The Beer Bar

Neat site of oral histories of the Bomb project: http://manhattanprojectvoices.org/oral-histories/rose-bethes-interview That one linked above is with Rose Bethe, wife of Hans Bethe, physicist who ran the so-called Theoretical Division at Los Alamos (the other 3 divisions being Experimental Physics, Chemistry & Metallurgy, and Ordnance). In his career before and after Los Alamos, Bethe tossed off little bagatelles like figuring out how the sun works.

From Soup....... To Nuts......

Never Know what you might PICK UP ?

This article gives what seems like a well researched argument that Malaysia Airlines MH370 could well have been brought down by uncontrollable fire breaking out in a shipment of lithium-ion batteries in its hold: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/15/the-deadly-cargo-inside-mh370-how-exploding-batteries-explain-the-mystery.html

Do You Have a Favorite Look ?

Monty Python Releases Unseen ‘Grail’ AnimationNearly 14 minutes of lost footage released. The British comedy troupe’s Arthurian opus Monty Python and the Holy Grail turned the big four-oh this year, and to celebrate they’ve dumped an eye-searing pile of Terry Gilliam’s previously unseen animations from the project on YouTube. A highlight of the cult classic, the film’s absurdist interstitial cartoons still elicit coughing cackles from stoned college kids, snorts of appreciation from adults, and chortles of glee from children. The deleted clips are narrated by none other than Gilliam himself, whose dry humor—such as describing snails as fascinating yet “dumb, stupid piec…

Take Me Home Daddy !

Or PRISTINE ????

But First She needs to Wrestle it OFF that Beauty !

Neat article on Margaret Hamilton, one of the lead programmers of the Apollo flight computers. Her Code Got Humans on the Moon—And Invented Software Itself http://www.wired.com/2015/10/margaret-hamilton-nasa-apollo/

Except, It's Tokyo..............

This does not seem very friendly. Any comments? Best regards, RA1

Anyone see this movie? What did you think?

Now You Can Buy Queen Elizabeth II's Favorite Bras The official royal lingerie retailer just opened stores in the United States! http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a34871/queen-elizabeth-lingerie-rigby-peller/

I'll choose the policeman!

Things to Ponder this Weekend... And always Remember........