Edu_RSS ~ December 28, 2003

Most recent update: December 28, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: this entry is [ ] emailable [x] written at 3am Exchanging email this weekend with Roland Tanglao, I noticed his .sig had a rather nifty last line: ...Roland roland@rolandtanglao.com Got Blog? www.streamlinewebco.com +1 604 xxx xxxx rolandtanglao.com VanEats.com this email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private... From Ben Hammersley.com on December 28, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (42323) Cabinet backs bill to legalize Arutz Sheva From Haaretz: News on December 28, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (42322) Analysis / For the sake of talking From Haaretz: News on December 28, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (42321) PM: Syria talks must start from scratch From Haaretz: News on December 28, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (42320) Justice Ministry bids farewell to Rubinstein From Haaretz: News on December 28, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (42319) PM, Mofaz order four outposts dismantled From Haaretz: News on December 28, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (42318) Business Process Change, 2 This is a continuation of my notes from Paul Harmon's Business Process Change. Paul walks us through the notational schemes for modeling organizations, processes (where the top swimlane is always reserved for the customer), and activities. Why the differences? Because each is at a different... From Internet Time Blog on December 28, 2003 at 7:48 p.m.. (42317) Aggregator HTTP tests updated The aggregator HTTP tests have been updated. (68 words) Note: The "dive into mark" feed you are currently subscribed to is deprecated. If your aggregator supports it, you should upgrade to my Atom feed, which includes both summaries and full content. From dive into mark on December 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (42316) Back Redesign: done. Design goals explained. Last browser bugs squashed. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on December 28, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (42315) ConsumerSearch ConsumerSearchhttp://www.consumersearch.com/ConsumerSearch is a Web-based publishing company that helps consumers find answers about what products are top-rated or best bets in their class. We try to provide consumers fast answers on top-rated products and provide an intelligent search engine to the best articles on any given product or service. Their mission is to reduce to minutes the time it takes consumers to make an intelligent purchase. The process begins when their editors scour the Internet and print public From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on December 28, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (42314) Office Newsgroups - another great resource   Microsoft maintains an enormous number of newsgroups that provide a variety of interesting discussions. Two of my favorites are the --> From Handheld Instructional Technology on December 28, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (42313) Spezielle Suchen Eine außerordentlich gut sortierte Zusammenstellung von Suchmaschinen und Verzeichnissen (diese wiederum unterteilt in Audio, URL, Bilder uvm.) wird von der... From Handakte WebLAWg on December 28, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (42312) Jeff Jacoby is like Hitler... ...After all, both were born in the 20th Century. I'm just trying to get into next year's round up of liberal hate speech. Man, he has a thin skin!... From Joho the Blog on December 28, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (42311) the season of giving I've already plugged EFF as a worthy target of support. Here's another easy and very worthy group: the folks at Wikipedia. As you (should) know, Wikipedia has built an extraordinary free content encyclopedia. They're now in real financial need. Please help if you can. From Lessig Blog on December 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (42310) Recycled Spam What illegal shenanigans will those crafty spam artists think up next?... From Internet Time Blog on December 28, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (42309) Problemlösung gesucht Situation: Einführung von Bildungsguthaben und Langzeitgebühren Problem: Aufgrund struktureller und konjunktureller Vorgaben haben viele sog. 'Langzeitstudies' keine Finanzmittel, den Abschluss zu erwerben Frage: Wie sichern sich Gebührenstudenten ihren Abschluss? Umsetzbare Optionen: * überhaupt nicht * privatwirtschaftlich Alternativen (zur Einführung): * Mitarbeit an der Uni gegen Verrechnung * PublicPrivatePartnerships Wem fallen noch mehr Alternativen... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on December 28, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (42308) Looking Back: Highs and Lows of 2003 (Note: This is also my Sunday column in the Mercury News.) I've always tended to buy the muddle-through scenario. Human... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on December 28, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (42307) More on the Assertion Processor Continuing on with the Assertion Processor idea, I think Danny's contribution may have cracked it for me with his introduction of the W6 vocabulary. To recap: Britt wants a system to aggregate assertions about political figures, in order to create... From Ben Hammersley.com on December 28, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (42306) Into the Blogosphere Into the Blogosphere This forthcoming online edited collection explores discursive, visual, social, and other communicative features of weblogs. Essays will analyze and critique situated cases and examples drawn from weblogs and weblog communities. Such a project requires an interdisciplinary approach, and contributions will represent perspectives from Rhetoric, Communication, Sociology, Cultural... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42305) Revising Teaching Revising Teaching The mission of this website is to give writing teachers and tutors a forum to reflect on the many ways we might improve our teaching. Hosted and edited by Kathryn Evans, Revising Teaching is a group blog welcoming contributions from those who believe that good teaching, like good... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42304) Simon Widdowson - digital teacher in residence Simon Widdowson - digital teacher in residence Simon has a relatively new blog. He is a teacher - technologist in England. Read is about page. He also is a part of trAce: Original new media writing, creative online courses, incisive articles, innovative webdesign, and a broad range of resources, news,... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42303) A P . E U R O P E A N . H I S T O R Y A P . E U R O P E A N . H I S T O R Y Welcome to my website. I assume since you're here you are either one of my AP European kids or the parent of one. In case you're curious . . . I've... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42302) Blosxom.... blosxom :: the zen of blogging :: I installed and played with Blosxom last winter. After reading about the latest version of this weblogging tool on Pat Delaney's site, I tried it again and I am very impressed. I have... [Education/Technology - Tim Lauer] Comment: Tim Lauer, by using blosxom,... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42301) NetNewsWire 1.0.7b7 - RSS newsreader for websites. [MacUpdate - Mac OS X] See here the change notes.... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42300) Take 10 Seconds to Get Soup to the Needy Take 10 Seconds to Get Soup to the Needy. Take 10 Seconds to Get Soup to the Needy -- Here is an easy way to make a difference this holiday season. Campbell's is donating a can of soup to the needy for every person that goes to their site and... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42299) Wishing all edbloggers a Blessed Holiday Season... Wishing all edbloggers a Blessed Holiday Season and a Blessed New Year. I am heading out to Chiapas, Mexico this afternoon and get a dose of country living. Dear Santa, I want a new president this coming year. I would like a president who wants to invest in our students,... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42298) Mac Testers Needed FeedReaders.com needs help from Mac owners to test the Lockergnome News Feeder software. Contact Head Gnome at chris@lockergnome.com, if you're interested.... [Lockergnome Bytes] Comment: OK Mac users.... I may or may not have internet in Chiapas... I may miss this beta...... Writing from Houston... plane delayed in Houston... lost a... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42297) Four Simple Steps to Manage RSS Feeds This RSS Feeds slides complete with screenshots take you through four simple steps to capture, render, subscribe, aggregate, and manage RSS feeds. [Lockergnome's RSS Resource] More Holiday reading.... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42296) A weblog experiment which bring me so far... Never I could have imagined similar scenario. I approach the 450 posts, the twenty thousand visits and about 300 comments on my personal weblog. If I consider the whole of public and private spaces placed at the disposal of the pupils and the staff of the school, I see more... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42295) Whittier School contemplates use of blogs for NSF project. The school where I work, will be participating in a National Science Foundation funded project called, Whittier-UIC Geographic Data Research Project . The lead investigator asked me about the use of blogs and other disruptive technology to support the project. We will be looking at how weblog use by the... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42294) IASnet Journal: The Beauty of Rocks IASnet Journal is a science journal on rocks... OK Geology. IA Sadisun is an edblogger who is just about to get his doctorate. It rocks! Leave a message on his guest book.... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42293) S�rgio Blog 2.0 S�rgio Blog 2.0 Physics Professor Sergio Lima has a personal blog authored from Brasil. Sergio is blogging most of his content from a Palm pda!... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42292) C�tia @ mexer com Tecnologias ;) C�tia @ mexer com Tecnologias ;) A student blog of thoughts and ideas of regarding the implications of New Technologies in education. Cátia Sousa is edblogging from Portugal. She is a student at the Universidade de Lisboa.... From EdBlogger Praxis on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42291) 10.3: Create a system install DVD I had to install Panther on my wife's iBook and was thinking how my TiBook install DVD (Jaguar) was better... From Digital Hub on December 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (42290) My Yahoo in RSS! 2 Announcing a new experimental service. My Yahoo to RSS converts modules personalized at http://my.yahoo.com/ into RSS feeds. At... From Disruptive Technology on December 28, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (42289) Use QuickTime Pro to compress iMovie projects When your final masterpiece has been completed in iMovie and you wish to compress it for posting, do not use... From Digital Hub on December 28, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (42288) Bingo Icebreaker Warm things up on your first day of class with this ready-to-use icebreaker. You'll find instructions plus a printable bingo card here.... From Adult/Continuing Education on December 28, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. (42287) Weblogging Tools (cont): More on Feedroll for guest writers.Ý Summary: I concluded yesterday's entry on using a feedroll to bring guest writer material onto my homepage with I think dynamic homepage access to respected sources will not only be interesting for readers but will also add some spice to my own weblog cooking process.. I still think so.. but after yesterday's work (see side column) I have some further thoughts/questions. In my case, and speaking practically, no one feed will do it. Now I have 5 feeds and am From Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on December 28, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (42286) Using Sensors in the Web Crawling Process Using Sensors in the Web Crawling Processhttp://arxiv.org/pdf/cs.IR/0312033This paper offers a short description of an Internet information field monitoring system, which places a special module-sensor on the side of the Web-Server to detect changes in information resources and subsequently reindexes only the resources signalized by the corresponding sensor. Concise results of simulation research and an implemenation attempt of the given "sensors" concept are provided. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on December 28, 2003 at 11:50 a.m.. (42285) Veggie Prop Bill Koslosky points to some clever vegetarian propaganda: The Meatrix. And he links to a less light-hearted commentary on meatiness: The defeat of legislation that would have required that "downed" animals be killed humanely and that would have prohibited their slaughter for human food. Sure, people are suffering, too. But we ought to avoid inflicting unnecessary pain. (Go ahead, try to argue against that one!) I see no reason to think that we escape that moral obligation when it comes to non-human animals. The argument ought to be over what makes pain necessary and exactly what it means to a From Joho the Blog on December 28, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (42284) Order of Magnitude Quiz: Animals How many animals raised on farms are killed for consumption in the US each year? Getting within an order of magnitude constitutes winning. Reveal the answer by drag-selecting the seemingly blank space between the X's: X ————8 billion ———— X... From Joho the Blog on December 28, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (42283) The "Idiot's Guide" to Open Standards I am no techie but I have been sensing an sea change in software from closed to open standards. I have just finished reading Clayton Christensen' latest book - The Innovators Solution - which I will review shortly. With Jim... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on December 28, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (42282) The PEI Osbourne's - Post Xmas How do you sit 20 for a meal? You ask your cousin John Rousseau to build a table top. How do you sit 20 people - like this. Well the festivities are over. We are still all good friends as... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on December 28, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (42281) BEST of 2003: Der Rest der Bildung E-Learning ist nicht alles. Was gab es sonst noch? Gesucht sind mehr denn je Antworten auf die Frage, "how an organization's human assets are performing" (Accenture) und wie ihre Performance gemessen werden kann. Das Themenspektrum reicht hier von Human Capital... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on December 28, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (42280) Weihnachten 2003 Viel Spaß beim Lesen! Schöne Tage, ein frohes Fest und einen guten Rutsch wünscht der weiterbildungsblog! See you in 2004!... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on December 28, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (42279) StartupJournal StartupJournal - The Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurshttp://www.startupjournal.com/The last word on starting a business and entrepreneurial issues from The Wall Street Journal. Read powerful content and search a database of thousands of business for sale. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on December 28, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (42278) Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean World Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean Worldhttp://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/dl/proj/neh2"...The University of Chicago Library has completed a project that preserves deteriorated research materials relating to the history, art and archaeology of the ancient Near East and the ancient Mediterranean world. Materials published between 1850 and 1950 were drawn from the Library's outstanding Ancient Near East and Classics Collections. The Library addressed the preservation and access needs of the col From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on December 28, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (42277) Brain Rewards Us for Laughing: Study Brain Rewards Us for Laughing: Study By Merritt McKinneyhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=571&e=1&u=/nm/brain_laughing_dcResearchers report that humor seems to activate brain networks that are involved in rewards. Humor is no laughing matter, according to Dr. Allan L. Reiss of Stanford University in California, who led the research. "Humor has significant ramifications for our psychological and physical health," he told Reuters Health. Our sense of humo From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on December 28, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (42276) Kaus continued Harry at Slyblog slyly contrasts the same Kaus passage I mentioned Thursday with a paragraph in which Krugman quotes Congressional Budget Office data, and wraps up his post with this line: Ahh, CBO numbers vs. Kaus hanging out at Best Buy. You make the call. This too would be a good example for students to discuss, and not just for the wit. There is a lesson, I suspect, in the economy with which Harry sets the one quotation against the other. That kind of juxtaposition can be... From Weblogs in Higher Education on December 28, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (42275) Don't let an old Mac or PC become toxic e-waste - David Colker, LA Times Before tossing out that clunker, think about giving it to a charity or disposing of it in an earth-friendly way. If there's a new computer under your tree this morning, you might be looking at your trusty old model with a sense of nostalgia. Environmen From Techno-News Blog on December 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (42274) Big Intrusions, Tiny Pictures and Patented Problems - Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post This is the year the Internet officially stopped being fun. The festering problems of spam, spyware, viruses, worms and pop-ups boiled over, making the online experience merely annoying at best, financially and emotionally destructive at worst. Users From Techno-News Blog on December 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (42273) Erfassung von PKW-Kennzeichen Die von einigen Bundesländern bereits getestete automatische Erfassung von Auto-Nummernschildern ist auf Kritik gestoßen. Politiker und Verfassungsschützer lehnen das Vorgehen... From Handakte WebLAWg on December 28, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (42272) 'Get me rewrite!' Now, computers can play along - Anne Eisenberg, The New York Times In the famous sketch from the TV show "Monty Python's Flying Circus," the actor John Cleese had many ways of saying a parrot was dead, among them, "This parrot is no more," "He's expired and gone to meet his maker," and "His metabolic processes are now From Techno-News Blog on December 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (42271) Portland students get expanded opportunity - Jeff Mill, Middletown Press The high school is ready to embark on a new online education program that could be a first step toward a revolution in learning. The Virtual High School program enables selected students to access some 150 online courses, including some taught by instr From Educational Technology on December 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (42270) Your school, your choice: Arizona parents have many options - Mel Meléndez, The Arizona Republic When it comes to educating students in Arizona, parents have many choices. While most students attend public, private or charter facilities, more parents are opting for home schooling and online learning in virtual classrooms for their children. Still From Educational Technology on December 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (42269) First bilingual e-learning community launched - UAE Khaleej Times Dubai's e-learning market, estimated at $6 million in 2003, is set to grow to $24 million by the end of 2008, boosted by government-led education initiatives and a knowledge-conducive environment, according to a new report on 'Dubai Knowledge Economy 2 From Online Learning Update on December 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (42268) Turkish Information Technology Prepares EU's e-Learning Project - Emre Demir, Zaman Turkish information technology (IT) professionals are preparing a computer-based education project for the European Union (EU). Siemens Business Services (SBS) Turkish branch has undertaken the 'e-learning' project for EU member countries for use in pr From Online Learning Update on December 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (42267) Malaysian Education Harnessing technology to stay connected - HARIATI AZIZAN, the Star Imagine life without the computer and the Internet. In keeping abreast with the times, the Malaysian education system took definitive measures in 2003 to get more schools and institutions of higher learning connected.... The Government announced early From Online Learning Update on December 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (42266) The Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Socie ... The Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Saturday that they were sending relief supplies to the earthquake-devastated Iranian city of Bam and appealed for 12 million US dollars in aid to the region. The relief supplies include 20,000 tents, 30,000 plastic tarpaulins, 200,000 blankets, 40,000 kitchen sets, 400,000 water purification tablets, 20,000 kerosene heaters, and 30 electricity generators. ---[Xinhuanet] From on December 28, 2003 at 6:49 a.m.. (42265) KZ "Guantanamo Bay" Zum ersten Mal seit Bestehen des US-Gefangenenlagers in Guantanamo Bay hat sich Kuba offiziell gegen die dortigen Haftbedingungen ausgesprochen, meldet... From Handakte WebLAWg on December 28, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (42264) Ausgefallene Spionage-Tools Anlässlich des 40-jährigen Bestehens der Abteilung für Wissenschaft und Technik stellt der US-Geheimdienst CIA in seinem Hauptquartier einige der spektakulärsten... From Handakte WebLAWg on December 28, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (42263) NAMI SAN DIEGO'S WALK FOR WELLNESS, Strides for Mental Health The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of San Diego (NAMI SD) is hosting the organizations nationally held Walk for Wellness, Strides for Mental Health on Saturday, April 17, 2004 in Balboa Park. [PRWEB Dec 26, 2003] From PR Web on December 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (42262) Trapped in sobriety I no longer know enough about the world around me to get drunk. (1041 words) Note: The "dive into mark" feed you are currently subscribed to is deprecated. If your aggregator supports it, you should upgrade to my Atom feed, which includes both summaries and full content. From dive into mark on December 28, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (42261) Four die in weekend spate of murders around the country From Haaretz: News on December 28, 2003 at 2:50 a.m.. (42260) Orlev: Employer NII discount threatens social insurance system From Haaretz: News on December 28, 2003 at 2:50 a.m.. (42259) `Optimism' over end to civil service action From Haaretz: News on December 28, 2003 at 2:50 a.m.. (42258) PM cautiously reviews Syrian offer of talks From Haaretz: News on December 28, 2003 at 2:50 a.m.. (42257) Two-thirds of Bam residents believed dead in earthquake From Haaretz: News on December 28, 2003 at 2:50 a.m.. (42256) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]