LIFE
7-Year-Old Boy Fighting Brain Cancer Scores 69-Yard Touchdown
It’s not every day that you see players and fans from both teams cheer at the top of their lungs when someone scores a touchdown, but that’s what happened when Jack Hoffman ran the ball into the end zone during the University of Nebraska’s spring football game.
Hoffman, a 7-year old boy fighting brain cancer, was given his own pint-sized jersey (#22) and placed in the game during the fourth quarter. One of his teammates handed him the ball, and Jack started hustling down the field while players from both teams followed — not to tackle him, but just to be part of the moment. He ended up running a 69-yard touchdown. FULL ARTICLE.
TECHNOLOGY
8 Solar-Powered Mobile Chargers
Tech companies are focusing more on energy than ever before. Brands aren’t just designing devices and gadgets for what they can do — they’re also considering how efficiently they can function.
When it comes to energy efficiency, solar power is a great option. It’s practically digital photosynthesis — if flowers and plants get their energy from the sun, why can’t we power our devices with the same? It’s also useful in emergencies; the power in your home may go out, but the sun will stick around and return the next day. FULL ARTICLE.
Bubba Watson’s Hovercraft Puts All Golf Carts to Shame
This is the stuff nerd-golfer dreams are made of.
Meet the BW1, a golf-cart-turned-hovercraft that’s the brainchild of PGA star Bubba Watson and his sponsor Oakley. The YouTube video above, which details the BW1 in all its amazing awesomeness, has been spreading like wildfire on the social web Tuesday. It’s a clever Oakley ad at heart — so we probably won’t see the old school cart die out anytime soon — but rest assured that there’s at least one functioning prototype out there roaming the manicured wilds. FULL ARTICLE.
8 Random Celebrities Who Are Getting Google Glass
When Google started its Glass-giving spree, it picked out some odd picks. It got so bad that some of those offers got pulled. But you can bet these celebrity winners will get their copies.
Stanford computer science student Andrej Karpathy put together a handy-dandy script that trawls Twitter and spits out the winners in order of their follower counts. And man, some of them are pretty random. FULL ARTICLE.
HEALTH
How Far Do You Run Playing Different Sports?
While watching sports, have you ever stopped (midway through a bowl of Cheetos) to wonder, “How far are those guys actually running?” It’s a common question, one that’s historically been subject mostly to guesswork, Thanks to some recent technological developments, though, we can now actually apply some data to it.
So which of your heroes are putting in the hard yards? FULL ARTICLE.
Cauliflower with Herb Salsa Verde [Vegan]
This is such an easy dish to whip up, and so full of bright flavors. The most important thing is to make sure to cook the cauliflower so that it is browned on the outside but still a bit crunchy on the inside. Like Kelly, I don’t prefer deep fried food so I used just a touch of oil in the pan and it was plenty to give these a nice fried, but not heavy, flavor. Combined with the salsa verde on top, it is a zesty and flavorful dish that could even act as a main. FULL ARTICLE.
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