AMD To Open-Source ATI Drivers? AMD is strongly considering open-sourcing at least a functional subset of ATI’s graphics drivers. Follow the link for more information... From digg on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Why Wal-Mart wants to sell ethanol E85 is available at only a tiny fraction of gas stations. But Fortune's Marc Gunther says the giant retailer is poised to change that. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Landis drug test failure is bringing scrutiny to drug testing. Drug testing itself has a checkered past. In a recent Spanish doping scandal 18 of 22 cyclists were found to be innocent. Many doctors admit that we just aren't that sure of what normal levels should be. To top it all Landis has hired a high power legal team that has never lost a case. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Ford Mustang Shelby GT unveiled! Observe the 2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT, the car that, until now, was only available as the Ford Mustang Shelby GT-H, the black and gold pony exclusively rented out at your local Hertz Rent-a-Car. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Israel threatening to shoot any vehicle that moves in South Lebanon. Israel is basically trying to declare martial law in South Lebanon. I think any sympathy they have in the international community is going to disappear quickly after their latest moves. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Sakai: Collaboration and Learning Environment for Education Sakai is an online open source Collaboration and Learning Environment. Many users of Sakai deploy it to support teaching and learning, ad hoc group collaboration, support for portfolios and research collaboration. Sakai is a free and open source product that is built and maintained by the Sakai community. Sakai's development model is called "Community Source" because many of the developers creating Sakai are drawn from the "community" of organizations that have adopted and are using Sakai. A set of generic collaboration tools forms the core of Sakai. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Utah State University OpenCourseWare This site is involved in making course materials available through an open content license. It aims to provide free, searchable, access to USU's course materials for educators, students, and self-learners around the world; catalyze the growth of communities of learners around USU's OpenCourseWare; extend the reach and impact of the "opencourseware" concept. It contains a blog for users. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
New projects to investigate innovative solutions to skills needs The Australian Government today announced further industry-led projects which will address skills needs and expand career options for Australians. The projects will be funded through an additional $6 million investment in the National Skills Shortages Strategy announced by the Australian Government in this year’s Budget. DEST Media Release, 9 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Special Report: Primary Schools Education Guardian special report on primary schools in the UK. The report includes items on maths and literacy targets, class sizes, teaching of handwriting, the teaching of reading and many other topical subjects. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
iCampus The iCampus Outreach Initiative disseminates innovative educational technology tools that can make a significant, sustainable difference in how students learn, remember, and shift from absorbing facts and concepts to creating new ideas and solutions themselves. Supported by Microsoft, iCampus Outreach seeks higher education institutions looking to adopt new educational tools, and provides the software, supporting documentation, and guidance to assist in the successful implementation of these tools. The site contains news and information about projects. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Education (General Provisions) Bill 2006 The Education (General Provisions) Bill 2006 was introduced into Parliament on 21 April 2006. This Bill provides a legislative framework for the education system that is relevant, consistent and supports the demands of modern schooling in Queensland. Contained within the Bill is approval for the introduction of the new Prep Year in 2007 and an increase in Queensland's school starting age in 2008. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Enquiring Minds: a new approach to learning Enquiring Minds is a three-year research and development project investigating how children can shape their own learning, by changing the emphasis from what they learn to how they learn. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ICTVET 2006) The theme of this conference is 'Quality in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): Issues and Challenges Towards Human Capital Development'. The theme reflects the status, responsibility and role of institutions involved in directly producing workforces that fulfil national human capital development agendas. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Wired news writer faked info Wired News has removed three articles from its website after an internal investigation failed to confirm the authenticity of a source used in the stories. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Product Manager talking about XBox 360 unexpectedly vomits! Guy talking about the XBox 360 unexpectedly vomits! From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Cell-phone Sized Invention Cuts AC Power Use The Shanghai Academy of Science and Technology has invented a cell-phone sized device that can reduce the amount of power an air-conditioner used by more than 8%. It is attached by a series of tubes, which collect condensation drops. The device then creates a fine mist that is sprayed on the back of the air-conditioner. Expected cost: $12.50. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Why do we hate A-Rod? We call him a choker and a poseur. We call for the Yankees to trade him. We beat him about the head with Jeter Sticks and Papi Clubs. We tease his look. We hyperparse his words. We downplay his every success, boo his every pop-up, and hiss his every miscue. "I've never seen a player this good this vilified," says Yankee broadcaster Michael Kay. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
How to take someones wallet, just by asking Derren Brown manages to take someones wallet and house keys, simply by asking for them naturally. Apparently, it is an old Russian scam. Incredible how you don't realise you're being conned. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
AT&T spying lawsuit delayed A federal judge has temporarily halted further review of a lawsuit charging that AT&T illegally allowed the U.S. government to monitor phone and e-mail communications. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Group apologizes for taking three years worth of Taco Bell sauces The group returned six 40-gallon trash bags filled with approximately, 25,000 sauce packets to the restaurant. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Auto inline MP3 player Greasemonkey script A handy music player Greasemonkey script inserts a play button next to any MP3 file you happen upon on the web so you can listen before you download. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
David Hasselhoff: 'Maybe I Am The Antichrist?' David Hasselhoff fears he may be the Antichrist after reading conspiracy theories about himself on the internet. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
AOL gives out free .com domains to anyone who asks There's a catch. You don't own the domain name; AOL does. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
World's First Dynamic MMORPG! The world's first dynamic MMORPG, Genesis, has been announced. Other interesting features include the ability to reproduce, permanent death, dynamically created story lines/quests, and fully destructible/creatable environments. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Gas station owner says state won't let him lower prices The owners of an E85 gas station wanted to cut the price to $2, but said they had to artificially hike prices after some competitors complained Badger wasn't meeting the state's minimum markup laws. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard" Developer Improvements Apache 2.0, Ruby on Rails and Subversion are included, and support for script-to-framework programming is available, allowing Python and Ruby scripting to access Mac OS X specific APIs, just to name an example. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
More than encyclopedias at Wikimania 2006 400 Wikipedians debated the use of wikis in education, politics, and the activism at the 2nd annual international Wikimedia conference. Wikimania 2006 included an online conference with audio and video streams of the conference which are available as an archive. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Unix Running on a Nintendo Game Boy A hacked Game Boy cartridge, containing Unix, is ran on a Nintendo Game Boy. The command-based operating system is manipulated using an attached keyboard. A very comprehensive hardware/software hack. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
China to let tourists hunt endangered species! China is to auction licenses to foreigners to hunt wild animals, including endangered species, a newspaper said on Wednesday. Proceeds from the auction would be used for wild animal protection. The report made no mention of the endangered giant panda, some 1,500 of which survive in nature reserves in southwestern China. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
LogMeIn Buys Hamachi So the rumors were true! As reported earlier this week by us, P2P based VPN provider, Hamachi has been snapped up by LogMeIn, a Woburn, Mass.-based remote connectivity company. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Bethesda quietly unveils Encounters Star Trek fans may get a third helping of the series later this year; screenshots and minor details disclosed on official Web site. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Leopard's top-secret secrets "So Leopard has secret features, eh? But why would Apple call attention to the fact that there are secret features? What's Steve Jobs up to? Andy Ihnatko thinks he has the answer." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Scratch-and-Vote System Could Help Eliminate Election Fraud A new lottery-style scratch card has been developed that might make elections less susceptible to rigging. Compared with modern touch-screen voting systems, it may seem low tech. But according to its creators, the scratch-and-vote (S&V) system is a good way to let voters check that their ballot papers have been counted as they intended. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Robin Williams seeking treatment for alcoholism, plans to promote his new f Robin Williams is seeking treatment for alcoholism, publicist Mara Buxbaum said Wednesday. The 55-year-old comedian had been sober for 20 years, Buxbaum said. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Futurama Case Mods Rather nice case mods of Leela and Bender. Also of Tux, the Linux penguin mascot recently abused by Exxon. And a modded car. Seem pretty easy to make, I'm going to have to get around to making an astromech case mod. I'll just gut my astromech and put a PC in it. Now wait a minute... From digg on August 9, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
GTA: 4376ft Insane Jump This guy jumped.... THE OCEAN! From digg on August 9, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Homeland Security: Lock up your Windows "In a rare alert, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has urged Windows users to plug a potential worm hole in the Microsoft operating system." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Google to open Shanghai R&D center Shanghai will be home to Google Inc's third Chinese-based research and development center, the online search giant announced yesterday. The company also said it will more than double the number of Chinese sites using Google generated advertising by the end of this year. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
A to E Grading Workshops for NSW Teachers and school principals around NSW have signed up for A - E report card workshops as part of a Board of Studies travelling roadshow. The workshops demonstrate the Assessment Resource Centre website which contains hundreds of examples of real, graded student work for all subject areas, and helps teachers ensure the A, B, C, D, E grades issued in their schools are consistent with the judgments being made in other schools. NSW DET, 31 July 2006 From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Year 10 Computing Skills Updates (NSW) The Computing Skills test is a mandatory requirement for the NSW School Certificate. The test is based on the skills, knowledge and understandings of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that students have developed through their study of the revised mandatory Years 7-10 syllabuses during Stage 5, and through their studies in Stage 4, including the mandatory Design and Technology course. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
IDP Education Australia selects SEEK as partner The President of IDP Education Australia Ltd, Professor Denise Bradley, announced today that SEEK Limited had been selected by the IDP board as the preferred bidder for a 50 per cent interest in IDP's business. Subject to final agreement on terms and conditions, SEEK Limited has offered to purchase 50% of IDP Education, establishing a commercial partnership with IDP, which is owned by 38 Australian universities. SEEK has offered to pay approximately $36 million for the 50% stake. The agreement is expected to be completed shortly. IDP Education Australia and SEEK Joint Statement, 9 August From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Australia's largest library storage facility opens The National Library of Australia announces the opening of its new storage facility, located in Hume ACT. Jan Fullerton AO, Director-General of the National Library said that adequate storage is crucial to the successful preservation and provision of access to the Library's vast print resources. At present there are 9 million items in the collection, which occupy 240 kilometres of shelving in the main Library building and our two offsite facilities. Each year the shelving requirement increases by 3 kilometres mostly due to the National Library's legal deposit obligations. NLA, 3 Augu From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Virgin Galactic may launch from RAF Lossiemouth Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is assessing the possibility of launching commercial space journeys from RAF Lossiemouth as early as 2010. The president of Virgin Galactic, Will Whitehorn, is making "an informal visit to the Moray base." Virgin Galactic is investing $220m in a six-passenger craft called SpaceShipTwo. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Skyrocketing Property Tax, But Can't Deduct Yours? Congress Can Help Now Most Americans hand over at least 40% of every $ they make to government at some level. Current IRS rules are unfair to average and lower income taxpayers who take the standard deduction. HR 5860 will allow you to deduct every penny you pay in property taxes without itemizing and while still enjoying the full value of your standard deduction. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
The Skyacht : Your Own "Personal Blimp" (Gallery) The Skyacht gigantic "personal" blimp is flying off the drawing board and into gigantic garages everywhere. The Skyacht uses hot air rather than helium to get the lift it needs. The hot air also makes it run quietly, so you won't wake anyone up as you drift over their homes in your 50-foot blimp. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
$2.33 sale buys a long legal nightmare on eBay Negative user feedback can be deadly to an eBay seller, even when it's demonstrably false. You won't believe what this guy had to go through to get his reputation back. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
The Unmaking of a Senator: How Bloggers Pulled It Off As much as it was a repudiation of his support for the Iraq War, Joe Lieberman's loss Tuesday in the Senate primary also signaled the ascendancy of a legitimate new power center in the Democratic party, the Netroots. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Microsoft to Tighten the Genuine Advantage Screws "Come this fall Microsoft is planning to turn up the Genuine Advantage heat in two ways: by baking more Genuine Advantage checks directly into Windows Vista, and by taking aim at PC makers, system builders, Internet cafes and other sources of potentially pirated software." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Oil and the Apocalypse Blaming BP for higher gas prices misses the mark. The real world is characterized by risk. Bad things happen. The key point is that when they do, the price system reacts in ways that ensure the quickest and most socially optimal response. And contrary to the White House, more regs aren't the answer. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Logitech Unveils the Wireless DJ Music System Logitech today unveiled the Logitech® Wireless DJ™ Music System, which makes it easy for people to stream any digital music from their PC to any stereo system or powered multimedia speakers anywhere in their home and control it all from the palm of their hand. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Ronaldo shrugs off Oxford taunts Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo was praised by Sir Alex Ferguson after his first game since the World Cup. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Dual Core Bargain? - The Inspiron 6400 Currently Dell have a core duo notebook on the market that punches well above it's price tag. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on August 9, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
BitTorrent arrives for books Would you like a limitless supply of books to read, for free? BookMooch is like BitTorrent for books. Not eBooks, but real physical dead-tree books. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
AOL User 927: Scariest AOL user search record Gawker Media blog Consumerist pored through the records and found a user obsessed with flowers, slow dancing and rape porn. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Video: "Popular Mechanics" editor debunks 9/11 myths The editor of Popular Mechanics, in his new book, debunks the myths of 9/11 that 36% of the american people now believe. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
Pacman Released on XBOX Live Arcade Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday officially wraps up today with the release of Pac-Man. This title is 400 points and is available in all Xbox Live Regions. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
Chinese Techs Satisfy Growing Thirst for U.S. TV Shows For the past year and a half, said Ding Chengtai, a recent university graduate, friends have wondered why he seems to have disappeared. he spends night after night creating Chinese subtitles for American sitcoms and dramas for a mushrooming audience of Chinese viewers who download them from the Internet free through services like BitTorrent. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
"Clerks" director Kevin Smith applauded on NJ home turf. Indie film director Kevin Smith chatted with fans, dispensed wry career advice to aspiring filmmakers and flat-out refused to sign a woman's rear end on Tuesday night when he came home to New Jersey for an outdoor screening of his breakthrough film "Clerks." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
Google says click fraud estimates are overblown Google is fighting back against what it says are exaggerations in industry estimates of click fraud in its bread-and-butter pay-per-click advertising system. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
446 Million Watching TV on Their Cell Phones By 2011 From the "Take it or leave it" network: IMS Research forecasts that by the end of 2011, nearly half a billion people will be watching TV on their cellular handsets. Driven primarily by the adoption of broadcast-based services such as DVB-H, mobile digital TV will experience 50% year-on-year growth through 2010. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
NVIDIA Quad SLI Now for DIY Market HardOCP covers the release of NVIDIA's WHQL Quad SLI driver and just what it takes to get a Quad SLI system of your own up and running. They also have 25MB of lossless compression screen shots that they took at 2560x1600 resolution why playing games that really shows you what Quad SLI can do. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
Clarett arrested, Former College star apprehended after police chase. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Maurice Clarett was arrested early Wednesday after a highway chase that ended with police using Mace on the former Ohio State running back and finding four loaded guns in his truck, a police spokesman said. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
Survey: People only call an average of four people on their cell phones Cell phone users spend lots of time talking into their devices, but they generally communicate with very few people. Just how few? Would you believe four? From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
West Point thesis challenges military's gay policy, wins award Alexander Raggio says he was 16 when he learned one of his relatives was gay, and watching that person's struggle gave him a grim introduction to discrimination against gays. He carried those feelings into West Point, and in his senior thesis argued that the military's policy banning gays is not only wrong, but harmful to the Army. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
Futurama on 80's video games This clip features video game references to Pac Man/Ms. Pac Man, Space Invaders, Mario, and Donkey Kong, as well as to Shasta and Rush. The infamous "All your base are belong to us!" Engrish reference also makes an appearance. Quite hilarious. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
Meez : Create your 3D I-D on the Internet Meez is all about fun. Just enter the site, choose your gender and start creating your unique character. You'll see that you have so much cool stuff to choose from, for creating a your digital self. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
Parallels Working On 3D Acceleration For Desktop for Mac Parallels spokesman Ben Roudolph has revealed that Parallels is working to support 3D acceleration in an upcoming release of the company's flagship Mac product, Parallels Desktop for Mac. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
How secure are your Linux-based Web apps? PHP, PERL and other languages are useful and easy to learn tools that can be used to build some pretty functional Web-based applications. They can also be the bane of a system administrator's existence, especially when slapped together and used to publish Web apps accessible to the outside world. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Man dies opening grenade with sledgehammer A Brazilian man died on Tuesday when he tried to open what police believe was a rocket propelled grenade with a sledgehammer in a mechanical workshop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Another man who was in the workshop at the time of the explosion was rushed to a hospital with severe burns, a police officer told Reuters. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Middle East professor sues conservative who linked Bush to terrorism Stanford University's Joel Beinin is used to criticism for his views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but when a conservative commentator put the professor's photo on the cover of a booklet titled "Campus Support for Terrorism,'' it started a whole new war. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Why save what we love to kill? While saving the California Condor, we killed the last of a parasite. "Charismatic animals hog conservation dollars; the only ethic that makes the condor more important than its louse is its aesthetic value." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
First Mac Pro Unpacking Pictures One lucky guy has received Apple's new Mac Pro already, and shared the unboxing with MacRumors. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Hellboy 2 Plot Details Released [Spoiler Warning] The general plot has been known for quite some time -- title character Hellboy and company will be attempting to prevent the resurrection of a mythical "golden army." However, thanks to AICN we now have a more filled out version of the plot. Read on if you are curious, but beware: SPOILERS WILL ABOUND. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Crossing The Cordillera: 12 Day Traffic Jam at 12,000 Feet (In WInter) This is the most important cargo point on the entire continent. It is the dead of winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and everyone in this part of the world knows what that means. Along with snowstorms, ice and glacial winds, there are sure to be thousands of trucks and cars stranded for days here at the choke point of commerce in South America. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Beautiful Vista Wallpapers Ripped from the 5381 Vista build. The bamboo one is great. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
NASCAR sued for racial discrimination A former African-American crewman who once worked on NASCAR's Winston Cup circuit sued the governing body of the U.S. stock car series on Tuesday for race discrimination and breach of contract. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
A Venomous Treatment for Brain Tumors Scorpion venom is responsible for 10 times as many deaths per year as snake venom. But the deadly poison could also become an effective new cancer treatment.Scientists have used synthetic venom, called TM-601, to deliver small doses of radioactive iodine to brain tumor cells in human patients. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Skype pushes into mobile telephony market with iSkoot Skype has taken another small but not insignificant step toward enabling it to become a user's primary telephone service: by signing a co-marketing agreement with iSkoot, a company that has developed software for mobile phones that enables them to be used to make and receive Skype calls. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Apple prepping new AirPort card for Mac Pros Apple's just-announced Mac Pro features a new AirPort wireless networking card that will seemingly be distinguished from its AirPort and AirPort Extreme predecessors by a new moniker: AirPort Express. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Customize Ubuntu w/ Over 30,000 wallpapers, icon themes, fonts and more! Customize your Ubuntu (Gnome Environment) with tons of user submitted content and themes! From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Apple Design Award Winners Announced The ADA's took place a few hours ago, and here's a list of the winners on Phill Ryu's blog along with a bit of initial reaction to the experience. Congrats to Phill for taking home the prize for Best Dashboard Widget, along with the guys at Inventive!! From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Six-hour work day 'key to bliss' Sydney University academic Dr Caroline West says while work delivers self-esteem, income and social ties, more than four to six hours a day will bring anxiety, exhaustion and a poor quality of life. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Gmail coming out of Beta? Australian and New Zealand residents are the first in the world to be able sign up for Gmail without having to scrounge for invites from existing users. As of today, users can sign-up to Google's Web-based e-mail program by simply registering on the site www.gmail.com From digg on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
FAQ: Protecting yourself from search engines AOL's publication of the search histories of more than 650,000 of its users should reinforce an important point: What you type in online may not be as private as you think. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Obsessive complusive cat flushing the toilet Cat obsessively keeps flushing the toilet over and over again From digg on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Assessment Resource Centre (Board of Studies NSW) The aim of this website is to support and enhance professional practice in the assessment and reporting of student achievement across Years K to 12. It has been developed primarily for teachers, although parents and students may also find it useful. Student work samples aligned to the Grade Scale are available for each stage and each KLA. These work samples will assist teachers across NSW to consistently report student achievement against standards. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
40 Percent of Players Are Addicted to World of Warcraft An expert in computer, Internet and video game addiction believes that 40 percent of the more than 6 million subscribers suffer from a clinical addiction to the game and wants warning labels on the game boxes similar to the Surgeon General's warnings on cigarettes. TwitchGuru has the interview. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Digg's $60 million man - NOT! It ain't so, says Kevin Rose. The founder of Digg.com says he's broke and "can't afford a couch in my new apartment." Short article on Marketwatch (3rd story down) From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Every Keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X A repository for every keyboard secret in OS X. Some of these are well known, some are not. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Bacteria neutralizes uranium into a slime Since the discovery a little more than a decade ago of bacteria that chemically modify and neutralize toxic metals without apparent harm to themselves, scientists have wondered how on earth these microbes do it. For one microbe that modifies uranium chemistry, the pieces are coming together. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Bush Proposes War Crimes Amendment When Bush is in trouble, he changes the law! Bush is proposing "amendments that would eliminate the risk of prosecution for political appointees, CIA officers and former military personnel for humiliating or degrading war prisoners." The Supreme Court decided in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, that not honoring the Geneva Conventions was illegal. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Google Grabbing Away New Domains (New List) "The Google name game continues. New or transferred Google domain names continue to hit the WHOIS databases. Here are a few more domain names that have been updated to WHOIS since out last update." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Microsoft backs GetHuman customer-service plan "Microsoft will work with consumer-support advocate GetHuman.com on the creation of new standards for better customer service industrywide." "aim to eliminate woes caused by automated service on telephone-based customer support systems." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
How Hezbollah hijacks the Internet "Hackers from the militant Lebanese group are trolling the Internet for vulnerable sites to communicate with one another and to broadcast messages from Al-Manar television, which is banned in the U.S." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
What's Nature Worth? New Computer Models Will Tell All Breath in. The air is free. But we'd all agree it's not worthless. So, what's the price tag on benefits provided by nature? Over the next year, with an $813,000 grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Costanza and his team will create a set of computer models and tools that will give a sophisticated portrait of the ecosystem. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
The coolest picture of wake turbulance you will see today The coolest picture of wake turbulance you will see today From digg on August 9, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Delta Asks to Outsource Tech Maintenance Delta Air Lines Inc. asked a bankruptcy judge Tuesday to let the nation's third-largest carrier use IBM Corp. rather than its own employees to maintain its computer systems. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Leo Laporte's Angels. The YouTube video of Leo Laporte's angels,"Anyone for some scolding hot tea?." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Why Tony Blair gets it when it comes to tech This article discusses how British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to Silicon Valley shows his interest in technology and knowledge of the fact that the future relies heavily on it. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..
1000-litre water tanks to build a temporary open air night club Three architects and urbanists from modulorbeat have used some 160 conventional 1000-litre water tanks to build a temporary open air night club called Kubik. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..
Self-Confident? That Makes You Type Xbox "Anderson Analytics' psychological study reveals the personality traits associated with gaming brands" From digg on August 9, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..
Microsoft Spends $7 Billion on R&D - For What? According to its SEC filings, MS speds $5-7.8 billion on R&D annually. This is truly an obscene amount, considering how little they have to show for it compared to competitors. Where have the billions gone? As MS continues to try to dominate the expanding tech industry, will MS be buried under the weight of its own expenses and bureaucracy? From digg on August 9, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Must See Video! Britan's George Galloway shreds Sky News Interviewer George Galloway rebuts one biased, dumb question after another from Sky News reporter........educating her on the true facts of the Isreal - Lebanon conflict and the history behind it. If only we had people in the US who stood up the media know-nothings like this. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Migration tool adds "full" MS Office-to-OO.o support Desktop migration specialist Versora on Aug. 8 released an updated version (v2.0) of its Progression Desktop Windows to Linux desktop migration software, a tool that helps users to transfer files and settings from their Windows system to a Linux system. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
The Mac Guy (Justin Long) Really doesn't care This is a clip of Justin Long on Jay Leno. Long is more recently known for his role as "The Mac" in the current Apple Computer ads. Its a pretty funny clip so check it out. "Which is weird because i know nothing about computers....its insane, its crazy to realize how passionate people are on either the PC or the mac, I don't really care. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
φ, the Golden Ratio It's a number which has been adopted by all sorts of flakes and crazies, and there are alleged sightings of it in all sorts of strange places that are simply not real. For example, pyramid loons claim that the great pyramids in Egypt have proportions that come from φ - but they don't. But apart from that, it is a cool number. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Court win for Fantasy Baseball over MLB! Major League Baseball tried to claim intellectual property laws make it illegal for fantasy sports to use player names and stats...TODAY: "Fantasy baseball leagues are allowed to use player names and statistics without licensing agreements because they are not the intellectual property of Major League Baseball, a federal judge ruled Tuesday." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Adult Learning - Service SA This section of Service SA's Life Events guide covers the various levels of Adult Education available in South Australia. Ranging from formal qualifications to personal growth, this overview identifies the vast educational opportunities available and how to access them. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
History of virtual learning environments - Wikipedia A Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is a software system designed to facilitate teachers in the management of educational courses for their students, especially by helping teachers and learners with course administration. This page outlines the history of VLE development. (The term "Virtual Learning Environment" probably came into use in the early 1990s.) From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Alexandrina Community eLearning Project Byte-on is the Alexandrina community's e-learning project. This website provides information for the community about e-learning and the many opportunities available. The site also provides a communities area, which is available for groups of learners as well as interest groups and project groups related to the Alexandrina region. The Communities section is powered by Moodle, a Learning Management System. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Immorality, Inc.: Baghdad now the murder capital of the world? Where the # of people killed since the end of the war is approaching 42,000. Much is due to wanton immorality by the occupying power, and due to what the media like to call "sectarian violence," that is Sunni vs. Shiite (neither of which wants to be ruled by the other). And yet so much of the violence is Iraq is unrelated to either politics or.. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Problematic pages and broken emoticons: welcome to Windows Live Spaces Last week Microsoft introduced Windows Live Spaces, a rebranded version of MSN Spaces. In his post, Jeremy made mention that the social networking service still had a few flaws which needed to be ironed out. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Sneaky Parasite Filmed While Infecting Blood Cells The malaria parasite has dodged the human immune system for centuries. In a new video, scientists see why. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
AOL Search User #4417749 Identified Ms. Arnold, who agreed to discuss her searches with a reporter, said she was shocked to hear that AOL had saved and published three months’ worth of them. “My goodness, it’s my whole personal life,” she said. “I had no idea somebody was looking over my shoulder.” From digg on August 9, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Finance, Property and Business Services Industry Training Council (FPBSITC) The Finance, Property and Business Services Industry Training Council (FPBSITC) is an industry training advisory body providing advice to the Western Australian Government about industry training requirements and information about vocational training to industry and registered training providers. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Leader Education Awards 2006 Enter the Leader Education Awards 2006. A competition for schools organised by The Leader Community Newspaper. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Woodwind Fingerings This is a reference site for the woodwind student and teacher. It contains fingering charts for major woodwind instruments as well as some less common woodwind instruments. The types of fingering charts contained on this site include: basic fingerings, alternate fingerings, quarter-tone fingerings, trill fingerings, tremolo fingerings, and multiphonic fingerings. The site includes many sizes and models of band and orchestral woodwind From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 9, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Theories of Learning This site addresses behavioral, cognitive, and and humanistic theories of learning, as well as definitions of learning and information on motivation. The site is likely to be useful in most any psychology course, from developmental courses that address the work of Piaget to abnormal psychology courses that discuss learned helplessness. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 9, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
UNO, the Universal Organizer Organizing your paper or project is easy when you use UNO, the UNiversal Organizer. UNO is a deceptively simple tool that helps you organize your thoughts or material by topic and by priority, givi From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 9, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Fire Ground Hydraulics This is text from an equipment vendor discussing the "myths" associated with fire ground hydraulics. This can be used to initiate class discussion without giving the instructor's biases away. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 9, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
The Futures Channel The mission of The Futures Channel is to produce and distribute high quality multimedia content which educators in any setting can use to enliven curriculum, engage students and otherwise enhance the learning experience. To connect mathematics, science, technology and engineering to the real world of careers and achievement, so that students can envision a context and purpose for what they are learning allowing them to envision their own successful futures. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 9, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Energisers, Icebreakers and teambuilding exercises A range of free materials to help enliven or change the mood of any training session. Includes Energisers, Icebreakers and Team building exercises. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 9, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
IGN Removed Rumor - Portable GameCube in the Works? IGN posted an article on the usual Wii rumors (price $229, launch date Nov 2 or 12). More interesting one given by mysterious sources that IBM was in the process of shrinking & slowing down the Wii's Broadway chip for a "future Nintendo handheld". THEN THEY YANKED IT! ""At the request of our sources, who do not wish to go to jail this week" From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Man Sentenced for Threatening President Bush and a Judge A Wheaton man has received a 6 year 5 month sentence for making threatening phone calls to a judge while he was incarcerated; he also sent a letter to the White House threatening to kill the president. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Microsoft Showcases HD-DVD Drive for Xbox 360 On Monday, Microsoft Corp. offered the first glimpse of an external Hi-Definition DVD (HD-DVD) player to be released for its Xbox 360 gaming console. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Colbert's Wiki-ality rant doesn't faze wikipedia.com as Colbert stated, if enough people alter the page on Wikipedia, it's fact. It should have been the biggest threat to the institution of Wikipedia to date. It was a condemnation of the site's credibility. And it didn't come from the Times, or from some retired political refugee from the Kennedy era. There was just one problem: Colbert was wrong. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Mastering The Science of Zzzzz’s Using a combination of nap and caffeine is better than using them separately, if you can believe it. It takes 15 to 30 minutes for caffeine to kick in. So you do the two together. All it takes is a cup of coffee — not even a pill. By the time the caffeine is working, your nap is over. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Gamespot implements Digg This links!!! Digg is taking over the world! From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Slashdot.org founder "I don't think Slashdot has a rival." Slashdot founder Rob Malda aka. CmdrTaco is interviewed here by Whitedust.net about Slashdot.org's future plans and his history in information technology. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Doing the Right Thing: Sources of Guidance for Good Practice with Metadata and repositories This paper has been written to explore ideas about good practice in both metadata and repositories and point to potential sources of information. The report appreciates the multidimensional nature of metadata creation and discusses both the technical aspects with reference to metadata, XML, standards etc., and also looks at the human, orgnisational and cultural aspects. In looking at repositories the authors explored the needs of the 'e-learning economy' and how they might be met, and provided an overview of some popular systems. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
International Journal for Educational Integrity Vol 2, No 1 (2006) The journal provides a platform for educators across all sectors to research issues in the multi-disciplinary field of educational integrity. In this issue: Counting beans in the degree factory. John Atkins, William Herfel; A UK institution’s university-wide approach to plagiarism. Christina Mainka, Scott Raeburn, Shirley Earl; NESB and ESB students’ attitudes and perceptions of plagiarism. Stephen Marshall, Maryanne Garry; Embedding plagiarism education in the assessment process. Ruth Barrett, James Malcolm. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
International Journal for Educational Integrity Vol 1, No 1 (2005) The journal provides a platform for educators across all sectors to research issues in the multi-disciplinary field of educational integrity. In this issue: Cheating among college and university students: A North American perspective. Donald L McCabe; Towards consistent penalty decisions for breaches of academic regulations in one UK university. Jude Carroll, Jon Appleton; Does educational integrity mean teaching students NOT to ‘use their own words’? Ursula McGowan; 'White pages' in the academy: Plagiarism, consumption and racist rationalities. Sue Saltmarsh; 'Authority is From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Embedding Plagiarism Education in the Assessment Process Lessons on paraphrasing and citing sources can only be partially effective if they are not perceived as immediately relevant to the individual student. The authors used electronic plagiarism detection tools to help students understand correct academic practice in using source material. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
TFIA Business Services Training This national registered training organisation, part of the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA), provides a range of training services from Certificate I to Diploma level. The range of courses covers textiles and fashion as well as related areas including business administration and retail operations. TFIA Business Services also offer consultancy services in training needs analysis, occupational health and safety, and customised training. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Vista speech recognition actually works! (video/screencast) MSNBC says Vista's speech recognition is a wreck, but they didn't tell you they nitpicked the original footage to only show what went wrong. I got my hands on the July CTP build (5427) of Windows Vista and gave it a try, what I found proved otherwise. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Navy Competition Tests Underwater Robots Facing an exodus of institutional brain power as baby-boomer scientists retire, the Navy is turning to a younger pool of talent for its underwater robotics program. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Koffi Annan is a moron. Here's a great example of why... Dutch Government resigns as a result of U.N. "peace-keeping". U.N. fails to condemn slavery in Sudan. The U.N. is even a joke in Sierra Leone. Where was the U.N. during the massacre in Rwanda in 1994? Where were they when Mugabe expunged all white farmers from Zimbabwe, and caused a famine that threatens to kill 8 million? From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Conspiracy theorists harass woman who took flight 93 photo. Think wacko conspiracies are harmless? Wrong.... From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
A Plea for Piracy [.pdf file]. The subtitle to this article is: "When copyright owners stop selling older works, maybe pirates deserve some legal cover." Interesting read. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Furnishing Industry Association of Australia (FIAA) This New South Wales registered training organisation offers a range of furnishing and related courses at different Certificate levels as well as apprenticeships. The association also offers tailored training to the furnishing industry in occupational health and safety, human resources and business management. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Human Camera - a Savant Genius This is the story of an austistic savant who can draw a huge picture of the cityscape of rome that's totally accurate having only had once chance to view it from the air. Even the number of windows on the major buildings is correct. Amazing. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Video: Bullshit! The War on Drugs Penn and Teller make the argument that the war on drugs is plain and simple worthless bullshit. Its not really a war on drugs, its a war on personal freedom. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
A Foolhardy War, Unleashed by Fools The news about the Mideast most North Americans get is heavily biased by the media's need to cater to reader prejudices and misconceptions. Last week, Haaretz columnist Doron Rosenblum wrote an explosive analysis that no one would ever dare print in North America, where any criticism of Israel brings a storm of abuse and often terminates careers. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Extreme Office Prank: Office Constructed of Cardboard "A few of us at work have been pranked one too many times by a certain coworker by the name of Mike. He was out of town for a few days and we had some extra cardboard laying around. This is what happens when you push creative IT workers too far! Enjoy your new office Mike!" From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Free-Market Science vs Government Science In a free market, science originates in the minds of individual scientists, who have studied and thought about problems that interest them and who from time to time arrive at new insights, which they develop further and verify. State-sponsored science is the destroyer of science. If science is to live, government funding of science must end. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Is it possible to build an expert programmer in only 16 weeks? There's an interesting story over at Australian IT at the moment on how offshorer Infosys Systems is dealing with the growing skills shortage in India. Apparently, they have a campus where they can train newbies to become "top-notch software programmers" in only 16 weeks. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Beta Update of Parallels USB improvements - easily use multi interfaced and isochronous USB devices (including Windows Mobile 2005 and webcams). Mac OS X performance improvements - optimize Mac OS X or guest OS performance by switching off the Mac cache function. Graphic performance improvements - enjoy faster, smoother video playback. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
15 states expand right to shoot in self-defense, N.R.A. to lobby for more "In the last year, 15 states have enacted laws that expand the right of self-defense, allowing crime victims to use deadly force in situations that might formerly have subjected them to prosecution for murder." "The N.R.A. said it would lobby for versions of the law in eight more states in 2007." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Bob Dylan pacts with iTunes for preorder deal Bob Dylan has teamed with Apple's iTunes Music Store to offer fans who pre-order his new album through the retailer first crack at tickets for shows on his fall tour From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Phil Harrison caught lying in an interview Phil Harrison caught lying in an interview. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Literacy Promotion: Practice Resource Literacy promotion refers to activities that will promote children's eventual ability to read and write printed text and includes ways to encourage acquisition of preliterate skills in young children. The three main sections of this resource document are: introduction; what work's; what the research shows; and included are key messages for parents, professionals and managers. The document may be downloaded as a whole or in sections. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Food security: Global Learning Quest In this Global Learning Quest teams investigate the environmental, social and economic benefits and costs for prawn farmers in countries of Asia and Australia to help answer the global question: Should we eat prawns? From Global Education on August 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
7 Apps that Leopard Kills TUAW has posted about apps that Leopard killed. There's some quotes from related developers, and you can also look at this as some apps to get Leopard features before it comes out. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Sugary drinks are piling on pounds, new report says An extra can of soda a day can pile on 15 pounds in a single year, and the "weight of evidence" strongly suggests that this sort of increased consumption is a key reason that more people have gained weight, the researchers say. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
"Fauxtography:" It's all in the framing More deception by pro terrorist media revealed. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Congress full of fortunate sons — and other relatives. Politics has never been more of a family business. In 1986, at least 24 U.S. senators and representatives were closely related to governors or other members of Congress, USA TODAY research shows. Twenty years later, there are more than 50, among them four sets of siblings, four widows and dozens of offspring. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Debbie Foster to RIAA : Dude, where's my legal fees? RIAA file-sharing lawsuit mom Debbie Foster has filed her counterclaim for expenses incurred while successfully defending herself against the RIAA. Her filing accuses the RIAA of some pretty serious legal misconduct. Is this the beginning of the end? From digg on August 9, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Why secret salaries are a baaaaaad idea "It’s a golden rule in most businesses that salaries must be kept secret. Except for a few heretics it is almost universally accepted that mayhem would ensue in the workplace if people knew what their co-workers, their managers or - gasp - the CEO was making." From digg on August 8, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
New Website for Programmers and Designers to Find Each Other A new website has launched for programmers, designers, web entrepreneurs and content writers to find each other and work together to create websites and web applications. From digg on August 8, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Cancer Patients Forced to Die in Horrible Pain by their Doctors Britain's worst serial killer, Harold Shipman, murdered elderly patients with opioid drugs. As a result Doctors fear that if a patient dies of an accidental overdose, they may be branded the new Shipman, so they are restricting pain relief for those who need it most. From digg on August 8, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
The Quiet Death of the Major Re-Launch Since the dot com bust, major sites haved stopped with major redesigns and are now taking an iterative approach to web design that focuses on watching how people actually use the site. From digg on August 8, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Roger Goodell named as new NFL Commish "Goodell, 47, is the son of former New York Republican Sen. Charles Goodell, who was appointed in 1968 to serve out the term of the assassinated Sen. Robert Kennedy. " From digg on August 8, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
First Pics of Levi's iPod Jeans Released "Those ridiculous Levi's iPod Jeans have finally shown their denim faces—or asses, I guess. There's a big red cable sticking out of the jeans to connect your iPod to, and loads and loads of pockets to hold all your iPod accessories." From digg on August 8, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
HCL and University of Melbourne to Collaborate on Grid Computing Technologies HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL), India's leading global IT services company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 'The Grid Computing and Distributed Systems' (GRIDS) Laboratory at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Under the terms of the MOU, HCL and GRIDS will jointly conduct research in this field and undertake multilateral projects for academia and industries. IRIS News, 3 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, 9 August Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma calls for active cooperation with indigenous peoples at international, regional and national levels to ensure health and poverty elimination, sustainable development and that human rights are respected. Such celebrations plus the impending vote for adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples shows there is growing international recognition of indigenous peoples' human rights. From EdNA Online on August 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Catalyst for change, Popular theatre in Bangladesh A case study and related teaching activities from the Global Education site to support the Global Issues: Human rights topic. From Global Education on August 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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