Newt Gingrich Has Promised America the Moon, But Can He Deliver?

Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt stands by the American flag during a moonwalk on the Apollo 17 mission.

In his speech to Republican voters in Cocoa, Florida on Wednesday, Newt Gingrich addressed the issue of what he intends for the future of America’s space program if he is elected president of the United States.

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The Internet on Strike 2012

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On December 21, 2012 the Mayan long count calendar will end. Many see this as an indication that the world will either end or be significantly changed on that date. We can not be certain what will happen, if anything, as this year comes to a [...]

We need to clean out the credit check system

In December my bank asked me if it would be okay if they closed a joint account I had open that had been an account my father and I had shared. I agreed, since I had kept it open after he passed away simply because my parents had had that account for over 20 years [...]

Justice Department, Megaupload and Anonymous… what happened and why?

So, by now most people know that on Thursday the leaders of Megaupload were arrested by New Zealand authorities acting on request of the United States Justice Department, and that persons swayed the decentralized group that identifies itself as Anonymous to launch multiple retributions against a variety of targets that included the Justice Department website, [...]

Rent A Center Frustrations

A couple of months ago someone’s dryer stopped working so I suggested they try to get a new one at the local Rent A Center. At their request I called the place to find out if they had a dryer, and identified myself as a current customer since I thought I recalled that they would [...]