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Posts Tagged ‘Misc.’
June 16 .. the NIH begins
On June 16 the National Heart Act was signed. It authorized the National Heart Institute and changed the name of the National Institute of Health to National Institutes of Health. [...]
June 8: 60th anniversary of Alan Turing’s suicide
Just Before Christmas, Alan Turing finally gets pardon for being Gay! Last year about this time, a pardon was given to the man whose code breaking prowess helped the Allies outfox the Nazis, whose theories laid the foundation for the computer age, and whose work on artificial intelligence has[...]
Global Warming: First in First Out
JAMESTON, VA .. First colony doomed by global warming On a visit last year, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell saw sections of the colony that since a 2003 Hurricane lie destroyed, beneath the low-lying banks of the James River Read full story[...]
Condoms in Uganda
Condom advert causes uproar The Uganda AIDS Commission and medical experts are annoyed over a campaign which openly advises cheating spouses to use condoms.[...]
The Gun for Two
269 Double Barrel Pistol By: Arsenal Firearms The AF2011-A1 Double Barrel Pistol is a first on two counts. It’s the first ever double barrel semiautomatic pistol manufactured for sale (not available yet, but on deck for Fall 2012). And, after getting a load of the “Twenty…[...]
Putin on Hillary
“It’s better not to argue with women. But Ms Clinton has never been too graceful in her statements.” ………. When people push boundaries too far, it’s not because they are strong but because they are weak. But maybe weakness is not the worst quality for a woman.”[...]
Perils of June Weddings … no sex!
A new study reveals that 24 percent of couples admit that they skip the lovemaking because the groom is too drunk; 13 percent skip it because their bride is too wasted. Take that, marriage vows![...]
Jefferson Davis Birthday
State Holiday in Tennessee, Kentucky and Louisiana[...]