Moon ship design not safe for NASA space crew

It was almost 40 years ago that Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the Moon (or so history has it). Yet, that epic landing has not been replicated to this date, and won’t be coming around until 2019. As NASA plans out...

Vote for our Panel 'From Consumed to Thrifty: Strategie for the Good Life in ...

As the economy as been on the rocks for the past year, the idea for a panel discussion at South by Southwest Interactive (Austin, March 2009) titled From Consumed to Thrifty: Strategies for the Good Life in a Wobbly Economy slowly percolated, like a good cup of espresso.These...

Hamdan gets 5 1/2 years on terror charge

I was very suprised by the sentence that was given to Hamdan in light of the way other terror suspects have been treated. Hoever, I cannot say that I disagree with the sentence, if he is indeed telling the truth then...

Historic German town struggles over push for solar power

An article from the town of Marburg, Germany has discovered that going green might not worth the trouble or money. This article explores this issue."MARBURG, Germany — This fairy-tale town is stuck in the middle of...

How Solar Power Works

One topic which seems to be on everyones lips these days is renewable power, and it is understandable when we have so many scientists concerned about global warming and when we consumers are having to deal...

Batman vs. Babies: Sen. Tom Coburn's Battle with the U.S. Senate

The brawl between Sen. Dr. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and the U.S. Senate escalated again this week as an Ethics panel attacked him for delivering babies--for free. The feisty Oklahoma senator says that the core issue is about citizen representation. Citing Washington and other...

One-year ban on new fast-food restaurants in South L.A.

Is this the beginning of a new movement towards banning fast-food chains?Major corporations such as McDonalds is definitely going to fight hard over this decision. As of now, only South L.A. is doing this ban, but if...

'Wardrobe Malfunction' Fine cancelled by Court

What gets me about this article is the final few lines - For nearly four years, Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Timberlake have been claiming that this was an accidental exposure, and it wasn't planned.  They've been saying that it was a wardrobe malfunction that surprised both of...

UN to investigate Bhutto killing

"Pakistan and the United Nations have agreed in principle to set up a UN panel to investigate the killing of Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan's foreign minister said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had...

Mexico City's Human Rights Commission links cops to club stampede

As I was driving to work this morning I heard on our local the radio station about a video that shows policemen beating up students and causing all the panic among the students that were celebrating the end of...

Indian Point licensing board needs more time

Quite an interesting debate has developed around the pros and cons of Nuclear power on this link. Join in if you have information to share. As far back as June 2006, National Academy of Sciences Report Concludes...

Radiohead Begins Carbon Neutral World Tour

Of the many reasons to love Radiohead, perhaps the most important is that they simply lead by example: creatively, musically, ethically, socially, comunally, digitally and, now, environmentally."After Primavera Sound...

Crack Cocaine Addicted Cop Wants Back on Police Force!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhile we are at it, why not have a "Running With Sizzors" Marathon for Blind People in a crowded Shopping Mall? This ex Cop claims his "Human Rights" are being...

House votes to impeach Bush

"An apparently doomed bid to impeach President George W. Bush, largely on charges of misleading the U.S. into the Iraq war, was referred on Wednesday to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.On a 251-166...

Democrats approve seating half of Florida and Michigan delegations

A deal has been reached by a Democratic Party panel today to seat the delegates from Flordia and Michigan with a half-vote each." After a day of wrangling in front of a sometimes unruly crowd, the Democratic National...

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