Most Expensive Cities To Live In 2009 What is the most expensive city in the world to live? What is the cheapest city to live? Mercer’s Cost of Living survey evaluates 143 cities across six continents, comparing 200 items. In the survey, New York was used as the base, and the survey weighed other currencies against […]
NHK Japan Offers 2009 Solar Eclipse Video TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE JULY 21, 2009, VIDEO BY NHK WORLD NHK Japan captures solar eclipse on July 21, 2009. If you were like most of us and didn’t get to see this, this is your chance. The dialogue is in Japanese we presume, but the video is professional. Great […]
Recording Captures Apollo 11 And Luna 15 Drama On July 3, 2009, previously unheard recordings (audio available) were released by The University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics. This find was coordinated simultaneously with the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The recordings were made in the Control Room of the Jodrell Bank Observatory, where Bernard […]
20 Jul
Posted by RD Bentley as Science Sightings, Technology
Longest Total Solar Eclipse Of 21st Century New>> Total Solar Eclipse July 11, 2010 Photos LIVE WEBCAMS: 1. CCTV 9 – (LIVE) Broadcast in China 2. NHK World – (LIVE) Video in Iwo Jima, Japan 2. Japan – (LIVE) Japanese, Chinese, and English languages. 3. Taiwan – (Mainland China) 4. Guwahati – (LIVE) at Guwahati, […]
Which Factory In France Is Next To Be Blowed Up? Now it’s the Nortel factory near Paris. Around 480 workers are going to be finished. The workers have opted for desperate measures. They are threatening to blow up the building! But the gas cylinders in the plant were said to have been empty. Just a few days […]
Nabucco Pipeline Becomes A Reality Turkey has now signed, and the Nabucco Gas Pipeline will now become a reality. The skeptics were proven wrong on this project to be sure. The Nabucco Pipeline will transport natural gas from Turkey to Austria — via Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary. This deal is backed by the United States […]
Internet Trends And Groups Broadband Usage: Got broadband? A Pew survey found that 57% to 60% urban/suburban dwellers have broadband. Compare that to 38% of rural dwellers with broadband. Gallup Poll’s Internet Usage By Groups: 1. Post-Grads – 68% 2. $75,000 or more – 63% 3. Ages 18 to 29 – 62% 4. Ages 30 […]
Bad Economy Lowers The Price Of Milk… Does it seem like the price for a gallon of milk has gone down recently? That’s because in many areas it has. The reports are claiming that a bad economy has caused consumers to buy less milk. This slump may ultimately help dairy farmers in Minnesota and the […]
10 Jul
Posted by RD Bentley as Science Sightings, Technology
Tesla’s Thoughts About The Future It has been said often — that every time we turn a light switch on, or any electrical appliance, it is Nikola Tesla that we owe gratitude for his contributions to society. While this is yet true, I am in awe of his incredible vision of the future, and how frustrating it must have […]
My Nativity Was Under Ursa Major While gazing at the midnight summer sky, I am noticing seven stars that seem to be of importance. Maybe I have viewed this before. It’s July and the heat is starting to get unbearable (no pun intended)! And yes, the Dipper is pointing to the south; it is my […]