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First World Tweets – First world problems.
| December 26, 2011
Month: December 2011
Spectacular Aerial View Of Dubai
| December 26, 2011
Dubai, no doubt, is the most fascinating city of the United Arab Emirates. Stunning projects like the palmtree islands, beautiful sky scrappers, parks etc make it a must place to visit.
Parallel Parking – Video
| December 26, 2011
Like A Boss.
Retired, Computerless Woman Fined For Pirating a Movie
| December 26, 2011
Despite not owning a computer or even a router, a retired woman has been ordered by a court to pay compensation to a movie company. The woman had been pursued by a rightsholder who claimed she had illegally shared a violent movie about hooligans on the Internet, but the fact that she didn’t even have an email address proved of little interest to the court. Guilty until proven innocent is the formula in Germany.
A Brief History of Eggnog
| December 25, 2011
Eggnog became tied to the holidays when the drink hopped the pond in the 1700s. American colonies were full of farms—and chickens and cows—and cheaper rum, a soon-signature ingredient. Mexico adopted the very eggnog varietal “rompope,” and Puerto Rico enjoys the “coquito,” which adds coconut milk. The English name’s etymology however remains a mystery. Some say “nog” comes from “noggin,” meaning a wooden cup, or “grog,” a strong beer. By the late 18th century, the combined term “eggnog” stuck.
Eggnog purists argue that those who don’t like the Yuletide drink have simply never tasted the real thing. Sugar-laced supermarket versions can’t hold a candle to the homemade goodness, especially since the US Food and Drug Administration permits that the drink can be made from as little as 1% egg yolk. That often borders on “milknog” or egg flavoring.
Your Probability of a White Christmas – Infographic
| December 25, 2011
It’s an age-old question that occurs to almost everyone this time of year. The below map shows the climatological probabilities of a white Christmas. The new CD Atlas contains 2023 color maps of climatic elements such as temperature,precipitation, snow, wind, pressure, etc., chosen to portray the climate of the US. The period of record of the data for most of the maps is 1961-1990.
