http://valibrarian.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Chris W. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:00:13 GMT 2009-12-28T18:00:13Z 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=281474977965631 My local newspaper is a right wing rag, it must be admitted. Today's "Correspondent of the Day" letter to the editor patiently explains that: the notion that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:19:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965631 Chris W. 2009-12-28T15:19:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964849 The protesters are claiming that the government killed several protesters today, and that one of them is the nephew of Moussavi, the political candidate who started the endless round of protests and punishments . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:13:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964849 Chris W. 2009-12-27T22:13:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964442 Have you ever heard of, or read anything by, Lee Smith?  You may have read her best selling novel a few years back, "The Last Girls"- the saga of a group of young women who became friends in college . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:27:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964442 Chris W. 2009-12-27T15:27:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964399 http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/21/cnn-poll-6-point-jump-in-support-for-health-care-bill/ Fact: current support for the bill as presented totals around 42%, total opposition totals . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:27:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964399 Chris W. 2009-12-27T14:27:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964044 If you happen to be a tree, that is.  You require carbon dioxide to use as the building block for creating sugars. If you happen to be a human, on the other hand, it's oxygen that you need. Without . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:35:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964044 Chris W. 2009-12-27T02:35:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964029 This was a concern back when the Supremes made their ruling. Some comments were made on the ruling, is that a good idea really?  Every State Crime Lab in the nation is backlogged with work. Now you . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:12:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964029 Chris W. 2009-12-27T02:12:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963534 The last few days have featured two headline items involving militant Islamic fundamentalist strikes against U.S. targets. The most recent of these was the attempt by a Nigerian man to blow up a commercial . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:48:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963534 Chris W. 2009-12-26T14:48:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963093 There's no big earthshaking point to this post. But while I was doing the vocals for Beatles Rock Band this afternoon (Wife and daughter on bass and lead guitar) it did occur to me just how good the Beatles . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:33:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963093 Chris W. 2009-12-26T01:33:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962851 from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/12/16/ellis.polar.bears.climate.habitat.cnn?iref=allsearch If you do not have the time to watch it, I will summarize.  The Polar Bear . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:08:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962851 Chris W. 2009-12-25T18:08:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962769 http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/12/23/zimbabwe.nestle/index.html Robert Mugabe, geriatric kleptocrat unelected Emperor of Zimbabwe,  gave his tormented nation another Christmas present. . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:09:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962769 Chris W. 2009-12-25T16:09:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962213 Warning, this is a snippet.  In a perfect world, none of us would read snippets. I hate twitter, and I like the idea of getting the whole story, the nuances, the caveats. So, if you want the entire . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:29:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962213 Chris W. 2009-12-24T23:29:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961964 from Slate.com: Bernie Madoff, serving a 150-year prison sentence for his $65 billion Ponzi scheme, was treated late last week at Duke University "for serious injuries consistent with an assault," . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:33:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961964 Chris W. 2009-12-24T18:33:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961844 Sharyn McCrumb in the 1990s was perhaps the best know novelist of the central Appalachian region: Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.  Her Appalachian Ballad series was the one that . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:34:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961844 Chris W. 2009-12-24T16:34:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961824 April 2010-  "The Lies of Sarah Palin: the untold tory behind her relentless quest for power" by Geoffrey Dunn.   St Martin's Press, 320 pages. June 2010- "Merchants of Doubt: how a handful . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:06:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961824 Chris W. 2009-12-24T16:06:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961666 http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200912/rosin-prosperity-gospel http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200912/mcardle-ramsey-debt   This is fascinating stuff.  Oral Roberts died this past . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:26:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961666 Chris W. 2009-12-24T13:26:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961628 In "Kilimanjaro snow may soon vanish", an article in Science News magazine, December 5, 2009, author Sid Perkins notes that glaciologists such as Lonnie Thompson of Ohio State University now believe that . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:52:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961628 Chris W. 2009-12-24T12:52:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960434 General Anthony Cucolo is in charge of a task force of 22,000 U.S. soldiers in northern Iraq. He made headlines this week when he listed pregnancy as a reason for court-martialing soldiers- then later . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:50:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960434 Chris W. 2009-12-23T15:50:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959440 She does not even know what teams will be playing. The reason that she wants to go is that The Who will be performing at halftime. My daughter is 22. I guess what they say is true, Rock will never die. . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:36:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959440 Chris W. 2009-12-22T23:36:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958654 "This is a bad bill. It's bad law. It's bad for America. It is bad certainly for individuals and enough is enough. I am tired of the Congress thumbing their nose and flipping a bird to the American . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:30:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958654 Chris W. 2009-12-22T14:30:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955554 Under the Dome by Stephen King Scribner     2009          1074 pages          ISBN 978-1-4391-4850-1   This is actually only a . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:14:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955554 Chris W. 2009-12-20T14:14:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955130 The rating button was originally intended to be a sort of means of encouraging excellence here on Gather, right? Like, if you see at a glance an article that is rated 9 or 10, it has to be good. But . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:39:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955130 Chris W. 2009-12-20T01:39:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955047 Sarah Palin tweets on the subject of climate change: "Arrogant&Naive2say man overpwers nature," "Earth saw clmate chnge4 ions;will cont 2 c chnges.R duty2responsbly devlop resorces4humankind/not . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:40:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955047 Chris W. 2009-12-19T23:40:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954681 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30801.html I just thought you might like to know how it happened.  No, the Copenhagen "agreement" was less significant than the announcement would . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:45:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954681 Chris W. 2009-12-19T16:45:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954626 Birthright: the true Story of the Kidnapping of Jemmy Annesley by A. Roger Ekirch   January 25, 2010        W.W. Norton         . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:50:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954626 Chris W. 2009-12-19T15:50:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954595 Twitter users saw a rather weird message for about one hour recently. They were apparently re-directed to a  page containing a message that this page is hacked by Iranian Cyber Army. It also . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:12:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954595 Chris W. 2009-12-19T15:12:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953962 We don't see much snow here in central Virginia, so people drive not very well in it. This evening we have 3 or 4 inches already and more on the way. I have to admit that I was using my brakes too much, . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:37:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953962 Chris W. 2009-12-19T02:37:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953733 Copenhagen, Denmark (CNN) -- President Obama is in the final stages of closing a climate change deal with China and other key nations that is expected to be sealed before the president heads home from . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:32:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953733 Chris W. 2009-12-18T22:32:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953105 "The question is whether we will move forward together, or split apart. This is not a perfect agreement, and no country would get everything that it wants. There are those developing countries that want . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:05:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953105 Chris W. 2009-12-18T15:05:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953064 FYI- http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/18/king.sotu.hawaii/index.html Why can't we do this on a national basis, why are the lower 48 states not following Hawaii's example? Could it be that Hawaii . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:34:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953064 Chris W. 2009-12-18T14:34:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950629 Tiger Woods' marriage is rumored to be on the rocks. I usually resist gossip, but my understanding of psychology says, this thing is probably unavoidable, the end of his marriage. In keeping with the . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:06:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950629 Chris W. 2009-12-16T23:06:12Z