Video: The Kids at Seattle Children’s Hospital Performing Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger”
Seattle Children’s Hospital is a special place where in the face of illness and death, they radiate courage and hope, and they get great results. Some of the kids and staff in the Hem/Oncology floor put together this great video to Kelly Clarkson’s song “Stronger” I dare you to watch it and not be touched by it.
And now, take a quick peek behind the scenes at the making of this video. It’s a short video, only 54 seconds long.
Recommended Websites: Free Online Academic Classes and Lectures
One of the greatest benefits of the Internet is that it makes knowledge that at one time was restricted to academic institutions available to anyone with Internet access and a browser. This is a short list of academic websites I like to visit when ever I am in the mood to expand my knowledge and explore different academic disciplines. This list will grow and change over the next few weeks. If you would like to be notified when this page is updated, use the form below to subscribe to this post. I promise, no spam!
The Dream Lives On – A personal tribute to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
They silenced his voice, but they could not silence his message. That message states that all men are created equal in the eyes of God, they should be treated equal in the hearts and societies of man. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. would be 83 on January 15, 2012, had he not been taken from us. He was shot because some people didn’t like his message, nor that it was spreading all over the United States. Dr. King preached for racial equality for all people, tolerances for all people, and peace and for justice for all people.
Recommended Websites: AnimatedKnots.com – A cool animated knot tying guide
When I was in Job Corps in the Seamanship program in Astoria Oregon, I discovered the value and fun of knowing how to tie knots. My knot skills have been very useful to me over the years. Tying knots is actually kind of fun. I like to show off every now and then with my co-workers and demonstrate some of the “cooler” knots. I found a website dedicated to tying knots. It’s nicely organized into categories and has a great collection of well presented animated guides.
If you are interested in learning a few knots, this website is a must have.
Boycott SOPA Supporters with Andriod App
Consumers now have a new tool in the fight against SOPA, the disastrous Stop Online Piracy Act currently making it’s way through Congress. SOPA has many supporters in the music and movie industries, as well as other companies in media and legal professions, and they are lobbying Congress for support to pass the SOPA act and make it a law.
The problem with SOPA is that it gives a lot of power to media companies and Intellectual Property copyright owners to go after any one they deem might be in violation of intellectual property and copyright laws, but provides very weak abilities to actually do anything about stopping piracy.
Spectacular Time-lapse view of earth from space
This time-lapse was created from photographs taken from the International Space Station from August to October 2011. As well as providing a very cool HD view of our Earth from space, this video also presents a spectacular rarely seen perspective of the Aurora Borealis.
Shooting locations in order of appearance:
Thank you to all Veterans of America
In the course of the year, I sometimes forget how fortunate I am to live in a country where I have so many freedoms and liberties, where I can work and make a decent wage, get a decent education, and where I am protected from harm from domestic and international terrors. Of course, with all the fighting that the US has been involved in during the past decade, it has not been easy to put aside the fact that all of my freedoms and comforts have come at a great price by veterans past and present. I take a lot for granted as an American.
Travelling near the speed of light
Light travels through the vacuum space at 299.792,458 meters per second, or approximately 186,282 miles per second. According to Einstein’s theory of special relativity, this is also the maximum speed that energy or matter can travel in the vacuum of space. If you were in a spaceship traveling near the speed of light you would experience interesting effects as you traveled closer to the speed of light. One effect is called time dilation, where time slows down. Of course, from the perspective of moving near the speed of light, this effect of time would not be obvious until you were no longer moving near the speed of light. Another effect is a Doppler effect, where object moving towards you would have compressed light waves and appear to be blue-shifted, and objects moving away from you would have longer light waves and appear to be red-shifted. another effect of moving at or near the speed of light is that as you move towards and past objects, they become distorted and bend.
Pleidades supercomputer calulates most accurate simulation of evolving universe
After 18 days and millions of computer hours of processing data over more than 160.000 processors, we now have what NASA Scientists and other scientists around the world consider to be the most accurate and detailed simulation of the evolving universe to date, giving physicists and astronomers a powerful tool for studying the cosmos.
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