Tuesday, May 29, 2007
NPR : 'China Road' Trip
NPR : 'China Road' Trip Gauges a Nation on the Move: "In 2004, Rob Gifford set out on a 3,000-mile journey across China. The NPR correspondent followed a single highway west from Shanghai into the heart of Asia. His trip resulted in a series of stories and now a book, called China Road, a look at the rapidly rising nation."
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Translate Foreign Language Web Sites
Cool Things You Can Do With Google - lifehack.org: "Translate Foreign Sites
A large portion of the web sites on the Internet are not in English. This means that you’re missing out on a big portion of the Web. Fortunately, Google has provided a solution.
First, translate the word you want to search for into the desired language. You can do this at BabelFish. Next, go to Google, enter your search query, and press enter.
On the results page, you should see a link that says, “Translate this page” to the right side of the search results. Click on that link and Google will automatically translate the page to English
for you."
A large portion of the web sites on the Internet are not in English. This means that you’re missing out on a big portion of the Web. Fortunately, Google has provided a solution.
First, translate the word you want to search for into the desired language. You can do this at BabelFish. Next, go to Google, enter your search query, and press enter.
On the results page, you should see a link that says, “Translate this page” to the right side of the search results. Click on that link and Google will automatically translate the page to English
for you."
Monday, May 21, 2007
Visualizing the ‘Power Struggle’ in Wikipedia
Visualizing the ‘Power Struggle’ in Wikipedia
Top 20 Most Hotly Revised Articles
Top 20 Most Hotly Revised Articles
- Jesus
- Adolf Hitler
- October 2003
- Nintendo revolution
- Hurricane Katrina
- India
- RuneScape
- Anarchism
- Britney Spears
- PlayStation 3
- Saddam Hussein
- Japan
- Albert Einstein
- 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake
- New York City
- Germany
- Muhammid
- Pope Benedict XVI
- Ronald Regan
- Hinduism
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Comparison of TMC Traffic vs. MSN Direct for GPS
Comparison of TMC Traffic vs. MSN Direct on your GPS | GPS Lodge
Compares traffic features such as on Garmin nüvi [nuvi[ 660 and 680
Compares traffic features such as on Garmin nüvi [nuvi[ 660 and 680
Monday, May 14, 2007
DoDo Jin Ming Page - Laurence Miller Gallery
DoDo Jin Ming Page - Laurence Miller Gallery: "DoDo Jin Ming Respecting the awesome power and drama found only in the sea, DoDo Jin Ming creates extraordinary black and white images that transport the viewer to a precipice about to be submerged under a cascade of water."
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Sri Lanka closing airport at night after rebel airstrikes - International Herald Tribune
Sri Lanka closing airport at night after rebel airstrikes - International Herald Tribune: "Sri Lanka's only international airport will be closed at night after a series of Tamil Tiger rebel air raids near the capital...
The airport will be shut from 10:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m each day starting May 10, [2007]"
Need to check times for SQ, which used to arrive and depart during this window.
The airport will be shut from 10:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m each day starting May 10, [2007]"
Need to check times for SQ, which used to arrive and depart during this window.
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