0 mystery history lincoln kennedy

Have a history teacher explain this... if they can.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln .

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln , was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln , was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford.'

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the kicker...

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

0 History of the Internet

History of the Internet

^{Sir Tim Berners-lee and Vint Cerf  © Internet Society / Richard Stonehouse}

From the early days of ARPANET to today’s mobile technologies, here we share some of the proposed histories of the Internet from various personalities and organizations:
A Brief History of the Internet
Written by those who made it history, including Barry M. Leiner, Vinton G. Cerf, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jon Postel, Lawrence G. Roberts, Stephen Wolff.
IUKNOF Internet History Project
The early days of the Internet in the United Kingdom. As a modest first step, individuals who played key roles in the creation and growth of the Internet in the UK are being invited to give presentations at UKNOF meetings.
Imagining the Internet: A History and Forecast
A diverse collection of resources by Elon University and Pew Internet Project including concise historical information, current Internet governance discussions, and predictions about the future of the Internet.
A Concise Guide to the Major Internet Bodies
By Alex Simonelis
Who is Who in the Internet World (WiWiW.org)
A perpetual archive devoted to Internet pioneers worldwide.
Internet History and Growth (PPT: 1MB)
Presentation by William Slater III - Chicago Chapter of the Internet Society
Interesting Historical Background to Internet Governance Issues By One of the Internet Pioneers
Address by John Klensin to the opening of the IGF, Rio de Janeiro, 2007
A Short History of Internet Protocols at CERN
By Ben Segal
Net History
A site dedicated to Internet history links, including Internet, email, web and other related history sources.
Brief History of the Internet
Narrative of the Internet and Related Networks by Vint Cerf.
Hobbes' Internet Timeline
An Internet timeline highlighting some of the key events and technologies which helped shape the Internet as we know it today.
Internetology
Contains a snapshot of worldwide connectivity every 6 months from November 1993 to May 1997.
History of the Internet
This is an in-depth, researched article about the Internet with accurate and updated data.
ConneXions: The Interoperability Report
ConneXions was a monthly publication which ran from 1987-1996 focusing on computer interoperability, particularly the development of networking protocols. The scanned copies of ConneXion form a valuable archive of technical articles and discussions from a pivotal time in the Internet's history.
PBS's Nerds 2.0.1
A follow-up to the original
History of the IETF/The Internet Society relationship
By Vint Cerf, July 1995.
Announcing The Internet Society
by Vint Cerf, Bob Kahn, Lyman Chapin, 1992
Internet History Mail List
An archived mailing list for questions about Internet history
The World Wide Web: Past, Present and Future
By Tim Berners-Lee, Director of the World Wide Web Consortium and a principal research scientist at the Laboratory for Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
A Little History of the World Wide Web
From W3C, this document dates from 1995 and has not been updated. The history is of course still valid though not up to date. Some links may not work. This is a monthly history list from 1980 to October 1995.
Keith Lynch's Timeline of net related terms, concepts, stories, and people
Timeline from June 1975 to February 1998 showing when terms, concepts, stories, and people were first mentioned.
A Brief History of the Internet
By Walt Howe, Manager of the Delphi Navigating the Net and Publishing on the Web Forums (Last updated October 24 1998).
History of Internet and WWW: The Roads and Crossroads of Internet History
An overview of the philosophy and history of the Internet, by Gregory R. Gromov.
Internet for Historians, History of the Internet
(Outline in English) History of the net, designed for non-experts, which also hopes to give some of the concepts necessary to understand how the Net works. Also includes a history of the Web and electronic mail.
The Living Internet
Examines the history of the Internet, Web, Email, Usenet, and more, using an unique step-by-step approach.
Origins and Nature of the Internet in Australia
By Roger Clarke
History and Overview of CSNET (PDF: 156KB)
by Peter J. Denning, with Anthony Hearn and C. William Kern. Published in ACM SIGCOMM 83. This paper reviews the history, the goals, the organisation and the components of CSNET (the Computer Science Research Network). CSNET bridged between the original (closed) ARPANET and the NSFNET (open) by spreading the TCP/IP and nameserver technology, and by negotiating new policies with ARPA and NSF for commercial traffic on the net.
The Tao of IETF - A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force
A guide to the history, culture, and philosophy of the IETF.

0 The History Of The Terrible Towel

The History Of The Terrible Towel

We'll confess to being a little confused by this whole Terrible Towel business. Fortunately, blogger Neal Ungerleider sums it all up for us in a guest post.

For Steelers fans at Ford Field this Sunday, the "Terrible Towel" is a required accessory. The yellow, dishrag-sized towel with a stenciled-on Terrible Towel logo is a Pittsburgh icon, alongside Primanti Brothers and the "Yinzers." Unsurprisingly, outsiders and non-football fans often scratch their heads. But, sociologically, it's something that matters: A lone reminder of the age when teams could get away with things like the Super Bowl Shuffle and the Homer Hankie.

The story of the Towel stretches back to the pre-disco 1970s, a time when the influence of sports promoters like baseball's Bill Veeck ensured that, for better or worse, pro games could have a cornball element. That playfulness spilled over to television and radio; one radio broadcaster in Pittsburgh, Myron Cope, indulged in it regularly, creating words on the fly and using obscure Yiddishisms and Italian slang while covering the Steelers. But then the Steelers made the playoffs in 1975, and Cope managed an accidental and extremely successful publicity coup de grace for his team.

In broadcasts leading up to a playoff game against the Baltimore Colts, Cope urged fans to bring their yellow dish towels to the game to show support for their team. And like a good pre-internet meme, it happened. Thousands of fans showed up waving their yellow dish towels.

More important, the Steelers gave an amazing performance. They won 28-10 in a game no one expected them to win. Newspapers and magazines seized on the Terrible Towel, seeing a good story in the making. By the time the Steelers made it to Super Bowl X and their victory over the Dallas Cowboys, the majority of households in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area had a Terrible Towel of their own.

Cope, of course, copyrighted the towels. An article in the Boston Globe detailed efforts against towel counterfeiters. Starting in 1996, all sales from the Terrible Towel were given to the Allegheny Valley School, a Pittsburgh-area school for the mentally challenged.

Nowadays the Terrible Towel commands a mighty marketing empire, including, yes, a Terrible Towel scroll. More than 460,000 Terrible Towels were sold in 2005. It's safe to say this one has outlived the Super Bowl Shuffle.

0 What To Include In Your Queensland Holidays

What To Include In Your Queensland Holidays | With up to 300 warm and sunny days a year, Queensland makes a perfect holiday destination, especially during winter. Besides, there’s a lot to see and do during Queensland holidays 2012-2013. Find a few interesting ideas below.

Spotting the total solar eclipse

Yes, the total solar eclipse is going to be visible from Australia on November 13-14, but only from a narrow corridor southeast across Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is the first total solar eclipse to be visible since July 11, 2010.

It occurs when the moon and the sun line up perfectly together in the sky, so the entire solar disk is obscured. Those lucky who happened to spot the phenomenon state it’s very emotional and thrilling. Prepare special eyewear and go see this unique nature wonder.

Visiting the Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system consisting of more than 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands. According to scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at the University of Queensland, human-made changes in the water quality caused the recent loss of up to half of the Reef corals. Visit the Reef now to spot its natural beauty.

Shopping at beach markets

December is perfect for having a look at the Airlie Beach Markets located on the beach, on the Airlie foreshore. Here, stalls include fresh fruits, vegetables, coffee, fishing supplies, clothing, souvenirs, arts, books, plants and a lot more. The biggest markets can be found on Sunday mornings and every time a cruise ship is in port in Airlie Beach.

Listening to the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Visit South Brisbane on November 19 to listen to Steven Osborne, famous pianist, with the Australian Chamber Orchestra performing an entirely Russian programme featuring Shostakovich’s Octet, Prokofiev’s Visions Fugitives, and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence.

Watching the 5th World Sailing Championship

Visit Hamilton Island on December 13-20 to use a once in a lifetime opportunity to see many sailing teams from around the globe competing at the 5th World Sailing Championship held for the International Sailing Class. The competitors are going to enjoy unique sailing/racing in trade wind conditions and tropical Australian weather.

These are just a few holiday opportunities Queensland has to offer this holiday season. Select the event and prepare to have a dream vacation.

0 Rice Terraces of Yuanyang

Rice Terraces of Yuanyang – South West China’s Yuanyang is a province abundant in natural beauty and ecstatic scenery. It has earned great name in the list of scenic wonders due to its spectacular rice terraces. Dropping from near the summits of the 250-meter Ailao mountain range to the deep cleft of the Red river, these rice terraces are among the world’s most spectacular and extensive terraces ever seen.

As a little known scenic wonder in southwest china’s Yunnan province, these rice terraces stand firmly with all its beauty and charm. Although its beauty has graced many but due to its remoteness it has been overlooked. With inadequate publicity and remoteness, this scenic beauty has not only failed to develop for tourism but has also lost much of its appeal and charm.

Despite huge problems and threats, the Yunnan province is concentrating high on information flow. An NGO, called ‘World Vision‘ that has been working there for years with great dedication is trying hard to benefit the villagers in various ways. Setting up fair trade co-operatives for ethnic art and crafts, imparting education to villagers to work as mountain guides, this organization is dedicated enough in setting up a sustainable tourism network in the area.

0 Guangzhou City

1. Baiyun Mountain ( White Cloud Mountain )

(credit : google)

2. pearl river

(Credit : google)

3. Dongfang Themepark

(Credit : google)

4. Shangxiajiu Street

(credit : google)

5. yuexiu park

(Credit : g00gle)

0 The 10 Most Awful Things That Can Happen When You Travel Without Insurance

The 10 Most Awful Things That Can Happen When You Travel Without Insurance | We have all become very adept in recent years at ignoring information on travel websites. Filtering out the various drains on our bank accounts when arranging travel plans is a necessary skill if you want to travel for a price anywhere remotely near reasonable.

Unfortunately, it seems that in our haste to find the best bargains around we have begun to skimp on one very important thing indeed: travel insurance. A survey last year by ABTA found that one in five Brits travel without insurance, wrongly believing that the British government will pay for medical bills abroad. Another investigation by the Irish Times found that an incredible one in three Irish people travel without it. Shocking news when you consider the fact that Ryanair carries over 100,000 of them per month!

In a bid to end this dangerous culture, here are ten of the worst (and most common) things that can happen when people travel without insurance. The next time you see the ‘tick here to add insurance’ box and you shrug, “what’s the worst that could happen..?”, well now you’ll know.

1. There are an infinite number of pre-departure problems that could put a halt to your plans. A sick relative, a burst pipe or even a traffic jam on the way to the airport could cause huge problems forcing you to delay or even cancel your trip. Having travel insurance might not make everything better, but it might be a welcome conciliation.

2. If you manage to make it to the airport, congratulations, but this is just the beginning of airline annoyances. Every traveller’s worst nightmare is arriving at the airport and hearing the word delayed, or worse, cancelled. You don’t have to think much further back than this year alone with Icelandic ash-clouds, air traffic controller strikes and folding airlines to get an idea of how disruptive problems in the aviation industry can be.

3. Once you’ve made it to your destination and the seatbelt signs are off you can breathe a sigh of relief. Or perhaps not. Last year alone, just under 2 million suitcases in the US alone were mishandled, damaged or lost in various baggage blunders. Some people may be carefree enough to travel with only a spare t-shirt and a clean pair of underwear in their case, but for the majority of us, losing a suitcase when going on holiday is devastating. It’s easy to see the benefits of paying for some cheap baggage insurance when you think what you would do if you had to start your holiday with only the clothes you were standing in. And no deodorant.

4. Let’s say you’ve played it safe and avoided flying by taking a cruise somewhere exotic. 16 million people did just that in 2011, but there are still things that go wrong. Bad weather causing cruising chaos and changes to the route, outbreaks of food poisoning onboard and even some cases of having to abandon ship have all been seen in the last year alone.

5. If the worst should happen whilst you are abroad and sickness strikes, you will naturally want the best care for you and your family. Getting full international travel insurance is really the only way you can rest easy whilst abroad and ensure you aren’t left limping, crawling or dragging yourself back home to your local doctor’s office.

6. Double bookings, lost reservations and issues with cleanliness are consistently the top three factors in people making insurance claims against horrendous hotels. What would you do without insurance if something did go wrong?

7. Google anything about tourists, travelling abroad and pickpockets and you will see the thousands upon thousands of pages dedicated to the topic, how not to get pick pocketed abroad. This is because it does happen. A lot. Tourists in unfamiliar surroundings are highly susceptible to being targeted by pick-pocketing parasites. Some loose change and a map from your back pocket is one thing, but how much would it cost to replace your phone, hotel key, car keys, iPod, wallet, credit cards…

8. If you’re more of an exotic traveller then you of all people should remember insurance. In researching this article I have discovered tales of surfers being bitten by sharks, people being chased across borders during the Arab Spring and even people running into the sea away from wildfires on private islands... Keep in mind that the rest of the world is not as safe or predictable as your home town and you must expect the unexpected. Can you imagine how expensive hospital bills would be to patch up a shark bite?!

9. Car companies normally insist on you taking out car or drivers insurance before you even start the engine, but making sure your travel insurance covers you for hiring a vehicle abroad is always a good idea. Even the tiniest scrape can be extortionately expensive for drivers, with rental companies looking to claw back every penny from the cheap deals they offer you.

10. Finally, one of the worst things that happens a lot more than you might think to travellers is becoming stranded abroad. Airlines go bust, countries declare civil war and passports get lost or stolen. You might think being stuck in a tropical climate somewhere far away would be fun, but money runs out, tempers fray and sleeping on the floor of an airport terminal while you wait for the embassy to get its act together is really no fun at all. Believe me.

So there we have ten of the worst things that go wrong for travellers abroad.  Whilst some of them may seem trivial, just mildly inconvenient or even humorous, making sure you have adequate travel insurance for you and your family is very important. It only takes a few clicks and cheap travel and baggage insurance deals are always out there, so make sure you get the right insurance for your next trip abroad.