A current study in Science from the Tokyo Institute of Technology seems to demonstrate how Thalidomide causes birth defects. Here’s the abstract from the paper:
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A lesbian student wanted to wear a tuxedo and accompany her girlfriend to the prom in a Northern Mississippi school district. Chaos ensued. It turns out that Itawamba County school district has an explicit policy requiring that senior prom dates be of the opposite sex. (This is the same school district that got in trouble some years back for intercom-led prayer and bible sessions.)

The AClU dove in. The school district canceled the prom but refuses to say exactly why.

So, look for a private non-school related anti-gay prom-like “event” to occur in Itawamba County this spring.
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In which the Isis and Zuska Tag Team takes down Laden (temporarily) and a free for all breaks out on the blogosphere.

Is this another intrablogule iron cage death match? No, it’s the real thing! In cartoon form….

It’s been a long time coming. While Arthur C. Clarke’s satellites have taken to space, and James Bond’s futuristic mobile technology has become common place, still the dream of sustained personal flight has eluded us. But the future is here! Finally we can all take flight as Martin Aircraft in New Zealand releases the first commercially-available jet pack!

Click here to buy your jetpack!

I have yet to see a computer language that offers anything not available in Basic, in so far as the language itself goes. But Basic has been maligned as the ruination of computer coding. There is an alternative opinion out there.

From here

As we all know, the Skepchicks are all about boobs and nothing else. Typical chicks. Can’t think of anything else. And their boobs have commanded me to make one more request from my readers to consider donating some money to the senseless no-account purpose-free orgy that they will be hosting here in the Twin Cities here in July.

Click here for details.

And if you think I’m being sarcastic, that’s funny. Because you’re only reading what I’m writing. Your not seeing what I’m thinking.

If you are old enough to have seen the original release of The Empire Strikes Back at the cinema in 1980, you almost certainly remember the extraordinary short film that preceded it. Otherwise you won’t know a damn thing about it: with not one picture or accurate plot summary anywhere on the web, Black Angel has become a bit of an internet holy grail in itself.

… check it out

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Well, you could be dead, I suppose. But the American Family Association says that you can X-out your gayosity by starting a relationship with Jesus Christ. They don’t specify the nature of the new relationship you’d be having.

Anyway, Joe My God suggests that you Freep this poll.

One of my blog heros, the author of Urban Science Adventures! (TM), has been very bravely and openly discussing her thesis progress on line. Now, she is ready to defend her thesis, and it is going to be presented live on the internet. I direct you to her blog for details. This is going to be interesting.

Al Weisel was a bloggers blogger and he helped me when I started out. We maintained a modest off-line relationship and had a good on line one as well. He has died, and he will be missed.

This was his site, and this is a post honoring him. You may have known him as as Jon Swift.

This is very interesting. Have a look at the PDF, I’d love your opinion.

Hat tip: Chuck Todd.

My detailed expert analysis of the Academy Awards presentation show:
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March 8th is International Woman’s Day.

Good story here.