Edu_RSS ~ November 30, 2003

Most recent update: November 30, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: The American Library Association has added several ... The American Library Association has added several new or updated resources online to assist libraries making decisions about Internet filtering in response to requirements of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39241) Amazon.co.uk has announced a unique alliance with ... Amazon.co.uk has announced a unique alliance with the British Library. The British Library has made available its extensive bibliographic catalogue records to Amazon.co.uk for the first time, so that rare, antiquarian and pre-ISBN books can be made easier to identify and to buy online. The British Library has added details of over 2.55 million unique bibliographic records to the Amazon.co.uk books catalogue, with 1.7 million of these dated before the 1970 introduction of ISBN From Peter Scott&apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39240) The title page and indexes for Cites & Insights v. ... The title page and indexes for Cites & Insights v.3 (2003) are now available for downloading From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39239) The British Film Institute is giving free access t ... The British Film Institute is giving free access to audio and video clips from films and television programmes to UK schools, colleges and public libraries, including University libraries, through its Screenonline service From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39238) Boys and reading: meeting the challenge - 4 Februa ... Boys and reading: meeting the challenge - 4 February 2004, London - This workshop provides an opportunity to explore the facts about boys' reading and to identify strategies for supporting and encouraging boys' reading in school and public libraries. The focus will be on boys from eight to fourteen - CILIP From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39237) CIT INFOBITS - November 2003, No. 65 is now availa ... CIT INFOBITS - November 2003, No. 65 is now available from the The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39236) The presentations from Saving Ourselves: Explorin ... The presentations from Saving Ourselves: Exploring Alternative or Adventuresome Funding Strategies for Libraries program at the Internet Librarian Conference are now available From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39235) In January 2004, the U.S. Department of Education ... In January 2004, the U.S. Department of Education will begin to implement a reengineering plan for ERIC. The new ERIC mission continues the core function of providing a centralized bibliographic database of journal articles and other published and unpublished education materials. It enhances the database by adding free full text and electronic links to commercial sources and by making it easy to use and up to date From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39234) The Education Institute is the latest development ... The Education Institute is the latest development in the reorganization of the Ontario Library Association. In the first year of operation, the Institute is offering 49 programs. 33 workshops and events will be presented 72 distinct times in locations around the province. 16 virtual programs and courses are accessible on-line or by teleconference from the member's workplace or home From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39233) The November edition of the BMJ Journals newslette ... The November edition of the BMJ Journals newsletter is now available on the BMJ Journals Library Resource Centre From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39232) The History Cooperative is a pioneering nonprofit ... The History Cooperative is a pioneering nonprofit humanities resource offering top-level online history scholarship. Besides full text, the site also contains collateral content, including multimedia elements that could not be reproduced in the print versions of some articles From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39231) Internet Resources Newsletter - Issue 111 - Decemb ... Internet Resources Newsletter - Issue 111 - December 2003 - edited by Roddy MacLeod, Heriot-Watt University From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39230) The University of Southampton is leading a consort ... The University of Southampton is leading a consortium of researchers and academic libraries to digitise Eighteenth century Parliamentary papers and make them freely available on a web archive to anyone with an interest in social, political, economic or legal history. Enquirers will be able to discover the origins of the welfare state, factors that shape our current transport system and the development of the British economy both nationally and internationally < From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39229) Knovel, a provider of online science and engineer ... Knovel, a provider of online science and engineering books and databases has announced a new web site interface, redesigned for greater clarity and ease of navigation From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39228) Special Libraries Association 2003 Virtual Seminar ... Special Libraries Association 2003 Virtual Seminar Series - Business Planning: Building the Plan and the Buy-in - December 3, 2003 - presented by Jane Dysart and Rebecca Jones From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39227) Cambridge University Press has developed a short o ... Cambridge University Press has developed a short online questionnaire about your experience of using Cambridge Journals Online (CJO). The questions focus on specific features of CJO, plus some general questions about how you use online information from other providers From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39226) xrefer has announced that its premier online refer ... xrefer has announced that its premier online reference service, xreferplus, has won the prestigious Besterman/McColvin medal for outstanding works of reference published in the UK, electronic category From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39225) The online version of The London Review of Books h ... The online version of The London Review of Books has a new look and new features From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39224) Search and Retrieve Web Service Metasearch Meeting ... Search and Retrieve Web Service Metasearch Meeting - October 30, 2003 - Meeting Summary, updated November 26, 2003. SRW is an XML-based protocol seen as a web-generation version of Z39.50 From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39223) European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL) 20 ... European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL) 2004 - September 12-17 2004 - University of Bath, UK - Call for papers has been announced From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39222) KTweb Workshop: Knowledge and content technology r ... KTweb Workshop: Knowledge and content technology research - the past and the future - December 2-3 2003 - Luxembourg From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39221) Freedom of Information Blog - News, views and upda ... Freedom of Information Blog - News, views and updates on the UK Freedom of Information Act and worldwide FOI by Steve Wood, Liverpool John Moores Univerrsity From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39220) New France, New Horizons: On French Soil in Americ ... New France, New Horizons: On French Soil in America is a vast documentary corpus, which consists of a virtual exhibition and an impressive database with 22,000 documents reproduced in more than 400,000 digitized images. It offers maps and plans, letters and reports, and other archival documents related to New France, a fundamental period in Canada's history. In addition, many documents that were previously inaccessible to the public may now be consulted online From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39219) Harvard University library officials have announce ... Harvard University library officials have announced they will cut print subscriptions to almost 200 academic and technical journals by the end of the year as a means of addressing budget shortfalls - American Libraries From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (39218) This week's Friday brain-teaser from xrefer tests ... This week's Friday brain-teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of film stars. Answers here:1. Which former Mr Universe starred in "Conan the Barbarian" and "The Terminator"?2. Which American actress is well known for a scene in a 1989 film in which she fakes sexual ecstasy in a busy restaurant?3. Which Russian-born actor played the leader of the gang in "The Magnificent Seven" in 1960?4. Which American actor starred in "It Happened One Night", "G From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 30, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. (39217) UK 2004 - The Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland UK 2004 - The Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandhttp://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=5703The definitive overview of the United Kingdom in text, tables, maps, charts and (in the hardcopy version) colour photographs. The latest edition includes chapters on government, international relations, defence; education and training, the labour market, social protection, health, crime and justice, religion, culture, communications and th From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 30, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (39216) Dienstag 02.12. - Corts und Bulmahn besuchen die GSI Am Dienstag den 02.12. besuchen Corty und Bulmahn die Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) und taufen ein neues Element (Darmstadtinium). Die Veranstaltung beginnt dort um 14 Uhr. Treffpunkt ist um 13:40 Uhr am Wixhäuser Bahnhof Anreise: Darmstadt: S3 (Bad Soden) ab DA HBF um 13:35 Uhr Frankfurt: S3 (Darmstadt) FFM HBF um 13:17 Uhr From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 30, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (39215) ERRoLs OCLC has launched Extensible Repository Resource Locators (ERRoLs) for OAI Identifiers. ERRoLs provides cool URIs (roughly, permanent or persistent URLs) to metadata, content, or services in registered, OAI-compliant archives. For more detail, see Henk Ellermann's explanation and example. From FOS News on November 30, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (39214) Barriers To Entry Despite the really positive feelings that EdBlogger left in most of us, it also left me with a feeling that there was more work left to do here than maybe it seemed. Maybe it's natural that a gathering of that type tends to push our thinking in ways that we haven't done in the past. As I think I've noted here before, while all of this asynchronous conversation is well and good, there's no substitute to some f2f time to get people thinking. Not just me. Pat has been writing about some challenges to his thinking about Web lo From weblogged News on November 30, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (39213) Now That's a Blog Entry I think more than a few of my students are getting the hang of this, but Suzan in particular is doing a great job. All politics aside, I love the way she set up this post and ended it with a good deal of research that basically lets you know how she feels. That's the kind of thing I've been hoping for, and I'm starting to be pleasantly surprised at the number of real blogging posts I'm starting to see. From weblogged News on November 30, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (39212) I'm such a Geek... ...but not as much as many others. I only scored 134 on the MSNBC Geek Test. I've seen some scores over 190. Still, about five years ago I bet I would have scored about a 50 on a similar test for the times. Amazing how much I've learned in a short period of time. From weblogged News on November 30, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (39211) Weblogs im Bildungsbereich Was in Harvard und Stanford bereits fester Bestandteil des Uni-Alltags ist, könnte auch hierzulande Schule machen. Weblogs machen in der Ausbildung durchaus Sinn, weil sie den Umgang mit Informationen erleichtern, weil Publizieren alltäglich und damit auch der Wissensaustausch gefördert wird. Einige Szenarien dazu finden sich in diesem kurzen Exposé: --> From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (39210) Weblogs im Bildungsbereich Was in Harvard und Stanford bereits fester Bestandteil des Uni-Alltags ist, könnte auch hierzulande Schule machen. Weblogs machen in der Ausbildung durchaus Sinn, weil sie den Umgang mit Informationen erleichtern, weil Publizieren alltäglich und damit auch der Wissensaustausch gefördert wird. Einige Szenarien dazu finden sich in diesem kurzen Exposé: --> From BildungsBlog on November 30, 2003 at 3:49 p.m.. (39209) Signs of Civilization's Collapse Yesterday, I departed my parent's house at 3pm to drive back to my home in Capitol Hill in the District. Six and a half hours later I arrived there. That might not have been phenomenal if my parent's lived in... From Ten Reasons Why on November 30, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (39208) Justiz-Software: Panne! Wie bei Heise zu lesen ist, weist das jetzt in allen Staatsanwaltschaften Nordrhein-Westfalens eingeführte neue Computerprogramm "Mesta" (Mehrländer-Staatsanwaltschaften-Automation), das auch... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 30, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (39207) DVDRemaster 1.2.1 - Compress DVDs to fit... DVDRemaster 1.2.1 - Compress DVDs to fit on one DVD. [MacUpdate - Mac OS X]... From Digital Hub on November 30, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (39206) Moveable Type Spam Vulnerability Patch Those who use MovableType for blogging might want to download the Moveable Type Spam Vulnerability Patch to stop spammers from sending spam via mt-send-entry.cgi. (Meryl) [Lockergnome Bytes]... From Movable Type on November 30, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (39205) Steve Gillmor predicts RSS powered revolution in 2004 (SOURCE:Look Out, Outlook: RSS Ahead in 2004 via Scripting News)- Wow! Bold, visionary predictions! I want to believe... QUOTE Now for the predictions. RSS information routers will emerge in 2004 with the following characteristics: • Persistent storage of XHTML full-text/graphics/audio/video of RSS feeds • XPATH search across local and Net stores • Self-forming and reorderi From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 30, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (39204) What's your Google Number? (SOURCE:Don Park's Daily Habit)- My google number is 45, 800.  What's yours? QUOTELatest Google fad seems to be calculating Google Number (via Elliotte Rusty Harold). A person's Google Number is the number of results return by Google when queried with the person's name in double quotes like "Don Park". Bill Gates and Michael From Roland Tanglao&apos;s Weblog on November 30, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (39203) Random Bytes :: The Sad State of Desktop Blog Editors (SOURCE:Random Bytes :: The Sad State of Desktop Blog Editors)- Agreed! Ross, try FeedDemon on the PC.  It's OK, but not great.  Same with the blog authoring support in NetNewsWire on Mac OS X.  OK, but not great.  Why? Because neither of these great pieces of software allows total control over what you are writing.  What you need is templating.  The ability to define a CSS and HTML template when From Joho the Blog on November 30, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (39201) Coping with user expectations for OA to everything Jina Choi Wakimoto, Electronic Resources: Approaches in Providing Access, Journal of Internet Cataloging, 6, 2 (March 2003) pp. 21-33 (accessible only to subscribers). Abstract: " With the explosion of information readily available via the World Wide Web, library patrons come in with certain misconceptions and walk away disappointed when their expectations are not met. Common user misconceptions include that everything is available on the Web in full-text, and that the local lib From FOS News on November 30, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (39200) Canada's SYNERGIES project Rowland Lorimer, Online Social Science and Humanities Journal Publishing in Canada and the SYNERGIES Project, The Serials Librarian, 45, 2 (December 2003) pp. 61-86 (accessible only to subscribers). Abstract: "Dysfunctional commercial scientific, technical and medical journal publishing is stimulating efforts to achieve greater, wider dissemination of scientific research for less cost. Various schemes, including open access to online publishing, have been proposed. The need to From FOS News on November 30, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (39199) Persistent URLs for free online resources Valerie Bross and Naomi Kietzke Young, The PCC/CONSER PURL Project: Improving Access to Free Resources, The Serials Librarian, 45, 1 (September 2003), pp. 19-26 (not even an abstract free online). On the Persistent URL (PURL) project for free online resources from CONSER. From FOS News on November 30, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (39198) Knowledge-Making: A Photo for Your Response <p>Summary: Look at the picture below. If you are so moved please add a comment, whether in a phrase or at length, relating the contents to knowledge-making. My purpose? To stimulate a conversation and interest. I suspect the results will be interesting. <p><img src="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/historic/c&amp;gs/images/theb4331.jpg" alt="Knowledge Artifact" /> From Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on November 30, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (39197) Viel Rente für den Anwalt "Mein Rente ist sicher", sagt Thomas Kainz. Das hört man gern, zumal die meisten Deutschen das nicht behaupten können. Doch... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 30, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (39196) Showdown in Wilmington In einem der spannendsten Wirtschaftsprozesse überhaupt kreuzen DaimlerChrysler-Chef Jürgen Schrempp und der amerikanische Investor Kirk Kerkorian ab morgen die Klingen,... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 30, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (39195) Sharing and stealing Jessica Litman, Sharing and Stealing, a preprint posted to SSRN. From the abstract: "The purpose of copyright is to encourage the creation and mass dissemination of a wide variety of works. Until recently, most means of mass dissemination required a significant capital investment. The lion's share of the economic proceeds of copyrights were therefore channeled to publishers and distributors, and the law was designed to facilitate that. Digital distribution invites us to reconsider From Joho the Blog on November 30, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (39193) Cliptoon #2 From Joho the Blog on November 30, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (39192) Turning Plagiarists In "...in about 30 percent of the papers, more than one-quarter of the text was copied verbatim" -- in "Educators, Cheating Students Rely on Web: More Schools Use Plagiarism-Tracking Software" by Linda Perlstein Over Thanksgiving break, The Washington Post ran Perlstein's article which discusses turnitin.com -- a web service that our... From PEDABLOGUE on November 30, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (39191) Digital Reference Research Symposium and Agenda Digital Reference Research Symposium and Agenda http://quartz.syr.edu/symposium/support.htmlA listing of materials presented at this symposium by selected leaders in the field. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 30, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (39190) Writing Prompt Fun: One word. So little time.... From Ten Reasons Why on November 30, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (39189) Broadcast Flag Primer A good introduction to the FCC's broadcast flag ruling on Slate:Broadcast-flag technology works like this: Digital TV signals that are broadcast over the air, rather than transmitted via cable or satellite, will include an invisible data tag"the broadcast flag"along with... From Ten Reasons Why on November 30, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (39188) How We Learn Poetry Ray Kurzweil, a well-known inventor, has received a patent (NY Times, free registration required) for software that creates poetry by reading poems, learning the style of the poet, and imitating it. It's probably a bit more complex than that, and... From Ten Reasons Why on November 30, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (39187) Decades after creation, viruses defy cure - Robert Lemos, CNET News.com Of all the accomplishments in the annals of technology, Fred Cohen's contribution is undeniably unique: He introduced the term "virus" to the lexicon of computers. The University of New Haven professor used the phrase in a 1984 research paper, in which From Techno-News Blog on November 30, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (39186) Microsoft Probes Reports of New Holes in Explorer - REUTERS Microsoft Corp. is investigating a report of seven new security holes in its Internet Explorer browser discovered by a Chinese researcher, a company spokesman said on Friday. The spokesman said Microsoft is not aware of anyone actively exploiting the From Techno-News Blog on November 30, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (39185) Beware the Worm in Your Handset - KEN BELSON, New York Times As more consumers begin surfing the Web and sending e-mail messages on cellphone and hand-held devices, along comes a new worry: worms and viruses spread via Internet-enabled handsets. The problem is still small, with only a few cases reported globall From Techno-News Blog on November 30, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (39184) Ben's Guide to Government for Kids Hello kids! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Benjamin Franklin. I will be your guide throughout this site. You probably know me best as a Founding Father and from my "shocking" kite experiment. I have been chosen to represent GPO Access since I From Educational Technology on November 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (39183) http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Biology/BIO0205.html In this AskERIC lesson plan for grades 5-9, students compare the structure and function of cell organelles to that of a working city -- a handy analogy for learning the basics of cell biology. The activities outlined in the lesson plan, which takes From Educational Technology on November 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (39182) eLearning in the UK: detailed investigation by ESRC - Public Technology The Economic and Social Research Council has published a research report today entitled Learning online: eLearning and the domestic market which is a valuable piece of work, for anyone involved in educational ICT or eLearning strategy. The research pro From Online Learning Update on November 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (39181) Students hope to test 3G e-learning - CNETAsia A group of students at a local polytechnic hope to test the use of high-speed data mobile phones to remotely attend classes. According to a report in news daily The Straits Times, seven lecturers and two students hope to interest Singapore mobile carr From Online Learning Update on November 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (39180) Mediating affect and attitude while learning in a web-based format- Paul Jerry, Heather Demish, Sandra Collins, NAWEB 2003 Abstract: The Campus Alberta Applied Psychology: Counselling Initiative delivers a Master's degree in counseling psychology using a primarily Web-based / summer school format. Students and faculty in this program are engaged in teaching and learning c From Online Learning Update on November 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (39179) Readings As promised, here's the reading list for my upcoming NYU class, "Theoretical Perspectives on Interactivity." The order will change as I figure out how I'm going to organize this material. And the "recommended" readings usually refer to books for which I'll provide hand-outs of one or two chapters. I may attempt to do an online version of this course, as well, if there's interest. Then, perhaps, we can have the 'real' class interact with the virtual one. REQUIRED:Packer, Randall and Ken Jordan. Multimedia: From Wagner to V From rushkoff.blog on November 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (39178) RiVASt-Länderteil In der Abteilung "Strafrecht" des BMJ finden sich u.a. auch die neuesten "Richtlinien für den Verkehr mit dem Ausland in... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 30, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (39177) Evaluation Lars Balzer führt im Rahmen seiner Dissertation eine Studie zum Thema "Wie werden Evaluationsprojekte erfolgreich?" online durch. Erste Ergebnisse der... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 30, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (39176) Kronzeugen-Regelung Die so genannte Kronzeugen-Regelung hat sich nach Angaben des BMJ nicht bewährt. Die Justiz sieht dies anders und bemängelt das... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 30, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (39175) Windows UI critics Paul Thurrott runs a site that discusses Windows UI (esp. XP and Longhorn):»Now, because I present this information, I'm somehow labeled a Microsoft lover and/or an Apple basher. That's silly. But Apple has done very little to make its UI better per se, beyond simple enhancements to what is, again, a classic desktop OS. There's nothing wrong with that. Frankly, Apple's crowd is technical enough to deal with it. But saying that such an OS is "easier to use" or "more elegant" than From owrede_log on November 30, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (39174) The power of loose ends (2) The voices below speak well for themselves, so I don't need to comment much. In response to The power of visible loose ends. Ton Zijlstra, Making Actionable SenseThe problem I think is that for both those steps, digesting the results of exploration, and making actionable sense of them, we should bring our co-discoverers, i.e. the bloggers, along for the ride, but by and large still fail to do so. We together came up From Mathemagenic on November 30, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (39173) "You've been thiner than before", it's from commen ... "You've been thiner than before", it's from comments by some friends recenlty met me. It's a good sign or not? Yes, I'm working hard. However, I'm always running a stable time table instead of breaking up schedule randomly. I think it can do good to my health, safety and mood. So thinker could be better, unless it's some potential diseases, such as Diabetes. Hi all friends, are you ok now? Be kind to your body, and it can generate value for you longer. Trust me. From on November 30, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (39172) Parminder prefers Coke, so much so that if a resta ... Parminder prefers Coke, so much so that if a restaurant only offers Pepsi, he??ll go with water. One day, in a blind taste test, he chooses Pepsi, and is swept by a feeling of dislocation. Will he switch colas? "Of course not," Parminder snaps. "I prefer Coke." ---- [Meme Warefare]Applying Meme theory to analyze SS will be helpful, especially on trust myth. Truse me-me. ;) From on November 30, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (39171) Sam Ruby's thought on XAML, will MS win more with ... Sam Ruby's thought on XAML, will MS win more with this new generation of technolgy? From on November 30, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (39170) Christopher M. Johnson has published a beautiful d ... Christopher M. Johnson has published a beautiful diagrammatic overview of communities of practice(CoP). Well worth a look. [Thanks to John D. Smith.][Column Two] From on November 30, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (39169) "I like eating full-text/html RSS!", A fable(In Ch ... "I like eating full-text/html RSS!", A fable(In Chinese) writing about "Shark"(My SharpReader's name), to call on bloggers' using FULL-TEXT even FULL HTML RSS to support better aggregation experience. To Movabletype users, they can apply the full text/html template to support this. From on November 30, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (39168) Add Haloscan comment to this blog, not well tested ... Add Haloscan comment to this blog, not well tested yet. Thanks for Topku's complaining. ;-) From on November 30, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (39167) Virtual Drum Kit. Fun enough! ... Virtual Drum Kit. Fun enough! From on November 30, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (39166) !!ÄNDERUNG!! 13.12. Koch bei der Eröffnung... Die Eröffnungsfahrt der Rodgau-S-Bahn mit Koch beginnt gegen 11:00 Uhr in Dietzenbach, fährt nach Offenbach Bieber, und dann nach Ober-Roden - die Demo wird daher in Of-Bieber sein, da es von Frankfurt leichter zu erreichen ist!!! Treffpunkt Darmstadt: 8:25 Uhr am Hauptbahnhof Treffpunkt Frankfurt: 9:00 Uhr Hauptbahnhof - mit der S8 um 9:14 Uhr nach Offenbach Ost - von dort gemeinsamer Marsch nach Offenbach Bieber! From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 30, 2003 at 6:49 a.m.. (39165) Learning from Jill's PhD journey Jill Walker has made a final step in her PhD journey. Over last couple of month I was reading her weblog regularly and observed anxieties and fun of finishing a PhD. Today, reading about her defense, I realised what this reading is doing to me: it makes the perspective of finishing my own PhD research closer and easier to grasp. Now it's not an "I know there will be an end of it, but it's too far away" journey anymore, now I can better imag From Mathemagenic on November 30, 2003 at 5:51 a.m.. (39164) Popup Memes: Two problems of Yoyonet: 1. What's fo ... Popup Memes: Two problems of Yoyonet: 1. What's for, just for making friends? How can be more sticky? 2. There is also a language wall in front of it, someday friendster loalized, it can generate more value than a single language community. From on November 30, 2003 at 4:50 a.m.. (39163) Eventually, Lycos host recovered their FTP account ... Eventually, Lycos host recovered their FTP account by simple restarting the server, what a service! From on November 30, 2003 at 4:50 a.m.. (39162) Ask teachers two questions: 1. Do you really love ... Ask teachers two questions: 1. Do you really love your job? 2. Do you really know how to improve your performance? I want to know not only the answers but also the what means in different answers. In China, we have more than 11M variety of teachers around the country(Not including Hongkong, Taiwan, Macau regions). However, there is never a survey on such questions. We pay a lot in hardward construction. However, we dare not to face problems in software, we can't resolve problems. It's the real situation in China's education system. From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39161) Open Access News: The PLoS story is discussed in t ... Open Access News: The PLoS story is discussed in the latest online edition of Al Jazeera , one of the most popular newspaper in the arab world .The article also discusses the different perspectives of the open access publication and also includes a short note about the criticisms against this model. Hopefully, our scientists(including those --> From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39160) --[Dilbert.com] ... --[Dilbert.com] From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39159) Popup Meme: Mobile Phone is NOT Social Software(Ha ... Popup Meme: Mobile Phone is NOT Social Software(Hardware). 1. SMS+No. is not trustworthywithout complementary activities2. Difficult to expand Social Networking3. No memory/log4. It's just for Communication, not for connections(Nokia's connecting hype)?? even PDA+MP can't be more rich in Social functions5. Manufacturers is falling into Fashion traps instead of extending it's social ability From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39158) Re-read "Kurzweil's on Self": Here's Ray Kurzweil ... Re-read "Kurzweil's on Self": Here's Ray Kurzweil on the nature of the self, in his generous and excellent article on Wolfram's A New Kind of Science: If I ask the question, 'Who am I?' I could conclude that, perhaps I am this stuff here, i.e., the ordered and chaotic collection of molecules that comprise my body and brain. However, the specific set of particles that comprise my body and brain are completely different from the atoms and molecules than comprised me only a s From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39157) WashingtonPost, "New China, Old Threat": CHINA'S N ... WashingtonPost, "New China, Old Threat": CHINA'S NEW Communist leadership would like to be seen as pragmatic, modernizing and cooperatively engaged with the world, and to some extent, it has succeeded in earning this reputation in its first months. Outsiders have been impressed with its open handling of the SARS health crisis, its willingness to join a multilateral effort to curb North Korea's nuclear program and its success in sustaining explosive economic growth that has helped prop up a sluggish glob From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39156) Will meet some bloggers group by group in Shanghai ... Will meet some bloggers group by group in Shanghai tomorrow at Metro Starbucks. From morning to afternoon. From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39155) topku complained this META Blog is too difficult t ... topku complained this META Blog is too difficult to read. No category, no tiltes, no comments.... So original! I'm too lazy to put those things on, it's only MEME/META Ideas, isn't it? However, I suggest all kind readers can syndicate this RSS instead of reading the ugly page. :) I promise, promise to improve it step by step in spare time. From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39154) Implementation of Web-supported Music Instruction ... Implementation of Web-supported Music Instruction - Alan Anderson, Allan Ellis, NAWEB 2003 Abstract: The advent of multimedia computers has led to some innovative approaches to teaching music theory via the Web, and recent advances in desktop video technologies have made it possible to teach elements of practical performance skills online. Together these technologies may have the potential to drive a transformation in the way music education is delivered. However, the effectiveness of such transformation is depende From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39152) eSchool NewsOnline, "Students have a say in nation ... eSchool NewsOnline, "Students have a say in national ed-tech plan": More than 210,000 students from 1,535 schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia responded to a recent call by the nonprofit group NetDay to share their ideas about how technology should be used in schools. The results will help shape the nation's third National Educational Technology Plan now in development, federal officials say. From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39151) Modeling the Internet, analyzing wasted IP space, ... Modeling the Internet, analyzing wasted IP space, IP space distribution, detecting the result of natural disasters, weather, war, and esthetics/art. This project is free and represents a lot of donated time, please enjoy. ---[Opte Project] From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39150) Software Development - The Truth !via HawkEyeWindi ... Software Development - The Truth !via HawkEyeWindix translated it in to Chinese, here. From on November 30, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (39149) Solar generated hydrogen fuel and electricity has become a reality; Enough to supply cities the size of Los Angeles and Houston. Will Cutting-Edge Televison-Education and Breakthrough Energy Technology join forces to save the Earth? "Solar Tower Solar based energy technology is now capable of generating enough hydrogen fuel and electricity to supply cities the size of Los Angeles and Houston. "Solar Tower Cooperative Investment Alliance," has recommended that the "Get Charged! " program, launched in February 2003 in middle schools throughout America, be expanded to include exploratory documentaries about the future of "Solar Tower Turbine Clusters From PR Web on November 30, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (39148) 'Tis the Season to be Shopping OK, now that Buy Nothing Day is over, it's time for the holiday shopping season to begin in earnest. (Here's... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 30, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (39147) At Rutgers, Weathering an Ordeal A personal drama and pressure for change challenge the president of Rutgers University. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (39146) Is This Child a Threat to His School? An 11-year-old who wrote a novel based on a teenage slasher movie for English class was suspended. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (39145) LaGuardia College Gets Its Due in a City of Academic Heavy Hitters In a recent survey, LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, ranked in the top 3 of 13 large community colleges in North America. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (39144) Fund Scandal Puts College Saving Plans on Alert Investigations into reports of improper trading practices at mutual fund companies have given investors in state-sponsored college savings plans a new cause for concern. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (39143) 2 Athletes in Abuse Case to Undergo Evaluation Two Long Island teenagers accused of sexually abusing younger teammates were taken away in handcuffs after a closed hearing in juvenile court. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (39142) Muslim SUNY Student's Expulsion Is Protested Groups of legal advocates and students claim that the college singled out the student, a Muslim from Nigeria, after he argued with a college official to lower his tuition. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (39141) Small Steps for Football, Giant Steps for Harlem There once was scholastic football in Harlem, but that was 62 years ago. By last spring, there was talk of rebirth. Then the payoff came. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (39140) At Ole Miss, It's Give Me a T-A-I-L-G-A-T-E If Heisman trophies were awarded for tailgating, the University of Mississippi would be the favorite. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (39139) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]