Category Archives: News

Asteroid discoveries – 1980 to 2010

Posted on 30 August 2010 by Becca

By the way, I think the soundtrack is what really makes this video work.  The music is 'Transgenic' by the group Trifonic, from their album Emergence.  (There's another version with a Philip Glass track…but I don't think it's as evocative.)

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The Circle of Bigotry is Complete

Posted on 25 July 2010 by Becca

I've been following the Shirley Sherrod case with interest, including the latest developments.  My stab at a sequence of events, as interpreted through my own particular brand of snark: Breitbart: This woman is a racist!  See!  I have a heavily … Continue reading →

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Weird News

Posted on 24 July 2010 by Becca

The strongest and most expensive beer ever created sold out within hours Friday, a Scottish brewery said, as they courted controversy by packaging the bottles inside the bodies of stuffed animals. BrewDog, the self-described maverick brewery, presented the beer — … Continue reading →

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Eww.

Posted on 13 July 2010 by Becca

A team of workers sporting breathing apparatus and carrying shovels has started clearing around 1,000 tonnes of fat from sewers around London’s Leicester Square, a water company said Tuesday. Cooking fat being poured down drains under one of the city’s … Continue reading →

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Appropriate Imagery

Posted on 21 June 2010 by Becca

Courtesy Attaturk on Firedoglake: As the oil gusher that began in early Spring continues to spew into the start of Summer I suppose I could come up with something creative and novel. But instead I’ll just note yet another lie … Continue reading →

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“Unsurprising”

Posted on 20 June 2010 by Becca

BP CEO Tony Hayward has faced fresh criticism for taking time off to go sailing with his son instead of dealing with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The White House said the move was one of a “long line … Continue reading →

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All talk, no walk – again

Posted on 18 October 2009 by Becca

When people want to know why I’m down on the Obama Administration, it’s because stuff like this is just part of a pattern — whatever they promised, we get the opposite and a whole lot of happy talk about how … Continue reading →

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Cool science tricks

Posted on 15 October 2009 by Becca

Anthrax detector can spot H1N1 virus | KRQE News 13 New Mexico A device developed during post-9/11 anthrax scares can quickly and simply detect the H1N1 swine flu virus, according to University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories scientists. … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude

Posted on 13 October 2009 by Becca

Orly Taitz Fined $20,000 – Judge Land’s Order It’s here! Judge Land took his time with this one. For a history of the case, see these previous diaries. He begins by quoting Justice Cardozo: Membership in the bar is a … Continue reading →

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Kudos where kudos are due

Posted on 30 September 2009 by Becca

I’m loving this guy.  The Democratic party had damned well better not give in to the GOP’s and wingers’ hissy fit and blatantly hypocritical bleatings. Grayson on ‘die quickly’ quip: ‘I apologize to the dead’ | Raw Story US House … Continue reading →

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