Archive for the 'Science' Category

It’s a new twist on the Straight-8.

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Mummified Dinosaur Unveiled
December 3, 2007—Dakota, a 67-million-year-old “dino mummy” unveiled today by a British paleontologist, is seen here in an artist’s rendering.
The extraordinarily preserved hadrosaur, or duck-billed dino, still had much of its tissues and bones intact, encased in an envelope of skin.
Research into the dinosaur’s remains may further scientists’ understanding of how the ancient […]

Frankly, I liked it blurry.

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

Japan takes first high-definition image of Earth rising
Wed Nov 14, 6:13 AM ET
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan’s space agency said Wednesday it has shot the first high-definition image of the Earth rising, showing a crystal clear blue planet emerging from the moon’s horizon.
The images were taken by Japan’s Kaguya probe, which is carrying out the most […]

Science and the Baltimore Catechism…

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

LESSON 5 — The Creation and the Fall of Man

48. What is man?

Man is a creature composed of body and soul, and made to the image and likeness of God.
{And God created man to his own image. (Genesis 2:7)}
Baltimore Catechism
I lay no claim that your god is not as legitimate as mine. Competition […]

I remember hearing about this on the HOUSE & BLACK HOLE channel.

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Astronauts prepare to open station room
By LIZ AUSTIN PETERSON, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
HOUSTON - Wearing goggles and surgical masks, the commander of the international space station and an Italian astronaut on Saturday opened the hatch to christen the complex’s brand new room.
The grand opening came about a half hour ahead of […]

Let’s not be too quick to judge.

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

These lunch boxes will provide necessary shielding
from the radioactive isotopic baby bibs
about which I reported in May.
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Thousands of Calif. Lunchboxes Recalled, May Be Lead-Tainted
Lunchboxes Boasted a Healthy-Eating Message
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By STEVE LAWRENCE
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 21, 2007 — —
About 56,000 lunch boxes distributed by California in an effort to promote healthful eating may contain lead, […]

Thank goodness Great Britain and the USA won WWII. Imagine the gruesom experimentation had the Axis won?

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Military scientists tested mustard gas on Indians
In pictures: Porton Down experiments
· Hundreds of soldiers used in experiments
· Illnesses caused by carcinogen not tracked
Rob Evans
Saturday September 1, 2007
Guardian
British military scientists sent hundreds of Indian soldiers into gas chambers and exposed them to mustard gas, documents uncovered by the Guardian have revealed.
The Guardian understands that the British […]

While this doctor may be the first one charged, I firmly believe the behavior is not isolated.

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Transplant surgeon charged with trying to hasten patient’s death
The physician faces felony counts alleging he tried to hasten a man’s demise to make use of his organs.
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ACCUSED: Dr. Hootan Roozrokh, 33, of San Francisco faces three felony charges.
(www.permanente.net)
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By Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, Times Staff Writers
July 31, 2007
A San Francisco transplant surgeon was criminally charged […]

Bush’s Veto of a “Stem Cell Bill Comes as More People Say They Support Research”–ABC News

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Remember our good pal, Ralph Nader who said there was no difference betweeen the parties’ candidates in 2000. Thanks again in your display of foresight, Ralph the Petulant.
President Bush Bucking the Stem Cell Trend?
ANALYSIS By GARY LANGER, Director of Polling, ABC News
June 20, 2007 —
President Bush’s pending veto of stem cell research legislation comes […]

My references to Mr. Wizard were acknowledgments of how my siblings and I never missed a show. R. I. P.

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Children who viewed “Watch Mr. Wizard” probably had a better grasp of environment science than the Faith-Braised W.

This entry was posted on Saturday, June 10th, 2006 at 1:00 pm
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NASA shelves climate satellites
Environmental science may suffer
By Beth Daley, Boston Globe Staff | June 9, 2006
NASA is canceling or delaying a number of satellites designed to give […]

Say good-bye to the days when the United States was a beacon for the world.

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

June 11, 2007
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Majority of Republicans Doubt Theory of Evolution
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More Americans accept theory of creationism than evolution
by Frank Newport
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
PRINCETON, NJ — The majority of Republicans in the United States do not believe the theory of evolution is true and do not believe that humans evolved over millions of years from less advanced forms of […]