Archive for September, 2010

North Carolina Drowning in 2nd 500 Year Rain in 11 Years

Filed under: Climate Change | Environment — by Will Kirkland 09/30/2010 @ 10:06:40 PM
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As predicted, the whole east coast is soaking in rain.

North Carolina is expecting to see the Ark at any moment.

[Pink is 10"-12" in 5 days; Blue is 15" or over.]

Excessive … [Keep reading >>]

How Much Does a Hurricane Weigh?

Filed under: Environment — by Will Kirkland 09/29/2010 @ 12:06:18 PM
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Very clever NPR bit on the weight of clouds — all the way up to hurricanes.  In the cartoon you’ll get your numbers in “blue whales,” in the radio piece, … [Keep reading >>]

Whitman Couldn’t Find Non Immigrant Housekeeper

Filed under: California | Corruption | Democracy | Elections — by Will Kirkland 09/29/2010 @ 11:49:13 AM
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Update: Thurs:

“For two days, Whitman forcefully denied receiving any such letter and said she fired the $23-an-hour housekeeper last year immediately after learning she was illegal. But Whitman’s … [Keep reading >>]

Fatima Bhutto, Afghan-born Pakistani poet and writer in Berkeley

Filed under: Afghanistan | Books | Events | Pakistan — by Joyce Cole 09/28/2010 @ 10:02:22 PM
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KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents

An Evening with FATIMA BHUTTO
presenting “Songs of Blood and Sword, a Daughter’s Memoir”
Tuesday, October … [Keep reading >>]

Brown vs. Whitman 6:00 pm

Filed under: California | Elections | Politics — by Will Kirkland 09/28/2010 @ 2:11:51 PM
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Gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown will meet Tuesday night in Davis for the first of three televised debates before the Nov. 2 election. Sponsored by The Bee, … [Keep reading >>]

Paladino’s Filth

Filed under: Elections — by Will Kirkland 09/28/2010 @ 8:05:50 AM
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That Carl Paladino may be elected governor of the state of New York won’t have much direct impact on people in the state of California. Much more will result … [Keep reading >>]

Another Day Another Record

Filed under: Climate Change | Environment — by Will Kirkland 09/28/2010 @ 7:41:31 AM
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113º!

California’s blistering fall heat wave sent temperatures to an all-time record high of 113 degrees Monday in downtown Los Angeles … breaking the old all-time record of 112 degrees … [Keep reading >>]

Posing With the Murdered

Filed under: War — by Will Kirkland 09/27/2010 @ 9:09:45 PM
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In yet one more revelation of an event perfectly predictable in modern war yet which is never spoken about or calculated by the solve-a-problem bring-a-gun crowd, U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan … [Keep reading >>]

George Ballis: Gone

Filed under: Heroes | Passings — by Will Kirkland 09/27/2010 @ 11:27:27 AM
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If you came of age in the 60s, especially in California, the name and photographs of George Ballis will be familiar to you.  Willing to go anywhere and do anything … [Keep reading >>]

Is There a Science of Happiness? The Dalai Lama Wants to Know

Filed under: Religion | Science & Technology — by Will Kirkland 09/27/2010 @ 10:53:40 AM
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“The Tibetan spiritual leader recently announced plans to donate $50,000 to the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at Madison, a new research lab founded by Dr. Davidson, which is … [Keep reading >>]

Southern Poverty Law Center Visits San Francisco

Filed under: Race | Terrorism — by Will Kirkland 09/27/2010 @ 10:33:12 AM
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Morris Dees,  Founder and Chief Legal Counsel of the Southern Poverty Law Center, appeared with SPLC President, Richard Cohen to a packed house at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco … [Keep reading >>]

Why We Don’t Need to Pay Down the National Debt

Filed under: Economy — by Will Kirkland 09/26/2010 @ 8:30:40 PM
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James Galbraith takes on Michael Kinsley over what the Baby Boomers owe those coming after.  Hint, it’s not to pay down the national debt.   Best idea?  Retire and spend like … [Keep reading >>]

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