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This month
cyoa : Choose Your own Adventure
by sbrothier
& 2 others
(via)
As a child of the 80s, the Choose Your Own Adventure books were a fixture of my rainy afternoons. My elementary school library kept a low, fairly unmaintained-looking shelf of them hidden in one of its back corners. Whether this non-marquee placement was an attempt by the librarians to deemphasize the books in favor of ‘serious’ (children’s) literature or was simply my good luck I still haven’t worked out. But it meant there was a place that I could retreat to and dive into unfamiliar worlds without distraction.
Trailer - Yamazakura - Nippon Cinema
by sbrothier
Drawn to a tree full of beautiful cherry blossoms, Noe (Lena Tanaka) meets a man named Yoichiro Tezuka (Noriyuki Higashiyama). He happens to be one of the men she could have been arranged to marry before choosing her current husband, but she turned him down because he had a child. He asks her if she’s happy. She tells him yes, but in her heart she knows that’s not really true.
Virus loads child porn on unwitting users' computers - Boing Boing
by bouilloire
"Obviously, the next virus evolution would be to have one that downloads illegal mp3s to your hard drive and simultaneously tip of the RIAA."
^^;
One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a low-cost, connected laptop for the world's children's education
by ycc2106
& 5 others
One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is a new, non-profit association dedicated to research to develop a low-cost, connected laptop, a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world's children.
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October 2009
Internet Archive | Radio Programs - Free Downloads
by garret
"If you're looking for advice about raising your child, conversations about personal change, a forum for transgender issues, or want to listen to an Old Time Radio show: the Radio Programs collection has something for you."
September 2009
Jonathan Puckey - Schoolyard Secrets
by sbrothier
(via)
A project by Luna Maurer and Simone van Dusseldorp.
Quicktime programming by Jonathan Puckey.
‘Schoolyard secrets’ is a nine episode television series and a website. In every episode you experience the same 15 minute recess, through the eyes of a different child.
love thursday: 24 simple ways to show love in the next 24 hours
by blackgoldfish
1. Buy coffee for the guy standing behind you at the coffee shop.
2. Open the door for someone before entering yourself. It doesn't matter if you're a girl and he's a boy, or you're a boy and she's a girl, or you're both boys, or you're both girls. You can do it.
3. Send a quick email to someone you haven't heard from in a while. It can just say, "Hey, I was thinking about you. I hope you're well." Trust me, it will make her day.
4. Send a small, handwritten note -- via regular mail! -- to someone far away. It can just say, "Hey, I was thinking about you. I hope you're well." Trust me, it will make his day.
5. Give someone flowers, just because. They don't have to be expensive. The blossom above was part of a grocery-store bouquet that cost $3.99. The recipient really isn't going to care that it wasn't expensive. I promise.
6. Invite someone to your home. Have something baking in the oven for them when they arrive.
7. Light a candle and think of someone who is going through a rough time. Silently offer them good thoughts/prayers.
8. Pick a charity. Give something.
9. Buy a magazine subscription for a friend out of the blue.
10. Give blood.
11. Prepare someone's tea. In my opinion, it's a wonderful act of love to not just put the hot water and a teabag in front of a friend, but actually prepare and steep the tea for them.
12. Tell a child -- or someone who is struggling with self-esteem -- how great you think they are. And mean it.
13. The next person who serves you a meal at a restaurant, or helps you in a store, or sells you your morning newspaper, look him in the eyes, smile, and say "thank you" with as much sincerity as you can muster.
14. Give someone a heartfelt hug. Just because.
15. Start a hopeful revolution: leave a hope note somewhere. Extra points if you leave it on the windshield of a stranger's car.
16. Offer to cook a meal for someone.
17. Offer to give someone a break -- babysit, hire a maid service for them, or even straighten her house yourself.
18. Clean out your closet. Give the gently-used clothing you no longer want to a shelter.
19. Take a photograph of something beautiful. Send it to someone, with the note: "This reminded me of you."
20. Give someone something of yours -- a book, perhaps, or a small trinket -- with no expectation of return.
21. Blow out a candle. Make a wish on someone else's behalf as you do it.
22. Make a short list of the things you love about someone you love. Leave the list where they can find it.
23. Make a date to have coffee or a glass of wine with an old friend.
24. Say "I love you." Mean it.
Habitable Polyhedron / Manuel Villa | ArchDaily
by karlcow
The project, meant for a family house back yard in the suburbs, aimed at designing a small park or opened area where the young parents and their newborn child would enjoy a independent space from day to day house activities, a space for reading, playing, etc. Having in mind this objective, and considering the usages of the space in the long term, it was proposed the project incorporated a small building to complement and support outside activities. That way he building would serve as a shelter for the child to share with his parents and, later on, as his own personal activities and hobbies setting.
August 2009
JQuery Cycle Plugin
by mozkart
& 9 others
(via)
The jQuery Cycle Plugin is a lightweight slideshow plugin. Its implementation is based on the InnerFade Plugin by Torsten Baldes, the Slideshow Plugin by Matt Oakes, and the jqShuffle Plugin by Benjamin Sterling. It supports pause-on-hover, auto-stop, auto-fit, before/after callbacks, click triggers and many transition effects. It also supports, but does not require, the Metadata Plugin and the Easing Plugin.
How it Works
The plugin provides a method called cycle which is invoked on a container element. Each child element of the container becomes a "slide". Options control how and when the slides are transitioned.
July 2009
WordPress page template to redirect to first child page
by delavigne
& 1 other
To achieve this recipe, you have to create a page template. Create a new file and paste the following code in it:
ID."&sort_column=menu_order");
$firstchild = $pagekids[0];
wp_redirect(get_permalink($firstchild->ID));
}
}
?>
June 2009
WordPress page template to redirect to first child page
by mozkart
& 1 other
To achieve this recipe, you have to create a page template. Create a new file and paste the following code in it:
ID."&sort_column=menu_order");
$firstchild = $pagekids[0];
wp_redirect(get_permalink($firstchild->ID));
}
}
?>
May 2009
but does it float
by paulantoinem
She wanted to eat my heart and be lost in the desert with what she’d done, she wanted to fall on her knees and give birth from it, she wanted to hurt me as only a child can be hurt by its mother
WEB|WISE|KIDS - E Rate, Internet Safety Tips, Internet Safety for Teen, Child Internet Safety, Internet Safety for Kids, Internet Safety Games, Internet Safety Curriculum
by ycc2106
Web Wise Kids is about empowering today's youth to make wise choices online. Through state-of–the-art Internet Safety computer games (based on real-life scenarios) as well as Internet Safety tips for kids, teens and parents, Web Wise Kids creates a safer, friendlier internet experience. These, coupled with involvement of community, youth leaders and parents, provides an environment where your child's Internet Safety becomes their first line of defense while navigating through cyberspace.
April 2009
ZoneMinder: Linux Home CCTV and Video Camera Security with Motion Detection
by ycc2106
& 3 others
Welcome to ZoneMinder.com, home of ZoneMinder the top Linux video camera security and surveillance solution. ZoneMinder is intended for use in single or multi-camera video security applications, including commercial or home CCTV, theft prevention and child, family member or home monitoring and other domestic care scenarios such as nanny cam installations. It supports capture, analysis, recording, and monitoring of video data coming from one or more video or network cameras attached to a Linux system. ZoneMinder also support web and semi-automatic control of Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras using a variety of protocols. It is suitable for use as a DIY home video security system and for commercial or professional video security and surveillance. It can also be integrated into a home automation system via X.10 or other protocols. If you're looking for a low cost CCTV system or a more flexible alternative to cheap DVR systems then why not give ZoneMinder a try?
Organ Donation, Tissue Donation, Organ Transplants - The Gift of a Lifetime
by gregg
A man waits and wonders if a new heart will arrive. A woman walks without pain with a bone transplant, and a child grows up with a new liver. A mother in the midst of a tragedy helps give life to others through organ donation. These are the stories of lives transformed by the miracle of organ donation and organ transplants. These are the stories of Americans who give and receive The Gift of a Lifetime.
Transplant Journey
Waiting for and Giving the Gift — In this dramatic photo-documentary journey, experience the stories of patients whose hopes rise and fall with each passing day as they wait for organ transplants. Learn how families look beyond their grief in order to give life to others.
My Kid Took These
by fabifab
(via)
My 3 year old son loves to take photos. I will often give him my camera and set him loose to explore. I am always amazed by the results. Not because of the quality of the photos but because of the unique way a 3 year old looks at the world. This site is a showcase of these photos and a window into the perspective of a child.
