July 2011
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“We are ourselves” — that’s what Jürgen Klinsmann wanted to teach the players of...”
– Alan Jacobs on Run of Play
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“I believe the speaker would like to avoid default, but he has a funny way of...”
– Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, on House Speaker John Boehner and the debt ceiling impasse. (via officialssay)
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James Surowiecki: Why We Don't Need a Debt Ceiling →
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441: When Patents Attack! →
“Why would a company rent an office in a tiny town in East Texas, put a nameplate on the door, and leave it completely empty for a year? The answer involves a controversial billionaire physicist in Seattle, a 40 pound cookbook, and a war waging right now, all across the software and tech industries.”
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Scottish – The act of hestitating while introducing someone because you’ve forgotten their name.
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NYT: Olivia Wilde - Look Past the Beauty, if You... →
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The American Prospect: In 2014, insurance will... →
Chances are, after taking the long road to make sure these guidelines were based on science and not politics, they won’t back down now. Today, fourteen million women do not use contraception—or use it sporadically and ineffectively—because of the costs; women of reproductive age pay 68 percent…
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Slate.com: How a team of cyclists—and a guy on the... →
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“Confidence comes from our preparation and because we know we’re damn good.”
– Hope Solo (via omg-yanks)
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Grantland: The Legacy of Yao →
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