French Power EDF Ready to Take Over British Energy
After the nuclear power company British Energy announced that it was thinking about takeover approaches earlier this year, and then subsequently held talks and meetings with EDF of France, E.ON and RWE of Germany, and Iberdrola of Spain. It is the...

Sweet Grass Baskets - From Africa to America
When many people think about baskets and basket weaving, the first people that come to mind are Native Americans or Africans. There is, however, a whole group of talented basket weavers that have also carried the tradition of this art form through...

May The Force Be With You: Adult And Child Star Wars Costume
Everybody wants "the force," right? Since the movies emerged onto the big screen, every little girl wanted to be Princess Leia or Queen Amidala and every little boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, a storm trooper and the dreaded Darth Vader....

The Wine Boom!
Winemaking in California has never been an unsupervised industry. The first vines were brought to the Pacific shores by Cortez. When the ruthless conqueror of Mexico failed to find gold he decided to develop the country as an enormous vineyard. He...

Furniture Designer: Alvar Aalto
Not only was Alvar Aalto a well-known designer of furniture but he was also an architect and accomplished working with glassware and textiles. Among Scandinavian artisans he is often referred to as the "Father of Modernism." His furniture, textiles,...

The Logical Art of Furniture
The period of time of the nineteen sixties was a turbulent time around the world in lots of ways. While many of us think of this time in terms of the political and cultural revolutions that swept the world, the impact of the music and cultural views...

How Could Parents Forget?
It's a question that has preoccupied many here in France over the past month, and sadly made the headlines far too often. It's also one to which it's difficult to provide an answer. Over the past four weeks there have been three separate incidents...

How the E.U Plans to Combat Global Warming
Climate change and global warming - indeed, how to control them - are becoming more central to politics with every new development. Sustainable energy is the method of our times, and government's across the globe are under pressure - from each...

The Solar Decathlon - Giving Solar Power a Makeover
In the Autumn of next year, the third 'Solar Decathlon' will take place in Washington, D.C. When it is under way, the experts and spectators alike will see some of the best examples in the world of the relationship between design and solar...

Baby Halloween Costumes Too Cute To Resist Buying This Year
Halloween is a great opportunity for children to dress up as their favorite cartoon or movie character, but also look cute and adorable for their parents at the same time. Even children who are too young to enjoy trick-or-treating can still get...

Ancient Ports Still Blocking Marina
Ancient ports are continuing to be a stumbling block for a £12 million marina scheme at Kucukerenkoy. The 543-berth, 47-villa Port Cyprium project has already been rejected by the Supreme Monuments Council twice-in 2005 and 2006. Despite a...

Turkey to Northern Cyprus Water Pipeline by 2012
A Multi-million-dollar undersea pipeline designed to bring water to North Cyprus from Turkey could be up and running by 2012. As there has been a period of water shortage, President Demetris Christofias, the internationally-recognised Greek Cypriot...

Liverpool Teems With Arts and Culture
The Beatles' nest- Liverpool, is regarded as one of the top tourist spots around the globe. If you are planning to go on a splendid adventure to explore culture, then Liverpool should be on the top of your list. Known as the United Kingdom's...

Global Warming Can Not Melt the Polar Ice Caps From Below
The Earth is being heated by the Sun every day. Almost 174,000 Terawatts of energy hits the Earth. One Terawatt is equal to one million megawatts! So the Sun is heating the Earth with 174 billion megawatts of energy! Of this, about 30% is reflected...