An Announcement
Dear Readers, It is with deep regret that we have to announce that this will be the last post of Thing of the Day. Yes I am afraid we are closing the blog. Myself and the rest of the team …
Happy Birthday Eiffel Tower
Bonjour tout le monde et bienvenue à l’édition de mardi Thing of the Day! Today is the 120th anniversary of the opening of the Eiffel Tower and here is the official website (in Anglais): http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/ For those of you in …
Happy Birthday Vincent Van Gogh
Today is the 156th Birthday of the Dutch artist, Vincent Van Gogh. Here is a website with biographical details, sections on paintings, drawings, sketches and stories about him: http://www.vangoghgallery.com/ And here is the website on the Vincent Van Gogh Museum …
Earth Hour… The Movie
Major cities and global landmarks were plunged into darkness yesterday as millions of people switched off their lights for one hour, to protest against climate change. To see the Syndey Harbour Bridge, the Eiffel Tower and the lights of Big …
It’s All Happening on the 28th March…
PUT PEOPLE FIRST… and … EARTH HOUR On 28th March thousands will march through London as part of a global campaign to challenge G20. Put People First are a coalition of development charities, trade unions, faith groups, environmentalists and other …
Extreem Sheep LED Art
What do you get if you wrap some gregarious woolly ruminants in blankets of light emitting diodes? Well Samsung teamed up with digital media and marketing company The Viral Factory to produce this excellent video that currently tops several viral video …
Transparent gadgets
TOTD has always enjoyed taking things to bits to see how they work (and occasionally they work when put back together again). Here are some great gadgets that allow you to see the inner workings through their transparent casings. There are …
Google Street View
Google launched its Street View service in the UK last week. Portsmouth has yet to be covered, but Users of Google Earth can at least have a close look at Southampton. You can listen to a BBC report about Street …
Breathing Earth
This intriguing real-time simulation displays the CO2 emissions of every country in the world. http://www.breathingearth.net/ Its dynamic appearance also highlights quite nicely the global inequality of birth and death rates. Apparently over 1,00,000 tons of CO2 were emitted while TOTD pondered …
Mother’s Day
Today is Mother’s Day… and while some Mothers are at home being spoiled with chocolates and flowers, other Mothers find themselves at work, writing about Mother’s Day… For those of you who are interested, here is the complete history of …
