Growing up on a working dirt farm in Michigan, I know a thing or two about agricultural farming.  So I get a little up in arms when my friends tell me things like “The way corn is raised depletes the land in 7-10 years”.  Bull-SH**. My family has raised Corn, Wheat, and Oats on the [...]

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Scandal Always drives traffic, there is a lot of traffic around, Scandal Novine Srbija,  Scandal Novine Novi Broj, Scandal Novine Beograd, and Scandal Novine najnoviji broj. Skandal is the equivalent of the English for Gossip or Tabloids.  A Skandal Novine is just a Gossip Magazine. Digerat.com has been getting a lot of traffic for Scandal [...]

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Do you want a high paying job while having fun at work. Ever consider being a digital artist. If this gets your creative juice going, motion graphics might be right for you. The top in-demand careers of 2009 includes industries of Business, IT, and Law. Technology is used in each of these industries creating market [...]

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SkinzWraps is know for their High End Car Wraps for advertising, but they just released a product called FastSkinz which is supposed to increase your cars fuel efficiency by reducing drag.  The concept is similar to the physics of Golf Balls, or Shark Skin.  The Dimples create small pockets of turbulence which the faster moving [...]

Filed under : Automotive

Re-enact the Obama Inaugural any time you want with the 6 inch Obama Action Figure. In a time when America so desperately needed a hero, along came a man to show us a brand new vision of what America and the world could be in the 21st century. In many ways, Obama is the closest [...]

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The First CTO of America is very likely to be born in India.  There are 2 candidates for the position, Padmasree Warrior, the chief technology officer of Silicon Valley networking giant Cisco Systems (CSCO), and Vivek Kundra, who holds the same title in the government of Washington, D.C. While both of these candidates have a [...]

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I grew up with Amish neighbors. It never struck me as that odd since I saw them on a daily basis. It never strikes most people to ask why it is that Amish shun technology. I know it took me until high school to ask, and I saw them every day. So for those who [...]

Filed under : Life Hacks

Enter your university/college email address. If eligible, you will receive an email to purchase. Click on the link in the email to access the store. Purchase your license/product key. Add back-up media to your order (optional). Checkout and download Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007! You must have a valid e-mail address at an educational institution ending [...]

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Living in America exposes you to mainstream culture and doesn’t allow for many French artist to appear within the scene. I recently came across a few good tunes to change the true American in you and I. Artist like One Step Inside, Tibaldus, Marc Beziat, and John Ellman all come to mind when thinking about [...]

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The Swamp: Props: Green Course A.L.: 4 D.L.: 2 Focus: Cooperation Credit: Kimball Camp YMCA Draw two marks upon the ground, spaced at least ten feet apart. (For more athletic groups. space them at least 20 feet apart.) While out on assignment for International Geographic, you, are sent deep within the heart of the Amazon [...]

Filed under : Mini Lesson Plans

Toxic Waste: Props: Tin can, water, bicycle tube, ropes A.L.: 2 D.L.: 4 Focus: Communication / Cooperation Credit: Boy Scouts of America You did so well with removing the nitroglycerin from the nuclear reactor meltdown (if you’ve done that activity), that the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Department (N.E.R.D.s for short) have decided to give you a [...]

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Pioneer Way Of Life: Discussion Info: What Is A Pioneer?: We are going to talk today about Pioneers, Pilgrims and Settlers. Can anyone tell me what a settler was? (Someone who went someplace to live.) What is the difference between a “settler” and a “pioneer”? (A pioneer was usually someone who went there first.) Do [...]

Filed under : Camp Leadership

What is Orienteering?: Discussion Info: What is Orienteering?: Orienteering is finding your way using a map and a compass. Orienteering is a popular sport throughout the world, especially in Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland), and is now starting to catch on in America. The competitions are held all over the world, and they receive the [...]

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Environmental Engineers: Discussion Info: What is an Environmental Engineer: Can anyone, by looking around the classroom, give a one-word guess as to what this class, Environmental Engineers, is concerned about? (The Environment. Basically everything that is outside!) An Environmental Engineer is a person who specializes in the study of pollution in the environment, and who [...]

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Canoe Explorers: Discussion Info: Background: The Indians and early American explorers used to look for animal signs to determine whether an area was worth settling. Their survival depended upon the diversity of the community and understanding the environment around them. In this class, you will learn about what plants and animals need to survive, how [...]

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There was a lot of news recently about if Powerset should sell, or play David and Goliath with Google.  I vote sell. The concept is good, but they are more of an Ask competitor than a Google competitor, and we know how well Ask is doing. So let’s Play. Question one, which I posed a [...]

Filed under : Industry News, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

The F117 will hold a place in American Memory, for years it was an icon of our advanced air superiority in America.  When ever a movie wanted to imply something big was going down, the rolled out the F117 with its unmistakable Black V-Shape, and sharp angles. The Lockheed Martin F22 Raptor looks less distinct, [...]

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I guess worse could be used multiple ways, like “If you are looking for ways to overthrow a government Gays are worse than terrorists”, but if you are an Oklahoma Legislator, you’d think that most of the things Terrorists do would be “worse” than anything gays do.  But what about for your average Joe, the [...]

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The New York Times chose to run a very strange Op-Ed claiming that Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” was not fiction, but rather based on an actual event in which his neighbor suffered entomological dysplasia the result of which was a transformation into a giant cock roach. The point of the Op-Ed was not as clear to [...]

Filed under : Rants and Tangents

Relish, where we celebrate America’s love of food. The best things in life happen around the table, and we want to be part of yours. From Wisconsin’s cheesemakers to New Mexico’s chile pepper farmers, we’ll showcase the folks who make our food great. Along the way, we’ll advise you on the best cooking gadgets and [...]

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