Leonardo Da Vinci - E. Macmurdy, 1904
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First Photo From Space 1947
The First Photo From Space
In 1946, rocket-borne cameras gave us our first look at Earth from beyond the atmosphere.
By Tony Reichhardt
On October 24, 1946, not long after the end of World War II and years before the Sputnik satellite opened the space age, a group of soldiers and scientists in the New Mexico desert saw something new and wonderful—the first pictures of Earth as seen from space.
The grainy, black-and-white photos were taken from an altitude of 65 miles by a 35-millimeter motion picture camera riding on a V-2 missile launched from the White Sands Missile Range. Snapping a new frame every second and a half, the rocket-borne camera climbed straight up, then fell back to Earth minutes later, slamming into the ground at 500 feet per second. The camera itself was smashed, but the film, protected in a steel cassette, was unharmed.
First Photo From Space
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Welcome to North Korea
53 min 15 sec - Oct 24, 2006
A documentary that will show you the horrors of what goes on in the "Democratic People's Republic" of Korea.
Stephen Hawking, Black Holes, and The Creator
Hawkings reverses his 30 year old theory that black holes destroy matter, and seeks to show convincingly that alternate universes exist without black holes. Again, God's ways are past finding out.
Stephen Hawking Takes Zero-Gravity Flight
ZERO-G(TM) and its sponsors, Space Florida and The Sharper Image, flew world-renowned physicist and cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking into weightlessness today, performing eight parabolas, out of the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Central Florida. It was the first time Professor Hawking, the world's leading expert on gravity, had a zero-gravity experience.
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Origins of the Universe - Stephen Hawkings - Video Playlist
Description: Speaking to a sold out crowd at the Berkeley Physics Oppenheimer Lecture on March 13 2007, Hawking said that he now believes the universe spontaneously popped into existence from "nothing" without violating the laws of physics (no god(s) required). He said more work is needed to prove this but we have time because 'Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end.'
Gliese 581c - Earth-like Planet Discovered
Astronomers have located an Earth-like planet orbiting a red dwarf star. The planet - only 50 percent larger than Earth - is in the system's 'habitable zone,' meaning it could support life as we know it.
Atlantis Shutle Re-entry & Landing, Cockpit footage
Atlantis Launch Re-entry & Landing in the Cockpit + communicatons. sept.2006
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Space Shuttle Landing HUD View
Discovery STS 115, 2006, HUD View
Landing of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-110
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LAIKA space flight
On November 3, 1957, Laika the dog rode Sputnik 2 into outer space, the first living creature to reach Earth orbit.
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Cosmonaut Landing in Kazakhstan
A Russian cosmonaut and two American astronauts returned to Earth last month, landing in Central Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz re-entry vehicle. VOA correspondent Valer Gergely visited the landing site to join the latest recovery mission of the Russian Federal Space Agency's Search and Recovery Unit.
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2057: The World in 50 Years
ZDF Enterprises
51 min 21 sec - Jun 19, 2007
What would the world be like 50 years from now? This docu-drama delivers a vision of the future and relates it to technology that is ... all » currently being developed and tested.
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Pandemic (A possible look of the future)
1 hr 28 min 27 sec - Jun 19, 2007
An interesting documentary that shows the effects of a possible future outbreak of avian flu and how it would spread across the world.
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NORAD, National Geographic
Spy Fortress
43 min 6 sec - May 12, 2007
It is one of the largest underground Military Command Centers in the world. Responsible for protecting the skies over North America. Capabale of monitoring enemy missiles from around the globe.
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Undercover In North Korea - National Geographic
Undercover In North Korea
47 min 26 sec - May 29, 2007
Opium - The Brutal Reality
Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr looks at the problem of opium addiction in Afghanistan where the UN says there are one million addicts and that more than 600,000 of these are under 15.
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1943 Guide to Hiring Women
The following is an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine. This was written for male supervisors of women in the work force during World War II.
"Eleven Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees: There's no longer any question whether transit companies should hire women for jobs formerly held by men. The draft and manpower shortage has settled that point. The important things now are to select the most efficient women available and how to use them to the best advantage.
Here are eleven helpful tips on the subject from Western Properties:
1. Pick young married women. They usually have more of a sense of responsibility than their unmarried sisters, they're less likely to be flirtatious, they need the work or they wouldn't be doing it, they still have the pep and interest to work hard and to deal with the public efficiently.
2. When you have to use older women, try to get ones who have worked outside the home at some time in their lives. Older women who have never contacted the public have a hard time adapting themselves and are inclined to be cantankerous and fussy. It's always well to impress upon older women the importance of friendliness and courtesy.
3. General experience indicates that "husky" girls - those who are just a little on the heavy side - are more even tempered and efficient than their underweight sisters.
4. Retain a physician to give each woman you hire a special physical examination - one covering female conditions. This step not only protects the property against the possibilities of lawsuit, but reveals whether the employee-to-be has any female weaknesses which would make her mentally or physically unfit for the job.
5. Stress at the outset the importance of time the fact that a minute or two lost here and there makes serious inroads on schedules. Until this point is gotten across, service is likely to be slowed up.
6. Give the female employee a definite day-long schedule of duties so that they'll keep busy without bothering the management for instructions every few minutes. Numerous properties say that women make excellent workers when they have their jobs cut out for them, but that they lack initiative in finding work themselves.
7. Whenever possible, let the inside employee change from one job to another at some time during the day. Women are inclined to be less nervous and happier with change.
8. Give every girl an adequate number of rest periods during the day. You have to make some allowances for feminine psychology. A girl has more confidence and is more efficient if she can keep her hair tidied, apply fresh lipstick and wash her hands several times a day.
9. Be tactful when issuing instructions or in making criticisms. Women are often sensitive; they can't shrug off harsh words the way men do. Never ridicule a woman - it breaks her spirit and cuts off her efficiency.
10. Be reasonably considerate about using strong language around women. Even though a girl's husband or father may swear vociferously, she'll grow to dislike a place of business where she hears too much of this.
11. Get enough size variety in operator's uniforms so that each girl can have a proper fit. This point can't be stressed too much in keeping women happy."
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