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The Ups and Downs of Competition. The serious side of the World Yo-Yo Contest.
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13 Magnificent Renewable Energy Successes and Failures. EcoWorldly looks back at some of the projects they’ve reported on and how they are faring now.
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Scientists Make a Fat-Burning Fat. Just like cholesterol, there is good fat and bad fat. Soon we may be able to convert the bad to the good.
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A small puppy has no idea how small he is or he wouldn’t mess with an enormous German Shepherd! But the big dog is just having fun.
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The Magpie in the Mirror. If birds can be self-aware, maybe other animals are, too.
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Don’t be surprised if your doctor orders a vitamin D test during your next physical. We really don’t know how much it can benefit us, but research on the matter has gone into overdrive.
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Praise for the blind man who invented cruise control. It didn’t help him much with steering.
Great links today- thanks!
posted by Jen on 8-21-2008 at 8:10 am
I am a former national yo-yo champion and professional yo-yo man. I was present at the modern renascence of yo-yo play that started in the mid-90’s.
What they don’t entirely spell out in that article is that the innovation has created entirely new categories of yo-yo play. There is single yo-yo, two categories of double yo-yo, a kind of play where the sting is attached to the yo-yo, but not the finger, and where the string is attached to the finger but not the yo-yo.
It is really cool, and truly mind-blowing.
posted by n2y2 on 8-21-2008 at 12:00 pm