Monday, September 30, 2013
Olympic flame for Sochi Games lit, ready for relay
An ancient ceremony was re-enacted in Greece Sunday as the sun's rays lit the Olympic flame that will be carried to the Winter Games in Russia. ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — Using the sun's rays, the Olympic...
NASA preparing to launch 3-D printer into space
3-D printing could be a game-changer for space travel, allowing astronauts to create supplies and replacement parts on the fly. MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — NASA is preparing to launch a 3-D printer into...
The Republicans don't let a little thing like voting to shutdown the government interfere with their need to P-A-R-T-A-Y!
Photo courtesy of No Tea Party Today Courtesy of Liberals Unite: Maybe it was the alcohol, or the late hour, or maybe...
So called "good guy with a gun" meets other good guys with guns, and badges. Does not end well for 2nd Amendment.
Courtesy of Dallas News:Dallas police have confirmed that three officers shot and killed the homeowner who had fatally shot a burglar. Officers responded to a call in the 10300 block of Plummer Drive in Far East Dallas. ...
Ted Cruz on Meet the Press builds a case against the Affordable Care Act with lies, lies, and more lies.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I watched this interview with growing agitation...
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Drug 'Molly' is popular on electronic music scene in US
Molly is the street name for a drug that is pushed as the pure powder form of a banned substance known as MDMA, the main chemical in ecstasy. NEW YORK – Artist and therapy student Anna and her friends...
Time for yet another soothing story about Christianity courtesy of the Bible.
Source Well great, whose going to rock me to sleep now?And here I thought Stephen King books were terrifying.Source...
The barely bearded one, Joe Miller, who don't need nothing from no stinking "gubmint," is begging for donations on Facebook to pay for the birth of his grandson. Oh and a vehicle to transport his surfboard.
Courtesy of the Alaska Dispatch:The Facebook page of Joe Miller, who is seeking the GOP nomination for Senate after a failed 2010 Senate run as the Republican nominee, has shared a plea for financial help from his daughter,...
Can you find yourself in a sea of 1.2 billion Facebook profile pics?
Check out all the Faces of Facebook. It's a site that visualizes more than 1.2 billion Facebook users on a single page, compiling their profile pictures like the world's craziest patchwork quilt. When you first click on the site, the...
Miss Philippines Megan Young crowned Miss World 2013 in Bali
The 2013 Miss World pageant has been won by Miss Philippines, Megan Young, on the Indonesian island of Bali. US-born Ms Young, 23, beat 126 other contestants and pledged to be "the best Miss World ever". ...
Half of British pilots fall asleep in cockpit
More than half of British pilots admit to falling asleep in the cockpit, and nearly a third of those say they have woken up to find the co-pilot asleep, too. LONDON — More than half of British airline...
Gingerbread Man is employed to catch crosswalk violators
The Riverside, Calif., sheriff's department may employ the Brothers Grimm as consultants, as their most recent operation to increase traffic safety involved a 7-foot tall Gingerbread Man. The large...
Kansas group claims science is religion and sues to keep it from being taught in public schools. Wait, what?
Courtesy of Right Wing Watch: A Kansas-based group that “promotes the religious rights of parents, children, and taxpayers” is challenging the state’s science standards because they include the teaching of evolution, which...
'Soldier' has more fun playing kick the can than you ever did
The title of this little YouTube amusement is "When Lithuanian Soldiers Are Bored," and the resulting exhibition suggests the national army has a lot of down time. Possibly they spend it perfecting this entertaining form of kick-the-can...