WOW-PALINOMICS-SARAH PALINS PLAN!
SARAH PALIN HAD A PLAN TO GET THE U. S. A. MOVING AGAIN!…
WOW-PALINOMICS-SARAH PALINS PLAN!
November 13th, 2008On race and the presidency
November 13th, 2008On race and the presidency
The USA is moving steadily toward a place where the color of your skin will be less and less of a liability….
For a We species, a We president: Yes we can
November 13th, 2008For a We species, a We president: Yes we can
Well that is about to change now with Barack H Obama, shortly to become the 44th President of the USA….
Peaches
November 13th, 2008Peaches
After trying my best, but eventually failing, to stay awake until a new President of The USA (moving to the country, gonna eat me a lot of peaches)…
Election
November 13th, 2008Too Soon
November 13th, 2008Too Soon
30 weeks gestation seems too soon to be born. Too soon to meet chicken legged, ruddy, scrunched up beings. Too soon to be thrust into the NICU after our last baby died. In the NICU. Too soon to gaze upon tiny fingers and toes, bruised hands and feet from too many needles and blood tests. Too soon to take any of it in. I don’t think about that time very often. The whole nine weeks went in a blur of premature experiences. Tubes and wires and alarms beeping in some machinery induced cha
Two Planet Discoveries
November 13th, 2008Two Planet Discoveries
With the publication of Science today, we get two announcements of the discovery of exoplanets. Hubble has announced the discovery of a planet around the star Fomalhaut (suspected in 2005 but now confirmed) and a team using the Gemini and Keck telescopes have found three planets around the star HR8799. Go over to Sarah for more details. Funnily enough I was looking at a picture of Fomalhaut’s dust disc at Halloween a couple of weeks ago. I suggest the new planet orbiting Fomalhaut be named Plan
Blade of Glory: Top-ranked Christine Toledo to go up against Muay Thai fighter in China
November 13th, 2008Blade of Glory: Top-ranked Christine Toledo to go up against Muay Thai fighter in China
Women fight with emotion and attitude, and men fight with ego — often leaving technique out the window,” said Muay Thai fighter Christine Toledo. She should know. Her fierce powerhouse punches won her acclaim in 2007 as she became ranked number one in the United States and number three internationally by the Women’s International Kickboxing Association. She earned her nickname, Blade, after fights often ended in blood from cuts inflicted on her opponents. On Nov. 15, the flyweight champion wi
Blade of Glory: Top-ranked Christine Toledo to go up against Muay Thai fighter in China
Nate Marquardt added to the list
November 13th, 2008Nate Marquardt added to the list
We’ve been wondering for a while who the fuck is gonna get tapped to coach the US team for next season’s TUF: UK vs USA show. Originally Dana White implied that the winner of Hendo vs Franklin would get the nod, but thus far it doesn’t look like Rich is all that interested in the role. So perhaps as a backup measure, the UFC is adding Nate Marquardt into the list of potential candidates. We’ve mentioned in the past that Nate Marquardt has the personality of a cardboard cutout, but we also pr
Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of Catalysts at Work
November 13th, 2008Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of Catalysts at Work
Chemists at Utrecht University (The Netherlands) have developed a new method using X-ray microscopy to observe catalysts in action. A report on their work is published in the 13 November edition of the journal Nature. Gaining insight into the mechanisms of heterogeneous catalysts could lead to improved or novel catalysts. So far, scanning probe microscopy methods have been used to study inorganic catalyst phases at sub-nanometer resolution, but detailed chemical information of the materials in