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NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli (top) and Loral O’Hara (bottom) team up during their first spacewalk for maintenance on the outside of the space station. Credit: NASA TV NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara concluded their spacewalk today at 2:47 p.m. EST after 6 hours and 42 minutes. Their spacewalk began at 8:05 a.m. Moghbeli, designated extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1), was wearing a suit with red stripes. O’Hara, designated extravehicular crew member 2 (EV 2), was in an unmarked suit. Moghbeli and O’Hara were able to complete one of the spacewalk’s two major objectives, replacing one of the 12...

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I believe this is my second rant about facebook. I am getting increasingly disappointed in the human race every time I look at the useless people on facebook. Are there any frequent users of facebook that are *NOT* washed up old chain smoking male bashing hags on their 3rd or 4th husband and who look 15 years older than their birthday indicates? Not counting the non-breeding-prius-driving-never-married-lezbos that is. If I see one more disgusting picture of a fat ugly spandex wearing witch, drunk in a bar, with her fat ugly butch haircut wearing hairy-forearmed girlfriends I'm going to go totally...

Earlier this week, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard – the nation’s first woman PM – addressed EMILY’s List Australia at Parliament House in Canberra. Gillard has her critics, and I’d be lying if I said I was inspired and entirely satisfied by the job she’s doing as PM. It would be delusional to imagine that sexism in Australia died the day Gillard was made head of the Labor Party. But by the same token, it would be foolish to pretend that her elevation to the PM isn’t enormous progress in a country where gender equality is still far from a...

A study found that when it comes to career choices, men prefer things and women prefer people.If you thought it was sexist to assume that girls aren't good at science, maybe you should think again (though stereotypes are dangerous and there are certainly many, many exceptions). A recent study in the journal Hormones and Behavior found that genetics play a key role in the career choices we make. In short, men become astronauts and women prefer nursing because of our biological nature, not environmental factors. In our society, males are more likely to work in fields dealing with "things" like...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – William Donald Schaefer, a former governor who is now state comptroller, ogled a young woman at a Statehouse meeting. And he made no apologies about it. “She's a pretty little girl,” the 84-year-old Democrat told reporters. “The day I don't look at pretty women is the day I die.” Schaefer stared intently at the woman – an aide to Gov. Robert Ehrlich – as she walked away after bringing him a beverage Wednesday during a Board of Public Works meeting. Then he summoned her back, as people waiting to testify watched and waited. The aide, looking puzzled,...

IF WOMEN CONTROLLED THE WORLD...

23} OLDBROADS_INTRO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are several groups dedicated to helping the environment. But Kristin Carlson found one group that stands out - thanks to their name. They're called the Great Old Broads for Wilderness... Women who try to bring fun and humor to the outdoors. 24 OLDBROADS_PKG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ((nat)) On a crisp fall day - you'd expect to see hikers.... ((nat)) ....But you would probably never expect to come across a scene like this in the woods. ((tc 26:26 When older women set their minds to a task they get it done.)) ((tc 9:07)) These women all have something in...