tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:08:08 +0000indiaoilscienceDrosselmeyerbelmontgooglegulfmoviespakistanplanetsouth africatweetvoicevoipafghanistanarchelogyasiaauctionbelgiumbhutanblogbloggerbollywoodbpbubblebullyingcanadacellcelticschatchildrenchilechristianitycongocountriescouplescourtdeathdisasterdivorcedrugsearthelton johnenergyflotillafrygangsgazagizagmailgooglevoicegrand prixgrigory perelmanhunzaikeairanisiisraelkissinglakerslawleatherlightlimbaughlistmathmexicomichael gratzelmigrationmineralsmusicnaturenbapaintingparis hiltonperuphoneplatoprizepyramidrushrussiaschiavoneshoeslootsnakessoccersolarspeciessri lankastatsstosursuicideswisstalebantechnologytelescopetigertimelineturkeyutahweddingworld cupHappenings Around the World!http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (AA)Blogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-5420167752724372282Sun, 06 Mar 2011 04:10:00 +00002011-03-05T22:10:35.483-06:00@egoldstein, I'm willing to go back to the basics to play along. What does clicking on Like do here at Amplify? I see that if the people I follow like a post, it shows up in RSS (I don't use Amplify RSS daily as it is always crowded) So what happens when I like someone's post? Thanks. http://amplify.com/u/bt2mfhttp://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/egoldstein-im-willing-to-go-back-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-6717856066258018060Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:44:00 +00002011-03-03T12:44:40.939-06:00Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukA helicopter was among the gifts for the groom in what is being described as one of India's most expensive weddings.The week-long nuptials of Lalit Tanwar to his bride Yogita Jaunapuria are lavish and attended by thousands.Thursday's Indian newspapers say that the wedding was celebrated with 100 dishes and 12 giant TV screens to broadcast proceedings.The http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/lavish-indian-wedding-celebrations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-3323339204658079618Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:56:00 +00002011-03-03T07:56:48.091-06:00The astonishing story of the last few decades is a massive redistribution of wealth, as the rich have shifted the tax burdenAmplify’d from www.guardian.co.ukOver the last half century, the richest Americans have shifted the burden of the federal individual income tax off themselves and onto everybody else. The three convenient and accurate Wikipedia graphs below show the details. The first http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-rich-soaked-rest-of-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-1435550716076189379Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:50:00 +00002011-03-03T07:50:29.476-06:00Amplify’d from blogs.forbes.comThe company best poised to capitalize on Sheen’s move to social media would be TwitPic.com, a Twitter-based image sharing website founded in 2008 by Noah Everett. TwitPic.com – one of many photo sharing sites utilized by Twitter users – is clearly Sheen’s service of choice; it has been the medium for six of Sheen’s eleven tweets http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/twitpic-makes-1600-every-time-charlie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-4203647105517807342Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:35:00 +00002011-03-02T15:35:26.705-06:00Groups and Chat seem to have sneaked back in through the back door of mobile user adaptability.  Is this is a real deal or a fad? Well, get on the bandwagon while it is hot! Here are four recent stories. Blogging Startup Posterous Throws In The Towel, Reinvents Itself As Mobile App Facebook set to unveil new group chat feature Forget Facebook and use The Fridge to plan your spring break New http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/are-making-comeback.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-3819996590807110878Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:13:00 +00002011-03-01T22:13:46.282-06:00Amplify’d from harvardmagazine.comIn the decade since the first mapping of a human genome inits entirety, the pace of discovery enabled by this new technology has, indifferent ways, both exceeded and fallen short of expectations, professor ofsystems biology Eric Lander said at a February 22 panel.Subsequent discoveries have radically altered ourunderstanding of how the genome operates: http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/scientists-examine-impact-of-human.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-1456712771318764169Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:12:00 +00002011-02-23T09:12:08.807-06:00Not sure how effective this is.Amplify’d from www.businessinsider.com via Google ReaderMaybe you've seen this before: You're shopping around for a DVD, book, or gadget on Google and later that same item shows up in an ad on another website.It's annoying. And it means companies are tracking your browsing history to show you targeted ads.How can you stop it? Lifehacker has an extensive columnhttp://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-block-targeted-ads-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-659205580670796614Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:13:00 +00002011-02-14T15:13:24.064-06:00Amplify’d from www.eurekalert.orgRadio traffic can flow in only one direction at a time on a specific frequency, hence the frequent use of "over" by pilots and air traffic controllers, walkie-talkie users and emergency personnel as they take turns speaking.But now, Stanford researchers have developed the first wireless radios that can send and receive signals at the same time.This http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/stanford-researchers-develop-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-1089487906216076939Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:45:00 +00002011-02-13T12:45:10.990-06:00Damn, I'm really surprised, the quality of this software has shot up tremendously. There's so much fun and learning, all for free. It's the real too good to be true but it is true Watch the video at the source.Amplify’d from singularityhub.comI’m just going to come out and say it: the Khan Academy is the best thing that has happened to education since Socrates. The brainchild of http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/yes-khan-academy-is-future-of-education.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-7478322366837303425Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:51:00 +00002011-02-06T11:51:54.035-06:00Amplify’d from www.ox.ac.ukOnline stargazers have reported 90 potential new planets to Oxford University's planet seekers' website.Planethunters.org was set up by Oxford’s Department of Physics to test NASA's Kepler project which is searching for planets in the 'Goldilocks zone', the region around a star in which planets can have liquid water and are neither too hot nor too cold for http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/hunters-spot-90-potential-new-planets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-2163561315865488909Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:54:00 +00002011-02-03T14:54:00.973-06:00Hmm...hmm...Amplify’d from www.guardian.co.uk via Google ReaderUS president told national prayer breakfast in Washington that he prays for the Middle East – and his 12-year-old, MaliaIt's fair to say that Barack Obama has more on his plate than most people. But today Obama admitted that when he kneels to pray for help, it is not always on the weightiest affairs of state.The US http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/barack-obama-affirms-his-christianity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-4728637708074793818Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:02:00 +00002011-02-03T08:02:49.014-06:00Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukA village in Pakistan devastated by flooding has been renamed Midlands after a West Midlands charity raised money to help rebuild it.Walsall-based Midland International Aid Trust raised £113,000 to help the 20 million people thought to be affected by the monsoon floods last year.The village of Lal Pir, now named Midlands, had been cut off by water.Mohammed http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/pakistan-village-renamed-in-honour-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-8474841109483129968Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:03:00 +00002011-02-01T10:03:22.996-06:00Amplify’d from www.politico.comToday’s terrorists do not share a particular ethnic, educational or socioeconomic background. Recently, when state law enforcement agencies were asked to identify terror groups in their states, Muslim extremist groups ranked 11th on a list of 18.Law enforcement agencies identified neo-Nazis, environmental extremists and anti-tax groups as more prevalent http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/homegrown-terrorists-are-not-just.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-1364090078677453527Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:03:00 +00002011-01-31T22:03:58.937-06:00Amplify’d from googleblog.blogspot.comanyone can tweet by simply leaving a voicemail on one of these international phone numbers (+16504194196 or +390662207294 or +97316199855) and the service will instantly tweet the message using the hashtag #egypt. No Internet connection is required. People can listen to the messages by dialing the same phone numbers or going to twitter.com/http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/call-to-tweet-no-internet-required.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-2380041815946862131Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:44:00 +00002011-01-28T14:44:44.376-06:00Seems like a major development for the future of broadband access. Hopefully.Amplify’d from googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.comToday we’re one step closer to a world with “super Wi-Fi.” In an order released yesterday afternoon, the FCC conditionally designated nine companies, including Google, as administrators for a white spaces database and outlined some important ground http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/white-space-wireless-broadband-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-458580144368488123Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:18:00 +00002011-01-24T09:18:20.915-06:00via http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2134240Amplify’d from www.paleofuture.comEdison makes some amazing predictions about a future of golden automobiles, the discontinuation of gold as currency, the rise of steel and the death of the steam engine.What will the world be a hundred years hence?See more at www.paleofuture.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/anhpmhttp://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/thomas-edison-1911-predictions-for-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-437834087854453420Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:13:00 +00002011-01-22T12:13:04.464-06:00The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel. By Nicholas OstlerAmplify’d from www.economist.comENGLISH is the most successful language in the history of the world. It is spoken on every continent, is learnt as a second language by schoolchildren and is the vehicle of science, global business and popular culture. Many think it will spread without end. But Nicholas Ostler, a http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/days-of-english-as-worlds-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-7606154792452315275Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:45:00 +00002011-01-20T15:45:57.027-06:00Amplify’d from www.nytimes.comThe exhibition, designed by the Czech architect Boris Micka, traces the transition of Islamic writings from animal-skin parchment to paper, and from blocky, time-consuming print to a quicker cursive script and colorful illustrated texts. Examples appear on materials including wood, metal, ceramics and textiles from North Africa to Iran and the Far East. http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/tracing-islamic-history-through-its.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-4366409347908506105Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:12:00 +00002011-01-19T22:12:38.966-06:00Amplify’d from www.cbsnews.comKatie Couric hosts a panel discussion on Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, and everyday life for Muslims in America.See more at www.cbsnews.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bmw0zhttp://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/katie-couric-hosts-panel-discussion-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-3772291662145292643Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:34:00 +00002011-01-18T13:34:28.499-06:00URL:  http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/What+Mcdon...See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bmlwfhttp://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/what-mcdonald-chicken-nuggets-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-8571219435102414149Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:10:00 +00002011-01-17T17:10:18.697-06:00Amplify’d from www.youtube.comWith the worldwide population expected to exceed seven billion in 2011, National Geographic magazine offers a 7-part series examining specific challenges and solutions to the issues we face.Read more at www.youtube.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bmfk3http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/7-billion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-7025148792282687026Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:32:00 +00002011-01-12T11:32:29.262-06:00Amplify’d from www.guardian.co.uk via Google ReaderSarah Palin borrows phrase from a notorious passage in the Bible to condemn the Arizona shootingsSarah Palin's use of the phrase "blood libel" could scarcely be more incendiary, especially in a religious country like the US.The blood libel refers specifically to perhaps the most notorious verse in the Bible: Matthew 27:25, which has been http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/blood-libel-what-does-it-mean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-879972937930857909Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:11:00 +00002011-01-08T22:11:51.466-06:00New York Times Skimmer is a good web interface for a traditional newspaper reading. Just in case if you're not aware http://www.nytimes.com/timesskimmer/ http://amplify.com/u/bl12zhttp://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-york-times-skimmer-is-good-web.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-2962693924893518787Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:51:00 +00002011-01-07T21:51:48.758-06:00Amplify’d from english.ahram.org.egMuslims turned up in droves for the Coptic Christmas mass Thursday night, offering their bodies, and lives, as “shields” to Egypt’s threatened Christian communityEgypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/egypt-muslims-attend-coptic-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851655305616534183.post-8382492743326136613Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:40:00 +00002011-01-06T16:40:59.118-06:00All because of "users' time online" and "advertising dollars"?Amplify’d from www.reuters.comFacebook earned $355 million in net income in the first nine months of 2010, according to documents distributed by Goldman Sachs, a fraction of the online social network's $50 billion valuation.According to the document, Facebook generated $1.2 billion in revenue in the first nine months of 2010.http://justgivemeadamnblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/facebook-income-355m-revenue-12bn-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AA)0