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Posts tagged "Boston Globe"

Good Morning Inspiration – THE SKY, BLEOTCH!

Posted by Jim - May 4, 2013 - Good Morning Inspiration, The Sky
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This reminds me of a joke. What does Snoop Dogg (wait, Snoop Lion, right? wait.) — one more time: What does Snoop Dogg use to get his soiled whites that Oh-So-White white? Why, BLEOTCH of course. I LOVE writing outside!  I have been glued to this patio table for three days straight.  Since it's Laura's [...]

Read More Boston, Boston Globe, Good Morning Inspiration, sky, The Big Picture, the sky, why is the sky blue

The National Ignition Facility (NIF), or “What Would We Do Without The Big Picture Blog?”

Posted by Jim - November 29, 2010 - Industrial, Industry Professionals, Just Plain AWESOME., Laser, National Ignition Facility, Research and Development

If you're not reading Boston Globe"s The Big Picture blog, I have to say that you are depriving your mind of some pretty intense and without fail breathtaking imagery.  One pretty unbelievable example is this post from the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which is better known as the place [...]

Read More awesome, Boston Globe, lasers, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, National Ignition Facility, NIF, The Big Picture

Lightning!

Posted by Jim - August 4, 2009 - Atmospheric, electricity, Just Plain AWESOME., Light and Photography, Lighting and the Environment

The Big Picture blog has a huge post full of beautiful lightning shots.  Take a moment and check it out!  Here are three of my favorites from the post – come on, everyone loves lightning!

Read More Boston Globe, lightning, photography, The Big Picture, weather

Solar Eclipse in China – Longest of the 21st Century

Posted by Jim - July 30, 2009 - Atmospheric, Celestial Lighting, Just Plain AWESOME., Light and Photography, Lighting and the Environment, Lighting for Enjoyment!, Solar

On July 22 of this year, China and part of Asia saw the longest solar eclipse of this century – six minutes and 39 seconds long.  The next longest solar eclipse?  I certainly won't see it, as it's supposed to take place in 2132.  Maybe Bernie Madoff can see it when he gets out of [...]

Read More 2009, Boston Globe, china, solar eclipse, The Big Picture

The Big Picture: Lighting Up The Night

Posted by Jim - November 3, 2008 - Lighting for Enjoyment!, Uncategorized

I'm not sure if JimOnLight readers read The Big Picture on Boston.com (Boston Globe's news site and blog), but you certainly should.  Alan Taylor writes The Big Picture, and he posts large images of current goings-on, and they are without fail AMAZING.  Every single post he's made so far has been stellar. In particular, go [...]

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