Archive for July, 2017
Fantastic Food Served On Thailand’s Floating Markets [video]
Published July 31, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Amphawa Floating Market, cooking, gourmet, Mae Klong River, Meklong River, restaurant, street food, Thailand, tourism, travel, video
What The August Eclipse Will Look Like Where You Live
Published July 28, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: astronomy, August eclipse, solar eclipse, totality, US eclipse
Vox published this page, where you can enter your zip code and see an animation of the eclipse at that location and the time that it will occur.
On Monday August 21, a solar eclipse will cut across the entire United States. And wherever you are, you will be able to see it. Even though the “totality” — the area where the sun is completely blocked out by the moon — is only 70 miles wide, the whole country (even Alaska and Hawaii) will experience a partial eclipse.
Is The Argyle Sweater Comic The New Far Side?
Published July 27, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: cartoon, Classic Far Side, comic, expectant mother, Far Side, Farside, funny, humor, pregnant snake, Scott Hilburn, The Argyle Sweater, wildlife
Extraordinary Octopus Takes To Land To Hunt [video]
Published July 26, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Animal, Australia, cephalopod, mollusc, nature, Octopus, video, wildlife
Diamond Too Big To Sell?
Published July 25, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Botswana, Canada, De Beers, diamond, gems, investment, jewels, Lesedi La Rona, Lucara Diamond Corp, Our Light, Vancouver
In the mysterious world of diamond mining, it turns out that some stones are too big to sell. Canada’s Lucara Diamond Corp will have to cut its tennis ball-sized rough diamond to find a buyer, industry insiders say, following Sotheby’s failed auction for the world’s largest uncut stone last summer. It’s not the ending that William Lamb wanted for his 1,109-carat stone, named ‘Lesedi La Rona’, or ‘Our Light’ in the national language of Botswana where it was mined.
The Island Church In Lake Bled – Slovenia [video]
Published July 24, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Assumption of Mary Church, Julian Alps, Lake Bled, Ljubljana, Slovenia, tourism, travel, video
At 106, She’s The World’s Oldest Fiancee
Published July 20, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 106 years-old, Aparecido Dias Jacob, cougar, Fiancee, golden years, Nossa Senhora Fatima, Pirassununga, retirement home, seniors, Valdemira Rodrigues de Olivera, World’s Oldest
A Brazilian pensioner has defied doctors to become the oldest person to get engaged at the age of 106. Valdemira Rodrigues de Oliveira said yes to her 66-year-old toyboy Aparecido Dias Jacob at a ceremony despite being given advice by physicians not to go ahead with it.
Real Street Food – Urban Foraging in LA [video]
Published July 19, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Christopher Nyerges, dining, dumpster diving, food, foraging, fresh food, garden, Los Angeles, School of Self-Reliance, street food, urban farming, video
Ever Want To Correct Google? Here’s How
Published July 18, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: alternate facts, correction, fake news, Google, Google OneBox
As anyone who’s ever spent time Googling celebrities—or themselves—can tell you, diving down the internet rabbit hole will sometimes bring up some weird results in that right-hand box. So what’s an armchair fact-checker to do?
New 3D Printed Silicone Artificial Heart [video]
Published July 17, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 3d printing, Artificial heart, cardiac, cardiovascular, ETH Zurich, medical research, medicine, Nicholas Cohrs, research, video
Private Company Plans To Bring Moon Rocks Back To Earth In 3 Years
Published July 14, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Bob Richards, INFN National Laboratories of Frascati, International Lunar Observatory, moon, Moon Express, moon landing, moon mission, moon rocks, MoonLight, MX-1 spacecraft, NASA, Naveen Jain, regolith, space exploration, University of Maryland, XPRIZE
After several years of secrecy, a company called Moon Express revealed the scope of its ambitions on Wednesday. And they are considerable. The privately held company released plans for a single, modular spacecraft that can be combined to form successfully larger and more capable vehicles. Ultimately the company plans to establish a lunar outpost in 2020 and set up commercial operations on the Moon. Perhaps most intriguingly, Moon Express says it is self-funded to begin bringing kilograms of lunar rocks back to Earth within about three years.
Walrus Pup’s Swimming Lesson [video]
Published July 13, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Animal, nature, pinniped, swimming, video, walrus, wildlife