Less than a year after everyone seemed to agree that 54.5 miles per gallon by the year 2025 was a properly attainable goal, the California Air Resources Board has decided to change things up a bit. In addition to CAFE requirements of a 54.5-mpg fleet average, at least 15.4 percent of all cars sold by …
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A fascinating new podcast for travelers/adventurers talks about the Vivek Express which starts in the far North East of India and travels all the way to the southern tip. It has 52 stops, takes 83 hours, and travels over 4,200 kilometers. It is the 8th longest train in the world. The cost to ride is …
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And, the original by Al Green – Let’s Stay Together…
And, the original by Al Green – Let’s Stay Together…
The other day I was walking through South Coast Plaza and saw the most amazing advertisement: Cats, Blue Man Group, American Idiot, Les Misérables, Shrek the Musical. I stopped in awe and saw that all these plays were right here in my home town, Orange County, playing at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The center, …
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Provided with love and nurturing from his Mommy, premature puppy “Baby Miracle” continues to thrive on the second day after his birth. Born sometime during the night one day ago, Baby Miracle, premature and an estimated 10 pounds under the average birth weight of a healthy Harbor Seal puppy, is none the less, the first …
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Provided with love and nurturing from his Mommy, premature puppy “Baby Miracle” continues to thrive on the second day after his birth. Born sometime during the night one day ago, Baby Miracle, premature and an estimated 10 pounds under the average birth weight of a healthy Harbor Seal puppy, is none the less, the first …
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La Macchina Botanica, a Rube Goldberg machine, made at the Venice Biennale, 2011. Constructed in 5 days with the help of 40 local kids, at the Greenhouse of the Venice Giardini. Designed by Joseph Herscher, with construction assistance from Mauro Delley, Michaela Intra and Elisa Paulin. — See his previous machine – the most complicated …
Video: Bing Bar at Sundance 2012: Robert Redford Discusses the State of Independent Film “Documentaries have replaced investigative journalism”
Sundance Institute founder and president Robert Redford made it clear during the Sundance Film Festival’s opening press conference Thursday afternoon that Park City and Sundance are two different places. “Sundance is not Park City,” Robert Redford said to a group of international journalists at the Egyptian Theatre. “It’s a place where this all started back …