Archives for November 22, 2008
Man Cuddles Panda, Panda Mauls Man
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2008 A man has been attacked by a panda at a park in southern China, after he climbed into its enclosure hoping to cuddle the creature. The 20-year-old student had ignored warning signs and scaled a two-metre (6.5ft) barrier to get into the pen. State media say the panda bit him on his arms and legs,…
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Don’t Hold Your Breath
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2008 I don’t see why this is a matter of legislation. President-elect Barack Obama will not move for months, and perhaps not until 2010, to ask Congress to end the military’s decades-old ban on open homosexuals in the ranks, two people who have advised the Obama transition team on this issue say. Repealing the ban was…
George Smoot: The design of the universe
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2008 OMG Republicans You Must Be Freakin’ Joking!!!!
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2008 This is hyst-fucking-erical. OK, we’ve been recounting ballots pursuant to the implementation of actual Democracy in the Coleman-Franken race for U.S. Senate. So what do you think the standard JOKE among the Democrats … working as volunteers to observe the count for Franken … has been? This: “I challene this ballot because the voter filled…
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Giant Gromia (amoebas) may account for ancient sea floor tracks
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2008 A protist is a single celled eukaryotic organism, and they are usually pretty small. You can often see them, though! Before you put that sample of pond water under the microscope, take a close look: Many protists are at the boundary of visibility for humans. Then, there are the giant protists, grape size, living on…
Clueless
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2008 Watch the whole thing, especially starting around 2:30. \
JFK Slain
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2008 Today, in 1963, President John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas. I have only the vaguest of memories of this event, but I do remember it. I remember being sent home from school, and I remember anguish and uncertainty, and I remember hearing the report of Kennedy’s assasin, Lee Harvey Oswald, being gunned down while…
Effect of Political Leaning: Franken-leaning areas do not produce more Franken votes in recount
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2008 … and there is strong evidence of shenanigans on the part of Coleman supporters (or someone). As I mentioned earlier, the idea is afoot that there will be more of a shift towards Al Franken in geographical regions that favor Franken than in Coleman-sympathetic regions, in the current US Senate recount for Minnesota. I disagree,…
The Minnesota Recount
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2008 As a very hectic week settles down a bit, I can give you a little more information and perspective on the Minnesota US Senate Race recount. There are a number of misconceptions circulating about this process that I can dispel, and I have a pair of predictions for you: Taking the same exact data, we…
Otter Swims Really Far, Amazes Experts
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2008 An otter has survived a “perilous” three-mile sea crossing to the Farne Islands for the first time, the National Trust has said. The animal, more commonly found in rivers, has swum from the coast of Northumberland despite rough seas. Head warden David Steel said he was stunned to find 60 yards of otter tracks on…
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