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Time to Buy Brazilian Biofuel
Our South American neighbor expands its production of ethanol and biodiesel. Partnering with Brazil would benefit the economy of a democracy and clean our skies. In Autopia. From Wired News on October 1, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Anthrax Dispute, Bioshield Woes
A government program designed to build a national stockpile of biodefense drugs after the 2001 anthrax attacks has a bad reputation among drug companies. Pharmas and the feds trade blame. From Wired News on October 1, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

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More intelligence
A few days ago I posted observations from a session with the CIA. Decentralized Intelligence Agency (Jay Cross) What a great way to learn: spend a day and a half with friends you really respect having a free-flowing group conversation with fifty or sixty people who yearn to change but are mired in the last centuryTMs clutches. It’s [...] From Internet Time Blog on October 1, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

SAT Questions Weā€™d Love to See
Information Literacy Section–Question #14 Read this: In his new book, ‘State of Denial, ‘Woodward spells out in agonizing detail how George W. Bush and the Republican party have lied to the American people on the level of violence in Iraq and, in particular, the intensity of attacks against U.S. troops. Now, read this: Although Woodward seems to want you [...] From weblogged News on October 1, 2006 at 7:48 p.m..

Governor Typosquat
John Palfrey notes that small-chance candidate for the Massachusetts governorship, Christy Mihos, has taken the domain http://www.kerryhealy.com; the Republican candidate is Kerry Healey. "Who wants a governor who cheats " or whose staff cheats " in such an obvious, silly way?" asks JP, rhetorically. If Mihos were doing something fun or amusing with the typosquat, I wouldn't care. But just redirecting to your own homepage? It's an unworthy trick. [Tags: politics john_palfrey christy_mihos]... From Joho the Blog on October 1, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Buckle Boy Saves Livesā€¦Teaches Kidsā€¦Flattens World
So i just love this story. High school kid in Minnesota makes kitschy video series about the importance of wearing seat belts. Calls himself “Buckle Boy.” Exhibits a certain, um, charm that is, um, endearing. Publishes videos to YouTube. Kids in Shanghai want to raise seat belt awareness. They go online to find resources and [...] From weblogged News on October 1, 2006 at 6:48 p.m..

Web Journals Take On Peer Review
Academic journals control whose research gets published and influence who wins research funding and contracts. Frustrated by the delays and power in the traditional peer-review system, some scientists are turning to an online open review system. From Wired News on October 1, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Self-opposing party
So, as our country decides torture is ok so long as we called it "aggressve questioning," where the hell are the Dems? [Thanks, Mathew Gross, for the link!]... From Joho the Blog on October 1, 2006 at 5:49 p.m..

Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is about to begin here at the airport Sheraton in Amsterdam. (The worst way to handle a day of fasting: Fly west across 7 time zones.) Yom Kippur is the day of atonement so: If I've done badly by you, please let me know how I can make it right (beginning by apologizing to you). No, I'm not kidding. Take it off line: selfevident.com [Tags: yom_kippur atonement]... From Joho the Blog on October 1, 2006 at 4:47 p.m..

NYTimes: Museum Field Trip Deemed Too Revealing
Museum Field Trip Deemed Too Revealing: An art teacher was suspended after one of her fifth-grade students saw nude art in the Dallas Museum of Art. Sometimes you read something in the paper and you just shake your head. If there is to be blame for a field trip to an art museum, (as crazy as that sounds...) From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 1, 2006 at 10:46 a.m..

From Maastricht
After a very long trip, I arrived at the MarktPlein conference in Maastricht last night at 6pm. So, I have a jet-lagged impression of the place based on a fifteen minute schlepp from the train station to the conference hall. The brief version: Twisty old streets. Broad river. Bikes, not cars. Good beer. Dutch people everywhere. Conclusion: I'm ready to move here. The conference is on "Markets are conversations" and all around the hall they've stuck sheets, each with a different thesis from Cluetrain.com. Maybe it's just the jetlag, but my first impulse is to scribble wiseguy com From Joho the Blog on October 1, 2006 at 5:46 a.m..

Notes from Enterprise IA discussions (Sydney)
I presented at the Oz-IA conference today in Sydney on "Succeeding at IA in the enterprise". I'll share the presentation file as soon as I work out why it won't let me upload the file to my site. In the... From Column Two on October 1, 2006 at 3:47 a.m..

Presentation: Oz-IA conference (Sydney)
I gave a presentation today at the inaugural Oz-IA conference in Sydney. The topic of the talk was on "Succeeding at IA in the enterprise", covering: Reworking our methodologies Taking a strategic approach Tackling organisational change Understanding technology Taking a... From Column Two on October 1, 2006 at 3:47 a.m..

It Is 'One Small Step for a Man'
An Aussie computer programmer downloads Neil Armstrong's historic "one small step for man" declaration from his 1969 moonwalk. Sound-editing software shows Armstrong got it right in the transmission from the moon -- he did say "a man." From Wired News on September 30, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

New York Up Close: Getting the 411 on Random School Checks
One question hangs in the air for many students: Will our school be next for random cellphone scanning? From New York Times: Education on September 30, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..