The recent Japanese disaster has shone a spotlight on the country’s seemingly unique social structure.
Unlike many other situations of natural disaster elsewhere, no looting or rioting has followed to compound the tragedy — and this has tremendously impressed many a non-Japanese observer.
From the patient orderly lines to the return of valuables, “yamoto-damashii,” or [...]
Comfortably nestled on the upscale Upper East Side of New York City, Cornell University’s medical school offers instruction while also engaged in research. It has produced many a notable physician, with famous names like Robert C. Atkins of Atkins Diet fame and Henry Heimlich of Heimlich Maneuver fame. Other famous graduates include former [...]
Just about the most surprising uses of wind chimes has been as musical instruments in their own right.
This looks quite out of the question initially, as standard varieties seem to consist of just tinkling cylinders, with the sound only slightly different depending on whether stone, wood, metal, or glass is used.
And so it [...]
AC electric motor repair is frequently done these days, typically for generator turbines and so on, whether for power plants or ship and aircraft engines.
Nothing unusual about any of that.
But not so long ago, just a little over a century ago, AC, or alternating current, and DC, or direct current, were quite controversial [...]
Lots of personal household safes have been turning up at Japanese police stations in the wake of that country’s recent disaster.
They have not only been recovered by rescue workers excavating through rubble but have also been washed up ashore, and now law enforcement is running out of room to store them.
Until recently, these safes [...]
A network of Roman Catholic schools that can be traced back to early nineteenth-century France, The Convent of Jesus and Mary Schools can be found in all the major areas of the world today, whether in Asia or Africa, Europe or the Americas. But even as they receive financial support from the Church itself, [...]
Wine racks are a sign of the serious oenophile, or wine conoisseur.
That’s “racks,” plural, mind you – rows and rows of them, in all probability in a climate-controlled basement cellar, in addition!
How does one get going?
A number of fairly good introductions exist online.
Before purchasing wine racks and other paraphernalia of the hobby, [...]
Blu Ray media are poised to take over home entertainment this year. It promises clarity like never before, many times the definition available on today’s DVDs. Though the difference between a VHS image and one from a DVD is noticeable enough, that between the DVD and a Blu-ray disc will knock your eyes [...]
What’s so interesting about On Off Digital World to me is how it suggests a particular period of old New York. Well, the eighties, really. Back then you still needed a token board the subways, and pizza was a dollar a slice and comic books in the same neighborhood. Back then there [...]
So it turns out that Jesse James likes Nazi paraphernalia.
No relation to the iconic Wild West figure, the only claim to fame that this latter-day Jesse James has is to be married to Sandra Bullock, one of the most precious actresses of all time.
Indeed, she has been crowned “America’s Sweetheart” by the celebrity [...]
Affiliate marketing is a great way for the tech-savvy hobbyist to make some money on the side.
For a select few who have managed to put their finger on the Zeitgeist, however, it means full financial independence, with income in the tens of thousands per month!
Probably the most celebrated cases of affiliate marketing made good [...]
When I consider something similar to an On Off Digital World I instantly recall the good ol’ days of personal computing, the golden age of the 1980s centered around the Commodore 64 and Commodore Amiga. Now, in fact, despite commanding a large share of the market, corporate missteps back at headquarters lead to the [...]
No need to be an industry insider like Isaac Toussie to know that different jurisdictions can handle real estate matters differently. It’s what makes real estate law so fascinating – as well as quite a challenge to stay on top of! Look at Alabama, for instance. In that state, “buyer beware” is [...]
Just about the most important developments in the field of professional continuing education (CPE) is the relatively recent concentration on ethics, resulting in the proliferation now of many an ethics CPE course.
While surely a good thing when the professions insist on not just what is legal but what is ethical and, even, moral, additionally [...]
The iPhone. Some refer to it the finest phone on the market today. It’s won really good ratings, offers you simple user friendliness, high-quality components and its features seem boundless. There has even been a wide variety of attempted cell phone imitations to the iPhone, it’s unlikely that any of which even compare to what [...]
Because of out fast-paced society, fast-paced because new discoveries are being made all the time which leads to things never stand still, even personal fitness trainers have to use CPE courses to be able to remain in good ranking professionally.
As a former personal trainer myself, I must say, however, that the typical trainer may [...]
I happened to be at On Off Digital World some time ago and and I was gripped by some powerful flashbacks. You see, that store reminded me of them “mom-and-pop” sort of places from my childhood, back in the days of the wildly popular Commodore 64. I can still recall the ad for [...]
It’s good to see that the promise of Blu Ray video is being satisfied at this very moment. While some releases have been critically panned for not living up to the technological potential of the format, these are thankfully quite the exception. Compared with the situation with DVD a decade before, when many [...]
A place like On Off Digital World takes me back to my childhood. I had never much cared for shopping, but in this case I can imagine the appeal it might have for some people. In my case, at any rate, it involves experiencing the kind of, well, retail experience I used to [...]
It’s one of the safest areas in Manhattan, or, for that matter, the entire City of New York. But the situation wasn’t always this way. Just ask the natives, those such as On Off Digital World or one of them few mom-and-pop operations still around. They’ve been through everything, and it wasn’t [...]
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