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Here’s a cool animation of the Imperial History of the Middle East. See others at www.mapsofwar.com.

Typically, I wouldn’t submit two posting so close to each other (they need breathing room), but I just couldn’t help it.  This one had to go on the stork ASAP.

Now you can add your very own Buddy Icon / Avatar to include in your posts and comments on chopstork. To get started, go to your profile and click on the “Your Avatar” tab. Follow the instructions to upload a wackie image and crop for the best fit.

Let me know what you think: larger, smaller, left, right, black border, blue border? If you run into any problems, leave me a comment below. Enjoy!

This one is for all you math/economist/business types out there (You know who you are). The best part is that this guy teaches at the best school in the country (Go Dawgs!).

Now that you’re done watching, check out some other Power Point Humor.

In other news for all you Chopsork Authors, it is now super easy to insert YouTube videos on Chopstork. Just press the button on the WYSIWYG editor and paste the url into the dialog box. Moreover, you can also use it to insert Google Video, iFilm, DailyMotion, Revver, Metacafe, and MySpace videos. Thank you, Anarchy Media Player for WordPress.

I just upgraded Chopstork to WordPress 2.1. Hopefully, I got all the bugs worked out. Also, you may notice the change in the URL. Don’t worry, the old URL still works. However, if you happen across any issues, please leave me a comment below.

I’m always amazed by how easily the Interweb facilitates communication across timezones, borders, cultures, and the World. For example my buddy Pierce is currently working in Saurath, India for Drishtee, a for profit Indian based company whose goal is to improve the lives of rural Indian villagers through self sustainable development in the villages.

Pierce has been posting some great photo’s on flickr, and as I peruse them I can’t help but feel the contrast between the Village of Saurath, India and the bustling City of San Francisco, USA. THEN, I noticed the dates on some of Pierce’s photos. He took them just HOURS ago! WOW, talk about reaching out and impacting someone from across timezones, borders, and cultures! It’s a MUCH smaller world than we know.

David at a Drishtee Kiosk

A school reflecting on the pond

Rainbow by Mamajii’s pond

Swapna at the office in Saurath

The school bus

Water transportation

Morning chores