The History of Memory Foam
Early in the 1970s at the Ames Research Center NASA funded a project to develop, design, and create your particular substance that could help the astronauts by relieving them of the enormous G forces that they had to experience during lift-off and reentry The researchers fought that the best way to eliminate or at least reduce the incredible G forces the astronauts had to indoor was to use the material made a foam that could mold to the astronaut's shape and then maintain the conformity of the astronaut's body

Swedish Clogs Take '10 Spring Fashion by a Storm
At last, clogs are receiving some long overdue attention. Top-name fashion designers are incorporating Swedish clogs into their fashion footwear lines with new variations like kitten heels, platforms, sling backs, and great textures. The new styles allow women and teens to share their appreciation for the wooden footwear. In their simplest form, authentic clogs are still embraced. Cape Clogs (www.capeclogs.com) are made in Sweden by a family of six-generation cobblers using eco friendly material, Alder (birch) wood and Italian leather. With a lower price point and vibrant patterns, Cape Clogs offers on-trend styles for 2010.

Cape Clogs' 'Puzzle Piece' Clog to Raise Awareness for Autism; Sales to Benefit the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism
Cape Clogs, a leading privately held designer, distributor and marketer of fashion forward Swedish clogs, has launched its 2009 philanthropic campaign to encourage autism awareness. The footwear company has created a clog with a leather upper fashioned with the symbolic puzzle piece pattern attached to an alder wood sole. A portion of sales from the Cape Clogs Puzzle Piece clog will go to the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism.

Southern Sweden
Imagine yourself coming out of a well-equipped cottage, and right across the threshold there is a picturesque coast, sea and a pure lake. And the neighboring village meets you with its delicate salmon - one of the main ingredients of the interesting and varied Scandinavian cuisine. This is a kind of an 'ecological rest.? Some think that its rather boring but for those who are tired of endless fuss and noise, for those who just want to relax this is the thing! Start your trip with the south of Sweden - Scania region. This is a real fairytale, and it is no wonder why this is the homeland of Pippi Longstocking. Stunning sandy beaches stretched between steep coast and picturesque cliffs, ancient monuments, thousands of mysterious castles and ...