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- Radio Free Asia, www.rfa.org 2. Dezember 2004 Washington - Verwandte des inhaftierten tibetischen Mцnches, dessen fьr zwei Jahre aufgeschobene Exekution ... |
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- Here are several items on the general theme of online learning that have caught my attention recently... TOP OF THIS LIST: Learning in Communities, by Stephen Downes, LearnScope, March 4. This is some of the clearest thinking about online learning that I've read in a long time. Downes writes: |
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- They're building a new building in Dubai that will be 2300 feet high, meaning that the new World Trade Center won't even be the biggest building in the world when it's built.... |
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- How many consumer products are so loved that users create elaborate animations to showcase their enthusiasm? Only one that I can think of. (He has apparently had problems with having enough bandwidth to host the video, so you'll need to follow the "On to the iPod mini ad" link on his page to get to the mirror du jour. |
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- Speed Demo Archives is the Guinness Book of Records for Quake speed runs, but they also have speed demos for other games, including a 2:57:35 Half-Life 2 run (torrent to video here). [Via FileRush] |
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- So I turned 35 a few hours ago, although if I respect timezone differences, I should be still young for 8 more hours or so. I don't know what it is, but I just don't feel 35. Some people who know me will heartily claim that I act like a 12 year old most of the time. Me, I'd like to think I love to cherish the child inside. With age comes dementia. |
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- Wunt it be cool is planet Saturn was called planet Satan? |
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- Anonymous Patron writes "Sad Story Out of Australia where a massive clean-up bill is being faced by the City of Mandurah following an alleged arson attack on its Pinjarra Road library. Sen-sgt Jeff Beaman said four boys had been charged over the incident. Police also alleged the boys were involved in an earlier incident. "We will allege that the three juveniles stole a moped from the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre at about 2pm on Saturday, they were seen by the owner and clipped a kerb while they were fleeing," Sen-Sgt Beaman said." |
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- Bob writes "Fredric Maxwell who makes a point of cursing out librarians, 'Because they get paid to take it' has dropped his federal case against the Ann Arbor Public Library. This "gentleman" has evidently moved on. Unfortunately, I'm sure other librarians will be meeting this paragon of free speech." |
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- stevenj writes "Del Dingus is a CalPoly professor, but he also spends a fair amount of time trying to find out which of his students are cheating. Dingus, an earth and soil sciences professor, has caught students during a quiz using cell phones to receive text messages of answers from other students. One student turned in a paper he simply photocopied from a classmate's, Dingus said, but most who plagiarize are savvier. If you follow articles about student plagiarism, here's one worth reading. Find it at: |
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- Anonymous Patron writes "Just in time for the holidays - the BBC has added a techno twist to murder-mystery events: http://www. bbc. co. |
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- Fox have announced the March 22nd release of a collection of the Star Wars Clone Wars animated shorts. Each of the 20 episodes (19 x 3min and 1x 5min) will be presented with anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen transfers and Dolby 2.0 Surround English, French and Spanish audio. |
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- Yes, a BMW. In another hour, I'll be driving an (almost) brand new BMW off the lot. We're eliminating one car from our two car garage and getting one better. And folks, you can't get much better than BMW. I haven't had a chance to drive this particular one yet, but Ponzi's sold. |
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Undead Art (Dec 08 2004 22:58 GMT) - Undead Art The FreeCulture.org undead art contest is over and winners have been announced. Taking first prize is the very... |
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- Stephanie Walker takes a look at NBC13's 'First Alert Weather,' which originally aired on Wednesday, December 6 at 11 a.m. |
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- Part one of the 11 a.m. news broadcast, which aired on Wednesday, December 6, 2004. |
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- Five Indiana Pacers and five fans were charged Wednesday for fighting during the melee that broke out at the end of a nationally televised game against the Detroit Pistons last month. |
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- Emergency crews are trying to shore up a big sinkhole that opened in Easton overnight. Officials say it has threatened a seven-unit apartment building. |
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- Burglars have hit 5 homes in the Horsham Towne neighborhood in Horsham and twice in neighboring Upper Moreland. They usually strike while their victims are asleep but there was one homeowner who wasn't snoozing. |
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- Via Macintouch today, I heard about Number2.com, "Free Test Prep for the ACT, GRE, and SAT." Anyone heard about these folks? |
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Sciaphobia (Dec 08 2004 22:57 GMT) - Behind the glass The shapes move.You've awoken from a dream, in a dream, when you were not asleep.And the world appears to have vanished leaving nothing but the things that are watching you.(You stare and tell yourself not to move... |
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- QUOTE (SLAYER @ Dec 7 2004, 06:51 PM) I'm not chineese, so they can stick that rat or pig or whatever it is up their crinkle-tarts. |
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- Что у нас завтра?Никто не станет утверждать, что тенденции в популярной электронной музыке легко предсказуемы. Однако попытка не пытка, и |
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- Most recent daily statistics ( 5 Dec 2004): Ranking: 0, Activity percentile: 0.00%, |
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- Most recent daily statistics ( 5 Dec 2004): Download count: 0 |
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- Tracker description: Bug Tracking System |
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- Tracker description: Patch Tracking System |
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- Project description: Dawn of the Titans is a project to provide basic softcode/hardcode snippets, advice, and documentation for BattleTechMUX players and staffers alike. This is of particular interest to BTMux coders and admins. |
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- Project administrators: grantblackman, patrickblackman |
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- Reference: JY7QN6RWRNM8KDRK0X. Category: . Duration: |
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