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Archive for October, 2007

Sunny California

Posted in culture, travel on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve been working at Berkeley for the past few days, and it’s been quite a nice, thought incredibly busy, time. On the way to the hotel from the airport, I thought about how every time I go to a new place, I try and pick up the slight cultural, geographic, architectural, etc. differences. Ooh, it’s [...]

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The commercialization of weddings…

Posted in culture, weddings on October 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I’m hanging out in the Charlottesville airport, a cute and cozy one by most standards, thinking about the past weekend I had with my friends and wedding gown fitting. We had an amazing time, and the bride-to-be looked absolutely gorgeous in her wedding dress. So much so, that I’m much less jaded about one day [...]

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Bumper Sticker… and the 5th of November

Posted in Charlottesville, Ron Paul, politics on October 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

So, yesterday, I saw my first Ron Paul bumper sticker in Charlottesville! You know, that wasn’t in the parking lot of the MeetUp group. I cheered I know that there are more out there! A surprising number of students that I talked to before the football game last Saturday, while getting petition signatures for the [...]

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Spirit and Opportunity just keep rolling!

Posted in Mars, science on October 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Hardly in the news are Spirit and Opportunity, the two Mars rovers what landed in 2004 for a 90-day mission, and they are still going! Mission planners have taken on such challenging tasks as driving into a crater, or driving with a busted wheel with the rovers to extend the scientific usefulness of this mission. [...]

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Another instance of science vs. religion?

Posted in medicine, religion on October 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Here is a story about Muslim medical students in the UK who would rather fail their exams than learn about alcohol, sexually transmitted diseases, or examine a patient of the opposite sex: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article2603966.ece Thankfully, it seems as though these students are not receiving support from the medical community. A person that refusing to treat patients [...]

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Just in case you think your research is useless…

Posted in humor, science on October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

There’s always the Ig Nobel Awards to make you feel better: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21141288 Can I preorder that Batman net?

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"In the Shadow of the Moon"

Posted in astronauts, movies on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

A new documentary by Ron Howard is coming out, called “In the Shadow of the Moon.” The trailer makes me swoon. It has all kinds of footage from the Apollo missions, with commentary by the astronauts themselves. Soooo coooool. http://www.intheshadowofthemoon.com/

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20 minute song?!

Posted in belly dancing, concerts, drumming, music on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

So I finally went back to belly-dancing this week, attending a beginner class at UVa. Oh boy, was it a fast-paced class! I’m glad I have a bit of experience already, or else I’d feel lost walking into the second class. It was a great workout, and great practice. Our awesome teacher, Alexandra, had some [...]

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So here we go again…

Posted in introduction on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I tried this blog thing a few years ago, and it didn’t work out so well. I didn’t have much material, it was only updated every few months or so, yadda yadda. I was pretty boring! In the couple of years since, I have found myself needing more of an outlet and being more interested [...]

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