What better way to study than to get a new computer, and an Xbox 360? Microsoft Canada has announced that students who purchase a new select HP PC with Windows 7 at participating Best Buy or Future Shop stores across Canada starting May 27th will get a free Xbox 360 4 gig.

Microsoft Canada Inc. today announced a new offer for students who purchase a new select HP PC with Windows 7 at participating Best Buy or Future Shop locations across Canada. Starting May 27, students buying one of select number of new HP PCs priced at $599 (CAD) or more will also get a free Xbox 360 4GB console. Students will be able to choose from the wide range of stylish, powerful and innovative HP PCs to find the one that’s right for them based on the features, color, size and price they want (see retailer for full details. Available PCs will differ by retailer). The offer is available at participating retailers for current students in Canada while supplies last.

“Working with our partners, we’ve put together a great deal for students, with a new eligible Windows 7-based PC and a free Xbox 360,” said Aaron Coldiron, Windows – Consumer Lead, Microsoft Canada. “It’s an ultimate productivity, social and entertainment package, offering students everything they need for a successful new school year.”

Today’s Windows 7-based PCs come in a wide variety of styles, sizes and colors, and many new PCs boast built-in Blu-ray drives, 3G connections and leading-edge technologies, such as 3-D displays and multitouch-capable screens. With more than one million devices and apps that work with a Windows 7-based PC, students’ smartphones, printers, digital music players and cameras will work with their PCs with ease right out of the box. With the addition of Microsoft® Office 2010 for Home and Student with OneNote®, students can create presentations for class, take and organize digital notes, manage group projects and assignments, and easily stay on top of class schedules. And with an Xbox 360, students can not only have fun gaming but also can enjoy a range of entertainment options, including streaming videos and more.

To take advantage of this offer, students or parents must provide valid student identification as defined by the participating retailer. More information about this offer will be available at www.windows.ca/offers starting May 27, 2011.

source:http://www.gametactics.com/2011/05/microsoft-canada-announces-free-xbox-360-offer-for-students/

World's Smallest Horse

The World Smallest Horse 

Weighing 6-pounds and standing just 14-inches tall, Einstein is touted as the world's smallest horse, who was born April 22, 2010 in Barn stead, New Hampshire.

Einstein's physical proportions are similar to those of a normal-sized foal, and as Rachel Wagner, one of Einstein’s co-owners, who features in the YouTube video at the end of the page, remarks: "He is very perfect looking little boy and not dwarfy looking at all." 

Pencil-vs-Camera

These are a unique combination of an artist’s sketch and a photograph. Some of the sketches blend in with the photograph and others humorously complement them. In either case they are very amusing and interesting. The artist Ben Heine is simply a genius.

THIS PHOTO IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. BE SURE TO READ THE TEXT BELOW TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU ARE VIEWING. IT IS HISTORIC TOO AS THIS IS THE LAST MISSION FOR COLUMBIA ..

The photograph attached was taken by the crew on board the Columbia during its last mission, on a cloudless day.
The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting.
Half of the picture is in night. The bright dots you see are the cities’ lights.

The top part of Africa is the Sahara Desert .

Note that the lights are already on in Holland , Paris , and Barcelona,
and that’s it’s still daylight in Dublin , London , Lisbon , and Madrid .

The sun is still shining on the Strait of Gibraltar . The Mediterranean Sea is already in darkness.

In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean you can see the Azores Islands;
below them to the right are the Madeira Islands ; a bit below are the
Canary Islands; and further South, close to the farthest western point of Africa , are the Cape Verde Islands.

Note that the Sahara is huge and can be seen clearly both during
day time and night time.

To the left, on top, is Greenland , totally frozen.

One True Love

The World's Largest Airport (model) :)

The world's largest model airport called Knuffingen Airport, has opened at Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany. It features 40 aircraft that take off and land and 90vehicles that trundle around the runways automatically. This model airport goes into operation following six years of development and construction and an investment of 3.5 million euros.