Used Bookseller inspired by Medieval Bookshops

A used bookstore in Toronto is taking a page from medieval booksellers to create a new model for his industry. It is the daring idea of Jason Rovito, whose store, Of the Swallows, their Deeds and the Winter Below, will be opening next month as an experiment in providing a new way of selling books.

http://medievalnews.blogspot.com/2010/03/used-bookseller-inspired-by-medieval.html

How Nature Inspired the Alphabet

32,000 years ago, ancient humans gathered in a cave in Lascaux, France, where, by firelight, they created the first hand-drawn forms--scenes depicting man's relationship with the natural world. The favorite subject in those first drawings was the ancient ox, so impressive in stature and strength, that it was deified by our earliest ancestors. This reverence for nature remained as civilizations formed, and with it, written language. It is no wonder then that subtly hidden within our alphabet today lie the remnants of these ancient forms--many of which reflect the earliest relationships between man and nature. To find them, you just have to look a little closer.

http://ow.ly/16NWIP

Jugendwort des Jahres "Hartzen" zeigt die Tristesse der Gesellschaft

Wie schon sein Vorgänger "Gammelfleischparty" wirft auch das Jugendwort 2009 "hartzen" kein gutes Licht auf die Wahrnehmung sozialer Wirklichkeit. Wer "hartzen" sagt und "gammeln" meint, hat keine differenzierte Vorstellung von den Widrigkeiten, die ein Leben im Zeichen von Hartz IV mit sich bringen kann.

http://www.welt.de/kultur/article5378666/Hartzen-zeigt-die-Tristesse-der-Gesellschaft.html

Social Networking in Plain English

A short explanation of social networking websites and why they are popula

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=6a_KF7TYKVc&feature=channel

Twitter in Plain English

A quick and plain English intro the micro-blogging service Twitter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o