January 2012
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In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad
I use my iPad everyday. It’s fun and truly a marvel. I also read that Apple now has nearly $100 BILLION in cash on its balance sheet. And nearly 700,000 jobs overseas primarily through its supply base. The time of just blissfully ignoring how something is made is over; we all need to count all the costs of what we use and enjoy. We can’t just bask in the fun of a new iPad and act like...
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Scientists try to bring back ladybugs
ITHACA, N.Y. — New York state’s official insect, the nine-spotted ladybug, is making a comeback in a fourth-floor laboratory on Cornell University’s campus.
Once extremely common in New York, the nine-spotted became rare over the last 40 years and was even thought to be extinct, said Leslie Allee, a Cornell entomologist.
Allee and another Cornell entomologist, John Losey,...
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“The genius of Martin Luther ran up against a legal dilemma that he could not...”
– The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul
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WatchNorthern Lights
This is not CGI or Hollywood magic. This is God the artist with His paintbrush in all of its glory. In a beautiful place I like called Norway. Enjoy and simply ponder.
condenasttraveler:
Northern Lights over Norwegian Laplands
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Once Hidden by Forest, Carvings in Land Attest to...
From the NYT; full story HERE.
RIO BRANCO, Brazil — Edmar Araújo still remembers the awe.
As he cleared trees on his family’s land decades ago near Rio Branco, an outpost in the far western reaches of the Brazilian Amazon, a series of deep earthen avenues carved into the soil came into focus.
“These lines were too perfect not to have been made by man,” said Mr. ...
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WatchMore of “Less is More”
Watch the University of Edinburgh’s Harald Haas discuss how future wireless data can be transmitted through lightbulbs.
When we use smartphones or tablet PCs to surf the internet, check emails, share pictures, engage in social networking, or store information in a cloud, we make use of wireless communications technology.
Traditionally, all the...
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WatchLess Does Equal More
Watch Graham Hill’s talk on editing one’s life for more time, freedom, and happiness … then read David Friedlander, below, as he writes about the LifeEdited project and the “luxury of less”.
Imagine you are editing the story of your life. What parts of the plot are essential? Which settings are necessary? Which characters are indispensable?...
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How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work →
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A good read about how Apple and other companies that manufacture products in China (among other countries abroad) simply can’t bring the jobs back to the USA without serious changes in our national and economical outlook and policies…for better or worse.
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“The Holy Spirit is given to each Christian. This is part of why in the...”
– The Bible Alone, John Ortberg, October 9, 2011, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church
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“Jonathan Haidt, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, is a...”
– What the Right Gets Right, a NYT piece by Thomas Edsall, where, with the competitors for the Republican presidential nomination engaged in an intriguing and unexpected debate, he explores the questions: What does the right get right? (and) What insights, principles, and analyses does this movement...
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What’s the Best Way to Protect Against Online...
A little too much knee-jerk and not enough thought (for many of us, me included) in the “Stop SOPA” movement. Stay smart, America—online piracy is a real problem. Here are several thoughtful positions reported by the NYT. Get informed and then decide what to tell your Congressman or Congresswoman. We need intelligent debate that leads to real action. We don’t need...
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Hey Kentucky: Casinos no cure-all for state...
For those of us in Kentucky, time to decide whether you think having casinos in the Commonwealth is a good idea. A couple of Herald Leader stories follow; good in-depth reporting on a tough issue. Stay smart, America.
First full story HERE; second story HERE.
FRANKFORT — Faced with another round of state budget cuts, Gov. Steve Beshear promotes casino gambling as a way “to improve our ...
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The Chinese-Takeout Container Is Uniquely American
The Chinese-takeout container, with its Japanese-influenced origami folds, is a uniquely American invention. On Nov. 13, 1894, in Chicago, the inventor Frederick Weeks Wilcox patented a version of what he called a “paper pail,” which was a single piece of paper, creased into segments and folded into a (more or less) leakproof container secured with a dainty wire handle on top. The...
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An Invisible Keyboard Aims to Improve Touch-Screen...
LAS VEGAS — A Jerusalem-based start-up is trying to eliminate a problem that you didn’t know existed: the visibility of a keyboard.
At the International Consumer Electronics Show, the company, Snapkeys, demonstrated its invisible keyboard, which it is hoping will become the default typing method on smartphones and tablets, replacing the traditional qwerty layout.
“We wanted to get rid of...
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““Ye are Christ’s.” 1 Corinthians 3:23
“Ye are...”
– Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon
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““For me to live is Christ.” Philippians 1:21
The believer did not...”
– Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon
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Resolved in 2012: To Enjoy the View Without Help...
Last week, I drove to Pacifica, a beach community just south of San Francisco, where I climbed a large rocky hill as the sun descended on the horizon. It painted a typically astounding California sunset across the Pacific Ocean. What did I do next?
What any normal person would do in 2011: I pulled out my iPhone and began snapping pictures to share on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
I...
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““Continue in prayer.” Colossians 4:2
It is interesting to remark...”
– Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon 