http://theactivist.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by The Intellectual Activist en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:48:07 GMT 2010-01-03T00:48:07Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972827&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace "Life is brief and very fragile. Do that which makes you happy." --Flavia "Each day is a little life."  --Schopenhauer "Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known."  --Carl . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:24:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972827&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2010-01-02T16:24:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972472&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace So says Chris Mooney in an opinion piece in the Washington Post today.  Mooney is co-author with marine scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum of "Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:18:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972472&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-02T12:18:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972542&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Scientific American, By Katherine Harmon, Jan 1, 2010 11:00 AM  Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) has one of the smallest genomes in the plant kingdom and is a laboratory darling around the world . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:56:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972542&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-02T11:56:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace As we look ahead into 2010, the third year of the Great Recession, the big question on most people's minds relates to the job market. When will it recover?  When will companies start hiring again? . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:12:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-02T11:12:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971235&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace "We are at war and when President Obama pretends we aren't, it makes us less safe," Mr Cheney said. "Why doesn't he want to admit we're at war? It doesn't fit with the view of the world he brought with . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:10:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971235&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace August Lady 2010-01-02T00:10:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace As the surreality of New Year's eve makes way for the reality of this first day of 2010, it seems appropriate to think about what goals I have for the coming year. I could say something like " . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:56:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-01T12:56:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971326&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace BY SHINGO TAKANO, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN, 2010/1/1 Fearing that Japan will be left behind in trade liberalization efforts, the Hatoyama administration is gearing up to promote negotiations to sign economic . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:28:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971326&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-01T11:28:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971082&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace And, how the hell's everybody doin g ...??? I got to my New Year's destination 24 seconds before the ball dropped.  How's that for f'n timing???  Here's to an awesome, bountiful, plentiful, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:52:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971082&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace August Lady 2010-01-01T05:52:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970539&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace   Tadpoles that glow when they encounter pollution? Could it be? It seems so. Research conducted by University of Wyoming Professor Paul Johnson and others was recently published . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:08:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970539&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-31T19:08:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970558&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace The movement has begun, a genuine attempt to preserve the sanctity of the sacrement of marriage in the USA.  The California 2010 Marriage Protection Act is moving toward the ballot, and possible . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:17:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970558&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-31T19:17:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970382&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace We hear so often, "But I tried so very hard!"  Yes, you did, but you failed.  Teachers and others hear, "Shouldn't I be given credit for trying?"  "Yes, young lady, I know that you tried . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:53:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970382&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2009-12-31T16:53:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969910&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Space, By Tariq Malik, Managing Editor, posted: 30 December 2009, 01:03 pm ET Russia is considering a plan to launch a spacecraft capable of moving a huge asteroid in a bid to protect Earth from an . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:52:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969910&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2009-12-31T09:52:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969553&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace This is just too funny and unsettling at the same time.  " Karsten Nohl, a German encryption expert, said he had organised the hack to demonstrate the weaknesses of the security measures protecting . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:08:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969553&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Dale Coparanis 2009-12-31T03:08:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968854&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace The amazing new futuristic Kindle, advancement in how we read   I have had my Kindle for a year. I like it!  I read daily, and my method of choice is about half Kindle and half paper. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:58:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968854&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2009-12-30T16:58:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace I had planned to write a summary of 2009 with my thoughts, but the events of the past week in my family changed my plans.  I hope that you will forgive my abandoning of politics for this week. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:09:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Troy Stouffer 2009-12-30T15:09:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968525&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace And the Brits as they knew something about this guy ( Abdul Mudallad) and wouldn’t let him fly to the UK.  Was he radicalized in the UK? Why did the CIA fail in this? Will this be the . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:05:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968525&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2009-12-30T12:05:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968373&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace LiveScience, By Leslie Meredith, TopTenREVIEWS, posted: 29 December 2009 03:15 pm ET If Google sells its own unlocked cell phone next month as widely rumored, it could finally bring unlocked phones . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:10:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968373&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2009-12-30T09:10:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967669&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace As TSCA reform becomes more and more inevitable , chemical industry trade associations are increasing looking to negotiate with environmental and health advocacy groups. The goal is to seek agreement . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:59:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967669&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-29T20:59:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966873&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Al Jazeera, Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 10:36 Mecca time, 07:36 GMT Two men in Argentina have become Latin America's first legally married same-sex couple, after the governor of the country's southernmost . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:23:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966873&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2009-12-29T10:23:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966281&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace The recent passage within the House and Senate of markedly different versions of comprehensive health care legislation should not be viewed (despite what nearly all Democrats and the President are quick . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:29:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966281&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Ken S. 2009-12-29T00:29:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966128&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace I had an interesting conversation with one of my brothers on Christmas Day.  His job entails negotiating with the Chinese on manufacturing contracts for an industrial firm based in Massachusetts.  . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:15:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966128&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-12-28T22:15:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966076&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Imagine what happened in the minds of young gay people when one of these people came out : Elton John, Rachel Maddow Jasper Johns. Ellen DeGeneres, Annise Parker (new mayor of Houston), Anderson Cooper, . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:03:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966076&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2009-12-28T21:03:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace The impoverished nation of Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral home, keeps popping up in the news, and not in a good way.  Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian terrorist who tried to ignite a destructive . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:10:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-28T07:10:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964631&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace It used to be simple. You’d hear “Beef: It’s what’s for dinner ® ” and you’d grab a steak or some burger or a roast, cook it and eat it. No questions, no fuss. . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:40:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964631&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Kurt Michael Friese 2009-12-27T18:40:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964502&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Central Europe temps 1650 through 2009.   Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:21:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964502&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2009-12-27T16:21:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964271&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Arab News, Sarah Jacobs(Save the Children UK), Sunday 27 December 2009 (10 Muharram 1431) The majority of children in Gaza are suffering from anxiety, depression or behavioral problems as a result of . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:37:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964271&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2009-12-27T09:37:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964269&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace NAFEESA SYEED, VANESSA HAND ORELLANA, Associated Press Writers, 1:28 PM MST, December 26, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — A northern Virginia lab has identified the remains of 42 victims of Argentina's . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:25:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964269&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2009-12-27T09:25:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964007&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace i   On Christmas Day, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab of Nigeria, who claimed to be an agent of the terroirst group al-Qaida, attempted to ignite an exlposive device aboard   . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:31:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964007&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Timothy V. 2009-12-27T04:31:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963536&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace In the wake of Climategate, the common sense deniers like to say that there is lots of other evidence for global warming, in addition to that which has been debunked by the East Anglia whistleblower. . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:50:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963536&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Randy W. 2009-12-26T14:50:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963360&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace Climate denialists like to argue that they are "well armed" to deny the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change.  And in some respects they are, because these non-science free market . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:01:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963360&grpId=3659174697241259&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-26T12:01:49Z