Japan is reeling from a 20-year economic slump, and has recently been surpassed by China as the world’s second-largest economy. What the Japanese call the “lost years” have taken a serious toll on some of the country’s most beloved cultural icons, including the Geisha. Instead of charging several hundred dollars for tea, dancing and artful [...]
This is a time-lapse video of the Perseid Meteor Shower taken between August 12 and August 15, 2010 and the core of the Milky Way as seen from Joshua Tree National Park. The Music is Samskeyti by Sigur Ros. It’s beautiful and absolutely amazing! Gear Used: 5D Mk II, EF 16-35mm L. Settings: f/2.8, 6400 [...]
It’s summer time and hauling out the grill is a must especially when steaks, chops, fish and other delicious entress are waiting to be grilled. Here’s an idea, how about grill the whole meal and spare the kitchen for a change.Food writer Mark Bittman offers up 101 fantastic grilling recipes, covering fruits, vegetables, desserts, and [...]
In this post you will discover some beautiful photographs that have won photo contests in 2009 such as National Geographic Contest, Nikon Technology, Energizer, Sony, Smithsonian Mag, Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Refuge Association, etc. Photography has always been a fun activity and always will be. To be a profession photograher you need to be a [...]
If you love to watch the SyFy channel then you know exactly what these wallpapers are all about. Stargate SG 1 and Stargate Atlantis were full of adventures that keep many of us glued to the television. The whole concept of traveling to and exploring new worlds is appealing and exciting. If you miss watching [...]
Generally, it takes about 2 hours to chill a bottle of wine or a six pack of beer in the refrigerator and roughly about and hour or so on ice alone. If it’s wine you are cooling, the freezer will help to speed things up a bit, but that’s rough treatment for delicate wines. Here’s [...]
( Windows Only) Desktop Earth is a cool wallpaper, in fact it is a wallpaper generator. Desktop Earth generates a accurate high-resolution, representation of the Earth. The program uses maps provided by NASA as the source, and it includes several different viewing options such as: adjust the amount of cloud cover, view city lights, moonlit [...]
If you are wondering if your state allows fireworks, here is a map of which states allow fireworks and what types. Citizen’s of Rhode Island, the laws for your state have changed since this map was created, you can now join in on the legal fireworks celebration. This is only a very general guide, laws [...]
As the Deepwater Horizon saga dragged on through June, a vital United States maritime law – the Jones Act – suddenly became a hot topic in the media and, to lesser extent, in Congress. Critics attacked President Obama for not waiving the Jones Act to supposedly open the door for additional assistance in the Gulf [...]
Starbucks is offering free Wi-Fi to all customers, at every location, starting today. Whether you’re clicking connect on Starbucks’ Wi-Fi or some other unsecured, public Wi-Fi network, here’s how to stay safe and secure while surfing a public hotspot. Just because most wireless routers have a firewall to protect you from the internet doesn’t mean [...]
Most folks today are on the go and little time to do it, with that said the art of cooking seems to have slipped away. Cooking is a chance to create something, it’s a way to relax and unwind, it’s fun and it’s a excellent way to nurture your family and friends And lets not [...]
Conservation biologist Catherine Craig took this video interview with a Louisiana Boat Captain Mike Ellis, who says BP is not allowing access to rescuing sea turtles, many of the turtles are being incinerated. This rare and endangered species of sea turtle is being burned alive in BP’s controlled burns in the Gulf of Mexico. Furthermore, [...]
65 Years Ago (August 14, 1945), Richard Sullivan’s Dad shot this wonderful and historical film from VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii. The quality of this film is excellent, music and color not bad also. “65 Years Ago my Dad shot this film along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki capturing spontaneous celebrations that broke out upon first hearing [...]
Apollo 11 was Launched from Pad 39A, part of the Launch Complex 39 site at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16, 1969 at 9:32:00 a.m. The Apollo 11 space flight carried Astronauts Armstrong, Collins, and, Aldrin to our Moon. The mission, carried out by the United States is considered as a major [...]
Let me ask you a question: What would you rather do, search individual websites for deals or search a site that has combined them all in one location just for your area? That’s not to hard to answer, the later of course. All you have to do is type in your zip code or address, [...]
If you’ve ever made your own home brew you probably have heard about Northern Brewer, one of the largest online brew supply stores available on the Internet. Seems those those folks want to do more than sell you hops and grain, they just started Brewing TV which consists of two regular Joe’s in hats talking [...]
In this post we present an amazing collection of wallpapers related to nature. I ran across these the other day and thought it would be nice to pass them on to you guys. I know you’re going enjoy this wonderful and Brilliant collection of Nature Wallpapers. We all love desktop wallpapers to express our feelings [...]
