February 1, 2012

theatlanticvideo:

A Vibrant Time-Lapse Tour of Lake Tahoe

Shortt and Epic Productions’ beautiful time-lapse photography captures the shores of Lake Tahoe and the ski slopes of the Sierras.

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February 1, 2012

theatlanticvideo:

A Film Noir Photo Essay on the Secretive World of Swiss Banks

The Vaults is a finely crafted multimedia experience of Mark Heneley’s photographs of the Swiss banking sector in Zurich. Anna Stevens of Panos Pictures taps film noir and James Bond movies for inspiration in her edit, which adds sound and text to create a story.

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February 1, 2012
buzzfeed: More from behind the scenes at Puppy Bowl VIII. Today: THE PUPPIES. We really need to get an office puppy.

buzzfeed:

More from behind the scenes at Puppy Bowl VIII. Today: THE PUPPIES.

We really need to get an office puppy.

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February 1, 2012

theatlanticvideo:

A Colorful Look at the Golden Age of Drag Racing

Ingenuity in Action, a 1959 documentary from Hot Rod Magazine, follows a team of hot rod enthusiasts across the country to compete in the national championship in Detroit. This excerpt covers the final race, but the 30-minute documentary is full of great footage of the highways, cars, and landscapes of the era. The film available in its entirety courtesy of the Prelinger Archive, in part one and part two.

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February 1, 2012

poptech:

The Human Connectome Project

Navigate the brain in a way that was never before possible; fly through major brain pathways, compare essential circuits, zoom into a region to explore the cells that comprise it, and the functions that depend on it.

The Human Connectome Project aims to provide an unparalleled compilation of neural data, an interface to graphically navigate this data and the opportunity to achieve never before realized conclusions about the living human brain.

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February 1, 2012
reuters: Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as “a war, not football.” [Photo: REUTERS/Stringer] Read more: Dozens die in Egypt soccer pitch invasion

reuters:

Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as “a war, not football.” [Photo: REUTERS/Stringer]

Read more: Dozens die in Egypt soccer pitch invasion

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February 1, 2012
Iran Reenacts History With a Giant Cardboard Cut-Out Ayatollah On this day in 1979, Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned home after 14 years in exile. This morning, the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran reenacted the very important moment in their country’s history with a very bizarre ceremony — and a cardboard cut-out of Khomeini. Read more. [Image: Mehr News Agency]

Iran Reenacts History With a Giant Cardboard Cut-Out Ayatollah

On this day in 1979, Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned home after 14 years in exile. This morning, the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran reenacted the very important moment in their country’s history with a very bizarre ceremony — and a cardboard cut-out of Khomeini. Read more.

[Image: Mehr News Agency]

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February 1, 2012

theatlanticvideo:

A Film Noir Photo Essay on the Secretive World of Swiss Banks

The Vaults is a finely crafted multimedia experience of Mark Heneley’s photographs of the Swiss banking sector in Zurich. Anna Stevens of Panos Pictures taps film noir and James Bond movies for inspiration in her edit, which adds sound and text to create a story.

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February 1, 2012
Does Romney’s ‘I’m Not Concerned About the Very Poor’ Line Matter? Romney’s comment isn’t a gaffe so much as an artless description of his tax policy. He’s more concerned about cutting taxes for middle class investors and businesses than he is for keeping tax rates low for lower-income Americans. You and I might have different ideas about whether that’s the right direction for our tax policy. But I hope we can agree that this isn’t the kind of thing you want advertised with gaffes about “not being concerned” about the very poor. Read more. [Image: Reuters]

Does Romney’s ‘I’m Not Concerned About the Very Poor’ Line Matter?

Romney’s comment isn’t a gaffe so much as an artless description of his tax policy. He’s more concerned about cutting taxes for middle class investors and businesses than he is for keeping tax rates low for lower-income Americans. You and I might have different ideas about whether that’s the right direction for our tax policy. But I hope we can agree that this isn’t the kind of thing you want advertised with gaffes about “not being concerned” about the very poor. Read more.

[Image: Reuters]

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Filed under: Mitt Romney 2012 Election Economy Politics 
February 1, 2012
In Focus: Kim Jong Un Looking at Things Like father, like son. Since the recent death of Kim Jong Il, North Korean state-run media has been releasing a series of images of the “Great Successor,” Kim Jong Un, visiting schools, factories, and military facilities. These visits, which were frequently publicized by his father and his grandfather Kim Il Sung, are called “field guidance” trips — opportunities for the supreme leader to give on-the-spot advice. Based on the state-released photos in this collection, he is following closely in his father’s footsteps, albeit with a touch more visible affection. See more. [Image: Reuters/KCNA]

In Focus: Kim Jong Un Looking at Things

Like father, like son. Since the recent death of Kim Jong Il, North Korean state-run media has been releasing a series of images of the “Great Successor,” Kim Jong Un, visiting schools, factories, and military facilities. These visits, which were frequently publicized by his father and his grandfather Kim Il Sung, are called “field guidance” trips — opportunities for the supreme leader to give on-the-spot advice. Based on the state-released photos in this collection, he is following closely in his father’s footsteps, albeit with a touch more visible affection. See more.

[Image: Reuters/KCNA]

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