Direct links can be a first step in building trust, say scholars
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Both Taiwan and China should see the issue of cross-strait direct transportation links as the initial step to creating mutual trust between each other, ahead of the concerns for regional peace, local scholars suggested yesterday.
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âWhen we started to look at how to provide a quality education for our students, what became very clear was that the future is digital,â says Carl Rose, executive director of the Association of Alaska School Boards (AASB). âWe needed to ensure that our kids not only had the skill-sets required by the state, but also had the digital literacy capability to use those skills. Thatâs when the concept of 1 to 1 learning began to make sense.â And today, the MacBook, iLife, iWork, and Apple Professional Development are helping the AASB bring its 1 to 1 learning initiative to fruition.
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For years, the Internet's technical constraints went hand-in-hand with the realities of Internet usage. At first, most people viewed Web pages but did little to create or change them. Web journals, photo sites and video sharing didn't come until later. Even when users had a need to send information &#151; an e-mail here, a shopping transaction there &#151; the amount of data was small.
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Scientists frustrated by the iron grip that academic journals hold over their research can now pursue another path to fame by taking their research straight to the public online.
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Company founder says eBay-like site WabiSabiLabi will improve security by ensuring researchers get a fair price for their work.
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Given the general state of upheaval in the media industry, itâs not hard to appreciate why so many people are looking to form partnerships.
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Amateur historians and academics can take advantage of a wealth of archived data on the web.
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The two team up to offer advice to consumers in an acronym-filled digital world.
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MIT researchers merge Wikis, GPS, and the Semantic Web to enable interactive navigation.
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Business and charities in the UK have joined forces to persuade more people to go online.
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The new program includes grants and classes to help research and academic institutions manage their network systems.
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The web will be more interactive and will use tools to mine its vast pool of data, say experts.
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With health officials now urging Americans to dig into their family health history, experts advise taking advantage of free Internet tools -- and upcoming holiday gatherings -- to get started on the project.
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A vast online network is being used to promote social and environmental responsibility.
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Harvard, Oxford and others also will go online in the first deal of its kind. By Nick Bunkley / The Detroit News. By the end of the decade, anyone around the world will have instant access to 7 million volumes
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The Nofollow attribute indicates if the source of the link &#8220;trusts&#8221; the destination of it. Trust is a very critical element in human relations and not one of the easiest. Too much mistrust can lead to paranoia and isolation. Too much trust can lead to abuse and being taken advantage of. We learn from childhood that [...]
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The initial aid pledges were generous, but governments will have to follow up on their word