Sunday, April 27, 2008
Mark Steyn on Time & Global Warming on National Review Online
Mark Steyn on Time & Global Warming on National Review Online: "Where to begin? For the last ten years, we have, in fact, been not warming but slightly cooling, which is why the eco-warriors have adopted the all-purpose bogeyman of “climate change.” But let’s take it that the editors of Time are referring not to the century we live in but the previous one, when there was a measurable rise of temperature of approximately one degree. That’s the “war”: one degree."
Working poor vignette: Chuck and Deb Fles
Working poor vignette: Chuck and Deb Fles
A sad case of our liberal Chronicle obsessing on the life of the sad ... rather than those who are succeeding in our town.
Sad but predictable.
A sad case of our liberal Chronicle obsessing on the life of the sad ... rather than those who are succeeding in our town.
Sad but predictable.
Granholm touts green energy while others are skeptical
Granholm touts green energy while others are skeptical
"Costs eventually show up on the monthly bills of residents and businesses.
And in Michigan, some opposition stems from a philosophical dislike of government mandates. The 52-megawatt farm visited by Granholm exists without an RPS, for instance, and developers already have proposed an additional 3,000 megawatts of wind power in 16 Michigan counties.
Others question the job-creation potential since wind farms don't employ many workers after construction is complete. Patterson agrees more jobs will be created if Michigan taps into the potential of making turbine blades, 'but the question is at what cost to the rest of the state?"...
"Costs eventually show up on the monthly bills of residents and businesses.
And in Michigan, some opposition stems from a philosophical dislike of government mandates. The 52-megawatt farm visited by Granholm exists without an RPS, for instance, and developers already have proposed an additional 3,000 megawatts of wind power in 16 Michigan counties.
Others question the job-creation potential since wind farms don't employ many workers after construction is complete. Patterson agrees more jobs will be created if Michigan taps into the potential of making turbine blades, 'but the question is at what cost to the rest of the state?"...
And in Michigan, some opposition stems from a philosophical dislike of government mandates."
Well yeah.... didn't our forefathers have a "tea-party" about that mandate thing?
Lansing resident comes after Peace Corps stint
Lansing resident comes after Peace Corps stint: "Emily Sterk spent two years in the Peace Corps teaching people in the southern African nation of Zambia about health."
Two years seems like a long time to ......typical chick....
Two years seems like a long time to ......typical chick....
(actually the headline mispelled "residence" as "residents". Anyone wonder why newspaper readership is........ Titanic-ing! ("sinking" for you newswriters))
Nadal!
The end of an era?
"Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 7-5, 7-5 Sunday to win the Monte Carlo Masters for a fourth consecutive year."
"Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 7-5, 7-5 Sunday to win the Monte Carlo Masters for a fourth consecutive year."
Climate Consensus Busted?- Climate Change and Sustainability - New York Times Blog
Climate Consensus Busted? Climate Change and Sustainability - New York Times Blog: "To many scientists and students of scientific history, there really is no such thing as a consensus. There is a preponderant view at any one point in time, but it is largely defined by disagreement, not agreement."
Climate change: The Deniers
Climate change: The Deniers: "The Post's series on scientists who buck the conventional wisdom on climate science. Here is the series so far:"
This is a great resource to fight the Gorbal Warmongers.
This is a great resource to fight the Gorbal Warmongers.
More wasted spending by our bankrupt state
State grant allows police to watch your driving
"Officers are working with a $504,399 grant through the Office of Highway Safety Planning spread among 11 area departments to conduct enforcement efforts involving youth alcohol, intersections, drunken driving and seat belts. The funds also are being used to buy equipment, such as portable Breathalyzers and child safety seats.
The funding assigns $315,000 to drunken driving and seat belt patrols, $135,000 to intersection enforcement and $21,000 to youth alcohol enforcement."
"Officers are working with a $504,399 grant through the Office of Highway Safety Planning spread among 11 area departments to conduct enforcement efforts involving youth alcohol, intersections, drunken driving and seat belts. The funds also are being used to buy equipment, such as portable Breathalyzers and child safety seats.
The funding assigns $315,000 to drunken driving and seat belt patrols, $135,000 to intersection enforcement and $21,000 to youth alcohol enforcement."
This is pure pork to spread out to Jenny's favorites.
Where are our newspapers who might expose this fraud?
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Sharpton vows to 'close this city' after officer acquittals
Sharpton vows to 'close this city' after officer acquittals: "Hundreds of angry people marched through Harlem on Saturday after the Rev. Al Sharpton promised to 'close this city down' to protest the acquittals of three police detectives in the 50-shot barrage that killed a groom on his wedding day and wounded two friends.
'We strategically know how to stop the city"
'We strategically know how to stop the city"
What a nifty way for the city of New York to save money!
Shut down the court system and let Rev. "Hangin' Al decide guilt....
Jury pool changes will make for better justice
Jury pool changes will make for better justice
"The public at large has responded very favorably to a new Muskegon County juror questionnaire created in direct response to lackluster participation in this vital facet of the justice system. The result will be more representative juries and, we expect, an even better judicial system."
How is our judicial system made better by "drafting" jury dodgers who want nothing to do with our judicial system?
"The public at large has responded very favorably to a new Muskegon County juror questionnaire created in direct response to lackluster participation in this vital facet of the justice system. The result will be more representative juries and, we expect, an even better judicial system."
How is our judicial system made better by "drafting" jury dodgers who want nothing to do with our judicial system?
Democrats can't let McCain win - mlive.com
Democrats can't let McCain win - mlive.com: "Hoekstra ignorant of the Constitution
I listened to your congressman the other night on TV. He wouldn't know the Constitution and the Bill of Rights from a dirty diaper.
If he truly believes in giving up the right to be secure in e-mails then I guess it would be OK to just 'check' his U.S. Postal Service mail and everyone else's just to make sure we don't associate with any of 'those possible terrorists.'
Stephen A. Verchinski
Albuquerque, N.M.
Cul-de-sac's end all-too-real and sad
The powers that be of Norton Shores decided that our wonderful cul-de-sac on Sternberg be eliminated. Prior to this, children would ride their bikes freely up and down the road. They would create beautiful parades and lemonade stands.
Once the road went through to Henry, Norton Shores decided that an 'island' would slow traffic down. We, the residents of Sternberg, offered to place nice trees and shrubs on this 'island.' Shores decided that concrete, made to resemble cheap tile, would be appropriate. Now we have people speeding down our once quiet road.
Some neighbors believe that the speed limit is 35, and some go even faster. I am afraid for the children who are used to playing on a cul-de-sac. Since Norton Shores has decided to make our lovely road into a speedway, could they at least put up signs that say the speed limit is 25?
Sheri Costello"
I listened to your congressman the other night on TV. He wouldn't know the Constitution and the Bill of Rights from a dirty diaper.
If he truly believes in giving up the right to be secure in e-mails then I guess it would be OK to just 'check' his U.S. Postal Service mail and everyone else's just to make sure we don't associate with any of 'those possible terrorists.'
Stephen A. Verchinski
Albuquerque, N.M.
Cul-de-sac's end all-too-real and sad
The powers that be of Norton Shores decided that our wonderful cul-de-sac on Sternberg be eliminated. Prior to this, children would ride their bikes freely up and down the road. They would create beautiful parades and lemonade stands.
Once the road went through to Henry, Norton Shores decided that an 'island' would slow traffic down. We, the residents of Sternberg, offered to place nice trees and shrubs on this 'island.' Shores decided that concrete, made to resemble cheap tile, would be appropriate. Now we have people speeding down our once quiet road.
Some neighbors believe that the speed limit is 35, and some go even faster. I am afraid for the children who are used to playing on a cul-de-sac. Since Norton Shores has decided to make our lovely road into a speedway, could they at least put up signs that say the speed limit is 25?
Sheri Costello"
At U. of Georgia, Furor Over Clarence Thomas
"Now some faculty members say that having Thomas as the undergraduate commencement speaker sends the wrong message at a time when the university is in the midst of a process that could change the way sexual harassment is dealt with in the campus judicial system.
“Given all of this work, and what felt like progress, the news that Justice Clarence Thomas is to give the commencement address this year has been met by dismay,” said Chris Cuomo, director of the Institute for Women’s Studies and a professor of philosophy, in an e-mail message. “Members of the UGA community who are concerned about the problems with enforcement of the university’s own policies against harassment wonder if the university administration is sending an intentional message that they believe matters of sexual harassment and gender equity are trivial.”"
“Given all of this work, and what felt like progress, the news that Justice Clarence Thomas is to give the commencement address this year has been met by dismay,” said Chris Cuomo, director of the Institute for Women’s Studies and a professor of philosophy, in an e-mail message. “Members of the UGA community who are concerned about the problems with enforcement of the university’s own policies against harassment wonder if the university administration is sending an intentional message that they believe matters of sexual harassment and gender equity are trivial.”"
They don't seem to have the same problem with Slick Willy or Ms Lewinski....
Why are we wasting $$$$ on idiot programs like "women's studies"?
Commencement Speaker Controversies
Commencement Speaker Controversies
"If you ask me, they oughta try to switch 'em around because it seems to me that based on their low-class behavior, the protesting UGA faculty deserves to have Jerry Springer as their Commencement speaker."
"If you ask me, they oughta try to switch 'em around because it seems to me that based on their low-class behavior, the protesting UGA faculty deserves to have Jerry Springer as their Commencement speaker."
Indianapolis Bank Teller Katherin Shuffield Loses Twins After Being Shot During Robbery
Indianapolis Bank Teller Katherin Shuffield Loses Twins After Being Shot During Robbery: "one twin was born dead and the other died after birth, said Marion County's chief deputy coroner, Alfarena Ballew."
How can a "fetus" be born dead"?
Maybe it was a "baby" who was killed in the mother's body?
How can a "fetus" be born dead"?
Maybe it was a "baby" who was killed in the mother's body?
(the photo is an 8 week old "fetus".
A baby human being.)
For a Pinball Survivor, the Game Isn’t Over - New York Times
For a Pinball Survivor, the Game Isn’t Over - New York Times: "But this place, Stern Pinball Inc., is the last of its kind in the world. A range of companies once mass produced pinball machines, especially in the Chicago area, the one-time capital of the business. Now there is only Stern. And even the dinging and flipping here has slowed: Stern, which used to crank out 27,000 pinball machines each year, is down to around 10,000."
South Africa becoming like the rest of Africa?
US moves SA staff due to crime: South Africa:
"Crime concerns have prompted the embassy to terminate residential leases in stand-alone houses in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. The US plans to move embassy families to multi-unit security complexes.
Letters of termination have already been sent to some landlords and rental agents have advised them that US Embassy staff and their families will vacate stand-alone houses within 90 days.
'The US Embassy has taken a decision to move from stand-alone residences to compound residential units due to increased security concerns,' reads a letter sent to one rental agent in Pretoria."
Not too much international outrage when blacks kill blacks.....
"Crime concerns have prompted the embassy to terminate residential leases in stand-alone houses in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. The US plans to move embassy families to multi-unit security complexes.
Letters of termination have already been sent to some landlords and rental agents have advised them that US Embassy staff and their families will vacate stand-alone houses within 90 days.
'The US Embassy has taken a decision to move from stand-alone residences to compound residential units due to increased security concerns,' reads a letter sent to one rental agent in Pretoria."
Not too much international outrage when blacks kill blacks.....
Study Suggests Math Teachers Scrap Balls and Slices - New York Times
Study Suggests Math Teachers Scrap Balls and Slices - New York Times: "The students who learned the math abstractly did well with figuring out the rules of the game. Those who had learned through examples using measuring cups or tennis balls performed little better than might be expected if they were simply guessing."
Opinion: Gas up your Prius, starve a peasant
Opinion: Gas up your Prius, starve a peasant
"it has become the habit of progressive opinion to appropriate the language of war for everything but actual war."
"it has become the habit of progressive opinion to appropriate the language of war for everything but actual war."
Muskegon fattie trades blubber for TV "15 seconds"
A transformation -
"She will tell the nation about it on the Joy Fit Club segment of NBC's Today show between 10 and 11 a.m. Monday. She left for New York City at 6 a.m. today.
Had Hartman not seen the scale register a 'a whopping 307 pounds,' she said she might never have changed her eating and exercise habits."
"She will tell the nation about it on the Joy Fit Club segment of NBC's Today show between 10 and 11 a.m. Monday. She left for New York City at 6 a.m. today.
Had Hartman not seen the scale register a 'a whopping 307 pounds,' she said she might never have changed her eating and exercise habits."
Forum addresses 'Politics and Environment'
Forum addresses 'Politics and Environment'
"The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Progressive Women's Alliance-Lakeshore. It is scheduled to run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Christ Community Church, located on M-104 in Spring Lake."
"The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Progressive Women's Alliance-Lakeshore. It is scheduled to run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Christ Community Church, located on M-104 in Spring Lake."
Chicago carnage continues!
Semi's deadly crash into Chicago station probed: "Without warning, the truck barreled into a street-level bus shelter, ending part of the way up the station's north stairwell. Two women died on the scene and at least 21 others were injured, authorities said."
and this:
Police planned to increase patrols and put SWAT officers and specialized units on the streets over the weekend, a show of force aimed at deterring violence like the three dozen shootings that left nine people dead last weekend.
and this:
Police planned to increase patrols and put SWAT officers and specialized units on the streets over the weekend, a show of force aimed at deterring violence like the three dozen shootings that left nine people dead last weekend.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sun spot love-- See Gore, See Spot
-- See Gore, See Spot: "'the rout of Napoleon's Grand Army from Moscow was at least partly due to the lack of sunspots.'
This is more than a historical footnote. The same pattern of solar activity that doomed Napoleon is occurring as we speak."
This is more than a historical footnote. The same pattern of solar activity that doomed Napoleon is occurring as we speak."
Back To The '70s?
IBDeditorials.com: Editorials, Political Cartoons, and Polls from Investor's Business Daily -- Back To The '70s?: "Oil Shock: When it comes to energy policy, Democrats always talk a good game. But look at their actual record while in control of Congress in the last year and a half. It's been nothing short of disastrous.
Wasn't it two years ago that then-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi vowed, if her party took over Congress, to cut energy prices — especially gasoline?
'Democrats have a common-sense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices by cracking down on price-gouging; rolling back the billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies, tax breaks and royalty relief given to big oil and gas companies; and increasing production of alternative fuels,' Pelosi wrote back in April 2006, as part of her efforts to convince Americans to elect Democrats."
Wasn't it two years ago that then-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi vowed, if her party took over Congress, to cut energy prices — especially gasoline?
'Democrats have a common-sense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices by cracking down on price-gouging; rolling back the billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies, tax breaks and royalty relief given to big oil and gas companies; and increasing production of alternative fuels,' Pelosi wrote back in April 2006, as part of her efforts to convince Americans to elect Democrats."
The psychology of the housing mess - Opinion - USATODAY.com
The psychology of the housing mess - Opinion - USATODAY.com: "The crisis is compounded by what psychologists call 'loss aversion.' The real estate market is by no means immune to this phenomenon. Numerous studies have shown that humans hate losses much more than they like gains. This means that losing $1,000 hurts you about twice as much as winning $1,000 makes you feel good. In the stock market, investors hold on to losers longer than winners, even though there are tax incentives to do just the opposite.
How does this play out in the housing market? Reluctant to take less for their houses than their neighbor got just a year ago, sellers tend to keep their houses on the market for far too long. So even as the market began to go south, people foolishly failed to budge."
How does this play out in the housing market? Reluctant to take less for their houses than their neighbor got just a year ago, sellers tend to keep their houses on the market for far too long. So even as the market began to go south, people foolishly failed to budge."
Palestinians: Carter Achieved Nothing
Palestinians: Carter Achieved Nothing
"Recent talks between former president Jimmy Carter and a militant leader failed to make much of a difference in Gaza, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Wednesday."
"Recent talks between former president Jimmy Carter and a militant leader failed to make much of a difference in Gaza, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Wednesday."
Antarctic Deep Sea Gets Colder
Antarctic Deep Sea Gets Colder: "At the same time satellite images from the Antarctic summer have shown the largest sea-ice extent on record"
12,491 total alcohol-related crashes
TBO.com - News From AP: "In the past decade, the number of impaired drivers involved in alcohol-related crashes has remained relatively stable - from 12,348 in 1996 to 12,491 in 2006. Those figures cover drivers with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher.
The federal government also released estimates of driving under the influence of illicit drugs. The rates were highest in the District of Columbia, 7 percent; Rhode Island, 6.8 percent; and Massachusetts, 6.4 percent."
If the 12,491 number is accurate, it sure seems like a lot of energy spent on a relatively small problem.
The federal government also released estimates of driving under the influence of illicit drugs. The rates were highest in the District of Columbia, 7 percent; Rhode Island, 6.8 percent; and Massachusetts, 6.4 percent."
If the 12,491 number is accurate, it sure seems like a lot of energy spent on a relatively small problem.
The Editors on Ethanol on National Review Online
The Editors on Ethanol on National Review Online: "Congress has created an artificial demand for ethanol to satisfy the farm lobby, which is one of the most powerful in Washington. To make matters worse, almost every major candidate for president in the last 20 years has supported ethanol subsidies because of the program’s importance in the capital of corn, Iowa, which holds the nation’s first presidential caucuses."
Obama’s Real Bill Ayers Problem
Obama’s Real Bill Ayers Problem
"Ayers’s politics have hardly changed since his Weatherman days. He still boasts about working full-time to bring down American capitalism and imperialism. This time, however, he does it from his tenured perch as Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Instead of planting bombs in public buildings, Ayers now works to indoctrinate America’s future teachers in the revolutionary cause, urging them to pass on the lessons to their public school students."
All being paid for with our tax dollars!
Ain't America great?
Not to Obama's buddies......
"Ayers’s politics have hardly changed since his Weatherman days. He still boasts about working full-time to bring down American capitalism and imperialism. This time, however, he does it from his tenured perch as Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Instead of planting bombs in public buildings, Ayers now works to indoctrinate America’s future teachers in the revolutionary cause, urging them to pass on the lessons to their public school students."
All being paid for with our tax dollars!
Ain't America great?
Not to Obama's buddies......
Tuition outrage at MSU!
Tuition at MSU could go up 7 percent for fall '08
"Students at Michigan State University could face a 7 percent tuition increase this fall, according to preliminary budget materials released by the university."
That increase, which would put average annual tuition at about $10,300, would be one of the lower ones of recent years. MSU has upped tuition by double-digit percentages twice since 2003.
An additional $12.6 million has been proposed to pay for faculty salary increases, an average 4.5 percent increase, in order to make them more competitive with salaries at other Big Ten schools. MSU salaries currently rank ninth out of 11.
"We don't want to have a compensation program that causes a brain drain," Simon said.
Is there no limit to the brain drain of Michigan taxpayers?
"Students at Michigan State University could face a 7 percent tuition increase this fall, according to preliminary budget materials released by the university."
That increase, which would put average annual tuition at about $10,300, would be one of the lower ones of recent years. MSU has upped tuition by double-digit percentages twice since 2003.
An additional $12.6 million has been proposed to pay for faculty salary increases, an average 4.5 percent increase, in order to make them more competitive with salaries at other Big Ten schools. MSU salaries currently rank ninth out of 11.
"We don't want to have a compensation program that causes a brain drain," Simon said.
Is there no limit to the brain drain of Michigan taxpayers?
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