Leisure and Travel Magazine have not only listed the top 10 stargazing spots in the world but they also have provided an awesome slide show and information about each landscape, skyscape, and how to experience it. What's your favorite?
Is Panko is Different from Breadcrumbs? (August 28, 2008)
Chow is a great source for everything food related. From Recipes to answering nagging questions like how panko is different from breadcrumbs. There's even a section called Table Manners.
Overseas Travel (August 26, 2008)
Travel Registration is a free service provided by the U.S. Government to U.S. citizens who are traveling to, or living in, a foreign country. Registration allows you to record information about your upcoming trip abroad that the Department of State can use to assist you in case of an emergency. Americans residing abroad can also get routine information from the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
A Look Back (August 24, 2008)
If you're trying to recall scenes from past Olympics, you can watch clips online. Take a stroll down memory lane to Atlanta 1996, Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004.
Olympic Interviews and Team USA (August 22, 2008)
Listen to an interview with your favorite Olympic athlete and get a look at the 2008 Summer Olympics that feels close to home can be seen at the US Olympic Committee Web site.
If you have wondered what countries have performed best throughout the modern games, you can see check the all time standings. It's tough to account for some countries that have changed names and/or borders but this chart does a good job of doing just that.
Olympic Results (August 16, 2008)
Did you miss the results of one of your favorite Olympic sports? Get the up-to-date results for any sport you choose.
Olympic Medal Count (August 14, 2008)
What country will get the most medals in this year's Olympics? What countries will get medals for the first time? Follow the Olympic Medal Count as it happens.
The Dog Days of Summer are almost over. Running approximately from July 3 through August 11, the Dog Days are named for the brightest of the stars in Canis Major (the big dog) is Sirius, which also happens to be the brightest star in the night sky. In fact, it is so bright that the ancient Romans thought that the earth received heat from it. Look for it in the southern sky (viewed from northern latitudes) during January.
In the summer, however, Sirius, the “dog star,” rises and sets with the sun. During late July Sirius is in conjunction with the sun, and the ancients believed that its heat added to the heat of the sun, creating a stretch of hot and sultry weather. They named this period of time, from 20 days before the conjunction to 20 days after, “dog days” after the dog star.
The conjunction of Sirius with the sun varies somewhat with latitude. And the “precession of the equinoxes” (a gradual drifting of the constellations over time) means that the constellations today are not in exactly the same place in the sky as they were in ancient Rome. Today, dog days occur during the period between July 3 and August 11. Although it is certainly the warmest period of the summer, the heat is not due to the added radiation from a far-away star, regardless of its brightness. No, the heat of summer is a direct result of the earth's tilt.
2008 Olympic Opening Ceremonies (August 9, 2008)
Find your favorite Olympic Event in the Schedules & Events page of the Official 2008 Beijing Olympic Web site.
2008 Olympic Opening Ceremonies (August 8, 2008)
Organizers of the Beijing Olympics say the city is ready for the Games to begin, with 91,000 people expected to fill the Bird's Nest stadium to watch tonight's opening ceremony.
The ceremony will start at 8:00 p.m. and will last about three and half hours, with China's Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman from Britain chosen to sing the theme song, said Zhang Heping, director of the BOCOG Opening and Closing Ceremonies Department at a press conference.
The Olympic torch arrived today in Beijing China for the 2008 Olympic Games. Follow them with me over the next two weeks.
Your Birthday (August 4, 2008)
Find out some fun facts about your birth date. The songs that were popular when you were born; what famous people were born on your birth date, what's your lucky number, what is your birth tree (did you even know you had a birth tree?). Just key in your birth date and enjoy the results.
Brain Games (August 2, 2008)
Sharpen your memory and your mind with Brain Games scientifically developed to give your brain a workout.
