Al Gore on global warming and the Live Earth concerts

In Sunday's NYT. Read More......

Open thread

Life goes on. Read More......

Glasgow police press conf

Two men, from the vehicle, were arrested at the scene. One is in critical condition. The police believe that the incident at Glasgow is linked to the incidents in London, and it is being treated as a terrorist attack. Read More......

Why is Tony Snow encouraging attacks on small airports in the US?

Considering the attack on a smaller airport today in Glasgow, I am a loss to understand why Tony Snow would make such a careless statement in response to the situation.

President Bush's spokesman, Tony Snow, said some airports in the United States would tighten security in response to the events in Britain but the terror alert status would not change.

"The most you're going to see right now is some inconvenience — some increased inconvenience of airline passengers, more likely at large airports than small," Snow said.

Didn't some of the 9/11 attackers start their day at a small airport in Maine? There was no reason to provide such information in response to Glasgow and I believe Snow has created a very dangerous situation for Americans with his poorly worded response today. Even his dismissive "increased inconvenience" remark shows just how the White House lacks seriousness about fighting terror and protecting Americans. Read More......

Lateset on the Glasgow explosion

Anyone hearing anything of interest? Any Brits out there receiving any interesting local news on this? More from AP.

CNN says authorities reportedly are calling this a terrorist incident. Read More......

Possible terrorist attack at Glasgow, Scotland airport

From AP. It could be a coincidence, i.e., just an accident, but it's pretty odd timing. Read More......

So, who bought an iPhone?

Come on, fess up. Read More......

Saturday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The editorial cartoonists had a field day with Dick Cheney this week. They capture brilliantly many of the evil, nefarious activities of the creepy Veep. Bob Geiger has the compilation.

This week's poem is "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning. It's quite a poem.

Okay. It's Saturday. I'm off for a run -- although my running partner is late as usual. Read More......

China still trying to figure out international PR

China has done an amazing job of selling to the world though their efforts at managing public relations when dealing with a crisis have been lacking, still stuck in the old communist days of the past when you didn't need to justify anything to anyone. Let's just say "I know it's laced with banned chemicals but business is business" might not be a winning strategy with the rest of the world. Consumers elsewhere do have a voice that is eventually heard.

The FDA and US import regulators might be coming around with their own previously pathetic strategy of being a punching bag and accepting any old box of rubbish. When importing billions of dollars worth of goods, this does provide leverage with demanding quality so maybe, just maybe, they are starting to understand that point. Now if we can see progress from import companies and bottom line focused big business start to care about quality, we'll be rolling. Read More......

Saturday morning in Paris, Patrick Blanc

A few weeks ago I posted some old adverts from a Metro station that is in the process of being renovated, giving a glimpse into what was happening in 1959. Fast-forwarding to 2007, I absolutely love the Vertical Gardens by Patrick Blanc, a modern French artist who has pioneered living walls. As a garden junky who appreciates green in the city, I'm even more impressed. If anyone is heading over this way you can see the BHV Homme site just behind the main store, a block behind rue de Rivoli on the edge of the Marais. Blanc also is responsible for the eye pleasing outside of Quai Branly, the indigenous art museum in the 7th. Read More......