Finding my way to Iceland has been on my top five for years. For the longest time all I knew about Iceland was that it was green, not icy, and that it ranks in the top spots for the Human Development Index. This didn’t interest me all that much as a ten year-old. Then I heard that you can bicycle around the perimeter of the island. Now it was a destination. When I heard that the country is not only green but beautiful and volcanic, and that the people of Iceland weave some of the warmest sweaters imaginable, my mind was made up. Someday I would bike Iceland.

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Spas established on healthy ground tend to reside in regions of the world with exquisite earth, muds, and waters. These phenomena are propitious byproducts of science. Specifically, geology. Now, I’ve never planned a healthy getaway. I’ve been fortunate in stumbling upon a few towns with the properties of a healthful destination. And this is probably because like a good nerd I tend to select areas with intriguing volcanic history.

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As Ron Burgundy, Will Ferrell’s character from the movie Anchorman, says, “San Di-ah-go: drink it in and it always goes down smooth.” After experiencing this sunny Southern California city, it is difficult to disagree. From beautiful beaches to amusement parks to its historic “Old Town” district, San Diego does not disappoint. So bust out that bathing suit, take a stroll along the surf, visit a museum, take in a Padres game, or simply sit back and enjoy the warm weather.

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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought between the Union North and the Confederate south for three days in 1863. The battlefield itself, located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, saw one of the highest death tolls in American history and was also the site of a pivotal turning point in the American Civil War—the Union North managing to fight Robert E. Lee’s forces back, halting his efforts to invade the North.

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Plextor has a new couple of NAS drives for network storage, the StorX PX-NAS500L and PX-NAS1000L which offers 500GB and 1TB capacity respectively. Each drives features gigabit LAN port, one-touch USB backup button, pair of USB 2.0 port, and ability to operate over GigaLAN networks. Both of drives will be available from early June 2008 through network of Plextor dealers and backed two years of warranty.[ Via ]

Panasonic is proud to launch its DMP-BD50 3G Blu-ray Disc player featuring high definition 1080p-resolution playback capability and BD-Live function, allows the customers to download images and compete in multi-player Internet games. As an additional features include DTS-HD Master Audio, lossless Dolby® TrueHD and Picture-in-Picture (PiP) function. It can connect to 7.1 channel amplifier and enjoy 7.1channel surround sound, even you will able to transfer pictures from digital camera or camcorder through SD memory card and watch them on HD flat panel TV at 1920 x 1080 resolution. The DMP-BD50 3G is retail for $699.95.[ Via ] [ Product Page ]