Tangled Bank #44 is up at Afarensis:
Welcome to Tangled Bank # 44! When I volunteered to host this edition of the Tangled Bank I was expecting to read a lot of good science writing on a lot of interesting subjects. Even so, I fear I have underestimated how good and interesting science bloggers really are!
Take a well deserved break from political scandals, supreme court nominations, and aspiring kings presidents…well, almost,…but go read for yourself!
Atlanta had more takeoffs and landings than Chicago in 2005:
The FAA said Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport finished 2005 with 980,197 takeoffs and landings, while Chicago O’Hare International Airport ended the year second with 972,246.
The Atlanta airport for the last several years has been the busiest airport in terms of passengers. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said today that full-year numbers in that category are not yet available for 2005.
Well, I hadn’t realized that Atlanta was even close to Chicago. Little places like Los Angeles International and Dallas-Fortworth International are far behind.
NB: As usual the linked article has no links to the supporting FAA data and 5 minutes fingering through the FAA site did not yield any meaningful info either…but, then, it might just be the researcher….
Here is a photo essay that is both worksafe and inspiring!
When you are done watching the photo essay hop over to their links page and spend some large amount of time exploring the imagery and results from the JPL’s various projects.
Via The Presurfer.
Yes, already! PZ Myers took only a day to break one. On the positive side, though, he is writing about a near invertebrate:
the slimy little bastard and his whole sleazy administration
Well, of course:
Good bloggers can be a reporter’s best friends if he learns how to use them.
Digby has much more to say on this as he riffs off firedoglake