October 2010
106 posts
Watchtsparks: God Bless Public Transit. New York shows whats possible.
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Report: BP dispersants are making people sick -... →
“Trisha Springstead, is a registered nurse of 36 years who lives and works in Brooksville, Florida.
“What I’m seeing are toxified people who have been chemically poisoned,” she said, “They have sore throats, respiratory problems, neurological problems, lesions, sores, and ulcers. These people have been poisoned and they are dying. Drugs aren’t going to help these people. They need to be...
A Spray of DNA to Keep the Robbers Away →
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands — When the McDonald’s down from City Hall here was burglarized a few years ago, its managers decided they needed a new security system. It was just about that time that local police officers were offering something totally different that they hoped would stem a rising tide of robberies that occur mainly in the immigrant neighborhoods of this rough-and-tumble port...
Is Fox News Having Trouble Filling Glenn Beck’s Ad... →
StopBeck.com notices something rather peculiar:
For a moment, put aside the large number of NewsCorp ads that run on Glenn Beck’s sponsor dry show. Also, put aside the fact that Fox News has run free ads during Glenn Beck’s time slot just to fill ad space.
Lately, Fox News has been running ads on Glenn Beck’s show that shouldn’t be there.
We’re always active. If an ad appears from a company...
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Loss of ecosystems perceived by banks and... →
The financial risks posed by the loss of species and ecosystems have risen sharply and are becoming a greater concern for businesses than international terrorism, according to a United Nations report released today.
From over-depletion of fish stocks and soil degradation caused by agricultural chemicals to water shortages and mining pollution, the paper – commissioned by the UN Environment...
Network Realism – a new term for a new era →
“We can only transform ourselves as fast as we can transform our language.” –Terrence McKenna
I have been processing this post by James Bridle, Network Realism: William Gibson and new forms…
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Rainfall and Democracy →
Why have some countries remained obstinately authoritarian despite repeated waves of democratization while others have exhibited uninterrupted democracy? This paper explores the emergence and persistence of authoritarianism and democracy. We argue that settled agriculture requires moderate levels of precipitation, and that settled agriculture eventually gave birth to the fundamental institutions...
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Insurgencies Motivated By Foreign Soldiers, Not... →
selva: The idea that suicide bombers around the world are motivated by religious zealotry is wrong, writes a University of Chicago researcher, who says their main motivation is to drive out foreign troops. Robert Pape and his colleagues analyzed the approximately 2,200 suicide attacks on which records exist since 1980 and concluded that it’s misguided to blame them on religious extremism, and...
G.O.P. Odds of House Majority Now 3-in-4 →
The latest FiveThirtyEight projection for the House of Representatives shows little overall change from our previous update, released this weekend, but the Republican position has improved slightly. They are now given a 75 percent chance of winning the House on Nov. 2, up from 73 percent previously. During an average simulation run, the Republicans finished with a total of 228 seats (up from 227):...
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America launches its first offshore wind farm:... →