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Museum of New Zealand technician, Mark Fenwick thaws out the largest known specimen of a colossal squid, caught in the Ross Sea, in a pool of brine in Wellington, New Zealand. Marine scientists in New Zealand were thawing the corpse of the largest squid ever caught to try to unlock the secrets of one of the ocean's most mysterious beasts. (AP Photo/NZPA, Ross Setford) More News
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| word of the day |
confluence \KON-floo-uhn(t)s\, noun: 1. A flowing or coming together; junction. 2. The place where two rivers, streams, etc. meet. 3. A flocking or assemblage of a multitude in one place; a large collection or assemblage.
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| University of Tasmania |
The University of Tasmania is known nationally and internationally as a quality teaching and research institution. More than 1850 international students from 70 countries are currently studying at the University, which has two campuses, one in Hobart the capital, and the other in Launceston. The University of Tasmania is also home to the Australian Maritime College, the national centre for maritime education, training and research. More.... More
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The First Mother’s Day. Julia Ward Howe, of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ fame, tried to start a Mother’s Day for Peace in America after the Civil War, but nothing much came of it. One of her allies, however, was Anna Reece Jarvis, who died in Philadelphia in 1905.A memorial service was held for her at the Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia, where she had taught Sunday school, at which her daughter, Anna May Jarvis, a feminist and temperance activist, was struck by the idea of a national day to honour mothers. Read more
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Cell / Mobile Phones in Education. "This technology radically changes the idea of a classroom by extending a student's connection to the learning environment... the whole idea of online education is portability and accessibility, and what could possibly be more portable and more accessible than a cell phone?" Dr. Alan Drimmer, cited in AIU Online’s Mobile Learning Initiative ... Read More
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