For the first time ever, astrophysicists have reliably measured the spinning speed of a supermassive black hole. Let’s just say words like “blistering,” “breakneck” and “blinding” still manage to come up short.

A team of scientists led by Harvard astronomer Guido Risaliti recounts its findings in the latest issue of Nature. The researchers accomplished the feat by measuring electromagnetic radiation emanating from the center of spiral galaxy NGC 1365.

There — not unlike the center of our own Milky Way — a spherical region of spacetime more than 2 million miles in diameter whirls violently, its gravity so strong it actually schleps surrounding space along with it. Any matter that trespasses beyond the black hole’s event horizon spirals inward and collects in what’s known as an accretion disc, where it is subjected to so much friction it emits X-rays. (In the image up top, a hot, swirling accretion…

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If you haven’t seen this before, you’re in for a treat…if you have, it’s worth watching again…

 IN GOD WE TRUST

 There are good people out there.

 JUST WATCH THIS. THE THREE PEOPLE TALKING ONLY TAKES A SECOND OR SO AND THEN THE VIDEO STARTS, IT IS REALLY SOMETHING TO SEE,

 The Duck-man .Enjoy!

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It used to be that if a rock star wanted publicity, she’d send a press release to the news media, and these self-constituted arbiters of newsworthiness determined if it should be ignored or published. No longer.

Lady Gaga has 34 million followers on Twitter, the Los Angeles Times a mere 54,000. So Miss Gaga goes straight to the source, the public, without having to worry about trying to impress the intermediary

You too. Go straight to the Source, God

Himself, without worrying about intermediaries. Jesus taught us to pray to God: “Our Father, who art in Heaven…” It’s good to get a pastor and friends involved in your prayer need, but don’t think for a minute that religious hierarchy authorizes access.

In fact, God’s twiddling His thumbs waiting for you to talk to Him. In Guatemalan Spanish, “twiddling His thumbs” would be translated “scratching His belly button.” God is probably…

February 24, 2013 –A starship without an engine: It may seem a fantastical notion, but hardly more so than the idea of building a starship of any kind. The space program needs a dream. If there are no dreamers, we’ll never get anywhere. However, this dream may be closer to reality than many people think.

First, find an asteroid in an elliptical orbit that passes close to the Sun. Second, put a starship in orbit around the asteroid. If the asteroid could be captured into a new orbit that clings close to the Sun, the starship would be flung on an interstellar trajectory, perhaps up to a tenth of the speed of light. The chaotic dynamics of those two allow all the energy of one to be transferred to the other. It’s a unique type of gravity assist.

Still, the sheer distances are daunting. The…

Popstar Princess Sarah Geronimo will take her last look and will execute her final performance on Sarah G. Live stage as it closes its curtain tonight January 10, 2013!

Geronimo is set to present her most memorable performances tonight on the said hit musical solo variety show. She will be joined by her onscreen partner in movies John Lloyd Cruz for another unforgettable ‘kilig’ moment.  The two Kapamilya stars are currently promoting their upcoming movie, It Takes A Man And A Woman.

Sarah will be part of The Voice Philippines as one of the four judges/coaches. In addition, a drama anthology project is on the plans for the Popstar Princess. Despite of her several projects on line, Sarah felt sad that her show has come to an end.

“It’s sad because I will miss my SGL family terribly”, says Sarah. “But as what I have said, we need to…

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Someone sent this to me and it made me stop and think about it. Thought you might enjoy it too.
A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales
convention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they would be
home in plenty of time for Friday night’s dinner. In their rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these salesmen inadvertently kicked
over a table which held a display of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the plane
in time for their nearly-missed boarding. ALL BUT ONE!!! He paused, took a deep breath, got in touch with his feelings and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned.
He told his buddies to go on without him, waved good-bye, told one…

Gardener always remain low and contribute so much effort to maintain the cleanliness of the park.  They are always doing their job without any spotlight flashing on them.  So, when you happen to pass-by them, do mind your step to give them your respect and status they deserved.  They might be as low as grass, as tiny as sand, but they are equal on earth.

Sunlight and dropping leaves are the most favorable subjects on their stage of life.

Sometime they have to hide themselves in the lush to exchange the bowl of rice on their table.

An endless sweeping job day and night, through months and years.  Are we able to take over them?

You can be a jaywalker, but have your grace and don’t litter around.

As there are many CCTV security systems watching you at everywhere you step on.