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Five ways to improve technology in education - Download Squad
“Demonstrations of technologies that have been around for more than two years were causing the educators to feverishly put pen to paper so they can take things like Skype back to their schools to use in the curriculum.”
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Achieve a Deep, Uninterrupted Sleep: Nighttime Habits | Healthy Living | Reader’s Digest
“Since we’re all in agreement that a good night’s sleep is one of the best things you can do for your health and mood, pick three of these tips to follow each night until you get the night’s sleep you so desperately crave. [...]

Not getting enough sleep can be a big source of stress in any city, especially Shanghai.
The Reader’s Digest website suggests that a lack of sleep is bad for the mind and body when it states:
Blessed sleep — the holy grail of health. Lack of sleep can send your blood sugar levels skyrocketing, contribute to weight [...]

I have found a way to make Windows Mobile work for me by installing and using cooked ROMs.
I have had a love hate relationship with Windows Mobile 6 since I started using it last summer. I have enjoyed using it to write Emails, blog, IM, read RSS feeds, take snaps, edit documents, maintain a diary, [...]

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I just saw this bizarre Shanghai courtesy campaign video on Shanghaiist.
It shows a well heeled Shanghai where people queue up without ever pushing in. It is a city where strangers display acts of selfless kindness to each other such as helping to find the correct recycling bin while you are wearing your best business [...]

Great Firewall of China Faces Online Rebels - New York Times
“WUHAN, China — As an 18-year-old student with an interest in the Internet, Zhu Nan had been itching to say something about the country’s pervasive online censorship system, widely known here as the Great Firewall.”
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The stylus they give you with your 3000 rmb touchscreen PDA is ergonomically challenged. It is too small to use as a handwriting or notetaking tool unless you want serious cramp. Fortunately, this can be easily fixed by putting your stylus inside a full sized ballpoint pen. Be sure to replace the inside of your [...]

Getting around Shanghai often gives me a headache, because it is so chaotic and unpredictable.
Taxis
Taxis are cheap and convenient as long as you hail them to get to work before 7 am. Getting home is a different matter. Half hour journeys easily get dragged out into 100 minute epics that are snarled up by bumper [...]