GRB 090423 goes Supernova in a galaxy, far, far away.

CNN published a story today titled “Exploding star is oldest object seen in universe”. A scientist named Edo Berger , currently at Harvard, detected a huge increase of gamma rays coming from deep space.  Further investigation by Berger confirmed that the gamma rays were coming from an exploded star, about 13 billion light years away. [...]

Adopt a Wild Horse from your Uncle Sam for Only $125

Rather often, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has a surplus of wild horses (and burros) on its hands. To reduce size of its herds, the BLM holds a series of Wild Horse Adoption Events just like the one they held last Sunday at the Livermore Rodeo Grounds at Robertson Park. Prospective buyers at the [...]

Solar Powered Movie Theater in Downtown Livermore

The April 23rd, 2009 edition of the Livermore Independent has an article about the newly installed 18,000 sqaure foot array of solar cells on the rooftop of the Livermore Cinema. The installation is expected to provide about 190,000 Kilowatt Hours of electrical energy to the Theater per year.  This is comparable to the amount of [...]

Contra Costa County sends out party invitation

You are invited! What:  Street Party in Contra Costa County When:  May 4th, 2009 According to an April 22, 2009 story in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Misdemeanors such as assaults, thefts and burglaries will no longer be prosecuted in Contra Costa County because of budget cuts, the county’s top prosecutor said Tuesday.  District Attorney Robert [...]

Aaron McCargo Spicy Lettuce Wraps from Foodnetwork.com

Last summer, my family and I stumbled upon the last couple of episodes of “The Next Food Network Star” on the Food Network Channel.   Not only did we become fans of the show, we became fans of the Food Network as well.   The channel is a constant source of cool cooking tips and ideas. As [...]

Paulano Gets Cool E-Bike just in time for Earth Day

If you don’t know already, tomorrow will be the 40th annual Earth Day.   Hoo-ahh! Earth Day is a good time for us each to do a quick self evaluation, to see what changes we can each make to be a little greener. Not quite yet a candidate for eco-Martyrdom, but not a total eco-jerk either, [...]