New Disability Fact Sheets - Queensland Department of Employment and Training Seven new fact sheets have been released to assist Queensland registered training organisations in understanding their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) Standards for Education 2005. The fact sheets cover reasonable adjustment, enrolment, participation, curriculum, support services and harassment. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Youthink! The Youthink site was developed by World Bank in response to young people's questions about development. Issues such as poverty, refugees, development, employment, AIDS, environment, globalisation, gender and trade are explored. Photos, audio, video and games are also available. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Research Councils UK Publishes Update of Position Statement on Access to Research Outputs The Research Councils UK Executive Group, the grouping of the eight chief executives of the UK Research Councils, has published its updated position statement on access to research outputs. It has also developed plans to assess the impact of author-pays publishing and self-archiving on research publishing. This will report in 2008 when the RCUK position will be reviewed. RCUK News release, 28 June 2006 From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Youthink! Wins Award for Activism Youthink was selected by the 500-member body of leading web experts, business figures, luminaries and creative celebrities as the winner of the Webby Award for Activism. Launched in April 2004, with the aim of introducing development issues to a teen audience, Youthink has more than 16,000 visitors a month. The Webby activism award was for the best site for facilitating political change, social movement, human rights, public education and reform or revolution. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
The End of L.A. Car Chases LAPD will begin testing a system where they "shoot GPS homing devices like darts and stick them to the back of" lawbreaking vehicles. Rather than chase the perpetrator, the police vehicle that shot the dart will back off while police headquarters tracks the vehicle. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Top Secret Satellite Launched A classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office was launched into space Tuesday night aboard a Boeing Delta 4 rocket. The rocket blasted off at 8:33 p.m. PDT from the central coast, leaving a thin trail in the twilight sky. The purpose of the mission was not revealed. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
16000 firecrackers = big bang! This is mad. Were they still exploading in water? From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Database of World of Warcraft Easter Eggs Here are many NPC names, Quest names, locations and quotes from World of Warcraft that are references to movies, characters, actors, songs, singers and other popular sources. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Ultrasound May Help Regrow Teeth Hockey players, rejoice! A team of University of Alberta researchers has created technology to regrow teeth--the first time scientists have been able to reform human dental tissue. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
A Lego Crossbow! A semi-automatic pump-action lego crossbow that took four blocks in the handle and one in the chamber. It can fire a standard lego brick about 20 yards. It's not terribly accurate, but believe me, you don't want to fire this thing at the family pet. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
The Quietest and Loudest Places in London This is a map of the quietest places in London, England that uses data collected by the government on noise levels within London. Worth a peek. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
New cell phone to prevent drunk dialling The LP4100 has a built-in breathalyzer that, when blown into, gives a warning and displays a nifty little animation of a car swerving on a road and crashing into traffic cones. (It should be easy for the tipsy mind to understand.) From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Senate committee approves broadcast flag, about to nix net neutrality The Senate Commerce Committee has given the broadcast flag a big thumbs up while giving net neutrality the finger. Does anyone else see an inconsistency here? From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
NASA: Hubble Camera Should Be Back July 3 The Hubble Space Telescope's main camera should be back on line July 3 without any loss of performance, the space agency announced Tuesday. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Israel Threatens to Strike Syria; More Kidnappings Occur "Israel today stepped up its confrontation with Palestinian militants over the capture of an Israeli soldier and threatened an even broader response — including possibly a strike in Syria — if the young man is not freed." "The crisis also spilled over into a second - and possibly third - kidnapping." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
A simple picture of "watching eyes" keeps people honest In a finding that will have office managers everywhere scurrying for the photocopier, researchers have discovered that merely a picture of watching eyes nearly trebled the amount of money put in the coffee room box. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Apple celebrates 1 year of podcasting on iTunes To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of podcasting on iTunes, Apple has created a special celebratory page which lists some of the bigger and better podcasts out there. Of course Diggnation is there, check it out... From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
The best XBox headset ever made, for $14.99 The Plantronics Halo 2 headset is now only $15, and some of the proceeds go to Katrina victims. What else do you want? From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Will it be safe for Discovery to return? A laser camera system will be used to inspect critical areas of the shuttle Discovery’s exterior, while in orbit, to ensure the shuttle is safe to return through Earth’s atmosphere. The camera's laser technology can detect a crack as small as half a millimeter, or about twice the width of a standard business card, from up to four meters away. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Widgets are the new black More and more start-ups are happening right now with only a widget as their main product, Sniperroo or Slide.com for example. The blog Widgetoko focuses on this area, and delivers you your daily dose of widget-y goodness. Robert Scoble says: "killer widget blog (...) I love it" From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Cingular plans simultaneous video/chat within year Cingular Wireless plans within the next year to offer a service allowing customers to share videos with each other and talk at the same time, a top executive said on Wednesday. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Taxpayer-Funded Misinformation Campaign on Gore Movie 'Your tax dollars are being used to fund a misinformation campaign about Al Gore’s movie, An Inconvenient Truth. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works issued a press release headlined “AP Incorrectly Claims Scientists Praise Gore’s Movie.” It doesn’t substantiate the claim.' From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Skype for Linux - New Beta Finally Released! After a long, long time, the new Skype for Linux beta is in!!! From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Senator seeks tax on pimps, prostitutes Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa is hoping to stamp out the sex trade by taxing pimps and prostitutes, then jailing them when they don't pay. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Five reasons Google will invent real A.I. "Wikipedia 3.0: The end of Google?" That's what everyone asked after a popular blog post Monday, but everyone was wrong. Because of five advantages, Google will be first to make a global artificial intelligence and a semantic web. What's more, Google already said they'll do it. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
U.S., Canadian Citizens Differ in Pride U.S. and Canadian citizens are among the world's most patriotic, but a study suggests they are proud of their nations for differing reasons. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Wolverine Film Confirmed for 2007 Release From the wow-that-was-fast department comes the news that Fox and Hugh Jackman both confirmed that they will be releasing the X-Men franchise spinoff Wolverine next year. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Full Featured Computer - Smaller than a Credit Card In this space, they somehow manage to fit in an Intel XScale chip running Windows CE or Linux, half a gig of flash, 128MB of RAM, AC’97 sound and a Philips 802.11b wireless interface, as well as some things you wouldn’t find on a PDA, such as a PCI bus, 4 USB host ports and wired networking. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
40 ft statue of Optimus Prime in remote southern China "Even though he towered above me at an awesome 40 ft, it was his proportionate perfection and engineered beauty that made me immediately fall in love with him. His right hand held his gun down by his thigh, the left was raised, pointing in the direction his grand head faced; towards the horizon, towards the future." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Minnesota Republican senator purges web site of all references to Bush "It seems that Makeover Mark has decided to remove the blue eyeshadow of President Bush from his congressional website. The reference that remains has an interesting addition as well. You might call it some desperate political concealer. I'm not certain what concealer is or looks like, but I can guess its function..." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Flickr Searching for the Best User Photos It's called the "Blink of an Eye" contest. The idea is that users can each submit one photo, and then a panel of five judges will sift through them and choose the best five. There are already 1,490 images up for consideration. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Bush admin to offer $170 mln for solar energy "The Bush administration said on Wednesday it would offer $170 million to public and private partnerships to make solar energy more competitive with conventional electricity sources by 2015." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Team Xecuter confirms leaked hacked Xbox360 Pics From main page: Xbox-Scene.com post this article today regarding some pictures (LINK) Some ppl were screaming fake - we can assure you they are real - some way to go yet in various areas. But yes you can see a larger HDD and Avalaunch in the screenshots - no photoshop going on there From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Who Dares To Defend Wal-Mart? A vigorous defense of Wal-Mart against its many critics. "Many of Wal-Mart's critics are socialists who probably resent the fact that Wal-Mart provides an increasingly clear example of how capitalism can shower abundance on its entire population, as their socialist utopias never could... critics seem to be motivated by fear of change..." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
CNET's News.com Adds "Digg This" Buttons To Every Story Page This is cool. It's nice to see CNET and others embracing social news/bookmarking sites like Digg and Del.icio.us. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Defend Your Castle You have to defend your castle against the invading stick figures. This appears easy at first glance but gets difficult if you don't spend your money wisely. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Who restarts the Internet after a major disaster? If our nation is hit by a cyber Katrina that wipes out large parts of the Internet, there is no coordinated plan in place to restart and restore the Internet. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Verizon Wireless to ease up on fees Targeting a top gripe by cell phone users and breaking ranks again with its industry, Verizon Wireless plans to prorate the fee it charges subscribers who break a contract so they only pay an amount proportional to the time left on their agreements. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Play Quake 3 Directly in your Browser! Someone was able to port the game into Shockwave, and you are now able to play it directly from your browser window. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Ford, GM, Chrysler to boost non-gasoline vehicles Ford, GM, and Chrysler plan to more than double annual production of vehicles capable of running on renewable fuels to two million cars and trucks by 2010 From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Awesome New Pictures of the Wii Hardware New pictures of the Wii hardware, including photos with size comparison of the sensor bar and of the Wiimote. Check it out! From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Is capitalism more important to freedom than democracy? Making sure everyone has the tools for financial success, and allowing people the choice to work freely gives individuals the chance for great success or miserable failure. Do international economic ties help prevent war, and improve human rights better than democracy? I wish the article was a little more cohesive, but it does provoke thought. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Sentencing For Murder Manual Girl A UK millionaire's teenage daughter who wrote a murder manual before killing an elderly woman is due to be sentenced today. She claimed that the 18-page neatly-written murder manual found in a cell search at Bullwood Hall, Essex, was the draft of a crime thriller. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Archeologists Unveil Pharaonic Tomb Archeologists unveil newly-found pharaonic tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
SC: 28/06 Microsoft modifies daily 'Windows Genuine Advantage' software checks You may have noticed that your PC automatically downloaded a system update in the last few days that we didn't link to a new security issue; Microsoft has just patched a controversial update that "phoned home" to Microsoft Headquarters every time a copy of Windows started up ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on June 28, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
SC: 28/06 Flaws in popular 'Quake 3' game can compromise PCs Security Focus reports that id Software's role-playing game 'Quake 3' is prone to vulnerabilities that may allow attackers to access and steal privileged data ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on June 28, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
SC: 28/06 May 2006 a record month for 'Phishing' scams The Anti-Phishing Work Group, a coalition of security companies working with financial institutions, reports that May 2006 was a record-breaking month for "phishing" scams; these use e-mail to lure people into revealing financial and personal details at maliciously crafted bank and e-commerce sites ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on June 28, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
SC: 28/06 Apple releases fixes for five flaws in Mac OSX Apple has released five software updates to plug security for certain computers powered by the Mac OS X operating system ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on June 28, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
The Laptop Orchestra Princeton students create innovative music with laptops and a new audio software called Chuck. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on June 28, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Crowd Power: The Latest Renewable Energy Vibrations from passing trucks, the rumbling of speeding trains and even the footfall of busy city commuters could be captured and converted into energy to light walkways and buildings, engineers say. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
The Whistle's Go Wooooo! Classic Oakland Car Modifications This is some classic Oakland television. The guy they are interviewing is hilarious. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Buffett: I don't believe in dynastic wealth But, more than anything, what Mr. Buffett's $31 billion gift to the foundation that Mr. Gates runs with his wife, Melinda, shows is a common disdain for inherited wealth and a shared view that the capitalist system that has enriched them so handsomely is not capable alone of addressing the root causes of poverty. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Compression: Why CDs today sound like crap A general high-level explanation of compression used in the mastering of records today, and why it negatively impacts sound quality. Written in reference to a comparison between the CD and the upcoming Vinyl of the latest Red Hot Chili Peppers album, Stadium Arcadium. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Scientist Will Examine Spider Silk Use for Sutures College of Agriculture Professor Randy Lewis said the research will examine using spider silk as sutures. There is also interest in using spider silk technology as scaffolding for regenerating ligaments or tendons in humans. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Toyota to Double Hybrid Lineup after 2010 "...And a formidable foe it will be come 2010, when it plans to have doubled its hybrid lineup from its current crop to at least fourteen models, and soon after the new decade begins, be selling over 1,000,000 hybrid cars annually." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Waiting For an Arm and a Leg The next generation of artificial limbs—fused directly to human bone and commanded by the brain—promises effortless, natural motion. It can’t come soon enough for the newest group of prosthetics wearers: U.S. soldiers From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Observing the speed limit = angry motorists A group from Georgia State University all drove abreast on a highway in Atlanta at 55mph, the speed limit on that section of highway. See what happened! From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Al Gore got it right, AP reports The AP is reporting that Al Gore got the science of climate change correct in his 'Inconvenient Truth'. Included are quotations from a number of apparently prominent climate change scientists. This is an interesting counter point to the story we saw on this a couple weeks ago. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Online Quiz - Do You Have What it Takes to Become a Citizen? MSNBC has posted a sample citizenship quiz to see whether you've got the national knowledge required to become a citizen of the United States. Time to dust off those history books. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Buzz Aldrin punches a guy in the face Buzz punches a guy who accuses him of never going to the moon and calls him a coward. But the guy was asking for it. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Kill the Dog from Duck Hunt Thanks to i-mockery.com's flash game spoof, we can finally get back at that mean old dog that laughed at us so many times. It's simple but its great. Check it out! From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Boys best friend - - a python? A 6 meter python is the best friend of a 6-year old Cambodian boy. The news video from Reuters shows the boy riding and cuddling up with this giant snake. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Top up your parking meter with a cell call New service allows drivers to call a city phone number to pay meter charges.Starting now, you can pay parking meters from your cellphone, get a text message warning the meter is about to expire and even top up the meter without going outside. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
WebKit adds a JavaScript Debugger There is a new addition in the Webkit nightlies — a JavaScript debugger. Drosera, named after the largest genera of bug eating plants, lets you attach and debug JavaScript for any WebKit application — not just Safari. One of the unique things about Drosera, like their Web Inspector, is that over 90% of it is written in HTML and JavaScript. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
New Windows Vista mouse cursors I've uploaded the new Windows Vista mouse cursors. Feel free to download. Work excellent under Windows XP, and are alpha blended. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Tropical Stonehenge May Have Been Found A grouping of granite blocks along a grassy Amazon hilltop may be the vestiges of a centuries-old astronomical observatory -- a find archaeologists say indicates early rainforest inhabitants were more sophisticated than previously believed. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
NASA hopes competition spurs commercial space growth The U.S. space agency is sponsoring a competition in which winning companies will get $500 million in seed money to develop space vehicles that NASA will never design, build or own. Like a U-Haul truck rental, NASA instead will merely lease them on a per-trip basis for sending cargo and eventually crew to the international space station. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Samsung - No plans to release HD DVD and Blu-ray player Despite persistent online rumors saying Samsung was joining with Toshiba to release a dual format player, Samsung has confirmed they are only planning to release a high definition Blu-ray player. Anything else you hear, is just a rumor. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Computer Made with .... Coathangers?! Yes! this is a picture of all the components of a working computer suspended and held together in a hanging style! From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
10 Possible Consequences of Google's GBuy Why does Google want to automate the advertiser click cycle and make it as fast as it possibly can? The first reason is obvious: Google makes money on click conversions. The more clicks done quickly, the more money for Google, and the happier the advertiser. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
AMD: Anti-Hyperthreading Explained and on it's way An update to an older digg story: "Advanced Micro Devices may offer gamers something, which significantly boosts performance of single-threaded games with its new central processing units (CPUs) in socket AM2 form-factor." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
F-22 canopy design problem repaired Just about any military pilot would kill to get into an F-22 fighter, but one Air Force flier couldn't get out of one for five hours April 10 before firefighters used a rotary saw to cut him out. "The technical issue has been resolved," but not before the Air Force spent $82,000 to replace the optically perfect canopy. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
5000 teachers now Yacapaca members We are cracking champagne this afternoon having just signed up our 5,000th teacher on Yacapaca! I am delighted to welcome Alison Bayley of Thomas Peacocke Community College in Rye to our growing community. Alison, to celebrate we've just given you 1000 free credits on the system. Enjoy! From Chalkface: Blog on June 28, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Western Digital Finally Settles Capacity Dispute Western Digital Corp. is offering free software to about 1 million consumers to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging that its computer hard drives stored less material than promised; a discrepancy stemming from high-tech's different standards for sizing up digital data. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
New cube Quicksilver interface for Mac Beautiful interface for everyone's favorite free Mac launcher app. Without question a needed piece of the next verison of OS X. This interface makes the launcher into a cube with os x theme. Worth the look. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Supreme Court vs. Global Warming: Fight! The highest court in the US will hear a case over whether or not the EPA should regulate CO2 emissions. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Choosing An Online Stock Broker Choosing an online stock broker can be difficult and overwhelming at times. Finding the right online broker to meet your needs or requirements can be very rewarding and beneficial, for your portfolio and your peace of mind. Here are some basic things you will need to consider when you look at difference online brokers. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Train stuck in time, entombed since 1925 Locomotive 231 may finally finish its long-delayed run, nearly 81 years after it was trapped under the rubble of a Church Hill tunnel cave-in. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Larry Ellison rescinds $115m Harvard gift Larry Ellison, chief executive of Oracle, has decided against a promised $115m donation to establish a centre for the study of health care projects at Harvard University. The decision marks the first concrete fallout from the resignation earlier this year of Larry Summers, Harvard’s president, following a faculty revolt. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Beijing covers up a crackdown When the police raked a crowd of demonstrators with gunfire last December in Dongzhou, Chinese human rights advocates denounced the action as the bloodiest in the country since Tiananmen Square 1989. 6 months later, the government has quietly moved to close the matter, prosecuting 19 villagers earlier this month in a little-publicized trial. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Terror Expert: London Bomber Was Working For MI5 A noted terror expert has told the BBC that Mohammed Siddique Khan, the alleged ringleader of the 7/7 London bombings, was working for British intelligence agency MI5 as an informant at the time of the attacks. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Anatomy of The ABRAMS Tank Explore the M1A2 Abrams Tank. Take a look inside America's awesome Main Battle Tank. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Tradition Family Values Build Better Baby Brains With flashy toys, expensive classes and music compilations all promising to make your child smarter, it's hard to sort out the best way to help your child's brain thrive. A new policy paper helps put those worries to rest. The gist of the paper is this: what kids need is a secure relationship with adults who adore them. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Sunken Ships, for Storm Barriers? Marine scientists and Louisiana officials are floating the idea of sinking ships along the water's edge to create a steel barrier against hurricane flooding. Is this the best environmental engineers can come up with?? From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Last Chance for Yangtze River Dolphin Probably the world's most endangered mammal, the Yangtze River freshwater dolphin is threatened by overfishing, industrialization, boat collisions, and fishing nets. The most recent surveys found only 17 living individuals. All hopes rest on setting up a reserve in an oxbow lake that used to be part of the Yangtze River. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Cityscape: Using logic to build the best possible city It's like a Flash version of Simcity... From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Watch Japanese Security Camera's in Real Time! (And Control Some Too!) You simply paste this text in google (inurl:"ViewerFrame?Mode=") w/o the parentheses and watch real time video of security cameras from around the world! You can even control some of them!...courtesey of my friend rio258k From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Sticking with AT&T? You're a fool. "...anyone out there who believes that AT&T has announced this sweeping new data-collection policy to support the government's fight against terrorism is truly a fool. This new privacy policy goes way beyond even the most absurd arguments for monitoring Internet users." Probably to be expected from Ma Bell 2 From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
eMachines Releases Five Desktops For Cash-Strapped Students Even though summer has only barely begun, Gateway's eMachines is already looking ahead to the upcoming school year, having just announced five new Vista-ready desktops for the student on a budget. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Gliffy, the Online Visio Killer Two guys with some time on their hands have created a tool that might just become a Visio-killer. Gliffy is a free diagramming tool that works entirely in your browser. Like other online apps, it has inherent advantages over traditional software. Collaboration is easier,and so is publishing diagrams you create to the web. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Ion, the efficient window manager The philosophy behind Ion is that window managers aren't meant to be seen, but to manage windows; anything more is dross. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Vote on the top 10 strangest things is Space. Like it says check out the strangest bodies in space. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Everything you ever wanted to know about power supplies Everything you ever wanted to know about power supplies but were afraid to ask. You know, things like, “How big is you female plug,” and, “Why is your box big and black?” From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
BlackWidow is Next-Generation Cray Supercomputer Code-named "BlackWidow," the new system is part of an evolving heterogeneous processing capability that is the centerpiece of Cray's Adaptive Supercomputing vision. It will be available in the second half of 2007. Applications developed for the Cray X1E system and its predecessor, the Cray X1 system, will port to BlackWidow. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Defeating China's "Great" Firewall I geuss it isn't so "great" anymore! From digg on June 28, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Rumor: Apple Enterprise Products to use ZFS With the demise of WinFS in Vista, Apple has an even greater opportunity to stick it to Redmond by incorporating the leading edge open source ZFS file system cum storage manager into the next major release (Leopard) of Mac OS X. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Breaking News: Microsoft Removes WGA 'Phone Home' Component Microsoft has removed the controversial "phone home" notifications component from its WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) anti-piracy tool. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Bill O'Reilly Outfoxed in an Interview When O'Reilly realizes he is losing he resorts to yelling and cuts his mike. Months later, he completely twists what was said in the interview. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
How to Make Real life stuff Anime style This Photoshop Tutorial shows you the technique used to convert virtually any photograph, picture or image into an anime style graphic. Complete with step by step previews to show you exactly whats going on. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
The Dark Side: Documentary on just how low the US has sunk Amid made up 'intelligence' and a scandal surrounding the indictment of the vice president's chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, FRONTLINE goes behind the headlines to investigate the internal war that was waged between the intelligence community and Dick Cheney, the man who now runs the US. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Britney Spears Poses for a magazine..pregnant and clothless Spears attempts to be sexy and provocative - like Demi Moore was in Vanity Fair - by posing naked and pregnant in the new issue of Harper's Bazaar. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Network based (encrypted) backup in 15 minutes -using open source software! Open source based data backup tools have come a long way. This article shows how to quickly setup network based backup all using freely downloadable open source tools. A combination of Amanda, Samba and open source encryption tools enable this setup. Backup configuration on two different Linux distributions and a Windows client is shown. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Vista Volume License Keys to be Tagged and Neutered "Corporate Edition" versions of Windows have been the blessing of both IT workers and casual pirates since the days of Windows 95. Microsoft relied on the honor system to ensure that companies did not abuse this privilege, but it looks as if with Vista this system may be ending. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Video: Chris Angel Levitation Revealed Here is a great video revealing the secret behind the Chris Angel levitation illusion. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Think You're Fat? Scientists Offer 'Top 10' Alibis You Can Use Why are so many people fat? Scientists looked at more than 100 studies on potential contributors to obesity besides diet and exercise, and concluded there was at least some support for 10: From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Space debris to pass meters from ISS "The object, which could pass 240 metres above the station, is a piece of abandoned American cargo launched in 1963" and weighing 79 kilogrammes (175 pounds), said a spokesman for the centre, Vsevolod Latychev. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
"An Inconvenient Truth" Gets Five Stars For Accuracy 19 climate scientists who had seen the movie or read the book said Al Gore's movie got most of the science right. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
How to destroy a hard drive in five seconds Simple -- put it through a semi-secret military industrial machine called the Guard Dog. It is designed for when spy planes etc crash on enemy soil. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Nirvana: Unplugged in NY (Unedited) Unedited version of Nirvana's Unplugged in NY (1 hr 8 min 34 sec - Nov 18, 1994) From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
The Dirtiest Bit of South Park You'll Ever See A clip of 'South Park' created for the movie 'The Aristocrats.' If only the show was like this on a regular basis. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Star Wars meets Monty Python It had to happen sooner or later: the Black Knight scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail gets lightsabers and a certain stentorian bass. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Underwater Microscope Finds Biological Treasures in the Subtropical Ocean Scientists towing an underwater digital microscope across the Atlantic have found possible missing links to the global nitrogen cycle, which in turn is linked to ocean productivity. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Crossword Puzzle THE MOVIE Crossword puzzle fans get their own movie. Will Shortz is crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times, the holder of the only known Ph.D. in enigmalogy (the study of puzzles), and the host of a weekly word game radio show. This movie is about Shortz, and the scarce few other crossword makers - and their millions of fans. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
How Does Your Political Compass Compare To The Rest Of The World? "Not just another Internet questionairre, PoliticalCompass shows where you stand on the two dimensional political plane. Communist or Neo-Liberalist? Economy vs. Society. Which takes priority with you? Post your coordinates in the comments." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
The Digg Modification Project The Digg Modification Project is an effort to improve the Digg user interface. Currently, it consists of CSS modifications to many parts of the user interface, including the removal of most of the ads. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
PWM - The first tabbed window manager PWM was the first window manager to implement "tabbed frames" or the back then unique feature allowing multiple client windows to be attached to the same frame. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
The Ultimate Video Site Cheat Sheet "Confused about all the sites out there offering video sharing services? For consumers, though, the real question is: What does each site offer and what does it cost? To help, I've made an attempt to put all these video sharing sites into some kind of digestible format." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
It's His Space Now Media mogul: With the $580 million purchase of MySpace, Murdoch is betting he can transform a free social network into a colossal marketing machine. Wired Mag's June cover story From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Is Windows Vista Back on Track? Microsoft quietly released the first post-Beta-2 build of Vista, Build No. 5456, over the past weekend. The new build contains very few new additions and no major code cuts, according to testers. It is mostly a bug-fix build, testers said. The Vista team characterized the new build as "generally better than Beta 2." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
The Rebirth Of The U.S. Arcade? Sega has bought the U.S. GameWorks arcade franchise, and is adding millions of dollars worth of new arcade games, including some networked between multiple locations, in an attempt to revive the U.S. arcade scene. Can it work? From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
This guest is terrified of balloons! Watch as the Maury staff terrorize her Watch as the Maury staff terrorize her. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Reverse Colorblindness Test Impressive. I had no idea that my sense of color is making me so blind to the subtler details.. Don't click on the link to the answers right away. First copy and paste the images into an image editor and convert them to black-and-white. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
How To: Make your own Airzooka out of a Waste Paper Basket - (with Video) Airzookas are strange old things that create a vortex of air that spirals across a room. They pack a surprising punch - check out the video. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Best Anti-Smoking Ad Ever This is how they tell people they shouldn't smoke in India. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Eat Your Food with Vegetables - Biodegradable Cutlery from Vegware Vegware are working with the US company Excellent Packaging and Supply in order to bring SPUDWARE™ to the European market. SPUDWARE™ cutlery is made from 80% potato starch and 20% vegetable oil. They say they it will biodegrade in around 90 days and even quicker is you snap them first. Uh, after you've eaten that is! From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
The most powerful handgun in the world This video is basically a "show and tell" custom built on a Thompson Encore (fancy version of the Thompson Contender). The Caliber... 600 Nitro Express. that's right...an elephant gun round in a handgun. The story goes that the guy that built it is some kind of custom gun maker, and built this as an exhibition piece. He takes it to the range... From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Being Scared in Games is Needed An expert in psychology and mental health issues explains why we need to be scared in our horror games, or we can't be healthy. He goes even as far to say that the more frightening the game, the more pleasure we get in our lives. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
"The Free Software Song" music video "The Free Software Song" is performed by the office park band, The GNU/Stallmans. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Coming of Age: an Introduction to the New World Wide Web Case studies and how-to articles by leading practitioners in the world of education. Covers many aspects of web 2.0 including blogs, podcasts, e-portfolios and folksonomies. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
SOFWeb Victoria - Koorie Education: Overview The overview of Koorie Education on the SOFWeb website describes the eight priorities agreed to by MCEETYA in 1995 and ascribed to by the Department of Education and Training Victoria. An overview is also provided of Victorian Aboriginal Education initiatives. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Living Literacies: Brisbane This one-day conference (plenary + three concurrent workshops) is designed to help primary teachers better comprehend, communicate and implement literacy programs in their classrooms that reflect the Queensland Literacy - the Key to Learning Framework for Action 2006-2008. DR ANNAH HEALY, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Queensland University of Technology, will deliver the conference plenary. Workshop topics include: Weaving new literacies into your classroom, Writing better stories, Using readers’ theatre to enhance reading, Literacy - the key to learning. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Aboriginal Education Programs and Projects This Tasmanian Department of Education website provides information on programs and projects of the Aboriginal Education Unit to support Aboriginal students, to provide more culturally relevant and inclusive curriculum materials and resources, and to support schools in providing culturally sensitive and inclusive learning environments. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Industry E-learning Demonstration Showcase This free event hosted by the 2005-2006 Australian Flexible Learning Framework's Industry Engagement project will showcase the industry e-learning examples from the project. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak to industry project participants exhibiting at the event. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
National Goals for Indigenous Education The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy forms the foundation of all Indigenous education programmes. The policy has been endorsed by the Australian Government, as well as all State and Territory governments. The policy spells out 21 long-term, national goals, which are subsets of four major goals. These long-term goals are: Involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in educational decision-making; Equality of access to education services; Equity of educational participation; Equitable and appropriate educational outcomes. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
SMS messages are 12000 more expensive than emails With 3.3 billion text messages being sent in the UK each month, are consumers being ripped off? SMS messages are thousands of times more expensive than, say, sending an email so why do we keep using them? From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Digg To Launch New Content Visualization Model In the last year I've seen many amazing new content visualization models, however, Digg will be launching something truly amazing in July. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
13,000 foot tall skyscraper to potentially house 1,000,000 inhabitants The X-Seed 4000 is a vision of a skyscraper, 13,000 feet tall and nearly 10 miles around at the base, that would be a whole civilization, housing up to 1,000,000 inhabitants. The plan would be for it to be a self contained society, with both living and working spaces, with water and food supplies being grown on the premises. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Ashlee Simpson To Pose For Playboy Ashlee Simpson has a new nose and a new look and is now considering showing it all off in the pages of Playboy, according to media reports in the US. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
The Next Gen Of Cars (I cant wait!!) I would link striaght to the video, but there lots of info on that page about it, cool part starts at 1:15 in the video From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Kevin Rose - The Giz Wiz Kevin Rose makes a mistake on TSS, Leo Laporte makes it worse. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Play NES games online with java, for free! (no downloading required!) Ever wanted to play the beloved Super Mario, Megaman or Teenage Mutant Turtle games without having to break out the NES? Well now you can! Each game listed can be played in a java applet with the same basic controls that we all loved about the NES. Oh the memories. Did I mention its free? From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
What Often Happens to Good News from Iraq Reporters who are embedded with troops in Iraq are frequently screwed over by their own editors back home. Article looks at why the news from Iraq is frequently distorted, and why many American soldiers are disillusioned with the mainstream media. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
American Apparel Opens Second Life Store The real American Apparel has opened a virtual store in Second Life's online universe. Though items cost only $1, the company hopes to bolster real life sales. Article includes screenshots of the store and clothes. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Pictures of Homebrew Apps and 500GB Harddrive on Xbox 360 Pictures have been released showing Xbox1 homebrew application running on the Xbox 360 that also has a huge 500GB harddrive. Hombrew on Xbox 360 and HD swap soon possible for everyone? From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
The US Navy's New Littoral Combat Ships They will help to counter growing "asymmetric" threats like coastal mines, quiet diesel submarines, global piracy, and terrorists on small fast attack boats. They will also perform intelligence gathering using helicopters and UAVs, offer ground combat support, and share tactical info with other Navy aircraft, ships, submarines and joint units. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Honey, I Shrank the Laptop The tiny, tiny Flybook. Measures 9.25 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches total, the display is only 8.9 inches and the whole thing weighs less than three pounds. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
The Best of President George W. Bush's Verbal SCREW UPS! "Fool me once.......shame on.....shame on you.........a fool me can't get fooled again." LMAO, yes G DUB actually said that. Definitely one of the funniest video clips I've ever seen. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Family Guy - The Best of Quagmire - LMAO! The best of Quagmire, perhaps the funniest character on Family Guy. Absolutely hilarious compilation of his best segments! From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Dragon Optical Illusion This is a wonderful optical illusion. This little dragon is made out of paper - you simply cut it out and stick it together, and stand it on a table or window ledge. But when you move around, the dragon’s head seems to follow you around the room. Have a look at the video, to see what we mean. The effect is really uncanny. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Web 2.0 Design Tutorials Here is a list of good tutorials and articles on learning the fundamental design elements for web 2.0. Mac style rounded corners, tabs, colors, drop shadows etc are all covered. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Google Redesigns Personal Accounts Page While not rolled out in the US yet, Google is apparently ready to relaunch the personalized accounts page in a way that is more user-friendly to the specific accounts with Google that you may have; this French page gives a glimpse of it. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
BT unveils 100MBps broadband BT is to turn its visitors' center into one of the world's fast internet cafes with computers able to download data at speeds of up to 100MBbs.BT said it would equip the center's internet cafe with computers including 12 iMacs with the latest Intel Core Duo processors and an Xserve server by Apple. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Senate Judiciary Panel Furious With President It's a challenge to the plain language of the Constitution," said Arlen Specter, a Republican whose Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings on the issue. "There is a sense that the president has taken signing statements far beyond the customary purview." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Double Vortex at Venus South Pole Revealed ESA's Venus Express data undoubtedly confirm for the first time the presence of a huge 'double-eye' atmospheric vortex at the planet's south pole. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
How to get Songs off your iPod using iTunes This article will show you how to get songs off of your your iPod, with any computer that has iTunes on it. This tutorial was written for total noobs so send it to your family members who are always bugging you about how to do things. Step 4 is all you need to look at if your computer savvy. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
The University of Adelaide Digital Library The University of Adelaide Digital Library is now live and operational, with around 10,000 (metadata) items already in place. The University of Adelaide Digital Library provides a platform for the collection, organisation, access, annotation and preservation of scholarly information in digital formats, as well as digital management of information in physical formats. It's primary focus is on the scholarly output of members of this University, and items of interest to those members (for example the rich resources of Special Collections). June 2006 From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Registration Open for Adult Learning Australia (ALA) 46th National Annual Conference Members and non-members of Adult Learning Australia (ALA) can now register online for the organisation's annual conference to be held 23 to 25 November 2006 in Melbourne. The theme is 'Social Capital: Learning for Living'. Early bird registrations will be accepted until 5pm 6 October 2006. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
AICTEC Business Plan 2006-2007 The areas of copyright, interoperability, educator professional development, bandwidth, learner information management, and domain name management are key actions and outputs in the Australian ICT in Education Committee (AICTEC) Business Plan for 2006-2007. It reflects the priorities identified by Ministers in the area of ICT in education and training in the MCEETYA Joint Statement on Education and Training in the Information Economy. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Variations in Vocational Education and Training (VET) Provision Across Australian Schools and Their Effects on Student Outcomes Each state and territory in Australia treats vocational education and training (VET) in schools in a different context; there is also variation in delivery of VET within states and territories. This report captures some of this variation and the impact of different models of VET delivery on students. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Statewide Vision Resource Centre The aim of the Statewide Vision Resource Centre is to promote an understanding of the educational needs of students who are blind or have low vision, provide professional development to school communities and provide students with text books in their preferred format. The Statewide Vision Resource Centre is a Department of Education & Training facility located in Melbourne, Australia. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Cnet: Top 10 Google apps! Cnet has released its top 10 google apps! From digg on June 28, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Best Selling Games of All Time This list is a gives a great overview of all time video game sales. If anything, you can check off the games you had just for fun. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Girl who is acutely afraid of pickles Depending on your view, this is a very hilarious or disturbing video of a girl who is afraid of pickles. Maury practically tortures her to tears. Heartbreaking, really From digg on June 28, 2006 at 12:08 a.m..
Flash Player 9 released today Flash Player 8.5 has been upgraded to version 9. From digg on June 28, 2006 at 12:08 a.m..
40.000 square km videogame level "French game developer NP3 just release an MMO videogame called Dark and Light featuring a single 40.000 square km level. Based on GIS datas from Earth, the Moon or Mars, the land of Ganareth takes 360 Mo of ressources to create a realtime world with a depth of view of 40 Km." From digg on June 28, 2006 at 12:08 a.m..
Australian Academy of Science - International Science Linkages Program The Academy's next round of applications for grants for international travel to Europe, Canada, USA, Mexico, China, Korea Japan and Taiwan will close on 14 July 2006. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 12:07 a.m..
Natural Health Academy of Australia This South Australian academy teaches a wide variety of massage therapies allowing students to specialise in specific areas. It offers accredited Certificate IV and Diploma courses. Employment assistance and career guidance is available to prospective and graduate students. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 12:07 a.m..
World-wide lightning strikes Ever wonder where most lightning strikes occur? This NASA map tracks lightning strikes throughout the world. Earth scientists are interested in detecting lightning because it helps pinpoint where and when strong convection is occurring. Not surprisingly, there is a lot of activity around the equator. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Breaking News: 2.60 Firmware Exploit Found - Kernel Access! A real 2.5/2.6 PSP firmware exploit! Uses GTA: Liberty city s tories - Proof of concept included! From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Global Opium Cultivation In Decline "The world's supply of opium has shrunk, but in an unbalanced way," the The U.N.'s 2006 World Drug Report said. "Within a few years, Asia's notorious Golden Triangle, once the world's narcotics epicenter, could become opium-free. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Sun says open-source Java possible in 'months' A Sun Microsystems Inc. executive said Tuesday said the company is "months" away from releasing its trademark Java programming language under an open-source license. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Hubble Finds Possible Planets Around Nearby Star NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed not one but two dust disks circling the nearby star Beta Pictoris. The images confirm a decade of scientific speculation that a warp in the young star's dust disk may actually be a second inclined disk, which is evidence for the possibility of at least one Jupiter-size planet orbiting the star. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Senator says Net Neutrality law would make the Internet less free Senator DeMint writes, "On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will vote on the contentious issue of 'Net neutrality,' a positive-sounding yet destructive idea that would allow the government to regulate away the future of the Internet." Does it really come down to either the government or the telcoms controlling the Internet? From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Flag-Burning Amendment Fails By 1 Vote in Senate Today's Senate vote fell one vote short of approving a constitutional amendment that would have enabled Congress to ban desecration of the American flag. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Library wins, FBI drops demand for records Library refused to comply with FBI national security letter for records on privacy grounds. Text of national security letter included. First instance of public disclosure on one. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Hilarious 2006 predictions from Firefox guy "The propaganda war will reach fever pitch after Microsoft executive Brad Miller blasts Google’s “inconsistent, inane and ultimately dishonest” naming scheme for its beta products. Miller is Assistant Passport to the Vice-VP of Windows Live.com.NET." From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
CNET's Take on Digg v3 Read CNET's opinion on Digg v3. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
WEP Cracking, the FBI Way WEP cracking usually takes hours. Lots of hours, depending on the amount of traffic on the access point. A few months ago, two FBI agents demonstrated how they were able to crack a WEP enabled access point within a couple of minutes. 3 minutes to be exact. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Toshiba Wants Unified Next-Gen DVD Format "We have not given up on a unified format. We would like to seek ways for unifying the standards if opportunities arise," Toshiba President Atsutoshi Nishida told an annual shareholders' meeting. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Intel pondering a Core 3 Solo Blackberry? The author beleives that "Core is likely to wind up in a future must-have mobile gadget—the 2008 or 2009 equivalent of an iPod or a Blackberry." From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Another ‘Stonehenge’ discovered in Amazon A grouping of granite blocks along a grassy Amazon hilltop may be the vestiges of a centuries-old astronomical observatory — a find that archaeologists say shows early rainforest inhabitants were more sophisticated than previously believed. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
How Cocaine Hijacks The Craving Brain When 18 cocaine addicts watched a 40-minute movie that featured people buying and preparing a substance that looked like cocaine, brain scans showed they produced more dopamine in the dorsal striatum than when they viewed a nature film. The effect was more marked in the most strongly addicted people. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Using English: English as a Second Language (ESL) This site offers resources for learners and teachers of English as a second language (ESL). Different varieties of English are used; there are contributors from the United States, Canada, Pakistan and non-native speakers, but much of the site uses British English as it was set up in the United Kingdom. From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
GlaxoSmithKline - Medial Research Grant Awards GlaxoSmithKline Australia is offering six grant awards of up to $15,000 per annum for two years to PhD or Post Doctorate students in the field of human health. These awards will provide additional financial support to PhD or Post Doctorate research students who are currently in receipt of a research grant from a non-commercial body. Closing date for applications and supporting documentation is 5.00pm (AEST) 21 July 2006. From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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