Archive for May, 2009

Banishing Gender … or … Nationalizing Health Care?

Friday, May 8th, 2009

As the banishment of gender continues in our culture, one wonders at what else that might hide from our eyes. For example, “same-sex marriage” serves the purposes of numerous allied agendas.
Churches and religion are further marginalized, as one of their basic doctrines and services to their own and the larger population, is eroded. They are […]

Saving Hubble: We knew Not What We Asked!

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Those of you who knew the first life of Alcaide’s Cafe know we were ardent fans of the Hubble. We used its awesome photos frequently. We praised it almost every Sunday in a feature titled “Sunday’s Praise”. We lobbied for this last space shuttle mission (scheduled to launch May 11th) and featured a prominent button linking to the […]

Glaciers, What on Earth Are They Doing?

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Ice Sheet Behavior Much More Volatile And Dynamic Than Previously Thought, Tahiti Corals Show (ScienceDaily, Apr. 30, 2009)
— Fossilised corals from tropical Tahiti show that the behaviour of ice sheets is much more volatile and dynamic than previously thought, a team led by Oxford University scientists has found.
Analysis of the corals suggests that ice sheets […]