Monthly Archives: March 2011

Music Monday #056 – Wake Up!

Today started a little slow, so this week’s MM is a bit of a High Energy mix to “Wake Up!” And now for some music …

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This weeks links (2011-03-28)

* The modern university must reinvent itself to survive (2011-Mar-30) [theconversation.edu.au] … Current debates about the university, in China and the West, have converged. Both traditions, the Confucian ethic and democratic education as modernization, are undermined by state-driven economic instrumentalism, … Continue reading

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Firefox 4

Firefox v.4.0 was released 22nd March 2011 Firefox 4 is based on the Gecko 2.0 Web platform. This release features JavaScript execution speeds up to six times faster than the previous version, new capabilities for Web Developers and Add-on Developers … Continue reading

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Skype-A-Raptor – Webconferencing on steroids

There has been an increasing demand for the ability to web conference (Skype, WebEx, Elluminate, etc.) with sites not just 1:1, as we have been doing for a long time, but with a whole classroom or panel connecting from our … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2011-03-21)

In brief: * Doctor Who reveals the real problem with Amy Pond’s short skirts (2011-Mar-18) [i09] | Part 1 | Part 2 | Doctor Who’s Comic Relief special episodes, called “Space” and “Time,” have popped up online, and the Doctor’s … Continue reading

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**Autumn Reading Challenge**

The Aussie Readers group on Goodreads has the Autumn Reading Challenge where you select books for at least five or up to the whole 10 of the challenge questions for you Autumn 2011 reading project. To join the challenge you … Continue reading

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**March Monthly Challenge – Food and Lifestyle**

March’s theme: Food and Lifestyle Challenge The fabulous and delicious Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is held every March in Melbourne, Australia. In honour of this gastronomically scrumptious event we’re holding a Food and Lifestyle Challenge! The ground rules are … Continue reading

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Music Monday #055 – Santana

After last Wednesday’s concert this week was always going to be Santana 😉 Santana Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performance at … Continue reading

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Music Monday #054 – Labour Day

Melbourne celebrates Labour Day with a public holiday on Monday March 14th, 2011. The celebration of Labour Day has its origins in the eight hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2011-03-14)

In Brief: * The junk science behind Minchin’s climate change denial (2011-Mar-14) [ABC: The Drum] * Japan Earthquake: before and after (2011-Mar-13) [ABC News] Aerial photos taken over Japan have revealed the scale of devastation across dozens of suburbs and … Continue reading

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