Links for July 1st through July 4th

Sometime between July 1st and July 4th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!

• VW’s ~230 MPG car: Cool, cute and efficient…I'd love to have one of these!
• iTunes K-12 launches with resources for students, parents: Yesterday, at the National Education Computing Conference in San Antonio, Texas, iTunes K-12 was announced as a service on the iTunes Store, similar to that of iTunes U, but aimed at primary and secondary education.
• The importance of focus and quick tips on how to get it right: Focus is about a lot more than simply sharpness or being able to see what you are looking at. It can enhance a subject by making it stand out from or blend into its surroundings, it can draw you in, and the right focus can create an emotional connection.
• Ignore reply tweets and SEO URLs with Twitter Tools WordPress Plug-in: If you use Alex King’s Twitter Tools, you will want to make the following changes to his code. The first one beautifies your tweet-post URLs by not splitting words at the end. The second keeps reply tweets (’@username’) from becoming posts in your b
• Seattle Gothic Pageant Presents - More Goth Pride Photos: More photos collected by stillbourne.