Noteworthy
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50 thousand words in only 30 days?
Has it always sounded like something that would take too much time? How about 175 pages in one month? Continue reading
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The Return of Stuart Katt!
I'm a big fan of Stuart Katt, a large, stripey, lino-block art feline I discovered many years ago. I have several t-shirts, a tote bag, and a set of greeting cards featuring the irrepressible and irresistible tabby. Some of my favorites in the series are "Cat Wants In / Cat Wants Out" (a double-print t-shirt),… Continue reading
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f u cn rd ths
International Literacy Day, observed September 8 and at events throughout the week, focuses attention on worldwide literacy issues and needs. It is estimated that 860 million of the world’s adults do not know how to read or write (nearly two-thirds of whom are women) and that more than 100 million children lack access to education.… Continue reading
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LitraCon
What will they think of next? (Well, actually, I'm still waiting for transparent aluminum, ala Star Trek. Still… this is pretty cool stuff!) The days of dull, grey concrete could be about to end. A Hungarian architect has combined the world’s most popular building material with optical fiber from Schott to create a new type… Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
March 2, 2004 marks the 100th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, known to millions of children as Dr. Seuss.. Continue reading
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Are you qualified to be a “professional”?
Now, perhaps these would make good interview questions 😉 The following short quiz will tell you whether you are qualified to be a "professional." According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong. But many preschoolers got several correct answers. Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory… Continue reading
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Raed Tihs
Instructions: Just read the sentence straight through without really thinking about it. Continue reading
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Inflatable Church
The world's first inflatable church went on display to the public for the first time on Tuesday, May 13, at the National Christian Resources Exhibition at Sandown Park Exhibition Centre in Esher, Surrey, England. The blow-up church, which is 47 feet (14.3 metres) high from ground to steeple, 47 feet long and 25 feet (7.6… Continue reading
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