These ads artfully show the development of the characters over the years. Also, check out Classic Villains. // Photos via Moongem Comics
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The Dalai Lama is on Google+
The Dalai Lama is on Google+ and has a growing fan base of 1.3 million followers and frequently shares photos and nuggets of Buddhism. “There is a saying in Tibetan that “at the door of the miserable rich man sleeps the contented beggar.” The point of this saying is not that poverty is a virtue, …
UCLA turns to social media as a means of researching the Middle East
I love that they are calling the project the “International Digitizing Ephemera Project.” Ephemera – (1) something of no lasting significance, or (2) paper items that were originally meant to be discarded after use but have since become collectibles. The UCLA Library announced last month a new project aimed at recording and cataloging all …
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1 World Trade Center – tallest building in NYC and most expensive in the world
One World Trade Center hit a milestone at the end of January when it passed the 90th floor and became the most expensive building in the world. Now, with construction passing the 93rd floor, it’ll soon hit another milestone: in the next few weeks, it will pass the Empire State Building to become the tallest …
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Casa de mi Padre
Rotten Tomatoes – 45% critical rating – 78% audience rating – which probably means its hilarious and stupid, the perfect cult classic.
Green your stadium – behind-the-scenes tour of Air Canada Center
“…reduce our carbon footprint by 30%, utilities by 30%, and waste by 100%.” More details from the Air Canada Center: The Air Canada Center…has identified three areas where it can most affect its impact on the environment: Energy, Waste and Water. Energy Energy is the largest component of MLSE’s footprint. It is a required …
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Classic Villains – Classic Shoes
I love how the art of the characters evolves (or in the case of women devolves…). Also, check out Classic Heroes. // Photos via Moongem Comics
You want lower gas prices – here is what it takes
The U.S. Navy is upgrading its defensive and offensive capabilities in the Persian Gulf to counter threats from Iran to seize the Strait of Hormuz and block the flow of oil, the chief of naval operations said Friday. Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert told reporters in Washington that the Navy will add four more mine-sweeping ships …
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Dynamically priced seats – Baseball is using big data to improve ticket sales
“We work with half of baseball right now,” said Barry Kahn, CEO of Qcue, a company that helps teams sell dynamically priced tickets. That’s up from just four teams at the start of last season (2011). In all, 17 of 30 Major League teams will use dynamic pricing this season, according to Ticket News. via …
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Indian Institute of Technology – spins off a start-up, EnNatura, working on green ink
BY 2017 printing presses around the world will lap up 3.7m tonnes of ink, worth some $18 billion. Most of it will contain hydrocarbon-based solvents resulting in emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), an undesirable by-product of the manufacturing process. But not all. EnNatura, a company spun out of the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi has created …