I scored 38 out of 45 for the big 8 categories. I will be posting thoughts on them later on this week. Until than I have one thing to ask. How the hell did the Blindside get nominated for Best Picture?
Several websites have tried to push the boundaries of what a site can be by becoming more magazine-like. But they’re still hobbled by the clunkiness of the screen/keyboard/mouse combo. Here’s five type of website designs that were somewhat ahead of their time–and that have really been screaming for the iPad all along:
LAS VEGAS — A 22-year-old Virginia woman who said she once thought her only talent was singing is the newest Miss America, emerging from a field of 53 contestants.
Caressa Cameron, a broadcast journalism student at Virginia Commonwealth University, now plans a second year away from college as she travels extensively to raise money for charity [...]
This February, Freeway and producer Jake One will release their joint project, The Stimulus Package. To celebrate the upcoming album, the pair plans to throw three separate album release parties next month in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston respectively. This will be Freeway’s fourth studio album, and his first with Rhymesayers Entertainment.
Would you believe it costs $1 million for every solider we send?
War is incredibly expensive–but when you hear figures ranging from $1 to 3 trillion, it’s easy for the eyes to glaze over. What helps put it in perspective is how much it costs to deploy every single solider. For example, when you average the $65 billion cost to deploy 68,000 troops to Afghanistan in 2010, that comes to about $1 million a soldier.
What exactly is costing all that money? Newsweek created this graphic as an answer:
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Well one weekend is over in the NFL playoffs. Four teams moved on while another four went home. Here were some quick thoughts I had about each game
Jets 24 Bengals 14
1) This was a rough game for the Bengal faithful. There 1st playoff game in 4 years came to a end, and they went quietly into the good night. You have to wonder how much Chris Hnery’s death affected this team.
2) The Jets proved their worth although many people will without a doubt pick them to lose this weekend …
I watched the tail end of the NCAA championship in college football. The University of Alabama Crimson Tide won their first national championship under current head coach Nick Saban. One of the final graphics of the big show was most telling: Nick Saban’s salary is roughly $4 million dollars per year, with half million dollar [...]