Disability Updates: Children with Disabilities This bulletin is an update on disability among Australian children - those aged up to 14 years. It draws mostly on the 2003 ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers and it describes the number of children with disabilities, the types of disability they have, their experience in school, and the needs of their carers. From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
New Education Initiatives in National Action Plan Young Australians within some disadvantaged communities will benefit from a $1.05 million new values based initiative in education. Building on the Government's initiatives in civics, citizenship education and values education, the new proposal will address existing gaps in Australian schools curricula and activities. The proposal involves the establishment of a programme to support ideas and projects that promote interfaith and intercultural understanding in school settings - particularly linking Islamic students, their parents and leaders with the rest of the community, including member From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Herdsa conference 2007: Enhancing Higher Education, Theory and Scholarship At this 30th annual HERDSA Conference, keynote presentations will explore aspects of the theme of enhancing higher education, theory and scholarship, including the theoretical frameworks of learning and teaching in higher education, the scholarship of learning and teaching, and how the theory and scholarship translate into a meaningful student experience. The conference will encourage wide debate on these themes and will also include a number of social activities to encourage networking and interaction across the conference community. From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Europe set for bigger ISS role As the US space agency (Nasa) prepares to resume assembly of the International Space Station (ISS) following the success of the shuttle Discovery mission, Europe is about to take on an enhanced role in maintaining and supplying the orbiting outpost. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Convert your Boot Camp install to Parallels "A very persistent and very brave ex-Boot Camp user posted his (rather complex) process on the Parallels forums about how he managed to convert his Boot Camp install of Windows XP over to his Parallels install, thereby enabling himself to get rid of his Boot Camp partition in favor of the virtualization software du jour." From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
High-Tech Toys Many toys from the Hasbros and Mattels of the world have gone high-end and high-tech, from music playing e-pets to kid friendly versions of grownup DVD players, digital cameras, and pagers. For a glimpse of these and other items you'll see on toy retail shelves well in advance of the crucial year-end shopping season, read on... From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
False confessions: Not as rare as you might think "Most shocking of all is the fact that in the fast/witness condition, 65 percent internalized their guilt, and 35 percent confabulated evidence. Since these are conditions that are quite similar to those advised in police handbooks for obtaining confessions, the rates of internalization and confabulation are strikingly high." From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
John Bolton: Lebanon civilian deaths morally not same as terror victims! US Ambassador John Bolton said there was no moral equivalence between the civilian casualties from the Israeli raids in Lebanon and those killed in Israel from "malicious terrorist acts". From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Video: President Bush creeps out German Chancellor with unwelcome massage President Bush creeps out German Chancellor Angela Merkel at G8 meeting by sneaking up on her from behind and attempting to give her a surprise shoulder rub. Link goes to a German site with video and pictures. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
dealspl.us - "Combines Ben's Bargains and Digg" Dealspl.us was co-founded by Ben Chui, founder and president of BensBargains.net, which is one of the most popular bargain shopping destinations on the internet. Members not only submit the deals, but they decide what the best deals are to make the front page headlines. An AJAX interface allows users to rate deals and comments in real-time. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
The Stinkbird Enigma In South America, in the swamps of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers, lives a very unusual bird... From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Linguist has message for Democrats [Lakoff] makes a very persuasive argument that Democrats have allowed Republicans to hijack words such as "freedom" and "liberty" in fundamental ways that have undercut Democrats' credibility. His latest book, "Whose Freedom? The Battle over America's Most Important Idea," builds on earlier works... From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Israeli General: Lebanon offensive to last weeks "A top Israeli general said today that Israel's offensive in Lebanon would last another few weeks, and he said that the use of large numbers of ground forces had not been ruled out." From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Anti-Abortion Blogger Who Wrote About Onion Article Gets INTERVIEWED! After moving to the states at 19, Pete fought drug and alcohol problems, and his wife left him for six years. That, he said, is when Jesus checked back in. "Christ tapped me on the shoulder and said, 'Are you ready?' and I said, 'Yeah,' and then my wife said, 'I'm coming home,' and I said, 'Great!'" From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Hillary The Warrior: Israel Should Open Up A Can of Whup-Ass Hillary throws in her lot with Israel. "“We will stand with Israel because Israel is standing for American values as well as Israeli ones" she says at a rally. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Parallels Sofware now available in Apple Stores In a phone conversation this morning, a company representative stated that Parallels' desktop software has been made available in at least some Apple retail stores as early as this past Saturday, July 15th. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Wesley Snipes Taking on Zombies Next Wesley Snipes, recently famous for his stint as the vampire-hunter Blade, has signed onto a new genre picture. According to Production Weekly, his next tough-guy assignment will be fighting undead in Gallowwalker, a thriller to be directed by Andrew Goth. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Microsoft buys Windows utility software maker Winternals Software acquired to add technical expertise to Microsoft's operating system development team. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Molecular DNA Switch Found to be the Same for All Life The molecular machinery that starts the process by which a biological cell divides into two identical daughter cells apparently worked so well early on that evolution has conserved it across the eons in all forms of life on Earth. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Rumsfeld's Wallet Targeted By New Bill A bill has been proposed that would deduct $1,000 from Donald Rumsfeld’s salary for every day after Jan. 1, 2007 that a military sexual-assault tracking system is not active. The Pentagon “has had 18 years to implement” the system. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Scientists Gaining Clearer Picture of Comet Makeup and Origin Scientists are getting their best understanding yet of the makeup of comets – not only of the materials inside these planetary building blocks, but also of the way they could have formed around the Sun in the solar system’s earliest years. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Steve Wozniak, Leo Laporte and Kevin Spacey Team up for a movie This film explores the origin of the true Hacker versus today's computer criminals by following the adventures of Adrian Lamo. The movie is in post-production and also has archival footage of Kevin Rose. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
10 Unknown Windows Freeware Apps You Should Know About 10 unknown Windows freeware applications any geek should at least know about. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Slowest man on earth I came home from work one day to find this old guy standing in place, just shuffling his feet feet a few inches at a time, I asked if he needed help and he yelled at me to leave him alone and get away, so I went into my apartment and filmed this guy trying to make his way down the street. The video is one hour long time lapsed... From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Microsoft sues 26 US companies for piracy Microsoft attempts to crush the software piracy "pandemic". From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
EA On Playstation 3: Never Underestimate Sony Say what you will about the PlayStation 3, we know this as fact: Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Corporation are very, very, very good at marketing consumer electronics. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
How Vonage Funds Spyware Vonage spends huge amounts on advertising -- more than $20 million per month. Unfortunately, among this spending is widespread and substantial spyware-delivered advertising. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Kill-the-penny bill introduced Representative Jim Kolbe from Arizona has introduced a bill that would eliminate the penny from the U.S. currency system. The penny, which is made primarily of zinc, costs approximately 1.4 cents per coin to mint due to the rising cost of zinc. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Symantec: Vista will be less secure than XP Despite all the interim releases of Windows Vista, Symantec has come out and said in a report that Windows Vista is very likely to be less secure when it ships than Windows XP is today. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Reporter Destroys Record Breaking Object A man creates a Jenga Block masterpiece. A reporter steps too close. Hilarity ensues. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Top 5 Strangest Military Gadgets If you're in the military, YOU should be able to fly! From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Kevin Smiths "Superman Reborn" & Why it Didn't Happen. Kevin Smith tells, in detail, why he wasn't chosen to write the new Superman. This is a 19 minute video segment but the humor and especially the ending make it worth the viewing. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Details of AOL customer retention manual revealed! Find out how AOL trains its customer service reps to NEVER let you unsubscribe... From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
First footage of Portal Gamespot have just posted a trailer (ingame) of the new game Portal, set to be shipped along with Half-Life2 and Team Fortress 2 on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
HUGE AMD price cuts soon to come!! A large drop in chip processors is among us. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
"They called me a child pornographer" Camping photos ruin family's life "I took some photos of my kids naked on a camping trip. A drugstore employee called the police -- and my family's life became a living hell." From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Get free stuff for Web design Spice up your Web site with a variety of free resources from fellow designers From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Unify your OS X Uno is a free program that unifies OS X's interface. No more crappy brushed metal in Safari or Finder, just smooth plastic. Usually the first thing I install on a new Mac. Doesn't take up ANY system resources. From on July 18, 2006 at 6:19 p.m..
Pathways in Underground Metalliferous Mining Qualifications This pdf wall chart provides an overview of the qualifications at Certificate and Diploma levels, which lead to careers in underground metalliferous mining. From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 6:18 p.m..
Adult and Community Education (ACE) Aotearoa Conference 2006 This page contains information and presentations from the adult and community education (ACE) Aotearoa Conference 2006. Presentations include those from keynote speakers and workshops. The theme of the conference was 'Rites of Passage - the next step is ours!'. From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 6:18 p.m..
MAMS 'Federation Workshop', 27-28 July, Macquarie University Keen to learn more about Shibboleth� and Federations? Do you want to share your services with other universities in Australia? There are still some seats left for the free Federation workshop. The intended audience are developers and sys admins who want to learn more about federated identity and access management, and don’t mind getting their hands dirty. From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 6:18 p.m..
Egyptian Gardens and Plant Explorers Enter through ancient Egypt to meet plant explorers through the ages From Golden Swamp on July 18, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..
Multimedia on a Budget - The Aspire 5100 Acer have just announced something of a bargain. The Aspire 5100 comes with a 64 bit dual core processor and a host of other tech bells and whistles for the bargain price of $899. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on July 18, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Time: Hate Thy Neighbor In normal times, the hills of northern Galilee fill with tourists, some of them pilgrims seeking out the places where Jesus walked 2,000 years ago. Today those hills are burning. It is in Galilee that the rockets fired by Hizballah militants in Lebanon typically fall, occasionally scoring a direct hit on someone vulnerable,,, From on July 18, 2006 at 11:56 a.m..
Official hidden Wii Wifi page....UNVIELED Some people discovered on Nintendo wii official site, a page dedicated to Wifi. First, the pages annouces that ony Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam and Super Smash Bros will be playable online.And best of all, it's free...go check it out From on July 18, 2006 at 11:56 a.m..
Netscape's Digg Knock-Off Has Attention, If Nothing Else Hitwise says the Netscape site has seen a 17% increase from the week ending June 24 to the week ending July 15th. Given, that might largely come from the site’s recent media attention, but, hey, at least they’re getting attention, which is more than the Netscape brand had before. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Tired of seeing the same old Che shirts Does the sight of trust fund kids clad in "cool Che" t-shirts make your blood boil? From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Window Vista Build 5472.5 is Released Microsoft has just released the latest installment of the Windows Vista pre-RC1 builds, with Vista Build 5472.5 making its way to TAP and Tech Beta tester today, and for once, MSDN Subscribers too. Build 5472.5 is a standard FRE Staged build, only available in English at the moment, though Arabic, Japanese, and German builds may follow. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Online Age Verification May Prove Complex With heightened concerns over sexual predators lurking at so-called social-networking sites, state attorneys general have called for such communities, particularly MySpace, to improve age and identity checks. If only it were so easy, experts say. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Digg Swarm and Digg Stack to launch on Monday, July 24, 2006 Scott Beale took photos of earlier versions of these products (swarm, stack) from the Digg launch party last month. As far as I know the shots are the first clean images on the web. There is also news around the addition of Sports as a new Digg category. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Beyond Google's Sweet Spot Nortel Networks' Richard Lowe says Google's Midas touch won't apply to Wi-Fi, a technology that'll yield to 3G cellular. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Brainy Robots Start Stepping Into Daily Life At Stanford University, for instance, computer scientists are developing a robot that can use a hammer and a screwdriver to assemble an Ikea bookcase (a project beyond the reach of many humans) as well as tidy up after a party, load a dishwasher or take out the trash. More striking advances are likely to come from new bio-models of the brain. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Military experts see US Iraq exit in 2016! The conservative Washington Times is reporting that U.S. war commanders think some level of American forces will be needed in Iraq until 2016 and those forces will receive continued support from the vast majority of Iraqis. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Vacation in a Videogame Okay, not exactly, but resort chain Great Wolf Lounge has put together a game-inspired vacation package, complete with quests and leveling up. The clincher? Your room comes with wands. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Gattaca? The Quest for the $1,000 Human Genome Though it is currently too expensive to reasonably decode a person's genome, a race is on to drive the cost down to just $1,000...at this price point people with certain medical conditions could get their genetic code looked at and eventually it would be cheap enough to happen routinely to babies at birth. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Six-year-old helps save toddler from drowning A 2-year-old Oceanside girl was saved Sunday afternoon after a 6-year-old girl saw the toddler unconscious at the bottom of a pool, firefighters said. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Hizbullah rejects ceasefire terms, vows to keep bombing Israeli population Member of group’s central committee says ‘Israeli demand to see Lebanese army deploy along border matter for Lebanese to settle themselves’; ‘We will never leave, even if Lebanon is reduced to scorched earth.’ From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
The GeneBox: Bigelow Spacecraft Carries NASA Experiment A NASA shoebox-size payload, called 'GeneBox,' is now orbiting Earth inside Bigelow Corporation's one-third scale, inflatable Genesis I test spacecraft. GeneBox contains a miniature laboratory. In future flights, it will analyze how the near weightlessness of space affects genes in microscopic cells and other small life forms. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Stephen Colbert: It’s a World War III or IV The Colbert Report has the latest from the usual FOX analysts and their take on the new crisis in the Middle East. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
XM Radio Asks Judge to Throw Out RIAA Lawsuit XM Satellite Radio asked a federal judge Monday to throw out a copyright lawsuit by the recording industry over the company's new iPod-like device that can store up to 50 hours of music. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Adobe Reader Now Available for UNIX, Linux Operating Systems Free software enables commenting, measurement, other tools for reviewing 3D objects in Adobe PDFs. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Google IG + Firefox Sidebar..a match made in heaven A small tutorial on setting up Google IG to use in your Firefox sidebar. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Firefly / Serenity fan documentary Done The Impossible has gone Gold Master We truly believe that you will enjoy the final product, we weren't kidding when we said that the DVD would have more special features than the Firefly and Serenity DVDs combined. This DVD is PACKED with content. On the DVD-ROM alone, there are over 6000 synced media events including searchable script, commentary and all 5 hours of bonus video... From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Ancient charcoal tells the history of wildfires. Fossilized charcoal has given scientists a good idea of the prevalence of wildfires during different periods. The study indicates a strong link between oxygen levels and fires (no surprise). Charcoal may also play an important part in removing carbon from the atmosphere. Could fighting forest fires contribute to global warming? From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
The Genesis Modules As others have pointed out, these modules have great potential for purposes other than just as parts of the space hotel. They could be used to as part of a permanent base on the Moon, as part of a large fuel depot in Earth orbit, they could even become part of the International Space Station if it was ever thought necessary... From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Dreamlinux OS-X look liveCD Georgeous XFCE based distro Dreamlinux 2.0. Includes all the apps you'd expect OO, Firefox and more. It's so polished it shines! From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
How welfare reform changed America A decade since welfare reform, the worst fears of those who opposed it haven't materialized. Thousands of poor children did not wind up "sleeping on grates," as senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan predicted. Nearly 70% of all single women are working and incomes have risen. Child poverty rates have dropped and teen pregnancies are down. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
U.S. And Russia Agree: Polar Bears To Be Jointly Protected The House gave its approval Monday to a U.S.-Russia treaty to help protect polar bears from overhunting and other threats to their survival. Related: Stephen Colbert's head just exploded. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
World's Largest Nuclear Explosion The Tsar Bomb was the largest nuclear weapon ever constructed or detonated. At 50 megatons, it had the power of all the explosives detonated in WWII combined...multiplied by ten! From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Mr. T vs. Best Buy - Classic Daily Show segment Steve Carrell pities tha fool who messes around with T's image. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
"A complete list of things caused by global warming" A list of links to articles talking about various strange consequences of global warming. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
A bacteria a day keeps a cold away The University of Newcastle Department of Immunology and Microbiology has discovered that a daily dose of a healthy bacteria (probiotic lactoacillus acidophilus) capsule over a month can reverse a problem in immunity in fatigued athletes. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Microsoft trying to address Vista antitrust concerns before release. Microsoft's Brad Smith said "It is absolutely our goal to bring to market a product that passes regulatory scrutiny in advance." They are working with the EU Commission, and are waiting for feedback. Steve Balmer suggested Europe may receive a different version of Windows Vista. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
China Attempting to Sway the Opinion of the Internet The Chinese government has hired an undercover group of commentators that will post on blogs and Internet bulletin boards as 'ordinary netizens'. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Airport Cell Phone Lots Unless you're lucky, airport police will have to shoo you away from the terminal door a time or two, the result of tighter post-9/11 security. So you drive the airport loop until the traveler arrives. That, of course, was before airports discovered cellphone lots. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Apple wants more iPod ready cars Bob Borchers, who is the senior director of iPod worldwide product marketing, told CNET that Apple is interested in making the use of iPods in cars much easier. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Microsoft Clears Out of Lebanon Microsoft takes extra precautions during the current Mideast conflict. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Arab world fed up with Hizbullah Israeli Arab author looks at a growing Arab unity against Hezbollah. The response has been so disappointing for Hizbullah that its leaders now talk about an Arab "conspiracy" to liquidate the Shi'ite organization. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
2nd Gen Nano Due in AUG WWDC possibly with multiple colors choices Apple will roll-out the second generation of its iPod nano music player at its Worldwide Developer's Conference, insiders tell Think Secret. The new nano is said to be very similar to the current offering but will feature increased capacity and be available in multiple colors, some of which will feature a metal alloy enclosure. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
U.S. gov't billing citizens for evacuation from Beirut One of Andrew Sullivan's readers, an American in Beirut, reported to Sullivan that the U.S. government's offer to evacuate Americans to protect them from the Israeli blitz comes with a price tag... From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
New York Times to cut down paper size and close plant. The NY Times plans to cut costs will results in the loss of 1,050 jobs. The paper itself will be 1 1/2 inches narrower. This is expected to result in savings of $42 million per year. The NYT has more info, but it's a registration site. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Leo Laporte talks about hard drives over 80gbs in 2001. This shows were we have come since 2001. Leo Laporte from Tech TV, TWIT.tv and leoville.com responds to an email message on one of his shows years ago, where the writer asks what their options are for buying a hard drive over 80gb. Today we can buy 500gb internal single drives that work great.Leo says don't buy anything over 80gb. Its fun to watch From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Top 10 Windows Vista Hits & Misses A countdown of where Microsoft has scored and stumbled with Vista: Our opinionated writer says yes to the Aero interface and Sidebar Gadgets, no to beefed-up graphics hardware requirements and a tough installation process. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
RFID chips could help surgeons avoid leaving sponges in patients RFID chips could also help surgeons keep track of instruments and gauze sponges during medical procedures, according to a preliminary study at the Stanford Univ. School of Medicine. In the study, researchers used RFID chip attached to surgical sponges to locate the sponges in the body before the operation ended. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Baby Teeth Might be Source of Stem Cells A Texas company has reportedly started freezing stem cells taken from baby teeth pulp tissue in hopes the cells might some day lead to disease treatments. The company said it expects baby teeth stem cells might eventually be used for bone, teeth nerve cell regeneration and even in treating Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Wii Multiplayer - You Could Be Pointing At Each Other! "If they play together in split screens we can only say that the fight will not be only on screen (grins)." -GamePro - "the Wii-mote is able to act as something of an eye.. Whether or not this data can be interpreted into visual information remains unknown, but we're not ruling out the possibility that the pointer could sub as a camera" -IGN From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Poll: Most Americans Support Full Due-Process Rights for Terror Suspects. A recent survey showed that whether Republican or Democrat, Americans strongly support terrorism suspects rights. 73% of Americans support basic due process rights for terror suspects. And a majority of Americans, 57%, were against the Bush administration's practice of extraordinary rendition. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
White House backed bill would move AT&T/NSA suit to secret court. "A lawsuit in San Francisco federal court accusing AT&T of illegally collaborating with the Bush administration's electronic surveillance of U.S. citizens would be transferred to a secret court accessible only to the government under new legislation backed by the White House. " From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Digg Case Mod The goal of this case is to make it as user friendly as possible and, of course, to look good. Some of my other cases have required a bit of effort to add/remove hardware, this one will change all that. The guts will be as easy to change as any regular case (except for the power supply). From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Homosexuals can touch breasts freely Scarlett Johansson was in for a surprise. While she made her way along the red carpet. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Trees could grow in Antarctica within century: scientist With carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere set to double in the next 100 years, the icy continent could revert to how it looked about 40 million years ago, said Professor Robert Dunbar of Stanford University. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
QVC Employee stabs himself on live TV with a sword I wonder how many more sold before the timer ran out on that item. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Carmen Electra, Dave Navarro to split Actress Carmen Electra and musician Dave Navarro are "amicably separating," Electra's publicist, Brit Reece, said Monday. Former "Baywatch" star Electra and former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Navarro documented their 2003 wedding on MTV's "`Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave." From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
U.S. Stocks May Be Hurt by Finance, Computer Earnings Financial, technology and health-care companies, the U.S. stock market's three biggest industry groups, will dominate earnings reports this week. Their results may do little to help the market recoup last week's losses. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Top 5 Reasons why "The Customer Is Always Right" is wrong "Let me get this straight: The company will side with petulant, unreasonable, angry, demanding customers instead of with me, it's loyal employee? And this is meant to lead to better customer service?" From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
25 Cinematic Cliches I Never Wanna See Again 25. That in period pieces, vintage cars are always freshly polished, painted, and clean. They never have scratches, dents or any signs of use. 24. Every time we’re introduced to a police precinct house, one or more colourfully dressed prostitutes are being brought in while bickering with their arresting officer.... From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Scientists Develop Virtual Reality System To Objectively Test Telephathy Scientists have designed a new system using virtual reality to test the telepathic abilities of human volunteers at the University of Manchester. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Red Steel multiplayer for the Wii: "the fight will not be only on screen" An intriguing Red Steel multiplayer detail recently surfaced during GamePro's interview with Ubisoft creative director Nicolas Eypert. When asked about the game's multiplayer, Eypert had this to say: "[You'll] have up to four players. If they play together in split screens we can only say that the fight will not be only on screen." From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Rare Whales Can Live to Nearly 200, Eye Tissue Reveals "Scientists have looked into the eyes of rare bowhead whales and learned that some of them can outlive humans by generations—with at least one male pushing 200 years old." From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Nike+iPod Transmitter Cracked Open (with photos) After a review of the unit, someone has cracked open the transmitter (inside the shoe) of the Nike+iPod Sport Kit, and posted the images online. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Star Trek The Animated Series on DVD Announced! Formerly known as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, the four-disc set will hit stores on November 21, 2006. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Launch of European-backed Climate Satellite Delayed The launch of a rocket set to carry into space a huge new satellite designed to improve monitoring of weather systems and the climate was postponed on Monday, possibly after problems with the Russian launcher, officials said. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Disney's definition of 'Cuteness' Ever wondered what constituted "cuteness"? Here's Disney's take... From digg on July 18, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..
US To Charge Citizens For Evacuation From Lebanon At the State Department, McCormack said the cost of a massive evacuation was beyond U.S. resources. He said evacuated Americans would be asked to pay commercial rates, and if they did not have the money US citizens will need to sign a promissory note. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..
Genesis Orbiting With No Problems The Genesis I prototype inflatable spacecraft continues to operate with no significant technical or mechanical problems and is transmitting video images to mission controllers, Bigelow Aerospace announced Monday. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..
Keep Thumb Drives At Home Say Companies Companies have begun to establish policies that prevent personal laptops and USB keys from entering the workplace. With a drive that can easily be slipped into a shirt, an employee now has the potential to download and store thousands or hundreds of thousands of records which could contain sensitive information about a company's operations. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..
How to: Build a Q-Tip Gun Launch Q-tips anywhere between 30-50ft. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..
Queensland Homework Guidelines Recommend Balance New guidelines for Queensland state schools about levels of student homework emphasise a need for balance between family life and consolidating classroom learning. In the Prep year, generally students will not be set homework. Homework in Years 1,2, 3 could be up to - but generally not more than – an hour each week ranging to up to five hours each week in Years 8 and 9. From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
UNESCO Bangkok: UNESCO SchoolNet Project The UNESCO SchoolNet project, “Strengthening ICT in Schools and SchoolNet Project in ASEAN Setting”, was initiated in recognition of the need to assist teachers in integrating ICT into teaching and to facilitate participation of teachers and students in the Asia-Pacific region in SchoolNet telecollaboration activities. From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Early Childhood Environmental Education Network - Early Childhood Australia NSW Early Childhood Environmental Network (ECEEN)supports early childhood professionals and families of young children by providing the resources and information necessary to facilitate environmental education into their daily experiences. The Network offers resource kits for loan, newsletters, network meetings, website, phone & email support and promotion of environmental best practice (SPROuts Awards). From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Wi-Fi Bomb Shelters: Intel's Haifa Staff Works Wireless Intel Corp's Haifa research center has been forced into bomb shelters as Hizbollah rockets rained on the northern Israeli city, but they are still working, thanks to wireless connections underground. The U.S. chip giant's R&D center in Haifa, responsible for developing the Centrino, has equipped its bomb shelters with a wireless network. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 4:44 a.m..
iPhone, iPod messenger clues in latest iPod software An AppleInsider member by the name of VL-Tone recently dissected the latest iPod firmware update and made some interesting discoveries. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 4:44 a.m..
U.S. judge overturns $307 mln award to Rambus A U.S. judge on Monday granted a motion by South Korean memory chip maker Hynix Semiconductor Inc. to overturn an earlier jury order for it to pay $307 million in damages to Rambus Inc. for patent infringement From digg on July 18, 2006 at 4:44 a.m..
Spielberg talks about Indy 4 and Jurassic Park 4 Spielberg mentioned that David Koepp is still working on finishing the Indiana Jones 4 script, that Jurassic Park III director Joe Johnston is standing by to direct Jurassic Park IV, and gives updates on his Abraham Lincoln project and his upcoming space travel film, which he reveals the name for. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 4:44 a.m..
Employers Increasingly Firing Staffers for E-mail Violations The survey found that more than a 25% of the employers queried had fired an employee for violating company e-mail policy, up 9% from the 17% of employers who let people go for similar violations in 2001. As more employers are dragged into courtrooms due to their staffers’ communications, an increasing number are putting 'teeth' into policies. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 4:44 a.m..
Apple to announce iTunes movie RENTALS at WWDC That's right folks. MOVIE RENTALS. - Because the movies will be rented and not sold, people familiar with the situation report downloads will be coded with a date stamp that will restrict playback. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 4:44 a.m..
Global Policy Forum The Global Policy Forum monitors policy making at the United Nations, promotes accountability of global decisions, educates and mobilizes for global citizen participation, and advocates on vital issues of international peace and justice. From Recent Items on July 18, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Police vehicle bought on e-Bay and driven on road trip A 21-year old San Jose resident buys an Oregon Police car and labels it "Psycho Patrol" before taking it on a concert road trip. He confuses drivers and other patrol cars nationwide. He seems to be having a great time. It's legal, but barely... From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
The land of Virtual Bubble wrap Fun in real life.... fun on the Internet too. From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
Shuttle Mission STS-121: The Mission in Pictures Making history with the first-ever launch on Independence Day, Space Shuttle Discovery rockets off the mobile launcher platform on Launch Pad 39B on mission STS-121. Enjoy a select collage of pictures from this historic mission into space. Click pics to enlarge... From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
Israel Destroys Long-Range Missile An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on Monday destroyed at least one long- range Iranian missile capable of hitting Tel Aviv. From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
Google Responds: Way to take Eric out of context. We dont like click fraud Google officially clarifies the much-spread quote on how Google suppousedly feels that click fraud is just a part of business. From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
Vanity Fair: The Story Behind "Loose Change" With $6,000 and a laptop computer, three kids from upstate New York made a documentary about 9/11 that spread across the Internet and threw millions for a loop. From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
Fury as Karzai plans return of Taliban's religious police The Afghan government has alarmed human rights groups by approving a plan to reintroduce a Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the body which the Taliban used to enforce its extreme religious doctrine. From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
Little Man breaks new record It becomes the fastest movie to enter the imdb worst 100 movies of all time. From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
Separating Programming Sheep from Non-Programming Goats Despite the enormous changes which have taken place since electronic computing was invented in the 1950s, some things remain stubbornly the same. In particular, most people can’t learn to program: between 30% and 60% of every university computer science department’s intake fail the first programming course. From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
Microsoft gives Linux a virtual hug New partnership should ensure that its next-generation virtualization technology will work well with open-source Xen. From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
Scientists discover why cornea is transparent and free of blood vessels Scientists at the Harvard Department of Ophthalmology's Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) are the first to learn why the cornea, the clear window of the eye, is free of blood vessels--a unique phenomenon that makes vision possible. From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
Study links asthma with indoor swimming pools "The prevalence of childhood asthma and the number of indoor chlorinated swimming pools in Europe are linked through associations that are geographically consistent and independent of climate, altitude and the socioeconomic status of the country," said Professor Alfred Bernard From on July 18, 2006 at 3:23 a.m..
Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) Project The Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) enables Websites to express their privacy practices in a standard format that can be retrieved automatically and interpreted easily by user agents. P3P user agents will allow users to be informed of site practices (in both machine- and human-readable formats) and to automate decision-making based on these practices when appropriate. Thus users need not read the privacy policies at every site they visit. From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..
UNICEF Cup for Kids In celebration of Children's Week and Universal Children's Day, UNICEF Australia holds an annual education and fundraising campaign called UNICEF Cup for Kids. In 2006, UNICEF Australia is challenging your class or school to stage a football tournament on Universal Children's Day (or during Children's Week). Join other schools across Australia by participating in UNICEF Cup for Kids (Oct 23-27). Help raise money while having fun and learning more about children around the world. Register for UNICEF Cup for Kids and you will receive a free activity pack in early September (i From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..
Happy Birthday It's Yacapaca's birthday, exactly two years since we started the project. And, according to Sergej, we shall today make our 100th 'commit' (update) to the software itself. That's not quite 1000 improvements because it includes all the original development effort, but it's close. What's both fascinating and cheering is not just how it's grown, but how fast it is growing now. I last reported student numbers at 100,000 on 21st May; today they will hit 125,000. That's 25% growth in just two months; the fastest growth rate in Yacapaca's From Chalkface: Blog on July 18, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Public Education - Australia's Future Campaign The Australian Education Union (AEU) has launched a national campaign to ensure all students in public schools have the opportunity to get a high quality education. Nearly 70 per cent of Australian students attend public schools. The campaign includes a claim for an additional $2.9 billion a year in recurrent funding, a figure which has been determined from the work of the Ministerial Council of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) Schools Resourcing Taskforce. From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Great Australian Bushwalk The Great Australian Bushwalk is all about giving new and occasional bushwalkers the opportunity to try bushwalking with Australia's community-based bushwalking groups. Join one of 110+ free bushwalks in spectacular locations across Australia on Sunday 10 September 2006. The Great Australian Bushwalk is presented by a team of leading non-profit bushwalking organisations, such as the State-based National Parks Associations (NPAs) and other bushwalking groups from around Australia From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
National E-learning Standards Agreement Teachers and trainers from across Australia will soon be able to use and access e-learning resources which meet a national standard. The National Senior Officials Committee, which comprises the heads of vocational and technical education in Australia, has endorsed the adoption of standards which set a benchmark for the technical design of electronic learning resources. Put forward by the Flexible Learning Advisory Group, which oversees the national training system's e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, the standards have been researched and compiled through the From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Re-examining Management by Walking Around Curriculum Leadership Journal 4:22 How the principal chooses to use the skills, knowledge and power of hisher position is the essence of leadership. All three principals discussed in this article were acutely aware of the intensification of work with regards to accountability in the current educational climate, and the paperwork this generates. However, each had decided that support for pedagogic development, rather than administrivia, was the most important aspect of their role. To accomplish this, they needed to be in classrooms and the school grounds. From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Who to believe on power consumption? AMD or Intel? AMD is on a full marketing counter offensive after the unanimous praise heaped upon Intel's new Core2 "Conroe" desktop processor and are claiming that Intel's low-power ratings are are based on a skewed metric. But based on TomsHardware numbers, would seem to indicate that Intel is not over exaggerating their power efficiency numbers... From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
McCain to Israel: Kick Some Hezbollah Ass Senator John McCain endorsed Israel's attack on Hezbollah in strong terms. "What would we do if somebody came across our borders and killed our soldiers and captured our soldiers? Do you think we would be exercising total restraint?" From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
700GB of Customer Inboxes Accidentally Deleted By Engineer An engineer has inadvertently deleted 700Gb of PlusNet customer emails, thinking he was working on the backup system. Four days on, they're now hoping a data recovery specialist will get the data back. In related news, PlusNet's share price has halved in the last year. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
More Wiimote information released. Nintendo just added another button? Check out the picture to see this new button added to the Wiimote. The purple colored button looks kind of like the GameCube's Z-button. Check out the picture to see it's placement. This button has never been seen in any other picture and was not in the E3 controller. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Membership NOT Required to Buy Alcohol at Costco, Sam's Club, etc. Thanks to some little-known state laws, warehouse clubs must permit the purchase of alcohol without requiring a membership, allowing you to save 10-30% without having to pony up the $40-$50 a year. Check out the rest of the thread for the best ways to take advantage of this deal. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
New Porche all-wheel drive 911 Targa Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany, will be offering dealers two new variants of the eleven series at the same time – the 911 Targa 4 and the 911 Targa 4S. Never before seen: for the very first time, the Targa models will be available exclusively with permanent all-wheel drive and a body that is 44 millimeters wider at the rear. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Spaceport America: New Mexico Spaceport Unveils New Name Goodbye Southwest Regional Spaceport. Hello Spaceport America. New Mexico officials planned to unveil the new name Monday for a proposed $225 million space hub where British billionaire Sir Richard Branson hopes to send paying tourists on suborbital flights. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Free Broadband for satellite users Starts TODAY Again things in the UK are ahead of the USA. Article talks about free broadband being given to satellite television customers. Talk about a way for satellite television to kick the cable companies in the rear. Com on Dish guys, see what is going on in the Uk. Cable won't know how to compete! From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
One More Reason Sony's on the Verge of Eating It "...market data shows that Sony is relying a flagship Blu-ray technology that is currently inconsequential to most people, and likely won't be significantly consequential before the PS3 becomes out-of-date and reaches the end of its life-span around 2010." From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Craigslist posters robbed at gunpoint in Walnut Creek An advertisement on the Craiglist.org Web site led to an armed robbery in a Walnut Creek Target store parking lot Sunday night, Lt. Mark Covington of the Walnut Creek Police Department reported. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Google Earth: How Far into Israel Can Hezbollah Reach? Extrapolating from last night's bombing of Afula, Kathryn Cramer exptrapolated Hezbollah's new bombing reach in Google Earth. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Vintage Warplanes Going Airborne Again When Paul Allen started acquiring warplanes nearly a decade ago, he set out to have them painstakingly restored, but not just so they could go on display _ he wanted them back in the air. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Crackers learn from open source? Hackers are using techniques popularised by developers of open-source software like Linux to improve their malicious code, a researcher at McAfee has said. Also see http://trends.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/07/15/1331229&from=rss on Microsoft FUD potential From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Dead Rising BANNED in Germany. The new upcoming Xbox 360 game Dead Rising is banned in Germany due to inappropriate violence twoards Zombies. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
YouTube Sued For Copyright Infringement A Los Angeles video news service sued YouTube Inc. on Friday in federal court for allowing its users to upload copyrighted video footage onto the popular Web site. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Top 10 Worst Game Title Screens Ever Soemthing Awful has compiled a list of the worst game title screens of all time. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
0 seconds delay when deleting files in Explorer/Total Commander When you try to delete a file or directory in Windows Explorer (or Total Commander) that is in use by another program, it takes a long time before an error message tells you that the file cannot be removed. With a little bit of research I've found that this happens because there is a 5 seconds delay in deleting the files, so a solution would be .. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Good Hygiene Means Bad Allergies Being too clean may cause more allergies. As rates of asthma, hay fever and lupus have skyrocketed in industrial nations, the number of cases in less developed countries remains relatively low. Many scientists have attributed this disparity to a seemingly unlikely cause—citizens of first-world countries are becoming too clean. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
A-Team Stands for Anarcho-Capitalism "The A-team" rejects the nominalistic tradition, rejects relativism both on ethical and epistemological grounds, supports entrepreneurship and free market, praises division of labor and monetary economy, rejects the necessity of economic regulation, and undermines the government. "A" stands for anarcho-capitalists! From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Firefox 2 Takes On IE7 The beta of Firefox's next version doesn't have any radical changes, but it does include a few nifty tweaks. Can it continue to challenge IE? From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Space Invaders with Real Humans (Video) I gotta say that who ever made this Atari Space Invader game animation with humans is a little sadistic. Imagine all those poor humans having to sit there for hours until some geek tries to figure out how he will play Space Invaders with them. Sadistic freak, they are just humans ! From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Bring down the RIAA lawsuits! Ray Beckerman, one of the leading attorneys standing up to the RIAA, will sit down for a conference call with DefectiveByDesign.org members and supporters. Ray will explain how we can fight 3 critical court cases, and he will demonstrate how the record labels collude to produce defective products -- defective because they are crippled with DRM. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Fark Founder Says Advertisers 'Annoy The Shit Out of the Consumer' This is a very interesting read. "The whole advertising industry confuses me sometimes. Advertisers for some reason really, really want to buy ads that annoy the shit out of the consumer. They want to buy ads that block you from seeing content, that shout at you when you hit the page, that stay on the computer desktop when you leave the site.." From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Wal-Mart Tries to be MySpace. Yes, Seriously. "It's a quasi-social-networking site for teens designed to allow them to "express their individuality," yet it screens all content, tells parents their kids have joined and forbids users to e-mail one another. Oh, and it calls users "hubsters" -- a twist on hipsters that proves just how painfully uncool it is to try to be cool. " From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Wii Already on Assembly Lines Wii owns even more face by beating out the PS3 to stores. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Lewis Black Thrashes Harry Potter Camp!!! LOL Lewis black shares his thoughts on the, well, incredibly absurd Harry Potter Camp. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
EU Parliament calls for better support of Open Source "More research and innovation - investing for growth and employment" aims, among other things, to send a signal to the EU commission... From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
First Hybrids, Now Plug-Ins? London Taxi Firm Aims High Apparently not content with their status as the only 100% hybrid taxi fleet in the city (possibly the world?), they are planning on further greening their vehicles by converting them to plug-in technology. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Diggnation Comic-Con - Live in San Diego Diggnation Comicon has found a home!!! We will be taping our live Comicon show at the La Jolla Brew House Friday July 21st. Drinking starts at 7pm show starts at 8pm. La Jolla Brew House, 7536 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037. LaJollaBrewHouse.com. We'll see you there!!!! From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Pyro Sand Game This brand new version of the old Falling Sand game is way better. With this one you can blow things up with Nitro, C-4, Napalm and Gunpowder. It's a blast! From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Apple to update its Cinema Display line with iSights, glossy screen option? Now that the MacBook Pro, MacBook and iMacs all have built-in iSights, it makes sense for Apple to revamp its display line and include the same feature. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Bush stuns media with 's' word video of Bush & Blair talking @ G8 meeting From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Interactive Google Map of Botched Paramilitary Raids in U.S. "...But even more disturbing are the number of times such "wrong door" raids unnecessarily lead to the injury or death of suspects, bystanders, and police officers. Defenders of SWAT teams and paramilitary tactics say such incidents are isolated and rare. The map below aims to refute that notion." From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Google Talk headsets at the Google Store, new version coming? Could this be the first signal of a Skype-like call-out feature to regular phones or just a new tool for those users who don't have a microphone and can't use Google Talk? The wireless one seems pretty cool, but is very expensive. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
EA: "Wii could be first overall" Speaking during EA's summer showcase Brown, EA's corporate communications VP, noted: "Everybody's saying that the Nintendo Wii is so unique that it's going to be the second system people buy (...) what they don't get is that if you're second on everybody's system, you're first overall." From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Complete list of all Google domain names Have you ever wondered how many domain names Google owns? Currently Google owns 520 domain names and they are all listed at this site. Some are very interesting. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Small Humanoid Robot runs Linux Much of the technology behind this relatively inexpensive humanoid robot came from a life-sized research robot costing over $170,000. The 14-inch tall bot can walk on two legs, and can also assume supine or prone positions and stand up from either. From digg on July 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Get I.T. Safe: Children, Parents and Technology Survey 2006 Children aged 11-16 are at risk due to parents' lack of technology know-how according to a UK report by NCH and Tesco Telecoms. A third of children use blogs and social networking sites at least two or three times a week yet two-thirds of parents don't even know what a blog is. An overview of the survey results are available for download (1MB PDF). From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Ancient Civilizations Ancient Civilizations is written and maintained by the British Museum. It is predominantly aimed at middle school aged children but contains useful content for upper secondary also. Topics include, writing, building, religion, cities, trade and technology of the time. From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
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