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“…a wise and prudent administration in the commencement of her national existence will be universally expected; improving upon the difficult and delicate task of settling in complete and successful operation a political body based upon principles so hazardously asserted and so gloriously maintained.”

Sam Houston’s signature

The above quote could easily be attributed to any number of government entities that have arisen since 1776.  In fact, I wager that it’s applicable to many political upheavals we’re following in 2011.  At least, that what struck me as I recently read this historical document.  …

OiH congratulates AAF Houston on its 100th anniversary!

Join in the celebration, Tuesday, April 19 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm, have some cake and toast Houston’s AAF that has been with Houston through the best and worst of times. Technology and what it takes to communicate to people have changed, but AAF continues to pull Houston’s best together. See you there. RSVP on facebook –

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215270831821022

Be sure to talk up the event and attend!

Dwight Cook
Chairman- Only in Houston

13-Apr-11 8:00 AM
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photo credit: woodleywonderworks

How would you show our beautiful planet Earth how we appreciate the resources that she provides for us?
Write a song or create a dance to teach others about conservation?
Plant a garden or tree – or both?
Pledge to conserve energy and resources?
Send your ideas to ecc@hmns.org and we will share them on the Energy Conservation Club website and at the HMNS Earth Day celebration on April 30.
Earth Day 2011
Saturday, April 30
10 am – 2 pm
Celebrate Earth Day at HMNS with fun activities to learn about energy and natural …

Marking the first collaboration between IFC and Aniden Interactive, the digital design agency created a user interface for IFC’s multi-touch interactive experience inside the network’s IFC Crossroads House at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival. The multi-touch experience consisted of two 60” touchscreen displays, with a touch enabled area measuring 52.5” wide by 29.5” tall. Users were greeted with a 3D carousel of content they could browse, which included photos and clips of IFC shows and a fun “Create a Message” game, which allowed multiple users to create sentences with …

Space. Let’s tweet about it.
photo credit: Mr. Physics

If you’re excited about America’s past, present, and future in space – and really, who isn’t?! – you’re going to want to be at our tweetup Tuesday night!
#SpaceGeeks Tweetup
HMNS Planetarium
Tuesday, April 12 – Yuri’s Night!
5:30 – 7 pm
Who’s going to be there? We’ve got people from NASA, Houston SpaceFest, and the University of Houston (they’re hosting astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson for a free public lecture this Wednesday!) – plus our own astronomer – all ready to geek out about …

Born To Be Wild is now showing! Check out our IMAX schedule for details on daily showtimes.
In the meantime, here’s a new webisode from the makers of the film featuring the efforts of the amazing people who care for these orphaned animals. It’s a huge commitment – baby orangutans almost never let go of their mothers for the first year! – and it’s very cool to get a sneak peek into their daily lives.

Can’t see the video?Click here.

The Reviews Are In!
Chicago Sun-Times “Born to Be Wild’ is everything a family …

Last week we received a photo of a very bizarre looking insect from Melissa who lives in the Seattle area. I had an idea of what it was when I opened the file, but it was a bit of a head scratcher!
For the most part, all insects in a particular order share the same distinguishing characteristics and it’s easy (for me) to tell what group they belong to. Grasshoppers look like grasshoppers, butterflies like butterflies, wasps like wasps, etc. But there are some exceptions to the rule. Some moths mimic beetles, …

There is an ancient Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times.” For the past few months that seems to be a motto of the world.
The unrest in Libya that started with protest has now proceeded into a full civil war. The group of protesters formed a National Council on Feb 26th to give course to the now rebels. It took less than a month for the new national council to become recognized as the legitimate authority in Libya by both a western nation France (which was the first to …

This Thursday Allan Chochinov will be presenting his lecture at Duncan Hall/McMurtry Auditorium on the campus of Rice University. AIGA Houston's John Luu got with Allan to learn more about what people should expect from Thursday's event.

Ray Jayawardhana combs
Antartica for meteorites
on a snowmobile.
Photos courtesy Ray Jayawardhana

Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana will be at the Houston Museum of Natural Science this Thursday, April 7 giving a lively talk on the latest research in extrasolar planets and an update on the search for alien life and planets.
He will also be signing copies of his new book Strange New Worlds: The Search for Alien Planets and Life Beyond Our Solar System, which offers an insider’s look at the cutting-edge science of today’s planet hunters, the prospects for discovering alien life, and …