Archive for April, 2008

New Yankee Stadium Rid of Red Sox Jersey »

NEW YORK - So much for the curse. The New York Yankees have ended a construction worker’s attempt to jinx their new stadium with a buried Boston Red Sox jersey.
Team officials watched Sunday as construction workers removed the jersey, with slugger David Ortiz’s name on it, from 2 feet of concrete in a service corridor [...]

Dr. Randy Pausch’s Farewell Lecture »

Dr. Randy Pausch delivers his farewell lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. Probably the last public speech he will give. The 46-year-old professor and father of three preschoolers has incurable pancreatic cancer. Yet, Randy did not focus on impending death. Instead, he celebrated the chance he had been given to live the life he always had [...]

Beautiful Minds: Stephen Wiltshire »

Stephen Wiltshire from London is a star among savants. Stephen is autistic. He did not speak his first words "pencil" and "paper" until he was 5. Yet, when he was 11 he drew a perfect aerial view of London after only one helicopter ride. For this film we’re testing the "Living camera" in Rome.

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Cool Nature Photos (Part 2) »

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Cool Nature Photos (Part 1) »

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How to Cross a Road in Hyderabad, India »

I have actually been to Hyderabad and have witnessed this first hand. My travel buddy sent me this clip the other day. The person filming this deserves some sort of medal. It takes courage with all your wits about you and both eyes open. I can’t imagine doing this looking through the lens.

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