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Posted in Technology on Apr 29th, 2005
A few years ago, a "breakthrough" was shrouded in mystery. Stocks were sold purely on speculation of what it might be. Rumors pondered it being a new form of energy to totally revolutionizing society. As it turned out, the much hyped "Ginger" turned out to be Segway, a scooter.
Today I read of a story making [...]
Posted in Animal Kingdom on Apr 29th, 2005
I did a little piece on the mysterious exploding toads of Germany. They have apparently decided it’s not some fungus that leaves the possibility of exploding people:
Based on the wounds, Mutschmann said, it appears that a bird pecks into the toad with its beak between the amphibian’s chest and abdominal cavity, and the toad [...]
Posted in Current Affairs on Apr 28th, 2005
Three weeks ago I posted a critique of the Japanese space program. Apparently the Japanese government felt the same way I do, as this just happaned:
Less than one month after announcing an ambitious plan to send Japan’s first astronauts into orbit and set up a base on the moon, the head of Japan’s space [...]
Posted in Oddities on Apr 26th, 2005
Hundreds of toads have met a bizarre and sinister end in Germany in recent days, it was reported: they exploded.
As much as this sounds like a Monty Python sketch, it’s apparently real. There is more to that story. If I didn’t fear copyright infringement, I’d paste the entire thing here. This one’s weird. I’m [...]
Posted in Current Affairs on Apr 24th, 2005
Stem Cell Debate Returns to Senate
Bill Bans Cloned Babies but Allows Embryonic Disease Study
Lawmakers relaunched their effort to expand medical research using embryonic stem cells. They predict that they will have enough support to push the controversial measure through the Senate.
The measure sets up a new showdown between a growing number of lawmakers who [...]
Posted in Health on Apr 24th, 2005
Now, I live in Kentucky. This year we didn’t win the NCAA basketball championship, but we have captured the Spring Allergy championship according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
1
Lexington, KY
16
2
Little Rock, Ark.
8
3
Chattanooga, TN
14
4
Louisville, KY
3
5
Johnson City, TN
26
6
Greenville, SC
19
7
Richmond, VA
63
8
Charlotte, NC
4
9
Jackson, MS
12
10.
St. Louis, MO
5
Now, I’m sure they understand that in order to live amongst [...]
Posted in Animal Kingdom on Apr 22nd, 2005
The Offbeat Science of Collecting Animal Semen
By Bjorn CareyLiveScience Staff Writerposted: 20 April 200507:19 am ET
I think I’ll just pass on this one.
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Posted in The Solar System on Apr 19th, 2005
One pic is The Sahara. One is Mars. Without looking, can you tell which is which and why?
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Posted in The Solar System on Apr 19th, 2005
I just love this pic:
See that faint little dot the arrow is pointing to? That is you. That is Earth as seen from Mars.
Click on pic for a larger view.
Kudos to Space.com.
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Posted in Technology on Apr 18th, 2005
NASA’s DART (Demonstration of Automated Rendezvous Technology) was launched Friday at 1:25 p.m. EDT from a Pegasus rocket, which was released from a Stargazer L-1011 aircraft at 40,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean.…
The first sign of anything unusual was during on-orbit checkouts, when ground controllers saw higher than anticipated navigation errors, project manager Jim Snoddy [...]