Dinner with Barack

My aunt and uncle have recently had several opportunities to go to DC to speak with Senators and Congresspeople about the issue of asbestos. As a result, they’ve gotten a chance to meet many of the personalities we see in the news, including Barack Obama. Thus, I’ll let my uncle describe this video [...]

Problem I Wish I Had

I wish I was a billionaire with my own personal submarine bothered by randy dolphins watching my amorous exploits through the panoramic undersea windows. It sounds more fun than the problems I do have!

MIT team designs skintight spacesuit

Golden-age sci-fi fans, rejoice! The future is finally here. Your skintight spacesuit has arrived:
Dava Newman, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics and engineering systems at MIT… is working on a sleek, advanced suit designed to allow superior mobility when humans eventually reach Mars or return to the moon. Her spandex and nylon BioSuit is not [...]

Thinking of going back for that physics degree? Think ICL!

And why not? Such illustrious stars (ha!ha! stars!) of the music industry like Queen’s Brian May, take time off from their busy touring schedule to complete Ph.D.s in Astrophysics at our fine facilities at Imperial College London. We are the champions, indeed.

the script unleashed

It’s what you’ve all* been waiting for, the blockbuster hit of Summer 2009. The Last Domino finally has a screenplay, and you finally have a chance to read it.
Let me know what you think of it.**
* Deana, basically
** only if you loved it

citizen, know thy country

How well would you do on a citizenship test? No cheating, now! Google is not allowed.
When immigrants want to become Americans, they must take a civics test as part of their naturalization interview before a Citizenship and Immigration Services (INS) officer. The questions are usually selected from a list of 100 sample questions that prospective [...]

Heckuva job, Scooter.

Argh. It’s official: The Bush administration has given up on even pretending they’re subject to the rule of law.

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