Daily Archives: October 17, 2012

Italian #18: Giuseppe Garibaldi

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Steve

This year’s celebration of Italian heritage is off to a slow start but I don’t think I’ll disappoint, what I may lack in quantity, I will nail in quality. At least two entries will have great relevance with current events. … Continue reading →

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Looper: Worth Seeing

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Steve

Time travel movies rock! I may have only a high-school-level understanding of Temporal Physics but I’m fascinated by the arguments Sci-Fi movies raise: is Time/History set in stone as per The Planet of the Apes pentalogy (the original Sixties/Seventies films, … Continue reading →

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Possible planet found at Alpha Centauri

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Steve

Amid the ballyhoo over last night’s binders and the catchphrases it may have generated, better news was announced…a probable planet orbiting the solar system closest to us. With all these past exoplanet discoveries, I kept wondering, “When are they going … Continue reading →

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