Photo: PASADENA, Calif. -- Twin NASA probes orbiting Earth's moon have generated the highest resolution gravity field map of any celestial body. The new map, created by the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, is allowing scientists to learn about the moon's internal structure...
Photo, above: At Newtown High School in Connecticut, Adam Lanza had trouble relating to fellow students and teachers, but that was only part of his problem. He seemed not to feel physical or emotional pain in the same way as classmates. It's been remarked that both most suicide bombers and most...
Map, above: nations actively pursuing bioweapons programs. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bioterror/glob_nf.html#iran JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-host: John Avlon, CNN & The Daily Beast Monday 905P Eastern Time (605P Pacific Time): .Jeff Bliss, The Bliss Index, In re: California. Monday 920P...
Bas-relief, above: Akhenaten and Nefertiti embrace their small children, c 1350 BC. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Guest-host: Chris Riback Sunday 905PM Eastern (605P Pacific):. Dr William Dunkelberg, chief economist for Natl Federation of Independent Businesses; in re: small bz. Low readings on NFIB's...
Picture, above: African genius, Gen Alexandre Dumas, the true Count of Monte Cristo. General Alexandre ("Alex") Dumas (25 March 1762 – 26 February 1806) was the first black general in French history and remains the highest-ranking person of color of all time in a continental European army. He was...
Photo, above: In March 2009, Roberto Martinez-Medina was detained and arrested for not having a driver's license or proof of legal status. Immediately after his arrest, Medina was sent to CCA's (Corrections Corporation of America) Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. Less than a month...
Picture, above: Chinese Catholics prepare to defend their Church during the Boxer Rebellion; from historical photos. See: 9:20PM segment with Jillian Kay Melchior on Chinese Communist Party management of the Roman Catholic Church. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-hosts: Mary Kissel, Wall Street Journal...
Photo, above: In Mali, sanctimonious Islamists in immaculate kuffiyas. By no means are most Tuareg people fond of political Islamism. They're a historically Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle, the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa. Tuareg...
Picture, above: North Korea launches its rocket JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Tuesday 905P Eastern Time: Lara M Brown, Villanova, in re: http://millercenter.org/ridingthetiger/was-the-presidential-election-a-progressive-win-brown After 2012 Election, Is America Center Left? Tuesday 920P Eastern Time: Esme...
Picture, above: Pieter Breughel's famous painting of victims of ergotism JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Apple Inc. plans to create a $304 million campus in Austin, Texas, which will add 3,600 jobs over the next decade, more than doubling its labourforce in the city. The Cupertino, California, customer device...