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The much-anticipated
incoming Comet ISON,
which some scientists
hope will become the
"comet of the century"
later this year, may not
be visible to the naked
eye yet, but you don't
have to wait months to
see this icy wanderer.
The comet takes center
s...
A private space plane has
arrived at a NASA
facility in California to
undergo tests that will
help vet its ability to
ferry astronauts to and
from the International
Space Station.
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Carlos TheZilla shared a
link. Imee Ooi –
The Chant of metta (
Lyrics: Pali & Eng)
The chant of metta by...
Just the other day, the
local newspaper did a
story about the homeless
on Oahu. Like any
clever newspaper, the
Star Advertiser had staff
photos to go with the
story.The image of a 32
year old man, from West
Coast, holding a placard
with the me...
A recent trip to K-Mart
gave the old geezer the
opportunity to check out
who was hanging about
IHS. The shelter
run by IHS is just across
the road from K-Mart.As
luck would have it, the
old geezer spied someone
known to, sitting on the
car par...
HOUSTON
â
Charles Bolden, NASA's
chief and a
self-described dreamer,
says there is a line
between dreams and
reality when it comes to
what the space agency can
do, especially in light
of current budget
constraints.