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: 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 […]
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Read MoreTeachers 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 — interesting to see this from itu.
Read More53 CSS-Techniques You Couldn’t Live Without | Smashing Magazine: some of these are handy
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Read MoreEducation: Many Colleges Reject Women at Higher Rates Than for Men – US News and World Report: Where girls face the biggest challenge is at small liberal arts colleges, like the University of Richmond and Kenyon College in Ohio. An op-ed entitled “To All the Girls I’ve Rejected,” published in the New York Times last […]
Read MoreIntellectual Property Watch » Negotiators Agree To Add Access To Knowledge To WIPO Mandate: World Intellectual Property Organization members negotiating development-related proposals for WIPO’s future mandate reached preliminary agreement on several more key issues Thursday, including access to knowledge and exceptions and limitations. — well that’s a plus. now they’ll gut the concept.
Read MoreKids Domain Crafts – Ice Cream in a Bag: Ice Cream in a Bag ==== it’s science!
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