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Women Can Get Birth Control Without Prescription In California
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Women Can Get Birth Control Without Prescription In California
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I think the religious right tends to use anything that happens in California as an example of what is wrong with this country, and they're counting the days until the apocalypse when that entire
Jay wrote: "Pants On FireSurprise, surprise!!!!
Oil company...yes, I say, OIL COMPANY...executives and investors may have intentionally LIED and misled the public concerning climate change skepticism.
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My bet is your prediction will prove to be prescient — 'There's an excellent chance that this is just going to pay big bucks to a lot of lawyers who will accomplish nothing in the end.'
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Kepler Planet-Hunting Spacecraft Bounces Back After Glitch
I thought some of you might be interested in how the rescue was performed, so I asked to see the official transcript:
Kepler Emergency Mode Recovery Transcript (partial)
Mission Control: "Mission Control to Kepler Space Telescope, what do you see, today, you 600 million dollar beauty?"
Kepler Telemetry: "Gorp!"
Mission Control: "Say again, please, and be brief. At 75 million miles, this is a long-distance call."
Kepler Telemetry: "Feezle-burp!"
Mission Control: "Last chance. Pretend you're in therapy. Tell me something good about yourself."
Kepler Telemetry: "Lucy, you got some 'splainin' to do."
Mission Control: "Okay, the Kepler Spacecraft is now officially in Emergency Mode. Wake up the engineers and get a catchy tweet from Neil deGrasse Tyson."
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I'm starting to wonder if that's what happened to Lisa.
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Melki wrote: "I'm starting to wonder if that's what happened to Lisa."I'm here. Just been crazy busy -- busier than usual -- and unfortunately with nothing as exciting as being lured into a trap with wine. Came home yesterday from a 4-day drumline and color guard championship competition (my son's drumline won 1st place ; the daughter's color guard has room for improvement for next year). Things will slow down as much as they ever do for me now that it's the off season for them.
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There Are 1,284 New Planets After Latest NASA Kepler Space Telescope Bounty
"NASA's Kepler space telescope continues to astound with its ability to discover planets. After its latest haul of 4,302 potential planet candidates in July 2015, NASA revealed that 1,284 have been newly confirmed as planets. Of the new planets, nine are less than twice the size of Earth and are located in the habitable zone around their stars."
It looks like planets similar to Earth are fairly common. (9 of 1,284 = 0.7%) And we've only surveyed a very small percentage of our sky.
One lecture I heard stated that if you held a dime up to the sky at arm's length, Kepler is surveying about that much of our night sky. That means there's one HELL OF A LOT more to check out.
One disappointment... While scientists are working hard to get spectra of the exoplanets' atmospheres, no one is looking for cabanas on sandy beaches with bar service, bikinis, tropical breezes...
Maybe next year.
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This should be nominated as one of the best jokes of the year.
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The Founding Fathers would have never finished the Constitution what with all the taking pictures of their food.
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Stone Bracelet May Have Been Made by Denisovans
"The soil around the two fragments of the jewelry piece was dated with oxygen isotopic analysis to 40,000 years ago."
Scientists working on the project have denied rumors that painted on the cave wall was the oldest ever found prenup agreement.
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Jay wrote: "I think someone has finally hit on the source of America's frustration."
Oh, I thought we were frustrated because there are at LEAST 269 Walmart stores too many. Thanks for clarifying.
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Life ingredients in Rosetta’s comet!
It’s “the first unambiguous detection of glycine at a comet” and supports the theory that the building blocks for life came to Earth from outer space.
So, if that fellow sitting next to you on the bus looks a little alien...
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Jay wrote: "I know that The Humour Club has discussed this before, but this was just too good to pass up."
Ha ha this is funny. Fox News is one of a kind.
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While this one is a bit amusing, I think every parent would also find it disturbing. Am I wrong?
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Watch Physicist Brian Greene and Stephen Colbert Dive into Gravitational Waves
Fun and funny!
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Click on the link below to see full size.
Source: What Does Your College Major Say About Your IQ?
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John Cleese on Extremism
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John Cleese on Extremism
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Extremely accurate.
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Breaking News From National Geographic Magazine...
Rodney wrote: "thought this was funny..."
And it was! Thank you. I came to this forum in need of a laugh and you (and the rest of y'all) gave it to me.
Rodney wrote: "thought this was funny..."
Yes, good one! Reminds me a little of the Pearls Before Swine comics.
http://pearlswine.livejournal.com/281...
Rodney wrote: "There is too much money to be made from people with cancer. There isn't going to be a cure for that in the U.S. anytime soon."Dermatology is usually reckoned to be the best specialisation for those who want to do well in private medicine. Your patients never die - nor do they ever recover for long.
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Nifty Animation Presents The History Of English With A Dash Of ‘British’ Humor
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Ha! Perhaps Don's hair turns into a gremlin if it gets wet.
You know, one of the early signs of someone being a psychopath is that as a child, s/he torments animals. Does this count? Or, since it's a cockroach, is this person a hero to humanity?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qF5_...
Jay wrote: "I wonder if the League of Women Voters have found this one yet?"
Brilliant! It says so much... And I wouldn't be surprised about the gremlin!
Jay wrote: "I wonder if the League of Women Voters have found this one yet?"
They'll have a field day when they do.
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Jay wrote: "While I'm not a big fan of religious "history," this just cracked me up!"
Which makes me wonder where they all had for dinner on 12/25 each year.
Hilarious! (too bad there isn't a "like" button on Goodreads...
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Jay wrote: "That's it! I'm suing Finland for copying my lifestyle."
If they'd skip the cigarette and offer some sweets and that would be the perfect breakfast for me :-)
Jay wrote: "That's it! I'm suing Finland for copying my lifestyle."
Whiskey goes better with coffee....
I can think of a whole load of things that go better with coffee than vodka, but I'm not Finnish.
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Surprise, surprise!!!!
Oil company...yes, I say, OIL COMPANY...executives and investors may have intentionally LIED and misled the public concerning climate change skepticism.
DO YA THINK????????
Well, now it appears the attorney generals in several states and the US Virgin Islands have developed an interest...
‘Outrageous Violation of the First Amendment’: State AGs Take the Next Step in Going After Climate Change Skeptics
There's an excellent chance that this is just going to pay big bucks to a lot of lawyers who will accomplish nothing in the end. Then again, maybe they can get some solid tips from tobacco company executives and Bernie Madoff.