Sunday Newscape Magazine

West Lafayette, Indiana - Purdue University is operating a virtual environment that enables scientists and engineers to interpret raw data collected with powerful instruments called dynamic atomic force microscopes. The online tools, believed to be the first of their kind for the instruments, represent a research trend, with tools for other applications also being developed.

I am not young enough to know everything - Oscar Wilde

In George Orwell’s apocalyptic novel 1984, society is ruled by an insidious, totalitarian government- known as Big Brother - whose presence cannot be avoided, kind of like presidential politics. In the story, Big Brother has distorted the English language into Newspeak, a tongue so mind-numbingly devoid of meaning and nuance that those subjected to it have just stopped thinking altogether. Hmmm, again, kind of like politics.

Spiritual books classically illustrate, “Ask and you shall receive.” That quote is so powerful I hope you will use it repeatedly throughout your life, because it does work. How we incorporate it as a routine is quite simple; all you need is a good reality check.

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter serves as my strong recommendation of Jennifer Layton. Jennifer has worked with me for the past eight months and was recently laid off due to company restructuring. The fact that I found out about this layoff by walking past Jennifer’s office and seeing her throwing her personal possessions into a big box and muttering something like, “Thank God I’m finally leaving this armpit of a job,” should be no reflection on her true attitude.

Cambridge, Massachusetts - Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun’s energy that could allow just that.

Stanford, California - The scientists have stopped holding their breath. Three weeks after the launch of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), researchers from Stanford University, the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and elsewhere have shaken awake the scientific instruments aboard their $690 million satellite, 350 miles above Earth, for the first time.