Archive for June, 2009
Digital Photography Slideshows for use on the web
Create Cool Slideshows from Your PhotosUpload photos from your computer into our interactive drag-and-drop slide show creator. From there, you can build slide shows with smooth pans, zooms, and fades. Create documentary-style slideshows with that famous “Ken Burns Effect”.
Publish to the NetYou can publish your slideshow on this site, or get code to embed the […]
Spring semester.
Enrollment opened at 12:30pm today for the spring semester and I jumped right on my computer at that time to enroll in my classes. I lucked out and was able to get every class at the times I wanted except for one, Psychology of Adolescence. I’m hoping that between now and when enrollment closes that […]
Podcast : Great Moments in Science
Tagline : Celebrating all sides of science; from sublime moments of deep thought to the most arcane and bizarre research imaginable
Website : Dr Karl’s Great Moments in Science
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Parental Rating : G
Star Rating : 9 out of 10
I’ve covered Dr Karl’s re-purposed ABC radio science call show in a previous review, in which Dr […]
Dallas’s New Hard-to-Fail Grading System
Texas has made headlines once again. First came news that its 110-student Harrold School District decided to allow employees–with a state permit and administrative permission–to carry concealed weapons on campus. Now comes Dallas declaring that “50? is the lowest grade a student can receive in any one marking period in a move to […]
Camaraderie Photo Contest
I heard the buzz of the latest photo contest from the Nikon Club Philippines forum, CAMERADERIE Photo Contest is being sponsored by Business Mirror & Coca Cola Philippines in cooperation with SM Malls.
Contest Mechanics:
This contest is open to amateur photographers only.
The contest title is Cameraderie. The BusinessMirror Photo Contest 2008 presented by Coca-Cola Export Corporation. […]
Homework & Grades: Who’s Responsible?
God, all this whining and hand wringing, as if parents have no say, no responsibility in ensuring that homework is completed–at home–let alone keeping abreast of grades. Take this mother, for example. Her October 1st email is unedited and quoted here word-for-word; her child’s name has been excluded. Then comes my response to […]