another sad end of an era

Star Trek The Experience is closing in September ...(via WWdN) I'm very glad I was able to go in summer 1998 when it was brand-new , again in 2002 on a work trip, then in 2007 finally in full T'Leo of Vulcan regalia with a Warp Core Breach at Quark's Bar. If you have the chance to go before September and you never saw it, I say take your chance now! Walking around on the bridge & the corridors of NCC-1701-D is just way too cool... ;) read more

Here's another. Fic: Era Of A New Dawn Author: mkcrl120 Disclaimer: All the characters mentioned in this story belong to Joss Whedon or Mutant Enemy or some other people. I own nothing and wrote this just to get it out of my system. Summary: Set at beginning of season 6. Things might seem slightly AU to begin with, but everything will be explained as the story continues. Author's Note: Okay, this was an idea that I'd had about 3 years ago, it was originally going to be part of the Ultimate...

The Equal Rights Amendment a la 1972: Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. ( Source .) ...and why Phyllis Shlafly disagrees NEARLY 25 years after the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment, feminists...

you can hear the interview session from WKDU last night that I did with the Eames Era HERE really the only pertinent part is that part where we talk about chickens and bunnies chasing indie rock bands. enjoy. (sidenote: i totally just heard gunshots 3rd time this week wtf!)

NRC Report on Physics in a New Era : An Overview; Chapters 10, 11 and 12, "A New Era of Discovery," "Recommendations I: Physics and the Wider Society," and "Recommendations II: Strengthening Physics Research:" These last chapters of this 2001 report bemoan physics research funding, which peaked in the 1st Bush administration and was constricted under Clinton for a couple of years, until Congress had more money than it knew what to do with, and then it raised again. Of course, there's the debackle...

If you had to pick a time period to live in, which would you choose? Why? View other answers  Now.  Any other time period is just a fantasy.  Most people of today can never really know exactly what it was like to live in a past era (or the future for that matter).  Myself included.  Historical accounts at best hit only the extremes -- high and low.  They don't cover the minutia of daily life; therefore, we can only hypothesize about these things.  And many people have a tendency...