Archive for December, 2009
Full Moon on New Year’s Eve
For the first time in almost 20 years, a bright “blue moon” will grace New Year’s Eve celebrations worldwide. If the skies are clear, revelers looking up at midnight will get an eyeful of the second full moon of the month—commonly called a blue moon. The last time a blue moon appeared on New Year’s [...]
Ten Funny Print Ads Part 2
As interactive media expands, attention spans are getting shorter and shorter every day. For any company trying to get their product or service out in print format, the task is ever more challenging and difficult. Humorous ads remain one of the few effective ways to engage an audience in a very saturated advertising market. This [...]
Apple Products Run Wild This Coming January
Apple plans to demonstrate its touchscreen tablet at a January event, according to multiple independent reports. Sources have told Financial Times, Business Insider and Boy Genius Report that the Cupertino, California, company is preparing a special event to show off the tablet next month. The most detailed report comes from Financial Times, whose sources claim [...]
The truth behind the myth SANTA CLAUS
Santa Claus the man is actually loosely rooted in fact, though he hasn’t always looked the way he does today, having evolved from a gift-giving Catholic saint who lived during the third century. The Protestant Reformation and the emigration of European traditions to America morphed that pious figure into the red-suited character that is now [...]
Brittany Murphy dies at 32
Brittany Murphy dies at 32 – best known for her performances in films such as Just Married, Clueless, Girl Interrupted, 8 Mile and Sin City, has passed away, according to TMZ. She was 32. The Los Angeles City Fire Department reportedly received a call from her husband Simon Monjack’s home, and Brittany was pronounced dead [...]
3-km high ash explosion recorded in Mayon
The Philippines’ most active volcano oozed lava and shot up plumes of ash, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and face the possibility of a bleak Christmas in a shelter. State volcanologists raised the alert level on the cone-shaped, 2,460-metre Mayon volcano to two steps below a major eruption after ash explosions late [...]
Hubble captures baby solar systems emerging from a stellar
The centre of the spinning disc heats up and becomes a new star, but remnants around the outskirts of the disc attract other bits of dust and clump together. Scientists believe these are the building blocks of planets. Hubble has found more than 150 proplyds inside the Orion nebula with 42 discovered in the most [...]
