Archive for November, 2007
Good bye.
This is the last post that I will write for this blog.
OK, quiet down now, the cheering and clapping is not really very nice.
Oh, if you get a chance, please visit my new blog, here, on Scienceblogs.com. I hope to see you there in a few milliseconds!
Send us your tired, your weary, your posts…
0 Comments Published by Greg November 4th, 2007 in Blog CarnivalSend me your critter posts for the next I and the Bird Carnival (15 November). The current I and the Bird is here at the Drinking Bird.
When you come to read the Carnival, you may be very surprised.
While we are on the subject of Carnivals, the current Friday Ark is Here.
… to go here and follow instructions.
Don’t forget to set your clock back tonight by one hour if you live in the U.S.
Me, I’m waiting until Monday Morning. That’s when I’ll really need the hour. In the Spring, I like to do the clock thing during boring meetings.
Wikipedia Saves University Profess Piles Of Work
1 Comment Published by Greg November 3rd, 2007 in EducationI’ve never done this myself, but I’ve been thinking it and talking about it for a long time:
“An inspired professor at University of Washington-Bothell, Martha Groom, made an interesting pedagogical experiment. Instead of vilifying Wikipedia as some academics are prone to do, she assigned the students enrolled in her environmental history course to contribute articles. […]
From BBC News:
A genetically modified “supermouse” which can run twice as far as a normal rodent has been created by scientists working in the US.
It also lives longer, and breeds later in life compared with its standard laboratory cousin.
The research has been conducted at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Details of the scientists’ new […]
Google’s OpenSocial
Google is developing a thing called “OpenSocial. It will be an “API” (Application Programming Interface) for social network websites. Engage.com, Friendster, hi5, Hyves, imeem, LinkedIn, MySpace, Ning, Oracle, orkut, Plaxo, Salesforce.com, Six Apart, Tianji, Viadeo, and XING are implementing the software.
OpenSocial is built upon Google Gadget technology, so you can build […]
From BirdLife’s Council for the African Partnership, a warning…
… to be on high alert, following the discovery of the drug Diclofenac on sale at a veterinary practice in Tanzania. A survey by WCST (WildLife Conservation Society in Tanzania, BirdLife in Tanzania) is underway to establish the full facts.
Diclofenac, a Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID), has been found to cause gout and renal failure in vultures of the Gyps genus. In India, where Diclofenac was in widespread veterinary use, three Gyps species, formerly of Least Concern, have been pushed to Critically Endangered status, losing over 99 percent of their populations in just over a decade.
“This development could be absolutely catastrophic for vultures in Africa if it is not addressed immediately, to prevent this avian killer from becoming an established veterinary drug,” said Jane Gaithuma of the BirdLife Africa secretariat.
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Breast ptosis may not be caused by breast-feeding
2 Comments Published by Greg November 1st, 2007 in Africa, Congo, HealthIt is generally assumed that if a woman breast feeds, she will experience enhanced or more rapid than normal breast ptosis (that’s science for breast “sagging”). Phear of Ptosis is often cited as a possible reason to either not breast feed, or a reason to stop breast feeding sooner than otherwise ideal. (I quickly […]
More effort needed to save threatened migratory birds of prey
0 Comments Published by Greg November 1st, 2007Conservationists have today called for states to redouble their efforts to save threatened migratory birds of prey from continuing habitat destruction and grisly fates such as poisoning and electrocution.The call came from BirdLife International and the RSPB (BirdLife in the UK) at the close of a meeting in Scotland, which focused on developing an international agreement under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). The delegates called upon the state representatives attending to “get to work immediately” upon returning home.
“This meeting has made a lot of progress to save some of the world’s most charismatic eagles, hawks, falcons and owls. But states have not yet finalised a formal agreement.” said John O’Sullivan of the RSPB.
Representatives from 43 countries of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, stretching from China to South Africa, attended the meeting this week beside Loch Lomond, Scotland.
“We were not expecting them to finalise the document at this meeting,” said O’Sullivan, “but before they get together again in Abu Dhabi next year, they must keep up the momentum.”
“Birds of prey and the places where they live are taking a continuous pounding.”
read the rest here.
From Slashdot:
“After nearly one and a half years of harassment from a relentless attorney, it seems that quietly a blogger in South Carolina has won a monumental ruling in favor of bloggers. In a summary judgement requested by the Defendant, Philip Smith was able to obtain a special sanction after the Plaintiff attorney put a […]
Google Begins ‘Gmail 2.0′ Rollout
0 Comments Published by Greg November 1st, 2007 in Geek, Software/ITFrom Thomas Claburn at Information Week:
The new look has been made available to about 1% of all Gmail users and is being rolled out to the rest on an ongoing basis.
Google…on Tuesday confirmed it is giving Gmail a new look.
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They’re calling it “Gmail 2.0,” …
“Google during the recent Analyst Day announced they want to release […]
Teddy for President!
0 Comments Published by Greg November 1st, 2007 in Presidential Election, Politics, CommentaryBritish Colonialist Archaeology: More of the same?
4 Comments Published by Greg November 1st, 2007 in Archaeology, mind-brain-behavior, Science Essays, Human Evolution 1001, Origin of Moderns, Language, Hominids, NeanderthalsPlease visit my new blog at Sciencblogs.com.
The post you are looking for is there.
(It is also here, but I’d prefer it if you visited the new place!)
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This is cool.