'First Date'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Also, the interview with the most recent TAR losers is up.
Smart woman:
But for those families who might go into it with problems, this isn't the time to work on those relationships. If that's the reason you're going, take a vacation instead. We knew we weren't going to be divorced in the end. We're still mother and son.
I mean, not sorry to see them go, but that's a good answer.
The Dolphin 2™ will use the Aquovate technology to convert ambient atmospheric water vapour into potable water, treated by Air2Water’s advanced membrane and purification technologies. This patented technology is unique in providing water in the purest form - much like crystal dew, found only on the purest mountain tops.
I've often seen Easter overlap with Passover, but I don't remember it overlapping with Purim.
It's a leap year -- there was an extra month added to the calendar this winter, which offsets all the holidays a bit. Nilly would explain this so much better than I can.
And pretty! "Transparent" laptops.
"Transparent" laptops.
Heh. That's clever - why didn't I think of that?
(How the guy managed to get the cat to sit still for more than a minute I don't know.)
from Wired:
Bloodsuckers on the Run
On land or in the air, vampire bats move with grace and speed. The flying bit's no surprise, but treadmill tests that revealed the bats' hidden talent for running shocked the scientists who made the discovery. "It's not often in science that you have the eureka moment like we did," says researcher Daniel Riskin of Cornell University. "I'll always remember just looking over at my co-author ... and we just started laughing." The vampires use their wings in tandem to run, just as when flying, but not all bats can run: Some "just smack their wings against the ground and freak out" and can't move on the ground at all, Riskin said. Now just imagine if those little bloodsuckers could get hold of some tiny running shoes....
(How the guy managed to get the cat to sit still for more than a minute I don't know.)
I've got one that moves during maybe 3 hours during the day. A big lump. Of course, when he's moving, he's playing push things off.
I want a nap.
treadmill tests that revealed the bats' hidden talent for running
Okay, where do I sign up for the job that involves putting bats on treadmills? That sounds like much more fun than logging tapes.
I want to see film of the running bats.
A guide to when Passover, Easter, etc. fit in the calendar: [link]
Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Usually this falls within Passover, but not on the years the Jewish lunar calendar gets an extra month added to keep it in synch with the solar year.