Thursday, May 26th, 2011 at 8:08 am
NASA’s Spirit has completed its mission
After operating for over 6 years, for what was supposed to be a 3 month mission, NASA has ceased attempting to communicate with the Mars Rover Spirit. Quite an accomplishment for the space agency.
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Billboard of a man holding a cut-out of a baby deemed “controversial”
Heaven forbid we should actually imply that an unborn child is, in fact, a human being.
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Yet, is the pro-abortion crowd on the run?
The abortion debate will not go away. The fundamental issue at stake is not reproductive freedom but the desire to extend human rights to all — even the smallest and most vulnerable human beings among us. Those who continue to ignore or deny the humanity of the unborn are increasingly on the defensive because new technologies are opening the window into the womb. What we find there are not tissues to be discarded, but human lives worth protecting.
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A good deed, punished
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Words, and their meaning(s)
While the title of the article states, Immigrant drivers licenses will be on table for special session, the body clarifies,
The battle to stop illegal immigrants from receiving drivers licenses will continue this year.
Sleight of hand, or editor’s oversight?
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Do we have the Facebook revolution to thank for this?
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Little girls, playgrounds, and thongs… yes, those kind of thongs.
Friday, March 25th, 2011 at 9:50 am
Air Traffic Controller sleeps on duty at Reagan National Airport
Isn’t it ironic, considering that President Reagan fired striking air traffic controllers, that an air traffic controller falls asleep on the job at Reagan National Airport?
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Similar to the boy in the bubble among us? Or simply a nuisance to everyone else?
Where do we draw the lines to our accommodation of those with disabilities? At what point do we say, enough, you (the disabled person) need to limit your actions because of your predicament? Regardless, it’s another reason to homeschool.
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eBooks, weeding, and the demise of the public library?
No, the title is not an Elmer Fudd pun on the act of reading. An interesting op-ed argument regarding how the advent of ebook technology, along with the limits of ownership rights, may impact how libraries currently function.
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Imagine a truck, full of printer ink, spilling its load
Imagine no more (click the image for stunning detail)…
Image © Boston.com
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Video: Pelosi violates the “separation of church and state”
But it’s okay, because it suits her needs.
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Geek News of the Week: Hi-res photo of Mars Rover Opportunity from orbit
7 years into a 3 month mission, Opportunity was photographed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Click the image for a hi-res version.
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Well, it IS “Frie”-day
For all those IN-N-OUT aficionados out there (and for those who long for the experience).
