History of Art

Salvidor Dali Eating A Bowl of Surreal

A Simple HTML Table (Handy to Use in Blogs)

Here's a simple HTML table generator which comes in handy when you need to add a couple of pictures in a blog: Table Generator

Don't forget to use the align="center" in the table header if you want the table centered.

I'll Just Back This Over Here... Whoops!!!

End of the world

An oldie but a goodie.  I remember first seeing this at Goonside working with Goulie ... good times, good times.

http://www.endofworld.net/

This is Awe-straa-li-A

Squatters Chairs on an Outing Near Nebo.

Why executives are paid so much

Executive pay in the biggest companies is set by a remuneration committee of non-executive directors.  The remuneration committee votes on the chief executive's annual pay and bonus.  And the CEO sits on the committee that decides the non-executive pay levels and bonuses.  In effect they decide on each others' pay.  Cosy isn't it?

Read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16932043

Nuclear Fusion Is a Real Possibility, New Models Suggest

New computer simulations indicate that nuclear fusion, the power source that makes stars shine, may be a practical possibility here on Earth.  Simulations at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico revealed a fusion reactor that surpasses the "break-even" point of energy input versus energy output, indicating a self-sustaining fusion reaction.  Early days yet but here's hoping.

Read more here: Nuclear Fusion Is a Real Possibility, New Models Suggest | Clean Energy & Weapons Testing | LiveScience

The 'Good War' Myth of World War Two

Interesting article about the The 'Good War' Myth of World War Two.  Not entirely sure I agree with it 100% but it certainly stimulates the brain stem...

Read more here: The 'Good War' Myth of World War Two

30-year-old global temperature predictions close to spot-on

In the ongoing debate over climate change, it's a good idea to check in with historical predictions made by climate modelers and see how well they have been able to predict global warming.  Which is exactly what a pair of researchers in The Netherlands have done.  Turns out the predictions are pretty much spot on.

Read More here: 30-year-old global temperature predictions close to spot-on

Short History of Weather Forcasting in USA

Interesting article in Wired about the birth of modern weather forecasting in the land of the Septic Tanks.  on February the 9th 1870 President Ulysses S. Grant created what became the National Weather Service.

Read more here: http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2010/02/0209national-weather-service-founded/