Arizona state Senator Sylvia Allen (R) — Would you expect otherwise? — nonchalantly explains that the Earth is 6,000 years old. Twice.



She says this while voicing her support for uranium mining in the state.

Ironically, it’s by studying the radioactive decay of uranium that we know the Earth is 4,540,000,000 years old.

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S*T#@%^!!!!!!

Health care overhaul bill suffers another setback

By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writers
38 mins ago

WASHINGTON – The drive to remake the nation's health care system suffered yet another setback in Congress on Thursday when a pivotal group of House Democrats demanded numerous changes in legislation the leadership was drafting on a fast track.

The emerging bill "lacks a number of elements essential to preserving what works and fixing what is broken," 40 members of the Blue Dog Coalition of moderate to conservative Democrats wrote in a letter to party leaders.

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Hey y'all...just some new fic recs for y'all to check out...just to keep ya in Leverage until next week:

The Links

Summary: The Doctor and Rose embark on their first new adventure together which leads to a dangerous discovery and potential disaster for Pete's World.

Disclaimer: Not mine. Wouldn't own 'em if I could. Too high maintenance.

Spoilers: Nothing's sacred. Watch the series (starting with the first Doctor in 1963) if you don't like surprises.

Characters: Doctor 10.5, Rose Tyler, Jackie Tyler, Pete Tyler, Jake Simmonds.

Rating: All ages.

Author's note: This is a post-Journey's End AU and the next part of a story that begins with Kissing Rose Tyler.

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A Palestinian Boy's Death Gives 5 Israelis The Gift Of Life (VIDEO)

When a 12-year-old Palestinian boy was killed in the West Bank city of Jenin by Israeli soldiers who mistook his toy gun for the real thing, it could have been just one more blip on the news: one more war, one more child, one more human tragedy that ripped the heart out of a family and a community, but rippled no further into the world's consciousness.

But something extraordinary happened that turned Ahmed Khatib's tragic 2005 death into a gift of hope for six Israelis whose lives were on the line: while overwhelmed with grief, Ahmed's parents consented to donating their son's organs. Suddenly, amid the violence and entrenched hatred surrounding an intractable conflict, a simple act of humanity rose above the clamor and captured worldwide attention.

Heart of Jenin tells the story of Ahmed's tragic death and his father Ismael Khatib's journey to visit three of the organ recipients two years later. One of Ahmed's kidneys went to an Orthodox Jewish girl and his other kidney went to a Bedouin boy. While his parents hesitated to donate Ahmed's heart, it now beats in the chest of a Druze girl.

"I see my son in these children," Khatib says.

Crossing from northern Israel to the Negev desert and ending up in Jerusalem, Khatib encounters every complexity of the conflict: deep-seated animosity, hardened judgments, and heartfelt generosity. While laying bare the deep divisions between Israelis and Palestinians, Heart of Jenin offers a rare vision of common humanity and hope.

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Running gag for this macro, but not as cute as newrussam 's Adventures of Coalition of Anti-Tickling Countries.

... according to Honduran foreign minister Enrique Ortez Colindres, that is.

Colindres has referred to U.S. President Obama several times in interviews as a "little black man", according to AFP.

AFP reports that U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens reacted angrily to Colindres' comments, saying it was a "disrespectful and racially insensitive" verbal assault on President Obama.

Colindres has apologized for his comments.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/5/750099/-Honduran-golpista:-Obama-a-little-black-man-who-knows-nothing via HuffPo

Nate/Sophie no question.

Legislative Session Required to Confirm New Alaska Lt. Governor. Isn’t That ‘Special?’

Legal opinion is in, and a special session of the Alaska state legislature looms. Yup, that means that in all likelihood, this pack of hearty souls who have had to endure what must have felt like the longest gubernatorial partial term in the history of ever….isn’t done yet.
The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections who, for some reason, was chosen and accepted the #3 spot in gubernatorial succession has decided he’d rather not have the job of Lt. Governor after all. Not that anyone necessarily blames him. Even he recognizes that Sarah Palin’s former high school buddy suddenly plopped in the Lt. Governor’s chair might look a little… untoward. After stating that he had no idea Palin was going to quit, he’s reluctantly agreed to fill the spot until all the beaten and bruised souls in the legislature, who finally got sprung to go do some summer recreating get sucked back in to the drama for a special session.

When Palin made her now infamous “I Quit! But Darn it, I’m Not a Quitter” speech on the shores of Lake Lucille, she stated that Commissioner of Military and Veterans Affairs Craig Campbell would be “assuming ” the role of Lt. Governor. You know what they say about assuming.

It should also be noted that in her stated desire to save the state money, by appointing someone who has not been confirmed, and necessitating a special session, she may be costing the state hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The House Judiciary Committee plans to hold a confirmation hearing July 20 — six days before Parnell is sworn in — though it takes both the House and Senate to confirm a candidate.

“The governor quit and went fishing,” Judiciary Chair Jay Ramras, R-Fairbanks, said in a statement Wednesday. “Governor Palin failed to leave specific instructions, so the Legislature is stepping in to bring order to the constitutional chaos she created.”

Rep. Ramras apparently does not subscribe to Palin’s “Leadership through Abandonment” philosophy of state government.

In the days since she announced she’ll be qui…. stepping down, one would think she’s been burning the midnight oil with the new team to make sure that all the loose ends are tied up, and that there will be a smooth transition to governor-in-training Sean Parnell, and that she’s done everything she needs to do for the state. Well, actually… She has ‘gone fishing,’ working at the family commercial fishing business in Dillingham, and is on some sort of an odd farewell tour of rural Alaska, doing things like honoring animal caregivers in McGrath, flying over burn areas, and quoting Plato.
 

AKGovSarahPalinSo AK kids: take time to take your parents fishing: “You learn more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation” -Platoabout 4 hours ago from TwitterBerry

Palin’s chief of staff Mike “I hope citizen ethics complaint filers experience “backlash” Nizich has called Rep. Ramras’ comments that the governor went fishing, and left the legislature in the lurch “irresponsible,” and stated that “she’s in contact with the office, just like normal.” Just like normal? That should make us all feel better.

Under ordinary circumstances, the legislature would not be in session again until January of 2010. And if they convene before then, there are other matters that can be brought to the table, the most notable of which is a vote to override Palin’s veto of $28 million in stimulus funds for weatherization projects. They need a 75% vote in joint session to override. And heck, since they’re all there anyway, how about a nice quick impeachment vote?

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"Rep. Ramras apparently does not subscribe to Palin’s “Leadership through Abandonment” philosophy of state government. "

LOL!

DeMint: America is ‘Where Germany Was Before World War II’

Last night, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) gave a short talk and Q&A at at the National Press Club about his book “Saving Freedom.” DeMint told a room of around 100 people about a conversation he’d had with an Iranian immigrant who was panicking about the surge of government spending and control under President Obama and the Democrats. Americans should listen to immigrants like her, said DeMint.

They understand socialism. They understand tyrants. But none of us have ever had it here. We don’t even know what it looks like. Part of what we’re trying to do in “Saving Freedom” is just show that where we are, we’re about where Germany was before World War II where they became a social democracy. You still had votes but the votes were just power grabs like you see in Iran, and other places in South America, like Chavez is running down in Venezuela. People become more dependent on the government so that they’re easy to manipulate. And they keep voting for more government because that’s where their security is. When our immigrants get here, they’re worried, because they see it happening here.

DeMint worried that it was the “eleventh hour” for freedom, but he disputed a question from a man who wondered if America was ripe for another revolution. “The reason I’m convinced we can do this in a civilized way is that I’ve seen, on a number of issues, that when people get informed and want to change their government, the government will change.”


At least it wasnt a comparison of Obama with Hitler... wait...

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I originally made this tutorial for the community severalplums (where the winner of a challenge needs to post a tutorial for their winning icon), and because I liked this icon of mine I decided to post it here too.


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I would like to invite you all to my new community called Anthology Press!

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Seeing a finished title with your name on it, is a truly fabulous feeling; but when you are just starting out or doing it for fun it can be really hard to get noticed, as an ex-publishing designer, and illustrator I realised something both exciting and obvious:

There’s no decent explanation as to why it should take technical skills, money, or friends in high places to publish a book, when you are just starting out or wanting to practice or writing for fun etc.

So I have created this simple community for anyone as a way of building an exciting place to share experiences and your work whether you are a author (or blogger), illustrator, photographer, cook, traveler, poet, fangirl / fanboy, basically everyone!

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