A voyage to fabled Timbuktu in a flying car may sound like a magical childhood fantasy.
But this week a British adventurer will set off from London on an incredible journey through Europe and Africa in a souped-up sand buggy, travelling by road - and air.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Is love just a chemical cocktail?
Writing in the respected scientific journal Nature, Professor Young argues that love can be explained by a series of neurochemical events in specific brain areas.
If it is true, he says, people will no longer have to rely on oysters or chocolates to create a loving mood.
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If it is true, he says, people will no longer have to rely on oysters or chocolates to create a loving mood.
Read more here
Monday, January 5, 2009
Chill out, you beautiful people, the Versace beach is refrigerated
Stirea Zilei: Versace, the renowned fashion house, is to create the world’s first refrigerated beach so that hotel guests can walk comfortably across the sand on scorching days.
The beach will be next to the the new Palazzo Versace hotel which is being built in Dubai where summer temperatures average 40C and can reach 50C.
The beach will have a network of pipes beneath the sand containing a coolant that will absorb heat from the surface.
read more here
Stiati ca...In research by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the American Lung Association, candles have been shown to emit a frightening range of carcinogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
In addition, like anything that burns, candles produce a microscopic soot that can sometimes contain toxic heavy metals released from the candle wick.
Burning multiple candles, or a candle with multiple wicks, can lead to high levels of indoor pollution. Scented candles give off more of this soot than unscented candles.
read more here
5 ianuarie
2005 - Eris, the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system, is discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory.
1932 - Umberto Eco, Italian writer , is born
1969 - Marilyn Manson, American singer, is born
piece of communication:
sms from Maria: "...Cred ca pt toata lumea e greu sa reinceapa munca..."
sns frin Melania: "...parca nu imi pot intra in ritm nicicum..."
The beach will be next to the the new Palazzo Versace hotel which is being built in Dubai where summer temperatures average 40C and can reach 50C.
The beach will have a network of pipes beneath the sand containing a coolant that will absorb heat from the surface.
read more here
Stiati ca...In research by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the American Lung Association, candles have been shown to emit a frightening range of carcinogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
In addition, like anything that burns, candles produce a microscopic soot that can sometimes contain toxic heavy metals released from the candle wick.
Burning multiple candles, or a candle with multiple wicks, can lead to high levels of indoor pollution. Scented candles give off more of this soot than unscented candles.
read more here
5 ianuarie
2005 - Eris, the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system, is discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory.
1932 - Umberto Eco, Italian writer , is born
1969 - Marilyn Manson, American singer, is born
piece of communication:
sms from Maria: "...Cred ca pt toata lumea e greu sa reinceapa munca..."
sns frin Melania: "...parca nu imi pot intra in ritm nicicum..."
Friday, January 2, 2009
What's to love this year
Looking forward to 2009 - interesting, and not only for the ones living in the UK
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23610328-details/What’s+to+love+this+year/article.do
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23610328-details/What’s+to+love+this+year/article.do
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