4.4 10:40 a.m. Monday. Didn’t feel it. Just keep the little ones coming…maybe they’re stress relievers… … [Keep reading >>]

North Korea is going to shoot one of it’s medium long range ballistic missiles, a Taepodong-2, some time next week. As currently believed to be configured it has a … [Keep reading >>]

Many more photos on Flickr … [Keep reading >>]

Yet another great gesture.

At a time when people are having trouble holding on to their houses, Barack and Michelle Obama have sensibly decided not to use taxpayers’ money to renovate … [Keep reading >>]

“A high-level Spanish court has taken the first steps toward opening a criminal investigation against six former Bush administration officials, including former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, on whether they … [Keep reading >>]

“A vast electronic spying operation has infiltrated computers and has stolen documents from hundreds of government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, Canadian researchers … [Keep reading >>]

Atul Gawande, who would make a great choice for Surgeon General, is meanwhile contributing to the nation health in many other ways. He is a general and endocrine surgeon … [Keep reading >>]

Update: Some photos of lights going off, here…

Earth Hour. Saturday. Turn ‘em Off for an Hour

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“…over the course of the 20th century, the “Cold season (October through April),” saw a 16% increase in “heavy” precipitation events (roughly greater than 2 inches [when it comes as ... [Keep reading >>]

From Senator Jim Webb:

“The National Criminal Justice Act of 2009 that I introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2009 will create a blue-ribbon commission to look at every aspect … [Keep reading >>]

North Korea has placed a long-range missile capable of reaching the US on a launch pad as the Stalinist state prepares for what it claims is a satellite launch in … [Keep reading >>]

IT’S official:

“Tibet has moved from darkness to light, poverty to affluence, dictatorship to democracy and seclusion to opening up.”

So proclaims the notice at an exhibition in Beijing marking … [Keep reading >>]