50th anniversary

Today is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of NASA.

The driving force, of course, was the launch of Sputnik on Oct. 4, 1957, followed by its even weightier successors. In the midst of the Cold War, a country that aspired to global preeminence could not let that challenge pass.

We have just returned from paradise, and it was wonderful! Jim & I married 50 years ago on Feb. 12, 1958. We decided that instead of a 50th anniversary reception we would go to Hawaii. We had been before and knew that our favorite island was Kauai. ...

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From: Pearson, Dr. Paul <pmpearson@bellarmine.edu>
Subject: ITMS Newsletter
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:57:52 -0500

Dear Friends,

The Spring 2008 ITMS Newsletter is now available on the ITMS web site -

http://www.merton.org/ITMS/newsletter15-1.htm – the Newsletter will
also be included in the Spring Seasonal, but it will be a number of
weeks before this

Today is the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Symbol.

If you’re like me, you have no idea how the symbol originated. You might be surprised to learn that it actually was designed with some meaning attached not just a faddish hippy thing.

It was designed by Gerald Holtem.

Saturday's show was a lot of fun - and I learned that the answer to "how exactly do you celebrate Groundhog's Day?" is "by playing a ton of great music."  It was a blast having half of The Nobility on the show to hang out and guest-DJ for an hour - Brian and Ben both selected some great tunes and we had a blast chatting about what the band is up to as well.  Sadly, we didn't get a chance to promote the sh

Saturday's show was a lot of fun - and I learned that the answer to "how exactly do you celebrate Groundhog's Day?" is "by playing a ton of great music."  It was a blast having half of The Nobility on the show to hang out and guest-DJ for an hour - Brian and Ben both selected some great tunes and we had a blast chatting about what the band is up to as well.  Sadly, we didn't get a chance to promote the sh

2007 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of one of my favorite novels, Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”. I first read it over a decade ago. It was then, and remains, one of the most influential pieces of literature in my personal and professional development. It’s the story of a small group of men and one woman who become influential members of society owing to their contributions in key areas such as business, finance and the like.

NASA Says, ‘Hello, Universe. Meet the Beatles.’

By Patrick J. Lyons
Goldstone antennaA NASA antenna at Fort Irwin, Calif. (NASA photo)

If you’re out there in deep space, you’ll want to be tuning in at 7 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, Feb. 4 (plus however long it takes electromagnetic radiation to reach you from Earth doing the 186,000-miles-a-second speed limit).