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Do DPS control the Foundation or outside group? If an outside [...]
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Misc.
Nintendo, as recently as 2005 looked to be on the ropes. Sony’s Playstation and Microsoft’s Xbox had stormed the video game industry and many folks, not to mention video gamers, were quickly forgetting the once dominant player in the video game market.
Listen to our interviews with Nintendo ~ HERE (or visit the link on the [...]
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Guest: Ben Sherwood – “The Survivors Club” – Survive & Thrive When Life Knocks You Down
Listen to our interview with Ben Sherwood ~ HERE (or visit the link on the bottom of this post to listen and download the interview)
Earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides, record breaking blizzards. It almost seems like the natural world has it out for [...]
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Don’t miss a fun interview tomorrow morning with executives from Nintendo about all things video games, Wii & DSS.
Some quick facts about Nintendo & Video Game Facts ….
The video game industry had their best month ever in December 2009 with $5.52 BILLION dollars in sales
2009 was a good year for the video game [...]
I’m really tired of the ongoing debate that’s been raging in recent weeks about the “R” word (I guess it’s more impactful when we only use the first letter of words). Not because I don’t agree that there is the potential for offense when the word is used or because I think it’s okay to [...]
Stunning New Pictures of Earth From Space
You’ve NEVER seen pictures like this….unbelievable!
Maine First US State To Warn About Cell Phones & Cancer – Especially For Children ?
Mc Donald’s French Fries …. Not That Bad
Nobody’s going to mistake them for health food BUT it turns out Mickey D’s fries are actually the best of the fast [...]
“Well, you’re the teacher aren’t you suppose to be able to find a way to ….. teach it to him?”
I love this clip.
I love it not only because I’ve felt this way in so many meetings but also because it’s a good portrayal of an educational culture that is, in many cases, broken.
The little chair, [...]
I’m subscribed to so many different news sources and RSS feeds that in the morning it’s like an avalanche of news and stories cascading down my screen.
Normally, I read through the ones that catch my eye and then throw a couple of good ones in the – blog about it pile. Invariably though I’m only [...]
YouTube – Tim Ferriss – How to Peel Hard-boiled Eggs without Peeling
Digital Tools Expand Options for Personalized Learning
How To Clean a Wool Rug with Snow
Transfer Your Balances Now to Safeguard Against Coming Credit Card Changes
Suit: Pa. school used webcams to spy on students – Yahoo! News
There’s some great tips and websites in this link below. [...]
I really like this kind of stuff. Random trivia, tech ideas, cool tips, hacks and items like this one today where I learn I’ve basically been driving wrong for, well, as long as I’ve been driving.
According to a Society of Automotive Engineers report if we all would simply adjust our mirrors properly we could pretty [...]
First Comes Love, Then Comes . . .
Perhaps as a result of Valentine’s Day romance, more pregnancy and infertility test kits are sold approximately six weeks after Valentine’s Day than at any other time of the year. Consumers spend more than $15 million3 on pregnancy and infertility test kits during the second, third and fourth [...]
Guests
Catherine Lord – PhD, Univ. of Michigan Autism & Communication Disorders (UMACC)
Laura Fitton – Twitter For Dummies, OneForty.com
This was a busy, but exceptionally informative, week on the show where we were fortunately able to land two great interviews that we’ve been working on for some time.
Catherine Lord at the University of Michigan is simply doing [...]
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Valentine’s Day can be rough.
Especially if you forget it.
Or, if you don’t forget it but remember it badly.
For example, your wife / girlfriend doesn’t want a lamp, frying pan or a beautiful new vase …. without the flowers (no matter how nice the vase is).
These are all actual ideas I’ve heard today.
So if you’re scrambling [...]
I might really be about to step in it here but here goes ….
Do we really need school librarians anymore?
In an age where hours of research in old, dusty, musty archival stacks has been replaced by research anywhere, anytime, about anything from a computer or even your phone is the librarian a dying breed?
I’ve got [...]
Three interesting site that I ran across that you might find interesting if …
You (or a loved one) has a lot of pills that they’re dealing with and they get confused.
You find pills in your child’s bag, jacket, etc.
You find some pills in your bathroom cabinet, travel bag, etc. and you’ve got some questions about [...]
How cool is this?
The world’s longest married couple (104 & 102 year old – Herbert & Zelmyra Fisher) will be answering your romance questions on Valentine’s Day on TWITTER (and you thought you were too old to get into that Twitter thing).
Interested in checking it out? Follow them on Twitter at @longestmarried
The couple, who enjoy [...]
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