Finally An End To The Obnoxious Car Warranty Robo-call Scam?

Finally An End To The Obnoxious Car Warranty Robo-call Scam?: "An U.S. federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday shutting down a telemarketing campaign that made hundreds of millions of alleged deceptive “robocalls” promoting vehicle warranty contracts."

Mulheres na Pintura - Women in Painting

Repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope

The Frame: Repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope: "Atlantis' astronauts headed out for another spacewalk Friday, this time to give the Hubble Space Telescope some new, badly needed gyroscopes and batteries. Replacing Hubble's gyroscopes is the top priority for this final repair mission to the 19-year-old observatory. The gyroscopes are part of the telescope pointing system, and half of the old ones are broken."

Can Happiness Be Inherited?

Can Happiness Be Inherited?: "Dr. Halabe Bucay suggests that a wide range of chemicals that our brain generates when we are in different moods could affect 'germ cells' (eggs and sperm), the cells that ultimately produce the next generation. Such natural chemicals could affect the way that specific genes are expressed in the germ cells, and hence how a child develops.

In his article in the latest issue of Bioscience Hypotheses, Dr Alberto Halabe Bucay of Research Center Halabe and Darwich, Mexico, suggested that the hormones and chemicals resulting from happiness, depression and other mental states can affect our eggs and sperm, resulting in lasting changes in our children at the time of their conception."

50 essential sci-fi films

50 essential sci-fi films with Time Out Film - Time Out London: "With JJ Abrams's 'Star Trek' already making waves and McG's 'Terminator Salvation' peeking up over the horizon, Time Out thought it would be a perfect time to select 50 essential sci-fi films, some of them classics, some not so classic, but all need to be seen..."

Southern Yellowjacket Queen

Surfing for Seniors

Social Networking - 1935

Body by what?

This poster is up in my daughter's school cafeteria.

The break of the curveball

The break of the curveball

Like a curveball, the spinning disks in the illusions appear to abruptly change direction when an observer switches from foveal to peripheral viewing.

Top 10 Great Cover Songs

Top 10 Great Cover Songs: "We are all in search of those few songs when the artist has perfected the lyrics, rhythm, and sound to bring us something special. Often this comes from a new twist on an old song. Whether it be in the studio, at a live concert, or amoungst friends, there are very few lead singers that have not covered their favorite tunes. In order to reach musical perfection all elements of a recording must align. In many of these selections the record pace was a bit slow or fast, the acoustics a little dry, or maybe one version just outshines another. One thing is constant and that is all of these songs have great lyrics and tell a vivid story. I have compiled a list of the Top 10 Greatest Cover Songs."

15 Amazing Castle Pictures

15 Amazing Castle Pictures: "There isn’t anything quite as mysterious and spectacular as an old castle. Many castles carry with them scars from histories most influential moments. In the Middle Ages rulers began building castles for protection. In a time of war, the castle was the strong hold for conquering nations. Many have been battered and left inhabitable, but it is difficult to completely destroy a well built castle. It is a fairly tale dream to live in a castle on a big hill overlooking the city. In modern times many contemporary castles are being built, but they are mainly used for hotels and entertainment. I have compiled a list of some of the most fascinating castles in the world."