Spirit lives on

NASA's mars bot "spirit," got stuck in a sand trap last year and countless tries had no prevail. Their trying to redirect their effort to collect as much data as they can before he winter. This solar powered bot will be useless then with no sun.

the new tablet

The new tablet is Apples latest creation, coming out tomorrow. Many articles have been saying that this is the end to old media. Supposedly, more people will be paying for content because its already right in front of them. The true revolution lies in the new medium the tablet will give us.

the new tablet

Here we are, on the eve of the Tablet’s unveiling, with only hours to go before we find out just how ambitious Apple’s latest creation is. Countless articles have been written about how the forthcoming Tablet could be the savior of old media. Supposedly, people will finally start paying for this content because it will be readily available at their fingertips. But the promise of the tablet does not lie in immediate access to content; the Internet can already do that, as can the Kindle, to some extent. The true revolution lies in the new medium the tablet will give us. Three months ago Dan Lyons, writing as Fake Steve Jobs, totally nailed it

Burning taxi

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, The scene was horrific.

Three bodies trapped in a crushed taxi. A man, two women. Set ablaze.
he torching of the Toyota in the capital's central plaza Monday was difficult to take in. It highlighted one of Haiti's many quandaries: how to dispose of bodies.

The taxi had been smashed by collapsing concrete during the devastating earthquake, and the bodies were decomposing in tropical temperatures, the smell unbearable to the thousands who have temporarily sought shelter under tarpaulins and tents across the street at the Champs de Mars plaza.

The foul smell prompted people to dig the car out of the rubble, but those living on the street in the area said disposal trucks never arrived to take the bodies away.

radios help haitans

After Haiti's earthquake, Jean-Robert Gaillard went to his low-tech radio for his life line

When the earthquake hit, the 57-year-old from Petionville, Haiti, alll lines of communication as he saw it were severed.

But Gaillard used a neighbor's generator to power up his radio and connect to people in the states for help.

Unlike other Haitians Robert was able to communicate with family from the states.

This connection was a miracle for him.

pint for pint

A Tacoma, Washington, blood center offers donors a pint of beer in exchange for a pint of blood. You have to wait 6 hours each time to exchange your coupon.

same sex marriage

Jeffrey Zarrillo and Paul Katami want to get married in their home state of California. That's why they've gone to court to overturn Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage. The case likely will reach the U.S. Supreme Court and may culminate in a landmark decision -- some have dubbed it this generation's Brown v. Board of Education or Roe v. Wade. Thousands of couples like Zarrillo and Katami say they have faced unique obstacles to celebrate their commitment. Some have traveled from their homes to the five states where gay marriage is legal. Others are still seeking legal recognition of their unions.

same sex marriage

Jeffrey Zarrillo and Paul Katami want to get married in their home state of California. That's why they've gone to court to overturn Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage. The case likely will reach the U.S. Supreme Court and may culminate in a landmark decision -- some have dubbed it this generation's Brown v. Board of Education or Roe v. Wade. Thousands of couples like Zarrillo and Katami say they have faced unique obstacles to celebrate their commitment. Some have traveled from their homes to the five states where gay marriage is legal. Others are still seeking legal recognition of their unions.