By John on Dec 28, 2007 in Crime, Culture, Fun Stuff, Holidays, Religion, Right Wingnuts, Science, Society | 1 Comment
Here’s our last installment of the weekly tid bits for 2007. We’ve got a guy stuck in his septic tank on Christmas Eve. And leave it to Fred Phelps to end the year on some wing-nuttery as he blames the tiger attack in San Francisco on gay people. A wyoming woman stabbed her husband for opening presents early, and a bluetooth headset and cell phone foiled a robbery in Columbus, Ohio. We also have some Spanish scientists postulating that time might be slowing down.
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By John on Jun 17, 2007 in Business, General, Science, Technology | 0 Comments
Summary of odd news items for the week ending June 17, 2007.
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By John on May 19, 2007 in Crime, Culture, Gay Issues, General, Holidays, Humor, Places, Science, Society, Technology | 0 Comments
I’m posting the weekly news round up early this week, May 20, 2007. I have to be in Orlando tomorrow morning (Sunday) at 8am to attend a software conference.
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By John on Apr 20, 2007 in Corruption, General, Politics, Presidency, Science, Technology, Travel | 0 Comments
This is a round of general news worth noting for the weekend April 15, 2007
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By John on Mar 13, 2007 in Gay Issues, Politics, Religion, Right Wingnuts, Science, Society | 0 Comments
A struggle for control of the evangelical agenda intensified this week, with some leaders declaring that the focus has strayed too far from their signature battles against abortion and gay rights.
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By John on Aug 28, 2006 in Education, Science, Society | 0 Comments
Have or know a teenager in school? A controversial government sponsored program called ‘TeenScreen’ asks your kid a few questions and determines if they are a suicide risk or not. A high percentage winds up on psychicatric drugs. Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD testifies for State of Georgia about this.
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By John on Aug 10, 2006 in General, Science, Weather | 0 Comments
The vast Amazon rainforest is on the brink of being turned into desert, with catastrophic consequences for the world’s climate, alarming research suggests. And the process, which would be irreversible, could begin as early as next year.
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By John on Aug 10, 2006 in General, Science, Weather | 0 Comments
The vast Amazon rainforest is on the brink of being turned into desert, with catastrophic consequences for the world’s climate, alarming research suggests. And the process, which would be irreversible, could begin as early as next year.
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By John on Jun 25, 2006 in Culture, Movies, Science | 0 Comments
A documentary on Al Gore’s campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.
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By John on Jun 25, 2006 in Fun Stuff, Science, Technology | 0 Comments
You thought it was some sort of satirical headline, but I’m talking serious science here. According to this article, in as little as 19 months, scientists may have come up with an invisibility cloak that would mask microwaves and other forms of electromagnetic radiation.
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By John on Jun 25, 2006 in Culture, Fun Stuff, Science, Society | 0 Comments
Here’s an MSNBC article about one of the factors that contributes to living a long life. Apparently, if you Mom is younger than 25 when you are born, it nearly doubles your chances of living past 100.
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By John on Jun 18, 2006 in General, Science | 0 Comments
Well, there’s lots of alleged evidence but little agreement as to its legitimacy.
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