Links/Articles Tagged Between January 10th and January 16th
Here are some links that I’ve tagged recently. This set is from January 10th through January 16th:
- Combine PDFs (Apple — Downloads — Automator Actions) ::
- Barack Obama Pop Art — chicagotribune.com ::
- Report Finds Major U.S. Companies Have Offshore Tax Havens — washingtonpost.com :: GAO, searching publicly available data filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, determined that 83 of the 100 largest publicly traded corporations and 63 of the 100 largest federal contractors maintain subsidiaries in countries generally considered havens for avoiding taxes.
- A ‘Second Life’ For Educators : January 2009 : THE Journal :: One of the strengths of the growing education community in Second Life is its “fundamental predisposition to collaborate,” says John Lester, who leads the education and healthcare market development group at Linden Lab.
- ‘The Speech’: An Experts’ Guide — Room for Debate Blog — NYTimes.com :: What does Barack Obama need to do in his inaugural address?
- Dear Sir Obama — Presidential Advice — NYTimes.com :: The children had been interested in the election all year but few of them, truth be told, really thought Mr. Obama would be elected.
- This Inauguration Is Inspiring Classrooms Nationwide — NYTimes.com :: After millions of students watch Barack Obama take the presidential oath on television, some will recite poetry, many will hear brass bands play patriotic music and not a few will debate whether Mr. Obama’s oratory equaled the eloquence of John F. Kennedy.
- Coraline — Google Book Search ::
- Twittering Tips for Beginners — NYTimes.com :: Twitter.com is all the rage among geeks, although it has more hype than users at this point.
- Fashion Icon Michelle Obama Puts Spotlight on Chicago’s ‘Fresh’ Conservatism — washingtonpost.com :: But in the popular consciousness, Chicago has never been about fashion. Until now. When Michelle Obama stepped into the spotlight with her Maria Pinto sheaths, style suddenly became one of this city’s high-profile exports.
- Flickr my background: Put your latest Flickr image in your Twitter background ::
- The University of Chicago in top ranks for Peace Corps volunteers | The University of Chicago :: For the second year in a row, the University has produced the most Peace Corps volunteers in the country.
- Lowery address to commence Martin Luther King Jr. Week celebration | The University of Chicago :: Just days before delivering the benediction at Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., the Rev. Joseph Lowery will kick off the University’s weeklong Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, titled “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy,” on Thursday, Jan. 15 with a speech at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
- Obey Giant — WORLDWIDE PROPAGANDA DELIVERY :: SR: Art!
- Obamicon.Me — Create Your Obamicon ::
- Police: Man sold teen daughter into marriage for cash, beer, meat — CNN.com :: Martinez had arranged through a third party to have his daughter marry the older teenager… In exchange, Galindo was to pay Martinez $16,000 and provide him with 160 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of Gatorade, two cases of wine, and six cases of meat…
- Obama’s Other Breakthrough: A Big-City President — TIME :: he argued that there was a “new metropolitan reality” in which “strong cities are the building blocks of strong regions.” Leaving cities to muddle through on their own while focusing on suburbs and exurbs wasn’t enough, he said, railing against politicians who remain “wedded to an outdated ‘urban’ agenda that focuses exclusively on the problems in our cities and … confuses antipoverty policy with a metropolitan strategy.”
- Ford Taurus Tempts With Tech. And Butt Massagers. | Autopia :: it’s a deal at $25,995 or so. But it’s the gadgets, from the obligatory Sync voice-activated communication and entertainment system to butt-massaging seats (really!) and capless gas tank, that have our inner geek grinning
- Study Finds Ideology Fueled Justice Dept. Hirings — washingtonpost.com :: The key official, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bradley Schlozman, favored employees who shared his political views and derided others as “libs” and “pinkos,” the report said.
- Student auctions virginity, sparks online debate :: “I think it’s a tremendous idea. Why lose it to some guy in the backseat of a Toyota when you can pay for your education?” he told reporters.
- Geographic Information Systems — GIS Mapping Services through PolicyMap :: GIS and Demographic Mapping Made Easy: PolicyMap is an innovative geographic information system which allows you to easily create custom maps, tables, and charts.
- The Seventh Circle of Hell :: SR: Here’s a place to visit!
- Morgan Park Academy looking for new headmaster :: The SouthtownStar :: :: “What’s pretty unique is about 60 percent of the students can be identified as multi-cultural. It’s a very diverse community, and what’s really cool about that is it’s all second nature. I probably visit 10 to 15 schools a year and I could not identify any cliques on campus.”
- GO TO 2040: Metropolitan Chicago’s first truly comprehensive regional plan :: To plan a prosperous future for our region, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) has launched GO TO 2040, metropolitan Chicago’s first truly comprehensive planning campaign
- Drop 10 Facebook Friends, Get a Whopper :: a new promotion from Burger King called Whopper Sacrifice is handing out free Whoppers to anyone willing to sacrifice 10 Facebook friends to the Whopper gods.
- Devex – Jobs, business opportunities, professional networking, and news for professionals working in international development, global health, and foreign assistance ::
- The Dying of the Light — The Drawn Out Indignities of the American Way of Death — washingtonpost.com :: This isn’t about euthanasia. It’s not about spiraling health care costs. It’s about the gift of life — and death. It is about living life and death with dignity, and letting go.
- 08bailoutgraph.jpg 494×339 pixels :: the 2008 bailout vs. other large government projects
- Hyde Park Progress: The Parking Meter Deal: Right Idea, Wrong Reasons :: San Francisco is pioneering a high-tech pilot program that will let parking meters charge a true market rate, based on hourly variations in demand (from $0.25 to $6) at individual meters in a given neighborhood.
- Eddie C Campbell on MySpace Music ::
- Apple Learning Interchange — Photography on the iPhone ::
- Zimbabwe troops eat elephants | BBC NEWS :: The officer said the (elephant) meat was a welcome relief, with the website saying soldiers had previously only been given sadza (maize-meal porridge) to eat
- Bashir case ‘may spark attacks’ | BBC NEWS :: the head of Sudan’s National Security and Intelligence Service, Salah Gosh, said they could not predict the reactions of “outlaws” who could target foreigners in the wake of a decision by the ICC.
- Srour on Education, African Schools, and Building Tomorrow | EconTalk | Library of Economics and Liberty :: Srour discusses how he tries to make sure that his organization accomplishes more than bricks and mortar and the rewards and challenges of a start-up non-profit.
- Building Tomorrow: Destination Kampala :: an international non-profit organization empowering young people to raise funds & awareness to benefit vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa.
- the primeridian :: new official site
- Ubuntu and Its Leader Set Sights on the Mainstream — NYTimes.com :: All the fuss at the meeting centered on something called Ubuntu and a man named Mark Shuttleworth, the charismatic 35-year-old billionaire from South Africa who functions as the spiritual and financial leader of this coding clan.
- Obama’s Worst Pakistan Nightmare — What to do About Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal — David E. Sanger — NYTimes.com ::
- The rights and wrongs of killing civilians | Proportional to what? | The Economist :: Proportionality is a slippery idea. It has two different meanings in Western theory. On the grounds for going to war, jus ad bellum, the cause must be important enough to justify force; any good that will follow must outweigh the inevitable pain and destruction. In the conduct of war, jus in bello, any action must weigh the military gain against the likely harm to civilians.
- Muslim Couple’s Annulment Becomes National Political Issue in France — washingtonpost.com :: From the left and right came a barrage of criticism, suggesting that the decision had given French legal sanction to a Muslim’s demand that his bride be a virgin. Elizabeth Badinter, a longtime women’s rights campaigner, said she felt “shame” that such a court ruling could be handed down in France.
- For Zimbabwe’s Dead, a Final Indignity — washingtonpost.com :: for many, the things that once seemed crucial for a dignified farewell are gone. No more flowers or fancy coffins. No more engraved granite tombstones, which cost hundreds of dollars and are often stolen anyway. No more mourning for a week over meals of warm cabbage, soft cornmeal and freshly slaughtered beef.
- The potential of geothermal power in Africa | Continental Rift | The Economist :: Some 18 geothermal sites in the Ethiopian part of the Rift Valley and in the Danakil depression on the border with Eritrea and Djibouti have been identified. The Ethiopians hope for 440MW of geothermal power against their present energy capacity of 790MW. Geothermal could be an alternative to hydroelectric dams, which provide most of the region’s power but are vulnerable to drought.
- Early American Echoes in South Africa? — NYTimes.com :: The leader of the A.N.C. Youth League — a position Mr. Mandela held decades ago — has threatened to “take up arms and kill for Zuma.” His colleagues keep calling COPE followers “cockroaches” — the Hutu epithet for Tutsis during the Rwandan genocide. The old guerrilla anthem Lethu Mshini Wami (“Bring Me My Machine Gun”) is sung by pro-Zuma crowds and Mr. Zuma himself called his rivals “witches,” who, in Zulu tradition, were killed by stakes driven into their anuses. The tone is very dangerous.
- NBA Player Charities: Shooting Poorly From the Field — TrueHoop By Henry Abbott :: reported revenue of at least $31 million between 2005 and 2007, but only about 44 cents of every dollar raised — or $14 million of that $31 million — actually reached needy causes. The average NBA player foundation put just 51 cents of each dollar it spent toward charitable programs, well below the 65 cents most philanthropic watchdog groups view as acceptable
- A Gaza War Full of Traps and Trickery — NYTimes.com :: Israel has also managed to block cellphone bandwidth, so very few amateur cellphone photographs are getting out of Gaza.
- 14 Percent of U.S. Adults Can’t Read — Yahoo! :: Statistics released by the U.S. Education Department this week show that some 32 million U.S. adults lack basic prose literacy skill. That means they can’t read a newspaper or the instruction on a bottle of pills.
- Obama takes a break for some chili and sausage — Yahoo! News :: Barack Obama dropped in Saturday afternoon for a bite to eat with Washington’s mayor, Adrian Fenty, at Ben’s Chili Bowl, the venerable diner in Washington’s U Street district.
- Governing Party, Facing Challenge, Moves Left in South Africa — NYTimes.com :: In a country where unemployment — even narrowly defined — is 23 percent and where slowing growth is likely to hit manufacturing jobs, both the A.N.C. and its breakaway, the Congress of the People, known as COPE, are positioning themselves as agents of change — a challenging task since the leaders of both parties have been involved in running the country for years.
- Casualties of War: Palestinian Moderates — Yahoo! News :: While Israeli and U.S. officals have suggested that pounding Hamas in Gaza would strengthen Fatah and those Palestinian moderates willing to engage in the peace process, the opposite is occurring on the ground.
- Powell endorses Obama service initiative — CNN.com :: The Web site, www.USAservice.org, will allow people to offer their time or resources and be contacted by people in the community who need that type of help.
- 44 Places to Go in ’09 — Interactive Graphic — NYTimes.com ::

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