Daily Archives: October 16, 2012


Bullshit live log: 2

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Bullshit live log:

Romney says he wants to grow Pell Grants:

Under the Ryan budget, more than 1 million students would no longer be eligible for Pell grants in the next decade, according to Education Trust, and those who did qualify would receive less aid.

Romney claims domestic oil production is down because permits were not granted. This is not true:
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPUS1&f=A
It has actually gone up since Obama took office.

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Attention Corvette fans 8

GM will be holding a press conference on Thursday morning at Road Atlanta (ahead of the Petit Le Mans this weekend) to make an announcement about the C7. No details available yet, but since it includes chief engineer Tadge Juechter, ALMS drivers Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner and Corvette Racing Team Mgr Gary Pratt they will presumably at least confirm that a new C7R will be running in ALMS in 2013. 

Sam Abuelsamid’s photo on Google+
plm 2010

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Moving a shuttle orbiter across a city like Los Angeles is a major undertaking but…

Moving a shuttle orbiter across a city like Los Angeles is a major undertaking but here's a great time lapse view of how it was done. 

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I loved this.

Time-lapse video: Space shuttle Endeavour’s trek across L.A. – Framework – Photos and Video – Visual Storytelling from the Los Angeles Times
The space shuttle Endeavour made its final journey last weekend, traveling 12-miles from Los Angeles International Airport, through Inglewood, to the California Science Center in Exposition Park. The …

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