I was born on November 7th, 1950, so regretfully, I don't remember this little bit of trivia. But it was sure fun seeing it and comparing it to what children get today for Christmas. What a difference between generations! No wonder we're often world's apart from this new generation. Lo tech versus high tech. Simple versus complex. Inexpensive versus very expensive. I suppose I'm not the only baby boomer out there that feels nostalgic this Christmas. Peace.
As winter whiteouts spread across the country there are some people who are less than delighted with a visit from Old Jack Frost!
President Bush announced he was bailing out the Big Three this morning.
He said he did it to avoid them going into bankruptcy which would weaken the economy.
He called this move a "stop-gap"measure. Note that Congress wouldn't take this step before going into recess.
I think this bail-out was the wrong thing to do. In typical Bush fashion, he sidestepped Congress to get his own way.
I have a nephew who lives near Las Vegas.
He works in the city however.
I've been there many times myself, and in every season, but have never seen snow there. Don't tell me there's no global warming!
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About 10 km east of Québec City, near Montmorency Falls and within the grounds of the Duchesnay winter resort, the first ice hotel in North America is erected each January.
Its 22 beds were sold out when it first opened in 2000. In its last iteration it had 85 beds, all made of ice but lined with deer furs and covered with mattresses and arctic sleeping bags.
Only the bathrooms are heated, in a separate insulated structure.
The hotel is usually made (the architecture and size may vary from season to season) with 4,750 tons of sculpted ice, forming arches over rooms with 16 foot (5 m) and larger and higher spaces for two art galleries (filled with ice sculptures of course) a bar, a movie theater, and a chapel where weddings are celebrated.
The walls are more than 4 feet (1.2 m) thick on average. All of the furniture is made of ice. In addition to using ice glasses as in the Kiruna ice hotel, the bar (and room service) also serves cold cuts on ice plates.
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President-elect Barack Obama introduces Mary Schapiro as his designate for Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman during a news conference in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008.
With them is Gary Gensler, the President-elect's designate for Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman and Daniel Tarullo, right, for a Federal Reserve seat.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Cars are deserted and left to rust in every country all over the world. Most people wouldn't see them as very photogenic, but take a look below and see what a little ingenuity with lighting can achieve! These vehicles are from all over the USA, you can see some more abandoned vehicle pictures here.
Former President Bill Clinton's foundation has raised tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments that his wife will engage as the next secretary of state.
The former president's foundation is releasing a list of its donors Thursday under an agreement that cleared the way for President-elect Barack Obama to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state.
Saudi Arabia gave more than $10 million to the foundation, which pays for Clinton's presidential library and his charitable work around the world.
Other foreign government givers include Norway, Kuwait, Qatar, Brunei, Oman, Italy and Jamaica. Indian interests are represented.
The huge donor list is packed with international business leaders and billionaires.
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