January 2012
5 posts
President John Tyler's grandsons are still alive!! →
Spanning 222 years of history, the grandsons of the 10th President of the USA, John Tyler, are still living among us today!
Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Turned into Parking Lot
The USS Ronald Reagan carries sailors vehicles as it relocates to new port in Washington for repairs and upgrades.
Photo courtesy of Official U.S. Navy Imagery
Ringtone halts NY Philharmonic performance -...
The loud ringing mobile phone was enough to get conductor Alan Gilbert to halt the New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of Gustav Mahler’s Ninth Symphony. Gilbert turned several times to express his displeasure to the patron, to no avail. So, he halted the performance and would not continue until the offending noise was stopped.
(Via Yahoo News (AP).)
NASA Seeks Citizen Scientists With iPhones To Help...
NASA Seeks Citizen Scientists With iPhones To Help Track Meteors | Cult of Mac: “”
According to this post on Cult of Mac, NASA has released an app that allows ordinary citizens to report events such as meteor sightings. Its a great idea and an opportunity for true beleaguered agency to create an international monitoring system for very little money.
The space agency has even created...