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Whenever I’m asked about the most famous people I’ve interviewed, I guess there are a top four; Bill Clinton, Princess Fergie (the royal, not the singer), Glen Campbell and Johnny Cash. This one will always be my favorite though. I was suddenly that 10 year old sitting on Dad’s ...
where trade has stimulated cultural exchange. Merchants and other travellers have connected the region to China, India, Middle East and Europe. Many of these people settled in this region and intermarried into local communities, creating a vibrant hybrid...
This lump is the first stage in the purification of silicon for use in electronics. Quartz (typical sand, which is silicon dioxide) is chemically reduced to elemental silicon at high temperatures, yielding molten silicon which is then allowed to cool and solidify. This piece was from the top ...
In order to get a sense of the sheer size of these grounds, I’ve used people in the background as a scale. With more time I would have liked to have had the opportunity to explore more of the frontier areas of the city; however, with just half a day I think I made the most ...
Then the accused replied with equal shrewdness, while all the people laughed and finally they pronounced sentence. "From the mountains came a thunderous sound; the glaciers above had split into pieces, and the huge masses fell in showers of dust. It was a beautiful Greenland summer night. "...
Now you can read “Andrew’s” life story and his firsthand account of surviving the 2007 massacre in Honey Island Swamp- including the turmoil of his 2008 trial when he was blamed for the murders of over 40 people. It’s a movie prop come to life! (How many movies have ever donethi...
National Geographic's 100 best images of the year—curated from 107 photographers, 119 stories, and more than two million photographs.
So many people visit the Wanaka tree that there is a fellow who wheels in a piano on a mobile platform to entertain the crowd and sell CDs. We took a drive (at the speed limit – for the most part) for an hour and a half out of town because I wanted to visit the Blue Pools. ...
Some people prefer 5-layer plywood, while the MBG now has three plastic hulled ships. The plastic is foamed PVC and can be obtained in various thickness’ from an industrial plastics supplier. Foamed PVC enjoys the advantage of being lightweight and strong, easily cut and glued with CA glue...