domingo, 16 de dezembro de 2007

For a better christmas




Mother Teresa, one of the most selfless people, once said that "if you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one." You only have to help one person, according to her, to help the world. The woman built a life and a legacy on her ability to give to others. So, this year for the holidays, I'm taking her advice and helping someone out. I'm giving a hat, scarf and gloves to one of the mitten trees for underprivileged children at my city, but there are many other charities to choose from.

Here's another idea for you. Like many of you, I'm still working on my Christmas shopping. But I hate giving gifts that people will never use, so I like to give donations in a person's name. This is especially great for parents, who are traditionally difficult to shop for. You can make donations to almost any charity in this way. I would suggest finding your favorite charity online; most charities have a place to give on their websites, and you can usually donate in honor or in memory of someone.

Some charities you can contact: IASD; Banco Alimentar; AMI and LBV.

know better give than to receive. For a better christmas.

The realy celebrashion of christmas.


Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the Great, that the Romans had appointed to govern the Judea. The calendars are starting from the year in which it is supposed to have Jesus born, but the people who made this counting wrong with the dates: Herod died in the year 4 BC, so that Jesus was born 3 years before, when the census the Jewish people, which was, exactly, 1 year after the census of other people also subjugated to the power Romano. These censuses were to the Romans to facilitate the counting of the people and the collection of taxes. The Jews always been opposed to any attempt to count, for that reason, this was a year after it occurred in neighboring nations. Since the fourth century, Christians celebrate the Christmas, or birth of Christ on Dec. 25. This was an adaptation of the parties to god Sol pagans of peoples, acquired by the Romans. But the most important of this season festive is your birth and the purpose of his birth.

Radio control Car

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Hello, today im going to talk about the R\C, or radio control, it´s a hooby to me.

All hobby-grade radio-controlled cars require regular maintenance to ensure smooth and trouble-free operation. In comparison, cheaper "toy-grade" cars, found in discount and consumer electronics stores, are generally unserviceable. For those interested in mechanics, this maintenance provides an interesting adjunct to the hobby. Due to their modular construction, in the event that parts of a hobby-grade radio-control car breaks or wears out, they can be replaced individually. The availability of many replacement and high-performance parts for hobby-grade model vehicles allows them to be extensively upgraded (sometimes, to the extent of having no original parts remaining of the vehicle); in comparison, parts are generally impossible to find for toy-grade model cars. In recognition of this distinction, Radio Shack released the popular XMODS and ZipZaps toy cars; these are mid-grade cars which can be tuned, modified, and repaired, although still to a lesser degree than hobby-grade vehicles. Their recently released "Pro-Pulse" cars, lower quality clones of the hobby class Associated RC18MT and RC18B, have many upgrade parts available such as aluminum alloy parts and upgrade motors, but little original parts support.

In recent years, hobby-grade "ready-to-run" (or "RTR") models have become available from every major manufacturer of radio-controlled cars, attracting many hobbyists who would otherwise have purchased a pre-assembled car. Vehicles of this type need little or no final assembly and in many cases, the bodies are shipped painted and trimmed, requiring little work from the owner before they can be used (other than purchasing and installing batteries). A number of cars and trucks are presently available only in ready-to-run form, such as the Traxxas Revo, a nitro powered model truck. The growing popularity of the RTR vehicle has prompted manufacturers to introduce kit versions of their RTR cars that include factory upgrades but have no radio gear installed and often no motor or speed controller.