Geography of Coffee

Jun 20, 7:56am 1 review geography, coffee, cafe, justice
http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh/coffee/

Stumblers: I hope you don't mind, but this is my own page. I kind of like it. Please have a look. The purpose is to help people understand all the people and places involved in providing us coffee.

BBC NEWS | Americas | Lasting legacy of Brazils Japanese

Jun 20, 7:53am 2 reviews brazil, brasil, nippo-brazilians
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7459448.stm

Happy Anniversary, Nippo-Brazil! This is an excellent story describing the migrations from Japan to Brazil that began in 1908, and the festivities surrounding the centennial.

YouTube - Barack Obama:Africa Bamba

Jun 6, 11:43am 1 review latin-music, music, video, obama, carlos-santana
http://video.stumbleupon.com/?p=6q5bqjyj66

This is a perfect choice -- One of my favorite Santana songs, which I use with my students and other audiences because it celebrates the African roots of Latin music and culture. It is the perfect vehicle for a message of unity.

Dunkin Donuts Pulls Ad Featuring Rachael Ray In A Scarf That Looks Too Arab - M…

Jun 6, 10:26am 5 reviews coffee, bigotry, cowardice
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/28/dunkin-donuts-pulls-ad-fe_n_103859.html

Thanks to Huffington and the Globe for letting everyone know that Dunkin' Donuts has caved in to this bigotry and ignorance.

Gap Unveils New For Kids By Kids Clothing Line | Pranks & Bloopers | Funny Video…

May 12, 8:21pm 1 review activism, clothing
http://www.jibjab.com/view/240803

Perhaps the target is too easy, but this parody of marketing sweatshop products is well done.

Lufthansa to Europe: Virtual Pilot!

Feb 10, 5:22pm 6 reviews geography, video-games, europe, place-name-geography
http://www.lufthansa-usa.com/useugame2007/html/play.html

This site from Lufthansa teaches the location of many European cities. As a geographic educator who is somewhat susceptible to video-game addiction, I can attest to the high quality of this site! You'll have fun, learn something, and stay up too late!

Darwin Day Celebration

Feb 10, 5:13pm 9 reviews evolution, education, science
http://www.darwinday.org/

This very educational site celebrates the coincidence of Darwin and Lincoln being born on the very same day. A few years ago, the organization helped me to put on a pro-Darwin event at my church on the anniversary. We are now gearing up for the bicentennial of Abe/Chuck on February 12, 2009, and we will be using this site to plan and publicize the celebration.

PEM | Origami Now Folding Station 2007

Dec 29, 2007 1:35pm 139 reviews arts, origami
http://pem.org/origami/

This is the online version of video tutorials I found at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. The exhibit will be going away soon, but this tutorial is great! Even a klutz like me made a reasonable duck.

GOOD 008 - Transparency - Vampire Energy

Dec 23, 2007 11:02pm 41 reviews environment
http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/008/trans008vampireenergy.html

I had heard the concept before, but this page quantifies the problem. Based on this, I may install a switch next to the TV/VCR cabinet to save electricity without crawling behind the thing all the time!

http://www.intelligentguess.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/usa-historical-d…

Dec 23, 2007 10:57pm 62 reviews liberal-politics, economics
http://www.intelligentguess.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/usa-historica...

This graph shows a relationship between deficit spending and party affiliation that might surprise some conservatives. A fair critique is that the graph does not show party distinctions before Bush-Clinton-Bush. First reason: the debt ratio was falling through the entire period.

Second reason: prior to Bush I and Bush II, Republicans were actual conservatives. Bush I -- and especially Bush II -- are Republicans, but they are not conservatives. They are borrow-and-spend radicals who shovel public money into the pockets of their backers.