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Leap Year Day for Kids
Celebrate Leap Year in 2008 with the following online projects for children that are fun, educational and free.
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Teaching About Leap Year 2008
Leap year activities to engage students to learn why we have a leap year.
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February 29 Leap Day Birthday
Kids born on February 29 - "Leap Day" - will likely enjoy the special attention that goes along with having a birth date that's not on the calendar every year.
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The Millennium Bug
About Y2k Problem What is it, WHy is it, what will it effect, how to get rid...
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Is the Y2K really THAT big !!!
Year 2000 will have 30 days for the month of February...
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Leap Year on Gregorian Calendars
Leap year explained can introduce children to the mystery and fun of calendars.
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Wine For the Leap Year, and a Wedding Proposal
It was almost Leap Year Day, and Carole was searching for the perfect wine to compliment her wedding proposal to Kevin. Includes tasting notes.
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Summer Doesn't Have To Mean Re-Runs
Television isn't all summer re-runs. Check out THE CHRONICLE, CANNONBALL RUN, BEYOND CHANCE and LEAP YEARS. Also, revisit THE PLANET OF THE APES and AMERICAN BANDSTAND.
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The Dating Game
The family history researcher should be aware of how our calendars changed and how this may affect our record-keeping.
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D.J. Rene Hewitt spins at The Warehouse
D.J. Rene Hewitt spins at The Warehouse on February 27th in celebration of his birthday, February 28, 1999. It's really on February 29th!
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Fun in February!
February is the shortest month of the year, but a month that is packed with many learning opportunities. Enjoy these different activities and have some fun in February!
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Date Validation
You can't just ignore invalid input by the user. Validation can be done either at client side or at server side. But with client side scripting, you can verify the input as quickly as possible without causing precious trips to the server.
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The Crop of 1980
The youngest guns in the NHL aren't even 20 yet, but they are making an impact on the league.

JavaScript Calendar
Lets build a calendar using JavaScript - a real world example of the Date object and its methods.
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Networking: Multiplying the error
The Y2K problems get compounded by the degree to which most large computer systems are networked and interdependent....
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The Hindu Calendars
India's numerous calendars count the days by the sun, the moon, a combination of the two, or by the Indian Zodiac of rashis, and beginning from several different Eras.
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1968: A 40th Anniversary Review
In 1968, students protested the Vietnam War, focused the Olympics on civil rights, faced tanks in Prague, and generally tried to change the world; but to what end?
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Chinese New Year Treats
Traditional Chinese "cakes" and some ideas for decorating a traditional cake with Chinese New Year Themes
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Hazardous Humor
Does a laugh a day keep the doctors away?
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Holiday Lesson Ideas: January-June
Do you build monthly holidays into your lesson plans? Here's an overview of monthly celebrations from January to June.
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Prime Minister's prerogative picks the poll period
Prime Ministerial prerogative to choose the timing of federal elections is one of the more undemocratic processes Paul Martin ought to address - rather than capitalize on.
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The Hindu New Years
The Indian New Year's Day is determined by the Mesha Sankranti or the solar transit into Aries, but after that it's up for grabs.
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Yule Log, an Ancient Christmas Tradition
Finding and crafting a Yule Log is a Christmas tradition that can involve your kids in the magic of the holiday season with no shopping required.
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Calendars Handmade By Kids
Children with an artistic bent will certainly enjoy designing and producing their own calendars with this educational calendar project for kids.
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Creature Quarterly Interviews: HAL-9000
A true expert remarks on the Millenium bug and the state of space exploration.
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Have A Happy Hobbit Holiday
Winter holidays the Hobbits celebrated, compared to holidays we celebrate today.
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Just Around the Corner….
The IRL postures itself after losing a bid to purchace CART's assets, and testing resumes before the series opener on feb. 29th.
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The Baha'i Calendar and Ayyam-i-Ha
Even though the Baha'i Calendar is a solar one, it differs greatly from the Gregorian Calendar. Here is an introduction to it and an explaination of Ayyam-i-Ha.
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The Western World's Quest for a Calendar
This article discusses the evolution of the Western World's calendar from Babylonian to Gregorian. Also discusses the origin of January 1st as New Year's Day.
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Those Dreaded Timelines
Is there anything worse in history than dates? I mean come on! You have to remember everything that happened, when it happened and then you have to try and place it in a timeline so that you <I>think</I> you know when it happened!
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What is a Perpetual Calendar?
Kids learn to make perpetual calendars to give as Christmas gifts. What is a perpetual calendar? How does it differ from a regular calendar?
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Hacked Off with Y2K and Software houses
When will the big boys get their act together on Y2K?
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Less than 100 days to go...
A little bit more Y2K for you...

Oregon Articles - Products and Businesses
A categorized listing of articles about Oregon, its people, places, products and history with a little editorial opinion thrown in for spice.
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Stargazing for Beginners - February
Planets, stars and constellations which will be visible in February, 2004.
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The Best Advice for Your Week in Paris, Part 1
Churches, Museums, and Tours, oh my! How to survive a week in Paris (and even enjoy yourself a little).
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Wendy Mass: Super Non-fiction Writer for Young People
Wendy Mass tells her experiences of writing nonfiction books to Sue Reichard. She writes about a condition known as synesthesia.
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Trick or Treat? Spooky Middle-Earth
J.R.R. Tolkien brushed most of the major Western holidays with his imaginary history. It's a shame he passed over Halloween. Or did he?
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Why there is a Y2K problem.
Latest news from the Mac world.<br> Also I attempt to justify the commonly held perception that the Y2K problem actually occured because programers were lazy.
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