November 10, 2008
Ricci's mug shot " Jonathan Ricci [of] Florida ... was arrested Saturday morning after he allegedly tried to steal "a handful of communion wafers" from a priest at a Catholic church in Jensen Beach. Ricci, 33, sought to swipe 15 wafers valued at $1 .. 9 AM, Ricci accepted a wafer on the…
November 10, 2008
So, you've heard that the Obama Transition Team is an A in GLBTA. Good. Now, for some other mostly positive news:
3rd Episcopal diocese splits from church over gays
A third theologically conservative diocese has broken away from the liberal Episcopal Church in a long-running dispute over the…
November 10, 2008
Like Jerry the Goldfish, whom I found doing the old back paddle this morning, the Mars Phoenix Lander has ceased communications after five months of operation. This is the seasonally dark time in arctic Mars, and there is a lot of dust in the air for some reason, so there is no longer enough power…
November 10, 2008
You have time but time can go by very quickly and suddenly Thanksgiving is upon you. This repost from one year ago may help you plan your turkey-day meal.
My daughter, Julia, is named after two people. One of them is Julia Child. I happen to think Julia Child has had more influence on American…
November 10, 2008
The 'lead' held by Republican Senator Norm Colman over Democratic Party Candidate, Radio Talk Show Host, SNL Star, Satirist, Author and Cartologist Al Franken has dropped to 204 points.
You may be wondering how this could happen.
Well, up to today, and depending on which report you read, through…
November 10, 2008
Sandy Porter at Discovering Biology in a Digital World has got an interesting offer:
Want to learn more about Parkinson's disease? See why a single nucleotide mutation messes up the function of a protein?
I have a short activity that uses Cn3D (a molecular viewing program from the NCBI) to look at…
November 10, 2008
From the BBC:
US President-elect Barack Obama will seek to reverse Bush administration policies when he enters office on 20 January, his transition chief has said.
John Podesta said executive orders by President George W Bush on issues such as stem cell research and oil drilling were at odds with…
November 9, 2008
Anyone who has wondered what it might be like to dive into a pool of millions of distant galaxies of different shapes and colours, will enjoy the latest image released by ESO. Obtained in part with the Very Large Telescope, the image is the deepest ground-based U-band image of the Universe ever…
November 9, 2008
The November Scientiae: Trick or treat! edition Blog Carnival is here.
November 9, 2008
You know how the right wing hates France? There was a time decades back when something really bad happened with Japan, and the right wing decided to extra-hate Japan. The right wing has always hated Japan and does now, but this was a nadir in this touchy relationship having to do with cars. Just…
November 9, 2008
My brother sent me this, thinking it would be cool to get one at the cabin:
Mini nuclear plant...
Nuclear power plants smaller than a garden shed and able to power 20,000 homes will be on sale within five years, say scientists at Los Alamos, the US government laboratory which developed the first…
November 9, 2008
This is uncut video of an interview with a dad and son (of slightly older age) who were at the show.
I just want to note, as a former "Massachusetts Liberal" ... that yes, this is Massachusetts liberals at our best. When a child blows his own head off with an Uzi, our first instinct is not to run…
November 9, 2008
Quick, turn on your radio!!! Sorry, I forgot to post a notice for this....but PZ's got it here. Atheists in the military is this week's topic.
Also, do you like Laelaps? The science blog? Wit Brian? Of course you do! Well, Brian is nominated for a scholarship that YOU GET TO HELP HIM WITH…
November 9, 2008
Thank you clinteas.
November 8, 2008
The Carnival of the Recipes is HERE
Boneyard XXV is now up a The Great Dinosaur Mysery and the Big Lie, and it's a good one! CLICK HERE NOW
Four Stone Hearth: Late Night Election Night Edition is at Archaeoporn
Linnaeus' Legacy is at Life Photo Meme.
November 8, 2008
Julia's school play. The selection criteria for these photos is that they are kinda in focus.
The play was ... ah ... something written by the parents. About fairies and community building. It was OK.
November 8, 2008
It has been known for a long time, but people don't change their beliefs easily. You stretch AFTER you exercise the muscle, not before. Stretching before can lead to injury and also weakens the muscles you are about to use (temporarily). Stretch after the exercise to reduce the pain (the good…
November 8, 2008
Earlier, I reported a poll indicating that "one third of British Teachers" support teaching creationism in the classroom. I thought this was vaguely interesting, which is why I mentioned it briefly on this blog, but I put the idea of pursuing this off for a later time.
Well, I have subsequently…
November 8, 2008
The Saturday, November 1, 2008 edition of the Carnival of Evolution, a.k.a. The Carnival of Evolution #5, is now up at The Other 95%
The Carnival of the Liberals: Election Special! is HERE at the Lay Scientist. I shall note as well that the next edition of teh COL is here, on this blog (this one…
November 8, 2008
And I promise you, the poll keeper, Rachel Maddow, will not be annoyed. This is a community driven TODO list for President Elect Obama.
HERE
November 8, 2008
Norm Coleman is afraid of YOUR vote. Especially if you filed an absentee ballot:
Republican Sen. Norm Coleman filed an injunction to stop the opening and counting of 32 absentee ballots in Minneapolis, according to a copy of the court documents filed today provided to the Pioneer Press by Democrat…
November 8, 2008
.... About to hit the south coast of Cuba with possibly a 20 foot storm surge.
.... Tied for the second strongest hurricane evah in the Atlantic in November.
.... Currently a Category Three FOUR! storm.
.... Going to fall apart totally after it moves into the Atlantic, having had its way with…
November 8, 2008
According to the survey of 1,200 teachers, 53 per cent thought that creationism should not be taught in science lessons, while 29 per cent thought it should, reports Timesonline.
However, 88 per cent said that if students raised the issue in a science lesson, they should be allowed to discuss it.…
November 8, 2008
Obamadog. Barack Obama's first serious mistake since the election.
Many of you heard the question at President Elect Obama's first news conference, which was mainly about the economy, regarding what kind of dog the girls would be getting as per a deal apparently made some time ago. The only…
November 8, 2008
Watch it to the end.
The money-shot is at five minutes and five seconds.
MSNBC seems reluctant to put this video up, but someone on YouTube comes to the rescue.
November 8, 2008
Minnesota Congressclown Michele Bachmann suddenly likes Barack Hussein Obama, Terrorist Candidate, and is now in bed with all those Anti Americans that worked so hard to get him into office
While we are on the topic ... Dump Michele Bachmann gives us this little gem:
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November 7, 2008
Bonus Video:
Ron Eglash: African fractals, in buildings and braids
November 7, 2008
Some of you are trying to get your message ... one message or another, like about RFK JR as EPA head, or about what the stimulus package should contain, etc., off to Barack Obama and the new administration. There has even been some organization happening .. bloggers banding together to make a mega…
November 7, 2008
... The Worst Person In The World!!! Again!!!!
I'll post the video as soon as I can lay my mitts on it.
