Edu_RSS ~ September 25, 2003

Most recent update: September 25, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Now Who's Stealing Music? Dentists! Music Biz Drills into Dentists for Royalties "The group that collects royalties for songwriters is taking aim at an unusual source: dentists. It's not just dentists, but chiropractors and opticians -- any kind of office space that plays CDs.... SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the public performance of musical works. The group administers the performing rights of composers, lyricists, son From The Shifted Librarian on September 25, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (27889) *Borrow* DVD on Copyright Issues Willful Infringement "September 24Free screening and discussion5:30 p.m., Wechsler Theater, Mary Graydon CenterThe Center for Social Media- AU-Washington, DC To celebrate the launch of the Center's new research project, 'Imagination, Creativity and Control in Independent Filmmaking,' funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the Center hosts a screening of the new doc by Jed Horovitz, Willful Infringement. Horovitz' funny, insi From The Shifted Librarian on September 25, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (27888) Skype Hype Is Tripe Last week, the blogosphere was all atwitter over Skype, a P2P VoIP ("peer-to-peer voice over IP" for the acronym-challenged) application. This week, several weblogs pointed to the New York Times today about Dartmouth transitioning to Internet telephony:This week, as classes... From Ten Reasons Why on September 25, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (27887) IADIS 2004 Conference - Web Based Communities I don't normally blog conference announcements, but this one seemed pretty interesting. The International Association for Development of the Information Society has put out a call for papers for it's upcoming conference, to be held March 25-26, 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal, on the theme of 'web based communities.' As they say on the conference home page, the goal "is to publish and integrate scientific results and act catalytically to the fast developing culture of web communities. The conference invites original papers, review papers, technical reports and case studies on From EdTechPost on September 25, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (27886) Linux Kernel Benchmarking: 2.4 vs. 2.6-test frooyo pastes from kerneltrap: "Cliff White recently posted some re-AIM multiuser benchmark results comparing the stable 2.4.23-pre5 kernel against the ... From Slashdot on September 25, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (27885) When Subpoena-Bots Attack US Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) [hyperlinks, mine]: "This revelation challenges the testimony of the RIAA at the hearing, and shows that the subpoena process includes no due process for ISP subscribers' accused of digital piracy. Due process, if it existed within the -- From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on September 25, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (27884) Let the Music Pay II I received an email from Scott Matthews last night; he says he's eager to push this disussion into more productive space. To my view, Scott spent much of his Salon piece attacking a straw man--and, unfortunately, pinning EFF's name to its forehead. But attacking a straw man does have the advantage of letting more people know what it is none of From CNET News.com on September 25, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (27882) Calif. governor to sign e-waste bill The Electronic Waste Recycling Act imposes a fee on computer monitors and televisions and requires the eventual elimination of hazardous substances from those devices. From CNET News.com on September 25, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (27881) Setting display colors in Radio's HTML editor - Part 2 In Part 1 , I showed how the foreground and background colors of Radio's HTML editor could be changed using a javascript. After trying out that script, Julie ( Sexy Magick ) suggested that it would be handy to be... From Radio on September 25, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (27880) Setting display colors in Radio's HTML editor - Part 1 In Radio Userland's discussion forum, Lisa asks : Can someone point out to me where I need to drill down to change the color of the textbox for posting/editing items? I want to make it the same background color/default text... From Radio on September 25, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (27879) Praxis site on Blogger Con for Beginner's 101 EdBloggers Praxis site is a reference site for the education category on the Blogger Con Blogging 101 - BloggerCon Beginners Sessions. Cheers to you since it is an online catalog and pointer to your Edblogger sites! Looks like I will have to update the lists. Not bad motivation. If you... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 25, 2003 at 12:50 p.m.. (27878) Apple iLife Educator Award winners announced Apple on Thursday announced the winners of the 2003 "Apple iLife Educator Awards," which recognizes innovative uses of the iLife... From Digital Hub on September 25, 2003 at 12:50 p.m.. (27877) Music Industry's Errant Lawsuit: Will There Be Retribution? AP: Music industry drops suit against sculptor accused of downloading rap. An attorney for the Recording Industry Association of America... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 25, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (27876) New Nano-ITX 12cm Motherboards Kris_J writes "mini-itx.com have exclusive pictures of VIA's new 12cm x 12cm motherboard standard they're terming 'Nano-ITX'. VIA have removed the legacy ... From Slashdot on September 25, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (27875) Smartcards to Track London Commuters misterpies writes "Technophiles across London have been excited about the recent introduction of Oyster smartcards on public transport to replace old-fashioned ... From Slashdot on September 25, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (27874) Samba steps up Linux/Windows connection The open-source development team releases an update to its Samba software for connecting Windows desktop PCs with Linux or Unix servers. From CNET News.com on September 25, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (27873) Is Verisign untrustworthy? Here's a question (with credit to Noel Bergman) that nobody seems to be asking: does Verisign's hijacking of unregistered domain names to pull traffic to its advertising-sponsored web pages lower the level of trust in the company? And if Verisign is less trustworthy, would you trust certificates from them (see the quote at the end of the linked article)? Should a company that you don't trust be managing domain registration? From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 25, 2003 at 11:51 a.m.. (27872) The database bill faced skepticism at Tuesday's he ... The database bill faced skepticism at Tuesday's hearing before two House Subcommittees. Members from both parties asked whether it was really necessary and whether it was compatible with the First Amendment. See the accounts in Network World Fusion and the Chronicle of Higher Education (free online excerpt). The bill is officially named the "Database and Collections of Information From ResourceShelf on September 25, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (27870) Friendster founder found on Ryze I had no idea Jonathan Abrams had a page on Ryze. Turns out I have 20 paths to him, all with two people in between. From Seb's Open Research on September 25, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (27869) India's Yahoo! Groups ban - update Blockage almost total From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (27868) eBay confirms user data giveaway Just ask, we'll tell From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (27867) Freeserve to offer 'friendly' advice service How do you get rid of red wine stains? From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (27866) Amazon.com drops Fossil Wrist PDA Delayed again? From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (27865) Red Herring Comes Back alinv writes "Red Herring, once the hype bible of the Valley VC economy, has made a comeback. The site was relaunched today. They are trying to pitch the site ... From Slashdot on September 25, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (27864) Untitled Replay Radio is an "incredibly easy way to record radio broadcasts. It's like a VCR for the radio." Sounds perfect. From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (27863) "How to be a Journalist" - BBC Style  "How to be a Journalist" - BBC Style Staying on the Civic Journalism front for a bit longer, The BBC has organized a large set of on-line training for digital video and audio production, good stuff though a bit biased towards certain software packages.  What the average civic journalist really needs though is one of those authoratative-sounding british journalist accents.  [via Hyperge From Corante: Amateur Hour on September 25, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (27862) Disney Goes Amateur Disney has pretty much completed the process of shutting down their hand-drawn 2D animation studio.  Because of the sucess of films at Pixar, Disney seems to have decided that the future is in computer-rendered work.  Disney has lost it's ability to tell good stories and is now looking at a technology solution - "3D works great for Pixar and everyone assumes that Ice Age was done by us, so we'll be fine".  The look of the movie never mattered in animation, it's always been the quali From Corante: Amateur Hour on September 25, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (27861) Jog Shuttle USB Device Jog Shuttle USB Device It's not nearly as cool as the $45 aluminum, blue-backlit Powermate (the bright aluminum one would go very nicely with the faux-magnesium exterior of my wee laptop if anyone at Griffin Technology wants to send one my way, btw), but with 15 user-definable command buttons and a jog-shuttle, the $130 Contour Shuttle-Pro is must-have for serious video and photo editing - --> From Corante: Amateur Hour on September 25, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (27860) RSSlets - Screenscraping for the Masses RSSlets - Screenscraping for the Masses While 98% of the world doesn't yet know what RSS is, the usefulness of the format continues to march forward.  New eightlinks is putting forth RSSlets, small individualizable, centralized screen-scrapers that output RSS: Background A couple of weeks ago I ordered a DVD changer from Amazon and and realized that it was broken. I shipped it From Corante: Amateur Hour on September 25, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (27859) Ideas as Property - the Big Lie of Big Content Ideas as Property - the Big Lie of Big Content James Maule (a Professor of Tax Law at Villanova University School of Law no less), posted a defense of RIAA's attacks on customers to Declan McCullagh's Politech mailing list. But his defense is based entirely on the assumption that ideas are things that may be taken from the originator: If I build a barn-like structure with my own hands, and then build a huge model railroad display From Corante: Amateur Hour on September 25, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (27858) BigChampagne - Criminals as Marketmakers BigChampagne - Criminals as Marketmakers Wired reports on music industry's use of P2P file trading trends for market research.  Joe Fleischer twists restlessly in his Aeron chair and nods at the voice on the other end of the telephone. Tapping his fingers on his computer's mouse, he stares out the window of his Beverly Hills office at the new BMWs and battered Celicas inching down Wilshire Boulevard. "Uh-huh, uh-huh," he says. "Got it." Fleischer is talking to a client, an executive at one of the major labels who's working a band he's su From Corante: Amateur Hour on September 25, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (27857) James Maule - A Firestorm of Response James Maule -- A Firestorm of Response Declan's Politech errupted in a firestorm of response to James Maule's defense of RIAA's actions - almost all of which was more knowledgeable and erudite than my own. Because of the size and substance of response, I wanted to pass along some of the best for anyone who has followed along thus far, first Declan's introduction: Wow. This struck a ne From Corante: Amateur Hour on September 25, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (27856) If the media isn't objective, why do we need them If the media isn't objective, why do we need them? As Christiane Amanpour admited that CNN practiced self-censhorship: "I think the press was muzzled, and I think the press self-muzzled. I'm sorry to say, but certainly television and, perhaps, to a certain extent, my station was intimidated by the administration and its foot soldiers at Fox News. And it did, in fact, put a climate of fear and self-censorship, in my view, in terms of the kind of broadcast work we did." < From Corante: Amateur Hour on September 25, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (27855) The Digital imprimatur The Digital imprimatur  -How big brother and big media can put the Internet genie back in the bottle. John Walker, developer of the VoIP application SpeakFreely has stopped development on the application and posted a rather monumental whitepaper about the internet to come (a "smart" network, designed around zero anonymity and a clear client/consumer, serv From Corante: Amateur Hour on September 25, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (27854) Blogger's Going Pro Blog's Going Pro The worst of the dotbomb bubble must be past us, when entrepeneurs are gong to launch the next big thing by creating a B2B blogging portal (blortal, and yes it is an ugly term, completely on purpose).  Wired is reporting on Jason Calacanis, once editor of the Silicon Alley Reporter, and his plans to get rich creating a large portal of bloggers.  Corante is currently riding From Corante: Amateur Hour on September 25, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (27853) Porn Pages Reach 260 Million Explicit online material accounts for 12 percent of all Web sites, generating $2.5 billion in revenue. From CyberAtlas on September 25, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (27852) China to build national computing grid Chip giant Intel teams with China's Ministry of Education to build a shared supercomputer on a network linking 10 universities. From CNET News.com on September 25, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (27851) Zoll-Auktion Bei eBay gibt's unstreitig die (weltweit) größte Auswahl. Aber: Bei der deutschen Zoll-Auktion gab es zum heutigen Zeitpunkt u.a. Elektronik,... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 25, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (27850) Hotspotter, Teil 2 Nichts gegen den Hotspotter von GIGA: Aber der hier ist weltweit mit Sicherheit das größte Verzeichnis ...... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 25, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (27849) moreover mit Weblog-Suche Dank an Genie, die in Erfahrung gebracht hat, dass demnächst auch "moreover" mit einer professionellen Weblog-Suche antritt.... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 25, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (27848) GAIR Auf der Seite der "Gesellschaft für Arabisches und Islamisches Recht" - einem nicht gerade häufig anzutreffenden Rechtsgebiet - finden sich... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 25, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (27847) Mrs. Higgin's Will Richardson is busy evangelizing his high school. Mrs. Higgins English II blog is up an running. http://weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/hhiggins/... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 25, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (27846) Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education is a Blog by Bryan Alexander of Middlebury College. He researches and develop programs on the advanced uses of information technology in liberal arts colleges and a bit more. Very cool site!... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 25, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (27845) [Vanguard] Vanguard The TTI Vanguard conference I was at for the past two days is a configuration of elements I hadn't seen before. And it worked well. You've got the guaranteed presence of celebrity technologists because the Advisory Board consists of genuine luminaries. And because it's a persistent body, their interactions had depth. You've got carefully selected speakers almost all of whom combined domain expertise with presentation skills. (Leaving me out of it, of course.) You've got a microphone in front of each and every person and a culture of interrupting speakers to ask questio From Joho the Blog on September 25, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (27844) Mail-to-Weblog in Manila Ok, don't get me wrong, this is cool and all. And thank you Jake sincerely for continuing to crank out upgrades to Manila. But I once again just want to gently urge the consideration of these features that were originally to be released in June... The news item editing user interface has many new options including: the ability to enable or disable posting of new comments, limiting to a specified number of comments, an option to receive comments and Trackback pings in email. Support has been added for multiple departments. From The Shifted Librarian on September 25, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (27842) Better The excruciating muscle pain in my back of the last two days has abated today.  I still have no idea what caused it. Among other things, it means that I haven't run for a few days, but just to update on that area, this year has really been quite successful for me as far as exercise is concerned.  I'm now able to comfortably complete five or more miles and I've been running two to three miles on Tuesday and Thursday mornings with a longer run on Saturday.  By morning, I mean, morning enough that the stars are still out and the moon is shining. From Serious Instructional Technology on September 25, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27841) Untitled A New $17,500 PC Display. This looks as expensive. But for this price, you'll get four screens covering 92 inches, and an incredible resolution of 6,400 by 1,200 pixels. Forbes.com thinks it is "a PC display to fall in love with." Announced earlier this week, the Grand Canyon makes other high-end LCD display screens look inadequate, no matter how sexy they are. While some high-end creative pros use t From Handheld Instructional Technology on September 25, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27840) Bulldog gets new COO That's it From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27839) Porting Games From Binary CowboyRobot writes "My favorite Slashdot links are those that inspire me to embark on meaningless and time-consuming quests. This is one of them. Two Canadian ... From Slashdot on September 25, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27838) Nothing temporary about temporary files While I was writing this the operating system informed me that I had run out of space on Drive C, my system drive. That was surprising because I had gone through a cleanup routine just a few days ago. I had no more obvious places to go to get back space, so it was time to run my Find Large Files script. This time it didn't find much that I could delete, but I watched as it ran, it showed me the names of thousands and thousands of files I couldn't find browsing around the file system. Then I realized -- t From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27837) Streaming is a form of copy protection There's very little talk-radio type stuff, BBC, or NPR programming, that's available in MP3 format. Yet there's this incredible growing installed base of players that can play MP3s. Time-shifting of audio, news and comment, click and clack, should be flowing out this way, and were it not for the fears of the broadcasters, it would. See item #1 for a clue why NPR stations aren't taking advantage of this. The BBC, if I correctly understand their model, should distribute through MP From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27836) National Public Radio is not very public They like to say "you own the station," it's one of the big marketing pitches, but it's not true. There's very little to distinguish a public radio station from commercial one. The major difference is the business model. NPR stations sell subscriptions and commercial stations don't. But the distinction is fading because public radio stations are running more commercial-like spots all the time. See the bit about conference sponsorships earlier this week. The NPR stations don't disclaim or disc From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27835) Untitled BBC: Net guru peers into web's future. From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27834) Untitled Today's song: "Some say my uncle, that he's a zero." From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27833) Untitled Essay: When someone close dies. From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27832) Flash steps out of the browser Macromedia releases a trial version of its Central software for running Flash applications offline. From CNET News.com on September 25, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (27831) On July 16, The European Library released its Repo ... On July 16, The European Library released its Report on current practices among publishers regarding the deposit of digital publications. The report summarizes the results of a TEL survey of European publishers on legally mandated deposit of electronic publications into designated libraries (not eprint archiving by authors). From FOS News on September 25, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (27830) Avoid the frumious cashew shell The syndicated column "Ask Dr. Knowledge" addresses the question of what a cashew shell looks with scary results. Since I can't find the column on line (i.e., it wasn't in the top ten Google results) here are some other answers to a question you'll wish you hadn't asked: Detailed description of the nut and how to harvest it (with sightly pornographic photo) Edible poison ivy ("Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac belong to the cashew family...") Why cashew harvesters aren't paid enough ("So, handling the shell or eating a nut with shell oil on it can cause the reac From Joho the Blog on September 25, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (27829) Museum of self-reproducing programs The Quine page. This one works in LISP or Scheme: ((lambda (x)       (list x (list (quote quote) x)))      (quote         (lambda (x)           (list x (list (quote quote) x))))) I find the J version e From Seb&apos;s Open Research on September 25, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (27828) Windows Longhorn to RTM in August 2005? Neowin saws at the branch... From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (27827) NEC boffins create 'stable' carbon nanotube fab process One step closer to making nanotube transistors From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (27826) Lloyds TSB phishing scam nipped in the bud Be vigilant From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (27825) Samba 3.0.0 Released Matt writes "As posted on Samba.org the fine folks at Samba.org released their newest version of the popular free Windows File- and Print Server. Most famous ... From Slashdot on September 25, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (27824) Untitled 3. On Windows there's nothing temporary about temporary files. While I was writing this the operating system informed me that I had run out of space on Drive C, my system drive. That was surprising because I had gone through a cleanup routine just a few days ago. I had no more obvious places to go to get back space, so it was time to run my Find Large Files script. This time it didn't find much that I could delete, but I watched as it ran, it showed me the names of thousands and thousands of files I couldn't find browsing around the file system. Then I realized -- they mu From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (27823) Waypath plug-in installed I wrote earlier about Waypath Radio plug-in, but didn't have time to install it. I did it today - check my homepage to see how it works (I'd like to play a bit more with styling, but this is for... From Radio on September 25, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (27822) DVD Themetastic Web site launches A new Web site has launched with a wide range of downloadable themes for Apple's iDVD 3 software... [MacMinute.com]... From Digital Hub on September 25, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (27821) Ryze networking I just learned that Ryze Company Co-Founder Adrian Scott made a comment on my Ryze page regarding my post about Ryze some weeks ago. Now: How did he get to my post? Hmmm...His page shows me I am connected to him by Phil Wolf. From owrede_log on September 25, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (27820) FTP with Frontier in OS X Tom F&uuml;rstner is annoyed that Frontier for OS X does not work well with AppleEvents and Cocoa applications. I don't know if that is a Cocoa issue or an issue with an outdated implementation in Frontier.Anyway: He was not really in love with the FTP implementation in Frontier, so he found a way to control the FTP client Transmit. From owrede_log on September 25, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (27819) Landscapes of Capital &raquo;This project is an ongoing attempt to write a multimedia web-based book dedicated to studying how corporate television commercials portray a world shaped and defined by global capitalism during the last years of the 20th century and the first years of the 21st. Drawing on a set of 800 TV commercials sponsored by corporate firms from 1996 to the present, we try to map conceptually the landscapes and narratives of Capital, Technology and Globalization as see in coprorate television ads.&laquo; From owrede_log on September 25, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (27818) Sincerity in game design Timothy Burke: I’d suggest that anyone who sets out to “design for the other” as an altruistic or political gesture, as a kind of gift or recuperative gesture, is going to fail even worse than the male geek designer who normally only makes games for male geeks but who has been assigned to make a game for someone else. That’s the kind of impulse that produces turgid, repellant stuff that has h From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 25, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (27817) IT services at work are pants New workers wait weeks for PCs, help, says study From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27816) Em@iler set to make a profit 250k in circulation From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27815) File-Sharing Ethics Taught In Classrooms? shams42 writes "According to the New York Times, the movie/record industries are taking their concerns about P2P file sharing into the classroom (free reg. ... From Slashdot on September 25, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27814) Dell: Home is where the PC is - John G. Spooner, CNET News.com Michael Dell elaborated Wednesday on his vision of the PC becoming the nerve center of home entertainment, but he was vague about how the company plans to achieve that goal. Speaking at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Emerging Technology C From Techno-News Blog on September 25, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27813) Cameras Watching Students, Especially in Biloxi - SAM DILLON, New York Times A digital camera hangs over every classroom here, silently recording students' and teachers' every move. The surveillance system is at the leading edge of a trend to outfit public schools with the same cameras used in Wal-Marts to catch thieves. Fearfu From Educational Technology on September 25, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27812) Library Board approves filtering some computers - NICOLE WAGNER, Lake Zurich Courrier Internet filters will soon be installed on the Ela Area Public Library's children and young adult computers. With a 4-3 vote earlier this month, the Library Board approved the installation of filters on computers on the first floor. The approval is an From Educational Technology on September 25, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27811) Teaching Courses Online: How Much Time Does it Take? - Belinda Davis Lazarus, Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks ABSTRACT: Studies show that temporal factors like workload and lack of release time inhibit faculty participation in developing and teaching online courses; however, few studies exist to gauge the time commitment. This longitudinal case study, present From Online Learning Update on September 25, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27810) Untitled 2. Streaming is a form of copy protection. There's very little talk-radio type stuff, BBC, or NPR programming, that's available in MP3 format. Yet there's this incredible growing installed base of players that can play MP3s. Time-shifting of audio, news and comment, click and clack, should be flowing out this way, and were it not for the fears of the broadcasters, it would. See item #1 for a clue why NPR stations aren't taking advantage of this. The BBC, if I correctly understand their model, should distribute through MP3 and the Internet, and RSS enclosures. I bet there ar From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27809) Untitled 1. National Public Radio is not very public. They like to say "you own the station," it's one of the big marketing pitches, but it's not true. There's very little to distinguish a public radio station from commercial one. The major difference is the business model. NPR stations sell subscriptions and commercial stations don't. But the distinction is fading because public radio stations are running more commercial-like spots all the time. See the bit about conference sponsorships earlier this week. Th From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27808) Untitled A couple of simple early morning thoughts.. From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27807) Eolas case shakes up software rivalries Silicon Valley companies are used to thinking of mighty Microsoft as the enemy, but a patent suit that may place a crushing burden on the Web has many of them siding with the software giant on this one. From CNET News.com on September 25, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (27806) Handicapping SCO versus Linux Intellectual property attorney Stuart Meyer says the issues in the Linux code dispute between The SCO Group and IBM may be thornier than commonly assumed. From CNET News.com on September 25, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (27805) WebCT 4.1 adds further IMS Content Packaging support The latest version of the popular VLE makes it easier for users to add course material in IMS Content Packaging format. Export is a slightly different matter, however. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on September 25, 2003 at 7:48 a.m.. (27804) Pervert! You're using the Internet Kewney on MSN Chat From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (27803) Intel ships 3.2GHz Mobile P4 with HT tech And a 2.7GHz desktop Celeron From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (27802) Watchdog to target text spammers You have been warned From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (27801) Nvidia unveils nForce 3 for mobile, desktop Athlon 64 Join workstation part From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (27800) Bust PC builder lands ICM with huge piracy bill MS comes calling From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (27799) BMG Offers Legal Song Sharing - Frank Ahrens, Washington Post BMG Entertainment plans to release a compact disc today that allows consumers to download and copy a limited number of songs, the music industry's latest experiment to come up with a viable alternative to the free trading of music over the Internet.... From Techno-News Blog on September 25, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (27798) Obsession with Internet endangers health, grades - Edie Hall, Kansas State Collegian .... Internet addiction is a broad term encompassing a wide variety of behaviors and impulse-control problems. According to the Center for Online and Internet Addiction, there are five specific types of Internet addiction including addictions to onlin From Techno-News Blog on September 25, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (27797) Quality of online education - Virginia Zignego, Badger Herald A recent study conducted by Babson College and the Sloan Consortium has found that educators nationwide are confident about the future of online education.... Despite such findings, faculty and administrators nationwide say online learning has both adv From Online Learning Update on September 25, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (27796) Digital Diploma Mills and Accreditation - Anthony G. Picciano, Sloan-C View .... For those of us who actually teach at legitimate schools where students invest tuition and years of work to earn their degrees, diploma mills are troublesome. For Sloan-C members who share the purpose of making quality education affordable and acc From Online Learning Update on September 25, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (27795) Google hits advertiser milestone The Web search company amasses 150,000 advertisers worldwide, thanks to an aggressive international growth strategy that now includes Spain, the company says. From CNET News.com on September 25, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (27794) The European Library (TEL) The European Library (TEL)http://www.europeanlibrary.org/Europe's national libraries have important digital and other collections of the cultural and scientific publications of their respective countries at their disposal. As global networks grow in significance it is becoming more important to share knowledge and standards. By combining the resources of some of Europe's national libraries the idea of a single European Library has moved a step closer to becoming a reality. This new 'virtual library& From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 25, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (27793) Globalization of Science Globalization of Science - Research on the adoption of the Internet and related technology by Third World scientists.http://worldsci.net/This is a sociological project that seeks to understand the ways in which the introduction of the Internet changes interpersonal relationships in the process of knowledge production. The origin of this project was pure luck. The Dutch government funded a survey to understand the conditions of scientific work in three countries. They did a study in 1994 of scientific communication in Ghana, From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 25, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (27792) Seven New Papers on Opensource.mit.edu Seven New Papers on Opensource.mit.eduPaper 1Authors:Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon & Pankag GhemawatTitle:Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by Linux vs. Windowshttp://opensource.mit.edu/papers/masanellghemawat.pdfAbstract:This paper analyzes a dynamic mixed duopoly in which a profit-maximizing competitor interacts with a competitor that prices at zero (or marginal cost), with the cumulation of output affecting their relative position From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 25, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (27791) Doctoral studies I am really happy to announce that I have been admitted to doctoral studies in the Institute for Social Studies at the Warsaw University, where I was affiliated for the past years, but without the formal status of doctoral student. My ideas concerning the thesis about blogs have been accepted. ["Marysia Milonas"] From Seblogging News on September 25, 2003 at 6:49 a.m.. (27790) Catch a Flick on Flexible E-Paper Scientists in the Netherlands have found a way to display high-definition moving images on wafer-thin electronic paper. Researchers envision future users reading e-mail or watching the news on pliable, lightweight e-paper screens. From Wired News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27789) The Hunter Becomes the Hunted Saying that the music industry is ripping off its file-sharing software to track down music pirates, Kazaa is suing for copyright infringement. From Wired News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27788) RIAA Goes After the Wrong Gal The music biz withdraws a lawsuit against a 66-year-old sculptor who claims never to have even downloaded file-trading software. Some say similar cases may emerge, given the difficulties of tying IP addresses to particular individuals. From Wired News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27787) Court Blocks Telemarketing List An Oklahoma court rules that the FTC overstepped its authority by setting up the wildly popular 'do not call' list, which prevents telemarketers from contacting people who have said they don't want to be bothered. From Wired News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27786) The Dark Side of the Boom Waxing nostalgic for the booming '90s? Not so fast, says Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz -- the last decade's prosperity obscured deeper problems that are adding to the market's volatility. A Q & #038;A with Brendan I. Koerner from Wired magazine. From Wired News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27785) California Takes on PC Waste California Gov. Gray Davis is expected to sign a bill Thursday that will make it easier to junk old electronics safely. Critics say the plan does not compel companies to make recyclable products. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27784) Toward a Weblogging Empire Jason Calacanis was last seen as the editor of the Silicon Alley Reporter. Now he's resurfacing as the would-be czar of a weblogging clearinghouse. But is there any money in it? By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27783) Want PC Security? Diversify A study blames Microsoft's 'monoculture' in the operating-system business for growing security risks. Critics say the real problem is ignorant or negligent computer users. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27782) Thinking Different, Saving Money Virginia Tech was looking for a way to put together a supercomputing cluster without breaking its budget. So it grabbed some Linux boxes, right? Actually, no -- it bought a bunch of Macs. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27781) Status Quo for Travel Privacy Consumers and advocates have jumped all over JetBlue for its privacy lapse, so other airlines are taking a look at their policies. Seems most won't change a thing. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27780) Maryland: E-Voting Passes Muster A new report says the Diebold electronic voting system is 'at high risk of compromise,' but state officials are confident the machines will be ready for next year's elections. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27779) $100m Grand Theft Auto lawsuit threatens to become class action Blood in the water From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27778) The BOFH mobile comms quiz Episode 22 How sad is your workplace? From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27777) VeriSign: illiterate ramblings Rough calcs From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27776) VeriSign slammed for domain renewal scam But FTC accepts it didn't break the law From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27775) Vignette buys Interwoven Let battle commence From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27774) Linux Taking Off, And Being Taken Off Game On From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27773) Intel pays Micron to boost server RAM output Memory maker still losing money, though From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27772) Philips and HP to share virtual data centre 'On demand' for real From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27771) States Fight Internet Tax Ban, Cite VoIP Concern PetiePooo writes "From an article at PCWorld: The Multistate Tax Commission is fighting a bill which makes the moratorium on internet taxes permanent. Their ... From Slashdot on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27770) Untitled New Manila feature: Mail-to-Weblog. From Scripting News on September 25, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27769) Are You Really Ready To Get Wired? Brains can have wireless upgrades: Scientist By Lynn Tan via CNETAsia Tuesday, September 23 2003 9:07 AM SINGAPORE -- It could well be the ultimate in hands-free adaptors: A researcher claims that in a decade, people will have wireless networks in their heads. image courtesy of Robofactory This will enable direct mind-to-mind and mind-to-machine communications, claimed University of Reading cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick, who specializes in artificial intelligence and robotics. He is best known for his work in cybernetics, the study of control systems, especially systems that blend human From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on September 25, 2003 at 5:51 a.m.. (27768) Dialer-Datenbank "Die Regulierungsbehörde für Telekommunikation und Post (RegTP) bietet seit gestern eine Datenbank an, die alle registrierten Dialer beinhaltet." (LAWgical vom... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 25, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (27767) Amazon Getting into the Shopping Search Biz From ResourceShelf on September 25, 2003 at 5:48 a.m.. (27766) Internet Search Amazon Getting into the Shoppin... From ResourceShelf on September 25, 2003 at 5:48 a.m.. (27765) Post of the Day -- Man Descended From Coal Evilution exposed! All FAKE!!!:The Theory of Darwinian Anti-Theism has just COLLAPSED! Paleontologists have found a piece of COAL containing a perfectly preserved HUMAN BEING. By the theory of EVILUTION, coal is much OLDER than mankind. Even the most blinded Darwin-worshippers... From Tim Swanson on September 25, 2003 at 5:48 a.m.. (27764) PalmSource to build smartphone OS Once PDA-centric Palm OS 6 is done, by year's end From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (27763) Shift to voice over IP underway Inexorable From The Register on September 25, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (27762) Handelsregister/Scheinselbständigkeit Einen virtuellen Grundkurs "Eintragung in das Handelsregister" gibt es bei der IHK Hamburg. Dort werden auch etliche Fragen zur "Scheinselbständigkeit"... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 25, 2003 at 4:51 a.m.. (27761) 'Teaching Math And Science' Forum Holds in Lagos From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on September 25, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (27760) The Sweeping View From Inside a Digital Bubble From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on September 25, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (27759) W3C Investigation Begins on HTML Standard From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 25, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (27758) AMD Rolls Out 64-bit Desktop Chip From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 25, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (27757) New electronic paper displays video too From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 25, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (27756) Lawmakers target P2P From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 25, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (27755) Texas axes education tech unit From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 25, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (27754) Congress authorizes $232 million for library technologies From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 25, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (27753) Bringing Palm skills to teachers From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 25, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (27752) Policies and Practices in the Utilization of Interactive Television and Web-Based Delivery Models in Public Universities From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 25, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (27751) Paper Capable Of Playing Videos Developed Makarand writes "Nature has posted an article describing paper capable of displaying video using rearrangeable electronic ink, being produced by Philips ... From Slashdot on September 25, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (27750) Positive Actions Alliance with 3 Women Owned Businesses Positive Actions in alliance with 3 other Women Owned Businesses announce their Personal and Professional Productivity Workshops for the Fall Season. Rosemarie I. Strawn, MBA, Positive Actions is working with T. Waldmann-Williams, PhD, TWW Consulting, Eileen M. Shrem, RHU, Your Friend in Insurance and Kristine DeGaetano, RN, Healthy Living to deliver dynamic workshops to increase productivity. [PRWEB Sep 25, 2003] From PR Web on September 25, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (27749) GurukulOnline launches path-breaking 'webinar' solution September 23 2003:MUMBAI-based GurukulOnline Learning Solutions (GOLS) has launched eMeet, a path-breaking Web-based seminar ('webinar') solution that supports video quality recording and transmission, and as an introductory offer, the Company is offering this at a highly discounted special price(special price of Rs. 14/-Per Minuet Per Person). [PRWEB Sep 25, 2003] From PR Web on September 25, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (27748) Spanish and French Immersion Program starting in Atlanta! Mother's Morning Out Program in Spanish and French, for children 6 weeks to 4 years old. After-school program for older children. Other languages offered in the future. [PRWEB Sep 25, 2003] From PR Web on September 25, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (27747) Belated Quote of the Day -- Going 64-bit First post!^H^H^Hjoke!:I, for one, welcome our new 64-bit overlords. This is really only funny to me. As I read this right after the Athlon 64 was officially announced (seperate threads entirely) and thought "great timing." Too bad half the moderators... From Tim Swanson on September 25, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (27746) ¿Como Se Dice Yiggity? Porque é que os weblogs não são uma moda:Es el tema de mi intervención en el Encontro de Weblogs: mi argumento central es que los weblogs constituyen una herramienta extraordinariamente poderosa para la formación de comunidades virtuales basadas en el... From Tim Swanson on September 25, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (27745) Incorporated Subversion The Potential of Personal Publishing in Education I: What&rsquo;s doing & who&rsquo;s doing it?   Having spent mos From Xplana on September 25, 2003 at 3:47 a.m.. (27744) Debate Gives a Rare Burst of Exposure to Pace U. On Thursday afternoon, the 10 Democratic presidential hopefuls will face off in Pace's 650-seat theater in downtown Manhattan. From New York Times: Education on September 25, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (27743) Start Teaching or Lose Semester's Pay, C.W. Post Strikers Are Told The C. W. Post campus of Long Island University has ordered striking faculty members to return to teaching by Monday. From New York Times: Education on September 25, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (27742) Education Law Experts Back District's Response to Inquiry Experts in education law say a Long Island school district was wise to refuse to turn over findings from its own investigation into allegations of abuse by three of its athletes. From New York Times: Education on September 25, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (27741) Gates Gives Money to New York City to Start 67 Schools Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft, announced $51.2 million in grants to create 67 small, theme-based public high schools in New York City. From New York Times: Education on September 25, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (27740) Calls for More Lucrative Scholarships The head of the National Collegiate Athletic Association has endorsed the idea of giving athletes an additional $2,000 to $3,000 a year. From New York Times: Education on September 25, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (27739) Graduation Study Suggests That Some States Sharply Understate High School Dropout Rates With a number of states reporting dropout rates in low single digits, a national study estimates that in fact, 3 in 10 high school freshmen never make it to graduation. From New York Times: Education on September 25, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (27738) Parent Groups Will Get Money to Publicize New Councils After a hearing on new parent councils failed to draw many, the city's Education Department announced that it would spend $350,000 to help publicize the councils. From New York Times: Education on September 25, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (27737) Researchers on Stem Cells Are Making Do, and Hoping STORRS, Conn., Sept. 16 Dolly the cloned sheep is dead, her carcass stuffed and mounted at the Royal Museum in Edinburgh. From New York Times: Education on September 25, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (27736) Pedablogue Pedablogue: Cool name and looks like a cool blog too! "I'm titling this blog "Pedablogue" to mock such elements in myself while at the same time concentrating the focus on pedagogy" [via: Praxis] From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on September 25, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (27735) Actor-Network Theory, Connectionism and Reality Have been thinking about / developing a (meager) understanding of how networks are formed in this webpublishing world and relations between this and teaching and learning. I guess my first foray into this was scribbling down some stuff on how personal and collaborative publishing (as you can probably guess, I'm not progressing much on my 'what should I call this?' front) 'enhanced' knowledge networks and the following attempt--> From James Farmer&apos;s Radio Weblog on September 25, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (27734) Facts and Stats About Telemarketing and Telephones in the U.S. From ResourceShelf on September 25, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (27733) Spam And Alston - From Luddite To Pin-Up? templeton069 writes "Alston (the Australian Communications Minister) has been lambasted as the 'world's greatest Luddite' for a long time but the spam bill ... From Slashdot on September 25, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (27732) PEDABLOGUE PEDABLOGUE A personal inquiry into the scholarship of teaching is authored by Professor Michael Arnzen at Seton Hill University. He has a cool website called Gorelets I love the mission of the Gorelets site:"Thanks for visiting the home page for Gorelets: Unpleasant Poems. This site serves a two-fold mission: 1)... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 25, 2003 at 1:51 a.m.. (27731) Babel-on! Thinking Outside the MUD: Ludicorp CEO Stewart Butterfield on the Game Neverending "MS: If Ludicorp were forced at gunpoint to make an action shooter for the Xbox-or-something, and money were no object, what would you make? SB: ...Library Bookbomber! - Set in the Library of Babel, you play Borges the nearly-blind Librarian battling a non-denumerable infinity of foreign-speaking janitors while hopping from low-ceilinged hexagonal room to low-ceilinged From The Shifted Librarian on September 25, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (27730) Alfred Deakin Papers Now Available Online Personal papers and photographs of Australia's second prime minister - Alfred Deakin - are now available to the world at the click of a mouse. The Alfred Deakin Digital Archive is a collaborative online project between Deakin University and the National Library of Australia. Deakin University Media release, 22 September 2003 From EdNA Online on September 25, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (27729) Australia's First Fully Interactive Online Law Degree at Charles Darwin University Charles Darwin University is offering the country's first external, fully interactive online Bachelor of Laws degree, giving remote students a truly interactive experience, almost as if they were attending the lectures on campus. NTU News, 18 September 2003 From EdNA Online on September 25, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (27728) Australia's First Security Degree for Undergrads ANU has launched the nation's first strategy and security degree for undergraduates. The degree will bring together ANU expertise in Security and Asian studies, aiming to provide undergraduates with a toolbox of skills relevant to careers in Government and Business, in Security and Risk analysis. ANU Media release, 18 September 2003 From EdNA Online on September 25, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (27727) New Program for Refugee Students The NSW Teachers' Federation and state government have launched a program for refugee students. Education Minister Andrew Refshauge said the Refugee Student Assistance Scheme would help newly arrived refugee children settle into the public school system, buy uniforms and generally make the most of their new surroundings. Under the scheme, refugees attending schools and TAFE colleges would be eligible for a funding grant of up to $200 in the first year after their arrival in NSW. The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 September 2003 From EdNA Online on September 25, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (27726) PhD Time Slots Limit Research Universities are steering doctoral students towards "safe" research in projects they can complete in shorter times, a new study reveals. "Navel-gazing" research, requiring up to a decade of study is out: the PhD has to focus on "manageable" topics that can be completed within three or fours years. Universities' response to the federal Government's 1999 research white paper is changing the type of students they recruit.The Australian, 24 September 2003 From EdNA Online on September 25, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (27725) Philips chips in for HP gear Hewlett-Packard plans to announce Thursday that the Dutch chipmaker is among the first companies to purchase and set-up HP's vision for the data center of the future. From CNET News.com on September 25, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (27724) New Way to Hear New Music Interview with iRATE Radio Creator "So many bands, so little time. How does one learn about new bands these days? Here's an interview with Anthony Jones, lead developer for iRATE radio , an open source radio/mp3 scraper application that drops legal MP3's onto your computer. It's less of a file sharing program than a music discovery program.... It is called 'iRATE Radio'; it is a kind of mp3 scraping program that downloads mp3's continuou From The Shifted Librarian on September 25, 2003 at 12:48 a.m.. (27723) Virtual Booktalking! Kids Booktalking on the Web "The Texas Bluebonnet Award Committee, part of the Texas Library Association, has partnered with Sagebrush to produce streaming videos of kids talking about the books on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list. Much like the Rebecca Caudill Award--> From The Shifted Librarian on September 25, 2003 at 12:48 a.m.. (27722) Diebold Audit Released, BlackBoxVoting.Org Shut Down Chris Soghoian writes "The State of Maryland requested an audit of the Diebold electronic voting system by SAIC, after a report released by Johns Hopkins ... From Slashdot on September 25, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (27721) California spam law may face court challenge A broadly worded ban on unsolicited commercial e-mail could prove vulnerable to challenges on interstate commerce and First Amendment grounds, legal experts say. From CNET News.com on September 25, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (27720) EdublogNews: Blog-of-the-Month Congratulations to Pam Pritchard, who's EdublogNews was named blog of the month by EduTechNot site. It is well deserved to a hard working edblogger who is opening up new trails with her personal blog, mentor blog, resource blog, and encouraging other educators to pick up the keyboard and get on... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 24, 2003 at 11:50 p.m.. (27719) Education Blogging Resources Joaquin Miller School parent, Michael Bazeley is the keeper of this blog on Education Blogging Resources. Great to see parents getting involved in the education blogosphere arena!... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 24, 2003 at 11:50 p.m.. (27718) Building a Fence (real object) and Building Things out of Learning Objects Last weekend I built a fence around a vegetable garden in our yard (view image). I am not really much of a craftsman, but this project came out pretty nice. Working with the hands got me thinking about (reaching for the metaphor) building things out of learning object From cogdogblog on September 24, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. (27717) Recommendations for RPN Calculators? sg3000 asks: "My trusty old HP 48S graphing calculator, that served me since engineering school, seems to be giving up the ghost. I haven't used it in a few ... From Slashdot on September 24, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (27716) Anderson Opens New $50 Million Australian School In Singapore Australian education in South-East Asia received a significant boost today with the opening of the Australian International School's state-of-the-art facility at Lorong Chuan. Officially opening the new campus in Singapore, the Deputy Prime Minister, John Anderson, said the School would play an essential role in educating expatriates as Australian ties with the region are strengthened and more Australians move to Singapore. "The $50 million investment in infrastructure made by the Australian International School Singapore demonstrates the School's commitment to ensuring Australians i From EdNA Online on September 24, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (27715) Engaging Community Service or Learning? Benchmarking Community Service in Teacher Education The focus in this project has been on the extent of explicit commitment of teacher educators in universities to community service and community partnerships that find expression in the content and processes of programs. From EdNA Online on September 24, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (27714) Year 12 Subject Selection Broadens Australia's Year 12 students have broadened their subject selections over the past decade. More Year 12 students have turned to vocationally oriented subjects and away from traditional key learning areas of English, mathematics, society and environment and the sciences. This is among the key findings of a new study of Year 12 participation and subject selection released by ACER on 21 August. From EdNA Online on September 24, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (27713) NSW Rethinks Abolishing Fee Exemptions The NSW Government has announcement that it will reverse its recent decision to abolish fee exemptions for disadvantaged TAFE students including the unemployed and youth at risk. However, many NSW TAFE students still face up-front fee increases of up to 300%. From next year, the cost of a certificate IV qualification will increase by 230% from $260 to $850 per annum, while the cost of a graduate diploma will increase from $710 to $1,650. The increases will affect at least 40% of NSW TAFE students - over 170,000 people, many from poor families. 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