var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-10915615-3"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @400words)http://400words.tumblr.com/“The point is, Marissa Mayer is exactly RIGHT to end telecommuting at Yahoo. And exactly...http://400words.tumblr.com/post/44322392662http://400words.tumblr.com/post/44322392662Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:51:22 -0700marissa mayertelecommutingyahoo<a href="http://swanygloves.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/tina-maze-wins-super-g-at-worlds-as-lindsey-vonn-suffers-season-ending-knee-injury/">Video: Crash, knee injury at World Championships ends season for Lindsey Vonn </a>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/42382685523http://400words.tumblr.com/post/42382685523Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:52:51 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/423906c011f3cd19d642fe345fdd44f8/tumblr_mhciluOypk1qbdxzdo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The rumor that won’t go away: Lindsey Vonn dating Tiger Woods. <a href="http://swanygloves.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/reports-lindsey-vonn-and-tiger-woods-dating/" title="Vonn and Woods" target="_blank"><strong>Read more.</strong></a></p>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/41708606296http://400words.tumblr.com/post/41708606296Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:15:30 -0700Tiger Woods Lindsey Vonn<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e68e4f71578241254be69fc7b525a400/tumblr_mh3p68dWJm1qbdxzdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The pipe is empty at Buttermilk in this photo, but it will be hopping with action starting Thursday when <strong>Winter X Games</strong> kick off in Aspen. Here’s the latest news, photos, videos and event information. <strong><a href="http://swanygloves.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/news-photos-and-videos-from-winter-x-games-in-aspen/" title="X Games">Read on</a></strong>.</p>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/41309906763http://400words.tumblr.com/post/41309906763Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:58:56 -0700Winter X Gamesx gamesAspen<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9e2407a261586f5a302bdb3faed56487/tumblr_mh03uiif9z1qbdxzdo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ready for Winter X Games? <strong>Shaun White</strong> and all his talented friends are ready to go. Find out what to expect in Aspen this week. <strong><a href="http://swanygloves.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/heres-your-guide-to-winter-x-games-in-aspen/" title="Winter X">Read more.</a></strong></p>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/41150467240http://400words.tumblr.com/post/41150467240Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:25:30 -0700winter x gamesx gamesshaun whiteaspen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83b0ec188a1cf97a45c0604102f7c6da/tumblr_mgql4lch8c1qbdxzdo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s safe to say the damage has been done, when it comes to the Lance Armstrong “brand.” So how do you turn it around? See what these experts <strong><a href="http://joerassenfoss.com/public-relations/lance-armstrong-2-0-the-re-branding-of-a-disgraced-superstar/" title="Lance" target="_blank">have to say</a></strong>.</p>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/40703736492http://400words.tumblr.com/post/40703736492Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:02:45 -0700oprah winfreylance armstrong<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e7b4fd21d9ee4d4839d4902fb267759d/tumblr_mgn4796Me81qbdxzdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Lance Armstrong</strong> sure didn’t look or sound like someone facing a public gallows on Sunday. See what the seven-time Tour de France winner (since disavowed by the Tour) told an Associated Press reporter about his scheduled interview on Thursday with <strong>Oprah Winfrey</strong>. <strong><a href="http://swanygloves.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/lance-poised-and-ready-for-his-oprah-closeup/" title="Lance Armstrong" target="_blank">Read more</a></strong>.</p>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/40556060568http://400words.tumblr.com/post/40556060568Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:04:21 -0700lance armstrongOprah Winfrey<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a8d07d0bb68eedb4b44526da4fb0fc3/tumblr_mfel4dsGv11qbdxzdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Read this remarkable multi-media report about the avalanche that claimed the lives of three backcountry skiers last February at Tunnel Creek behind Stevens Pass Ski Resort in Washington. The New York Times has done an astonishing job recreating the moment in words, photos, video and interactive graphics. <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/#/?part=tunnel-creek" title="Stevens Pass">Read the report</a></strong></p>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/38496650581http://400words.tumblr.com/post/38496650581Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:57:49 -0700avalancheStevens Pass Ski Resort<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/423906c011f3cd19d642fe345fdd44f8/tumblr_meu74bHdJy1qbdxzdo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The battle between World Cup skiing stars <strong>Tina Maze</strong> and <strong>Lindsey Vonn</strong> took an ugly turn over the weekend when Slovenian officials alleged that Vonn insulted Maze, who finished second, with a curse word after Vonn crossed the finish line as the winner of the Super G at St. Moritz. <strong><a href="http://swanygloves.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/world-cup-officials-deny-protest-by-slovenian-team-that-lindsey-vonn-insulted-tina-maze/" title="Lindsey Vonn">Read more.</a></strong></p>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/37665951008http://400words.tumblr.com/post/37665951008Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:43:23 -0700lindsey vonnTina MazeWorld Cup Skiing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megw2hbS7B1qbdxzdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Three-time Tour de France champ <strong>Greg LeMond</strong> says he wants to clean up pro cycling and is willing to run for president of its world organizing body to accomplish the task. <a href="http://swanygloves.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/greg-lemond-announces-bid-for-presidency-of-international-cycling-union/" title="Greg LeMond">See what the American is up to</a>.</p>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/37121847065http://400words.tumblr.com/post/37121847065Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:15:53 -0700Greg Lemondlance armstrongdoping in cyclingtour de france<a href="http://swanygloves.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/talk-about-sick-lindsey-vonn-blows-away-the-field-to-win-world-cup-downhill-in-lake-louise/">Who's sick now? Lindsey Vonn flattens field in World Cup Downhill at Lake Louise</a>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/36910650350http://400words.tumblr.com/post/36910650350Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:53:29 -0700lindsey vonnWorld Cup Skiing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me5r621M191qbdxzdo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>During Lindsey Vonn’s recent illness, the superstar skier suffered intense pain while doctors sorted through possible diagnoses, at one point even considering Crohn’s disease. <strong><a href="http://lindsey-vonn-thought-she-might-have-had-crohns-disease" title="Lindsey Vonn">Read more.</a></strong></p>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/36673930002http://400words.tumblr.com/post/36673930002Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:56:26 -0700lindsey vonnworld cup skiing<a href="http://swanygloves.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/liftopia-offering-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-lift-ticket-deals-right-now/">Want a deal on lift tickets? Liftopia has a huge array of Cyber Monday sale prices</a>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/36608652232http://400words.tumblr.com/post/36608652232Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:28:46 -0700cyber mondaylift ticketsskiing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdr1mqksOc1qbdxzdo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Lindsey Vonn</strong> is the established superstar in World Cup skiing, but don’t lose sight of youngster <strong>Mikaela Shiffrin</strong> and veteran <strong>Julia Mancuso</strong> (shown with one of her Winter Olympics medals) at this weekend’s Aspen Winternational (Nov. 24-25) Women’s World cup ski races in Aspen. Learn more about the event, including when you can watch it on NBC, <strong><a href="http://Lindsey%20Vonn%20is%20the%20established%20superstar%20in%20World%20Cup%20skiing,%20but%20dont%20lose%20sight%20of%20youngster%20Mikaela%20Shiffrin%20and%20veteran%20Julia%20Mancuso%20at%20this%20weekends%20Aspen%20Winternational%20(Nov.%2024-25)." title="Aspen Winternational">right here</a></strong>.</p>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/36078466257http://400words.tumblr.com/post/36078466257Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:18:26 -0700Aspen WinternationalAspenLindsey VonnJulia MancusoMikaela ShiffrinWorld Cup skiingWinter Olympics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbr6kypAQF1qbdxzdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Turns out <strong>Tyler Hamilton</strong> (pictured) wasn’t the only pro cyclist talking about doping on the circuit with the likes of <strong>Lance Armstrong</strong>. So were teammates <strong>Christian VandeVelde, Levi Leipheimer</strong> and longtime Armstrong “lieutenant” <strong>George Hincapie,</strong> among many others. Here’s where to find the <strong><a href="http://swanygloves.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/u-s-anti-doping-agency-releases-doping-evidence-against-lance-armstrong/" title="Lance Armstrong Doping Evidence">damning evidence against Armstrong.</a></strong></p>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/33394966076http://400words.tumblr.com/post/33394966076Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:58:10 -0600Lance Armstrong Doping EvidenceLance Armstrongtour de francedopingEPO<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/free-fall-23-miles-called-winds-article-1.1178472">Skydiver Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking free-fall attempt thwarted by gusting winds</a>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/33258016814http://400words.tumblr.com/post/33258016814Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:43:15 -0600Felix BaumgartnerRoswell NM<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdxdr0zbo1qd96hso1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdxdr0zbo1qd96hso2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>They don’t get quotes like this anymore!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://washingtonpoststyle.tumblr.com/post/32888266409/one-hundred-and-23-years-ago-gentle-reader-a">washingtonpoststyle</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>One hundred and 23 years ago, gentle reader, a brave and unnamed Washington Post reporter investigated <strong>D.C.’s burgeoning pie-making industry</strong> by visiting the city’s largest pie-making establishment.</p> <p>The ensuing report, published June, 23, 1889, had in its sixth paragraph one of the great all-time quotes in journalism: <strong>“Show me a child that don’t crave cherry pie,” the shop manager said, “and I will show you a freak.”</strong></p> </blockquote>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/32899675918http://400words.tumblr.com/post/32899675918Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:56:28 -0600pieWashingtonWashington Post<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdl1oFEeO1qd65vgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theeconomist.tumblr.com/post/32888773200/kals-cartoon-this-week-pointing-the-finger">theeconomist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>KAL’s cartoon:</strong> this week, <a href="http://www.economist.com/node/21564270">pointing the finger</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/32890587302http://400words.tumblr.com/post/32890587302Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:48:15 -0600Iran<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mavckaMsM61qf5y35o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mavckaMsM61qf5y35o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mavckaMsM61qf5y35o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mavckaMsM61qf5y35o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mavckaMsM61qf5y35o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Halo is back. How about a preview?</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.thedaily.com/post/32209920026/the-makers-of-halo-4-invited-us-to-their">thedailyfeed</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>The makers of Halo 4 invited us to their headquarters in Kirkland, Wash., to run through hours of solo missions and multiplayer scenarios. Here’s <a href="http://www.thedaily.com/article/2012/09/24/092412-tech-games-halo4-machkovech/" title="Halo 4 Games">a sneak peek at the hotly anticipated return of Master Chief</a>: </span></p> <blockquote> <p class="Body1">“Wake up, chief!” With that shout, the series’ perennial robo-assistant, Cortana, appears with a new look — softer, more animated, more human — as she worriedly pesters her favorite soldier into escaping a sudden attack. So begins Halo 4’s campaign, which sees the series’ old, purple villains, the Covenant, returning in huge numbers to attack his resting home of the past five years.</p> <p class="Body1">Through corridors and air-lock vents, Chief reacquaints himself with familiar weapons and harrowing first-person combat, perhaps as a way to ease players into Halo 4’s first twist: conversation. Though Chief and Cortana talked plenty in prior games, never did they seem so chatty — jokey, even — while riffing on things like unexpected attackers.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/32224338825http://400words.tumblr.com/post/32224338825Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:00:26 -0600HaloHalo 4newsgamesMaster ChiefCortana<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mapga23rzg1qeridgo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mapga23rzg1qeridgo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mapga23rzg1qeridgo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mapga23rzg1qeridgo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mapga23rzg1qeridgo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Of course you want one of these</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://americastestkitchen.tumblr.com/post/32209127972/red-wine-caramel-apples-heaven-caramel">americastestkitchen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Red Wine + Caramel + Apples = Heaven.</strong></p> <p>Caramel apples aren’t just for kids anymore.</p> <p>(Source: <a href="http://www.americastestkitchenfeed.com/do-it-yourself/2012/05/how-to-make-red-wine-caramel-apples/">americastestkitchenfeed.com</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://400words.tumblr.com/post/32210328163http://400words.tumblr.com/post/32210328163Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:31:54 -0600fallcaramel apples