Archive for January, 1970

Finding Our Passion

“Today is life – the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.” – Dale Carnegie Have you ever heard someone say (or maybe you’ve said it yourself) that their [...]

11 Fun Facts About Bumble Bees

    The humble bumble bee is a slow and gentle insect much unlike its cousin the honey bee. Indeed they are never in a particular hurry as they go about their business collecting pollen in the gardens and surroundings that they live in.     If you happen to come cross a bumble bee nest that [...]

Where and How to Hang Your Outdoor American Flag

Exhibiting an outdoor American flag is a fabulous technique to exhibit your loyalty to your country. However, there are some regulations that are essential to be aware of first, nevertheless. These are the sanctioned guidelines for soaring the American flag: 1. It is adequate to soar the flag from a automobile, providing that you either [...]

Different Types of Gastric Surgery

What Is Laparotomy?A laparotomy is a surgical procedure in which the surgeon makes an incision through the abdominal wall in order to reach the abdominal cavity. This form of surgery is generally exploratory in nature and the incision is generally a large one. Doctors tend to recommend a laparotomy in instances when clinical diagnostic methods [...]

The Need For Proofreading The Academic Work Of Students

Essays, dissertation, projects, research papers etc are inevitable in university life. It is considered highly unprofessional to create grammatical and spelling errors in these writings. The quality of your written work will get reflected on the marks scored by you in your academic writing work. When you are working under pressure to complete your research [...]

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Rediscovering C Crane at CES 2012

I love connecting the past with the present, especially as everything is often new again. In the days when I hosted a wireless show for Radio Netherlands, we often featured medium-wave listening from the powerhouses like Radio Luxembourg to the rare stations which were only logged under very quiet solar conditions or during DXpeditions to the Arctic. If you click [...]

NIKON AW100 rugged camera review – FAIL

I did my homework: there are 3 cool ragged cameras on the market: Sony TX10, Panasonic TS3 and Nikon AW100 – latest and greates.  I have my second ragged Olumpus (1030SW) that I use a lot and was looking to replace. I have Canon S90 that I love. I had Canon DSLR before but do [...]

IT Spending by NA Utilities will increase 4.5% over next 4 years – IDC Energy Insights

IDC presented a mixed outlook for North American Utilities industry today. In a webinar titled “North America Utilities Industry – Top 10 Predictions 2012″ IDC predicted that energy consumption in North America will remain stagnant – 0.2% growth rate in 2012 and might actually decrease 5-15% by 2020. In the disappointments column – there is [...]

Flash update for Galaxy Nexus

To those users who were disappointed about the lack of flash support in the latest Google flagship phone, Adobe has good news for you. They are going to give you the update in December. This will be the last ever update of Adobe Flash as they are winding up the Flash version for mobile devices [...]