Mardi Gras Fair Day At Victoria Park; Sydney, Australia For many Sydney-siders Fair Day was a great way to kick off the official Mardi Gras season, with a fun and relaxed day at Sydney's Victoria Park. Estimates indicate that about 70,000 people came to enjoy Fair Day. The 2012 Fair Day featured a range of activities. The main music stage offered up Maxine Kauter, Brendan Maclean, Mary Kiani, Gen Chadwick,  Shimtastic, Kristy Apps...

  Today is Earth Day…..in fact it is the 40th anniversary of the date inaugurated in 1970 to foster awareness about ecology and the environment. In its inaugural year, the concern about “saving the planet” was secondary to the protestors energizing college campuses in a push to end the war in Vietnam. In those days, Americans were slurping leaded gas through massive V8 sedans. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Air pollution wa...

The best times in the month to see the moon in daylight are close to first and last quarter, when the moon is 90 degrees away from the sun. First Quarter - This phase occurs when one-half of the Moon is illuminated by direct sunlight. The Last Quarter Moon transits 6 hours before the Sun.FIRST & LAST QUARTER MOON by ManuelSeixasSee more Manuel Ties  ...