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30 años de Casa Pueblo

30 años de autogestión comunitaria: Casa Pueblo en Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, celebra su 30 aniversario con música, artesanía, mercado agrícola y talleres educativos, entre otras actividades. 25 de abril de 2010 Plaza Histórica Arístides Moll Boscana, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico 9am … Continue reading

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Quality of Life Index 2010

http://www1.internationalliving.com/qofl2010/?field=final International Living published a few weeks ago its annual Quality of Life index, which I’m commenting here. France is the country with best quality of life (82 points/100), largely due to her excellent health system, low cost of living, … Continue reading

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Hoosgot… the answer?

Dave Sifry, blogger and photographer has a nifty new twitter/blog crawl mashup called Hoosgot (Who’s Got?). Simply place a request with Hoosgot (with the keyword… ‘hoosgot’ followed by the actual words) and use the power of what has been called … Continue reading

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NITLE Prediction Markets

NITLE Prediction Markets Will the majority of institutions be using an open-source learning/course management system by spring 2010? This innocuous question is part of a series of market variables, each with its current value. The value of that proposition as … Continue reading

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Wolfram Alpha’s humor

Not only does Wolfram Alpha give us all the data one may expect (Life expectancy, number of car accidents, unemployment, etc.), but it also has the sense of humor to answer such tricky questions like: How many roads must a … Continue reading

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