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Students: Visas and Immigration The Department of Immigration provides this gateway to information for people studying or seeking study, training, or skills development in Australia. Information is provided on: student visa options; student guardians; sponsored training visas; education provider obligations; education agents; and information on bringing family, working while studying, extending the stay, changing course or education provider, and document checklists. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


The Edward Said Archive The Edward Said Archive contains articles and resources concerning collected works of Edward Said, mainly on the topic of Palestine and post-colonialism. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Common Colds Need Common Sense This website giving information on the treatment of the common cold is provided by the National Prescribing Service (NPS), a member-based organisation providing accurate, balanced, evidence-based information and services to health professionals and the community on the Quality Use of Medicines (QUM). Specific information is provided for parents and carers of children, children's services, schools, health professionals and the media. The site includes an interactive story book for parents and young children, a fun screensaver and a radio ad in MP3 format. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Is your name popular? (Or, when did people stop naming their kids Edith?) Amazingly cool Java app lets you enter a name and shows you how popular it was from 1880 to the present. Edith has been on the decline since 1880, Sunshine peaked in the 1970s, and the undisputed king of girls names Mary is just on the way out circa 2006. Click "Launch NameVoyager" towards the bottom. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Lick Wonder Woman! Superhero Stamps Coming! The U.S. Postal Service is releasing its first superhero stamps. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Open source in the national interest Now if you're a CIO tasked with saving money and resources for a large or small enterprise, wouldn't it seem prudent to follow the lead of an organization tasked with saving taxpayers' money and lives? Yeah. Me, too. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Hysterical Woman We all know that many women are affraid of small furry creatures with loooong tails. Well this woman takes it to the extreme while taking a ‘dare’ in a studio. She gets an incredible hysterical attack, and well, it’s rather fun…allthough I feel a little sorry for her at the end… From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Create a secure Linux-based wireless access point Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 (WPA2) is becoming the de facto standard for securing wireless networks, and a mandatory feature for all new Wi-Fi products certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. We all know the security weaknesses of its predecessor, WEP; this time they got it right. Here's how to implement the WPA2 protocol on a Linux host. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Why the RIAA Has Sued XM Satellite Radio Here in Washington, there is nothing more amusing than watching business interests work themselves up into a righteous frenzy over a threat to their monopoly profits from a new technology or some upstart with a different business model. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Apple's Q3 2006 Financial Results Are In! 2nd Best In Company History! MacRumors posts a recap of the results and the ensuing conference call. The basics: Apple posted revenue of $4.37 billion and a net quarterly profit of $472 million or $.54 per diluted share. In general, they beat street estimates. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


U.S. hosts international conference on witness protection. The conference included representatives from more than a dozen countries. "One important rule: Don't find a counterfeiter a job in a printing plant," said Gerald Shur the prosecuter credited with creating the witness protection program. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


NYC moves to break up homeless encampments. The city has identified 73 difficult to reach and out of site homeless encampments that they will eliminate. I'm not quite sure what the Mayor means by aggressively urged, sounds like a euphemism for forcibly evicted to me. I agree that we should do more to help the homeless, but I'm not sure forced conformity is the right answer. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Toyota Plans Hybrid That Runs on Batteries Toyota sees a future in plugging in vehicles - instead of simply pulling in for gas. Already a leader in the hybrid market with its Prius sedan, Toyota Motor Corp. plans to develop a hybrid vehicle that will run locally on batteries charged by a typical 120-volt outlet before switching over to a gasoline engine for longer hauls. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Study of human brain yields intelligent robots Scientists and engineers say they are making rapid progress in simulating the human brain and their work is finding its way into a new wave of real-world products. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Canonical's Ubuntu 6.06 LTS is an excellent Linux-based operating system-- Canonical's Ubuntu 6.06 LTS is an excellent Linux-based operating system-- so excellent, in fact, that it not only earned eWEEK Labs' Analyst's Choice designation but has also become our clear favorite among Linux desktop distributions. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Cato: Paramilitary Raids on U.S. Homes More Frequent WASHINGTON -- The last 25 years have seen a 1,300 percent increase in the number of paramilitary raids on American homes. The vast majority of these are to serve routine drug warrants, including for offenses as trivial as marijuana possession, according to a just-released study by the Cato Institute. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


'Gold farming' in games means real income in China "At any given time, as many as half a million Chinese gamers are completing quests and gathering such assets as virtual gold pieces to sell off for real money. They toil in Internet cafes and in makeshift computer labs, sometimes sleeping on cots in nearby dormitories in shifts." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Guidelines for future Windows development Microsoft wants to be able to walk the line between giving consumers what they want themselves and "creating and preserving robust opportunities for competition." Here are some guidelines: 1. Installation of any software 2. Easy access 3. Defaults... read on for more... From digg on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


About Austria AboutAustria.org offers an illustrated tourist guide, travel guide and culture guide to Austria.Discover Salzburg, Vienna and other Austria's capitals and sights. It provides information on learning German, and attending German language courses in Austria. The language spoken in Austria is German. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Google's unknown artist has huge following The 28-year-old webmaster designs the whimsical logos that decorate Google.com's otherwise Spartan Web site on special occasions. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


BBC restructures for digital age New media has been given a more central role in the BBC by director general Mark Thompson. A new division, called Future Media and Technology, is to be created and led by current director Ashley Highfield. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Google Exec Challenges Berners-Lee "A Google executive challenged Internet pioneer Tim Berners-Lee on his ideas for a Semantic Web during a conference in Boston on artificial intelligence." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Its Official, Bush Casts His First Ever Veto! President Bush cast the first veto of his 5 1/2-year presidency Wednesday, rejecting legislation to ease limits on federal funding for research on stem cells obtained from embryos. Disappointed lawmakers said they intended to keep pushing to lift the restrictions. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Hacked Ad Seen on MySpace Served Spyware to a Million "An online banner advertisement that ran on MySpace.com and other sites over the past week used a Windows security flaw to infect more than a million users with spyware when people merely browsed the sites with unpatched versions of Windows, according to data collected by iDefense, a Verisign company." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Solar Powered Air Conditioning Getting Real Matteran Energy fired up its new design for a low temperature system that produced 41 degree F temperature refrigeration using relatively warm water (160 degrees) right out of a common rooftop solar hot water heater. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Locally made baby foods becoming big business Baby food has gone fresh organic -- and it's becoming big business. Ctrl-alt-chicken-puree From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


NVIDIA Quad SLI DIY Interview An exclusive interview with NVIDIA about their launch into true enthusiast Quad SLI. Today marks the release of the beta driver with official DIY Quad SLI support. We ask some tough questions and get no-nonsense answers that should help you make your Quad SLI decision. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Jack Black Is a Computer, Man! In this short by Dan Harmon, Computerman (Jack Black), a half-man, half-machine in white underwear, saves his master from anal rape at the hands of the FBI through the power of the computer. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Record player made of paper To play the record the handle needs to be turned in a clockwise direction at a steady 331/3 rpm. The paper cone then acts as a pick up and amplifies the sound enough to make it audible. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Rent-Free in NYC-- living on the edge of housing law... Two musicians and a yogi have lived rent-free for two years in a Brooklyn loft. No, they're not living with their exasperated parents or beleaguered girlfriends. They are among the masses of New Yorkers living in illegal apartment buildings, and they stumbled onto the big advantage of residing outside the law: You don't have to pay rent. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


First Video Of The New TEAM FORTRESS 2 I have been waiting for this game since it was first announced oh so long ago. The new art style looks cool, reminds me of The Incredibles. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Google-Nike: It's Not A Shoe, It's A Community Few companies define 20th century marketing better than Nike (NKE ). When Nike crafted its World Cup strategy, it decided to try something new: online communities. The centerpiece is Joga.com, a social networking site for soccer fans it quietly launched in February with Google. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Noob's guide to manual photography Some might ask why you would want or need to modify camera settings manually when the camera can do it for you ‘just fine.’ If you really want to end up with expressive photographs instead of mere snapshots, this beginner's guide is a must-read. I personally didn't really get into photography until I learned the manual controls. Check it out. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Invisibility Cloak Video Check out this video of an Invisibility Cloak being demonstrated. The wearer is moving in front of a television screen and colored backgrounds. Note that he is not standing in front of a projector, as his face is not covered by the wallpaper background displayed on the cloak. Very impressive. Plus, he has mad dance moves. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Excellence in Teaching and Learning The Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) has noted the changes to the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund (LTPF) announced by the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Honourable Julie Bishop MP. AVCC President Professor Gerard Sutton said he is pleased the Minister has adopted selected suggested changes to the model put forward by the AVCC earlier this year, including taking into consideration the opportunity to develop an allocation model on the basis of disciplines wherever possible. AVCC Media release, 10 July 2006 From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Disability Updates: Children with Disabilities The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report on Australian children with disabilities describes the number of children aged 0-14 years with disabilities, the types of disabilities they have, their experiences in school, and the needs of their carers. It draws mostly on the 2003 ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


How Australia Takes a Census (2006) Australia's fifteenth national Census of Population and Housing will be held on 8 August 2006. This publication has been prepared to provide current and potential users of Census statistics with some basic information about the 2006 Census. It describes the history of the Census, the process by which the 2006 Census was planned, the way in which it will be conducted and processed and the types of output which will be available. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Education Group The Education Group is an association of five Sydney based colleges and training centres that are members of the Australian Council of Independent Vocational Colleges (ACIVC). A range of courses at different levels are offered across the colleges. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Pathways in Processing Metalliferous Mining Qualifications This pdf wall chart provides an overview of the qualifications at Certificate and Diploma levels, which lead to careers in metalliferous processing. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Building Learning Communities: Partnerships, Social Capital and VET Performance This study examines the nature of the impact of vocational education and training (VET), and its project-based activities and partnerships, on the development of sustainable communities in regional Australia. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Running for Beginners A great basic beginners guide: "In 2003, I said that the only time you’d ever find me running was if Godzilla were chasing me. Then, a year later, I ran a trail marathon in November 2004. Marathons are officially 26.2 miles." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Movie: DS Opera browser in action You've gotta watch this – looks like it works brilliantly. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Which Browser is King? Firefox 2, IE 7, or Opera 9? Firefox, Microsoft, and Opera have all come out with new browser version in the past couple of months. Which upgrade is the most significant? And which browser has the features and usability you're looking for? From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


HP Develops New Passive RFID HP Labs has developed a prototypical passive tag that's long on memory and short on range, for which it has identified suitable business and consumer apps. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Guide to Those Useless Windows XP Services here is a look at the default set of services that come with a fresh installation of Windows XP. "We'll tell you the ones that you don't need and try to tell you why, so you can disable them without any problems." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Homeland Security Wasted Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars on iPods The Homeland Security Department wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars last year on iPods, dog booties, beer-making equipment and designer jackets, congressional investigators have concluded. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Howto: Ultimate Ubuntu eye-candy with Xgl and Compiz Online blogger and Ubuntu fan Chromakode shoots us well ahead of the technology curve with an Xgl and Compiz installation running on Dapper Drake. This one's not for the faint-hearted. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


BMW to sell diesel cars in the U.S. "German premium carmaker BMW intends to start selling diesel-powered cars in the United States within two years, using a urea-based additive to meet emissions standards..." "Urea will take another two years but then diesel is really clean and can be sold in all 50 states." "The U.S. is more open to diesel than two or three years ago." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Wicked Electric Car: Zero to 60 in 4 Seconds (In First Gear) In a new approach to making the electric car a mass-market product, a California company will unveil on Wednesday a model that is very specialized, very expensive and very, very fast. It goes from zero to 60 miles an hour in four seconds, “wicked fast". Because it is an electric, the driver does not have to shift into second gear until 65 MPH. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Video Killed the Video Star Attention attention-seekers! YouTube, Google Video and related sites have revived vaudeville, then stabbed it in the neck with the razor-sharp shards of a torn can of energy drink, kicked it in the ribs, and left it onstage to writhe for the amusement of millions. And you can be part of it! This smart-ass article makes for a great read. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Silicon Valley & The iTunes Ripple Effect "Microsoft’s spending, when coupled with that of eBay, Yahoo and Google, meant that lots of hardware and back-end software start-ups could see an uptick in demand for their wares. In fact for some it could mean a fast track to an IPO..." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Jon Stewart Slams The Media on Mid-East Crisis Jon Stewart took on the media and their coverage of the current crisis in the middle east. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Astrophoto: The North American and Pelican Nebulae Astronomer Don Goldman produced this intense and beautiful image on July 8, 2006 from his suburban Sacramento, California back yard. It required a 3.5 hour exposure through a seven-inch telescope with an 11-million Mega-pixel astronomical camera. See astrophoto on right of article and then click to enlarge... From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Spying On Citizens: A Global Problem While the United States is embroiled in debate over continuing revelations of official eavesdropping, data mining and other surveillance programs, democracies in Asia and Europe are grappling with similar wiretapping scandals of their own. These stories are not well covered in America, but they demonstrate that our problem is a universal one. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Washington Times recommends buying a MacBook Mark Kellner says "If you want a stylish, great, capable portable, buy this one. You won't be disappointed." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


5 pages on why and how the psp is dead This article explains in depth on how the psp is dead and how the DS is killing it. Ex: 3 psp games have only sold a million copies. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Rootkits get better at hiding "A new Trojan horse is so good at hiding itself that some security researchers claim a new chapter has begun in their battle against malicious code authors." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Sorry businesspeople, but you need techies to build technology "Computer World has an interesting story at the moment on how technical skills are seen as being less important than business and soft-skills. In almost every successful IT project I've ever been involved with it's been a nuts-and-bolts techie that's had the most important impact. The 'business skills' types were more hindrance." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Preview The minute long Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Preview debuted last night on the SciFi channel. Watch it now on YouTube. October is so far away. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


FDA Wants More Test Data on Liquid Flu Vaccine MedImmune Inc. said yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration wants more information about a new liquid formulation of the firm's nasal flu vaccine FluMist before making a decision on whether to let the company sell it. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Top 10 Dumbest Online Business Ideas That Made It Big Time. 1. Million Dollar Homepage, 2. SantaMail, 3. Doggles, and so on. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Monarch computers now letting you order reduced price AMD CPUs Monarch computers is letting you order the new AMD chips in combos to ship out next week. AMD 3800+ X2 dual core and asrock mobo = $244. AMD 5000+ X2 dual core and asrock mobo = $394. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


First Nazi City in America? Every store clerk will become a race cop, compelled by law to check the papers of every customer they find “suspect.” Everyone who isn’t white will be challenged at the point of sale for any commodity they might need or want. The official language will be English: only. Where is this happening? Here, right here! From digg on July 19, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Five common PHP design patterns This article explains five widely used design patterns in PHP with sample code to demonstrate each pattern. Intermediate level. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Introducing the Open Graphics Project The goal of the project known as the "Open Graphics Foundation" is to make a 3D accelerated video card which is fully documented, free-licensed, and open source. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


OpenOffice's anti-MSFT bus ads in Redmond "Sun Microsystems has posted extremely pointed OpenOffice.org ads on the sides of transit buses that serve Redmond. Slogans include, 'Stop giving a bully your lunch money,' 'Compatible with expensive, closed, memory-loving software,' and 'Prehistoric reptilians welcome.' Booya!" From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


He Just Can't Resist Her Breasts This is the best way to repay one's best friend. Enjoy ;) From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


ABC Does Firefox Extentions "Feast your eyes on the following collection of free tools, ad-blockers, performance tuners, and tabbed-browsing enhancers. The basic browser works fine by itself; add some of these and you can truly harness the Internet's power." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Chinese Scale Model of Mountain Range for Military Training "Those among you who like your skies darkened by black helicopters are invited to mosey on down to the remote Chinese village of Huangyangtan which hosts what must be the strangest military installation ever spotted by the Google Earth Community:" From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


World’s tallest woman being treated for tumor (7.4ft tall) Yao, 36, suffers from a large tumor in her pituitary gland, which has stimulated her body to release excessive amounts of growth hormone and has made her bones weak, doctors say. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


59 killed after van bomber tricks desperate workers The bomber, posing as a would-be employer, drove a van into a large crowd of hopeful workers. As they clambered aboard the vehicle the driver detonated a charge of explosives hidden in the van, hurling bodies hundreds of yards. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


More People Using Xbox Live Than Not Microsoft announced that Xbox Live has a 60 percent attach-rate, which kills the 10 percent attach-rate of the original Xbox. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Microsoft Researching Image Navigation Using Your Hands Microsoft comes up with a way for people to navigate computer images using their hands to change their point-of-view. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Study: Elders with dementia can tap into memory stores to give advice Dementia may rob an older person of memory and focus, but the ability to offer timeless advice about life's big questions seems to be preserved. [...] They found that adults were more coherent, informative and focused on the topic when asked for advice as opposed to when they were simply asked about their children, church or marriage From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Research Dishes out Flexible Computer Chips New thin-film semiconductor techniques invented by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers promise to add sensing, computing and imaging capability to an amazing array of materials. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Silencing The Messenger The best scientists, scrutinizing atmosphere, ice, earth, and sea, say global warming is approaching a tipping point. In his living room overlooking the Hudson, Hansen tells me that climatologists have now "made the science story much stronger than it was in 2000." Yet, he says, "we have not been able to impact the U.S. position. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


U.S inches closer to criminalizing bad thoughts. The government claims to have foiled two major terror plots in the past month—both in early planning stages that had not crossed the line from talk to action. But before we shift completely from prosecuting cognizable terror conspiracies to prosecuting bad thoughts, we need to think carefully. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Ren & Stimpy: The Lost Episodes John Kricfalusi announced the release of his new double DVD: Ren & Stimpy: The Lost Episodes. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


How to: Make a Flaming Whip This instructable describes how to build a flaming whip. Its a very simple and rewarding project, but the final project can be dangerous. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Should you Trust Open DNS Free Service - Pros & Cons Debated OpenDNS is a new start up that wants users to redirect web traffic through its DNS nameservers, where an unusually large cache and an aggregated list of sites deemed guilty of phishing will make our web surfing faster and safer. It’s free and as simple as changing your DNS address from your ISP and to OpenDNS, but a number of serious concerns From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Eighty percent of new malware can bypass antivirus The most popular antivirus applications on the market are rendered useless by around 80 percent of new malware, according to the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT). From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


AOL to launch corporate IM client on Wednesday AOL is set to launch a corporate IM service tomorrow: AIM PRO, which integrated with Microsoft's Outlook calendar and is supposedly more secure than AIM. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Sony PlayStation 3 Production Has Begun – Reports Asustek Computer, one of the world’s largest producers of computer components, has reportedly begun to ship Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles to Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The fact that the consoles are being manufactured means that the hardware specs had been finalized and the launch will take place in mid-November. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Yahoo reports weak revenue, falls 9.5%; shows weakness in Internet spending Yahoo shares were off more than 9.5% in after-hours trading following its report that second-quarter revenue was lower than expected...the traffic acquisition costs were $453 million. Wall Street looking for at least $493 million...Those costs give investors a signal of the health of the Internet marketing business. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Kevin Smith Slams Critic - "Joel Siegel is a Di*k!" Hilarious write up from Kevin Smith himself, after "Good Morning America's" Movie critic Mr. Siegel walked out of the NYC premiere of "Clerks II" around the 40 minute mark. Guess he had to wax the old 'stache... From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


PIo Pio Game Crazy flying game. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Weightlifting Death Risk Scientists are calling for widespread heart screening of people before they begin weight training. That's based on new evidence that lifting more than half your body weight could put you at risk of sudden death. A problem and a tragedy arises in the fact that it's uncommon for physicians to think of this condition in healthy young athletes. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Pope Benedict writing book on Jesus Pope Benedict is writing a book on Jesus that will become the second major theological work of his pontificate, a Vatican source said on Tuesday. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Turkey Signals It's Prepared to Invade Iraq Turkey has signaled again that it will invade Iraq if Bush doesn't do something about the Turkish Kurd terrorist groups who are attacking Turkish troops, or if the Iraqi Kurds ask for autonomy. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Microsoft Dials Up Nortel Microsoft made a big splash Tuesday introducing telecom-hardware maker Nortel Networks as a key member of its arsenal as it tries to extend its prominence beyond the PC. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Staples Easy Button Hacked Now you can hack your very own Easy Button. That right, Hack-A-Day has featured a complete Easy Button mod that will allow you to interface with your computer and customize the sounds produced (or whatever else you want to happen) when the button is pressed. The possibilities are endless! From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Israel Violates Law on U.S. Weapons in Mideast Israel is in violation of U.S. arms control laws for deploying U.S.-made fighter planes, combat helicopters and missiles to kill civilians and destroy Lebanon's infrastructure. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Reinstall and Restore Win XP Activation If you have to reinstall Win XP on the same equipment, you know what a pain it is to reactivate XP. This simple guide tells how to backup and restore two small files so you can avoid reactivation. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Lewis Black rants about parentstv.org Ohhh, boy. This is some funny stuff. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Engineers copying nature in robotics, materials, and paints Philosophers and inventors have long looked to nature for design ideas. Now the field of biomimicry is becoming increasingly mature and coherent, with advances in areas from materials science to robotics. Recent work is often eco-friendly and energy efficient. And it pays tribute to biodiversity. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Critic flees Clerks II 'smut' screening... "Time to go!" roared Siegel to his fellow critics. "First movie I've walked out of in 30 [bleeping] years!" His tirade came 40 minutes into the long-awaited Weinstein Company sequel to Smith's 1994 cult classic about two foul-mouthed Long Island convenience store clerks who razz customers and goof off. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Spore: Exclusive Hands On Forget the interviews and Wright-controlled E3 demos. This is the real deal; a hands on preview of his next masterwork as played by a gamer. Which means the question can finally be answered: is the game really any fun? From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Should Wal-Mart Be Broken Up? Wal-Mart-hating interventionists are running out of reasons to hate Wal-Mart. Now, they are trying to rewrite history so they can vent their hatred of an institution that has done more to help the poor than all the government welfare programs devised in Washington. Article by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, professor of economics. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


10 Oddest iPod Accessories Just when you thought add-ons for Apple's digital music player couldn't get more unusual, here's a look at some doozies. The desire to personalize the Apple music-player experience—and make a fast buck—has resulted in some downright odd products. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Freeswitch: The New Open-Source Telco Switch The project is sure to grab the eye of major equipment vendors who have been looking for sometime at an open-source carrier-grade switch. IBM demonstrated a fault-tolerant version of the Asterisk open-source IP PBX last year. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Google Not A "One Trick Pony" Search Google Tips and Tricks. Nice concise listing of the google operators. For example a google search for "1 mile in feet" will return "5 280 feet", or "safesearch: sex education" will omit adult oriented sites. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


America's most wanted: The man with eighty wives Warren Jeffs is the brutal tyrant behind America's leading Mormon cult - as well as a prolific polygamist with a penchant for child brides. For two years he has been the target of an FBI manhunt. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Nuclear Explosion On A Dead Star A team of astronomers from the UK and Germany have found that a nuclear explosion on the surface of a star 5,000 light years from Earth resulted in a blast wave moving at over 1,700 km per second. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Most Children with Disabilities Attend Mainstream Schools The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report on Australian children with disabilities describes the number of children aged 0-14 years with disabilities, the types of disabilities they have, their experiences in school, and the needs of their carers. The report, Disability update: children with disabilities, shows that the vast majority (97%) of school aged children with disabilities attend school, with 89% in mainstream schools and another 9% in special need schools. AIHW Media release, 14 July 2006 From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..


Extended Schools in UK by 2010 The UK Government wants all schools to become extended schools by 2010. Evidence shows that extended schools can have a positive impact on pupil attainment, attendance and behaviour, as well as getting parents more engaged with their children's education and improving community cohesion. Schools will be expected to work with outside partners and other schools to offer a minimum core of services. These will consist of: childcare from 8am to 6pm, available all year round; varied and interesting activities for children; parenting support; access (or referral) to support services, including h From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Our Policies (WA Department of Education and Training) Our Policies comprises all the Western Australian Department of Education and Training's Policies, Procedures and Guidelines that govern and support the day-to-day operations of schools and supports the decision making of all staff. This includes staff in schools, district offices, central office and the Training sector. Access is provided by audience, theme, document type and keyword search. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option How to completely rebuild, repair, or refresh an existing XP installation without losing data, and without having to reinstall user software, reformat, or otherwise destructively alter the setup.nondestructive. Repair/reinstall article in information week by Fred Langa From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


iusethis is to MacUpdate & Versiontracker as the meteor was to dinosaurs One of the most successful applications of Digg-like functionality, the software update tracking website iusethis has taken off, and is now challenging the established MacUpdate and Versiontracker with its unique functionality and true differentiation. Creators Arne and Marcus talk about their plans for the website in this interview. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Jon Stewart on Bush's "Sh*t" Comment Jon Stewart pokes fun at Bush's "sh*t" comment and other things. Umm.. Jon Stewart, yeah! From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


City vehicle caught on camera at strip club "When we dish over our hard earned money for local taxes, we expect the city to use the money wisely. Sometimes that means out of town trips and conferences. But what about driving a city vehicle to a strip club?" From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Study confirms males/females use different parts of brain in language A new study published in the journal Brain and Language confirmed that men and women use different parts of their brains when processing both language and visuospatial information. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


How Power Grids Work Electrical power is a little bit like the air you breathe: You don't really think about it until it is missing. Power is just "there," meeting your every need, constantly. It is only during a power failure, when you walk into a dark room and instinctively hit the useless light switch, that you realize how important power is in your daily life. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Tiger Woods not going to use his driver at the British Open? Tiger Woods may be planning on not using his driver AT ALL at the upcoming golf major, The British Open. Woods' plan apparently is to sacrifice length for position. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Is being single terminal? "I like to live life dangerously. Wild stuff like living by myself, being single and staying in watching Ealing comedies on DVD. If I keep up this kind of behaviour into my 50s, it will double my risk of heart disease, the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reported last week." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Top 10 George W. Bush Moments (David Letterman) The Top 10 Moments of George W Bush from The Late Show with David Letterman From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


3-D views of Sun will allow forecast of 'space weather' THE first three-dimensional views of the Sun will be captured by a pair of spacecraft to be launched next month, allowing scientists to forecast violent “space weather” that can knock out satellites and power grids. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Over 100 Iraqi civilians killed per day in June An average of more than 100 civilians per day were killed in Iraq last month, the highest monthly tally of violent deaths since the fall of Baghdad, the United Nations reported today. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Why the Left Is Furious at Lieberman Some time after having lunch in Iraq with the junior senator from Connecticut, Time magazine Baghdad bureau chief Michael Ware told an interviewer, "Either Sen. Lieberman is so divorced from reality that he's completely lost the plot, or he knows he's spinning a line." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Bush May End His NAACP Boycott President Bush is apparently ready to end his boycott of the NAACP, the oldest civil rights organization in the United States, with a possible speech Thursday. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


By 2030, all new homes built in Canada will be net-zero energy In Canada, a group of homebuilders and renewable energy enthusiasts called The Net-Zero Energy Home Coalition have concluded that all new homes built in Canada will cancel out their load on the utility grid through energy generation and efficiency by 2030. They seem to think it's a slam dunk, but will they really be able to do it? From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Looking For Another Desktop Environment? Enlightenment 17 QuickStart Guide Enlightenment 17 or E17 as it is generally called, is a cool Window Manager for X. The latest stable version of Enlightenment is E16 (0.16.8.1). In this article we will talk about the latest CVS build available (0.16.999.023). From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Nuance claims breakthrough on speech recognition Watch what you say about your computer: It's getting better at understanding your voice. Nuance Communications says the latest version of its speech-recognition software can achieve -- with some speakers -- 99 percent accuracy out of the box, without a "training" session to familiarize the software with how a particular person talks. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Dreamlinux 2.0 XGL Edition Dreamlinux 2.0 Works was released on July 16 and this time there's a kicker. This time it's available in an XGL edition. Where they may not be the first to put out an XGL edition, I believe they are the first provide the advanced effects for the xfce4 destkop. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Motorola's RAZR 2.0 gets a name: K1 Motorola's update to their ubiquitous RAZR phone is getting ever closer. Formerly codenamed "Canary," the slim phone will be known as the Motorola K1 RAZR. A touch longer yet more svelte than its big brother, it has a built-in 2-megapixel camera and a Micro SD card slot for cranking up capacity built-in memory. Release date is still a mystery. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Digital home 'Still 10 Years Off' The vision of a digital home in which music and video is streamed between devices is still 10 years away, says a leading music technology businessman. "There needs to be enough digital content and the understanding of the technology before the work can get started. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Dept. of Homeland Lunacy List of homeland security pork grants goes beyond parody to completely absurd. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Robot Spy Planes Get Government Boost The British government plans to spend 16 million pounds--about $28 million--on the development of robot aircraft that could be used for police and fire surveillance. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Australian History Summit, 17 August 2006 The Minister for Education, Science and Training will host a summit on 17 August 2006 in Canberra to research ways of strengthening the place and maintaining the integrity of Australian history in the school curriculum. “It is essential that we put a structured narrative back into the teaching of Australian history so that by the time students finish secondary schooling, they have a thorough understanding of their nation's past, and how we have become a modern liberal democracy." The media release includes details of invited Australian History Summit participants. DEST Media, 18 July 20 From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..


World jump day is tomorrow, don't forget to jump for our planet. I'm sure you have already hard about this action that could change the earth orbit for good... Well, it's tomorrow (20 July 2006) at 11:39:13 GMT, so, let's jump ! From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


How to Make Firefox for Mac More Mac-like Who doesn’t love Firefox? I’ll tell you who, Mac users. While Firefox has always been great on Windows and Linux, it seems that the Mac version of the browser has always lagged behind in terms of performance and visual appeal. Luckily thanks to some third-party developers, Firefox can easily be tweaked to fit in with the operating system. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


'I went on crime spree to avoid Iraq' A member of the Wyoming Army National Guard who was arrested in early June after a highway chase near Hardin told investigators he went on a five-day crime spree in Montana and Wyoming to avoid deployment to Iraq. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


China To Invest $175 Billion in Environmental Clean Up In the latest mixture of red and green, today China announced it will spend an unprecedented 1.4 trillion yuan ($175 billion)—about 1.5 percent of its GDP—on projects aimed at controlling water pollution, improving air quality in smog-choked cities, disposing of solid waste, and halting soil erosion From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


United States to Israel: you have one more week to blast Hizbullah "The US is giving Israel a window of a week to inflict maximum damage on Hizbullah before weighing in behind international calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon, according to British, European and Israeli sources." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Kick the Windows habit There are some refuges from Windows' frustrating flood of spyware, worms and security problems. You could buy a Mac, use a free version of Linux such as Ubuntu, or you could purchase a Linux product such as Xandros desktop 4.0. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Sharpshooter Gets Gun Shot From Hand Keep this in mind next time you're threatening the police to kill yourself. Surrounded by the police with the gun in his mouth this guy gets the gun shot right from his hand! From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Israel claims Iran link to crisis Hezbollah's capture of two Israeli soldiers last week was timed to divert attention from Tehran's nuclear programme, the Israeli PM has claimed. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Sun will open source _parts_ of Java Expect the open-sourcing of the Java programming language to be done in incremental steps, with some pieces available by next June -- but not the entire platform, Robert Brewin, co-CTO of Sun Microsystems' software group, said Monday afternoon From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Hunting for the world's worst sound What sounds worse to you: fingernails dragged across a chalkboard or the incessant honking of a broken car alarm? It is this kind of distinction that Professor Trevor Cox of Manchester's Salford University is studying with his BadVibes site, which solicits votes from the public in "the hunt for the worst sound in the world." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


M. Night Shyamalan: More Bad Press from NY Times "...he seems to be making a push to raise his celebrity profile beyond that of the guy whose surprise-twist movies make boatloads of money when they’re good (“The Sixth Sense” and “Signs”) and only slightly smaller boatloads when they’re bad (“Unbreakable” and “The Village”)." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Adobe Lightroom Beta for Windows has arrived! Great news: Adobe Lightroom beta software 1.0 for Windows is now available. Download it today and discover an easier way to import, organize, edit, and showcase large volumes of digital images. Designed by photographers, for photographers, it's software that works the way you do. And with its new Windows compatibility, it's just waiting for you From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Study shows girls have advantage over boys on timed tests In a study involving more than 8,000 males and females ranging in age from 2 to 90 from across the U.S., Vanderbilt researchers Stephen Camarata and Richard Woodcock discovered that females have a significant advantage over males on timed tests and tasks. They found the differences were particularly significant among pre-teens and teens. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Why Bush should swear more. "According to some, the single dirty word is more proof that Bush is a dumb cowboy, but Bush's unguarded remarks actually make the opposite case. They show that he understands the awkward steps of diplomacy and that, while he may be frustrated, he's remarkably cool and multilateral for the supposed simple fellow from Midland." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Disney to Support Blu-ray Format Walt Disney is adding steam to Sony's Blu-ray Disc push with its plan to release nine films in that format. Beginning Sept. 19, Buena Vista Home Entertainment will start releasing select titles, including Walt Disney Pictures' "Dinosaur" and "Eight Below," on Blu-ray. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Autistic Highschooler Scores 20pts. in 4 Mins. This was featured in the ESPYs as the best moment in the last 12 months. He had been the team manager for years, in charge of such things as water and towels, but was given a chance to play in the last game of the season; the crowd absolutely goes wild. Unedited version: http://multimedia.democratandchronicle.com/video/060303JmacVideo.html From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Another Take: Calacanis offers to "buy out" digg users Call it a dupe if you will, but this provides a more accurate look at what Calacanis wants to do, i.e. "Netscape boss Jason Calacanis has offered to essentially buy out the top users on Digg, Delicious, Flickr, MySpace, and Reddit for $1000 per month" From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Senate passes Stem Cell Bill, but not by enough for Veto override "The bill passed 63-37, four votes short of the two-thirds majority that would be needed to override Bush's veto. The president left little doubt he would reject the bill despite late appeals on its behalf from fellow Republicans Nancy Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Seattle SuperSonics sold, moving to Oklahoma City? Starbucks Coffee Chairman and Sonics Majority Owner Howard Schultz has apparently sold the NBA's Seattle Supersonics to a group from Oklahoma City adding fuel to the fire that the team will move there. The New Orleans Hornets played many of its games in Oklahoma City this past year due to damage from Hurricane Katrina. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Mac OS X 'Leopard': Which Machines Will Make the Cut? The feature set of the new Mac operating system will be revealed soon, but there's no way that all currently supported machines will run it. Which ones will make the cut and which will be left running "Tiger"? From digg on July 19, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


PBPR Conference: Practice Based and Practitioner Research Conference on Learning and Instruction The conference, entitled Improving Quality in Teaching and Learning: Developmental Work and Implementation Challenges, originated out of a heartfelt need for communication about strategies to improve educational practice. The European approach chose to outline the importance of the international discussion on educational issues and to emphasise the role of communication about practical experiences within the field of learning and instruction. Change and development are the key elements of this meeting and the transformation of education is the main purpose. This initiative aims at exchanging c From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..


The Ludwig von Mises Institute The Ludwig von Mises Institute is the research and educational center of classical liberalism, libertarian political theory, and the Austrian School of economics. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


USM Penang HE Forum This International Higher Education Policy Research and Management Forum (The USM Penang HE Forum) is a follow-up to the two-day Malaysia-Australia higher education forum, 2005, in Wollongong, Australia. The USM Penang HE Forum will provide an opportunity for higher education policy researchers and administrators to discuss issues pertaining to higher education which are of importance in their respective countries, or to deliberate on higher education issues on a multi-country basis. The aim is to develop regional networking and engagement on higher education issues between countries in the As From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Phonics reading practice : learn to read and spell free online This is a Phonics course in reading and spelling for young children. The Foniks site uses the technique of allowing learners to simply mouse over letters and words to hear them spoken. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Building Language for Literacy This learning activity helps emerging readers identify letters, sounds, and words using interactive multimedia. Three animal characters ask students to drag and drop images. Audio feedback helps students build vocabulary, identify letters and sounds, and match rhyming words. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


David Suzuki Foundation The David Suzuki Foundation is a science-based Canadian environmental organization, working to protect the balance of nature and our quality of life, now and for future generations. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


With Google Earth, defense analysts spot North Korea missile sites "Colin, an intern here, was poking around North Korea on Google Earth and discovered that defense analysts -- active duty and retired -- are identifying missile installations and sub bases flagged by civilians. From a retired Army satellite analyst..." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Verizon Sells 50 Mbps for $90 a month Verizon is offering a 50 mbps service over its FiOS network for $90 a month. Mostly because it is feeling the pressure from its main rival, Cablevision From digg on July 19, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


The two worst company logos ever (1.) A warm sunset, or grotesque act of sodomy? (2.) A loving embrace or child molestation? This is not the kind of ambiguity you want in your company logo. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Ukrainian girl who was raised by dogs - 1 of 100 "feral children" known Up to this point, you think the young woman could be acting — but the moment she shakes her head and neck free of droplets, exactly like a dog when it emerges from a swim, you get a creepy sense that this is something beyond imitation. Then she barks. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Quote of the Day: Net Neutrality is 'Un-American' In an interview with CNET News.com, Cypress Semiconductor CEO T.J. Rodgers is blunt in his opposition to net neutrality. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


I Installed Steve Jobs' Trampoline An intrepid trampoline installer tells the tale of installing a trampoline for Steve Jobs' daughter. He even took a few test jumps! (This is a couple of years old but doesn't look like it's hit digg before and this is the first I've heard of it) From digg on July 19, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Peter Griffin Top 10 Top 10 things Peter Griffin would like to say to America. Clip from Letterman. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Exploring Mars With Swarm of Mini Probes MIT engineers and scientist colleagues have a new vision for the future of Mars exploration: a swarm of probes, each the size of a baseball, spreading out across the planet in every direction. Thousands of probes, powered by fuel cells, could cover a vast area now beyond the reach of today's rovers, including exploring remote and rocky terrain. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Hezbollah's Dangerous Ball Bearings Human Rights Watch: Some of the Kutyusha rockets fired into Haifa Sunday and Monday contained hundreds of metal ball bearings that are of limited use against military targets but “cause great harm to civilians and civilian property. The ball bearings lodge in the body and cause serious harm." It does not bode well for a quick resolution. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Oops, Mom Googled Me My last e-mail from her was something like this: "I googled you and found 'How to Survive the Holidays With Your Republican Parents.' Why didn't you share that one?" Why indeed? From digg on July 19, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Interview Tips From An Experienced Recruiter Although your technical abilities are most important, interviewers don’t only consider your qualifications and on job experience. See the "In the Interview" section near the bottom for some tips to help you stay sharp. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research, and Knowledge: Global Colloquium This second global colloquium is entitled: Universities as Centers of Research and Knowledge Creation: An Endangered Species? The topic addresses the serious problems many universities in many parts of the world have in sustaining adequate programmes of research and enquiry. It considers both the reasons for, and the consequences of, a development that increasingly seems to limit many universities to being institutions of knowledge dissemination rather than knowledge creation. The topic allows for, and requires, a comparative approach. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Association of Neurophysiological Technologists Australia ANTA was established to ensure that a system of training exists for Neurophysiology Technologists, to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and to promote public knowledge of Clinical Neurophysiology measurement techniques and related investigations. ANTA has branches in New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


EADTU Conference 2006 The main theme of the conference is Widening Participation and Opportunities by Lifelong Open and Flexible Learning in Higher Education: Promoting Accessibility and Improving the Quality of Lifelong Open and Flexible Learning. The conference will look at: Open Educational Resources, Virtual Mobility and academic cooperation; Quality assurance in e-learning: new benchmarking and assessment tools; Responsive models of delivery: student recruitment, assessment and the changing role of study centres; New business models and new funding structures; New target groups: profiling the lifelong learning From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Engaging Baudrillard: International Conference This conference is the first major international, multi-disciplinary conference devoted to Jean Baudrillard’s work to be held in the United Kingdom. Jean Baudrillard is one of the world’s most important and celebrated contemporary thinkers; the author of over 30 books and innumerable articles; and the inventor of a vast array of influential concepts and suggestive strategies that have touched upon an extremely diverse range of fields. Although his work was initially received within the context of debates over postmodernism, the last decade has witnessed a more rounded and nuanced appreciat From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Growing by Degrees: online education in the United States 2005 This is the third annual report on the state of online education in U.S. Higher Education. This year’s study, like those for the previous two years, is aimed at answering some of the fundamental questions about the nature and extent of online education. It asks: Have the course and program offerings in online education entered the mainstream? Who is teaching online? and, Is online education becoming part of long-term strategy for most organisations? From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky is the Institute Professor Emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


SRHE annual conference 2006: Beyond Boundaries - New Horizons for Research into Higher Education The theme offers scope to explore empirical and theoretical issues associated with the blurring of some traditional boundaries, the establishment of new ones and the prospect of opening up fresh horizons in higher education. Themes to be explored include: Crossing disciplinary boundaries and the development of new forms of knowledge; Impact of globalization on universities; and Blurring of boundaries between different sectors of tertiary education. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Robert Fisk Robert Fisk is The Independent's Middle East Correspondent and an authority on the politics of the Middle East. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Sustainable Tourism: Global Learning Quest In this Global Learning Quest, you will take on the roles of members of a 'family'; who are planning a trip to Laos. You will analyse how package tours meet environmental, cultural and economic guidelines for sustainable tourism. From Global Education on July 19, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


75 Things we love and hate about Star Wars We love “Star Wars.” Really, we do. We loved the toys as a child and – errr – as an adult too. But any honest fan has to admit all is not perfect in the galaxy far, far away. For every cool character or great plot twist, there is a line of dialogue that would make a Gundark want to pull its own ears off. So, we made a list... From digg on July 19, 2006 at 1:04 a.m..


Sexual Health and Relationships Education Forum for Teachers This forum for teachers is provided by SHine SA the lead sexual health agency in South Australia. Members of the forum will receive a regular newletter with information about relationships and sexual health including: resources; professional development opportunities; latest statistics; relevant journal articles; forums/updates for teachers on relevant topics; debates on current issues; conferences; survey reports; networking opportunties. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 1:03 a.m..


Updated: Giant Diggnation Mosaic (3MB PNG) created from 2,500 UNIQUE icons In version 2.0, the program was instructed to use each Digg user icon found via Google only once. The medium resolution version of this mosaic is a 3MB PNG file. Approximately 3,000 icons were found and downloaded to yield 2,500 matched icons. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Green Arrow comes to Smallville Green Arrow will be appearing in an episode of Smallville Season 06. He will be the 4th DC superhero to appear on Smallville which also included The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg. This is cool is see another DC character on Smallville. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Instructions to install NTFS-3G in Ubuntu Dapper Brief tutorial on installing the new NTFS-3G in Ubuntu Dapper. NTFS-3G allows Linux users to read and write to NTFS drives From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Is America's $8 Billion Bottled Water Industry A Fraud? "In a trendy nightclub in New York City, the bartender tells guests they can only be served bottled water, which costs $5 for each tiny half-pint container. One outraged clubber is stopped by the restroom attendant as she tries to refill the bottle from the tap. "You can't do that," says the attendant. "New York's tap water isn't safe." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Video: Tony Snow thanks Helen Thomas for presenting the Hezbollah view Trying to get Helen Thomas some truth and sanity. Impossible!! From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


The Hot Chips of Summer Intel and other chipmakers plan a spate of new semiconductors, but snapping this year's summer doldrums will be no small task. The summer is turning out to be an especially long one for some chipmakers. Prices are under pressure and demand is slumping, as computer makers and other buyers work off stockpiles of unsold goods. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Novell ships Suse Linux 10 Novel has unveiled Suse Linux Enterprise 10 the world's first major Linux distribution to offer support the Xen open source virtualization technology. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


No Early Screenings for "Snakes on a Plane" New Line Cinema will launch Snakes on a Plane without press screenings prior to its first late-evening showings on Aug. 17. New Line said Monday the decision was the result of the fan support for "Snakes," directed by David Ellis. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


How to Display a Web site when Hovering over Hyperlinks When the mouse pointer hovers over a link pointing to somewhere outside of your site, the script displays a small image of the destination page. It's a nice visual cue that serves a very real purpose: providing a clearer picture of what's ahead. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Why Mosquitoes Prey on Certain People More Than Others Genetics account for a whopping 85% of our susceptibility to mosquito bites, and certain elements of our body chemistry make mosquitoes swarm closer. Any type of carbon dioxide is attractive, even over a long distance... larger people tend to give off more carbon dioxide. Movement and heat also attract mosquitoes. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


List of Google domains is very inaccurate The list of domains that appear to be owned by Google from yesterday was created using a method that is very susceptible to inaccuracies -- most in that list are not owned by Google. How can you spot a real Google domain? Look for Mark Monitor. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


A Wetlands Victory (For Now) At the age of 70 John Rapanos has finally ended his 18-year battle with state and federal environmental regulators, and has come out on the winning end. He faced a conviction of 63 months in a federal penitentiary and approximately $13 million dollars in civil and criminal penalties. It all began when Mr. Rapanos decided to start moving some sand. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


John Edwards is Using Bittorrent John Edwards, one of the democratic Presidential candidates in 2004, and likely to run for President again in 2008, is using bittorrent to spread his campaign stuff. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Bush Personally Blocked DOJ Investigation Of Wiretapping Program (Video) In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning, Gonzales said President Bush personally blocked Justice Department lawyers from pursuing an investigation of the administration's warrantless wiretapping program. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Video: "Darth Vader's less-talented, less-charismatic younger brother" " Life is hard when you're Darth Vader's less-talented, less-charismatic younger brother and you manage a grocery store." From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Comcast Censors ABC's Nightline Think there's no reason for Congress to pass net neutrality laws? Consider this: Comcast recently censored ABC's Nightline on its Comcast Broadband TV service by deleting the part of the broadcast that said a Comcast technician was sleeping on a customer's couch instead of installing residential broadband. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Science Facts that People Get Wrong Nullius in Verba. That motto, from the Royal Society coat of arms is traditionally translated as "dont take anyone's word for it". There now follows some miscellaneous nonsense you hear or read about from time to time... From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Arrest Made in Crackdown on Internet Betting In a sharp escalation of their crackdown on Internet gambling, United States prosecutors said yesterday that they were pressing charges against the chief executive of BetOnSports, a prominent Internet gambling company that is publicly traded in Britain, and against several other current and former company officers. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


The Big Lebowski - F***ing Short Version The Big Lebowski edited down to just about two minutes with only the F-bomb thrown in. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Coming to video iPod: NVIDIA 3D graphics When the so-called "true video iPod" debuts, chances are that it will be sporting technology from longtime competitor NVIDIA. Chillara is not certain that 3D functionality is at the heart of the NVIDIA's offering; it does stand to reason that NVIDIA's main edge over Broadcom would rest in the company's 3D prowess... From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Radio show promotes hatred toward cyclists The Playhouse, a radio show recorded at KXJM studios in Portland and syndicated to a handful of other stations throughout the country, has taken anti-cyclist to a new level. “When I hear on TV that a cyclist has been hit and killed by a car I laugh, I think it’s funny,” the host said on the show. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Why Johnny Can't Read: Schools Favor Girls An eye-popping literacy gap between boys and girls cuts across socioeconomic lines, a new study shows. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Behold the power of Apple's Xgrid! At first glance Apple's Xgrid may not appear all that useful, but some creative minds at Standford University are using Xgrid to reach processing speeds of up to 200Ghz. Join up and let's see what Xgrid can really do. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Stereo Mission: To Create The First 3-Dimensional Model Of The Sun Scientists want to create the first 3-dimensional model of the sun in an effort to protect the Earth from its most violent eruptions, which can affect everything from GPS systems to mobile phone networks. The Stereo mission, due to be launched next month, will map the sun's mood swings and the dangers they pose to the solar system. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Deal of the day: MacBook Pro for $1,650 Today only: Here's one for those who've been waiting to catch a break on Apple's MacBook Pro. Amazon, which already sells the notebook for $200 less than Apple, is offering a $150 mail-in rebate. But the deal expires Tuesday. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Nano Lube Could Make Ultra-Dense Memory Possible A new way to reduce friction at the nanoscale could enable the commercialization of nano mechanical devices, including ones for data storage. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Kristen Bell; Star Wars fan girl! Kristen Bell, who will pay a Star Wars fangirl in the upcoming Fanboys, told SCI FI Wire that she got to change her look from the sunny blond high-school detective familiar to fans of her TV series, Veronica Mars. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


TiVo confirms current Series3 beta testing, hitting retail "soon!" TiVo has communicated to both the FCC and cable operators to prep them on S3's unique ability to house two CableCARDs for dual tuning. Letter specifically states the Series3 will hit retail "soon." No mention of price. ;) From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Monty Python's Holy Grail meets Star Trek (TOS) -- Hilarious! Someone with too much time on their hands, the Holy Grail soundtrack, and obviously the entire Star Trek original series on DVD/tape. Amazing job, works perfectly! From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Canadian Prime Minster Out-Bushes Bush The Conservative government of Canada has taken a seemingly one-sided stand on the mid-east situation. Even President Bush, a strong supporter of Israel, has expressed concern the fighting will destabilize Lebanon's government. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Google Launches Free WiFi For "Trusted Testers" in Mountain View, CA BREAKING NEWS: Google lights up their free wifi for the first time! The link is a Google map of access points and dead spots in the Mountain View area. Expect to see this officially launch later this summer. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Comcast DOES NOT Censor ABC's Nightline Please report the other story as inaccurate. It's not the submiters fault, there was a rebuttle. And here it is. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Iran's Hizbollah says ready to attack US, Israel Iran's Hizbollah, which claims links to the Lebanese group of the same name, said on Tuesday it stood ready to attack Israeli and U.S. interests worldwide. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


How To: Internet Enabled Coffee Machine (with Photos & Circuit Diagrams) A great article on how to connect your coffee machine to the Internet. Lots of photos and diagrams to help you do the same. From digg on July 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Trends and Issues in E-learning Infrastructure Development The aim of this White Paper is to provide a summary of current trends in the development of e-learning technical infrastructure, with a view to provide feedback to a wide range of stakeholders interested in extending the boundaries of enriched technology-enabled learning. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


South Land to New Holland South Land to New Holland: Dutch Charting of Australia 1606–1756 celebrates early Dutch exploration of the Australian coast, drawing on the rare maps and other resources from the collections of Australia's National, State and Territory libraries. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Indigenous Education Forum ACER and the Victorian chapter of the Australian College of Educators are hosting a forum on Indigenous education leadership presented by Dr Chris Sarra, Director of the Indigenous Educational Leadership Institute. In the forum, entitled Stronger Smarter Strategies, Dr Sarra will present the success story of the Cherbourg School in Queensland where he was principal. A question and answer session about stronger, smarter strategies used in providing education for Indigenous children will follow. From EdNA Online on July 19, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


12th Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks This conference, which will provide the latest information on asynchronous learning programs, processes, packages, and protocols, is geared to both experienced professionals and interested newcomers to online learning who hail from a variety of work sectors, including higher education, continuing education, business, government, health care, professional associations, and nonprofit organizations. It is especially designed to meet the needs of: college-level faculty and administrators; instructional technology and media professionals; instructional designers; trainers in public- and private-sec From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Improving Indigenous Outcomes and Enhancing Indigenous Culture and Knowledge in Australian Higher Education This document includes an overview of the 2005 inaugural Indigenous higher education Conference, Education Led Recovery of Indigenous Capacity: reshaping the policy agenda held in November 2005 and presents the first strategic plan of the Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council over the period 2006-2008. The strategic plan identifies seven key priority areas, which Council believes will assist in closing the divide between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in higher education. The Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council considers higher education to be central to the aspirati From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


TAFE Queensland Wins Major Literacy and Numeracy Tender The Commonwealth Language, Literacy and Numeracy program has awarded 18 of 23 service areas to TAFE Queensland's English Language and Literacy Services, in a tender with a potential value of up to $50 million. Employment and Training Minister Tom Barton attributes Queensland TAFE's succces to "its track record in this specialist training area." From EdNA Online on July 18, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


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