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Finally, the rains have abated (and the basement is even drying out), and the painters have completed their work.  Here is something in-progress between showers from the other day.

The company that has evolved into the present-day IBM — International Business Machines — turned 100 today. Read more at IBM’s own site, see a couple of IBM and Errol Morris videos here, check out Time’s piece,  and Google for much more for the fascinating story of this American and global icon.  Hugely important right now, especially for its research work, let’s keep watching how this company and its industry unfolds over the next 100.  I’m hoping to be around …

I absolutely HATE flying.  But this might make it more interesting. Toggle full-screen and turn up your speakers …

 

More information here.

Here’s something from Bob Simon of CBS News that perhaps some of us can relate to …

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-simon/confessions-budding-curmudgeon_b_876044.html

Opening Saturday, co-worker Jim (ex-aerospace engineer, German car mechanic, speed shop tuner from San Diego) and I are trying to figure out how we can sneak away from work and zip over to the Portland Art Museum to see this show:

 

Stay tuned for a future report, hopefully, on this event …

Ivi’s last appearance with the LHS Marching Band … see more

Here is the trailer for a documentary of Associated Press photojournalists and the challenges they face to meet their deadlines. AP is said to send out over one million photos a year. That’s over 2,700 per day …

Trailer from Ken Kobre on Vimeo.

A young undergraduate in Australia has discovered the location of the universe’s “missing mass”, a mystery to astrophysicists for decades. Read about this 22-year-old woman’s breakthrough finding here.

For some background on this issue, read this from Nasa’s layperson-oriented history pages.

As outgoing four-year president of the Band Boosters, last night Kim received not only a standing ovation, but a floral bouquet and gift certificate for a night out on the town.  The occasion was the annual awards banquet for the LHS band program.

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And Ivi also received an award for her participation in band and the music program.