Older news, but very relevant given the current push for additional air travel regulations ( Read more... )

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to boarding a US Airways flight while carrying a concealed weapon ( Read more... )

This is just sick. A 7-year-old broke into an Australian zoo, fed several reptiles to a crocodile, and bludgeoned several others. What the hell is wrong with people ( Read more... )

This may seem like a ridiculously geeky thing to get excited about (okay, it is), but there’s a tremendous potential for understanding of our universe that this new machine can unlock. I’ve been eagerly waiting for this day for several years now. The first particles to be circulated are scheduled for tomorrow, 9/10. The first ‘real’ collisions are ( Read more... )

crista posted about this and I wanted to share. One Year For Obscenity, 15 Years On The Sex Offender List

The actual issue doesn't really affect me, and I certainly feel that Ohio has a right to make a law like that, even if I don't agree with it. However, it was a statement that was made that raised a bright red flag:

At this time, Ohio is the only ( Read more... )

Hello, Internets! I'm writing to you from DALLAS. Things weren't going as good as they should have with work down in College Station, so I took it as an opportunity to spice things up a bit. There are several job prospects that I'm working with, but fortunately I'm not desperate and can be picky. The current plan is to get a job in the next 6-8 ( Read more... )

hi kids ( Read more... )

so yeah, we had super crazy mega hail last night. some of the ones i saw were the size of 2-3 golf balls. it was insane. the craziest part was watching them crater into windshields and they just explode -- except you couldn't immediately tell if it was ice or glass... it would have taken a bit more to break windshields, but it did leave quite a ( Read more... )

HO-LY SHIT

blogger Andrew Kantor really put it best:

So today we have the tale of Elliot Voge,an eighth grader at Stonybrook Middle School near Indianapolis. Elliotwalked into school and, sticking his hand in his pocket, realized hehad left a Swiss Army knife there.

Knowing his school's no-weapons policy, Elliot immediately went tothe school office ( Read more... )

This is amazing.. Apparently doctors can grow new organs from your cells, and successfully implant the new one ( Read more... )