Category: montreal + canada + the world

“What is the secret behind “The Wall” in Hampton? The seawall at the north beach is 1.5 miles long and extends from Boars Head north to Plaice Cove. It was…

Beautiful image (including super hi-res versions) of the Northern Pole of Mars and it’s Ice lake. Water ice in crater at Martian north pole

Love this … (too bad it’s only a small square of the surface) “In honor of the first manned Moon landing, which took place on July 20, 1969, we’ve added…

Think i know what i’ll be buying at lunch today … http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/item.asp?Item=978155192756&Catalog=books

Inspiring. “In 1874 the science fiction writer Jules Verne envisaged a world in which water would replace coal as the fuel of the future. Now the Icelanders believe they can…

“Inside the lunar lander Challenger, a radio loudspeaker crackled. Houston: “We’ve got you on television now. We have a good picture.” Gene Cernan, Apollo 17 commander: “Glad to see old…

Lovely example of greedy non-compassionate human behaviour. Bastards. BBC NEWS | UK | Hotels ‘cash in’ on bomb attacks

The architectural density of Hong Kong. http://www.photomichaelwolf.com/hongkongarchitecture/index.html

Beautiful, more photos found here. Very COLD and very CLEAR water.

The Photographs of Fidel Castro by Roberto Salas, his personal documentarian. http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/…

“… gather a whole bunch of people to go camping together one night right here in Manhattan. We agreed do a test run in Times Square. On Saturday, June 11th…

“honor probataque virtus” (honour and proven virtue) MacDermott Coat of Arms “argent on a chevron gules between three boars’ heads erased azure tusked and bristled or as many cross crosslets…

Montreal Team’s Move South Marks the End of an Era For Baseball in French “For more than three decades, Jacques Doucet was the French-language radio voice of Major League Baseball….

Don’t Stand By Me Surviving a lightning strike (and every other un-willing attempt on your life) “All LeDoux remembers about the moment he was struck in August 1999 is that…

Frequently Asked Questions About the Toyota Prius from themorningnews.org Q: How does the electric motor in the Toyota Prius work? Do you have to plug it in at night or…