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Communist Chinese Propaganda Posters: "This site is dedicated to the Chinese propaganda poster as it has been produced from 1949 till the present day. So-called propaganda art has played a major supporting role in the many campaigns that were designed to mobilize the people, and throughout the People's Republic, the propaganda poster has been the favored vehicle through which art conveyed model behavior. I've been collecting these Chinese political posters for many years now, and have brought together quite a nice collection of some 1,300 titles, spanning five decades of Chinese poster production. From time to time, new sections will be added, devoted to the political, social and economic movements and developments that have found their way into visual propaganda over the years."
Jon Katz on CSI: "A year ago, CSI seemed promising. Now it's great and getting steadily better. And as CSI has become more successful, its production values have soared. At times, it's beautifully shot, a cross between the old Miami Vice and the early days of The X-Files, from which it borrows heavily."
The Worldwide Computer: Scientific American on "An operating system spanning the Internet would bring the power of millions of the world's Internet-connected PCs to everyone's fingertips."
How America's new super bomb works: "For the first time in combat, America has lobbed a still-experimental bomb so fierce it can crush an enemy's internal organs as he hides far beneath the surface of the earth. As heavy as a Volkswagen, these 'thermobaric' bombs are designed to suck the oxygen out of a cave or tunnel, killing even earthworms deep underground. Though the blasts are believed capable as well of wrecking sensitive equipment and destroying chemical weapons beyond the reach of conventional bombs, they are designed to leave the subterranean structure intact so it can later be searched."
There's water on Mars: "The US Mars Odyssey spacecraft has discovered massive field of ice on the planet. Stephen Saunders, project scientist for Odyssey told The Observer: 'The signal we're getting is loud and clear. We're not just looking at surface frost. There's lots of ice on Mars.'"
Pew Internet: "Getting Serious Online: As Americans Gain Experience, They Use the Web More at Work, Write Emails with More Significant Content, Perform More Online Transactions, and Pursue More Serious Activities"
Can We Stop the Next Attack? "Six months after Sept. 11, America has taken the fight to al-Qaeda. But behind the scenes, The CIA and FBI have been in a desperate scramble to fix a broken system before another strike comes."
Nevada's lobster farm: "Among the sagebrush and brown mountains, Eddy raises a half million beautiful, blue and red Australian freshwater lobsters."