US Presidential Advisor Larry Summers' pre-departure rapture for mediaBy Wendell W SolomonsThe Net flames with the clamour of US protests against job losses, foreclosures on homes, continued recession and failed neoliberal policies.Of the three men TIME featured in its Feb. 15th, 1999 cover story as the "Committee to Save the World" two men of the group have been selected after a decade of testing for direct, heavy protest These...more
Beaches play a very important part in the ecology of wildlife and for people. The landscape around the beaches is protected by them from erosion. But they themselves need to be protected from erosion from wave action that can occur during a major storm like a hurricane. It is the responsibility of people to take action and make sure some sort of beach protection in there when storms and even oil spills happen. Some oil spill clean...more
How do you protect a beach? It is a daunting task to say the least, but not impossible with the right equipment. HESCO® Concertainer® units are the latest state-of-the-art protection devices that have been installed in certain locations along the Gulf of Mexico coast to help serve as some sort of protective beach barrier against storms, erosion and oil spills. The HESCO® Concertainer® units are designed to provide a wall of exceptional strength as well as an integral structure that will hold up under the intense waves that a hurricane can produce. They are easy to install, taking only 20 minutes to put together and two people. This is considerably less time and labor it normally takes to install 1,500 flood sandbags, which take about seven hours and 10 people on average to install. With a wire mesh frame, the units can expand when filled with material like sand, crushed rock, dirt and granular materials. Using a sand blower, the units can be filled quickly, and that makes a huge difference because the quicker the units can be filled up the better. Storms can come ashore within a matter of days and if there are no preparations or the preparations are taking to...more
Touring Sydney Australia means taking advantage of all the one of a kind adventures that lurk in the land down under. And if you're looking for a place to let loose then Sydney is certainly the place to be and the following are just a few of the extraordinary adventures that you can easily experience in between the fine dining and cultural...more
It appears like other passengers often make it quite comical for those who are traveling along with them on commercial airline flights. Flying commercially can be quite the adventure, from those who have had too much to drink and are fearful of flying to the granny who is not sure where she is going or why they have even put her on this...more
Christmas not only brings with it a lot of cheer and festivity. It is also the best time of the year when long lost friend come together and look back at the year gone by. An important part of celebrating Christmas is the tradition of giving Christmas gifts.To those who want to give an instant unique gift that is not time consuming, consider giving Christmas Gift Hampers. There are many choices to pick. The following Christmas Gift Hampers are superbly made to perfection:Santa's Delight Christmas HampersThis Santa's delight is being true to its name. It is packed with Iced Ginger Cake, Christmas Short crust Brandy, Mincemeat Pies, Hand Made Christmas Snowman Empire Biscuit, Santa Boot Novelty Filled With Pralines, and English Breakfast Tea, Santa's delight Christmas hamper will never go amiss at Christmas time. Your love one will surely feel so special when he gets hold of this Christmas food gift hamper.Donner Christmas Gift BoxThe Granny Bradfords delicious spiced ginger cake, Strawberry Jam, breakfast marmalade Jam, Individual Brandy Pudding, New English Breakfast Tea, Vanilla Fudge, Bradfords Hand Made Champagne Truffles are enough to make your love one loved...more
Before you travel between Europe and the United States, you're going to need to convert your Euro money to American money. This will make purchasing everything you need much easier while you're abroad, as opposed to traveler's checks which are only...more
If you're looking for a fun-filled vacation in Pigeon Forge with a little education thrown in, plan to spend a day or two touring history at the many museums in the area. You'll find entertainment for everyone, whether your group prefers the truly...more
As a photographer, you must have brought with you your handy cameras for keepsakes after a short vacation somewhere. From this trip, you will surely want to take the best photos only. You wouldn't want a single ugly picture in your...more
As we head into Ryder Cup week for pro golf I've decided to travel up to Madison, Mississippi to cover the many Small and MicroCap names on the PGA Tour. I like this event because it is a bit smaller than normal PGA events and you get...more
DAY 1: HANOI (D)Welcome to Vietnam, transfer of 45 min to your hotel in town, (if it is still early then we can venture out for some culture shock on a short walking tour in the Old Quarter of Hanoi - this is the way to get familiar...more
Traveling can be done for any purpose, it can be vacation, work, visiting a relative, etc. No matter whatever is the trip one thing you have to carry is luggage. Packing a luggage is an art which everyone should learn. One should be smart enough to...more