This multi-sport training montage reveals that the Paralympics aren’t just a wheelchair affair. As Public Enemy’s “Harder Than You Think” blares in the background, we see Great Britain’s best: the visually impaired soccer team practicing with blindfolds (a way to ensure that those who see more than others don’t gain an unfair advantage), the …
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3 of the 12 victims in the Aurora shooting died protecting their ladies
In the movies the Dark Knight does not always save his lady, but in the Aurora theater the story unfolded differently. The male instinct to rescue and protect kicked in the way it does in less complicated superhero tales. At least three of the 12 victims of the shooting died because they were physically protecting …
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Google ads Amazon-style products to search results – in a big revenue grab
An interesting update by Google which seems directly targeted at Amazon. These new Product Ads from Google will compete with Amazon’s commission model, and may come down to who has the better search. With billions of dollars in revenue the stakes… In the early days of Google, users would type in a query, we’d …
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The Surf Network – rent, buy, or stream your favorite surf films
If you’re looking for a surf movie that you can’t find at Blockbuster or Netflix then you will love The Surf Network. This website serves as the web home for all of your favorite surf films. You can rent, buy, download, and watch pretty much any surf movie movie right on your computer. More from the website: …
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Now that Foursquare has mapped every business – time to start adding features
I remember a few years back when all the location-based services, like Foursquare, didn’t have a complete set of locations to check-into. I would often find myself creating a new location or skipping the check-in altogether. Today, that seems like an issue of the past, as Foursquare recently said: “We’ve hit a pretty amazing milestone …
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8 clean energy predictions from a decade ago…that were way wrong
From the Fresh Energy blog and a good reminder that most experts have trouble thinking exponentially. WIND In 2000, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published its World Energy Outlook, predicting that non-hydro renewable energy would comprise 3 percent of global energy by 2020. That benchmark was reached in 2008. In 2000, IEA projected that there would …
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The Ralph Lauren Team USA men’s and women’s collection – London 2012 Olympics
China doubles loans to Africa, now $20 billion, and agrees to operate responsibly
China said Thursday it would offer $20 billion in new loans to Africa, underscoring the relationship’s growing importance, as Chinese companies agreed to operate more responsibly on the resource-rich continent. Beijing has poured money into Africa over the last 15 years, seeking to tap into its vast natural resources, and China became the continent’s largest …
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Teddy Bears are banned in Belarus – so democracy activists fly them in
On Thursday, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that a small aircraft piloted by democracy activists had violated Belarusian airspace in July when it crossed over from Lithuania. The aircraft was carrying a cargo of teddy bears, which parachuted into the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on July 4. Lukashenko was peeved at his military commanders and air traffic control …
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Twitter will soon release a way to retrieve your old tweets
Trying to remember that pithy, brilliantly composed tweet about the latest Wes Anderson movie that you fired off a few months ago? You’re out of luck: Twitter gives users access only to the last few thousand posts made to the site. But Dick Costolo, Twitter’s chief executive, promises that this will eventually change. “We’re working …
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