Friday, April 4, 2008
Who Said?
“The mission of women is to be beautiful and to bring children into the world. This is not at all as rude and unmodern as it sounds."
We are here! We are HERE! WE ARE HERE!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89318829
All Things Considered, April 2, 2008 · I don't know what sins Dr. Seuss committed in his life to be doomed to have Jim Carrey star in movie adaptations of his books. But I came out of Horton Hears a Who, with my wife and my three excited and happy daughters, irritated by something even more annoying than Carrey's tics. In a new subplot added by the filmmakers, the mayor of Whoville has 96 daughters. He has one son. Guess who gets all his attention? Guess who saves the day? Go ahead, think about it, I'll wait.
Best essay I've read in a long time.
All Things Considered, April 2, 2008 · I don't know what sins Dr. Seuss committed in his life to be doomed to have Jim Carrey star in movie adaptations of his books. But I came out of Horton Hears a Who, with my wife and my three excited and happy daughters, irritated by something even more annoying than Carrey's tics. In a new subplot added by the filmmakers, the mayor of Whoville has 96 daughters. He has one son. Guess who gets all his attention? Guess who saves the day? Go ahead, think about it, I'll wait.
Best essay I've read in a long time.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Potential Astronauts
We were accomplished pilots who, the early 1960s, trained to become astronauts. We underwent the same rigorous physical testing that Alan Shepard, John Glenn, and Wally Schirra underwent.
After passing those tests, we prepared to report to Pensacola, Florida, to undergo advanced aeromedical examinations using military equipment and jet aircraft. A few days before we were due to report, however, the testing was cancelled because the Navy would not allow the use of their facilities for an unofficial project without an official NASA request to run the tests.
In 1962 public hearings commenced before a special Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics regarding our case. A NASA representative, along with astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter, testified that we could not qualify as astronaut candidates, claiming that NASA required all astronauts to be graduates of military jet test piloting programs and have engineering degrees, even though John Glenn himself did not have an engineering degree when he was selected. None of us were graduates of military piloting progams, however, several of us had been employed as civilian test pilots, at least one had jet flying time, one was an engineer, and most had considerably more flying time than the astronauts that had been selected for the Mercury 7 mission.
Who are we?
After passing those tests, we prepared to report to Pensacola, Florida, to undergo advanced aeromedical examinations using military equipment and jet aircraft. A few days before we were due to report, however, the testing was cancelled because the Navy would not allow the use of their facilities for an unofficial project without an official NASA request to run the tests.
In 1962 public hearings commenced before a special Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics regarding our case. A NASA representative, along with astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter, testified that we could not qualify as astronaut candidates, claiming that NASA required all astronauts to be graduates of military jet test piloting programs and have engineering degrees, even though John Glenn himself did not have an engineering degree when he was selected. None of us were graduates of military piloting progams, however, several of us had been employed as civilian test pilots, at least one had jet flying time, one was an engineer, and most had considerably more flying time than the astronauts that had been selected for the Mercury 7 mission.
Who are we?
Monday, March 10, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Heads of Government
Is it March again already? It took me by surprise this year. Anyway, here we go with another new game.
Which of the following sets of countries have all had a female head of government either elected or appointed?
1- Iceland, Norway, San Marino.
2- The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia.
3- Lithuania, Ireland, France.
4- New Zealand, Bermuda, Turkey.
5- Pakistan, India, Bangladesh.
Which of the following sets of countries have all had a female head of government either elected or appointed?
1- Iceland, Norway, San Marino.
2- The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia.
3- Lithuania, Ireland, France.
4- New Zealand, Bermuda, Turkey.
5- Pakistan, India, Bangladesh.
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