Archive for February, 2008
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Alain Robert, affectionately nicknamed Spiderman has done it again. Alain scaled a 42-floor building with his bare hands in Sao Paulo, Brazil while nearly 2,000 onlookers watched.
He used no safety equipment to crawl down (and reclimb) the 495-foot Edificio Italia, one of the tallest buildings in the city.
Alain Robert wasn't ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Today the Dominican Republic celebrates their Independence from Haiti. This is the 164th year they've been free.
Juan Pablo Duarte, Ramón Matías Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez announced an independent 'República Dominicana' on February 27, 1844.
Today is a day of celebration in the DR. There are a number of parades ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Dunkin' Donuts just announced a promotion to capture Starbucks customers while the company closes 7,100 stores to help energize employees on February 26, 2008.
Dunkin' Donuts will offer all customers a small latte, cappuccino or espresso drink of their choice, hot or iced, for the special price of 99 cents. ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
It's a worldwide outage for Hotmail as millions are having difficulty logging into their Hotmail accounts. People have reported Hotmail service unavailable messages since early today.
“We're having some sporadic issues with the Windows Live login,” a Microsoft rep has stated. “We'll be working as fast as possible to get ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
What's wrong with Hotmail? A quick visit to the website found their Service Unavailable.
I went to check my own mail and got this:
There is no word on what the Hotmail issue is or a status on when it might come back online. Hopefully the Hotmail.com sign in will be available ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Here's something that hasn't happened much in the history of Starbucks.
CEO Howard Schultz ordered that all 7,100 Starbucks close for 3 hours to energize the companies 135,000 employees.
The closure starts at 5:30 local time today. While the stores shut for business, baristas will share their passion for making ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Lichtenberg figures are so cool!
A Lichtenburg figure captures "lightning" at it core. The end result looks a lot like a delicate leaf or a plant's root system.
Not familiar with this artful technique? Then watch the video below to introduce yourself to it.
That is art at work using the sheer ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
When you live in Anchorage, Alaska the "Running Of The Reindeer" is always an event to look forward to.
Since reindeers aren't as deadly as bulls, no one gets mauled in this family friendly event.
Watch the Reindeer (and the people) run in the video below.
Looks like a fun time was ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Are you looking for a reason to have a drink today? Help celebrate National Margarita Day by kicking back one of these highly intoxicating drinks frozen or "on the rocks."
Give it extra flavor by adding strawberries or other flavored liquors like Midori.
There isn't much information who started National Margarita Day ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
This morning the ground shook in Nevada. The U.S. Geological Survey said an earthquake registered a preliminary 6.3 on the Richter scale and took place at 6:16 AM.
The quake was centered in a sparsely populated area near the Nevada- Utah state line.
Some reports say the quake was felt as far ...
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