<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Science @ dotcommonsense.blog-city.com</title><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Science) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 dotcommonsense.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:10:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Science @ dotcommonsense.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Eight Hours of Sleep at Night Not Needed.  Misconception May Hurt People&apos;s Chances for Best Health (Updated with Links)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/eight_hours_of_sleep_at_night_not_needed__misconception_may.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/eight_hours_of_sleep_at_night_not_needed__misconception_may.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:14:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=eight%5Fhours%5Fof%5Fsleep%5Fat%5Fnight%5Fnot%5Fneeded%5F%5Fmisconception%5Fmay</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People living longest actually tend to sleep 6.5 to 7.5 hours per night according to a new report at Time Magazine and interview with Daniel Kripke co-director of research at the Scripps Clinic Sleep Center in La Jolla, Calif.&nbsp; Over long sleepin<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/no_sleep_means_no_new_brain_cells.htm'>No sleep means no new brain cells</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>optimum sleep</category><category>sleep</category><category>insomnia</category><category>sleep disorders</category></item><item><title>Global Warming May Take a Break For a Decade or So</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/global_warming_may_take_a_break_for_a_decade_or_so.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/global_warming_may_take_a_break_for_a_decade_or_so.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=global%5Fwarming%5Fmay%5Ftake%5Fa%5Fbreak%5Ffor%5Fa%5Fdecade%5For%5Fso</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The earth may take a breather for 10 years or more due to the arrival of a natural, regular cooling trend every 60-70 years that may mask the effects of man&#39;s misuse of resources according to BBC report &quot;Next decade &#39;may see no warming&#<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/us_government_freezes_70_billion_watts_of_solar_power_proj.htm'>US Government "Freezes" 70 Billion Watts of Solar Power Projects For Two Years</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/lobbyists_are_good_says_boston_globe_article.htm'>Lobbyists Are Good Says Boston Globe Article</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/relax_everyone__spitzer_hurt_the_big_money_people_and_was_t.htm'>Relax Everyone.  It's All Very Simple:  Spitzer Hurt the Big Money People and Was Taken Down.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/un_official_spend_stimulus_money_on_climate_change_mitigati.htm'>UN Official: Spend Stimulus Money on Climate Change Mitigation</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/mccain_flares_with_anger_at_reporter.htm'>McCain Flares with Anger At Reporter</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/economic_analysts__4_a_gallon_gas_possible_by_summer_1.htm'>Economic Analysts:  $4 a Gallon Gas Possible By Summer</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/was_the_new_york_times_set_up__and_what_mccains_superiorit.htm'>Was the New York Times Set Up?  And What McCain's Superiority Complex Could Mean For America</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/latest_seymour_hersh_report_shows_how_news_is_planted.htm'>Latest Seymour Hersh Report Shows How News is Planted</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/old_friends_say_they_dont_remember_barack_obama_as_a_drug_u.htm'>Old Friends Say They Don't Remember Barack Obama as a Drug User</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/photography_banned_in_iraq.htm'>Photography is Banned in Iraq.</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>global warming</category><category>climate change</category><category>mainstream news</category></item><item><title>A New Favorite:  Flying Penguins Report From the Beeb</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/a_new_favorite__flying_penguins_report_from_the_beeb.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/a_new_favorite__flying_penguins_report_from_the_beeb.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fnew%5Ffavorite%5F%5Fflying%5Fpenguins%5Freport%5Ffrom%5Fthe%5Fbeeb</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yes a bit late.&nbsp; I explained why in post below.&nbsp;]]></description><category>penguins</category><category>bbc</category></item><item><title>Fast Food Binges Can Be Bad For Your Liver, But Good For Your Cholesterol (Updated with more information)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/fast_food_binges_can_be_bad_for_your_liver_but_good_for_you.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/fast_food_binges_can_be_bad_for_your_liver_but_good_for_you.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:46:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=fast%5Ffood%5Fbinges%5Fcan%5Fbe%5Fbad%5Ffor%5Fyour%5Fliver%5Fbut%5Fgood%5Ffor%5Fyou</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The effect on cholesterol is a shock, but when you find out what appears to be the reason for the liver problems you might not be surprised.A Swedish study done on young healthy adults asked them to eat two fast food meals a day and avoid exercise.&n<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/aggressive_diabetes_treatment_endangering_some_patients.htm'>Aggressive Diabetes Treatment Endangering Some Patients</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>fast food</category><category>scientific studies</category><category>high fat diet</category><category>soda</category><category>diabetes</category><category>french fries</category></item><item><title>Studies That Find Drugs Don&apos;t Work Seldom Get the Attention They Deserve</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/studies_that_find_drug_dont_work_seldom_get_the_attention_t.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/studies_that_find_drug_dont_work_seldom_get_the_attention_t.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=studies%5Fthat%5Ffind%5Fdrug%5Fdont%5Fwork%5Fseldom%5Fget%5Fthe%5Fattention%5Ft</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fair use excerpt of&nbsp;Reuters Report &quot;Unfavorable drug studies don&#39;t get into print: report&quot;:Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature and nearly all happen to show that the drug bein<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/damn_it_jim__im_a_doctor_not_an_it_tech__hp_set_to_deliv.htm'>Damn it, Jim.  I'm a Doctor, not an IT Tech!  HP Set to Deliver Meds Through Ink Jet Technology</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/transplant_surgeon_allegedly_seeking_organs_is_charged_wit.htm'>Transplant surgeon, allegedly seeking organs, is charged with trying to hasten patient's death</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/the_empire_strikes_back__sicko_patients_got_vip_treatment_i.htm'>The Empire Strikes Back:  SiCKO patients got VIP treatment in Cuba</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/weekend_news_june_56_2007.htm'>Weekend News June 2-3, 2007</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/republicans_use_filibuster_to_block_lower_drug_prices_for_me.htm'>Republicans Use Filibuster to Block Lower Drug Prices for Medicare</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/it_is_just_not_walter_reed.htm'>'It Is Not Just Walter Reed'</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/more_news_february_19_2007.htm'>More News February 19-20, 2007</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/bush_lied_about_cancer_funding__he_has_cut_it_two_years_in_a.htm'>Bush Lied About Cancer Funding.  He Has Cut it Two Years in a Row.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/senator_johnson_in__critical_but_stable_condition.htm'>Senator Johnson in  Critical but Stable Condition, Just like Arial Sharon Last Year, Until...</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/google_could_help_doctors_diagnose_illnesses.htm'>Google could help doctors diagnose illnesses</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>drug companies</category><category>prescription drugs</category><category>medicine</category><category>pharmaceutical companies</category></item><item><title>Anti-Whaling Activists Released</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/antiwhaling_activists_released_to_australia.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/antiwhaling_activists_released_to_australia.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=antiwhaling%5Factivists%5Freleased%5Fto%5Faustralia</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Excerpt Bloomberg report &quot;Whaling Activists Freed to Australia by Japanese Harpoon Ship &quot;Australia&#39;s Ocean Viking, which was dispatched to monitor the whalers, received the activists, U.K. citizen Giles Lane and Australian Benjamin Pott<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/sea_shepard_whalers_kidnapped_their_activists.htm'>Sea Sheperd: Whalers Kidnapped Their Activists</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/greenpeace_disrupts_whalers_says_they_crossed_the_line_of_a.htm'>Greenpeace Disrupts Whalers</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/au_says_boat_tracking_japanese_whalers_wont_be_armed.htm'>AU Says Boat Tracking Japanese Whalers Won't Be Armed</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/ha_ha__japan_drops_humpback_whale_hunt.htm'>Ha Ha!  Japan suddenly backs off on hunting humpbacks</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/australias_new_leaders_will_be_keeping_an_eye_on_japanese_w.htm'>Australia's New Leaders Will Be Keeping an Eye on Japanese Whalers (Updated)</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/japan_testing_worlds_resolve_with_humpback_whaling.htm'>Japan Testing World's Resolve with Humpback Whaling</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/more_facts_on_japan_and_whaling.htm'>More Facts on Japan and Whaling</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/japan_dont_be_emotional_over_whales.htm'>Japan: Don't Be Emotional Over Whales</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/japan_tells_the_world_to_stop_picking_on_them_defend_cultu.htm'>Japan Tells the World to Stop Picking on Them. Defend "Cultural Practices" in their Whale Hunt.  Now Bigger and Better than Ever With New Kill 50 Humpbacks Allowance</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/five_power_military_exercise_held_across_china_shipping_lane.htm'>Five Power Military Exercise Held Across China Shipping Lanes</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>japan</category><category>australia</category><category>whaling</category><category>whalers</category><category>sea</category><category>sheperd</category></item><item><title>Sea Sheperd: Whalers Kidnapped Their Activists</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/sea_shepard_whalers_kidnapped_their_activists.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/sea_shepard_whalers_kidnapped_their_activists.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:11:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sea%5Fshepard%5Fwhalers%5Fkidnapped%5Ftheir%5Factivists</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To be honest though, the activists did climb aboard the Yushin Maru, the number two ship in the fleet, unbidden, and without permission while attempting to deliver a letter saying the whalers were breaking international and Australian law by whaling.<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/antiwhaling_activists_released_to_australia.htm'>Anti-Whaling Activists Released</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/greenpeace_disrupts_whalers_says_they_crossed_the_line_of_a.htm'>Greenpeace Disrupts Whalers</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/au_says_boat_tracking_japanese_whalers_wont_be_armed.htm'>AU Says Boat Tracking Japanese Whalers Won't Be Armed</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/ha_ha__japan_drops_humpback_whale_hunt.htm'>Ha Ha!  Japan suddenly backs off on hunting humpbacks</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/australias_new_leaders_will_be_keeping_an_eye_on_japanese_w.htm'>Australia's New Leaders Will Be Keeping an Eye on Japanese Whalers (Updated)</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/japan_testing_worlds_resolve_with_humpback_whaling.htm'>Japan Testing World's Resolve with Humpback Whaling</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/more_facts_on_japan_and_whaling.htm'>More Facts on Japan and Whaling</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/japan_dont_be_emotional_over_whales.htm'>Japan: Don't Be Emotional Over Whales</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/japan_tells_the_world_to_stop_picking_on_them_defend_cultu.htm'>Japan Tells the World to Stop Picking on Them. Defend "Cultural Practices" in their Whale Hunt.  Now Bigger and Better than Ever With New Kill 50 Humpbacks Allowance</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/five_power_military_exercise_held_across_china_shipping_lane.htm'>Five Power Military Exercise Held Across China Shipping Lanes</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>japan</category><category>austrailia</category><category>whalers</category><category>japanese whalers</category><category>whaling</category></item><item><title>Greenpeace Disrupts Whalers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/greenpeace_disrupts_whalers_says_they_crossed_the_line_of_a.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/greenpeace_disrupts_whalers_says_they_crossed_the_line_of_a.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=greenpeace%5Fdisrupts%5Fwhalers%5Fsays%5Fthey%5Fcrossed%5Fthe%5Fline%5Fof%5Fa</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[See AP report at Google &quot;Greenpeace: Japan&#39;s Whale Kill Halted&quot;Pay particular attention to whaing defender (paid by the whaling interests, of course)&nbsp;Glenn Inwood&#39;s&nbsp;claim that people can&#39;t expect a certain level of dec<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/antiwhaling_activists_released_to_australia.htm'>Anti-Whaling Activists Released</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/sea_shepard_whalers_kidnapped_their_activists.htm'>Sea Sheperd: Whalers Kidnapped Their Activists</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/au_says_boat_tracking_japanese_whalers_wont_be_armed.htm'>AU Says Boat Tracking Japanese Whalers Won't Be Armed</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/ha_ha__japan_drops_humpback_whale_hunt.htm'>Ha Ha!  Japan suddenly backs off on hunting humpbacks</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/australias_new_leaders_will_be_keeping_an_eye_on_japanese_w.htm'>Australia's New Leaders Will Be Keeping an Eye on Japanese Whalers (Updated)</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/japan_testing_worlds_resolve_with_humpback_whaling.htm'>Japan Testing World's Resolve with Humpback Whaling</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/more_facts_on_japan_and_whaling.htm'>More Facts on Japan and Whaling</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/japan_dont_be_emotional_over_whales.htm'>Japan: Don't Be Emotional Over Whales</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/japan_tells_the_world_to_stop_picking_on_them_defend_cultu.htm'>Japan Tells the World to Stop Picking on Them. Defend "Cultural Practices" in their Whale Hunt.  Now Bigger and Better than Ever With New Kill 50 Humpbacks Allowance</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/five_power_military_exercise_held_across_china_shipping_lane.htm'>Five Power Military Exercise Held Across China Shipping Lanes</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>japan whalers</category><category>japan</category><category>australia</category><category>greenpeace</category><category>sea shepard</category></item><item><title>Chimps Smarter than Humans?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/chimps_smarter_than_humans.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/chimps_smarter_than_humans.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=chimps%5Fsmarter%5Fthan%5Fhumans</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I don&#39;t know about that. Lets see if they&#39;re be dumb enough to vote for Guiliani.If they aren&#39;t then we know they&#39;re smarter than a lot of Americans.Read NY Times &quot;Chimps Exhibit Superior Memory, Outshining Humans&quot;(I&#39;ve<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/more_news_and_views_february_2223_2007.htm'>More News and Views February 22-23, 2007</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>chimpanzees</category><category>intelligence tests</category></item><item><title>Fossil Discovery: Sea Scorpion Was Bigger Than a Man</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/fossil_discovery_sea_scorpion_was_bigger_than_a_man.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/fossil_discovery_sea_scorpion_was_bigger_than_a_man.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=fossil%5Fdiscovery%5Fsea%5Fscorpion%5Fwas%5Fbigger%5Fthan%5Fa%5Fman</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A claw fossil from a crocodile sized sea scorpion has been found in what is now Germany, but once was a estuary or possibly a swamp-like area 390 million years ago when the creature perished.Scientist say the c. 9 ft insect was a top predator until l<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/icemans_days_not_free_from_terrorists.htm'>Iceman's Days Not Free From Terrorists</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/et_tu_eu__europe_seeks_data_on_web_users.htm'>Et Tu EU?  Europe Seeks Data on Web Users</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/radiation_found_in_two_german_locations_linked_to_litvinenko.htm'>Radiation Found in Two German locations linked to Litvinenko Case</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/ramping_up_for_armageddon__au_raises_troops_to_vietnam_level.htm'>Ramping up for Armageddon?  AU raises troops to Vietnam Level.  Germany Sells Subs to Israel to be Fitted with Nukes.  Israeli Reservists talking "Gog and Magog!"</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>fossils</category><category>insects</category><category>ocean</category><category>paleontology</category><category>estuary</category><category>germany</category></item><item><title>Scientists: Skin transformed into stem cells</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/scientists_skin_transformed_into_stem_cells.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/scientists_skin_transformed_into_stem_cells.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=scientists%5Fskin%5Ftransformed%5Finto%5Fstem%5Fcells</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Excerpt BBC report  (title same as after colon above): Human skin cells have been reprogrammed by two groups of scientists to mimic embryonic stem cells with the potential to become any tissue in the body. The breakthrough promises a plentiful new so<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/embryonic_stem_cella_used_to_treat_diabetes.htm'>Embryonic Stem Cells Used to Treat Diabetes</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/stem_cells_fix_broken_rats_hearts.htm'>Stem Cells Fix Broken Rats Hearts</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>stem cells</category><category>stem cell research</category></item><item><title>Scientists Call Off Asteroid Scare.  Decide &quot;Rock&quot; Heading for a Near Miss Next Week is a Spacecraft</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/scientists_call_off_astroid_scare__decide_rock_heading_fo.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/scientists_call_off_astroid_scare__decide_rock_heading_fo.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=scientists%5Fcall%5Foff%5Fastroid%5Fscare%5F%5Fdecide%5Frock%5Fheading%5Ffo</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[(You tube video provided for general information on asteroid threats via blog-city widget.&nbsp; This is not about the specific asteroid/spacecraft the post is on.)I hope they&#39;re right this time.&nbsp;BTW, can they do something about Giuliani? &n<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/is_john_mccain_senile__or_worse_is_he_a_sneaky_giuliani.htm'>Is John McCain Senile -- or Worse: Is he a Sneaky Giuliani?</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/mccain_sounds_more_dangerous_everytime_i_read_about_his_goal.htm'>The Imperial Goals of John McCain</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/giulianis_out_endorsing_working_for_mccain.htm'>Giuliani's Out, Endorsing, Working For McCain</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/guiliani_claims_it_would_have_been_impossible_to_give_911_fi.htm'>Guiliani Claims It Would Have Been Impossible to Give 911 Firefighters Working Radios (But NYPD Had Them On 911, So Why Not  FDNY?)</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/despite_giulianis_claims_former_mayor_ran_secretive_office.htm'>Despite Giuliani's Claims, Former Mayor Ran Secretive Office, Took Records With Him</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/poll_guilianis_numbers_taking_a_toboggan_ride.htm'>Poll: Guiliani Taking a Toboggan Ride</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/gop_backed_proposal_to_divide_californias_electoral_votes_f.htm'>Big News on Proposed Initiative To Divide California's Electoral Votes</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/huckabee_within_3_points_of_giuliani_nationwide_leads_in_io.htm'>Huckabee Within 3 Points of Giuliani Nationwide, Leads in Iowa.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/nypd_played_chaffeur_to_judith_nathans_friends_and_family_t.htm'>NYPD Played Chaffeur to Judith Nathan's Friends and Family Too.</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/judiths_copbased_taxi_service_took_her_home_to_pa__alone.htm'>Judith's Cop-based Taxi Service Took Her Home to PA -- Alone -- Twice and Walked Her Dog.</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>asteroid</category><category>spacecraft</category><category>comet</category><category>solar system</category><category>mars</category><category>rosetta</category><category>giuliani</category></item><item><title>So. California: Can Our Twice Burned Wild Land Recover?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/so_california_can_our_twice_burned_wild_land_recover.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/so_california_can_our_twice_burned_wild_land_recover.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=so%5Fcalifornia%5Fcan%5Four%5Ftwice%5Fburned%5Fwild%5Fland%5Frecover</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wildlife and native growth experts cited in an analysis at Sign On San Diego are not hopeful.Read Sign On San Diego&#39;s &quot;Non-native grasses can  take over after wildfires&quot;No registration required.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/sf_bay_oil_spill_us_coast_guard_took_blame_for_mistake_of_p.htm'>SF Bay Oil Spill: US Coast Guard Took Blame For Mistake of Private Clean Up Company</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/senator_feinstein_tells_san_diego_it_needs_to_improve_its_w.htm'>Senator Feinstein Tells San Diego It Needs to Improve It's Wildfire Fighting Capability</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/experts_governor_has_allowed_california_to_drift_to_edge_of.htm'>Experts: Governor Has Allowed California To Drift to Edge of Crisis. Where are those old recall petition forms?</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/san_diego_gas_and_electrics_power_lines_tagged_with_blame_f.htm'>San Diego Gas and Electric's Power Lines Tagged With Blame For Rice Fire</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/the_arsonists_that_started_many_of_southern_californias_oct.htm'>The Arsonists That Started Many of Southern California's October Wildfires Help You Watch TV.  Are you ready to dole out the cost to lock them up ratepayer?</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/5_fire_spotters_left_grounded_during_fires_in_october_by_poo.htm'>5 Fire Spotters Left Grounded During Fires in October by Poor State Planning (Update: Link Added)</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/more_details_emerging_on_how_antitax_counties_burned_their_.htm'>More Details Emerging on How Anti-Tax Counties Burned Their Chances For the Best Wildfire Containment</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/should_we_punish_the_little_arsonists_family.htm'>Should We Punish the Little Arsonist's Family?</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/2004_blue_ribbon_panel_said_to_get_military_aircraft_employe.htm'>2004 California Blue Ribbon Panel Said to Get Military Aircraft Employed in Fire Fighting Early!!!!</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/boo__so_california_santana_santa_ana_winds_slated_to_st.htm'>Boo!!  So. California Santana (Santa Ana) Winds Slated to Start Up Again On Weekend</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>california fires</category><category>ecology</category><category>wildlife</category><category>plant invasions</category></item><item><title>Study:  Brains of Liberals More Flexible than Those of Conservatives</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/study__brains_of_liberals_more_flexible_than_those_of_conse.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/study__brains_of_liberals_more_flexible_than_those_of_conse.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=study%5F%5Fbrains%5Fof%5Fliberals%5Fmore%5Fflexible%5Fthan%5Fthose%5Fof%5Fconse</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The LA Times reports on a study that shows that liberal brains are better able to adapt to unexpected change than convervatives in &quot;Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain &quot;.But is it the cause or result of liberal thinking and search<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/orange_county_california_gets_its_first_female_sheriff__a_h.htm'>Orange County California Gets Its First Female Sheriff.  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GOP Feeding Homeless -- But Wait a Minute It's Only To Get Signatures for Vote Theft Petition</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>liberals</category><category>conservatives</category><category>democrats</category><category>republicans</category></item><item><title>Repeat, Repeat, Repeat Catapult that Propaganda</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/repeat_repeat_repeat_catapult_that_propaganda_1.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/repeat_repeat_repeat_catapult_that_propaganda_1.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=repeat%5Frepeat%5Frepeat%5Fcatapult%5Fthat%5Fpropaganda%5F1</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From a Washington Post report &quot;Persistence of Myths Could Alter Public Policy Approach&quot; link below within post:Schwarz&#39;s study was published this year in the journal Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, but the roots of the resea<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/rules_created_after_enron_collapse_and_stock_market_meltdown.htm'>Bush Administration Working to Weaken Rules Protecting Investors Created After Enron Collapse and Stock Market Meltdown of 2002</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/us_government_given_heads_up_on_rescue_attempt_of_columbian_.htm'>US Government Given Heads Up on Rescue Attempt of Columbian Hostages. 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President Bush Blames Congress for Economic Woes!!!</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/bob_herbert_secondary_education_in_the_us_gets_an_f.htm'>Bob Herbert: Secondary Education in the US Gets an "F"</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/tv_news_military_analysts_ret_officers_etc_have_ties_to_.htm'>(Update 6 -- link inserted) TV News' Military Analysts (Ret. Officers etc.) Have Ties to Making Money From Bush War Machine, and Were Explicitly Used For The Ends of the Pentagon</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/president_obama_would_launch_justice_dept_review_looking_fo.htm'>President Obama Would Launch Justice Dept. Review Looking For Bush Administration Crimes</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/81_of_americans_think_nation_is_on_the_wrong_track__mortga.htm'>81% of Americans Think Nation is on the Wrong Track.  Mortgage Relief Gets Derailed in Senate.</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>bush administration</category><category>bush</category><category>propaganda</category><category>mind control</category><category>brainwashing</category></item><item><title>Navy Sonar Does Kill</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/navy_sonar_does_kill.htm</guid><link>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/navy_sonar_does_kill.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=navy%5Fsonar%5Fdoes%5Fkill</comments><dc:creator>Bill Lenner</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is not just conjecture that use of marine sonar within certain ranges might kill cetaceans. There have been repeated instances of whales being killed by use of active sonar during testing of the procedure.The San Diego Union-Tribune reports :At is<p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/white_orca_sighting_off_alletian_islands.htm'>White Orca Sighting Off Aleutian Islands</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/another_assault_on_separation_of_powers_in_the_us__do_the_s.htm'>California Tries to Save the Whales From the Bush Administration</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/japan_testing_worlds_resolve_with_humpback_whaling.htm'>Japan Testing World's Resolve with Humpback Whaling</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/more_facts_on_japan_and_whaling.htm'>More Facts on Japan and Whaling</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/japan_dont_be_emotional_over_whales.htm'>Japan: Don't Be Emotional Over Whales</a></li><li><a href='http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/whales_out_navy_sonar_in.htm'>Whales Out!      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