Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right.
– Laurens Van der Post
– Laurens Van der Post
And the crazy man in the White House is a perfect example of that.
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the latest in high-tech bomb detection: NYT
And of course, the article goes on to say that the military doessn’t supply this to our soldiers, so now the parents have to.
According to Wikipedia, Silly String was first introduced in 1969 by Julius Samann, the inventor of pine-tree-shaped air fresheners for cars…
Another fine product from Wham-O, who brought us the Hula-hoop, the Frizbee, the Super-ball, and the forerunner of Nerf dart guns… (Oh, the childhood memories!)
Who’d a thunk?
We used to burn the extra manuals (that were really stupid) when the generators stopped working in the field in wintertime. Big old barrel full of burning manuals. Very toasty. No body is as competent, or well supplied, as our military. Just ask the ISG.
Merry Christmas CG, or whatever it is you celebrate (I didn’t mean to get all Bill O’Reilly on you).
Water appears to flow on Mars today, at least in spots, as revealed by the latest NASA photos from spacecraft orbiting Mars. The finding has a profound impact on the chances for life existing on Mars: the adage in astrobiology is “Where there’s water, there’s life.” A detailed look at the photos is available here, and a NASA podcast discussion is here.
Boeing says it’s solarcell manufacturing subsidiary Spectrolab, has achieved a new world record in terrestrial concentrator solar cell efficiency. Using concentrated sunlight, Spectrolab demonstrated the ability of a photovoltaic cell to convert 40.7 percent of the sun’s energy into electricity. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., verified the milestone. “This solar cell performance is the highest efficiency level any photovoltaic device has ever achieved,” said Dr. David Lillington, president of Spectrolab.
Scientists have created novel ‘spintronic’ devices that could point the way for the next generation of more powerful and permanent data storage chips in computers. Physicists have discovered a way to precisely control the pattern of magnetic fields in thin magnetic films, which can be used to store information.
About half of the marshlands area of Iraq has been restored to its 1970s condition, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). UN officials and Iraqi ministers told a seminar in Japan that drinking water supplies for the local population had improved, but remained a concern. The area is believed by some to be the site of the Biblical “Garden of Eden”.
Mick Jagger, eat your heart out: A South American bat with a tongue 150% the length of its body has been discovered (with photo!). The long tongue is used to sip nectar from flowers.
Speaking of batty, the Bush EPA is considering doing away with health standards that cut lead from gasoline, widely regarded as one of the nation’s biggest clean-air accomplishments. Battery makers, lead smelters, refiners all have lobbied the administration to do away with the Clean Air Act limits. [Let me get this straight: They’re saying the regulations succeeded in removing lead from the air, so we don’t need to regulate lead in the air any more? (head explodes)]
…I shouldn’t bad-mouth bats. Researchers also announced yesterday the first conclusive evidence that bats are sensitive to Earth’s magnetic field and uses it to help navigate.
In the face of a moribund EPA, states are taking the environmental law into their own hands: Facing a mandate to slash toxic mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, 23 states are thumbing their noses at a federal cleanup plan and are developing their own far tougher plans, an even bigger rebellion than over EPA’s inactivity on climate change.
And speaking of climate change, this edition of Science Headlines has been far too upbeat, so here’s your daily gloom for those who cannot live without it:
Global warming will stifle life-giving microscopic plants that live in the surface layer of the oceans, cutting marine food production and accelerating climate change, according to a study published on Wednesday. Phytoplankton are not only the foundation of the marine food chain, but every day they take more than 100 million metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, scientists said. But as global warming heats the surface layer of the ocean it becomes lighter, and circulation with the cooler depths from which the phytoplankton get many of their nutrients is slowed. This then cuts their numbers, reducing CO2 absorption.
“Speaking of batty, the Bush EPA is considering doing away with health standards that cut lead from gasoline, widely regarded as one of the nation’s biggest clean-air accomplishments..{.]”
January cometh.
Not soon enough! ;-D
Meet BoKlok, the Ikea House
Interesting article, and the story linked at the bottom was interesting, too:
What do Volvo, Ericsson, Saab and IKEA have in common? The people of Sweden have more faith in them than in the church.
But is Ikea bigger than the Beatles?
Arlen Specter (R-PA) on board:
Legislators may reconsider suspending habeas corpus for detainees
Et tu James? Robert Fisk finds The Roman Empire is falling – so it turns to Iran and Syria
“The Roman Empire is falling. That, in a phrase, is what the Baker report says. The legions cannot impose their rule on Mesopotamia.
Just as Crassus lost his legions’ banners in the deserts of Syria-Iraq, so has George W Bush. There is no Mark Antony to retrieve the honour of the empire. The policy “is not working”. “Collapse” and “catastrophe” – words heard in the Roman senate many a time – were embedded in the text of the Baker report. Et tu, James?”
(emphasis added)
Couldn’t find anywhere else to put this, but Im watching Blair/Bush press conference and Bush just lead into it with “outside forces are ‘causing’ the strife in Iraq.” Looks to me like he is refuting the assesment of ISG that it’s mainly sectarian violence.
Anyway, watch if you can….looks like it might get a little testy when questioning comes from reporters. It’s on MSNBC, don’t know where eslse.
Just a quick note to tell you about Cspan2 today, where Senators, mostly Dems., but some Reps. are loudly complaining about not being able to vote on spending bills. It just sickens me….that the Reps. are abandoning responsibilities….Mikulski is calling them “cutting and running” from their job…..
Frist delivered his departure speech, and Senators sanctimoniously waxed poetic about Frist’s “leadership.” But Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) interrupted the ceremony, summoning a bill and seeking unanimous consent on its passage. I guess Ted Stevens also believes Frist led the worst Congress since its inception. Although I detest Stevens, his candor in this case is particularly timely.