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Archive for November, 2012

Getting Into the Head of a Dog

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Pasta with Mushrooms, Pancetta and Sun Dried Tomatoes

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Fun Designs: Creating a Cardboard Lamp

(All images: JesseHarringtonAu via Instructables) It’s no surprise to us that cardboard is such a popular material in modern design. But we do still get surprised by the sheer brilliance of some of the designs. This DIY cardboard and LED lamp is the latest one to knock our socks off. With instructions, this upcycled cardboard lamp is within anyone’s reach. So grab an old box and get making. P.S. Want more creative cardboard ideas? Spotted on Treehugger.

Bourbon Tasting in Connecticut

Decadence is on the menu for a bourbon tasting at the Monegan Sun — it’s the first event for the 10th anniversary Winefest 13 at the Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, Connecticut. Taking place from 6 to 9 p.m. January 25, 2012, this is a full evening (priced at $90 per person) inspired by America’s Native Spirit: bourbon. Participants will enjoy years of tradition through Plan B’s bourbon-inspired menu paired with a variety of fine bourbons including Maker’s Mark, Booker’s, Knob Creek and Jim Beam. Savor them straight or enlist the help of Plan B’s mixologists to create a crafted bourbon cocktail. Of course, no night of decadence is complete without a fine cigar. Guests will enjoy premium cigar sampling from AVO Cigars. After a career as a jazz pianist, Avo Uvezian toured the Caribbean in search of the finest tobaccos and the best factory for making his cigars. In 1982, he found both in the Dominican Republic. Today, AVO Cigars are enjoyed by aficionados all over the world. (Photo by Sebastian Pothe) 

Chappar Chiri, a Special Place in Sikh History

Chappar Chiri, a few kilometres from Mohali, has a special place in Sikh history. It was here that Banda Singh Bahadur, one of the most respected Sikh warriors, won a decisive battle against Wazir Khan, commander of the Mughal army. A grand memorial, Fateh Burj, set amidst a vast landscaped complex to mark that victory, is a befitting tribute, albeit a few centuries late. It stands at the center of the field where the battle was fought in 1710. I have some reasonably decent visuals from a recent visit.  

Flying Over the New Zealand Alps

Some times it is worth spending a little to have an adventure while you are cruising…

The Island of Cyprus: It’s Uniqueness in the World

Located just 7 miles off the southern Turkish coast is the island of Cyprus. It is unique in the world in that it’s capital city, Nicosia, Cyprus’s largest city is the only capital city in the world that is the capital of two countries. Since the Turks invaded the country in 1974 under the pretext of protecting the Cypriot Turks from the Cypriot Greeks during an attempted coup, the northern and southern half of the island have been divided with Nicosia being at the center of the dividing point. To pass from the Greek side to the Turkish side tourists need to present a passport and obtain a Turkish visa. Cruise ships visiting the island use the southern Greek port of Limassol, which is the second largest city in Cyprus and has been inhabited from ancient times dating back to 2000 BC. It is best known for its prominence during the events surround the Crusades. Richard the Lionhearted took English control of Cyprus during the Crusades. In fact he married Berengaria of Navarre just outside of Limassol at the Castle of Limassol which was restored during the 19th…

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Logitech Touch Mouse T’is Beautiful, But Not Bluetooth

I guess I’m one of the stranger users of technology. I’m not an Apple zombie, insisting everything has to be Apple “just because” or an unwavering, die-hard Microsoft zealot based on Apple hatred. I like to use best-of-breed and what suits me, irrelevant of silly branding and ideology. So for a long while I have been using a mighty mouse (Apple) and Vaio PC laptop combination. And it worked well for about three years. Then Windows 8 came along and my wonderful little hack inexplicably just stopped working. Even though I am an iPad and iPhone user, I do not want to go the Mac route. Apart from not wanting to be a cliché, the OS irritates me. I quite like Windows 8 and Microsoft cleaned up its act after the Vista botch up. It kept me as a customer… only just though! And I now use a Zenbook Prime, which I have to say makes me laugh with satisfaction every day I open it. It’s a beautiful machine, but it’s one mouseless beautiful machine. Enter the curve So, enter the Logitech Touch Mouse T620.…

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