benevolent "google bombing" by concerned anti-anti-semites.... From Joho the Blog on April 27, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..


about formats and conferences Around BloggerCon there is some discussion about formats (interview show, call-in show, unconference), formats of communication, modes of transferring, creating, and sharing of information, experiences, visions - of knowle... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 27, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..


BlogWalk 2.0 in Nuremberg I love the formula that Lilia Efimova, Seb Fiedler, Ton Zijlstra, and others have cooked up for BlogWalk, a series of small-scale, reflective blogger gatherings taking place across Europe. Judging from participant reports, BlogWalk One in the Netherlands was a success. I hope to be able to attend one soon! Sebastian Fiedler has recently anno From Seb's Open Research on April 27, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..


Amaya 8.5 Released 2004-04-27: Amaya is W3C's Web browser and authoring tool. Version 8.5 has bug fixes for CSS, (X)HTML, and the Amaya user interface. Download Amaya binaries for Linux and Windows NT/2000/XP and Debian, Mac OS X and RPM packages. Source code is available. Visit the Amaya home page and the Annotea home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 27, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..


Position Papers Due 30 April: Workshop on Web Applications and Compound Documents 2004-04-27: The W3C Workshop on Web Applications and Compound Documents will be held in San Jose CA, USA on 1-2 June. Attendees will discuss application development using the Web as a platform-independent environment and standardization of documents created in multiple markup languages. Position papers are due 30 April. Read about Workshops and Interaction at W3C. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 27, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..


News Industry's Digital Future I'll be speaking Friday at the University of California-Berkeley on a "Disrupting the News Industry" panel, part of a several-day series of conferences culminating with a two-day session on China's Digital Future. Everything is being Web-cast. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 27, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..


The Best Things in Life Are Free Final Jeopardy: Its objective is to provide practical information about how to use eLearning. It's free. 30,000 people read it every month in the course of 80,000 visits. Its archives boast 300 substantive articles and a 100 product reviews on eLearning. Its many contributors are an influential community of practice. Sites in 65 countries link to its glossary. It has never spent a dime on advertising. What is it? You have thirty seconds to... From Learning Circuits Blog on April 27, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..


Linux specialist MontaVista raises new funds Siemens Venture Capital leads a round that delivers $7 million to the company that makes Linux for embedded computing devices. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..


NTT DoCoMo plans airborne Wi-Fi Subscribers may soon snap open laptops and suck Wi-Fi at 30,000 feet. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..


Toshiba taps UPS for laptop repairs The PC maker will use UPS's network of drop-off locations, as well as its repair technicians and supply chain, to streamline the way it handles notebook repairs. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..


EU members ignore spam directive Eight countries, including France and Germany, have yet to implement the EU antispam directive, six months after the official deadline. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..


Morgan Stanley, IBM ink utility computing deal Big Blue makes another major on-demand win with Morgan Stanley, which will move some of its business applications from a mainframe environment to a shared IBM infrastructure. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..


MCI sees green in securing small businesses Coming out of bankruptcy protection in a tough field for long-distance carriers, MCI adds managed security services for smaller businesses to its lineup. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..


IBM shareholders voice concerns At its annual meeting, shareholders call on Big Blue to review plans to hire workers overseas. Also: The company raises its dividend 12.5 percent. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..


Too Much of the Wrong Thing http://www.work-learning.com/seductive_augmentations.htm Work-Learning Research has an interesting review of research in the area of "Seductive Augmentation" of learning material. Seductive Augmentation is defined as "interesting yet unimportant words, sounds, photos, graphics, and video that are added to instructional materials." The research indicates that seductive augmentation can negatively impact learning retention in some situations. However, it is less clear what constitutes "seductive augmentation" and wh From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on April 27, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..


AOL updates its journal service New features let members add to their Web logs via instant message or text message. Diarists can also ask to receive alerts whenever readers add comments to their journals. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..


Software recaptures venture crown The sector is once again the top recipient of venture capital funding, after losing out to biotech for two quarters in a row, according to a new survey. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..


Web Services Choreography Description Language 1.0 Working Draft Published 2004-04-27: The Web Services Choreography Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of the Web Services Choreography Description Language Version 1.0 (WS-CDL). Comments are invited on the group's public mailing list. WS-CDL defines peer-to-peer collaboration between Web service participants. Read the press release and visit the Web services home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 27, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..


Google Fights Off Corporate Quasi-Censorship I've been tough on Google for what I see as failings (or possiblities of doing the wrong thing), but now that the company is nearing mega-power status it's drawing ridiculous attacks. The latest is this lawsuit by a French company, AXA, that objects to Google's competitors buying Adwords when its name is searched. On its face, this lawsuit is absurd. There's no hijacking going on. The main search will return the company's site. The links on the site offer a variety of information -- inclu From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 27, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..


Radical software customization The always-interesting Sean McGrath has a great column this week about software customization. He says, in part: In order to stay sane, most programmers concentrate on the part of the problem they are working on today. As a consequence, their view of what pieces of the functions under development need to be parameterized and which do not, tends to be a quite low level. Indeed, most of the items programmers will chose to parameterize will amount to double dutch to the business analysts. [Sean Mcg From Jon's Radio on April 27, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..


Metablognition (via ebnWL News) I mentioned this course on Weblogs for Alaskan teachers a couple of weeks ago, and after the first week, the reports are pretty interesting: I selected the term metablognition for this course because I like to think about weblogs as another layer of thinking for teachers and students. There are class discussions, private conferences and conversations, interactions with all types of texts, respo From weblogged News on April 27, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..


A Mash-up of My Life! 18 Months of Phone Cam Photos "With the help of a special query to the hiptop Nation database, I was able to back up over 18 months of moblog posts and phone cam photos From The Shifted Librarian on April 27, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..


The Republican Smear Machine

  • E.J. Dionne: Stooping Low to Smear Kerry. "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" It was the classic question posed by Joseph Welch to Sen. Joseph McCarthy 50 years ago during the Red-hunter's hearings investigating the Army for alleged communist influence. With his query, Welch, the Army's special counsel, began the undoing of McCarthy. Unfortunately, the question needs to be asked again. It needs to be posed to shamelessly partisan Republicans who can't stand the f From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 27, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Update on WordPress I'm still moving carvingCode from apollohosting to opensourcehost, but am holding off final decison of a total swtich of weblog software. I recently became aware that WordPress, while a great and simple weblog tool, may have some performance issues. It seems WP makes a lot of demands on teh server, in terms of memory and processor usage. There's a report of one person getting bumped from his host due to WP. NucleusCMS, which is the backend of carvingCode and my courseBlog, uses --> From carvingCode on April 27, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Cornell study shows most restaurant patrons willing to dine off-peak if the price is right Cornell study shows most restaurant patrons willing to dine off-peak if the price is right. From ASIA Travel Tips.com on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    Dubai Hotels to unveil new services at ATM 2004 Dubai Hotels to unveil new services at ATM 2004. From ASIA Travel Tips.com on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    Jetstar Inventory and Booking now available in Galileo Jetstar Inventory and Booking now available in Galileo. From ASIA Travel Tips.com on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    Asian Aviation on Brink of Major Change Asian Aviation on Brink of Major Change. From ASIA Travel Tips.com on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    Marriott to open two new Hotels in Beijing Marriott to open two new Hotels in Beijing. From ASIA Travel Tips.com on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    Singapore Visitor Arrivals Figures - March 2004 Singapore Visitor Arrivals Figures - March 2004. From ASIA Travel Tips.com on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    "Meet the Buyers"--Iraq Procurement 2004 in London, April 26-28 From PortAl Iraq on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    U.S. Army purchases anti-armour weapon from Saab From PortAl Iraq on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Conference in Seoul on April 28 From PortAl Iraq on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    CPA Iraq PMO Workshop in Amman brought contractors and subcontractors together From PortAl Iraq on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    I Wanna be Cyber I am delighted to be reading articles like this, clearly cyber-enhanced goodness for the masses is but a few robo-enhanced steps nearer.... From Resyk's Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    New series: "Secrets of Love" - Spicy love or mild love ? How do you know whether your partner loves spicy love or mild love ? From Cyberspace Ashram - Develop your power of Love in life and business on April 27, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..


    Listas negras de correo Respecto al post de Minid: 'A bloquear todos los mails de España', hay que añadir que el mayor proveedor de alojamiento y dominios de España: Arsys, también tiene un importante rango de IP baneado en las listas negras de Blars... From BlogDirect on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    Alcatel delivers networks to MTS in Russian, Ukrainian regions MTS is to deploy Alcatel networks in 11 Russian and Ukrainian regions, with completion scheduled for the second quarter of 2005. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    CNET launches music download site for unsigned artists CNET's new free music download service is to be offered via its Download.com website, where independent and unsigned artists can upload their undiscovered music gems. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    TeliaSonera delivers mobile, fixed telephony to Swedish public sector The company's agreement with the Agency for Public Management, now under procurement, includes fixed and mobile traffic, PBX access, and services. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    Nokia improves Vodafone Hungary network Nokia is to deliver its FlexiHopper Plus microwave radio solution, which will increase the capacity of Vodafone's existing nationwide network From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    Alcatel delivers mobile video solution to Orange The solution allows Orange France to provide its GPRS subscribers with access to video, the first mobile video service in France. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    MIT Media Lab Offers a Simple Recipe for Publishing Homegrown News. MIT Media Lab Offers a Simple Recipe for Publishing Homegrown News.Veteran journalist Jack Driscoll's research group has teamed up with senior centers and schools around the world to teach would-be journalists how to write and publish community news. The program gives participants simple online publishing tools -- and a few key lessons in how to be reporters and editors. I followed a link to the Silver Stringers site that had a nea From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    Where to get first-hand news Reporters in Iraq can't give us first-hand news... but bloggers can. The head of CNN laments that the violence in Iraq means that reporters are not getting out to find out what is going on firsthand and that means we're not getting good reporting from Iraq:I think news consumers are being shortchanged to a degree, not just on television but in print, because journalists are not able to do their jobs effectively, and certainly the depth and breadth of reporting that you s From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    It's All About the Distribution - Free Speech, Telecomm and Copyright (Ernest Miller) I've said it before. I'll say it again. When it comes to information, it is all about the distribution. Last week, Ed Felten pointed out a great point about the important nexus between copyright law and communications regulation (Copyright and Cultural Policy). Felten was referencing James Grimmelmann's excellent LawMeme write-up on --> From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    Blogging, equality and the future With the mainstream media's interest in blogging at a fever pitch, Mindjack's Melanie McBride takes a critical look at the future of blogging and talks to some of the bloggers trying to shape it. From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    CHI tutorial on sociology and cybercollective action In Vienna, Marc Smith and Susan Herring are teaching a CHI 2004 tutorial on recent sociological work on computer-mediated collective action. This includes a session on Analyzing Social Interaction in CMC Systems. From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    mini GNU/Linux distro for the Via EPIA boards freepia Yea! Now I will have something to do with my M-10000 once my thesis is done ;-)From the site:Freepia is a small GNU/Linux distribution designed to run on Via Epia-M Mainboards. It currently runs on the M-9000 and M-10000 (ezra and nehemiah cpu) but with some modifications like kernel and X11 modules it should run on others too. (if s From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    a proper marriage of tv and blogs. a friend of mine who does technology development for a Big Media Network asked me a blue sky question over a couple of pints at NAB last week: if i could properly marry television and blogs, how would i do it?I ended up giving two answers: a drunken rant that night (use RSS!), and a longer, more sober one which I recount here: 1. Start publishing your program schedule as an openly subscribable RSS feed based on the XMLTV format. It will allow folks to publish --> From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..


    inspiring gases... In Managing Information News there is an announcement that -- BOC Chooses Verity K2E For Knowledge Management. The BOC Group, one of the world's leading industrial gases companies, has selected Verity's advanced search, classification and personalisation software, Verity K2 Enterprise (K2E), to manage information across its external website www.boc.com and its global company intranets. Verity K2E will enable BOC website visitors and em From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 27, 2004 at 9:57 a.m..


    knowledge economy in ireland... In the Irish Examiner there is an article on -- Health, education and anti-crime the key: Kenny. Fine Gael party leader Enda Kenny talks about the current state of literacy in Ireland and his hopes for a thriving "knowledge economy." He said it was vital to invest radically and intensively in education, right from pre-school. "The current early-start programme is at pilot stage. It has been for 10 years. And with one in fi From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 27, 2004 at 9:57 a.m..


    knowledge economy in malaysia... Steven C.M. Wong in his New Straits Times column, CHISEL &amp STONE writes: Let's give debate a chance over dogma. Steven voices his concern regarding the information propagation perceptions and practices of Malaysia: For one reason or another, this country appears to have grown into one where facts do not matter, only opinions do. Not just that, but opinions have to be expressed in the most opinionated, i.e., unb From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 27, 2004 at 9:57 a.m..


    microsoft and the knowledge economy... PR Newswire :: Microsoft Opens Innovation Centre Supporting EU Research Priorities AACHEN, Germany, April 26 /PRNewswire/ --- European Microsoft Innovation Centre (EMIC) Will Contribute To Collaborative Public-Private R&ampD Programmes Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) officially opened the European Microsoft Innovation Centre (EMIC) today in Aachen, Germany. The facility, located in a leading European technology region, serves as the focal point for Micros From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 27, 2004 at 9:57 a.m..


    world economic forum survey results... FT.com :: EU still no match for US, finds survey By Tobias Buck in Brussels The US remains significantly more competitive than the majority of European Union member states, despite attempts by European leaders to turn the EU into the world's most competitive and dynamic region by 2010. In some areas, however, including the crucial field of telecommunications, the EU outperforms the US. Further good news comes From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 27, 2004 at 9:57 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 27, 2004 at 9:57 a.m..


    MakeMusic! Releases Finale NotePad 2004 From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School on April 27, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..


    Prince Sets Precedent With One-of-a-Kind Television Special From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School on April 27, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..


    Crossstreet Distribution, Inc. - CSDN - Provides Corporate Update From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School on April 27, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..


    Drop Trio produces original track for Solange Knowles From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School on April 27, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..


    BMG Announces Multiple Releases to Commemorate Historic 50th Anniversary From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School on April 27, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..


    Musictech College Opens First School of American Popular Music in Europe From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School on April 27, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..


    Mic & headphone question From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on April 27, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..


    David Bowie--Still Progressive David Bowie has always been one of my favorite musicians, but this news from Yahoo! just made my appreciation rise a notch higher. Bowie is not only encouraging fans to "rip" his music and generate new mixes--he's OFFERING A PRIZE for the most creative mix! From DavidBowie.net:DAVID BOWIE fans will put their own musical skills to the test beginning April 8 as they compete to create the best oemash-up remix of a song from From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on April 27, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..


    ALT-SURF Spring Conference and Research Seminar (2) At last week's ALT-SURF conference on digital repositories and ePortfolios there was interesting and contrasting ePortfolio presentations from the University of Edinburgh, the University of Newcastle, and Utrecht University/University of Maastricht. Read on if you want to know more. From Auricle on April 27, 2004 at 9:54 a.m..


    Weblog research ethics What would you do when using quotes or stories from public weblogs as examples in your research? Do you inform people that you study them? I can understand it if you&nbsp;study specific weblogs to use them as a case, but what if you just let yourself to be immersed in the blogging community and pick up stories and examples as they come and go. You can announce your interest in studying it in on-line chat or forum, but what do you do with weblogs, with their open-ended nature. Do you post "I'm studying your blog" on all your pages? Do you quote ano From Mathemagenic on April 27, 2004 at 9:54 a.m..


    Robots en Eduteka Eduteka dedica su último número a las posibilidades que ofrecen el diseño y la construcción de robots en educación básica y media. - Robots en la educación. Entrevista con Boris Sánchez Molano. - Ambientes de aprendizaje con robótica pedagógica. Artículod de Mónica María Sánchez Colorado. - Implementación de estrategias de robótica (PDF 114 KB) From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on April 27, 2004 at 9:53 a.m..


    Employer support for learning qualifications Ich sitze gerade am Thema "Education Policy" oder "Corporate Tuition Policy", also der Frage, nach welchen Spielregeln Unternehmen die Weiterbildung ihrer Mitarbeiter unterstützen. Ein sehr interessantes Feld, weil Unternehmen einerseits vom Gießkannenprinzip in der Weiterbildung abrücken wollen, andererseits die Mitarbeiter... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 27, 2004 at 9:53 a.m..


    Semesterticket: Kontinuierliche Erhöhung (Moe) Falls das Semesterticket &uuml;berhaupt erhalten bleibt, und die Verkehrsbetreiber nicht doch noch aus diesem Abkommen aussteigen, so wird sich der Preis in Frankfurt von 111,72&euro; auf 127,50&euro; erh&ouml;hen, zuk&uuml;nftige Tendenz steigend. Dies entspricht einer Steigerung von 14% gegen&uuml;ber dem Vorjahr! &Auml;hnliche Preiserh&ouml;hungen werden auch in den anderen hessischen Unist&auml;dten erwartet. Um nun also als geb&uuml;hrenzahlender Kunde zu seiner aufgrund der Sparma&sz From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..


    Geldwäsche VII Das Bundeskriminalamt hat eine Liste mit Indizien (5 S. PDF) veröffentlicht, bei denen Anwälte, Steuerberater, Wirtschaftsprüfer und Notare aufmerksam werden... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..


    Elektronische Überweisung Der Frage, ob ein Überweisungsempfänger einen Anspruch auf eine Gutschrift bei einer institutsinterenen elektronischen Überweisung (erst) mit Zustandekommen des Überweisungsauftrages... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..


    Unterrichtsfach "Urheberrecht" Eines der vorstrukturierten Lehrangebote der MPAA sorgt für Kritik, berichtet intern. Sie hat die Entwicklung einer 45-Minuten dauernden Lehreinheit finanziert,... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..


    Finaler Rettungsschuss? Bundesinnenminister Otto Schily hat mit seinen Äußerungen im SPIEGEL zur gezielten Tötung hochgefährlicher Terroristen entsetzte Reaktionen bei den Grünen ausgelöst.... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..


    Carteles de apoyo a Maradona El Proyecto Cartele del que ya hablé aquí, ha inaugurado la sección Diego, Diez, Dios en la que se recogen fotografías de los carteles de apoyo a Maradona, a modo de homenaje. Vía: Protoblog.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on April 27, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..


    Referencias en Technorati y Bloglines Tanto como un complemento o como una amenaza para el uso del trackback, pueden entenderse esta nueva forma de usar Technorati para detectar de forma automática las referencias a un post, y esta nueva funcionalidad de Bloglines para detectar feeds... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on April 27, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..


    Life Long Learning Para el 2020 el conocimiento se duplicará cada 73 días, acelerando los procesos de actualización permanente de las personas. ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 27, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..


    Emergent Learning Forum: Simulations This morning Emergent Learning Forum met at Genentech to talk about Simulations: The Reality and the Challenges. More than fifty people attended in person and a couple of dozen participated remotely via Macromedia Breeze. Altus Learning Systems recorded the entire event and will soon... From Internet Time Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:50 a.m..


    BlogWalk 2.0 update on participation Only a week after our announcement of BlogWalk 2.0 we already have 9 confirmed participations and at least 2 other people whose attendance is very likely.Since we are trying to keep these encounters somewhat intimate and conversational we will limit the group again to around 20 (maybe 25) people.If you think you should be part of BlogWalk 2.0 please get in contact From Seblogging News on April 27, 2004 at 9:50 a.m..


    Monitoring comments and content management via RSS in Frontier/Manila Not sure if all Frontier/Manila users out there are aware of the fact that one can easily publish a RSS feed that contains every single item that gets fed into the CMS of your Manila site.This has the charming advantage that you can subscribe to your own CMS via the RSS aggregator of your choice. The feed not only contains every single piece that you put into the CMS (pictures, stories, news items, ...) , but also every comment that is published on your site.Pretty handy monitoring device... I think. [--> From Seblogging News on April 27, 2004 at 9:50 a.m..


    Semesterticket: Kontinuierliche Erhöhung Falls das Semesterticket &uuml;berhaupt erhalten bleibt, und die Verkehrsbetreiber nicht doch noch aus diesem Abkommen aussteigen, so wird sich der Preis in Frankfurt von 111,72&euro; auf 127,50&euro; erh&ouml;hen, zuk&uuml;nftige Tendenz steigend. Dies entspricht einer Steigerung von 14% gegen&uuml;ber dem Vorjahr! &Auml;hnliche Preiserh&ouml;hungen werden auch in den anderen hessischen Unist&auml;dten erwartet. Um nun also als geb&uuml;hrenzahlender Kunde zu seiner aufgrund der Sparma&szlig;nahmen... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on April 27, 2004 at 9:50 a.m..


    Cheapskates U.S. gives N. Korea a whopping $100,000 to recover from disaster From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 27, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..


    Emerald has announced the winners of The Golden Page Awards, made annually to those publications whi ... Emerald has announced the winners of The Golden Page Awards, made annually to those publications which have produced high-quality material consistently across a whole year, as demonstrated by their high ranking in the tables. Awards are made for Best Research Implications; Practical Usability of Research; Managerial Application; Most Original Content; General Readability; and Readability of Research across all major management disciplines From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..


    Digital Shikshapatri provides instant online access to a treasure of the British Hindu cultural heri ... Digital Shikshapatri provides instant online access to a treasure of the British Hindu cultural heritage that is held in Oxford's Bodleian Library. This fragile Sanskrit manuscript, called the Shikshapatri, was written by Shree Swaminarayan, founder of Swaminarayan Hinduism, and outlines moral and spiritual codes for everyday life From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..


    Swets Information Services has announced that it has founded two new industry advisory boards to ass ... Swets Information Services has announced that it has founded two new industry advisory boards to assist in their e-journal management drive. Prominent members of the library and publisher communities have agreed to serve on the newly formed International Customer Advisory Board (ICAB) and International Publisher Advisory Board (IPAB). The boards will advise Swets' senior management on how to continue adding value in the information management chain From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..


    Who's in Charge, by Tim Coates, describes the sorry state of UK public libraries today using data fr ... Who's in Charge, by Tim Coates, describes the sorry state of UK public libraries today using data from national sources and from the Hampshire library authority, and presents concrete proposals to rescue the service by making it relevant to the library users of today From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..


    The American Library Association Public Information Office would like to highlight US election-relat ... The American Library Association Public Information Office would like to highlight US election-related library programming and activities currently being conducted or planned by libraries that have signed up for the Register to Vote @ your library program. This might include hosting a community forum or debate, teaming up with campus or community groups to conduct a voter registration drive, setting up information displays etc. From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..


    The European Geosciences Union is preparing to launch two new journals in the interdisciplinary fiel ... The European Geosciences Union is preparing to launch two new journals in the interdisciplinary field of biogeoscience From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..


    Weblogs and RSS in information work - How can weblogs be used in a library and information service? ... Weblogs and RSS in information work - How can weblogs be used in a library and information service? Ian Winship, Electronic Services Manager, Learning Resources Department, Northumbria University, looks at some of the serious contenders From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..


    The Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Hlne Chalifour Scherrer, has announced that Bill ... The Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Hlne Chalifour Scherrer, has announced that Bill C-8 has received Royal Assent. The Bill creates the Library and Archives of Canada, combining the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada into one entity From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..


    ScienceDirect has announced that prestigious Elsevier Book Series titles are now available on the pl ... ScienceDirect has announced that prestigious Elsevier Book Series titles are now available on the platform. Now multiple users throughout an institution can simultaneously access this important compliment to primary research, previously only available through print subscriptions. Packages available in early 2004 include: Business, Management and Economics, Chemistry, Life Sciences and Methods in Enzymology From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..


    ProQuest Information and Learning has acquired Reading A-Z, the award-winning publisher of K-5 readi ... ProQuest Information and Learning has acquired Reading A-Z, the award-winning publisher of K-5 reading resources. Reading A-Z offers extensive and affordable reading resources for educators, parents, and home-school families worldwide by delivering downloadable, printable books, and other resources over the Internet From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..


    Colette Bryce has won top prize in the 2003 National Poetry Competition, beating more than 9,000 oth ... Colette Bryce has won top prize in the 2003 National Poetry Competition, beating more than 9,000 other entrants. The Derry-born poet will receive a 5,000 cheque at an awards ceremony in London on Friday for her winning effort, The Full Indian Rope Trick From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..


    The state of music downloading and file-sharing online - Internet and American Life, Pew Charitable Trust The recording industry campaign against those who download and swap music online has made an impact on several major fronts, but the number of Americans downloading music and sharing files online has increased, according to the most recent survey of th From Techno-News Blog on April 27, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..


    Databases flex their XML - Sean McCown, Infoworld If you could do one thing to improve integration and automate processes with customers and business partners, it would be to implement XML, which has become the standard for exchanging information between disparate systems because it is easily transfor From Techno-News Blog on April 27, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..


    Skills for a Song - Robin Garner, techLearning With renewed focus on core subject areas and preparation for standardized tests, time-pressed schools may be tempted to give their music programs short shrift. Yet research indicates that music listening and performance enhance brain development and ge From Educational Technology on April 27, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..


    Ashcroft mum as FBI raids school district computer center - eSchool News U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and his deputies won't say what caused the April 21 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raid on the computer command center at the Deer Valley School District in Glendale, Ariz. The attorney general also refused to From Educational Technology on April 27, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..


    Masters of online collaboration - Eric Wilson, Sydney Morning Herald The early debates about e-learning centred upon the merits of online versus classroom training. Then people started to realise there is still value in the old classroom, giving rise to the term "blended learning" - a mixture of online and classroom tra From Online Learning Update on April 27, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..


    The science of the retail sale Big-name retailers and new start-up companies are turning to a new type of software to manage markdowns and compete with discount giants such as Wal-Mart Stores. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..


    The black lining to Symantec's silver cloud CEO John Thompson has tried to make the security software company less dependent on the volatile consumer market and more reliant on stable corporate revenue. The proof will be in the fourth-quarter results this week. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..


    Broadband users, watch your wallets Economist Gregory Rosston says President Bush's general statements on broadband deployment hide a more complex and potentially troubling reality. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..


    A website in support of Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss has been created. It includes a punctua ... A website in support of Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss has been created. It includes a punctuation game and hall of shame From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 27, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..


    U. of I. opens door to future for technology - HOWARD WOLINSKY, Chicago Sun-Times "Hello, Howard," said Gaia, a cartoon "avatar" with blue and white locks shown in a box on a 60-inch plasma screen. Gaia had detected a radio signal that was broadcast by an ID badge worn by a Chicago Sun-Times reporter as he entered the new computer l From Techno-News Blog on April 27, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..


    Web course raises e-crime awareness - Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly IT staff and end-users are being taught how to recognise and respond to computer crime through an online training course. The course, which has attracted interest from companies keen to reduce their exposure to computer crime, aims to raise awareness From Online Learning Update on April 27, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..


    University buzzing about online course possibilities - Heather Keels, Diamondback From the University Senate to the Board of Regents to university President Dan Mote's breakfast conversations, the academic community is buzzing about online education. Many ask: Are flexible online courses more valuable than traditional courses? Are From Online Learning Update on April 27, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..


    Bush: No Taxes on Broadband People using high-speed Internet connections should not be taxed for doing so, President Bush says on a campaign swing through Minnesota. He also pushes for electronic medical records and hydrogen fuel technology. From Wired News on April 27, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    Instant-Message Wars Heat Up The popular free service isn't just for fun and games anymore. Internet companies, hoping to edge out competitors and reap more revenue, saddle their IM programs with new features like weather, Internet radio and search. From Wired News on April 27, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    Father of the IPod The unacknowledged father of Apple's iPod is engineer Tony Fadell, who created the gadget as an independent contractor. Apple wants the story kept under wraps, but little by little, it's leaking out. Read more at Leander Kahney's Cult of Mac Blog. From Wired News on April 27, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    Warm Toes Are Happy Toes Suffering cold feet is an unpleasant aspect of the outdoor life. What if you could wear special wool socks that generate their own heat? You'd like that. Well, now you can. Kim Griggs reports from Wellington, New Zealand. From Wired News on April 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..


    The Poop on Eco-Friendly Diapers Quick, which is better for the environment, cloth or disposable diapers? If you're just not sure, you're not alone. Despite reams of research, no one can give a definitive answer. By Elisa Batista. From Wired News on April 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..


    Fatherless Mice Muddy the Water The fatherless mouse born last week didn't just demonstrate a new way to make babies. It also reveals a new way to get stem cells. Surprisingly, it butts up against the same old ethical issues. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on April 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..


    NETI to Examine Net's Strengths Georgia Tech researchers want thousands of computer users to install their program to help them monitor traffic patterns on the Internet. They plan to use the data to strengthen the Net and unblock bottlenecks. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on April 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..


    Hold the Phone on Mobile Gambling Hungry for some roulette or blackjack on your cell phone? For real money? A new technology, mCasino, could make it happen, but there are some details in the way. Like laws. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on April 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..


    JLU Gießen: "Deutlicher Anstieg der Exmatrikulationen" Einf&uuml;hrung von Studiengeb&uuml;hren zeigt auch an JLU Wirkung - Marburg meldet ebenfals weniger Studierende (...) Wie das Studentensekretariat bekannt gab, h&auml;tten sich bis jetzt 2278 Studierende exmatrikuliert. Im Vergleich zu den 2040 Exmatrikulationen im Sommersemester 2003 ist dies ein deutlicher Anstieg, wenn auch nicht so hoch wie an anderen hessischen Hochschulen. Die Zahl kann an der JLU aber noch weiter steigen, da sich 2321 Studierende bislang nicht zur&uuml;ckgemeldet haben.... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on April 27, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    Madrasas Slowly Warm to Computers From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    Microsoft's Magic Pen From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    National Coalition For Technology In Education And Training (Nctet) Launches "Will Our Students Make The Grade?" Grassroots Effort To Raise Visibility Of Education Technology In 2004 Elections From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    Teachers to Listen, Learn, Share Practices to Improve Student Achievement From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    Pathlore Gives a Helping Hand to Virginia Social Services Institute From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    New Book Helps Online Students Succeed From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    Bush wants more high-speed Internet access From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    Journal Of The United States Distance Learning Association From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    Afican American Disenfranchisement starts in kindergarten What exactly are African American being taught and who is benefiting from this teaching? [PRWEB Apr 27, 2004] From PR Web on April 27, 2004 at 5:46 a.m..


    Holt Learning Chooses IntraLearn for online learning OfferingIntraLearn LSP helping Holt supply online courses to Fortune 500 customers IntraLearn Software Corporation, the leading supplier of configurable e-Learning software applications to the mid-market, announced today that Holt Learning, a full-service corporate education firm serving Fortune 500 clients and professional firms worldwide, has chosen the IntraLearn LSP e-Learning platform to provide its clients superior online learning. [PRWEB Apr 27, 2004] From PR Web on April 27, 2004 at 5:46 a.m..


    Settimana delle liberta Last week, the Creative Commons licences were presented by Massimo Travostino at the Settimana delle liberta in Florence, Italy. The week-long conference also featured presentations by Richard Stallman of the FSF and Sergio Amadeu of the Brazilian Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia da Informação. The Italian mailing list - where the local draft licences are currently being discussed under the guidance of Professor Ricolfi- is one of the most active within iCommons. From Creative Commons: weblog on April 27, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..


    This Is Your Government On Drugs George W. Bush fights the culture war From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 27, 2004 at 1:51 a.m..


    Just Say Yes to Pre-populated Aggregators Feed Pre-population "I reckon setting up aggregators for learners is way cool, in the same breath as (if not before) looking at blogging, but I'm not too sure about pre-population of those aggregators (in the same way IE et al pre-pops bookmarks) for&nbsp;two reasons really: 1. I should be able to select what I want... take out the choice (or&nbsp;hint at it) and I'll be a bit unhappy, as Jenny From The Shifted Librarian on April 27, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..


    Tame the Tech Training at the Next SLS Tech Summit I am most pleased to announce that Michael Stephens and Bob Lewandowski from the St. Joseph County Public Library will be presenting at the next SLS Tech Summit! Come see their infamous SJCPL Staff Day 2003&nbsp;video if nothing else, but I guarantee you'll come away with a lot more. Oh, and we'll be taking them out for dinner afterwards if you'd like to join us. --> From The Shifted Librarian on April 27, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..


    Untitled Congrats and thanks to the Tell Tale Weekly on their new RSS feed! From The Shifted Librarian on April 27, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..


    Committee Urges Harvard to Expand the Reach of Its Undergraduate Curriculum For the first time in 30 years, the university has reviewed its undergraduate curriculum, concluding that students need more room for broad exploration. From New York Times: Education on April 27, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..


    Computer Student on Trial for Aid to Muslim Web Sites Not long after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a Saudi Arabian doctoral candidate held a candlelight vigil. Today, that graduate student is on trial. From New York Times: Education on April 27, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..


    Justices Won't Hear Military-College Appeal on Dinner Prayer The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the State of Virginia to permit the Virginia Military Institute to return to the practice of dinner-hour prayers. From New York Times: Education on April 27, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..


    Plan Addresses Lenders' Profits on Student Aid House Republicans say they will propose legislation requiring lenders that handle student loans to hand over excessive profits to the government. From New York Times: Education on April 27, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..


    Learning Disabilities: A Clearer Path to Reading Fluency A new study shows that more aggressive treatment can make dyslexic brains work the way normal brains do. From New York Times: Education on April 27, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..


    After Ruling, 3 Universities Maintain Diversity in Admissions The schools, which abandoned point systems for minority applicants, experienced only slight declines in the racial diversity of the students they admitted. From New York Times: Education on April 27, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..


    Living in Library? N.Y.U. Student Says He Had No Choice An NYU student who didn't get all the financial aid he needed cut out the cost of a dorm room by living in the basement of the Bobst Library. From New York Times: Education on April 27, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..


    "We Are Americans" Opinion Editorial by Charles Fowler, Candidate for the United States Senate in the Colorado Republican Primary I am deeply troubled by what I sense to be almost like a Civil War in this country in our political arena. There is such a polarization between the left and the right, between Republican and Democrat. But listen, we are all Americans. When it comes right down to it, we are not Democrats, Republicans or Independents, we are Americans. I mean if the bomb were to drop today, we would all stand up together as Americans. Some how I think we have forgotten that. [PRWEB Apr 26, 2004] From PR Web on April 27, 2004 at 12:46 a.m..


    Semantic Web Search Engine Here is a search engine based on several technologies behind the Semantic Web. What is Semantic Web Search? Semantic Web Search is a search engine for the Semantic Web. Our site can be used by both people and computers to precisely locate and gather information published on the Semantic Web. For people our Web site provides a standard search engine interface that has been extended to allow people to precisely describe the information they are trying to find. On a traditional Web search engine you migh From carvingCode on April 26, 2004 at 11:47 p.m..


    Healthy & Organic Living Tour Announced - Fourteen US Cities Will Soon Host Public Meetings Featuring Australian Organic Experts - The Tour is Designed to Promote Non Toxic & Natural Living Australian experts in the organic industry will be holding public meetings in fourteen US cities in May, 2004. The meetings, entitled "Healthy & Natural Living: the Organic Alternative", will discuss strategies to protect people and their families from the negative impact of synthetic chemicals and toxins. A meeting for anyone concerned about the environment, the health of themselves and their family. [PRWEB Apr 26, 2004] From PR Web on April 26, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..


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