Sunny Saturday Blogging

Hello, and welcome to the sunny blog section.



|politics|

Barack Obama puts up a Thank you, Hillary page...so classy! (my.barackobama.com)

Clinton finally gives up and is backing Obama (nytimes.com)

Hillary's homepage: "SUPPORT SENATOR OBAMA TODAY..." (hillaryclinton.com)

International Reaction Favorable to Obama Nomination (nytimes.com)

US quits Human Rights Council (humanrights-geneva.info)

41 years ago today the USS Liberty was attacked by Israel, killing 34 U.S. servicemen and wounded at least 173: [VIDEO] Phil Tourney's speech, USS Liberty survivor (moderate.wordpress.com)

At $4/Gallon, Everybody Gets Rational (washingtonpost.com)

A Closer Look at the Rising Unemployment Rate (austrianeconomists.typepad.com)

After winning the nomination on Tuesday, you'd think Obama might celebrate on Wednesday. Instead, he rushes to the Senate and submits a kick-ass bill on open government (fas.org)

The techniques politicians use are almost always the same--lie, delay, obfuscate, keep redefining the issue, keep at it, use different speakers, do it in secret, and more. (americanbuddhist.net)

If McCain is the “Military” Candidate, Why Did Ron Paul, Who Wants to Pull Out of Iraq, Get More Campaign Contributions from the Military? (dmiessler.com)

Secret super-copyright treaty leaked: It’s becoming clearer and clearer that the entertainment industry is an existential threat to free speech, open tools, and an open communications network. (boingboing.net)

Under Court Order, White House Finally Releases Global Warming Report (celsias.com)

|science|

In Spain, Water Is a New Battleground - Spurred on by global warming and poorly planned development, swaths of Spain are turning into desert. (nytimes.com)

Quantum Mechanics for Dummies - BBC documentary explaining the arguments from the 1920's until now as to whether electrons are particles, waves or both. (youtube.com)

The world's largest solar photovoltaic farm, generating electricity straight from sunlight, is taking shape near Moura, Portugal (guardian.co.uk)

15,000 Arkansas hens test positive for bird-flu exposure. Spread from wild geese suspected. Tyson begins their slaughter. (usatoday.com)

|fun|

Gravitational lenses - nature's own kaleidescope. (space.newscientist.com)

The Most Dangerous Species In The Mediterranean (PIC) (greenupgrader.com)

Rice Field Art [PICS] (funforever.net)

US Secret Service Hands Ready -- you can tell an agent by how he holds his hands (and his scowl) (cryptome.org)

Thursday is your last day

A shoutout to my babe who's coming home after a semester in Europe tomorrow. Have a safe trip and my heart is with you.

|politics|

John Stewart: Obama Makes History (humanrightsamerica.wordpress.com)

Media evicerates McCain speech. (talkingpointsmemo.com)

40 Years Ago Today RFK Was Assassinated! (democracynow.org)

Where Obama and Clinton's supporters were found [PIC] (graphics8.nytimes.com)

The televised Guantamo trials start today. The military has announced a 20-second delay in the closed-circuit video feed to prevent "classified information" from being disclosed outside the courtroom. (news.yahoo.com)

Air Force Secretary Wynne and Chief of Staff Gen. Moseley are expected to be asked to resign Thursday. (They have been linked to an alternative chain of command leading from Cheney to SAC) (airforcetimes.com)

McCain, seeking 'green' vote, to visit Everglades Friday. But, McCain opposed Everglades restoration funding. (miamiherald.com)

Leaked: U.S. Plans To Keep 50 Bases In Iraq (thehotjoints.com)

Arab leaders have reacted with anger and disbelief to an intensely pro-Israeli speech delivered by Barack Obama. (english.aljazeera.net)

Only 7 percent support taking military action against Iran. (thinkprogress.org)

|science|

CCD puts about $15 billion of vegetable, fruit and nut crops in jeopardy. (washingtonindependent.com)

Why is KRAFT Foods and Other Manufacturers Pulling Food Dye Out of Products to Protect Kids...But ONLY in Europe ??? (thelohasian.com)

A team of physicists in Vienna has devised experiments that may answer one of the enduring riddles of science: Do we create the world just by looking at it? (seedmagazine.com)

Earth's poles long overdue for reversal (cosmosmagazine.com)

Electrical disturbances in ionosphere could be earthquake predictors (news.bbc.co.uk)

Physicists "solve" levitation mystery. I'd like my hoverboard now, please! (telegraph.co.uk)

A stealth team of Chinese traders armed with a $300-billion war chest has been sent by Beijing to grab up every last ounce of U308 uranium on the planet (contrarianprofits.com)

Astronomers Suggest Looking for Aliens That Have Already Found Us (blog.wired.com)

Arrow point from South Africa dated to 60,000 years ago, pushes origin of bow and arrow back 20,000 years. (iol.co.za)

|fun|

Bad day at work? Fake or not? (fulgerica.com)

Ten Reasons Why the Bad Economy Might Be Good For You (thelohasian.com)

The Girl Who Silenced the World for 6 Minutes (forum.yuniti.com)

Study shows why more than 25 percent of new CEOs last less than three years (cowboyeconomics.com)

Inflatable electric car will get 2,500 miles on a charge - "shipped to you in two cardboard boxes and the estimated assembly time is less than two hours" (physorg.com)

Wednesday is Obama for real

It's clearly defined. Hill is OUT!


|politics|

America, This is our Moment. This is our Time. (huffingtonpost.com)

World welcomes Obama win (sfgate.com)

"Hillary Clinton, who delivered the most abrasive, self-absorbed, selfish, delusional, emasculating and extortionate political speech I've heard in a long time" (commentisfree.guardian.co.uk)

Sad: Bush congratulates Obama on securing the nomination before Hillary does. (donklephant.com)

Obamaville vs. McCainland: What the Future Economy Will Look Like (businesspundit.com)

”I hated the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live.” - John McCain (whitehouser.com)

Should we really be surprised? Clinton does not concede (huffingtonpost.com)


|science|

10 Quick Fuel Efficiency Tips to Beat the Gas Crunch (audos.blogspot.com)

Eating insects could help the world's problems. Insects are the equal of shellfish in providing high-quality protein and are an excellent source of nutrients such as iron, calcium and vitamin B. (telegraph.co.uk)

Footprints left in volcanic ash that fell in central Mexico’s Valsequillo Basin about 40,000 years ago are evidence that humans have inhabited the Americas far longer than previously confirmed. (sciencenews.org)

One of the most important experiments in evolution... The bacteria in those flasks has been evolving since 1988--for over 44,000 generations. (scienceblogs.com)

A team of scientists have developed a highly-engineered metamaterial capable of absorbing all of the light that strikes it (rdmag.com)

Top 10 scientists killed or injured by their experiments (listverse.com)

The 20 greatest slow-motion videos ever (crave.cnet.co.uk)

The good news in our DNA: Defects you can fix with vitamins and minerals (thinkgene.com)

Map to the Milky Way -- Top View [Big Pic] (photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov)



|liberal|

Daily Show on Hillary's strategy: "if we act deranged enough, maybe they'll just give us the country" (thedailyshow.com)

Russia will join WTO soon. Saudis give Russia WTO green light (russiatoday.ru)

“The public is clueless. S. 1858 imposes a federal agenda of DNA databanking and population-wide genetic research,” (thecyniclife.wordpress.com)

Coathanger Abortions: There are few physicians today who can relate to the “bad old days” before Roe v. Wade. But I can. (nytimes.com)

|fun|

The secret of Vanuatu's happiness (news.bbc.co.uk)

New gaming device allows you to control your computer with the power of your mind. I want one of these (overclock3d.net)

Stones that literally grow by themselves [pics] (environmentalgraffiti.com)

The Ten Oldest Bars in America (sloshspot.com)

Tuesday is literal sarcasm

Some new section labels have been added. Hopefully it will be easier to navigate.


|politics|

Obama pushes to claim nomination tonight, Clinton campaign experiencing death rattles (msnbc.msn.com)

‘Relief’ nears for uncommitted superdelegates (msnbc.msn.com)

And the winner of the election is ... the Israel lobby - which maintains a virtual stranglehold over US politics (atimes.com)

The truth is, America doesn't have any countries that are real enemies, except for the ones it has made for itself in Iraq and Afghanistan.(populistamerica.com)

US has secretly been imprisoning people at sea (guardian.co.uk)

Don't look now, but the U.S.-backed government and army may be winning the war (washingtonpost.com)

Scalia, a life-long crusade against the Establishment Clause of the US Constitution (nysun.com)

Poll: 67% Of Americans Want To Meet With Enemies, Including Nearly Half Of Republicans (donklephant.com)

|science|

Solar Energy made easy -the barriers are only political and they can easily be removed (celsias.com)

GE sees solar becoming $1 bln business (reuters.com)

Climate Security Act (gristmill.grist.org)

The good news in our DNA: Defects you can fix with vitamins and minerals (thinkgene.com)

67% Loss -- How inefficient we are. (nytimes.com)

Superior microfiber cloths, which clean mechanically rather than chemically, have never caught on in the US because consumers are idiots (consumerist.com)

What happens when man-made noise intrudes on the natural symphony? it interferes with a segment of the spectrum already in use, and suddenly some animal can't make itself heard. (wired.com)

Put a Little Science in Your Life (nytimes.com)

BBC Documentary: A War on Science (video.google.com)

NASA Scientists Make Magnetic Fields Visible, Beautiful. Be Sure To Watch The Video (gizmodo.com)

New "Superlattice Structure" Lithium Battery To Boost Electric Car Range (thedailygreen.com)

'Sarcasm' brain areas discovered. I'm absolutely fascinated.(news.bbc.co.uk)

A balloon took a steel cryostat 40,000 meters up, froze samples of air with liquid neon (-246C/-411F) under sterile conditions, and brought back samples of (mostly extraterrestial) dust [pics](astrobiology.cf.ac.uk)

More than 100 million sharks are killed by humans every year. (slate.com)

Basic Physics Savvy Quiz (intuitor.com)


|liberal|

Indonesia and Malaysia have long denied that their tropical forests are being burned to make way for lucrative palm oil plantations. It seems they've been lying through their teeth.
(environment.newscientist.com)

New World Order Map (history.sandiego.edu)

State Supreme Court rules law enforcement officers may draw blood as evidence without consent or search warrant (startribune.com)

RFID on Printed Circuit Boards: An adhesive label with integrated RFID TAG will be attached to the PCB. Non-destructive removal of these labels will not be possible. (evertiq.com)

Now there is a sniper drone... This is getting scary. (sagetechcorp.com)


|fun|

Crazy Super Mario World hack synced with background music (youtube.com)

Lots of sheet music for download (Classical, Jazz, Pop, Computer game and film soundtracks, fakebooks). (kylesproject.com)

Bikini-Clad Women Make Men Impatient (brainmysteries.com)