Earn College Credit While Living & Working With Missionaries On The Field

ARRIBA! opportunities list: "The ARRIBA! program is a study/internship program based in the Peruvian mountain and coastal cities of Cusco, Lima, and Trujillo.This study program lasts 10 months, and Bible college students receive college credits for undergraduate academic work through Faith Baptist Bible College of Ankeny, Iowa.

After four months of intensive study of conversational Spanish and orientation in the culture of Peru, the ARRIBA! interns are assigned to teams of church planters for active participation in missionary service. Modular college courses continue through the months of internship. All participants are sent as short-term missionaries by the independent Baptist churches of which they are members.

For more complete information regarding academics and finances for the ARRIBA! program, visit Faith Baptist Bible College's website at www.faith.edu. When you arrive at their home page, click on 'Academics' on the navigation bar on the left. When the drop-down menu appears, click on ARRIBA. You will then go to a section of their site that gives complete information on this exciting program. At the bottom of each page you may choose a category that will provide you with specific information."

Hammerhead, the CD thrower robot

Hammerhead, the CD thrower robot: "Hammerhead the CD thrower is composed of two main parts, the head that throws disks, and the tail which feeds the head with compact disks."

Last ninja: 'Be able to kill your students'

AP Wire | 04/26/2006 | Last ninja: 'Be able to kill your students': "NODA, Japan - The teachings of Grand Master Masaaki Hatsumi echo through my head as he entreats me to attack a blackbelted disciple with a practice sword. 'Always be able to kill your students,' he says.

Chilling words from a shockingly fit 76-year-old man who bills himself as the world's last ninja and stocks his training chamber with weapons such as throwing stars and nunchucks. Especially to a neophyte whose closest brush with martial arts was watching Bruce Lee matinees as a kid."

The Devil's Music

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The Devil's Music: "The Devil is said to have the best tunes, but what do they sound like? A new film about the history of heavy metal highlights the so-called Devil's Interval, a musical phenomenon suppressed by the Church in the Middle Ages."

The New Media Reader: Book Table of Contents

The New Media Reader: Book Table of Contents: "The New Media Reader contains writings and images from computer scientists, artists, architects, literary writers, interface designers, cultural critics, and individuals working across disciplines. These materials—many of them until now almost impossible to find except in heavily excerpted presentations—chronicle the history and form the foundation of this still-emerging field. The book begins with a preface and two introductions, followed by four chronological sections containing 54 chapters. Each of the chapters are preceded by an introduction, placing the selection within the context of the field and explaining its importance. A listing of the book's contents is presented here, including links to sample chapters available online as PDF files."

Advice for Computer Science College Students - Joel on Software

Advice for Computer Science College Students - Joel on Software

A well-written article describing tips for making computer science your profession

learn how to develop a game

Coding4Fun: Rocket Commander: "Welcome to the Tutorials of Rocket Commander. You will learn step by step in ten 30-minute video tutorials how to develop a game like Rocket Commander. This can be your introduction into the world of game development. If you just want to play a bit, check out www.RocketCommander.com and download the game there (10 MB)."

Second Life

Second Life | What is Second Life?: "Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by nearly 100,000 people from around the globe.

* From the moment you enter the World you’ll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you’ve explored a bit, perhaps you’ll find a perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.

* You’ll also be surrounded by the Creations of your fellow residents. Because residents retain the rights to their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other residents.

* The Marketplace currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions. This commerce is handled with the in-world currency, the Linden dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several thriving online currency exchanges. "

Discovery Channel :: News :: Fossils Fill Human Evolution Gap

Discovery Channel :: News :: Fossils Fill Human Evolution Gap: "April 13, 2006— Four-million-year-old remains in Ethiopia have provided the first hard proof of a link between two key stages of human evolution by bridging the gap between prehuman species, paleontologists said Wednesday.

'For the first time, we found fossils that allow us to connect the first phase of human evolution and the second phase,' Berhane Asfaw, anthropologist and co-research director of the project that found the remains, told a news conference Wednesday in Addis Ababa.

'The fossils represent unambiguous evidence for human evolution,' he said."

Watch for more on this one. To date, every such claim has been shown to be a mistake, if not our right fraud.

Bravenet HTML and CSS Tutorials

Bravenet HTML and CSS Tutorials: "In these tutorials I will strive to show you how to code HTML and CSS together, as they have become basic web essentials. HTML is used to define your content and CSS is used to style your content. The sections 'HTML Basics', and 'Before you Code' will give you the run down on how to get started; each section thereafter is a tutorial in itself although they are quite dependant on the previous tutorial's knowledge and should be done in order."

Overcoming Procrastination by Steve Pavlina

Overcoming Procrastination by Steve Pavlina: "Procrastination, the habit of putting tasks off to the last possible minute, can be a major problem in both your career and your personal life. Missed opportunities, frenzied work hours, stress, overwhelm, resentment, and guilt are just some of the symptoms. This article will explore the root causes of procrastination and give you several practical tools to overcome it."

Galbadia Hotel - A Video Game Music & Media Resource

Galbadia Hotel - A Video Game Music & Media Resource: "New to Galbadia Hotel? You're probably most interested in the links to the right hand side-- acess to our full archives of video game music, anime music, sheet music, midis, and even commercials are all available there. If you're interested in what exactly Galbadia Hotel is, what our mission is, and how you can help, feel free to read on.

Galbadia Hotel is still quite young-- we've haven't even been around for a year yet, but our mission seems to be one that's rather popular: our traffic more than proves that. Our quest to deliver an incredible archive of video game music, anime music and media is just beginning. However, we're always looking for additional help.

Spread the word! Tell your friends about us. The more popular we get, the more video game music, anime music and media in general we'll be able to host. In the future we plan on expanding past our current offerings. We won't just stop at video game soundtracks, artbooks and media-- we're already starting to add anime soundtracks to our collection. In the future we plan on expanding to whole anime episodes, downloads of abandonware games, and just about anything else you can think of related to video games and anime. "

TPCI - TIOBE Programming Community Index

TPCI - TIOBE Programming Community Index
"The TIOBE Programming Community index gives an indication of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the world-wide availability of skilled engineers, courses and third party vendors. The popular search engines Google, MSN, and Yahoo! are used to calculate the ratings. Observe that the TPC index is not about the best programming language or the language in which most lines of code have been written."

This is good news for you guys taking Java.

Intelligent Design Debate

IU Northwest: Anthropology Club: "Our Eighth Annual Darwin Day celebration was a smashing success! Over 300 people attended our much-anticipated event on Intelligent Design. The debate between Bryan O'Neal, ABD of Moody Bible Institute and our own JoAnne Scalzitti, PhD was fascinating and at times intense."