nova

Wow, the image from the Bootes supernova even flashes on the BlueDot.
How'd they do that?!

Quoted: Experts zero in on what separates humans from our closest living relatives.

Quoted: Four months after Sputnik, the von Braun/JPL team launches Explorer 1, America's first satellite, into orbit. Eisenhower forms NASA, and two years later, in utmost secrecy, the U.S. launches Corona, the first successful spy satellite.

Very cool. Get it? I amuse me.

Quoted: In this companion Web site to the NOVA program Absolute Zero, learn about the theoretical upper limit of temperature, find an article by author Tom Shachtman on the cultural impact of artificial refrigeration, read an interview with physicist Luis Orozco on ultracold Bose-Einstein condensates, browse a list of notable temperatures ranging from absolute zero to the hottest theoretical temperature in the universe, and more.

This album is gorgeous.

Quoted: On The New Bossa Nova, Brazilian singer Luciana Souza makes a daring move, infusing pop classics by the likes of Joni Mitchell and The Beach Boys with the sultry, shifting rhythms of bossa nova.

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Never heard of her before and she's clearly not working with a huge budget, but I was laughing. Probably only funny if you've seen the movie.

Quoted: 因為台灣景氣不佳，資訊通路產業近兩年都呈現衰退，資訊通路業者及3C賣場連鎖店，為了增加營收及公司長遠發展，過去幾年間都希望積極開拓中國大陸市場。放眼二○○七年，業者更是加緊腳步布局，包括藍天電腦轉投資的百腦匯、NOVA等業者，還有鴻海轉投資的賽博數碼，都有擴點的計畫，但因為一級城市競爭激烈，獲利不易，業者今年展店多數集中在大陸的二級城市。

fascinating subject.

Looks like it might be worth watching. Found it through StumbleUpon.

Quoted: Following the broadcast of the NOVA mini-series The Elegant Universe, watch all three episodes here, divided into chapters, available in the QuickTime or RealPlayer plug-ins.