The Peak of the Perseids August 12th!

  It’s August, and that means that we are approaching the peak of the Perseids Meteor shower. The peak will occur over two nights – August 11-12 and August 12-13, 2018. The best time to see the greatest number of meteors would more-than likely be in the wee hours, just before dawn. The good news, […]

Every Point is a Galaxy, According to ESA

The Herschel Space Observatory, which is operated by the European Space Agency presented an astounding image. The image captured appear as if it were just  a square filled with tiny grains of static. Then you realize that every point is a distant galaxy, millions of them. According to the ESA, each of these minute marks […]

Heat Warning issued for Toronto

Based on information from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, has issued a Heat Warning for Toronto today. The Heat Warning will be in effect until further notice. During a Heat Warning, members of the public are encouraged to visit family, friends and neighbours, especially isolated adults […]

Searching for NEOs

  If an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, they will most likely see it first. We’re talking about NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, which has now been in existence for 20 twenty years. CNEOS makes over 90 percent of the near-Earth asteroid and comet discoveries. It all began on March 11, […]

SOLAR POWER STATIONS, IN SPACE?

Is capturing and transmitting solar power from space close to being reality? The idea of capturing solar energy in space where the sun always shines and transmitting it back to our planet seemed not currently feasible and to be the science of Star Trek. The technology might be further along than you think. Early in […]

Rustic Spanish Bread

    Rustic Spanish Bread By Joseph Parish Pam made several of her Rustic Spanish Bread Loaves today and we are currently waiting for it to cool down sufficiently to taste it. It sure looks good and if the taste is anything like the looks it should be fabulous. I am seriously thinking of making […]

Read This Before Seeing Another Superhero Movie

    Read This Before Seeing Another Superhero Movie By Morris Raymond We’re about to meander a bit on the controversial side. You see, whenever you mention superhero movies, you immediately see the factions preparing for battle about what constitutes superhero movies. Sometimes the arguments are based off of the idea that source materials were […]

TIFF Filmmaker Lab taps Patricia Chica among the directors selected

(Toronto, ON) – August 1st, 2018. The Toronto International Film Festival®announced today that Genre filmmaker Patricia Chica, known for her horror/fantasy shorts “A Tricky Treat” and “Serpent’s Lullaby”, is among the female directors selected for the prestigious TIFF Filmmaker Lab. Chica’s submission of “Montreal Girls,” a feature script in the advanced phase of development, as well as a one […]