Comix Portal: ‘The Tattered Man’ And ‘Deep Sleeper’
Posted by brandoniswrite on May 26, 2011
This week, I get to review comics from creators I’ve previously interviewed on my Wayne’s Comics podcast! 1. The Tattered Man One Shot. There’s something special about a creator-owned comic. It often takes chances others won’t. Here’s the book’s description: “Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (Jonah Hex, Time Bomb, Random Acts Of Violence) and Norberto [...]
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Carina Nebula
Posted by brandoniswrite on May 25, 2011
This Chandra image shows the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region in the Sagittarius-Carina arm of the Milky Way a mere 7,500 light years from Earth. Chandra’s sharp X-ray vision has detected over 14,000 stars in this region, revealed a diffuse X-ray glow, and provided strong evidence that massive stars have already self-destructed in this nearby [...]
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NASA unveiles new spacecraft to carry astronauts into deep space
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The Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle during construction. (Lockheed)NASA unveiled today the future vehicle of American space travel which will carry humanity beyond the International Space Station and out into deep space and the moon.Based on the plans for the Orion spacecraft, a new spacecraft known as the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, or MPCV, will be able to [...]
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NTSB: No definitive cause in Stevens plane crash
Posted by brandoniswrite on May 24, 2011
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The National Transportation Safety Board says no definitive cause can be determined for the plane crash that killed former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens and four others last summer in Alaska. www2.wnct.com – National
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Soyuz crew undocks; photographs space station-shuttle
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Russian craft soars near shuttle Endeavour tonight. (NASA)A Russian spacecraft departed the International Space Station tonight and captured the first in-space family portrait of the complex with a docked space shuttle.Soyuz TMA-20 commander Dmitry Kondratyev, NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli undocked from the orbiting laboratory’s Rassvett module at 5:35 p.m. EDT [...]
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April 12, 2011 Meeting Minutes
Posted by brandoniswrite on May 23, 2011
by Ludy D’Angelo, Director AAAP Director Ludy D’Angelo took notes in absence of the Secretary. The meeting of the AAAP started at 8 PM in Peyton Hall. The lecture by Dr. Michael Molnar entitled “The Star of Bethlehem” was well attended. After the break, the business meeting commenced. The nomination Chair, Bill Murray, presented the [...]
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From the Program Chair
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by John Church, Program Chair We were scheduled to have AAAP Member Ken Kremer speak on May 10th, but he had to cancel very recently due to commitments at the Kennedy Space Center, where he has a press pass. Hopefully, he can be rescheduled for sometime this Fall. Instead, Princeton Astrophysical Sciences graduate student Khee-Gan [...]
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5 ways to increase your intelligence
Posted by brandoniswrite on May 22, 2011
“One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one’s greatest efforts.” —Albert Einstein wordlessTech
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Astronomy Without A Telescope – Small Bangs
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Gamma-ray bursts. We tend to think of them as big explosions – but it has been suggested that they might actually be Small Bangs. Credit: NASA. Most gamma-ray bursts come in two flavors. Firstly, there are long duration bursts which form in dense star-forming regions and are associated with supernovae – which would understandably generate [...]
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Sunset Half Dome Lodge
Posted by brandoniswrite on May 21, 2011
Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located in northeastern Mariposa County, California, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite’s most familiar rock formation. The granite crest rises more than 4,737 ft (1,444 m) above the valley floor.
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