As y’all know my aunt and uncle have been heavily involved with the fight against asbestos in this country. Their latest endeavor has been assisting with consumer product testing. The results were released to the press this week. Seattle PI ran an exclusive article last Tuesday. Some highlights are below: Asbestos has been found in [...]
Posted by Deb in Community & Activism, Healthcare, Medicine, News, Politics, You have got to be kidding on December 1st, 2007 | 2 Comments »
When Michael Moore made his recent documentary “Sicko”, he left out a segment because he thought no one would believe it. Now, through the power of the Internets, you can watch for yourself and discover the amazing infrastructure and services in Norway.
Posted by Chris in Government, Travel, World on November 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Now that’s what secret groups of talented artists and technicians should be doing! According to a Guardian article, a “cultural guerilla” group called Untergunther was recently cleared of charges related to breaking into a Paris monument and fixing its antique clock: For a year from September 2005, under the nose of the Panthéon’s unsuspecting security [...]
Posted by Chris in Culture, News, Oddly Enough on November 26th, 2007 | Comments Off
This is a cute article about how Hollywood gets it wrong yet again. This time with the world of insects and how, well, the social ones are really all female. I mean, must we anthropomorphize even our sexist gender assumptions? via Feministing
Posted by Deb in Animals, Culture, Feminism, Film, Science, Sexuality on November 20th, 2007 | Comments Off
This is probably old news to all of you, but it’s good to get confirmation from developmental psychologists that electronic “educational toys” aren’t so educational after all: Old-fashioned retro toys, such as red rubber balls, simple building blocks, clay and crayons, that don’t cost so much and are usually hidden in the back shelves are [...]
Posted by Chris in Education, Fun on November 19th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
