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Overheard at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s ‘Road to Majority Conference’

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Here at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road to the Majority Conference,” you know the audience agrees with a point a speaker is making if there are shouts of “amen.” They’re here, as the Coalition’s chairman Ralph Reed says, not to learn how “to preach to the choir,” but rather make the message spread. They’re here to fight against the idea that the message of a shrinking faith-based coalition and acceptance of secular ideas such as gay marriage are both inevitable. Even though there are common refrains of “we are not the fringe” not all the speakers are on the same page. Continue reading →

Nasa: Radiation Study Shows Mars Mission Not Safe For Humans

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Curiosity’s First Color Photo Curiosity snaps the first color view of the north wall and rim of Gale Crater, where NASA’s Mars rover landed Sunday night. The picture was taken by the rover’s camera at the end of its stowed robotic arm and appears fuzzy because of dust on the camera’s cover. Continue reading →

Space Station captures dramatic image of erupting Alaska volcano

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Alaskan volcano photographed from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA GREENBELT, Md., May 23 (UPI) — NASA released a dramatic and revealing image of an erupting Alaskan volcano Thursday taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Continue reading →

NTU medical school to pioneer use of plastinated bodies in teaching

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Published on May 23, 2013 11:35 AM NTU’s new medical school will be pioneering the use of plastinated bodies for medical education in Singapore.Assistant Professor Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan, the Lead for Anatomy Teaching at LKCMedicine, said the plastinated human specimens are excellent tools for teaching anatomy as they are durable, safe and non-toxic. — ST PHOTO:JAMIE KOH NTU’s new medical school will be pioneering the use of plastinated bodies for medical education in Singapore.Assistant Professor Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan, the Lead for Anatomy Teaching at LKCMedicine, said the plastinated human specimens are excellent tools for teaching anatomy as they are durable, safe and non-toxic Continue reading →

Futurist Jamais Cascio envisions a sustainable, resilient world

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This photo of Earth was taken by the Apollo 17 crew on Dec. 7, 1972. It’s widely known as “The Blue Marble.” (Photo courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA) Audio player code: Internationally renowned futurist Jamais Cascio explores the potential course of planet Earth over the next 50 years, painting a picture of what a sustainable, resilient world could look like Continue reading →

NASA says new pump fixed space station leak

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AP Photo / NASA In this photo from Saturday made available by NASA, astronaut Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn (not pictured) perform a space walk to inspect and replace a pump controller box on the International Space Station after an ammonia coolant leak was discovered. Continue reading →

NASA Spacecraft in Trouble

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The newly discovered planets named Kepler-62e and -f. Scientists using NASA’s Kepler telescope have found two distant planets that are in the right place and are the right size for potential life.AP Photo/Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics A faulty steering apparatus may bring an early end to NASAs Kepler space telescope, a $600 million tool in the space agencys quest for life elsewhere in the universe. Kepler is the first NASA mission capable of finding Earth-size planets in or near the habitable zone, the range of distance from a star where the surface temperature of an orbiting planet might be suitable for liquid water. Continue reading →

Gulf Islands kicks off summer season with a breezy start

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AMANDA McCOY/SUN HERALDSarah Justin, 3, gets ready to swim while enjoying a day with her family at Gulf Islands Waterpark on Sunday. AMANDA McCOY SUN HERALDBuy Photo GULFPORT — Those who ventured to Gulf Islands Waterpark Sunday were welcomed with sunny skies, plenty of available parking spaces and no lines on the waterslides — the perfect opening day if not for the chilly breeze that kept the less adventurous away Continue reading →

NASA says space station's batteries safer than 787's

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NASA officials are confident lithium-ion batteries due to launch to the International Space Station in 2016 will not overheat like the batteries that grounded the Boeing 787 Dreamliner earlier this year. File photo of the International Space Station Continue reading →

Fees at NTU medical school $7,000 more than NUS

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Published on Apr 29, 2013 8:13 AM Shortlisted candidates queueing to start their interviews. Over 800 A-level and diploma holders have applied for the 50 places on offer this year. — PHOTO: NTU By Sandra Davie Senior Education Correspondent Singapore’s newest medical school at Nanyang Technological University has set the fees at $30,000 a year – $7,000 more than the National University of Singapore Continue reading →

Michael T. Jamison: Our health care future

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Photo by Igor Kopelnitsky/inxart.com I do not have a crystal ball, just educated speculation. The Affordable Health care Act, Obamacare, will redefine health care delivery in the United States. The intent was to provide high quality health care for all Americans, but the unintended consequences may lower quality of care, increase costs and simultaneously bankrupt the system. Continue reading →

Liberty SADD to hold 3rd annual Spring Fling 5K Race/Walk on Sunday

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Buy This Photo The 2012 first-place finisher Tom Stratton of Parksville. Published: 4:13 PM – 04/26/13 Last updated: 4:15 PM – 04/26/13 LIBERTY – The Liberty SADD Chapter (Students Against Destructive Decisions) proudly presents the Third Annual Spring Fling 5K Race/Walk on Sunday, April 28, at Liberty High School Continue reading →