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Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson at Montclair Kimberley Academy - 2010-Jan-29

Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson at Montclair Kimberley Academy - 2010-Jan-29

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Nasa illustrations plotting Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon set to go under the hammer Collection belonged to British lecturer in astronomy and aeronautics and fellow of Royal Astronautics Society and British Interplanetary SocietySet to fetch minimum of £10,000Menus reveal what food astronauts tucked into during Apollo 11 missionCollection also boasts logs of all missions from 1965 to 1989, including doomed 1970 Apollo 13 trip By Amy Oliver Published: 10:59 GMT, 30 August 2012 | Updated: 11:31 GMT, 30 August 2012 Neil Armstrong famously took 'one small step for man' to become the first human on the moon in 1969. Now a series of Nasa documents reveal the astronaut's first steps were sketched out ahead of the historic Apollo 11 mission.

The Untouchables 2013 "The Untouchables (2013)" Documentary about how the Holder Justice Department refused to prosecute Wall Street Fraud despite overwhelming evidence FRONTLINE PresentsThe UntouchablesTuesday, January 22, 2013, at 10 P.M. on PBS www.facebook.com/frontlineTwitter: @frontlinepbs #frontline More than four years since the financial crisis, not one senior Wall Street executive has faced criminal prosecution for fraud. Are Wall Street executives “too big to jail”?

Don't Just Ask: Why Women Don't Negotiate - Megan McArdle - Business One of the reasons that women are paid less than men is that they don't negotiate. The advice that follows is usually, "Well, negotiate!" But in fact, women don't negotiate for very good reason, as Kevin Drum points out: I apologize for sticking around, but there's a reason. Bradley Cooper Finds 'Silver Linings' Everywhere hide captionBradley Cooper has been nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the film Silver Linings Playbook. Jojo Whilden/The Weinstein Company Bradley Cooper has been nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the film Silver Linings Playbook. Bradley Cooper, who is nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as the bipolar Pat Solitano in Silver Linings Playbook, tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that he and director David O. Russell approached the role with the idea that Cooper would "play as real and authentic as [h]e could."

Indian education, employment sector - a study in contrasts Nov 26, 2011, 03.23am IST Sonalde Desai The yin and the yang of Indian education and employment sectors present a fascinating study in contrasts. Speak to an educationist and you will be swept away on the rising tide of optimism generated by a groundswell of enrolment. After Tiller Director: Martha Shane, Lana Wilson Screenwriters: Greg O'Toole, Martha Shane, Lana Wilson Description Twitter, Facebook take the lead in blogosphere as blog searches fall by half - The Economic Times Ameya Chumbhale, ET Bureau Nov 17, 2011, 05.53am IST MUMBAI: Blogging is old hat. A prominent trend-tracking tool shows that blog searches around the globe have halved, while micro-blogging platforms Twitter and Facebook have grown, suggesting a seminal shift in online communication. Google Insights, which tracks search terms on Google search engine worldwide, shows a 50% decline for blogs in 2010. On the other hand, micro-blogging sites Twitter and Facebook logged exponential rise in users.

s biggest stories of 2011, literally, as measured by height One of the best things about Techmeme is how "huge" or "big" stories can literally be that: conveyed through a stack of headlines several times taller than your screen size. (Unless you hate this, in which case it's one of the worst things, but moving on…) For our 2011 wrap up, for a change, we're going to ignore all our other, mostly invisible relevance metrics, and focus on this visible and nonmetaphorical type of "bigness". What follows are 2011's 25 biggest stories in terms of the number of headlines (not counting "Discussion") contained in Techmeme's clusters of related stories.

Facial monitoring: The all-telling eye We know what you’re thinking IMAGINE browsing a website when a saucy ad for lingerie catches your eye. You don't click on it, merely smile and go to another page. Yet it follows you, putting up more racy pictures, perhaps even the offer of a discount. Firefox & You There are two ways to stay secure using Firefox. OK, I know we just told you there are six, but they're split into two camps: three things that Firefox does for you, and three things you can do to protect yourself. So we did some simple security math (and checked our work) to bring you six great tools and tips! First, here's how Firefox has your back: Instant Website ID

Measuring The Google Effect on People's Memory - Can You Google Where You Left Your Car Keys? Over the recent Independence Day weekend the family and I were driving down a coastal Maine road enjoying a delightful conversation when the inevitable happened - no one could remember the name of the actress who played the lead in Dr. Zhivago. "I'll google it!" offered my daughter, taking out her brand new iPhone 4. a geekier, faster way to bulk add quality followers 1. Optimize Your Twitter Bio Make sure that your account's identity and voice has great branding. This means that you should have a bio that effectively tells other people about your or your business, who you are, and what you do. It should also include a link to the landing page or website of your company.

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