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    Feb 13, 2013 |Column| Petoskey News

  1. Why count birds?

    Have you heard of the term "citizen scientist"? If you haven't Wikipedia defines it as scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by amateur or nonprofessional scientists, often by crowdsourcing. Citizen science is sometimes called "public participation in scientific research." This weekend you can take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count and become a citizen scientist.
    Have you heard of the term "citizen scientist"? If you haven't Wikipedia defines it as scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by amateur or nonprofessional scientists, often by crowdsourcing. Citizen science is sometimes called "public...

    Tags: Science

    2. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  2. 2/13/2013-No Gold Watch?

     
      According to Wikipedia, the Catholic Church continues to grow in spite of the pedophile scandals. It's a little down in Europe, but in the rest of the world, the church is growing. As of 2007, the church membership was 17 percent of the world's...

    Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity

    3. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Letters: Wikipedia's uses

    Re "The people's encyclopedia," Jan. 13 In response to Sue Gardner's question, "If anyone can write and edit Wikipedia, how do we know it's accurate?," the short answer is, "We don't." Which is why I forbid my high school students from using it as a...

    Tags: Social Media, The Holocaust (1934-1945)

    4. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'Give Me Everything You Have' is stalking victim's tale

    <strong>Give Me Everything You Have</strong>
    -------------------- Give Me Everything You Have On Being Stalked James Lasdun Farrar, Straus and Giroux : 224 pp., $25 -------------------- When someone crawls over Madonna's garden wall or breaks into Brad Pitt's house, it's unpleasant but not...

    Tags: Madonna, Authors, Book, Brad Pitt, Israel

    5. Jan 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Aaron Swartz dies at 26; Internet folk hero founded Reddit

    Aaron Swartz, who co-founded <a href="http://www.reddit.com/">Reddit</a> and became an Internet folk hero for fighting to make online content free to the public, committed suicide Friday. He was 26.
    Aaron Swartz, who co-founded Reddit and became an Internet folk hero for fighting to make online content free to the public, committed suicide Friday. He was 26. Swartz hanged himself in his Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment, said a statement released by his...

    Tags: Tim Berners-Lee, Colleges and Universities, Social Media, Theft, Lawyers

    6. Jan 3, 2013 |Column| Daily American

  6. It's All About Borders

    Just for clarification, this is not about Borders Bookstores.&nbsp; This little article is about the borders in our lives.&nbsp; The theme is not original, but it is, in fact, potentially consequential to us all.&nbsp; Borders are either what we embrace or consciously decide to cross.&nbsp; Usually, when that crossing process begins, we are teenagers seeking our own relevancy, independence and joie de vivre.&nbsp; Borders can be relevant demarcations that we, as a society, embrace; or not.
    Just for clarification, this is not about Borders Bookstores.  This little article is about the borders in our lives.  The theme is not original, but it is, in fact, potentially consequential to us all.  Borders are either what we embrace or consciously...

    Tags: Blackmail and Extortion

    7. Feb 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Yes, Tina Fey is right about 'yes'

    Yes, yes, yes.
    Yes, yes, yes. I've been fixated on the word "yes" for the past few days, ever since hearing some radio pundit discussing Tina Fey, whose sitcom "30 Rock" ended its run last week with a gush of praise for its presiding genius. Whoever the radio talker...

    Tags: 30 Rock (tv program), Oprah Winfrey, Radio, Tina Fey

    8. Feb 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Super apps for Super Bowl XLVII

    Watching the Super Bowl used to mean sitting in front of a TV, captive to whatever the network decided to show.
    Watching the Super Bowl used to mean sitting in front of a TV, captive to whatever the network decided to show. Not anymore, thanks to a slew of apps that not only can turn a smartphone into a substitute for the TV but also provide an interactive...

    Tags: Football, YouTube, Joe Flacco, Colin Kaepernick, Super Bowl

    9. Jan 30, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  9. ‘Arrow’: Seth Gabel’s take on Vertigo inspired by Ledger’s Joker

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    The roster of villains on the CW's “Arrow” series continues to grow, and fans of the “Green Arrow” comic book ......
    10. Jan 31, 2013 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  10. Divas que no cantan pero lo saben todo

    Wikipedia, que va camino a convertirse en el gran diccionario universal, dice que "diva" es el "nombre que se le asigna a las cantantes de ópera". Pero se queda muy corto, porque si se hiciera una encuesta colectiva sobre divas de la ópera, la mayoría...

    Tags: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lana Turner, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, Ava Gardner

    11. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Google unveils its new maps of North Korea

    Google unveiled its new maps of North Korea on Monday, beginning to fill what was once a blank expanse on its digital maps with streets, subway stops and even the locations of infamous North Korean prison camps.
    Google unveiled its new maps of North Korea on Monday, beginning to fill what was once a blank expanse on its digital maps with streets, subway stops and even the locations of infamous North Korean prison camps. The crowdsourced maps were created by...

    Tags: North Korea, Kim Il Sung, Social Media, Satellite Technology, Google Inc.

    12. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  12. Seniors on the Go: Want to be a travel writer?

    Every so often I get an email from someone wanting to be a travel writer. The good news is that you can be &mdash; as long as you don't need to get paid and don't need a byline. Wikitravel (wikitravel.org/en) has recently divorced from its previous owner and is looking to grow as an independent entity under the larger Wikipedia umbrella. But even if you don't have a yen to see your writing in pixels, Wikitravel is an interesting and often useful source of guidebook-type information.
    Every so often I get an email from someone wanting to be a travel writer. The good news is that you can be — as long as you don't need to get paid and don't need a byline. Wikitravel (wikitravel.org/en) has recently divorced from its previous...

    Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks

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