Title: Space You Can Use Source: the Newsweek magazine of 27 Oct, 2008 Author: Jason Overdorf
As we all know that the US dominates the research of outer space. In the last few decades of the 20th century, the now a perdition, the USSR was a major competitor of the US in space research. Nowadays, China has become an important role in this industry since it has sent several its “Shenzhou” spacecrafts and a few astronauts to the space. But which country mainly focuses on researching how to use the space to solve our daily problems? The following data is an except from Jason Overdorf`s article in the Newsweek magazine of 27 October, 2008:
The Indian space programme is already far ahead in one respect: its use of space technologies to solve the everyday problems of ordinary people on the ground. For more than 20 years, India has been quietly investing hundreds of millions of dollars in its earth-sciences programme with an eye toward helping farmers with their crops, fishermen with their catches and rescue workers with management of floods and other disasters.
With an annual budget of about $1 billion—less than a tenth of NASA`s—ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) covers a lot of ground. It has built and launched 46 satellites, which provide data for at least nine Indian government ministries. Its 11 national communications satellites are the largest network in Asia, and its seven remote sensing satellites map objects on Earth at a resolution of less than a metre. These for the backbone of a series of practical initiatives that, according to a Madras School of Economics study, have generated a $2 return for every $1 spent.
The satellites network is the fruit of an effort begun in 1982 to connect India`s remote—and often roadless—regions to radio, TV and telephone networks. By 2002, ISRO had expanded satellite TV and radio coverage to nearly 90 percent of the country, up from 25 percent. India`s investment in Earth observation satellites over the years comes to only about $500 million per satellite, about a tenth of the cost of its Western counterparts. After introducing a satellite service to locate potential fish zones and broadcasting the sites over All India Radio, ISRO helped coastal fishermen double the size of their catch. For the government`s Rajiv Candhi National Drinking Water Mission, begun in 1986, satellites have improved the success rate of government well-drilling projects by 50 to 80 percent, saving $100 million to $175 million. Meteorological satellites have improved the government`s ability to predict the all-important Indian monsoon, which can influence India`s gross domestic product by 2 to 5 percent.
ISRO plans to roll out satellite-enabled services to hundreds of millions of farmers in India`s remote villages. In partnership with NGOs and government bodies, it has helped to set up about 400 Village Resource Centres so far. Each provides connections to dozens of villages for Internet-based services such as access to commodities pricing information, agricultural advice from crop experts and land records. ISRO` remote-sensing data will also help village councils develop water-sheds and irrigation projects, establish accurate land records and plan new roads connecting their villages with civilization as cheaply and efficiently as possible.
Summary 10 C`s for evaluating internet resources: (Haitao Wu, Lester)
What do you ask yourself when you evaluate internet resources?
1, Content: Categories: Look at the categories of content, are they juried, popular, scholarly, satiric or serious? Time frame: What are the dates of the articles and documents? Are they newly posted or outdated? How many times have they been revised? How many editions have they had? Can you find the latest versions?
2, Credibility: Authors: Are they identifiable and reliable? Are they trustworthy? How famous are they in their fields? Are they experts in their own industries? Websites: Consider the different meanings and purposes of different URLs. If it is an educational institution, does it end with an “.edu”? If it is a website of an NGO, does it end with an “.org” rather than a “.com”? Moreover, what are the purposes for the authors to post the information online?
3, Critical Thinking: Comparison: Can you use the same methods to identify the authors and publishers as you do when you evaluate paper works? Existing knowledge: Can you use your personal knowledge and experience to evaluate the information online?
4, Copyright: Who are the authors? Have they applied patents for their works? How can you find the copyright if it is not obvious on an article or document? What is the meaning of “fair use”? Do you also attach a “bibliography” to every of your academic papers?
5, Citations: Resources: Have you cited the internet resources to identify the sources used? Have you cited the internet resources to give readers paths for further studies? Styles: Although, there is not a standard style of citing sources on the internet, but what styles do others usually use to cite sources on the internet?
6, Continuity: Websites: Have the websites always been maintained and updated? Is the information up-to-date on that websites? Is there always consequent information? Charges: Are the websites free? Are the partially free and partially not? If they are partially free, what kinds of information you must pay to get?
7, Censorship: Geographic issues: What hits are banned on the internet in the area that you are currently in? Is it proper for you to post what you want on the internet? If it is proper for you to post some information online in one country, is it proper for you to do so in another country? Technical issues: Are there some restrictions of using the internet in your organisation? Are there any space or time limitations of using the internet in your workplaces or schools?
8, Connectivity: Users: What connections do users need in order to access the acquired resources? Will you be able to access the website that you want within the time limitation if it is popular and busy? How many internet tools can you use to access the website? Can all users access to the website freely, or is the website only for “authorised” people.
9, Comparability: Information: Can you get the same information from the website as you can from its printed version? For example, the information of “Lonely Planet” on its website is far too little compare with its printed guide books. Can you compare different opinions of a topic on the internet? Can you find earlier and later data of the same title? Are there any other versions of the same information? For instance, is the information online the same to it is in a CD?
10, Context: Demands: What kind of information are you searching for? Do you want commentary, narrative, opinion, or statistics? What forms would you like to get? Would you like a research thesis, a study paper, an article, a report or a definition? How does the information online suit the information you need? What resources might be the best for you to use without using overloaded information?
POST CARD NO 1 TITL; HONDA UNVEILS ROBOTIC WALKER. SOURCE ; CNN NEWS .COM PUBLISHER ; ASSOCIATE PRESS. DATE; 7TH NOVEMBER 2008. EVERESTA AKUJUO (ID NO. 5129515 )
Honda unveils wearable robotic walker Story Highlights Honda on Friday unveiled a wearable robotic gadget to help people walk The experimental device reduce stresss on the knees and help people get up steps It looks like a bicycle seat connected by mechanical frames to a pair of shoes The system has a computer and sensors so it responds to a person's movement TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Imagine a bicycle seat connected by mechanical frames to a pair of shoes for an idea of how the new wearable assisted-walking gadget from Honda works. The experimental device, unveiled Friday, is designed to support bodyweight, reduce stress on the knees and help people get up steps and stay in crouching positions. Honda envisions the device being used by workers at auto or other factories. It showed a video of Honda employees wearing the device and bending to peer underneath vehicles on an assembly line. Engineer Jun Ashihara also said the machine is useful for people standing in long lines and for people who run around to make deliveries. "This should be as easy to use as a bicycle," Ashihara said at Honda's Tokyo headquarters. "It reduces stress, and you should feel less tired." To wear it, you put the seat between your legs, put on the shoes and push the on button. Then just start walking around. In a test-run for media, this reporter found it does take some getting used to. But I could sense how it supported my moves, pushing up on my bottom when I squatted and pushing at my soles to help lift my legs when I walked. The system has a computer, motor, gears, battery and sensors embedded in it so it responds to a person's movements, according to Honda Motor Co. Pricing and commercial product plans are still undecided. Japan's No. 2 automaker will begin testing a prototype with its assembly line workers later this month for feedback. The need for such mechanical help is expected to grow in Japan, which has one of the most rapidly aging societies in the world. Other companies are also eyeing the potentially lucrative market of helping the weak and old get around. Japan is among the world's leading nations in robotics technology, not only for industrial use but also for entertainment and companionship. Earlier this year, Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp. showed a Segway-like ride it said was meant for old people. Japanese robot company Cyberdyne has begun renting out in Japan a belted device called HAL, for "hybrid assistive limb," that reads brain signals to help people move about with mechanical leg braces that strap to the legs. Honda has shown a similar but simpler belted device. It has motors on the left and right, which hook up to frames that strap at the thighs, helping the walker maintain a proper stride. That device, being tested at one Japanese facility, helps rehabilitation programs for the disabled, encouraging them to take steps, said Honda official Kiyoshi Aikawa. COMMENT. THIS INNOVATION WILL REALLY BE OF A GOOD HELP TO SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE INCAPACITATED. I ALSO HOPE IT WILL BE CHEAP SO THAT IT CAN BE MADE AFFORDABLE BY THE MIDDLE CLASS.
NEWS CARD POSTING NO 2 TITL; COMPUTER WASTE IN NIGERIA. SOURCE ; CNN NEWS .COM PUBLISHER ; ASSOCIATE PRESS. DATE; 8TH NOVEMBER 2008. EVERESTA AKUJUO (ID NO. 5129515 )
IT IS REPORTED THAT MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LIKE EUROPE USE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA AS A DUMPING GROUND FOR THEIR WASTE. A REPORTER (CHRISTIAN PUEROFOY) FROM CNN WAS REPORTING FROM NIGERIA THIS MORNING. HE HAD INTERVIEW WITH A COMPUTER DEALER (GABRIEL OKONKWO) WHO IMPORTS MORE THAN 500 CONTAINERS OF USED COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS EVERY YEAR. OKONKWO SAID THEY REPAIR AND SELL THESE COMPUTERS.BUT THE DIRECTOR FOR TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA ( MR OLADELE OSIBANJO) SAID THIS IS CAUSING ENVIRONMENTAL HARZARDS BECAUSE THE REMAINS OF THE COMPUTERS ARE OFTEN BURNED AND THIS RELEASE TOXIC METALS AND CHEMICALS LIKE BERIUM, LEAD AND MERCURY TO THE ENVIRONMENT THERE BY CAUSING POLUTION.SOME OF THESE TRADERS BURN THIS UNUSED PARTS TO GET COPPER WIRE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EU SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP HAVE BANNED THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FROM USING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AS A DUMPING GROUND.
iphone comercial (kaythwehtun... ID 5029515 Sourse from macnn.com
Apple provides updates to the iPhone's and iPod Touch's operating system through iTunes.
The version history of iPhone OS spans from its release on June 29, 2007 to the present day. This operating system from Apple Inc. did not have an official name until the release of the iPhone SDK on March 6, 2008. Before then, Apple marketing literature simply stated that the iPhone runs "OS X", an ambiguous reference to iPhone OS's parent, Mac OS X
When it comes to smartphone sales numbers, Apple's iPhone is now number two globally, after less than a year and a half in the market. While there has been some percieved inflation in Apple's numbers, no one can deny that after less than a year and a half, Apple's iconic smartphone has changed the gadget landscape.
Handsets were viewed largely as cheap, disposable lures, massively subsidized to snare subscribers and lock them into using the carriers' proprietary services. But the iPhone upsets that balance of power
During last month's Q4 earnings call, Steve Jobs boasted that Apple had beat RIM. He gave a figre of just under seven million units for the quarter compared to RIM's just over six million.
UK based Canalys has just backed up those numbers and has declared Apple the number two smartphone maker in the world.
Senior Canalys analyst Pete Cunningham said, "It was expected that Apple would figure among the smartphone leaders this quarter, with that huge initial new product shipment, it was just a question of how high up it would be -- and this is impressive."
It is indeed impressive - especially when you consider a number of factors:
Apple not only passed RIM but also embattled Motorola which fell to 4th A large portion of Nokia's "smartphones" (like the popular N95, N96) have no QWERTY entry, all but eliminating them from real mobile messaging capabilities In most markets (like the US with AT&T) Apple is only on one national carrier, while the other companies are carrier agnostic. Apple's iPhone OS also made similar gains in the mobile OS market share field.
Although at least one analyst had predicted that Apple and its partners would sell a million units worldwide at launch, a survey of stores conducted by Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster put sales at less than half that many.
In a report to clients issued a few hours before Apple’s announcement, Munster had estimated that Apple had sold about 425,000 iPhones worldwide and that it would take Apple at least 17 days to hit the one million mark.
For a summary of the original Piper Jaffray report, see here.
In a second press release, Apple announced that iPhone and iPod touch owners have downloaded more than 10 million applications from the App Store since it launched last week. Steve Jobs proclaimed the online store, which offers more than 550 programs for wireless download, “a grand slam.”
The executive went on to announce that the first pre-released iPhone in the state of texas was given to the president of WDAMU. The president proudly held up the sleek device for all the crowed to see, and Sigman offered students a unique memory to take with them in future travels.
POSTING NO 3 TITTLE; SUMMARY OF THE TEN C'S FOR EVALUATING INTERNET RESOURCES. NAME; EVERESTA AKUJUO ( ID NO. 5129515 )
Nomather how educating,informating and absorbable some internet resources are, or appear to be,they have to be thoroughly and implicitely examined,evaluated,scrutinized by comparing and contrasting in relation to the motive,intergrity and the interlligibility of the author and the source of his information before such information can be absorbed by the user. In an attempt to diagnose a piece of internet resource or information to an absorbable form, there are 10 crutial points to consider and analyse which are being refered to as THE TEN C'S FOR INTERNET RESOURCES EVALUATION.They are: 1.CONTENT; The content explains the motive and the intergrity of the author in relation to the value and the verifiability of such piece of internet information. 2.CREDIBILITY;Credibility answer the questions such as, is the author reliable? Is he identifiable? what is the general view of the author and the purpose of the information? 3.CRITICAL THINKING:Critical thinking is an act of a logical and analytical evaluation of the internet resource material based on subsequent knowledge and experience and comparing it to other traditional published resources. 4.COPYRIGHT:This explains why any copyright notice should not be disrespected since someone wrote it even though it may not appear prominent but that it should be respected if the material is explicitely stated. 5.CITATION:citation is very crutial to internet users not just for further research purposes but also to give credit to the authors for their credibility,print and online provide some examples of how to cite internet documents although standards have not yet been formally established. 6. CONTINUITY: continuity tries to answer the question such as ;will the site be maintained and updated?if yes, when is the change taking place? Can I rely on the site over a period of time to provide up to date information?. 7.CENSORSHIP:censorship explains a moderation in relation to your discussion list.Does your search engine or index look for all words or are some words excluded concerning private issues when using the website?. 8.CONNECTIVITY: will it be accessible in the frame of time needed? Is it accesible by more access to the same internet tool? Do users have a dignified access to the same internet tools and application? Is the site viewable by all web browser? 9.COMPARABILITY:comparability of data may or may not be important on your project,however you need to consider whether to compare data or statistic over a period 10.CONTEXT:for effective use of your interest as a source of information, the context of your research must be well defined and as such you try to find out how does internet information fit into the overall information context of your subject? Before you start searching you define the research context and research needs and decide what sources might be best to be use to successfully fill information needs without overload.
How biometrics could change security BBC NEWS – news.bbc.co.uk Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Recent losses of personal data held on discs, laptops and USB keys by governments and companies have highlighted the need for better security. Here Dan Simmons looks to see if biometrics can help.
As the name implies biometrics is all about using a measurable biological characteristic, such as a fingerprint or iris pattern, to identify an individual.
And the field is not confined to gross physical characteristics such as facial features, more subtle measures - such as the way a person walks - can also be used to identify individuals.
Researchers at the University of Southampton have won funding from UK and US governments to establish this form of biometrics.
They claim their gait recognition system is 99% accurate when identifying people.
Outside labs
"From a picture, we take the human body silhouette, and we get a set of measurements which describe the subject's shape," said Prof Mark Nixon, head of the gait research group at Southampton.
"We also get a set of measurements which describe the movement, and together, those are used to recognise the person.
"The alternative to that is to use a model, and so we model the movement of parts of the body like the thorax and limbs. The motion of the model gives us the set of numbers that we then use to recognise you," he said.
To collect data the team has designed a tunnel employing eight cameras that feeds data to sophisticated modelling software that collects data.
Through this work, researchers have been able to analyse variables in the real world, such as different surfaces and shoes, and how these might affect the way people walk.
Prof Nixon's database currently stands at 100 students, but the technology is already being used outside the labs too.
Automatic gait recognition on public CCTV images has been admitted as evidence in UK courts for the first time.
Unusual walk
One man was convicted of a burglary after podiatrists compared CCTV images of him on his way to commit a crime with images of him in custody.
The CCTV pictures were grainy and made identification difficult, but the 35-year-old's distinctive swagger gave him away to experts.
Prof Nixon hopes to automate this type of video matching, but recognised that walking styles can be affected - or not work at all if the person is covered up or trying to hide their usual walking style.
But, he said, some elements of an individual's movement did not change and the advanced modelling his group uses could factor out problems.
As the pen and signature are slowly replaced by the computer and keyboard, security companies are now offering software that recognises a user by the way they log into a computer.
The tech measures the time between keystrokes, how long each key is held down, and total time taken to do tasks.
Some companies have turned to typing recognition to stop staff sharing passwords.
A less tested form of biometrics is odour recognition, which is being studied to see if sensors can tell people apart by the way they smell.
Apparently, not even a strong curry can hide personal odour, but the tech required is expensive and has not been tested outside the labs.
Digital dabs
Despite these advances, the physical biometric in widest use is the fingerprint.
Fingerprint readers have been built into laptops, and some banks are looking at using these devices to secure cash machines and online banking.
Tech giant Siemens has helped develop what it calls an "Internet Passport" that presents users with a flashing barcode when they visit a bank or shopping site.
A device held up to the computer screen read the information encrypted in the flashing image and deciphers it.
Users then swipe a finger on the device, and after verification, are shown a decoded string of numbers needed to access the website.
Jonathan Haywood, from Siemens, says the company is in talks with a couple of banks in the UK, Germany and Switzerland.
"The device stores 128 possible accounts, you can then use this substitute all of your credit cards, or store cards, you can use it for loyalty schemes," said Mr Haywood. "So you don't have to have a big wallet full of things, you can have just this, and it will handle all of the security for you."
The company believes this device will stop fraud, but it involves the user doing more of the work, and costs US$100 (£61) a unit.
Summary: The numbers of crimes related to computer security have been increasing and affecting governments and companies. UK and US governments have given support to a group of researchers at the University of Southampton to develop a system using biometrics - a measurable biological characteristic. They have developed the gait recognition system which measure individual's movement. An example of how biometrics can be helpful in security matter would be that a man was convicted of a burglary after podiatrists compared CCTV images of him and his gait. However, the walking style can be affected if the person is covered up or trying to hide their usual walking style.
The physical biometric that can be seen using widely is fingerprint readers built into laptop when users logging in. Fingerprint recognition can be helpful, developing it to use in securing cash machine and online banking. There has been a device developped to function together with fingerprint for better security. Another form of biometrics less tested is odour recognition, using sensors to tell people apart by their smell.
Despite the development of biometric security systems, they are not currently widely used as some have high cost and limitations.
Summary: 10 C’s are used as guidelines for determining whether resources on Internet are dependable.
1. Content - Consider the purpose of the content. Things that should be asked are such as title and author identified, liked by the public or of academic purpose, fun or fact. Consider the period of Time. Characteristics that should be looked at are such as date, edition, up-to-dateness, version.
2. Credibility - Origins of the resources: consider the authors and their identification and reliability, quality to be believed, the purpose of the information, the URL extension which tell you about the publisher whether it’s .edu, .com, .gov, or .org.
3. Critical Thinking - How we use our knowledge, experience, and critical thinking skills to evaluate resources on internet, to identify author, publisher, edition, and other factors as when we use them to evaluate paper resources.
4. Copyright - Sources in different forms of materials belong to their authors; copyright is the rights of ownership of materials. The use of copyrighted materials, usually as a short example with citation in research is called “Fair use”. Even if the copyright is not easily noticeable, Internet users should respect it.
5. Citations - Citations are used to give credit to the authors and to let the readers know what sources the information comes from. There are ways to cite internet sources, but there are no formal standards.
6. Continuity - Questions to ask about the continuity of an internet site would involve its maintenance and up-to-dateness, which are very important to its reliableness. Some internet sites do charge fees for use and some do not. Some reliable academic sites such as .edu have moved to .com because of fees for use.
7. Censorship - Some types of language in discussion list, words put in search engine may be prevented or restricted. Some restrictions of Internet use are based on institution and its mission, parent organization or space limitations. Consider related factors and reasons for censorship and privacy issues in Internet use.
8. Connectivity - Consider types of connection required and accessibility to a site - for example period of accessibility , Internet tools, and applications, and others of its requirements.
9. Comparability - Consider if the same information from Internet resources can be compared and found in other forms such as print or CD ROM, if it is complete or partially taken, or if it is comparable overtime. The importance of comparability is varied.
10. Context - Define the research context before start online searching, what kind of information needed or found for the research e.g. opinion, narrative, or statistics, and what would be the best sources that most suit the research without having problem handling too much data.
1)Content When looking for resources on the internet, we have to keep in mind the aim of the article and whether it is up-to-date and from a reliable source or not. The material has to be either properly researched or at least a popular or juried so that it seems reliable.
2)Creditability The author plays a very important role in this matter, because through the writer only we can know if the article is an opinion or a fact. The other thin that also is equally important is the URL extension it gives you the knowledge whether the gathered information is more or less reliable. In my opinion, anything other than .com is more trustworthy. This does not mean that .com is not reliable at all. There are many articles on .com which are extremely reliable. I guess it depends on the author as well.
3)Critical Thinking Can you apply your existing knowledge to identify the text, the author and the reliable source as you would with the traditional research method? It is important to apply your knowledge to the available text in order to show your understanding. Hence, this will prove some of the evaluation of the resource found online.
4)Copyright When using someone’s research identifying them or giving them the credit is necessary. You find the article online, it does not make it your work as someone has done the research and put it up on the public domain as a help for you to continue the research or save the time it would consume for you to start all over. Using the text and keeping in mind about the “fair use” that is citing and including it in your reference is equally important.
5)Citations When using a research that has been conducted by someone else to further up your research, citing or giving a little credit to the author of the original research is very important. Since the work is not originally yours, and it is helping you to further up the research it would make it easier for the teacher to know that this topic has been set for research before by someone. There is no particular style for citations yet but in my opinion the most famous style is the APA.
6)Continuity Getting up-to-date information is one of the important parts of the research. Are the resources used by you really recent and can you rely that information gathered? The internet research method is free today; will it remain free for long? Some of the in depth articles are free today. If needed will the in depth information still be free? These are some questions that are of concern for future references.
7)Censorship Are you allowed to use all the sites or search engines in the place you are at? Will it still be allowed in the other places you go to? Is it appropriate to search for everything on the internet or are there some limitations to it? Are some of the websites banned in the country you live in? Do you have any restrictions for using the internet? Does the search engine you use provide you all information or is that restricted too?
8)Connectivity When accessing the internet good connection is required. The question then arises whether the site we are visiting provides good peed and is time friendly for the users or no? Does the site we access need any special or required admission in order to receive the information needed? Can the page be accessed by all users or are there any particular tools required?
9)Comparability Are the information posted on the internet resource comparable to the original ways of looking for information such as books? Will internet resources provide full information on a certain topic as its CD would? Are all the information on the internet up-to-date like the statistics or do you need to keep verifying it from other form of sources as well?
10)Context Are you fully satisfied with the information you are looking for via the internet? Does it provide you with all kinds of research such as: Narrative, Opinion, statistics? Are the resources fully up-to-date and are they trustworthy? What is the best resource that you may use in order to fulfill your needs and the aspect of you research topic without overloading information?
Title: Google pulls out of Yahoo partnership. Nov 5, 08 10:24 AM ET Source: Cnnmoney.com News on technology
Google and Yahoo have aborted their plans for Internet advertising partnership, primarily due to the concerns of antitrust regulators who believed that their alliance would make Google too powerful a player. This puts Microsoft in a good position as it leaves Yahoo with little option but to renew talks with Microsoft and settle a deal well below what they had been offered earlier. They had hoped the deal with Google would help boost their annual revenue growth and also their share price. Another option for Yahoo would be to join hands with AOL. Google is unaffected financially as they are already the Internet’s largest advertising network and they are now even more under the scrutiny of the regulators.
Google and Yahoo’s plan didn’t work out because it would have given them control over 80% of the US search advertising market and most of the revenue would have been pocketed by Yahoo. But Google opted out when they it became apparent that the plan was alienating the government and advertisers.
Before writing any article or making research we must have in mind all these followings keywords : 1: Content, 2 : Credibility, 3 : critical 4 : Copyright, 5 : Citation, 6 : Continuity, 7 : Censorship, 8 : Connectivity, 9 : Comparability, 10 : Context
1. Content______________________ What is the intent of the content? Are the title and author identified? Is the content "juried?" Is the content "popular" or "scholarly", satiric or serious? What is the date of the document or article? Is the "edition" current? Do you have the latest version? (Is this important?) How do you know?
2. Credibility ___________________ Is the author identifiable and reliable? Is the content credible? Authoritative? Should it be? What is the purpose of the information, that is, is it serious, satiric, humorous? Is the URL extension .edu, .com, .gov or .org? What does this tell you about the "publisher"?
3. Critical Thinking _____________ How can you apply critical thinking skills, including previous knowledge and experience, to evaluate Internet resources? Can you identify the author, publisher, edition, etc. as you would with a "traditionally" published resource? What criteria do you use to evaluate Internet resources?
4. Copyright Even if the copyright notice does not appear prominently, someone wrote, or is responsible for, the creation of a document, graphic, sound or image, and the material falls under the copyright conventions. "Fair use" applies to short, cited excerpts, usually as an example for commentary or research. Materials are in the "public domain" if this is explicitly stated. Internet users, as users of print media, must respect copyright.
5. Citations _____________________ Internet resources should be cited to identify sources used, both to give credit to the author and to provide the reader with avenues for further research. Standard style manuals (print and online) provide some examples of how to cite Internet documents, although standards have not yet been formally established.
6. Continuity____________________ Will the Internet site be maintained and updated? Is it now and will it continue to be free? Can you rely on this source over time to provide up-to-date information? Some good .edu sites have moved to .com, with possible cost implications. Other sites offer partial use for free, and charge fees for continued or in-depth use.
7. Censorship ___________________ Is your discussion list "moderated"? What does this mean? Does your search engine or index look for all words or are some words excluded? Is this censorship? Does your institution, based on its mission, parent organization or space limitations, apply some restrictions to Internet use? Consider censorship and privacy issues when using the Internet.
8. Connectivity__________________ If more than one user will need to access a site, consider each users' access and "functionality." How do users connect to the Internet and what kind of connection does the assigned resource require? Does access to the resource require a graphical user interface? If it is a popular (busy) resource, will it be accessible in the time frame needed? Is it accessible by more than one Internet tool? Do users have access to the same Internet tools and applications? Are users familiar with the tools and applications? Is the site "viewable" by all Web browsers?
9. Comparability _______________ Does the Internet resource have an identified comparable print or CD ROM data set or source? Does the Internet site contain comparable and complete information? (For example, some newspapers have partial but not full text information on the Internet.) Do you need to compare data or statistics over time? Can you identify sources for comparable earlier or later data? Comparability of data may or may not be important, depending on your project.
10. Context ____________________ What is the context for your research? Can you find "anything" on your topic, that is, commentary, opinion, narrative, statistics and your quest will be satisfied? Are you looking for current or historical information? Definitions? Research studies or articles? How does Internet information fit in the overall information context of your subject? Before you start searching, define the research context and research needs and decide what sources might be best to use to successfully fill information needs without data overload.
Title: Coulommier; Guinea-pig for the digital television and for all country Source: Le Monde magazine of 10 Nov, 2008 Author: Laurence Girard
On the February 4, 2009 a little town called Coulommier on the outskirts of Paris is going to be the first town in the country that will receive all 5 public television channels in digital technology. In order to be able to receive the new digital signals the towns people will need to buy a digital decoder (50 euros) or a new digital television. According to a poll 15% of French people do not agree to pay for this new technology. The French government will launch a huge campaign to support this advance. 180 million euros has already been allocated for this initiative. From November 30, 2011 all television channels will broadcast in digital technology.
Before writing any article or making research we must have in mind all these followings keywords : 1: Content, 2 : Credibility, 3 : critical 4 : Copyright, 5 : Citation, 6 : Continuity, 7 : Censorship, 8 : Connectivity, 9 : Comparability, 10 : Context
1. Content______________________ What is the intent of the content? Are the title and author identified? Is the content "juried?" Is the content "popular" or "scholarly", satiric or serious? What is the date of the document or article? Is the "edition" current? Do you have the latest version? (Is this important?) How do you know?
2. Credibility ___________________ Is the author identifiable and reliable? Is the content credible? Authoritative? Should it be? What is the purpose of the information, that is, is it serious, satiric, humorous? Is the URL extension .edu, .com, .gov or .org? What does this tell you about the "publisher"?
3. Critical Thinking _____________ How can you apply critical thinking skills, including previous knowledge and experience, to evaluate Internet resources? Can you identify the author, publisher, edition, etc. as you would with a "traditionally" published resource? What criteria do you use to evaluate Internet resources?
4. Copyright Even if the copyright notice does not appear prominently, someone wrote, or is responsible for, the creation of a document, graphic, sound or image, and the material falls under the copyright conventions. "Fair use" applies to short, cited excerpts, usually as an example for commentary or research. Materials are in the "public domain" if this is explicitly stated. Internet users, as users of print media, must respect copyright.
5. Citations _____________________ Internet resources should be cited to identify sources used, both to give credit to the author and to provide the reader with avenues for further research. Standard style manuals (print and online) provide some examples of how to cite Internet documents, although standards have not yet been formally established.
6. Continuity____________________ Will the Internet site be maintained and updated? Is it now and will it continue to be free? Can you rely on this source over time to provide up-to-date information? Some good .edu sites have moved to .com, with possible cost implications. Other sites offer partial use for free, and charge fees for continued or in-depth use.
7. Censorship ___________________ Is your discussion list "moderated"? What does this mean? Does your search engine or index look for all words or are some words excluded? Is this censorship? Does your institution, based on its mission, parent organization or space limitations, apply some restrictions to Internet use? Consider censorship and privacy issues when using the Internet.
8. Connectivity__________________ If more than one user will need to access a site, consider each users' access and "functionality." How do users connect to the Internet and what kind of connection does the assigned resource require? Does access to the resource require a graphical user interface? If it is a popular (busy) resource, will it be accessible in the time frame needed? Is it accessible by more than one Internet tool? Do users have access to the same Internet tools and applications? Are users familiar with the tools and applications? Is the site "viewable" by all Web browsers?
9. Comparability _______________ Does the Internet resource have an identified comparable print or CD ROM data set or source? Does the Internet site contain comparable and complete information? (For example, some newspapers have partial but not full text information on the Internet.) Do you need to compare data or statistics over time? Can you identify sources for comparable earlier or later data? Comparability of data may or may not be important, depending on your project.
10. Context ____________________ What is the context for your research? Can you find "anything" on your topic, that is, commentary, opinion, narrative, statistics and your quest will be satisfied? Are you looking for current or historical information? Definitions? Research studies or articles? How does Internet information fit in the overall information context of your subject? Before you start searching, define the research context and research needs and decide what sources might be best to use to successfully fill information needs without data overload.
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Newscard Posting No. 1
(Haitao Wu, Lester)
Title: Space You Can Use
Source: the Newsweek magazine of 27 Oct, 2008
Author: Jason Overdorf
As we all know that the US dominates the research of outer space. In the last few decades of the 20th century, the now a perdition, the USSR was a major competitor of the US in space research. Nowadays, China has become an important role in this industry since it has sent several its “Shenzhou” spacecrafts and a few astronauts to the space. But which country mainly focuses on researching how to use the space to solve our daily problems? The following data is an except from Jason Overdorf`s article in the Newsweek magazine of 27 October, 2008:
The Indian space programme is already far ahead in one respect: its use of space technologies to solve the everyday problems of ordinary people on the ground. For more than 20 years, India has been quietly investing hundreds of millions of dollars in its earth-sciences programme with an eye toward helping farmers with their crops, fishermen with their catches and rescue workers with management of floods and other disasters.
With an annual budget of about $1 billion—less than a tenth of NASA`s—ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) covers a lot of ground. It has built and launched 46 satellites, which provide data for at least nine Indian government ministries. Its 11 national communications satellites are the largest network in Asia, and its seven remote sensing satellites map objects on Earth at a resolution of less than a metre. These for the backbone of a series of practical initiatives that, according to a Madras School of Economics study, have generated a $2 return for every $1 spent.
The satellites network is the fruit of an effort begun in 1982 to connect India`s remote—and often roadless—regions to radio, TV and telephone networks. By 2002, ISRO had expanded satellite TV and radio coverage to nearly 90 percent of the country, up from 25 percent. India`s investment in Earth observation satellites over the years comes to only about $500 million per satellite, about a tenth of the cost of its Western counterparts. After introducing a satellite service to locate potential fish zones and broadcasting the sites over All India Radio, ISRO helped coastal fishermen double the size of their catch. For the government`s Rajiv Candhi National Drinking Water Mission, begun in 1986, satellites have improved the success rate of government well-drilling projects by 50 to 80 percent, saving $100 million to $175 million. Meteorological satellites have improved the government`s ability to predict the all-important Indian monsoon, which can influence India`s gross domestic product by 2 to 5 percent.
ISRO plans to roll out satellite-enabled services to hundreds of millions of farmers in India`s remote villages. In partnership with NGOs and government bodies, it has helped to set up about 400 Village Resource Centres so far. Each provides connections to dozens of villages for Internet-based services such as access to commodities pricing information, agricultural advice from crop experts and land records. ISRO` remote-sensing data will also help village councils develop water-sheds and irrigation projects, establish accurate land records and plan new roads connecting their villages with civilization as cheaply and efficiently as possible.
Summary
10 C`s for evaluating internet resources:
(Haitao Wu, Lester)
What do you ask yourself when you evaluate internet resources?
1, Content:
Categories:
Look at the categories of content, are they juried, popular, scholarly, satiric or serious?
Time frame:
What are the dates of the articles and documents? Are they newly posted or outdated? How many times have they been revised? How many editions have they had? Can you find the latest versions?
2, Credibility:
Authors:
Are they identifiable and reliable? Are they trustworthy? How famous are they in their fields? Are they experts in their own industries?
Websites: Consider the different meanings and purposes of different URLs. If it is an educational institution, does it end with an “.edu”? If it is a website of an NGO, does it end with an “.org” rather than a “.com”? Moreover, what are the purposes for the authors to post the information online?
3, Critical Thinking:
Comparison:
Can you use the same methods to identify the authors and publishers as you do when you evaluate paper works?
Existing knowledge:
Can you use your personal knowledge and experience to evaluate the information online?
4, Copyright:
Who are the authors? Have they applied patents for their works? How can you find the copyright if it is not obvious on an article or document? What is the meaning of “fair use”? Do you also attach a “bibliography” to every of your academic papers?
5, Citations:
Resources:
Have you cited the internet resources to identify the sources used? Have you cited the internet resources to give readers paths for further studies?
Styles:
Although, there is not a standard style of citing sources on the internet, but what styles do others usually use to cite sources on the internet?
6, Continuity:
Websites:
Have the websites always been maintained and updated? Is the information up-to-date on that websites? Is there always consequent information?
Charges:
Are the websites free? Are the partially free and partially not? If they are partially free, what kinds of information you must pay to get?
7, Censorship:
Geographic issues:
What hits are banned on the internet in the area that you are currently in? Is it proper for you to post what you want on the internet? If it is proper for you to post some information online in one country, is it proper for you to do so in another country?
Technical issues:
Are there some restrictions of using the internet in your organisation? Are there any space or time limitations of using the internet in your workplaces or schools?
8, Connectivity:
Users:
What connections do users need in order to access the acquired resources? Will you be able to access the website that you want within the time limitation if it is popular and busy? How many internet tools can you use to access the website? Can all users access to the website freely, or is the website only for “authorised” people.
9, Comparability:
Information:
Can you get the same information from the website as you can from its printed version? For example, the information of “Lonely Planet” on its website is far too little compare with its printed guide books. Can you compare different opinions of a topic on the internet? Can you find earlier and later data of the same title? Are there any other versions of the same information? For instance, is the information online the same to it is in a CD?
10, Context:
Demands:
What kind of information are you searching for? Do you want commentary, narrative, opinion, or statistics? What forms would you like to get? Would you like a research thesis, a study paper, an article, a report or a definition? How does the information online suit the information you need? What resources might be the best for you to use without using overloaded information?
POST CARD NO 1
TITL; HONDA UNVEILS ROBOTIC WALKER.
SOURCE ; CNN NEWS .COM
PUBLISHER ; ASSOCIATE PRESS.
DATE; 7TH NOVEMBER 2008.
EVERESTA AKUJUO (ID NO. 5129515 )
Honda unveils wearable robotic walker
Story Highlights
Honda on Friday unveiled a wearable robotic gadget to help people walk
The experimental device reduce stresss on the knees and help people get up steps
It looks like a bicycle seat connected by mechanical frames to a pair of shoes
The system has a computer and sensors so it responds to a person's movement
TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Imagine a bicycle seat connected by mechanical frames to a pair of shoes for an idea of how the new wearable assisted-walking gadget from Honda works.
The experimental device, unveiled Friday, is designed to support bodyweight, reduce stress on the knees and help people get up steps and stay in crouching positions.
Honda envisions the device being used by workers at auto or other factories. It showed a video of Honda employees wearing the device and bending to peer underneath vehicles on an assembly line.
Engineer Jun Ashihara also said the machine is useful for people standing in long lines and for people who run around to make deliveries.
"This should be as easy to use as a bicycle," Ashihara said at Honda's Tokyo headquarters. "It reduces stress, and you should feel less tired."
To wear it, you put the seat between your legs, put on the shoes and push the on button. Then just start walking around.
In a test-run for media, this reporter found it does take some getting used to. But I could sense how it supported my moves, pushing up on my bottom when I squatted and pushing at my soles to help lift my legs when I walked.
The system has a computer, motor, gears, battery and sensors embedded in it so it responds to a person's movements, according to Honda Motor Co.
Pricing and commercial product plans are still undecided. Japan's No. 2 automaker will begin testing a prototype with its assembly line workers later this month for feedback.
The need for such mechanical help is expected to grow in Japan, which has one of the most rapidly aging societies in the world.
Other companies are also eyeing the potentially lucrative market of helping the weak and old get around. Japan is among the world's leading nations in robotics technology, not only for industrial use but also for entertainment and companionship.
Earlier this year, Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp. showed a Segway-like ride it said was meant for old people.
Japanese robot company Cyberdyne has begun renting out in Japan a belted device called HAL, for "hybrid assistive limb," that reads brain signals to help people move about with mechanical leg braces that strap to the legs.
Honda has shown a similar but simpler belted device. It has motors on the left and right, which hook up to frames that strap at the thighs, helping the walker maintain a proper stride.
That device, being tested at one Japanese facility, helps rehabilitation programs for the disabled, encouraging them to take steps, said Honda official Kiyoshi Aikawa.
COMMENT.
THIS INNOVATION WILL REALLY BE OF A GOOD HELP TO SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE INCAPACITATED.
I ALSO HOPE IT WILL BE CHEAP SO THAT IT CAN BE MADE AFFORDABLE BY THE MIDDLE CLASS.
NEWS CARD POSTING NO 2
TITL; COMPUTER WASTE IN NIGERIA.
SOURCE ; CNN NEWS .COM
PUBLISHER ; ASSOCIATE PRESS.
DATE; 8TH NOVEMBER 2008.
EVERESTA AKUJUO (ID NO. 5129515 )
IT IS REPORTED THAT MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LIKE EUROPE USE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA AS A DUMPING GROUND FOR THEIR WASTE. A REPORTER (CHRISTIAN PUEROFOY) FROM CNN WAS REPORTING FROM NIGERIA THIS MORNING.
HE HAD INTERVIEW WITH A COMPUTER DEALER (GABRIEL OKONKWO) WHO IMPORTS MORE THAN 500 CONTAINERS OF USED COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS EVERY YEAR. OKONKWO SAID THEY REPAIR AND SELL THESE COMPUTERS.BUT THE DIRECTOR FOR TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA ( MR OLADELE OSIBANJO) SAID THIS IS CAUSING ENVIRONMENTAL HARZARDS BECAUSE THE REMAINS OF THE COMPUTERS ARE OFTEN BURNED AND THIS RELEASE TOXIC METALS AND CHEMICALS LIKE BERIUM, LEAD AND MERCURY TO THE ENVIRONMENT THERE BY CAUSING POLUTION.SOME OF THESE TRADERS BURN THIS UNUSED PARTS TO GET COPPER WIRE.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EU SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP HAVE BANNED THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FROM USING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AS A DUMPING GROUND.
iphone comercial
(kaythwehtun... ID 5029515
Sourse from macnn.com
Apple provides updates to the iPhone's and iPod Touch's operating system through iTunes.
The version history of iPhone OS spans from its release on June 29, 2007 to the present day. This operating system from Apple Inc. did not have an official name until the release of the iPhone SDK on March 6, 2008. Before then, Apple marketing literature simply stated that the iPhone runs "OS X", an ambiguous reference to iPhone OS's parent, Mac OS X
When it comes to smartphone sales numbers, Apple's iPhone is now number two globally, after less than a year and a half in the market. While there has been some percieved inflation in Apple's numbers, no one can deny that after less than a year and a half, Apple's iconic smartphone has changed the gadget landscape.
Handsets were viewed largely as cheap, disposable lures, massively subsidized to snare subscribers and lock them into using the carriers' proprietary services. But the iPhone upsets that balance of power
During last month's Q4 earnings call, Steve Jobs boasted that Apple had beat RIM. He gave a figre of just under seven million units for the quarter compared to RIM's just over six million.
UK based Canalys has just backed up those numbers and has declared Apple the number two smartphone maker in the world.
Senior Canalys analyst Pete Cunningham said, "It was expected that Apple would figure among the smartphone leaders this quarter, with that huge initial new product shipment, it was just a question of how high up it would be -- and this is impressive."
It is indeed impressive - especially when you consider a number of factors:
Apple not only passed RIM but also embattled Motorola which fell to 4th
A large portion of Nokia's "smartphones" (like the popular N95, N96) have no QWERTY entry, all but eliminating them from real mobile messaging capabilities
In most markets (like the US with AT&T) Apple is only on one national carrier, while the other companies are carrier agnostic.
Apple's iPhone OS also made similar gains in the mobile OS market share field.
Although at least one analyst had predicted that Apple and its partners would sell a million units worldwide at launch, a survey of stores conducted by Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster put sales at less than half that many.
In a report to clients issued a few hours before Apple’s announcement, Munster had estimated that Apple had sold about 425,000 iPhones worldwide and that it would take Apple at least 17 days to hit the one million mark.
For a summary of the original Piper Jaffray report, see here.
In a second press release, Apple announced that iPhone and iPod touch owners have downloaded more than 10 million applications from the App Store since it launched last week. Steve Jobs proclaimed the online store, which offers more than 550 programs for wireless download, “a grand slam.”
The executive went on to announce that the first pre-released iPhone in the state of texas was given to the president of WDAMU. The president proudly held up the sleek device for all the crowed to see, and Sigman offered students a unique memory to take with them in future travels.
POSTING NO 3
TITTLE; SUMMARY OF THE TEN C'S FOR EVALUATING INTERNET RESOURCES.
NAME; EVERESTA AKUJUO ( ID NO. 5129515 )
Nomather how educating,informating and absorbable some internet resources are, or appear to be,they have to be thoroughly and implicitely examined,evaluated,scrutinized by comparing and contrasting in relation to the motive,intergrity and the interlligibility of the author and the source of his information before such information can be absorbed by the user.
In an attempt to diagnose a piece of internet resource or information to an absorbable form, there are 10 crutial points to consider and analyse which are being refered to as THE TEN C'S FOR INTERNET RESOURCES EVALUATION.They are:
1.CONTENT; The content explains the motive and the intergrity of the author in relation to the value and the verifiability of such piece of internet information.
2.CREDIBILITY;Credibility answer the questions such as, is the author reliable? Is he identifiable? what is the general view of the author and the purpose of the information?
3.CRITICAL THINKING:Critical thinking is an act of a logical and analytical evaluation of the internet resource material based on subsequent knowledge and experience and comparing it to other traditional published resources.
4.COPYRIGHT:This explains why any copyright notice should not be disrespected since someone wrote it even though it may not appear prominent but that it should be respected if the material is explicitely stated.
5.CITATION:citation is very crutial to internet users not just for further research purposes but also to give credit to the authors for their credibility,print and online provide some examples of how to cite internet documents although standards have not yet been formally established.
6. CONTINUITY: continuity tries to answer the question such as ;will the site be maintained and updated?if yes, when is the change taking place? Can I rely on the site over a period of time to provide up to date information?.
7.CENSORSHIP:censorship explains a moderation in relation to your discussion list.Does your search engine or index look for all words or are some words excluded concerning private issues when using the website?.
8.CONNECTIVITY: will it be accessible in the frame of time needed? Is it accesible by more access to the same internet tool? Do users have a dignified access to the same internet tools and application? Is the site viewable by all web browser?
9.COMPARABILITY:comparability of data may or may not be important on your project,however you need to consider whether to compare data or statistic over a period
10.CONTEXT:for effective use of your interest as a source of information, the context of your research must be well defined and as such you try to find out how does internet information fit into the overall information context of your subject? Before you start searching you define the research context and research needs and decide what sources might be best to be use to successfully fill information needs without overload.
Bussakorn Lert-itthiporn
ID: 512-9501
News Card No.1
How biometrics could change security
BBC NEWS – news.bbc.co.uk
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Recent losses of personal data held on discs, laptops and USB keys by governments and companies have highlighted the need for better security. Here Dan Simmons looks to see if biometrics can help.
As the name implies biometrics is all about using a measurable biological characteristic, such as a fingerprint or iris pattern, to identify an individual.
And the field is not confined to gross physical characteristics such as facial features, more subtle measures - such as the way a person walks - can also be used to identify individuals.
Researchers at the University of Southampton have won funding from UK and US governments to establish this form of biometrics.
They claim their gait recognition system is 99% accurate when identifying people.
Outside labs
"From a picture, we take the human body silhouette, and we get a set of measurements which describe the subject's shape," said Prof Mark Nixon, head of the gait research group at Southampton.
"We also get a set of measurements which describe the movement, and together, those are used to recognise the person.
"The alternative to that is to use a model, and so we model the movement of parts of the body like the thorax and limbs. The motion of the model gives us the set of numbers that we then use to recognise you," he said.
To collect data the team has designed a tunnel employing eight cameras that feeds data to sophisticated modelling software that collects data.
Through this work, researchers have been able to analyse variables in the real world, such as different surfaces and shoes, and how these might affect the way people walk.
Prof Nixon's database currently stands at 100 students, but the technology is already being used outside the labs too.
Automatic gait recognition on public CCTV images has been admitted as evidence in UK courts for the first time.
Unusual walk
One man was convicted of a burglary after podiatrists compared CCTV images of him on his way to commit a crime with images of him in custody.
The CCTV pictures were grainy and made identification difficult, but the 35-year-old's distinctive swagger gave him away to experts.
Prof Nixon hopes to automate this type of video matching, but recognised that walking styles can be affected - or not work at all if the person is covered up or trying to hide their usual walking style.
But, he said, some elements of an individual's movement did not change and the advanced modelling his group uses could factor out problems.
As the pen and signature are slowly replaced by the computer and keyboard, security companies are now offering software that recognises a user by the way they log into a computer.
The tech measures the time between keystrokes, how long each key is held down, and total time taken to do tasks.
Some companies have turned to typing recognition to stop staff sharing passwords.
A less tested form of biometrics is odour recognition, which is being studied to see if sensors can tell people apart by the way they smell.
Apparently, not even a strong curry can hide personal odour, but the tech required is expensive and has not been tested outside the labs.
Digital dabs
Despite these advances, the physical biometric in widest use is the fingerprint.
Fingerprint readers have been built into laptops, and some banks are looking at using these devices to secure cash machines and online banking.
Tech giant Siemens has helped develop what it calls an "Internet Passport" that presents users with a flashing barcode when they visit a bank or shopping site.
A device held up to the computer screen read the information encrypted in the flashing image and deciphers it.
Users then swipe a finger on the device, and after verification, are shown a decoded string of numbers needed to access the website.
Jonathan Haywood, from Siemens, says the company is in talks with a couple of banks in the UK, Germany and Switzerland.
"The device stores 128 possible accounts, you can then use this substitute all of your credit cards, or store cards, you can use it for loyalty schemes," said Mr Haywood. "So you don't have to have a big wallet full of things, you can have just this, and it will handle all of the security for you."
The company believes this device will stop fraud, but it involves the user doing more of the work, and costs US$100 (£61) a unit.
Summary:
The numbers of crimes related to computer security have been increasing and affecting governments and companies. UK and US governments have given support to a group of researchers at the University of Southampton to develop a system using biometrics - a measurable biological characteristic. They have developed the gait recognition system which measure individual's movement. An example of how biometrics can be helpful in security matter would be that a man was convicted of a burglary after podiatrists compared CCTV images of him and his gait.
However, the walking style can be affected if the person is covered up or trying to hide their usual walking style.
The physical biometric that can be seen using widely is fingerprint readers built into laptop when users logging in. Fingerprint recognition can be helpful, developing it to use in securing cash machine and online banking. There has been a device developped to function together with fingerprint for better security. Another form of biometrics less tested is odour recognition, using sensors to tell people apart by their smell.
Despite the development of biometric security systems, they are not currently widely used as some have high cost and limitations.
Bussakorn Lert-itthiporn
ID: 512-9501
10 C’s for Evaluating Internet Resources
Summary:
10 C’s are used as guidelines for determining whether resources on Internet are dependable.
1. Content
- Consider the purpose of the content. Things that should be asked are such as title and author identified, liked by the public or of academic purpose, fun or fact. Consider the period of Time. Characteristics that should be looked at are such as date, edition, up-to-dateness, version.
2. Credibility
- Origins of the resources: consider the authors and their identification and reliability, quality to be believed, the purpose of the information, the URL extension which tell you about the publisher whether it’s .edu, .com, .gov, or .org.
3. Critical Thinking
- How we use our knowledge, experience, and critical thinking skills to evaluate resources on internet, to identify author, publisher, edition, and other factors as when we use them to evaluate paper resources.
4. Copyright
- Sources in different forms of materials belong to their authors; copyright is the rights of ownership of materials. The use of copyrighted materials, usually as a short example with citation in research is called “Fair use”. Even if the copyright is not easily noticeable, Internet users should respect it.
5. Citations
- Citations are used to give credit to the authors and to let the readers know what sources the information comes from. There are ways to cite internet sources, but there are no formal standards.
6. Continuity
- Questions to ask about the continuity of an internet site would involve its maintenance and up-to-dateness, which are very important to its reliableness. Some internet sites do charge fees for use and some do not. Some reliable academic sites such as .edu have moved to .com because of fees for use.
7. Censorship
- Some types of language in discussion list, words put in search engine may be prevented or restricted. Some restrictions of Internet use are based on institution and its mission, parent organization or space limitations. Consider related factors and reasons for censorship and privacy issues in Internet use.
8. Connectivity
- Consider types of connection required and accessibility to a site - for example period of accessibility , Internet tools, and applications, and others of its requirements.
9. Comparability
- Consider if the same information from Internet resources can be compared and found in other forms such as print or CD ROM, if it is complete or partially taken, or if it is comparable overtime. The importance of comparability is varied.
10. Context
- Define the research context before start online searching, what kind of information needed or found for the research e.g. opinion, narrative, or statistics, and what would be the best sources that most suit the research without having problem handling too much data.
Thitima Chawla
ID: 5129514
Summary
10 C`s for evaluating internet resources:
1)Content
When looking for resources on the internet, we have to keep in mind the aim of the article and whether it is up-to-date and from a reliable source or not. The material has to be either properly researched or at least a popular or juried so that it seems reliable.
2)Creditability
The author plays a very important role in this matter, because through the writer only we can know if the article is an opinion or a fact. The other thin that also is equally important is the URL extension it gives you the knowledge whether the gathered information is more or less reliable. In my opinion, anything other than .com is more trustworthy. This does not mean that .com is not reliable at all. There are many articles on .com which are extremely reliable. I guess it depends on the author as well.
3)Critical Thinking
Can you apply your existing knowledge to identify the text, the author and the reliable source as you would with the traditional research method? It is important to apply your knowledge to the available text in order to show your understanding. Hence, this will prove some of the evaluation of the resource found online.
4)Copyright
When using someone’s research identifying them or giving them the credit is necessary. You find the article online, it does not make it your work as someone has done the research and put it up on the public domain as a help for you to continue the research or save the time it would consume for you to start all over. Using the text and keeping in mind about the “fair use” that is citing and including it in your reference is equally important.
5)Citations
When using a research that has been conducted by someone else to further up your research, citing or giving a little credit to the author of the original research is very important. Since the work is not originally yours, and it is helping you to further up the research it would make it easier for the teacher to know that this topic has been set for research before by someone. There is no particular style for citations yet but in my opinion the most famous style is the APA.
6)Continuity
Getting up-to-date information is one of the important parts of the research. Are the resources used by you really recent and can you rely that information gathered? The internet research method is free today; will it remain free for long? Some of the in depth articles are free today. If needed will the in depth information still be free? These are some questions that are of concern for future references.
7)Censorship
Are you allowed to use all the sites or search engines in the place you are at? Will it still be allowed in the other places you go to? Is it appropriate to search for everything on the internet or are there some limitations to it? Are some of the websites banned in the country you live in? Do you have any restrictions for using the internet? Does the search engine you use provide you all information or is that restricted too?
8)Connectivity
When accessing the internet good connection is required. The question then arises whether the site we are visiting provides good peed and is time friendly for the users or no? Does the site we access need any special or required admission in order to receive the information needed? Can the page be accessed by all users or are there any particular tools required?
9)Comparability
Are the information posted on the internet resource comparable to the original ways of looking for information such as books? Will internet resources provide full information on a certain topic as its CD would? Are all the information on the internet up-to-date like the statistics or do you need to keep verifying it from other form of sources as well?
10)Context
Are you fully satisfied with the information you are looking for via the internet? Does it provide you with all kinds of research such as: Narrative, Opinion, statistics? Are the resources fully up-to-date and are they trustworthy? What is the best resource that you may use in order to fulfill your needs and the aspect of you research topic without overloading information?
Thitima Chawla
ID: 5129514
Newscard Posting No. 1
Title: Google pulls out of Yahoo partnership. Nov 5, 08 10:24 AM ET
Source: Cnnmoney.com
News on technology
Google and Yahoo have aborted their plans for Internet advertising partnership, primarily due to the concerns of antitrust regulators who believed that their alliance would make Google too powerful a player. This puts Microsoft in a good position as it leaves Yahoo with little option but to renew talks with Microsoft and settle a deal well below what they had been offered earlier. They had hoped the deal with Google would help boost their annual revenue growth and also their share price. Another option for Yahoo would be to join hands with AOL. Google is unaffected financially as they are already the Internet’s largest advertising network and they are now even more under the scrutiny of the regulators.
Google and Yahoo’s plan didn’t work out because it would have given them control over 80% of the US search advertising market and most of the revenue would have been pocketed by Yahoo. But Google opted out when they it became apparent that the plan was alienating the government and advertisers.
Before writing any article or making research we must have in mind all these followings keywords : 1: Content, 2 : Credibility, 3 : critical 4 : Copyright, 5 : Citation, 6 : Continuity, 7 : Censorship, 8 : Connectivity, 9 : Comparability, 10 : Context
1. Content______________________
What is the intent of the content? Are the title and
author identified? Is the content "juried?" Is the
content "popular" or "scholarly", satiric or serious?
What is the date of the document or article? Is the
"edition" current? Do you have the latest version?
(Is this important?) How do you know?
2. Credibility ___________________
Is the author identifiable and reliable? Is the
content credible? Authoritative? Should it be?
What is the purpose of the information, that is, is
it serious, satiric, humorous? Is the URL extension
.edu, .com, .gov or .org? What does this tell you
about the "publisher"?
3. Critical Thinking _____________
How can you apply critical thinking skills,
including previous knowledge and experience, to
evaluate Internet resources? Can you identify the
author, publisher, edition, etc. as you would with a
"traditionally" published resource? What criteria
do you use to evaluate Internet resources?
4. Copyright
Even if the copyright notice does not appear
prominently, someone wrote, or is responsible for,
the creation of a document, graphic, sound or
image, and the material falls under the copyright
conventions.
"Fair use" applies to short, cited excerpts, usually
as an example for commentary or research.
Materials are in the "public domain" if this is
explicitly stated. Internet users, as users of print
media, must respect copyright.
5. Citations _____________________
Internet resources should be cited to identify
sources used, both to give credit to the author and
to provide the reader with avenues for further
research. Standard style manuals (print and
online) provide some examples of how to cite
Internet documents, although standards have not
yet been formally established.
6. Continuity____________________
Will the Internet site be maintained and updated?
Is it now and will it continue to be free? Can you
rely on this source over time to provide up-to-date
information? Some good .edu sites have moved to
.com, with possible cost implications. Other sites
offer partial use for free, and charge fees for
continued or in-depth use.
7. Censorship ___________________
Is your discussion list "moderated"? What does this
mean? Does your search engine or index look for
all words or are some words excluded? Is this
censorship? Does your institution, based on its
mission, parent organization or space limitations,
apply some restrictions to Internet use? Consider
censorship and privacy issues when using the
Internet.
8. Connectivity__________________
If more than one user will need to access a site,
consider each users' access and "functionality."
How do users connect to the Internet and what
kind of connection does the assigned resource
require? Does access to the resource require a
graphical user interface? If it is a popular (busy)
resource, will it be accessible in the time frame
needed? Is it accessible by more than one Internet
tool? Do users have access to the same Internet
tools and applications? Are users familiar with the
tools and applications? Is the site "viewable" by all
Web browsers?
9. Comparability _______________
Does the Internet resource have an identified
comparable print or CD ROM data set or source?
Does the Internet site contain
comparable and complete information? (For
example, some newspapers have partial but not
full text information on the Internet.) Do you need
to compare data or statistics over time? Can you
identify sources for comparable earlier or later
data? Comparability of data may or may not be
important, depending on your project.
10. Context ____________________
What is the context for your research? Can you
find "anything" on your topic, that is, commentary,
opinion, narrative, statistics and your quest will be
satisfied? Are you looking for current or historical
information? Definitions? Research studies or
articles? How does Internet information fit in the
overall information context of your subject? Before
you start searching, define the research context
and research needs and decide what sources might
be best to use to successfully fill information needs
without data overload.
Newscard Posting No. 11
(Mathieu Ly)
Title: Coulommier; Guinea-pig for the digital television and for all country
Source: Le Monde magazine of 10 Nov, 2008
Author: Laurence Girard
On the February 4, 2009 a little town called Coulommier on the outskirts of Paris is going to be the first town in the country that will receive all 5 public television channels in digital technology. In order to be able to receive the new digital signals the towns people will need to buy a digital decoder (50 euros) or a new digital television. According to a poll 15% of French people do not agree to pay for this new technology. The French government will launch a huge campaign to support this advance. 180 million euros has already been allocated for this initiative. From November 30, 2011 all television channels will broadcast in digital technology.
Before writing any article or making research we must have in mind all these followings keywords : 1: Content, 2 : Credibility, 3 : critical 4 : Copyright, 5 : Citation, 6 : Continuity, 7 : Censorship, 8 : Connectivity, 9 : Comparability, 10 : Context
1. Content______________________
What is the intent of the content? Are the title and
author identified? Is the content "juried?" Is the
content "popular" or "scholarly", satiric or serious?
What is the date of the document or article? Is the
"edition" current? Do you have the latest version?
(Is this important?) How do you know?
2. Credibility ___________________
Is the author identifiable and reliable? Is the
content credible? Authoritative? Should it be?
What is the purpose of the information, that is, is
it serious, satiric, humorous? Is the URL extension
.edu, .com, .gov or .org? What does this tell you
about the "publisher"?
3. Critical Thinking _____________
How can you apply critical thinking skills,
including previous knowledge and experience, to
evaluate Internet resources? Can you identify the
author, publisher, edition, etc. as you would with a
"traditionally" published resource? What criteria
do you use to evaluate Internet resources?
4. Copyright
Even if the copyright notice does not appear
prominently, someone wrote, or is responsible for,
the creation of a document, graphic, sound or
image, and the material falls under the copyright
conventions.
"Fair use" applies to short, cited excerpts, usually
as an example for commentary or research.
Materials are in the "public domain" if this is
explicitly stated. Internet users, as users of print
media, must respect copyright.
5. Citations _____________________
Internet resources should be cited to identify
sources used, both to give credit to the author and
to provide the reader with avenues for further
research. Standard style manuals (print and
online) provide some examples of how to cite
Internet documents, although standards have not
yet been formally established.
6. Continuity____________________
Will the Internet site be maintained and updated?
Is it now and will it continue to be free? Can you
rely on this source over time to provide up-to-date
information? Some good .edu sites have moved to
.com, with possible cost implications. Other sites
offer partial use for free, and charge fees for
continued or in-depth use.
7. Censorship ___________________
Is your discussion list "moderated"? What does this
mean? Does your search engine or index look for
all words or are some words excluded? Is this
censorship? Does your institution, based on its
mission, parent organization or space limitations,
apply some restrictions to Internet use? Consider
censorship and privacy issues when using the
Internet.
8. Connectivity__________________
If more than one user will need to access a site,
consider each users' access and "functionality."
How do users connect to the Internet and what
kind of connection does the assigned resource
require? Does access to the resource require a
graphical user interface? If it is a popular (busy)
resource, will it be accessible in the time frame
needed? Is it accessible by more than one Internet
tool? Do users have access to the same Internet
tools and applications? Are users familiar with the
tools and applications? Is the site "viewable" by all
Web browsers?
9. Comparability _______________
Does the Internet resource have an identified
comparable print or CD ROM data set or source?
Does the Internet site contain
comparable and complete information? (For
example, some newspapers have partial but not
full text information on the Internet.) Do you need
to compare data or statistics over time? Can you
identify sources for comparable earlier or later
data? Comparability of data may or may not be
important, depending on your project.
10. Context ____________________
What is the context for your research? Can you
find "anything" on your topic, that is, commentary,
opinion, narrative, statistics and your quest will be
satisfied? Are you looking for current or historical
information? Definitions? Research studies or
articles? How does Internet information fit in the
overall information context of your subject? Before
you start searching, define the research context
and research needs and decide what sources might
be best to use to successfully fill information needs
without data overload.
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