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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Shuttle launch postponed due to hydrogen leak
The leak was discovered shortly after midnight.
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Da Vinci Porn?
Did Leonardo da Vinci paint a version of the Mona Lisa as topless?
Posted in Arts, History
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Fueling of space shuttle underway
Endeavor is a “unanimous ‘go’” for launch tomorrow and ground crews have begun fueling the shuttle.
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Tennessee House votes to override guns-in-bars veto
The Tennessee House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to override the governor’s veto of the so-called “guns in bars” bill. The Senate is expected to vote on the override this morning.
As I’ve said before, I’m a huge supporter of the 2nd Amendment (indeed, the whole of the U.S. Constitution, for that matter), but at some [...]
Women narrowing gap in science and math
Cornelia Dean, writing in the New York Times:
The prospects for women who are scientists and engineers at major research universities have improved, although women continue to face inequalities in salary and accessto some other resources, a panel of the National Research Council concludes in a new report.
In recent years “men and women faculty in science, [...]
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Hypocrisy, thy name is Mel Gibson
MSNBC piece pointing out the bag of glaring contradictions that is Melvin Gibstein.
Tennessee’s restaurant and club owners rejecting new gun-carry law
Tennessee’s restaurant and club owners are rejecting the state’s new “booze it and shoot it” law in droves by establishing policies for their business(es) that prohibit the carrying of firearms on the premises. Many are concerned with the obvious (well, obvious to everyone but the NRA’s lobbyists and the lawmakers who take their money, er [...]