Compare the images to Louis Sullivan's late 19th and early 20th century ornamentation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Allen_Column_Capital.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Allen_3.jpg
http://www.harboearch.com/getProject.php?projname=sullivancenterc

"Relatively little is known about Nomura's jellyfish, such as why some years see thousands of the creatures floating across the Sea of Japan on the Tsushima Current, but last year there were virtually no sightings."

Hey there! FlashMob4Jellyfish is using Twitter

WhN? 2day. Where? Sea of Japan. What? Jam as many of us into
a fishing net and capsize the boat.
4:48 PM Oct 9th from ocean

Sending a mouse to disturb the eternal footprints of giants. Sort of a metaphor for the current state of NASA, sadly.

Did you try googling "Republican Stimulus Alternative Bill"?

Just on the first page alone:

http://purplepeoplevote.com/2009/02/04/republican-senators-put-together-alternative-stimulus-package/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/28/house-republicans-push-counter-proposal-stimulus/
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/03/stimulus/index.html
http://rsc.tomprice.house.gov//UploadedFiles/Econ_Recovery_Act_Highlights_Jan_14_2009.pdf
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0142074920090203
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/house-rejects-republican-alternative-stimulus/story.aspx?guid={3233D88B-E802-4274-8C1C-EBA82A4C040E}&siteid=rss

If you really had no idea that there was a Republican alternative stimulus bill that was spiked by the Democrats, then you need to seriously consider the bias of your news sources. Claiming that the Republican bill never even existed is quite 1984.