The Weekly Carboholic: Cassava, sorghum yields drop, toxicity rises with more CO2
on Jul 2, 2009 in ClimaTweet Weekly Carboholic energy environment global warming science aerosol black carbon cassava climate model cyanide Gunnar Myhre MODIS sorghum staple crops Cassava, sorghum yields drop, toxicity rises with more CO2 Differences between aerosol effects in models vs. observations largely explained Methane clathrates proposed for energy and carbon sequestration Cassava and sorghum are tubers that form the...

Senator Claire McCaskill tweets to weaken ACES (updated)
on Jul 1, 2009 in ClimaTweet DNC energy environment global warming Claire McCaskill coal oil Peabody Energy Rocky Mountain Roundtable Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri is calling for a further weakening of the American Climate and Energy Security Act (ACES) that passed out of the House last week. Of course, that’s not what she calls it. Sen. McCaskill twittered last week...

Business: changing a corporate culture, buses and monkeys
on Jul 1, 2009 in business Accruit change management corporate culture Jim Collins monkey problem monkeys organizational behavior organizational dynamics right people on the bus Business stuff two days in a row. How about that? So this morning’s lecture explains why fixing a broken corporate culture has something to do with angry, disoriented monkeys driving a bus on the sidewalk. Sorta.

Senator Claire McCaskill tweets to weaken ACES
on Jul 1, 2009 in ClimaTweet DNC energy environment global warming Claire McCaskill coal oil Peabody Energy Rocky Mountain Roundtable Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri is calling for a further weakening of the American Climate and Energy Security Act (ACES) that passed out of the House last week. Of course, that’s not what she calls it. Sen. McCaskill twittered last week...

Wednesday TunesDay special: something for Lily Allen fans
on Jul 1, 2009 in music Capital Children's Choir Lily Allen Click here to view the embedded video.

S&R on Facebook (and Twitter)
on Jun 30, 2009 in Scholars & Rogues social media @scholars_rogues Facebook Schol Twitter We’ve had a Facebook page for some time, but now we’ve got our own vanity URL! You may have noticed Facebook’s new feature that allows everything from big companies to lowly blogs like us to reserve facebook.com/YOURNAMEHERE, and th...

On flower pots and libraries
on Jun 30, 2009 in economy government society Broomfield Colorado flowers hiring freeze job cuts libraries Rotary Club by Jennifer Angliss My city, like many other municipalities these days, has a bit of a budget crunch. Expenses exceed income and so cuts must be made. One of the first things my city cut was the flower pots that decorate major intersections in the su...

Business: Trapped in meeting hell? Three things to think about
on Jun 30, 2009 in business collaboration corporate culture culture of meeting hate meetings meeting hell meetings shorter meetings work groups work sessions  Agendas Hate meetings? Who doesn’t? If you’ve snooped around at all, you know that there are lots and lots of smart people with good advice on how to run effective meetings, but you may be thinking that none of those suggestions is really helping...

Nota Bene for 29 June 2009
on Jun 29, 2009 in Scholars & Rogues analysis links MAS news Nota Bene opinion snark It is my extreme pleasure to inform you all that this week’s post has as many great links as last week’s. Enjoy!: Secrets of the space blobs … It’s like “tryin’ to breathe through your feet” … Behold th...

Democrats to Progressives: We’re just not that into you
on Jun 29, 2009 in Bush administration Congress Democrats Dr. Slammy 2008 Green Party Obama administration Republicans capitalism conservatives democracy economy education environment gay rights government health care liberals politics progressives race relations religion 2004 abortion ACES agenda-setting American public approval ratings arch-conservative Arlen Specter Beltway betrayal bipartisan fetishists blogosphere Blue Dogs both houses of Congress cabinet appointment Campaigning Man CBS News centrist coalition centrists chairmanships Chris Bowers compete with private health insurance plans conservative Democrat corporate America Defense of Marriage Act Democratic leadership Democratic Party DINOs discourse dishonesty Don't Ask Don't Tell election fact-free zone fat chick fetus filibuster financial solvency George Bush GOP government administered health insurance grassroots greening the economy half-breed higher taxes ignorance influence insurance industry irony joe the plumber John Kerry Jonathan Swift legislation legislature looting majority status Medicare moderates modest proposal money Mr. President Negro New Democrats New York Times Northeastern intellectualism Obama Open Left opportunistic Republicans opposition party outrage Oval Office overwhelming popular support pig party plurality political capital poll President progressive Progressive Caucus progressosphere public option Rahm Emmanuel Religious Right Republican wing of the Democratic Party rhetorical question Richard Nixon self-absorption self-esteem smart-ass snake-handlers snark socialist socialista Stephen Colbert testable hypotheses The Democratic party just isn't that into them third party TV pundit votes walk of shame war on education what's the difference between a progressive and a toilet? white house youth vote A modest proposal, perhaps. It’s been entertaining watching American public “discourse” since the election. (I use that word in its broadest, most ridiculous sense, since nothing that hinges so completely on self-absorption, rank ig...