[AgentR11]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PhebaAndThePilgrim', 'G')ood day all: I think what EOTWAWKI is trying to say is that their is a sense of schizophrenia to modern Christian thinking. On the one hand they fight to the death (no pun intended) to stay alive, but the religion teaches that heaven is a better place, and the ultimate goal of existence is to go to heaven.

[dorlomin]

iRP

[basil_hayden]

Al Davis has passed away.

According to reports, despite what many thought of his handling of his team over the past decade, his mind was sharp but his body gave way.

His mantras of "Just Win Baby" and "Commitment to Excellence" will always inspire me.

I hope the Oakland Raiders get past this loss quickly and give Al's memory a successful season it so deserves.

RIP Al Davis, you were a man that was neither ahead or behind your times, but just right.

[rangerone314]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('GASMON', '1')0 years ago we had Bob Hope, Johnny Cash, and Steve Jobs...

Now we have no Jobs, no Cash, and no Hope...

Gas

[papa moose]

So does Mumar Gaddaffi (sp) count as a celebrity?

[tntwilliams]

I'm surprised that no one has updated this thread with the passing of Dick Clark. I heard the other day someone say that we can't have New Year's Eve without Dick Clark....hmmmm maybe they were right. lol

[Ferretlover]

This is quite a loss:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b] Iconic science fiction writer Ray Bradbury dies at 91
Author’s stories of nuclear fears and totalitarian regimes set a science fiction standard
By Scott Stump, TODAY books, updated 6/6/2012 11:36:02 AM ET
Ray Bradbury, the author of classics such as “Fahrenheit 451,” “Something Wicked this Way Comes” and “The Martian Chronicles,” died Tuesday night in Los Angeles at the age of 91.
Bradbury’s daughter confirmed the death of the legendary science fiction writer to the Associated Press Wednesday morning.
Bradbury began his career writing science fiction for fanzines in 1938 and became a full-time writer in 1943. His major breakthrough as a science fiction writer was the publishing of “The Martian Chronicles” in 1950. The story of the effects of man’s attempt to colonize Mars after a massive nuclear war on Earth, the book reflected the anxieties over nuclear war in the 1950s and the fear of foreign powers. …

[Beery1]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', 'T')his is quite a loss:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b] Iconic science fiction writer Ray Bradbury dies at 91 …

[Ferretlover]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82
By NBC News--Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday [25 Aug], weeks after heart surgery and days after his 82nd birthday.
His family reported the death at 2:45 p.m. ET. A statement said he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.
Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and he radioed back to Earth the historic news: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." …

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82
By NBC News--Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday [25 Aug], weeks after heart surgery and days after his 82nd birthday.
His family reported the death at 2:45 p.m. ET. A statement said he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.
Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and he radioed back to Earth the historic news: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." …

[Beery1]

Neil Armstrong's death hit me pretty hard. He was a very distant cousin of mine, but his death is also hugely meaningful to me in terms of his contributions to science and space exploration. In a way, it feels like the end of an era.