July 2012
“Since 1975 the countries now in the euro zone have given birth to just one company currently among the world’s 500 biggest (ironically it is from Spain: Inditex); by contrast California alone has created 26.”
—The euro: The flight from Spain | The Economist
“Opening Ceremony appropriates the mission statement of the modern day Olympics from the founder, Baron Pierre de Coubertin. In 1896, he transformed what the Greeks had created into a modern day business venture. The Olympics were founded under the guise of creatively merging sports, business, and global participation. Opening Ceremony takes from this foundation and applies these elements towards fashion.”
—ABOUT - OPENING CEREMONY
“Google Fiber will provide bi-directional connectivity at around 1 gigabit per second, which is about 100 times faster access than most Americans have.”
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Google Fiber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
… and this why we should move to Kansas RIGHT NOW!!
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Inspiring talk by Tim Smit about beauty, trust, imagination, meaning and risk. via @DoLectures
