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UFO for American Presidents

By PravdaJune 18, 2011Culture, Science Fictionaircraft carrier, bakersfield, cia agent, dwight eisenhower, et the extra terrestrial, extraterrestrial intelligence, flying saucers, franklin roosevelt, gerald haines, gulf of mexico, norman miller, oklahoma resident, oval office, pacific ocean, president carter, president harry s truman, richard nixon, robert landry, ronald reagan, sherry eckhardt, steven spielberg, ufo, ufo sightings, ufology, unidentified flying objects, united states, us presidents, Washington, White House

Many U.S. presidents during their terms were seriously interested in UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence issues, and some of them even had a chance to make contact with aliens. We turn to the recently declassified archives of ufology. Let’s start with 1948, when President Harry S. Truman summoned his Assistant Robert Landry to the Oval Office.

Truman gave him the order to make reports every three months on the flying saucers observed over the country. Once, Truman asked to investigate the case of the appearance of mysterious object over Washington that he observed through his window. (more…)

Did Obama’s Election Kill the Antiwar Movement?

By Guest PostApril 6, 2011Politicsafghanistan, americans, anti-obama attitudes, anti-republican, anti-republican sentiments, antiwar movement, antiwar protests, capitol hill, Chicago, congress, critical mass, d c, democratic party, democrats, election, fabio rojas, Iraq, libya, michael heaney, new york, Obama, political system, presidency, pro-war decisions, radical political attitudes, republicans, united states, war, Washington

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Since 2003, the antiwar movement in the United States has had much to protest with Americans fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan and now Libya, but the movement—which has dropped off sharply the past two years—may be more anti-Republican than antiwar, says a University of Michigan researcher.

A new study by U-M’s Michael Heaney and colleague Fabio Rojas of Indiana University shows that the antiwar movement in the United States demobilized as Democrats, who had been motivated to participate by anti-Republican sentiments, withdrew from antiwar protests when the Democratic Party achieved electoral success, first with Congress in 2006 and then with the presidency in 2008. (more…)

IBM Expands the Institute for Electronic Government in Washington to Focus on Advancements in Analytics and Cloud Computing

By Guest PostMarch 1, 2011Technologyanne altman, budget, business analytics, defense, energy, ibm, ieg, institute for electronic government, jerry mechling, logistics, Technology, virtual collaboratory, Washington

*Virtual Collaboratory to Connect Thousands of Government Leaders Globally*

WASHINGTON – 01 Mar 2011: IBM today announced a major expansion of its Institute for Electronic Government (IEG) in Washington, D.C., adding cloud computing and analytics capabilities for public sector organizations around the world.

IBM has moved and expanded the facility in order to meet the growing demand from Government, Health Care and Education leaders who recognize the potential of cloud computing environments and business analytics technologies to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and tackle energy and budget challenges. (more…)

Yahoo! Shopping Challenges Shoppers to Name the Ultimate Gift This Holiday Season

By Guest PostNovember 8, 2010Technologydc, fifts for her, gifts for him, gifts for kids, grand prize, greg hintz, holiday gift, ipads, shopping, ultimate gift challenge, united states, video games, Washington, Yahoo

*Yahoo! Shopping’s Ultimate Gift Challenge sweepstakes lets people pick this year’s ultimate holiday gift for a chance to win a $10,000 grand prize*

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)— Yahoo! Shopping has unveiled its Ultimate Gift Challenge (https://shopping.yahoo.com/seasonal/holiday/ultimate-gift-challenge), a sweepstakes in which Yahoo! users can vote for their favorite gifts and select the top holiday gift for 2010. Over the course of the six-week shopping tournament, every time people vote in the Ultimate Gift Challenge, they will be entered to win the grand prize drawing of $10,000 at the end of the sweepstakes. Plus, the first time that players vote, they will be entered to win one of five $100 gift cards drawn daily. (more…)

Potentially Habitable Planet Discovered

By Guest PostSeptember 29, 2010Scienceastronomers, astronomical units, d c, gliese 581, gravitational tug, habitable planet, lick-carnegie exoplanet survey, Milky Way, paul butler, planet, potentially habitable earth-sized planet, stellar energy, steven vogt, u c santa cruz, Washington

Washington, D.C. Astronomers have found a new, potentially habitable Earth-sized planet. It is one of two new planets discovered around the star Gliese 581, some 20 light years away. The planet, Gliese 581g, is located in a “habitable zone”—a distance from the star where the planet receives just the right amount of stellar energy to maintain liquid water at or near the planet’s surface. The 11- year study, published in the Astrophysical Journal and posted online at arXiv.org, suggests that the fraction of stars in the Milky Way harboring potentially habitable planets could be greater than previously thought—as much as a few tens of percent.

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Potomac River: Ten-fold Increase in Native Submerged Vegetation Reflects Improved Water Quality

By Guest PostSeptember 7, 20101 commentEnvironmentalgal blooms, chesapeake bay, d c, ecosystem, exotic, henry ruhl, heteranthera, hydrilla, milfoil, myriophyllum, nancy rybicki, national oceanography centre, noc, nutrients, potomac river, sav, southhampton, stargrass, submerged aquatic vegetation, submerged vegetation, u s geological survey, uk, Washington, wastewater treatment plant

The Potomac River in Washington, D.C. is showing multiple benefits from restoration efforts, newly published research suggests. Reduced nutrients and improved water clarity have increased the abundance and diversity of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in the Potomac, according to direct measurements taken during the 18-year field study.

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Microsoft Awards Top Performing Partners at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference

By Guest PostJuly 15, 2010Technology2010, anglia business solutions, Avanade, client profiles, doug kennedy, dynamics vertical solutions, eclipse computing, fz-llc, isv awardsm hoster award, july 14, maginus software solutions, microsoft corp., microsoft dynamics, microsoft worldwide partner conference, outsourcery, rock solid technologies, tribridge, Washington, wpc

WASHINGTON — At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) on July 14, 2010 in Washington, D.C., Microsoft Corp. honored the strongest performing Microsoft Dynamics partners for demonstrating significant customer impact by developing and delivering innovative solutions that help customers drive their businesses forward.

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Obama Earns Four Times More than His Russian Counterpart

By PravdaJuly 7, 2010General, Politicsafghanistan, dmitry medvedev, hamid karzai, igor shuvalov, million rubles, natural resources and ecology, Obama, russian, us president, vladimir putin, Washington, White House, yuri trutnev

US President makes $400,000 a year, which equates about 12 million rubles, or one million rubles a month.

The earnings of Russian top officials pale in comparison.

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