Edu_RSS ~ May 28, 2003

Most recent update: May 28, 2003 at 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Student Publishing & Privacy Solutions This sounds like really cool functionality: I have been thinking of this as I work with Barbara Lüscher at Buckman Elementary and plan for the use of weblogs with her and her 5th grade students this coming fall. Am thinking that we will want to have students publish two sites. One public, and one behind a login. The public site could be for final published pieces. Pieces the student chooses to share with the public . The pri From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on May 28, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. Stanford Business: Innovators Navigate Around Cliques Stanford Business: Innovators Navigate Around Cliques Looking at entrepreneurs' social networks and their career histories to see what the connection is to innovation, Martin Ruef, assistant professor of strategic management, concludes that the most creative entrepreneurs spend less time than average networking with business colleagues who are friends and more time networking with a diverse group that includes acquaintances and... From elearningpost on May 28, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. BBC: Mobile gadgets offer new lessons BBC: Mobile gadgets offer new lessons "The aim of the project is to see how mobile devices can be used to teach basic numeracy and literacy skills to young adults that have dropped out of the education system."... From elearningpost on May 28, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. Updated O'Reilly list We've updated our list of O'Reilly book titles, adding 33 more titles that are set to be released under the Founders' Copyright. From Creative Commons: weblog on May 28, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. Ebb and flow of IT progress From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. Using Weblogs to Manage IT Organizations. I've been asked to moderate a panel on using weblogs in IT organizations at the upcoming Weblog Business Strategies conference in Boston (June 9-10). I've been mulling this topic over and trying to come up with questions and discussion topics for the --> From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on May 28, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. 26 Flavors of Moblogging 20six is a new European blogging community that has sites in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the UK (by Azeem Azhar).  Their proprietary weblog software is pretty basic and clean, aiming to appeal with ease.  But a couple of neat features:& From Corante: Social Software on May 28, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. Light postings ahead... Not that I’ve been prolific lately, but this space will be quiet until mid-June… taking some holidays and then presenting at CADE in St. John’s and then the STLHE back here in Vancouver. I should be a wreck at the... From Object Learning on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Ask Jeeves sheds enterprise unit Software provider Kanisa picks up Jeeves Solutions' corporate search technology and customer accounts in a deal than marks further consolidation in the search industry. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Congressional caucus fights piracy From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Dell not jumping on 'utility computing' Although the concepts behind utility, or on-demand, computing are appealing, the technology "is not a reality yet," one of the company's top executives says. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Loops Feedback zu BlogTalk From thomas n. burg | randgänge on May 28, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. Fotos zu "bl" Foto-Kompilation zu BlogTalk: Photos Heiko Hebig Oliver Wrede Paolo Valdemarin Nico Lumma Ulrich van Stipriaan Sebastian Fiedl... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on May 28, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. 20six.europe 20six startet nach Deutschland in UK, France und den Niederlanden. European blogging venture launched . CNET May 28 2003 1... From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on May 28, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. Iran Über diesen 'Eingang' freue ich mich besonders, zeigt er mir doch, dass es richtig war bis zur letzten Sekunde an der Teil... From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on May 28, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. Microsoft warns of new vulnerabilities The software giant issues a patch that fixes four separate vulnerabilities in its IIS software and alerts customers of a flaw in Windows Media Services. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. Motorola buzzing about ZigBee From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. Have We Lost the 'Public' in Higher Education? I think there is merit to this argument. In the last decade or so, argues the author, colleges and universities have been increasingly seen as vehicles through which students could obtain economic advantage. This has allowed them to raise tuitions and thereby to make them less dependent on public support - and accordingly, to become more commercial and less responsible to public interest. As a result, they - and their students - have become over the years less and less likely to engage in experimentation, activism or controversy. Like the author, I think that something is lost when this happen From OLDaily on May 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. TEEM TEEM (Teachers Evaluating Educational Multimedia) is an educational software evaluation service. The site provides free access to 1110 evaluations written by teachers of 704 products. Readers can search for evaluated products according to topic area and educational level. Link via Spartacus. By Various Authors, May, 2003 [Refer][Research][From OLDaily on May 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. New Brunswick: Our Stories, Our People About the place I call home... By Heritage Branch, Province of New Brunswick, May, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on May 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. Jayson Blair-Prevention Tool Debuts on Campus From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. LRN to Provide Roche With Online Education and Training On Ethics and Compliance From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. College Offers Terrorism Survival Course From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. Brink's Home Security Tackles Turnover with Pathlore and Computer Associates From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. Middle schoolers let IMs do the talking From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. Maricopa Learning Exchange From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. EducationReform From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. Interview with Amit Schitai, Director of Instructional Technology & Distance Learning in Long Beach City College (LBCC) From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. Department Seeks Broad Input for New National Education Technology Plan From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. Students show that textbooks can be affordable, create $10 DVD From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. Current and former library managers are invited to ... Current and former library managers are invited to express their opinions in a survey for a forthcoming book from Information Today From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. eAssist picks up Divine assets From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. Hooray, AllTheWeb Adds a Spell Checker Web Search--AllTheWebHooray! AllTheWeb Adds a Spell Check FeatureLong overdue, ATW has added a spell check tool. You'll find possible spelling corrections/suggestions at the top of the results list labeled as "did you mean:". I've noticed one issue. From ResourceShelf on May 28, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. Ask Jeeves Sells Enterprise Search Division Enterprise Search--Ask JeevesAsk Jeeves Unloads Enterprise Search DivisionIt's enterprise technology (aka Jeeves Solutions) is sold for $4.25 million cash to Kanisa, a customer service software company. From ResourceShelf on May 28, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. Time for Friendster Friendster gets a good mention in Time Magazine: ...With 268,000 members from San Francisco to South Korea and a weekly growth rate of 20%, Friendster has to work hard to keep up with demand. Currently still in beta form, the site is free, but when it's officially launched in the next few months, a subscription fee will be charged for certain features... [via From Corante: Social Software on May 28, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. Web logs as KM (Con't) I've been struggling with this whole "what is going to make Web logs use successful" question for a while as the idea is getting more an more interest here. The bottom line, I believe is acceptance by classroom teachers as a useful technology. To me, it all starts from there. I think potential users need to know the technology is easy to use, works as advertised, and enhances the educational experience of their students. Absent widespread adoption, it's a tough sell to try something new on a district level for "managing our knowledge." But I think there are enough models out there to From weblogged News on May 28, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. KMWorld - Weblogs and Intersubjectivity Quote: "But the Web is giving us a new possibility: intersubjectivity. Before the Web, we could undertake the effort to find multiple viewpoints, but it was hard and the viewpoints were frequently fragmentary or pre-filtered. With the Web, and particularly with weblogs, we can not only find lots of points of view but we can get to know them over time and see them interrelated over "space." "Comment:Cross-reference with this great Plasticbag.org article on Discussion and From Serious Instructional Technology on May 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. WritingWiki.com - Writing Wiki/Grammar One for my English teacher. From Serious Instructional Technology on May 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. Look It Up Often confusing, occasionally humorous, the vocabulary of the modern marketing professional may often seem intended to obfuscate. But with the help of Mark Clemente's excellent reference work, you too can talk the talk just like the pros. From E-Commerce Guide on May 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. This Week's Featured Content: Erik Ostrom Today we're starting a new feature on the Creative Commons weblog: the Featured Content of the Week. Each week, we'll link to some interesting licensed content that we've found on the web. These can be single photographs, songs, movies, e-books, or even new weblogs. If you've got some interesting material you'd like to be considered for Featured Content, feel free to send the URL to your work to this address. This week we're enjoying the folk music (c From Creative Commons: weblog on May 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. Munich breaks with Windows for Linux The German city has decided to switch a significant proportion of its computers from Windows to the open-source OS, despite an aggressive counterpitch from Microsoft. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. Student Publishing & Privacy, Take ... oh whatever Wow! I've been busy and missed a lot of activity over this discussion in the last couple of days. I wish I had time to respond in depth to all the good thoughts, but I don't. So linkage and an... From Ten Reasons Why on May 28, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. Discussion and Citation in Blogosphere Interesting article about how discussions move from weblog to weblog, and how the construction of these discussions differ from a traditional discussion forum. Points to academic origins and includes several detailed diagrams. Comment: Could be useful in a presentation on weblogs. From carvingCode on May 28, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. DMCA Exemption Hearing Transcripts ...are now available online. (Thanks, Mary.) From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Beautiful FCC Plan to Alter Media Rules Spurs Growing Debate and The Big Get Bigger? [Frank Ahrens, Washington Post]. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Read it to Me Read it to Me Read it to Me is an application for the Mac that sucks in your unread RSS feed information, pipes it through the Mac's text to speech engine, generating MP3s of your subscribed content in iTunes that you can sync to your iPod or other walkabout MP3 player. This is pretty much the audio version of the My News idea that was big in the dotcom era.  And there is little more than a batch of Applescript under the hood in all likelyhood (not belittling, the ease with which scripted meta applications can be created on the Mac is a thing of beauty From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. AOL forms duet with Dolby America Online will use Dolby Laboratories' streaming audio technology in its Internet radio products and drop its alliance with RealNetworks. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Computex slated for September Organizers reschedule the Taiwanese trade show, one of the world's largest annual technology events, after postponing it because of the SARS outbreak. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Microsoft collects little for Telewest call The company sells its interest in Telewest Communications for a fraction of what the software giant poured into the U.K. phone and Internet service provider. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Growth seen for storage software market After posting a decline last year, the market for software that manages storage networks is expected to return to modest growth this year, according to market researcher Gartner. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Philips, Visa team on wireless pay-card Development is underway on a smart card, powered by short-range wireless technology, that is designed to let shoppers pay by just waving the card in front of a sensor. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Educated Music Shopping, a Tool Here's an interesting new Web application for music shoppers. RIAA Radar calls itself "a tool that music consumers can use... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 28, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. extraordinary TV Tonight on PBS, there is a film by a friend's father. It was his last film before he died. Charles Guggenheim was one of the greatest documentary film makers of the 20th century. If you get a chance, watch Berga: Soldiers of Another War. To find local listings, click here. And if you get a chance to see it, let Davis, Charles Guggenheim's son, know what you think by emailing him here. (Note: you have to remove the ZIPPOSPAM from the From Lessig Blog on May 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. Computer maker MPC debuts new desktops The company, formerly known as MicronPC, updates its Millennia PC family with one model and adds three desktops to its business-oriented ClientPro line. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. The NYT Will Soon End Free Access to their NewsTracker Alert Tool News Alert Services--The New York TimesThe NYT Will Soon End Free Access to their NewsTracker Alert ToolSo long to another useful web freebie. I just learned that as of June 13th, the paper will stop offering free access to their NewsTracker service. From ResourceShelf on May 28, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. A Radio Program Focuses on e-Government Listening Shelfe-GovernmentSource: WAMUListen Online (RealAudio): Radio Program Focuses on e-GovernmentI know many ResourceShelf reader's have an interest in this topic. This hour long discussion aired on WAMU Radio in D.C. Natural language processing and FirstGov are discussed. From ResourceShelf on May 28, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Untitled Adobe Reader v3 Released. Adobe has released Adobe Reader for Palm OS, version 3.0, a free software that allows users to read, navigate and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The latest version adds support for viewing additional Adobe PDF content, such as photographs and eBooks with added DRM security, and adds the ability to print over a wireless network. [PalmInfocenter] From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 28, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. MediaCon: Edwards questions the FCC's mandate John Edwards has joined the long list of opponents to the Powell's plans to relax media ownership rules. His letter to Powell is posted below. Notice, appropriately, the punchline is a question about the FCC's mandate: We should ask, exactly who elected Chairman Powell, and upon whose mandate is he pushing this change? May 28, 2003 The Honorable Michael K. Powell Chairman, Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 Dear Chairman Powell: I write to urge you not to increase the national broadcast ownership cap and not to pr From Lessig Blog on May 28, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. Joe Lieberman on End to End In a paper on Innovation released by the Lieberman campaign today, Senator Lieberman writes, "Ensure that the Internet continues to provide an open platform for innovation: The Internet is different from the phone network and radio and broadcast television in important ways. It is easier for individuals and small organizations to be producers as well as consumers of information. The Internet allows for "many to many" communication as opposed to the "one to many" communication of broadcast television. Innovation can occur at the From Lessig Blog on May 28, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. Web firm ordered to curb deceptive ads From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. The Internet Constituency I've posted an article called "The Internet Constituency" that reviews the webbiness of the various presidential candidates' web sites. Only two show any promise, IMO. One of them I actually like: Howard Dean's, especially his staff's weblog. See, for example, the currently lead article on the Dean site which is an open letter to the FCC opposing the proposed rule change that would make it even easier for the media to concentrate itself into a ball so dense that no light escapes from it. Here's the opening of the article: The Republic of the Internet certainly has been From Joho the Blog on May 28, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. Law and Cable Internet Access I finally read most of Harvard JOLT's fall issue, including Yochai Benkler's article on wireless (which I'll get back to once I've read some counterarguments).  There's also this very interesting article called, "Cable Modem Service and the First Amendment: Adventures in a 'Doctrinal Wasteland.'"  It's a fascinating read. First, he goes through the basic history of cable modem regula From A Copyfighter's Musings on May 28, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. Sony brandishes PS2's successor The company introduces the PSX, a follow to the hugely popular PlayStation 2, and touts it as a device that creates a new entertainment category. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. MMOG Subscriber Growth Wonderful essay and chart comparing the population growth of various multiplayer games, from Anarchy Online to Everquest. While the analysis talks in terms of a parabolic growth curve, the data also seems to indicate a steady state for many games that appears shortly after a population spike. This pattern has been the bane of online community as a business model for years -- early community businesses like Echo and the WELL found that whil From Corante: Social Software on May 28, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. Quick Picks (they're super!) A Life Uncommon is that, and includes the Amelie Effect Photoshop Action for your downloading and photo styling pleasure. Kohaistyle color picker works well. Basefield design remix competition sports fine prizes, great judges; proceeds to charity. Photocase.de is a member photo site; note its style, you'll see more like this. May bandwidth report says US broadband up slightly despite down economy. Detter and Co. sports elegant HTMLMinimalist look and feel done in CSS with XHTML structure by Par Almqvist. And if you somehow missed it on all the other sites you check every day, StrangeBanan From Weblogs At Harvard on May 28, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. Finding Images on the Net--Image Search Engines This is a useful compilation of search engines to retrieve images on the Net. This resource does indirectly relate to the EduResources focus on instructional resources because teaching can often be enhanced, especially distance learning instruction, through the skillful use of appropriate images to maintain interest in textual presentations and highlight points of emphasis. ____ Image search engines. Michael Fagan has released a page on image search engines, just type in your keywords, choose your image sources, and click From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on May 28, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. Deep Thinking about Weblogs Andrew Grumet adds his ideas to the weblog theory: »Weblogs are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore for those of us who spend much time reading the Web. Also known by the inscrutable nickname "blogs", weblogs are something of a hard nut to crack. Compounding the difficulty is the fact that a great deal of weblog content today is about weblogs and weblog technology. What are weblogs? What's the big deal? Why should we pay attention? We attempt to answer these questions in the essay that From owrede_log on May 28, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. The business of RSS How do you count subscribers in the RSS network? Tim Bray meditates on the question in an essay on the subject. Dave Winer says that Radio's Web Bug Simulator (WBS) solved the problem last year. There a few different issues here to tease out, but in the end I'm not sure there is, or ever was, a problem. ... From Jon's Radio on May 28, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. Re: Personal and Professional weblogs Quote: "Actually, I was thinking that your personal blog would be in a different spot and this would become the strictly technical/work related one. I mean, if Serious Instructional Technology is your personal life, what do you call work: Deadly Serious Instructional Technology?"Comment: :-) - do I ever rue the day I chose that name!  My work one would be hosted at work and be more of a work narrative.  I may consider renaming this one. From Serious Instructional Technology on May 28, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. Online Bill Paying Growing Up As online bill payment takes hold, SMBs can streamline their finances by taking advantage of the increasing availability of options for making online business-to-business payments or collecting payments from customers. From E-Commerce Guide on May 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. Security firms seek common tongue A standards body plans to build a universal format for communicating the risk associated with network security problems. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. SCO catches flak for Linux campaign Opposition to SCO Group's campaign against Linux continues to mount, but SCO's Unix licensing initiative has paid off in the company's first-ever profit. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. Notess Releases New Web Freshness Survey Web SearchingSource: Search Engine ShowdownNotess Releases New Web Freshness SurveyWhen Greg Notess publishes a Showdown survey we read. So should you. This report looks at AllTheWeb, AltaVista, Gigablast, Google, Inktomi (via MSN and Hotbot), Teoma, and WiseNut. From ResourceShelf on May 28, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. Learning from echoes Rebecca Blood, in her keynote at BlogTalk, worried that bloggers only read bloggers who agree with them, thus greatly limiting the potential for growth and understanding. Worse, only reading people who think the way we do can result in an "echo chamber" where the echoes seem to confirm our beliefs. Rebecca used as her example the blogs for and against the Iraqi war. But that is one of the most divisive of issues. Is it true for less contentious topics? I suspect it is to some degree. (Note: Joho the Blog remains true to its pledge to be 100% Research... From Joho the Blog on May 28, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. Dave Winer @ OSCOM It looks like Dave Winer is over at the opening session at OSCOM: You Can't Make Money in Open Source! The ever-mischievous interlocutor Charlie Nesson is moderating. John Palfrey, meanwhile, sets the stage From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 28, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. Untitled Mobile gadgets offer new lessons. A European project is looking at how mobile phones and handheld computers can be used in education. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 28, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. Nearly 750,000 Surf Net in Central America Only 2 percent of the region's 38.2 million citizens are online. From CyberAtlas on May 28, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. Presentations from the Coalition for Networked Info Meeting Professional Reading ShelfCoalition for Networked InformationProject Briefings from the Coalition for Networked Information Spring MeetingThe meeting took place about a month ago here in D.C. Here are a few presentations, many offer PowerPoint slides, ... From ResourceShelf on May 28, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. U.S. Broadband Internet Statistics Resources, Reports, Tools, and Full-Text Documents (2 Items)League of Nations--Photo ArchiveNew, League of Nations Photo ArchiveBrowse hundred of images by category. --Broadband Internet--United States--StatisticsSource: Pew Internet & American ... From ResourceShelf on May 28, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. Artful Displays Track Data Information VisualizationSource: Technology Review"Artful Displays Track Data"From the article, Many research projects are dedicated to making this information easy to monitor with a minimum of clicking. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have written software that also aims to make the experience aesthetically pleasing. From ResourceShelf on May 28, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. Think Different: Think Twice Think twice about upgrading to iTunes 4.0.1 Apple has changed the rules of the game after it started. Apple no longer lets you stream your music from home to work. Think twice. Think different. "pablo" "Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules..." [from http://apple.com/thinkdifferent/] From David Carraher on May 28, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. Hungarian interview Here's an interview with me in Hungarian. I don't know what I said, but I renounce it all.... From Joho the Blog on May 28, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. Xander and Anya (Buffy) in a chat Here's a transcript of a moderately interesting online chat with Xander and Anya from Buffy from shortly before the show ended. (Don't send me spoilers! The finale was on while we were away and we haven't seen it yet.)... From Joho the Blog on May 28, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. How not to see Vienna I've posted a review of the Knopf Guide to Vienna at Blogcritics. (I don't yet have the permalink to it. In fact, it hasn't quite shown up on the site yet, as of 9AM Boston time.) Let's say that it's not the strongest recommendation imaginable.... From Joho the Blog on May 28, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. Blogging formats and protocols in May 2003 As OSCOM starts, the issues of interop betw content management tools is very hot in the open source world thanks to work by Paul Everitt and Gregor Rothfuss. As a keynoter at OSCOM, I wanted to make my position public about the equivalent issues in the weblog world. From Weblogs At Harvard on May 28, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. NECC Bloggers "Tim" is putting out the call for any Web logging teachers that might be at NECC in Seattle next month. Seems that Intel is interested in picking some brains. I'll be there, and I'm looking forward to meeting more of our little collective. From weblogged News on May 28, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. Amateur Science Amateur Science The woeful state of science education in the U.S. is a pet peeve of mine.  I grew up a college brat at Mississippi State University where my Dad was the head of the Anthropology/Archaeology departments and my Mom taught in the Communications department.  I was lucky enough to go to an outstanding public high school filled with overqualified teachers to loved their jobs, had Westinghouse Science award winning students, etc.  My advanced biology lab partner actually is a brain surgeon, on --> From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. Joe's Excellent Adventure First just let me say that "Joe" Luft is a better man than I, and without ever having met him I can tell that he will make New York City Schools a better place for some lucky children when he gets his first principalship. I hate to admit it, but I know I couldn't accept the challenge he's embarking on...my efforts to change the world take less difficult paths, though no less frustrating I'm sure. The edu-blogging community will be weaker from his departure, but rest assured we'll all be better off with people lik From weblogged News on May 28, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. Better Living Through Software: Weblogs as Microsoft Quote: "And, as a leaf node, I definitely have mixed feelings about even immediate peers reading my blog, let alone managers. When I started blogging a few years ago, I hoped that one day many MSFT employees would be blogging. The theory (to my ENFP mind) was that people would have a better opinion of MSFT if they could see that MSFT is not a monolithic evil juggernaut, but instead is a collection of normal people who all have their own individual personalities, opinions, and so on. And for some employees who were feeling unfairly respresented by sensationalized press and software polit From Scripting News on May 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. The Puzzling Passivity of Print The Puzzling Passivity of Print Erwin Ephron's latest is a look at why and how magazines hurt themselves by overstating their audience sizes when trying to compete with television for ad dollars. The Publisher From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. SCO posts revenue increase The company, embroiled in a high-profile imbroglio over Unix intellectual property, reports net income of $4.5 million on revenue of $21.4 million for the second quarter. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. More Davenet: "What is a News Aggregator?" Great... just what the doctor ordered! From James Farmer'apos;s Radio Weblog on May 28, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. Software makes stolen PCs useless - Ed Frauenheim, CNET News.com Pilfering a PC may become less appealing, if software makers Phoenix Technologies and Softex have their way. The two companies are teaming to offer software called TheftGuard, which is designed to be anchored in the guts of PCs and automatically disable any stolen machine connected to the Internet. From Techno-News Blog on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Microsoft withdraws Windows XP update - TED BRIDIS, AP Microsoft Corp. withdrew a security improvement for its flagship Windows XP software after it crippled Internet connections for some of the 600,000 users who installed it. Microsoft officials said Tuesday the update - which had been available as an option since Friday on its "Windows Update" Web site - apparently was incompatible with popular security software from other companies, such as Symantec Corp. From Techno-News Blog on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. U.S. government to get cybersecurity chief - Ted Bridis The Bush administration plans to appoint a new cybersecurity chief for the government inside the Homeland Security Department, replacing a position once held by a special adviser to the president. Industry leaders worry the new post won't be powerful enough. From Techno-News Blog on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Total Cost of Ownership Tool for Technology in Schools Ever-broadening use of personal workstations and the Internet in schools has increased the awareness of support costs and the need for a more formalized support infrastructure. The increasingly complex technology infrastructure makes the historically informal support approaches less adequate or practical. From Educational Technology on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. New tool could speed diagnosis of ADHD - eSchool News staff and wire service reports Exploring whether photographic images can help soothe stress led Eastman Kodak Co. to a chance finding: A man who exhibited erratic temperature changes turned out to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The discovery five years ago culminated this spring with Kodak donating seven patents to a Massachusetts research hospital in hopes of developing a new tool for identifying the neurobehavioral disorder that afflicts millions of Americans, including as many as 3. From Educational Technology on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Learner Support Services for Online Students: Scaffolding for Success - Stacey Ludwig-Hardman and Joanna C. Dunlap, IRRODL Abstract: A critical component of an effective retention program for online students is a learner support services program. While many factors contribute to attrition, at the top of the list are level of interaction and support. To this end, some students in distance learning programs and courses report feelings of isolation, lack of self-direction and management, and eventual decrease in motivation levels. From Online Learning Update on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. CEOs tackle tech sweeps week CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos discovers that, like TV broadcasters, tech companies tend to schedule their major announcements around the same time. But there's reason behind the seeming madness. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Digital remix After years of resistance, online music is on the verge of a revolution. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. State of the art: A medium reborn A purely digital world could dramatically change the economics, marketing and consumption of music--and, perhaps unconsciously, even the way artists create their works. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Microsoft connects software dots The software giant outlines plans for its next-generation Windows operating system and corporate instant messaging, while tweaking a controversial licensing program. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Dave Winer's Weblogs Whats & Whys (DWWWW!) Why did I miss this. Well worth a read and a good addition to conveying ideas to facultyland... methinks! "I like to say that there are two definitions, one narrow, one broad. Narrowly, a weblog is a site written by one person or a small number of people, in a personal style, presented chronologically, generally not for pay. More broadly, a weblog is what a personal website is in the early 21st century. The software used to edit a weblog is both easier and more powerful than personal website so From James Farmer'apos;s Radio Weblog on May 28, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. The Library and Archives of Canada will host a two ... The Library and Archives of Canada will host a two-day Canadian Metadata Forum September 19-20, 2003. The purpose of the Forum is to bring together participants from Canadian cultural and heritage metadata practitioner communities, both government and non-government, including libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions/academia, multimedia producers, experts in accessibility issues, groups interested in preservation metadata From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 28, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Fourth Annual HighEdWeb Conference - June 23-24 20 ... Fourth Annual HighEdWeb Conference - June 23-24 2003, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on May 28, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. The Canada e-Book uses sound, photographs, tables, ... The Canada e-Book uses sound, photographs, tables, graphs and both analytical and descriptive text to look at Canada through four broad perspectives: the Land, the People, the Economy, and the Nation From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on May 28, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Sprig Seminar 2003 - Information Literacy in Sport ... Sprig Seminar 2003 - Information Literacy in Sport, Leisure and Tourism - 25 June, University of Gloucestershire, UK From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on May 28, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Colophon Book Shop's recent list of Books about Bo ... Colophon Book Shop's recent list of Books about Books is now available, offering 286 titles of antiquarian and in-print books covering Books about Books, History of the Book, Book Collecting, Printing, Typography, Illustrators, books about Illuminated Manuscripts, Publishers' Histories, History of Libraries - both Public and Private, Papermaking, and more From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on May 28, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. The University at Buffalo's Department of Library ... The University at Buffalo's Department of Library and Information Studies has announced its summer roster of continuing education workshops delivered wholly via the Internet From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on May 28, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Collaborative software connects Navy graduate students - Vandana Sinha, Government Computer News The Naval Postgraduate School is deploying peer-to-peer software in some distance-learning, research and thesis classes, letting students miles apart from each other swap documents and messages instantly. A professor at the school said he began working with the Groove Workspace v2. From Online Learning Update on May 28, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. Concord Law School Result Compares Favorably to Overall Pass Rate of 37.3% Concord Law School, the world's first online law school, today announced that six of its ten graduates of its inaugural class passed the February 2003 California Bar Examination. The ten individuals comprised the first graduating class of Concord Law School, launched in 1998 by Kaplan, Inc. From Online Learning Update on May 28, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. Untitled Scoble is starting to understand his new relationship with the rest of the world. "You anti-Microsoft'ers will love this.." ";->" From Scripting News on May 28, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. Disturbing Plans at Camp Delta The Telegraph has one of the first reports of what Camp Delta, the more permanent successor to Camp X-Ray in Cuba, looks like from the inside. The facilities include dental care and food services that are the same as those recevied by the military police that guard the prisoners. The Islamic call to prayer is played through the cells five times a day, and all Muslims have prayer beads, a copy of the Koran, and holy oil. However, the holding area is also patrolled by women and that infuriates many of those being held. From kuro5hin.org on May 28, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. Copy Protection Is a Crime Digital-rights management sounds fine on paper, but Wired magazine's David Weinberger explains why it's not just pirates who should balk at the idea. From Wired News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. EBay Has to Pay in Patent Suit The online auction house is ordered to pay $35 million to a Virginia man for violating patents he filed before eBay launched. The September 2001 suit accused eBay of using Thomas Woolston's ideas to operate its online auction house without permission or paying him. EBay will appeal. From Wired News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. Windows Users Knocked Off Net A Windows XP update released Friday cut off Internet connections for an unknown number of the 600,000 users who installed it. Microsoft has withdrawn the update and is investigating the glitch. From Wired News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. Blogs Opening Iranian Society? Iran's restive youth are using Farsi-language blogs as an outlet to express repressed creativity and sexuality. But the Islamic government is slowly catching on. Michelle Delio reports from the BlogTalk conference in Vienna. From Wired News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. Bubbles Oust Viruses in Therapy Hoping to replace viruses as a means to deliver gene therapy, Dutch researchers are using ultrasound and tiny bubbles to blast DNA into cells. By Erik Baard. From Wired News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. Listen Up: Songs Now 79 Cents Listen.com will lower the price of its songs to 79 cents per download. Is it a response to Apple's success with iTunes? Listen.com says no. Regardless, analysts say it's a good sign online music retailers continue to experiment with their pricing. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. Gesture Your Mouse Goodbye The constant point-and-click of the mouse can be a real drag. One company has developed products that sense hand movements to give computer commands, creating input devices that it hopes will replace the mouse. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. Last Battle for Radiation Fighter Dr. Neil Cherry, a New Zealand biophysicist and tireless investigator of cell-phone radiation danger, has died. Also: DoCoMo considers speeding up to 3.5G.... J-Phone morphs to Vodafone in Japan.... and more in Unwired News. By Elisa Batista. From Wired News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. Untitled Blogging formats and protocols in May 2003. As OSCOM starts, the issues of interop betw content management tools is very hot in the open source world thanks to work by Paul Everitt and Gregor Rothfuss. By making my position public about the equivalent issues in the weblog world, I will be joining with them in requesting that we put aside our differences (I'm not sure there are any) and establish a set of principles on how we build from here. From Scripting News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. Untitled Three years ago today, twenty-two pictures from Venezia, fourteen pictures from Venezia. From Scripting News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. Untitled Four years ago: "Salon (justifiably) brags that they've matured to the point where they could send a reporter to Yugoslavia. But the web was already there. People on the ground all over the world. Some of them are great writers and have passion for the truth and aren't serving the same masters that the bigtimes at WSJ, NYT and CNN. And most of them don't have websites, yet, largely because it is too complicated and expensive to have one. When this bubble bursts we'll get a new burst of diversity in thought and vis From Scripting News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. Untitled A must-read by Joshua Allen about CXO's and leaf-nodes on the weblog tree. From Scripting News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. Formats and protocols Blogging formats and protocols in May 2003. As OSCOM starts, the issue of interop betw content management tools is very hot in the open source world thanks to work by Paul Everitt and Gregor Rothfuss. By making my position public about the equivalent issues in the weblog world, I will be joining with them in requesting that we put aside our differences (I'm not sure there are any) and establish a set of principles on how we build from From Scripting News on May 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. US finds evidence of WMD at last... ...buried in a field near Maryland, oops:The good news for the Pentagon yesterday was that its investigators had finally unearthed evidence of weapons of mass destruction, including 100 vials of anthrax and other dangerous bacteria. The bad news was that... From Tim Swanson on May 28, 2003 at 5:47 a.m.. Math Curriculum Provider Releases New Algebra Curriculum and Management System MathRealm, a leading developer of mathematics learning environments for students in grades 4 to 12, today announced the launch of the MathRealm Algebra 1 curriculum for the MathRealm Management System. The networked-based system provides an effective and affordable solution for educators seeking to customize their local curriculum to meet their state standards and improve student test scores. [PRWEB May 28, 2003] From PR Web on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Is Your Vocabulary Good Enough to Win the Vocabulary Booster Thousand Dollar Challenge? Take This Quick, Multiple-Choice, Online Quiz and Find Out! The Vocabulary Booster Thousand Dollar Challenge is open to US residents age thirteen and older. No purchase is necessary to play. Get at least six out of ten vocabulary questions right, and you have a chance of winning a thousand dollars. If you know the meaning of words like "aesthetic," "brazen," or "enigmatic," you could be a winner. Just log on to www.InHomeTutoring.com. But hurry, as the contest ends on May 31. Sponsored by Ace In-Home Tutoring, developer of the Vocabulary Booster CD. [PRWEB May 28, 2003] From PR Web on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. U.S. Youths Rebel at Harsh School Dundee Ranch, a behavior modification school in Costa Rica, lasted 19 months before the students overthrew their masters. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Japan Bank Regulator Weighs Departure Heizo Takenaka, Japan's top financial regulator, is preparing to return to academia as early as September. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. The Schools in Basra Expel 'Papa Saddam' Students across Iraq are now being asked to disregard the leader they learned so much about, and that seems to be coming easily to many. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Right School for 4-Year-Old? Find an Adviser A growing corps of consultants, seen as entreprenuers by some and opportunists by others, claims it can get your child into private school. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Senator Clinton Addresses Students at Pace Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton told graduating seniors at Pace University's Westchester campus here that America must continue to make sacrifices to ensure a better future. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Assaults on Teachers Are Increasing, Union Says Violent attacks on teachers in New York City's public schools have increased by more than 20 percent over the last year, the president of the teachers' union said. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Tutu Is Awarded Medal in Ceremony at Cathedral The Most Rev. Desmond M. Tutu, archbishop emeritus of Capetown may be known for his politics, but he had education on his mind at Columbia University. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Charities Pledge $19 Million to Jesuit Model Schools The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and another major charity will help pay for the expansion of a network of Jesuit high schools successful in working with urban teenagers. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. The Changes Unwelcome, a Model Teacher Moves On A kindergarten teacher, perhaps the best one in Florida, is leaving her job because of the new focus at both the state and federal levels on standardized tests. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. To Graduation, Tossing Obstacles Aside College commencement signifies the end of a journey, often long and arduous. But for some graduating seniors, the trip involves extra twists and turns. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. College President's Résumé Fails Student Exam A student reporting assignment at a small evangelical college in Toccoa, Ga., resulted in the resignation of the college president. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Brandeis Scholarships Create Unlikely Partners in Peace Program Maisa Khshaibon, a Palestinian and her best friend, Marina Pevzner, an Israeli Jew, met through a scholarship program to foster ties between Jews and Palestinians. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Driven by What He Wishes He'd Learned Nicholas Lemann, the New Yorker correspondent who recently agreed to become dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, never attended journalism school himself. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Mayoral Control Changes the Politics of the Schools Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Walcott visits Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein several times a day, evidence of the new relationship between City Hall and the chancellor's office. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. What Matrix Persona Are You? I bumped into this quiz over at Some Fool With A blog. You'll never guess what I was! You are Agent Smith, from "The Matrix."No one would ever want to run into you in adark alley. Cold as steel, tough... From Tim Swanson on May 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. Shape of a Blogologue In this article, Microdoc News takes the example of a short 7 day blogologue (collectively written blog story) that is branded by the word googlewashed. From owrede_log on May 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. Novell may challenge SCO Linux claims The second of four companies to own rights to Unix is expected to challenge rights infringement claims that the current owner of those rights, SCO Group, is making against Linux. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. College Offers Terrorism Survival Course From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. Brink's Home Security Tackles Turnover with Pathlore and Computer Associates From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. Middle schoolers let IMs do the talking From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. Maricopa Learning Exchange From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. EducationReform From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. Jayson Blair-Prevention Tool Debuts on Campus From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. LRN to Provide Roche With Online Education and Training On Ethics and Compliance From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on May 28, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. Untitled I would have blogged more tonight, but I had too much fun getting distracted over at The Daily Irreverent. I started with what was for me the first post ("To err is human. To really screw things up you need the root password.") and didn't look back for quite some time. I'm having trouble adding new RSS feeds to my aggregator (oh, the humanity!), which I guess is one way to curb information overload. I'm trying to figure out the problem, so for now I'll just make a note to myself to subsribe to the --> From The Shifted Librarian on May 28, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. Just Six Short Years Ago The Price of Gadgets "Mike Langberg of the San Jose Mercury News takes a trip down memory lane and compares a Fry's Electronics advertising supplement from May, 1997 with one from this past weekend. While it's nothing all that surprising - DVD players cost 10% of what they used to, and a 200MHz Sony desktop cost $2,199 then while a 2.4GHz model sells for $799 today - all of this price cutting is hurting Silicon Valley and leading to further cutbacks and consolidations. --> From The Shifted Librarian on May 28, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. Another Mac Aggregator Shrook is another RSS news aggregator for the Mac (specifically OS X). I can't test it personally, but I like the fact that it has individual settings for each channel, the ability to view content chronologically or by channel, auto discovery, and more. It doesn't look like you can access the program remotely, which would have been a deal killer for me, though. Note that it does cost $20 to register this product. [via Too Much News] From The Shifted Librarian on May 28, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. Just Don't Lose Your Nest Egg Gambling Online Trailer Parks Convert to Wi-Fi "Now, as more travelers add laptops to their inventory of must-have accessories, RV owners and the parks that cater to them are adding another item to their wish lists: high-speed wireless Internet access. In a move to generate extra cash and attract new patrons, a growing number of upscale RV parks are rolling out networks that allow users to connect throughout their facilities using --> From The Shifted Librarian on May 28, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. Untitled Bag and Baggage and crib? Congratulations, Denise! From The Shifted Librarian on May 28, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. Accidents Do Happen If you're not an Accidental Systems Librarian, perhaps you're an Accidental Webmaster. I'm sure one of your many hats is accidental.... [via beSpacific] From The Shifted Librarian on May 28, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. Mobile, Audio RSS RSS iPod "RSS iPod: Heh-heh, too busy to read your blogs in the morning? You can listen to them instead. "Read it to Me" from Adam Tow and Alex King connect Brent Simmons' NetNewsWire RSS manager to Apple's Text-to-Speech engine, burning MP3s which are then synched to your iPod. Automatically. Set it up once and all you have to do each day is fas From The Shifted Librarian on May 28, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. Like I Could Pick Just One Post to Highlight Frank Field is doing a bang-up job tracking copyright and digital rights management issues. I'm envious. Read his FurdLog daily. From The Shifted Librarian on May 28, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. It's Your Right: Protect It Let Librarians Be Librarians, Not Snoops "The nation's librarians were turned into unwilling agents of law enforcement when Congress passed a law most members never bothered to read -- the infamous USA Patriot Act, which gave the government unprecedented new powers to spy on citizens. The law turned us all into suspects. It also turned librarians into snoops. Under the law, say From The Shifted Librarian on May 28, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. RealNetworks pushes lower-cost Rhapsody The digital media company on Wednesday will cease selling the music-subscription service MusicNet in favor of one from Listen.com's Rhapsody. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. Microsoft trims Office prices The software giant cuts the store price of Office XP products by 15 percent to 30 percent, a day after it changes licensing terms that raised a storm of protest. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. IBM releases low-end Unix server Big Blue brings its Power4+ processor to the low end of its Unix server line, making the new chip an option across the company's entire line. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. Juniper tightens up security Years after promising to do so, Juniper Networks, the world's No. 2 router maker, is introducing new security features for its equipment. From CNET News.com on May 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. Nvidia Plus Booze Plus Women Equals Nekkidness Just to show you that guys will be guys no matter what the profession, Nvidia employees are underfire from its shareholders for behavior unbecoming of a United States Marine... err, a highly elite team of educated and mature engineers. What... From Tim Swanson on May 28, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. Teaching With Digital Libraries The excitement surrounding digital library projects is palpable - take a look at some of the materials about the FEDORA project and you'll see why (I especially recommend this article "The Fedora Project: An Open-source Digital Object Repository Management System" - a great overview of the technology and standards, just on the edge of comprehensibility for us mere mortals; it's great stuff). New (or a From Xplana on May 28, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. OSCOM--the Blog The original plan was to blog certain sessions of OSCOM here @ Copyfight. But I've now decided that Weblogs at Harvard Law is a better spot. A reprise of my earlier notes plus updated details here. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on May 28, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. Free EdNA Online Workshops EdNA Online is running three free workshops in each state and territory: An Introduction to new EdNA Online features, An Introduction to Metadata, An Introduction to Metadata Harvesting .... From EdNA Online on May 28, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. Publishing & Privacy continued Joe thinks about Will's questions. From an English language learning perspective... now you're talking my language :o) From James Farmer'apos;s Radio Weblog on May 27, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]