http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Solar-bullet-to-hit-Earth-20120124 “Charged particles from the sun will strike the Earth on Tuesday after a huge solar flare erupted on Monday. The M9-class solar flare was observed by Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and erupted from a sunspot on Monday at 03:59 GMT, SpaceWeather.com reported. The coronal mass ejection or CME is travelling to Earth at...
I must give Justin the credit for a perfect title Anne posted a request for help getting a cat down which was at the time of her posting stuck on outside of a building on the 13th floor for a couple of days already. It appeared that no-one else was paying any attention and...
A bit unimaginative, but hey, it's Friday. Here's a couple of interesting articles I cam e across during the week:
The domestication continues. If you want to make a “drop the match and walk away” fire, skip this post – drop by the Freestate around August on a day with a light breeze, around midday (so the frost is gone) when there’s no snow around and then try your luck. You can even go...
I’m told by my wine drinking friends in the Cape that this actually works. This reporter will endeavour to test the theory and report back as soon as possible. In the meanwhile, see the video below… Opening a wine bottle using a shoe
I've been shopping around for a place to save some money yet keep it accessible - saving for a holiday, car maintenance, toys or whatever. Here's my solution:
A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular customers at Checkers, Pick and Pay, Spar, or even Liquor Town. This one caught me totally by surprise. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be...
Do the full screen thing, best you don’t miss any details…. If your company blocks the online player, the BigBadWolf just did you a little favour – download the clip here: CPR.
In the beginning, Man created God; and in the image of Man created he him. And Man gave unto God a multitude of names, that he might be Lord over all the earth when it was suited to Man. And on the seven millionth day Man rested and did lean heavily on his God and saw...
