| Wednesday's total lunar eclipse may be a doozy
It's a good thing none of us are cavemen, or Wednesday night we might find ourselves on a panicked run for ironwood clubs and sharpened mastodon bones. Around 8 p.m., when a total lunar eclipse darkens the moon and imbues it with shades from copper to crimson, we unlike our forebears - will have the advantage of knowing we're in for a really good show. Rain clouds could obscure view of eclipse GRAPHIC: Learn about the lunar eclipse Cavemen weren't so lucky. "In the distant past, people took lunar eclipses as omens of bad things to come. They didn't have the means to understand what was happening," says Claude Haynes, Gilbert sky watcher and East Valley Astronomy Club president. For early man, a blood-red sphere hanging in the sky was a scary thing, a message from an angry god.
Mix it up for the holiday so everyone has a choice
Pretty good, I'd bet. The worst-case scenario is you wake up Jan. 2 and still have some wine left. But, really, how bad is that? Save any unopened bottles for another special occasion. Most white wines will last in the fridge for a year or more; most reds can hang on for a few years. Buying a case also means you don't have to worry about having just the right kind of wine to suit everyone's taste. Instead of offering one type of red or white, why not offer two, or three, or four? There's no easier way to boost the spirits of a table than to set out an assortment of wines your guests can mix and match with the food. And the best part: Buying wine by the case saves money. Most liquor stores offer 10 percent off on a 12-bottle case; at some stores, the discount is 15 percent.
Samsung Soul Does Not Have GSM 850MHz
Other features on the flagship Samsung Soul include a 5MP camera, 2.2-inch QVGA display, Magical Touch by DaCP, a stainless steel finish, Web 2.0 tools, Bluetooth 2.0, FM radio, MP3 playback, and a Bang & Olufsen digital power amplifier.
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Google is funding work to ensure the Windows version of Adobe Systems' Photoshop and other Creative Suite software can run on Linux computers. "We hired CodeWeavers to make Photoshop CS and CS2 work better under Wine," Dan Kegel, of Google's software engineering team and the Wine 1.0 release manager, said on Google's open-source blog. "Photoshop is one of those applications that desktop Linux users are constantly clamoring for, and we're happy to say they work pretty well now... We look forward to further improvements in this area." .
Scunthorpe 1 Saints 1 - Pearson happy with first point
The players have been a bit low on confidence and it was important to come here and try and be slightly more organised than Tuesday night. From that you have a foundation to build on. "I said to the players "don't get carried away, it's a point" but it's a difficult place to come, they're scrapping for their lives. "We're off to a start and we face a difficult end to the season and how we move on will give us a better picture of where we're at." .
OfficeMax Unveils Top Gifts for the 2007 Holiday Season
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OfficeMax(R) (NYSE: OMX) , a leading provider of office products and services, announced today that function, style and creativity are the key motivators behind many gift hunts for the 2007 holiday season. OfficeMax is featuring an expanded technology selection to include a new generation of digital photo cameras, printers, digital photo frames and new HP Notebook and Desktop holiday bundles, made exclusively for OfficeMax. In addition, OfficeMax ImPress(TM), OfficeMax's print and document services, has enhanced its selection of customizable calendars and holiday cards in keeping with the current trend of giving personalized calendars and holiday cards as keepsake items. "This year our customers are looking for gifts that are useful and fun, so they are frequently used and appreciated and not just left to sit on a shelf," said Ryan Vero, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer for OfficeMax.
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