Links for 12/17
December 17, 2010
Instant Translation I know that I did techno links yesterday, but this one was too good to pass up. This app for the iPhone will translate anything that you take a picture of. Two-and-a-half years in the making and the reviews are outstanding. The Coolest Ice Sculpture Ever This has gone viral... Read more »
All I Want For Christmas Is…
Karina Barrantes
December 17, 2010
The year went flying by and it is Christmas time again. 2010 was a year of amazing technological inventions. Christmas is right around the corner, and here’s a list of the year’s most wanted gifts. First is the Kinect for Xbox 360 lovers. It’s one of the most waited technology products of 2010.... Read more »
The Traditions of Christmas
Rochell Fulmer
December 17, 2010
Christmas has finally come back and it is bringing everyone’s traditions along with it. Decorations are placed outside of homes, stores, and anywhere imaginable, including cars! Lights are meticulously being strung across roof tops. Trees are being purchased; the fresh smell of pine enlightening... Read more »
Voyaging Through Narnia
Emma Kitchens
December 17, 2010
Have you ever heard of Narnia? Narnia is where animals talk, mythological creatures exist, and is filled with magic. Narnia is best described in the book series, The Chronicles of Narnia. Here is a summary in a nut shell. In Narnia, there is always some sort of adventure going on. On these adventures,... Read more »
Links 12/16
December 16, 2010
I’m a gadget geek. I love little cellphone and iPod touch apps and gadgets, so here are a few of my favorite: Taptu I just downloaded this one and am still figuring out how to use it, but I love the concept of having all the things that I follow–blogs, news sites, Twitter, FB–in one... Read more »
Links 12/15
December 15, 2010
The World’s Greatest Thief An epic article from Wired magazine about a super innovative, daring, and straight-out-a-movie thief. Seriously–parachuting onto the roof to steal a large diamond? Check. Planting surveillance devices in banks as they’re being built? Check. Danny... Read more »
Links for 12/14
December 14, 2010
I wish that we could figure out a way to do this at NAHS Mr. Sawicz posted this on my Facebook page (Yes, we’re friends. Yes we both have Facebook accounts.) and I thought that it was cool enough to pass on to you. Basically, the fans at Taylor University in Indiana don’t make a sound... Read more »
Powder Puff Panic
Andy Napier
December 13, 2010
The week of Powder Puff football has become legendary at North Augusta High School. Every year, fans endure the cold and watch in anticipation, wondering when the next conflict will boil over. Excitement builds up behind the enormous amount of smack-talking done by each class and lingers on weeks after... Read more »
Mr. Emerling Presents the Links for 12/13
December 13, 2010
Since you don’t know who I am . . . I can be a awful human being A really good editorial from The New York Times about how being anonymous turns people in to giant piles of pooh (the feces, not the bear). I love this article for many reasons (the stories of some of the terrible things tolls do... Read more »
Links 12.9.10
December 10, 2010
Obama on mythbusters: Death ray? Yeah right… Mythbusters hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman pose in a promotional shot for their show. President Obama’s challenge – reexamine an ancient myth about Archimedes using mirrors to set an advancing fleet on fire – met failure on the show last... Read more »
