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HILTON POND
The current lack or rain has us thinking a lot about the importance of
water for birds and other wildlife, as well as the human penchant for
wasting this valuable natural resource.
For a photo essay on the effects of drought in the Carolinas and beyond,
please visit the 22-30 November installment of "This Week at Hilton
Pond" at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek071122.html
As always we include a tally of all birds banded and recaptured during
the period, a few miscellaneous nature notes, and a reminder about the
York/Rock Hill Christmas Bird Count coming up on 22 December 2007.


HEALTHY KIDS - WHAT THE PEDIATRICIAN SAYS
The toy business is getting out of toys, the New York Times reports <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/technology/29techtoys.html>.
Toy manufacturers and retailers think toddlers want tech devices, not toys, because they want to emulate Mom and Dad with the real thing, not "fake" phones, music players, and computers - of concern to some educators and pediatricians. We can see for ourselves, though: "Consider the 'hottest toys' list on Amazon.com, which includes the Easy Link Internet Launch Pad from Fisher-Price (to help children surf on 'preschool-appropriate Web sites') and the Smart Cycle, an exercise bike connected to a video game.


CHILDREN LOSE OUT - KIDS DON'T KNOW THEIR  NURSERY RHYMES ANYMORE, TEACHERS DON'T TEACH FOLKSONGS
The Chant is the Heart Beat of culture - a universal truth. But it is dying out - only you can save what is left.

Imagine what Rome looked like in ancient times. It's another thing to wander around a virtual-reality simulation of ancient Rome learning about buildings as you go by clicking on them. Sorin A. Matei, an associate professor of communication at Purdue University, is experimenting with various ways to blend databases with digital maps or 3-D models. I put together a short video report. --Jeffrey R. Young

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