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Apple creates iTunes free TV Show page Apple creates a new page in its iTunes Music Store with some free TV Shows listed, free to download. This offer is exclusive only in US iTunes Music Store. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Top Ten Highest Earning Celebrities of 2005 Film director Steven Spielberg was the world's highest-earning celebrity last year, according to Forbes magazine. Second was someone you might not immediately think of: Howard Stern. He beat out George Lucas and Oprah Winfrey. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Trolltech woos developers with "open" Linux phone Trolltech, best known for the Qt graphical framework and toolkit that form the basis of KDE, will ship an "open" Linux-based phone in September. The "Greenphone" features a user-modifiable Linux OS, and is meant to jumpstart a third-party native application ecosystem for Linux-based mobile phones. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Open source Java scheduled for October arrival Sun Microsystems plans to release the first chunks of Java under an open source license by October this year, the company said at an event during the Linuxworld conference in San Francisco. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


A follow up on Flickr plagarism: Digg to the rescue! "After the story broke on digg.com, Flickr became a veritable hive of citizen-policemen. Soon the thief's possible home address and phone number were made available (pretty scary), as well as the locations around the net of other photos published under his name...And sure enough, someone using the name of the thief eventually posted an apology." From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Windows 5x More Expensive than Mac OS X Apple released 5x as many major updates, and over 15x as many minor updates to Mac OS X since 2000 vs Windows, but buying Windows actually costs users 5x as much! How will Microsoft's expensive platform affect sales of PCs next year under Leopard & Vista? Daniel Eran at RoughlyDrafted Magazine 'splains. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Japan Tanker Spills 1.4 Million Gallons of Oil A Japanese tanker spilled about 1.4 million gallons of crude oil in the eastern Indian Ocean following a collision with a cargo ship. The Bright Artemis tanker spilled the oil following a collision Monday with the Amar, a smaller cargo ship, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said in a statement. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Browster 2.0 makes MySpace easier to use Browser plug in Browster released version 2.0 of its product this weekend and is aiming to make MySpace profiles easier to view. A Windows download for IE and Firefox, Browster preloads pages from search results and provides a live minibrowser when inserted lightning bolts are hovered over. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


White House: Bird Flu Suspected in Michigan Geese "U.S. officials believe that wild geese in Michigan may have been infected with a strain of the bird flu virus, but it is not thought to be a highly pathogenic strain and is one that has been seen previously in North America, the White House said on Monday." From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


White House: Bird Flu Suspected in Michigan Geese "U.S. officials believe that wild geese in Michigan may have been infected with a strain of the bird flu virus, but it is not thought to be a highly pathogenic strain and is one that has been seen previously in North America, the White House said on Monday." From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Verizon adds multiroom DVR "Verizon Communications said Monday that it plans to offer a digital video recorder that allows its TV customers to watch recorded programs on multiple TVs in any room in the house." From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Verizon adds multiroom DVR "Verizon Communications said Monday that it plans to offer a digital video recorder that allows its TV customers to watch recorded programs on multiple TVs in any room in the house." From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Brightnets, a brilliant alternative to hiding on Darknets Darknets are SO last century. Why not go Brightnet! Why break the law when you don't have to. Hackers have found a way to share stuff without violating copyright. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Brightnets, a brilliant alternative to hiding on Darknets Darknets are SO last century. Why not go Brightnet! Why break the law when you don't have to. Hackers have found a way to share stuff without violating copyright. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Fembots: A pop-culture fascination Popular Science looks at female robots in our pop-culture from Metropolis to the new Battlestar Galactica. "Fembots were a pop-culture staple long before Austin Powers battled them---witness the popularity of The Bionic Woman, The Stepford Wives and Blade Runner. But what is it about curvaceous cyborgs that stirs the imagination?" From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Fembots: A pop-culture fascination Popular Science looks at female robots in our pop-culture from Metropolis to the new Battlestar Galactica. "Fembots were a pop-culture staple long before Austin Powers battled them---witness the popularity of The Bionic Woman, The Stepford Wives and Blade Runner. But what is it about curvaceous cyborgs that stirs the imagination?" From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Wii To Have Advanced Voice Recognition? Apparently, a trusted person at the IGN Insider forums, who has been right before about a speaker in the Wii controller, has dropped a few pieces of information. Apparently, there will be advanced voice recognition in some games. Read the entire story in the link, with quotes. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Wii To Have Advanced Voice Recognition? Apparently, a trusted person at the IGN Insider forums, who has been right before about a speaker in the Wii controller, has dropped a few pieces of information. Apparently, there will be advanced voice recognition in some games. Read the entire story in the link, with quotes. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Get Out from the Room. (if you can!) One of the hardest, get out.. game that i ever tried! From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Get Out from the Room. (if you can!) One of the hardest, get out.. game that i ever tried! From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


This game might make you throw up Very cool effect when you play this game, your car looks like its miles above the ground driving in the clouds over a cityscape. You might feel a bit motion sick. No need to sign up just click on guest play at the lower right hand side after it loads. Nice car physics as well. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


This game might make you throw up Very cool effect when you play this game, your car looks like its miles above the ground driving in the clouds over a cityscape. You might feel a bit motion sick. No need to sign up just click on guest play at the lower right hand side after it loads. Nice car physics as well. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Steve Jobs Is In Good Health Despite recent rumors to the contrary, Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs remains in good health, an Apple spokesperson said this week. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Steve Jobs Is In Good Health Despite recent rumors to the contrary, Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs remains in good health, an Apple spokesperson said this week. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


When The Republican Dominoes Began To Fall In the nearly five years since 9/11 ushered in the war on terror, Tony Blair has been George W. Bush’s indispensable ally—and his chief enabler. Without Blair behind him, Bush would likely have found it impossible to invade Iraq; without Blair, his refusal to call for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon might have been untenable. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


When The Republican Dominoes Began To Fall In the nearly five years since 9/11 ushered in the war on terror, Tony Blair has been George W. Bush’s indispensable ally—and his chief enabler. Without Blair behind him, Bush would likely have found it impossible to invade Iraq; without Blair, his refusal to call for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon might have been untenable. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Amazon database would put shoppers' intimate details on the line Amazon.com is developing a system to gather and keep massive amounts of intimate information about its millions of shoppers, including their religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity and income. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Amazon database would put shoppers' intimate details on the line Amazon.com is developing a system to gather and keep massive amounts of intimate information about its millions of shoppers, including their religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity and income. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Martial Artists' Moves Revealed in Fight Science Lab.. Real-life martial artists have long defied what many people would think is humanly possible, and their seemingly superpowered abilities have inspired generations of movies and television shows. But where do the true skills end and the special effects begin? From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Martial Artists' Moves Revealed in Fight Science Lab.. Real-life martial artists have long defied what many people would think is humanly possible, and their seemingly superpowered abilities have inspired generations of movies and television shows. But where do the true skills end and the special effects begin? From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


RARhost - Free Advanced File Hosting For .RAR Files RARhost is a unique file hosting storage site, only for .rar archive files. There are many features such as the ability to see the contents of the .rar archive before downloading, ensuring the archive contains the files you want. The size limit per archive is 200mb, and you can upload as many archives as you want! From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


RARhost - Free Advanced File Hosting For .RAR Files RARhost is a unique file hosting storage site, only for .rar archive files. There are many features such as the ability to see the contents of the .rar archive before downloading, ensuring the archive contains the files you want. The size limit per archive is 200mb, and you can upload as many archives as you want! From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


PGP Founder Phil Zimmermann and BorderWare Join Forces to Secure VoIP BorderWare Technologies Inc., and PGP founder Phil Zimmermann, industry leaders in IP communications security, privacy and compliance solutions, today announced an agreement to make BorderWare the first commercial licensee of Zfone, secure VoIP media encryption software, created by Zimmermann. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


PGP Founder Phil Zimmermann and BorderWare Join Forces to Secure VoIP BorderWare Technologies Inc., and PGP founder Phil Zimmermann, industry leaders in IP communications security, privacy and compliance solutions, today announced an agreement to make BorderWare the first commercial licensee of Zfone, secure VoIP media encryption software, created by Zimmermann. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Japanese Researcher Reviving Woolly Mammoth It isn't exactly Jurassic Park, but Japanese researchers are looking at the possibility of using sperm from frozen animals to inseminate living relatives. So far they've succeeded with mice—some frozen as long as 15 years—and lead researcher Dr. Atsuo Ogura says he would like to try experiments in larger animals. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


Japanese Researcher Reviving Woolly Mammoth It isn't exactly Jurassic Park, but Japanese researchers are looking at the possibility of using sperm from frozen animals to inseminate living relatives. So far they've succeeded with mice—some frozen as long as 15 years—and lead researcher Dr. Atsuo Ogura says he would like to try experiments in larger animals. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 10:57 a.m..


IMS Tools Interoperability (TI) Guidelines The IMS Tools Interoperability (TI) approach addresses demand for a reusable mechanism for integrating third-party tools with core Learning Management System platforms. Tools can add specialist functionality to the LMS such as assessment or discipline-specific teaching aids. The approach recommended greatly simplifies this task whilst also offering a Web Services solution equally applicable to Java and .Net implementers. The reuse of a commonly understood approach across tools will eliminate the need for bilateral solutions, thus focusing investment on adding value to the learner experience.EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 10:56 a.m..


Huge Firefox crop circle - aliens do prefer Firefox! This past weekend, the OSU Linux Users Group descended on a field in Oregon to create a 45,000+ square foot crop circle of Firefox. The photos of this, taken from planes and helicopters, are incredible From digg on August 15, 2006 at 7:26 a.m..


India is developing it's own space technology. The Indian Space Research Organization doesn't need to look outside the borders of its own country to find technological innovators. The program today is an entirely ground-up operation that designs and launches its own satellites and research vehicles into space. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 7:26 a.m..


Kickball: the new adult sport? If you made it through second grade, chances are good you're familiar with kickball. Now tens of thousands of adults are forming kickball leagues for grown-ups. The World Adult Kickball Association (which charges players $60 to join) boasts 20,000 players who compete in tournaments and win prizes. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 7:26 a.m..


GovDex GovDex is a resource developed by government agencies to facilitate business process collaboration across policy portfolios and administrative jurisdictions (levels of government). GovDex promotes effective and efficient information sharing, which is core to achieving collaboration. It provides governance, tools, methods and re-usable technical components that government agencies can use to assemble and deploy information services on their different technology platforms. GovDex is a key enabler to a whole of government approach to IT service development and deployment. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 7:25 a.m..


GovDex GovDex is a resource developed by government agencies to facilitate business process collaboration across policy portfolios and administrative jurisdictions (levels of government). GovDex promotes effective and efficient information sharing, which is core to achieving collaboration. It provides governance, tools, methods and re-usable technical components that government agencies can use to assemble and deploy information services on their different technology platforms. GovDex is a key enabler to a whole of government approach to IT service development and deployment. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 7:25 a.m..


Bye-Bye, Boring Laundry Doing laundry is one of my most detested chores. But the dreaded chore will become easier with the latest innovations in laundry. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


Music Industry Now Targets Tablature Sites First it was services that provided music, then it was sites that offered lyrics. Now the music industry has trained its legal guns upon guitar tablature, and several of them have already been shuttered. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


The Unraveling of String Theory By now, just about everyone has heard of string theory. Even those who don't really understand it--which is to say, just about everyone--know that it's the hottest thing in theoretical physics. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


The riddle of China's Area 51 On the internet, a little mystery can go a long way. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


Google Unveils New Blogger Beta Google’s Blogger.com, one of the trailblazers of the whole medium, is about to undergo a substantial upgrade that will improve its usability and help it catch up to the state of the art. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


Microsoft Uses LSD to Test Vista LSD, the group of four Polish hackers that discovered the vulnerability later used by the Blaster worm, is now on Microsoft's payroll. LSD members are part of an "internal team of hackers" conducting simulated attacks against Windows Vista. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


Two Fox News journalists kidnapped in Gaza: witness Palestinian gunmen kidnapped two foreign journalists working for the Fox News television channel in Gaza on Monday, a witness said. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


J.K. Rowling earns $230 per minute Her picture hangs in Britain's National Portrait Gallery, her books have sold more than 300 million copies and a prehistoric dinosaur has been named after her Hogwart's creation. She has been named the celebrity world's ninth-highest earner, with a fortune that increases by £77 ($230) a minute - more than £100,000 ($300,000) a day. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


Diamonds In The Sky: Latest Hubble Photo The latest photo from the Hubble Space Telescope, presented at the 2006 General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Prague this week, shows a star forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This sharp image reveals a large number of low-mass infant stars coexisting with young massive stars. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


1 Terabyte HD Due This Year, HD Turns 50 Desktop hard drives holding 1 terabyte, or 1,000 gigabytes, of storage will likely debut in 2006 according to Hitachi. Meanwhile, the HD will turn 50 on Sept. 13th. The first magnetic drive, the RAMAC created by IBM, weighed a ton and could hold 5MB of data on 50 24-inch circumference platters. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


Google's Gift of Free WIFI Service "My guess is that Google, young and immensely profitable, simply has more money than sense. Whatever the motivation, Google has pledged it would install the network -- at a cost of at least several million dollars -- and operate it for five years." From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


WD Caviar 500GB SATA Hard Drive for $199.99 shipped free, no rebates The Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB Serial ATA II Internal Hard Drive with 16MB cache, model no. WD5000KS, costs $199.99 with free 3-day shipping at newegg.com. That's the first time this drive has been below $200 without the added headache of rebates. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 6:55 a.m..


NSW special school places to rise by 3,500 The New South Wales Government says by next year there will be more than 3500 places in special schools for students with behavioural problems. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..


To google or not to google? A trademark issue Search engine Google has warned media organisations against using its name as a verb. The company is becoming concerned about trademark violation saying that they think it is important to make the distinction between using the word Google to describe using Google to search the internet, and using the word Google to describe searching the internet. The Independent Online, 13 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..


Early Childhood Australia - Code of Ethics An Early Childhood Australia national working party developed a code of ethics to inform and guide the decisions and behaviour of all personnel involved, both directly and indirectly, in the provision of early childhood services for children between birth and eight years of age. The website provides links to the Code of Ethics, the Code of Ethics Agenda, the literature review and relevant publications. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..


Creating Synergies: Local Government Facilitating Learning and Development Through Partnerships This report documents the evolution and development of four learning communities in Victoria, who are involved in local government. It investigates the challenges and complexities involved in getting these communities off the ground and what roles, if any, vocational education and training (VET) institutions have played. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..


Autocorrelation Random Number Test Tutorial This is a breif  tutorial developed as part of a Discrete Modeling and Simulation course. This tutorial explains the autocorrelation random number test.  Autocorrelation is a statistical test that determines whether a random number generator is producing independent random numbers in a sequence.  There is a Java applet available with the tutorial to detect data autocorrelation in a sequence of numbers.  From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 15, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..


EagleCam This is a site produced by the Biodiversity Research Institute in Maine, USA.  They have set-up a video recorder in a tree opposite a pair of nesting bald eagles and their recently hatched chicks so that you can observe "live action" of eagle behavior.  They have also archived several video-clips of behavior highlights such as when the chicks emerged from their eggs. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 15, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..


Asian Cities Web Quest This is a web quest that takes you on a journey to some of the cities of Asia. On the journey you will investigate the following topics: Urbanisation; The largest cities in Asia; Opportunities and problems associated with living in Asian cities; Comparison with living in an Australian city. From Recent Items on August 15, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..


The Myth of Health Insurance It is important to recognize that what we call “health insurance” has little to do with health and nothing to do with insurance. We do not face a “health insurance crisis.” We face the consequences of a set of economic and social problems rooted in a futile effort to make the distribution of health care egalitarian. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 3:09 a.m..


Bob Barker freaks out: "Don't touch me!" Skip ahead to 1:20. A recent contestant on the Price Is Right goes nuts after winning a car and Bob Barker uses another contestant as a body shield. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 3:09 a.m..


TechTV Reborn as 'UndoTV' "Pirillo and LaPorte hope to attract a sponsor and begin producing original content, but for now will let the site evolve from the ground up. Contributors will keep 100 percent control of the content they provide to the site, Pirillo wrote." From digg on August 15, 2006 at 3:09 a.m..


Nuclear War Starting in 9 Days? Our world is on the brink of another World War, that will begin on August 22nd, 2006. The prediction was presented not by Vagna or Nostradamus - but by an American political scientist Bernard Lewis in the acclaimed publication of Wall Street Journal. He is a man with close ties to the Bush administration and the non-conservatives. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 3:09 a.m..


AJAX e-mail and more A unique amalgam of Linux mail server and open source development platform, the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) combines truly integrated e-mail, calendaring, and contacts with a mashup-friendly AJAX client and easy extensibility using Zimlets. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 3:09 a.m..


How libido plummets once a woman has secured her man . A woman's sex drive begins to plummet once she is in a secure relationship, according to research. Researchers from Germany found that four years into a relationship, less than half of 30-year-old women wanted regular sex. Conversely, the team found a man's libido remained the same regardless of how long he had been in a relationship. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 3:09 a.m..


How crowded is our solar system? Very crowded. Here is a map of the inner solar system as of today displaying the orbits of the terrestrial planets and the estimated position of thousands of known asteroids. There are over 300 known objects on Earth-crossing orbits, the majority of which are potentially capable of causing large scale death and destruction. Have a nice day. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 3:09 a.m..


The Exploratorium's Online Exhibits Online tests from San Fransico's museum of science art on human perception and illusions our brain creates. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..


The Memory Exhibition A major Exploratorium exhibition and website developed by the Exploratorium, explores the biological, psychological, and cultural aspects of memory--from personal experiences to breakthroughs in cognitive science. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..


e-Learning and Pedagogy The JISC Learning and Teaching committee is funding a new e-learning Programme to run until August 2007. The overarching aim of the e-Learning Programme is to improve the quality of e-learning across the post-16 and higher eduaction sectors. The Programme focuses on four areas: e-learning and Pedagogy; Technical Framework and Tools for e-Learning; Innovation and Distributed e-Learning. The site contains overviews, background documents, project information and reports. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..


Centre for Recording Achievement The Centre for Recording Achievement (CRA) is a UK national network organisation and a registered educational charity. It seeks to "promote the awareness of recording achievement and action planning processes as an important element in improving learning and progression throughout the world of education, training and employment". CRA is an Associate Centre of the Higher Education Academy and offers a range of services to higher education institutions and their communities aimed at supporting the implementation of Progress Files, Personal Development Planning and e-portfolios. The site contains From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..


Weather Makers: National schools competition For National Science Week 2006 Text Publishing launched a nationwide schools competition to raise awareness of climate change. Tim Flannery's book 'We are The Weather Makers' teaches how much can be done to combat climate change by reducing carbon emissions. All Australian secondary schools are challenged to come up with imaginative and effective ways to increase awareness of carbon emissions in the local community. First prize will be a personal visit to the winning school from Professor Tim Flannery. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..


Dell to recall 4 million batteries The recall affects certain Inspiron, Latitude and Precision mobile workstation units shipped between April 2004 and July 18, 2006. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Grade 3 Geography Test Try to place all of the US states correctly on a map within a certain amount of time. A lot harder than I thought, and pretty fun too. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Bush's Political Survival Depends on Terror Threats. Once again in the run-up to a national election, we are visited with alarming news. A monstrous plot, red alert, high drama playing on all channels and extreme measures taken to tighten security. This has worked twice before. It could work again this fall unless gullible Americans snap out of it. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Robin Williams plays John Stewart Williams plays a fake news anchor that runs for president of the United States. Very Funny. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Key Linux programmer moves to Google Andrew Morton, a key deputy to Linux leader Linus Torvalds, has taken a job at search engine powerhouse Google, a major user of Linux and other open-source software. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Durex condoms at work Ever wonder how condoms work. I think this is a good example of how they work... From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


BMW unveils 2007 MINI - tons of pics BMW officially took the wraps off its 2007 MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S models today, and we've gathered all of the official info and high resolution imagery in one post for you. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


T-Mobile's Trial Balloon: Home Cellphone Routers The wireless provider is testing routers that will allow users to make calls from home via cell phone for a flat monthly rate. Why is this T-Mobile-At-Home service such a big deal? If this trial is successful and is followed by a full-blown rollout, it could open the floodgates on landline-to-wireless migration. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


What preteen girls learn from The Sims Thanks to the virtual suburban world of 'The Sims', today's little girls are learning to build houses, spend money wisely, raise children and arouse the suspicions of social services in spectacular style. Has Barbie ever looked more dated? Or safe? From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Hacker Coalition Releases Lawsuit Proof P2P System The Digital Douwd has challenged the media giants by releasing its Owner-Free Filing System. The new system is purported to be immune from the consumer lawsuits that have plagued previous P2P systems. While the creators do not contend the fact that copyright laws exist, they do maintain that OFF System peers don't actually break any of those laws. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


PepsiCo Inc. Names New Chief Executive "PepsiCo Inc. said Monday that Chief Financial Officer Indra K. Nooyi will replace Steven Reinemund as chief executive officer of the world's second-largest soft-drink maker. Nooyi, 50, has been with the company since 1994 and has been CFO since 2001. She will be the fifth CEO in PepsiCo's 41-year history." From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Guy mods his PC in the style of a Mustang Car. Super cool case mod based on the Mustang muscle cars of yester-year. Must see for anyone who likes to see how people make their case mods. The designer goes into how he made the case with pictures for each stage. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Hot Dogs May Cause Genetic Mutations "Everyone knows hot dogs aren't exactly healthy for you, but in a new study chemists find they may contain DNA-mutating compounds that might boost one's risk for cancer." From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


N.Korea's Kim appears for first time since missile tests. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has made his first public appearance since his country defied international warnings by test-firing seven missiles on July 5, with a visit to a farm that breeds rabbits and goats. The last time North Korean official media mentioned an appearance by Kim was on July 4, leading to speculation as to why. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Apple iPods 60GB, 120GB Seagate Hard Drive Seagate has announced that they will be launching a new 1.8" Hard Drive for the iPod in the quarter of December. iPods have had the GB limit for quite some time and it is proposed that their new rumored iPod will be released and will break the current maximum storage capacity. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


World's smallest revolver and ammunition It's total length does not exceed 5.5 cm. It shoots 2.34 m/m rim-fire ammunition. From digg on August 15, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


History under siege On the eve of this week's history summit, Geoffrey Blainey examines the alarming drop in interest in studying Australia's own past. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Google to digitise uni library Google has announced a deal to make the books from the University of California library available online. The agreement bolstered the Google Book Search project, a controversial campaign by the online search juggernaut to digitise all the written works in the world and put them on the internet. Australian IT, 11 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Language for learning: a NZ report Bilingual tutors can help open the world of learning for ESOL students, Kate Tringham reports. Many schools around New Zealand are taking advantage of the unique skills of bilingual tutors in the development of new programmes for classes including English language learners. Education Gazette NZ, 7 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Busy children 'are not stressed' a US report finds Concerns that a busy schedule of activities is leaving a generation of children pressurised and stressed have been challenged by a research review from the Society for Research in Child Development. http://www.srcd.org/ Academics in the United States found that taking part in extra-curricular activities could boost children's self-esteem and academic performance. And few youngsters said they joined groups because of parental pressure. BBC News, 12 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Human Intelligence This site includes biographical profiles of people who have influenced the development of intelligence theory and testing, in-depth articles exploring current controversies related to human intelligence, and resources for teachers. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Keeping US kids on a (technological) leash An article by Jerry McGovern about the social and moral implications of children taking up mobile phone technology. The Press-Republican, 13 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


US colleges form high-speed network At least 24 US universities are combining their respective computing power into a single supercomputer "grid" that reportedly will be able to perform up to 10 trillion calculations per second. The new grid computer, spearheaded by the Southeastern Universities Research Association, will expand the possibilities for research at each participating institution, paving the way for potential breakthroughs in science. Link: Southeastern Universities Research Association http://www.sura.org eschool news, 14 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


BBC - Intelligence What is intelligence and how can it be measured? Were you born brainy or can intelligence be learnt? This site has an interactive component with a quiz, video and a survey on hereditary intelligence. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Gender indicators online Gender indicators online provides a diverse range of statistics that are easily accessible to Government departments to help in the development and implementation of gender sensitive policies and to inform Government decision making. The data has been categorised under nine themes: crime and justice; education and training; employment; informal networks and community engagement; health; income; leadership and decision making; population and demographics; and recreation and leisure. From EdNA Online on August 15, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


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