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by Patrick J. Buchanan 11/20/2009 As George W. Bush famously asked, "Is our children learning?"Older women crave `New Moon` vampires
(CNN) -- They don`t call it "Twi Crack" for nothing.Lisa Hansen, for example, thought she had lost her mind the first time she read "Twilight." Partly because she`s 36."I was absolutely worried that something was wrong with me," the Utah mother of two said. "I just couldn`t put it down -- I was obsessed completely."She picked up the first of Stephenie Meyer`s vampire novels -- recommended by a teen neighbor -- with few expectations.
Hangin' out at MIT in Boston
I've been gone for a few days attending a conference in Bean Town. I had a fabulous time, but I was glad to get back to the great state of Texas! ;] Here is a simple look; the one I wore to the airport:
Black skinny jeans: Forever 21 Men
White polo: Target
Red henley: Random outlet mall, I think...
Climate Study
The article I posted is the wrong link. Sorry everyone. Try this link. http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-7715-Portland-Civil-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Carbon-Dioxide-irrelevant-in-climate-debate-says-MIT-ScientistTexas begins $3 billion quest to cure cancer
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas gave birth to the modern oil industry, invented the handheld calculator and sent man to the moon. But can the Lone Star State cure cancer? Texas is ready to try by investing $3 billion over the next decade in cancer research and prevention, which would make the state the gatekeeper of the second largest pot of cancer research dollars in the country, behind only the National Cancer Institute.Obama Admin: Cap And Trade Could Cost Families $1,761 A Year
The Obama administration has privately concluded that a cap and trade law would cost American taxpayers up to $200 billion a year, the equivalent of hiking personal income taxes by about 15 percent. A previously unreleased analysis prepared by the U.S. Department of Treasury says the total in new taxes would be between $100 billion to $200 billion a year.Travelling to Boston this summer - any suggestions?
At the end of August, my boyfriend and I will be traveling to Boston for some good old fashioned sightseeing! I've been using what little downtime I have researching for things to do/see, but I figured I might as well ask my trusty Sugars for some advice! For those of you who have been to or live(d) in Boston, what were some of your favourite things to do and see?Bruno + Alessandra Ambrosio = Marie Claire Cover
Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio and Sacha Baron Cohen’s alter ego Bruno (an Austrian fashion journalist) are styled based on the famous 80’s Versace ad campaign and take the July 2009 cover of UK’s Marie Claire, out in the UK now.
In the issue, Bruno shares his A-Z’s of fashion. Here’s one of the funniest ones: “O is for… ORLANDO BLOOM.
Spitting in the eye of mainstream education
Spitting in the eye of mainstream education Three no-frills charter schools in Oakland mock liberal orthodoxy, teach strictly to the test -- and produce some of the state's top scores. By Mitchell Landsberg May 31, 2009 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-charter31-2009may31,0,6518091,full.story Reporting from Oakland -- Not many schools in California recruit teachers with language like this: "We are looking for hard working people who believe in free market capitalism. .For fun! Double Vision:Parsing Images That Trick Our Brain
http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1705/st_alphageek_f.jpg Look at the picture above and you see Albert Einstein. Now walk across the room. Suddenly, he morphs into Marilyn Monroe.
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