I'm trying to ease back into LJ.... :)

A superbly talented friend is working on a new animated project and is looking for assistance in the form of small (and large!) donations to help him complete. To that end, he's created a pretty awesome newspaper-style page: The PrognosticatorThe link to his Indie GoGo page with donation details is at the ( Read more... )

"There is no conventional or chemical or biological threat out there that we cannot counter with our overwhelming conventional forces." ~ US President Barack Obama

The US 2010 Nuclear Posture Review Report has been posted online. (pdf) For the first time, the United States is explicitly committing not to use nuclear weapons except in "extreme ( Read more... )

"Those of us who are the firstborn always dream of that imaginary brother or sister who will be their protector, the buffer, the one to take the blows. I'm a firstborn, and Bob was the answer to my dreams. He was the big brother that all of us wish for." ~ Bill Cosby on his I-Spy co-star Robert Culp (79), who died of a heart attack yesterday after ( Read more... )

Martin Bosworth, a wonderful friend and absolutely brilliant journalist, passed away suddenly on the 17th. I can't believe it. I have been digging through email and phone messages to catch up from Fashion week and only just heard the news.

I first met him here on Livejournal a number of years ago: boztopia He was one of the finest human beings I've ( Read more... )

Lea Salonga (whom you may know from here, here, here and especially here,) appeared at the "Your Songs" concert in Manila on December 12th, (where singers take on a song suggested by the audience.)

They asked her to sing Lady Gaga's Poker Face.

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Cracking the Cancer Code: We already know that all cancers are caused by DNA mutations acquired during a person's lifetime. But what mutations actually cause cancer? We may be one step closer to finding out. International research teams led by the Cancer Genome Project at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have now mapped the entire genetic ( Read more... )

This is available in 1080p high definition video.

The Muppets do Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

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From dargie. Thanks. :)


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The US Conference of Catholic Bishops is meeting this week in Baltimore.

Yesterday, they issued a pastoral letter which contains "detailed guidelines on marriage, reproductive technologies and health care for severely brain-damaged patients.": Marriage - Love and Life in the Divine Plan

What they're for:

Heterosexual Marriage

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