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Which Population Have you got?

2011-07-23T17:23:00.001+08:00

Linking goodness:NatureNews reports:Gut study divides people into three typesBacterial populations fall into three distinct classes that could helpto personalize medicine.by Nicola Joneshttp://www.nature.com/news/2011/110420/full/news.2011.249.html

The Family Nurturing Centre website

2009-09-23T07:57:00.003+08:00

The Family Nurturing Centre in Mosman Park, Perth has been one of my homes away from home for over 10 years - doing yoga, pregnancy yoga, parenting support, and now yoga teacher training.Sam & Sydel provide a wide range of support for the whole community, from pregnancy & birth, to parenting and ongoing health and well-being through yoga and mindfulness training for the whole family.They have

blender course in sl

2009-08-30T08:16:00.001+08:00

Hello, my name is Orhalla Zander and my goal is to show people whomfind Blenderintimidating that it is actually very user friendly.Blender is a common 3d modeling application used to make Sculpties.The following notecard will contain the Prerequisites, Time/Location,Content, and Contact Info about my Courses.****************************************************************************************

Is this your SecondLife?

2009-07-28T15:04:00.001+08:00

Thanks to Taterino Nino on Massively: http://www.massively.com/2009/07/24/i-found-paradise-in-my-second-life/Have you found paradise?

internet addiction - is this you?

2009-07-28T12:36:00.001+08:00

http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2009/07/ssw_20090725.mp3From the abc.net.au website:http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2009/2631918.htm#transcriptThe video game market is big business, worth around $2 billion inAustralia last year. The best games draw people into an exciting worldwhere anything is possible; demons are slain, riches are made andworries about the real world left

World Breast Feeding Day @ FNC, Perth

2009-07-28T12:11:00.002+08:00

Nurturing, Community, Breastfeeding,Birth, Love, Peace,Fun & Play Family Nurturing CentreAugust 1st 12.30 p.m.610 Stilring Hwy,Mosman ParkEnter off Glyde St This is a World Breastfeeding Day not to miss as it has extrasignificance in the lead up to the coming activities to support BirthChoices. Support your community and nurturing values:-great opportunity toconnect and share. Guest Speakers:

World Breast Feeding Day @ FNC, Perth

2009-07-22T12:11:00.003+08:00

From the FNC Face book page:World Breastfeeding Day Coming-Put August the First in your DiaryDATES FOR YOUR DIARY:August the 1st -Saturday is World Breastfeeding Dayand we have a great celebration at the centre posted on the Eventswith Sally Westbury / Shaughn Leach and other exciting mini speeches-a fun sharing of food and celebration of Nurturing-Breastfeeding and Birthchoices. Breastfeed In.We

Apollo moon landing 40th Anniversary

2009-07-22T12:11:00.001+08:00

The ABC.net.au website as usual has a balanced coverage of the eventand some extra info specific to Australia.http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/apollo-11/NASA have a section on their website:http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/apollo40/BBC has:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8152431.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7939365.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7797439.

most common 500 words in English

2008-12-08T17:44:00.001+09:00

HomeEmail Us The one-stop resource for the English language and more ... (R)Home Forum and Chat Test Your English Teaching English LanguageNewsletter ContactBadly layed out I know - but I put it up as a quick reference for myself;-)The 500 Most Commonly Used Words in the English LanguageRank Word Rank Word1 the 126 name2 of 127 very3 to 128 through4 and 129 just5 a 130

Bacon dip....

2008-12-03T13:02:00.001+09:00

1 C sour cream,1 C mayo,2 strips bacon,horseradish to taste,mix mix mix

Barak and Jed....

2008-09-26T11:22:00.001+08:00

Obama goes to Bartlet for advice....

Goats.....

2008-09-06T08:51:00.001+08:00

from an email list I am on.... reportedly from someone doing a study on blood typing in goats....# The proper name for a group of goats is a trip.# Goats are great swimmers.# If bottled raised, goats will become bonded to their caregivers.# Goats were domesticated around 7000 B.C.# Domestic goats are found worldwide.# There are six recognized dairy goat breeds in the United States: Alpine, La

potential evil overlords should read this:

2008-08-12T13:40:00.002+08:00

100 things an Evil Overlord should do...

Aussie Terminology

2008-08-06T12:36:00.002+08:00

Its about time ya learned some AussieAce! : Excellent! Very good!Aerial pingpong : Australian Rules footballAmber fluid : beerAmbo : ambulance, ambulance driverAnkle biter : small childApples, she'll be : It'll be all rightArvo : afternoonAussie (pron. Ozzie) : AustralianAussie salute : brushing away flies with the handAvos : avocadosB & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable

Mentor info at my finger tips

2008-06-13T23:06:00.001+08:00

The Volunteer Portal:-- http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Volunteer_PortalThis the gateway to much of our information. There is a lot of stuff here, if you dig for it. Find links to resources for other languages (French, Spanish, Japanese, etc.)* The Tao of Volunteers:-- http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Tao_of_Volunteers* VTEAM Blog:-- http://vteamblog.com/The VTEAM Blog has information about

SL on Life Matters on Radio National

2008-05-21T11:01:00.001+08:00

Listen now or read the transcript in a few days after broadcast...

See my shared Google Reader Items...

2008-05-16T09:36:00.002+08:00

quadrapop's shared itemsStuff I find interesting that comes up in my google reader....

Orders of magnitude explained

2008-05-09T11:28:00.001+08:00

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/found whilst looking at some other interesting Physics videos at http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-01Physics-IFall1999/VideoLectures/index.htmwhich was triggered by listening to a download of the ABC.net.au archive of last week's Science Show: http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/ssw_20080503.mp3Natural

Arts on ABC for SL

2008-05-04T18:39:00.001+08:00

General Websiteshttp://www.abc.net.au/arts/books/http://www.abc.net.au/arts/visual/http://www.abc.net.au/arts/design/ http://www.abc.net.au/arts/performance/http://www.abc.net.au/subjects.htm#artsBloghttp://blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/ Video/Audio on demandhttp://www.abc.net.au/arts/adlib/http://www.abc.net.au/arts/strange/requires realplayer http://www.abc.net.au/vod/entertainment/http://

2008-05-02T15:52:00.001+08:00

Shoutcast stations to listen to - a archive of the shoutcasts I like to listen to...Analog rock, digitally-affected, to calm the agitated heart. [SomaFM])http://fx.somafm.com:8900 TechnoBase.FM - 24h Techno, Dance, Trance, House and More - 128k MP3)http://91.121.94.112:80Drone Zone: Atmospheric ambient space music. Serve Best Chilled. Safe with most medications. [SomaFM]) http://scfire-ntc-aa04.

So your kids are into games on the computer?

2007-11-05T15:51:00.001+09:00

And you are getting concerned about it...Have a look at this blog post by Gary Hayeshttp://www.personalizemedia.com/index.php/2007/07/05/the-games-universe/to his blog I add this:not only are games not what they used to be but the industry behind them is not what it used to be and is a strong competitor for every publishing media from print to broadcast and movies.There is also the aspect of the

Quadrapop tree in SL

2007-10-07T08:47:00.000+08:00

Yes, that is true... the Tree now has a branch in Second Life. And that may well be a big part of why I haven't posed here in a while.So, if you are in world pop past and see what is on the walls or displayed around the place: Quadrapop Tree, Pelinor (145, 145, 50).If you don't know what the h*ll I'm on about then we shall return you to your regular scheduled programming....Or you can go check

TED - Technology, Entertainment, Design - great talks on all sorts

2007-07-09T08:56:00.000+08:00

http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/5worth browsing through their list of talks on lineinspiring and informative - a mix of doco and uni lecture/presentationeg http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/141Enjoy....

online cardweaving/tablet weaving simulator

2007-06-28T12:18:00.001+08:00

http://www.theloomybin.com/cw/index.htmlthanks to my photography friend at Archeon for the linkM de H

The SCA: what to expect, or, I’m interested, now what’s it all about?

2007-05-30T16:59:00.000+08:00

The following is an article I wrote for the April Issue of The Rhol - the newsletter for the Canton of Abertridwr :What do we do?The following article seeks to outline the various and diverse activities undertaken by members of the SCA. Most people try a few and settle on a those that strike their fancy or skills. Over the years many will attempt

160 Books for Boys

2007-05-17T07:31:00.001+08:00

http://tinyurl.com/2fzxxp A curious list of books for boys generated who knows how in the UK and was published yesterday by the UK Education Secretary and reported in The Times Online. It is aimed at secondary school aged boys ie 11+. The list appears to be grouped into catagories... 1. The Top 10 of Everything 2007 by Russell Ash, Hamlyn (2008 edition available in the autumn) 2. Strange

The Milkcrate Project

2007-05-13T00:03:00.001+08:00

Discovered while out walking T to sleep... lots of nice music created in 24 hour sessions from objects that can fit in a single milkcrate, with computer aid of course. Thanks to New Music Up Late on ABC Classic fm for the inspiration. The particular session involved in the broadcast was this one. CDs of the sessions are $5 each... guess what I will be getting myself for my birthday?!

Woolstores Urban Decay, Fremantle

2007-04-17T13:55:00.001+08:00

070412woolstoredecay Originally uploaded by quadrapop. some woolstores urban decay... I can remember when this was still a working warehouse for wool exports... it's now a hangout for homeless and skaters that is being encroached upon by its gradual redevelopment into expensive apartments, across the road and railway line from a working port with fortnightly exports of live sheep...Fremantle,

What Women Want party

2007-04-07T11:54:00.001+08:00

Dear Friends and Supporters of Birth Reform,Over the past 7 years I have given my heart and soul to reforming Australia's maternity system, with particular emphasis on women being able to choose the care of a known midwife (funded).I have met/spoken to many politicians and bureaucrats across several states.I have watched:Both the Federal and State Governments refuse to provide assistance to

Tacit on why he is an optimist

2007-04-04T06:46:00.001+08:00

I have to point to this post by Tacit on LJ... I'm enjoying reading his entries on life the universe and most things....

How to be creative

2007-03-24T20:26:00.001+09:00

(thanks to Gapingvoid via Stilgherian...) How's that?! I actually included the link properly from my mail client;-)

Home ed on RN's new EdPod service

2007-03-08T22:05:00.000+09:00

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/edpod/features/stories_temp/1859666.htmoriginally broadcast on 26 July 2006now available to download as one of RN's new EdPod special features.

penn radio programme

2007-02-02T18:07:00.000+09:00

http://www.neilgaiman.com/journal/2007/02/and-in-time-it-took-to-say-that-neil.html

no dig garden 10 weeks on

2007-01-17T17:08:00.000+09:00

061217ndg Originally uploaded by quadrapop. and we are about to harvest our first fruits. We have been using basll from the ndg for a few weeks now.Looks like we are going to get pumpkins too!

No Dig Garden

2006-11-04T20:11:00.000+08:00

061028NDG Originally uploaded by quadrapop. We recently made a no dig veggie and herb garden in the back yard.See the slideshow at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/quadrapop/sets/72157594348272961/

The other one...

2006-10-24T15:58:00.000+08:00

060927alxarris Originally uploaded by quadrapop. Here's Alxarris, she's a bit more camera shy than her camera slut sister. It took me amonth to get a decent shot of her.The box they are peeking out of is a nest box made by C photo of that being made coming soon.

Result of a Brainfart

2006-10-23T22:10:00.000+08:00

060823daverat Originally uploaded by quadrapop. At least that is what my husband reacons happened when I took the kids to the Pet shop early in August and came home with two ratlets, cage and food things....The rat in this image is Dave (she's a girl;-) Here she is about 5-6 weeks old.After a some what stressy start (the 3 yr old would not leave them alone...) they have grown into a fine

Acid-Base Karaoke

2006-10-16T13:38:00.000+08:00

Some fun with Queen and Acid-Base reactions: http://meaghersclasses.podomatic.com/entry/2006-09-18T09_13_34-07_00Actually there are a number of useful video podcasts on this site made by Perth Chemistry Teacher, Richard Meagher. The podcasts are aimed at Yr 11 & 12 level.

And they still want the right to bear arms...

2006-10-03T09:07:00.000+08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4371403.stmat least one a year for how many years?

inspired use of food...

2006-09-28T04:07:00.000+08:00

...to illustrate the parts of the cell....http://kristyk.org/2006/09/25/because-melons-are-good-for-more-than-eating/

Every aspiring comic artist should have this

2006-08-22T08:40:00.000+08:00

This is a blog entry with links to the best scans (and history) of WallyWood's 22 Panels That Always Work that you are likely to find.If you have an aspiring comic book artist or writer in your family thenthese are a must. Download the images and print them out and stick themup in the loo or give them to your proto-comic artist with all duereverence.Thanks to Neil Gaiman and his blog for thislink.

another stirling engine site

2006-08-14T20:37:00.000+08:00

Stirling engine info site - you may have to scroll around a bit...

stirling engine

2006-08-14T18:57:00.000+08:00

http://www.ent.ohiou.edu/~urieli/stirling/engines/engines.htmlneed to scroll down for a description

Homeschooling on Life Matters

2006-07-29T23:23:00.000+08:00

Homeschooling Teenagersunfortunately there is unlikely to be a transcript and the podcast is only available for about 4 weeks from publication.I know a couple of the people interviewed. We haven't been in Sydney for several years and had lost contact with one of the families interviewed so it was great to hear their voices.

Shakespeare on line - complete works

2006-06-20T15:30:00.000+08:00

http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/http://ise.uvic.ca/index.htmlhttp://books.google.com/googlebooks/shakespeare/enjoyLove K

Post Modernism and thoughts on Classical stages of learning

2006-06-19T16:27:00.000+08:00

The other morning on The Book Show on RN they were discussing theteaching of English and History in schools...http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2006/1664443.htmas happens my brain went off on a tangent (what I love about RN - it'sthought provoking radio) and got me thinking about the tages of learningour children go through.I agree with the Classical idea of the 3 stages (vocab, grammer,

Math in Nature

2006-06-19T16:22:00.000+08:00

take a photo journey through maths in nature

Catching up...

2006-06-01T20:14:00.000+08:00

Something to make the skin crawl...AND AN INSPIRATION FOR ALL ARACHNID LOVERS!You can get to know your own forehead mites the following way: stretch the skin tight with one hand, carefully scrape a spatula or butter knife over the skin in the opposite direction, squeezing out traces of oily material from the sebum glands. (Avoid using too sharp an object, such as a glass edge or sharpened knife.)

Article on Home ed and the 'creative class' in USA

2006-03-02T08:10:00.000+08:00

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/02/27/171819.phpWhat Lori has to say is true of Australia too, the creative class is highly represented in our home ed communities and the States are responsible for setting their Education Dept's regulations.Each time there is a review of the various Education/Schools Acts it becomes harder to edcuate your children at home without government intervention and

100 best first lines:

2006-02-12T14:04:00.000+08:00

http://www.litline.org/ABR/100bestfirstlines.htmlTop 10 sample:"1. Call me Ishmael. —Herman Melville, /Moby-Dick/ (1851)2. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. —Jane Austen, /Pride and Prejudice/ (1813)3. A screaming comes across the sky. —Thomas Pynchon, /Gravity's Rainbow/ (1973)4. Many years later, as he faced the

Glass Blowing in Margaret River

2006-02-09T07:39:00.000+08:00

060123MP31firepearOriginally uploaded by quadrapop. We visited Margaret River recently and visited The Melting Pot and Kent Legrand Glass. To see more photos of our stay please go to my Margaret River Trip set

IYD&D

2006-01-30T18:32:00.000+08:00

2006 International Year of Deserts & DesertificationMore info from Education Network of Australia on Deserts A flickr group for IYDD

Optical illusions links

2006-01-26T17:42:00.000+08:00

Websites with lots of optical illusions and their explanations.http://www.planetperplex.com/en/optical_illusions.htmlhttp://www.grand-illusions.com/opticalillusions/http://www.grand-illusions.com/opticalillusions/index02.shtml

Present list addition

2005-12-22T16:52:00.000+08:00

Spotlessby Shannon Lush and Jen FlemingPaperback Bookhttp://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=162165 AU$19.95

Science Lists and Sites for Teens

2005-12-16T16:03:00.000+08:00

Science by Email and the Double Helix science club on CSIRO's site.Bad Astronomy The Why FilesHow Stuff Works: which also has sections onscience and on computer stuff.ScienceWA Network has some interesting info andlinks to the Scitech online community. Then there are the BBC, ABC and channel4 science related websites:ABC Science have a good look around as there are links for many things on this

Medieval Exhibition at Museum of London

2005-12-01T09:19:00.000+08:00

The press pack is worth downloading and the learning link is also fullof great stuff. Medieval Pages

Budget Home Ed - free maps and geophysical dowloads

2005-11-22T11:02:00.000+08:00

Geophysical Maps - AustraliaMaps from the most simple outline of Australia to detailed geology and geophysical maps of all or part of Australia. There is so much of use on the web for home educators, but the trick isfinding it.

New Dr Who Monster?

2005-11-21T15:03:00.000+08:00

I thought this photo could inspire some interesting new monster for a DrWho episode. What would an intelligent being look like that was decendedfrom an antelope?

Driest place on earth and geology from a power pole

2005-11-15T16:33:00.000+08:00

It was very hot today (33degC) and on the way to the shops S (7.5yrs) declared he was so hot his brain felt like it was frying and that was it this hot in the desert atm? To which I replied that it was probably hotter. He then wanted to know where was the driest place on Earth? Isuggested it might be Antarctica as it doesn't 'rain' there that being the definition of a desert and technically

24 Hour Comic Challenge

2005-11-09T15:55:00.000+08:00

next 24hr Comic Challenge is on October 7th 2006." What is 24 Hour Comics Day?It's an international celebration of comics creation. Cartoonists all over take the challenge of trying to create a 24 page comic story in 24 straight hours. Many gather at special events in comic book shops, schools, and other locations."

Polio story in pictures....

2005-10-26T16:13:00.000+08:00

A downloadable pdf of a graphic novel about polio in 14 pagesthe rest of the site is worth a look for older students and adults.

I have a 21st Century son

2005-10-25T19:25:00.000+08:00

On the weekend S (7.75yrs) and his Dad were playing an outside version of Runescape (http://www.runscape.com/) whilst hanging out the washing when S declared that his character was wielding "a crystal crossbow with wireless internet access point that enables the user to download magic.... "That's my 21stC son:-)

New Australian Dinosaur Site

2005-10-13T20:15:00.000+08:00

Australian Dinosaur StoryLooks useful for a variety of ages.Requires Flash for best results.Love K

Strange Blue Flower

2005-10-12T09:17:00.000+08:00

051011blueflower05Originally uploaded by quadrapop. I found this flower growing by the path around the corner from our house. I've never seen anything like it before.It was found growing in sand opposite a wetland in Perth, WA, Australia. The flower is about 1.5cm across and grows on a single long (~20cm) stem with hairy serated lancet leaves which are about 2.5cm long.Thanks Michael's

a collage machine

2005-09-23T20:04:00.000+08:00

collage machinetry the auto function - it comes up with some cool images I've got into collage recently as a result of a flickr group called Collage Kids. As a result the boys are asking to do crafty things, yay! I need to tidy the big table off so that it can be used just for this sort of thing instead of a dumping zone for all and sundry. It's great when living life and following your own

050816 terrarium

2005-08-18T13:55:00.000+08:00

050816terrarium Originally uploaded by quadrapop. capsicum is big leaves and parsley is startinf to have second leavesI think there is a lack of either water or appropriate balance of gases, or even light, as these are growing much more slowly and weedy than seedings of same plants in our garden.

050806 terrarium

2005-08-06T21:28:00.000+08:00

050806terrarium Originally uploaded by quadrapop. We had a little accident yesterday afternoon, the bottle was knocked off its windowsill when I closed the curtains. Apart from a couple of seedlings getting uprooted all seems fine today.

050803-terrarium

2005-08-03T21:45:00.000+08:00

050803terrariumOriginally uploaded by quadrapop. Parsley & capsicum seedlings - looks like all the albizia has died:-(The worms have been busy as the rubble rocks in the base are now covered in dirt and no longer visible. There was even a worm cast, but no.2 son thumped the bottle down on the floor and it collapsed so it is no longer obvious in this image.

Photo of the Day

2005-08-02T15:28:00.000+08:00

050801natbrown Originally uploaded by quadrapop. This year there are some really weird coloured Nasturtiums in our garden - this one looked almost brown - not orange but definitely gingerish!The blue of the bucket I used as a backdrop has made it more orange than it appeared.

Deep Sea Arctic Life

2005-08-01T08:38:00.000+08:00

Some cool pictures of recently discovered sealife from the Canada Basinunder the north pole.This is part of the Census of Marinelife project. What does this have to do with home ed? Well, what doesn't when home ed is about learning from life!

toy phone - feeding photo

2005-07-31T22:48:00.000+08:00

redglow Originally uploaded by quadrapop. It's amazing what one can achieve whilst breastfeeding an infant. I took advantage of a patch of morning sun and a nearby box of toys to continue my 'toyportraits' project.For more images taken today goto toyportraits set and jewel & pebble photos (you will have to scroll down to the photo of the apple logo to see this mornings efforts)

Terrarium- day 14

2005-07-31T22:39:00.000+08:00

terrariumday14 Originally uploaded by quadrapop. The parsley and capsicum have started to sprout. Unfortunately the albizia doesn't seem to have survived - some we planted in the garden at the same time are doing fine. I think the albizia in this terrarium have succumbed to the mould.

Green is Beautiful - with some of my photos

2005-07-30T16:29:00.000+08:00

Some of my photos originally posted on a flickr group have been chosen to be shown in this group blog Green is Beautiful!Including this one:

Terrarium Update - root

2005-07-25T15:16:00.000+08:00

Terrarium - root Originally uploaded by quadrapop. Day 10 and the capsicum seeds are sprouting, one of the roots is visable. The mould is growing on a blood and bone pellet not the seed.

What kind of Homeschooler?

2005-07-25T14:21:00.000+08:00

Salvador Dali Melting clocks are not a problem inyour reality. You are an unschooler. You willtolerate a textbook, but only as a last resort.Mud is your friend. You prefer hands-oneverything. If your school had an anthem, itwould be Dont Worry, Be Happy. Visit my blog:http://www.GuiltFreeHomeschooling.blogspot.com What Type of Homeschooler Are You?brought to you by QuizillaThanks to

terrarium photo

2005-07-21T23:05:00.000+08:00

terrarium Originally uploaded by quadrapop. We have green leaves!The blood'n'bone pellets are growing mould and I have sighted a root and a red mite.

Home Ed on a Budget: How to make a terrarium

2005-07-16T19:13:00.000+08:00

bottles02Originally uploaded by quadrapop. A wanted to have his own terrarium after seeing one on "Backyard Science" on ABCTV this week. So I had to come up with suitable containers.You can use all sorts of things you find around the house to learn about the world around us. Here I'm using left over juice containers abd tape to make a sealed system terrarium.This exercise covers the CO2/O2

bubblevision

2005-07-15T20:34:00.000+08:00

bubble02 Originally uploaded by quadrapop. Photo for the week, well, last week anyway. This is a Touchabubble - our back porch was covered in them and C was very out of breath!More touchabubble photos on the quadrapop fickr site.

secret foto blogging business

2005-07-09T12:01:00.000+08:00

Here is a fun thing that some photo bloggers on flickr have come up with newcastlesecret.Virual chat room via chalk tags in the real world:-)New technologies bring new ways of doing things, including playing...now all these guys have to do is meet face to face:-)

My favourite shot of the week

2005-06-24T09:33:00.000+08:00

babychair Originally uploaded by quadrapop. Actually I took this a few weeks ago, but I was immediately pleased with this image when I took it and have't taken one as good since.

one of my squircles

2005-06-24T09:25:00.000+08:00

daisy Originally uploaded by quadrapop. This is one of the many squared circles that I have uploaded to flickr.See the entry about squircle movies for links.

Google Will Eat Itself

2005-06-23T19:42:00.000+08:00

Google will eat itself on this conceptual art site. The site also has some interesting technology links.

cute movie of squircles

2005-06-19T13:16:00.000+08:00

squircle movie requires quicktimefrom the flickr group: squared circleyou will need to log into flickr to view group images I've had lots of fun on Flickr, sort of a visual version of yahoo groups:-) Lots of great photos (and a fair amount of crud - but that's the web for you) too many lovely shots my favourites file is bulging.

Letting children learn

2005-06-04T20:40:00.000+08:00

So much of home education for the parent is learning to let go and letthe learning happen. This is what I call the parent's deschoolingprocess. Learning to let go of our own assumptions of what educationentails - school, rote learning, assignments, testing, etc and alsoletting go of the inner voice that tries to get us to abide by societalnorms, whether they be right or healthy for us or our

Kids with Cameras

2005-05-25T15:44:00.000+08:00

More info to come when I have time...but until then have a look at their website:http://www.kids-with-cameras.org/oscar/

Photos of all your favourite 70s & 80s bands!

2005-05-25T15:30:00.000+08:00

Browsing through the flickr blog I came across this group of photo sets....Happy wandering down memory lane:-)

History Carnival

2005-05-22T11:21:00.000+08:00

A useful blog for medievalists (SCA and the like) and others interestedin Historical stuff:"This page exists to introduce and co-ordinate the History Carnival, ashowcase of weblog posts about history (and historiography and historyteaching). It's modelled on Tangled Bank (for science blogs), thePhilosophers' Carnival (for, well you guessed it, philosophy blogs) andCarnivalesque (on the 'early

Romans to 19thCentury in Exeter - Link

2005-05-17T14:32:00.000+08:00

Follow the changes in the city of Exeter over the last 2000 years.Lots of images of archaeological finds and info on how the city's site has changed over the years.Good starting point if looking at Romans in Britain, or even later periods in history.

Home Ed in UK on BBCi

2005-05-03T19:29:00.000+08:00

Not sure when this was posted or when the show was broadcast in the UK - but someof the comments are classics:-)in pictures: learning at home

Smelliest Flower in the World

2005-04-28T15:28:00.000+08:00

Below you will find a link to the Eden Project's example of a TitanLily, a native of Sumatra this lily is also known as the CorpseFlower because of the perfume it uses to attract pollinating insects.Titan Lily in Eden Project

living houses, rooms & furniture

2005-04-24T20:09:00.000+08:00

houses (or at least rooms) made from live trees...http://www.sanftestrukturen.de/HTML/body_weidenbau.htmlhttp://www.spruceroots.org/November99/Furniture.htmlhttp://www.sanftestrukturen.de/http://www.freitag-weidenart.com/Photos/fotohome.htmlhttp://www.weidensturm.de/http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/natural_building.htmhttp://www.iga2003-kirche.de/Start.htmhttp://www.littoral.org.uk/

new graffitti medium

2005-04-21T14:47:00.000+08:00

http://www.grafedia.net/index.php

Some Science education links

2005-04-09T15:02:00.000+08:00

Get a frozen chicken's eye view as you fly through a jet engine, andwatch the temperature and air pressure change as you progress throughthe fans, combustion chambers and exhaust. (Flash, sound)http://www.rolls-royce.com/education/schools/default.jspScience toys to make and play with -- great for kids and teachers.http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/Fear of Physics explains stuff: why satellites don't

Algae on East Coast

2005-03-24T17:09:00.000+08:00

ABCTV Catalyst programme about algae on the east coast of Australia. Algae are on the decline and many may have gone extinct without even being recorded. Warming of the oceans and habitat distruction appear to be to blame.algae man

Climate Change information

2005-03-18T18:02:00.000+08:00

The changing atmosphere in 2005A Public lecture held on 21 February 2005 at the Australian Academy ofScience by Nobel Laureate Professor F. Sherwood Rowland, Donald BrenResearch Professor of Chemistry and Earth System Science, University ofCalifornia, Irvine Transcript with images of the slides used in the lecture And where the real climate scientists hang out

Family Photos

2005-03-04T12:59:00.000+08:00

T'riq's photos: Images of our latest arrival's first few days. This is updated on a semi-regular basis, so worth visiting it moret han once:-)

A boy!

2005-02-26T18:02:00.000+08:00

Our third child was born this morning.Waters broke at 4am with an audible pop! First contraction at 4.20am. Baby born at 6.20am. I laboured in a water tub. Attended by 2 midwives, DH, and 2 female helpers (sister in law and our occasional nanny). S woke up early enough to see some of the late labour. A woke in time to see his little brother have his first feed.Baby weighed in at 9lbs/4kg, 53cm

It's amazing what turns up on the web....

2005-02-13T11:53:00.000+08:00

I was idly googling the names of our family members when this turned up on the first page...slashdot who needs the way-back-machine when you have friends (I question this after seeing some of the photos newt posted of C) with far too much bandwidth.C's Alter Ego is a British actor who has appeared in Blackadder and a number of other TV shows. Apparently he has also written at least one stage

AP thing I did for h2g2 a few years ago....

2005-01-27T19:26:00.000+08:00

or how to use cats as a parenting role model....

QuadrapopTree

Which Population Have you got?

The Family Nurturing Centre website

blender course in sl

Is this your SecondLife?

internet addiction - is this you?

World Breast Feeding Day @ FNC, Perth

World Breast Feeding Day @ FNC, Perth

Apollo moon landing 40th Anniversary

most common 500 words in English

Bacon dip....

Barak and Jed....

Goats.....

potential evil overlords should read this:

Aussie Terminology

Mentor info at my finger tips

SL on Life Matters on Radio National

See my shared Google Reader Items...

Orders of magnitude explained

Arts on ABC for SL

So your kids are into games on the computer?

Quadrapop tree in SL

TED - Technology, Entertainment, Design - great talks on all sorts

online cardweaving/tablet weaving simulator

The SCA: what to expect, or, I’m interested, now what’s it all about?

160 Books for Boys

The Milkcrate Project

Woolstores Urban Decay, Fremantle

What Women Want party

Tacit on why he is an optimist

How to be creative

Home ed on RN's new EdPod service

penn radio programme

no dig garden 10 weeks on

No Dig Garden

The other one...

Result of a Brainfart

Acid-Base Karaoke

And they still want the right to bear arms...

inspired use of food...

Every aspiring comic artist should have this

another stirling engine site

stirling engine

Homeschooling on Life Matters

Shakespeare on line - complete works

Post Modernism and thoughts on Classical stages of learning

Math in Nature

Catching up...

Article on Home ed and the 'creative class' in USA

100 best first lines:

Glass Blowing in Margaret River

IYD&D

Optical illusions links

Present list addition

Science Lists and Sites for Teens

Medieval Exhibition at Museum of London

Budget Home Ed - free maps and geophysical dowloads

New Dr Who Monster?

Driest place on earth and geology from a power pole

More Comics Links

24 Hour Comic Challenge

Polio story in pictures....

I have a 21st Century son

New Australian Dinosaur Site

Strange Blue Flower

a collage machine

050816 terrarium

050806 terrarium

050803-terrarium

Photo of the Day

Deep Sea Arctic Life

toy phone - feeding photo

Terrarium- day 14

Green is Beautiful - with some of my photos

Terrarium Update - root

What kind of Homeschooler?

terrarium photo

Home Ed on a Budget: How to make a terrarium

bubblevision

secret foto blogging business