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  • M-O-O-N, that spells “awesome”

    Hubble Space Telescope maps minerals on the moon11:22 21 July 2007 NewScientist.com news service Geologists have used the Hubble Space Telescope to study minerals on the moon. It might be one small step for them, but it’s a giant leap towards building a lunar outpost. Read the rest of the story here. Lunar Outpost?  Did…

  • Bacon vs TV: This Time It’s Personal

    I wasn’t going to weigh in on this, but Scalzi is literally, in a figurative sense, twisting my arm.  I don’t want him to lose his job at AOL – By The Way, because then he would only be known as a talented, award-winning author.  And who wants that?  (Plus, I like the boost my…

  • Told ya I was S-M-R-T, I mean S-M-A-R-T

    You paid attention during 100% of high school! 85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don’t get scores that high! Good show, old chap! Do you deserve your high school diploma?Create a Quiz Your Language Arts Grade: 100% Way to go! You know not to trust the MS Grammar Check and you…

  • Library Thing

    This is very cool.  I’ve been trying to organize my personal library for months now and it’s been a pain in the butt.  I was looking for some software to help me simplify this task and a stumbled upon this site.  LibraryThing allows book lovers to quickly and easily create an account and enter the…

  • Is the President finally waking up?

    Bush orders CIA to comply with Geneva ConventionsFri Jul 20, 2007 3:10PM EDTBy David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President George W. Bush, under fire over the treatment of terrorism suspects, has issued new rules to ensure that detention and interrogation by the CIA comply with the Geneva Conventions’ ban on torture. Read the rest…

  • Can I have my Escalade and be an Evironmentalist…You betcha!

    From Wales, a box to make biofuel from car fumes Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:01AM EDT QUEENSFERRY (Reuters) – The world’s richest corporations and finest minds spend billions trying to solve the problem of carbon emissions, but three fishing buddies in North Wales believe they have cracked it. Read the rest of the story here.…

  • Hillary Clinton – second best choice for women?

    Edwards: Husband better than Hillary WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Edwards said Tuesday that her husband, Democrat John Edwards, would be a better advocate for women as president than his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton. Read the rest of the story here. I have yet to decide which candidate I’m going to support, but Mrs Clinton is…

  • VIOLATED

    Someone saw fit to break into my car last night and relieve me of two guitars: a Gibson EC-10 acoustic/electric guitar (Blue) and a Ibanez SZ-320 electric guitar (Brown Sunburst).  The Ibanez is replaceable, the Gibson is not.  It was a gift from my uncle after he heard me sing at my mother’s funeral.  They…

  • Talk about a long-distance relationship

    Mexican volcano is test bed for trees on MarsMon Jul 16, 2007 3:36PM EDTBy Catherine Bremer MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Scientists are using the pine-forested slopes of a Mexican volcano as a test bed to see if trees could grow on a heated-up Mars, part of a vision of making the chilly and barren red…

  • No rest for the weary

    Democrats vow all-night session on Iraq By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate this week will pull its first all-night debate on the Iraq war in advance of a vote on whether to bring home all combat troops by next spring, Democrats said Monday. Read the rest of the story here.…