What's been on my mind lately? Read on...
The Union of Concerned Scientists (by way of a committe of sixty or so scientists including twenty Nobel laureates) has publicly stated that the Bush Administration has systematically distorted facts and ignored important evidence in making policy decisions – check out the NY Times article here. Yahoo has the AP coverage of this issue here, including a list of just a few transgressions.
Shocking? No. Still scary? Yep.
On our flight over to Italy, they showed a Discovery Channel show on tourism in Dubai, and specifically, a new, ultra-luxury hotel there called the Burj al Arab. In the past few weeks, I’ve seen a number of articles on Dubai and the Burj, including this one today in the NY Times. Call it a fantasy, but it’d be pretty fun to splurge (a lot) and stay there for a night.
Check out Found Magazine for all your found-text-viewing pleasure.
Woodcraft (a national chain of woodworking stores with a local branch) has a nice article up about using hand tools (as opposed to power tools) for woodworking. Check it out here. Between my class at the North Bennet Street School and the wimpy circuit breaker in my garage, I’m definitely hooked on the hand tools.
The Center for American Progress has a good, point-by-point analysis of Bush’s recent interview on Meet the Press, backed up by plenty of facts. Check it out here. Cheers to the nice folks over at Regulators.org pointing out the report.