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LGBT at 1600

May 10th, 2012 · No Comments


Gay marriage
is the latest 15 minute news cycle item and a quick search on the Department of Education webpage shows 249 potential “hits” for the search LGBT, and a whopping 185,000 using the USA.GOV search tool.

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Anti-Climatic

April 11th, 2012 · No Comments


NOAA has a released a “cool” graphic illustrating the warmest March ever recorded. The full report, not so widely touted, includes an interactive Heat Wave map and local weather data. [Read more →]

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Stimulating News

March 28th, 2012 · No Comments


Remember the government  bail-out for GM and company? Seems that the TARP dough has rebounded in the shell once know as the motor city and is starting to gain traction (as the wags would say). Inc magazine is all about Detroit in a recent article — your city could be next (are you hearing me out there St. Louis)?

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Wages of Sin or Sinful Wages

March 17th, 2012 · No Comments


No need to be encyclopedic to run for office, no one has all the answers at a moment’s notice, so to help the erstwhile candidates for U.S. Senate from Missouri here is the official link to all things labor – specifically the minimum wage – which by the way is an astounding $7.25.

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Twist ‘n’ Blast

March 6th, 2012 · No Comments


Twist and shout… and blastoff!  NASA is bringing rocketry to rockers. Learn about yaw, pitch, and roll (and toss in a lesson on the gimbal).  Rock on here.

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A Disaster By Any Other Name

February 21st, 2012 · No Comments


If you have to cry (as you would in an earthquake, flood, or hurricane) you should have something to laugh at as well. And leave it to the CDC to provide the disaster laugh-track. The library catalog record summary[Read more →]

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Right On

February 20th, 2012 · No Comments


Documented Rights, showing in St. Louis.  NARA exhibit, don’t miss it.

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Who Gets the Nod

February 8th, 2012 · 3 Comments


Missouri just concluded the “Presidential Preference Primary” and the results are here at the Secretary of State’s Website. This wag thinks it is time for the dynasty makers to step up,  where is Jeb?

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Empty (Flight) Suits

January 26th, 2012 · 1 Comment


If there is no pilot, can God be my co-pilot?  All joking aside, the Unmanned Systems Caucus have their cockpits full in addressing the ethics of drone warfare.  The LA Times has a good overview article.

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Cosmic Climate Change

January 24th, 2012 · No Comments


No controversy here — the sky (actually coronal mass) is falling!!!  But never fear NOAA has the answers on all things solar flair-ish.

“When these coronal mass ejections hit Earth’s own magnetic field, they energize the Earth’s magnetic field and cause it to fluctuate” said SWPC physicist Doug Biesecker, Ph.D. During a moderate or strong storm, such fluctuations can temporarily impair navigation, power, satellite and other systems.

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