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Zines and Do-It-Yourself Democracy Posted By Robert Voelker-Morris on Oct 20th 3:35PM: Zines and Do-It-Yourself Democracy represents the explorations of the students and faculty associated with the Zines and Do-It-Yourself Democracy freshman seminar at the University of Oregon. This exhibit features examples of zines created by zinesters from around the United States as well as by students in the seminar. This exhibit is an online interpretation of a Spring 2005 University of Oregon Knight Library exhibit of the same title. From Common Content: Newest Items on October 21, 2005 at 9:30 p.m..


That Mystical Thing Posted By Stanley Oh on Oct 18th 8:05AM: First record and it was done at home. It's really a tryout piece. Idea was conceived in school actually, and it took me several months to actually finish rhyming (not that it really does, so..), the chorus, guitar chords and finally recording it. Woohooo. From Common Content: Newest Items on October 21, 2005 at 9:30 p.m..


Eretici, Dalla Riviera Posted By Antonio on Oct 18th 1:43AM: Ep autoprodotto, 6 tracce hip hop in attesa dell album. From Common Content: Newest Items on October 21, 2005 at 9:30 p.m..


henman.ca - Paul, Kerri and The Boys Posted By Paul Henman on Oct 16th 10:31PM: Family blog full of Formula One (F1) motor racing, cats, beer, wine, photography, rock music and more. Plus a (more than?) healthy dose of techie (Fedora Linux) content. From Common Content: Newest Items on October 21, 2005 at 9:30 p.m..


The First Casio Song Posted By Stefano Pasquini on Oct 14th 7:53AM: This song was made with a 80's casio keyboard that I bought for my daughter Yumi. She also helped with the song, even though at the time she was only 11 months old. From Common Content: Newest Items on October 21, 2005 at 9:30 p.m..


Predicting Seasonal Weather Created by the National Science Foundation, the weather website here is authoritative, packed with useful knowledge, and beautiful. It is reviewed in this week’s Scout Report. Geography From Golden Swamp on October 21, 2005 at 6:30 p.m..


Vaio AX - Multimedia Versatility from Sony The Vaio AX series notebook features a biometric fingerprint sensor, tv tuner, and integrated mega pixel camera. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on October 21, 2005 at 2:30 p.m..


PISA in Australia (ACER) An Australian national view on the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). In addition to general access to information, sample items, reports and key findings, participating teachers and schools can login to the website and Australian PISA Database to access specific information and resources for participating schools. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 5:30 a.m..


Ngarrindjeri field trip - Coorong, S.A. Five full days' professional development in Aboriginal studies at Camp Coorong. Learn from Ngarrindjeri people about their history and culture including traditional bush foods, medicine and basket weaving. Travel the length of the Coorong, learn about environmental changes over time, connections between Dreaming stories and actual places from Kingston SE to Victor Harbor. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 5:30 a.m..


SITE Academy SITE Academy is a South Australian based training & employment organisation committed to the closest possible link between education and today's dynamic hospitality industry. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 4:30 a.m..


Boy's Day May 5th is Children's Day in Japan. It is called Children's Day nowadays but traditionally it is known as 'Tango no sekku' and families with a boy/boys celebrate this day by flying Koinobori (carp streamers) and displaying decorations featuring samurai helmets and armour. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 4:30 a.m..


Jeans for Genes Day Every year the first Friday of August is Jeans for Genes Day. All around Australia people at work or at school or on holidays or at home don their jeans and buy a badge or make a donation. The money they give helps scientists find the causes of genetic diseases that affect one in twenty children born. There are no geographical boundaries to research so the work our scientists do will help children all around the world. science From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 3:25 a.m..


ANZSSA, Conference Healthy, Wealthy and Wise? (Challenging Sacred Cows in the Learning Environment) This conference will examine factors affecting the health, wealth and wisdom of students, for better or worse. We are seeking to challenge some sacred cows; in other words, to take widely held beliefs and practices in tertiary education and see if they really hold up under scrutiny. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 2:00 a.m..


Universities Sign on to Supercomputer Facility A new high-performance computing centre in Perth, Western Australia, has attracted large projects from two Australian universities seeking improved data modelling and rendering capabilities. Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia and Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory plan to conduct work in marine science, geophysics and mining using facilities at ISA Technologies' High Performance Computing and Visualisation Centre. ZDNet Australia, 21 October 2005 From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 2:00 a.m..


Advanced Browser Gives Taste of Web 2.0 A cutting edge Firefox-based Web browser dubbed 'Flock', which integrates next-generation Web technologies such as RSS content feeds, blogs and bookmark and photo sharing, was launched today (21 October). The browser's new features are all based around new Web technologies fast attracting fans in the online community, as part of a movement which has come to be known as Web 2.0. ZDNet Australia, 21 October 2005 From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 2:00 a.m..


ED-MEDIA 2006 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education. Organized by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education AACE http://www.aace.org From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 2:00 a.m..


Red Nose Day 30 June 2006 Supports fund raising for the SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Foundation (always the last Friday of June) From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 1:17 a.m..


E-learning Indicators The 2005 Australian Flexible Learning Framework (2005 Framework) has established a set of 12 e-learning indicators that can be used to assess the uptake, use and impact of e-learning in Australia's vocational education and training system (VET). These indicators can be adapted and used by individual education and training providers and State Training Authorities to establish their own organisational goals and benchmarks for e-learning. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 1:17 a.m..


Release of Australian Education International Strategic Directions 2005-08 AEI Strategic Directions 2005-08 outlines how Australian Education International (AEI) will work in partnership with industry over the coming years to encourage and facilitate Australia's international education and training engagement. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 12:30 a.m..


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