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Google Earth has always surprised us with the innovative functions implemented in it and it seems like the mapping solution will keep up the good work for a long time from now on. Although it doesnÂ’t belong to the folks working at the Mountain View company, a new database is now available on the web, allowing Google Earth users to view the warming trend for certain cities around the world.
The database was built by Ken Mankoff of NASA and Mark Chandler of Columbia University, who used informa... read more »
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Everyone knows how hard it can be to unwind and get to sleep after a long day, so Reader's Digest online suggests 12 steps toward creating the perfect sleep haven to de-stress after a hard day's work. For example: Chill Before Bed. Lower the temperature of your bedroom before you climb into bed, says Becky Wang-Cheng, M.D., a medical director at Kettering Medical Center in Ohio. Lower temperatures signal your body it's time to sleep. If your bed partner objects, just tell him to bundle up.The post offers several more conventional tips, like shutting the drapes or sleeping naked, but since Lifehacker readers have probably spent more than their fair share of time setting up a sleep paradise, let's hear your tips for creating an environment where you're out as soon as your head hits the pillow. Photo by read more »
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Climate experts are forecasting a drop in global temperatures this year. read more »
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Reuters - Sub-zero temperatures and altitude sickness were bad enough, but a lack of information
about just when a special Olympic flame would start up Mount
Everest made journalists doubly miserable at Base Camp on
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Real Simple online rounds up seven common cooking mistakes you can easily avoid if you practice a few simple tricks of the trade. For example: Covering the entire surface of a pan traps heat and creates steam. And steam, says Simpson, is an enemy of browning, which locks in flavor and juices. To guard against overcrowding, use two pans or cook in batches. To prevent the first batch of food from getting cold while you cook the second, keep it on an ovenproof plate in an oven set at a low temperature (about 200° F).Since getting good in your kitchen is generally a matter of trial and error consisting of just such mistakes, let's hear your favorite and best cooking tips in the comments.Common Cooking Mistakes [Real Simple]
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If you take a lot of digital photos but are frustrated with the strange yellow glow or green hue to your results, weblog Of Zen and Computing's guide to adjusting the white balance of digital photos is for you. Taking you step-by-step through adjusting the color temperature in Photoshop, the guide makes it easy to understand how to fix these imbalances and give your pictures the more natural look they deserve. We've covered this territory once in the past, but this post's screenshots and detailed instructions are worth another look if you're new to correcting color.How to Adjust the White Balance of a Digital Photo [Of Zen and C read more »
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Mac OS X only: Donationware application iStat menus monitors your Mac from your menu bar—everything from CPU and memory use to system temperature and a better date and time interface. We've mentioned iStat menus once before, but it just saw a significant update including a better interface, new Leopard-only features, and improved monitoring. The app is totally customizable, meaning you only include the stats you want to track in your menu bar (but including everything would mean a lot of menu bar clutter). iStat menus is donationware, Mac OS X only.iStat menus [via TUAW read more »
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