Stuff below the fold

Faith and Fairytale blog has aPodcast about Narnia

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Discussion of mini black holes HERE.

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Mike the Mad biologisti says that European E Coli isn't a new strain...t's almost the same as the strain that caused an outbreak in Europe ten years ago.

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So why is it hitting adults, especially women (When HUS usually hits children and the elderly)? Maybe because kids don't like cucumbers, especially when they have the bitter skin on them...and cucumbers cause gas in the elderly...

and of course, consumders washing the cukes, or allowing suppliers to radiate the food the food would kill the bacteria, but never mind...

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WTF opinion of the day: liberals don't espouse moral issues.

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Quote of the day from a liberal who didn't get that message, giving a talk in Joplin Mo:

“And as Rev. Brown alluded to, the question that weighs on us at a time like this is: Why? Why our town? Why our home? Why my son, or husband, or wife, or sister, or friend? Why?

“We do not have the capacity to answer. We can’t know when a terrible storm will strike, or where, or the severity of the devastation that it may cause. We can’t know why we’re tested with the loss of a loved one, or the loss of a home where we’ve lived a lifetime.

“These things are beyond our power to control. But that does not mean we are powerless in the face of adversity. How we respond when the storm strikes is up to us. How we live in the aftermath of tragedy and heartache, that’s within our control. And it’s in these moments, through our actions, that we often see the glimpse of what makes life worth living in the first place.

“In the last week, that’s what Joplin has not just taught Missouri, not just taught America, but has taught the world.’’

Obama continued: “As the governor said, you have shown the world what it means to love thy neighbor. You’ve banded together. You’ve come to each other’s aid. You’ve demonstrated a simple truth: that amid heartbreak and tragedy, no one is a stranger. Everybody is a brother. Everybody is a sister. We can all love one another.’’