Via Publishers Lunch, here’s an excerpt from Former Bush White House press spokesman Scott McLellan’s forthcoming book, WHAT HAPPENED: Inside the Bush White House and What’s Wrong with Washington. The most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility he lost amid the failure to…Continue reading White House Press Spokesman Outs Bush
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The Earthrise from Your Balcony on the Moon
These images from a Japanese satellite, the Kayaga Probe, are the first high-definition images of Earth rising above the moon’s horizon. That’s Antarctica at the top, Australia in light brown. The lower right is the Middle East. From the moon, it all looks so beautiful. No inkling of this morning’searthquake in Chile, oil spills in…Continue reading The Earthrise from Your Balcony on the Moon
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Surfer Proposes Unified Theory of the Universe
39-year-old Garrett Lisi, who holds a doctorate from UC San Diego, divides his time between surfing in Hawaii and snowboarding in Tahoe. Oh, and figuring out a unified theory of the universe. From the Telegraph: The new theory reported today in New Scientist has been laid out in an online paper entitled “An Exceptionally Simple…Continue reading Holy Crap! That’s It!
Surfer Proposes Unified Theory of the Universe
Bush’s Photo Op
I found the link to these photos on Return of the Reluctant. . Why are there no prime time news specials highlighting the true costs of this war to the soldiers who are fighting it?
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Beachgoers in the Bay Area have been seeing seabirds covered in oil after a container ship rammed into the Bay Bridge, spilling 58,000 gallons of fuel oil. Fuel oil, which is “what’s left after oil is refined for gasoline,” is notoriously hard to clean up. The spill could have serious long-term consequences for fish, birds…Continue reading bleak picture