Archived Posts
Jul
Seth’s Blog: The coming melt-down in higher education (as seen by a marketer)
For 400 years, higher education in the US has been on a roll. From Harvard asking Galileo to be a guest professor in the 1600s to millions tuning in to watch a team of unpaid athletes play another team of unpaid athletes in some college sporting event, the amount of time and money and prestige [...]
Jul
In loving memory of Nate “Oteka” Henn – Invisible Children
It is with deep sadness that we write to tell you that one of our dear friends has been lost in the terrorist attack earlier today in Kampala. Nate “Oteka” Henn was killed by an explosion that ripped through a rugby field where hundreds of people had gathered to watch the final match of the [...]
Jul
Our Summer (Print) Newsletter
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Attached you’ll find our summer newsletter. You may have gotten it via snail mail — if not, here it is! Enjoy!
Posted via email from mbjones
Jul
The Economics of the Vuvuzela
via mint.com
If you were curious about this (ear piercing) instrument…
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Jul
Car full of peeps in zombie costume crashes. Chaos ensues.
A car full of people dressed as zombies crashed on Interstate 84 near downtown Portland on Friday, causing initial confusion by people who witnessed the crash.
via kgw.com
Or something like that. The first paragraph (quoted here) cracks me up.
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Jul
News – South Africa: Time and date set for Cape violence
While police and senior politicians have dismissed rumours that xenophobia is brewing in several Cape communities, those on the ground believe there is a very real threat of attacks.
In Masiphumelele, an informal settlement near Cape Town’s Noordhoek, a time and date has even been set – at 3am on July 12, [...]
Jun
Onesimus Online: So In-Your-Face Wrong – Christianity Gone Real Bad
I attended the main service at the Neno Evangelism Centre with two friends. Once again, I was glad to have a Kenyan friend with me, as almost everything was in Swahili. We arrived at the centre as we thought the service should be beginning, but were told that the service would not start until [...]
Jun
Vuvuzelas for BP by Adam Quirk — Kickstarter
via kickstarter.com
This is an amusing protest idea. Instead of just demonstrating outside of BP headquarters, they are providing everyone who comes with vuvuzelas. Living in a country where the vuvuzela is all too common (it was actually invented here, I believe), I know how annoying this will be to those within earshot [...]
Jun
How to Silence Vuvuzela Horns in World Cup Broadcasts
via lifehacker.com
Good bit of advice, if you have the equipment to do it….
Posted via web from mbjones
Jun
The Economics of the World Cup | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice
via mint.com
This is an interesting infographic on the money behind the world cup…
Posted via web from mbjones