But now the annual slaughter, begun in 1967 after a local boy was bitten by an Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake (he survived), is to become “a humane event that celebrates these great native animals”. Snakes are to be borrowed from zoos, instead of hunted down, and, say organisers, the celebration will focus on “educating people about

Rand Simberg is not a happy man: "....here’s the problem with the comparison between creationism and climate skepticism. Evolution is a scientific theory. It is the one that best fits all of the available evidence. There is also a creationist theory that fits all the evidence: God did it, complete with evidence that evolution occurred. The problem with the latter theory is that, while it...

This official history of NUPE from 1928 to 1993 (when it merged with COHSE and NALGO to form UNISON) deserves to be a standard reference book for those interested in the evolution of modern unions, particularly in the public services. It is comprehensively researched, although mainly from the written records, rather than tapping into the

The Sea Shepherds continue their campaign against Japanese whaling “research” vessels this Antarctic summer. New this year are enhanced ISR capabilities,with the introduction of two hand-launched UAVs. One of the Osprey UAVs, named after the Jerseylicious daughter of the recycling mogul who donated it, has already been deployed successfully against the whaling fleet. The UAVs, roughly ...

The economic downturn that has ravaged other parts of the US has taken a relatively light toll on the state

Pretty much for the pure pleasure of it, I have recently been reading The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins. (I chose that link because what it leads to features the same cover artwork as my copy has. Presumably that's the exact same edition as mine.) The basic agenda of this book is explained in its subtitle: "The Evidence for Evolution". I can summarise this evidence by saying that ...

This is the part 4 in the series of reviewing the content of the recent book that I read. I will be looking at the evolution of PLAAF training and doctrine. This is one area that is hard to write about, because we simply don't have many English based sources and the Chinese sources often seem like propaganda pieces. The recent book by CMSI really did a good job on this topic and I hope that t...

If you mooch around the science sections of popular news websites this weekend then chances are you’ll encounter something called ‘The Google Effect’. From what I can tell, the BBC’s report started out the headline “Internet is ‘changing our memory’” but have since backed off a little and are now running the story as ‘Internet’s

There are two House Armed Services Hearings today that might interest folks. I know I'll be watching both of them online. Jul 12 2011 1:30 PM The Evolution of Strategic Communication and Information Operations Since 9/11 Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Rayburn House Office Building - 2118 Witness Panel Ms. Rosa Brooks Professor Georgetown University Law Center Dr. Christophe...

Academics from Cranfield University and RUSI are not the first ones to be saying the Ministry of Defence should be reorganised.