A Time In History
posted over 2 years ago | 2 comments
Throughout the ages there have been times when it falls upon the individual to make a choice that will decide the fate of all humankind. Such a time is upon us. Once again, as through the centuries, the powerful try to trample upon the helpless. I...
Recent Supreme Court Decision
posted over 2 years ago | 2 comments
It is obvious to me that the recent Supreme Court decision regarding corporations is by its very nature unconstitutional. A corporation is not a person and therefore is not protected by the 14th amendment to the Constitution. The Supreme Court rul...
A Very Rare Astronomical Event
posted over 2 years ago, updated 2 minutes later | 2 comments
Living here on planet Earth, we sometimes forget that the other planets have seasons of their own. In accordance with Johannes Kepler's third law of planetary motion, Saturn makes a complete orbit around our sun much more slowly than our little pa...
For Neda and the people of Iran
posted over 2 years ago, updated 17 minutes later | 1 comment
Since this last Saturday night when I first saw video of Neda dying in the street as it was first coming across the Internet, and I went into shock as I saw the life of this courageous young woman leave her eyes, I began to realize just how much t...
Geologic Journey
posted over 2 years ago, updated 1 minute later | 1 comment
On Sunday, May 31, 2009 my wife and I drove from Greenwood, IN (where we live) to a road cut on Hwy-37 just to the north of Oolitic, IN. To give you an idea of where that is, if you're not familiar with Indiana, on I-65 from Indianapolis and then ...
4th Hubble Maintenance Mission
posted over 2 years ago | 2 comments
Because the corrective optics needed to compensate for Hubble's spherical aberration are now built into the instruments used in Hubble, thus making COSTAR unnecessary, Hubble will be loaded with more cutting-edge imaging and spectroscopic technolo...
Great Teachers
posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated with rocks, minerals and caves. When I was older I took courses in geology at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and had the good fortune of studying under, not only one of the best teachers...
Viri and Anti-Viral Drugs - The Straight Dope!
posted over 2 years ago, updated 6 minutes later | 1 comment
Viri (and yes, when it comes to medicine, the plural of 'virus' is 'viri') are the most efficient survival machines on Earth! I studied the little buggers quite extensively when I took organic chemistry at UIC. What you have here is something that...
Dispelling a Common Misconception About Novae
posted over 3 years ago, updated 3 minutes later | 0 comments
This article has been registered with the copyright office of the Library of Congress and is fully protected under copyright law.
Copyright © 2003 Eric F. Diaz
Something that has bothered me over the years in my many discussions with other amate...
Copyright © 2003 Eric F. Diaz
Something that has bothered me over the years in my many discussions with other amate...
New Threat: "The Taliban Movement of Pakistan"
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
FRONTLINE: The War Briefing | PBS
Let's see what the pro-McCain people have to say about this. The Taliban is very close to overthrowing the government of Pakistan--a country which has 50 large nuclear weapons. Can you imagine what woul...
