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Dan Savage Speech Controversy: 'It Gets Better' Creator Offends Christian Students
Dan Savage, the guy who created the It Gets Better campaign, recently spoke at a California high school. The subject of his talk was bullying, so it's kind of strange that he decided to attack Christianity, thereby bullying many of Christian high school students are not too happy with Dan Savage after the author told teenagers gathered at the National High School Journalist Conference in Seattle that “We can learn to ignore the bull—- in the Bible about by Ben Shapiro 6 hours ago post a comment Dan Savage has personally insulted virtually every Republican candidate for higher office. Last year, Savage said on Bill Maher's show, “I wish the Republicans were all f***ing dead.” But he saved some special Dan Savage offended some Christian teens when he told them "We can learn … Read entire article »
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Dan Savage Speech Controversy: 'It Gets Better' Creator Offends Christian Students
“There is no effort to amend state constitutions to make it legal to stone women to death on their wedding nights if they're not virgins — at least not yet,” Savage said. “We don't know where the GOP is going these days.” Gay rights advocate Dan Savage has blasted Christian students who walked out of his lecture after he criticised the bible. Gay rights advocate Dan Savage has blasted Christian students who walked out of his lecture after he criticised the bible. Dan Savage offended some Christian teens when he told them "We can learn to ignore the bull—t in the Bible about gay people." After many students walked out of the speech, one of whom appeared to be crying, Savage said, “It's funny, as someone who's by Ben Shapiro 5 hours ago … Read entire article »
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Arbor Day 2012: A History Of The Movement And Threats Of Deforestation
Fun things to do this weekend, pulled from the Events calendar on your local Patch. Friday, April 27th 2012 is Arbor Day in the US The national and international celebration started many years ago. In fact, Arbor Day had already been celebrated for over 100 years by the time Earth Day came around, and it all began with a journalist. To paraphrase poet Joyce Kilmer, if you think that you will never see a thing as lovely as a tree, then you need to visit the Morris Arboretum for its. Arbor Day has new meaning in the Joplin area. The day dedicated to trees will be celebrated with giveaways of new trees and further assessments of tornado-damaged trees. One phenomenon in Joplin calls for tree owners' attention: Fuzzy trees. Roubicek, Megan's teacher at Snoqualmie … Read entire article »
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Update: Apple's WWDC sells out in 2 hours
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed April 25th, 2012 wwdc 2012 Didn't get your seat to this year's WWDC? Well, you're out of luck as the $1599 tickets sold-out in just under two hours. Unfortunately, many might have missed out even though they thought they were And your time to purchase tickets for Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference 2012 isover. (Bad news for devs in Hawaii.)We first got word that. Less than two hours after going on sale, passes for Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) have already sold out. The quick sellout comes April 25, 2012, 1:08 PM — Apple's 2012 laptop, with or without S, might ship with liquidmetal technology, LTE and quad-core Ivy Bridge processor. Please welcome, the latest MacBook Pro 2012 rumor — liquidmetal technology. Apparently, iPhone 5 rumors iLounge news discussing … Read entire article »
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Asteroid mining and other out-there ideas from the tech titans
Well, the big day has finally arrived. Planetary Resources, the space company funded by the Google founders, James Cameron, and other billionaires, has revealed its plans to make trillions by mining asteroids. It's for real: Planetary Resources, the world's newest and most audacious space company, is set to start prospecting near-Earth asteroids by the end of. It plans to tap some of the thousands of asteroids that pass relatively close to Earth and extract their raw materials. Not all missions would return precious metals and minerals to Earth. In addition to mining for platinum and other precious metals, For a lot of reasons, the legal ramifications of today's asteroid mining announcement are almost as complex as the technological ones. “As far as law is concerned, there's nothing inherently in the space treaties that … Read entire article »
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Asteroid mining and other out-there ideas from the tech titans
The answer is a rousing yes, according to backers of an astounding asteroid-mining scheme unveiled Tuesday by Planetary Resources, a Bellevue, Wash.-based start-up. The idea: Land robots on selected asteroids in orbit between Mars and Jupiter; By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) A group of high-tech tycoons wants to mine nearby asteroids, hoping to turn science fiction into real profits. The mega-million dollar plan is to use commercially built robotic ships to squeeze The plan involves sending "a swarm" of 20-pound satellites that cost as much as $5 million apiece 500 miles from Earth in search of potential platinum-rich asteroids, The Times reported. If an asteroid appears to be worth mining, the company will send Via the BBC: Plans for asteroid mining emerge The founders include film director and explorer James … Read entire article »
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Exclusive: China firm boasts about missile-linked North Korea sale: envoys
U.N. Chief Sends Warning to North Korea. By: Townsquare News Network | 10 minutes ago. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning North Korea against “further provocative measures.” U.N. Secretary General Ban More information on NKFW is below with schedules for Seoul and London, but I want to respond first to the many emails about the news reports regarding China's decision to stop repatriating North Korean refugees and share Pyongyang – A new study has shown that North Koreans are on the average three inches shorter than South Koreans. The study attributes the observation to stunted growth from years of famine and poor diet. Several claims have been made that there is a By Jean H. Lee AP Pyongyang, North Korea— North Korea's military warned Monday of imminent "special actions" that would reduce South Korea's … Read entire article »
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'Mad Men' recap: Howard Johnson's leaves a bad taste in Don Draper's mouth
12 shooting outside the Howard Johnson motel on Route 211 in the Town of Wallkill. A South Fallsburg woman was seriously injured; a second target was uninjured, 'Mad Men' recap: Howard Johnson's leaves a bad taste in Don Draper's mouth. April 23rd, 2012 | Author: F?nt??t?? rooms, dining, banquet halls ?nd more – ?t Howard Johnson located ?n Toms River, NJ! Save n Here w?ll b? areas ?f light rain For Don, the more beautiful place was a Howard Johnson's motel in upstate New York, where he hoped to dazzle Megan with a weekend of spontaneous exotic pleasure under the famously romantic blue and orange HoJo's sign. Once he had her there, My companions on this excursion included three former deputy superintendents – Dick Clark, Howard Johnson, and Karen Clark –- and former … Read entire article »
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'Mad Men' recap: Howard Johnson's leaves a bad taste in Don Draper's mouth
My companions on this excursion included three former deputy superintendents – Dick Clark, Howard Johnson, and Karen Clark –- and former Assistant Superintendent Vicky Murray. Our tour guides were Nancy Larson and Jack McLeod, administrators from the For Don, the more beautiful place was a Howard Johnson's motel in upstate New York, where he hoped to dazzle Megan with a weekend of spontaneous exotic pleasure under the famously romantic blue and orange HoJo's sign. Once he had her there, When Marriott introduced Courtyard in 1983, it was meant to compete with Holiday Inn, Howard Johnson and other lower-priced brands in the motel business. The spartan prototype was designed for quick mass production My companions on this excursion included three former deputy superintendents – Dick Clark, Howard Johnson, and Karen Clark –- and former … Read entire article »
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