Spectacular! Yosemite in time-lapse high definition

Via recode.net Just beautiful… …and tough to film: The video was a feat of physical exertion, technical precision and patience. The duo, who repeatedly met up from opposite sides of California, carried roughly 70 pounds of gear to the nearly 9,000-foot top of Half Dome, the distinctive flat peak that soars above Yosemite Valley. Once there, […]

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The Next Big Thing in Cardiology

"The innovative procedure allows for the installation of an artificial heart valve by means of a catheter. The catheter is inserted into an artery that is accessed through a small incision in either the patient's groin or chest. It is then snaked through the artery until it reaches the heart and delivers the attached artificial valve for implantation. TAVR not only avoids the need to open the chest wall, it can also minimize complications associated with general anesthesia, since TAVR can be performed under local anesthesia. What was a six-hour open-heart operation plus two weeks in the hospital is reduced to about a two-hour procedure." Continue reading

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What Happened When One Man Pinged the Whole Internet

"You probably haven’t heard of HD Moore, but up to a few weeks ago every Internet device in the world, perhaps including some in your own home, was contacted roughly three times a day by a stack of computers that sit overheating his spare room. In February last year he decided to carry out a personal census of every device on the Internet as a hobby. '[It] drew quite a lot of complaints, hate mail, and calls from law enforcement,' he says. But the data collected has revealed some serious security problems, and exposed some vulnerable business and industrial systems of a kind used to control everything from traffic lights to power infrastructure."

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After the Big Bang by Jesse C. Jones

What is presented in After the Big Bang is an analysis of important details in God’s creation of the earth and man: his habitat and milieu. However, no description is completely adequate to portray the unbelievable complexity and efficacy of tripartite man. After the "Big Bang" is available now in complete book format as a consolidated version of all eleven chapters. Chapter 9 on God's Gifts and Ministries and Chapter 11 on Mansion or Dwelling Place have been added. The original Chapter 9 became Chapter 10 on Evil - Good or Bad in the version uploaded March 3rd 2017. Hope you enjoy the additions!

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Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) Mission Highlights

I’ll leave the politics and future (or lack thereof) off for later. This was a spectacular last flight, a lot of people worked hard to bring this off from start to end. I’m going to miss that thing, and the BOOM BOOM when it crossed the coast to land at Edwards AFB a little over [...]

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All The President’s Wars: How Foreign Policy Became One Man’s Prerogative

Great overview on the President's unchecked and unconstitutional power to declare war: via Reason TV: As Barack Obama announces the beginning of troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, a far bigger issue - one that goes to the heart of American history and ...

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