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The Long Historic Tale Of Aug. 28
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:15:00 -0400
When Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination in his bid to become the first African-American president, he'll join icons who made history on Aug. 28, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Emmett Till and even John Hinckley Jr.
What Exactly Went Wrong For Clinton
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400
In any other year, Hillary Clinton would have won the Democratic nomination, says Politico.com's Roger Simon. He breaks down the Clinton campaign's missteps — at the forefront, a simple lack of staff experience.
In Minnesota, Two Dreams
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400
On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, we meet with two families — each striving for the American dream. Though they live just 10 miles apart, they face very different circumstances. One is well off, the other poor; one is black, one white. But they both value education and want a better life for their children.

The Talk of the Town

Lauren Collins: The Brooklyn painter Kehinde Wiley.
Lauren Collins Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The painter Kehinde Wiley first travelled to Nigeria in 1997. He was trying to find his father, whom he had never met, or, more crucially for a portraitist, seen. (His mother didn’t have any photographs.) After several weeks in Lagos, he found his dad, who welcomed him. But--like any . . .
James Surowiecki: What drives market volatility?
James Surowiecki Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
American investors are frazzled. True, oil prices have fallen from their most vertiginous highs, the dollar is a bit stronger, and the stock market has actually risen over the past month. But none of those things have happened in a smooth and steady fashion. The stock market’s “ascent,” in particular . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: What Barack Obama is up against.
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The week before the week before this week’s scheduled gathering of the delegates and their media camp followers in Denver, the nominee-presumptive of the Democratic Party did something that is strongly recommended, and ought to be mandatory, for anyone who has just logged a year and a half’s worth . . .

 

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Asteroid impact scale endorsed - A new scale that will quantify the risk of an asteroid or comet hitting the Earth has been adopted by the International Astronomical Union.
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Cambridge Conference Correspondence - Home page and archives of forum discussing geological, historical, and potential near-earth-object (NEO) impacts, NEO research and risk assessment, and social policies and social change to ameliorate impact effects.

Close shave with asteroid - A large asteroid could miss the Earth by only 38,000 kilometres (very close in cosmic terms) in 2027, according to new astronomical observations. What's more it will remain dangerously close for about 600 years, and chaos theory means that it is impossible to predict its trajectory with enough accuracy for more than a few decades in advance.
Meta Description: [ A large asteroid could miss the Earth by only 38,000 kilometres in 2027, according to new astronomical observations. ]

DoomsdayAsteroid.com - Collected explanations, descriptions, articles, and links relating to historical and potential earth impacts by asteroids.

Earth Impact Database - Assembled since 1985 by researchers at the Geological Survey of Canada (a division of Natural Resources Canada), this site also includes an article on impact cratering, a FAQ, and images.

Future Asteroid Interception Research - An organization raising funds for projects that search for threatening asteroids.
Meta Description: [ Assist in the search for asteroids, looking for threatening space rocks is a seriously underfunded science, this website helps with the hunt. ]

500 Hercolubus or Red Planet - Describes how a gigantic planet is approaching the Earth and the changes that this fact will bring about.
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Impact - Describes the threat posed by a comet or asteroid impact and provides disaster preparedness planning for such an event.
Meta Description: [ Theories & discussion on mass extinctions, asteroid/comet impact and nova/supernova effects, global cooling/warming theories, origin of the universe, pattern mathematics and historical photography. ]

Is the Sky Falling? (from the CSICOP Skeptical Enquirer) - There is a tremendous difference in the estimated dangers of asteroids, stretching on what separates legitimate science from pseudoscience. Ten recent trade books are reviewed that span a broad range in interpretations.

MSNBC - Adding Up the Risks of Cosmic Impact - New research indicates that in the short term, the threat is more from smaller space objects.
Meta Description: [ Many scientists believe an asteroid “Armageddon” killed off the dinosaurs, but the impact of cosmic collisions on human history is a matter of sharper controversy. ]

Nibiru - Demonstrates how Nibiru can be found from ancient monument.

Revelation 13: Could an Asteroid or Comet Hit Earth? - The prophecies of the Bible and Nostradamus predict that an asteroid or comet could hit earth.