Watch this video from National Geographic. It shows a senisble idea that is being considered to help cut back on food costs. How do you feel about the proposal? Personally, I am all for it!
WOW! This toilet exudes pleasant scents, provides cover up sounds, checks your blood pressure, tests your urine and more! Check it out with this video from National Geographic
I heard about this the other day. Check out the video on National Geographic. I suffer a bit from motion sickness when I am a passenger in a car...I can't imagine what it would be like to be in this building!
When we were at the St. Louis Six Flags theme park, we rode on several rides. One that looked really cool from our vantage point on the ferris wheel was a red rollercoaster with single cars (instead of the normal train). each car would spin 360 degrees around while going up and down and around curves.
When we got to it, Jack declined. Basically, I am a chicken about these things and haven't ridden a rollercoaster in close to 20 years, but I figured I would go outside of my comfort zone to encourage the kids. It didn't help with Jack, but Katrina was intrigued (and she has enjoyed small roller coasters in the past.)
As we waited in line, she just wasn't sure until we realized that we could get a DVD of us riding the ride and what we were saying (screaming). That was just too fun for her to pass up. So, here it is, a plug for a fun ride and a chance to see our daughter pushing the envelope of her comfort zone. (And this is the first thing I have ever put on You Tube!)
I watched this video with great interest. I didn't realize people lived on the Galapagos islands. I thought those islands were kept pristine because of their uniqueness.
Hopefully, the people have realized the issue early enough to make a difference and protect the unique wildlife there.
Check out the video provided at National Geographic that shows a flying fish staying completely airborne for a record 45 seconds. The longest previously recorded flight was for 42 seconds in the 1920s. The reason flying fish take to the air is to escape water bound predators. There must have been something really big and mean after this one!
Yesterday evening, Daniel and I were anxious to watch the news and see if the Phoenix landed safely on Mars. But then the rain came and the signal went out and we had to wait until today to see how it all turned out.
Well done, NASA! The Phoenix completed its soft landing and is now exploring the icy soil to see if it can find any signs of life. The Phoenix now has 3 months to explore and take samples of the soil and run these samples through tests looking for water and life. While they are only expecting the Phoenix to last three months, one never knows. Since Spirit and Opportunity are still chugging along after 4 years!
For more information on The Phoenix you can read articles at Bloomberg.com and BBC News.
And here is a video with explanation and pictures
I am trying to catch up with the National Geographic RSS Feed. Last week, Polar Bears were placed on the Endangered Species list by the U.S. Government. I watched this video with a bit of amazement.
If I am understanding it correctly, polar bears have more than doubled in numbers in the last 30 years. But because of studies that promote global warming, there is concern that in the decades ahead, the polar bear population could be decreased by 2/3...
Now, I am all for looking ahead and trying to fix problems on the front end, instead of waiting for hind sight to kick in. But, I am wondering where this stops. It is too reminiscent of Minority Report to suit my tastes. What are your thoughts?
The world's largest group of orangutans in Indonesia may face extinction by 2011 because of palm oil plantation expansion, which is destroying habitat, experts say. Video courtesy of National Geographic
National Geographic reports that eight critically endangered Amur leopards (including the animal above) have been photographed by a camera trap in far southeastern Russia.
Fewer than 40 Amurs—also called Far Eastern leopards—still prowl the temperate forests of Russia's Far East and parts of China, making the Amur the world's rarest big cat.
Isn't this critter beautiful? What a shame that there are so few left. Hopefully conservation efforts will be successful.
Check out this YouTube video of this beautiful cat!
Video from National Geographic: Greensburg, Kansas was basically destroyed last May when a F-5 tornado touched down. Today they are making lemonade out of lemons. They could have given up and moved away, instead, they are rebuilding their town, and they are rebuilding Green! Way to go, citizens of Greensburg! You are a shining example to us all!
Video from National Geographic - An Australia company is testing what could be the undersea equivalent of a wind farm. Their devices would capture wave energy and convert it to electricity.
Makes sense to me! Our planet is 3/4 covered with water....we need to figure out a way to put this vast resource to use. Way to go Aussies!
Video from National Geographic: Cheetahs could be extinct within 15 years. To help stem the tide, a new South African program brings a big cat into contact with the public.
Click on the link above to see what conservationists in Africa are doing to create a bond between people and cheetahs, how they are taking care of these magnificent creatures and how they are helping local ranchers keep from losing their livestock.
I am more than a bit behind with my National Geographic feed reading. So I am going to make a big post linking to some of the stories that interested me the most from the past couple of weeks. Hopefully you will find something here that interests you as well!
"Extinct" Plants Discovered Blooming in Australia - these plants haven't been seen since 1891 and were listed as extinct in 1922.
VIDEO: Terra-Cotta Army Coming to U.S. - This would be very neat to see!
Colossal Squid Thawing; Hints at Even Bigger Beasts A Colossal Squid that was accidentally captured February 2007 is revealing answers to the scientists in charge of thawing it and studying it.
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My husband and I support the fact that our troops are in Afghanistan and Iraq. We feel it is a necessity and as a Marine veteran, Daniel and I both believe that people who join the Armed Forces do it knowing what the potential is for them ending up fighting and making the ultimate sacrifice. It is not an easy thing, but we demean the men and women in the armed services when we talk about how their lives are being wasted.
So Daniel emailed me a link today that contained a video made by a soldier in Afghanistan. We don't often see this kind of thing on the news. They all focus on the horrors, but do not share the triumphs or many stories about how the soldiers feel about what they are doing. I always felt that it was best to get that type of information straight from the horses mouth. Wouldn't it paint a different picture for us if we had more balanced news in front of us?
As summer nears for us, our thoughts turn towards lazy days spent by a pool or playing in a lake or stream. Well, our elephant friends look like they would love to join us! Go check out this cool video from National Geographic of elephants playing in the water!
Ancient Site uncovered in Bogota, Colombia is revealing information about ancient inhabitants that previously very little was known about them.
I love the sound of the bagpipe! But when I think of bagpipes, I always think of Scotland. Turns out they also have a long history in Iran
Check out this video of chimpanzees who use spears to hunt, sticks to dig out termites, caves for shelter, and love the water on a hot summer day. I love watching the little one play in the water puddle! Warning: this video heavily mentions evolution.
One of the things I love about my new computer is that I can once again enjoy National Geographic videos. My old one just couldn't handle their video player. Check out this Asiatic Bear who may be looking for a position as a baton twirler!
This fellow is just having too much fun!
Do your kids love the song "Twelve Days of Christmas?" My kids do and after a few years of singing it, I have finally learned all of the words in their proper order.
A friend of mine sent this video to me in my email box today. It is pretty funny and they sing well! Enjoy!
We have a lot of movies, I mean a lot. We started buying DVDs back in the day when the only place you could get them was at Circuit City and the cheapest you could get was 18.99. We would go every couple of weeks and there were maybe 20 titles and there would be one or two new ones which we would add to our collection. Now we probably own around 1000 DVDs. Movies are our biggest 'vice'. We live 30 minutes from town and with the cost of going to the theater these days, it is cheaper and easier to purchase the movies we want to see and have them here at home. Plus, there is the added advantage of the extras you get with DVDs and the fact that by owning the movies you can watch them multiple times and loan them to friends. Our neighbors love us!
We have a book shelf and a half full of DVDs, plus two boxes of videos. This year, we had to make more room for the DVDs, so we went through our 200 videos. Some were given away or sold because we knew we could get replacements on DVD (like the Rocky collection). the rest are sitting in 2 boxes until we can actually replace them. They are older movies and good movies, but we are not sure we can find them on DVD and until we can, we don't want to get rid of them.
Some people get new cars every few years. More people are like us, I think. They drive a car until it simply won't drive anymore! We have gotten rid of several cars over the years. They were too worn out and tired to sell. We could have paid to have them towed to the junk yard, but we found a better resource for our old cars. Now when we have an old car that isn't worth reselling either because it is broken or because it would cost more to pay for the ads to sell it than we could get for it, we know we have another option. An option that saves us money on our taxes. An option that helps others. An option that is easy and doesn't cost us money for disposal.
Car Angel will be happy to help you with your car donation. You may either call them or go online and fill out your information and they will contact you. They will handle all the details of towing (if necessary to be towed) and title transfers. They use these cars to help raise money for a variety of worthwhile programs. Car Angel Ministries creates Children's DVDs, Anti-drug Movies & prison literatureso that the generation growing up will have the same values that have made America great. They have given away over 2.4 million videos. They are a non-profit organization who is working for the betterment of people.
Here is the link to part of one of the videos they have made. Donkey Ollie is a Christian Children's Animation.
So before you pay to have your car towed away or before you pay for expensive ads and sit around waiting for the phone to ring, contact Car Angel and see if they would be interested in your automobile. Help someone else by sharing the automobile you no longer want.
It is funny when you see something like this video below. You realize with a slightly different twist, something very bright and sunny and happy can become something very dark and wicked and scary... I guarantee you will never look at sweet Mary the same way again!
This is a beautiful song and the video is beautiful too. For more information about the song and the video, go visit Rocks in My Dryer which is where I ran across this gem. The music and the video exhibit the contest of peace which is what the song is all about.
I have been buying and selling on eBay for about 5 years now! I love eBay. I have found some really cool things there like a Star Trek Monopoly game, signed books, and lots of Pokemon! I have purchase curriculum, DVDs, and the Inventors game (a favorite from my childhood).
So when my dear hubby sent me the link to this fun video! I had to share it with the other eBayer's out there who might have missed it!
Have you ever watched The Planet of The Apes? Do you remember the shock you felt at the end of the first movie when Charlton Heston discovers the head of the Statue of Liberty and realizes he is on Earth and that mankind destroyed themselves and brought about a society where Apes and Chimps ruled the world?
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In Australia there is a stand of 100 trees that have existed for over 100 million years. They were only rediscovered as still being alive in 1994. As part of an unusual conservation effort, the Australians are selling cuttings around the world. Unlike Kudzu, these trees are slow to reproduce so they are a non-invasive species. In the U.S., National Geographic has these long-lived trees for sale. They would make a fantastic and unique gift for the gardener on your list! And one that can live for a thousand years.
Be sure to watch the video.
If your children love those balloon animals, they will love this video!
Check out this cool hummingbird video! What a neat tail the male has!
Recent cold temperatures were thought to have made this eagles eggs unviable, but nature and God have a mind of their own and here is a web cam video of the Eagle tending its newly hatched chick. There isn't much of the chick to see (you look closely and you can see its movement), but just watching the Eagle is awesome!
Tearing through laundry, messing up the bathroom—river otters aren't all that different from human toddlers, as one Missouri biologist and his wife learned when they raised orphaned pups.
Watch as Glenn and Jeannie Chambers endure "otter chaos" to teach Paddles and Babyface how to swim, to eat fish Popsicles, and generally to be themselves—all leading up to an emotional farewell.
We love Pirates of the Caribbean in our house. I have a 10 year old boy and a 6 year old girl and they often play out that they are the characters from the movie. We have several Playmobil pirate ships, pirate action figures from the movies, the sound track, the DVDs, POTC Dead Man's Chest Chess set and POTC Life. We love these characters and the story and we are so EXCITED that May 25th is getting closer all the time. Well, yesterday, the trailer for the movie was released, along with a funny video clip. Be sure to check them out!
There are still pristine locations in the world where the impact of man has not yet been felt. Such a treasure is to be found in East Timor. This war torn, impoverished country is trying to build their economy, and they have a resource that people from all over the world want to visit. They are working to balance keeping the area pristine with needing to grow their economy. Watch the video from Natonal Geographic for some amazing footage.