UPDATE: ATLANIS LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL!
What a great way to start the weekend.
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STS-117 Is set to go, all systems green tonight at 7:30 PM Eastern time. You might not be seeing much about this right now, but trust me that this is more important than Paris Hilton screaming in a courtroom.
In his book, “The High Frontier“, Professor Gerard K. O’Neill recognized that there would need to be commercial reasons to build the first Space Colonies. The inspirational work posited that we need to live in space as well as on earth, after all why have all your eggs in one basket?Â
To futher the possibility of SPS, he expanded the early work of Arthur C. Clarke, and detailed how Solar Power Satellites would not only encourage space colonization, but also create a source of clean, un-ending energy for the burgeoning population of planet earth.Â
To update you on the outcome of the infamous mango knife-fight, here’s some update photos, after stitches, and after stitch-removal.
In Kansas it’s 3:18 am — I couldn’t sleep well because Kelsey’s abduction, murder, and callous disposal in a lake has disturbed me greatly. My daugher shops at the same store Kelsey was taken from. Thousands have searched for her, only to have all hopes shattered after the corpse was found at Longview Lake.
Earlier I wrote a poem about Justice, and this is Kansas where Justice means prosecuter Phil Kline, who just announced that charges will be filed Thursday morning against Olathe resident Edwin R. Hall. I urge him to seek the death penalty if this man is guilty of the crime.
UPDATE FRIDAY 6/8 PM
Two video feeds of suspect here at AP
UPDATE FROM FOX NEWS please read the whole article, lots of background here.
Wind and sun passed over plains
searching for a child loved by many;
eyes closed by evil never to open again.
The many searched but all was vain,
she would not see the next rain.
Some shudder now with her loss,
hearts gripped with ice and pain.
So parents smile at your children;
hug them tight again.
Life’s a treasure while you hold it
so value what you touch.
Remember those whose breath was taken,
ensure them justice not forsaken.
Update: Kelsey has been found deceased in the area of search. I don’t know what else to say but that my heart goes out to her family, and her friends, this is a terrible thing to hear.
Please do keep helping by looking for the person of interest below.
Fox News also has an update and pictures of the person of interest police are looking for, as well as a ’70s model Chevrolet pickup truck they believe might be related.
This picture says it all, if only the US press were as fervent about truth. Journalists protest the temporary shut-down of television stations in Pakistan to muzzle opposition speeches.
In a video update we have tape of a “person of interest” meaning the police want to find the man in the tape because he might have information – it doesn’t necessarily mean he is suspect. Police do report that they have video of Kelsey being forced into her own car, but that is not being released.
KC Crime Scene is staying up-to-date with the story, so please check there frequently if you are aiding in the search.
In hopes of rallying flagging troops, a failed summer offensive, and falling recruitment, the deceased Mullah Dadullah’s younger brother is reporting that Osama Bin Laden is still alive. Of course nobody with a brain is going to believe this unless they see it. It’s interesting that the media can find and interview these guys so easily, as this tape demonstrates.
Muslims who follow these false jihadis, these disciples of the Daijal Bin Laden, are fools. Al Qaeda and the Taliban have murdered and butchered ten times more Pashtuns than the US forces, but the US kills greater than a  Twenty-to-one ratio of Taliban forces when the Taliban actually face them for battle. That would be on the rare occasions when the Taliban aren’t fighting schoolgirls, killing teachers, or blowing up the defenseless in marketplaces. Also notice that there is a definite split in command here, we now have heard from Zawahiri and Baby Daddullah, who both say there are different leaders of the efforts in Afghanistan.
William “Cool Money” Jefferson, D-LA, has set a new record for corruption with his 16 count, 94 page indictment. Jefferson, known for keeping his money on ice could serve up to 200 years if found guilty on all counts.
The worrisome aspect that the media fails to highlight is that Jefferson is accused in the indictment of working with corrupt officials from a foreign government, that of Nigeria.
It seems that this is the Democrat trend the past few years – taking money from foreigners. See previous articles on this HERE and HERE. A politician for sale to the highest bidder is bad, but one for sale to the highest bidder-country is infinitely worse.
For Full coverage of the indictment, please stop by Red State.
On the other hand, maybe he just got caught up in one of those Nigerian email scams.
