“Sometimes I think I’m better off alone. Then I think of all the nights I crave someone to hold.”
- Savannah Black
(via psych-facts)
sexta-feira, dezembro 04, 2015
Hotel Les Barmes de l'OursEquipped with 3 fine dining...
Hotel Les Barmes de l'Ours
Equipped with 3 fine dining restaurants, a fabulous spa, and its own 250 m² ski store, Les Barmes de l'Ours offers gorgeous accommodation moments away from the Olympic downhill slope Bellevarde in Val d'Isère. Built in traditional Savoyard style, the 5-star hotel features tasteful designer interiors filled with art and noble materials. Spread over 4 uniquely themed floors, the exquisite rooms and suites vary in style and character, from Scandinavian spirit and North American lodge to authentic alpine chalet and contemporary mountain loft.
This Is What Over Half A Million Christmas Lights Look Like (11 pics)
The Gollnhuber family from the village of Bad Tatzmannsdorf in Austria has put up their annual Christmas lights. Every year they put up over half a million lights making their display one of the most impressive in the world.
18 Inventions By Women That Changed The World
1. The Car Heater
We all owe our thanks to Margaret A Wilcox who invented the car heater in 1893!(Margaret also invented a combined clothes and dishwasher)
2. Monopoly
This popular board game was designed by Elizabeth Magie in 1904, originally called the Landlord’s Game. The purpose of this game was to expose the injustices of unchecked capitalism. Her game was ripped off by Charles Darrow who sold it to Parker Brother’s 30 years later. However Parker Brothers later paid Elizabeth $500 for her game. Gee Thanks!
3. The Fire Escape
The fire escape was invented by Anna Connelly in 1887
4. The Life Raft
The life saving Life Raft was invented by Maria Beasely in 1882. (Maria also invented a machine that makes barrels)
5. Residential Solar Heating
Solar heating for residential housing was invented by Dr Maria Telkes in 1947. Dr. Telkes was a Psychiatrist in addition to being a Solar-Power Pioneer
6. The Medical Syringe
The medical syringe which could be operated with only one hand was invented by a woman by the name of Letitia Geer in 1899
7. The Modern Electric Refrigerator
The electric refrigerator was invented by Florence Parpart in 1914 (Florence also invented an improved street cleaning machine in addition to the refrigerator)
8. The Ice Cream Maker
The ice cream maker was invented by a woman named Nancy Johnson in 1843. Her patented design is still used today!
9. The Computer Algorithm
Ada Lovelace is essentially the first computer programer due to her work with Charles Babbage at the University of London in 1842. In fact her notes was an essential key to helping Alan Turing’s work on the first modern computers in the 1940s.
10. Telecommunications Technology
Some of the Telecommunication Technology developed by Dr Shirley Jackson include portable fax, touch tone telephone, solar cells, fibre optic cables, and the technology behind caller ID and call waiting.
11. The Dishwasher
The Dishwasher was invented by Josephine Cochrane in 1887. Before her time, she even marketed her machine to hotel owners and even opened her own factory without the help of a man!
12. Wireless Transmission Technology
Hedy Lamarr, a world famous film star, invented a secret communications system during World War II for radio-controlling torpedoes. This Technology also paved the way for everything from Wi-Fi to GPS
13. Closed-Cercuit Television Security (CCTV)
Marie Van Brittan Brown invented CCTV because of the slow response of police officers in 1969 to help people ensure their own security. This invention influenced modern CCTV systems used for home security and police work today.
14. The Modern Paper Bag
Margaret Knight invented a machine that makes square bottomed paper bags in 1871. She almost didn’t get credit when Charles Anan tried to steal her work claiming that it wasn’t possible for a woman to create this brilliant invention. (Margaret also invented a safety device for cotton mills when she was 12… that invention is still being used today)
15. Central Heating
Although Alice Parker’s invention in 1919 of a gas powered central heater was never manufactured. Her idea was the first that allowed for using natural gas to heat a home, inspiring the central heating systems used today
16. Kevlar
This life-saving material that is 5 times stronger than steel and used to make bulletproof vests was invented in 1965 by Stephanie Kwolek
17. Computer Software
Dr Grace Murray Hopper was a computer scientist that invented COBOL which is the first user-friendly business computer software system in the 1940’s. She was also a rear admiral in the U.S. navy and the first person to use the term “bug” in reference to a glitch in a computer system when she literally found a bug (moth) causing problems with her computer
18. Beer
According to Beer Historian Jane Peyton Mesopotamian women were the first to develop, sell, and even drink beer
2. Monopoly
3. The Fire Escape
4. The Life Raft
5. Residential Solar Heating
6. The Medical Syringe
7. The Modern Electric Refrigerator
8. The Ice Cream Maker
9. The Computer Algorithm
10. Telecommunications Technology
11. The Dishwasher
12. Wireless Transmission Technology
13. Closed-Cercuit Television Security (CCTV)
14. The Modern Paper Bag
15. Central Heating
16. Kevlar
17. Computer Software
18. Beer