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Whale watching is an activity with massive worldwide appeal. Regardless of an individual’s age and interests, tourists travel to far-flung corners of the globe to catch a glimpse of the cetaceans in their natural habitat. The chance of seeing these majestic and awe-inspiring creatures is certainly an experience of a lifetime, so with that in [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Animals, Misc, Nature, Travel · Tagged Africa, Alaska, Arctic Circle, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, Azores, Balaenidae, Baleen whales, Bart Platt, Bay of Biscay, Biology, California, Cetaceans, EasyJet Holidays, Humpback Whale, Husavik’s port, Iceland, Kaikoura, Killer Whale, Killer Whales, New Zealand, norway, Right whale, Santa Barbara Channel, South Africa, Spain, Sperm Whale, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, whale watching
We’ve all achieved something in our lives, and some of these feats are quite amazing. Just today, for example, TopTenz sent this page to hundreds of millions of homes, and made billions of people happy when they read it aloud for the amusement of friends and family. If you aren’t doing that now, by the [...]
Posted by Dustin Koski on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 12:10 am
Filed under People · Tagged Antioch, Ashrita Furman, athlete, Britain, California, David Wimp, driver, Dustin Koski, El Paso Mountains, Fort Worth, head, Houston, Indian government, Istanbul, James Johns, Jeff McKissack, Jim Carrey, Los Angeles, Lucy Pearson, media darling, Mobin Khan, New York City, Pearsonville, postal worker, printing press, Riverton, Robert Coates, scrap metal, Simeon Stylites, Syria, Texas, Tommy Wiseau, Turkey, United States, Vermont, William Schmidt, William Schmidt’s Tunnel, Wyoming
For any true blue American who drinks Bald Eagle tears and pisses Freedom, the Constitution of the United States is one the most important pieces of paper in history. It is the foundation on which the country was built, thrived and became the superpower it is today. Therefore, it’d be logical to assume that the [...]
Posted by Rick Raule on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, Religion · Tagged America, astronaut, Bali, California, carl sagan, circumcision, Congress, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, food, God, Governor, http, James Madison, Jury of Your Peers, Living Constitution, Political positions of Ron Paul, Pursuit of Happiness, Rick Parry, Rick Raule, Separation of church and state, steel-tipped boots, Suicidal Burlap factory, Supreme Court, The Pursuit of Happyness, United States, United States Constitution, US government, Will Smith
Switching to organic produce is increasingly trendy as knowledge spreads about the lessened effects on the environment from sustainable farming and the human body from eliminating pesticide ingestion. Unfortunately, there may only be a slight nutritive advantage to organic produce from its heightened production of phytochemicals to naturally resist infestation. Although the general risk of [...]
Posted by Suzy Duvall on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Food · Tagged Agriculture, apples, B6, bell peppers, best foods to buy organic, California, celery, chemical, chemical barrier, chemical contamination, chemical exposure, chemicals, Chile, color printing, Conventionally grown, Environmental Working Group, food and drink, Food science, green, immune systems, imported grapes, imported nectarines, Leaf vegetables, nectarines, niacin, nutrition, organic apples, organic bell peppers, organic celery, Organic food, organic imported grapes, organic imported nectarines, organic peaches, organic pears, organic potatoes, organic spinach, organic strawberries, Peaches, pears, Pesticide, potatoes, Soil contamination, spinach, Staple foods, strawberries, United States, United States Department of Agriculture, Vitamin, vitamin A, why buy organic
After an interesting response from my, “Top 10 Reasons not to live in California” list, we now turn our attention to other spots around the nation that one might not want to call home. Moving all the way across the country to the east coast, we find one of the original states of the great [...]
Posted by Lee Standberry on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Travel · Tagged Black P. Stones, Born to Kill, California, china, Crime, Criminology, crips, East Coast, Ethics, federal government, gang, Gangs in the United States, Houston, i.e. manufacturing, law abiding citizens, law enforcement, lee standberry, local law enforcement, Maine, New, New York, New York can the, New York City, new york yankees, Rodney King, Snatch, Sociology, South Dakota, Texas, The Warriors, Times Square, United States, Urban decay, US Federal Reserve, USD, Washington, Washington DC
Everybody is a fan of something but some just take it further than others. Here are the top ten fans who are simply crazy for their idols … 10. Chris Crocker After Britney Spears‘s life spiraled out of control, possibly her biggest fan, Chris Crocker took to You Tube to air his views. Simply titled [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Entertainment · Tagged America, Australia, baseball, boston red sox, Britney Alone, britney spears, California, Chris Crocker, David Ginola, Draco Malfoy, Greater London, Harry Potter, Ivonne Hernandez, judge, London, Major League Baseball, Matthew Beaudoin, Melbourne, Miley Cyrus, new york yankees, Red Sox, San Diego, Show, Showa Denko K.K., Tom Felton, Twilightsucks.com, United Kingdom, United States, Victoria, Yankees–Red Sox rivalry
We have all heard about Eye-Popping Man or Lee Redmond and her 28 ft and 4.5 in long nails. Dennis Avner is widely known as Cat Man, the American who underwent many bizarre surgeries to look like a tiger, and Garry Turner is the man with the stretchiest skin on earth. All these Guinness World [...]
Posted by Timeea on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, People · Tagged Ashrita Furman, Augusta Bung, Austria, Bedford, Bryan Flessner, California, Charlie Wilson, Chayne Hultgren, Chris Elliot, Chris Stevens, Christina Flessner, Croatia, Dennis Avner, Discovery Science Center, Entertainment, European Union, Fan Yang, Fingernail growth world record holders, Garry Turner, guinness, Guinness World Records, head of the global records management team, Human Interest, Illinois, Ireland, Janice Wolf, Japan, Kam Ma, Kenichi Ito, Krunoslav Budiseli, large media coverage, Lee Redmond, Marco Frigatti, Milano, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, New York City, Ohio, proud farmer, REpublic of Ireland, Santa Ana, Space Cowboy, Texas, Tokyo, Tyson Turk, Tyson Turk Tattoo Studio, United States, Vienna, Wisconsin, World Championship, Year of birth missing
Top Gear started in the late 70’s as a local program produced by BBC Birmingham and has established itself as the world’s most popular motoring show. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have witnessed Top Gear growing into a global phenomenon, so no wonder it’s the most illegally downloaded show on the planet. According [...]
Posted by Timeea on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Humor, Television · Tagged alabama, America, BBC, Bugatti Veyron, California, car chase, car football, car racing, Crash.net, Czech Republic, Dailymail.co.uk, English Channel, ford, Ford Fiesta, Ford Motor Company, gas-powered cannon, Iceland, James May, Japan, Jeremy Clarkson, Ken Block, Kent Block, Lake Kleifarvatn, Mass media, NASCAR, Needham, Nissan, president, rally car, Range Rover Sport, Ranger, Richard Hammond, Ricky Carmichael, Royal Marine beach, smart car, Subaru Impreza, Top Gear, Top Gear Races, Top Gear Segments, toyota, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Triumph Herald, Typhoon, UD Trucks Corporation, United States, USD, Volkswagen, Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Transporter, youtube, YouTube Inc
After winning an Oscar, an actor’s career is usually marked by the question: Did they live up to the award or not? Here are 10 Oscar-winning actors who have gone in completely different directions. 10. Donna Reed-Riding the Highs and Lows of Television Best Supporting Actress for From Here to Eternity (1953) Reed’s career after [...]
Posted by Orrin Konheim on Monday, July 25, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies, People · Tagged 10 Oscar, Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Actress, academy awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Actor, Actor for Ray, actress, Alan Arkin, Alexander Payne, American Idol, Antony's College, artist, Artistic Director, Barbara del Gettes, Beyond the Sea, Bobby Darin, California, Cannes, character actor, Cinema of the United States, classical pianist, Conservative Party, crooner, Dallas, Donna Reed-Riding, Entertainment_Culture, film, Foxx, France, Gene Wilder, George C. Scott, Glenda Jackson, goop.com, Grace Kelly, Grace Kelly-Princess, Greater London, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gwyneth Paltrow-Lifestyle Blogger, high profile actress, Human Interest, Jackson, Jamie Foxx-Multitalented Singer, Jennifer Young, Junior Transportation Minister, Kevin Spacey, Kevin Spacey-Real, London, Luise Rainer, Luise Rainer-Pioneer, Margaret Thatcher, mayor, media icon, Member Research Advisory, Monaco, original actress, Oscar, Oxford, player, Poseidon, Prime Minister, prince, Princess, queen, Rainier, Ray Charles, replacement actress, replacement judge, Richard Dreyfuss, Right, Shakespeare in Love, Sideways screenwriter, Singer, singer /songwriter, Soapdish, St. Antony's College, Star Trek: The Next Generation, suicidal poet, Supporting Actor, supporting actress, Texas, the Cannes Film Festival, The color Purple, The Country Girl, The Donna Reed Show, The Great Ziegfeld, the Oscar, the Oscars, The Player, tortured mathematician, transportation, United Kingdom, United States, Whoopi Goldberg, Women in Love
France is the home of fine wine, great cheese and Gallic humor where a restaurant chef is as likely to chase you out of a restaurant for asking for ketchup as he is to feed you cordon bleu cuisine. Notoriously fickle, with a language that has a sexy accent but sounds like someone is speaking [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Travel · Tagged Alps, Bayeux, Bayeux Tapestry, Besançon, California, Cannes, Cathedral of Our Lady, Easter, Eiffel Tower, Europe, Fortress Europe, France, French Riviera, geography, Hall of Mirrors, Hitler, hospitality_Recreation, Karl Hindle, Louvre, Lyon, Monaco, Normandy Beaches, Normandy coast, Palace of Versailles, Paris, Pyrenees, restaurant chef, River Dordogne, Rocamadour, Seine, Spain, the Cannes Film Festival, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Louvre, United Kingdom, United States, Versailles, Victor Hugo, Vinci, VINCI S.A.