It Was a Family Affair at the “Nine” Premiere

The star-studded cast and crew of “Nine” had plenty to celebrate at the glittery premiere held Tuesday, Dec. 15, in New York, for their flashy musical had just received five Golden Globe nominations that morning, and ten Critics’ Choice nods the day before. So what better way to enjoy the moment than to bring the family along…

Cupmen

Seldom may we have instant noodle, right? But when we go on a trip, the pot instant noodle is more or less the best meal we can bring with. The Cupmen, therefore, are invented to hold down the paper lid. Reacting to heat, these Cupmen will gradually change their colors and by this means telling you when your noodle…

Mobile Cinema DVD Projector

Seeing a movie at home is relaxing but indeed unfortunate at the same time, as you couldn’t feel the shock a movie aims to bring you. Why? Your TV or computer screen is too small, and you need something that makes you feel like sitting in a cinema. You need a projector, a Mobile Cinema DVD Projector….

A new solution for waking up

I just didn’t hear them, though the telephone rings and rings, the doorbell rings and rings, and the alarm rings and rings…Please forgive me. So that’s what you usually do to explain why you missed important dates or kept honored guests waiting outside, just because you didn’t hear the bell ring? Then why not try the wrist…

Charleston

Charleston Travel Guide

Wandering through the city’s historic district, you would swear it was a movie set. The spires and steeples of more than 180 churches punctuate the low skyline, and the horse-drawn carriages pass centuries-old mansions and carefully tended gardens overflowing with heirloom plants. It’s known for its quiet charm, and has been called the most mannerly city in…

Los Cabos

Los Cabos Travel Guide

Once upon a time, the majority of Cabo’s visitors were anglers and came primarily from Southern California and the west coast. But these days they fly in nonstop to Los Cabos from all over the United States; and to Loreto and La Paz from some U.S. cities. Via nonstop service, Los Cabos is about…

Amsterdam

Amsterdam Travel Guide

Amsterdam is a cornucopia of cafés, coffee shops, cozy bars, and outdoor markets. Set on 160 man-made canals, Amsterdam also has the largest historical inner city in Europe. The French writer J. K. Huysmans once called Amsterdam “a dream, an orgy of houses and water.” It’s true: when compared with other major European cities, this one is…

Dog Bone Craniomandibular Osteopathy

Craniomandibular osteopathy is a serious jaw bone disorder that occurs primarily in young dogs, most often in terriers. The most common breeds affected are West Highland White Terriers, Scottish Terriers and Cairn Terriers. However, Craniomandibular Osteopathy has also been recognized in other terrier breeds as well as in Boxers, Labs, Great Danes and Dobermans. It normally becomes…

HISTORY OF ALEXANDRIA

Alexander and Ptolemy: 332-285 BC

Alexander the Great decides that the small Egyptian port of Rhacotis is a natural base for future operations in the eastern Mediterranean. It is close to the delta of the mighty Nile, but far enough removed to avoid silting up; it has a protective island, Pharos, a little way offshore; and it is well placed…

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

An inspiring inheritance: 356 BC

Alexander is born in Pella, the Macedonian capital, at about the time his father becomes king of Macedonia. Philip II’s expansion of the kingdom, an unfolding saga of glory and excitement, is Alexander’s boyhood.

At an early age he proves himself well equipped to share in these military adventures. He is only sixteen when he is…

HISTORY OF ALBANIA

Ancient Illyria: to AD 1909

The western part of the Balkan peninsula is known to the ancient Greeks as Illyria. The Illyrians, a group of Indo-European tribes, have been in the area since at least 1000 BC. Their region becomes prosperous during the Roman empire and is devastated by the subsequent passage of Visigoths and Huns on their way into…