Stephen Hawking may be in poor health and he may only have the function of a single muscle in his right cheek, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t still have desire. In an interview with New Scientist magazine, the theoretical physicist was asked what perplexing question he thought about the most and he answered: “Women. I find them a complete mystery.”
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ISS Time-Lapse Video: The Milky Way And Storms Over Africa
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Science taboo for Republicans seeking White House
Many Republican candidates vying for their party’s nod dismiss science in favor of strong evangelical faith, playing to a hardline conservative electorate. Only one of the White House contenders, former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, has come out with force to proclaim a belief in man-made climate change, as he condemned his party’s hostility to science.
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Surprise Party
In 1940 the [George Burns and Gracie Allen] team launched a similar stunt when Allen announced she was running for President of the United States on the Surprise Party ticket. Burns and Allen did a cross-country whistlestop campaign tour on a private train, performing their live radio show in different cities. In one of her campaign speeches Gracie said, “I don’t know much about the Lend-Lease Bill, but if we owe it we should pay it.” Another typical Gracie-ism on the campaign trail went like this: “Everybody knows a woman is better than a man when it comes to introducing bills into the house.” The Surprise Party mascot was the kangaroo; the motto was “It’s in the bag.” As part of the gag, Allen (in reality, the Burns and Allen writers) published a book, Gracie Allen for President, which included photographs from their nationwide campaign tour and the Surprise Party convention. Allen went on to receive 42,000 votes in the general election in November 1940; only six other female United States presidential and vice-presidential candidates have received more votes in a presidential election.
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Psyched for Sam
Sam Dunn’s respected metal documentaries have made him a figure in the metal, rock and music scene in general.
His filmography so far:
2005 Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey
2008 Global Metal
2009 Iron Maiden: Flight 666
2009 Joe Bonamassa:Live From the Royal Albert Hall
2010 Rush: Beyond The Lighted StageAnd now there’s a VH1 Classic series!
Metal Evolution, as described by Blabbermouth, is “the ultimate examination into the history of heavy metal music.” If you love metal, are just getting into some of the genres, or are any sort of music lover, no doubt this series will give insight into the world of metal for new and old followers alike.
Watching the first episode, I can easily say this series puts to rest several of the stereotypes people have about metal and those a part of it. I highly recommend this, as well as Mr. Dunn’s first documentary, Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey, which is where Metal Evolution has its roots. Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey is on DVD through Netflix.
A new episode of Metal Evolution premieres every Saturday at 10PM EST on VH1 Classic. There are 11 episodes in the series.
Sources: VH1 Classic, Wikipedia
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Tiny Site Changes
1. Updated the domain to point from http://mheart.net to www.mheart.net rather than the (previously ambiguous) splotch of text that once was.
2. Added a favicon, which was designed by my friend Dr. Benny.
Just a couple tweaks.
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The Benjamin Franklin Effect
Franklin’s autobiography never mentions this guy’s name, but according to the book when Franklin ran for his second term as clerk, one of his colleagues delivered a long speech to the legislature lambasting Franklin. Franklin still won his second term, but this guy truly pissed him off. In addition, this man was “a gentleman of fortune and education” who Franklin believed would one day become a person of great influence in the government. So, Franklin knew he had to be dealt with, and thus he launched his human behavior stealth bomber.
Franklin set out to turn his hater into a fan, but he wanted to do it without “paying any servile respect to him.” Franklin’s reputation as a book collector and library founder gave him a reputation as a man of discerning literary tastes, so Franklin sent a letter to the hater asking if he could borrow a selection from the his library, one which was a “very scarce and curious book.” The rival, flattered, sent it right away. Franklin sent it back a week later with a thank you note. Mission accomplished.
The next time the legislature met, the man approached Franklin and spoke to him in person for the first time. Franklin said the hater “ever after manifested a readiness to serve me on all occasions, so that we became great friends, and our friendship continued to his death.”
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Pamela Love Crystal Crescent Necklace.
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"Like roadkill compared to Thanksgiving dinner."(in a conversation about trashy versus classy dames)
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Do A Barrel Roll!
1. Go to google.com
2. Search “do a barrel roll”
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