Santorumemtum! Weird Rick Wins Missouri, Minnesota (& Colorado?!) by Ken LayneWonkette Uhh, wasn’t this supposed to be wrapped up by now? No. Not when all your candidates are so terrible. Rick Santorum is back in the race, in other words. He won Missouri! That’s … let’s see, 55% for Sant[...]
Archive for February, 2012
February 7th, 2012 - 11:36 pm § in Misc.
China: SMOG
Air pollution levels in China Dan Farber, professor of law | Berkeley Blog The Economist commissioned a study of particulate pollution in China, using estimates based on satellite data. The results are predictably grim: World Health Organisation guidelines suggest that PM2.5 levels above ten micro[...]
February 7th, 2012 - 11:44 am § in Misc.
European Insecurity
Interpol chief: Close EU border loophole or risk attack Alarm raised over gap in European passport security that could ‘lead to another September 11’.[...]
Chaplains Instructed to Tell Catholics Commander in Chief Has Sinned
Archbishop to U.S. Troops: Obamacare Reg ‘Is a Blow to a Freedom…for Which You Have Seen Your Buddies Fall in Battle’ By Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNEWS February 6, 2012 Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, wrote a letter to be read [...]
February 6th, 2012 - 5:46 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Romney Team Slams ‘Flawed’ Poll
WaPo/ABC poll finds Romney’s national numbers tanking. Romney blames the poll. However, polling experts who talked to TPM say that the survey is in line with a broad set of evidence that Romney’s general election appeal is declining — even if the poll’s approach is less than ideal. REA[...]
February 6th, 2012 - 4:38 pm § in Misc.
Fly Me to The Moon
Washington – Firm Hopes to Sell Trips to The Moon for $1.5 Billion Today 06:08 PM Washington – Attention wealthy nations and billionaires: A team of former NASA executives will fly you to the moon in an out-of-this-world commercial venture combining the wizardry of Apollo and the marketi[...]
February 6th, 2012 - 1:48 pm § in Misc.
Economy Doing Just Fine!
Amazon sells out autographed Superbowl by 10AM! Now if Manning would sign my Chevy VOLT![...]
February 6th, 2012 - 10:29 am § in Misc.
Who Owns the Copyright on Federal Research?
A colleague wrote to me today at the AAUP in response to a post I had made about taking the rights t9 copyright federal researech away from publishers. Steve, Last spring, I sent off a paper to the Journal of Geophysical Research, a non profit owned by the American Geophysical Union. To do a non[...]
Goldy Disses UW President For Not Supporting Tax Reform, Republican Pushes FOR Tax reform,
While over at the SLOG, David Goldstein criticizes UW President Young for not arguing for tax reform at the TownHall Forum. how many liberals are aware that a Republican, WA Senator Michael Baumgartner, has proposed a constitutional amendment to force the State to support higher ed? For what it is w[...]