TagsTagsHere’s the latest information from the National Weather Service on Hurricane IKE, with the latest infrared satellite image: UPDATE at 9/12/08 5:47:32 pm: LGF reader LoFlyer points out this interesting hurricane tracking site with satellite imagery; looks like a Google maps mash-up of some kind: Stormpulse.
The Texas State Board of Education has begun hearings on teaching the “weaknesses” of evolutionary science—which means, of course, teaching the “strengths” of the creationist flavor of the month, “intelligent design.” And in a creepy real-life inversion of Ben Stein’s “Expelled,” the Texas Education Agency recently fired their Director of Science, ...
LGF, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science, Religion, Creationism, Texas
At New Scientist, Lawrence Krauss looks at another attempt by the Discovery Institute to push “intelligent design” pseudo-science into classrooms, this time in Texas: Commentary: Stop creationists undermining school science. The most recent and blatant example of the sorry condition of state education boards comes from Texas, whose education board ...
LGF, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science, Religion, Creationism, Texas
Dr. Rusty has info on an upcoming event of interest: The Jawa Report: FBI/Police to Share Stage with 9/11 Skeptics & Terror Supporters at Radical Islamic Conference.
These are the two women who were caught on more than one occasion apparently casing the Dallas Love Field airport—and there were four “explosive devices” found in their home: Women arrested after police standoff. Kimberly Al-Homsi called 911 about 12:40 a.m. Monday. She said her friend, Aisha Hamad, had threatened her ...
Last week, we noted the report that two Americans had been arrested in Kenya, fleeing the jihad in Somalia. New details are emerging tonight about one of those Americans: Ex-Texan Charged With Aiding Terrorists. HOUSTON Feb 13, 2007 (AP)— A former Houston man arrested in Kenya last month has been charged in Texas with ...
Somalia, Radical Islam, Al Qaeda, Shari'a, Jihad, Kenya, US, Houston, Texas
Several readers emailed this story when it happened, but I couldn’t find any connection to the Hizballah war despite quite a bit of searching of the usual sources. Violence happens all the time in this messed-up world, and it can be difficult to differentiate the real threats from the look-alikes. ...