From The New York Times:
Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein’s Theory
Scientists say they heard the faint chirp of two black holes colliding a billion light-years away, fulfilling Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
We're here for what has become our annual visit to Shogun Sushi. This is some of the best sushi we have ever had. A single, old-school sushi chef prepares all the sushi using traditional methods. This place is an unpretentious hole-in-the-wall sushi haven in Palmdale, California. Really.
Whittier, CA
Today is Groundhog's Day. Be reverent. Hug every groundhog you know.
Apple’s MacBook Air is the most reliable laptop on the market, according to a survey of nearly 60,000 American consumers conducted recently by Consumer Reports.
The ultra-light notebook has an estimated failure rate of 7% within the first three years of ownership, according to the publication’s poll of people who purchased a laptop in the last five years.
Read all about it: http://www.macworld.com/article/3012284/macs/apples-macbook-air-claims-laptop-reliability-crown.html#tk.nl_macwk
Here is an understandable video summarizing data about climate change. The short video istraightforward and not hysterical. Give it a view.
As the introduction points out: the heat from human emissions is roughly equal to exploding 400,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs every day. Historically, every time carbon dioxide levels increase in Earth's atmosphere, the average surface temperature increases, ice melts, and the seas rise.
Give yourself 5 minutes and check it out.
The Whittier Art Museum holds a juried art show with miniatures as the theme. These art objects can be paintings, photographs, or 3-D objects that are true to the theme.
I entered two items and one was selected as Honorable Mention in the photography category. There was one 1st award, a single 2nd award, one 3rd place winner, and a single Honorable Mention.
This image is about 1" square.
Bayshore Depot