When are we going to have some real gun control in this world?

College students stop to hug him on campus. Children ask him for autographs in restaurants. Strangers want to shake his hand at gas stations.

Nearly everywhere he goes, people recognize Daniel Hernandez as the burly, soft-spoken intern who helped save Gabrielle Giffords' life the day the congresswoman was shot in the head in January.

That was three months ago. Since then, Hernandez, a 21-year-old University of Arizona student, has been interviewed by hundreds of journalists from all over the world. He has traveled the country to receive awards and accolades, including being an invited guest of President Barack Obama for the State of the Union address. He set up a website to handle the constant requests for interviews....

..."I worry about him all the time," said his sister, Consuelo, 18. "Psychologically, I know he has changed. Things like that you will never forget."

Horrible trauma is very difficult for the brain to process, said Dr. Gabrielle Lawrence, a psychologist in Scottsdale. She said many people subsequently struggle with severe grief and post-traumatic stress disorder....

Storms come in all forms these days.

NASA's Cape Canaveral launch base (click here) was hit by a spectacular storm this morning, producing pictures that are truly out of this world.
A full inspection of the space shuttle Endeavour will have to be made after a day of high winds and hail.
No one was injured and no obvious damage could be seen, but did cause a slight delay to the training programme.
The six astronauts were at the Kennedy Space Centre today to practice emergency procedures at launch pad 39A but were prevented by the weather.

US House Representative Gifford's spouse, Mark Kelly will be aboard the next life off of Endeavour.  We are all looking forward to Gabby's attendance.

Choose Mark Kelly's wake-up song for shuttle mission (click here)

Posted: Mar 30, 2011 11:13 AM
Updated: Mar 30, 2011 9:30 PM

HOUSTON - NASA is letting you choose the wake-up song for the crew of the Endeavor Shuttle Mission, commanded by Mark Kelly, husband of injured Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Traditionally, the song to wake up the astronauts is selected by friends and family of the crews, but for the first time ever, NASA is letting the public decide the music for the crews of Endeavor and Discovery with the "Wakeup Song Contest."
"Space shuttle crews really enjoy the morning wake-up music," STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly said. "While we don't have the best quality speaker in the space shuttle, it will be interesting to hear what the public comes up with. We are looking forward to it."...