Patricia A. Ackerman - Executive Director of the Chalkdust Education Foundation "Can you hear me, now?" was a popular query in a cell phone ad a few years back. The caller was seeking confirmation that two-way communication was occurring. By inference, and assuming no language barrier or audi... Read more...
He calls it the UnCollege movement. Nineteen-year-old Dale Stephens is urging his peers to rethink the need for college, arguing that they can get more out of pursuing real-world skills than completing homework assignments and studying for exams. "I want to change the notion that a college... Read more...
Warner Music Group's latest quarterly results shows how the industry can hope to transition to the future. Gains in digital revenue, licensing and synchronizations helped offset drops in physical revenue. Of course, the quarter may look rosy because it was a period of due diligence. Had potenti... Read more...
Could wiki technology find Osama bin Laden? Imagine if any Pakistani could send an anonymous text message to the authorities suggesting where to look. Each location could be plotted on a map. The dots would be scattered widely, perhaps, with promising leads indistinguishable from rubbish. Bu... Read more...
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16/02/2011,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Illuminati,
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It looks like something out of a video game, but this monstrous machine could come in very handy for breaking up prison fights. The Assault Intervention Device (AID) emits an invisible laser-like beam to trigger a brief but painful burning sensation and has been touted as a new type of Taser gu... Read more...
Hello all. This week I am feeling pretty sober with my emotion; relaxed, not in the mood to kick up any shit, excuse my French. I want to address how the present is a gift but many of us take life, yesterday, today, and the future for granted. I don’t have any answers for ... Read more...
Career Veneers - The thin layer of potential for career advancement, increase in pay and future opportunities that an employer paints on your job to convince you that the future holds something more than you are currently experiencing. Ex: I had my first year appraisal at the McDonalds today. Th... Read more...
Rockefeller Foundation minion Max Mason, who acted as president in the mid-1930s, on multiple occasions expressed his master’s desire for an “anti-hormone” that would reduce fertility worldwide. Now keep in mind, this is more than 35 years before the Foundation actually mentioned funding “... Read more...
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22/08/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Health,
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Your thumbprint might soon be the key to an afternoon candy bar. A Massachusetts based vending machine company is joinng the growing ranks of companies that are field-testing new technologies. Next Generation Vending and Food Service is experimenting with biometric vending machines that would... Read more...