Posts by sarcozona
Why do women have second trimester abortions?
According to this study on women in England, summarized by The F-Word, 1. because they do not realize they are pregnant. 2. because they were unsure about having an abortion. 3. change or breakdown in relationship 4. service delays including waiting for appointments I imagine these reasons are very similar to why women here have […]
Rick Renzi and the Military Commissions Act
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 restricts the right of habeas corpus (among other things). This is what it says: No person may invoke the Geneva Conventions or any protocols thereto in any habeas corpus or other civil action or proceeding to which the United States, or a current or former officer, employee, member of […]
articles worth reading
Content analysis of O’Reilly’s rhetoric finds spin to be a ‘factor’ Bill O’Reilly may proclaim at the beginning of his program that viewers are entering the “No Spin Zone,” but a new study by Indiana University media researchers found that the Fox News personality consistently paints certain people and groups as villains and others as […]
amateur science
mushroom on the roof Originally uploaded by hans s I posted about the extended growing season for mushrooms in the UK a few weeks ago. A cool fact I didn’t know at the time: the discovery was due to a 50 year data collection by Alan Ganges, an amateur mycologist. Fungus enthusiast Edward Gange amassed […]
shoes I didn’t buy this week (but really wanted to):
These adorable (and comfortable) red shoes! And these red shoes too… I may have saved over $200, but I assure you – my heart is broken.
worse than predicted
Our worst case climate change scenarios are quite possibly much better than the reality will be. From a discussion of hurricanes in The Weather Makers: Some commentators believe that the discrepancy between the computer models and conditions in the real world somehow indicates that global warming is not responsible for the increasing cyclone activity. Others, […]
if you’re having a bad day
This should cheer you up: Via Manolo’s Shoe Blog.