Humor: Bob Newhart, Unscripted

Bob Newhart: Unscripted

Space Program: High Resolution Image Downloads from NASA

High resolution files are available for download directly from the NASAimages.org website.

The improved download features offer a choice of high or low resolution files for still images, allowing users to select the version best suited for their needs. Many images on the site have a dimension of 3000 pixels or higher, making them suitable for printing at up to 11 x 17 inches on most printers. The website still maintains NASA’s file naming conventions for easy organization....

Internet Archive’s NASAimages.org offers the first comprehensive collection of NASA imagery in a single, searchable on-line location, providing enthusiasts, researchers, news media and the general public easy, no-cost access to NASA’s vast collection of still and video imagery. -- from press release.

Nutrition: Labels

How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label

The Nutrition Facts Panel - An Overview
The Serving Size
Calories (and Calories from Fat)
The Nutrients: How Much?
Understanding the Footnote
How the Daily Values (DV) Relate to the %DVs
The Percent Daily Value (%DV)
Quick Guide to %DV
Nutrients With a %DV but No Weight Listed - Spotlight on Calcium
Nutrients Without a %DV: Trans Fats, Protein, and Sugars

People look at food labels for different reasons. But whatever the reason, many consumers would like to know how to use this information more effectively and easily. The following label-building skills are intended to make it easier for you to use nutrition labels to make quick, informed food choices that contribute to a healthy diet. -- from the website.

Resources: Hubble Space Telescope Heritage Image Gallery

The Hubble Space Telescope is a research tool dedicated to scientific studies of nature. Enroute to illuminating the forces shaping our cosmos, HST has accumulated a cosmic zoo. The Hubble Heritage Project sees this instrument also as a tool for extending human vision, one that is capable of building a bridge between the endeavors of scientists and the public. By emphasizing compelling HST images distilled from scientific data, we hope to pique curiosity about our astrophysical understanding of the universe we all inhabit. -- from the website.

Museums: Hidden Histories - Women and the Renaissance

"The medieval and Renaissance collections at the [Victoria and Albert Museum] have many objects that reveal the lives of women. Ranging from jewellery to ceramics, most are precious items that would have belonged to the wealthy. This reflects what has survived but also what was collected by the Museum. Most of objects that will be examined here are from Italy, and date from the 15th and 16th centuries." -- from the website.

Documentary: Paperland -- The Bureaucrat Observed

A near-universal plaint concerns the sufferings inflicted on humanity by bureaucracies. Seemingly, all civilized peoples in all times have been shaped by their warrens of rule makers and record keepers. But few have tried to explain why bureaucrats behave as they do. Director Donald Brittain has traveled from Canada, Austria and Hungary to the Vatican and the Virgin Islands in an effort to understand the functioning of the public service mind. This is "The Office" made real.