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Dimensions takes important places, events and things, and overlays them onto a map of where you are.
Recently found … 01/30/2011
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
A picture is worth thousands of words …
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Recently found … 01/25/2011
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From the Jet Propulsion Lab, California Institute of Technology and NASA – try your hand at making your own planet.
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New in Labs: Auto-advance to the next conversation – Official Gmail Blog
Yahoo: “we’re offering a new feature in Gmail Labs called “Auto-advance,” which automatically opens the next conversation after you archive/delete/mute the one you’re on.”
Recently found … 01/18/2011
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Quora is a continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by everyone who uses it. The most important thing is to have each question page become the best possible resource for someone who wants to know about the question.
Prepare for info overload …
“What happened with the Internet in 2010?
How many websites were added? How many emails were sent? How many Internet users were there? This post will answer all of those questions and many, many more. If it’s stats you want, you’ve come to the right place.”
A New Toynbee
Reminds me of the classic Bradbury story: The Toynbee Convector (one of my all time favorites – everyone should read it). I wonder if this NASA vision will come true? Great video for science / social studies / language arts classes – have your kids view and respond …
Recently found … 01/11/2011
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CloudApp allows you to share images, links, music, videos and files. Here is how it works: choose a file, drag it to the menubar and let us take care of the rest. We provide you with a short link automatically copied to your clipboard that you can use to share your upload with co-workers and friends.
Additionally you can view, track and delete files right from your menubar.
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With Ge.tt you can share any number of files, no matter how large, within seconds. Click on select files. Share the files with your friends.
Recently found … 01/10/2011
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SnipSnip.it is an easy way to share your favorite parts of videos you like.
Inspirational …
Egypt’s Muslims attend Coptic Christmas mass, serving as “human shields”
Muslims turned up in droves for the Coptic Christmas mass Thursday night, offering their bodies, and lives, as “shields” to Egypt’s threatened Christian communityEgypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas eve mass services in churches around the country and at candle light vigils held outside.
From the well-known to the unknown, Muslims had offered their bodies as “human shields” for last night’s mass, making a pledge to collectively fight the threat of Islamic militants and towards an Egypt free from sectarian strife.
“We either live together, or we die together,” was the sloganeering genius of Mohamed El-Sawy, a Muslim arts tycoon whose cultural centre distributed flyers at churches in Cairo Thursday night, and who has been credited with first floating the “human shield” idea …
“This is not about us and them,” said Dalia Mustafa, a student who attended mass at Virgin Mary Church on Maraashly Street. “We are one. This was an attack on Egypt as a whole, and I am standing with the Copts because the only way things will change in this country is if we come together.”
Would that the rest of the world take notice …
Sleep: a small idea that’s really big
“In this short talk, Arianna Huffington shares a small idea that can awaken much bigger ones: the power of a good night’s sleep. Instead of bragging about our sleep deficits, she urges us to shut our eyes and see the big picture: We can sleep our way to increased productivity and happiness — and smarter decision-making.”
Love her. So what do we do about high schools starting at the ungodly (for adolescents) hour of 7:20AM?
Now I’m off to nap …