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It’s a Pixel Party: Get snap happy with us at Faberge: A Brilliant Vision on Sunday evening!

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Photographers, get snap happy at this Sunday's Pixel Party!What, what, what are we doing?

We’re hosting a Pixel Party —  the next generation of photography soirees from HMNS. When? THIS Sunday, Feb. 10, in our utterly photogenic new exhibit Faberge: A Brilliant Vision.

Pixel Parties work like this: All Photographers are welcome to bring their cameras — even the ones housed in their smartphones — and check out our new Fabergé exhibit in a crowd-free, after-hours environment.

Post your masterpieces online in our Flickr group, on Instagram, on Twitter, or wherever you choose to share your work, and one of your shots might be featured in our weekly newsletter!

Bring your camera this Sunday and see Fabergé with the Pixel Party!

Photogs must have one of the following to participate:

(1) An active Flickr, Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook account

(2) A dedicated Facebook Fan Page for your photography

(3) An active photography portfolio online

Bring your camera this Sunday and see Fabergé with the Pixel Party!

All photographers must register by 5 p.m. on Friday, February 8 to participate. No late registrations will be accepted. Email webeditor@hmns.org with your name and a link to your online photo-sharing accounts, and you’ll receive an email confirmation giving you the go-ahead to attend.

Pixel Party is from 6 to 8 p.m. and is free to attend. Gourmet grilled cheese from Golden Grill will also be on-hand on the patio, but you guys have to pay for that.

 

April Fools! [4.1.11]

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Happy April 1! If you’ve been following the Museum on Twitter for the last several weeks, you may have noticed our series of #TXfact tweets. Like:


If you brought every cow in TX to the city of Houston, cows would outnumber people by about 8 to 1. #TXfact http://ow.ly/3YCQs
March 17, 2011 11:05 am via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@hmns
hmns

Today, we’re having a little bit of April Fools fun by taking the spirit of everyone’s favorite internet meme, Chuck Norris Facts, and combining it with our natural Texas pride!

Of course, the tweets aren’t factually true…but I think most Texans will agree they’re pretty accurate.

You can follow along today by following the #TXfact hashtag – we’ll be updating this post with tweets as they go out.

Create your own April Fool’s #TXfact and tweet it to us – we’ll include them here, too!

PS – did you know you can get $10 off an adult ticket to see the Texas exhibition by signing up for our email newsletter? And on top of the sweet discount, you’ll also stay up to date on everything happening here at the museum! Sign up here – you’ll receive a welcome email with a coupon to print out and bring in on your visit.


RT @hmns: Texas’ state bird – the mockingbird – doesn’t just imitate sounds. It actually uses sarcasm. #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rceE
April 1, 2011 10:07 am via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite
@cwelsh
Chris Welsh



RT @hmns: Originally they were called “roadwalkers” – but they couldn’t get to Texas fast enough. #TXfact #RoadrunnersAreAwesome…
April 1, 2011 11:15 am via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@allison326
Allison


“Don’t Mess with Texas” isn’t just a reminder. It’s a threat. #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rcKN
April 1, 2011 11:35 am via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@hmns
hmns


@hmns Davy Crockett’s pet raccoon messed with Texas. We all know what happened to him. #TXfact
April 1, 2011 11:53 am via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite


RT @hmns: Scientists have discovered that the sun only shines in Texas. Luckily for the rest of the world, we share. #TXfact http://ow.l …
April 1, 2011 12:15 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
@mingfire
Kristin Bird


Before deciding to build his city in Camelot, King Arthur scouted real estate in West Texas. #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rgMt
April 1, 2011 1:15 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@hmns
hmns


RT @hmns: Bluebonnets don’t grow at the roadside. Roads grow at the bluebonnet-side. #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rhoH
April 1, 2011 1:54 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
@ShanSoup
Shannon


Texas Lege considering a bill to standardize the font for all documents and signage in the state. Their first choice: COMIC SANS #TXfact
April 1, 2011 12:21 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
@etee
Ed T.



the texas power grid is impervious to EMP attack due to a reinforced coating from the polarized spinal fluid of alamo heroes #TXfact @hmns
April 1, 2011 2:10 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
@emilycivilize
Emily Kelsch


lol @hmns: The San Jacinto Monument used to be the tallest, free-standing structure in Texas. Until Yao Ming arrived. #TXfact http://ow. …
April 1, 2011 2:36 pm via txtReplyRetweetFavorite
@im_ovi
Ovi


With recent expansion of its permanent exhibits, @hmns rocks more than all of Cleveland, Ohio. #TXfact
April 1, 2011 2:42 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
@CurrentlyVince
Vincent Aurelio



@hmns @watchkeep Texans learn to divide by zero while still in the womb #txfact
April 1, 2011 3:09 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
@jrios68
Juan A. Rios


@hmns All the greats weren’t born in Texas, they just got here ASAP. #TXfact
April 1, 2011 3:05 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
@kelblogg
Kelly


Little-known fact: Stephen F Austin opened Texas’ first cupcake bakery in 1830. #trendsetter #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rhe8
April 1, 2011 3:25 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@hmns
hmns


@hmns In Texas, Chuck Norris is just an average guy. #TXfact
April 1, 2011 3:38 pm via Twitter for AndroidReplyRetweetFavorite
@FriendofJeanN
FriendofJeanN


In Texas, the thesaurus lists “tall tales” as a synonym for “fact.” #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rhhy
April 1, 2011 4:00 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@hmns
hmns


@hmns the native Texas mosquito, aedes texicanus, is known to grow as large as a 747 #TXfact
April 1, 2011 4:26 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
@houston_tnt
Todd Tisch


RT @hmns: At 268,581 square miles, Texas is just barely big enough to contain all the awesome. #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rhjC
April 1, 2011 4:36 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
@gogosoto
Tanya Soto


@hmns The Red imported Fire Ants in West Texas build mounds bigger than the skyscrapers in Houston! #TXFact
April 1, 2011 4:44 pm via TweetCasterReplyRetweetFavorite
@SusanJumps
SusanJumps


To: @hmns RE: #TXfactHopefully there are no yankees following you – they’d actually believe this stuff!
April 1, 2011 4:59 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
@CelticStorm333
CelticStorm333


In Texas, 10 gallon hats actually hold 100 gallons. #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rhmC
April 1, 2011 5:00 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@hmns
hmns


@hmns #TXfact : Disneyland really wants to be the happiest place on Earth, so they are moving to Texas!!
April 1, 2011 5:11 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
@Orbitalmechanic
David Herriott


1845: TX becomes state, upsets Union’s Awesomeness Equilibrium. Other states don’t restore balance until…never. #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rhz0
April 1, 2011 5:30 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@hmns
hmns


@hmns Only in the great state of Texas do plants have a Texas-sized attitude and fame! #corpseflower http://ht.ly/4rzgd #TXfact
April 1, 2011 5:57 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@TAMEdComm
TAM EdComm


@hmns: There is actually something in Texas that’s “bigger’n Dallas”. Houston#TXFact
April 1, 2011 5:56 pm via Twitter for MacReplyRetweetFavorite
@CmputrAce
Jim Baker


On Sept. 14, 1836 at 10:01 am, Texas General Sam Houston realized that he had lost his pocket watch. #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rhHz
April 1, 2011 6:00 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@hmns
hmns



@hmns In Texas, “hotter ‘n hell” is a valid unit of measurement. #TXfact”
April 1, 2011 6:39 pm via Twitter for iPadReplyRetweetFavorite
@faziarizvi
Fazia Begum Rizvi


Texans can lead a horse to water – *and* make it drink. #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rhJF
April 1, 2011 7:00 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@hmns
hmns


The Texas state bird is the mockingbird. Because it just can help but make fun of the other states. #TXfact http://ow.ly/4rhZV
April 1, 2011 7:30 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
@hmns
hmns


@hmns 20% of auto wrecks in Texas are caused by cockroaches on the road. #TXFact
April 1, 2011 8:12 pm via TweetList ProReplyRetweetFavorite


The Texas Pterosaur was the original Angry Bird. #TXFact
April 1, 2011 6:56 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
@etee
Ed T.

Science Doesn’t Sleep (9.11.08) Hurricane Ike Edition

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Released to Public: Super Typhoon Cimaron Image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA)
Creative Commons License photo credit: pingnews.com

And neither will any of us in the Houston-Galveston area this weekend, as Hurricane Ike barrels in from the Gulf.

If you haven’t already, it’s time to consider whether you need to get out of Dodge – but please – let the people in mandatory evacuation zones get out first.

This is a high-tech hurricane – Ike’s got a Twitter feed. You can also get the latest from @chronsciguy and @HoustonChron.

And, since there are other things happening in the world of science…

The world survived the initial tests – so now the question is, will CERN discover The God Particle?

Astronomers observed a gamma ray burst that was briefly so bright that it outshone the galaxy that contained it.

Maybe you really shouldn’t walk under that ladder – superstitions may have originally evolved as a survival instinct.  

It’s the like Terra Cotta Warriors – but with trees. Scientists have found fossil forests in mines that span thousands of hectares.

Science Doesn’t Sleep (9.9.08)

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Released to Public: Sinai Penninsula and Dead Sea from Space Shuttle Columbia, March 2002 (NASA)
Coming soon: giant black hole?
Creative Commons License photo credit: pingnews.com

So here’s what went down after you logged off.

Worried that CERN is about to create a giant black hole? (As in, tomorrow?) Steven Hawking has bet $100 that the 14-year, $8 billion project won’t even find what it’s looking for.

NASA’s Mars Rover has been Twittering madly since it landed on the Red Planet last May – and almost 34,000 people are following every mission detail. But what happens when the little guy finally shuts down?

Can we bring extinct species back? Sometimes, they’re not even actually gone.

“Nano” doesn’t necessarily mean “tiny,” at least in terms of risk – nanosilver is fast becoming widespread in new products – despite its EPA classification as an environmental hazard.

Ten things you didn’t know about the Earth. Like – what would it take to wipe it out?

How did Neanderthals give birth? Turns out, a lot like we do.