By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News A revolutionary UK spaceplane concept has been boosted by the conclusions of an important technical review. The proposed Skylon vehicle would do the job of a big rocket but operate like an airliner, taking off and landing at a conventional runway. The[...]
Archive for May, 2011
May 27th, 2011 - 6:34 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Brits Propose Revolutionary “Spaceplane” … the “Skylon”
May 27th, 2011 - 6:03 am § in Uncategorized
Is Skype worth eighty times an investment in healthcare?
Bloomberg Two weeks ago the School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania received a record $225 million gift for its medical school endowment. The donors, the Perelman family said: “Ruth and I believe the future of medicine depends on the ability to produce world-class clinicians a[...]
May 26th, 2011 - 9:26 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Arizona Law Vs. Employing Illegal Aleins
Ed. While I know many of us are outraged at Arizona’ s profiling laws, this law makes great sense. Penalizing those who profiteer by their use of illegals should be a nationwide practice. Huff Post WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has sustained Arizona’s law that penalizes business[...]
May 26th, 2011 - 9:16 am § in Misc.
Aderem Moves To Seattle’s Infectious Disease Institute, SBRI
from GenomeWeb: With a short trip across town, Alan Aderem and his team are bringing their expertise in systems biology to the study of global infectious disease. Aderem, a co-founder of the Institute of Systems Biology in Seattle, announced in March that he is joining the Seattle Biomedical Researc[...]
May 26th, 2011 - 7:43 am § in Misc.
Living With Conviction in Challenging Times
Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in Challenging Times. Excerpts: By Paul Rogat Loeb Most Americans are thoughtful, caring, generous. We try to do our best by family and friends. We’ll even stop to help a fellow driver stranded by a roadside breakdown and even help them to get some ass[...]
May 26th, 2011 - 7:37 am § in Misc.
Responses to Netanyahu’s Bombast
As a Jew and as a Zionist, I was embarrassed and depressed by Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress. I am nto alone amongst my landsmen in this reaction. Take a look at these links from Haaretz: Ari ShavitNetanyahu’s peace stance is running Israel into a wall Gideon LevyNetanyahu releg[...]
May 26, Anniversary of the NIH
The Hygienic Laboratory at the Staten Island Marine Hospital Service building. As epidemics swept across the United States in the 19th century, the US government recognized the pressing need for a national lab dedicated to the study of infectious disease. In 1887, the government set its sights on a [...]
HUMOR: How God and Reagan Rescued The USA
Mike Huckabee’s contribution lot teaching American history.[...]
May 25th, 2011 - 8:51 am § in Misc.
Countdown in Libya
from Der Spiegel Libya’s Top Diplomat in Berlin ‘I Am No Longer Gadhafi’s Ambassador’ Libya’s ambassadors to the United Nations, the US and India renounced the Gadhafi regime long ago. But the country’s ambassador to Germany, Jamal El-Baraq, kept quiet. Now he ha[...]
May 25th, 2011 - 7:42 am § in America
Breaking News: Obama and a Foreign Policy Without the Drama of the Bush Era
Doug Mills/The New York Times In London, a Unified Message on Libya By MARK LANDLER 8:50 AM ET President Obama said that he and Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain had ruled out a ground invasion but that they would fight until Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi left. The comparison is quietly thrilling. E[...]