HaiHaiTO was created out of a desire to raise much needed funds for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. It was also meant to provide a forum to showcase the perserverance, stories and culture of the Haitian people, so that we all might gain a better context and understanding of the people and place.
To this end, a [...]
SAN FRANCISCO—In a move expected to revolutionize the mobile device industry, Apple launched its fastest and most powerful iPhone to date Tuesday, an innovative new model that can only be seen by the company’s hippest and most dedicated customers.
“I am proud today to introduce to those who really, truly deserve it, our most incredible iPhone [...]
What would it be like if Facebook norms were acted out in real life…
|An interesting and insightful presentation on the state of the world today…
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Although this speech is from 1992, it is still so relevant and important today. This is Suzuki Severn speaking on behalf of ECO (Environmental Childrens Organization) at the UN. What can you do (or not do) to make this dream a reality?
|If you are in the market for a high powered MacBook, you now have a new option…the 15.4″ MacBook Pro Tablet. Built on top of the MacBook Pro 15″ model, the tablet built by Axiomatic is a high powered tablet with plenty of horsepower and Mac goodness. As well, Apple just announced a 17″ MacBook Pro laptop [...]
|Watch as Nicholas Negroponte delivers a shipment of OLPC laptops to what was once a guerrilla controlled part of Colombia.
|Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions was purchased at the same time I bought The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World (Tim Herford) based on a new way I wanted to read. Essentially, I wanted to buy two books at once that had almost polar opposite views on [...]
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Jeffrey Sachs is one of the world’s most prominent economists and has worked with the current UN General Secretary and world leaders, academics and global companies. Currently a professor at Columbia University, Jeffrey Sachs has previously written End of Poverty, which Common Wealth partly covers in terms of content (extreme poverty). Common Wealth goes much further [...]
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