Wednesday, June 29, 2005

National Educational Computing Conference, Philadelphia Apple at NECC 2005. iPods, podcasting, one-to-one learning and digital authoring were wildly popular at the 2005 National Educational Computing Conference in Philadelphia. [Jun 29, 2005] [Apple Hot News] 6:52:46 PM

Bard's home town goes wireless Stratford-upon-Avon: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4633741.stm 6:47:05 PM

'En Route to Cairo' Film chronicles Jesus in Egypt. Titled "Jesus in Egypt," the film is based on a book of the same name by Arizona author Paul Perry... The meeting will be held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, according to Hawass. ...the film focuses on the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt from Israel after King Herod threatened to "destroy" the boy Jesus, as St. Matthew wrote in the New Testament (2:13). It was prepared by a team led by Perry that includes Indialantic archaeologist John de Bry, 61... Film chronicles Jesus in Egypt, Florida Today, Florida, USA, June 27, 2005. By Mark Morgan. [Egyptology Blog] 6:39:18 PM

Island Island. Island by Aldous Huxley (1962). Sticking with the tropical island theme of Cat's Cradle, this was another reread from my teens. And, wow, I barely remembered a thing -- this must have really gone over my head, in one ear and out the other. A cynical journalist washes ashore on a Southeast Asian island which has managed to create a common sense utopian system -- though shadowed by the imminent threat of a militaristic, expansionist neighbor nation and global oil companies drooling to sink in the pumps. The setup allows Huxley to run through a series of concepts for a saner way of life, with just enough characterization and story to keep it from becoming didactic. Some good food for thought, and like Brave New World, still scarily relevant. [Irregular Orbit] 6:28:21 PM

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