Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Landing sites for NASA Mars probe InSight narrowed to four
Scientists Development Procedure to Transform Scarred Heart Tissue into Fuctioning Heart Cells
China: The Next Stage in Aircraft Carrier Development is the Battlestar Galactica
Breakthrough in Antimatter Production Drawing Nigh
Graphene Can Make Metals Stronger, Lighter

Welcome to Hell, Ariel Castro

One is not supposed to celebrate the death of any human being on the theory that anyone's demise lessens us all. But there are exceptions, like Osama bin Laden and, more recently, Ariel Castro, who has hanged himself in prison.

Just when All Hope Seemed Lost, Jon Stewart Returns from the Desert

Just in time for the upcoming "not war in the classical sense" in Syria, not to mention upcoming clashes over the budget, the debt ceiling, and Obamacare, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart returned from the desert like Moses from the Sinai.

John Kerry's Bizarre Senate Syria 'Not War in the Classical Sense' Testimony

Secretary of State John Kerry's testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning the proposal by the Obama administration for a limited military strike on Syria had a number of bizarre moments.

Tuesday, September 03, 2013

'Outbreak' Medical Drama Under Development at NBC
The BMW IGenius Not Likely to Replace the Human Cars Salesman
A Florida Research Institute Develops a Better Tasting Tomato
Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Calls 'Pacific Rim' a Work of 'American Propaganda'
NASA veteran Chris Kraft slams space agency's current direction

Ordinary Israelis Bringing Aid to Syrian Refugees as a Regional War Looms

Tom Gross, a Middle East analyst, offers a remarkable report, with an embedded video from an Israeli TV news station, of a largely unknown outside of the region clandestine operation being conducted by ordinary Israelis to help Syrian refugees.

Why Republicans Are Against Military Action in Syria

One of the interesting aspects of the Syria crisis is the reversal of the usual roles that has characterized controversies in which war and peace are concerned. A liberal president is demanding military action and conservatives are against it.

Proposed Bipartisan Medicare Reform Could Help Replace Obamacare

While the debate still rages on the implementation of Obamacare and the ill effects it is having on the American health care system, two House committees have quietly released a report that proposes some reforms for Medicare, according to the Free Beacon.