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Gallipoli: The First Day
----------------------------------------Ground-breaking interactive 3D website which provides an hour-by-hour account of the first 24 hours of the battle. An ABC 3D documentary site about the WW1 ANZAC landing at Gallipoli, on 25 April 1915. Winner of the inaugural AFI Award for Innovation in Screen Content 2009. To experience Gallipoli: The First Day in 3D you'll need: • ADSL2+ Internet connection • 2GB RAM on your computer • Speakers or headphones • Minimum 1024x768 screen resolution • Close other large applications • Flash Player 10, Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, and is commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. It now more broadly commemorates all those who died and served in military operations for the country. . Enter the site Note Anzac Day is also observed in the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tonga, [Edit 2 times, last edit by Former Member at Nov 29, 2009 10:27:41 AM] |
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National Science Foundation
Special report Evolution of Evolution Lunch Internactive 150 Years of Darwin´s Origin of Species |
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Encyclopedia of life
Imagine an electronic page for each species of organism on Earth.". It is a free, online collaborative encyclopedia intended to document all of the 1.8 million living species known to science. It aims to build one "infinitely expandable" page for each species, including video, sound, images, graphics, as well as text. |
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F. MU. SEUM
Form Multimedia System for a European Museum The Virtual Museum The Virtual Museum has been realised through digital environments and 3-D images so as to give visibility to a few of the most remarkable artefacts included in the collections of the Museums involved in the project. To these artefacts have been linked thematic routes and touristic-cultural itineraries created on purpose. The overall resources valorised by this innovative product, demonstrate the common ancient matrix on which Europe is founded since prehistoric times, guiding visitors to the discovery of our shared European cultural heritage. The various thematic routes available design a unique experience of a friendly, highly accessible visit of the Virtual Museum. Visitors are made free to choose objects, themes, language and criteria on which they want to base their virtual journey. F-museum homepage F-MU.S.EU.M portal provides access to the "Virtual Museum of the European Roots", where the visitor can explore the most remarkable items of several European museums together with selected thematic routes, that will guide visitors to the discovery of the European prehistoric culture and heritage. The "Virtual Museum of the European Roots" documents how Europe is founded upon a common ancient matrix, which is consequential to the absence of rigid boundaries, to continuous migrations and interactions and to a plurality of cultural roots and imprints Four e-courses, available in four different languages, guide experts and museum professionals in achieving the skills needed for establishing and managing a Virtual Museum. F-MU.S.EU.M. is based on the results of the MU.S.EU.M. project and its online learning model. It is realized under the Leonardo Da Vinci Programme framework. Read further and enjoy !! |
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From National Geographic desktop wallpaper from this year's international photography contest and pulchritudinous pollen.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
----------------------------------------Nanotubes Exposed - This video shows fibrils of boron-nitride nanotubes as they are formed when a free-electron laser beam strikes a target of pressed boron powder. The rotating target distributes the laser heat evenly, and the number indicates laser power level in arbitrary units. See other news [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Dec 3, 2009 10:47:49 PM] |
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Forum Network:
PBS and NPR have jointly launched the Forum Network where you will find free lectures online. I expect this to be a rich resource as time goes by. |
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