Prosecutors have requested a pretrial confinement hearing for accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan in his hospital room, according to Hasan's attorney.
Wednesday Daniel went fishing this past weekend; came back with plenty of catch. It was raining heavily hours before their boat finally docked in but amazingly not a single raindrop at sea!! We’re still getting so much rain, mostly towards the evening. We normally have experience this type of weather around this time of the year anyway. This week start […]
It’s friday again. Today felt ’short’ but that’s probably so because it’s simply friday and lunch hour starts at 11.30am! Slowly and steadily, I managed to complete half of the tedious tasks by noon, there are stacks at home, still waiting! But first thing first. Yes, I wondered if I should do the same cycle [...]
Wednesday I wonder. Have you ever exprienced a perfect moment in your life? You know, like things just fall into place – as you want it, exactly? I’m not sure if this corner is still my favorite corner in our home. I don’t spend time here as much as I used to when we first [...]
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Butterscotch ooze, pink crusts, and blue-green goo are just some of the multicolored mineral deposits being excreted by cave-dwelling microbes, researchers have announced.
Blue-green ooze in Hawaii and crunchy golden crusts in New Mexico are among newfound mats of microbial waste that could offer clues in the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists say.
Using stinging tentacles and wide mouths, large coral polyps in the Red Sea have, for the first time, been discovered eating jellyfish nearly as big as they are.
Sensō-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo. It is the city’s oldest temple, and one of its most significant. Within the temple itself, and at many places on its approach, there are omikuji stalls. For a suggested donation of 100 yen, visitors may consult the oracle and divine answers to their questions. Querents shake [...]
Uluru, the World Heritage Site formerly known as Ayers Rock, is one of the world’s most recognizable natural icons – and along with the Sydney Opera House, an international symbol for Australia. The sandstone monolith is culturally significant to the Anangu aborigines, the traditional landowners of Uluru. In 1873 surveyor William Gosse, on an exp […]
Here's another video shot with my favorite "toy camera". Pictures and short video clips from my life and neighborhood in Bangkok. I was feeling a bit dark after consecutive days of rain and dreary skies, so I wanted to express that. Another "kind of" travel video, seeing how as I live here. Enjoy!
Hitchhiking in Colombia is not as dangerous as one might think. Two travelers, Adam Tanner and Mike Dickenson set out on to film an investigative travel documentary to see if the Colombia they have heard about is different from the Colombia they experience. www.themapmakers.org
Originally conceived by Genghis Khan as off-season training for his army, the three-day sports festival of Nadaam--with wrestling, archery, and horse racing--is now Mongolia's biggest event.