Monday, June 15, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Enormous Shark’s Secret Hideout Finally Discovered
Basking sharks, which can grow up to 33 feet long and weigh more than a Hummer H1, spend the late spring, summer and early fall in the temperate regions of the world’s oceans. But then they pull their great disappearing act, eluding scientists throughout the winter months.
“It’s been a big mystery for the past fifty years,” said Greg Skomal, an aquatic biologist at the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and lead author of the study in Current Biology May 7. “For a while people thought they were hibernating on the sea floor, even though hibernating is not really something sharks do.”
Two words that should scare the hell out of you - "Radioactive Wasps."
Workers at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington this month are going to dig up scores of radioactive wasp nests spread out over six acres, according to Tri-City Herald reporter Annette Cary.
The newspaper says the, ahem, sting operation involves some heavy lifting. “There are so many radioactive nests spread over six acres by H Reactor in northern Hanford that six to 12 inches of top soil are being dug up to remove the nests,” Cary reports.
The newspaper says the, ahem, sting operation involves some heavy lifting. “There are so many radioactive nests spread over six acres by H Reactor in northern Hanford that six to 12 inches of top soil are being dug up to remove the nests,” Cary reports.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
A Joke
A pastor's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood before the congregation and asked for a raise. After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the pastor's family expanded, so would his paycheck.
After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the pastor's expanding salary.
A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how much the pastor's additional children were costing the church, and how much more it could potentially cost.
After listening to them for about an hour, the pastor rose from his chair and spoke, “Children are a gift from God, and we will take as many gifts as He gives us.”
Silence fell over the congregation. In the back pew, a little old lady struggled to stand, and finally said in her frail voice,
“Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers..”
The entire congregation said, “Amen.”
After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the pastor's expanding salary.
A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how much the pastor's additional children were costing the church, and how much more it could potentially cost.
After listening to them for about an hour, the pastor rose from his chair and spoke, “Children are a gift from God, and we will take as many gifts as He gives us.”
Silence fell over the congregation. In the back pew, a little old lady struggled to stand, and finally said in her frail voice,
“Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers..”
The entire congregation said, “Amen.”
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
The ‘Coffin Corner’ and a ‘Mesoscale’ Maw
The Air France 447 mystery may never be solved beyond a shadow of doubt, but there are some telling, tragic clues to consider based on what we know about the airplane systems and the extreme weather and aerodynamic conditions it encountered before it went down a week ago.
Prisoners Run Gangs, Plan Escapes and Even Order Hits With Smuggled Cellphones
Inmates aren't allowed to have cell phones in any US prison, let alone on death row. But the 21st century's ubiquitous communications tools are nonetheless turning up by the thousands in lockups not just in Texas but across the US and around the world. Last year alone, officials confiscated 947 phones in Maryland, some 2,000 handsets and accessories in South Carolina, and 2,800 mobiles in California.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
I guess we should have seen this coming.
The Recording Academy will reduce by one the number of Grammys handed out in January.
The polka album nod has been eliminated.
The polka album nod has been eliminated.
Theology on Tap
BILLINGS (AP) — For all Christians who have done time on hard wooden pews in scratchy suits and ties, who have searched through musty hymnals and used church programs as fans while listening to sermons on the horrors of hell — relief has come.
At The Well, shorts and flip-flop sandals are accepted attire, barstools provide ample seating and hymnals are not required. A cold beer can provide relief from the heat — fire, brimstone and otherwise.
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Friday, June 05, 2009
Write-your-own Obama Speech
6. Pay homage to Founding Fathers and/or quote the Declaration of Independence.
Cairo: "We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal, and we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words—within our borders, and around the world."
Race Speech: "'We the people, in order to form a more perfect union ...'—221 years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy."
National Security Speech: "My own American journey was paved by generations of citizens who gave meaning to those simple words—'to form a more perfect union.' I've studied the Constitution as a student, I've taught it as a teacher, I've been bound by it as a lawyer and a legislator." (National Security speech, 5/21/09)
2004 DNC: "Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over 200 years ago: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...'"
Cairo: "We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal, and we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words—within our borders, and around the world."
Race Speech: "'We the people, in order to form a more perfect union ...'—221 years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy."
National Security Speech: "My own American journey was paved by generations of citizens who gave meaning to those simple words—'to form a more perfect union.' I've studied the Constitution as a student, I've taught it as a teacher, I've been bound by it as a lawyer and a legislator." (National Security speech, 5/21/09)
2004 DNC: "Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over 200 years ago: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...'"
Thursday, June 04, 2009
I'm now on Facebook
Uh, yeah. All the cool kids are doing it.
I will now become obsessed with updated my profile every 15 minutes and seeing how many friends I can get.
Surprisingly, only 17 people out of my graduation class of ~125 were on.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Monday, June 01, 2009
Missed a Darwin Award by just that much.
BRANCH, Ark. -- A neighbor who lives along South Hopkins Road in Branch called 911 Friday night when a man fell from a power pole near her home. Franklin County deputies said Roy Achterberg may have been trying to steal electricity from the power pole to run to his nearby home.
Achterberg placed a metal ladder on the pole and tried to siphon the electricity with jumper cables.
My New Favorite Band - Tiny Masters of Today
Tiny Masters of Today are an American indie punk rock band, consisting of sibling duo Ivan, born February 21, 1994 (age 15) and Ada, born March 4, 1996 (age 13) both from Brooklyn, New York.
Muslim Inventions
Torpedo (13th century)
What it is: The first self-propelled projectile for sea warfare.
Why it matters: The Chinese invented gunpowder, but Hassan al-Rammah got the idea of stuffing it into a metal case and shooting it across water to shock and awe an enemy ship. In The Book of Fighting on Horseback and With War Engines (1280), al-Rammah dubbed it a "self-moving and combustible egg." This spiny missile would be filled with saltpeter, flammable liquid, and metal filings. Once ignited, combustion would propel the torpedo to its target, where it might explode.
What it is: The first self-propelled projectile for sea warfare.
Why it matters: The Chinese invented gunpowder, but Hassan al-Rammah got the idea of stuffing it into a metal case and shooting it across water to shock and awe an enemy ship. In The Book of Fighting on Horseback and With War Engines (1280), al-Rammah dubbed it a "self-moving and combustible egg." This spiny missile would be filled with saltpeter, flammable liquid, and metal filings. Once ignited, combustion would propel the torpedo to its target, where it might explode.
Glendive's Newest Museum
Each type of plant and animal was specifically created “after its kind” by God; none came from chance or natural processes, nor did any develop from some other plant or animal.
The first humans, Adam and Eve, were specially created by God; all others are their descendants. In Adam, mankind was given dominion over all other creatures and the earth itself. "marriage is ordained by God and is only between one man and one woman."
The creation of all things occurred in six natural days and was originally “very good.”
The entrance of sin into the world, through Adam, brought God’s curse on all creation, culminating in death and separation from God. No suffering or death existed prior to this.
The Biblical record of the beginning of the world is authentic history. This includes the recent creation of all things, the fall, the curse, the global flood, and the dispersion of nations at Babel. Evidences in the earth’s crust and in human legends are to be interpreted in light of this true history.
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