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- April 26, 2005
Shuttle Return to Flight
April 26, 2005Read more
NASA has put up Return to Flight in anticipation of STS-114, the 31st shuttle mission, and the first since the horrible accident. The mission statement is pretty innoculous:
The Return to Flight mission, designated STS-114, is targeted for a launch window beginning in May. The seven-member Discovery crew will fly to the International Space Station primarily to test and evaluate new safety procedures. There have been many safety improvements to the Shuttle, including a redesigned External Tank, new sensors and a boom that will allow astronauts to inspect the Shuttle for any potential damage.
There’s an interactive flash piece also, with an intro video by Scott Bakkula, star of cancelled Star Trek series Enterprise.
I love the Space Program. My hopes and prayers are with the crew and all the dedicated folks that make it possible.
- April 25, 2005
Visit to Federal Hill
April 25, 2005Read more:http://egseah.mindsay.com This past Saturday I went to visit [Emily] and Robert in Providence, Rhode Island. The mission: eat authentic Italian food. So we went to Federal Hill on Atwells Ave, which regarded as the area’s Little Italy.
- April 24, 2005
Milton Glaser at Boston Public Library
April 24, 2005Read moreYuri tells me that Milton Glaser will be speaking at the Boston Public Library:
31st Annual Dwiggins Lecture — Wednesday, Apr. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Rabb Lecture Hall (Ext. 2225). Milton Glaser, noted designer and illustrator, President of Milton Glaser, Inc., founder of Pushpin Studios and New York Magazine, and principal of the publication design company WBMG, will speak on “Design and Ambiguity.”
I’m hoping to go. Who’s with me?
- April 21, 2005
Planting Ideas for Profit
April 21, 2005Read moreI just read an interesting article by Paul Graham about how PR firms work. For small companies looking to generate some attention, hiring a PR firm will gets them into the press and by extension the public consciousness. Graham relates how a “good” firm charged $16,000 a month, and was worth every penny. Ever wonder why “suits are back” this year? Because some company paid a PR firm to say so. Is it coincidence that this happens to be the advertising slogan for The Men’s Wearhouse?
- April 21, 2005
Jumbled Text
April 21, 2005Read moreCan you read this?
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If you want to know why, and see some other language versions, check out this link that explains some of the cognitive theory behind it.
