Archive for April, 2008

Chocolate Shaped the French Revolution

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

We never think of chocolate and famous military figures at the same time. We tend to think of chocolate as an indulgence, something to be savored as a reward for doing something spectacular or something we eat when we are stressed and need a quick pick me up. Apparently, Napoleon shared our addiction. According to […]

In an Olympic Year - Greatest Blunders in Olympic History

Monday, April 21st, 2008

 There are too many moments in Olympic history that you could categorize as “unfair”.  Here is a glimpse at our top five greatest blunders in Olympic history.

1) 1976, 1980 & 1984 Summer Olympics - Let’s Trade Boycotts

The 1980 and 1984 boycotts left a lot of Olympic athletes on the sidelines, but these were not the […]

Mar’s Moon Phobos - Recent Images from Nasa

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

 
By combining information from the camera’s blue-green, red and near-infrared color filters, scientists confirmed that material around the rim of Phobos’ largest surface feature, Stickney crater, appears bluer than the rest of Phobos. The impact that excavated the 9-kilometer (about 5.5 mile) in diameter Stickney crater is thought to have almost shattered the moon.
“Based on […]