You can still visit the worlds first-ever website from over 30 years ago

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  419 words  |  Valentine Belue

You can still visit the world wide web’s first page – and it’s pretty awful. It went live just over 30 years ago and doesn’t even have pictures. The website is living proof of how far the internet has come – when we look at modern apps like TikTok, Facebook and YouTube. It was originally created at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. And it ran on a NeXT computer, invented in 1988 and sold for $6,500 apiece – about $14,200 in 2020 money. [Read More]

Alaska from Russian Colony to U.S. State | American Experience | Official Site

 Posted on August 30, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2357 words  |  Valentine Belue

Building the Alaska Highway | Timeline Alaska from Russian Colony to U.S. State 1932 Eighteen years after the continental U.S. is wired from coast to coast, the first telephone wires connect to Juneau and Nome. 1843 U.S. Secretary of State William Marcy and Senator William M. Gwin inquire as to whether the Russian colony of Alaska is for sale. Although the Russians are not selling, the two expansionists have made their interest in the colony known. [Read More]

John Sandford: A thriller writer having a little fun with the genre

 Posted on August 30, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  758 words  |  Valentine Belue

Among the leading crime novelists, John Sandford is notable for his sense of humor. You find it in his novels — particularly his Virgil Flowers series — and, if you happen to meet him, in casual conversation. When I met Sandford at the National Book Festival a decade ago, he professed uncertainty about the wife he had bestowed upon Lucas Davenport, the star of his hugely popular “Prey” series. The detective had run through numerous women in the early novels, Sandford said, and fearful that his promiscuity might offend some readers, he married off his hero to the beautiful and brilliant doctor Weather Karkinnen. [Read More]

Pro-Antifa teacher Gabriel Gipe reportedly will be fired

 Posted on August 30, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  987 words  |  Valentine Belue

Explore More A public school teacher in California is reportedly set to be fired after being seen on video praising Antifa and discussing his effort to “turn [students] into revolutionaries” — as parents are expressing outrage at the school district for allowing the “indoctrination” of their children. In a videocaptured by conservative media-advocacy group Project Veritas, Gabriel Gipe, who teaches advanced placement government at Inderkum High School in Sacramento, is seen explaining how he pushes his political ideologies on his students. [Read More]

Is He Gay? Relationship Timeline

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  617 words  |  Valentine Belue

Talking about Ryan Trainor sexuality, many people think that he is gay, and many are curious about his sexual orientation. Learn more about Ryan Meghan’s brother in this article.  Ryan Trainor is well-known online. He is also well known for being Meghan Trainor’s brother. Ryan is a YouTuber as well. A few months ago, he began posting films on the platform, and admirers have enjoyed his work. His videos span various topics, including games, emotions, and cookery demonstrations. [Read More]

Was Priscilla Presley lesbian? How did She Die?

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  938 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

After the death of Priscilla Presley we have spotted Was Priscilla Presley Lesbian? something on the internet. But how much it is true? Let’s find out here. First, let you know who is Priscilla Presley. Priscilla Ann Presley is an actress and businesswoman from the United States. She used to be married to the American singer Elvis Presley. She also helped start and was the chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises, the company that made Graceland one of the most popular tourist spots in the United States. [Read More]

Meri Brown Suffers Heartbreaking Loss Of Her Brother, Adam

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  255 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

Meri Brown is 52 years old as of October 2023, and her brother Adam Barber was only 54 at the time of his passing. It’s easy to see how losing a sibling so close in age can change a person’s life.  In her Instagram caption, Brown explains that she’d already lost two siblings to health issues before Adam’s death. “Shortly after I learned that Adam’s cancer was terminal & that he potentially had only weeks or months to live, something hit me like a ton of bricks. [Read More]

How to buy clothes without ruining the planet

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1264 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Faced with the staggering amount of emissions and resources typically associated with clothing, you might think the key to having a more sustainable wardrobe is obvious: Stop shopping. “It’d be very easy for me to say, ‘Just stop buying stuff,’ ” says Mark Sumner, a lecturer focusing on sustainability within the textile, clothing and fashion industry at the University of Leeds’s School of Design. “But that is a very lazy response and does not reflect the complexity of fashion and its positive impacts for workers. [Read More]

Who is Mauricio Umansky Dating Now?

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  727 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Mauricio Umansky American Family Member 53 years old Married Full Name Mauricio Simon Umansky Age 53 Birth date June 25, 1970 Horoscope Cancer Birth Place Mexico Profession Family Member Net Worth $100,000 – $1M Martial Status Married Height 5′ 2″ Ethnicity White Nationality American Weight N/A lbs (N/A kg) Hair Color Dark Brown Eye Color Dark Brown Ahead, we take a look at who is Mauricio Umansky dating now, who has he dated, Mauricio Umansky’s wife, past relationships and dating history. [Read More]

Why going off the grid may not actually be such a good idea

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  792 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

It’s fast becoming the consumer energy story of our time. The traditional utility industry is increasingly being threatened by a growing trend toward rooftop solar installations and “net metering,” which allows owners of solar panels to pay less for electricity by getting credit for extra power that they feed to the grid. Net metering is pretty disruptive — witness the political fights erupting across the country over it — but still more radical would be a trend in which solar-powered homeowners, potentially further empowered by batteries that would allow them to store energy generated by their panels, went off grid entirely. [Read More]