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‘Smart TVs’ offer new windows onto the Internet

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:53:08 GMT

recommended by: Joeineire
posted by: Garavi Gujarat
remarks: GOODBYE, idiot box. Hello, smart TV.
The world’s obsession with tapping into the Internet is being played out on the biggest screen in the house, with software startups, TV makers, and technology titans such as Google and Microsoft adding momentum to the trend.

URL: www.gg2.net

Defecate the Apple way with the iPoo Toilet

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:36:34 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Jeff Cormier
remarks: Incredible toilet concept.

URL: c4universe.com

Why do Americans hate teachers?

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:30:49 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Nathan Rein
remarks: The wave of popular hostility towards teachers that seems to be pouring out in the wake of events in Wisconsin and elsewhere is pretty remarkable. Lots of people -- not everyone, but many highly vocal people -- seem to harbor tremendous resentment and scorn for the teaching profession, however much they might pay lip service to the standard pieties about it. Politicians, mostly right-wing tea-party sympathizers, have succeeded in milking this resentment to great advantage. I don't understand this phenomenon, frankly. Why the suspicion and anger? It can't really be about money -- teachers make much less on average than, say, prison guards, but you don't see people hating on prison guards the same way.

Amplify'd from www.nytimes.com

Teachers Wonder, Why the Scorn?

The jabs Erin Parker has heard about her job have stunned her. Oh you pathetic teachers, read the online comments and placards of counterdemonstrators. You are glorified baby sitters who leave work at 3 p.m. You deserve minimum wage.

Ms. Parker, a second-year teacher making $36,000, fears that under the proposed legislation class sizes would rise and higher contributions to her benefits would knock her out of the middle class.

“I love teaching, but I have $26,000 of student debt,” she said. “I’m 30 years old, and I can’t save up enough for a down payment” for a house. Nor does she own a car. She is making plans to move to Colorado, where she could afford to keep teaching by living with her parents.

Some experts question whether teaching, with its already high attrition rate — more than 25 percent leave in the first three years — will attract high-quality recruits in the future.

Those who oppose the gathering momentum to evaluate teachers based in significant part on student test scores argue that it will drive good teachers from the neediest schools.

“What we need in these schools is stability,” said Mr. Cody, 52, who writes a blog about teaching. “We need to convince people that if they invest their career in working with these challenging students, then we will reward them and appreciate them. We will not subject them to arbitrary humiliation in the newspaper. We will not require they be evaluated and paid based on test scores that often fluctuate greatly beyond the teacher’s control.”

Read more at www.nytimes.com

Hire prestige home builders Melbourne

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:27:13 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: anoop
remarks: When you have land, money and above all, a dream to built one of the fantastic homes to die for, there is no room to compromise anything from your wish-list.
Read more @ http://realestateflat.com/2012/01/19/hire-prestige-home-builders-melbourne-and-let-your-dream-come-true/

Luxe hotels in India

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:58:47 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Kanika Singh
remarks: Luxe Hotels in India -. Wij bieden de beste hotels reserveren in India te krijgen beste tarief en de tarieven voor luxe hotels in indai.get beste locatie en vergelijk de prijs voor alle luxe hotels in India
Read@ http://www.goheritageindiajourneys.be/luxe-hotels-in-india/

Luxe Spa Resorts india

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:06:37 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Kanika Singh
remarks: Luxury Spa Resort in India - Meer weten over spa en resort in India. Wij bieden de beste tours pakket en spa resort tarief voor alle luxe resort in India.Find de beste deal en de tarieven voor de spa en resort in India
Read@ http://www.goheritageindiajourneys.be/luxe-spa-resorts/

Kerala Tours India

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:09:47 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Kanika Singh
remarks: Kerala is de heven van god, dan kunt u kerala schoonheid zien met go erfgoed. Wij bieden de beste plaats en de stranden tour in Kerala. Kerala hotels en Kerala meest wenselijke bestemming met zeer effectieve price.Get online details en vergelijk prijs voor deffrent locatie van Kerala tijdens kerala tours
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Boeddhistische Tours in India

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:11:03 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Kanika Singh
remarks: Boeddha toeristische bestemming in India. Meer weten over Budhha en boeddha tours pakket. Erfgoed gaan india reizen bieden u alle boeddhistische doellocatie met details, Sarnath, kushinagr, bhodhgaya tours pakket op zeer lage tarieven
Read@http://www.goheritageindiajourneys.be/boeddhistische-tours/

Taj Mahal Tours India

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:14:32 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Kanika Singh
remarks: Ga Erfgoed India Journeys bieden de beste tours prijs voor de Taj Mahal in Agra tours. Agra sightseeing tours pakket met Agra erfgoed bestemming. Wij bieden de beste prijzen voor Agra reizen met luxe accommodatie in Agra
Read@ http://www.goheritageindiajourneys.be/taj-mahal-tours/

Gouden Driehoek Tour India

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:15:47 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Kanika Singh
remarks: gouden driehoek tours india bieden wij u Delhi Jaipur Agra sightseeing tours met erfgoed bestemming in India. Delhi sightseeing tours, roze stad Jaipur tours, Agra Fort Agra Taj Mahal tours pakket
Read@http://www.goheritageindiajourneys.be/gouden-driehoek-tour/

Traffic Cameras About Money

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:00:43 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr.
remarks: As Chairman of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, I called for hearings in 2010 into Red Light Cameras. I can assure you these cameras are much more about money than anything else:

http://duncan.house.gov/2010/06/duncan-calls-hearing-on-red-light-cameras.shtml

Amplify'd from washingtonexaminer.com

By interfering with the free flow of traffic, cameras actually create additional traffic hazards.

photo enforcement is about money, not public safety.

Fort Collins, Colo., likewise experienced an 83 percent increase in accidents after red light cameras were installed.

Read more at washingtonexaminer.com

Why I want to Retire Early!

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:23:35 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Free Money Wisdom

URL: www.freemoneywisdom.com

India Wildlife Tours

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:51:50 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Kanika Singh
remarks: India Wildlife Tours - krijgt de beste deal op wilde dieren tours verpakking India.We bieden goede tours pakket en plaats reserveren tijdens de tours om wilde dieren package.Get beste resort en fauna reispakket in India en vind de beste korting op alle flora en fauna tours pakket
Read@ http://www.goheritageindiajourneys.be/india-wildlife-tours/

Content rules for marketers

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:01:16 GMT

recommended by: David C. and 1 more of your sources
posted by: Rich Meyer
remarks: Quality content can be anything you create online: “words, images” and all the other data on your website. Top content is a terrific marketing tool because it “attracts people to you and creates trust, credibility, and authority…and that ultimately converts visitors and browsers into buyersThe “Content Rules”.

URL: newmediaandmarketing.com

Are you part of a very special group?

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:02:41 GMT

recommended by: Peter Egan Jr.
posted by: Larry Frieders
remarks: Do act on your own behalf instead of looking to others to take care of your health for you?