ShareTweet Do you remember playing Operation as a kid? I do! And I was pretty bad at it too. My hand always shook and therefore I was privy to that aweful buzz sound! I think I knew then that medicine wasn’t my calling. Here’s a fun infographic by onlineeducation.net of the ever so famous ‘Operation […]
Archive for January, 2010
Women on Top
January 5th, 2010
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ShareTweet yesterday i published a post called ‘women in the workforce’, which looks at the different gender issues and how the roles of women have evolved over the last few decades. the post was based on a time article by nancy gibbs which ran in the october 14 issue. today, i would like to follow up […]
Avatar Smashes Box Office Record
January 4th, 2010
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ShareTweet james cameron has done it again! he’s just sunk his last huge blockbuster, ‘titanic‘, with his new ground breaking, futuristic/sc-fi flick, ‘avatar‘. i’m almost embarrassed to say that i haven’t seen it yet – therefore, i couldn’t possibly pretend to write a review. and although i admit to being a teeny bit curious – seeing all […]
Women in the Workforce
January 4th, 2010
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ShareTweet it seems like moons ago when women were best known for taking care of children, cooking meals, cleaning dishes, doing house chores, vacuuming… and although i’m sure we – and i use the term ‘we’ very loosely here – still do these things quite well, we have made huge progress in the workforce the […]
Fat in America!
January 4th, 2010
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ShareTweet to piggy back on my previous post on ‘why americans are fat’ from the new yorker, here’s a complementary, eye-opening infographic by onlineeducation. click on image to enlarge.
Why Americans Are Fat
January 4th, 2010
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ShareTweet ever wonder why almost 2/3 of americans are overweight? i came across an interesting article that was published by elizabeth kolbert in the new yorker in july 2009 about the evolution of obesity and why americans are fat – it doesn’t focus on the usual fast food explanations – instead, it takes a rather […]
Stretch Your Shoes With Ice
January 3rd, 2010
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ShareTweet Ladies…ever buy a pair of shoes that was one size too small? Why, you ask…because they were the last pair and you absolutely had to have them, of course! Well here’s a quick and simple tutorial that will teach you how to stretch your shoes by a full size in just 4 hours. All […]
The Pig Pandemic
January 3rd, 2010
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ShareTweet needless to say that the swine flu created quite a stir in 2009 – from its first outbreak in mexico in april of last year to its current journey around the world. here below is an educational infographic by raj showcasing the history of the h1n1 virus, starting from 1976. click on image to […]
Odds & Outs of Poker
January 3rd, 2010
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ShareTweet Texas Hold’em is by far the most popular poker – if not card game – today. Everywhere you turn, someone is either playing or talking about it – at least here in Beirut, that is! Young or old, man or woman – everyone’s all in! Although it looks relatively easy to play, especially when […]
China’s Internet Porn Crackdown
January 2nd, 2010
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ShareTweet china arrested over 5,000 people and shut down about 9,000 illegal porn-related sites in 2009. as part of its latest campaign to weed out internet pornography, the government has vowed to continue its strict censorship this year by banning sites that ‘harm public morality’. authorities went as far as offering rewards of up to […]
In 1 Minute…
January 2nd, 2010
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ShareTweet a staggering amount of things happen every second of every day. below is a gripping infographic created by onlineeducation.net of 20 things that happen in 1 minute. click on image to enlarge.
Weird & Wacky Inventions (Part 1)
January 2nd, 2010
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ShareTweet of the past… finish portable sauna, 1962 motorized surfboard, 1948 for a peaceful? and effortless ride around the lake! baby cage, 1937 priceless indeed! for when you want your kids to play outside but not on the bustling streets. rainy day cigarette holder, 1954 heaven forbid you get your precious cigarette wet! shower hood, […]
