Fourth of July

I didn't know what to post for the Fourth of July post? then I see this:

"PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - It sounded like science fiction - NASA scientists used a space probe to chase down a speeding comet 83 million miles away and slammed it into the frozen ball of dirty ice and debris in a mission to learn how the solar system was formed.

The unmanned probe of the Deep Impact mission collided with Tempel 1, a pickle-shaped comet half the size of Manhattan, late Sunday as thousands of people across the country fixed their eyes to the southwestern sky for a glimpse.

The impact at 10:52 p.m. PDT was cause for celebration not only to scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, but also for the more than 10,000 people camped out at Hawaii's Waikiki Beach to watch it on a giant movie screen.

"It's almost like one of those science fiction movies," said Steve Lin, a Honolulu physician."
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Get all the details Deep Impact
Deep What could possibly beat that. Happy Fourth of July!

I liked this too:

"Declaration of Independence

Two hundred and twenty nine years ago a document was signed by fifty six men, and with the stroke of a pen the course of human history was fundamentally altered. That single document was the fontspring of all our rights and privileges, but have you ever looked into the fate of the founding fathers?"
365 and a Wakeup

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I would also like to recommend this inspiriting dialog, that I just watched on C-SAPN. I liked it so much that I ran to the computer to find a link.
"TITLE: Vaclav Havel on Human Rights Issues" (Real)
The best part is when the Cuban dissident gives his presentation. Like always the Cuban makes a scene.
I am going to e-mail this to Val, so I can watch him squirm.