February 5, 2010
Well, OK, it’s not exactly a sponge, but it is spongelike. And, of course, it didn’t eat Three-Mile Island — but it COULD… maybe… eventually. (Not that it needs it.) What the heck am I talking about? Researchers from Northwestern University and Claflin University have developed an inorganic solid that is also porous, flexible, and […]
Tags: cesium, Chemistry, materials science, Nuclear energy, Nuclear waste, radioactive isotope, radioactivity, Science, scientific research
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February 1, 2010
As soon as the U.S. Postal Service announced plans for a new stamp of Mother Teresa, the atheists started crying foul. They claim it would be a violation of U.S. Postal Service regulations. I think it’s a stupid thing to get upset about, but they’re right on the legal issue. There are 12 qualifying criteria […]
Tags: atheists, Freedom from Religion Foundation, Mother Teresa, postage stamp, Religion, Science, separation of church and state, U.S. Postal Service
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |
January 30, 2010
For months now, the Democrats/liberals have been mocking Republicans/conservatives for having no ideas or solutions for healthcare reform or to address the energy issue or jobs & the economy, etc. (I pointed out in a previous post that this was baloney.) In his State of the Union Address, President Obama went on record again challenging […]
Tags: bipartisan, Congress, Empowering Patients First Act, health care, healthcare, legislation, Medicare, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, political parties, Politics, President Obama, RealClearPolitics, Republican alternatives, Republican Annual Meeting, Republicans, Road Map for America's Future, State of the Union Address, Tom Price
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January 28, 2010
Ever had a problem finding a time to see your doctor that was convenient for both you and them? Sometimes it’s even hard to reach them by phone or email to make that appointment. Ever resorted to “stopping by” the ER when s/he is on duty, despite the likely added costs and wait, just because […]
Tags: affordable healthcare, concierge medicine, convenient healthcare, direct practice physicians, health care, Health Savings Accounts, healthcare alternatives, New England Journal of Medicine, Obamacare, Politics, preventive medicine
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January 24, 2010
Major defense contractor Trijicon has been at the center of some debate, lately. It seems that the company, whose late founder Glyn Bindon was a devout Christian, has for three decades been inscribing Bible verses on its products. (Well, just the references, really — like 2COR4:6.) The equipment is sold to governments such as the […]
Tags: Afghanistan, Bible references, Bible verses, gunsights, inscription, Iraq, military contractor, Muslim, Politics, propaganda, proselytizing, Religion, separation of church and state, Trijicon, War
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |
January 22, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court today struck a blow for the First Amendment. In a 5-4 ruling, significant parts of the campaign finance law popularly known as McCain-Feingold were judged unconstitutional. In particular, it was affirmed that the government cannot restrict corporate or union spending for or against candidates in Presidential and Congressional elections. The justices […]
Tags: Austin vs Mich, campaign finance, court ruling, elections, First Amendment, Marco Rubio, McCain-Feingold, McConnell vs FEC, political fundraising, Politics, Supreme Court, unconstitutional
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January 19, 2010
The 2004 discovery (reported in 2006) of a well-preserved fossil creature dubbed Tiktaalik was hailed as the “missing link” that finally solidified the “fish to tetrapod” transition — a “snapshot” of “a fossil fish in the act of adapting toward a life on land”. Dated to 375-383 Mya, Tiktaalik was concluded to be an intermediary […]
Tags: Acanthostega, amphibian, Biology, coelacanth, Darwinism, Devonian, evolution, fish-to-tetrapod, fishapod, Ichthyostega, lobe-finned fish, missing link, Paleontology, Panderichthys, primitive amphibians, Science, scientific controversy, tetrapod, tetrapod evolution, tetrapod tracks, trackways, transitional form, Ventastega, water-to-land
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January 17, 2010
Once again, the evidence flies in the face of evolutionary (i.e., neo-Darwinian) theory. Or, does it? A new discovery in Poland (see here or here) places the oldest tetrapod several million years earlier than the supposed transitional forms that biologists have been touting as proof of fish evolving into land animals. Naturally, this has caused […]
Tags: amphibian, Biology, coelacanth, Darwin, Devonian, Eusthenopteron, evolution, fish-to-tetrapod, fishapod, Ichthyostega, lobe-finned fish, missing link, Neo-Darwinian, Paleontology, Panderichthys, primitive amphibians, Science, tetrapod, tetrapod evolution, tetrapod tracks, trackways, transitional form, Ventastega, water-to-land
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January 9, 2010
About a month ago, Mark Mix wrote an op-ed column in the Washington Examiner, explaining why his organization is suing the Obama administration. Who is Mark Mix? He is the President of the National Right to Work (NRTW) Legal Defense Foundation, “a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil […]
Tags: Big Labor, Department of Labor, forced unionism, Mark Mix, National Right to Work, NRTW, Obama and the Unions, Politics, special interest groups, unions
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January 6, 2010
First the California Science Center agreed to show the pro-Intelligent Design film “Darwin’s Dilemma” last October (along with a pro-Darwin film). Then they changed their minds when pressured by associates at the Smithsonian Institution. Their excuse was that a rental agreement had been violated by the film’s sponsor, the American Freedom Alliance (AFA). The AFA […]
Tags: California Science Center, censorship, Darwinism, evolution, Intelligent Design, Science, scientific censorship, scientific controversy
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