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They are blooming.

My Tulips just showed their heads out. Last weekend’s rain and warmer weather must have signaled them to come out. I have put over 50 of them. Looks like most of them are coming out. The extended snow cover has made the soil perfect for an early spring, provided we are not getting a freezing before April.

Here are the first pictures.

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ABE (Autonomous Benthic Explorer), which pioneered so many discoveries from deep sea was lost in the depths of pacific. (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/03/11/pioneering-deep-sea-robot-is-lost-to-a-watery-grave/)

This robot was instrumental in mapping the mid-ocean ridge and studying the strange life that flourish in the volcanic vents.

Deep sea exploration (well, easy chair exploration in my case) is such a fascinating area. The secrets deep ocean still keeps are as big as any other secrets in the universe.

It is a shame that the resources we spend on exploring the seas is meager compared to what is spend on space exploration. The technical challenges it faces are much more than space exploration as well.

Robots like ABE and its newer cousins are valuable assets to scientific exploration and in understanding the largest areas of our own earth. Wired magazine called it one of the 50 best robots ever.

The robot is assumed to have succumbed to its death due to an implosion of its glass domes followed by a cascade failure of other domes.

There is still a long way to go in achieving equitable social justice and rights for Women. But the advances made in the last century on women’s right is phenomenal.

I proudly stand with all the women of the world in their historic efforts to end discrimination, social and economic freedom and to remake the world into a better place.

Salim

These were posted to SkyDrive for a while. Now that we have the next storm in full swing, I thought it is a good time to share.

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This is the first of the record breaking snow storm.

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What you are seeing below is my persona as discovered by Persona. I entered my full name (which fortunately is reasonably unique) and this is what it told me how I am seen by the web.

Looks like I am a well rounded person. Don’t you think?

I am an ardent fan of Carl Sagan. Every time I see the re-runs of Cosmos, I watch them without missing a single episode. And now there is a free stream from Hulu.

But, what I found today was a treasure. John Boswell, a freelance composer decided to remix Cosmos. First I thought that is a bad idea, but then i saw this video. (Watch it in full screen with good sound)

This is so exhilarating. Then I found there are three more videos when I went to his site. Real gems. To see the excitement, happiness, bliss on the face of Feynman… Stars, billions and billions.

Enjoy.

This signboard will tell you direction by pointing. All you have to do is send it a message. Now, that is something I can use. Even with a Garmin GPS, I manage to get lost all the time.