Global Spin

This has nothing to do with anything, but I saw a few optical illusions today and had to share them. Rolling circles Whirling seeds Spinning snakes Are they moving? Look closer…

Posted by Chris in Science on September 25th, 2003 | 3 Comments »

Well, this is good news, I guess. Amina Lawal, a Nigerian woman who was sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery (mostly given the fact that she gave birth to a child two years after she and her husband divorced), has been spared. What’s weird, though, is that she’s not being spared because burying [...]

Posted by Deana in Religion on September 25th, 2003 | Comments Off

Well, the Bush family wealth seems to have a bloody history according to this article. Wonder if my grandmother was “managed” by Prescott Bush?

Posted by Deb in Politics on September 24th, 2003 | Comments Off

I’m liking this. Here’s information on the women being trained in Afghanistan’s new police academy. Says one, “Some women don’t think this is the right thing to do, so we want them to understand that they can do it.” Go, sisters!

Posted by Deana in Uncategorized on September 22nd, 2003 | 2 Comments »

Hi, this is Deana, your Michigan correspondant, writing with a report from the field. Despite all the supporting evidence, it turns out, according to this Detroit News editorial, that the theory of evolution is “an antiquated, unproven teaching theory”. Oh, I see. It also says that evolution “fails (the) test” of being a “genuine scientific [...]

Posted by Deana in Religion on September 21st, 2003 | 1 Comment »