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A giant penguin who preferred the tropics to the southern oceans has been discovered by a team of scientists.The fossilised remains of the penguin, who lived some 36 million years ago, were discovered in what is today Peru.
There are very few things I would change in the U.S. Constitution.
Impeachment is at the top of the list.
It should be much easier and specific.
A 50% majority in the Senate and the House.
A straight popular vote yes or no. 50% wins.
100% American voter participation is required.
Specifics added to "high crimes & misdemeanors":
1. breaking any American criminal law.
2. suspension of habeas corpus.
3. violating the Geneva Conventions.
Congress is obligated to vote if any citizen brings evidence of any of these three.
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Here's a fascinating pager on viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace .
Via boingboing.
In a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled that the federal government can avoid its responsibility to protect species under the Endangered Species Act by handing off authority to the states. The EPA routinely delegates administration of the Clean Water Act to states. The Court’s decision means the EPA does not have to ensure that states abide by the federal Endangered Species Act when it issues Clean Water Act permits.
Daring Fireball has a great critique of the recent "iPhone won't work for corporate environments" meme.
I wrote about this when the iPhone was first announced, and I couldn't agree more.
Apple’s answer to the enterprise “problem” isn’t to kowtow to the Microsoft Exchange hegemony; it’s to point in the opposite direction, and show how much better things can be with open industry protocols like IMAP and CalDAV and with simple web-based solutions.
SFist: Green Wombat's Got The Goods The B of A/Redwood Forest Foundation Deal.
As part of the bank's $20 billion "green lending initiative," it's providing 100 percent financing to the non-profit for the acquisition of 50,635 acres of redwood timberlands in Northern California--the nitty-gritty details of which seem innovative and green.
Amazing girl
Common backyard birds becoming less common.
Some of the most common birds seen and heard in American back yards are becoming a less frequent sight and sound in much of the United States, according to a study released by the National Audubon Society.Twenty common birds -- including the northern bobwhite, the field sparrow and the boreal chickadee -- have lost more than half their populations in the past 40 years, according to the society's research.
"These populations are not yet on the endangered species list, but it is noteworthy, and we need to take steps to protect their habitat," said Carol Browner, Audubon chair and former Environmental Protection Agency administrator.
And like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, the health of a region's bird population is often a harbinger of the health of other wildlife and of human populations as well.
George Bush's Power Grab: Authorizes Martial Law Provisions
Really amazing what W. thinks he can do. This will all end January 20, 2009.
Sonoma tribe strives to save sacred pieces of its fading past.
The tiny Indian reservation called Stewarts Point Rancheria is a place of delicate, remote beauty atop a hill in western Sonoma County covered with redwood and tan oak trees, 5 miles from the ocean, 40 miles from the nearest traffic signal. It is only 42 acres. Only a handful of people live there.It is the center of a very small, very old California world, a symbol of a time older than the redwoods. It is a sacred place and an endangered one.
The centerpiece of the town is two buildings built of redwood. One is a Round House, a sacred place to the Kashia band of Pomo Indians. It is on the verge of collapse, more of a ruin than a building. Next to it is a small shed with a peaked roof.
