Oskope

oSkope is a new visual search engine for finding products which allows you to search Amazon, eBay, Flickr, and YouTube and displays relevant images that can be viewed in a variety of ways: Grid, Stack Pile, Graph and List. Each of them provides differnet oportunity how to browse items you are looking for.

When choosing "graph", and searching for “Canon” Oskope places items on a two-axis graph, with the x axis representing an item’s eBay´s auction duration, and the y axis representing its price. In case of Flickr the x axis represents date line, and the y axis represents numbers of photos added.

Oskope also provides the information of products, of authors of photos when clicking on particular picture provided after searching for some keyword.

Musgle

Musgle is a search engine which helps you to find music you are looking for. It originates from the idea of combining words Music and Google. To see how it works, just type a song title, or the artist name, or both in a search bar and click on enter. You will soon be redirected to Google page with relevant search results. After clicking on result you find interesting, you´ll have a chance to directly download the song you are searching for.

Musgle uses Advanced Google Search Operators to find music according to keywords you type in search box.

Code it generates for you looks like this (obstacle 1 is a name of song by interpol):

-inurl:(htm|html|php|shtml|asp|jsp|pls|txt|aspx|jspx) intitle:index.of "last modified" description size (wma|mp3|wav|ogg|avi|divx|mpeg) "obstacle 1"

Well, who would type it manually. And it really works!

Arcade Fire playing with Wild Light

Montreal septet Arcade Fire continue to tour in support of latest album, Neon Bible. On November 10th, they will apperar at Gasometer in Vienna. It wasn´t known who are they going to play with but now it´s obvious that it won´t be Les Savy Fav, LCD Soundsystem or Blonde Redhead but rock, pop, indie band Wild Light. Haven´t heard of them before? I haven´t.

They come from US, from New Hampshire. Band members are Seth Pitman, Seth Kasper, Timothy Kyle and Jordan Alexander. They sound good, you can listen to their songs at MySpace. I´m sure, that AF Fans will like them.

Fast and Tasty Bread Pizza

Are you hungry? Well I really am, so I decided to make fast and tasty pizza for my dinner. It´s one of my mom's recipes.

You´ll need:

• 2 slices of bread
• 4 pepperoni slices
• 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
• 1/3 sliced onion
• 5 sliced olives
• 2 sliced mushrooms
• 4 mozzarella cheese slices

Preheat the oven to 220 degrees, spread each bread with half of tomato sauce. Place the pepperoni slices, the onion, the olives, mushrooms on each bread and cover them with slices of mozzarella. Place in the oven and bake until the cheese is melted, about 15 - 20 minutes.

Garage Lighting

This is a sponsored post

Garages usually don't have any windows just like mine, or only a few and they are often so small that they don´t provide much light. If you have one I´m sure you know that if you want to do someting in your garage, you need a lot of light unless you don't mean to go blind.

It´s obvious that garage lighting is really important for all of us, and I´m sure you use many various lights just like me: main light which lighten the whole place and is used when parking a car, light on working table which provides enough light when mending something, or movable light which can be used when repairing car.

The best thing about having many lights in you garage is that you have the option to turn on all the lights or just some according to what you are going to do.

Vectorpark

Do you know Vectorpark? I discovered it only few days ago but I can´t stop playing it. You have an opportunity to choose from various games but I presonaly recommend these three.

Feed The Head - Is very original game. I couldn´t stop playing until it was done. Try to pull away it´s nose for several times until small balls appear. Feed the head with them and look what will happen.

Levers - Goal it to hang all the stuff which will fall from the sky on levers so that they balance. It may seem quite difficult but I´m sure you´ll be able to finish it.

Park - Really dark game which I haven´t finished it yet. All i can do is get the huge pine tree to go up and go inside it. But what then? I´ve spent at least five hours playing it but without any succes. Help me please!!!

Eldarion

Are you fan of J.R.R. Tolkien´s work and are you looking for some game based upon his world? Do not search anymore.

Eldarion is Lord of the Rings online strategy game, based on the world of J.R.R.Tolkien. It is enacted in the third age of Middle-earth and it´s all up to you if you´ll be tyran or good wise king. After you register you´ll become a ruler of your own small kingdom. You´ll train your own army, recrute peasants which will work for you so that your realm is profitable. You can also join or establish your own alliance which will help you to become The Master off all beyings!

There is also slovak version of this addicting online game. So join us if you are brave enough!

Trusted Places

This is sponsored post

Trsuted Places is a great community site which offers you possibility to discover places to drink and eat, places where you can hang out with your friends, places where you can shop or spent some time with your family.

All reviews which are provided are made by real people, which are already part of the community and you can also share your own recommendations. All you need to do is register and post a review of your favourite place you have been to for example in London or anywhere in the world. You can be sure, that your opinion really counts.

There is also a possibility that you´ll find some like-minded people, make new friends thank to this site and you will meet soon in one of London restaurants.

Hello Kitty PC Mouse

Hello Kitty has found her way to all PC users. Now she comes in form of beutiful PC mouse compatible with MS Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP/NT4.0, and Mac OS9. She has 1,200dpi sensor and three buttons ( one of them is wheel ) which are placed in Kitty´s ribbon. You can connect her to your computer through USB 2.0 which is pink! Really cute!

Dialaflight Weekend Breaks

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Had a stresful week? Need to have a rest? Wish to leave for a few days?
If you answered yes, then weekend breaks, city breaks and short breaks provided by Dialaflight are the best choices for you!

Dialaflight is a UK travel company which offers you flights, hotels and travel ideas in destinations as Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Venice, Prague, Vienna and many more. No matter if you want to do sightseeing, culture, shopping or spend some time with you kids, Dialaflight has something for everyone. The best thing is, that they´ll organise your flights and hotel according to where you wish to go and what you wish to do, so that you won´t have to worry about anything. The only thing you have to do is make a call and speak with their travel consultant who will ensure that all your requirements are fulfilled and that you´ll be enjoying your short break.

So don't hesitate to contact Dialaflight, next week you may be enjoying the holiday of your dreams.

Two Great Google realted sites

Do you know Zeitgeist and Google reader? They have one in common, they are provided by the most favourite search engine - Google.

Zeitgeist is a great Google Press Center which offers you summary of what have users searching for. It comes in "end year", monthly and weekly reviews and it is sorted by states so that you are able to know what term is popular all around the world.

Google reader is another great thing which I´d like to mention. You have it in your Gmail and it´s easy way to have perspecitve of what has been changed on your favourite web sites without chceking them all. All you need to do is add subscription ( rss feed ) of your favourite web sites or blogs and voilá. Google reader will alert you, when somentihg new appears. You can sort your webs, and blogs into categories so that you can orient better. Offline reading is matter of course.

I signed up for PPP!

This is sponsored post

I´ve been blogging for couple of months when a good friend of mine told me about payperpost - one of the largest network of blog reviews company which service pays you for every sponsored post that you write for them and that´s why it is a great oportunity for all bloggers to earn some money for blogging.

The best thing is, that it was so simple to get involved in PPP. All you have to do is create an account and submit your blog for approval. Blog must be 90 days old, and contain 20 pre-existing posts prior to submitting for approval and of course all your posts must include only original content.

I was so excited when I submitted my blog and couldn´t wait for message - Your Blog Has Been Approved to appear! And it did! I couldn´t prevent myslef from being thrilled to bits. From today I can participate in the wide range of opportunities provided by PPP. I´m so delighted I got approved because from now I'll get paid to post on the things that interest me like music, photography, movies, lifestyle and many more. This is my first post, and I´ll be paid 20 dolars for it. I will save them for latter and when I earn more I will buy present to person who told me about Pay Per Post!

Test your web design

Browsershots is a tool which makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers so that you know if it is displayed properly. When you submit your web address you´ll be added to a queue. Don´t worry, you won´t have to wait for a long time, it took me only two minutes to get my screenshots.

Settings:
You´ll be able to edit screen size, color depth, javascript, java and flash according to what is used in your web site. Of course you may chose in which browsers your site will be tested:

Linux

• Dillo 0.8
• Epiphany 2.14
• Firefox 1.5
• Galeon 2.0
• Kazehakase 0.4
• Konqueror 3.5
• Opera 9.22
• Opera 9.23

Windows

• Firefox 1.5
• Firefox 2.0
• MSIE 5.0
• MSIE 5.5
• MSIE 6.0
• MSIE 7.0
• Safari 3.0

Mac OS

• Firefox 2.0
• Safari 1.3
• Safari 2.0

After testing is done, you´ll be able to download all screenshots to your computer at once.

Visiting Orava

Have you ever been to Slovakia? If yes, have you visited Orava, region in the Norht of this beautiful country? If you are planning to go there, there are places you shouldn´t miss.

Oravský Zámok (Orava Castle)

Castle placed on the top of the hill in small village called Oravský Podzámok is place you sholnd visit. First historical mentions about Orava Castle are dated in 1267. It´s a beautifull place to visit, and we all are proud of it. Many movies were made there and I´m sure you will like it.

Slanický Ostrov ( Slanica Island )

In the middle of Orava Dam there is a small island which remained after dam was built and many villages were flooded. The only way to get there is by boat from Slanica Docks, but you can be sure you won´t regret it. On the Island there is beautifull church which is now galery of art. From June to July each year classical music concerts are held in the church's exhibition hall as part of the "Orava Summer of Music" festival.
Except visiting Island you´ll be able to see Orava Dam, Námestovo, Bird Island while sailing around the Lake. Don´t miss it.

Múzeum Oravskej Dediny ( Open Air Museum of Orava )

This open-air museum is situated at the foot of mountains - Roháče in the West Tatra. You can find here agricultural and ordinary buildings (houses, agricultural buildings, larders, haylofts, a chalet and others) sacral buildings (a wooden church, churchyard, belfries) and the Orava craftsmen's buildings (a craftsman's house, a mill and a sawmill, a smithery, and others).
The museum is in fact a small village which was first opened in 1975 and it has been very popular ever since.

Oravice ( Oravice spa)

Thermal pools at Oravice, also open year-round. Water here is really hot, up to 54 degrees Celsius. There's also a warm pool that clocks in at around 40 degrees Celsius. The pools are spring-fed and naturally rich in minerals, and surrounded by lovely mountain views.
It a great place where you can relax after long trip with whole family and friends.

Hope you´ll enjoy your stay here.

Once Premiere In Prague

On October the 10th, Czech Premiere of movie Once will be held in cinema Lucerna in Prague. Tickets are available from Today at Lucerna or you can buy them via Internet at Ticket pro.

After Premiere a concert will be held. But hurry! There are only 450 seats, so if you do not buy ticket as quiclky as possible, you won´t be able to get in there!

- How Often do you find the Right person? Once. -

Do you know Stumble Upon?

Today I´d like to introduce you Stumble Upon - great web site which offers you great possibilities after you join it´s community.

When you register, you´ll be able to download Stumble Upon Toolbar which will help you find great websites, videos, photos and more according to things you are interested in.

Stumble Upon is great way to surf internet, it will take you to sites which you would never discover without using Stumble Upon. On the other hand it´s a chance for you to show your own website to as many people as possible.

You´ll be also able to evaluate sites which you visit and also add new sites do database so that more and more people will be able to visit great sites which are not so promoted.

What to do when...

... you have accidently poured red wine at yourself?
Put salt on the stain and wash as soon as posible.

... you have herpes?
Put some vinegar or toothpaste on it. It will heal sooner.

... you find that you have link on your tights?
Hairspray will prevent the link to expand.

... your nose starts to bleed?
Put cold wet handkerchief on you neck from the back and lie down. It will stop soon.

... your room smells after cigarettes?
Put sponge soaked in lemon juice in the middle of room. It will absorb the smell.

...you do not have any washing powder?
Use sodium bicarbonate instead. Your clothes will be perfectly washed.

... you poured water on some important documents?
Simply iron them and they will be straight again.

Lembas Bread

If you know great author J. R. R. Tolkien you might know about elvish bread called Lembas, also called waybread. The cakes are very nutritious, stay fresh for months when wrapped in leaves, and are used for sustenance on long journeys.

If you´d like to try baking Lembas yourself, here are ingredients:

• 3 soup spoons of butter
• 1 bigger egg
• 4 soup spoons of sugar
• 1 soup spoon of vanilla sugar ( or three drops of vanilla flavouring )
• 1 tea spoon of cinnamon
• 1 pocket of conditioner dough
• 12 soup spoons of flour

Mix everything alltogehter and leave dough in fridge for a hour. After that spread the dough ( thickness 1 cm ) and start to core lembases. Bake at 220 degrees for abut 10 minutes.

Selfmade lembases are really tasty. When I baked them, they were gone in one hour. :)

Have fun With your Photos

If you are passionate photographer you may be interested in toys for you photographs. With these toys you´ll be able to get more from simple shot.

First toy I´m recommending is MuseumR. This toy will make your photo look like it´s been shot in some gallery. It looks great and members of your family will be surprised to see themselves on picture like this.

Another toy I like a lot is a simple tool - Instant Sketch, which will turn your photos into sketches. It looks really great and processing takes only few seconds.

Last toys I´m going to mention is tool which will make your photos looks really old. Instant Lomography will put your photos back in time.They will become old look as may be seen at old photos which our grandmothers have.

Great Action for All Bloggers

Action named "Blog Action Day" will start soon. Blog Action Day is about mass participation and all who would like to help are invited.

What is it about?

On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind - the environment. Every blogger will post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own topic. Our aim is to get everyone talking towards a better future.

- source

There are three way how to support this great idea, writing about enviromental issues, donating enviromental charity and promoting Blog Action day. Up to now more then 3610 bolg are involved. So if you have time and you care about enviroment be involved. Even small things we make may help to save our Earth.

Cute iCat!

Do you have an alergy, but you can not live without cat? Than I found a solution for you.

iCat is a pet made by Hasbro, which cause no sneeze and no weeping red eyes. You won´t have to feed it, clean after it, wash it or even visit a wet with it. iCat will be a perfect friend of yours, with her interactive skills as dancing, meowing, playing and reacting on your touches. Only thing she requires is two 'AA' batteries. Modest, isn´t she? :)

iCat comes in two colors - black and white and of course is accompanied by accessories - bags and hats, and I´m sure you will fall in love with her as soon as you get one!

Dangerous Nokia Batteries

I´ve been watching news today morning and I heard contribution about Nokia Batteries which can explode while charging. I have Nokia mobile phone myself and that´s why I was interested.

Nokia informs that Nokia-branded BL-5C battery made between December 2005 and November 2006 can be dangerous because they could potentially experience over heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge. They should be replaced as soon as possible if you have one. They were used in following types of mobile phones:

Nokia 1100, Nokia 1100c, Nokia 1101, Nokia 1108, Nokia 1110, Nokia 1112, Nokia 1255, Nokia 1315, Nokia 1600, Nokia 2112, Nokia 2118, Nokia 2255, Nokia 2272, Nokia 2275, Nokia 2300, Nokia 2300c, Nokia 2310, Nokia 2355, Nokia 2600, Nokia 2610, Nokia 2610b, Nokia 2626, Nokia 3100, Nokia 3105, Nokia 3120, Nokia 3125, Nokia 6030, Nokia 6085, Nokia 6086, Nokia 6108, Nokia 6175i, Nokia 6178i, Nokia 6230, Nokia 6230i, Nokia 6270, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6620, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6631, Nokia 6670, Nokia 6680, Nokia 6681, Nokia 6682, Nokia 6820, Nokia 6822, Nokia 7610, Nokia N70, Nokia N71, Nokia N72, Nokia N91, Nokia E50, Nokia E60, Nokia Wireless GPS Module LD-1W, Nokia Wireless GPS Module LD-3W.

If you have one, swich you mobile phone off and open the back of it. There you´ll find out what kind of battery you have. Even if you have BL-5C do not panic. Go to Nokia - web site and insert 26 character Battery identification number into small window and submit. If you have dangerous battery, replace it as soon as possible.

How to Make calendar in few momnts

Have you photographed beautiful scenery, or special moment? Then you might be interested in making beautiful calendar from your special photos fast and easy. All you need is your photo and this link.

First think you can manipulate is size of your calendar. You can choose from 1900 x 1200 to 95 x 65 if you want to download your calendar into mobile phne. Next you can chose month, day from which should your calendar start ( Monday or Saturday ). You can also chose position and colors which will be used when making your own calendar. Try it yourself. :)

Beer contains female Hormones!

Friend of mine told me once, that his friend claimed that beer contains female hormones. That´s why he and group of his friends drunk ten beers from purely academic reasons. This is what they´ve found out...

1. they put on weight
2. they spoke a lot without saying anything important
3. they had problems with driving
4. they weren´t able to think logically
5. they weren´t able to acknowledge a mistakess
6. they all thought that they are spotlight
7. they had headaches and aversion for sex
8. they emotions were uncontrollable
9. they held eachothers hands
10. they had to go to the toilet every 10 minutes, and at the same time

Long Player

Have you ever wondered which song is the longest one? Don´t wonder anymore. There is a simple answer.

Longplayer is a 1000 year long piece of music which started to play on the 1st January 2000 and will continue to play, without repetition, until the 31st December 2999, when it will come back to the point at which it began - and begin again.

Up to this point Longplayer has been playing for 2702 days. 20 hours and 29 minutes.

In its present and original incarnation, as a computer program, it’s been playing since it began in the lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London E14. It’s also playing in the planetarium at the Bibliotheca Alexandria, in the Egypt, in the Powerhouse in Brisbane, Australia and in Rufford Park, near Nottingham, England. Longplayer can also be heard as a stream on the Internet. Try it :)

source: http://longplayer.org/

Mystery of moving cursor unmasked!

I always wanted to know how cursor moves on my desktop every time I move my pc mouse. How is it possible? Thanks to hi - technology and enlargement you´ll be albe to see how it REALLY works!

Just follow this link and wait untill page is uploaded ( it may take even a minute according to how fast your internet connection is ). After it´s done, move your cursor to grey circle and make few moves there! AMAZING! Now you also know how it really works.

Have fun!

How to make tasty Gyros?

You´ll need for GYROS

1/2 lb Ground lamb
1/2 lb Ground beef
2 slices semi dried (day old) bread
2 Cloves garlic, chopped fine
2 Tbls Fresh parsley, chopped
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
1/4 tsp Ground funugreek
1/4 tsp Ground cumin
1 Egg, beaten


GYROS
First Mix lamb and beef in a glass bowl.Crumb bread into meat mixture. Add Spices and mix well.Stir egg into meat mixture.Form mixture into 2 large patties and place on a medium hot grill for 5 minutes per side or until the Gyros is cooked through.

For TZATZIKI SAUCE

2 Small Cucumbers, Peeled, Seeded & Diced
1 1/4 cup Yogurt
2 Tbls Olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
4 Garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbls Fresh dill, chopped
White pepper
Salt

TZATZIKI SAUCE
First combine yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and pepper in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.Blend yogurt mixture with a whip until smooth. Dry cucumbers by patting with paper towels.Add Cucumbers and dill to yogurt mixture.
Salt and pepper to taste.

How to serve?

Serve sliced gyros on warm pita bread with fresh sliced tomatoes, onions and Tzatziki sauce.

Solar Bag

Do you know such situation when your mobile phone, camera od mp3 player swiches off because it´s battery is low? I found solution for you!

Solar bag Juice Bag turns sunlight into clean electricity. It is equipped with 7 Watt flexible solar panel which is made up of 52 solar cells and comes with a built-in Car Lighter Adapter socket which is the same plug as used a car. Bag is able to recharge small electronics in four hours.

Do not be afraid that you´ll destroy it. It is water, shock and abrasive resistant. You may chose from many models from backpacks to beach bags.

Textorizer - Great tool for you

If you enjoy making photos you might be interested in tool which I found today. It´s called textorizer and it makes miracles with yout photos.

How does it work?

Textorizer takes a raster image in a format such as png, jpeg or gif, detects edges using a sobel filter and replaces them with supplied lines of text.

It ´s up to you which words you will use when making your textorized image, how many lines of text to write you ´d like to see in the end. Of course you can manipulate height and width of your picture.

Have fun.

Dual Music Player

Dual Music Player looks like any Mp3 player available at many shops. But there is a difference. It can also play CD discs. You may like to ask how is it possible? You simply extend two parts of mp3 player and you´ll become smallest CD player ever made. Clever isn´t it?

But unfortunately it´s just a concept made by Yong-Seong Kim. But we all must confess that it looks great!

Highest web site ever

Did you ever wonder which web site is the Highest?

Jens Meiret created the World’s Highest Website! Currently, it’s 18.939 kilometers high and gives you enormous pleasure to scroll for about an hour. Accualy we will never know if it´s as long as it´s written unless someone prints it all. But I personally think it´s great and simple idea based on one HTML container and pure CSS styling. So if you have time scroll it all way down. :)

Meteoric Showers

If you are one of those who love to watch sky at night you might be interested in dates when you´ll be able to see "falling stars" - meteoric showers. This is an event where a group of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the sky. They appear every year in the same time as the comets pass by our Earth.

Meteoric Showers

• 3. january - Quadrantids - 40/ hod.
• 22. april - Lyrids - 10/ hod.
• 4. may - EtaAquarids - 20/ hod.
• 29. july - Delta Aquarids - 20/ hod.
• 12. august - Perseids - 50/hod.
• 9. october - Draconids - 500/hod.
• 21. octoberr - Orionids - 30/ hod.
• 3. november - South Taurids - 10/ hod.
• 16. november - Leonids - 12/ hod.
• 13. december - Geminids - 50/hod.

If the weather is good be sure not to miss them. :)

The Brown Note

The brown note, according to an urban legend, is an infrasound frequency that causes humans to lose control of their bowels due to resonance. Different versions of the myth place the frequency between 5 and 20 Hz. The brown note was also described as 92 cents below the lowest octave of E-Flat. These low frequency vibration which, when reproduced at sufficient volume, resonates with the depths of the human digestive tract to cause loss of sphincter control, giving rise to immediate defecation.

Note was tested many times, some without effect, some with effect. I even tested it myself yesterday during one show from which I got an ispiration to write this artice. Nothing happened to me.

Coffee, Coffee, Coffee!

Coffee comes from Africa, specifically from Ethiopia, from where it came through Jemen and Turkey to Europe where it became popular in the 17th century. Dutch traders were the first to start large scale import of coffee into Europe.

Coffee has two main types, Coffea Arabica which is older one and this coffee-beans are considered to be the best because of their high quality and delicious taste. Coffee Robusta contains about 40-50% more caffeine, than Arabica and is bitter and has little flavor, with a telltale "burnt rubber" or "wet cardboard" aroma and flavor. Other not that important species are Coffea Liberica and Coffea Esliaca from Liberia and Sudan.

Much processing is needed before coffee berries and its seed can be processed into the roasted coffee. Berries must be picked, defruited, dried, sorted, and sometines also aged. Roasting process has a great degree of influence on the taste of the final product. All coffee is roasted before being consumed, often we buy roasted coffee, but some people buy green coffee and roast it at home.

From coffee you can prepare many drinks, hot and also cold. Hot drinks are maybe a little bit more famous than cold ones. Black coffee, White coffee, Cappucino, Caffé Latte, Caffé Macchiato or Turkish coffee are probably best known hot drinks. From cold ones is Frappé best known and I must say it´s really tasty and refreshing.

Coffee is consumed not simply because of taste, but because of the effect it has on those who drink it. Coffee is a simulant, and it also has many benefits, it´s analgesic, antibiabetic, it stimulates human memory and it reduces heart diseases. On the other hand coffee puts people in risk of hihg blood pressure, coffee also causes staining of the teeth and can sometimes cause anxiety and irritability.

Indie vs. Emo

Indie vs. Emo
I couldn ´t sleep last night because of exam I had today so I watched German MTV after midnight and I saw interesting programme called US vs. UK. It was about many things but also about indie bands and emo bands. I didn´t know that they are distinguishable. Well consider yourself. ( I was surprised myself... Didn´t know much about emo as such).

Indie comes from independent and is characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture. In the UK, indie music charts have been compiled since the early 80s. The word "indie" is often used to refer specifically to various genres or sounds in a realm of music that runs parallel to more commercial music Indie is not strictly a genre of music although the term is often used to reference the sound of specific bands and the bands they have influenced, but is often used as a term covering a wide range of artists and styles, connected by some degree of allegiance to the values of underground culture. Indie artists are concerned more with self-expression than commercial considerations. Indie artists of any particular time often go against the prevailing trends.

The term indie is now used to identify variety of bands like The Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, The Kooks, Interpol...

Emo is a genre of music and has come to describe several independent variations of music originally in the USA. The classification of bands as "emo" is often controversial. In its original incarnation, the term emo was used to describe a subgenre of hardcore punk. In later years, the term emocore, short for "emotional hardcore". The term emo was derived from the fact that, on occasion, members of a band would become spontaneously and strongly emotional during performances. Bands have gone to great lengths to explain why they don't qualify as "emo". In many cases, the term has simply been attached to them because of musical similarities, a common fashion sense, or because of the band's popularity within the emo scene not because the band adheres to emo as a music genre.

The term emo is used to identify a wide variety of bands like Death Cab for Cutie ( emo band??? ), Fall Out Boy, From First to Last, My Chemical Romance, Panic! at the Disco, Story of the Year, Taking Back Sunday, The Used , Underoath...

Interpol

Interpol is post-punk band based in New York. Debut album, Turn on the Bright Lights, was critically acclaimed. Antics has been a commercial success.
The members of the band are Paul Banks on vocals and guitar, Carlos Dengler on bass and keyboards, Sam Fogarino on drums, and Daniel Kessler on guitar and background vocals. The band's sound is a dark mix of bass throb and choppy, sparse guitar.

Turn On The Bright Lights - Original Release Date: August 20, 2002
Track listing

1. Untitled
2. Obstacle 1
3. NYC
4. PDA
5. Say Hello To The Angles
6. Hands Away
7. Obstacle 2
8. Stella (Was A Diver And She's Always
   Down)
9. Roland
10. The New
11. Leif Eriksson
12. Interlude (JP)
13. Specialist (JP)

The Black EP - Original Release Date: August 26, 2003
Track listing

1. Say Hello to the Angels
2. NYC [Demo Version]
3. Obstacle 1 [Black Session]
4. Specialist [Black Session]
5. Leif Erikson [Black Session]
6. PDA [Black Session]

Antics - Original Release Date: September 28, 2004

Track listing

1. Next Exit
2. Evil
3. Narc
4. Take You On A Cruise
5. Slow Hands
6. Not Even Jail
7. Public Pervert
8. C'mere
9. Length Of Love
10. A Time To Be So Small

The new album should be expected in the beginning of year 2007.

Pepsi vs. Coca-Cola

While some people claim that Pepsi tastes exactly the same as Coca-Cola, other people say they can tell a difference in the two soft drinks. Have you ever tried them one after another? I did, and this is what I found out.


What is obvious Coke is not as sweet as Pepsi. As I found in wikipedia it´s because Pepsi is believed to have more lemon oil and less orange oil. ( It´s strange right? Lemmon is much acid than orange, and that´s why Coke should be much sweeter.) Also Pepsi uses vanillin rather than vanilla which is used in Coke. ( I do not see difference between vanilla and vanillin which is the primary component of the extract of the vanilla bean :P OOPS!)
After drinking Pepsi I had bitterness in my mounth, which was much intense than after drinking Coke.

Well, these two were the only differences I manage to find. I like Coke much more, because it´s not that sweet and I think it´s more refreshing. But it´s only my personal choice. :) Maybe you like Pepsi more than Coke.