Monthly Archives: August 2008

Phenomenal Phelps Won his Record Eighth Gold

August 17, 2008 – 3:27 pm

From ESPN. (Phelps photos, slide)
Mission accomplished: Phelps earns eighth gold in medley relay.
Phenomenal Phelps wins 7th gold by 0.01 seconds to tie Spitz.
Phelps’ Miracle Finish Frame-by-Frame Underwater Photos. (Sports Illustrated)
Lezak runs down French to win 400 freestyle relay gold for U.S.
‘No way’ turns into ‘no quit’ for Jason Lezak!
Really, I thought Cavic have won the [...]

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Free Symbian Software Giveaways for This Week

August 8, 2008 – 10:59 pm

From then82blog.
SymbianGear.com is giving out free applications during this week. For each day, one specific application can be downloaded for free. (This info is a bit late, but still have 3 more free apps from today, they are EUROPAinfo 1.0, Advanced Brain Trainer and Handy Alarm.)
TheN82blog has links to many good and free applications.

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Total Solar Eclipse Images

August 3, 2008 – 11:52 am

Total Solar Eclipse Images From Around The World. (Huffington Post)
Thousands of people gathered across Arctic regions, Siberia and China to see a total eclipse of the sun, despite Chinese warnings that it could augur bad luck.
People have been recording solar eclipses for perhaps 4,000 years, and they typically inspire a combination of dread, fascination and [...]

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Buddhism in a Global Age of Technology

August 1, 2008 – 2:03 am

A distinguished scholar of Buddhism, Lewis Lancaster founded the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative to use the latest computer technology to map the spread of various strands of Buddhism from the distant past to the present.
In his lecture, Lewis explains the spread of Buddhism throughout the world due to the portability of Buddhism. Buddhism spreads [...]

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