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Matt McAllister of 99.9 KTYD in Santa Barbara, CA, setting the guiness world record for the most t-shirts worn at once.
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Source: http://panoramas.dk/
Panoramas.dk is one of the greatest sites I’ve ever come across. It features a number of three dimensional panoramas which allow you to virtually look around a given space. This is a technology that can only flourish on the Web since you cannot move around inside a static photograph.
The site can be a little difficult to navigate so I compiled the following list of several I enjoyed.
You can also use the CTRL button on the keyboard to zoom out, and the SHIFT to zoom in
Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
Niagara Falls
Yokohama Japan at Night
View of Monte Carlo
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Apollo Moon Landings
New Year Concert in Vienna - Musikverein Wien
Moscow Red Square at Night
In September 1993, the exchange rate had fallen to 1,700,000,000 Dinara to 1 USD, and the highest denomination was the 10,000,000,000 Dinara note which was worth only 6 USD at that time. In October 1993, Yugoslavia reformed the currency in setting 1 Million old Dinara equal to 1 New Dinara. By the end of the year, the exchange rate was 3 Trillion (3,000,000,000,000) Dinara to 1 USD. The highest denomination at that time in Yugoslavia was the 500,000,000,000 Dinara note, and it was only worth 16 US Cents, by the end of the year. It probably cost more to print the notes than they were worth.
Someone With Highest Level Ever Is Logging To World Of Warcraft Server And Kills All Other Players Not Letting Them To Finish Tasks, But Cartman Has A Solution.....This Is Part From Cartoon...
Planet Earth looks so pretty from orbit at night.
This cub was taken care of and then released in the wild. After a few years the caretakers decided to see how the cub was doing..see what happens!!
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This Belly Dancer is practicing her moves in her bedroom. She tries to lean back on a dresser while holding on to a scarf that is tied to one of the cabinets.
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I got to admit I havent tried this one out but apparently this works. This guy shows you how to build a fireball that you can hold without burning your hand.
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British company Hoverit has unveiled its latest hovering lounge chair, named the Hoverit Lounger. Made of clear acrylic and held hovering by repelling magnetic forces, one wonders if the claims of magnetic forces elevating back, muscular problems and headaches will be true given that we see a mock up of the Lounger, with no cushions to boot.
Eternal magnets fitted into the fittings do not only pretend to look good but aims at making you feel good. It helps you do away with your muscular problems, headaches and other sundry bodily problems. The very feel of the chair makes you feel as if you are flying in the sky and breaking the clouds.
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Gisele makes a splash wearing nothing but a dripping wet dress
The 26-year-old Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen has unveiled a revealing new ad campaign that shows her in a see-through liquid dress. While all eyes are on her knock-out body, the former Victoria's Secret model actually stripped down to promote her own line of eco-friendly sandals called Ipanema Gisele Bundchen.
What is even more impressive than the stunning model is the retouching work used to create the amazing water dress. I figure it as mixture of 3d and skillful photoshop work.
I might be a little geeky here but I thought this was a pretty cool video. This guy keeps a hard drive attached to his computer but opens it up to show what its actually does when messing with files on his com
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Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Motors, displaying the Nano in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo by Money Sharma/European Pressphoto Association)
Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Motors, displaying the Nano in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo by Money Sharma/European Pressphoto Association)Tata Motors today took the covers off the world’s cheapest car — the Nano.
Over the past year, Tata has been building hype for a car that would cost a mere 100,000 rupees (roughly $2,500) and bring automotive transportation to the mainstream Indian population. It has been nicknamed the “People’s Car.” Over the course of the New Delhi Auto Expo, which began this week, anticipation had grown to fever pitch.
With the theme from “2001: A Space Odyssey” playing, Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Motors drove the small white bubble car onto Tata’s show stage, where it joined two others.
The Tata Nano could sell for around $2,500. (Photo by Raveendran/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)“They are not concept cars, they are not prototypes,” Mr. Tata announced when he got out of the car. “They are the production cars that will roll out of the Singur plant later this year.”
The four-door Nano is a little over 10 feet long and nearly 5 feet wide. It is powered by a 623cc two-cylinder engine at the back of the car. With 33 horsepower, the Nano is capable of 65 miles an hour. Its four small wheels are at the absolute corners of the car to improve handling. There is a small trunk, big enough for a duffel bag.
“Today, we indeed have a People’s Car, which is affordable and yet built to meet safety requirements and emission norms, to be fuel efficient and low on emissions,” Mr. Tata added. “We are happy to present the People’s Car to India and we hope it brings the joy, pride and utility of owning a car to many families who need personal mobility.”
The base price for the Nano will be 120,000 rupees, including road tax and delivery. Higher level models will cost more and come with air-conditioning. Sun visors and radios are extra.
The nearest priced competitor is the Maruti 800, which costs roughly twice as much as the Nano. In comparing the Nano to the Maruti 800, Mr. Tata said, “It is 8 percent smaller — bumper to bumper — and has 21 percent larger seating capacity than Maruti 800.”
The Hindustan Times reports reactions from a couple of Tata’s competitors, Maruti and Hyundai:
Jagdish Khattar, a former head of Maruti 800 manufacturer Maruti Udyog Ltd., says it’s too early to say whether the Nano will overtake the original.
“It’s a good product but it’s still too early to say whether it will overtake the 800 because it caters to a totally new market segment,” he said while watching a live telecast of Tata’s press conference after unveiling of the Nano.
But clearly, at least one other manufacturer was worried.
An official of Hyundai Motors, which unveiled an LPG version of its Santro Thursday, was more circumspect.
“We definitely see it as impacting our sales,” he said in halting English, preferring to maintain anonymity.
Anand Mahindra, managing director for Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors’ primary competitor, said before the unveiling, “I think it’s a moment of history and I’m delighted an Indian company is leading the way.”
The Nano will go on sale in India later this year with an initial production run of 250,000 a year. Tata says it will offer the Nano in other emerging markets in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa within four years.
from www.wikihow.com
Snakes are quite common and generally unprotected in many parts of the world. While they do serve a purpose in nature, they also have delicious meat and possess skins that are often quite beautiful. The following steps will tell you how to skin, eviscerate, and prepare a snake for cooking. If the subject is not a rattlesnake, these instructions should still be applicable, with the exception of the ones regarding the rattle.
- Remove the head, unless it is to be used for taxidermy purposes. It is always best to work with a decapitated snake because even "dead" snakes have been known to strike, and the fangs are still quite dangerous. By removing the head, you are removing all venom.
- Wash the outside of the snake thoroughly. Soapy water or even plain water will work well. Just make sure the soap is completely rinsed off of the snake.
- Make an incision down the centerline of the belly, through the skin only, all the way from the stump where the head was attached to the base of the rattle. On most snakes, there is a smaller belly scale covering the cloaca. In the picture, this is the last cream-colored scale before the darker tail scales. Simply split this up the middle just like the rest of the scales.
- Pull the skin from the flesh by hand, again beginning at the head end, using even tension on the skin to avoid tearing. Be sure to separate the skin from the membrane underneath right at the head end. You want clean skin with nothing attached to it. The hide should be loose enough that it easily detaches from the carcass. If the skin is a bit "tight", a knife may be used to carefully free it in the tough places. Peeling without the use of a knife can usually be accomplished all the way to the cloaca.
- When the cloaca is reached, it is usually necessary to free it from the skin by cutting around the opening with the knife. Continue skinning to the base of the rattle. The attachments to the muscles that control the rattle generally make the hide harder to pull off. A knife must be used in this area if the skin is too tight to peel off, as the skin is rather delicate in this section.
- After the skin is completely freed from all but the rattle itself, cut through the tail as close to the base of the rattle as possible. If the skin is to be saved with the rattle attached, it helps for the piece of flesh attached to the rattle to be small.
- Don't fret too much about totally removing the flesh below the cloaca and above the rattles (basically the black and white banding on rattlesnakes). It is almost impossible to completely remove the skin from the flesh in this area. It will dry up easily.
- Constrictor snakes such as bull and rat snakes cannot be "peeled". Their skin is attached with many muscle attachments over the full length of the body. Cutting through them is tedious as it is hard to get the skin free from the flesh and very easy to cut or tear the skin.
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- Remove the viscera (innards) by hand, starting at the head end, using a scooping motion with the hand if the organs are difficult to remove. Care must be taken near the lower digestive region or the snake might excrete unappetizing substances on the meat.
- Rinse the now eviscerated and skinned snake in cool water to remove any excess blood or other undesirable substances. Membrane and fat are often rather difficult to remove from the ribcage and backbone and can be cut free at this time.
- Cut the snake into segments that are the most convenient length for the desired method of cooking.
From www.cnn.com
If you're like many professionals, you daydream about leaving your underwhelming job to find a more-fulfilling (or at least better-paying) one, but you never do. Here are five reasons why you shouldn't put off your job search one more day.
No. 1: You'll stress less
These days, work and stress are synonymous. A 2007 survey by ComPsych Corporation found stress is rampant in the workplace. Sixty percent of workers said they have high levels of stress with symptoms of extreme fatigue and feeling out of control. Another 33 percent said they have constant but manageable stress. That's a lot of headaches.
What's the biggest cause of all this tension? The study cited "people issues" as the No. 1 work stressor, followed by workload and work/life balance. It's proven that stress can harm your mental and physical health, so save yourself by finding a new job.
No. 2: You'll advance your career
Take the next step up that proverbial ladder. Workers may have more negotiating power with employers than they think. Eighty-one percent of hiring managers said it was difficult to find qualified candidates 12 months ago, and 91 percent said recruiting is equally or more challenging today, according to the 2007 Employment Dynamics and Growth Expectations (EDGE) Report by CareerBuilder.com and Robert Half International. More than half of hiring managers who are having trouble recruiting cited a shortage of qualified professionals as the primary culprit.
No. 3: You'll make more money
All signs point to fatter paychecks in 2008. Nearly two-in-five hiring managers plan to increase starting salaries in the next year to attract new talent, according to the EDGE Report. Plus, the Department of Labor reports annual compensation costs (what employers spend on wages, salaries and benefits) for civilian workers increased 3.3 percent for the year ended September 2007. And, average hourly earnings increased from $16.91 in October 2006 to $17.58 in October 2007. Take advantage of this knowledge and use it in negotiating your new starting salary.
No. 4: You'll get better benefits
Although economic pressures are increasing, employers are becoming more committed to offering more and better benefits packages to attract and retain talent. Thirty percent of hiring managers reported their firms have instituted new policies and programs to increase staff retention rates in the last 12 months, up from 23 percent this time last year, according to the same CareerBuilder.com/Robert Half report. The primary measures taken included offering pay raises, bonuses, better benefits and more flexible schedules. In addition, Prudential Financial's study "Employee Benefits: 2006 & Beyond" looked at current and future employee needs and how employers plan to respond to them. Eighty percent of employers say it's important to offer and subsidize a wide range of employee benefits. Be prepared: Although more companies are offering more diversified benefits, workers may see more costs shifted from employer to employee, especially in voluntary benefits.
No. 5: You'll have more time
Isn't it time you improve your commute? Fifty-nine percent of workers surveyed by CareerBuilder.com admit to experiencing road rage while traveling to and from work. With 128 million commuters in the United States that's a lot of road rage. It seems your commute is only going to get worse according to "Commuting in America III" by Alan Pisarski published by the Transportation Research Board. The average national travel times grew to 25.5 minutes in 2000, up from 22.4 in 1990 and 21.7 in 1980. That time is increasing even though more people are leaving for work between 5 a.m. and 6:30 a.m to beat rush hour. Find something closer to home, or better yet, become one of the 4 million Americans already working from home.This dude lays down in between some railroad tracks and films a train running over him.
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Digital Clock Made From Wood
Totally minimal block of wood with digital numbers floating across the surface.
These clever clocks have a very thin layer of real maple wood veneer that permits the LEDs to shine through.
Each one is slightly different due to the natural variation in wood grain.
We reckon the Snow Future GTi sledge is the coolest form of festive transport.
But despite that, Volkswagen has announced a collection of sledges for the winter. Stuart Milne reckons the Snow Future GTi sledge is the coolest form of festive transport.
When I was about seven or eight, my dad built me a proper wooden sledge.
It was built of inch-thick wood and sported a pair of aluminium runners, and I was the envy of the local park.
But not as much as I was when I returned the next day, complete with gloves and woolly hat; because the runners had been replaced with wider ones for better performance.
I barely knew what speed was at that age, but already I was becoming a performance junky.
And despite the fact I'm far too old for a sledge of my own, I'm still desperate to have another crack.
That’s likely to mean waiting until I have kids so I can revisit my childhood heroes, which is likely to also include a train set, Lego and a huge stack of Scalectrix track.
So, as a hot hatch aficionado, I was excited to see Volkswagen's Snow Future GTi sledge.
It sports the Golf GTi's trademark honeycombe grill and GTi and VW badges on the front and even has Golf GTi dials in front of the driver.
Not that any of them are fully functioning; they're 100 per cent sticker.
Steering is taken care of by a traditional rope arrangement, which tugs a centrally-mounted runner to carve through the piste in the park.
And when it comes to stopping the sledge and driver ending up in a freezing cold duck pond, there's even a pair of metal brakes which can be operated independently for some impressive sideways stopping moments.
Suspension? Yup, it has that too, with a seat to absorb lumps and bumps.
Even Porsche has got in on the act, with its Porsche Design Children's Bobsleigh.
Naturally, none of this comes cheap. The Porsche sledge will set you back £59, while Volkswagen will give you a penny change from £70. Both are available from your local dealer.
But is that such a price to pay for reliving your childhood?
Im Wondering If They Have Bigger Sizes
Tattoos have been around for thousands of years and they are more popular then ever. Brought to you by the Discovery Channel.
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In infrared photography, the film or image sensor used is sensitive to infrared light. The part of the spectrum used is referred to as near-infrared to distinguish it from far-infrared, which is the domain of thermal imaging. Wavelengths used for photography range from about 700 nm to about 900 nm. Usually an "infrared filter" is used; this lets infrared (IR) light pass through to the camera but blocks all or most of the visible light spectrum (and thus looks black or deep red).
When these filters are used together with infrared-sensitive film or sensors, very interesting "in-camera effects" can be obtained; false-color or black-and-white images with a dreamlike or sometimes lurid appearance known as the "Wood Effect."
The effect is mainly caused by foliage (such as tree leaves and grass) strongly reflecting in the same way visible light is reflected from snow. Chlorophyll is transparent at these wavelengths and so does not block this reflectance (see Red edge). There is a small contribution from chlorophyll fluorescence, but this is extremely small and is not the real cause of the brightness seen in infrared photographs.
The other attributes of infrared photographs include very dark skies and penetration of atmospheric haze, caused by reduced Rayleigh scattering and Mie scattering (respectively) in the atmosphere compared to visible light. The dark skies, in turn, result in less infrared light in shadows and dark reflections of those skies from water, and clouds will stand out strongly. These wavelengths also penetrate a few millimeters into skin and give a milky look to portraits, although eyes often look black
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