“The toil of all that be Helps not the primal fault; It rains into the sea and still the sea is salt.” Housman’s verse, eloquent and looming, warns against the futile intellectualizing of fate and circumstance. However, the key word is salt. The crystals of sodium-chloride ionic bond, in a shimmering and collaborative dance of lattice work […]
High School Stadium Project Tops $70 Million
In a move rivaling the megaprojects of the IOC and failed Olympic ventures, a powerhouse football program in Texas may be ultimately graced with a field of dreams. While the Southwest is a region known for the fanatic tapestry of “Friday Night Lights” and the perpetual fanaticism of football on all levels, the funding mechanisms […]
Senior Says “No” To Early Retirement
Having lived through WWII, the Apollo Moon landing and the unbridled bounds of the digital age, a 91-year-old failed Michigan resident failed to become a victim. According to police, the elder resident of Eastpointe (a suburb of Detroit) was outside a Rite-Aid when he encountered a man who was displaying behavior that did not register […]
Obama’s Perpetual Golfing Vacation
While one cannot spell perpetual without “perp”, in the case of the current commander-in-chief the never ending golf vacation transcends the pending crises of massive flooding in Louisiana. The digital community is well aware of the president’s prevarications on the links and Obamagolfcounter.com compares rounds played by the outgoing politician to US soldiers killed on duty […]
Homeowner Nullifies Armed Intruder
A Connecticut man was preparing to commute to work early Friday morning, when he encountered a man with a knife in his kitchen. According to police, the homeowner brandished a firearm and held the alleged criminal at bay in a corner until police arrived. The man forced entry into the home by cutting through a screen door. […]
Computer Modeling and Satellite Images Map Impoverished Areas
With the use of active modeling software in digitally categorizing and recognizing patterns within satellite images, a group from Stanford University is testing the validity of identifying areas of poverty through computer generated analysis of photographs. The group’s basis for testing includes five countries on the African continent. With the variables of basic infrastructure, including buildings, […]
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