I had already begun composing my post on the NIE and the question of when the executive branch was actually aware of this information a couple of days ago, but I became so angry that it was counterproductive. I picked it up again this morning, and was a couple of paragraphs into it when I got a link from OpEd News to the Keith Olbermann special commentary (I so wish that we had something more than network television). Chuck Adkins…
Earthrise and Earthset over the Moon – wow. These high definition pictures were released November 12, 2007 by the Japanese space agency JAXA. The images were taken by the SELENE probe as it orbited the Moon at a distance of about 62 miles (100 km). These are the world’s first HD images of the Earth – from about 235,000 miles (380,000 km) away in space. [youtube width=”425″ height=”355″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEAMQALvDC4[/youtube] (Thanks to Sharon Puett) (Ok, I really don’t like that song anymore….
Banking on your short attention span, big media is giving it another shot. Stop Big Media is trying to get the word out. Tell Congress not to dismantle media ownership rules! Kevin Martin, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has been keeping a secret from the American people. He wants to push through plans to remove decades-old media ownership protections. And he’s trying to do it without public scrutiny. Senators Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.) have introduced groundbreaking…
The fourth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4), the most comprehensive United Nations assessment report on environment, development and human well-being has been officially launched at the UN Information Center. See the BBC special report on the state of the planet in graphics. How many earths again? Download the entire report (pdf, 21.9 mg). United Nations Environment Programme brochures and reports Over the last 20 years, the human population has increased by a third, global trade has tripled, and per capita income…
Now here’s some political parody that I can appreciate. Check out the satire of the Right-Wing Facebook. If it seems a little too truthful, that’s because it’s meant to get a few messages across to a sometimes under-informed American public. The Right-Wing Facebook parody site is a project by People For the American Way and RightWingWatch.org – two of my favorite sites. Rudy Giuliani Has Added You as a Friend on Right Wing Facebook 10/19/07 – At the Voters Value…
Be curious, and encourage curiosity in others – especially children. Curiosity should never be discouraged. “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.†– Eleanor Roosevelt Kudos for a great post: 10 Reasons Why You Should Be Curious | Marc and Angel Here are my additions to the list: You will be better educated. Your knowledge will mean more to you….