Biblemap.org is an interactive map system for the bible, which is great for visualising where certain biblical events are said to have occured. It's also great for people who don't subscribe to any kind of organised religion but do like looking at maps (like me!).
posted by Effigy2000
on Jun 14, 2009 -
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The first drive-in movie theater was opened on June 6, 1933, by salesman Richard M. Hollingshead in Camden, N.J. On the bill was a twilight showing of the British comedy
Wife Beware. And so the drive-in era was born, peaking in 1958 with almost 5,000 theaters in the U.S alone. These days you'd be hard pressed trying to find one but thankfully there are plenty of
handy lists online telling you just where to find one (
there's even one for Aussies like me!). And that's not all we have to be thankful for;
the drive-in scene is apparently witnessing something of a "mini-revival" at present. Don't feel like going out? Then why not make your own? First
you'll need instructions on how to build one. Then you'll need intermission-advertisements (
you can download or even just watch heaps of them for free here). And then you'll need
a handy list of the kinds of films they used to show at the drive-in. If you're in the US, you'll need to know some of the
special rules the FCC has for drive-ins, and if you have any more questions, I'm sure the fine folk at the
United Drive-In Theater Owners Association could help. All of this sound like too much work? Then just sit back and check out the videos and photos on
this nice site (it's about drive-ins, of course!).
posted by Effigy2000
on Feb 18, 2008 -
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QANTAS, Australia's national airline carrier that was once refrenced by Dustin Hoffman's character Ray in
Rain Man, is to be taken over by a private consortium called
Airline Partners Australia (APA) after the Federal Government
gave approval for the takeover yesterday. So what better time than to endulge in a little bit of QANTAS history?
Founded in Winton, Queensland on 16 November 1920 as '
Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited' with just one
Avro 540k, QANTAS has played a prominent part in Australia's history, with its fleet being
nationalised,
privatised and even
conscripted for national service during WW2. And although Ray was wrong when he said that QANTAS had never had a crash (indeed,
it had 8 and
has had several more since
Rain Man), the 'flying kangaroo' was still considered an "iconic Australian company" (
although there is some debate on that). Nonetheless, if you're
really interested in checking out some more QANTAS history, head on over to the National Library of Australia's website, where they have
plenty of QANTAS ephemera material online for you to gander at.
posted by Effigy2000
on Mar 6, 2007 -
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