NetHappenings - story telling: media consolidation, Outfoxed examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news.

K-12 Newsletter A fowl prank closed a Philadelphia high school today, canceling classes for 3,600 students.

Whales, Mr. Splashy Pants, japanese fisheries whaling ship

We are now accepting applications for the Native American Astronomy Immersion Experience (NAAIE). This is a five day observation experience open to any Native undergraduate interested in astronomy and/or physics.

An anti-indigenous propagand film that claims there are no traditional Indigenous cultures left in the world. Total Crap!

At the International Technology Education Association National Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, Morgan will present during the Program Excellence General Session. The session will take place on Feb. 21, 2008, at 9:00 a.m.

In a reference to his American ancestry, Obama writes "while one of my great-great-grandfathers, Christopher Columbus Clark, had been a decorated Union soldier, his wife's mother was rumored to have been a second cousin of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy."

Stanley Ann Dunham, Obama's mother and a strong-willed, unconventional member of the Mercer Island High School graduating class of 1960.

K-12 Teacher Award Recognizing Our Colleagues Who Are Making A Difference!

In a direct slap in the face to consumers, tech industry giants including Microsoft, AT&T, and Verizon are frantically engaged in an effort to kill pro-consumer provisions in a data breach notification bill currently being considered by the Indiana State Senate.

Science: NOVA, Space Weather, NASA, President e-budget, Device Gives New Meaning to "Power Walking"

Lost Melodies - Warner Brothers had a certain experimental streak when it came to the Loss Leaders.

K-12 Science The Educational Materials section of NASA's Web site offers classroom activities, educator guides, posters and other types of resources that are available for use in the classroom. Materials are listed by type, grade level and subject. The following items are now available for downloading. How Does The Brain Work?

How did Ernst Leitz II and his staff get away with it? A tale of courage, integrity and humility that is only now coming to light, some 70 years after the fact. The Leica is the pioneer 35mm camera. From a nitpicking point of view, it wasn't the very first still camera to use 35mm movie film, but it was the first to be widely publicized and successfully marketed.

DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 29 November 2007—Lawsuits have been dismissed and issues surrounding distribution of eAudiobooks have been resolved, according to Recorded Books and NetLibrary, the parties involved.

[EDInfo] Teaching Resources: African American History, Earth Science Visualizations and More

Space Weather News, "Student Questions How Recording Industry Identifies File Sharers" Recent grant opportunities from the U.S. Department of Education (ED)- big trouble with teen hackers - the smart pen - Information and technology want to be free actually better than free - webquests explained - Computer Networks Documentary about the birth of the internet.

Nominations Now Being Accepted for Youth Service America National Youth Council - I'm looking to fill 3 spots on the Youth Service America National Youth Council. The number one qualification is passion to improve the lives of others. All applications must be received by Monday March 10, 2008 (5 PM EST)

Lore's Labor's Lost: Archie Green's Restoration of Worlds of Labor. Tin Men. By Archie Green. 2006. Millwrights in Northern California 1901-2002. 2003. By Archie Green. Harry Lundeberg's Stetson & Other Nautical Treasures. 2006. By Archie Green. The Big Red Songbook. 2007. Edited by Archie Green, David Roediger,Franklin Rosemont, and Salvatore Salerno. Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon: The Call of the Popular from the Restoration to the New Criticism.

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VIDEO Washington D.C. - the senate introduced a resolution and conducted a symposium on behalf of Judge A. Leon Higginbotham. Black History Month All Year Long.

Working Effectively With Tribal Governments Training Program Available Free Class. K-12 Mailing List.

Designed to look just like Wikipedia's layout, albeit with a slogan that reads, "a wiki of dicks," Dickipedia gives you the type of insight you won't find on the former site. Big names that get the dick treatment include Lance Armstrong, Kanye West, and even Santa Claus.

Poesy Emmeline Fibonacci Nautilus Taylor Doctorow is born.

Farmed chickens are bred to grow so rapidly that many can hardly walk, report British scientists.