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▼Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World with Vali Nasr - UCTV Videos and Podcasts
Vali Nasr discusses the premise of his new new book, “Forces of Fortune,” that the great battle for the soul of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the entire region will eventually be fought not over religion, but over business and capitalism as the Muslim middle class grows. Series: Walter H. Capps Center Series [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18579]
Vali Nasr discusses the premise of his new new book, “Forces of Fortune,” that the great battle for the soul of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the entire region will eventually be fought not over religion, but over business and capitalism as the Muslim middle class grows. Series: Walter H. Capps Center Series [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18579]
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Like▼uTorrent Falcon Remote Controls Your BitTorrent Downloads from Any Browser [Downloads] - Lifehacker
Windows: The popular BitTorrent client uTorrent released a beta build of uTorrent Web Beta, a no-configuration tool that allows you to remotely access and control uTorrent from any web browser. We've walked you through how to remote control the popular uTorrent BitTorrent client in the past, and while most of you could probably set this up fairly easily, uTorrent has been releasing lots of coo...Expand this post »
Windows: The popular BitTorrent client uTorrent released a beta build of uTorrent Web Beta, a no-configuration tool that allows you to remotely access and control uTorrent from any web browser. We've walked you through how to remote control the popular uTorrent BitTorrent client in the past, and while most of you could probably set this up fairly easily, uTorrent has been releasing lots of coo...Expand this post »
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Like▼Most influential people on Twitter – Cosmic 140 - FlowingData
Information Architects just released their annual Web Trends Map, but it's not about the subway and URLs this time around. Instead, it focuses on the 140 most influential Twitter users - the Cosmic 140 - based on list volume. Here are your top five: - Barack Obama (@BarackObama) - Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) - CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) - Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) - Pete Cashmore (@mashable) H...Expand this post »
Information Architects just released their annual Web Trends Map, but it's not about the subway and URLs this time around. Instead, it focuses on the 140 most influential Twitter users - the Cosmic 140 - based on list volume. Here are your top five: - Barack Obama (@BarackObama) - Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) - CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) - Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) - Pete Cashmore (@mashable) H...Expand this post »
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Like▼FastMac U-Socket delayed due to safety redesign, now going for $20 - Engadget
And here you were thinking this thing had vanished into the never-ending Lairs of Vaporwareville. Lucky for you, the gents and gals over at FastMac have been hard at work caving to the also never-ending list of demands from the UL and various other safety agencies. That means that the utterly brilliant U-Socket is indeed still on track for mass production, but it'll be slightly redesigned and s...Expand this post »
And here you were thinking this thing had vanished into the never-ending Lairs of Vaporwareville. Lucky for you, the gents and gals over at FastMac have been hard at work caving to the also never-ending list of demands from the UL and various other safety agencies. That means that the utterly brilliant U-Socket is indeed still on track for mass production, but it'll be slightly redesigned and s...Expand this post »
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Like▼Some Humor from Bill Gates and Steve Jobs - Damn Cool Pics
Being two of the richest men in the world, did you ever wonder what Bill Gates and Steve Jobs might talk about when they were alone? Well, as this post implies, it might be entirely different than you might think. It might also be extremely funny.Expand this post »
Being two of the richest men in the world, did you ever wonder what Bill Gates and Steve Jobs might talk about when they were alone? Well, as this post implies, it might be entirely different than you might think. It might also be extremely funny.Expand this post »
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Like▼The Nile, just south of San Francisco - Snarkmarket
Take a look at this map and see if you can guess what it’s, er, mapping: Any guesses? It’s an old “Paramount Studio map of California’s geographical facsimiles”—that is, places that can stand in for other places. Siberia! Switzerland! Africa! What a state! (Via the Map Room.)Expand this post »
Take a look at this map and see if you can guess what it’s, er, mapping: Any guesses? It’s an old “Paramount Studio map of California’s geographical facsimiles”—that is, places that can stand in for other places. Siberia! Switzerland! Africa! What a state! (Via the Map Room.)Expand this post »
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Like▼Pakistan's Blocking Binge: First Facebook, Now YouTube - NewsTrust - Most Recent Stories
Reuters - By Kamran Haider, Augustine Anthony, Faisal Azziz - May. 20 (News Report) - Pakistan has blocked the popular video sharing website YouTube indefinitely in a bid to contain “blasphemous”...Expand this post »
Reuters - By Kamran Haider, Augustine Anthony, Faisal Azziz - May. 20 (News Report) - Pakistan has blocked the popular video sharing website YouTube indefinitely in a bid to contain “blasphemous”...Expand this post »
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Like▼The Cleverest Geeky Windows Tricks Everyone Should Know [Windows] - Lifehacker
Anyone can sit down at a Windows PC and get along fine, but with the right tips and tricks, you can get around much faster. Here's a handful of clever tricks to boost your Windows skills (and show off to friends). You might recognize a few of these tips (we've covered most of them here before), but chances are good there's something new in the list for just about everybody. And if you know all...Expand this post »
Anyone can sit down at a Windows PC and get along fine, but with the right tips and tricks, you can get around much faster. Here's a handful of clever tricks to boost your Windows skills (and show off to friends). You might recognize a few of these tips (we've covered most of them here before), but chances are good there's something new in the list for just about everybody. And if you know all...Expand this post »
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Like▼Man Jumps From Moving Car Because Wife Won't "Shut Up" [Car Crashes] - Jalopnik
A 23-year-old Tennessee man bailed from a moving vehicle last Thursday during an argument with his wife, who was driving, because she wouldn't "shut up." He's in critical but stable condition after being helicoptered to the hospital. [The Leaf Chronicle] More »Expand this post »
A 23-year-old Tennessee man bailed from a moving vehicle last Thursday during an argument with his wife, who was driving, because she wouldn't "shut up." He's in critical but stable condition after being helicoptered to the hospital. [The Leaf Chronicle] More »Expand this post »
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Like▼Droopy Creates Instant Servers for Large File Trading [Downloads] - Lifehacker
Windows/Mac/Linux: Droopy is a Python script that creates a miniature, one-shot web server that lets anyone upload files through a web page straight to your computer, no matter the size. Instead of using traditional file-sharing methods like FTP or even Dropbox (which requires an account), Droopy lets people upload large files without hassle through their web browser. The file is saved directl...Expand this post »
Windows/Mac/Linux: Droopy is a Python script that creates a miniature, one-shot web server that lets anyone upload files through a web page straight to your computer, no matter the size. Instead of using traditional file-sharing methods like FTP or even Dropbox (which requires an account), Droopy lets people upload large files without hassle through their web browser. The file is saved directl...Expand this post »
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Like▼Ritalin and Adderall to improve college grades - KevinMD.com
by Edward Pullen, MD I watched 60 Minutes on CBS recently, and was surprised to hear how many college students are using stimulants like methylphenidate (Ritalin) and amphetamine/dextroamphetamine (Adderall) to get better grades. These drugs are amphetamines, and Schedule 2 drugs that require a written prescription, cannot be faxed or called into pharmacies, and are considered to have high ab...Expand this post »
by Edward Pullen, MD I watched 60 Minutes on CBS recently, and was surprised to hear how many college students are using stimulants like methylphenidate (Ritalin) and amphetamine/dextroamphetamine (Adderall) to get better grades. These drugs are amphetamines, and Schedule 2 drugs that require a written prescription, cannot be faxed or called into pharmacies, and are considered to have high ab...Expand this post »
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Like▼Pakistan Court Orders Temporary Facebook Ban Over Prophet Caricatures - TechCrunch
A Pakistani court this morning ordered authorities to temporarily block social networking service Facebook over a competition encouraging users to publish caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed on the site. Pakistani muslims stepped up to condemn the user-generated contest for blasphemy, as the depiction of any prophet is strictly prohibited in Islam (favorable or not). The Facebook group “Everyb...Expand this post »
A Pakistani court this morning ordered authorities to temporarily block social networking service Facebook over a competition encouraging users to publish caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed on the site. Pakistani muslims stepped up to condemn the user-generated contest for blasphemy, as the depiction of any prophet is strictly prohibited in Islam (favorable or not). The Facebook group “Everyb...Expand this post »
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Like▼Install Ubuntu on a Windows Netbook, No Partitioning Needed [Netbook] - Lifehacker
Maybe you want to give Linux a try on your netbook with Ubuntu's Netbook Remix, but don't want to have to wipe your system to do so. Luckily, you can install and remove Ubuntu from Windows, just like any other application. At the How-To Geek's abode away from Lifehacker, writer Matthew details the pretty simple process of installing Ubuntu as a kind of sub-system in Windows using Wubi, a metho...Expand this post »
Maybe you want to give Linux a try on your netbook with Ubuntu's Netbook Remix, but don't want to have to wipe your system to do so. Luckily, you can install and remove Ubuntu from Windows, just like any other application. At the How-To Geek's abode away from Lifehacker, writer Matthew details the pretty simple process of installing Ubuntu as a kind of sub-system in Windows using Wubi, a metho...Expand this post »
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Like▼Add Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Info to Your Gmail Contacts [APPS] - Mashable!
Relationship manager Gist has just launched the Gist Gadget for the Google Apps Marketplace. The Gist Gadget basically lets you find out way more about the people in your inbox, directly from Gmail. This means that when you get an e-mails, you can also get links to the sender’s Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn profiles, see what updates he or she has pushed out recently to his or her blog, and a...Expand this post »
Relationship manager Gist has just launched the Gist Gadget for the Google Apps Marketplace. The Gist Gadget basically lets you find out way more about the people in your inbox, directly from Gmail. This means that when you get an e-mails, you can also get links to the sender’s Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn profiles, see what updates he or she has pushed out recently to his or her blog, and a...Expand this post »
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Like▼iSendr Shares Files Without Hosting Them on a Server for All to Access [File Sharing] - Lifehacker
We've featured a number of file sharing services, but you may not want to host your files on a central server. Free web service iSender will instantaneously transfer a file directly from you to a friend, no server or software required. The process iSenr uses isn't so different from direct file transfers in AIM or other similar IM protocols, though it's quite a bit more reliable. All you do is ...Expand this post »
We've featured a number of file sharing services, but you may not want to host your files on a central server. Free web service iSender will instantaneously transfer a file directly from you to a friend, no server or software required. The process iSenr uses isn't so different from direct file transfers in AIM or other similar IM protocols, though it's quite a bit more reliable. All you do is ...Expand this post »
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Like▼Regional Variation in Diagnosis Frequency - Healthcare Economist
For many years, the Dartmouth Atlas has chronicled how variation in medical resource use across the country. Despite glaring differences in the cost and volume of care across the nation, regions with...Expand this post »
For many years, the Dartmouth Atlas has chronicled how variation in medical resource use across the country. Despite glaring differences in the cost and volume of care across the nation, regions with...Expand this post »
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Like▼Why Does Academia Treat Its Workforce So Badly? - Business :: The Atlantic
A piece on adjuncts in Inside Higher Ed has been attracting a lot of attention among academics of my acquaintance. Its description of academic life is shockingly brutal--shocking even to me, who knows enough PhDs to be acquainted with the dismal facts: When I began teaching at Columbia and Barnard in the 1960s, almost all the positions in their German departments were tenure-track. I came t...Expand this post »
A piece on adjuncts in Inside Higher Ed has been attracting a lot of attention among academics of my acquaintance. Its description of academic life is shockingly brutal--shocking even to me, who knows enough PhDs to be acquainted with the dismal facts: When I began teaching at Columbia and Barnard in the 1960s, almost all the positions in their German departments were tenure-track. I came t...Expand this post »
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Like▼PenyuLocker Hides Folders in Plain Sight as Recycling Bins [Downloads] - Lifehacker
Windows: Looking to stash some files out of sight? PenyuLocker camouflages your folder as a functional Recycle Bin. It's not exactly nested Truecrypt volumes but PenyuLocker is a novel data-obfuscation tool. Point PenyuLocker at a folder and lock it, it swaps the folder's icon with the icon of the Recycling Bin and anyone who clicks on the folder is taken to the Recycling Bin for that drive. P...Expand this post »
Windows: Looking to stash some files out of sight? PenyuLocker camouflages your folder as a functional Recycle Bin. It's not exactly nested Truecrypt volumes but PenyuLocker is a novel data-obfuscation tool. Point PenyuLocker at a folder and lock it, it swaps the folder's icon with the icon of the Recycling Bin and anyone who clicks on the folder is taken to the Recycling Bin for that drive. P...Expand this post »
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Like▼42Goals Tracks Your Goals with a User-Friendly Interface and Copious Charts [Goals] - Lifehacker
Goal tracking doesn't have to be a hassle or dull, 42Goals helps you set goals and track them in a visually pleasing and easy to use way—whether you're tracking cups of coffee drank, miles ran, or dollars spent on lunch. At 42Goals you can track just about anything. They provide templates for all sorts of things ranging from coffee cups drank to number of times you've fed your cat to quitting ...Expand this post »
Goal tracking doesn't have to be a hassle or dull, 42Goals helps you set goals and track them in a visually pleasing and easy to use way—whether you're tracking cups of coffee drank, miles ran, or dollars spent on lunch. At 42Goals you can track just about anything. They provide templates for all sorts of things ranging from coffee cups drank to number of times you've fed your cat to quitting ...Expand this post »
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Like▼The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment - NewsTrust - Most Recent Stories
The New York Review of Books - By Peter Beinart - May. 17 (Opinion) - In recent years, several studies have revealed, in the words of Steven Cohen of Hebrew Union College and Ari Kelman of the...Expand this post »
The New York Review of Books - By Peter Beinart - May. 17 (Opinion) - In recent years, several studies have revealed, in the words of Steven Cohen of Hebrew Union College and Ari Kelman of the...Expand this post »
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Like▼Denied Entry: Israel Blocks Noam Chomsky from Entering West Bank to Deliver Speech - Democracy Now!
On Sunday afternoon, Noam Chomsky was stopped by Israeli border guards at the Allenby Bridge border crossing from Jordan. After over three hours of questioning, Chomsky’s passport was stamped with "Denied Entry." He was scheduled to deliver a lecture at Bir Zeit University near Ramallah and was scheduled to meet with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. No reason was initially given for the...Expand this post »
On Sunday afternoon, Noam Chomsky was stopped by Israeli border guards at the Allenby Bridge border crossing from Jordan. After over three hours of questioning, Chomsky’s passport was stamped with "Denied Entry." He was scheduled to deliver a lecture at Bir Zeit University near Ramallah and was scheduled to meet with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. No reason was initially given for the...Expand this post »
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Like▼The Journey Of Mankind - The Presurfer
According to the recent single origin hypothesis, human ancestors originated in Africa, and eventually made their way out to the rest of the world. The Journey of Mankind is a virtual global journey of modern man over the last 160,000 years. The map shows the interaction of migration and climate over this period.The PresurferExpand this post »
According to the recent single origin hypothesis, human ancestors originated in Africa, and eventually made their way out to the rest of the world. The Journey of Mankind is a virtual global journey of modern man over the last 160,000 years. The map shows the interaction of migration and climate over this period.The PresurferExpand this post »
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Like▼Israel stops US academic at border - AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Noam Chomsky denied entry to West Bank to give a lecture to university students.
Noam Chomsky denied entry to West Bank to give a lecture to university students.
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