New project to help people learn Hindi

I’ve started a new project to help people learn Hindi.  It is a daily podcast that covers various Hindi topics.  It was inspired by the wonderful www.JapanesePod101.com podcast.

The new site is www.ISpeakHindi.com

I Speak Hindi will feature a podcast, learning materials that can be downloaded and printed, and online learning tools to help you learn Hindi.  I have been working on it for almost 2 weeks now, and it has been a very, very interesting experience.  Please check out www.ISpeakHindi.com and let me know what you think.

 

Need a graphics artist

I need a graphic artist to help with a project.  Here are two ideas that have been recommended to me:
www.sitepoint.com/contests/

and

www.sitepoint.com/contests/

PodCasting plug in for word press

This looks like a perfect add in for the Hindi podcast that I hope to do:
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/podpress/

Want to keep profits in the community? Create a currency!

Interesting Yahoo article about a community in Great Barrington, Massachusetts creating a local currency to keep profits in the community. 
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070619/lf_nm/usa_economy_berkshares_dc;_ylt=Ak0vyvE42B2veQVuLaanTkHMWM0F

Ancestry.com to Add DNA Test Results

“For less than $200 and a cheek-swiped cotton swab, you will soon be able to add DNA results to family tree Web sites.”

www.lawbean.com/2007/06/18/ancestrycom-to-add-dna-test-results/ 

DSL for the cost of Dial-up

www.att.com/gen/general?pid=6431

 

News article:

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070618/ap_on_hi_te/at_t_10_dsl;_ylt=Aijjnykni1zQLnDSyu.87YPMWM0F

Maybe we can reverse this trend:

“Recently a study of broadband penetration rates around the world was in the news, because the US has fallen to 24th place worldwide, at 53%. ”

business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2102304,00.html

 

I love Continental Airlines!!!

I just had the most wonderful experience with Continental Airlines!  I am going to fly continental even if I have to pay slightly higher for all my future bookings. 

I was to take a business trip to Tokyo in July.  So, I schedule a personal vacation in Tokyo around that trip.  I would fly in the weekend before the business meetings, then work all week, then the family would fly up the weekend afterwards and we would spend two+ weeks there and fly back together.

Well, I booked the family tickets, and then my business trip got cancelled.  So, then I went in to book my personal tickets online on Wednesday.  The family was leaving on the Friday, and arriving on Saturday.  In my haste, I booked to leave on Saturday.  I did not realize it today.  I called Expedia and they could not do anything but suggested I called Continental directly.  I called Continental directly, they changed the tickets, without charge or hassle!!!  And they made sure we were all sitting together.

 Thank you Continental!!

Civ IV Basic Strategy Guide

A friend of mine sent me this document:  Civ IV basic strategy guide

My son and I have been playing a lot of Civilization.  This document, at first glance, looks like it could help make our games more interesting. 

Education 2.0

Ran across this site that tries to facilitate peer to peer teaching:

www.edu20.org