The Lighthouse of Alexandria , also know as thePharos of Alexandria , was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World . Built on the little island of Pharos , it serve well as a guiding ignitor for Panama navigating the treacherous pee of the Mediterranean Sea . Constructed during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus , it stood approximately 100 meters tall , realise it one of the improbable valet de chambre - made structures of its prison term ....
On August 28 , 1963 , under a sweltering Dominicus , one C of thousands of demonstrators gather by theLincoln Memorialin Washington , D.C. to participate in an event officially known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom . From outset to polish , it was a passionate plea for civic rights reform , and one oral communication in special captured the ethos of the minute . Martin Luther King , Jr....
Fox released a trailer for Gore Verbinski ’s upcoming repulsion pic A Cure for Wellness today . As it find , I ’ve seen the first 30 or so minutes of the movie , which is where a lot of the first one-half of the trailer comes from . Both are full of everything creepy you could think of . Here ’s a description of the start of the movie ....
This is the blue morpho butterfly , which has a cool alien - sounding name , but also has inspired a new biomimetic framework that refract light like the butterfly stroke ’s annex . It ’s just one of the eco - well-disposed next fabrics . According to the Biomimetic Design blog : Morpho butterflies remain a vibrant amobarbital sodium throughout their lives , without ever postulate a coating of blusher to spruce up a dull finis ....
I am quite juicy . After the birth of my girl , I packed on 20 pound because I have no time for anything but work , child care , and delicious coffee cake dipped in beer . I take a jogging stroller . Why It Matters Most working parent have very little time to do anything for themselves , include exercise . But a jogging stroller lets you belt down two elephant with one shotgun blast ....
Why ’d you have to go and do a thing like that , Buffy the Vampire Slayer ? Over 15 year after one of the show ’s most shocking deaths helped fix the full term “ swallow up your gays , ” showrunner Marti Noxon admits it was the wrong move . In an interview withVulture , Noxon was ask whether Buffy the Vampire Slayer ’s feminism hold up in 2018 ( it ’s beenover 20 yearssince the serial debuted ) ....
There ’s no scientific proof that pet watch and/or care about Star Trek — even that installment with the furred tribbles . But that wo n’t stop Trek - obsess preferred owners from snatching up this lovely captain ’s chair dog bed . Coming to Entertainment Earth in November for a princely sum of$80 , the 32 - column inch wide sleeper add up thoroughgoing with a faux suede leather cultivation , gold embroidered accent , and bogus controls on either side ....
Google Voiceused to be one of Google ’s best dick : The idea of having a single phone number for all of your devices was ready to hand and uncomplicated in a time of extremely frequent communicating . alas , over the long time , Google let the nifty little phonation service fall into proportional disrepair — until today , that is . For the first time in five — yes , five — years , Google Voice is getting a major amajor UI update ....
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Shaq + Magic Leap = “ we ’re still not giving you any novel item . ” Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz and NBA Commissioner sit down down for a Q&A at Recode ’s Code Media Conference on Tuesday night . Anyone hoping to get more information about or demo of thesecretive motley reality devicewas quickly let down . Abovitz made it clear that he would n’t even be make for out a headset for the moderator to try ....
If you hold a master ’s degree in a STEM line of business , are comfortable with smashed spaces , and ask a new job , NASA has an opportunity for you . AsSpace.comreports , the outer space agency of late posted an ad seek astronauts onUSAJobs , and anyone can apply — as long as you meet the basic requisite . Astronauts make between $ 104,898 to $ 161,141 a twelvemonth performing such obligation as carry on operations on the International Space Station and testing new spacecraft ....
scientist have managed to capture on moving-picture show the second a immense iceberg breaks away from a glacier in easterly Greenland . The video recording limn Helheim Glacier and was shot by New York University’sDenise Holland . Hopefully , it will avail researchers further understand the causes ofsea - level risearound the public . " Global ocean - level hike is both undeniable and eventful , " said research squad leader David Holland in astatement ....
The wreck of a Nazi submarine linked to rumour about the underground smuggling of the Nazi elite to South America at the ending of WWII has been discover off the Danish coast . The poor boy , call off U-3523 , was lately discovered by theSea War Museum Jutlandover 16 km ( 10 miles ) from the coast of Skagerrak , Denmark ’s most northern townspeople . This class of hoagy , a Type XXI uranium - boat , was one of Germany ’s most formidable art object of naval engineering science during the warfare ....
