Large scale crossword puzzles and tsunami coverage

Larger than life crossword puzzle

This is a fun way to use design to encourage tourism! Noisy decent graphics posted a link to a story that The Telegraph posted on the world's largest crossword puzzle. It's home is the Ukraine in a city called Lvov. Clues for the 100 ft high puzzle are scattered around the city's major landmarks, and tourists are encouraged to see the city and collect clues as they go.

Once the clues are collected, they can begin to guess the answers to the puzzle and come back to the building where the answered are lit by fluorescent lights to see if they were correct. Not only does this puzzle look fun but it also encourages people to visit the city, or for those who already live there, it gives a fun reason to go exercise for the day to find the clues.

Coverage of Japanese Tsunami
I am so saddened by the devastation that this earthquake and Tsunami have caused over the last couple of days, and I can't imagine how I would feel if my loved ones were there when it happened.

Tsunamis are natural disasters that are hard for many people to understand. I am one of those people who were confused by what exactly causes Tsunamis to take place. CNN had a pretty neat animation on their site that illustrated what happens when a tsunami takes place. It is really simple, but I think it really helped me to understand the process from the earthquake to the tsunami. There's also a basic definition of a tsunami and an infographic showing where and when some of the worst recorded ones took place. I can't seem to figure out how to post the animation directly onto my blog, but make sure you check out the link!