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Boxing Day – All You Need to KnowDecember 26, 2011
“Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even; Brightly shone the moon that night, tho’ the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, gath’ring winter fuel.” John Mason Neale, 1853 Why is Boxing Day called Boxing Day? Good question. [...] |
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Awesome! Vintage Christmas Specials.December 25, 2011
For Rosi and I, Christmas wasn’t Christmas without Rudolph or Frosty on TV . 1000 Awesome Things also thinks its Awesome to be flipping through the TV channels and come across an old favourite christmas special. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, a stop motion classic, came out in 1964. The character Rudolph was created in 1939. The [...] |
Nativity One – Revenge of the CowDecember 24, 2011
This time of year is an opportune time to revisit Millie’s 2008 classic “Nativity One – Revenge of The Cow.” Posted via email from What I Learnt Today |
Santa TrackerDecember 24, 2011
The North American Aerospace Defence Command goes on high alert at this time each year so that it can track Santa’s progress around the world. The ymake their radar signal availabe so that you too can watch Santa at http://www.noradsanta.org/en/track3d.html Whil eyou are waiting you might like to watch Santa’s progress from last year Posted [...] |
You Should Open a Shop – 10 Tricks of the TradeDecember 19, 2011
Seemed like a simple enough question. Reddit user ‘expiredcheese’ had recently purchased a new TV. I was in Best Buy looking at the televisions when I noticed the cheaper models were on non-HD channels while the larger more expensive televisions were on HD channels making the unaware customers lean more towards spending the extra hundred [...] |
Nerdy Santa has three ePresents just for youDecember 17, 2011
Nerdy Santa has three special ePresents for you today. The Blue Meanies are driving the music from Pepperland. The lord mayor sends a yellow submarine to get help. Can Paul, Ringo, George and John save the day? Currently available free of charge, the new Yellow Submarine eBook has narration, animations, and songs. It still feels [...] |
UbersleepDecember 15, 2011
We are accustomed to between 6 and 8 hours of sleep at night, followed by 16 to 18 hours of being awake during the day. But it ain’t necessarilly slow. This ‘monophasic sleep cycle’ is dominant in English speaking countries. However, in Europe, South American, aged care facilities, preschools and Universities everywhere a ‘biphasic’ (or [...] |
Every home should have at least two – the iPhone coffee making appDecember 14, 2011
Everybody knows it is impossible to open one’s eye before the first cappuccino in the morning. This is why homo sapiens has evolved smell, touch and hearing. Now, a true visionary at Scanomat (http://www.scanomat.com/) has developed the Top Brewer espresso machine. It’s possible to make barista standard espresso with frothed milk of your choice with [...] |
A Free PressDecember 12, 2011
On October 24th this year, the Australian newspaper ‘erected a paywall’ around its web content. This means that you need to have a paid subscription to read articles on their site, or to use their iPad app.(App Review in WILT) This ‘digital pass’ to the Australian costs $2.95 per week. However, for the next three [...] |
