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Even More From Jay's Notebook

9:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />Hola y’all! It’s time again to see what all is in <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/search/label/Jay%27s%20Notebook">Jay’s Notebook</a>. I know you’re excited so let’s get right to it!<br /><br /><b>-</b> If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it.” – Henry Ford<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhna27i4saWsitEuLOsrHNEwpjeC-cpme9fX1wsSUMl4Y9SLLFwwFrnJVzfRLwgBgsEUP0G7cUf6-65JMH20SuhA0IomU8nufkiArZqDPGMJB-k9nETTubEvnfXGWOLqKKJt7BzYhRuGK8/s1600/Paris+Hilton+Hot+Legs+Car.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhna27i4saWsitEuLOsrHNEwpjeC-cpme9fX1wsSUMl4Y9SLLFwwFrnJVzfRLwgBgsEUP0G7cUf6-65JMH20SuhA0IomU8nufkiArZqDPGMJB-k9nETTubEvnfXGWOLqKKJt7BzYhRuGK8/s320/Paris+Hilton+Hot+Legs+Car.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Man, what a beautiful quote. Have you ever noticed that it’s really rich people like billionaire Henry Ford who make moronic statements like that? Or things like “Money can’t buy happiness?” Total bullshit.  Rich people love to lecture poor people and working class folks and tell them that “money isn’t everything.” I have no doubt that Paris Hilton is constantly wondering why people think having money is such a big deal.<br /><br /><br /><b>-</b> Have you ever been driving down the road like at about 80 mph and decide that you need to turn on the air or heat. And just before you push the button to turn it on you think “Man, I hope my car doesn’t blow up the instant I hit this button.”<br /><br />And then you are actually hesitant to turn the air on because HOLY SHIT what if that really does happen? It happens in movies sometimes right? What if someone booby-trapped my car? Does my sexual deviant upstairs neighbor know how to do something like that? Shit, I’ll just roll the windows down. OH CRAP THEY’RE ELECTRIC TOO! Now you realize that you have to get home before it gets dark because if you turn on your lights: KA-BLOOEY!<br /><br />Driving can be scary man.<br /><br /><b>-</b> You know what sucks? Emptying the dishwasher. What a freaking hassle this is. It’s a pain because you never remember to until you’re holding something in your hand that you want to put in there. Like a big pot that you made chili in and you’ve washed it out and you open the dishwasher and realize the damn thing is full and you say “Aw shit! I gotta empty the motherfuckin’ dishwasher!”  And I don’t care if you’re fucking Mother Teresa, you will say “motherfuckin’ dishwasher” in that situation.<br /><br />Filling the dishwasher is no big deal because that happens a little at a time. But, you have to empty it all at once. And it’s a detail oriented activity too! You have to focus and make sure you put things where they belong. You don’t want to put the serving spoons in the wrong drawer or mix the salad forks with the dinner forks. This shit has rules people!<br /><br /><b>-</b> Do you guys watch “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo?” No, of course you don’t! What about “Swamp People?” No? It’s all so beneath us isn’t it. We’re superior intellectual beings to these people. Just look at our Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr feeds. Nothing there but smart, educated observations about the world from us.<br /><br />Okay, I don’t watch Honey Boo Boo, but I do love Swamp People. Oh man, you gotta shoot them gators in the perfect spot right between the eyes cause they’re skin is tough and a bullet might not go through or go deep enough and that’ll just piss him off!<br /><br />Anyway, I was watching people on social media deriding these folks and I started wondering about who’s happier in their lives and about who and what they are. We love to make fun of these people but you know they seem to have it all figured out. They’re not trying to be something or someone they’re not. They’re not worried about follower counts or about finding something impressive about their kids to post on Facebook or any of that shit.<br /><br />They aren’t worried about looking smart, or dumb or silly. They are who they are they’re fine with that. I honestly think we could all learn a few things from them. Well, maybe some of you could. I totally keep it real all the time.<br /><br />Most of the time.<br /><br />Well, I try.<br /><br />Okay, that’s another exciting edition of Jay’s Notebook! Nothing but fun times kids!<br /><br />Jayman<br /><a href="mailto:Jayman@gmail.com">Jayman@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/jayman_iws">@Jayman_IWS</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Be sure to check out the I’m With Stupid podcast! 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Even More From Jay's Notebook

Hola y’all! It’s time again to see what all is in Jay’s Notebook . I know you’re excited so let’s get right to it! - If money is your hope ...

MIDDLE EASTERN EQUATION

4:21 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xVcYmnqjRfQ4vrwz_yquu-iB5_lxeQ4o2dVgnc3H6VeP2czIYRvX1qYZGrKpScpwoT4KmRfmaaGqwJIxURezR0DcXx-GEH_1AqV_78WC6FOBEadYgqA9emdedZUVDuhcZSFZh2vfWVid/s1600/94757362-benjamin-netanyahus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xVcYmnqjRfQ4vrwz_yquu-iB5_lxeQ4o2dVgnc3H6VeP2czIYRvX1qYZGrKpScpwoT4KmRfmaaGqwJIxURezR0DcXx-GEH_1AqV_78WC6FOBEadYgqA9emdedZUVDuhcZSFZh2vfWVid/s320/94757362-benjamin-netanyahus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">NETANYAHU’S DILEMMA: CAMPAIGNING ON A SECURITY TICKET WHEN IRAN CALLS THE SHOTS</span></b></span></div><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">via DEBKA<i>file</i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><i> </i> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced an early general election in January, 2013. Most pundits agreed he would lead his Likud party’s campaign for reelection on the security ticket, namely the danger of a nuclear-armed Iran.  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br />Netanyahu explained his decision by his coalition partners’ refusal to make do with a “responsible budget” and  said he would rather have his government fall than increase the deficit, especially when the country’s top priority was stopping IRAN gaining a nuclear bomb.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><i>Running on the IRAN ticket subjects him to three major difficulties</i>:</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br />1.   Tehran can be safely guaranteed to place every possible obstruction in the prime minister’s path to an election win because his failure in the polls would not just suit IRAN but be popular in the Arab world where he is portrayed as a fire-eating militarist although he has delayed attacking IRAN for three and-a-half years.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br />2.   Tehran, helped by its proxies, the LEBANESE <b>Hizballah</b> and the <b>Palestinian Hamas</b> and <b>Jihad Islami</b>, will dig up every possible stratagem to tarnish his performance, such as the unmanned helicopter flyover which Saturday, Oct. 6 showed ISRAELI air defenses in a poor light , and the salvo of 55 missiles and mortars from the Gaza Strip two days later.<br />Until recently, it was generally believed that the ISRAELI government’s military decisions were motivated solely by considerations of national security without political undertones.<br />But that was only so long as the prime minister and the defense minister were of one mind.<br />However, the falling-out between them of late means that neither trusts the other’s decisions any longer. An election campaign in these circumstances could have disastrous fallout.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br />3.  President Barack Obama’s campaign for reelection in less than a month will no doubt play into the Israeli election contest. The US president, who has accused Netanyahu of interfering in his race for a second term, will no doubt bring his weight to bear on the ISRAELI poll.  Last-minute cancellation of joint exercises, for example, or other such steps could reflect negatively on Netanyahu’s prospects.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Obama will be swayed most of all by his prospects against the Republican Mitt Romney. This consideration might persuade him to play the IRANIAN card and thereby indirectly affecting how the ISRAELI prime minister comes out of his election.<br /> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In this respect, Obama has three options: </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">a) To exercise the AMERICAN military option and blowing away IRAN’S nuclear program – with or without ISRAEL. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">b) To meet IRAN’S leaders halfway for a diplomatic breakthrough that would amaze the AMERICAN voter and be inimical to ISRAEL and set back Netanyahu's chances or reelection; or </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">c) To do nothing.<br />It is hard to say at this time whether or not Mitt Romney if elected would give Netanyahu a leg up before he takes the oath of office.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br />The rumor mills in Jerusalem, Washington and Tehran are buzzing with speculation about what to expect in the days ahead.  The new players in the ISRAELI ring, Labor’s leader Shelly Yacimovich who has never before faced a general election and Yair Lapid who has just founded “Yesh Atid” (There Is a Future) and whose platform is still an enigma, are unlikely to have cruckal effect on the eventual outcome of the high-stakes game of strategy in progress between Obama, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hassan Nasrallah, and Binyamin Netanyahu.  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

MIDDLE EASTERN EQUATION

NETANYAHU’S DILEMMA: CAMPAIGNING ON A SECURITY TICKET WHEN IRAN CALLS THE SHOTS via DEBKA file Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has an...

Breast cancer surgery rate differences 'raise questions' - Health - CBC News

2:13 PM Tukiyooo 0

<base href="data:">Mastectomy rates for breast cancer vary widely across Canada, according to a new report.<br><br>Thursday's report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information showed differences in the use of all surgical treatments for breast cancer. About 22,000 women in Canada have surgery for breast cancer each year.<br><br>Most of the breast cancer patients studied were treated for invasive disease. (iStock)<br>"These findings raise questions about how Canadian women are exercising their treatment options and the resultant quality of care," the report's authors concluded, based on data from 2007–2008 to 2009–2010.<br><br>Mastectomy rates ranged from 69 per cent in Newfoundland and Labrador to 26 per cent in Quebec.<br><br>The differences decreased only slightly when age, income and travel time to a cancer centre were considered, the institute said.<br><br>Generally, clinical practice guidelines recommend breast conserving surgery, also called lumpectomy, and radiation therapy for the majority of women with breast cancer. Lumpectomy and radiation are less invasive and are associated with fewer complications with similar survival to mastectomy.<br><br>Dr. Geoff Porter, a professor of surgery at Dalhousie University in Halifax, called the report an important step in understanding differences in breast cancer surgery.<br><br>"We can only really understand where we're going if we know where we are," Porter said. "I think that's just very valuable when you think about optimizing the quality of breast cancer care. We need to know those patterns and trends so that we can see whether they're changing."<br><br>Porter said that the high rates of mastectomies and re-excisions or repeated surgeries if lab tests show that residual tumours may be present, could be higher in Newfoundland and Labrador because of differences in how the surgeries are counted in that province.<br><br>In many areas in Canada, core biopsies with a needle are used to make a diagnosis. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the tumour itself may be removed for the diagnosis and that surgery could be counted as the first one, he said.<br><br>Porter said the report offers a powerful way to look at breast cancer in the population. The tradeoff is that clinical data, such as the size of tumour and its stage, weren't included.<br><br>The type of surgery can also vary with income. In the report, women living in the least affluent areas had the highest rates of mastectomy. Long courses of radiation are generally recommended after lumpectomies and travel time appeared to significantly reduce use of less-invasive surgery, the authors said.<br><br>A third of mastectomies in Ontario were done as day surgeries but fewer than two per cent in Alberta and Saskatchewan were done that way.<br><br>"The extent of this variation raises interesting questions regarding the organization of care and resources issues."<br><br>The report was prepared by CIHI and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.<br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYCFGvc3tz8Fb1Mrh39tbXETO-SvSLa-qCh_INllBeF1-o2ovqamIvNGqCe3Hj1kK5MYboet5ttXR24uD9_-pMayxCPrS3-hmxWChGNxzm1AFbCHDScsqyMs5OQT2gPFrFSSZhjmzkzk/s1600/Data-714584.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5798162963459059570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYCFGvc3tz8Fb1Mrh39tbXETO-SvSLa-qCh_INllBeF1-o2ovqamIvNGqCe3Hj1kK5MYboet5ttXR24uD9_-pMayxCPrS3-hmxWChGNxzm1AFbCHDScsqyMs5OQT2gPFrFSSZhjmzkzk/s320/Data-714584.jpg" /></a><div><br><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/10/11/breast-cancer-surgery.html">http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/10/11/breast-cancer-surgery.html</a><br><br></div>

Breast cancer surgery rate differences 'raise questions' - Health - CBC News

Mastectomy rates for breast cancer vary widely across Canada, according to a new report. Thursday's report by the Canadian Institute for...

Furnishing Tama

10:30 AM Tukiyooo 0

<img alt="tama1.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/tama1.jpg" title="Tama Art University Library" /><br />[Photo by Iwan Baan | image <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/22711/tama-art-university-library-toyo-ito-by-iwan-baan/">source</a>]<br /><br />One thing I learned about Toyo It's design for the <a href="http://www.toyo-ito.co.jp/WWW/Project_Descript/2005-/2005-p_11/2005-p_11_en.html">Tama Art University Library</a> (2007) when reviewing <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/10/08/toyo-ito-forces-of-nature/"><i>Forces of Nature</i></a> recently was how the ground floor slopes, which required some skill in terms of furnishings. Ito decided to have the countertops remain level even as the floor pitched itself at 1:20, meaning that stools had to not only be adjustable in height but actually sit up straight on a leaning floor.<br /><br /><img alt="tama2.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/tama2.jpg" title="Tama Art University Library" /><br />[Photo Photo by Fujie Kazuko Atelier | image <a href="http://www.fujie-kazuko-atelier.com/fujie_kazuko_atelier/tama.html">source</a>]<br /><br />The resulting stool—carried out with <a href="http://www.fujie-kazuko-atelier.com/">Fujie Kazuko Atelier</a>*, a firm with a mission to "<span class="style_2">propose the comfortable relationship between architecture and furniture</span>"—is an adjustable-height design that sits upon what can be described as a squished ball rather than four legs. This allows the stool to address the two driving considerations on the ground floor, but I'm guessing it also makes sitting at the counters and computer workstations kind of fun.<br /><br /><img alt="tama3.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/tama3.jpg" title="Tama Art University Library" /><br />[Photo Photo by Fujie Kazuko Atelier | image <a href="http://www.fujie-kazuko-atelier.com/fujie_kazuko_atelier/tama.html">source</a>]<br /><br />Yet Kazuko Atelier's documentation of the building's furniture doesn't stop with the stools. They also show some chairs whose backs peel away (above), ideal for lounging and listening to music or watching videos, and an undulating object that is less furniture than a surface for improvisation (below). The more I look at Ito's design for Tama, the more I'm impressed by it. Some of that appreciation stems from the choice of furnishings, which work well with the architecture but don't try to compete with it (I'm glad furniture with arched legs, for example, wasn't the route taken).<br /><br /><img alt="tama4.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/tama4.jpg" title="Tama Art University Library" /><br />[Photo Photo by Fujie Kazuko Atelier | image <a href="http://www.fujie-kazuko-atelier.com/fujie_kazuko_atelier/tama.html">source</a>]<br /><br />*I'm not sure if Kazuko Atelier is responsible for the design for the furniture or just its selection, but nevertheless they are an integral part of furnishing the spaces.

Furnishing Tama

[Photo by Iwan Baan | image source ] One thing I learned about Toyo It's design for the Tama Art University Library (2007) when reviewi...

Who is it?!

9:44 AM Tukiyooo 0

<span style="font-size: large;">Recognise this pair?!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXW-Diyw8-tRXn5SHjuFUqWg529H1xNlENvM7-WqhyphenhyphenZi9NLPXwYMD22LTyydRMsdvB0M2EFa78fHhoZcHy66vYTeaPuGF5SvlBznYWUlv2eh7JpH73dASZ0MfZwqvZnfQDl1ATMmBxCfQH/s1600/IMG_2183%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXW-Diyw8-tRXn5SHjuFUqWg529H1xNlENvM7-WqhyphenhyphenZi9NLPXwYMD22LTyydRMsdvB0M2EFa78fHhoZcHy66vYTeaPuGF5SvlBznYWUlv2eh7JpH73dASZ0MfZwqvZnfQDl1ATMmBxCfQH/s320/IMG_2183%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"> Painted by Ciaran</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">And check out this little handsomer!!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKLi-ZeKNhhui1mBOvVVf-bkXbkgEWNGcdiLQkIITZGlTSZ8DlHg55V1bxthai9fHa-_rFGrXwOk57idmsfd9u_Fca3DVVRE2gY2dmKKxh-IepL9HIkTwN5IzvMQphAOD6YBEtJSoFE2g/s1600/IMG_2188%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKLi-ZeKNhhui1mBOvVVf-bkXbkgEWNGcdiLQkIITZGlTSZ8DlHg55V1bxthai9fHa-_rFGrXwOk57idmsfd9u_Fca3DVVRE2gY2dmKKxh-IepL9HIkTwN5IzvMQphAOD6YBEtJSoFE2g/s320/IMG_2188%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"> "Bones" painted by Ciaran's Dad</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsdCTu_i-nwXZbJqplm9T20_StdHwjdEkNnNJ26gmRx4V-Mh1vkSbgP7AkiXPdULmvxOOBR9JvzSGJAM7CaA-qcFIPF3agl_qikzvVaobcVSZHFWrDirgm0eTMAqlb-njbl9A6G13W32V/s1600/IMG_2032%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsdCTu_i-nwXZbJqplm9T20_StdHwjdEkNnNJ26gmRx4V-Mh1vkSbgP7AkiXPdULmvxOOBR9JvzSGJAM7CaA-qcFIPF3agl_qikzvVaobcVSZHFWrDirgm0eTMAqlb-njbl9A6G13W32V/s320/IMG_2032%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bones outside the house - he is not an outside dog, he goes out to go to the bathroom and then immediately starts to whine to be let back in - I think he thinks he is human!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

Who is it?!

Recognise this pair?! Painted by Ciaran And check out this little handsomer!! "Bones" painted by Ciaran's Dad Bones outside ...

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 10/11/2012

2:30 AM Tukiyooo 0

<ul class="diigo-linkroll">      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://business.ftc.gov/blog/2012/10/justin-demi-selena-rihanna-and-coppa">Justin, Demi, Selena, Rihanna - and COPPA | BCP Business Center</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">This Justin Beiber fan site has been penalized more than $100,000 for collecting emails of minors under 13 without parental permission. COPPA compliance is more important than ever. I find it ironic that kids under 13 aren't even supposed to be able to have emails in the first place on many websites.  "The details of the registration process varied depending on the site, so you'll want to read the complaint for the specifics.  But the 25-words-or-less summary is that Artist Arena allegedly collected kids' names, addresses, email addresses, birthdates, gender and other info without properly notifying parents and getting their consent.  According to the complaint, the company violated COPPA by knowingly registering over 25,000 kids under 13 and collected and maintained personal information from almost 75,000 other kids under 13 who started the sign-up process, but didn't finish it."</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/coppa">coppa</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/digital_law">digital_law</a></p>                                        </li>  </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>