Month: January 2009
Flags
Posted by miri On 19 January, 2009
Ice skating, anyone?
Posted by miri On 18 January, 2009
The frat boy ships out
Posted by miri On 17 January, 2009
Very interesting article – especially considering that The Economist endorsed Bush when he ran in 2000.
Assessing the Bush years – The Economist
Lack of curiosity also led Mr Bush to suspect intellectuals in general and academic experts in particular. David Frum, who wrote speeches for Mr Bush during his first term, noted that “conspicuous intelligence seemed actively unwelcome in the Bush White Houseâ€. The Bush cabinet was “solid and reliableâ€, but contained no “really high-powered brainsâ€. Karen Hughes, one of his closest advisers, “rarely read books and distrusted people who didâ€.
Big balls
Posted by miri On 17 January, 2009
Radio City Music Hall
Posted by miri On 16 January, 2009
Hinge
Posted by miri On 15 January, 2009
Smile!
Posted by miri On 14 January, 2009
Research Ties Human Acts to Harmful Rates of Species Evolution
Posted by miri On 13 January, 2009
Interesting article…
Human actions are increasing the rate of evolutionary change in plants and animals in ways that may hurt their long-term prospects for survival, scientists are reporting.
Hunting, commercial fishing and some conservation regulations, like minimum size limits on fish, may all work against species health.
Do not enter
Posted by miri On 13 January, 2009
Empire State
Posted by miri On 12 January, 2009