Big Hotel

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From the page: "Big Hotel is a 4 piece band that plays the "Rock That You Forgot".

The band's main focus is music from the 80's. We try to avoid the usual top 40 or classic rock cover band material; but our sets also include the best of the 60's and 70's as well."

Big Hotel is a must see if you are in the Tyler area. The band members include:

Diane Gatewood - Vocals
Mark Lumpkin - Bass Guitar & Vocals
Bruce Adams - Guitars & Vocals
Hank Gatewood - Drums

Every member brings an incredible energy to the performance. Diane, Mark, Bruce and Hank play with years of professional experience and it shows.

When Grandfather Speaks

When Grandfather Speaks
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I can feel the great love and respect for the grandfather in this painting. Ironic this culture was destroyed by the Christian white man who professed to honor thy father and mother. As a matter of fact, this realization is what put me on the path of rejecting western thought and religion. The native American tribal culture had what I consider the closest thing to a perfect order that man has ever had... and probably ever will.

The Science Behind The Haiti Earthquake

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From the page: "We take a closer look at the science behind the Haiti earthquake of 12th February 2009 – as well as other earthquakes. For the first time here on GSGE we interview leading experts;

Prof. Timothy Dixon from Geodesy Lab at University of Miami: published an article already back in 1998 revealing the risks of earthquakes in Haiti. He works with both Paul Mann from University of Texas who in 2008 confirmed that the risks were eminent, and Eric Calais, Purdue University who manages the GPS network that monitor tectonic plate movements in Haiti. These three groups have sent geodesists with GPS equipment, to Haiti where they gather data that will reveal the crustal movements caused by the quake. You can follow this National Science Foundation funded team via their blog.

Ass. Prof. William Hammond from University of Nevada in Reno: Explains how they use GPS to monitor plate movements – and earthquake swarms. Bill Hammond also appears in National Geographic’s Naked Science: Earthquake Swarms.

Dr. Amir Kaynia from the International Centre for Geohazards in Oslo, Norway: Talks about the difference between predictions and early warning and discuss other geohazards connected to earthquakes."

Bente is a SUPERSTAAAAAAH! Boy, I better get an autograph from her before the celebrity bug bites her and she gets all uppity. ;-)

I encourage everyone to visit Astrocast.TV. Fascinating site where you'll learn the science behind the technology used by space-based instruments and how they are used to help us benefit from them.

A Green Space - A Green Earth - with Bente Lilja Bye

Bente Lilja Bye

Astrophysicist and Earth Science Expert

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Bente is one of the small handfull of my StumbleUpon friends who I would love to meet one day... Maybe we could swap cowboy boots for a Viking helmet?

From the page: "Creating advanced technology and growing in numbers, humans are able to make big changes of the surface of our planet; so-called re-engineering Earth. Reducing rain forest or rapid urbanization are two good examples. This re-engineering even influences the climate. Many of these manifestations of human activity are visible from space and provides us with a helpful perspective that are useful for when we try to manage the planets resources."

Androidny Droiding with His New Droid

NASA Video of the 7 Sisters

Never a Year Like '09

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