Endangered Species Official Reassigned08/07/2004 03:33 AM The reassignment of Gary Frazer, which was made official in late July,
was seen by environmental groups as a loss.
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Endangered Species Act's Protections Are Trimmed (washingtonpost.com)
Endangered Species Act's Protections Are Trimmed (washingtonpost.com)07/04/2004 12:25 PM washingtonpost.com - The Bush administration has succeeded in
reshaping the Endangered Species Act in ways that have sharply limited
the impact of the 30-year-old law aimed at protecting the nation's
most vulnerable plants and animals, according to environmentalists and
some independent analysts.
Endangered Species: Quaint Towns. Green Hills. Vermont!
A Troll Apart: Comments Endangered07/12/2004 07:27 PM As you all know, we have a troll problem here. At least one person is
repeatedly violating the reasonable boundaries of discourse, to the
point that he/she has become unwelcome and whom we've attempted to
remove from the premises.
But I believe our troll is signing in from a major Internet service
provider that, like most ISPs, gives out dynamic IP addresses (a
different one every time he logs on to his provider). Block one IP
address, and he/she just signs in again and starts up the trolling
machine.
UPDATE: I'm asked to describe the problem in more detail. OK, the
person (or his/her virtual clones) doing this has repeated false
statements about what I do and what I believe even after being told
they are false.
I have no problem with people who disagree with what I write or who
think I'm an idiot, as anyone who's read the comments here knows. But
that's a long way from plain dishonesty, which is just not acceptable.
So we are now faced with a decision. We can:
Keep playing whack-
a-mole with our troll, but this is time-consuming and annoying
(perhaps what he/she wants);
Ban an entire range of IP addresses,
which would prevent some legitimate comments from getting through
(something I'm exceedingly reluctant to try);
Or shut down comments
entirely until we have a new posting system that prevents this kind of
ugly behavior by people whose purpose appears to be disruptive, as
opposed to having a serious debate of the issues.
If we take the third alternative permanently, as we have done for the
moment, our troll will lose the ability to disagree with me on this
blog. Is that really what he/she wants? I'm baffled by such people,
but also nearly out of patience.
Suggestions? Send me e-mail.
Thanks.
Interesting Debka post
Interesting Debka post01/03/2004 08:22 AM Interesting Debka
post re: Al-Queda and a scheduled nuking on 2/2/04 of NYC.
Supposedly the original web site was removed from the Internet by the
FBI.
The Post has an interesting story on Saddam Hussein's miscaluclations
"IRAQ SARIN UPDATE: Blaster's Blog has an interesting observation -- apparently, it can't be an old shell, as some are claiming. And scroll down for lots of other interesting stuff that deserves more attention..."
Just watched the unveiling
earlier today of the White House portraits of Bill Clinton and Hillary
Rodham Clinton. The former and current presidents spoke with grace and
good will, a rare moment of civility in a time of harsh, ugly
partisanship.
My favorite moment in Bush's speech was this:
"The years
have done a lot to clarify the strengths of this man. As a candidate
for any office, whether it be the state attorney general or the
President, Bill Clinton showed incredible energy and great personal
appeal. As chief executive, he showed a deep and far-ranging knowledge
of public policy, a great compassion for people in need, and the
forward-looking spirit the Americans like in a President. Bill Clinton
could always see a better day ahead -- and Americans knew he was
working hard to bring that day closer."
And from
Clinton:
"Most of the people I've known in this busines
-- Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals -- were good
people, honest people, and they did what they thought was right. And I
hope that I'll live long enough to see American politics return to
vigorous debates where we argue who's right and wrong, not who's good
and bad. My experience is that most of the people I've known in this
work are good people who love their country
desperately."
"A post about bill gates somehow fools a whole lot of people into believing bill gates posted the story, or is at least reading the comments with rapt interest."
Dean Regrets 'Pain' Caused By Confederate Flag Comments -- Sharpton On Dean's Comments: 'Imagine If I Said That I Wanted To Be The Candidate Of People With Helmets And Swastikas'
For Wildlife, Migration Is Endangered Too03/08/2004 11:24 PM Around the world, many great overland migrations have ended as more
and more habitat is converted to human use.
Scientists Seek to Add to Endangered List (AP)05/05/2004 05:25 AM AP - Scientists, including acclaimed wildlife biologist Jane Goodall,
joined environmental groups Tuesday in petitioning the government to
add 225 plants and animals to the endangered species list.
Tobacco Barns Becoming Endangered in Maryland
Tobacco Barns Becoming Endangered in Maryland09/12/2004 10:50 AM With tobacco fast fading from the landscape after nearly four
centuries of reigning as Southern Maryland's cash crop, the state's
wood-frame barns have become an endangered species.
Quirky Google Culture Endangered?04/28/2004 05:58 AM An IPO could mean a massive payday for employees holding options. But
going public could kill off the company's old-school Silicon Valley
perks, like roller-hockey games and free chow cooked up by the
Grateful Dead's former chef.
Group Warns DVRs Endangered
Group Warns DVRs Endangered07/28/2004 06:17 AM A digital-rights organization is distributing instructions to build a
PC-based TiVo-like recorder. It hopes to get people hooked on DVRs --
and stoke a backlash against an impending FCC rule that could cripple
the machines. By Katie Dean.
Blowback: The Cost And Consequences of American Empire plus War And Conflict In The Post-Cold War, Post-9/11 Era
I heard Johnson
interviewed on Episode II, War And Conflict In The Post-Cold War,
Post-9/11 Era of The Whole Wide World
The Cold War and its central conflict - the physical and
ideological battles between the United States, the Soviet Union and
their proxy states - imposed a certain logic and consistency on the
world. Take that away and add the bloody wars in the Balkans, Africa
and the Middle East in the ‘90s as well as the terror attacks and
warnings of more recent times and you get a very confused picture of a
world at war. Is this breaking storm in Iraq about oil, democracy,
freedom, empire, culture, water, diamonds, modernizing Islam or nation
building in the Middle East? Some, one or all of these
things?
It was an excellent program and well worth your
listen, either by RA now or mp3 later. (From listening to the
radio)
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[etech] Wendey Seltzer: Endangered gizmos
[etech] Wendey Seltzer: Endangered gizmos03/17/2005 03:00 AM Wendy of the EFF talks about technology threatened by
copyright-protection laws. (Here's the list.) MythTV is open source
TiVo. The HD cards sold after the Broadcast Flag law goes into effect
will only output low res images, so build your mythTV's now. (Wendy is
one of the lawyers contesting the Broadcast Flag. Go Wendy!) [I've
been trying to build a mythTV for months now. Hint: Be sure to get
exactly the specified parts.] Her unintroduced co-presenter talks
about the game City of Heroes. Marvel Comics is suing because some
users make characters who look like Marvel's copyrighted heroes.
Marvel wants...
Fertility techniques helping endangered animals too
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New bird species discovered
New bird species discovered08/17/2004 12:16 AM A bird species new to science is found by researchers on a remote
island in the Philippines. Grok Description matches for Is Civility An Endangered Species In The Blogosphere? (Interesting Comments On This Post) GrokA matches for Is Civility An Endangered Species In The Blogosphere? (Interesting Comments On This Post)
"warned American bishops about "soulless" American culture."
Scientists see new species born06/09/2004 09:15 AM Scientists studying flies that live off rotting cacti may have seen
the birth of a new species.
FC Now: Species: Adverto Entertainimus
FC Now: Species: Adverto Entertainimus04/09/2005 05:42 AM This just in, NBC has officially inked a deal to land one of the stars
of "Vegas" on the cover of June's Maxim magazine in return
for featuring Maxim's Hot 100 party in an upcoming episode of show.
This on...
Sex assistance works for species06/26/2004 11:51 PM Techniques such as IVF and artificial insemination are making a
significant contribution to animal conservation, one scientist says.
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