Apple Store Fifth Avenue 767 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10153 (212) 336-1440 On May 19th, 2006 Apple opened its stunning Fifth Avenue store to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the day that it opened its first retail store to heavy criticism. The cube shaped store is a made entirely from translucent glass and is [...]
Entries from May 2006
May 8, 2006
Collections of Images of Ancient Ruins from Space
Pretty cool collection of ancient ruins (13 so far) from space. Among the satellite images are: – Abu Simber, Egypt- Angkor Wat, Cambodia- Easter Island, Chile- Mayapan, Mexico- Machu Picchu, Peru- Stonehenge, United Kingdom read more | digg story
May 3, 2006
Book Review: A Thousand Barrels a Second by Peter Tertzakian
I have been reading an interesting book called “A Thousand Barrels a Second” by Peter Tertzakian. This book approaches the Oil Question from a very analytical perspective allowing the reader to appreciate the severity of the impending crisis. Here was what I found most interesting. Although the Middle East holds the largest reserves of oil [...]
May 1, 2006
May 05th 2006 — A day in May without Immigrants
More than a million immigrants in the United States took part in a day of nationwide action to protest against proposed immigration reform. The protests are aimed at persuading Congress to abandon the tough measures in a bill passed last year by the US House of Representatives that includes provisions to criminalize illegal immigrants and [...]
