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FREE Movies - Fallen out of copyright :) Watch & Download Hundreds of free movies. It's awesome archieve for classical movies. Enjoy:) From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Men Act Like Dogs to Determine Dominance "A new study finds that the lower the pitch of a man's voice, the more physically dominant other men think he is. And men lower their voice pitch when addressing a man they believe to be less dominant than themselves, but raise it when speaking to someone they think is more dominant." From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Tony Blair seeks secret of Silicon Valley's success A risk-taking culture and close ties with universities are big reasons for the success of the U.S. computer industry, some of Silicon Valley's brightest stars told Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday... From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


The Plight of the Color-Blind Gamer A color-blind gamer discusses how it affects his gaming life and in particular, how he manages to play Rockstar's Table Tennis. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Lotus and Linux – the powerful duo arrives early A full year ahead of schedule IBM has brought Lotus Notes to the Linux desktop. A Linux client for Notes wasn’t expected until the arrival of Hannover, the next major release of the Notes platform, in 2007. But Big Blue had a surprise up its sleeve and, earlier this month, it announced the availability of a Linux version of the Notes 7 client. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Man lifts car to save teen "I didn't believe what I saw," Boyle said Thursday. "I didn't believe it until my wife said something, and I was just like, 'Oh my God.' You think things like that only happen in movies...." From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Picture of Aborted Fetus to be Flown Over Cleveland As a shock tactic, a national group that opposes abortion plans to fly a billboard-size picture of an aborted fetus over Cleveland beginning Monday. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


College 'bubble' is about to burst "Fueling the current college admissions frenzy are the "baby boomletters" born in the late 1980s and early '90s. By 2009, the last of them will reach college age, heralding the first sustained decline in the number of graduating high school students in nearly two decades." From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


" Liquid " Body Armor Armor Holdings Inc. (AH ) aims to be selling what he describes as "liquid armor" -- garments constructed from layers of tough fibers and fluid polymers -- to prison guards. By the end of 2007, he hopes, police and maybe soldiers will begin wearing the company's new protective gear as well. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


"Suspended" Honda F1 Car The amazing display was created especially for the event by Dutch artist Paul Veroude. Each of the 3200 parts of the Formula 1 car are suspended on fine wires to produce a 3D 'exploded diagram' that allows race fans the chance to get closer than ever to the engineering secrets of the world's most technically-advanced sport. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


The Self-Perpetuating Cycle of Smoking and Drinking Puffing on a cigarette while drinking may keep you from feeling as drunk as you probably are. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Report confirms dismantling of Apple forum staff Apple Computer has decided to do away with its discussion support team, a group of forum hosts that have monitored and moderated its user discussion boards, a new report has confirmed. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Drive-in movies make a comeback The drive-in movie theater is making a muted comeback in the United States. Why? It's a smokers' and drinkers' paradise where pajama-clad children and crying babies are welcome. While its not a return to the heyday of the 1950s (there were more than 4,000 outdoor theaters in the US), 20 new drive-in cinemas have opened up in the last year. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Leaked Wii Promotional Image of Virtua Console Games A promotional illustration for the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console, presumably featuring characters from all the games that will be released in emulated form. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


An Asteroid will come closer to Earth than our communications satellites It wasn't quite Chicken Little warning that the sky was falling, but astrophysicist and PBS "Origins" star Neil deGrasse Tyson yesterday warned TV writers that an asteroid is coming - very, very close to Earth.A projected trajectory shows the asteroid, Apophis (named for the Egyptian god of death and darkness), will come very close to our planet From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Dice Wars: Like Risk, but more addictive The game seems simple at first: You have a certain number of dice on each hex, and you fight other dice for control of the map, but I swear it'll keep you addicted for hours. Easy to learn, but impossible to master From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Russian eBayer steals MacBook, paypal refuses to help This innocent eBayer got totally ripped off by a russian bidder, and PayPal didn't even bother to help. It'll definitely make me think twice about selling things on eBay. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Top 10 Geek Watches Considering the wealth of geek chic wristwear out there at the moment, we started thinking about the point where nerd-tech meets personal style. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


SC: 31/07 Mozilla Thunderbird email program receives security update Mozilla has released version 1.5.0.5 of its 'Thunderbird' email program in parallel to its recent update to the Web Browser 'Firefox'; in some cases you may find that you are offered the update automatically, depending on the current version installed ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Floyd Landis and Testosterone Testing: All the Background You Want and Need Floyd Landis, most recent winner of the Tour de France, has tested positive for testosterone use. "I thought I would do some research and clarify some of the medicine behind this because the science of how we detect anabolic steroid use is often a litte obscure." From on July 31, 2006 at 3:42 p.m..


Verizon Wireless to end music download fee Verizon Wireless is eliminating the monthly $15 fee for its music download service in conjunction with the launch of a cell phone featuring an iPod-like click wheel and a memory card that can hold up to 1,000 songs. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:42 p.m..


Man Arrested For Taking Cellphone Photo Of Police Activity PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia family said they are outraged over the arrest of one of their family members. The family of Neftaly Cruz said police had no right to come onto their property and arrest their 21-year-old son simply because he was using his cell phone's camera. They told their story to Harry Hairston and the NBC 10 Investigators. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:42 p.m..


Rooting a WindowsXP system from a "limited user" account Three command lines. That's all it takes. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:42 p.m..


Free Google Writely Invitations As of a few days Google Writely has lifted its limit on the number of users that can be invited by existing members. I was looking for an invitation yesterday and came upon this website in google groups. I tried it out and got my invitation within an hour. Try it out for yourself! From on July 31, 2006 at 3:42 p.m..


When do terrorists warn civilians? When do terrorists warn civilians? From on July 31, 2006 at 3:42 p.m..


The new Web 2.0: Tech startups combine frat culture with venture capital. Tucked away on a leafy Palo Alto street lined with manicured, multimillion-dollar homes is a low-slung apartment building that houses the Meetro commune. Not a commune in the Haight-Ashbury sense. Meetro is six guys and an Internet startup crammed into a three-bedroom walk-up. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:42 p.m..


Windows for new Mac users, switching from Windows… Windows users switching to Mac get confused with the shortcuts and little details of the new operation system. There are 10 tips in the form of shortcuts and tweaks that are presented in this bog. Better than searching the Internet for each solution separately, as they are gathered it together. From on July 31, 2006 at 2:27 p.m..


The business model of Ubuntu Simon Law, head of the Quality Assurance department at Ubuntu in a talk given to the UW Computer Science Club, explains why this is, and how Ubuntu is leveraging the open-source model. From on July 31, 2006 at 2:27 p.m..


Color Photos From the World War I Era Color film was non-existent in 1909 Russia, yet in that year a photographer named Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii embarked on a photographic survey of his homeland and captured hundreds of photos in full, vivid color. From on July 31, 2006 at 2:27 p.m..


Three hillarious new Mac spoofs With special guest stars Linux and BSD. See top 3 vids. From on July 31, 2006 at 2:27 p.m..


Loc8tor: New Way to Find Lost Objects The Loc8tor, designed to find any misplaced object as long as you had the foresight to tag it with one of the Loc8tor's wireless tags before it went AWOL. From on July 31, 2006 at 2:27 p.m..


WGA Converts American McGee to Linux Doom, Quake dev American McGee is fed up with Windows hassles and has decided to switch to Linux for good. "The truth is, Ubuntu “out of the box” is a little lacking, but with the use of an installer script called Automatix, I now have a free, highly functional, and stable OS." From on July 31, 2006 at 2:27 p.m..


Stem cell breakthrough A biotech company in Singapore said that it has created human embryonic stem cells that comply with the strict standards imposed for clinical use in humans. The new cell lines have not been made with any living animal tissue and so are believed to be safe for clinical use in humans. From on July 31, 2006 at 2:27 p.m..


DIY Direct Current Converter To have a Direct Current Converter on your work bench increases greatly your capability of experimenting within an ample range of electronic components that need over 100 volts to be driven From on July 31, 2006 at 2:27 p.m..


Mysterious Original Images of 1st Moon Landing '69 Apollo 11 ???? Those original images were recorded and put into storage -- somewhere. Now, a small crew of retirees, space enthusiasts, and NASA employees are searching for a moon landing that the world has never seen... http://www.npr.org/templates/gallery/index.php?gallery=5262121 From on July 31, 2006 at 2:27 p.m..


Azureus 3.0 Features and Presentation A video presentation of the Azureus 3.0 and the new features. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Solar Power Runs "World's Largest Laundromat" One of Tom Benson's claims to fame, proclaimed in five-foot-high letters across his storefront, is that he owns the "world's largest laundromat" - complete with 153 washers, 148 dryers and 15 flat-screen TVs. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Better cancer treatment for minorities Two Boston medical institutions are in the midst of major efforts to improve cancer screening and care for the city's minority communities. The Boston Medical Center, the hospital where many poor and minority residents get care, is scheduled to open a $119 million cancer center this fall, the Boston Globe reported. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Geartaker Arcade action game of skill in which the player jumps from wheel to wheel by clicking the mouse precisely. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Memos May Link Cheney to No-Bid Iraq Contract Several documents suggest that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may have lied publicly about the involvement of the vice president's office in awarding the contract. It will be remembered that Vice President Dick Cheney was chairman and CEO of Halliburton from 1995-2000. In an e-mail dated April 22, 2003... From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


75 Boston Police officers Have failed drug tests since 1999. Since Boston police started annual drug testing in 1999, 75 officers out of the city's 2,000 have failed the tests, and 26 of them flunked a second test and were fired, newly released statistics show. Of the 75, 61 tested positive for cocaine, 14 for marijuana, two for ecstasy, and one for heroin, according to the figures, obtained by the Globe. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Ultra High Security Password Generator This page generates a high security password for wireless networks or anything. Just reload the page for ultra high security passwords From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Hollywood Split over "Anti-Semitic Mel Gibson's Future It's a nuclear disaster for him," said publicist Michael Levine, who has represented Michael Jackson and Charlton Heston, among others. "I don't see how he can restore himself." From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


FREE Modeling Program Developped by MIT (Screenshots + Download) "StarLogo TNG is The Next Generation of StarLogo modeling and simulation software. It has large features for 3D modelling" From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Oil Depletion Economics 101 A look at the basic economic considerations that must be resolved when trying to analyze oil production, consumption and pricing, or the impact these factors will have on the economy. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Recycling medical devices raises concerns "Federal regulators say reprocessing is safe, but original device manufacturers say they can't guarantee recycled products will work correctly — and that they are wrongly blamed for malfunctions and patient harm caused by reprocessing." The title just sounds gross to me. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Controlling LED Arrays on TCP/IP Networks Open-Source methods for embedded TCP/IP networking. This tutorial will show you how to control a full color LED matrix from anywhere in the world using a Java script on the remote computer and an ARM development board connected to a tri-color serial LED matrix listening to a specific UDP port. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


One of these six companies will buy YouTube All the buzz around video site YouTube indicates that the closely-held company could have a market value of around $1 billion. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


For 2008 election, Al Gore could be the real deal Why America needs Al Gore in 2008. We're ready for an adult. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Microsoft Unveils Vista Upgrade Matrix Not sure which version of Windows can be upgraded to which version of Vista? Fear not, Microsoft has laid it all out in an easy-to-understand four by six matrix. Confused yet? From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Blair, Schwarzenegger in 'Global Warming Pact' "Britain and California are preparing to sidestep the Bush administration and fight global warming together by creating a joint market for greenhouse gases. The aim is to fix a price on carbon pollution and reward businesses that find a profitable way to minimize their carbon emissions, thereby encouraging new, greener technologies." From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Melinda French Gates: Mystery Behind the Golden Gates Melinda Gates has been called 'the most powerful woman you know next to nothing about.' As an onlooker, I was taken aback, says Sundar. Even away from the cameras Ms. Gates had an easy rapport with the marginalized, the drug-addicted and the transgendered. There is a natural person in her, an individual who connects with people. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Really Learn Spanish A series of podcasts in English with examples in Spanish to help learners improve their Spanish language proficiency. Developed by  teacher of English, Johan van Rooyen. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 31, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


How to prevent a Flash movie from looping This Web page gives instructions on how to prevent a Flash movie from repeating. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 31, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Using Camtasia to Capture Video and Animation From Your Computer Screen An extensive collection of videos demonstrating all aspects of using Camtasia to capture screen videos to producing them. Overview the basic screen/video capture process is presented. Information of where the software can be obtained online is given. The user will also explore the different ways you can capture graphics, text, screens, and web site graphics using this product. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 31, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Tower of Hanoi Java Applet for the Towers of Hanoi From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 31, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


chinesepod Daily podcasts from Shanghai for learners of Chinese. Practical lessons for those traveling to China. Different proficiency levels from newbies to more experienced learners. No cost for podcasts; personal learning center for a fee. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 31, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


language ICT This website from CILT and ALL provides a gateway to information and guidance for teachers of languages on using Information and Communications Technology in the classroom. Regardless of your level of technology use, find ideas to enhance your teaching with technology. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 31, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Breeze Marketing Mini Lecture on Setting Prices This is a mini lecture on setting prices using break even analysis.  Breeze is the medium and it comes through pretty clearly for students who only have dial up internet access.  It works well on low bandwidth because it utilizes still imagery rather than streaming video. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 31, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Camtasia Tutorial This site walks you through the creation of your first Camtasia video, converting AVI format videos to Flash format for streaming in the Internet Explorer Browser, and how to publish the resulting Flash video on Blackboard or a website. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 31, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Using Camtasia 2 Tutorial Videos This site provides a series of tutorial Flash videos for Camtasia 2, but much of the content also applies to the current version of Camtasia. Topics addressed are recording, storyboard editing, timeline editing, stills and transitions, voice narration, callouts, zoom-n-pan, flash hot spots, producing a video,  and recording, preview and editing, and producing videos of PowerPoint presentations. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 31, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Using Snagit to Capture Graphics This vidoe tutorial gives an overview of the basic screen capture process and explores the different ways you can capture graphics, text, screens, and web site graphics using SnagIt. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 31, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Behind Al-Qaeda's I.T. Department... there are real people, in real space, maintaining what is, in effect, al-Qaeda's I.T. department. Last October, the most important member of that group so far -- the man who has been called "the Godfather of cyber-terrorism" -- was arrested. He is a 22-year-old Muslim immigrant to Great Britain named Younis Tsouli. From on July 31, 2006 at 9:39 a.m..


How the Brain Makes People Partisan Psychological experiments in recent years have shown that people are not evenhanded when they process information, even though they believe they are. From on July 31, 2006 at 9:39 a.m..


Top 4 Common Misconceptions About The Big Bang An explanation of what the Big Bang is, and isn't, for the rest of us. From on July 31, 2006 at 9:39 a.m..


INFO :Wii uses Linux as operating system with proprietary GUI Wii will have software based on a industry standard platform that's open source. Linux. You read that right. Wii will have Linux as operating system with proprietary GUI and applications based on commonly open source for Linux programs. From on July 31, 2006 at 9:39 a.m..


How to Bypass Most Firewall Restrictions and Access the Internet Privately Want to surf at work but can't because of a firewall? This is a complete resource of literally EVERYTHING you need to know when it comes to getting around pesky work firewalls. If your technically inclined you should have little trouble understand most of the material on this site. Enjoy. From on July 31, 2006 at 9:39 a.m..


One Red Paper Clip Guy, Lands Movie Deal with DreamWorks. "Kyle MacDonald has enjoyed more than his 15 minutes of fame as the Canadian Internet blogger bartering a red paper-clip for a house in Kipling, Sask. He's now successfully parlayed his adventure into a book deal with Random House and a movie deal with DreamWorks..." From on July 31, 2006 at 9:39 a.m..


TiVo 80 Hour Series2 DVR for $83.40 with Box and 1 Year of Service TiVo is having a promotion where for $83.40 you get the 80 hour box with a full year of service. You can also get the 80 hour dual tuner box with 1 year of service for only $155.40. This is a great deal for people looking to get a Series2 TiVo. From on July 31, 2006 at 9:39 a.m..


CNN Asks Audience For Help with User Generated Content Another company has jumped on the user generated content bandwagon. "As part of an effort to incorporate more user-generated content in its news reports, CNN said Monday that it has created a Web site where viewers can send in video and audio clips pertaining to breaking news." From on July 31, 2006 at 9:39 a.m..


What the world needs now: An Air Conditioned Shirt It is the ultimate way to beat the heat — a shirt with its own air conditioning system built in. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


South Park: What really happens when you download music illegally Watch this before you think about downloading music for free on the internet. Poor Master P. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Man skydives with jets attached to his feet. Guy jumps from a plane with home made "Jet Boots". in-freakin-sane From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


U.S. Employers Look Offshore for Healthcare. After going overseas to outsource everything from manufacturing to customer services, American businesses, pressed by rising healthcare costs, are looking offshore for medical benefits as well. But there are risks. Patients have little or no legal recourse in medical malpractice cases because of relatively weak patient-protection laws oversea's From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


CyberWar: War Protesters Hack NASA Websites The war in Lebanon is now showing its consequences in the digital world and a huge number of websites has been attacked. 2 NASA websites were attacked by the Chilean group of crackers. Via a leak in the SQL Injection, they entered the system and subtracted user names, passwords and e-mails from the NASA web server and then gained admin rights... From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Microsoft Adds "Previous Versions" Support At File System Level In Vista When is a deleted file really deleted? With Windows Vista, that answer gets complicated. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Venezuela Threatens To Cut Oil In The Event Of U.S. Aggression Venezuela will cut its oil exports to the United States if Washington takes a hostile stance toward Caracas. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Ice Biking "There's some challenges as biking on ice or snow that just call for creative solutions. I was looking for some pictures of bikes with rear tracks and here's some funny bikes I've came across. It might inspire some makers!" From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Forensic DNA Analysis Switch From Windows To Mac To facilitate its expansion into forensic DNA analysis and genomic research, Induquimíca Laboratorios, one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in Peru, replaced its Windows systems with Macs. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Matt Damon as James T. Kirk? a new star trek movie is coming out in 08 with matt damon as James T. Kirk... From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Fox News Sexual Discrimination Suit Near Settlement Fox News Channel is close to settling a sex discrimination suit filed by the Feds on behalf of four former female employees. In a deal expected to be announced as soon as Monday, sources said Fox will pay less than $250,000 to the four women involved, but admits no wrongdoing. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Open Source Development IDE for .Net "#develop (short for SharpDevelop) is a free IDE for C#, VB.NET and Boo projects on Microsoft's .NET platform. It is open-source, and you can download both sourcecode and executables from this site." From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


'Miami Vice' overtakes 'Pirates' "The film, which pairs Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx as the iconic TV characters Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs, took in $25.2 million, compared to $20.5 million for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," according to studio estimates Sunday." From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Israel halts Airstikes for 48 hours (World Pressure Mounts) srael has agreed to suspend airstrikes on southern Lebanon for 48 hours to investigate a Sunday airstrike that killed more than 60 people in Qana, Lebanon, a U.S. State Department spokesman said. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


How iPod Hacks Work Intrepid technophiles have found ways to hack iPods, giving them the ability to do much more than play music. In this article, we'll explore why iPods can be hacked, which hacks are our favorites and where to go to learn more. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


NY Yankees Get Abreu The Yankees would get Abreu and right-hander Cory Lidle in the deal. In return, the Phillies will get four minor leaguers — Class A shortstop C.J. Henry, the Yankees' first pick in the 2005 draft, Class AAA left-hander Matt Smith and two others. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Stringer Seeks to Avoid PlayStation 3 Failure Sony Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer, who last week delivered his third consecutive quarter of better-than-expected earnings, now has to ensure the PlayStation 3 video game console isn't an expensive flop. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


2nd ACEL/Microsoft Online Conference 2006: 'So What is the Future of School? and 'What is a Future School?' The Australian Council for Educational Leaders and Microsoft are combining to offer a second ACEL/Microsoft online conference in 2006. Informative papers, website presentations, MP3 files and interactive discussions will be available for 7 days on the internet (24 hours a day). There is no cost for participation in this professional development e-vent. The online conference will be active for seven days. There will be a wide range of papers and presentations, sent to us by classroom teachers, school leaders and education academics, to stimulate online discussion and debate. Each day participan From EdNA Online on July 31, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..


The Ultimate Search Engine For Programmers Find any code and technical content easily. It is like Google for Source Codes From digg on July 31, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


The Voices of many of Simpsons Characters on Conan O'Brien These two men play the voices of numerous Simpsons characters including Homer, Mr. Burns, Grandpa Simpson, Mayor Quimby, Principal Skinner, and many more. These guys are talented, and hilarious! From digg on July 31, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Pre-War Intelligence Might Not Come Out Until After Election When angry Democrats briefly shut down the Senate last year to protest the slow pace of a congressional investigation into prewar intelligence on Iraq, Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) claimed a rare victory. Republicans called it a stunt but promised to quickly wrap up the inquiry. That was nine months ago. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


DX9 games run faster on Vista than XP What's interesting is that Yerli told us that if you have Windows Vista and an older DirectX 9 card, you should still see better performance with Windows Vista than Windows XP, even if the hardware remains unchanged. "DirectX 9 on Vista will run faster throughout due to the better device driver model..." From digg on July 31, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Promoting Open Source Software: Baby Steps Finally, we come -- ironically -- full circle. Our productivity suites are open source. Our operating systems are open source. Our database server is open source. I believe that it is only at this point that the suits give up Exchange and become willing to switch to an open source groupware product. From digg on July 31, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Impact of Additional Educational Qualifications for Early School Leavers The study examined the impact of acquiring post school vocational and technical education (VTE) qualifications on young people’s labour market outcomes by around their mid twenties. Separate analyses were undertaken of the impact for young people in general and for those who experienced a substantial period of unemployment before completing the VTE qualification. From EdNA Online on July 31, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Research and Experimental Development, Higher Education Organisations, 2004 Expenditure and human resources devoted to research and experimental development (R&D) carried out by higher education organisations in Australia, classified by socioeconomic objective, field of research, type of expenditure, type of activity, source of funds, type of employee and location of expenditure. Most data are expressed in current prices but key aggregates are also expressed using chain volume measures. From EdNA Online on July 31, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Population Health: New Skills - Australian Apprenticeships This booklet has been produced to support practitioners implementing the Population Health qualifications contained in the HLT02 Health Training Package. It includes a career pathways fact sheet and advice about the type of work roles and workplaces in the Population Health area. From EdNA Online on July 31, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Plan to Move NORAD Opposed U.S. Rep. Joel Hefley said Friday he has grave concerns about the military's decision to move NORAD's surveillance operations out of Cheyenne Mountain to nearby Peterson Air Force Base. The military has spent more than $700 million to modernize Cheyenne Mountain since Sept. 11, 2001 and now plans to relegate the facility to backup duty. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


Boston’s Big Dig – One of Engineering’s Biggest Mistakes? Forums and blogs are popping up all over the Internet as vehicles for engineers and contractors to anonymously discuss their skepticism, thoughts and reactions to one of the biggest infrastructure failures in the news today. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


If You Want to be Rich: First, Stop Being So Frightened Felix Dennis, publishing tycoon, has written a guide to becoming a multi-millionaire. All you need is thick skin, cunning - and a work ethic. I am convinced that fear of failing in the eyes of the world is the single biggest impediment to amassing wealth. Trust me on this. Consider carefully this shortlist of what it will take... From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


Lost stations of the London Underground A fascinating site with many pictures detailing disused and 'lost' stations on the London Underground Network. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


Full Specs Of Nintendo Wii Revealed The full specs of the Nintendo Wii and alot more have been revealed by MaxConsole. There is lots of information on the clock speeds, the components, optical disc drive, GC mode and a whole lot more. A must read! From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


The 100 oldest .com Domains currently registered One would expect the big names to be there, but also some surprises! From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


The 10 Best OS X Screensavers Looking for something interesting to grace your screen while you're away? Here's a list of ten great screensavers for OS X, featuring fish, Mr. Sparkle, fireworks, snowflakes, grassy hills, Matrix code and more. Enjoy! From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


New RemoveWGA version 1.2 is out RemoveWGA now uses 3 different WGA removal methods, depending of the WGA version installed on your computer. The last one (BSOD) should not be used, except may be for futur WGA versions if the clean removal methods fail. If it happens, RemoveWGA will popup a warning and will ask you before trying anything. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


Thermite (3,000+Degrees) Vs. Liquid Nitrogen (-198 degrees Celsius) This is raw power between ultimate heat and ultimate cold. Who do you think will win? From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


Mentos and Coke NO, DRY ICE AND COKE ! When you see all the same videos of mentos and coke, yes there are some good ones like the eppybird one, but this has to be way better a dry ice and coke explosion. Check it out. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


Bush Administration Urging Israel To Attack Syria. While Israel is not interested in opening a front against Syria, Israeli Defense officials told the Jerusalem Post that they were receiving indications from the United States that the U.S. would be interested in seeing Israel attack Syria. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


Whose hardware is it anyway? If I purchase hardware, it is my hardware and is no longer owned by the manufacturer. If my hardware checks a cryptographic signature on a binary file to verify its origins, it should be my signature signed with my key since I am the owner of the hardware. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


iPhone Software in iPod Updater? In the June 28th iPod updater package, apparently if one were to analyze a few particular files with a hex editor, one would produce some very peculiar and anomalous commands, like t_feature_app_PHONE_APP, kPhoneSignalStrength, clPhoneCallModel, clPhoneCallHistoryModel, prPhoneSettingsMenu, and so on. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


Futurama Explains (then solves) Global Warming Who better than Futurama to weed through all the complicated talk about record breaking heat waves and green house gasses? I mean, they are in the future after all. ;) From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


The smart egg that shows you when it's boiled to perfection A self-timing egg imbued with the powers of heat-sensitive invisible ink that turns black the minute that it is ready. All you need to do is decide whether you prefer your eggs soft, medium or hard-boiled, and buy accordingly. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


What to tell a kid when they ask, WHY? Get straight to the point when your talking to a small child. ha ha. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


Enhance Your Mac's Visibility With This Cool Application -It's FREE- It's AWESOME. YOu must see screenshoot before you decide. It permits one to dim the background of the foremost application thereby enhancing its visibility. You can switch it on or off very quickly from the menu bar, and set the level of dimness." From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


Head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard tells forces to prepare to hit Israel. "The Basij and Revolutionary Guards should prepare to get even with the Zionists and Americans," Yahya Rahim-Safavi was quoted as telling Islamic militiamen by the conservative Fars news agency. From on July 31, 2006 at 3:22 a.m..


ElNet and Knowledge Management Joint Event: Talking Out of School / Social Learning and Collaboration Educators have traditionally used structured forms of training - first classrooms and textbooks and now eLearning and Virtual Meeting tools. However, there is a growing awareness that people learn as much 'on the job' as they do in the classroom and as much from each other as from officially sanctioned sources. Knowledge Management practitioners who have been exploring Communities of Practice and Lessons Learned approaches are beginning to look to ways in which these techniques can work with instructional design. From EdNA Online on July 31, 2006 at 3:21 a.m..


Applications Open for WELL Training Project Funds The Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) Programme invites applications for its Training Projects funding to provide English language, literacy and numeracy training and support integrated with workplace training. New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory applications are due 31 August 2006; South Australian applications are due 22 September 2006; all other funding rounds are ongoing. From EdNA Online on July 31, 2006 at 3:21 a.m..


International Science Linkages Competitive Grants The Department of Education, Science & Training delivers the International Science Linkages Competitive Grants. The next call for applications will open on 7 August 2006 and will close on 1 September 2006. Access to the online application form will be available on the ISL website from 7 August 2006. These Grants offer assistance for international research and development cooperation as well as related activities. Funding is available to private companies, educational institutions, Cooperative Research Centres, industry groups and Commonwealth Scientific agencies. From EdNA Online on July 31, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Digital Chalkie An online hub maintained by Paul Reid for (Western) Australian educators using ICTs to engage and facilitate best practice educational outcomes for their students. The word 'chalkie' is used as an affectionately defunct Australian term for teachers. Categories include: education, emerging technology, ICTs, Gaming, Hardware, Podcasting, Programming, Robotics, Software, Pedagogy, Resources, Social Software, Blogging, Wiki,Web 2.0 and Webcast. From EdNA Online on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Future technologies? ...let’s start today Within this session you will be challenged to consider your own knowledge and use of technologies within today’s society. Hear an overview of educational research before learning from the experts! See a student demonstration of some of the latest technologies which have a multi-media, communication and collaborative focus. Listen as students discuss how and why they use these technologies in the ways that they do. Find out about an exciting initiative within Methodist Ladies College where students are educating the educators so that we can see future technologies within today's classroo From EdNA Online on July 31, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Private Training Providers in Australia: Their Characteristics and Training Activities This study examines the nature of the training activity of private registered training organisations (RTOs) offered to Australian students in 2003, based on data from a national sample of 330 RTOs. The study also provides estimates of the private sector's overall contribution to the total vocational education and training (VET) effort in Australia for that year. From EdNA Online on July 30, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


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