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By blending optical and atomic force microscope technologies, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers have found a way to complete 3-D measurements of single biological molecules with unprecedented accuracy and precision. Existing technologies allow researchers to measure single molecules on the x and y axes of a 2-D plane. The new technology allows researchers to make height measurements (the z axis) down to the nanometer -- just a billionth of a meter -- without custom optics or special surfaces for the samples. "This is a completely new type of measurement that can be used to determine the z position...

Though police have not given any details on the identity or motive of the shooter, or released the identities of the victims, sources have told ABC News the shootings are the work of a "white supremacist" or "skinhead."

Is Your Neighbor a Democrat? Obama Has an App for That by Lois Beckett ProPublica, Aug. 3, 2012, 3:52 p.m. Curious how many Democrats live on your block? Just download the Obama campaign's new mobile app. The app, released last week, includes a Google map for canvassers that recognizes your current location and marks nearby Democratic households with small blue flags. For each targeted address, the app displays the first name, age and gender of the voter or voters who live there: "Lori C., 58 F, Democrat." All this is public information, which campaigns have long given to volunteers. But...

To paraphrase Baudelaire, the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world of the moral superiority of collectivism. According to Ayn Rand, if we don't convince the world otherwise, nothing else will work. Our greatest ally in this fight is human nature. Our greatest asset is morality itself, which is really, truly, undeniably, and absolutely on our side... --snip-- Generally speaking, it is a normal desire of all humans to achieve a better life for themselves and their children. In a free capitalist system, "greed-driven" achievers engage in lawful productive work, start businesses, and build things. In a...

President Barack Obama, emboldened by the Supreme Court's affirmation of his health care overhaul, is now embracing the law while campaigning for re-election, just as Republican rival Mitt Romney steps back from it. Obama sees a second chance to sell voters on the issue despite deep skepticism about it from many people. Romney is avoiding answering hard questions about how he would tackle health care, and thus missing the chance to energize voters who oppose the law.

The doctor sent my mom home less than 3 hours after we went to the ER on Thursday. But she is still having a rough time. She has eaten only fluids and soft foods for about 3 years. But now she is choking on the things she eats part of the time. Since Sunday evening I am spoon feeding her everything even water so she takes really small sips and small bites. I am very worried for her. I know that her time could be approaching. But if God has a way, I would like to see the choking healed...

Odyssey has safely landed on Mars and is transmitting photos.

Wheels down, Curiosity has made it to the surface of Mars.

U.S. actor Sean Penn joined President Hugo Chávez at an election rally in Venezuela on Sunday, bringing a dash of Hollywood to the campaign as he rode with him atop a truck past cheering supporters. Penn is a friend of Chávez, who hopes to win a new six-year term on October 7. The campaign has turned into the toughest fight of the president's political career. …

China's state-run media ramped up condemnation of the United States on Monday over tensions in the South China Sea, with the Communist Party's top newspaper telling Washington to "Shut up" and charging it with "fanning flames" of division in the region. The Chinese Foreign Ministry's over the weekend condemned a U.S. State Department statement that said Washington was closely monitoring territorial disputes in the South China Sea, and that China's establishment of a military garrison for the area risks "further escalating tensions in the region". The mosaic of rival territorial claims in the South China Sea has become Asia's worst...

Obamiasma: This is the malevolent fog that is creeping across our country Definition of "MIASMA", per Merriam-Webster.com 1 a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease 2 an influence or atmosphere that tends to deplete or corrupt

However, even though Raich’s medical marijuana never crossed state lines, and was never sold for money, the United States Supreme court still ruled that Raich’s medical marijuana constituted “interstate commerce.” This ruling, which took place in 2005, is called Gonzales v. Raich. The precedent cited for this ruling is the 1942 case Wickard v. Filburn. Other than the fact that one case was about wheat and the other was about medical marijuana, the two cases are identical. Thus, the 2005 ruling against medical marijuana is based on policies which were enacted and supported by progressives during the New Deal. And...

To the Left, a shooting is never the fault of the actual criminal. Nope. Instead, it is promptly blamed on conservatives like Michele Bachmann, Rush Limbaugh, and others. Today’s shooting in Wisconsin is no exception.

'He is in Egypt and he couldn't cross the street to say hello to them?' In a radio interview today, comic legend Jackie Mason slammed President Obama for his campaign’s recent announcement of a potential second term to visit Israel, asking “Did he just buy a map a week ago?” Mason, who bills himself as “The Ultimate Jew,” took issue with Obama failing to visit Israel during his first term despite overwhelming Jewish support for his 2008 presidential election.Mason was speaking today on “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio” on New York’s WABC Radio. Stated Mason: “What I would like to know...

Anti-hunting mob urges Team USA shooter Corey Cogdell to shoot herself, advocates violence against family.

Fellow Party Members, I have been watching the unfolding Chick-Fil-A controversy in the USSA with some concern. I have been trying to explain to my comrades here why it is that the owner of this reactionary enterprise was permitted an opinion in the first place. Even the most elementary policy documents indicate that in the progressive miracle that is multiculturalism every religion must be tolerated and promoted except for Christianity and every racial group should induldge in collective self-congratulations except for caucasians. Therefore that this non-person even had time to express heretical views when he should have instead been campaigning...

New technique takes password security to new depths No matter the measures one takes to protect a password, whether it’s storing it to memory, thumb drive, or a carefully hidden piece of paper in a hardly-ever-used book, it is still possible to get a Jack Bauer-like character to force that person to reveal the password or its location. That is, until now. Researchers have discovered a technique in which a person can store information in the subconscious part of their brain in such a way that it is literally impossible to consciously disclose it — no matter how hard the...

As a staunch Conservative, Romney is MY MAN! I am aware that many conservatives, Tea Party, and strict constitutionalists, have deep apprehension about Romney.. That is mostly based on what he actually did as the Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007.. Past facts, are almost always the very best indicator of the true intent of a future development.. I couldn't agree more.. FACTS: Mitt Romney, is a fine husband and father, and was and is also a successful and an astute businessman, for a much longer period of time, than a one term Governor.. FACTS: Mitt Romney, has a...

Look at the video, and who does modern day Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel sound like? He sounds like 1966 kkk leader, robert shelton.

This is an UPDATE on an earlier story posted on Free Republic right here. From the website: Yesterday, I posted a video of a group of Chick-fil-A “Kiss-In” protesters mocking an elderly homeless street preacher in Chicago on Friday evening. Many commenters have asked for additional information about the homeless man and the scene. .... it turns out that the person voluntarily identified himself in the comments section ... a longtime Chicago-area activist, most recently with the Occupy Chicago movement leading a crowd in October 2011 in a chant of “We are the 99%.”