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PHOTOS: Apple iPhone 3GS ads are popping up all over China

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Over the last few days, I started noticing an increase in iPhone 3GS advertisements on the streets. Popping up everywhere, on bus stop routes, sides of buildings. Some have lights connected and are lit up all night.

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PHOTO: China's first class of women fighter pilots

From the Boston Globe:

A member of China's first class of women fighter pilots prepares to board her aircraft during a ceremony with new flight gear designed for women, at a People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force base in Beijing on August 30, 2009. The pilots will make their debut during the upcoming National Day Parade. China could launch its first woman into space as early as 2012, the candidate being chosen from this group. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images)



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8 page document that Google submitted. A micropayment system so you can pay for online news!

The 8 page .pdf document that Google submitted in response to the NAA's (Newspaper Association of America) request for information. - Regarding the proposed micropayment platform

"This document identifies Google's capabilities in these areas, highlights our planned and existing tools, lays out our vision for what this ecosystem might look like, and hopefully opens the door to more detailed discussions with the NAA and individual publishers"

Google: Response to the NAA - Micropayment Platform

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PHOTOS: The movie "District 9" already on DVD in China - was only $1.46!

5 PHOTOS: District 9 DVD Selling in China for $1.46

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Microfinance: Has The Revolution Bypassed Africa?

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Microfinance in Africa: Bringing Financial Services to Africa’s Poor, finds that simple Village Savings and Loan Associations – run primarily by poor women with no outside capital investment – successfully weathered the financial crisis while providing loans to many of Africa’s poorest people. The report tells of women – many living on less than $2 a day – who pooled a few pennies and made small loans to help people start small businesses.

Microfinance: Has The Revolution Bypassed Africa?

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Measuring Economic Growth From Outer Space

From: the National Bureau of Economic Research, by J. Vernon Henderson, Adam Storeygard, David N. Weil

"as people get richer, they have the money to spend on light and demand more light," adding, "We also know that when they get rich enough, they demand infrastructure for electricity, not just for lights but for televisions, radios, refrigerators, and whatnot. So we see that as people get richer they do more activities at night, they drive at night, they get street lights and so on."

"In all these different ways the amount of light that people consume is an indicator of how wealthy people are" David Weil says

Measuring Economic Growth From Outer Space

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Twitter in Higher Education: Usage Habits and Trends of Today's College Faculty

Thank you to Faculty Focus for this great survey! "The survey asked college and university faculty about their familiarity and use of the micro-blogging service, if any, as well as whether they expect their Twitter use to increase or decrease in the future"

Twitter in Higher Education: Usage Habits and Trends of Today's College Faculty

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9 PHOTOS: Fake Apple iPhone Clone in China

Photos and some specifications of a fake Apple iphone. Translated from Chinese to English. This clone was made for the China market.

9 PHOTOS: Fake Apple iPhone Clone in China

Apple iphone Clone "iorgane" China Translated by: weirdchina.com http://twitter.com/weirdchina

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Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom

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Study the finds Online Education Beats the Classroom

NEW YORK TIMES: A recent 93-page report on online education for the Department of Education ...but a most intriguing conclusion: “On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.

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PHOTO: How many minutes of work to earn the price of a Big Mac

How many minutes does it take to earn the price of a Big Mac OR How Long You Have to Work to Earn Your Burger

THE ECONOMIST: The size of your paycheck may be important, but so is its purchasing power. a UBS report published this week offers a guide to how long it takes a worker on the average net wage to earn the price of a Big Mac in 73 cities.

How many minutes to earn the price of a Big Mac

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Yikes! What is going on? I Have 12300 Direct Messages (DM's) Waiting For Me On Twitter

I took a screenshot of what a nightmare the DM system is for me on Twitter

Hello! This is 12300 messages in my Twitter inbox!

The reason it takes me so long to get back to my followers.

I prefer that you contact me by using @reply, that way, I can answer your questions faster.

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