Comparing the average amount of school days per year by country, the United States contains the least amount of days, besides Belgium. 243 - Japan 220 - South Korea 216 - Israel 216 - Luxembourg 200 - Netherlands 200 - Scotland 200 - Thailand 195 - Hong Kong 192 - England 192 ...more
What's the Difference Between Ales and Lagers People often ask me, "Nick, what is the difference between Ales and Lagers?" Well, as you may or may not know, there are two types of beers -Ales & Lagers. All beers are made from the basic combination of water, hops, malts, and y ...more
In the mood for something exotic tasting tonight? Then look no further than this food video. Press "play" to learn how to whip up a wood grilled peppercorn crusted salmon seasoned with wasabi soy sauce. Tangy and savory, this fish dish is at once healthy and delicious. Creat ...more
Twitter, the global social networking site, announced on October 21st that it would be launching a new feature that allows all users to create polls. The company stated that the goal is to allow people to "weigh in on all the topics they care about." Twitter will be launching ...more
Don't know about you, but No Reservations is one of my favorite shows about travel and food. This video is a preview of his Holiday Special, which is airing tomorrow. His guests include Michael Ruhlman, Marky Ramone and Mario Batali. Looks like it'll be awesome!
Here are 2 movie trailers for the feature film "Drive Angry 3D" Cast: Nicolas Cage David Morse Amber Heard Jack McGee William Fichtner Tom Atkins Pruitt Taylor Vince Michael Papajohn Billy Burke
Who uses Yahoo! Image Search, you ask? Scientists apparently. A team of astronomers from NYU and Princeton recently scoured the service for photos of Comet Holmes, which came within spotting distance in 2007. They then used the images to create a 3D map of the comet's orbit. ...more
Michael of michaelsherlock.com demonstrates the installation of Mac OSX Snow Leopard onto a Mac with an Intel Core2Duo processor. We're reminded from the very beginning of the importance of backing up our entire system before beginning the installation. Once that's taken care ...more
Hey San Francisco OLers, check it out! Farmers Market Happy Hour TONIGHT! Who: CUESA & San Francisco Chapter of United States Bartenders Guild What: Spring Farmers Market Cocktails & Bites Where: Ferry Building When: 5:30pm to 7:30pm For $30, guests will enjoy 2 full-size ...more
TOP MOVIES 2011 The Artist (2011) Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.Dir: Michel Hazanavicius With: Jean Dujard ...more
What's the difference between grilling on a pan in your kitchen and grilling outside with wood chips? It's definitely not just the surface you cook on that changes. While you may think that adding wood beneath the grill just helps to heat the food up, the type of wood you cho ...more
There's gonna be a rumble.... For this week's GJ article, I thought I would jump right into talking about a mortal-lock favourite of mine: West Side Story. If you haven't seen it (and a lot of folks havent - dudes especially) and you want a lesson in filmmaking craft from a b ...more
Constructive social interaction depends upon recognizing those one is interacting with. Not surprisingly, then, we have a section of our cortex devoted to facial recognition. But we're not the only ones. Keith Kendrick has shown that "individual sheep can remember 50 other di ...more
Protect the kids from playground falls and mulch the plants at the same time! Landscape designer Michael Glassman spins his wheels finding inventive ways to use recycled rubber tires in the backyard.
U.S. 23-man World Cup roster Goalkeepers Tim Howard, Everton Brad Guzan, Aston Villa Marcus Hahnemann, Wolverhampton Wanderers Defenders Carlos Bocanegra, Rennes Jonathan Spector, West Ham United Oguchi Onyewu, AC Milan Clarence Goodson, IK Start Jay DeMerit, Watford Steve ...more
Lately, the biggest news in driverless has been the raging lawsuit between two autonomous spearheads, Uber and Google's Waymo. A new bill back by General Motors, however, could take them both out of the race towards driverless. The Massachusetts bill, filed by Senator Eric Le ...more
Chef Michael Schulson shares his favorite recipe for vegetable dumplings.Fill a medium pot with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add salt and return to a boil. Add edamame and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.Drain edamame and transfer to the bowl of a food process ...more
Game play trailer for the game of the upcoming movie with Michael Sera. Both the game and the movie will be coming out this August. Here is the movie trailer just in cause you've never heard of this movie (like me).
Lots of people mistakingly think that red wine can only go with steak dishes, and white wine can only go with seafood dishes. But this is not always the case, as you'll see in this video. For instance, a nice Pinot Noir pairs great with a wood-grilled salmon dish. Red Lobste ...more
Every year the fine folks at Row Three do a post-TIFF mega-wrap up, collecting the micro-blurbs of a bunch of attendees into a giant meta-analysis of what everyone liked, loved, hated, etc. etc.. We'll link to that post when it goes up on the weekend, but in the mean time, her ...more
Wow, what a party! Rajo hits this year's hotDocs' opening night gala and manages to talk to documentary filmmakers Morgan Spurlock & Michael Tucker as well as a few of the guys from FIGHTVILLE!
Welcome to our new world... Very Simply Put... this is a place safer than FACEBOOK! I know my personal friendships get tired of me posting so much about Crochet... It's my passion, my life, and my dream! SOOOO this place gives us a place to discuss, post, talk, and no one on F ...more
Posted with permission via HereComeTheYanks.com 1776...a group of colonies walked away from the British, effectively starting a war that ended in the defeat of the mighty Brits. 1950...Joe Gaetjens, a Haitian born immigrant, scored the lone goal in the 1950 World Cup match, ...more
So here's a quick updated list of the biggest stars who are injured and will be missing the World Cup. This list would be incredibly longer if we decided to include players who are missing because of not being called up or their respective countries not qualifying (Zlatan anyo ...more
From LAist: Meg Whitman has set a new record, having now spent more of her own money on her gubernatorial campaign than any politician has spent in US history, according to abc7. It was a $15 million check Whitman wrote to herself this week that broke the record, previously ...more
Review: Get Him to the Greek So much puke It's not quite Pixar-like, Judd Apatow's streak of very funny, very good films, but it's close. As a producer, he's as close as it gets to Mr. Automatic, going from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy to The 40-Year-Old Virgi ...more
Materials Needed: Panda Costume, Robot Costume, Burrito (unwrapped)Okay, to tell the truth, i am not 18 or older, i am a 15 and a half year old teenager who has admired you guys for years and has been dying to meet you all. my idea (my best friend Steven Vaughan also helped wi ...more
Here is the movie trailer for the feature film "The King's Speech" Here are 4 movie clips from the feature film "The King's Speech" cast: Guy Pearce Geoffrey Rush Michael Gambon Colin Firth Helena Bonham Carter Timothy Spall Derek Jacobi Jennifer Ehle
Posted with permission via HereComeTheYanks.com The pre-tournament friendlies are over. The training camp in Pretoria, South Africa, has become their home. They are tweeting and answering interviewers with the same general statement...Training camp has gone extremely well, ev ...more
The frustration of searching for the perfect image can be overwhelming. Then there's the issue of copyrights: Can you use it? Do you have to give credit? Are you allowed to manipulate the image? Say goodbye to that problem with a lifetime subscription to VectorGrove Unlimited ...more
At times during the last nine months the crew of Cork might have thought this moment would never arrive but on Sunday evening at 1947 local time (1847 GMT) they crossed the finish line at Kinsale; an emotional moment as they led the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race fle ...more
How far do you push to get the ultimate shot? Michael Brown tells how to weigh risk when making a movie in extreme conditions. This is a video from Serac Adventure School. It describes gear and the pros - cons of shooting under duress. Weigh risk when making a film in extreme ...more