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BSC-EarthView

Rated Mar 29 2009 • 1 review • geography, globes, maps, geographic education • blogspot.com

This is another of my self-serving posts, but perhaps I'll be forgiven. This is the new blog for a program we have been running this school year. We have brought EarthView -- a giant, inflatable globe -- to about 8,000 students so far. The purpose is to promote geographic education. The blog is a response to the many questions students ask during our programs, and that we cannot get to.

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http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/web/trans030...

Rated Mar 29 2009 • 127 reviews • environment, water • goodmagazine.com

This is a useful way to visualize our water footprints. Contrary to the reactions some stumbers have posted, it is more informative than preachy. And for those who are wondering, yes, the growing of crops is included (for example in coffee, beer, and beef calculations). The totals do not discriminate between consumptive and non-consumptive uses, or identify the impact on water quality of various choices (e.g., organic versus conventional coffee). But it is useful to view the relative scale of water use for different activities, side-by-side.

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Rated Jan 31 2009 • 9 reviews • heatstick.com

The Heatstick company has some very intriguing products. I look forward to trying out a couple of them. I thought the wearable hummingbird feeder was a joke, but it is real -- have a look at the video!

I agree with the Stumbler who wrote that the Kandle Heeter is not terribly efficient, but I plan to try one anyway as an enjoyable heat supplement.

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Hot Pepper Heat Scale - Scoville Units

Rated Jan 31 2009 • 2 reviews • scoville, chemical eng chile • missouriscenicrivers.com

A simple page -- handy reference to the heat of peppers.

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National Atlas home page

Rated Jan 02 2009 • 16 reviews • geography • nationalatlas.gov

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My Year of Reading "Year of" Books

Rated Jan 02 2009 • 1 review • literature, books, librarians • blogspot.com

A librarian read a few books by people who devoted a year to a particular task or idea. She found so many that she decided to spend a year reading such books. That year is 2009, and she is blogging the experience.

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Starbucks Drinks Simplified (kinda)

Rated Jan 01 2009 • 246 reviews • coffee • quicksilverweb.net

Great contribution to coffee literacy. If you have ever been panicked in a coffee shop, trying to decipher the menu while people behind you in line want their coffee, use this primer.

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