Growing Winter Vegetables In Melbourne

Late Autumn to early Spring can give the average family budget a tough time. Most fruit and vegetable varieties in and around Melbourne are harder to find and far more expensive than they normally would be. Establishing a garden full of home grown winter vegetables is far...

Groundhog Day 2012: Did Punxsutawney Phil See his Shadow?

Punxsutawney Phil made his way from Gobbler's Knob to Punxsutawney this morning to make his prediction on the fate of winter and saw his shadow. At 7:25 this morning, the prognosticator or prognosticator spoke his prediction: There will be six more weeks of winter. Well,...

Walk in the woods on January 1, 2012

The best way I know how to start a new year is with a hike in the woods. I did that today and was surprised to see how many other people had the same idea. Some had their children and a lot of people had their...

Scientific tidbit says Sun not all that responsible for winter

Sometimes scientists study things for which the outcome rules out more than it rules in. That is what I conclude here. The evidence in this study does not say that human activity causes global warming. That is a...

Snow in Tehran

Shariati road, winter 2001. A snowy day in Tehran, 10 years ago ... Taken with my first digital camera, Nikon Coolpix 2500 1.5 Megapixel.Source: Schah daily photography

When did humans lose their hair?

It is a very cold winter, at least here in the USA. Actually, it isn’t officially winter season but the cold is extreme. Let me put “cold” in perspective. Lying on the floor next to the couch watching...

Only 30% knew about Pakistan's participation in Winter Olympics

Pakistan participated for the first time in the recently concluded Winter Olympics in Canada but only 30 per cent of its citizens knew about their country's participation in the games."ISLAMABAD: Although not many people (30 per cent) were aware of Pakistan’s first ever...

And the Olympic crowds quickly vanish...

The medals have been tallied and the 2010 Winter Games are over for Vancouver, BC.  Now, is the time for clean-up and rest.  As the flocks of visitor and athletes leave, almost quicker than they came,...

Canada wins gold chase at Vancouver Games

" Canada assured itself of winning the most gold medals at the Vancouver Olympics Wiinter Games.Two victories Saturday gave Canada 12 golds. With only three events still undecided before the games end Sunday no...

Amy Williams wins Olympic skeleton gold

First British Solo Winter Olympic Gold for 30 YearsAmy Williams has won the skeleton Olympic gold medal breaking her own track record. The slider from Bath overcame all the nerves of being the last slider to go and...

Your link to the best 2010 Winter Olympics weather sources

As the Olympic athletes, organizers, volunteers, employees and supporters anticipate and ready for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, BC, many still wonder what the weather will hold for...

Olympic Torch arrives at Vancouver City Hall, Feb 11 2010

The 2010 Olympic Torch arrived at City Hall on February 11. City firefighter Brian Bogdanovich passed the flame to Vancouver Police Constable Tanya McLachlanat at 2.45 pm this afternoon , with Mayor Gregor...

The Olympic party has only begun!

Complaints are already surfacing about the partying ways of some of our Olympic visitors and most likely, locals.  Ireland's international house has already made it to the Canadian headlines for the excessive...

Snow brings travel chaos to the UK

Un-gritted highways and heavy snowfall bring England's roads to a halt. Some drivers in Berkshire were stranded for more than 8 hours.

Snowglobes

Westerstraat Amsterdam, 7 a.m. at Wednesday morning. As usual my eyes opened at 7 a.m. (who needs an alarm) and as I looked up, the first thing I saw was snow at my window. Immediately I felt that same rush I used...

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