Monthly Review & Update: July 2008
The last day of the month brings the Review and Update for the HAWT action [hot ak-shuh
n] posts! We have a high volume of output here, and I want to walk you through the month's content.
Congratulations to the Comment King Jason for commenting most this past month and snagging himself a $20 gift certificate to iTunes. Thank you, sir! (Sorry, JLF, you aren't eligible as an employee...)
Catch up on any story you missed (and Jason's comments)!
n] posts! We have a high volume of output here, and I want to walk you through the month's content. 
Congratulations to the Comment King Jason for commenting most this past month and snagging himself a $20 gift certificate to iTunes. Thank you, sir! (Sorry, JLF, you aren't eligible as an employee...)Catch up on any story you missed (and Jason's comments)!
Check out the "Monthly Review & Update" series on the right to see the entire history of HAWTaction.com.
Read away...
First off, HAWTaction is 200 Posts Old!! Thanks for reading, and don't be shy about commenting, even if it's just agreeing with our amazing insight. That'd be smart.
Johnny Lead Foot (the best
blogger in the world, ever) has deep, researched posts. He provides
the Steve Kroft to my Jon Stewart. His posts this month have been
fantastic, and I encourage you to get a cup of tea and sit down for
some great reads.
Jenn Cloutier
(a different kind of blogger) has a unique voice on this site. Her
reports aren't as "researched" as JLF, but she represents a large part
of the U.S.'s voice.
Disease
Humans will always battle diseases. Whether the common cold or Ebola, diseases have caused everything from headaches to the decimation of a populations. I will pay homage to their daily influence on our lives by exploring them in this series. Check out how fascinating they are.
Tall Building
I'm way into big buildings. They do a lot more for a city's character and future than most people recognize. So, I think it's HAWTaction [hot ak-shuhn] to keep tabs on new projects.
ORIGINS
Some things are essential to our everyday lives, yet their ORIGINS have escaped us. The names of the days of the week? The months? Our "Arabic" numeral system? Giving someone the bird? 60 seconds in a minute? What defines the length of a second? The game of chess? It goes ON and ON... HAWTaction [hot ak-shuhn] will bring you those histories in ORIGINS.
Breaking Knews
Web_geM
Unknown Hero
There are people out there who change our world, and we have no idea who they are. I intend on highlighting them with "Unknown Hero" postings.
TV RCMNDTN
Sometimes there are TV shows that are really, really good that few people watch, and I feel compelled to draw attention to them. Now I have a blog to power that drawing. I drew attention to Arrested Development sans-blog and it single-handedly pushed the show's canceling back by about 4 minutes, which is like a year in TV time
Playing God
When things go so advanced in the science of biology, like when we determine aspects of our babies or cause human ears to grow on mice, we are Playing God. This is a series that explore those advances.
General Content
These posts run the gambit from environmental achievements to entertainment news. Learn something!
Photo&Caption
Enjoy! Here comes August! Thanks for reading (and commenting)!
First off, HAWTaction is 200 Posts Old!! Thanks for reading, and don't be shy about commenting, even if it's just agreeing with our amazing insight. That'd be smart.
SPECIAL SERIES
State of the Union
As a countdown to Bush leaving the office of the President of these
United States, we at HAWT will look back at his addresses to the Union
in an 8-part series, starting with his Inaugural Address in 2001 and
ending with his State of the Union in 2008.Johnny Lead Foot (the best
blogger in the world, ever) has deep, researched posts. He provides
the Steve Kroft to my Jon Stewart. His posts this month have been
fantastic, and I encourage you to get a cup of tea and sit down for
some great reads.- JLF: Bush is Just an Ass Hole
- JLF: Sirius - XM Merger. It's What's Wrong With This Government. (Revisited)
- JLF: The Middle Class is Suffering
Jenn Cloutier
(a different kind of blogger) has a unique voice on this site. Her
reports aren't as "researched" as JLF, but she represents a large part
of the U.S.'s voice.Disease
Humans will always battle diseases. Whether the common cold or Ebola, diseases have caused everything from headaches to the decimation of a populations. I will pay homage to their daily influence on our lives by exploring them in this series. Check out how fascinating they are.
Tall Building
I'm way into big buildings. They do a lot more for a city's character and future than most people recognize. So, I think it's HAWTaction [hot ak-shuh
n] to keep tabs on new projects.- Tall Building: The Dubai Dancing Towers
- Tall Building: Burj Dubai... in Dubai (Revisited)
- Tall Building: Tokyo Sky Tree
- Tall Building: CCTV and TVCC Towers in Media Park
ORIGINSSome things are essential to our everyday lives, yet their ORIGINS have escaped us. The names of the days of the week? The months? Our "Arabic" numeral system? Giving someone the bird? 60 seconds in a minute? What defines the length of a second? The game of chess? It goes ON and ON... HAWTaction [hot ak-shuh
n] will bring you those histories in ORIGINS.Breaking Knews
... From your news headquarters ... at HAWTaction ... we bring you ... Breaking Knews ...
Web_geM
Every once in a while, something pops up on the web that even
HAWT finds noteworthy. This is the series called Web_geM,
and it's gonna snuggle you into clapping, hitting refresh
and forwarding it on to everyone you know...
HAWT finds noteworthy. This is the series called Web_geM,
and it's gonna snuggle you into clapping, hitting refresh
and forwarding it on to everyone you know...
- Web_geM: Where is Matt?
- Web_geM: The Daily Show - The New Yorker's Obama Cover
- Web_geM: Colbert Takes on the Oil Industry
- Web_geM: The Earth and Moon
- Web_geM: Sandstorm
Unknown Hero
There are people out there who change our world, and we have no idea who they are. I intend on highlighting them with "Unknown Hero" postings.
TV RCMNDTN
Sometimes there are TV shows that are really, really good that few people watch, and I feel compelled to draw attention to them. Now I have a blog to power that drawing. I drew attention to Arrested Development sans-blog and it single-handedly pushed the show's canceling back by about 4 minutes, which is like a year in TV time
Playing God
When things go so advanced in the science of biology, like when we determine aspects of our babies or cause human ears to grow on mice, we are Playing God. This is a series that explore those advances.
General Content
These posts run the gambit from environmental achievements to entertainment news. Learn something!
- Holy Cruise Ship
- Dubai Does it Again: Fountain Style
- There Are 10 Million Millionaires... None at HAWTaction Headquarters
- Tackling Energy Use At Home
- Serenity Found in Chilean House
- Urban Farms. They Might Save the World.
- Summer Movie: The Dark Knight
- Hyperinflation
Photo&Caption
Enjoy! Here comes August! Thanks for reading (and commenting)!
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Man, we loaded it in this month.
I'm the best blogger, ever.
- JLF
Yeah, July was pretty spectacular. The Sloth Bear gets my pick of the month.