Apr-17-2011 By Barbara Zak
Ancient and historical calendars for you
Special thanks to Joanna Martin of Online Schooling.net, for sending me this wonderful article, that covers all areas of ancient and historical calendars. The link will be on my blogroll, for further information and reference. It is our hope, that you find it both useful and helpful. You will find some other resourceful inks in the sidebar, while visiting there. Enjoy the read!
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Ancient and historical calendars were created by ancient civilizations
Ancient historical civilizations were interested and invested their time, in recording and measuring the passage of time. Seasons, months and years were dictated by the motion of the celestial bodies and would lead to the development of the modern day calendar.
Dating back 20,000 years, Read the rest of this entry »
Apr-9-2011 By Barbara Zak
The Recycled Glass Champagne Tray is a great example of reuse
This Recycled Champagne Glass Tray, is one of the most beautiful and fun gift ideas, I’ve come across in a while ! A champagne bottle flattened into a gorgeous tray. The deep green color of the glass, combined with ornamental decoration of copper and glass beads, makes it a unique and artistic, though very practical gift. It absolutely can be a gift to yourself, and it was for me! I just had to have it.
Recycled Champagne Glass Tray
The Recycled Glass Champagne Tray is so unique
Each piece is a one-of -a- kind, original piece of art, in a slightly different shape and configuration. Each item is unique, so it might vary slightly from the picture. Anybody that knows me, knows that I love things that are reborn into something useful. That is what I love about this recycled glass champagne tray.
The Recycled Glass Champagne Tray has a variety of uses
The Recycled Glass Champagne Tray has many great uses: Read the rest of this entry »
Apr-4-2011 By Barbara Zak
Is an electric car in your future?
If you are in the market for an electric car then there is probably a good chance that you have been doing some reading recently. News regarding electric cars has been all over for the past year or so, and for good reason. New models are out, and these cars can help the country lose some of its dependency on oil while providing us with an alternative that is gentler on the environment. These latest-generation electric cars have better range and performance than ever before.
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Electric cars are the greenest of the personal transportation industry. They do not emit any (or much less) carbon emissions than their conventional counterparts, but they do utilize questionable raw materials such as the metals that go into their batteries. There are some major advantages to owning a green car but there are also some disadvantages. It is important to know all of them before you go out and make a purchase.
Advantages of owning an electric car
The greatest advantage of an electric car is obviously the complete lack of emissions (when running on battery power—some vehicles like the Chevy Volt, only run on batter power for the first 40 or so miles of driving then go gasoline-powered). A full electric vehicle, like the all-new 2011 Nissan Leaf, or Tesla Roadster however, will not even have an exhaust system, muffler or fuel tank. They do not use any fossil fuels internally. They are fueled completely by a rechargeable battery that does not have to be charged via a gas engine. With many hybrid cars, there is a gas engine to go along with the electric component. Which leads to another good point: people like electric-only cars is because they provide a very quiet ride. Read the rest of this entry »
