Grosvenor Square (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I couldn't resist posting this, and it seems appropriate for Veterans Day. The Band of Brothers is coming to my town. *squeal* Ok, for those of you who do not know why this is such a big deal for me, a quick background: I love World War II history. This is what I focused on when I received my MA in history. The Band of Brothers was originally made famous by Stephen Ambrose's book by the same name,...
Wired Science (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The odd story of NASA’s unused wingless escape vehicle for the International Space Station is finally over. The prototype X-38, a 7-person, unpowered, totally automatic lifeboat, was officially laid to rest at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska last weekend. Canceled in 2002 by the Bush Administration in an effort to cut some costs [...]
LYRA and KAG (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
One of NASA's three X-38 Crew Return Vehicle technology demonstrators that flew at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., a decade ago has found a new home in America's heartland. In this image from test flights in 1999, the X-38 research vehicle drops away from NASA's B-52 mothership immediately after being released from the B-52's wing pylon. More than 30 years earlier,...
Marketing Mommy (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
Until I received a save-the-date letter many months ago, I didn't even know I was a Simon. But the leadership of the Omaha Steaks Company, two Simon brothers, organized a large family reunion for all of the decendants of my great-great-great-grandfather Lazar, a Lithuanian Jew who married three--possibly four--times and whose grandchildren moved to the Council Bluffs-Omaha area around 1905. Two of...
Baby Parenting UK Blog (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
More – Fly Be Modal verbs and 'be able to' Correct usage (Sunday Observer) 'Can' is a modal verb meaning 'to be able to' or 'free to' do something. Most people can walk and talk. Doctors say chocolate can be addictive. Police fly remains of 'Noordin' to Jakarta - Jakarta Post Police fly remains of 'Noordin' [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/12/2009
OMAHA, Neb. - Bio Nebraska Life Sciences Association announces the inaugural Governor’s 2009 Bioscience Award to be presented by Governor Dave Heineman at the association’s Annual Meeting. The award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the bioscienc
Scientific American (Free subscription) | 02/13/2009
FEBRUARY 9–10 Scientific advancement often requires thinking outside the box. At the Subjectivity, Creativity and the Institution conference, experts in sociology, anthropology, history and education, among other disciplines, will discuss how tradition and modernity interact to shape the creative process. [More]
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 01/22/2009
Fat Brain Toys at Strategic Air and Space Museum show Brain - toys available for testing, interacting and purchase ELKHORN, Neb., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Fat Brain Toy Co.
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