List/Grid Monthly Archives: September 2010
Otis Boykin: Electrical Resistor
Otis E. Boykin was born in Dallas Texas on August 29th, 1920. After graduating from Fisk College located in Nashville Tennessee, he became a laboratory assistant at the Majestic radio…
2010 VMAs: A Showcase in Lip-Syncing
Well, it’s that time of year again. The Mtv Video Music Awards has a history of explosive, shocking moments. Scene stealers like Madonna’s half naked roll around the stage performance…
Primary Day in Seven States Today
Today is the final round of primaries for the November midterm election. Voters in Delaware, DC, Maryland, NY, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts head to the polls today in order…
Republican Party: Class Warfare
The time has come. The Bush era tax cuts are dominating the news cycle again. Congress has to vote whether to extend the cuts for everyone, everyone except the wealthy,…
South Africa: Renosterveld Biome
Renosterveld is characterized by the dominance of members of the Daisy Family (Asteraceae), specifically one species – Renosterbos Elytropappus rhinocerotis, from which the vegetation type gets its name. Although Renosterbos…
Mark Dean: Amazing Computer Technology
Mark Dean must have done something amazing. Even Time magazine admits that without Dean we wouldn’t be enjoying the fast paced gaining of knowledge through endless chat rooms and quick…
The Fake War against Islam
Holy cripe. I cannot believe I have to write about this again. Pastor Jones and the Park 51 community center are symptoms of a bigger issue; an issue that perhaps…
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Don’t ask, don’t tell is a ridiculous, outdated policy of the U.S. Military. And luckily, a judge saw it the same way on Thursday in California. A ruling by a…
Job Market: Slightly Good News
Before celebrating any minuscule achievement in regards to finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, here are the numbers. For those who are still unemployed and were…
South Africa: Fynbos Biome
The Fynbos Biome is considered by many to be synonymous with the Cape Floristic Region or Cape Floral Kingdom. However, the "biome" refers only to the two key vegetation groups…
The Ground Zero Mosque that isn’t a Mosque
The “ground zero mosque” thing has been driving me nuts. I haven’t figured out why we are talking about it. There is this little known part of the United States…
Lonnie Johnson: The Water Gun
The super soaking wet fun gun and a lot more to come, Oh Yeah! I must say this man not only had an idea but a jolly good one; The…
South Africa: Forest Biomes
Forests are restricted to frost-free areas with mean annual rainfall of more than 525mm in the winter rainfall region and more than 725 mm rainfall in the summer rainfall region….
Lloyd Noel Ferguson: First Doctorate in Chemistry
Lloyd Noel Ferguson was born February 9th, 1918 in the town of Oakland, California. In the 1870’s both his grandparents moved to California after the Civil War. His parents were…
Lewis H. Latimer: The Patent Maker
Latimer H. Lewis was a draftsman and inventor. He was born into slavery on September 4, 1826 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He was married to Rebecca, also a slave at the…
Edmond Berger: The debatable Spark Plug
Okay so there are many different individuals who had something to do with the spark plug invention. Edmond Berger experimented with spark plugs in the mid 1800’s. Then there was…
South Africa: Nama Karoo Biome
The Nama Karoo Biome occurs on the central plateau of the western half of South Africa, at altitudes between 500 and 2000m, with most of the biome failing between 1000…
South Africa: Succulent Karoo Biome
The Succulent Karoo Biome has an equal status to the other biomes in South Africa – it is not a subtype of "a Karoo Biome." Most of the biome covers…
