My wife and I went on vacation last year to New York. Seeing Niagara Falls was certainly a highlight of the trip.
One interesting tidbit about Niagara Falls is that the first suspension bridge across the river was built with the aid of a kite. Kitelife.com describes the situation:
Back in 1848 the first suspension bridge to [...]
As a former ultramarathon runner, I found this article in Discover magazine of interest:
Born To Run
Biomechanical research reveals a surprising key to [...]
Jaymi Heimbuch wrote an interesting piece for Treehugger.com entitled 7 Overrated Technologies and Their Underrated Low-Tech Alternatives. The seven examples given:
eBooks vs The library
Home Energy Monitors vs Unplugging Stuff
Hybrid Cars vs Bikes
Composing Machines vs A Pile in the Corner of the Yard
Recycling vs Precycling
PC Power Saving Software and Equipment vs PC’s Existing Power Preferences
LEDs [...]
Bob Bly recently wrote an article disputing Clay McDaniel’s claim that we are all spending time in social media. Bob believes that social media can be a waste of time:
“We’re all spending plenty of time in our social network accounts,” says Clay McDaniel, co-founder of Spring Creek Group, in an article in DM News (11/3/08, [...]
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