Friday, June 20, 2008

Friday before another weekend visit

Hello, please enjoy this brief interlude before your weekend commences.


|politics|

100+ reasons NOT to vote for McCain (with sources cited ) (kskirby.net)

Bush is Trying to PARDON HIMSELF of All War Crimes (belowgroundsurface.org)

And War Crimes for All.... (huffingtonpost.com)

Constitutional Law Expert says new FISA bill would eviscerate 4th Amendment. (msnbc.msn.com)

President Bush’s decision to ask Congress to end the federal ban on offshore drilling along much of America’s continental shelf is cruelly misleading. (nytimes.com)

U.S. offshore drilling: Fact vs. fiction (cbs4.com)

Neocons Still Busy Aggressively Rewriting Iraq War History (washingtonindependent.com)

Olbermann: "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq Oil War (barackoblogger.com)

Why is the media ignoring Kucinich's articles of impeachment? They're facist, that's why. Controlled by the same corporate interests that control both political parties. (theseminal.com)

"Bush and Cheney should not only be impeached, they ought to be jailed for what they did to this nation." - U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings (michaelmoore.com)

Most Americans are afraid to feel outrage (joebageant.com)



|science|

White Patches Found in Mars Trench Are Ice, Scientists Say (nytimes.com)

Mankind’s inner chimpanzee refuses to let go. This matters to everything from economics to law (economist.com)

Radiation May Be Good For You, Says Study (scientificblogging.com)

Almost none of our radio transmissions could be received from further away than 2 light years (forgetomori.com)

Robots are getting cleverer. Their time has almost come (economist.com)


|environment|

It's solar power's time to shine (articles.moneycentral.msn.com)

About half the world's oxygen is being produced by tiny photosynthesising creatures called phytoplankton in the major oceans (sciencedaily.com)

China Sharply Raises Energy Prices (nytimes.com)

Remember when you were a kid and rode your bike everywhere? Maybe the time has come to relive that experience. (dailyfueleconomytip.com)

Evaluating the Cleanliness of Solar Photovoltaics Can Be Complicated (cleantechnica.com)



|fun/geek|

Morning Glory Pool. (subtire.com)

The first World Dynamic Architecture in DuBai project (youtube.com)

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Thursday in anticipation yet once again

Marching down that path surely enough.



|politics|

Keith Olbermann's special report on McCain's support of the 'Enron Loophole', which allows speculators to drive up energy prices. McCane is screwed. (msnbc.msn.com)

If you don't like McCain you should read this article. If you do like him you should REALLY read it. (counterpunch.org)

Why is the media ignoring Kucinich's articles of impeachment? They're facist, that's why. Controlled by the same corporate interests that control both political parties. (theseminal.com)

You Say Recession, I Say Opportunity (divinecaroline.com)

Obama rejects public financing because he has raised over $265 million via donations of $100 or less. McCain attacks this as a reversal of an earlier pledge. (donklephant.com)

SEE it WAS all about the oil...Major Oil Companies To Get No-Bid Contracts In Iraq. (nytimes.com)




|science|

Cancer patient's tumours vanished within two months after being injected with billions of his own cloned immune cells (guardian.co.uk)

"Imagine if today, scientists discovered a drug that could save 13 per cent of all the babies who currently die. " There is a smart drug – it's called breast milk (independent.co.uk)

Japan produces working water powered car. (reuters.com)

Guide to "Cold Reading" (skeptics.com.au)



|environment|

Deforestation Layer now available for Google Earth (huffingtonpost.com)

Seas Rising and Warming Faster Than Realized (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)

New, radically more efficient wind turbines (computerworlduk.com)

Inside the Solar Hydrogen House: No More Power Bills--Ever: Scientific American (sciam.com)




|fun/geek|
Brain wave music now a reality (scienceblogs.com)

7 Underground Wonders of the World: Labyrinths, Crypts, Catacombs and More (weburbanist.com)

New York In the 1800-1900's (wirednewyork.com)

Firefox claims download success (news.bbc.co.uk)