Rational Conservatism from the Rocky Mountains
The Oscar-nominated actor died Wednesday eveningof cardiac arrest at home in the Las Vegas-area city of Henderson, Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy said Thursday. He was 85. “He died peacefully here, surrounded by those who love him and have been caring for him,” his wife, Jill Curtis, told The Associated Press outside their home. “All […]
Gloria Allred, a Los Angeles attorney who represents Whitman’s former maid, Nicky Diaz Santillan, said she would release evidence Thursday showing Whitman was aware of the maid’s illegal status as far back as 2003, a claim Whitman denies… Specifically, Whitman disputes that she received a 2003 letter from the Social Security Administration that said the […]
Tour de France winner Alberto Contador plans to hold a news conference Thursday to address reports of a positive drug test, his publicist said in a statement. Contador, who won the Tour de France for the third time, apparently tested positive for bronchodilator clenbuterol during drug tests conducted on the final day of this year’s […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US astronomers said Wednesday they have discovered an Earth-sized planet that they think might be habitable, orbiting a nearby star, and believe there could be many more planets like it in space. The planet, found by astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Carnegie Institution of Washington, is orbiting […]
I remain cautiously optimistic about the chances for significant gains in the upcoming November elections. However I have a strong feeling that Republicans and some pundits are already counting unhatched chickens. This is dangerous because it leads to over-confidence and complacency. One thing that concerns me is that Obama is shifting back into full-blown campaign […]
Their argument is deceptively simple and surprisingly powerful. Here’s how it goes. If the universe lasts forever, then any event that can happen, will happen, no matter how unlikely. In fact, this event will happen an infinite number of times. This leads to a problem. When there are an infinite number of instances of every […]
Well, since my initial 2010 NFL season predictions are already in severe jeopardy, I’m not sure I should talk about the NFL again… But I will. Denver appears to me to be suffering from delusions of mediocrity. After stinking up the place in game 1, and then managing to gain an improbable victory in game […]
So, I mentioned in a previous post that I was having a Qwest technician come out to look at my internet connection. Last night when I ran my last speed test, my download speed was 110 KILObits/sec and my upload speed was twice that. Of course this morning my download speed was 1.2 Mb/s, which […]
According to this story “science has proven” that men choose casual hookups by body shape and long term partners by facial characteristics. You’ll have to read the whole thing to speculate on whether “science” has “proven” anything. Participants were asked to look at an image and decide whether they would consider this person for a […]
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