> Audio of police dispatch after the Tucson shooting. Impressive. ~ BBC
> The MIT OpenCourseWare people have figured out that they need to design their courses for independent learners -- rather than for faculty from other institutions. They do have a reputation for being pretty smart. ~ link
> Introducing flu resistant chickens -- genetics. ~ Time
> Dave Gibbons has launched a sermon series based on Sir Ken Robinson's online video "Changing Education Paradigms" Dave asks, "Could it be that we're captured by the wrong things?"~ link (vimeo)
> Even though "the US economy is about three times the size of China’s in nominal terms, and its GDP per capita is roughly 10 times bigger" according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press nearly half of Americans (47%) think China is the world's leading economy. ~ WSJ
> The "Immigration Game" from Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's iCivics -- I'm still trying to figure out what I think of this. My first reaction is that it is a bit off -- not quite sure I can put a finger on it. Sometimes I feel the same way about one of my sermons -- just a hair off -- but enough to make it quirky for all but a few of us. ~ link
> I'm still working with one of the men from our church in trying to help him get some legal ID. His was stolen and without ID you can't work, rent a motel room, rent an apartment, fly on a plane, enroll in college, or get a bed in many homeless shelters. Most social programs require ID. We've pursued many options and received a lot of good advice. But it looks like this is going to be a long protracted process. The starting point seems to be a birth certificate. But you can't get a birth certificate without some legal ID. One thing we have learned is that this is a really common problem for homeless people.
> What happens to all your online content after you die? Probably not much -- which is hard to swallow if you think that this stuff is all that earth-shattering. ~ NY Times
> Yet another Arizona immigration bill -- this one also numbered SB 1070. ~ KTAR
2 comments:
Does the homeless person remember his SS number? If he does, it might help.
How might a social security number help establish identity?
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