Monday, May 24, 2004

I Thought the President's Address was Later Tonight

The article says, “Filed 17 minutes ago," and begins this way.

"President Bush (news - web sites) sought to reassure Americans Monday night that he had a plan to pull Iraq (news - web sites) out of the violence and chaos that have marked the year since he declared an end to major combat."

Isnt’t the word “sought” past tense?  The news, before it’s news.  Isn’t that called prognostication? Be the first on your block to report the news, before it happens.

An AP story via Yahoo News.

Update - Time:  7:55 P.M. EST: Does anyone know how to get a link to a cached page?  The link to the story I mention, above, written by Scott Laidlaw, for AP, is still written by Scott Laidlaw, filed 34 minutes ago, but has been edited to present tense.

Posted by John Venlet on 05/24 at 12:41 PM
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Take Your Pick

Recall, if you will, the Beagle 2 mission, which shouldn’t be too difficult, considering it is currently in the news, again.  Beagle 2 is in the news, because of the blame game.  Meaning, who can be blamed for its failure.  Here are your choices.

“Time and money crunches doomed Beagle 2."

“‘Martian heatwave’ destroyed Beagle 2." My personal favorite.

“Cheap and rushed: the verdict on Beagle 2."

“Beagle 2 Was a ‘Bridge Too Far’."

Posted by John Venlet on 05/24 at 09:47 AM
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Plastic Fantastic

Tummy tucks, liposuction, face lifts and breast implants.  Most of us are familiar with these plastic fantastic treatments, but, what about the latest and greatest?  Like mesotherapy.

"Mesotherapy is a technique where we inject medication, plant extracts, and vitamins into the mesoderm layer of the skin to break-up the amount of cellulite that’s visible,” explains Marion Shapiro, DO, president of Mesotherapy Associates in New York City and West Orange, N.J. The mesoderm is the middle layer of the skin. “We break the band in skin that causes the lumpy appearance and melt the fat to give a smoother appearance,” she says. Shapiro regularly performs mesotherapy on legs, arms, backs, and abdomens."

Or, for those individuals suffering from steatopygia, there is what is called a “butt lift,” but I think that’s just because calling it “sand blasting your ass,” doesn’t sound medically legit.

"The “butt lift” involves microdermabrasion (or a steady stream tiny crystals sandblasted across the buttocks to remove the dead, outer layer of skin) and then a lifting treatment using collagen, vitamin E, C, and ginseng extract to firm, tone the bring back elasticity to the buttocks, followed by a tightening gel. The procedure costs about $250 for a one-hour session and after it, voila!"

Then of course there are the bicep implants, calf implants, and pectoral implants.  Plastic fantastic.

“Extreme Makeover: Coming to a Beach Near You."

Unreal.

Posted by John Venlet on 05/24 at 06:34 AM
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Forgotten by History, by Coming in Second

Many individuals are aware that John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.  But, are you aware of who is the second American to orbit earth? His name is Scott Carpenter, and his flight took place on May 24th, 1962.

"Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth, reaching a maximum altitude of 164 miles. The spacecraft landed in the Atlantic Ocean about 1000 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral after 4 hours and 54 minutes of flight time."

Posted by John Venlet on 05/24 at 06:18 AM
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Live Free or ?

First it was the Free State Project, being spirited ahead by Libertarians, today, it’s the Christians spiriting their own free state.

“Christians look to form ‘new nation’ within U.S."

Via the Liberty Post.

Posted by John Venlet on 05/24 at 06:07 AM
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"World's Fastest Motor Sport"

Mark your calendars, if you’re a fan of air racing.  The 41st National Championship Air Races and Air Show are coming up in September.  I’ve read about the races, and I’ve seen some film footage of the races, but it would be way cool to attend the races.

Via Jonathon Pearce, at Samizdata, who evidently will be attending.

Posted by John Venlet on 05/24 at 03:50 AM
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