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TWiP #266 – Aperture or Lightroom | This Week in Photo
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PRI: To the Best of Our Knowledge
Competition for Sport — The thrill of victory… the agony of defeat. And the human drama of athletic competition. We love sports. And every 4 years we get the pleasure to watch amateur athletes, at the top of their game, compete in the Olympics. And that got us thinking about competition. Because that’s what it’s about, right?
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
The Nazi Games and Jessie Owens — Most people associate the 1936 Berlin Olympics with African-American sprinter Jesse Owens. Yet the games were successful in terms of Nazi propaganda: More nations than ever participated, and the Olympic torch was used for the first time.
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Big Picture Science
Olympics for the Rest of Us — Let the games begin! The mad dash to the phone … the sudden spring out of bed … the frantic juggling of car keys, grocery bags and a cell phone! Olympic athletes may have remarkable speed and strength, but it’s easy praise the extraordinary. Here’s to the extreme averageness of the rest of us. From beer bellies to aching backs, we’re all winners in the Darwinian Olympics just by virtue of being here. Identify the one physical trait that you share with all Olympians – your head – and why it’s a remarkable human evolutionary achievement. Plus, the role of genes in putting on the pounds … and what event Spiderman would enter to win the gold.
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
The Strangest Games: the 1900 Paris Olympics — In 1900 Paris Olympics are considered some of the strangest. Some sport historians don’t even consider them true Olympic Games. Many of the events were so under-promoted, the athletes competing in them didn’t know they were even in the Olympics.
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
The First Olympics — In this episode, we revisit a podcast on the first Olympics. The first Olympics featured familiar events, but also some lethal exhibitions. Married women were barred from watching the games, but victors could sometimes expect to receive meals for life.
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Was Jesse Owens’ 1936 Long-Jump Story A Myth? : NPR
The 1936 Berlin Olympics are best remembered for Jesse Owens, who triumphed in a dramatic duel in the Olympic long jump against Germany’s Luz Long. Although the story of that competition and the men’s friendship has been passed down over the years, it may be more myth than reality.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111878822
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Maximum Fun | Home of Bullseye, Jordan Jesse GO!, and things that are awesome.
I really want to hear all the talk about the laser gun they keep mentioning. Plus the guy from those Onion News Network videos is on it.
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“Brilliants Exploits” – A Look at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
Colin Keigher
With the 2010 Winter Olympics having come and gone, it’s not too late to look back at what an event it was. From a technology standpoint, CCTV cameras and ticket sales will be looked at, and from a social standpoint, matters involving intellectual property as well as the police will be examined.
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NEWZ008 Ayatollah Rock and Roll | Newz of the World
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