CONSUMERISM

A peek into movie theater economics
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060105-5905.html

Ten Reasons Why You Should Never Accept a Diamond Ring
http://www.fguide.org/Bulletin/conflictdiamonds.htm

Bottled Water: Bad to the Last Drop
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/opinion/01standage.html?ei=5090&en=1f703b85f17267b3&ex=1280548800&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all



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Celebrate Life! - The AJC Sex Education Controversy


SINGAPORE CARTOONS! http://hutdugaikarsui.blogspot.com/


MSN 8! aka Windows Live Messenger @ http://www4.imagine-msn.com/minisites/messenger/default.aspx?locale=en-us


The PocketMod is a new way to keep yourself organized. Lets face it, PDAs are too expensive and cumbersome, and organizers are bulky and hard to carry around. Nothing beats a folded up piece of paper. That is until now. With the PocketMod, you can carry around the days notes, keep them organized in any way you wish, then easily transfer the notes to your PDA, spreadsheet, or planner.
http://pocketmod.com/



Mahjong Supplement Part II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Mahjong_scoring_rules