Harry Truman once said that if you want a friend in Washington, you should get a dog. So, President Barack Obama has at least one friend, Bo, and after the debt ceiling “compromise” this week, he’s not likely to get too many more in the near future. Pushed to the brink by Tea Party Republicans [...]
Happy 50th Birthday, Mr. President: The Obama Presidency in Pictures
August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Gabrielle Giffords and the Debt Ceiling Vote We Can All Applaud
August 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Political theater has not been in short supply in Washington over the last few months, as members of Congress and the president have wrangled themselves in what has had all the trappings of a professional wrestling cage match over the debt ceiling. Dueling press conferences and statements attesting to the partisanship (and duplicity) of the [...]
The Death of Amy Winehouse (1983-2011)
July 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Amy Winehouse. Credit: Shaun Curry—AFP/Getty Images. On Saturday, troubled but talented British singer Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, just over a month since she was booed off the stage at the start of her European tour in Serbia after slurring some lyrics to her songs and forgetting others (video). As [...]
400 Years of the Telescope – A journey of science, technology and thought (2009)
July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Panoramic visuals, cutting-edge technologies and introspective contemplations position 400 Years of the Telescope as the must-see cinematic feature for the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. Beautifully photographed in 4K resolution digital cinematography, the film is a visually stunning chronicle of the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo, its profound impact upon [...]
95 Worlds And Counting – The Moons of Jupiter (2001)
July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Discover in 95 Worlds And Counting – The MoonsOf Jupiter how the solar system’s many moons have been a source of wonder for centuries, though they were initially thought to be merely useless balls of ice. Since the discovery of their many facets and purposes, these miraculous orbs continue to amaze. Source 1 – Youtube.com [...]
A Brane New World – Stephen Hawking Lecture (2003)
July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
October 13, 2003. Stephen Hawking presented the 2003 Michelson Morley Award Lecture, A Brane New World. Recorded at Severance Hall. Very interesting. More about Stephen Hawking: Hawking’s key scientific works to date have included providing, with Roger Penrose, theorems regarding singularities in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes should [...]
400 Years of the Telescope – A journey of science, technology and thought (2009)
July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Panoramic visuals, cutting-edge technologies and introspective contemplations position 400 Years of the Telescope as the must-see cinematic feature for the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. Beautifully photographed in 4K resolution digital cinematography, the film is a visually stunning chronicle of the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo, its profound impact upon [...]
