Children With Autism Use Alternative Keyboard To Communicate

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 06:30 AM PDT

Autism can build a wall of poor communication between those struggling with the condition and their families. While a personal computer can help bridge the divide, the distraction and complexity of a keyboard can be an insurmountable obstacle.

APOD: 2009 September 2 - Discovery s Rainbow

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 06:30 AM PDT

Just one minute before midnight EDT, Friday, August 28, the Space Shuttle Discovery began a long arc into a cloudy sky. Following the launch, a bright and remarkably colorful trail was captured in this time exposure from the Banana River Viewing Site, looking east toward pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

Discovery's Rainbow

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 06:06 AM PDT

Discovery's Rainbow Just one minute before midnight EDT, Friday, August 28, the Space Shuttle Discovery began a long arc into a cloudy sky. Following the launch, a bright and remarkably colorful trail was captured in this time exposure from the Banana River Viewing Site, looking east toward pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. On STS-128, Discovery docked with the International Space Station Sunday evening. The 13-day mission will exchange space station crew members and deliver more than 7 tons of supplies and equipment. Of course, the equipment includes the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT).

A Massively Huge, Stunning, Fiery Coronal Mass Ejection!

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 04:13 AM PDT

In this composite image, an EIT image of the Sun in extreme UV light, taken at about the same time (January 4, 2002), was enlarged and superimposed on LASCO C2. In coronagraph images, direct sunlight is blocked by an occulter (covered by the Sun here) to reveal the surrounding faint corona.

Sound Medicine: Redheads Require More Anesthesia

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:40 AM PDT

Redheads are an odd breed. Because so few people have red hair, all sorts of strange myths and superstitions have sprung up around redheads. Ancient Egyptians believed red to be such an unlucky color that they burned red-headed girls alive. In the Middle Ages, redheads were often suspected of being witches.

God is Imaginary - 50 simple proofs

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:57 PM PDT

ing dishonest? And Jesus does not say it once. He says the same thing over and

God is Imaginary - 50 simple proofs

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:57 PM PDT

ing dishonest? And Jesus does not say it once. He says the same thing over and

Sealab 2021 Complete (download torrent) - TPB

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 09:27 PM PDT

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Sealab 2021 Complete (download torrent) - TPB

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 09:27 PM PDT

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