October 2007 Archives

Photos That Inspire

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Photos_inspire_2 ... page 14-15. Sbh_rainbow1500 I received my copy of the book yesterday, featuring one of my images from last December.  "Morning Beckons" of the rainbow over Baie St. Jean, St. Barthélemy, French West Indies.  It was an inspirational moment for me and I am happy others felt the same way.

One_laptop_per_child David Pogue, a favorite writer of mine at the New York Times, has gotten his hands on the $200 laptop.... here is his take:

October 4, 2007

State of the Art

Laptop With a Mission Widens Its Audience

     

In November, you’ll be able to buy a new laptop that’s spillproof, rainproof, dustproof and drop-proof. It’s fanless, it’s silent and it weighs 3.2 pounds. One battery charge will power six hours of heavy activity, or 24 hours of reading. The laptop has a built-in video camera, microphone, memory-card slot, graphics tablet, game-pad controllers and a screen that rotates into a tablet configuration. <... read more>

You'll still need lots of sun screen at the beach.

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The ozone hole over Antarctica has shrunk 30 percent as compared to last year's record size. According to measurements made by ESA’s Envisat satellite, this year’s ozone loss peaked at 27.7 million tonnes, compared to the 2006 record ozone loss of 40 million tonnes. <... read more>

NASA Examines Arctic Sea Ice Changes Leading to Record Low in 2007
October 01, 2007
PASADENA, Calif. - A new NASA-led study found a 23-percent loss in the extent of the Arctic's thick, year-round sea ice cover during the past two winters. This drastic reduction of perennial winter sea ice is the primary cause of this summer's fastest-ever sea ice retreat on record and subsequent smallest-ever extent of total Arctic coverage. <...read more>

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