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Digital_Nation: Life on the virtual frontier: a fantastic PBS series examining digital life

check out the episode on the Dumbest Generation

The Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators: statistics useful for indicating national well-being that go beyond traditional macro-economic indicators.

Bright Hub's goal is simple: share knowledge about how the simplest scientific idea evolves into tomorrow's technology. With an expert writer network and an active community of life-long enthusiasts Bright Hub provides a level of technology transparency rarely seen in high tech. The team of writers and managing editors utilize deep domain expertise to focus on creating valuable information for both novice and advanced consumers. With a content inventory of thousands of science and technology articles, software and hardware reviews, buyer's guides, blog entries and forum discussions, Bright Hub is able to provide readers with a dependable resource to make informative technology decisions.

Forbidden City (china in Second Life thing)

textures - useful in second life, as wallpaper

"Count out thirty days on your calendar. Plan out a week's worth of meals, using the Resources we've given you here. Take our Shopping Guide to your local health food store, farmer's market or grocer and stock up on things you'll be eating. And then… go. Cold turkey."

supporting students in developing countries through microloans

great video tutorials, by category