Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Interesting Links

Lacey Henderson’s right leg was amputated when she was nine years old due to a tumor in her kneecap. But at her mother’s suggestion, she tried out to become a cheerleader in high school. Not only did she make the team, but she worked her way up to captain. Now she’s 18 and cheers for the University of Denver.

In April, Dave Heeley will take up the Seven Magnificent Marathons challenge and run marathons on seven continents in seven days to raise funds for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Dave is blind and will be running with his sighted running partner Malcolm Carr.

8 Major Scandals from 8 Minor Sports.

How to keep the woman in your life happy.

Let’s see what happens when a hardcore Windows developer gets a Mac.

10 of the Most Shocking American Political Sex Scandals. I really wouldn’t call them shocking, but they were scandals.

Patrick may have been a saint, but he didn’t drive the snakes out of Ireland. For that, you can thank the Ice Age.

The U.N. Environment Program has determined that glaciers are melting at record pace. India could be particularly affected, since glaciers feed its rivers.

What happens when a students enters a woman’s college, and then becomes a man? Women’s colleges are more accomodating to transgendered people than you might expect.

How to tip like a gentleman. Or a lady, because there’s no advice here that is gender-specific.

The Audeo Voiceless Phone. Is that a contradiction in terms? Not quite.

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