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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Lee Brain, Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel Speaker, Delivers Stirring Message (VIDEO)
Lee Brain, Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel Speaker, Delivers Stirring Message (VIDEO)
Newt Gingrich Calls Obama An 'Extremist' Who Supported 'Infanticide' At GOP Debate
The Republican presidential candidates Tuesday night, during a GOP debate in Arizona, took shots at President Barack Obama for his pro-choice history.
Newt Gingrich deflected a question about Obama's recent decision mandating that employers' insurance plans cover contraception by pointing out that Obama voted in favor of a law that protected abortion providers during his term as state senator of Illinois
"You did not once during the 2008 campaign ask why Barack Obama voted in favor of legalizing infanticide," Gingrich said. "If we're going to debate about who is the extremist on this issues, it is President Obama, who, as a state senator, voted to protect doctors who killed babies. [Video]
Newt Gingrich deflected a question about Obama's recent decision mandating that employers' insurance plans cover contraception by pointing out that Obama voted in favor of a law that protected abortion providers during his term as state senator of Illinois
"You did not once during the 2008 campaign ask why Barack Obama voted in favor of legalizing infanticide," Gingrich said. "If we're going to debate about who is the extremist on this issues, it is President Obama, who, as a state senator, voted to protect doctors who killed babies. [Video]
What This Racer Does is the Most Inspirational Thing You'll Ever See
When Derek Redmond went down in this race with a pulled hamstring, he did something so courageous and brave that you can't help but shed a tear. He and his father have never been forgotten since this day. [Video]
Annual Climate Summary 2011
2011 by the Numbers (Click Title Above for full article with infographs!!)
-7°F: the lowest temperature reported in North Carolina during the year, on January 9 at Mount Mitchell
0.5 inches: the amount of snow measured at Beech Mountain on October 1, making it the earliest snowfall on record in North Carolina
9: the number of days at or above 100 degrees in Raleigh, the most since 1999 (12 days) and the second-most on record
30: the number of reported tornadoes on April 16, which beat the old single-day record of 20 (April 7, 1998)
62.6°F: the average temperature in Raleigh during 2011, making it the third-warmest year on record
86 mph: the maximum sustained winds of Hurricane Irene when it made landfall near Cape Lookout on August 27. The storm was a category one at landfall but had been at category three strength just 36 hours before.
45,294: the number of acres burned in the Pains Bay wildfire. The Dare County blaze started with a lightning strike on May 5 and was 100% contained by June 27.
$5.2 million: the amount of damage to Ben Martin Elementary School in Fayetteville from an EF3 tornado during the April 16 outbreak
-7°F: the lowest temperature reported in North Carolina during the year, on January 9 at Mount Mitchell
0.5 inches: the amount of snow measured at Beech Mountain on October 1, making it the earliest snowfall on record in North Carolina
9: the number of days at or above 100 degrees in Raleigh, the most since 1999 (12 days) and the second-most on record
30: the number of reported tornadoes on April 16, which beat the old single-day record of 20 (April 7, 1998)
62.6°F: the average temperature in Raleigh during 2011, making it the third-warmest year on record
86 mph: the maximum sustained winds of Hurricane Irene when it made landfall near Cape Lookout on August 27. The storm was a category one at landfall but had been at category three strength just 36 hours before.
45,294: the number of acres burned in the Pains Bay wildfire. The Dare County blaze started with a lightning strike on May 5 and was 100% contained by June 27.
$5.2 million: the amount of damage to Ben Martin Elementary School in Fayetteville from an EF3 tornado during the April 16 outbreak
The Titanic's Final Lunch Menu Is Up for Auction Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/02/22/the-titanics-final-lunch-menu-is-up-for-auction/#ixzz1nB1uvjoq
The menu is expected to fetch up to $150,000.
The menu was saved from sinking by Ruth Dodge, a passenger traveling with her husband, Dr. Washington Dodge and their son. As many tourists seeking a souvenir of their travels, Mrs. Dodge tucked the menu into her handbag. According to an article in the Telegraph, Mrs. Dodge and her son survived the tragedy along with the menu, which had remained in her bag. Dr. Dodge himself was saved from the sinking vessel by steward Frederick Dent Ray, who pushed the doctor on to a lifeboat full of children, to help him care for the kids. The memento mori menu has stayed with the family ever since. Now the item is heading to the auction block.
The menu was saved from sinking by Ruth Dodge, a passenger traveling with her husband, Dr. Washington Dodge and their son. As many tourists seeking a souvenir of their travels, Mrs. Dodge tucked the menu into her handbag. According to an article in the Telegraph, Mrs. Dodge and her son survived the tragedy along with the menu, which had remained in her bag. Dr. Dodge himself was saved from the sinking vessel by steward Frederick Dent Ray, who pushed the doctor on to a lifeboat full of children, to help him care for the kids. The memento mori menu has stayed with the family ever since. Now the item is heading to the auction block.
High school football player’s “It Gets Better” video and why he is coming out in the Bible Belt
Last week we ran a terrific first-person story by Jeremy, a 17-year-old high school football player in the Bible Belt whose dad is a fundamentalist preacher. Since then, he has received hundreds of supportive emails, including from politicians and other athletes. He is coming out to more and more people each week and chronicles his journey on his blog “Standing Up Speaking Now.” He has also added his voice to the “It Gets Better Project” (video).
How Heinrich Rudolf Hertz revealed the invisible world
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, the man behind today's Google doodle, found what eyes could not see. Today would have been Heinrich Hertz's 155th birthday.
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