Beim Boston Globe gibts Fotos von den Protesten gegen den G-20-Gipfel in Toronto:
The Big Picture: G20 Protests in Toronto
The Big Picture: G20 Protests in Toronto
"The x-ray, taken in 1954 at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital ... features Monroe's chest and lungs ..." Quelle: Daily NewsMan muss schon ein echter, ähm, Hardcore-Fan sein, um für drei Marilyn X-Rays zusammen 45.000 Dollar hinzublättern.
"The cat, named Oscar, was referred to Mr Fitzpatrick by his local vet in Jersey, following the accident last October. Oscar was struck by the combine harvester whilst dozing in the sun. The prosthetic pegs ... were developed by a team from University College London led by Professor Gordon Blunn ... Professor Blunn and his team have worked in partnership with Mr Fitzpatrick to develop these weight-bearing implants, combining engineering mechanics with biology. Mr Fitzpatrick explained: "The real revolution with Oscar is [that] we have put a piece of metal and a flange into which skin grows into an extremely tight bone ... We have managed to get the bone and skin to grow into the implant and we have developed an 'exoprosthesis' that allows this implant to work as a see-saw on the bottom of an animal's limbs to give him effectively normal gait." BBC News: Bionic feet for amputee cat
"The players both count to five (three), though it is obviously better to repeat the name of the game (Monkey! Robot! Pirate! Ninja! Zombie!). Each time you raise your fist and swing it down. On the fifth (third) count, you form your hand into one of the five gestures. (It is recommended that in addition to the hand gesture, you also add an aural component to this — see below for suggested noises.) So, what beats what, and what are the gestures ..." How to Play Monkey-Pirate-Robot-Ninja-Zombie(via Boing Boing)
"You will be able to visit the one of most top secret objects of the USSR. You will be able even to sit in the Command seat where a simple push of a button could have ended civilization as we know it during the Cold War. It sounds dramatic but you can’t help but think of this kind of stuff when you visit this place." QuelleEnglish Russia hat Fotos zusammengestellt, von denen ich glaube, dass sie nicht nur für diejenigen, die wie ich mit NATO-Doppelbeschluss und irrwitzigem Wettrüsten in den 80ern aufgewachsen sind, interessant sein könnten:
English Russia: Strategic Missile Forces Museum - Intercontinental Wars
The Bridge A Hoover Dam: Teil 1 / 2 / 3(via Look At This)