
Alltop How a young man from Malawi built a windmill from scratch
If you haven’t already heard the incredible story of William Kamkwamba - the young man from Malawi who built a windmill from scratch at age fourteen - you should. After suffering through the awful conditions of poverty and a near life-ending famine, Kamkwamba, armed with discarded motor parts, pvc pipe, and an old bicy...cle wheel, created an energy source - much to the surprise of a village of doubters. Learn more about...Read more
Source:Holy Kaw!
Posted:2009-11-11 20:42:58 GMT

Alltop Procrastination is...
...a fun and totally engrossing four-minute animated video giving examples of procrastination activities. What's your go-to procrastination activity? Wii? Dusting? Reorganizing your bobble head collection? Tons of fun things to help you procrastinate. Permalink | Leave a comment »
Source:Holy Kaw!
Posted:2009-11-11 19:48:00 GMT

Alltop Baby deer faces off with lion at National Zoo
Visitors to Washington DC’s National Zoo witnessed nature in action up-close recently after a baby deer hopped into the lion enclosure. One of the lions took a swat and frolicked after the panicked deer until Bambi took a dive in to the moat surrounding the big cat pen. Onlookers cheered “go go go,” rooting on the side of the little deer. Zoo keepers lured the lions inside before coming to the aid...
Source:Holy Kaw!
Posted:2009-11-11 19:00:22 GMT

Alltop 25 funny vintage tech ads
25 funny tech ads. Have to rush…United Airlines is shutting me down... More Advertising. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Posted:2009-11-11 17:46:18 GMT

Alltop Recycling on steroids: Soviet nuclear warheads to electricity
Now this is what you call recycling: apparently power plants in the US are recycling old Soviet nuclear warheads to create electricity. Ten percent of America’s electricity comes from nuclear plants, and forty-five percent of the fuel for these plants is from recycled Soviet warheads. Total coverage of Green news. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Posted:2009-11-11 13:59:48 GMT

Alltop Michael Jackson's 1 million dollar funeral
At least he went out in style. Because the King of Pop's funeral turned out to be expeeeensive, says People.com. With the grand total of funeral costs coming to $1 million, the little things added up. And by little, we mean totally extravagant. According to People: - $35,000 - the suit Michael was burried in - $3,682 - framing of a photograph of Michael next to his casket - $1,975 - wardrobe costs for the...
Source:Holy Kaw!
Posted:2009-11-11 06:04:33 GMT

Alltop Could media executives not be going for the gold?
The American Press Institute released some initial findings from their investigation into media executive and user perceptions of online news. An article by MediaPost shares some key points from this research: 1. Media executives are trying to scale price according to the convenience their product offers, instead of doing research into what readers are willing to pay for. 2....
Source:Holy Kaw!
Posted:2009-11-11 04:56:00 GMT

Alltop Crazy creative ads in XL size
Advertising comes in all shapes and sizes, occasionally showing up in a size so large, it nearly swallows up an entire building. Take a gander at some of the most clever advertising campaigns using buildings and try to think up ways to makeover that boring aluminum siding on your house to make it the coolest duplex on the street. Oodles of advertising tidbits. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Posted:2009-11-11 04:26:00 GMT

Alltop 10+ hilarious pet 2010 calendars
Nothing like a couple of funny animal pictures to get you through your day. Inventor Spot put together these 10 calendars to tickle your funny bone all year long. Here's what would be in my shopping cart: Fill your cute fix. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Posted:2009-11-11 04:22:54 GMT

Alltop Free vacation to Hawaii!
Via Google street view! That was kind of a cruel gimmick, wasn't it? Seriously, though, Google finally added Hawaii to street view on Monday, making street mapping complete across 50 states! To top it off, a Google product manager originally from Hawaii has put together a gallery of all of the best local spots to explore. So you don't get the plane flight or hotel—sorry....
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Posted:2009-11-11 03:31:00 GMT

















