This week’s show opens on a black screen, where plain white text informs you that the episode you are about to see was filmed in Sri Lanka before the December 26 tsunami. And there’s not much to say about that except that making the world a little smaller and more familiar is always a good thing, even when it’s a sad thing. That blackscreen announcement was nicely done, and added a much needed grace note to the proceedings. Yes, it’s another recap by Miss Alli – and this week, don’t miss the Amazing Monkey Edit! Sadly, it’s bye-bye Bolo and…
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Countdown to shuttle return flight And it’s about time. High time we got back into the space business and dealt with the challenges rather than just analyzing and memorializing them. We’ve been relying on the Russians to keep the International Space Station supplied, crewed, and (more or less) repaired and it’s time we got back in the game. There’s an air of real purpose, a desire to convince visitors like me that technical problems have been overcome, that the can-do spirit that caught the public imagination back in the Sixties to the moon is alive…
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ginmar has posted a few more pictures noting the last convoy her unit had to take, some details of her last couple of days at her old post in Iraq, and photos of things seen along the way on her unit’s last trip through Baghdad. She’s noted on her LJ that the party when she gets home will be epic in scope. Some of the images are striking; she’s got quite an eye for the telling detail. I especially liked this one, with the rosary caught in mid-swing. I sharpened the lettering slightly to make it clearer. Do not get…