X Games - Best of 2012. A lot of links and imformation where and how they did this video at this LINK: Youtube
This is a humorous country fable about escaping Minnesota winters by Dan Adler who wrote and performed it. LINK: Youtube
These frogs freeze completely when winter comes, entering a hibernation period. They actually stop their heartbeat, and thaw when spring comes.. LINK: Youtube
The final day of the Winter Olympics this Sunday has only two events: the gold medal men’s hockey game and the 50km cross-country skiing race. Brian McKeever will be skiing for Canada. This race will make him the first Olympian ever to participate in both the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in the same year. McKeever is legally blind.
In 1998, McKeever was a promising 19-year-old skier when he was diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease, a type of juvenile macular degeneration that gradually leads to blindness. Twelve years later, McKeever only has 10 percent of his vision, and that tiny fraction is in his peripheral vision.
Rather than rolling over when he lost his sight, though, McKeever got back on his skis.
Read about how McKeever does it at mental_floss. Link, Via: Neatorama
Tomorrow, February 12, the world will gather to watch top athletes from around the globe compete in the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Athletes from Team USA, who have been training their entire lives will take the stage to represent our country. I'm writing with the hope that you could share the news about Team USA with the readers of Anything & Everything.
Anyone who registers on Teamusa.org will have access to the latest info and will receive exclusive updates throughout the games. I've put all that information including some very cool Team USA widgets and banners into this social media news release here:
http://teamusanews.org
The song is Wizards in Winter by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. LINK: Youtube
Many parts of the world are dealing with winter's cold - and the snow and ice that come with it. Photographers around the globe capture the beauty - and harshness - of winter. LINK
Look through our gallery of participants, which includes photographs taken on everything ranging from Holgas to iPhone 3Gses—all of which are producing impressive, unique results. LINK
None of the 615 Olympic and 399 Paralympic medals will be exactly alike and rather than stick to a flat metal disc with engravings on front and back, British Columbia designer Corinne Hunt, along with architect Omer Arbel, made the medals wavy and undulating.
The Olympic medals will display an orca while the Paralympic medals will feature a raven."The orca or the killer whale is really a beautiful creature that is strong, it has many wonderful physical characteristics but it also is a creature that lives within a community," Hunt explained. "The raven is a totem rising, it's a creature that is all things, and I think Paralympic athletes have that in them," she added. The Olympic medals are circular in shape while the Paralympic medals are more square.
The reverse side of the medals displays the name of the Games in English and French, as well as the Vancouver 2010 logo and the name of the sport for which the medal was issued. The Paralympic medals will also have braille type. The Games motto, "With Glowing Hearts," will be written on the medal's blue and green ribbon. LINK
Niagara Falls circa 1900. "Station at foot of incline, American Falls." Detroit Publishing Company glass negative.
The photo embedded above is small; to really appreciate it, you need to view the fullscreen photo at Shorpy, where there is a discussion thread. LINK
“Imagine for a moment if you were a Siberian Tiger or a European Hare, stuck in the snow. Your natural colors, which are perfect for your actual (or summer) habitat would start working against you. Sticking out like a sore thumb, in the first case you wouldn’t be able to sneak up on your prey and pounce, and in the latter case you would be a prime target for your predator. Luckily for many Arctic animals, this need for camouflage is met by an uncanny ability to change their color to white almost overnight. Here’s a look at 5 animals that possess this amazing ability.” w/ photos.
Some nice shots of Russian nature at winter by Mikhail Tkachev. It’s winter now isn’t it! LINK
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