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find your location based on your ip….

Wired News: Laptop Detractors Shrugged Off:

“The hundred-dollar laptop is an education project,” he said. “It’s not a laptop project.”

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seems more like a promotional tour to me…. educational projects enable learning. how does this laptop do that? how does it enable learning? I don’t see the answer because i see a fundamental disconnect between the cultural context and the technology. i see this technology as primarily alien to the environment that it enters, and without any adaptation or educational programs to support it within that environment, will it have the major effects as claimed?

One Laptop Per Child Project Abandons Hand Crank:

One Laptop Per Child Project Abandons Hand Crank
One Laptop Per Child project abandons hand crank in favor of a foot pedal attached to the AC adaptor. Negroponte also says Linux is too “fat” for the 500 MHz AMD processors they plan to use. -dj

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interesting…. a foot pedal and a cord…. give a kid a solid object on the end of a string and what do they tend to do with it?

USA Today tastes tests popular coffees:

Out of possible scores of “5 slurps,” Starbucks ranked at 4 1/2, while McDonald’s followed with 3 1/2 , Burger King with 2 1/2 and Dunkin Donuts and 7-11 with 2 slurps each. While Starbucks was also the most expensive drink in the test, the “dead-serious brew with an intense bitter chocolate aroma, a silky texture and a complex, fruity, almost wine-like flavor” made it worth it to the tasters.

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coffee is not supposed to be bitter. starbucks has habituated people to expect bitter coffee because it mixes so much sugar in their coffee drinks that you need bitter to offset the sugar. now people just expect the bitter without the sugar…. iewww. bitter comes from poorly, usually over, roasted and stale beans. good coffeeshops everywhere will sell you coffee the way it is supposed to taste… instead of how the starbuck’s paradigm has lead you to think expensive coffee should taste. expense in this case, is not a sign of goodness.

ok, that is my anti-starbucks coffee rant.

The first international conference on Asian comics, animation and
digital games!

Theme: Cultural Economy and Transnational Imaginary
Organizer: York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR), York University
http://www.yorku.ca/ycar/ACAG%202006/index.html

Co-sponsor: International Journal of Comic Art, Asian Cinema Studies
Society
Keynote speaker: Professor John A. Lent, Temple University, USA

Early Bird Registration is now on! Deadline April 10, 2006
http://www.yorku.ca/ycar/ACAG%202006/registration.html

Make your conference check-in easier by registering in advance and save
on rates! Download the registration form, pay by mail or by fax with
credit card.

Unique on-campus residence accommodation experience
The Pond Road Residence that is next to the conference venue at the
Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Building has a block of rooms
available for ACAG2006 participants. This nine-storey residence features
two-bedroom suites which share an ensuite kitchen and bathroom. There is
a large ground floor common room which features a laundry room,
comfortable lounge furniture, TV, and landscaped courtyard. It’s a great
place to gather, study and relax!

Off-campus hotel reservation deadline April 18th, 2006
Holiday Inn Midtown Toronto and North York have a block of rooms
available at a special ACAG2006 conference rate till Tuesday April 18th,
2006!

Join Us!
ACAG2006 promotes scholarship and intellectual engagement between
academics and cultural production professionals on the conference themes
and topics ranging from anime and manga, animation and film, cyberspace
and digital games. A conference is so much more than published papers.
ACAG brings together interesting people from various cultures to
exchange ideas, meet and network! This is the first international
conference on Asian comics, animation and gaming with participants from
Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Philippines, Taiwan, United Kingdom and USA!

Top 10 cities for foodies – Spring Travel – MSNBC.com:

Choosing just ten of the world’s best cities for foodies was no picnic. In the process, we let our tastebuds wander the globe in search of sustenance. Our definitive list finds cities chosen for their unique dishes – if you hanker for snake, head to Hanoi – others for their celebrity chefs – witness Las Vegas and New York – and still others for creating dishes known the world over – we have Brussels to thank for mussels and fries and Tokyo for superlative sushi and sashimi.

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i’ve been to a few of these places…

behavol behavior management solution,faq’s:

What is Behavol?
Behavol is a liquid supplement designed to use as a tool to modify aggressive
or inappropriate behaviors. The product is non-perishable and can be stored
at room temperature.

little rhymes:

classic.

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The life of an eighteen-year-old girl in Israel is interrupted when she is plucked out of her environment at an age when sexual, educational, and family values are at their highest exploration point. She is then placed in a rigorous institution, where individuality becomes a secondary matter, making room for nationalism. “I solemnly swear…to devote all of my strength and to sacrifice my life to protect the land and the liberty of Israel,” repeats the newly recruited soldier during her swearing-in ceremony. She enters the two-year period in which she will change from a girl to a woman, a teenager to an adult, all under a militaristic, masculine environment, and in the confines of an army that is engaged in daily war and conflict

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the meaning and requirements of national militarism is transformational to many identities.

Did Sam’s Club Go Too Far?:

A Pittsburgh man was shopping at a Sam’s Club store in Monroeville, Pennsylvania when store security stopped him. He was told that they had been
watching him and had video tape on his activities at two other Sam’s Club stores as well as information on his buying habits. He was not allowed to
purchase the items that he had in his cart, his Sam’s Club membership card was confiscated and he was told to never set foot in any Sam’s Club or
Walmart again or else he would be prosecuted. When a reporter contacted the corporate offices of Sam’s Club to inquire about the incident, he was
told that there had been a mistake. An apology was given to the man and he was told that there would be an investigation.

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your book buying cards and supermarket discount clubs have no importance to your identity at all… right. Riiiiigggggghhhhhhhtttttttt. This is the sort of thing that you get when you sign away your identity for analysis, read your contracts.