Stephen Hawking floats on a zero-gravity jet.

(AP Photo/Zero Gravity Corp.)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Free of his wheelchair and tethered only to heart rate and blood pressure monitors, astrophysicist Stephen Hawking fulfilled a dream Thursday of floating weightless on a zero-gravity jet, a step he hopes leads to further space adventures.

"It was amazing," Hawking said after the flight. The modified jet carrying Hawking, a handful of his physicians and nurses and dozens of others first flew up to 7,315 metres over the Atlantic off Florida. Nurses lifted Hawking and carried him to the front of the jet, where they placed him on his back atop a special foam pillow.

The jet then climbed to around 9,754 metres and made a parabolic dive back to 7,315, allowing Hawking and the other passengers to experience weightlessness for about 25 seconds.
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=c6054588-4a2c-4272-805a-f81a8d78705a&k=97258


Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA, (born 8 January 1942) is a British theoretical physicist. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes, and his popular works in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general. These include the runaway popular science bestseller A Brief History of Time, which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestseller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks.


His key scientific works to date have included providing, with Roger Penrose, theorems regarding singularities in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical discovery that black holes emit radiation, which is today known as Hawking radiation (or sometimes as Bekenstein-Hawking radiation). His scientific career spans more than 40 years and his books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity and world-renowned theoretical physicist. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking

Apple Computers - OS X Patch

Apple Megapatch Fixes 25 Vulnerabilities

Twelve of the bugs being patched enable remote code execution, which is generally considered a critical flaw.

By Sharon Gaudin Information Week April 20, 2007 01:54 PM

"Apple late Thursday issued a megapatch that fixes 25 security vulnerabilities on its Mac OS X desktop and OS X server systems. Twelve of the vulnerabilities being patched would enable remote code execution, which is generally considered to be a "critical" bug in security circles. Several other bugs enable users to advance their system privileges without authorization. "
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199200243

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL, LSE: ACP, FWB: APC) is an American consumer electronics multinational corporation with worldwide annual sales in its fiscal year 2006 (ending September 30, 2006) of US$19.3 billion.[1] Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple develops, sells, and supports a series of personal computers, portable media players, computer software, and computer hardware accessories. The company's best-known products include the Mac line of personal computers, its Mac OS X operating system, and the iPod line of portable media players. For the iPod and its related iTunes software, Apple sells audiobooks, games, music, music videos, TV shows, and movies in its online iTunes Store.

Software

Mac OS X "Tiger" is the newest version of one of Apple's major software products.Apple develops its own operating system to run on the Macintosh, Mac OS X. Apple also independently develops computer software titles for its Mac OS X operating system. Much of the software Apple develops is bundled with its computers. An example of this is the consumer-oriented iLife software package which bundles iDVD, iMovie HD, iPhoto, iTunes, GarageBand, and iWeb. For presentation and page layout, iWork is available, which includes Keynote and Pages. Both iTunes and a feature-limited version of the QuickTime media player are available as free downloads for both Mac OS X and Windows.

Apple also offers a range of professional software titles. Their range of server software includes the operating system Mac OS X Server; Apple Remote Desktop, a remote systems management application; WebObjects, Java Web application server; and Xsan, a Storage Area Network file system. For the professional creative market, there is Aperture for professional RAW-format photo processing; Final Cut Studio, a video production suite; Logic, a comprehensive music toolkit and Shake, an advanced effects composition program.

Apple also offers online services with .Mac which bundles .Mac HomePage, .Mac Mail, .Mac Groups social network service, .Mac iDisk, .Mac Backup, .Mac Sync, and Learning Center online tutorials.

Great Powerpoint Presentation

Doug Zongker's Powerpoint Piece

This is one Powerpoint shows that you will remember.

Watch out for the response to the last question.

Just take a look!

How to put on a great presentation.Windows Powerpoint 2007.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL_-1d9OSdk&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebleedingedge%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fblog%2F

Time Travel - Michio Kaku

The Physics of Time Travel Is it real, or is it fable?

By Michio Kaku


"In H.G. Wells' novel, The Time Machine, our protagonist jumped into a special chair with blinking lights, spun a few dials, and found himself catapulted several hundred thousand years into the future, where England has long disappeared and is now inhabited by strange creatures called the Morlocks and Eloi. That may have made great fiction, but physicists have always scoffed at the idea of time travel, considering it to be the realm of cranks, mystics, and charlatans, and with good reason."

"Interestingly enough, Stephen Hawking once opposed the idea of time travel. He even claimed he had “empirical” evidence against it. If time travel existed, he said, then we would have been visited by tourists from the future. Since we see no tourists from the future, ergo: time travel is not possible. Because of the enormous amount of work done by theoretical physicists within the last 5 years or so, Hawking has since changed his mind, and now believes that time travel is possible (although not necessarily practical). (Furthermore, perhaps we are simply not very interesting to these tourists from the future. Anyone who can harness the power of a star would consider us to be very primitive. Imagine your friends coming across an ant hill. Would they bend down to the ants and give them trinkets, books, medicine, and power? Or would some of your friends have the strange urge to step on a few of them?)

Read the whole text at.

http://mkaku.org/articles/physics_timetravel.html
http://mkaku.org/

Einstein: His Life and Universe - Walter Isaacson

By Walter Isaacson

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly"Acclaimed biographer Isaacson examines the remarkable life of "science's preeminent poster boy" in this lucid account (after 2003's Benjamin Franklin and 1992's Kissinger). Contrary to popular myth, the German-Jewish schoolboy Albert Einstein not only excelled in math, he mastered calculus before he was 15. Young Albert's dislike for rote learning, however, led him to compare his teachers to "drill sergeants." That antipathy was symptomatic of Einstein's love of individual and intellectual freedom, beliefs the author revisits as he relates his subject's life and work in the context of world and political events that shaped both, from WWI and II and their aftermath through the Cold War. Isaacson presents Einstein's research—his efforts to understand space and time, resulting in four extraordinary papers in 1905 that introduced the world to special relativity, and his later work on unified field theory—without equations and for the general reader. Isaacson focuses more on Einstein the man: charismatic and passionate, often careless about personal affairs; outspoken and unapologetic about his belief that no one should have to give up personal freedoms to support a state. Fifty years after his death, Isaacson reminds us why Einstein (1879–1955) remains one of the most celebrated figures of the 20th century. 500,000 firsr printing, 20-city author tour, first serial to Time; confirmed appearance on Good Morning America."Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Hardcover: 704 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster (April 10, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0743264738 ISBN-13: 978-0743264730 Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7

http://www.amazon.com/Einstein-Life-Universe-Walter-Isaacson/dp/0743264738/ref=pd_ts_b_7/002-9978110-9529632?ie=UTF8&s=books

The Secret - Rhonda Byrne

By Rhonda Byrne

I first saw the video The Secret in October 2006. Shortly after that I bought the book here on Amazon.com. I was inspired to write a book myself to take The Secret to another level. I used THE SECRET to create the next generation book about the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction led all the right people to me to make this new book a reality. Within 3 months the book was completed and ready for publications. Three weeks after completing the book, it is already available on Amazon.com. That is THE SECRET in action!

Book Description

Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it.

In this book, you'll learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of your life -- money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction you have in the world. You'll begin to understand the hidden, untapped power that's within you, and this revelation can bring joy to every aspect of your life.

The Secret contains wisdom from modern-day teachers -- men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth, and happiness. By applying the knowledge of The Secret, they bring to light compelling stories of eradicating disease, acquiring massive wealth, overcoming obstacles, and achieving what many would regard as impossible.

Hardcover: 216 pages Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words (November 28, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1582701709 ISBN-13: 978-1582701707 Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4

http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Rhonda-Byrne/dp/1582701709/ref=pd_ts_b_4/002-9978110-9529632?ie=UTF8&s=books

The Angel Inside: Michelangelo's Secrets For Following Your Passion and Finding the Work You Love

By Chris Widener

Book Description


The break-out business parable that’s already sold more than 70,000 copies, The Angel Inside tells the story of a young man searching for meaning in his work and finding it in an unlikely place: the life and art of Michelangelo.


"You will want to re-read this book as soon as you are finished. This makes the quick read of this book a true advantage. Chris Widener has done a great job of tying together the new and the old to come up with a powerful message that is just as valid today as it was in Michelangelo's time.


I was going to name the principles that resonated the most with me but instead I encourage you to read this book and find your favorites for yourself.
This is a great book to pick-up and read over and over again and I know it will make you smile each time."



Hardcover: 128 pages Publisher: Currency (April 17, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0385521022 ISBN-13: 978-0385521024Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3



http://www.amazon.com/Angel-Inside-Michelangelos-Secrets-Following/dp/0385521022/ref=pd_ts_b_3/002-9978110-9529632?ie=UTF8&s=books