Mystery light over Norway

From the UK’s Daily Mail, a really interesting story today about a fantastic show of light in the sky – likely connected with a malfunctioning rocket lifting off from Russia.  See the entire story, with photos and video, here.

Here are the first few paragraphs from the story:

A mysterious light display appearing over Norway last night has left thousands of residents in the north of the country baffled.

Witnesses from Trøndelag to Finnmark compared the amazing sight to anything from a Russian rocket to a meteor or a shock wave – although no one appears to have mentioned UFOs yet.

The phenomenon began when what appeared to be a blue light seemed to soar up from behind a mountain. It stopped mid-air, then began to circulate.

Photos after the jump.

The entire article is at:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery-spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html#ixzz0ZEZsFpQu

AlterG getting more press

AlterG, a company in the Red Planet Capital portfolio and the company where I am a half-time CFO, got some excellent coverage in the December 7 edition of the San Jose Mercury News.  See it all here.

Anti-gravity treadmill: Therapy that’s like a walk on the moon

By Pete Carey

pcarey@mercurynews.com

A treadmill developed at NASA Ames Research Center more than a decade ago for exercising in space has seen more athletes than astronauts lately.

AlterG, a Fremont startup, has sold more than 200 of the “anti-gravity” physical therapy and training treadmills, which are based on the NASA prototype, at $75,000 each. The buyers have mainly been sports teams, college athletic departments and hospitals, but the maker hopes to eventually push prices down to where individuals could own one.

The Dell Results – Your Tax Dollars at Work

Many in the financial press are moaning about Dell’s quarterly earnings (announced yesterday, see the results here).  A good example is CNBC’s Jim Goldman’s Tech Check column on the subject.  I think that most are missing the point.

Let’s look at a breakdown of the markets in which Dell sells, vs expectations.

(billions)	Actual	Expected
Large Enterprise	$3.4	$3.6
Public	$3.7	$3.4
Small/Medium Business	$3.0	$3.0
Consumer	$2.8	$3.0
Total revenue	$12.9	$13.2