Where I’ve Been Online (Weekly: Aug. 25- Sept. 1)

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~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~

01 Sep 12

Honey-Bee Death Conclusively Linked With Pesticide Use

About: The ongoing debate about the cause of colony collapse disorder has finally ended. Mongabay recently reported that “Harvard researchers have re-created the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in several honeybee hives simply by giving them small doses of a popular pesticide, imidacloprid.”Bayer pesticide linked with bee deathImidacloprid is manufactured by Bayer and the company even released a statement to say that the chemical has no effect on colony collapse. However, the Harvard research conclusively shows that the opposite is true.
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30 Aug 12

American Indian spiritual beliefs influential in spurring youth to avoid drugs and alcohol

About:New research indicates that urban American Indian youth who follow American Indian traditional spiritual beliefs are less likely to use drugs and alcohol. Arizona State University social scientists will present their findings at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.
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40 Sites for Educational Games – Academic Learning Coach

About:Tech and Learning has just posted a wonderful article concerning Internet Gaming. With school starting up, make sure you have your resources available to help that special student of yours make the grade. Read on, and check out the hotest sites available for online learners.
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29 Aug 12

Create an interactive bubble chart with HTML5 canvas | Tutorial | .net magazine

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Josh Marinacci, software engineer, researcher, part-time designer, and general miscreant, explains how to use HTML5 canvas to build an interactive chart that works on desktop mobile and then populate it with real data

Infographics are a way to make data understandable and entertaining. Some achieve their goal through creative graphic design, such as print infographics. Others achieve it through animation and interactivity. The best example I’ve recently seen is a series of talks by imaginative speaker and professor Hans Rosling. I highly recommend you watch his 20 minute whirl of a TED talk where he debunks common myths about the developing world.

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28 Aug 12

Learn WordPress.com

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