February 2011
9 posts
1 tag
“To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” - Elbert Hubbard”
4 tags
NPR: Twitter's Biz Stone On Starting a Revolution →
“… People all around the world are realizing that we’re not just necessarily citizens of a particular state or a particular country, but citizens of the world. And this is a growing feeling, and I think that the Internet and social media tools are making the world a smaller place and allowing us to feel this empathy.”
In honor of Twitter’s upcoming 5th birthday.
4 tags
3 tags
“The greatest glory in living, lies not in never falling, but in rising every...”
2 tags
Momma Emails
An excerpt from the latest:
To realize The value of four years: Ask a graduate. To realize The value of one year: Ask a student who has failed a final exam. To realize The value of one month: Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby. To realize The value of one week: Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper. To realize The value of one minute: Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or...
3 tags
“It’s better to be looked over than overlooked.” - Mae West”
7 tags
Turning French Fries Green →
Tri-State Biodiesel, a Bronx-based company, turns grease collected in city restaurants into biodiesel fuel that powers trucks and heats buildings. The firm provides a sustainable model for the growing number of enterprises that enter this still small market. The United States produced 60 billion gallons of diesel fuel last year but only half a billion gallons of biodiesel.
The company has over...
