Have you ever wondered if rolling up your sleeves makes you look like a hillbilly? Is it even acceptable in a business setting? Is there a right way and a wrong way to do it? Well, as a matter of fact there is. And there are even multiple ways of doing it the right way! [...]
Supersized bunnies, tiny cows, and frozen goats–they’re not just for children’s books anymore. Breeders around the world covet certain animals for their economic potential. Some produce a lot of meat. Some are iridescent. Others fit well into small spaces. Nevertheless, all of the animals featured below have two things in common. One, they have highly [...]
San Pedro Prison (Bolivia): where inmates have to ‘buy’ their cells San Pedro prison, the biggest in Bolivia’s main city, La Paz, is home to about 1,500 inmates. Once you pass the thick walls and the security gates, any resemblance to a normal jail disappears: there are children playing, market stalls, restaurants, hairdressers and even [...]
Not Coming to America From the boons of Ford’s assembly line and Eisenhower’s interstate highway system to the banes of suburban sprawl and oil dependence, U.S. history is closely tied to the automobile. But that doesn’t mean Americans are privy to any ride they want. Car makers like BMW, Ford, and Volkswagen design and manufacture [...]
Civil War, Antietam, 1862 The battle of Antietam (or Battle of Sharpsburg, as it’s still called in the American South) was fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, MD, and remains the bloodiest single-day battle in American history: More than 4,000 killed and 23,000 total casualties. The first major battle of the Civil War fought [...]
The world’s most popular mobile browser has been upgraded as Opera Mini 5 beta is now available to download. The latest version has several new features and improvements that will enhance your mobile browsing experience. As was the case with previous versions, beta 5 offers fast page loading and an easy to navigate interface. It [...]
