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Astronomers love their sky maps, and this latest is a doozie. It reveals thousands of previously undiscovered knots of cold cosmic dust, each a potential star waiting to be born. The new atlas of dust covers the inner regions of our Milky Way Galaxy, where stars, gas and dust are all packed tightly together, where chaos reigns, where massive stars are born. It's so dusty in there that optical telescopes can't see anything. But cosmic material emits and reflects various forms of radiation besides the visible. The new observations were made in submillimeter-wavelength light, which is between infrared light and...

Wee Willie feels he must weigh in on the eve of this momentous occasion, since he is, after all, WILLIAM RIVERS PITT. Here is the Logorrheal One waxing inspirational, using many words to say nothing, in this THREAD, simply and solemnly titled, "Tomorrow...". And the Pied Piper's eloquence moves his DUmmieland sycophants to tears! So let us gather round the Sage of Bukowski's and soak up his wisdom, in Bolshevik Red, while the commentary of your humble guest correspondent, Charles Henrickson, reminding you DUmmies that Democrat Voting Day is actually the day AFTER tomorrow, is in the [brackets]: Tomorrow......

Even as Sen. Hillary Clinton campaigned in South Dakota, giving no signs of conceding, speculation built that an election-night rally Tuesday in New York could mark the end of her long fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. Facing a steady stream of superdelegates flocking to Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. Clinton called on her top donors and supporters to attend her speech in Manhattan, seen by many as a sign that she will withdraw from the race. Campaign spokesman Mo Elleithee denied that Sen. Clinton will withdraw Tuesday. "We do not expect that a nominee will be clear tomorrow night," he...

It appears that this is going to be yet another campaign with little or nothing in the way of real issues. Oh, there are "issues". Or rather, "Issues", with that opening capital definitely emphasized. Issues such as "Race", "the Environment", "the Economy", and so on, huge, shapeless near-abstractions whose connection to the world as it actually exists is tenuous, if not outright metaphysical. Take "Race", for instance. We're repeatedly informed that America has a problem with "Race" of crisis proportions. As evidence, we're told that Americans of African descent suffered under slavery, were considered constitutionally to comprise only three-fifths of...

When the Federal Reserve meets today, a cut in its main short-term interest-rate target, the federal-funds rate, won't be the only thing on the table. Officials will also have to decide what action to take on the lesser-known discount rate, at which banks borrow directly from the Fed. Normally, banks pay a "penalty" to borrow from the Fed's discount window of one percentage point over the target for the federal-funds rate, at which banks lend to one another in a market heavily influenced by the Fed. Banks seldom borrow at the discount window because they can borrow federal funds more...

I can't believe this got by everybody. What a travesty. I thought Republicans were the dumb ones!

Heads up PA FReepers - protest planned for Rove speech~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, May 4 - 6-7:30 pm WHAT: Vigil for Peace, Unwelcoming Party for Karl Rove Vigil for Peace, Unwelcoming Party for Karl Rove Along Route 30, on sidewalk, in front of The Host Resort 2300 Lincoln Highway East (Route 30) Lancaster, PA

TOMSK, Russia - The leaders of Russia and Germany urged Iran to fulfill its international nuclear obligations Thursday, a day before a U.N. Security Council deadline for Iran to stop enriching uranium. Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed that no one could make Tehran give up its nuclear technology, and he warned that the United States and its European allies will regret their decision if they "violate the rights of the Iranian nation." "The Iranian nation has acquired nuclear fuel production technology. It didn't get assistance from anybody and nobody can take it back," Ahmadinejad told thousands of people in...

Looking for the bill clinton 'Can we kill 'em tomorrow?' audio or video (AND WHAT ARE THOSE NEWS SERVICE PHOTOS OF BILL + HILLARY ABOUT, ANYWAY?) It 10 was uttered on April 12, 2006. The impeached ex-president was accepting an award named after his mentor, the late Sen. William Fulbright of Arkansas. BTW, this AP photo of him rivals the Reuters fire-and-brimstone photo of her.... Well, almost. ;) Is the news-service sector trying to tell us something? IS REUTERS SENDING A MESSAGE ABOUT A COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF HILLARY? Carpe Mañana: The clinton Terrorism Policy('Can we kill 'em tomorrow?') FOOL ME ONCE,...

Carpe Mañana: The clinton Terrorism Policy('Can we kill 'em tomorrow?') FOOL ME ONCE, SHAME ON YOU! FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME ON ME!   by Mia T, 04.18.06     "In this interdependent world, we should still have a preference for peace over war,'' [clinton] said. He also reflected on his own decisions when, as commander in chief, he was urged to launch a military strike.6 "I always thought of Senator Fulbright and the terrible quagmire in Vietnam and how many times we sent more soldiers and found ourselves in a hole and kept digging because we didn't want to...

IRAN has 40,000 trained suicide bombers ready to strike at US and British targets if the nation's nuclear sites are attacked by the West. In Iran, the main force of suicide bombers, named the Special Unit of Martyr Seekers in the Revolutionary Guards, was first seen last month when members marched in a military parade, dressed in olive-green uniforms with explosive packs around their waists and detonators held high. Hassan Abbasi, head of the Centre for Doctrinal Strategic Studies in the Revolutionary Guards, said about 29 Western targets had been identified. "We are ready to attack American and British sensitive...

2004 Free Republic Eagle Awards Instructions: 1. Go to http//:ice.he.net/~freepnet/voterregistration.html Please be patient, the link may be slow. 2. Register by inserting your email address (This is to help prevent multiple voting and fraud). 3. A link to the vote site will be sent to you. 4. Review the Voters Guide 5. Using a #2 pencil, completely fill in the oval next your candidate on your computer screen (for Darwin Award Nominees) 6. Forward your votes. 7. Voting will be open for one week and close at Midnight ET on Sunday January 9. 8. Votes will be certified and winners...

In the opening scene of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, a Zeppelin docks with the airship mooring mast atop the Empire State Building. In the real world of yesterday, this feat was attempted only once, and was abandoned as being far too dangerous. This failed effort demonstrated the peril of trying to make real what begins as marketing hype. The mooring mast had only been added to the architectural designs of the Empire State Building in order to make it taller than the competing Chrysler building. Sky Captain also falls into a trap laid by its own hype....

    THE MAN MEN FROM HOPE (now a duet!) (viewing movie requires Flash Player 7, available HERE)special thanx to moola man for the movie concept NEW! compleatjohnkerry.blogspot.com NEW! unfitforcommand.blogspot.comjohnkerryisdangerousforamerica.blogspot.com missus clinton's REAL virtual office updatehttp://hillarytalks.blogspot.comhttp://virtualclintonlibrary.blogspot.comhttp://demmemogate.blogspot.comhttp://www.hillarytalks.ushttp://www.hillarytalks.orgfiendsofhillary.blogspot.comfiendsofhillary.usfiendsofhillary.orgfraudsofhillary.com    COPYRIGHT MIA T 2004 The man from hope.     Been there. Done that....   deconstructing clinton… "just because I could" (viewing movie requires Flash Player 7, available HERE) johnkerryisdangerousforamerica.blogspot.commissus clinton's REAL virtual office updatehttp://hillarytalks.blogspot.comhttp://virtualhillary.blogspot.comhttp://virtualclintonlibrary.blogspot.comhttp://www.hillarytalks.ushttp://www.hillarytalks.orgfiendsofhillary.blogspot.comfiendsofhillary.usfiendsofhillary.orgfraudsofhillary.com   COPYRIGHT MIA T 2004               UNFIT #19:JOHN KERRY'S "MORE SENSITIVE WAR ON TERROR"THE COMPLEAT JOHN KERRYWHY JOHN KERRY IS DANGEROUS...

THE MAN FROM HOPE: been there, done that   by Mia T, 7.30.04  new movie! (what did he REALLY say?) (viewing movie requires Flash Player 7, available HERE)special thanx to moola man for the movie conceptjohnkerryisdangerousforamerica.blogspot.com missus clinton's REAL virtual office updatehttp://hillarytalks.blogspot.comhttp://virtualclintonlibrary.blogspot.comhttp://demmemogate.blogspot.comhttp://www.hillarytalks.ushttp://www.hillarytalks.orgfiendsofhillary.blogspot.comfiendsofhillary.usfiendsofhillary.orgfraudsofhillary.com  COPYRIGHT MIA T 2004 The man from hope. Been there. Done that.... deconstructing clinton… "just because I could" (viewing movie requires Flash Player 7, available HERE) johnkerryisdangerousforamerica.blogspot.commissus clinton's REAL virtual office updatehttp://hillarytalks.blogspot.comhttp://virtualhillary.blogspot.comhttp://virtualclintonlibrary.blogspot.comhttp://www.hillarytalks.ushttp://www.hillarytalks.orgfiendsofhillary.blogspot.comfiendsofhillary.usfiendsofhillary.orgfraudsofhillary.com COPYRIGHT MIA T 2004       THE DEMOCRATS ARE GONNA GET US KILLED (kerry, clinton + sandy berger's pants) SERlES 2KERRY-DEMOCRAT CONTEMPT FOR NATIONAL...

It is such a relief to hear the music swell up at the end of a Roland Emmerich movie, its restorative power giving us new hope. Billions of people may have died, but at least the major characters have survived. Los Angeles was wiped out by flying saucers in Emmerich's "Independence Day," New York was assaulted in his "Godzilla," and now, in "The Day After Tomorrow," Emmerich outdoes himself: Los Angeles is leveled by multiple tornados, New York is buried under ice and snow, the United Kingdom is flash-frozen, and lots of the Northern Hemisphere is wiped out for good...

The Day After Tomorrow, a disaster movie coming soon to a theater near you. MoveOn.org has touted the film as, "The Movie the White House Doesn't Want You to See." For once, Moveon.org aka: the Socialist Elite are RIGHT ! Don't watch this movie ! and check out this site: http://www.naurepublicans.com

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow By ADAM NAGOURNEY Published: April 9, 2004 Even by the standards of the revolving door that is sometimes the John Kerry campaign, the arrival and departure of Howard Wolfson – the high-powered political consultant from New York – had to be a record. Mr. Wolfson arrived at Mr. Kerry’s campaign headquarters on Monday to work as a communications consultant. He was on a train back to New York on Friday to return to his post at a political consulting firm. Mr. Wolfson said that his sudden departure from the campaign should not be taken as any...

NO "PEACEFUL" GREETING FOR DUBYA [Tim Graham] One driving force behind the Bush 9-11 ad kerfuffle is the group September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows (peacefultomorrows.org). To get a clue of how these unfortunate Americans are also hard-core lefties, see their speaking schedule here. One founder is pounding at Bush on the front page of the Washington Post this morning, but she's not identified with the group. "The idea that President Bush would rally support around his campaign by using his loved one in a way that is so shameful is hard for me to believe," says Rita Lasar. You'll...

I NEED YOUR HELP!  Request from Tom DeLay  PLEASE COME HELP!!!!  Runaway democrats Garnet Coleman and Rick Noriega are attempting to mobilize all democrats in the city of Houston in support of their cowardly colleagues in the Texas Senate.  The Harris County Democrat Party, along with the Houston Young Democrats, has organized a protest in front of my office in Stafford tomorrow from noon until 2pm.    I am calling on you today!   I am asking you to please come out to my district office at 10701 Corporate Dr. #118, Stafford,so that we may offer a counter-protest.  I feel...