So today I finally decided to swing by the 7-Eleven turned Kwik-E-Mart in New York City today. It was amazing how much work was actually put into this - they had everything from KrustyO’s to Buzz Cola to 7-Eleven employees wearing Apu’s uniform.  Pure marketing genius Click to see the rest of the album:

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Over the years, during my various teaching and training gigs, I have had a need to create tests and quizzes.  Using a standard text editor became a nuisance because of formatting issues and just didn’t seem cut out for the job.  What I really needed was an application that was specifically designed for this task.  More importantly, it needed to be free.

For the past couple of years, I have been using EasyTestMaker, which is an web-based application and does exactly what it’s name suggests:

EasyTestMaker allows you to create tests with a variety of questions types (T/F, Multiple Choice, Matching, Short Answer, Fill in the Blank) and then stores your tests on their servers for easy retrieval and editing.  You can also generate answer keys to your tests.  For an additional $15/year you can generate different versions of your tests to prevent cheating, but I have been more than happy with the basic features.  EasyTestMaker is also introducing a flash version of their GUI which appears to be a lot snazzier and provides additional features such as spell checking, improved formatting, and the ability to organize your tests. 

EasyTestMaker

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Here’s something I came across on YouTube.  Apparently there was a debate in the late 70s about who the fasted bowler in the world was, so a competition was held.  Its amazing watching the greats like Lillee, Thompson, Crofts, Holding, and Imran Khan battle it out.  The only question I have is who invited Sarfraz Nawaz the competition?

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From Fifty-Fifty - the first English language feature length Punjabi film:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nof_ZUsczXA

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Here is Hasan Kazmi in his infamous “Cobra Dance” (circa 1998) 

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This has to be one of the funniest commencement speeches I have seen:

You see, you’re in for a lifetime of “And you went to Harvard?” Accidentally give the wrong amount of change in a transaction and it’s, “And you went to Harvard?” Ask the guy at the hardware store how these jumper cables work and hear, “And you went to Harvard?” Forget just once that your underwear goes inside your pants and it’s “and you went to Harvard.” Get your head stuck in your niece’s dollhouse because you wanted to see what it was like to be a giant and it’s “Uncle Conan, you went to Harvard!?”

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A leopard kills a baboon for food, and then realizes that the baboon had a baby with it. What the leopard does after is pretty amazing:

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Ok, so usually I don’t post these type of videos, but this is just very cute:

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Since when did Elmo learn how to dance hip-hop? When we were kids, his version of dancing was jumping up and down and flailing his arms. Looks like Elmo’s learned a few new moves over the years

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With everything that’s happened to Pakistani cricket in the last two weeks (for those of you who don’t know, read the saga here.), it is fitting that Inzamam-ul-Haq remembers his coach during his last interview as captain:

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