PUBLIC MARKS from rax262

The Scottish have long been famed for their frugality and practicality. Henry Duncan, a Scottish minister, founded the world's first commercial savings bank. Adam Smith, one of the most famous figures in economics also hailed from Scotland.

t used to be that spending money on status symbols for the sake of flaunting your wealth was an activity reserved for celebrities and millionaires. That has all changed. Conspicuous consumption, what was once referred to as "keeping up with the Joneses", has brought the lifestyles of the rich and famous to suburbia.

America's fastest-growing small public companies

Eurosport feed of Le Mans 24 Hours on Justin.tv

Live garage cam feed from Corvette Motorsport Live Garage Cam

Live with Audio

Great quality stream of Le Mans coverage on EuroSport 2

Thomas Baekdal (@baekdal24hours on twitter) has been providing this app for a few years now. No skipping around to multiple websites, just click the banner above, kick back and enjoy. Since they are 6hrs ahead of us (EST) its a great way to keep up during the day if you’re at work! And, the webcam tracker is now also available for download here: http://bit.ly/ujHTd (But the webcams are not online until Saturday)

Flange shaft puller for VW transmission flange.

Tips on germinating and growing pink tomatoes.

Great source for information and seeds for heirloom tomato gardeners

Calendar prediction of moon phase

Photo gallery of common lawn weeds

American Lawns index of weeds and other lawn problems

Kent Rogers of Wake Forest has successfully cultivated a vegetable garden in bales of straw. Carolina Country’s report on his idea last year drew attention from gardeners and others across the state. Kent points out that the method produces good-looking, healthy plants without weeds, and is especially convenient for people who don’t have a large plot of ground to till, or who are physically unable to do a lot of kneeling, bending, raking and hoeing. Here is some of his advice for people interested in straw bale gardening.

An in depth explanation about how to use straw bales as a growing medium for plants. Great for folks who have soil ill suited for gardens or anyone who hates the bending and straining of traditional methods.

All you need to know about starting your own seeds.

Fall and Winter gardening, although an old practice, is an excellent solution for keeping the tilth and fertility of your garden's soil at its peak levels. At the same time it yields crops of delicious vegetables throughout the fall and winter that cost a fraction of produce purchased in the supermarket.

Splash. Play. Enjoy the sand and surf. You won't get eaten by a shark. Probably. Good enough for me.

Have you ever wondered why the CPI, GDP and employment numbers run counter to your personal and business experiences? The problem lies in biased and often-manipulated government reporting.

Canon Powershot A85 Recall information

The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today. The Aioi Works of Japan's Diesel United, Ltd built the first engines and is where some of these pictures were taken. It is available in 6 through 14 cylinder versions, all are inline engines. These engines were designed primarily for very large container ships. Ship owners like a single engine/single propeller design and the new generation of larger container ships needed a bigger engine to propel them.

Classic games archive

A 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.

Interactive map of the best pork barbecue in the state of North Carolina. Personal favorite is Richard's in Salisbury but others may disagree.