Diamonds are measured in Carat Weight. One carat weighs 200 milligrams. If a diamond is referred to as four grains, this also means that it is a one carat diamond. The word Carat comes from the word carob. A carob is a bean that grows on a tree in the Mediterranean. In times past, if […]
Review – Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride: Hunter S. Thompson On Film
Review – Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride Directed by Tom Thurman Starz Entertainment/FBN Productions What seemingly is a tribute to the gonzo god of literary angst, turns out to be a greedy gluttons’ glorification of a man who was crying out for help. Between the attention seeking antics that consisted of phone calls and […]
Flying American
In “Leaving Las Vegas” a man succumbs to massive amounts of alcohol. It was a movie, a rather sad one at that. Recently, I was starring in my own version of “Leaving Buenos Aires”, it also had liquor, it had despair, it had tears and frustrations. Only … a movie it was not! It was […]
Bridges Over Troubled Water
La Plata, Argentina — A recent ruling by the ICJ (International Court of Justice) permitting the on-going blockade of bridges from Argentina to Uruguay by citizens and environmental groups has re-opened doors for negotiations between Buenos Aires and Montevideo. But whether the tensions between the “brotherly” countries will be eased remains to be seen. […]
3 Most Common Affiliate Mistakes
Affiliate marketing is one of the most effective and powerful ways of earning some money online. This program gives everybody a chance to make a profit through the Internet. Since these affiliate marketing programs are easy to join, implement and pays a commission on a regular basis, more an more people are now willing in […]
…and the times they are a changin: A Eurosceptic accepting the Euro
Major economic reforms have been taking place in Greece since the early 1990s and one of the strongest catalysts for these changes has been the Euro. In November 2001, the price of a return ticket from Pireaus to the island of Crete cost ten thousand drachmas. One year later, after the EU had officially converted […]