Photo, above Muhammed Yunus, Nobelist for inventing the practice of microcredit, being received warmly in Queens, New York; he cuts the ribbon at the launch celebrations of Grameen America. While giant financial service institutions in the nation are shirking under the iron hand of the economy,...
Photo, above: The StarTram orbital launch system would transport passengers and cargo into space in a magnetic levitation (maglev) train. Getting into space is one of the harder tasks to be taken on by humanity. The present cost of inserting a kilogram (2.2 lb) of cargo by rocket into Low Earth...
Photo, above: Yoyodyne is a fictional defense contractor introduced in Thomas Pynchon's V. (1963) and featured prominently in his novel The Crying of Lot 49 (1966). Described in the latter book as "a giant of the aerospace industry", Yoyodyne was founded by World War II veteran Clayton "Bloody"...
Photo, above: dog and baby. See Hour 1 & Hour 4, Blocks A & B: Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet by John Bradshaw JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Sunday 27 October 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog...
Photo, above: September 2, 1945: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signs the instrument of surrender ending World War 2 on the USS Missouri BB-63 in Tokyo Bay. Behind him are (left to right) General Douglas MacArthur, Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey and Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman. (Courtesy of the...
Photo, above: the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal, constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. See: Gregory Copley, on Nigeria's turbulent politics and kleptocracy; its dissatisfied junior officers. (Also, Erdogan leads Turkey to the abyss; the...
((TEST)) Photo, above: Prince Bandar and Pres Putin. Massive geopolitical shift. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Thursday 24 October 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: David M Drucker, Washington Examiner Sr Congressional correspondent, in re: Healthcare.com in deep trouble: "We have to consider delaying...
Photo, above: This nighttime view of Saturn's north pole shows a bizarre, six-sided hexagon feature encircling the entire north pole. The red color indicates the amount of 5-micron wavelength radiation, or heat, generated in the warm interior of Saturn that escapes the planet. Image credit: NASA/...
Image above: see Hour Two: Oklahoma City, OK, major port of the Frackers. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Tuesday 22 October 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Jim McTague, Barron's Washington, in re: unemployment: not bad to live in Minneapolis, Dallas, Iowa, you'll probably be OK. Not good: Gary,...
Photo, above: Yitzhak Pundak, who served as a senior officer during the 1948 War of Independence, is the first person to rise to the rank of Major General after having completed active service. This is a “unique and precedent-setting moment,” said Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz at...