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Amazingly-Detailed Black & White Cityscapes

For me, this is a bit of a change of pace. However, these B&Ws caught my eye, so I thought I would pass them along. Many more are waiting in the article, including several more from around the world.

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1. Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge, New York

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6. Manhattan, New York

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8. Tower Bridge, London

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10. Musée d’Orsay, Paris

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23. San Francisco, USA

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26. Big Ben, London

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28. Helsinki, Finland

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Amazing Coral Reef Show Offs

These Books Don’t Mind Being Judged By Their Covers

Ordinarily, we caution ourselves not to "judge a book by its cover." In this set of 84 beautiful book covers, however, the reader is presented with a set of books that display thought-provoking, artistic, and unusual covers that are design attributes in and of themselves.

I clipped just 6 of the many included in the article, so take a minute to check it
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Life Can Be Precarious In These Towns

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8 Precariously Placed Cliff Towns

1. Bonifacio,
France
2. Ronda,
Spain
3. Santorini,
Greece
4. Castellfollit de la Roca,
Spain
5. Machu Picchu,
Peru
6. Rocamadour,
France
7. Meteora,
Greece
8. Cuenca,
Spain
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What’s Next In A Google World? Here Are Some Ideas

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As time rolls on, it is becoming more evident everyday that we are living in a Google world. What began as a search engine in January 1996 has quickly evolved into many additional things. Just this month, Google entered the cell phone business when they released the Nexus One smart phone. This followed by a story that Google is working its way into the real estate business. What’s next?

Google Buys HTC – Maker of the Google Nexus One

Google Buys a Major Cell Phone Provider (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, etc.)

Google Buys DirecTv & Netflix and Combines The Two

Google Buys Yahoo!

Google Buys Walmart

Google Buys Lava Lite, Makers of the Original Lava Lamp

Google Acquires the Link Buying Market

Other Possibilities?

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Perhaps, Rush Ought Not Rush To Costa Rica

There be enough hideous creatures there already!! Besides, Costa Rica didn’t hurt anybody…they are a friendly, peaceful people what with all that socialized health care they have been getting for years…but I digress.

25 Mind Blowing Social Media Infographics

Graphics are very useful for explaining certain aspects of social media that are often tricky to explain in words. Even some of my more "techy" colleagues will end up saying, "Just show me what you're talking about," when I get into s... more URL:  www.webdoctus.com

President Obama’s Letter To A 9-Year Old Boy

As I said when I tweeted this, I don't care if President Obama's speeches are lofty and may be too good to be true. He has hope, and he is not afraid to say it. That is a hell of a lot better than fear, war-mongering, racism, and elitism.

For those of you who may not be convinced, remember what it was that was at the bottom of the box that Pandora opened..... read more

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A Mom’s-Eye View on Taking the President’s Advice, One Day at a Time

Tucked among Lego models, sports memorabilia, and other treasures my 10-year-old guards carefully in his bed’s built-in drawers is a letter from Barack Obama he got in July 2008, when he was 9.
Truth is, it most likely was a (very nice) form letter, penned by a campaign staffer. But its messages are pure Barack.

“Don’t take that
comfortable road.”

“Look up
the word ‘empathy.’”

“Look out
for other people.”

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OK, So Google Can Still Do A Lot Of Super Cool Things

Kiss, kiss…I can’t stay mad at the big Internet lug for too long. I mean it’s “the Google,” after all, as he’s called at my house. I even got carried away enough to turn Buzz back on just for Twitter feeds.

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Google Street View Takes You Inside the Olympics (via Snowmobile)

Google Street View has civilization well covered, but what about the great outdoors? Street View now travels via snowmobile in the unpaved Canadian wilderness, just in time for the winter games.

Says Google, 

In time for the Olympic Games in Vancouver and Whistler, we’re thrilled to be bringing this view to the world through Street View on Google Maps. How were we able to gather imagery at 7,000 feet (2,000 meters)? The Street View team’s constant experimenting yielded a snowmobile decked out with cameras to capture slope-level imagery of several runs on Whistler Blackcomb Mountains…
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Winter Olympics Shown In Posters: 1924-2010

These are really excellent, and well worth viewing. I clipped most of them featured in the article, but only up through 1960. Check out the rest, and let the games begin!