Archive for October, 2009
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 1,196 views
Schimpff s Confectionery Candy Store in Indiana
Schimpff’s Confectionery is a candy store and museum located in Jeffersonville, Indiana, within the Old Jeffersonville Historic District. It was opened in 1891 at the same site it is today by Gustav Schimpff Sr. and Jr., although the family had been making candy in the Louisville, Kentucky, area since the 1850s. It has remained in operation the entire time. It is most famous nationwide for its Red Hots, although it also features Modjeskas (caramel-covered marshmallows named after the Polish actress Helena Modjeska who once visited Louisville) and hard candy fish. The museum, attached to the store, features candy exhibits throughout the ages, including Hershey’s and Nestlé’s paraphernalia. (more…)
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009 2,276 views
Gunbroker.com scam?
After host a charity supporting for breast cancer with charity auction of an unusual pink rifle R-15 style DPMS Panther Lite rifle was donated by DPMS Panther Arms. After charity end at ends October 25 right now their website was down. I don’t know how much money that gunbroker got it for charity. And still don’t is it a fake charity or scamming people whose already send the money after auctions is over. I hope is not, cause it can be a bad mark for online shopping, online auction and other e commerce transaction. (more…)
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009 3,032 views
Travel Channel Could Sell For $1 Billion
If you watch “No Reservations” on the Travel Channel, then you’re well aware of host Anthony Bourdain’s lovably outsized ego. The chef/adventurer/foodie sex symbol/vegetarian hater is clearly in love with himself, and we’re OK with that. Well, Tony’s gotta be loving this. Because his network — fueled in part by his show — could soon exchange parent companies for somewhere in the ballpark of $1 billion, the New York Times is reporting.
Cox Communications, which owns the cable channel, is currently in a bidding war with Rupert Murdoch’s News. Corp in the lead, which might not exactly enthuse Tony, who’s anti-establishment as well as pro-meat.
Via the Times: (more…)
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009 2,782 views
Top 10 Ghost ships, most scariest ghost ship
Ghost ships, or phantom ships, make up a big part of the seafaring lore that has been passed down by sailors and fisherman throughout the years. The ships are said to be spectral apparitions that materialize on the horizon before quickly disappearing, and they are believed to be a sign of bad things to come. The term is also used to describe abandoned vessels that are found adrift with no crew or passengers, often under frightening and mysterious circumstances. Whether real stories of these derelict ships or legends about phantom craft trawling the seas, the following are the ten most famous ghost ships that continue to provoke speculation and mystery in the nautical world. Some of them already take out for ghost ship movie.
10. The Caleuche
One of the most well known legends of the Chilota mythology of southern Chile describes the Caleuche, a ghost ship that appears every night near the island of Chiloe. According to local legend, the ship is a kind of conscious being that sails the waters around the area, carrying with it the spirits of all the people who have drowned at sea. When spotted, the Caleuche is said to be strikingly beautiful and bright, and is always accompanied by the sounds of party music and people laughing. After appearing for a few moments, the ship is then said to disappear or submerge itself under the water. According to Chilota mythology, the spirits of the drowned are summoned to the ship by the Sirena Chilota, the Pincoya, and the Picoy, three Chilota “water spirits” who resemble mermaids. Once aboard the phantom ship, the drowned are said to be able to resume their life as it was before they died. (more…)
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009 837 views
According to federal aviation and military officials reports a Coast Guard plane and a Cobra Attack helicopter crashed Thursday night after hitting each other nearly 16 miles east of San Clemente Island, California. The reason of collide is yet not known.
Though the exact details are still unconfirmed but it is being expected that 7 people were there to be on-board a C-130 plan and two were travelling in the AH-1 helicopter. (more…)
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