Monday, May 31, 2004

Politics & Science - Investigating the State of Science Under the Bush Administration

Politics & Science - Investigating the State of Science Under the Bush Administration:



The American people depend upon federal agencies to develop science-based policies that protect the nation’s health and welfare. Recently, however, leading scientific journals have begun to question whether scientific integrity at federal agencies has been sacrificed to further a political and ideological agenda.



At the request of Rep. Henry A. Waxman, the Democratic staff of the Government Reform Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives assessed the treatment of science and scientists by the Bush Administration.



The resulting report -- Politics and Science in the Bush Administration -- found numerous instances where the Administration has manipulated the scientific process and distorted or suppressed scientific findings. Beneficiaries include important supporters of the President, including social conservatives and powerful industry groups.



This website -- www.politicsandscience.org -- is an ongoing record of interference with science by the Bush Administration.

Sunday, May 30, 2004

Transfer of Website Complete!

The transfer of my website from Yahoo! to SpeakEasy is now complete. Very happy with SpeakEasy - cheaper than Yahoo! and live 24/7 tech support.

Saturday, May 29, 2004

Transferring Website and Domain to a New Host

I will be transferring my website from Yahoo! Domains to SpeakEasy.net over the next few days. I will also be transferring my domain registration from Register.com to SpeakEasy as well. This means there could be intermittent access problems to my website over the next several days.

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Contributor: Rock of Ages

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Contributor: Rock of Ages: "the novelist David Gates talks about literature hitting 'that high-low fork in the road, leading on the one hand toward `Ulysses' and on the other toward `Gone With The Wind,' ' and maybe rock music has experienced its own version"

Monday, May 17, 2004

Yahoo! News - Police kill mountain lion near homes

Yahoo! News - Police kill mountain lion near homes: "A policeman has killed a wild mountain lion in a prosperous residential neighbourhood of Palo Alto, at the centre of California's Silicon Valley. "

Saturday, May 15, 2004

Danish Crown Prince Weds Australia's Mary

Entertainment: People Article | Reuters.com: "COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Heir to the Danish throne Crown Prince Frederik married Tasmania's Mary Donaldson on Friday in a fairy-tale wedding of a prince and a commoner that delighted pro-monarchy Danes and Australian republicans alike. "

He's back, and this time Clinton is getting personal about Bush

News: "'We had unanimous support for going into Afghanistan, they [the United Nations] participated in the hunt for Bin Laden and supported giving an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein to open his country to weapons inspections,' Mr Clinton told a business gathering in New York on Tuesday night. 'We were in good shape. What happened?'"

Kerry gets help from rival party in Marin

Marin Independent Journal - Marin: "A group of Marin Republicans turned off by President Bush's performance joined with Democratic supporters of John Kerry at a rally in Tiburon last night, which raised more than $80,000 for Kerry's campaign."

Tuesday, May 04, 2004

The Convicted Felon Behind "The Restaurant" - April 26, 2004

The Convicted Felon Behind "The Restaurant" - April 26, 2004: "Jeffrey Chodorow, the grim-faced nemesis/financial backer of chef Rocco DiSpirito on NBC's 'The Restaurant,' is a convicted felon "