Dispatch Bush

by Matthew Warlick | Jul 26, 2004 | Blog

In February, 2004, a group of more than 60 top U.S. scientists accused the Bush administration of manipulating and censoring science for political purposes. Its authors included 20 Nobel laureates, several science advisers to past Republican presidents, and the Union of Concerned Scientists.

In their report, scientists said the administration was “suppressing, distorting or manipulating the work done by scientists at federal agencies” in several cases. On the subject of global warming, the administration ordered significant changes to the section on global warming in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2003 Report on the Environment. The entire section was later dropped.

In this “comprehensive” report, the administration opposed mention of research demonstrating sharp increases in global temperature over the past decade. They also objected to reference of a National Academy of Sciences report on the human contribution to global warming.

The administration sought to replace the statement that “Climate change has global consequences for human health and the environment” with a statement about the “complexity of the Earth’s system and the interconnections among its components.”

Cases of distortions in other subjects include:

• Replacing a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fact sheet on proper condom use with a warning emphasizing condom failure rates.

• Removing scientists from advisory boards when their political views didn’t match those of the administration.

• Suppressing a U.S. Department of Agriculture microbiologist’s finding that potentially harmful bacteria float in the air surrounding large hog farms.

Russell Train, former EPA Administrator to Presidents Nixon and Ford, wrote in a letter to the New York Times:

“I can state categorically that there never was such White House intrusion into the business of the E.P.A. during my tenure. The E.P.A. was established as an independent agency in the executive branch, and so it should remain. There appears today to be a steady erosion in its independent status. I can appreciate the president’s interest in not having discordant voices within his Administration. But the interest of the American people lies in having full disclosure of the facts, particularly when the issue is one with such potentially enormous damage to the long-term health and economic well-being of all of us.”

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Hydrogen Generator to Challenge OPEC

by Matthew Warlick | Jul 21, 2004 | Blog

Hydrogen Generator set to challenge OPEC

Read the above link. It’s very interesting. If true it could mean a fundamental change in the way we view our world, our renewable resources, and our dependency on foreign oil.

OR it could be a hoax.
*Shrugs.

Vague Memories

by Matthew Warlick | Jul 19, 2004 | Blog

I dreamt about my nanny the night before last. I think.

I can’t remember clearly. I just had flash while sitting here chatting online. I remember dark skys, nighttime. And bright clear lights in the sky, full moon maybe. And airplanes (or ufo’s as is most often the case). I have a vague image of her backyard at night, and her inside in the warm light, saying something…

I absolutely despise those dreams that come and go, like memories, tricking you into questioning if they are real or not.

I have a feeling I’ll dream of her again tonight.

More Dreamscapes

by Matthew Warlick | Jul 8, 2004 | Blog

So i had another odd dream. This time there wasn’t a single alien or UFO in sight, but i did get to fly. It was the most realistic dream i think I’ve ever had, and i’m remembering this from a few days ago, i can only imagine all the parts that have since faded away.

There was no real point it seems, i was out at my parents house in Princeton, visiting for the weekend as i usually do. I was outside on a sunny, gorgeous day. I don’t know what brought it about but i somehow found myself jumping and almost hanging in the air, like the law of gravity had suddenly been turned off. I sat there, floating in midair, slowly sliding back down to the ground. I TRULY believed i was awake and really doing this, it was so realistic.

I wonder why even in the midst of a seemingly realistic dream, we don’t stop to think about what’s happening suppose that is what constitutes a lucid dream, the ability to realize you’re dreaming and control it at will.

I seem to get stuck in the small details.

So there i was, for a good 30 minutes; jumping, floating, and trying desperately to control my newfound gift. I remember being in awe, like a small child would be of an airplane, more worried about the how than the why.

I musta’ got up at least 100 feet after playing around for a while, i remember at one point i saw a car coming down the road, and it was like i lost all my concentration and slid rather quickly back down to the ground.

It went on for some time, although i can’t quite remember how long, i have a very vivid memory of flying through double-door. Old western saloon style in that there were two of them. It was like i was floating just a few inches above the ground and someone pushed me into them. It’s So hard to remember these things.

I woke up feeling heavy, and somewhat disappointed to realize I had been dreaming. I’ sure it has something to do with my shoulder problems, but it still fascinates me.

I must start blogging these things when they are fresh in my mind. And i must blog more, it’s good for my sanity.

UFO Dreamscapes

by Matthew Warlick | Jun 8, 2004 | Blog

The night before last i had another “ufo” dream. I usually don’t share them with anyone but my parents or close friends, but they happen so frequently i decided to start blogging them down for posterity.

So the night before last i had the first one i’ve had (or remember) in about a month. In my dream i was at work, on the 16th floor, looking out the window over a green field. Next thing i know i see what looks like a flying saucer wizz by. Then 2 more in opposite directions; then, one came by a bit more slowly and hovered for a bit. I remember very vividly the look of them, they had that classic “flying saucer” shape, only they didn’t float so much as vibrate. They looked like a car tire on film, moving so fast it looks distorted and wobbly, spinning backwards and whatnot. So i look over to my right, and outside on top of the parking garage i see what looks like a giant astronaut, only in my dream i know it’s a robot.

I just love how you “know” things in dreams sometimes.

So this 16 foot tall robot jumps off the top of the parking garage (about 5 stories) and the ground just quakes, even all the way up on the 16th floor. The rest is a jumble of running down 16 flights of stairs, getting outside and under the parking garage, and then waking up.

I have a dream like this at least once a month, most i remember pretty well, others i lose before i’m out of bed. it’s weird too, i sometimes feel exhausted when i get up, it literally feels like i’ve been dreaming for weeks.

I remember one in particular, i was driving on I35 here in Dallas, heading into the city, and i heard a huge roar outside and turned to look; and there is this huge and beautifully eerie ploom of smoke coming out of the ground, behind the skyline. And i look up and it’s a huge missile, like i would imagine an inter-continental ballistic missile looking like, almost floating upwards, like the space shuttle does. Then there was a huge explosion from it’s tail, and it shot up into the atmosphere like a bat out of hell. Next thing i remember i’m at Texas Stadium, and feeling very uncomfortable, so I left and went outside, and started walking out in the parking lot, away from the stadium. I got to the end of the parking lot and turned around, and right about that time this huge explosion rips a whole outta’ the top of the stadium, and the rest of it cracks, and slowly disintegrates and falls in on itself. It’s happened almost in slow motion, I could see each piece crack, crumble, and fall away. I remember frantically looking for someone, although in my dream I didn’t know who they were. Weird how that happens too, It felt like someone important, but I don’t know them. Yeah, all that happened in one night, that was one of those mornings I woke up exhausted.

There is one more that really stands out as well, but I’ll hafta’ come back to that when I have more time. Flying suacers, f16’s and a sky on fire. fun stuff.