Gary Cox, Science Fiction/Fact Blog

2019-03-11T23:30:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone.
I has been several years since I have posted here. I am a changed man. I would still like to get back into blogging so stay tuned, enjoy the 507 articals here. They are still relevant to today.
Thank you
Gary

NFL:Superbowl Stats-Repeat Winners-Appearances-No Shows-Droughts-Rematches

2015-01-19T05:00:00.001-05:00

Click image of Superbowl Trophy for larger view of stats

Superbowl Stats

Game	Date	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Venue	City	Attendance	Ref
I	January 15, 1967	Green Bay Packers^‡	35–10	Kansas City Chiefs^{^}	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles,California^{[note 1]}	61,946	^[5]
II	January 14, 1968	Green Bay Packers^‡(2)	33–14	Oakland Raiders^{^}	Orange Bowl	Miami, Florida^{[note 2]}	75,546	^[6]
III	January 12, 1969	New York Jets^{^}	16–7	Baltimore Colts^‡	Orange Bowl (2)	Miami, Florida (2)^{[note 2]}	75,389	^[7]
IV	January 11, 1970	Kansas City Chiefs^{^}(2)	23–7	Minnesota Vikings^‡	Tulane Stadium	New Orleans, Louisiana	80,562	^[8]
V	January 17, 1971	Baltimore Colts^† (2)	16–13	Dallas Cowboys^*	Orange Bowl (3)	Miami, Florida (3)^{[note 2]}	79,204	^[9]
VI	January 16, 1972	Dallas Cowboys^* (2)	24–3	Miami Dolphins^†	Tulane Stadium (2)	New Orleans, Louisiana (2)	81,023	^[10]
VII	January 14, 1973	Miami Dolphins^† (2)	14–7	Washington Redskins^*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (2)	Los Angeles, California (2)^{[note 1]}	90,182	^[11]
VIII	January 13, 1974	Miami Dolphins^† (3)	24–7	Minnesota Vikings^* (2)	Rice Stadium	Houston, Texas	71,882	^[12]
IX	January 12, 1975	Pittsburgh Steelers^†	16–6	Minnesota Vikings^* (3)	Tulane Stadium (3)	New Orleans, Louisiana (3)	80,997	^[13]
X	January 18, 1976	Pittsburgh Steelers^†(2)	21–17	Dallas Cowboys^*(3)^{[note 3]}	Orange Bowl (4)	Miami, Florida (4)^{[note 2]}	80,187	^[14]
XI	January 9, 1977	Oakland Raiders^† (2)	32–14	Minnesota Vikings^* (4)	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, California(3)^{[note 1]}	103,438	^[15]
XII	January 15, 1978	Dallas Cowboys^* (4)	27–10	Denver Broncos^†	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans, Louisiana (4)	76,400	^[16]
XIII	January 21, 1979	Pittsburgh Steelers^†(3)	35–31	Dallas Cowboys^* (5)	Orange Bowl (5)	Miami, Florida (5)^{[note 2]}	79,484	^[17]
XIV	January 20, 1980	Pittsburgh Steelers^†(4)	31–19	Los Angeles Rams^*	Rose Bowl (2)	Pasadena, California (4)^{[note 1]}	103,985	^[18]
XV	January 25, 1981	Oakland Raiders^†(3)^{[note 3]}	27–10	Philadelphia Eagles^*	Louisiana Superdome (2)	New Orleans, Louisiana (5)	76,135	^[19]
XVI	January 24, 1982	San Francisco 49ers^*	26–21	Cincinnati Bengals^†	Pontiac Silverdome	Pontiac, Michigan^{[note 1]}	81,270	^[20]
XVII	January 30, 1983	Washington Redskins^* (2)	27–17	Miami Dolphins^† (4)	Rose Bowl (3)	Pasadena, California (5)^{[note 1]}	103,667	^[21]
XVIII	January 22, 1984	Los Angeles Raiders^†(4)	38–9	Washington Redskins^*(3)	Tampa Stadium	Tampa, Florida	72,920	^[22]
XIX	January 20, 1985	San Francisco 49ers^*(2)	38–16	Miami Dolphins^† (5)	Stanford Stadium	Stanford, California^{[note 1]}	84,059	^[23]
XX	January 26, 1986	Chicago Bears^*	46–10	New England Patriots^†^{[note 3]}	Louisiana Superdome (3)	New Orleans, Louisiana (6)	73,818	^[24]
XXI	January 25, 1987	New York Giants^*	39–20	Denver Broncos^† (2)	Rose Bowl (4)	Pasadena, California (6)^{[note 1]}	101,063	^[25]
XXII	January 31, 1988	Washington Redskins^* (4)	42–10	Denver Broncos^† (3)	Jack Murphy Stadium^{[note 4]}	San Diego, California	73,302	^[26]
XXIII	January 22, 1989	San Francisco 49ers^*(3)	20–16	Cincinnati Bengals^†(2)	Joe Robbie Stadium^{[note 4]}	Miami Gardens, Florida(6)^{[note 2]}	75,129	^[27]
XXIV	January 28, 1990	San Francisco 49ers^*(4)	55–10	Denver Broncos^† (4)	Louisiana Superdome (4)	New Orleans, Louisiana (7)	72,919	^[28]
XXV	January 27, 1991	New York Giants^* (2)	20–19	Buffalo Bills^†	Tampa Stadium (2)	Tampa, Florida (2)	73,813	^[29]
XXVI	January 26, 1992	Washington Redskins^* (5)	37–24	Buffalo Bills^† (2)	Metrodome	Minneapolis, Minnesota	63,130	^[30]
XXVII	January 31, 1993	Dallas Cowboys^* (6)	52–17	Buffalo Bills^† (3)^{[note 3]}	Rose Bowl (5)	Pasadena, California (7)^{[note 1]}	98,374	^[31]
XXVIII	January 30, 1994	Dallas Cowboys^* (7)	30–13	Buffalo Bills^† (4)	Georgia Dome	Atlanta, Georgia	72,817	^[32]
XXIX	January 29, 1995	San Francisco 49ers^*(5)	49–26	San Diego Chargers^†	Joe Robbie Stadium (2)^{[note 4]}	Miami Gardens, Florida (7)^{[note 2]}	74,107	^[33]
XXX	January 28, 1996	Dallas Cowboys^* (8)	27–17	Pittsburgh Steelers^†(5)	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, Arizona^{[note 1]}	76,347	^[34]
XXXI	January 26, 1997	Green Bay Packers^*(3)	35–21	New England Patriots^† (2)	Louisiana Superdome (5)	New Orleans, Louisiana (8)	72,301	^[35]
XXXII	January 25, 1998	Denver Broncos^†(5)^{[note 3]}	31–24	Green Bay Packers^*(4)	Qualcomm Stadium(2)^{[note 4]}	San Diego, California (2)	68,912	^[36]
XXXIII	January 31, 1999	Denver Broncos^† (6)	34–19	Atlanta Falcons^*	Pro Player Stadium(3)^{[note 4]}	Miami Gardens, Florida (8)^{[note 2]}	74,803	^[37]
XXXIV	January 30, 2000	St. Louis Rams^* (2)	23–16	Tennessee Titans^†^{[note 3]}	Georgia Dome (2)	Atlanta, Georgia (2)	72,625	^[38]
XXXV	January 28, 2001	Baltimore Ravens^†^{[note 3]}	34–7	New York Giants^* (3)	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa, Florida (3)	71,921	^[39]
XXXVI	February 3, 2002	New England Patriots^† (3)	20–17	St. Louis Rams^* (3)	Louisiana Superdome (6)	New Orleans, Louisiana (9)	72,922	^[40]
XXXVII	January 26, 2003	Tampa Bay Buccaneers^*	48–21	Oakland Raiders^† (5)	Qualcomm Stadium (3)^{[note 4]}	San Diego, California (3)	67,603	^[41]
XXXVIII	February 1, 2004	New England Patriots^† (4)	32–29	Carolina Panthers^*	Reliant Stadium	Houston, Texas (2)	71,525	^[42]
XXXIX	February 6, 2005	New England Patriots^† (5)	24–21	Philadelphia Eagles^*(2)	ALLTEL Stadium	Jacksonville, Florida	78,125	^[43]
XL	February 5, 2006	Pittsburgh Steelers^†(6)^{[note 3]}	21–10	Seattle Seahawks^*	Ford Field	Detroit, Michigan(2)^{[note 1]}	68,206	^[44]
XLI	February 4, 2007	Indianapolis Colts^† (3)	29–17	Chicago Bears^* (2)	Dolphin Stadium(4)^{[note 4]}	Miami Gardens, Florida (9)^{[note 2]}	74,512	^[45]
XLII	February 3, 2008	New York Giants^*(4)^{[note 3]}	17–14	New England Patriots^† (6)	University of Phoenix Stadium	Glendale, Arizona(2)^{[note 1]}	71,101	^[51]
XLIII	February 1, 2009	Pittsburgh Steelers^†(7)	27–23	Arizona Cardinals^*	Raymond James Stadium (2)	Tampa, Florida (4)	70,774	^[52]
XLIV	February 7, 2010	New Orleans Saints^*	31–17	Indianapolis Colts^† (4)	Sun Life Stadium(5)^{[note 4]}	Miami Gardens, Florida (10)^{[note 2]}	74,059	^[57]
XLV	February 6, 2011	Green Bay Packers^*(5)^{[note 3]}	31–25	Pittsburgh Steelers^†(8)	Cowboys Stadium	Arlington, Texas	103,219	^[58]
XLVI	February 5, 2012	New York Giants^* (5)	21–17	New England Patriots^† (7)	Lucas Oil Stadium	Indianapolis, Indiana	68,658	^[59]^[60]
XLVII	February 3, 2013	Baltimore Ravens^† (2)	34–31	San Francisco 49ers^*(6)	Mercedes-Benz Superdome (7)	New Orleans, Louisiana (10)	71,024	^[59]^[61]
XLVIII	February 2, 2014	Seattle Seahawks^* (2)	43–8	Denver Broncos^†(7)	MetLife Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey	82,529	^[62]
XLIX	February 1, 2015	New England Patriots^† at Seattle Seahawks^*	—	To be determined (TBD)	University of Phoenix Stadium (2)	Glendale, Arizona (3)^{[note 1]}	TBD	^[63]
50	February 7, 2016^{[note 5]}	2015–16 NFC champion^* at 2015–16 AFC champion^†	—	To be determined (TBD)	Levi's Stadium	Santa Clara, California(2)^{[note 1]}	TBD	^[63]
LI	February 5, 2017^{[note 5]}	2016–17 AFC champion^† at 2016–17 NFC champion^*	—	To be determined (TBD)	NRG Stadium (2)	Houston, Texas (3)	TBD	^[63]
LII	February 4, 2018^{[note 5]}	2017-18 NFC champion^* at 2017-18 AFC champion^*	—	To be determined (TBD)	Vikings Stadium	Minneapolis, Minnesota (2)	TBD	^[64]

Repeat winners

Seven different teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls, one of which has done it twice:

Green Bay Packers (Super Bowls I and II)
Miami Dolphins (Super Bowls VII and VIII)
Pittsburgh Steelers (twice: Super Bowl IX and X, and Super Bowl XIII and XIV)
San Francisco 49ers (Super Bowl XXIII and XXIV)
Dallas Cowboys (Super Bowl XXVII and XXVIII)
Denver Broncos (Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII)
New England Patriots (Super Bowl XXXVIII and XXXIX)

No team has yet won three Super Bowls in a row, although several have come close:

The Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, but had also won the NFL championship in the preceding year.
The Miami Dolphins appeared in three consecutive Super Bowls (Super Bowls VI, VII and VIII), winning the last two.
The San Francisco 49ers won two consecutive Super Bowls (Super Bowls XXIII and XXIV) before being eliminated in the NFC championship game the following year by the eventual champion New York Giants.
The Dallas Cowboys won two consecutive Super Bowls (Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII) before being eliminated in the NFC championship game the following year by the eventual champion San Francisco 49ers. The Cowboys would then win Super Bowl XXX the following year.

Super Bowl appearances by team

Appearances	Team	Wins	Losses	Winning percentage	Season(s)
8	Pittsburgh Steelers^†^{[note 6]}	6	2	.750	1974,^† 1975,^† 1978,^† 1979,^† 1995,^† 2005,^†^{[note 3]} 2008,^† 2010^†
8	Dallas Cowboys^*	5	3	.625	1970,^* 1971,^* 1975,^^{[note 3]} 1977,^ 1978,^* 1992,^* 1993,^* 1995^*
8	New England Patriots^†	3	4	.429	1985,^†^{[note 3]} 1996,^† 2001,^† 2003,^† 2004,^† 2007,^† 2011^† 2014^†
7	Denver Broncos^†	2	5	.286	1977,^† 1986,^† 1987,^† 1989,^† 1997,^†^{[note 3]} 1998^†, 2013^†
6	San Francisco 49ers^*	5	1	.833	1981,^* 1984,^* 1988,^* 1989,^* 1994^, 2012^
5	Green Bay Packers^‡*	4	1	.800	1966,^‡ 1967,^‡ 1996,^* 1997,^* 2010^*^{[note 3]}
5	New York Giants^*	4	1	.800	1986,^* 1990,^* 2000,^* 2007,^* 2011^*
5	Oakland/Los AngelesRaiders^{^†}	3	2	.600	1967,^{^} 1976,^† 1980,^†^{[note 3]} 1983,^† 2002^†
5	Washington Redskins^*	3	2	.600	1972,^* 1982,^* 1983,^* 1987,^* 1991^*
5	Miami Dolphins^†	2	3	.400	1971,^† 1972,^† 1973,^† 1982,^† 1984^†
4	Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts^‡†^{[note 6]}	2	2	.500	1968,^‡ 1970,^† 2006,^† 2009^†
4	Minnesota Vikings^‡*	0	4	.000	1969,^‡ 1973,^* 1974,^* 1976^*
4	Buffalo Bills^†	0	4	.000	1990,^† 1991,^† 1992,^†^{[note 3]} 1993^†
3	Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams^*	1	2	.333	1979,^* 1999,^* 2001^*
3	Seattle Seahawks	1	1	.500	2005,^* 2013^* 2014^*
2	Baltimore Ravens^†	2	0	1.000	2000,^†^{[note 3]} 2012^†
2	Kansas City Chiefs^{^}	1	1	.500	1966,^{^} 1969^{^}
2	Chicago Bears^*	1	1	.500	1985,^* 2006^*
2	Philadelphia Eagles^*	0	2	.000	1980,^* 2004^*
2	Cincinnati Bengals^†	0	2	.000	1981,^† 1988^†
1	New York Jets^{^}	1	0	1.000	1968^{^}
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	0	1.000	2002^*
1	New Orleans Saints^*	1	0	1.000	2009^*
1	San Diego Chargers^†	0	1	.000	1994^†
1	Atlanta Falcons^*	0	1	.000	1998^*
1	Tennessee Titans^†	0	1	.000	1999^†^{[note 3]}
1	Carolina Panthers^*	0	1	.000	2003^*
1	Arizona Cardinals^*	0	1	.000	2008^*
0	Cleveland Browns^†^{[note 6]}	0	0	—	N/A
0	Detroit Lions^*	0	0	—	N/A
0	Jacksonville Jaguars^†	0	0	—	N/A
0	Houston Texans^†	0	0	—	N/A

Teams with no Super Bowl appearances

Four current teams have never reached the Super Bowl. Two of them held NFL league championships prior to Super Bowl I in the 1966 NFL season:

Detroit Lions, NFL champions four times in 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957; appeared in one other NFL Championship Game in 1954; and appeared in one NFC Championship Game in 1991^[65]
Cleveland Browns, NFL champions four times in 1950, 1954, 1955, and 1964; appeared in six other NFL championship games in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1968, and 1969; and appeared in three AFC Championship Games in 1986, 1987, and 1989^[66] (The Browns are officially viewed as one continuous franchise that began in 1946 as a member of the All-America Football Conference, joined the NFL in 1950, suspended operations from 1996–1998, and resumed play in 1999.^[67] The Baltimore Ravens were an expansion team created in1996 with former Browns players.)^[68]
Jacksonville Jaguars, 1995 expansion team; appeared in two AFC Championship Games in 1996 and 1999^[69]
Houston Texans, 2002 expansion team; two Divisional Round appearances in 2011 and 2012.

In addition, Detroit, Houston and Jacksonville have hosted Super Bowls; this means Cleveland is the only current NFL city that has neither hosted, nor had their team played in, a Super Bowl.

Teams with long Super Bowl droughts

The following eight teams have appeared in the Super Bowl, but not since 1995, meaning their droughts are longer than Jacksonville's and Houston's.

Two of these teams have not appeared in the Super Bowl since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970:^[70]

New York Jets (most recently appeared in Super Bowl III in 1968)

Kansas City Chiefs (Super Bowl IV in 1969)

The most recent Super Bowl appearance for the following teams was after the AFL–NFL merger, but prior to the 1995 regular season:

Minnesota Vikings (Super Bowl XI in 1976)

Miami Dolphins (Super Bowl XIX in 1984)

Cincinnati Bengals (Super Bowl XXIII in 1988)

Washington Redskins (Super Bowl XXVI in 1991)

Buffalo Bills (Super Bowl XXVIII in 1993)

San Diego Chargers (Super Bowl XXIX in 1994)

Super Bowl rematches

The following teams have faced each other more than once in the Super Bowl:

Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers (3) – Super Bowls X and XIII were won by Pittsburgh, and Super Bowl XXX was won by Dallas. See also Cowboys–Steelers rivalry.

Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins (2) – Super Bowl VII was won by Miami, and Super Bowl XVII was won by Washington.

Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers (2) – Super Bowls XVI and XXIII were both won by San Francisco.

Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys (2) – Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII were both won by Dallas, in consecutive seasons.

New England Patriots and New York Giants (2) – Super Bowls XLII and XLVI were both won by New York.

Uber Blatantly Uses Technology to Break Laws and Avoid Fines!

2015-01-17T03:37:00.003-05:00

Uber has drawn the ire of the Queensland Taxi Council, who say their competitor is unsafe and unregulated.

Taxi Council chief executive Benjamin Wash said in the coming days they would ramp up an advertising campaign to dissuade people from using ride-sharing apps like Uber.

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BLUE LIGHTS&SIRENS: Top Four Reasons Police Will Pull You Over

2015-01-13T06:29:00.002-05:00

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In the ongoing interest of helping us all become model motorists, here’s what the 'Po-Po' had to say:

Speeding

(pulled over because you can’t drive 55 … in a 35 mph zone)

In the Edmunds survey, every cop surveyed listed stopping speeding drivers as a main priority. So why do police officers key in on speeders? Well, issuing speeding tickets has a huge impact on safety. For every 100 extra speeding citations given in a month, there are 14.3 fewer crashes and 5.6 fewer injuries.

Point is, if your need for speed gets the better of you, be prepared to put your money where your lead foot is — a whopping 34 million speeding tickets are handed out each year in the U.S.

Distracted driving

(pulled over because you’re texting, emailing, eating, and driving)

The police officers surveyed say their main reasons for giving distracted-driving tickets include illegal texting and driving or other dangerous cell phone use. And with good reason, too. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a stunning 40 percent of U.S. teens admit to having been in a car while the driver used a cell phone in an endangering way. We don’t know about you, but it seems this phenomenon can’t get enough police intervention.

Equipment violations

(pulled over because those windows are just a bit too dark)

Equipment offenses are easy bait for tickets because they’re so simple to spot. A police officer doesn’t have to make any judgments about the situation. Rather, he or she can simply see that something isn’t up to code and make a move. According to the cops surveyed, the most glaring violation (pun intended) was illegal window tints. Following that were burned-out lights, broken windshields, and expired license plate tags.

Tailgating and improper lane changes

(pulled over because you’re bound to cause an accident)

These 2 violations ranked as equally important on the Edmunds study. Both are reckless maneuvers that cops said they monitor closely. One police officer even qualified exactly what he thinks is considered a dangerous lane change: cutting someone off or moving without looking.

Using the left lane for cruising instead of passing, driving too slowly, and squealing your tires are also high on the list.

Use common sense

When reviewing these offenses, it’s not exactly a surprise that they attract attention. True, you can’t control what other people will do on the road. But you can control yourself. So next time you notice you’re about to fall into one of these habits, think about the repercussions. Safe driving is good for you and everyone else on the road.

Revisited: Camile Fontaine, Hawaiian Artist and Friend

2015-01-05T23:30:00.000-05:00

This is one of my long lost friends from my youth. Camile went to art school on Hilton Head Island where I met her painting a seascape outside my villa.

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She took to me as a child to a father. She even called me Daddy as a nick name. I protected her and encouraged her to do what she loved. She hitch hiked across the country with me 'to experience it's natural beauty'. For 2500 miles she was fearless and relentless as we traveled as the hippies we were. She was wide eyed the whole time. I knew she would do well in life. When her time came she left me, her rambling, dancing long haired gnome behind(as she should have) and went back to what she called the most beautiful place in the world Kauai, Hawaii to paint and create. And what creations she has produced!

They are beautiful as is she.

Documented: Galaxies Colliding all over the Cosmos!

2014-12-31T05:52:00.000-05:00

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Astronomy textbooks typically present galaxies as staid, solitary, and majestic island worlds of glittering stars. But galaxies have a wild side. They have flirtatious close encounters that sometimes end in grand mergers and overflowing “maternity wards” of new star birth as the colliding galaxies morph into wondrous new shapes.
This new Hubble atlas dramatically illustrates how galaxy collisions produce a remarkable variety of intricate structures in never-before-seen detail
Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1356701/new_hubble_images_show_galaxies_gone_wild/#lD0dMIHXyAU7kOwg.99

My Photographic History

2014-12-25T05:43:00.003-05:00

Me at 18 months

10 years old Christmas 1967

22 years on my wedding day 1979

39 years, a father for the 3rd time

38 years, as new Grandfather

40 years

43 years old

48 years old

52 years old

And me now 57 years old

The Top Ten Posts at Gary Cox, Science Fiction/Fact Blog

2014-12-19T09:51:00.001-05:00

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Teaser: 'The Tell' a short story from the compilation "The Trinket and other Short Stories'

2014-12-16T04:01:00.001-05:00

Gary Cox

A teaser from the book 'The Trinket and other Short Stories'
It is from the short story 'The Tell' (my only Homicide Detective story) enjoy!

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss…

Monty took a deep breath then said, “Not good.” He put away his semi-automatic. The room looked as if a struggle had occurred. It was in disarray, the lamp and other stuff had been knocked off the bed stand, the dresser was over turned and the mirror was broken, cloths and what not was scattered everywhere. The bathroom door and the walk-in closet were open and so was the bedroom balcony doors, the full length curtains were moving lightly in the afternoon breeze.
The very young, very frail, and very dead Ms. Anderson lay bound and strangled on the bed. The body was nude and had been bound with heavy duty zip ties; police departments use them as riot cuffs. She had been strangled with a single zip tie around her throat; it had been pulled extremely tight, embedding deeply in the flesh. The end of the zip tie, like a dog's leash around her throat was securely attached to a cord about four feet long, the other end of the cord was looped over the bedpost .Her body was chalk white, her face was hideously distorted, her glazed, dead eyes bulged grossly. She must have struggled and thrashed in agony; the bed sheets were twisted and turned under her. What a terrible way to slowly choke to death.
"No, not good.” echoed T.W.,"not good at all."

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NASA: Orion, America's newest spacecraft

2014-12-08T23:27:00.005-05:00

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With a smooth first flight last week, the Orion capsule is well on its way towards fulfilling its promise as the spacecraft that will carry humans on missions beyond Earth-orbit for the first time in half a century. During its first flight on December 5, Orion orbited 3,604 miles above Earth, 15 times higher than the International Space Station, the first time a craft designed for humans has left low-Earth orbit in 42 years.

NASCAR Chase Grid and How It Works

2014-09-30T04:13:00.001-04:00

This is the NASCAR Chase Grid. I like it a lot. It reminds me of the other pro sports play-off layouts.

The idea is simple and much more interesting. CLICK ON THE IMAGE for the complete explanation as to how it works.

NASCAR: Tony Stewart Hits,Kills Driver on Track-Criminal Charges Not Ruled Out

2014-08-11T01:16:00.004-04:00

The crash raised several questions: Will Ward's death cause drivers to think twice about on-track confrontations? Did Stewart try and send his own message by buzzing Ward, the young driver, only to have his risky move turn fatal? Or did Ward simply take his life into his own hands by stepping into traffic in a black fire suit on a dark track?

After Ward was killed, Stewart, considered one of the most proficient drivers in racing, dropped out of Sunday's NASCAR race at Watkins Glen, hours after Saturday's crash. And the sport was left reeling from a tragedy that could have ripple effects from the biggest stock car series down to weeknight dirt track racing.

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Now You Can Panic:Federal Dept Increase Since Obama Took Office

2014-08-07T23:19:00.003-04:00

The new debt increase from the Obama administration is more than all of the presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton COMBINED.

Unbelievable!

All of this and not a damn thing better for it!

Remember when President Barack Obama boasted of lowering the debt by half? Or when, in 2008, Obama accused President George W. Bush of being “unpatriotic” for taking out a “credit card in the name of Bank of China.”

Well, it appears that Obama has reached his self-defined “unpatriotic” zone himself.

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- The total federal debt of the U.S. government has now increased more than $7 trillion during Barack Obama’s tenure as president.

- When President Obama took office on Jan. 20, 2009, the total federal debt was $10,626,877,048,913.08. Now it has risen to $17,618,599,653,160.19 — up $6,991,722,604,247.11 from Obama’s first day on the job.

- The $7,060,259,674,497.51 in new debt alone from Obama’s presidency is $61,341.82 per household.

NASA: We Are Not Alone In Universe, Scientists Say

2014-08-05T23:50:00.001-04:00

Scientists believe there are potentially many more Earth-like planets in the universe -- and some of them could be home to alien life.

"Astronomers think it is very likely that every single star in our Milky Way galaxy has at least one planet," Sara Seager, professor of planetary science and physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said during the talk. "Sometime in the near future, people will be able to point to a star and say, 'that star has a planet like Earth.'"

click for story and video at Huffington Post

Hurricane Bertha a Bust!

2014-08-04T07:07:00.001-04:00

Tropical storm Bertha, soon to be Hurricane Bertha will not make landfall in the United States. This is a good thing for coastal North Carolina and excellent new for me! My daughter and grandchildren will be here on Wednesday and I want some beautiful days for them. They are anxious to go to the beach and see the Ocean!

Anyway, here is the formal forecast for Bertha.

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Quote Obama, "We tortured some folks after 9/11"

2014-08-02T09:10:00.002-04:00

Obama is a Hawk! Over the years he has mentioned his Death Lists, his prideful announcement of Bin Ladin's death and now this!

"We tortured some folks after 9/11"

Right from the President's mouth!

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Could 2016 Be the Year of the First Woman President? Here are 6 Strong Possibilities.

2014-07-24T04:41:00.001-04:00

There are five more women, in addition to Hillary Clinton, the only one currently running, who could make a bid for the U.S. Presidency.

Who are these women who could be president? What makes them stand out?

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Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives and Congresswoman, San Francisco, 8th District of California (D)

A very good article by- Pam Gaulin, Yahoo Contributor Network

List of Movies Filmed in Wilmington,N.C.(East Hollywood)

2014-07-21T09:09:00.001-04:00

There have been hundreds of films,TV shows, documentary's and made for TV movies shot here in Wilmington. I think you'll be surprised at some of the titles. Not a few of these movies were big hits and epic blockbusters!

View of Wilmington, cape Fear River and the Battleship North Carolina

Feature films are styled in bold, TV Shows & made for TV movies are styled normally.

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A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon A Song
A Degree Of Deception
A Different Kind Of Christmas
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
A Mother’s Instinct
A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries
A Smile As Big As The Moon
A Step Toward Tomorrow
A Touch Of Fate
A Walk To Remember
Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (The)
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
Alan & Naomi
Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back To Mayberry (The)
Ambushed
American Experience: The Simple Justice
American Gothic
American Warships (AKA: American Battleship)
Amos & Andrew
Amy & Isabelle
Andersonville
Angel Doll (The)
Any Place But Home
Arthur Newman

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C

D

E

F

G

Ghosts
Ghost Stories
Gimme Shelter
Glory Glory
Going To California
Golden Years
Good & Evil
Gramps
Grave (The)

H

Heart Of The Country
Her Deadly Rival
HGTV’s Building Character
Hick
Hiding Out
History Channel’s Days That Shook The World
Holy Joe
Homeland
Hornet's Nest
Horror Story
Hound Dog (Hounddog)
Household Saints
Hudsucker Proxy (The)

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K

King Kong Lives
Kiss And Tell
Kyoko

L

Labor Of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
Last Summer (The)
Linda
List (The)
Little Britain USA (HBO)
Little Monsters
Locket (The)
Loggerheads
Lolita
Long Shadow
Loose Cannons
Lost Capone (The)
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
Lovejoy Mysteries
Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder

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Pavilion (The)
Perfect Crime (The)
Perfect Daughter (The)
Please Forgive Me
Pedestrian
Piranha 3DD
Playing With Guns
Port City
Pure Shooter

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R

V

Vault Of Love
Virus

W

Water Is Wide (The)
Waterproof
Weeds
Weekend At Bernie’s
We're The Millers
What The Deaf Man Heard
Where’s Snooker - The Whole Minute
White Men Can’t Dance
Whittaker Bay
Windmills Of The Gods
Witches Of East End
Woman On Trial: The Lawrencia Bembeneck Story

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Zero Tolerance

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July 20th- 45th Anniversary-Top 10 Surprising Secrets of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

2014-07-20T07:37:00.002-04:00

This year is the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the first time humans walked on the moon. The iconic imagery and audio from the mission is certainly seared into humankind’s collective consciousness, but there are a handful of side stories from the mission that are often overlooked.

Click on image to go to Discovery Science for top ten surprising secrets of first landing on the moon.

THIS IS A VERY COOL ARTICLE WITH VIDEO AND MORE PICTURES AND LINKS!

I SUGGEST YOU CLICK ON PIC AND VISIT DISCOVERY SCIENCE!

10. “In the Event of Moon Disaster”

Had the Apollo 11 moon landing gone horribly wrong, the world may have immortalized the words of William Safire, Richard Nixon’s speechwriter. You see, Safire had written a statement for Nixon to deliver in the wake of a hypothetical moon disaster. Rather than Neil Armstrong’s famous words, we may have committed an equally poetic phrase to memory: “Fate has ordained that men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.”

9. A Famous Misquote?

When Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon, he actually meant to say “That’s one small step for a man.” People have argued whether a shoddy radio connection caused the misquote, or if Armstrong had a case of global stage fright and skipped over the tiny, but important, word.

8. Speaking of Those ‘First’ Words…

Armstrong gets all the credit for uttering the first words on the moon, but “That’s one small step…” wasn’t the first lunar sentence spoken — technically. Bob Berman, Slooh astronomer and author of Zoom, tells a different story that came out of an interview with Aldrin years ago. Berman says Aldrin was actually the first man to speak on the moon, but his quote wasn't nearly as sexy. When the lander touched down, Aldrin simply said, “OK, engines stop.”

(For more insider stories about the Apollo 11 landing, be sure to tune intoSlooh’s live webcast of the moon’s surface in HD — complete with commentary from Berman and other special guests.)

7. Armstrong Was Too Good of a Pilot

Although it seems counter-intuitive, Armstrong landed the Eagle too softly on the surface of the moon. Berman says Armstrong was supposed to cut the engines when the lander was a few feet from the surface. NASA scientists built the lander with legs that would crumple upon impact to absorb the shock. Since Armstrong was such an ace pilot, the lander’s legs never crumpled. As a result, the astronauts had to exit the lander several feet higher than intended, which means that first small step was more of a leap.

6. That’s One Soggy Step

Armstrong was the first human to step foot on the moon, but Aldrin holds the title as the first man to urinate on it. Upon stepping foot on the moon, Aldrin promptly emptied his bladder into his space suit’s internal urine collector. Unfortunately, Armstrong’s piloting skills came back to haunt Aldrin: when he made his higher-than-expected leap from the Eagle, his urine collector broke upon sticking the landing. As a result, one of Aldrin’s boots filled with pee when he relieved himself, Berman says. Fully aware that he was on a live radio feed, Aldrin kept that bit of information to himself.

Buzz Aldrin (Courtesy: NASA)

5. The Moon’s Aroma

Have you ever wondered what the moon smells like? When Aldrin and Armstrong, caked with moon dust, returned to the Eagle lander, they reported that the moon smelled a bit like wet ashes and gunpowder. Pressurizing the cabin upon their return was in itself a worrisome operation: some folks believed lunar dust was flammable, and would ignite as soon as it came in contact with oxygen. Luckily, that wasn’t the case.

4. Broadcasting in HD

We all remember that iconic video feed beamed to hundreds of millions of earthlings in 1969, but the video was actually captured in higher quality than we ever saw. That’s because the camera captured video in a format that commercial television stations couldn't broadcast. NASA used a scan converter to adapt the video for U.S. broadcast signals, but by the time the images appeared on home television sets, the feed was substantially degraded.

However, thanks to technology, you can watch restored versions of the moon landing.

3. A Mother’s Concern

There are myriad things a moonwalker’s mother could worry about, but Neil Armstrong’s mom had just one real concern: that the lunar crust was too delicate and wouldn’t support her son’s weight when he walked on it.

2. What We Left Behind

Although every man on the Apollo 11 mission returned to Earth safely, they left plenty of artifacts back on the moon. Some items, such as a golden olive branch, American flag, Apollo 1 patch and a moon memorial disk, served a symbolic function.

But there was also plenty of junk left behind, including television cables, a camera, urine and defecation collection devices, tongs and a hammer to name a few. NASA has compiled a list of every single item the Apollo missions left behind on the moon.

1. A Second Chance

Aldrin may have never had the chance to walk on the moon because NASA turned down his initial application to become an astronaut. He tried again, and was accepted in the third group of astronauts in 1963; he became known as “Dr. Rendezvous.”

A Zillion Writhing, Squirming Snakes!

2014-07-18T09:24:00.001-04:00

He calls it snake spaghetti and he had his family there with him as he walks into them!

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Are You Curious About When You Will Die? Take The Test

2014-07-15T23:34:00.000-04:00

Well, it looks like I need to tighten up a little bit. Of all the tests I've taken on line, this one gives me more time than most. Still, it is giving me a mere 5 years! I will die at 62 if I don't start living a more healthy lifestyle.

click image to take your test.

You Don't Want the Answers to These Ten Questions!

2014-07-15T09:23:00.001-04:00

Trust me, there are some things best left unknown.

Here are ten of them.

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The Top 10 Most Stressful, Lowest Paid Jobs in America

2014-07-10T05:01:00.000-04:00

This article is a general acknowledgement of the top 10 most stressful, yet lowest paying jobs in America.

Click for complete list

10) Taxi Driver

Average pay – $27,000

Taxi drivers are usually taken for granted. They not only have all the daily stresses of living in rush hour traffic, they pick up and talk to total strangers all day long.

Primary responsibilities include:
•Drive people from one place to another in a taxi cab.
•Figure out where passengers are going.
Ask for directions or determine directions on GPS.
•Use knowledge of local streets and traffic patterns to avoid heavy traffic.
Pay tolls.
•Vacuum and clean interior of cab.
•Turn on and off meter.
•Pick up and throw away debris from passengers.
•Take payments.
•Wax and wash exterior of car.
•Service car and determine if repairs are needed.
•Get oil changed and fluids checked regularly.
•Pick up people at their request.
•Operate wheelchair lifts.
•Make change and issue receipts.
•Determine fares based on distance, number of passengers, or times.
•Answer requests to receive vehicle assignments.
•Perform errands for customers.
•Take passengers to airport or pick them up.
•Carry packages and luggage.
•Help passengers get in and out of car.
•Make minor repairs and adjustments.
•Wash and dry windows until they shine.

10 Classic Scams You'd Still Fall For Today

2014-07-08T08:04:00.001-04:00

Con artists can fool honest citizens through sleight of hand, lies, and trickery. Even with all the advanced knowledge and technology we have today, old-fashioned cons still work. Beware of these classic, low-tech scams that you’d fall for unless you saw them coming

click image for the list of cons at Listverse.com

The Top 10 Worst Hurricanes

2014-07-03T07:13:00.001-04:00

At the beginning of this Hurricane we pay attention to Hurricane Arthur. He is going to skim my area today and as a category one hurricane he is going to blow and rain on things around here to the point of aggravation. So be it, I will survive as I always have.

Now the following list reminds us not to take hurricanes lightly.

click on map of Katrina for video

Top Ten worst Hurricanes in recent History

10.Hurricane Isabelle killed 17 category 3

9.Hurricane Camille killed 259 category 5

8. Hurricane Opal killed 59 category 3

7. Hurricane Wilma killed 23 category 3

6.Hurricane Hugo killed 56 category 4

5. Hurricane Mitch killed 9086 tropical storm when made landfall

4. Hurricane Ivan killed 92 category 3

3. Hurricane Andrew killed 26 category 5

2. great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 killed 12000 category 4

1. Hurricane Katrina killed 1833 category 3