February 2009
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2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom →
According to the World Bank, educating all children worldwide will require the construction of 10 million new classrooms in more than 100 countries by 2015. At the same time, millions of existing classrooms are in serious need of repair and refurbishment.
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Lost In Translation: 20 Baffling Foreign Movie... →
see your favourite movies interpreted in the most mysterious ways by (apparently the weirdest) graphic designers from around the world.
Jan 29th
Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to... →
The economic stimulus plan that Congress has scheduled for a vote on Wednesday would shower the nation’s school districts, child care centers and university campuses with $150 billion in new federal spending, a vast two-year investment that would more than double the Department of Education’s current budget.
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Green-Light Specials, Now at Wal-Mart →
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Despite economic crisis, consumers value brands’... →
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Häagen-Dazs - Help the Honey Bees →
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Obama inauguration breaks new ground for video... →
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The Inauguration of President Barack Obama - The... →
fabulous set of images from around the world from the always amazing “big picture” on boston.com the one from Nairobi really got to me!
Jan 22nd
White House 2 - Where YOU set the nation's... →
Join, participate, set the agenda for Remaking America…from your own house.
Jan 21st
“‘Tis the gift to be simple, ‘tis the gift to be free, ‘Tis the...”
– The unsung lyrics to the quartet music at the Inaguration
Jan 21st
Invisibility Cloak moves ever-closer →
courtesy of Marc  : )  start saving your pennies!
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The 44 Places to Go in 2009 - Interactive Graphic... →
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Liquid Wood →
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The History of Visual Communication →
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Mind Reader →
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Interactive News Team -- Talk to the Newsroom --... →
Members of The New York Times’s interactive news collaborative, recently featured in New York Magazine, are answering questions from readers Jan. 19-23, 2009. Questions may be e-mailed toaskthetimes@nytimes.com.
Jan 20th
Inaugural Words - 1789 to the Present -... →
Inaugural Words: 1789 to the Present A look at the language of presidential inaugural addresses. The most-used words in each address appear in the interactive chart below, sized by number of uses. Words highlighted in yellow were used significantly more in this inaugural address than average.
Jan 20th
“The energy budget of the average person in the world is about 2,200 watts.”
– The Long Now Blog
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If the world were a village of 100 people →
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PdF2008 Talks: Doug Rushkoff on the New Renaissance
Jan 18th
How much energy does Googling burn? →
…Thanks to an Internet mini-controversy this week, inquisitive minds now have a pretty good approximation: 0.0003 kilowatt hours!
Jan 17th
“In bookstores, the trend for a decade or more has been toward shorter shelf...”
– How to Publish Without Perishing - NYTimes.com
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but does it float →
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