Monday is mundane

Hello, and welcome after a hot sticky humid weekend, its a hot sticky humid work day- fun times had by all.



|politics|

Pentagon blocked Cheney's attack on Iran (atimes.com)

Obama and McCain Offer Two Very Different Americas (alternet.org)

"Sen. McCain has sought to distance himself from President Bush, but he now sounds like a member of the Bush administration. “The Constitution must come before any political party,” says Bob Barr. (bobbarr2008.com)

This anti-McCain video, put together in February by a Ron Paul supporter, is just brutal. (jedreport.com)

Clinton Legacy may be damaged by her campagin tactics (nytimes.com)

This Global Show Must Go On (nytimes.com)

US Map: % of income spent on gas. (nytimes.com)

2007 was the toughest job market for teenager summer jobs since World War II (reason.com)

Africa in perspective (strangemaps.wordpress.com)

Blackwater now offers spy "services" to Fortune 500 companies, for the right price. (alternet.org)

America's legion of mercenaries, Blackwater, is expanding. Look forward to hearing more about them in regards to "The War on Drugs," and private spying (thenation.com)

Russia blames U.S. for global financial crisis (reuters.com)

Dan Rather Slams the Media: Almost all of these failings come down to this: In the current model of corporate news ownership, the incentive to produce good and valuable news is simply not there." (theseminal.com)

|science|

7 Modern Wonders of Green Technology (weburbanist.com)

The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (algorithmicbotany.org)

We must be flexible enough to invest in ideas and then trash them when it becomes obvious they are not the solution we sought. Corn-based ethanol is one such idea. (theseminal.com)

Russian scientist wins global energy prize [$US 1 million] (russiatoday.ru)

Earth from Mars - Awe Inspiring (boingboing.net)

Radio waves from Earth clear out space radiation belt (space.newscientist.com)

Report confirms drilling, not earthquake, caused Java mud volcano that displaced more than 30,000 people and caused millions of dollars worth of damage (innovations-report.com)

a breakthrough process that produces crude oil directly from sunlight, CO2 and photosynthetic microorganisms, beginning with algae. (sapphireenergy.com)

WHAT if someone invented a better mousetrap and the world yawned? (fascinating, worth reading) (nytimes.com)

6 Ways You're Wasting Gas (autos.yahoo.com)

|fun|

A happy Mexican fisherman meets an American tourist... (toilette-paper.com)