UncategorizedSeptember 30, 2008 3:01 am

Smyrna Beach, Florida

  

Smyrna Beach, in Florida, is the shark-attack capital of the world, according to a database called the International Shark Attack File. Each year, thousands of people dip their toes and then jump in, stroking past the surf and into a zone that’s literally thick with sharks. To date, 210 attacks have been reported there. In late March, 2008, three swimmers were bitten by sharks and were hospitalized.

"Most people who have swum in and around New Smyrna have been within 10 feet of a shark in their lifetime," says George Burgess, an ichthyologist and fisheries biologist at the University of Florida who maintains the International Shark Attack File (ISAF).

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UncategorizedSeptember 29, 2008 1:46 am

‘CSI’ sleuths out Microsoft’s latest technology

  
‘CSI: NY’ producer Anthony E. Zuiker on the set of the series with Andy Ma of Microsoft. The pair are looking over a new 3D photo-stitching technology called Photosynth. Zuiker and his team pay regular visits to Microsoft’s research labs in Redmond, Wash., to get a handle on what’s coming next in technology. ‘CSI’ then writes scripts to incorporate the new technology.
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UncategorizedSeptember 26, 2008 2:50 am

SeaWorld

  
 
SeaWorld is a chain of marine mammal parks in the United States. The parks feature Orca, sea lion, and dolphin shows and zoological displays featuring various other marine animals. The parks’ icon is Shamu, the Orca. There are operations in Orlando, Florida; San Diego, California; San Antonio, Texas; and previously Aurora, Ohio. On March 5, 2007, SeaWorld Orlando announced addition of the Aquatica water park to its adventure park family, which already includes SeaWorld and Discovery Cove. On February 28, 2008 Busch Entertainment announced plans to open a fourth SeaWorld park in Dubai, UAE.
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UncategorizedSeptember 24, 2008 5:22 am

Rock Climbing

  
 
Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up or across natural rock formations or man-made rock walls with the goal of reaching the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route. Rock climbing is similar to scrambling (another activity involving the scaling of hills and similar formations), but climbing is generally differentiated by its need for the use of the climber’s hands to hold his or her own weight and not just provide balance.

Rock climbing is a physically and mentally demanding sport, one that often tests a climber’s strength, endurance, agility, and balance along with his or her mental control. It can be a dangerous sport and knowledge of proper climbing techniques and usage of specialized climbing equipment is crucial for the safe completion of routes. The wide variety of rock formations around the world has led rock climbing to separate into several different styles and sub-disciplines that are described below.

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UncategorizedSeptember 23, 2008 8:51 am

Snowkiting

  
 
Snowkiting is an outdoor winter boardsport, combining similar kites and techniques used in kitesurfing, with the footwear used in snowboarding or skiing. In the early days of snowkiting, foil kites were the most common type; nowadays some kitesurfers use their water gear such as inflatable kites. Snowkiting differs from other alpine sports in that it is possible for the snowkiter to travel uphill when the wind is blowing uphill. Like kitesurfing, snowkiting can be very hazardous and should be learned and practiced with care. Snowkiting is becoming increasingly popular in places often associated with skiing and snowboarding, such as Canada, Iceland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Sweden and the Northern United States. The sport is becoming more diverse as adventurers use kites to travel great distances and sports enthusiasts push the boundaries of freestyle, big air and back country exploration.
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UncategorizedSeptember 22, 2008 12:35 pm

Best Swimming Venue in America

 

Fort Lauderdale- I am actually not a huge fan of this pool…but, I can’t argue with history. Too many National and YMCA National Championships (29) have been hosted here for me to leave it off the countdown. The pool also gets points for being the site of the most exciting race I’ve ever seen in my life (Erik Vendt vs. Michael Phelps 400 IM in 2002, where both went under the old World Record). What this pool lacks in amenities (four feet deep anyone?) it makes up in history and ambience (right next to both the International Swimming Hall of fame and, more importantly to the swimmers from the North, the beach).

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Uncategorized 1:31 am

New Technology

Information Technology could mean anything. I have been in this industry for years now and I could say that emerging technologies really have influenced our living. There are variety of things that we can apply technology in our daily lives like universal remote control, network media player , online backup services or anything you could ever imagine, technology has it.

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UncategorizedSeptember 21, 2008 1:51 am

BlackBerry Storm

 
 
The BlackBerry Thunder (BlackBerry Storm in the United States) is a smartphone developed by Research In Motion (RIM). It is part of the 9500 series of phones. It is RIM’s first touchscreen device and first device without a physical keyboard. It will be available for Vodafone (Verizon Wireless in the United States) and Rogers Wireless.
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UncategorizedSeptember 20, 2008 3:20 am

American University (AU)

  
 
American University (AU) is a private United Methodist-affiliated university in Washington, D.C., U.S., the main campus of which comes to a corner at the intersection of Nebraska and Massachusetts Avenues at Ward Circle, straddling the Spring Valley, Wesley Heights, and American University Park neighborhoods of Northwest. Roughly 6,000 undergraduate students and 4,000 graduate students are currently enrolled. Though there is sometimes confusion, American University is separate from most "American Universities" around the world.

It is served by the Tenleytown-AU station on the Washington Metro subway line, which is located roughly one mile from the main campus in the neighborhood of Tenleytown. AU is a member of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, allowing students to enroll in courses offered by other member institutions and students at other member institutions to enroll in courses at AU. A member of the Division I Patriot League, its sports teams compete as the American University Eagles.

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UncategorizedSeptember 19, 2008 1:31 am

Octoberfest Budweiser

  
 
Coming off it’s 27th Anniversary, this past year’s Octoberfest was jam packed with 3 days of music, fun, food and more! Octoberfest 2008 is scheduled for September 25 to 27, 2008. We’ll be adding more information to the site about Octoberfest 2008 soon so come back and visit often for all the latest news.
 
Top 5 reasons to why Octoberfest should be on your event calendar:

• Over 300 vendor and exhibitor stands serving a wide variety of ethnic and traditional foods, one of a kind arts and crafts, and variety of other items you won’t find anywhere else.
• Family Fun Area featuring games, entertainers and rides
• License to Cruise, a classic and collectors’ car show on Friday, September 26, 2008.
• 5 Stages of Live Music from some of the area’s top performers.
• Best of all, you and your family and friends can enjoy all three days for FREE!
• Food Booths will operate from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Saturday. 

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