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Feb 19, 2010
What Texas Thinks of Evolution
According to a poll conducted by the University of Texas and The Texas Tribune, 30 percent of people in the state believe that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time, and more than half—51 percent—don’t believe that “human beings, as we know them today, developed […]
This morning Don Imus thought the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum looked like a suburban Ford dealership. I respect the late president,
but Don Imus should not be faulted for this observation.
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Images: (Night) mishami.image.pbase.com; (Day) hwcn.org; (crown vic) edmunds.com
This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007 at 6:02 pm and is filed under Automobiles, […]
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Images: (John Wagoner) AP Photo via blog.cleveland.com; (Hummer) via businessweek.com; (GM logo) via businessweek.com;(Porter Waggoner suit) via
image42.webshots.com; (Webb) 4.bp.blogspot.com via malehti.blogspot.com; (museum view) kitfosterscarport via kitfoster.com
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Images: (Air & Space Museum) letsgo.dc.com; (Ford) texashideout.tripod.com; (Terraplane) hetclub.com;(C-123k) via staticflickr.com; (’54 Greyhound) Redden Archive Collection via walkercustomer.com; (Packard) via imstumped.com; (Con-Air) via allposters.com
Nabatiye Journal
Hezbollah Shrine to Terrorist Suspect Enthralls Lebanese Children
Bryan Denton for The New York Times is the photographer of the real pictures.
New York Times
By ROBERT F. WORTH
Published: September 2, 2008
NABATIYE, Lebanon — The children crowd forward around the glass case, eager for a glimpse of the martyr’s bloodstained clothes. His belt is here, and the […]
Tue Jul 8, 8:20 PM ET
Art of deception: Crystal skulls in British, US museums were fakes
by Richard Ingham Tue Jul 8, 8:20 PM ET
PARIS (AFP) - How about this for the next instalment of the Indy franchise: “Indiana Jones and the Dodgy Antiques Dealer”?
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Crystal skull which is displayed in the British Museum’s Wellcome Trust Gallery. […]
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As secretary, Lawrence Small, aided by then-Deputy Secretary Sheila Burke, took advantage of the lack of oversight by the Board of Regents and others, according to an independent report on Smithsonian management abuses. (Charles Dharapak - AP)
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Report Slams Small’s Tenure
Smithsonian Had ‘Ill-Suited’ Leader
By James V. Grimaldi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 20, 2007; 4:58 PM
Former Smithsonian […]
but the scientific community overlooks one important aspect of invincible ignorance–it’s invincible. No matter what is tried, there will be “blowback.” The religious right will use the mythical creature exhibit as proof that the creationist theory is part of mankind’s deepest beliefs and that the creatures displayed have validity in the objective world of science. […]
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It may not be my nicest moment, but these people are demonstrating ignorance which can ultimately hurt all of us.
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By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
Published: May 24, 2007
PETERSBURG, Ky. — The entrance gates here are topped with metallic Stegosauruses. The grounds include a giant tyrannosaur standing amid the trees, and a stone-lined lobby sports varied sauropods. It […]
Controversial CEO to Leave Smithsonian Business Ventures
By James V. Grimaldi and Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, May 17, 2007; Page A01
Gary M. Beer, the founding chief executive of the Smithsonian’s business unit and architect of a controversial deal with Showtime Networks Inc., has announced plans to leave amid internal and congressional inquiries into his management, […]