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To: bela_ghoulashi who wrote (101366)	2/21/2005 2:05:26 AM
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The Definition Of Eccentric Wizbang blog If you were trying to capture the essence of Hunter S. Thompson with a single word, eccentric might be the single word that could encompass all of the many chapters of Thompson's life. He left the world with a bang, literally, by committing suicide Sunday evening. Thompson's legacy - gonzo journalism - in many ways was the first manifestation of the form of writing many of us practice today, though not nearly as well. From the Washington Post obituary: <<< Hunter S. Thompson, whose life and writing, vivid and quirky reflections of each other, made him one of the principal symbols of the American counterculture, shot and killed himself yesterday at his home near Aspen. His son telephoned authorities, according to the Associated Press. Thompson, 67, was a practitioner of personal journalism, pouring thoughts and ideas onto the page in a style that was vividly his own and that brought him cult-like status and widespread recognition. He was the author of books on politics and American society that were regarded as groundbreaking among journalists and other students of current affairs in their irreverence and idiosyncratic insights. Among those for which he was famed are "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail." >>> I'll be the first to say it... Thompson was the grandfather of the blogging movement. Via Michael King mhking.mu.nu Additional coverage: Michelle Malkin is rounding up reactions. michellemalkin.com Posted by Kevin Aylward wizbangblog.com

To: bela_ghoulashi who wrote (101366)	2/21/2005 6:48:18 PM
From: Volsi Mimir	Respond to of 793896

Sounds like the handiwork of the insidious Karl Rove. lol- Is that why they named those scientific equipped crafts on the red planet-- Mars 'Karl' Rovers. I'll be dipped. and what is their REAL mission: Mars special: A whiff of life 15 January 2005 newscientist.com Magazine issue 2482 Traces of methane on the Red Planet could be evidence for living, breathing microbes - but there are several theories out there [WHERE ARE THOSE ENVIRONMENTALISTS!!!!-- ITsa BUSH NEOCON PLAN TO TAKE OVER AND POLLUTE THE WHOLE SOLAR SYSTEM!!!] On Earth almost all the methane in the air comes from living things, from rotting plants to burping cattle. So when three independent teams found telltale signs of the gas in spectra of the Martian atmosphere last year, people sat up and took notice. Could it really be evidence for living, breathing microbes on the Red Planet today? Possibly. With the discovery of past water, the conditions needed for life to get started are there. And if life did get started, there is a good chance it would have stayed around in pockets of water kept liquid by geothermal heat. What the spectroscopic measurements show is that the methane possibly exhaled by bacteria turns up in the same spots as water vapour - suggesting these might be promising habitats. "It's a very exciting detection," says Maria Zuber, a specialist in the geology of Mars at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ...