Threat Level – Wired Blogs
Threat Level – Wired Blogs: The four librarians under the gag order weren’t allowed to talk to each other by phone. So they e-mailed. Later, they weren’t allowed to e-mail. —– librarians are dangerous folk, they must be hiding something.
Read MoreFacing Middle Age With No Degree, and No Wife – New York Times
Facing Middle Age With No Degree, and No Wife – New York Times: Beyond the questions of finances and health, there is the issue of how content these men are. All the men interviewed for this article looked younger than their age. All said they were happy with their lives, even Mr. Cunningham, with his […]
Read MoreShareideas
About:About – Shareideas: ShareIdeas.org is an online community and a wiki for sharing ideas on how to use mobile communications for social and environmental benefits. ShareIdeas.org was created with support from Nokia and Vodafone, but belongs to the growing global network of individuals and organizations that use this virtual gathering place to communicate – and […]
Read MoreFBI targets universities in new scheme to recruit informers
FBI targets universities in new scheme to recruit informers: The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently paid visits to a number of universities in New England as part of an effort to enlist faculty, students and staff in informing for the national police agency. The bureau’s rationale for its campus initiative is the danger posed by […]
Read MoreCore ICT Indicators
Core ICT Indicators: This report provides definitions, model questions and methodological notes relevant to the core indicators agreed at the February 2005 meeting. By making this information available to a wide audience, in particular in developing countries, it is hoped to be of use to countries developing their statistical data collection programmes on the information […]
Read MoreThe Daily Swarm – "Smells Like Teen Spirit" – Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britian + Patti Smith
“Smells Like Teen Spirit”: — best cover in ages
Read MoreTeachers not staying in the profession, report finds
Teachers not staying in the profession, report finds: To stem the flow, districts must first determine the annual turnover rate and then focus on hiring well-prepared teachers who have a clear understanding of content, curriculum and how to manage a classroom, Carroll said. — and carroll would be wrong. to stem the flow, we must […]
Read MoreICT Security Standards Roadmap (Version 2.0 May 2007)
ICT Security Standards Roadmap (Version 2.0 May 2007): ICT Security Standards Roadmap — interesting to see this from itu.
Read MoreInternational Memory of the World Conference
International Memory of the World Conference: “Communities and memories: a global perspective” is the theme of the Conference to take place in Australia next year. In association with the Australian Memory of the World Committee and under the auspices of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, the National Library of Australia will organize the Third […]
Read MoreWomen's participation in research
Women’s participation in research: Read Head counts and headaches measuring women in science,which summarizes a survey by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics of women’s participation in research in 86 countries (A World of Science, April 2007, pages 21-23). Read also the editorial on The Glass Ceiling by UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences (A World […]
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