German synchronized swimmer Niklas Stoepel has won major national competitions, but he has still been banned from competiting at the international level. Officials in the sychronized swimming world, it seems, still aren't ready for men to participate in the sport. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Sony Corp. will launch a slimmer model of its PlayStation Portable handheld game player in September, in its latest attempt to ignite demand for its game hardware and compete better with Nintendo picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

About how ebay is cancelling advertising with google due to the high competitiveness between the two companies. picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

Convinceme.net is the ultimate debating website. First off it's free to join. You can create any number challenges, and compete in any number of debates that other users create as challenges. Compete for votes, a winning record, and points. It's your chance to convince the world that you are right! If you get a certain number of points, and have a winning record, you can also have the chance of c... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Looks like the self appointed next president Hillary is facing some real competition, and his name rhymes with Yobama. picked by gammerus 2 years ago

A group of seminal contestants match their swimming prowess against one another and a number of small baggies containing rocks of crack-aine in a large back yard swimming pool... *NSFW* picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Yahoo said Sunday its chief domestic sales officer had resigned and that it will merge its search and display advertising departments in the U.S. as the Internet powerhouse fights to catch up with online search leader Google. picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

Shane Bevan injures his back while at work. He gets an extended sick leave. While his back injury left him unable to work he was able to compete in a world surfing competition. When his employer understandably fired him, he sued and was awarded compensation - presumably on top of the compensation he got for the back "injury". picked by bernardblack 6 months ago

nowpublic.com has a link to a rather vintage (2002) Worth1000 contest entitled "Vintage Products" picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Alyssa Rossi has been blind since birth. She is able to compete as a track runner thanks to the help and sacrifices of her teammates. One will run side by side with her connected by a thin grey belt. Alyssa may be blind, but her teammates are teaching the rest of us to see. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

News networks join up to compete with YouTube. picked by Maven 2 years ago

Bad news for American writers hoping for a Nobel Prize next week: the top member of the award jury believes the United States is too insular and ignorant to compete with Europe when it comes to great writing. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Oscar Pistorius wants to be the first amputee runner to compete in the Olympics. But despite his ascendance, he is facing resistance from track and field’s world governing body, which is seeking to bar him on the grounds that the technology of his prosthetics may give him an unfair advantage over sprinters using their natural legs. picked by sholom22 2 years ago

The number of evangelical Christianity churches have seen a huge increase in Africa. They face a lot of competition for customers not only due to the number of competitors but also the incredible poverty of the people. One way they compete is to name children witches and remind the parents that God said "thou shalt not suffer A witch to live" picked by 2manyusernames 3 weeks ago

"We Compete So You Don't Have To" Wooooooooo! picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Needies are interactive plush dolls inspired by codependent, high-maintenance relationships. Totally attention-starved, they compete with each other for human affection -- or, getting touch, as they like to say. When you give Needies touch (by hugging and squeezing them), they will return your kindness with songs and shameless flattery. But remember that Needies always know when other Needies a... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Women boxers will compete at the London 2012 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has ruled.

They will compete at three weight divisions after the IOC's executive board ruled that boxing would no longer be a male-only event. picked by DAVEthefish 3 months ago

These three girls are the first official ambassadors of cute for Japan. In an effort to compete with China and other world super powers, Japan has decided to exploit their status as one of (if not the) cutest countries in the world.

Do you really think cute ambassadors will help Japan compete in a world market? picked by bingo 8 months ago

LG and google have shown off the google phone today to compete with the apple iphone. picked by fashionuk 2 years ago

All your unicellular buddies are just going to love this. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is rallying a trio of student-built nanobot teams to compete at the world's most popular sport, which will be the second time nanosoccer has accompanied the RoboCup Open. The difference with this year's competition is that the public will be invited to watch. picked by sandossu 1 year ago