Half of Florida high school students fail reading test
• http://ca.news.yahoo.comNearly half of Florida high school students failed the reading portion of the state's new toughened standardized test, education officials said on Friday.
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At ''bridge to nowhere,'' Romney slams Obama on economy
• http://www.reuters.com, By Steve HollandRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney returned to his economic message on Friday, highlighting a "bridge to nowhere" rebuilt by stimulus money and warning the U.S. economy could suffer a fiscal crisis like California's if he is not elected in
Arrested Protester Charges Mistreatment After Police Raid Apartment
• http://chicago.cbslocal.comLawyers Deny Group Was Plotting To Make Molotov Cocktails, Only Beer
SpaceX aborts launch to International Space Station after technical problems
• http://www.foxnews.com, Associated PressA new private rocket bound for the International Space Station roared to life for a history-making liftoff Saturday, but remained stuck on the ground following a last-second abort.
SpaceX test flight to space station aborted after ignition
• APSpace Exploration Technologies' Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule aborted the launch at 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida .
When the looter is the government - by George Will
• Washington PostRuss Caswell, 68, is bewildered: “What country are we in?” He and his wife, Pat, are ensnared in a Kafkaesque nightmare unfolding in Orwellian language. This town’s police department is conniving with the federal government to circumvent Massachusett
Police nab airline pilot with loaded gun in luggage
• ReutersAn airline pilot was arrested Friday morning at Buffalo Niagara International Airport after security screeners discovered a loaded revolver in his baggage. Brett Dieter, 52, of Barbersville, Virginia, arrived at the upstate New York airport Friday
Maricopa County treasurer seeks to block Wilcox settlement
• Arizona RepublicMaricopa Co. will ask a federal judge to reconsider his order to award $975,000 to Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox as settlement for her lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, former County Attorney Andrew Thomas and the county.
Iran, Syria among top for G-8 and NATO
• APPresident Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers stepped outside discussions of European economic woes and Afghanistan that will dominate a long weekend of summitry for a look at options to solidify world resolve against development of an
House Vote Upholds Indefinite Detention of US Citizens
• New York TimesThe House turned back an unusual coalition of liberals and conservatives and voted down legislation to reject explicitly the indefinite detention of terrorism suspects apprehended on United States soil.
France Tells Obama Afghan Troop Pullout Will Proceed
• New York TimesFrançois Hollande used his first visit with President Obama as France’s president on Friday to restate his pledge to withdraw combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of the year, two years earlier than originally planned.
Paul Rusconi, Malibu Artist, Cleared Of Allegations Of Raping His Twin Daughters (VIDEO)
• Huffington PostAfter being cleared Friday of allegations that he raped his 20-month-old twin daughters, famed Malibu photographer Paul Rusconi cried. It's been almost a year since distant family members, the nanny who took care of Rusconi's two girls, and her hu
James Turk Answers Doug Casey
• Free Gold Money ReportHe concludes by asking some questions he would like answered in order to convince him that the gold price is manipulated. Because Doug is a friend, I have prepared this response to him to provide my perspective on this matter.
Rabies Snoozes While Bats Hibernate
• http://www.livescience.com, StaffHow quickly deadly viruses evolve depends on many factors, new research suggests.
Can a Solar Eclipse Really Blind You?
• http://www.livescience.com, Stephanie PappasPeople in the western United States, Pacific and parts of Asia will have the chance to see a partial solar eclipse on Sunday (May 20). While it may be tempting to brush off warnings against looking up at this eclipse bare-eyed, don't
Gray Matter: In Which I Play With White Phosphorus
• http://www.popsci.com, By Theodore GrayBeing a mad scientist can be a thankless job, but every once in a while you get a chance to shine—literally. I recently had that opportunity when working with a TV show to film one of the most beautiful of all chemical phenomena, the cold luminosity
Craig Venter Wants to Solve the World’s Energy Crisis
• http://www.wired.com, By Thomas GoetzThere is one version of Craig Venter’s life story where he would’ve been a dutiful scientist at the National Institutes of Health, a respected yet anonymous researcher in genetics, perhaps. Thankfully, Venter saw that story line developing—and set ab
Night Rider
• http://www.wired.com, by Nathan HurstThis thing has stealth in spades. Its matte black paint job is dressed with black decals, and there are just enough red highlights to make it mysterious. But the real stealth feature is the silent Gates carbon belt drive that replaces the typical cha
Surprise! China’s Stealth Jets Are 2 Years Ahead of Schedule
• http://www.wired.com, By Spencer AckermanLast year, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates was greeted in Beijing by China’s experimental stealth jet buzzing over his head. Gates didn’t sweat it: He proclaimed that the J-20 wouldn’t be ready until at least 2020. Oops.
The Rocket Factory: SpaceX Builds Them From Top to Bottom
• http://www.wired.com, By Jason PaurThe commercial space race is about to begin.
Engine Could Boost Fuel Economy by Half
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Kevin BullisDelphi says its diesel-like engine runs cleanly on gasoline.
Is Mobile Computing Good For Productivity?
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Jessica LeberYes, of course, but things got out of hand. A quarter of executives admit to having slept with a smart phone.
Science Fiction Barely Ahead of Space Exploration Reality
• http://www.space.com, by Clara MoskowitzScience and space exploration have caught up to science fiction in many ways, producing marvels beyond the imaginings of the visionary writers of the past.
Bacteria alive (more or less) in 86-million-year-old seabed clay
• http://phys.org, by Lin EdwardsA new study by scientists from Denmark and Germany has found live bacteria trapped in red clay deposited on the ocean floor some 86 million years ago. The bacteria use miniscule amounts of oxygen and move only extremely slowly.
New silicon memory chip developed
• http://phys.org, byUniversity College LondonThe first purely silicon oxide-based 'Resistive RAM' memory chip that can operate in ambient conditions – opening up the possibility of new super-fast memory - has been developed by researchers at UCL.
Acid in the brain: Team develops new way to look at brain function
• http://medicalxpress.com, byUniversity of IowaUniversity of Iowa neuroscientist John Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D., is interested in the effect of acid in the brain. His studies suggest that increased acidity or low pH, in the brain is linked to panic disorders, anxiety, and depression.
The Exposed Backbone: The Risk of Cyber Attack
• http://survivalblog.com, by LockedGateComputers are the exposed backbone of America’s infrastructure. They are new technology with big holes that is under attack from very skilled and motivated people who mean our country harm. Yet, we trust them to provide almost every service our mode
Joe Biden Doesn't 'Blame People' For Voting For That Felon In West Virginia Over Obama
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Brett LoGiuratoBiden was campaigning in Ohio on Thursday when he gave an interview to WTOV-TV in Steubenville. He was asked what he "made out of" the fact that 41 percent of West Virginian Democrats voted for a convicted felon, Keith Judd, over Barack Obama
Arizona's Secretary Of State Threatens To Keep President Obama Off The Ballot...
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Brett LoGiuratoIn the interview, Bennett said it would be "possible" that he keeps President Obama off the Arizona ballot in November unless he receives "confirmation" from the state of Hawaii that Barack Obama was born there.
Jesse Benton's $586,616 Take as a Result of the Ron Paul Campaign
• Economic Policy JournalWe make not get liberty because of the Ron Paul campaign run, but sure looks like Ron Paul's campaign manager, Jesse Benton, got the big bucks. Benton's total income from the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign and PACs, in the 2012 election cycle, is at
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