Picture the scene. It’s 2575 and you’ve taken your ship out for a spin around Jupiter. There’s a light flashing in the cockpit, and you’re not sure what it means. Worried that you’ll need to ask for the space equivalent of a jump-start next time you need to take off, you decide it’s time for a service.
Not all of us have a Wookiee that owes us a life-debt and is happy to follow us around the galaxy repairing the hyperdrive. So, for those of us that have to make our own repairs, here’s a few tips:
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This is a short guide to 'Sing-a-long' Musicals in London's West End. If you enjoy a good 'Sing-a-long' musical then these are the names to seek out! If you are traveling, the musical theatre is an amazing thing to take in, while you stay in London town. They are equally great, if you reside near or in London locally. So many are the reasons to attend the live London theatre.
These are some sound suggestions, if you are not familiar with the London West End scene. These are both for the seasoned theatre goer and the uninitiated audience member. If you enjoy a good 'Sing-a-long' musical, all of these are recommended.
Merely having offered a mundane alternate explanation for a paranormal or UFO event doesn't make that explanation the correct one. Occam's razor slices differently from different perspectives. "Uncle Phaed's UFO Investigator's Handbook"
In the fall of 1965, a series of UFO sightings took place at Exeter, New Hampshire that were documented by John G. Fuller in an article in LOOK Magazine and later in a book titled Incident at Exeter.
The sightings at Exeter began with a young man named Norman Muscarello, who was hitchhiking home to Exeter on Route 150 in the wee hours of September 3, 1965. At about two in the morning, near Kensington, NH, he was startled by an object that suddenly came out of the clear sky towards him. He described it as about 90 feet in diameter, with bright, pulsating lights around what appeared to be a rim. It silently wobbled and floated towards him, and when it seemed about to hit him, he dropped to the ground on the shoulder of the road. The object then backed away, and Muscarello jumped up and ran to a nearby house and pounded on the door without results. He then ran out into the middle of the highway and flagged down a car. The middle-aged couple inside drove him to the Exeter Police Station, where he excitedly told his story to the officer on duty. The officer called in Patrolman Eugene Bertrand, who was out on patrol.
For many people, Wall Street is symbolic of unchecked greed and excess at the expense of innocent people. Others see the country's economic woes as symptomatic only of people's inability to live within their means. For them, Wall Street remains symbolic of all that is good about America's capitalistic roots.
Fortunately, Hollywood has something for everyone in this recession no matter whether you are a Wall Street cheerleader or hater. These movies have chronicled evolutionary changes on Wall Street through modern years with mesmerizing clarity in many cases. We're not talking about Tim Syke's penny stocks, these movies are about the titans of Wall Street. The characters in these movies have been indelibly seared into the American consciousness; woven into popular culture like golden strands.
We know you 're recession-weary, and looking for a diversion if even for just a couple of hours. For your viewing pleasure, we've compiled some of Hollywood's greatest attempts to make sense of Wall Street culture.
Here are our top 5 movies about Wall Street:
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Right now, protesters are camped out in front of banks,
financial institutions and universities to draw attention to a broken
system. One of the points in their plan the fix the economy is
forgiveness of student loan debt. Rather than continuing to make
things easier for big banks through deregulation and tax cuts, we can
stimulate the economy by giving that money to struggling college
graduates who entered the workforce with massive debts at a time when
good jobs are scarce. Tuition costs have steadily risen as the
economy has gotten worse, and as a result the average student is now
graduating college with $20,000 in student loan debt, and many have
no way to pay it off.
If you don't want this to happen to you, there are still a few
ways to get through college without having to take out any student
loans.
More and more people are starting to wonder: Is there anything the
Android can't do? With the limitless-and-still-expanding catalogue of
Android apps, it seems like this little, sleek device is unstoppable.
Android isn't greedy however; now, it's empowering artists all over
the world.
All artists need inspiration, especially musicians. There's enough
going on around the world to keep songwriters in business for the
rest of human existence, but now, thanks to Android, artists can have
an easier time finding goings-on to write about.
The best sci-fi movies make you leave the theater wondering if you should sneak back in for the next showing of the same movie. The last decade has had no shortage of such movies. Below are 10 movies that topped the box offices and had critics raving for weeks.
One of the cutest new games to hit the US has to be Cromimi. These pet games are filled with cute hamster like creatures that you take care of, breed and even teach little tricks. The pets in this game have short, fat bodies with very large eyes and puffy cheeks. They almost look like chibi pets in this new animal breeding game from France.
The gift giving holiday season is fast approaching and with that comes the infamous most wanted gifts of the year. In 2010 the most wanted gifts range from electronics to cellular phones. There are three gifts, however, that top nearly everyone's list.
Before running out to the sales are starting the holiday online shopping there are a few things that every shopper should know about each of the amazing top five gifts of the year.
So you think you've got a cool car - well trust me, it's nothing compared to these crazy creations. Check out this collection of cars that are so insane you won't believe that they are actually road legal.
Every year, two million wild animals make a great trek through one of the most spectacular landscapes in Africa. It's not too late to reserve your front-row seat for the greatest wildlife spectacle on the planet. Every year, around the end of the wet season in April, two million wild animals make a great trek through one of the most spectacular landscapes in Africa.
Right now, the Japanese whaling fleet is barrelling south to hunt thousands of majestic whales, escorted by a 30 million dollar security force paid for out of the tsunami disaster relief fund!
Anti-whaling champions were successfully blocking the Japanese whale hunt -- which is exactly why the Japanese government decided to swipe money from relief efforts to stop the activists from bothering the boats while they engage in their brutal slaughter.
If we can stop the whaling security and get the relief money back for desperate Japanese citizens still languishing in radioactive hotspots,we could help end the whale hunt for good. Japanese PM Noda is already under enormous pressure after scandalous failures to compensate victims of the nuclear disaster. A massive global outcry can spark outrage inside and outside Japan and force Noda to use precious relief funds to save people, not kill whales !
Fans of horror shows love the London Dungeons. What began in 1974 as a museum dedicated to the historically horrible is now a hall of black humour. Younger visitors, in particular, rave about the interactive mix of actors, rides and special effects.
Ever since the golden age of television, medical dramas have remained a staple of network programming. Audiences of all ages love the fast-paced world of the hospital – where a single mistake can lead to a life-or-death emergency – and enjoy rooting for romances to spring up between the shows’ attractive and eccentric doctors and nurses. While some of the shows in this list try to capture the gritty (and gory) reality of hospitals, others take a more humorous stance.
As the latest Mission Impossible movie hits the screens in UK cinemas, it’s time to consider perhaps the best scene from spy movies of the past. While most of them turned out to be just about possible, this one did perhaps stretch the imagination a little bit. But this was the 1970s, this was the espionage genre at its best…. and this was James Bond.
When a new video format comes along, some films never make the transfer and may vanish from the market unless fans manage to rescue them from obscurity. This is not always a bad thing, however, as the following films from IMDB’s “Bottom 100” are a waste of a good blank BD-R and should be allowed to disappear forever.
Forget the usual resolutions, add a bit of spice to the new year by resolving to do something exciting, exhilarating or just downright fun. While quitting smoking, cutting down on the drinking and losing weight are all admirable aims, people often put too much pressure on themselves to meet unrealistic expectations. Instead, why don’t you add a touch of enjoyment to it and pick something you’ve always wanted to do - or even better, something you never even dreamed you would ever do. Whether it’s jumping out of a plane or learning an obscure new sport, resolve to do something truly memorable in 2012. Here are a few suggestions to give you some inspiration:
These five feats of architecture say no to right angles and laugh at the idea of being composed entirely of straight lines. Twisted, wonky and all very crooked, here are 5 buildings that defy convention.
Going home for winter break can be exciting and also exhausting. Although you are probably really happy to see your family, after just a few days, you can already get sick of them. I love my family and I look forward to the days that I can go home and see them all again. However, after a few days, I am already ready to go back to school and see my friends. I think a lot of people feel this way. During the holiday season, we are supposed to be extra thankful for the family that we have. In order to help you out with that, here is a list of families that you don't want to be in. Ever. After reading this, you will be more grateful for your own family then you have ever been before.
So there you were, sat at work typing away when suddenly the radio on in the background cut from regular programming to emergency news bulletins talking of widespread panic. Reports began with the realistic explanations and understandings only science knows; cannibalism and mass murder, but soon progressed as severed corpses rose from the dead and the infection spread. The emergency broadcast system went into overdrive, warning people to barricade and secure whatever building they were in and UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES leave into the outside world. Sadly nothing could stop it, not the government or the military, and now the human race is doomed from what appears to be the Zombie apocalypse.
You might have suddenly realised that with no fuel being sourced and no upkeep to the electricity grid technology will soon be redundant, so you’ve all ran to the nearest computer in the office. You’ve also been sensible from your survival instincts, and instead of updating your Facebook status you’ve decided to use the last bit of juice from the power supplies to Google search what the hell you need to do to survive this nightmare.
Congratulations if you’ve found this page, either the SEO gods have been kind or you’ve searched the right term. Good thing at least one person thought ahead, yes? Everyone laughed when that poor Leicester citizen questioned the council about their zombie emergency procedures, in hindsight you probably should have listened.
I’ll stop talking and cut to the chase, there’s a rumour in the west that Google’s servers only have 3 days left maximum so time is scarce. Here are some tips to survive the zombie apocalypse, mentally and physically…
Someone comes up behind you and puts their hands over your eyes… “guess who?” Well, in this case, it’s Jeremy Scott. In collaboration with Linda Farrow, his ‘hands’ glasses range features an acetate frame shaped like a pair of hands, with just enough space between fingers to see. As seen on fashion-forward Natalia Kills and Lady Gaga, Jeremy Scott’s glasses are sure to cause a stir. Although they may not sound like the most practical pair of glasses, if Lady Gaga is your fashion idol, you’ll know that fashion comes before function. Her sense of fashion has defined her as quirky, modern and unique so she acts as the ideal ambassador for this innovative glasses range.
Chestnuts roasting, Gran snoring and sleigh bells ringing, ah, what bliss.
Years of childhood magic (presents) have helped to create an almost Pavlovian response to the sounds of Christmas and from Bing Crosby to Shaking Stevens, it doesn’t take much to get us in the festive mood.
However, are we really looking forward to spending two or three days cooped up together as a family? Are there times when we wish that we could leave the tinselled world behind and jet off abroad? I’m sure we’ve all secretly longed to go on a winter break but the thought of missing out on a traditional Christmas, warts and all, is a pretty hard habit to break.
One family that laughs in the face of forced festive frolics is the Griffins from Family Guy. It wouldn’t take much persuading for them, individually of course, to go on a huge variety of activity holidays, leaving Santa and Rudolph in their wake.
It’s with this in mind that I’ve compiled a few suggestions to help the Griffins have a very happy Christmas as they escape to locations as far away from each other as possible.
Western Union’s World of Betters is all about making people’s day better.
Okay, that's definitely one I had to share with you guys... as some of you might get lucky and win $1000 (as long as you live in the UK and the US, that is) and make someone's day better, thanks to this post.
Yep, my real name is Santa Claus!
People have been telling stories using pictures since the Greek and Egyptian ages. The Bayeux Tapestries' tells the story of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 using pictures and studying the tapestry it is clear to the onlooker what happened. Looking at local church stained glass windows we can see events portrayed that happened during the 18th century.
We're all so used to the usual Christmas presents like DVDs, gift vouchers, books and electronic gadgets. Sometimes it's really tricky to find a nice Christmas gift that's actually Christmassy to go with the season itself!
In 24 hours, our leaders may wave through a terrifying Merkel/Sarkozy plan that would abolish our right to choose sane economic policies. But, together, we can stop our leaders trashing our democracy and our jobs.
Once a year, I find myself staring at the reflection of a cross between an Indian school boy and a 70’s biker with alopecia. Why? You may well ask.
Every November I try to grow a moustache for charity. This year my efforts were partially better than previous attempts and I felt safe in the knowledge that people had actually noticed and had even contributed some money to a worthy cause – prostate cancer research.
Anyone who has ever idly stuck their nose round the door of a record collectors' fair in full swing cannot have failed to appreciate the current huge scale of interest in collectable records and CDs. The collecting scene has been around, in some form or other, almost since a certain fox terrier posed in front of a gramophone, but it is in the last thirty years, since the punk era and the 1979 launch of Record Collector magazine, that the market has really taken off. In the early years of RC, collecting was largely restricted to mainstream areas such as the Beatles and Fifties rock 'n' roll; go to any record fair to-day and you'll find that just about every minority taste has its own legion of hard core collectors.
Imagine this: your brother's ex-wife's cousin was kidnapped by an evil super villain who was a clone of your own father, and now it's all up to you to defy conventions and save the day! Does this sound like a real drama, or something you would find on daytime television? In America, it's frowned upon when people waste away an hour watching soap operas that feature an overly twisted plot, and have no ending. The longest running American soap opera is Guiding Light, which has been running since 1952, having already run for 15 years prior to that on the radio. Other countries have also famously run soap operas, such as the Latin telenovelas. It has only been within the past decade that the popularity of Korean dramas has begun spreading around the world. Due to excellent translation work, Korean dramas have become popular in Japan, China, the U.S. and even many Latin countries. Why is it that Korean dramas are becoming all the rage? Let's explore the difference between American soap operas and Korean dramas to find out.
Remember those days watching cartoons on Saturday mornings? Sometimes the One Saturday Morning theme song still gets stuck in my head. Well, the point is, I grew up watching these Saturday morning cartoons as I'm sure many of you did. However, you know what the problem was? Although I loved these cartoons to death, they made me feel completely worthless. Their lives were constantly filled with fun and drama, while mine was filled with schoolwork and chores. The best I could do was live my life through them.
Ancient Greece is well known for its colourful mythology, but perhaps the most fantastic of its creations are its monsters. Usually requiring a god or hero to defeat them (or sometimes both), the legends of these incredible beasts have stood the test of time and still permeate popular culture today. But which are the most enduring of ancient Greece's monsters? Read on to find out (just don't forget to bring a ball of string with you).
Feeling gloomy and blue because of a rough breakup? Want to escape from the world for a while and have a good cry? Instead of pouring your heart out to a friend, try something different. Pop a bowl of popcorn, make yourself comfortable on the couch, and throw in one of these great tear-inducing movies. There's nothing so relieving after a breakup as crying your eyes out until you are utterly exhausted. Getting it all out now may be helpful in helping you adjust more quickly to life without your significant other. Here are some great movies to help you do just that:
James Bond? He’s half a man without his Aston Martin. Sparkly Edward’s got his Volvo, Ghostbusters have their Cadillac and the only time Lindsay Lohan was even remotely cool was when she rode Herbie. Iconic cars have been boosting the badass-ness of their drivers for years, and sometimes they’ve outshined them completely. Either way, here’s a list of some of the coolest cars ever…
Aside from being one of the most vibrant cultural hotspots in the world, London is also host to one of the largest financial centres on the planet. The city is located in a relatively temperate climate. Winters are not severe, nor are the summers particularly unbearable. The climate is instead perfectly suited for fostering innovation.
With the latest James Bond film, Skyfall, heading for the big screen in 2012 it’s no wonder that critics, fans and financiers alike are eagerly waiting for this latest offering which sees Daniel Craig playing the role of the secret agent for the third time.
This is the 23rd Bond film and heralds the 50th anniversary of the first ever James Bond film, Dr No. Of course, as with any 007 adventure, there are several important questions that just have to be answered i.e.
- Who will direct it?
- Who will be the baddy?
- Who will be the Bond girl?
- Where will Bond go on his latest adventure tours?
The Gibson Les Paul Deluxe is one of the most recognizable and iconic guitar brands in rock music, having been the favorite of rock legends such as Pete Townshend of The Who. The Les Paul has guitar has seen many incarnations and signature models based on the customizations made by notable guitarists, and demand for it is always high irrespective of the economy. Named after iconic jazz guitarist Les Paul, this range of guitars has been at the forefront of music for well over fifty years.
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