It seems nearly impossible to fathom that someone as brilliant and funny as Robin Williams could be so tortured emotionally that he takes himself out of the human race. Yet, last week, one by one, each of us across the whole globe, fixed our attention on the sad news of this beloved actor’s suicide. Sometimes, a blip of news in the vast sea of information we are bombarded with daily, seems to slap us so hard in the face that we can almost hear the collective groan rippling through space and time. Then we all try our best to reckon with reality. And what a devastating reality Robin Williams’ death reveals - that someone who, by his very nature, brought
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Mexico City's UNAM University has opened the world's largest "robotic hospital" -- where medical students practice on everything from delivering a baby from a robotic dummy to injecting the arm of a plastic toddler...read more
Sep 28,Attorney General Jay Nixon today announced that his offices investigation into retail gasoline prices in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has led to legal action being taken against the owners of 10 gas stations, eight of which are in southeast Missouri. Nixon launched his investigation on Aug. 31, just two days after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Read the article...
Sep 28,Registration: Colton's Steakhouse in Poplar Bluff on October 8, 2005 between 8:30-10:00 a.m. Grand Prize: A trip for 2 to Las Vegas plus many other door prizes!! Entry Fee per motorcycle is $40.00 which includes Rally Shirt, Drinks and Snacks along the Poker Run Route, BBQ and beverages, and live entertainment at the end of the Poker Run. Mike Ballew's Sturgis Award Winning Choppers will also be on display. Visit Site
Sep 21,Listal is a web based collection manager application which supports DVDs (region 1 and 2), books, games and music. The main features of listal are : Completely free to use Fast and simple user interface Organise your collection by tagging items with keywords which will also contribute to the overall classification of items for all users. Share your collection on the internet with an easy to remember url (yourname.listal.com) Create custom lists of items which can give recommendations and advice to other visitors. e.g. 'My favorite movies of 2004' Read and write reviews of your items. RSS feeds
Sep 20,Having went through a disaster I know what it's like to loose your home. The tornado of 2002 took care of that for me. Believe me it's not a situation you would want to be in. Now there are literally thousands without shelter, food, water, clothing, and they definitely need our help. The reason I choose the Redcross as an organization to donate to is because in the first several days/weeks they were there first for me. They provided food, bottled water, shovels, clothes, gloves, and even provided you a hotel if you didn't have anyone to turn to. Luckily FEMA stepped in and helped too, but it was at a later date. Redcross was there first! This was an
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