Linkety-Linkety, Part 3?
As the Pentagon tries to move forward with studying the effects of repealing the ban on openly gay troops serving in the military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is finding hurdles at almost every corner.
As part of that study, Gates asked for the opinions of gay troops. However under the current "don't ask, don't tell" law, gay troops cannot reveal their sexual orientation, and the law prevents the military from asking about it. -- Whoops. Well, what a tangled web we weave...
FAA to allow pilots to fly while on antidepressants -- I hadn't actually known this wasn't allowed, but I'm glad to see them catching up with the times.
North Koreans Use Cellphones to Bare Secrets -- things like this, and the remarkable use of cell phones during the Iranian uprising are large parts of what gives me hope for the future, and for the role technology can play in achieving greater freedoms.
Charmed Obsolescence -- oh, I have such an incredible weakness for these kinds of little historical details.
New Doctor Who stopped at Heathrow airport with sonic screwdriver -- Hee!
Former WCW/WWE wrestler Chris Kanyon dies of apparent suicide -- I just learned about this _as_ I was learning that he was the first of the pro wrestlers to come out as gay (although after he retired). What a sad thing to discover at the same time, when I was looking for context to post about Orlando Jordan. I don't follow wrestling at all, so I don't know all that much about context here, but I am pleased to hear that a bi character is being played by a bi man, and not a straight man. It gives me a bit less of a worry that it'll be played exclusively for laughs/humiliation.
The Sex Scholar
Decades before Kinsey, Stanford professor Clelia Mosher polled Victorian-era women on their bedroom behavior-then kept the startling results under wraps. -- Ooh, yay! She and her work are really fascinating, and I'm glad to see it written about.
Kal Penn’s reps confirm that the actor will leave his post as Barack Obama’s associate director of public engagement to return to his acting career. -- I have to admit to being deeply curious about his reason. Just time for another change or some extra income, or is this a disillusionment issue?
NEW ORLEANS -- Thousands of U.S. homes tainted by Chinese drywall should be gutted, according to new guidelines released Friday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The guidelines say electrical wiring, outlets, circuit breakers, fire alarm systems, carbon monoxide alarms, fire sprinklers, gas pipes and drywall need to be removed.
As part of that study, Gates asked for the opinions of gay troops. However under the current "don't ask, don't tell" law, gay troops cannot reveal their sexual orientation, and the law prevents the military from asking about it. -- Whoops. Well, what a tangled web we weave...
FAA to allow pilots to fly while on antidepressants -- I hadn't actually known this wasn't allowed, but I'm glad to see them catching up with the times.
North Koreans Use Cellphones to Bare Secrets -- things like this, and the remarkable use of cell phones during the Iranian uprising are large parts of what gives me hope for the future, and for the role technology can play in achieving greater freedoms.
Charmed Obsolescence -- oh, I have such an incredible weakness for these kinds of little historical details.
New Doctor Who stopped at Heathrow airport with sonic screwdriver -- Hee!
Former WCW/WWE wrestler Chris Kanyon dies of apparent suicide -- I just learned about this _as_ I was learning that he was the first of the pro wrestlers to come out as gay (although after he retired). What a sad thing to discover at the same time, when I was looking for context to post about Orlando Jordan. I don't follow wrestling at all, so I don't know all that much about context here, but I am pleased to hear that a bi character is being played by a bi man, and not a straight man. It gives me a bit less of a worry that it'll be played exclusively for laughs/humiliation.
The Sex Scholar
Decades before Kinsey, Stanford professor Clelia Mosher polled Victorian-era women on their bedroom behavior-then kept the startling results under wraps. -- Ooh, yay! She and her work are really fascinating, and I'm glad to see it written about.
Kal Penn’s reps confirm that the actor will leave his post as Barack Obama’s associate director of public engagement to return to his acting career. -- I have to admit to being deeply curious about his reason. Just time for another change or some extra income, or is this a disillusionment issue?
NEW ORLEANS -- Thousands of U.S. homes tainted by Chinese drywall should be gutted, according to new guidelines released Friday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The guidelines say electrical wiring, outlets, circuit breakers, fire alarm systems, carbon monoxide alarms, fire sprinklers, gas pipes and drywall need to be removed.