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Interesting Facts About Famous Businesses~Infographics~~

2012-08-30T17:21:00.002+08:00

Facts about Bees - Infographics-

2012-08-30T17:18:00.002+08:00

Today Doodle-Amelia Earhart's 115th Bdays

2012-07-24T08:30:00.002+08:00

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane (1928) and the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic (1932). She was the first person to fly alone from Honolulu to California (1935). In 1937 she attempted with a copilot, Frederick J. Noonan, to fly around the world, but her plane was lost on the flight between New Guinea and Howland Island; her fate remains a mystery. She was married to G.P. Putnam (1887-1950) in 1931

30 Things You Should Not Share on Social Media

2012-06-24T23:38:00.000+08:00

30 Things You Should Not Share on Social Media

What chicken you are plucking or cow you’re milking on Farmville on Facebook
How many you have killed on Mafia wars or where they are buried.. again on Facebook
Party photos showing you inebriated or a hand placed where it shouldn’t be
That you are having a party.. you might get more guests than you counted on
Photos revealing you flirting with the bosses wife at the annual work Christmas party
That you are having an affair
That you are thinking of having an affair
Complaints about your boss
That you hate your job and want to leave.. you might get your wish.. involuntarily
Don’t share photos or an event that reveals that you were not sick that day at work
That are you are planning to take a sickie
Drama with your friends
Issues with your parents
Passwords.. unless you have more money than brains
Hints about passwords like dogs names
Images and videos of your children
Updates on Facebook after you have escaped from Jail and on the run (don’t laugh it has happened)
Revealing your thoughts about a court case… when on jury duty
Don’t link personal sites to professional business sites like LinkedIn.. don’t mix business with pleasure
Financial information such as how much money you do or don’t have in your bank account
Personal Information
How to get more friends or followers.. it already sounds like a scam
You are leaving on a holiday
The dates you are away on your holiday
Your daily schedule.. burglars have been known to use these little hints to their advantage
Showing you doing something stupid .. not good for personal branding
Your bodily functions
Revealing extreme views on Race, Religion or politics
What you had for breakfast
Finally, If you are not comfortable about it … don’t share it

Do you have more things you think that should not be shared on Social Media networks?

How to Stop Windows Update from Automatically Restarting Your Computer

2012-06-06T17:05:00.001+08:00

You should know how to prevent Windows Update from automatically restarting your computer.

There are few more annoying default settings than Windows’ developers choosing to have the default on Windows Update be to automatically restart your computer and further not providing any obvious way to disable auto-restarts after a Windows update.. Sure, they have a “postpone” button that pops up, but that does little good if you happen to step away from your computer when it pops up to inform you it’s about to restart. Many a time I’ve been working on some article or piece of software and I take a break to go get a snack, only to come back and see my computer has automatically restarted, losing a portion, or sometimes all of my work. I also have a habit of opening multiple notepad windows containing temporary notes for an article or the like that are never meant to be saved that get lost in these cases. Or times where I’ve left my computer on overnight transferring large files, such as some of my website databases, only to see the next morning that Windows has helpfully restarted mid-transfer, so now I have to do it over again.

Luckily, there are a few ways you can set things up so that Windows will not be able to automatically restart your computer after a Windows update. The first way is to simply install some bit of software such as this free Shutdown Guard application, which prevents most applications on your computer from shutting down Windows, including Windows Update.

A second method top stop Windows automatically restarting is just to modify your Windows Update settings so that it will only download updates, but not install them until you tell it too (Start -> search Windows Update and open it -> select “Change Settings” -> then select from the drop down menu, “Download Updates, but Let Me Choose When to Install Them”). These two solutions are going to work best for people with “Home” or “Home Premium” versions of Windows.

For those who have “Professional” or “Ultimate” editions of Windows, the best way to stop Windows Update from automatically restarting your computer is to make a small tweak to your Windows Registry or Group Policies. These two methods may seem a little intimidating for non-techies, and indeed in general one should not go modifying these settings unless you know what you’re doing, but in this case the tweaks are quite simple.

Windows XP Start -> Run -> and type: gpedit.msc and hit enter

        Now drill down as follows: Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update
        Now double click on “No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates Installation”
        In the dialogue box that comes up, select “Enabled” and click “OK”.
    Windows Vista/7:
        Start -> search for gpedit.msc or search Run, select it, and then type gpedit.msc
         Now drill down as follows: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update
        Double click on “No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations”
        In the dialogue box that comes up, select “Enabled” and click “OK”

An alternative method to using the Group Policy Editor is to manually edit the Windows Registry. With this method you simply do the following:

Start -> for XP select Run then type regedit and hit enter, for Vista/7 search regedit and open it
Now drill down as follows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Policies -> Microsoft -> Windows -> WindowsUpdate
Right click on the right hand side of the window that’s open near where you see the “(Default) | REG_Z” key, then hit New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers
Right click on NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers and select Modify, then give it a value of 1, which equates to “true”.

Obviously if you do any of these methods, make sure to periodically restart your computer when you see updates have been installed. Or in the case of stopping automatic updates from installing automatically, make sure to install them periodically and restart. Making sure all the Windows Updates are installed on your machine will help prevent your computer from getting infected with viruses and the like and will usually also help make it more stable, thanks to installing all the bug fixes Microsoft issues. Many of these updates require that the computer restarts to take effect, so it’s important to do so, just preferably when you want it to restart and not when my computer wants.

By Daven Hiskey

Today Doodle Google: Peter Carl Faberge Bday 30052012

2012-05-30T11:10:00.002+08:00

Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé - best known for creating the famous Fabergé eggs - has had the 166th anniversary of his birth celebrated with a Google doodle.

The search engine has turned its homepage emblem into a set of six gold eggs decorated in diamonds, precious metals and gemstones in tribute to the designer.

Fabergé was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on May 30, 1846 to the Baltic German jeweller Gustav Fabergé and his Danish wife Charlotte Jungstedt.

His father was an established jeweller, dealing in fine decorative objects, which his son continued after inheriting the family business in 1870.

Fabergé quickly developed a reputation for producing exquisite jewelled objects including the Easter egg designs which made him world famous.

In 1882 at the Pan-Russian Exhibition in Moscow, Fabergé won the gold medal. He was appointed as the court jeweller of the Romanov dynasty in 1885.

He died on September 24, 1920 at the age of 74.

Robert Moog 78th Birthday 23052012

2012-05-23T18:38:00.000+08:00

The search engine giant Google has come out with another captivating doodle on its home page today. The doodle is designed to celebrate Robert Arthur "Bob" Moog's 78th birthday, an American music enthusiastic and founder of Moog Music.

The interactive doodle pays tribute to the pioneer of electronic music, widely known for his invention of Moog synthesizer. Visitors to the Google homepage can play the virtual synthesizer by simply moving the cursor on the keys. Not just this, they can create their own music, as Google allows visitors to record, play back and even share their composition on the social networking site Google+ by simply clicking on the g+ button. There's also a virtual synthesizer that visitors can use for adjusting volume and other controls like mixer, oscillator and filter.

His invention 'Moog synthesizer' is regarded as a milestone in the development of electronic musical instruments. The innovation inspired many and lay the foundation of for the making of several synthesizers in the following years.

Moog earned his bachelor's degree in Physics from from Queens College, New York (1957) and also did PhD in engineering physics from Cornell University.

For his exceptional work he was conferred with several awards including an honorary doctorate. In 1970, he received the Grammy Trustees Award.

In 2005, he was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor and eventually died at the age of 71 in Asheville, North Carolina.

Happy Mother Day 13052012 Doodle

2012-05-13T13:15:00.000+08:00

Inspirational Song #4: The Climb by Miley Cyrus

2012-05-12T01:33:00.000+08:00

"The Climb"

I can almost see it.
That dream I'm dreaming, but
There's a voice inside my head saying
You'll never reach it
Every step I'm takin'
Every move I make
Feels lost with no direction,
My faith is shakin'
But I gotta keep tryin'
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down, but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it, but
These are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most
I've just gotta keep goin', and
I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on, cause

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

Keep on movin'
Keep climbin'
Keep the faith baby
It's all about, it's all about
The climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, woah

Deep Sea Fishing #1

2012-05-10T05:11:00.000+08:00

What Is Deep Sea Fishing?

Deep sea fishing is a form of angling that requires deep waters and usually takes place further away from land. The water depth should be at least 30 meters to be considered deep sea fishing territory. This fishing method is also often called offshore boat fishing, sport fishing, and big game fishing.

How Is Deep Sea Fishing Different From Normal Fishing?

Glad you asked! By going out on a boat into the deeper waters, the fisherman is suddenly exposed to a pool of deep sea fish. These are totally different than your regular shallow water fish. We are talking big game fish - sharks, tuna, marlin, and swordfish just to name a few. You normally will not find these species closer to shore, as they require open and deeper waters to feed. The swimmers and surfers are surely thankful for that.
Check out this video to the see the kind of struggle that often take place during deep sea fishing.

Sometime its being really scary experience..

Today Doodle Howard Carter Bday 10052012

2012-05-09T16:32:00.002+08:00

Doodles from Google are not something new, but the homage, these doodles pay to yesteryear artists, denotes a huge honour, and hence are of utmost importance. People, who have been forgotten, are remembered once again through these doodles.

Today's Google doodle pays homage to an English archaeologist and Egyptologist Horward Carter, who is noted as a discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Here are the top 10 things that you must know about the doodle and the man behind it - Howard Carter.

1. With a view to mark the 138th birth anniversary of Horward Carter, Google today replaced its usual Google logo with a doodle that includes a wide array of Egyptian treasures that cover the term "Google" and make it barely visible

2. Howard's important contribution to his field of archaeology was the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, who was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.

3. Howard Cartern was born on May 9, 1874 in London, and at the age of 17, he was sent out by the Egypt Exploration Fund to help Percy Newberry in the excavation and recording of Middle Kingdom tombs at Beni Hasan.

4. Even at the young age he was innovative in improving the methods of copying tomb decoration.

5. In 1899, Howard was appointed the first chief inspector of the Egyptian Antiquities Service (EAS). Cartor monitored scores of excavations at Thebes (now known as Luxor).

6. On 4 November 1922, Carter's excavation group found the steps leading to Tutankhamun's tomb, by far the best preserved and most intact pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings.

7. Following his discovery, Howard Carter retired from archaeology and became a part-time agent for museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of Arts.

8. Carter has been portrayed by many actors in films and TV shows including John Cleese, Robin Ellis and Pip Torrens.

9. He has appeared as a character in many books. Carter appears as a character throughout most of the Amelia Peabody series of books by 'Elizabeth Peters'. James Patterson and Martin Dugard's "The Murder of King Tut" talks about Carter's search for King Tut's tomb.

10. He died of lymphoma in Kensington, London, on March 2, 1939 at the age of 64. He was buried in the Putney Vale Cemetery in London., and on his gravestone is written: "May your spirit live, May you spend millions of years, You who love Thebes, Sitting with your face to the north wind, Your eyes beholding happiness" and "O night, spread thy wings over me as the imperishable stars".

The Truth about Mr Bean

2012-05-08T19:24:00.000+08:00

Today I found out Rowan Atkinson, the guy who played “Mr. Bean”, has a master’s degree in electrical engineering.

Atkinson originally received an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering (EE) at Newcastle University before enrolling in an EE master’s program at The Queen’s College Oxford in 1975. While working towards this degree, he also pursued acting on the side with a variety of clubs, including: the Oxford University Dramatic Society; the Oxford Revue; and the Experimental Theatre Club.

The character of Mr. Bean, though not the name, was originally developed during this time period. The character’s modus operandi was to be a “child in a grown man’s body”, based on similar brands of “physical humor” comedy portrayed by such famed actors as Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Jacques Tati (particularly the character of “Monsieur Hulot” portrayed by Tati).

In retrospect, the development of the character of Mr. Bean proved to be a more profitable use of Atkinson’s time in college than actual course study. The subsequent TV program based on this character lasted five years and was wildly popular throughout the UK with peak ratings as high as just shy of 19 million viewers. In addition to that, the two films made to date featuring this character, “Bean” and “Mr. Bean’s Holliday”, combined grossed nearly half a billion dollars worldwide in theaters ($250 million and $230 million respectively), while only costing $22 million to make the first film and $25 million for the second.

Bonus Factoids:

In his early days of acting, Atkinson earned a truck driver’s license as a way to make extra money while he established himself as an actor.
In the UK, a truck driver is called a “lorry driver”.
Thanks in large part to the Mr. Bean character, along with various other roles he’s performed, Rowand Atkinson is today estimated to have a net worth of around $150 million.
Atkinson’s oldest brother, Rupert, in 2000 barely lost the post of leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (by a mere 16 votes).
Buster Keaton, whose style of comedy was very similar to Mr. Bean, also inspired Jackie Chan’s brand of comedy, according to Chan’s autobiography.
Keaton was named the seventh greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Further, he is ranked as the “21st greatest male actor of all time” by the American Film Institute. In his early silent films, he was known for delivering his brand of physical comedy with a completely straight face, which he found typically drew bigger laughs than if he was more animated in his expressions.
Keaton got his start in show business at just four years old in 1899, performing in his parent’s comedy sketch. His role was typically to get his dad angry at him, at which point his dad would toss him across the stage to land in the orchestra pit or to slam against the scenery. While this may sound rough, his dad taught him how to land such that he wouldn’t ever get hurt. Although, his father faced being arrested several times for child abuse, only getting off when Keaton would show that he had not been hurt in any way by being tossed. Keaton stated “The secret is in landing limp and breaking the fall with a foot or a hand. It’s a knack. I started so young that landing right is second nature with me. Several times I’d have been killed if I hadn’t been able to land like a cat. Imitators of our act don’t last long, because they can’t stand the treatment.”
Keaton was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 1966, but his doctors never told him he was going to die; they told him he just had bronchitis, though they knew it was lung cancer. His last wife, Eleanor Keaton, also died of lung cancer 32 years later.
A major car enthusiast, Atkinson occasionally writes for different British automobile magazines, such as Car, Octane, Evo, and SuperClassics and has appeared on the motor vehicle show, Top Gear. He also owns several cars including the exceptionally rare McLaren F1, which he has wrecked twice, once in 1999 and once just a few months ago in August of 2011. In the first wreck, he rear ended a $600 Mini Metro car with his car worth then about $1+ million (today worth more in the vicinity of $4 million). In the second accident, he hit a tree.
The McLaren F1 can go from 0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds and has a top speed of around 240 mph. McLaren only produced 106 of these cars.
One of the earliest known performances of the Mr. Bean-style character done by Atkinson was in a 1979 show called “Canned Laughter”. The character, while similarly portrayed as Mr. Bean, went under the name “Robert Box”.
The name of “Mr. Bean” wasn’t thought up until after Atkinson landed the Mr. Bean show. During early production, they threw around a variety of names for the character, originally “Mr. White”, then several possible names based on vegetables and other plant life like “Mr. Carrot” or “Mr. Cauliflower”. Eventually, they settled on “Mr. Bean”.
Other notable characters done by Atkinson include: Zazu on Disney’s The Lion King; Johnny English; and various characters on the historical sitcom Blackadder, among many others.
The Queen’s College Oxford was founded nearly 700 years ago in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield, who was a chaplain to the wife of King Edward III of England, Queen Philippa of Hainault.
The city of Oxford was originally named Oxenaforda, which just meant “Ford of the Oxen”.

Funny toons

2012-05-08T10:29:00.002+08:00

The most used apps on iphone 2011??

2012-05-08T09:49:00.000+08:00

Earlier this month, comScore released statistics regarding the top application downloads of all time for Apple's iPhone platform. According to that information, which showed that nearly half of the top 25 are games, many people assumed that games are making the iPhone the success it is today.

However, when looking at another metric, it seems that games might not be as popular as originally thought. When it comes to everyday use of applications, you see, there are several others that rank higher. Can you guess what they are? As it turns out, the most heavily used iPhone apps aren't games - they're weather applications.

This is according to new data from an upcoming report from market research firm Compete (and reported by MediaPost). The report states that 39% of iPhone users cited weather applications as the apps they used the most frequently, with 13% citing The Weather Channel app specifically. Following weather apps, there comes Facebook. The app earned second place with 25% of users reporting they accessed the Facebook iPhone app regularly. It's possible that it won't be too long before Facebook beats out weather for first place, though. The application is growing in popularity, adding nearly 1 million active users per month, and is at 30 million actives worldwide. It was also recently recognized by Apple as the #1 All Time Free App in the iPhone app store.

Next, after Facebook, comes the games. 20% of iPhone users reported games as the apps they used the most often. 10% reported music-related apps, and then the apps that followed dropped down to single-digit percentages. What may be most interesting about this study, though, is that it found people are seeking out apps for download by themselves instead of relying on recommendations from family and friends. According to the report, 60% of both iPhone and other smartphone users said they found the apps they wanted to download on their own. "It's surprising to see people actually spending time to self-discover," said Danielle Nohe, director of telecom and media-related research for Compete. That just goes to show these modern-day smartphones are really personal computers after all, aren't they?

How to use tachymeter on your watch bezel??

2012-05-06T15:03:00.001+08:00

On some of the analog watches or wristwatches from branch such as Omega and Casio, there is a outer scale bezel that inscribed around the rim and named tachymeter (also known as tachymetre or tacheometer). If you flip through the watch’s user guide or manual, you will not likely to find any explanation or definition on what is tachymeter or how to use the tachymeter functionality. Tachymeter is actually a tool used to compute speed based on travel time over a fixed distance travelled (like one mile or one kilometer). Thus, the tachymeter bezel or dial is a logarithmic scale (actually it’s not, as spacings between the marks on the tachymeter dial are proportional to 1/t where t is the elapsed time) that simplifies the computation of speed of an object, by computing the following function:

Tachymeter Dial = 3600 / Elapsed Time In Seconds
Depending on on the range of the scale printed on the bezel, tachymetre timer normally works and valid for all elapsed times from about 7.2 seconds to 60 seconds, thus only able to measure speed greater than 60 miles per hour or 60 kilometers per hour.

To use tachymeter, simply start the chronograph or stopwatch when the object measured passing the starting line. When the object reaches the next mile or kilometer marker, stop the chronograph or stopwatch. The point on the tachymeter scale that adjacent to the second hand of the watch indicating the speed (in miles per hour or kilometers per hour) of object traveling between the two points.

For example, we want to measure the average speed of a vehicle is moving. Start the chronometer or stopwatch function when the car passes the starting line, and stop the timer after the vehicle traveled exactly 1 mile or 1 kilometer. Then look at where the chronometer hand (the second hand of the watch) is pointing to, and get the reading or value of the corresponding number at the tachymeter bezel or dial. Let’s say the stopwatch stop at 3 o’clock position, meaning 15 seconds had elapsed for the car to travel 1 mile or 1 kilometer. At 3 o’clock position, the tachymetre value shows that number of 240, which means the average speed of the vehicle was 240 mph or km/h.

Due to the limitation and constraint on the tachymeter scale mentioned above which makes tachymetre measurements works and valid only for certain range of speed, so in order to calculate and measure slower speeds or higher speed, user can decrease or increase the unit of measurement (e.g. change to half-miles or half-kilometers, or ten miles or ten kilometres). However, simple calculation is needed in order to get the correct average speed by using this technique. It’s also true if the length of the distance does not exceed a unit of mile or kilometer, or other unit which the speed will be based on.

For example, if we want to measure how fast the 200m athlete is running. Start the chronometer when the race starts, and stop the stopwatch when athlete crosses the finishing line. Let’s say the athlete used 20 seconds to finish 200m running, so according to tachymeter, the speed of the athlete is 180 km/h. However, the athlete only ran one fifth (1/5) of a kilometer, so we should divide 180 with 5 or 1/5 of 180, which mean the actual speed of the runner is 36 km per hour.

The above example can be used for object or thing that moving too slowly too, as when the object travels 1 mile or 1 kilometer, the duration would have exceed 60 seconds, the maximum limit of tachymeter. So the possible workaround is to measure the time taken for the object to move a shorter distance (such as 100m) and divide the tachymeter value with 10 (as 100m is 1/10 of a kilometer).

What if the object travels too fast, such as a rocket or plane. In this case, user can increase the units of the distance covered by the object to measure a longer period of time so that the duration is greater than at least 7.2 seconds (typically the lower limit). We can measure the time taken by the object to cover 10 miles, let’s say it took 30 seconds, so the tachymeter will tell us the the speed is 120 miles per hour. However, 10 miles have been traveled, so that actual speed is 120 times 10, which is 1200 mph.

#1 Facts about Euro until Now!

2012-05-05T19:17:00.001+08:00

Performance
Highest Gate	84,459 England v Switzerland
Lowest Gate	103 Andorra v Armenia
Average Attendance	21,265
Aggregate Attendance	3,104,725
Biggest Home Win	Netherlands 11-0 San Marino
Biggest Away Win	San Marino 0-5 Sweden
Highest Team Score	11: Netherlands 11-0 San Marino
Highest Aggregate Score	11: Netherlands 11-0 San Marino

Current Win Sequence	6 games: Germany
Current Unbeaten Sequence	6 games: Germany, Ireland, Russia, Italy, Romania, France, Greece
Current Losing Sequence	6 games: Andorra
Current Winless Sequence	6 games: Andorra, Malta
Longest Win Sequence	6 games: Germany
Longest Unbeaten Sequence	6 games: Germany, Ireland, Russia, Italy, Romania, France, Greece
Longest Losing Sequence	6 games: Andorra
Longest Winless Sequence	6 games: Andorra, Malta

Today Dongle Keith Haring Bday 04052012

2012-05-04T09:47:00.000+08:00

Keith Haring Bio(1958 - 1990)

Keith Haring died of AIDS-related illnesses in 1990 at the age of 31.

The Keith Haring Foundation was established in 1989 to assist AIDS-related and children's charities, and maintains the largest resource of archives on the late artist, Keith Haring.
Haring's bold lines and active figures carry poignant messages of vitality and unity. His legacy made an impact on late 20th century art and grants us all a vision for the future.

Funny Bird

2012-05-02T18:28:00.003+08:00

Yeah right!!

Why Men’s Bicycles Have a Horizontal Crossbar and Women’s Bicycles Typically Don’t

2012-05-02T18:19:00.000+08:00

Today I found out why men’s bikes have a horizontal crossbar and women’s bikes typically don’t.

It would seem that having a slanted crossbar like on women’s bikes would make much more sense for men’s bikes, decreasing the chance of racking the guy if he slips off the pedals or the like. However, there is actually a really good reason to have a horizontal crossbar on a bike; namely, the horizontal crossbar ends up adding quite a bit of strength to the frame of the bike. This was particularly important in some of the early bikes, which were often made of significantly weaker materials than modern day frames, occasionally even being made of wood.

The problem with this horizontal crossbar was that women all used to wear dresses. So when a woman wanted to get on a bike, she’d have to lift her leg over the bike frame’s crossbar, which was quite scandalous for the time as it often exposed quite a bit of leg and possibly some underwear under her dress. Thus, bike makers began making bike models just for women that slanted the top crossbar down so that the women could mount and dismount the bikes without lifting their legs very high. Modifying the crossbar like that significantly weakened the frames of the bicycles, but this was considered acceptable as it wasn’t very lady like for women to ride their bikes as roughly as some men anyways.

This tradition has continued to this day, even though most women don’t go around riding bikes in dresses or skirts anymore. For the most part, on modern bikes, this weakening of the frame by slanting the crossbar isn’t significant enough to cause any concern for bikes, even on rough terrain, given modern materials that the frames are made of. Indeed, many BMX bikes for men are now designed with the slanted crossbar to reduce the chance of injury while doing tricks.

However, among higher end bikes made for women, this tradition of not having a horizontal crossbar is starting to go away, even though the added strength from a horizontal crossbar isn’t typically necessary anymore, particularly with carbon fiber frames. On these high end bikes, the differences between the men’s and the women’s bikes now tends to be reflected in the design by accounting for shorter torsos and arms on most women; modified hip placement; modified seat design; and the like.

Bonus Factoids:

The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle with the rider in an upright position with no external help, such as going downhill or wind or the like, was 51.29 mph (82.52 km/h); this record was set by Jim Glover in 1986. He maintained close to this speed for about 656 feet (200 m).
The highest documented speed reached by any vehicle powered solely by a human without any external help, was 82.29 mph (132.449 km/h); this record was set by Sam Whittingham in 2008.
The ball bearing, pneumatic tires, chain-driven sprockets, spoke tensioned wheels, and several other technological advances were originally invented for the bicycle, but many of these advancements played important roles in the eventual development of automobiles, as well as contributed to other manufacturing fields.
There are about one billion bicycles in existence world-wide. For reference, there are “only” about 500 million automobiles in the world today.
The first model of bicycle that is principally the same as modern day bicycles was created by J.K. Starley in 1885 and was called the Rover. This bike featured the first successful implementation of a chain drive, which mounted to the rear wheel. This got around the problem found in many bikes of the day where the pedals were directly attached to the front wheel, which made it difficult to steer and pedal at the same time.
The first practical pneumatic tire was invented by John Boyd Dunlop in 1888 and very quickly became standard on all bikes and eventually ubiquitous on all automobiles. Dunlop created this type of tire for use on his son’s bicycle. His son had previously had a lot of trouble with headaches when he rode his bike. The pneumatic tire made for a significantly smoother ride than wheels of the day, so the hope was that creating this smoother ride would decrease his son’s headaches when riding.

Source: today i found out

#2 World Largest Mall~~Golden Resources Mall, China

2012-04-27T04:41:00.000+08:00

Shared... Beijing's Mega Mall by Rebecca Karnak

I do not usually enjoy shopping. In China—with the crowds, the multiple steps needed to check out, and the infinite choices of things to buy—I dread it even more. But when I heard that Beijing had opened the largest standalone shopping structure in the world, I had to investigate. Until recently, Beijing's 6 million sq ft Golden Resources Shopping Mall was the world's largest. (Guangdong's 6.5 million sq ft South China Mall opened this spring.) Opened in October 2004, Golden Resources still easily tops the largest mall in the United States—Minnesota's 4.2 million sq ft Mall of America—as well as the largest mall in North America, the 5.3 million sq ft West Edmonton Mall in Canada. Today, China has more than 400 malls. Deloitte Research estimates that 7 of the world's 10 largest malls will be in China by 2010.

At the start of my investigation, I hopped in a cab near Beijing's Jianguomenwai subway station, and the driver sped up the Second Ring Road toward Golden Resources in Haidian District. After almost half an hour, the driver wound his way through the narrow, tree-lined streets near Beijing Foreign Studies University and entered a wide street lined with new apartments and office buildings. Approaching the mall as the driver did, I was not as overwhelmed by its size as I thought I would be. Golden Resources is a compact, five-story building with neatly arranged shops that run east-to-west. I paid my ¥40 ($5) cab fare and stepped inside.

My first stop was a jewelry counter, an island between rows of shops. I looked at a few mid-priced gray pearls and braced myself to be greeted by an overenthusiastic sales assistant. When no one approached me, I looked up to see a young female sales assistant at the opposite counter talking to her friends, presumably the sales assistants selling silver bracelets next door. Being ignored by the sales assistant was a refreshing switch from being accosted by pushy vendors at Beijing's Silk Market and elsewhere. The scene felt familiar, as if it could happen at a mall in Cleveland, my hometown.

But as I walked past watch shops, cafes, women's clothing stores, and plenty of advertisements for brands such as Gucci, DKNY, and Fendi, I realized that most of the other sales assistants weren't jumping up to greet the few customers strolling by on this late Sunday afternoon either. In a city of roughly 14 million residents, I expect crowds at most public places on Sunday afternoons. But after more than a half year in operation, Golden Resources has yet to attract the number of customers it will need to stay profitable. In fact, I turned one corner of the mall to discover two people playing badminton.
The stores in that section of the mall had not opened yet, and the couple was taking advantage of the open space. Once I hit Toysmart on the fourth floor, though, I found signs of commercial life. Kids were running around, testing out scooters their parents had yet to purchase. Down the hall were two different playgrounds for children and their families that charged by the hour for jungle gym access. The adult playgrounds are on the mall's fifth floor: Stellar International Cinema, which has seven screens, and the Century Club, a health and fitness center. Making my way back down through each level, I came across shops neatly arranged by product sold. I passed three consecutive shops selling treadmills, wondering which one would go out of business first, before entering an area of sporting goods stores. For the first time in Beijing, I found authentic North Face gear, and the Nike and Adidas stores also carried the real deal. Many of the products I saw, though, including the treadmills and the ¥32 ($4) fruit smoothie I purchased at a kiosk, are luxury items for the average Beijinger.

Golden Resources' 1,000 stores, 230 escalators, and 10,000 free parking spaces seem like nothing in comparison to its rival's facilities. Guangdong's South China Mall boasts theme parks, pyramids, giant windmills, a 1.3-mile river, and an 85-foot replica of the Paris Arc de Triomphe. These large, high-end malls might not be the most profitable model for China, however. Even though China's middle class is growing, and urbanites have more money to spend than ever, China is generally a country of savers.
According to the People's Daily, Chinese citizens have spent, on average, only 60 percent of their incomes over the past 10 years, while the world average has been 78 percent. Walking through Golden Resources makes clear that China either has too many malls or that prices are still too high for many customers. Most likely it is a combination of both. Golden Resources has not attracted a large foreign crowd yet either, mostly because of the mall's location in northwestern Beijing outside of Third Ring Road—far from the city's foreign enclaves. I did not see a single foreign face or hear a foreign language in the hour and a half I spent shopping that Sunday afternoon. Moreover, none of the stores I visited accepted foreign credit cards. In contrast, in many stores at the Oriental Plaza and China World malls in the center of the city, no one bats an eye when a customer hands over a Visa card from a foreign bank.

But once the newly built apartments and office centers around the mall are occupied, Golden Resources will have plenty of Haidian residents to serve, including the many wealthy employees of China's Silicon Valley, Zhongguancun, and other Beijing districts. Currently, many bus lines run to and from Golden Resources, but the subway gets customers only part way there (shoppers must take a bus from the Gongzhufen subway stop). Under Beijing's 2008 subway plan, the nearest subway stop will be Wanliu, less than a mile away. When the new subway lines are completed, all of Beijing might flock to Golden Resources on a hot summer day, even if only for the air conditioning—or perhaps to show support for one more record-breaking Chinese achievement.

#1 World Largest Mall~~South China Mall in Dongguan, China

2012-04-27T04:22:00.000+08:00

A Chinese billionaire made rich through his business in the instant noodle industry built the mall in 2005, and since then it remains almost completely vacant. Dongguan has a population of over ten million people, yet the mall is so large it could not be constructed in the downtown and had to be moved to a suburb and can only be reached through car or bus, which many people do not have access to.

After the first several years failed to attract shops, many simply stopped to even consider the mall as a realistic space for a shop. While it is mostly empty there are some shops that fill its massive space. In the closest area to the parking garage there are several fast food restaurants, yet little else. The mall does contain several amazing features including a replica of the Arc de Triomphe, Venice’s St Mark’s bell tower, canals with gondolas, and even an indoor-outdoor rollercoaster! Each section of the mall is modeled after a real city or region such as Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Venice, Egypt, the Caribbean, and California!

Inspirational Song #3 - NickleBack _When we Stand 2gether~~~Just Shared!

2012-04-24T12:13:00.001+08:00

"When we Stand 2gether "

One more depending on a prayer
And we all look away
People pretending everywhere
It's just another day
There's bullets flying through the air
And they still carry on
We watch it happen over there
And then just turn it off

(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
We must stand together
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
There's no getting even
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Hand in hand forever
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
That's when we all win
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
That's, that's, that's when we all win
That's, that's, that's when we all win

They tell us everything's allright
And we just go along
How can we fall asleep at night?
When something's clearly wrong
When we could feed a starving world
With what we throw away
But all we serve are empty words
That always taste the same

(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
We must stand together
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
There's no getting even
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Hand in hand forever
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
That's when we all win
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
That's, that's, that's when we all win
That's, that's, that's when we all win

The right thing to guide us
Is right here, inside us
No one can divide us
When the light is leading on
But just like a heartbeat
The drumbeat carries on

And the drumbeat carries on
(Just like a heartbeat)

(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
We must stand together
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
There's no getting even
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Hand in hand forever
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
That's when we all win
(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
That's, that's, that's when we all win
That's, that's, that's when we all win

Inspirational Song #2 - Jason Mraz _I Won't Give Up~~~Just Shared!

2012-04-24T11:47:00.000+08:00

"I Won't Give Up"

Hmmmm ... Hmmmm ... Hmmmm ... Hmmm ...

When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?

I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up

And when you're needing your space
To do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find

'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up

I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not
And who I am

I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
Still looking up.

I won't give up on us (no I'm not giving up)
God knows I'm tough enough (I am tough, I am loved)
We've got a lot to learn (we're alive, we are loved)
God knows we're worth it (and we're worth it)

I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up

Inspirational Song #1Nickleback-if everyone caredjust shared

2012-04-24T11:24:00.002+08:00

"If Everyone Cared"

From underneath the trees, we watch the sky

Confusing stars for satellites
I never dreamed that you'd be mine
But here we are, we're here tonight

Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive

[Chorus:]
If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died

And I'm singing

Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive
Amen I, Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive

And in the air the fireflies
Our only light in paradise
We'll show the world they were wrong
And teach them all to sing along

Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
(I'm alive)

[Chorus x2]

And as we lie beneath the stars
We realize how small we are
If they could love like you and me
Imagine what the world could be

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died
When nobody died...

[Chorus]

We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day when nobody died

10 things you can do to help save the earth..lets do it together!!

2012-04-24T03:38:00.002+08:00

Save energy to save money.
- Set your thermostat a few degrees lower in the winter and a few degrees higher in the summer to save on heating and cooling costs.
- Install compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) when your older incandescent bulbs burn out.
- Unplug appliances when you're not using them. Or, use a "smart" power strip that senses when appliances are off and cuts "phantom" or "vampire" energy use.
- Wash clothes in cold water whenever possible. As much as 85 percent of the energy used to machine-wash clothes goes to heating the water.
- Use a drying rack or clothesline to save the energy otherwise used during machine drying.
Save water to save money.
- Take shorter showers to reduce water use. This will lower your water and heating bills too.
- Install a low-flow showerhead. They don't cost much, and the water and energy savings can quickly pay back your investment.
- Make sure you have a faucet aerator on each faucet. These inexpensive appliances conserve heat and water, while keeping water pressure high.
- Plant drought-tolerant native plants in your garden. Many plants need minimal watering. Find out which occur naturally in your area.
Less gas = more money (and better health!).
- Walk or bike to work. This saves on gas and parking costs while improving your cardiovascular health and reducing your risk of obesity.
- Consider telecommuting if you live far from your work. Or move closer. Even if this means paying more rent, it could save you money in the long term.
- Lobby your local government to increase spending on sidewalks and bike lanes. With little cost, these improvements can pay huge dividends in bettering your health and reducing traffic.
Eat smart.
- If you eat meat, add one meatless meal a week. Meat costs a lot at the store-and it's even more expensive when you consider the related environmental and health costs.
- Buy locally raised, humane, and organic meat, eggs, and dairy whenever you can. Purchasing from local farmers keeps money in the local economy.
- Watch videos about why local food and sustainable seafood are so great.
- Whatever your diet, eat low on the food chain. This is especially true for seafood.
Skip the bottled water.
- Use a water filter to purify tap water instead of buying bottled water. Not only is bottled water expensive, but it generates large amounts of container waste.
- Bring a reusable water bottle, preferably aluminum rather than plastic, with you when traveling or at work.
- Check out this short article for the latest on bottled water trends.
Think before you buy.
- Go online to find new or gently used secondhand products. Whether you've just moved or are looking to redecorate, consider a service like mudah.my or onlinerevo.net to track down furniture, appliances, and other items cheaply or for free.
- Check out garage sales, thrift stores, and consignment shops for clothing and other everyday items.
- When making purchases, make sure you know what's "Good Stuff" and what isn't.
- Watch a video about what happens when you buy things. Your purchases have a real impact, for better or worse.
Borrow instead of buying.
- Borrow from libraries instead of buying personal books and movies. This saves money, not to mention the ink and paper that goes into printing new books.
- Share power tools and other appliances. Get to know your neighbors while cutting down on the number of things cluttering your closet or garage.
Buy smart.
- Buy in bulk. Purchasing food from bulk bins can save money and packaging.
- Wear clothes that don't need to be dry-cleaned. This saves money and cuts down on toxic chemical use.
- Invest in high-quality, long-lasting products. You might pay more now, but you'll be happy when you don't have to replace items as frequently (and this means less waste!).
Keep electronics out of the trash.
- Keep your cell phones, computers, and other electronics as long as possible.
- Donate or recycle them responsibly when the time comes. E-waste contains mercury and other toxics and is a growing environmental problem.
- Recycle your cell phone.
- Ask your local government to set up an electronics recycling and hazardous waste collection event.
Make your own cleaning supplies.
- The big secret: you can make very effective, non-toxic cleaning products whenever you need them. All you need are a few simple ingredients like baking soda, vinegar, lemon, and soap.
- Making your own cleaning products saves money, time, and packaging-not to mention your indoor air quality.