An interesting article came to my attention that sparked a bit of a debate over on the Pirates’ list. I thought you might be interested in what I came up with. This is the sort of story that could turn into a book. Are you listening LA Times SF Gate? Or is this doomed to be on indymedia forever?l
It’s now officially a big issue. A reporter for Marketplace, the most excellent show (with their very own sustainability desk) on NPR that explains business news as it pertains to real people (as it most sincerely does) contacted me about a story: how has the drastic increase in the price of food affected people’s actions and attitudes towards urban agriculture?
Oh, is there a topic nearer or dearer to my heart? You know there isn’t! (Read on …)
or, reality as we know it, anyhow.
I’ve been lucky enough to have written several articles recently on topics of science and para-science (ones that, sadly, I cannot share with you just yet — soon) that are of particular interest to me. A recent one that is a bit more of the mainstream science varity, though I cosndier the topics related, is about Quantum Computing.
Now - on to my rant:
It turns out that some people who identify themselves as “clever,” seem to believe in quite a few seemingly silly things — but are they? Take “The Secret,” for example. I’ve had reason to study this “movement” lately, and they claim to use certain aspects of Quantum Mechanics as a potential explanation for some theories that don’t entirely make sense when you sit down and do the most rudimentary mental math. Well, most physicists don’t care for the association much, but you’ve always got some wing-nuts who are more than happy to be interviewed for a film.
I still think anything that associates itself with a multi-level marketing venture is a bit shady, to say the least. However, I believe some of the people associated are actually sincere in their own way about it. If Wikipedia is to be believed, (Read on …)
I wrote a piece that started out as a letter to my congresspeople, urging them to take action on a recent fees ruling by the Library of Congress that internet radio stations will be required to pay incredible fees that are sure to put them all out of business — fees that broadcast stations do NOT have to pay. Wow!
I urge anyone who lives in the US and enjoys internet radio (including iTunes stations) to contact their representative and let them know what you think about this. It was turned back last time and public outcry is still effective.
Please do what you can. And, if you like what I wrote, I give you permission to copy and paste at will — this is for the public good.
Good luck, citizen!
Well, I’m about 30 posts into it now, so I might as well tell you about my big news: I’ve gotten a gig as the blogger of a website about NASA’s Constellation Program.
Briefly, it is the successor to the Space Shuttle program (and pretty much everything else), thanks to a 2004 speach by GW. The stated goals NASA came up with in the next few months is a 200-point mission that extends out to at least 2024 and includes International Space Station service, orital tests, a manned mission to the moon, construction of a moon base and then manned missions to Mars. No timetable exists for the last item, perhaps because the first phase of moonbase construction isn’t due to be complete for 14 years.
I’ll be updating it 2-3x a day for the entire month of February. (Read on …)
The last of the pics include some that I consider the best from my co-workers pics. I just tidied them up in Photoshop as I saw fit because I’m that sort of girl. I’ve made a note in each photo not taken by me just whose it is. All the words are mine, of course.
Rarely, if ever, does an $8/hour job turn out to be a good career move. This job would seem to be the exception. Nevermind that I’m still looking for work — I’ve got great recommendations again. I continue to keep my fingers crossed for the call from Clear Creek.
Cross your fingers for me, too, would ya?
One of my photos has been selected to illustrate today’s vocabulary building world, mite, on a social networking site called Word Mingle.
An exerpt form my writeup of this photo:
Varroa mites have had a major impact on North American hives. Apiculturists have kept the tiny pest just at bay for nearly 20 years now, but (Read on …)
Like alot of things in life, it all started with a ladybug. The lowly lady beetle (for they are not true bugs at all — those are distingushed by a cross on their backs like a shield bug or lygus bug), or lady bird in the UK, is one of the best loved and most effective bio-control agents. People have known of their effectiveness for thousands of years. The name comes from the middle ages when flocks of the familiar red and black creatures were taken as a sign of intervention by Lady Madonna herself.
I wrote an article a few weeks ago about when bio-control goes haywire and becomes a threat rather than the cure. The displacement of native lady beetle populations by Japanese ground beetles (sometimes called nineteen-spotted or asian lady beetle), is just another example of the unintended consequences introducing a new species can lead to.
The good news is that you can still get great results from your organic garden when you take a few minutes to understand the life-cycles of the creatures that inhabit it. A few tips to direct your research are also included.
So, sit back with the seed catalogues and dream of warm spring days and the click of wing casings.
About a year ago I started a group on FlickR, asking people to contribute photos that documented the impact of Global Climate Change in their lives. Over 225 people and 500 photos later, things are really rolling with some amazing and frightening images.
I wrote a little article I thought you might enjoy with links to the photos that exemplify some of the recurring themes. If you have some images of your own to contribute you might want to consider joining.
This interesting project is ongoing and available to view or join at http://flickr.com/groups/climate_change/.
I’ve been writing articles lately that I’ve posted to online news sites. You might find some of them interesting. For example:
At the Blogger News Network, I’ve posted an article about recent changes in FDA policy regarding allowing meat and milk products from Clones into the food Supply.
