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Monthly Archives: December, 2015

A PERPETUAL CALENDAR

AMONG MY many ornamental objects of questionable modern utility is a perpetual calendar. After all, there’s always the Calendar icon on my smart phone. Also, complete data are displayed, to … Continue reading

December 5, 2015 · 2 Comments

MANY FLUTES ARE MAGICAL

MOZART’S DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, The Magic Flute, is an opera that has been magical in many ways. When it premiered in 1791, it was a linguistic breakaway that also spilled the … Continue reading

December 4, 2015 · 1 Comment

SOME OF THE THINGS I KNEW FOR SURE WERE NOT

LIFE IS full of continuing ed. Or at least it can be. Among the many facts I’ve accumulated over the years, more than a few of them are downright incorrect. … Continue reading

December 3, 2015 · 4 Comments

GEORGIAN DIGS, PART III: THE ROYAL PAVILION AT BRIGHTON

IN THE late 18th century, Brighton was an eight-hour trip from London to England’s south seacoast, 58 miles. George, Prince of Wales, later to become King George IV, liked the … Continue reading

December 2, 2015 · Leave a comment

LITHIUM-AIR—THE BEST OF BATTERIES, THEORETICALLY

LITHIUM-AIR TECHNOLOGY comes as close as possible to the theoretical limits of battery energy density; this, according to Science, the weekly magazine published by the American Association for the Advancement … Continue reading

December 1, 2015 · 2 Comments