Lest We Forget. Remembrance Day 11:00am 11th November 2005 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Hear the last Post [MP3] [Source: Dept Veterans Affairs] [Central Ranges LLEN News]
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SA Schools to Select Their Own Teachers. South Australian government schools will be able to advertise vacancies and choose the best teacher for the job as part of sweeping changes to teacher recruitment in South Australia. Local school communities will have the power to interview and select the teacher they believe is best matched to the job vacancy, their school…
Bush admits to being hotter and gassier, blames humans. G-8 commits to inaction [The Register]
Podcasting News, 4:45:07 AM. NASA Astronaut Steve Robinson First Podcaster From Space. NASA has announced that STS-114 Mission Specialist Steve Robinson has transmitted the first "podcast" from space. The recording was made on the Space Shuttle Discovery, in orbit over Indonesia. No podcast newsfeed is available at this time, but NASA has published an MP3 download. Above photo: Podcaster and…
Hear the Big Pop? A Chinese Search Engine Went Public. The driving force behind the spectacular market debut of shares in the Chinese search engine company Baidu.com was its resemblance and ties to Google. By DAVID BARBOZA. [NYT > Technology]
Do You Speak American?. "Do You Speak American?" is the companion website for a film that takes us cross-country to examine the dynamic state of American English and ask: Why do Maine lobstermen and Texas cowboys speak English so differently? How many varieties of American English are there? Topics include 100 common mispronunciations, how language is changing, local color in…
Two-thirds of schools specialise. More than two-thirds of England's secondary schools have achieved specialist status. [Source: BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition] [Bill: Education - International]
Schooling beyond the curriculum. Is the state trying to take over the role of the parent asks the BBC's Mike Baker. [Source: BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition] [Bill: Education - International]
What is the thinking on schools?. The BBC's Mike Baker challenges readers to play "spot the parent power pledge". [Source: BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition] [Bill: Education - International]