Monthly Review & Update: August 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.
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. 
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...
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.
ArcHiT3cT:
There are a lot of Tall Building posts on HAWTaction, but where's the love for the little guys? We find them here, in the ArcHiT3cT: series where we profile outstanding architects whose works don't fall under the Tall Building parameters. Enjoy the works of architects like Zaha Hadid, Santiago Calatrava, Herzog and de Meuron, Renzo Piano, Frank Gehry... Oh, this is going to be a fun series.
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
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 September, the month of vacation! Thanks for reading (and commenting)!
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.Olympic Building
08-08-08. The Olympics are going to hit Beijing like a political
sledgehammer. One thing the world can agree on, though, is that
Beijing's Olympic buildings are stunning. The Bird's Nest and the Water Cube? They have no precedent. They are totally ground-breaking. You'll see.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: A Gentle Reminder That Saudi Arabia is a Different World
- JLF: The Only Idea Bush Has is That Invading Iraq Was Right
- JLF: Bush Bankrupts Everything He Touches
- JLF: Big Oil's Sleeping With the U.S. Government, We're Paying
- JLF: Bush's 11th Hour Manure Dump
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.ArcHiT3cT:
There are a lot of Tall Building posts on HAWTaction, but where's the love for the little guys? We find them here, in the ArcHiT3cT: series where we profile outstanding architects whose works don't fall under the Tall Building parameters. Enjoy the works of architects like Zaha Hadid, Santiago Calatrava, Herzog and de Meuron, Renzo Piano, Frank Gehry... Oh, this is going to be a fun series.
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-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...
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!
- Floating Cities (LILYPAD concept). They Might Save the World.
- Airbus Finally Gives Me My View
- Money is Very Dirty
- It's So Easy to Love the Hubble & the NASA
- How Much Water is in That Pig?
- Yeah, Mars Has Moon
- The Volcano Stadium
- Posthumous Credit Card Bills
Photo&Caption
Enjoy! Here comes September, the month of vacation! Thanks for reading (and commenting)!
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A bit of a light month, John, eh? What, did you move this month? Had work? Something else to do?
And September is vacation month? Well, the the posts that do go up better be amazing. Don't worry... I'm on it.
I'm the best blogger, ever.
- JLF
Johnny - we can take over editorial duties while John is away...What do you think?
Hells, no, Jason.
I'm not taking the helm of this Titanic...
I'm the best blogger, ever.
- JLF
JLF - great point.
Although, I like to think of this site not as the Titanic, but more like the Andrea Doria.
I'll take over guest writing duties. A month-long retrospective on things that Jason chooses.
Hmmm...I'll talk about cars often. So, for September this site will be autoblog 2.0.