Footprints in the Ash
Hazel Muir, writing for New Scientist on Oldest human footprints found on volcano: Three primitive humans who scrambled down a volcano's slopes more than 325,000 years ago left their footprints fossilised in volcanic ash....
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Flipping the Switch
Bob Holmes, writing for New Scientist on Gene therapy may switch off Huntington's: Using gene therapy to switch off genes instead of adding new ones could slow down or prevent the fatal brain disorder...
Vets Tell President No
On March 10, 2003, Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) delivered a letter to The President protesting the coming war and asking for an audience. A copy of the letter, signed by hundreds of vets...
You’re Quiet
While surfing an INTJ webring, I stumbled across this hypothetical journal entry on Brian J. Stansberry's The Mastermind: The dreaded 2pm class. There are 30 other students in the class, and every desk is...
Photo Album Update
After going through several dozen diskettes at home this week, I stumbled across some lost photos from the March 31, 2000 Multiracial Leadership Roundtable. They aren’t the best resolution, but they’ll do. I’ve added...
Troops Not Prepared for Bio-Chem Attacks
This morning I participated in a press conference arranged by Ralph Nader and Co. on the topic of Congressional Leaders, Veterans to Bush: Troops 'Not Prepared' for Bio-Chem Attacks. Of particular note were the...
I stand corrected
Yesterday, I linked to a Washington Times story on teachers taunting children of deployed military members. The story pissed me off. Which, of course, was the intent of the writer, Robert Stacy McCain. In...
The Teacher As Bully
UPDATE: Since publication of this post, it has been revealed that Robert Stacy McCain is actually a gigantic liar and neo-confederate scumbag. He changed facts, embellished and lied in the article I quote...
PATRIOT Act II
According to an e-mail from Brock Meeks of MSNBC, forwarded via Declan McCullagh's Politechbot list, the following exchange occurred between Senator Russ Feingold and the asshole currently occupying the office of Attorney General: Sen....
Luis Cisneros
The four year old child found "face down in a pile of dirt in a city park" in Nashville had a name. He was Luis Cisneros. How could someone do that to little Luis?