This Friday July 11, 2008 Oscar “The Blade Runner” Pistorius will get his second chance at qualifying for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. What’s amazing is he’ll be doing it as a double leg amputee on Cheetah Flex-Feet prostheses.

Most of the world’s largest cities grew to their sizes due to their close proximity to natural waterways and ports that allowed for easy transportation of goods by ship. In the United States, the West was conquered with railways. Airplanes and automobiles have effectively shrunk the world even more, but all of these have [...]