There was more than Charles Darwin. There was ALSO Alfred Russel Wallace...

...two men in opposite hemispheres, developing the SAME theory of evolution. Most 'creationists' seem to forget that reality.

You can't make this stuff up. Darwin and Wallace never knew each other until collegues realized their theories were stemming from the same 'natural' phenomena.

As a matter of fact, Charles Darwin was so worried about his theory that he told his wife to never publish his book until after his death. He was very concerned social injustice would result from his discoveries. He found the 'will' to proceed after it was pointed out to him that Wallace had converging theories from places Darwin never visited.

What does that tell you about social justice and the oppression of FACT?

Darwin and Wallace develop similar theory (click here)
Darwin began formulating his theory of natural selection in the late 1830s but he went on working quietly on it for twenty years. He wanted to amass a wealth of evidence before publicly presenting his idea. During those years he corresponded briefly with Wallace (right), who was exploring the wildlife of South America and Asia. Wallace supplied Darwin with birds for his studies and decided to seek Darwin's help in publishing his own ideas on evolution. He sent Darwin his theory in 1858, which, to Darwin's shock, nearly replicated Darwin's own.

Charles Lyell and Joseph Dalton Hooker arranged for both Darwin's and Wallace's theories to be presented to a meeting of the Linnaean Society in 1858. Darwin had been working on a major book on evolution and used that to develop On the Origins of Species, which was published in 1859. Wallace, on the other hand, continued his travels and focused his study on the importance of biogeography.....




The Next Page: A Digital Conversation with Darwin (click here)
Sunday, February 08, 2009
By John A. Pollock
Stacy Innerst/Post-Gazette
Given an opportunity to ask one question, what would you ask Charles Darwin?
My colleague Dave Lampe, also of Duquesne University, and I were particularly interested to find out. So in 2008, my team, with funding from a Science Education Partnership Award granted by National Center for Research Resources (NIH), polled more than 1,000 Pittsburghers from every age group.
Ultimately, we chose 199 of the most popular questions, from "did humans evolve?" to "did you have a pet?" and everything in between -- touching on Darwin's life, work, and the principles of science he discovered....

Talk. Yes. Disarm. NOW, WHILE talks take place. Talks are not to be an evasive maneuver.

Iran is proceeding with more and more militarization REGARDLESS of sanctions. It is bordering on human rights violations, to allow sanctions that cause the people of Iran distress while the government continues to violate 'trust' of a global community.

Iran's heirarchy is not acting in good faith to protect the well being of their people. The Iranian government continues to 'ramp up' the rhetoric about talks with the USA to stall 'verification' of 'peaceful use' of any and all technologies.

Iran MUST allow immediate inspections to prove they are not engaging in deadly plans for nuclear and/or military aggressions. If Iran continues to ignore the sanctions by the UN, it has to be viewed (within weeks) as a nation disregarding human rights of its very citizens.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks during a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and brought hard-line clerics to power, in Tehran on Tuesday Feb, 10, 2009. Iran welcomed talks with the new administration of U.S. President Barack Obama on the basis of mutual respect, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.(AP photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

Under Bush all we heard was how he would not engage in any talks with Iran. THAT in and of itself was aggression by the Bush/Cheney White House. Now, there is no excuse. The Iranians MUST dialogue in good faith.

...Since Obama's election, Iranian leaders have struck a cautious tone over his campaign promises to open a dialogue with Tehran, signaling that the government was undecided on how to respond. On Tuesday, Ahmadinejad made it clear Iran is prepared to talk, citing terrorism, the elimination of nuclear weapons, restructuring the U.N. Security Council and fighting drug trafficking as possible areas for discussion....

Industrial pollution from any oil exploration will destroy what is left of the fisheries.

Exploitation of the Arctic Ocean will result in a multi-national threat due to pollution and loss of food sources.

In response to the rapid decline of Arctic sea ice in the last thirty years, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council has unanimously voted to prohibit fishing in nearly 200,000 square miles of Arctic waters.

...Audubon Alaska, Oceana, Ocean Conservancy and the Pew Environment Group partnered with scientists, local Arctic communities, and fishermen to call for a science-based, precautionary approach before any industrial fishing activities are allowed to expand into the Arctic Ocean. The coalition pushed for the ban....

Worsening Arctic storms threat to oil, ships (click here)
Arctic storms could worsen because of global warming in a threat to possible new businesses such as oil and gas exploration, fisheries or shipping, a study shows. “Large increases in the potential for extreme weather events were found along the entire southern rim of the Arctic Ocean, including the Barents, Bering and Beaufort Seas,” according to the study of Arctic weather by scientists in Norway and Britain. A shrinking of sea ice around the North Pole, which thawed to a record low in the summer of 2007, was likely to spawn more powerful storms that form only over open water and can cause hurricane-strength winds. Potential new businesses in the North — such as fisheries, oil and gas or shipping — would be vulnerable to extremes caused by polar lows and arctic fronts, the researchers wrote in the journal Climate Dynamics. Potential new short-cut shipping routes between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans along the northern coast of Canada and Alaska or Russia could turn out to be stormier than expected. reuters

I want an investigation. Geither needs to be replaced.

February 10, 2009 09:00 AM Eastern Time
Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union Helps Couples Achieve Financial Bliss This Valentine’s Day (click here)
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As you and your Valentine exchange messages of affection this week, consider a policy of communicating about money the same way you do about love. “Just as you shouldn’t reserve ‘I love you’ for one day a year, the key to a financial partnership is regular communication,” says Doug Marshall, senior vice president of Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union. “This holds especially true in times of hardship; it’s crucial to discuss your situation and plan ahead.” To help couples achieve financial bliss, Addison Avenue shares the following advice:...

... Based in Palo Alto, California, Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union is a nationwide, full-service financial institution serving more than 145,000 members. Addison Avenue offers a range of services to the employees and family members of its sponsor companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies, as well as members from communities across the country. For more information, please visit: http://addisonavenue.com.

Holmes-Washington Credit Union Approves Merger with Community South Credit Union (click here)
February 10, 2009 - 12:48 PM
In an overwhelming show of support for consolidation, the Holmes-Washington Credit Union membership in Bonifay, Florida last night approved a merger with Community South Credit Union in Chipley. The information was received in a news release from The Goulding Agency.

Held at the Holmes County Ag Center in Bonifay, the membership vote drew a modest but vocal crowd of credit union members, and the spirit of the meeting was one of cooperative growth.

The newly merged Community South Credit Union will start the consolidation process and be completely merged by April, enjoying an enhanced financial strength and better access for members, with branches in Bonifay and Chipley....

Put America back to work.

We will recover our own economy.

General Motors to slash 10,000 salaried jobs (click here)
By TIM HIGGINS
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER
February 10, 2009
General Motors Corp, staying afloat with $13.4 billion in federal rescue loans, announced early today that it is cutting its worldwide salaried workforce by 10,000, or 14%, this year and temporarily reducing the pay for a majority of its U.S. white-collar workforce....


This is NOT improvement. Throwing paper at crashing markets is NOT a good idea. $700 billion in MISTAKES.

NO MORE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




As soon as President Obama put limits on CEO salaries, there were major 'players' in this that decided they DID NOT need a bailout.

Now this outrage. Bailing out banks is NOT the American way. We have a stimulus package that will revitalize the economy. Bailouts to major corporate structures is a REPUBLICAN game plan, not an American strategy.

I never wanted Geither there and I don't trust him. I can completely understand why his 'dissertation' was cancelled until the President made rounds for the stimulus plan.


NO MORE BAILOUTS.


End of discussion.