Sunday 905PM Eastern (605P Pacific): How to Survive the Titanic by Frances Wilson (Kindle Edition -Oct 18, 2011) - Kindle eBook Frances Wilson was educated at Oxford University and lectured on nineteenth- and twentieth-century English literature for fifteen years before becoming a full-time...
Photo: View of the incinerator. During routine building operations in December 1988, a heat plume was generated that was registered on film by a passing aircraft. Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) believed that illegal operations were being conducted. The EPA used this...
Above: Marine archaeologists in Sweden have discovered what they believe to be the wreck of a Viking ship at the bottom the country’s largest lake. According to a report in The Local: Sweden’s news in English, a team of 50 divers from the Swedish coastguard happened upon the 20-metre long wreck by...
Photo, above: NCG5113, taken by Hubble at 1.3 billion light years away – a Christmas ornament. JOHN BATCHELOR Co-hosts: Mary Kissel, Wall Street Journal editorial board, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents. First Hour. Thursday 905P Eastern Time: Lara M Brown, Villanova, in re: gun...
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...