This week is World Orphan Week, a week all about helping children with no families who need help. Here is the website to for more information should you wish to help or donate to the cause:
World Orphan Week
February 10, 2010 by mluvitWikiPizza
February 8, 2010 by mluvitBuonjourno e benvenuti a Thing del Giorno!
Recently the European Union issued a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed Label for Neapolitan Pizzas which protects them from imitation. Not only does this give recognition to the food but it also recognises it as part of Europe’s Culinary Heritage.
If this has left you fancing a slice, whether it be a thin crust, deep pan or even a calzone, here’s a wiki that may help you choose one:
Toodledo
February 5, 2010 by puhuaAre you having trouble prioritising tasks in your busy life and keeping control of all your assignment deadlines and to-do lists? Maybe this will help.
[Thanks to LJ for this suggestion]
iPad
February 4, 2010 by puhuaThere has been much excited talk in the Library this week about ebook readers, Kindles, iPhones, the iPod Touch, and now the iPad. It didn’t take long for some to use the iPad launch as an excuse for a spot of parody, as these irreverant clips show.
Double yolks and the world’s smallest map
February 3, 2010 by puhuaScientists at the Photonics Research Group of Ghent University-IMEC have fabricated a world map on a scale of 1:1,000,000,000,000. Or, if you prefer, 1: 1 trillion.
http://photonics.intec.ugent.be/publications/MediaCoverage/2009-12-17/default.htm
This reminded TOTD of a discussion on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this week about the odds of finding a double yolk egg in your egg box. There is some discussion here about what a trillion actually is.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8492000/8492715.stm
TOTD found 3 double yolk eggs in one box just a few weeks ago.
Fantastic Contraption
February 2, 2010 by puhuaBuild whimsical machines by connecting rotating wheels and rods to negotiate a variety of ostacle courses. It may not be as clever as the construction kit in Sodaplay, but it’s rather fun.
Oneplace
February 2, 2010 by puhuaThis website draws upon six independent inspectorates to provide information on local public services in England.
http://oneplace.direct.gov.uk/pages/default.aspx
[Thanks to LJ for this suggestion]
How to feel small and insignificant….
January 28, 2010 by zanceHave you ever wonder what it would be like to travel across the known Universe? Check out the amazing video below and prepare to feel like a very small cog in an enormous wheel.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100120.html
(Thanks to CL for this suggestion)