Daily Archives: May 22, 2009

Welcome Home Roxana Saberi

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Thanos

Welcome Home Roxana Saberi No words needed here, Roxana says it well enough. More from the BBC Article. UPDATE: Roxana Saberi wins at Cannes Film Festival: CANNES, France (AP) – A film co-scripted by U.S.-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi won a … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Weekend Snow

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Thanos

Memorial Day Weekend Snow We have a neighbor with a bigass cottonwood tree, and every year we get cottonwood snowbanks in May. This was taken with my Canon and the telephoto lens set to 300mm, kind of a cheaty way … Continue reading →

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Click and Clack Search for Cars of the Future

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Thanos

I’ve been a big fan of Click and Clack for years, in this full edition of NOVA they examine the cars of the future. They look at the horsepower phenomenon, and how SUV’s are the new station wagons to start with and then travel to Iceland to look at Hydrogen cars. Continue reading →

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Obama’s Open Government: Release Abu Ghraib Photos; No Visibility to Tarp Funds

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Thanos

Obama’s Open Government: Release Abu Ghraib Photos but No Visibility to Tarp Funds I would laugh, but it’s not funny. President Obama is still waffling on releasing Abu Ghraib photos five years after the fact, and closing Gitmo, but at … Continue reading →

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