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Dave Eggers: 2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School

May 22, 2010 - 8:58 pm 25 Comments

http://www.ted.com Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to personally, creatively engage with local public schools. With spellbinding eagerness, he talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoring center inspired others around the world to open their own volunteer-driven, wildly creative writing labs. But you don’t need to go that far, he reminds us — it’s as simple as asking a teacher “How can I help?” He asks that we share our own volunteering stories at his new website, Once Upon a School.

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American Idol 2010 – Top 12 Results – Part 1 // March 17

April 14, 2010 - 2:09 am 27 Comments

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Tonight, David Cook and Orianthi perform LIVE on the big Idol stage! Ke$sha pre-taped her performance today.

Also, @Idolsnow is reporting that David Cooks performance of the Rolling Stones Jumpin Jack Flash will be available as a paid download from iTunes! (Yes, David will be covering the Stones tonight!)

And of course, one of the Top 12 will be eliminated tonight

Ryan wishes us Happy St. Patrick day. Kieran the lighting guy is celebrating!

Ryan and Simon discuss Ryans aggressive behavior last night. They continue to eyeball each other. What shtick!

OOOH The judges save is on! The judges will have the option of saving the eliminated contestant, up until week 5. Should make for some good TV.

David Cook takes the stage to sing Jumpin Jack Flash and, he rocks his face off. Wow. This is frickin awesome. Ryan chats with David afterward. David is very excited for his next record to come out. Hes busy working on it. David will be going to Africa for Idol Gives Back.

American Idol Season 9 Episode 23 Top 12 Results – 03/17/2010

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Duration : 0:9:35

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