Archive for February, 2010
Global Solar – Entrepreneurs Take the Lead on Low Cost Alternative Energy
Saturday, February 20th, 2010All too often, when it comes to discussing clean, renewable methods for sating our global energy hunger, solar energy is omitted from the conversation. A shame when one considers that solar power may be our most abundant source of potential energy, and one that lies mostly untapped despite years of advancements in the necessary technology. [...]
The World Cafe – Principles for Purposeful Conversations
Thursday, February 18th, 2010As much as technology has improved our ability to communicate with like-minded individuals around the world, there are still some difficulties that can only be solved by person-to-person discussion. The World Café is a new approach to harnessing the power of a group to take aim at the myriad of concerns that exist in any [...]
The Ancient Origins of Valentine’s Day
Saturday, February 13th, 2010It may come as little surprise, but in many parts of the world, Valentine’s Day is big business. From chocolate boxes and candy hearts to sentimental greeting cards and red roses, the holiday represents a significant economic boost in the middle of what is generally the slowest retail month of the year. Great news for [...]
Taming ADHD With Thought-Controlled Games
Thursday, February 11th, 2010On the surface, it appears to be a premise straight out of a science fiction film – using the mind to control a virtual reality without the use of a joystick or mouse. But in a growing number of classrooms, this strange concept is taking hold in an extraordinarily promising field – the use of [...]
Belly Dancing
Sunday, February 7th, 2010There are few dance styles practiced today that have so entranced and enthralled the Western mindset quite like the ancient art of belly dancing. Exotic, alluring and seductive, even the name itself brings to mind images of undulating, scantily-clad dancers and the strong, heady aroma of burning incense. But much of what we know about [...]
Mobilizing Aid for Haiti on the Web
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010It has been three weeks since the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti in early January, reducing much of its capitol city of Port-au-Prince to debris and claiming over 170,000 lives. Hitting just 16 miles west of the capitol, the quake destroyed much of the impoverished nation’s infrastructure – leveling entire blocks of commercial [...]