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miercuri, 20 iunie 2012

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Small Businesses in Nairobi, Kenya
Recovering From Disaster
Exotic Pets From 1891-1971
The World Without The Internet [Infographic]
Puttin’ on the Ritz, Moscow-Style [Video]
Microsoft's Surface Tablet
Amazing Body Transformations - Part 3

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. It is the most populous city in East Africa, with a current estimated population of about 3 million. Home to thousands of Kenyan businesses and over 100 major international companies and organisations.

Recovering From Disaster

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 03:15 PM PDT

Media always document the before and after of natural disasters, cities wasted by the fierce nature of the weather, but what about the recovery that follows? These photos capture the amazing (and sometimes long) process of rebuilding and restoring life around the world.

Via Buzzfeed

Exotic Pets From 1891-1971

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 02:03 PM PDT

Dogs and cats are one thing to have as pets, but when it comes to the wilder side of the animal kingdom, it's a dangerous game. These days, we generally hear about these kinds of pets when something goes horribly wrong, but there was a time when the glamour was publicized more than the gore.

Retronaut has a collection of photos of people and their wild pets from the years 1891-1971, but, please, don't get any ideas.

Beatrix Potter with rabbit, Benjamin Bouncer, 1891

A girl has tea with her pet dog and raccoon, Massachusetts, 1930

Josephine Baker takes her pet cheetah Chiquita for a walk, 1931

Parisian woman with cheetah, 1932

Frida Kahlo with Granizo, 1939

Phyllis Gordon and her pet Cheetah, 1939

Burlesque dancer Zorita walking her snake

Man with pet Lemur, 1950

Actress June Havoc with her pet toucan, 1950

A soldier walks his pet lion Fagen on the beach, US, 1951

Rupert the Rhino, 1960

A man eats breakfast with his pet chimpanzee, US, 1971

The World Without The Internet [Infographic]

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT

OnlineEducation.net takes a look at some Internet-related statistics and at what the world would be like if didn't exist.

Via: OnlineEducation.net

Puttin’ on the Ritz, Moscow-Style [Video]

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 11:20 PM PDT

A flash mob combined with a wedding celebration. For anyone who remembers the frigid days of the Cold War, this flashmob's performance in Moscow brings to mind just about everything you never thought you'd see happen in the streets of the former Soviet Union.

Microsoft's Surface Tablet

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 10:36 PM PDT

The Surface is the first tablet computer, designed by Microsoft itself. The new device, unveiled by Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer at an event for journalists here, is a sign of the new tactics the software giant has been forced to embrace as it tries to make up lost ground in the mobile market.

Microsoft said the smallest Surface tablet is 9.3 millimeters thick and weighs 1.5 pounds, which is similar to Apple's iPad, at 9.4 millimeters thick and 1.44 pounds. The Surface has a 10.6-inch, 1366 x 768 screen compared with the iPad's 9.7-inch screen.

The Surface has a built-in kickstand and magnetic cover, which also acts as a touch keyboard. Microsoft didn't say whether the device would connect to cellular data networks or would be Wi-Fi only.

Via Buzzfeed

Amazing Body Transformations - Part 3

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 09:55 PM PDT

Never give up if you want to lose extra weight. It is possible only if you really desire to bring changes to your life. All these girls have proved that stunning body transformations can become the reality once you make efforts to stay fit and healthy. Check out these incredible before and after pictures of girls who have successfully lost a significant amount of weight.

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