How to Wash and Waterproof a Softshell Jacket

Do you know how to wash and waterproof your softshell jacket? Take care of your technical garment, by following these helpful hints to properly maintain the DWR on your softshell apparel. By following just a few steps you can restore breathability and waterproofness to your jacket.

Gear Review of the Mountain Hardwear Dry.Q Elite Victorio Jacket

Looking for a jacket to push to the limits of outdoor adventure? Check out this review of the Victorio jacket from Mountain Hardwear. In this review, I test the durability, breathability, and waterproofness of this new Dry.Q Elite jacket.

Christendom in the 15th Century

The leading lights of the Catholic Church met at Pisa in 1409 to solve the problem of having two popes. It was at Pisa, that the church leaders decided that the solution to their problem would be to depose...

Places a tourist MUST visit in Paris

A summary of some of my favorites, the most famous are the most famous for a reason...they're fantastic! Here are my suggestions.

Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) gas

Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) gas is polpular because of its dielectric and Insuation properties. The structural geometry of  Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) gas molecule has Octahedral Geometry, containing suphur atom at the center connecting 6 Fluorine...

Examples of isokinetic exercises

Finding an example of a true isokinetic exercise is quite difficult. Here we have videos and discussion of some isokinetic exercise examples.

HTML5 Tutorial: Draw Circles and Arcs on Canvas

Drawing circles and arcs in HTML5 can be quite a challenge. In this tutorial I explain how to draw circles and arcs and how the angles of arcs are measured. This tutorial contains many examples.

History Of The Arc De Triomphe

Here is some history on the most famous arch in the world, The Arc de Triomphe located in Paris, France. This most monumental of all triumphal arches was constructed between 1806 and 1836. Although its original plans underwent a certain number of...

The Hundred Years War & the War of the Roses

The 100 Years War was essentially a series of separate wars, lasting from 1337-1453 between France and England for the French throne, which was vacant after the last of the Capetian dynasty died without a definitive heir. The instigators of the long...

Visiting the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France: remembering the French fallen — and some aviation history