Arctic ice refuses to melt as ordered
"The problem is that this graph does not appear to be correct. Other data sources show Arctic ice having made a nice recovery this summer. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center data shows 2008 ice nearly identical to 2002, 2005 and 2006"
Monday, August 18, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Phil Collins in $53m divorce payout
Phil Collins in $53m divorce payout
"PHIL Collins has given his ex-wife £25 million ($53.73 million) in what is believed to be the biggest ever divorce settlement in British showbiz history.
The 57-year-old Genesis frontman handed over the huge sum to his third wife, Swiss Orianne Cevey, 35, following the end of their six-year marriage."
That's about $10 million a year.
Assuming sex was part of the equation, thet's a lot of dough per boink.
Charlie Sheen is looking smarter every day....
"PHIL Collins has given his ex-wife £25 million ($53.73 million) in what is believed to be the biggest ever divorce settlement in British showbiz history.
The 57-year-old Genesis frontman handed over the huge sum to his third wife, Swiss Orianne Cevey, 35, following the end of their six-year marriage."
That's about $10 million a year.
Assuming sex was part of the equation, thet's a lot of dough per boink.
Charlie Sheen is looking smarter every day....
Judge's son arrested on pot charge
Judge's son arrested on pot charge
"The son of Judge Benjamin Logan was arrested Thursday on a marijuana charge.
Bradford Jesse Logan was arrested at a shopping center parking lot on Breton Avenue. He faces felony charges for the manufacture and attempted delivery of a controlled substance. He also faces a potential fine of $20,000."
"The son of Judge Benjamin Logan was arrested Thursday on a marijuana charge.
Bradford Jesse Logan was arrested at a shopping center parking lot on Breton Avenue. He faces felony charges for the manufacture and attempted delivery of a controlled substance. He also faces a potential fine of $20,000."
Gotta love those GR judge family values....
Obama's Edge in the Coverage Race - washingtonpost.com
Obama's Edge in the Coverage Race - washingtonpost.com
"Democrat Barack Obama has had about a 3 to 1 advantage over Republican John McCain in Post Page 1 stories since Obama became his party's presumptive nominee June 4.......
But the disparity is so wide that it doesn't look good."
"Democrat Barack Obama has had about a 3 to 1 advantage over Republican John McCain in Post Page 1 stories since Obama became his party's presumptive nominee June 4.......
But the disparity is so wide that it doesn't look good."
WHAT HATH PUTIN WROUGHT?
WHAT HATH PUTIN WROUGHT?
"It seems that Putin's bullying is having precisely the opposite effect he intended."
"It seems that Putin's bullying is having precisely the opposite effect he intended."
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Mich. WWII vet takes final flight in B-17 bomber
Mich. WWII vet takes final flight in B-17 bomber
"The sight of the giant silver bomber was more than the 84-year-old former Air Force pilot from Wayne County's Northville Township could take. More than 50 years had passed since he last flew a B-17; the reunion between plane and pilot was an emotional one.
His son, Daniel Skubick, quickly moved to his father's side with a wheelchair. The elder Skubick sat, and began to cry."
Where did we get such brave young men?
"The sight of the giant silver bomber was more than the 84-year-old former Air Force pilot from Wayne County's Northville Township could take. More than 50 years had passed since he last flew a B-17; the reunion between plane and pilot was an emotional one.
His son, Daniel Skubick, quickly moved to his father's side with a wheelchair. The elder Skubick sat, and began to cry."
Where did we get such brave young men?
The Peacemakers patrol Grand Rapids neighborhood
The Peacemakers patrol Grand Rapids neighborhood
"A group of men known as The Peacemakers is on a mission to take back the streets of Grand Rapids.
They walked Logan Street on the city's southeast side Friday afternoon and picked up trash and spoke to residents, hoping to influence neighbors to take pride in their community and set a good example for the kids in the area.
'Quite frankly our youth don't see enough men making an outward effort to uplift the community, so we're looking to be that example to be that outward effort to hopefully uplift the community and influence some of these young people to join us and have a positive influence on our community,' said Raynard Ross, the Peacemakers organizer"
"A group of men known as The Peacemakers is on a mission to take back the streets of Grand Rapids.
They walked Logan Street on the city's southeast side Friday afternoon and picked up trash and spoke to residents, hoping to influence neighbors to take pride in their community and set a good example for the kids in the area.
'Quite frankly our youth don't see enough men making an outward effort to uplift the community, so we're looking to be that example to be that outward effort to hopefully uplift the community and influence some of these young people to join us and have a positive influence on our community,' said Raynard Ross, the Peacemakers organizer"
Obama economics: New taxes, more regulations
Donald Lambro
Obama economics:
New taxes, more regulations:
"The U.S. Commerce Department reported last week that we are selling more made-in-America manufactured goods abroad than ever before, that the trade deficit has fallen, and that we have a trade surplus with all of our free-trade-agreement partners. That's right, the same trade agreements that Obama says he opposes and that have been bad for our country."
Obama economics:
New taxes, more regulations:
"The U.S. Commerce Department reported last week that we are selling more made-in-America manufactured goods abroad than ever before, that the trade deficit has fallen, and that we have a trade surplus with all of our free-trade-agreement partners. That's right, the same trade agreements that Obama says he opposes and that have been bad for our country."
American Thinker: Why artists hate conservatives
American Thinker: Why artists hate conservatives: "Artists are generally very liberal because they can't afford decent housing, private education for their children, medical expenses, or retirement funds. They tend not to be religious anymore, so they can't ask such communities for help, so they turn to government. They generally do not receive the approval of their fathers if their dads are traditionally masculine types, and receiving the approval of dads who are wimpy is not that much better. In both cases they feel marginalized and inadequate. Anger at the father leads to atheism, rebelliousness, and animosity to tradition.
Artists don't really care about the poor except that it helps them to make an argument for their own needs. You don't see Barbra Streisand or Steven Spielberg offering to create a huge endowment fund for starving actors out of their vast wealth, do you?"
Artists don't really care about the poor except that it helps them to make an argument for their own needs. You don't see Barbra Streisand or Steven Spielberg offering to create a huge endowment fund for starving actors out of their vast wealth, do you?"
The Chambliss Shimmy
The Chambliss Shimmy
"Congratulations to the Gang of 10. No, not that 'bipartisan' group of U.S. Senators who recently garnered headlines with their misguided energy 'compromise.' We refer instead to 10 GOP Senators who are proving good policy is good politics by pushing for more drilling in the Arctic.
Those 10 Republicans recently sent a letter asking President Bush to issue an executive order to conduct an immediate, state-of-the-art seismic survey of oil-and-gas resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."
"Congratulations to the Gang of 10. No, not that 'bipartisan' group of U.S. Senators who recently garnered headlines with their misguided energy 'compromise.' We refer instead to 10 GOP Senators who are proving good policy is good politics by pushing for more drilling in the Arctic.
Those 10 Republicans recently sent a letter asking President Bush to issue an executive order to conduct an immediate, state-of-the-art seismic survey of oil-and-gas resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."
toledoblade.com -- Silence on Georgia
toledoblade.com -- Silence on Georgia: "DID YOU see the huge crowd outside the Russian embassy protesting the war in Georgia?
Neither did I. Now that we have a genuine war of aggression, the silence on the Left is deafening."
Neither did I. Now that we have a genuine war of aggression, the silence on the Left is deafening."
Friday, August 15, 2008
Basu: Thinking of Elizabeth Edwards, and her husband's betrayal | ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Sex and politics
Basu: Thinking of Elizabeth Edwards, and her husband's betrayal ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Sex and politics: "Last fall, at the invitation of John Edwards' presidential campaign, I sat down with Elizabeth Edwards for a one-on-one chat. Among other things, we talked about women who stand by men who cheat on them.
That was the month before the National Enquirer published allegations about an affair between John Edwards and Rielle Hunter - which he would denounce as 'tabloid trash,' before acknowledging their truth last week.
By Sept. 15, when I spoke with his wife - according to his timeline - Elizabeth already knew.
We had been discussing her contention that her husband would serve women better as president than Hillary Clinton. He had shown more commitment, she argued, to universal health care and elimination of poverty, adding, 'If she's talking about it, I'm not hearing it. ... The most feminist thing she's done is tell women to vote for her.'
So I asked Edwards about a common - but I thought unfair - position Hillary opponents were taking by faulting her for staying with Bill Clinton after his liaisons with Monica Lewinsky.
She could have layered it on and said, 'Well, it's fair game to judge her for standing by someone who lied to her and disgraced the office.' Or she could have been magnanimous and said, 'It's not fair to blame the victim for her husband's actions.'
But Edwards did neither. She simply said, 'I don't think any of us are in a position to judge other people's marriages. It's such an intimate and personal relationship.'
By then, the two women were already members of the same sorry sorority.
On Friday, as news of Edwards' admission spread, Hillary Clinton said, 'My thoughts and prayers are with the Edwards family today, and that's all I've got to say.'"
That was the month before the National Enquirer published allegations about an affair between John Edwards and Rielle Hunter - which he would denounce as 'tabloid trash,' before acknowledging their truth last week.
By Sept. 15, when I spoke with his wife - according to his timeline - Elizabeth already knew.
We had been discussing her contention that her husband would serve women better as president than Hillary Clinton. He had shown more commitment, she argued, to universal health care and elimination of poverty, adding, 'If she's talking about it, I'm not hearing it. ... The most feminist thing she's done is tell women to vote for her.'
So I asked Edwards about a common - but I thought unfair - position Hillary opponents were taking by faulting her for staying with Bill Clinton after his liaisons with Monica Lewinsky.
She could have layered it on and said, 'Well, it's fair game to judge her for standing by someone who lied to her and disgraced the office.' Or she could have been magnanimous and said, 'It's not fair to blame the victim for her husband's actions.'
But Edwards did neither. She simply said, 'I don't think any of us are in a position to judge other people's marriages. It's such an intimate and personal relationship.'
By then, the two women were already members of the same sorry sorority.
On Friday, as news of Edwards' admission spread, Hillary Clinton said, 'My thoughts and prayers are with the Edwards family today, and that's all I've got to say.'"
A note to readers - MLive.com
A note to readers - MLive.com
"By Paul Keep
pkeep@muskegonchronicle.com
It is not an easy thing to tell Chronicle readers -- and Chronicle employees -- that the printing of this newspaper is expected to move to Walker some time this fall (see accompanying story)."
"By Paul Keep
pkeep@muskegonchronicle.com
It is not an easy thing to tell Chronicle readers -- and Chronicle employees -- that the printing of this newspaper is expected to move to Walker some time this fall (see accompanying story)."
Saddleback Civil Forum
Saddleback Civil Forum
PRESUMED PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES MCCAIN AND OBAMA TO MAKE FIRST JOINT CAMPAIGN APPEARANCE ON AUGUST 16 AT SADDLEBACK CHURCH;
Pastor Rick Warren to Host Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion and Question Candidates on Faith and the Common Good
LAKE FOREST, Calif., July 21 – Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, respective presumed Republican and Democratic presidential nominees, will end the primary season by making their first joint appearance of the 2008 campaign at Saddleback Church on Saturday, Aug.16 at the Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion. Dr. Rick Warren, founding pastor of the 22,000-member Orange County, Calif. mega church and moderator for the event, made the announcement today upon confirmation by both campaigns.
On FOX & CNN 8:00PM Saturday!
PRESUMED PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES MCCAIN AND OBAMA TO MAKE FIRST JOINT CAMPAIGN APPEARANCE ON AUGUST 16 AT SADDLEBACK CHURCH;
Pastor Rick Warren to Host Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion and Question Candidates on Faith and the Common Good
LAKE FOREST, Calif., July 21 – Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, respective presumed Republican and Democratic presidential nominees, will end the primary season by making their first joint appearance of the 2008 campaign at Saddleback Church on Saturday, Aug.16 at the Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion. Dr. Rick Warren, founding pastor of the 22,000-member Orange County, Calif. mega church and moderator for the event, made the announcement today upon confirmation by both campaigns.
On FOX & CNN 8:00PM Saturday!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Lucianne.com News Forum
Lucianne.com News Forum: "Reply 4 - Posted by: TexasRed, 8/14/2008 6:41:22 PM
You mean Ayers wasn't a bomber, Jeremiah Wright is not a racist, Pfleger is not a racist, Rezko is not in jail, Frank Marshall in not a communist, Salinsky is not a marxist organizer. Show me some truth, man. Don't whine and cry that Corsi is a liar, show me. Refute his facts, don't try to weasel. That's what Kerry did and he still hasn't collected from T Boone, because Swift Boat means truth."
You mean Ayers wasn't a bomber, Jeremiah Wright is not a racist, Pfleger is not a racist, Rezko is not in jail, Frank Marshall in not a communist, Salinsky is not a marxist organizer. Show me some truth, man. Don't whine and cry that Corsi is a liar, show me. Refute his facts, don't try to weasel. That's what Kerry did and he still hasn't collected from T Boone, because Swift Boat means truth."
Chronicle to consolidate printing functions in Grand Rapids - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
Chronicle to consolidate printing functions in Grand Rapids - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com: "Declining advertising revenue has led The Muskegon Chronicle to announce it will be printed outside Muskegon for the first time in its 151-year history"
Power Line: If the Editors of the NY Times Were High School Students, They Would Flunk
Power Line: If the Editors of the NY Times Were High School Students, They Would Flunk: "Today, a red-faced New York Times issued this correction:
An article on Wednesday about a Government Accountability Office study reporting on the percentage of corporations that paid no federal income taxes from 1998 through 2005 gave an incorrect figure for the estimated tax liability of the 1.3 million companies covered by the study. It is not $875 billion. The correct amount cannot be calculated because it would be based on the companies paying the standard rate of 35 percent on their net income, a figure that is not available. (The incorrect figure of $875 billion was based on the companies paying the standard rate on their $2.5 trillion in gross sales.)
Unbelievable. Even for the New York Times, absolutely unbelievable."
An article on Wednesday about a Government Accountability Office study reporting on the percentage of corporations that paid no federal income taxes from 1998 through 2005 gave an incorrect figure for the estimated tax liability of the 1.3 million companies covered by the study. It is not $875 billion. The correct amount cannot be calculated because it would be based on the companies paying the standard rate of 35 percent on their net income, a figure that is not available. (The incorrect figure of $875 billion was based on the companies paying the standard rate on their $2.5 trillion in gross sales.)
Unbelievable. Even for the New York Times, absolutely unbelievable."
Kremlin dusts off Cold War lexicon to make US villain in Georgia - Times Online
Kremlin dusts off Cold War lexicon to make US villain in Georgia - Times Online: "Russians were told over breakfast yesterday what really happened in Georgia: the conflict in South Ossetia was part of a plot by Dick Cheney, the Vice-President, to stop Barak Obama being elected president of the United States."
Open ANWR Already!: The case for drilling—and more energy production - Reason Magazine
Open ANWR Already!: The case for drilling—and more energy production
"In July, CNN repeatedly reported that offshore drilling would take 'seven to 10 years' to get into production. Yet Brazil's Petrobras expects its new finds in extraordinarily deep waters to already be producing 100,000 barrels per day in just two years. What is wrong with American oil companies that they would take so long?
In fact, the world oil shortage is political, not geological."
"In July, CNN repeatedly reported that offshore drilling would take 'seven to 10 years' to get into production. Yet Brazil's Petrobras expects its new finds in extraordinarily deep waters to already be producing 100,000 barrels per day in just two years. What is wrong with American oil companies that they would take so long?
In fact, the world oil shortage is political, not geological."
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
I Know The Secrets That You Keep
I Know The Secrets That You Keep
"Glenn Reynolds has been wondering what other secrets the media is sitting on and what other stories they are not pursuing that might damage Obama. I have a nominee."
"Glenn Reynolds has been wondering what other secrets the media is sitting on and what other stories they are not pursuing that might damage Obama. I have a nominee."
Priceline.com wins tax break to bring 250 jobs
Priceline.com wins tax break to bring 250 jobs
"City officials fast-tracked a tax break for Priceline.com ....
A special City Council meeting this week approved a 10-year, 100-percent property tax abatement on up to $6 million in fixtures and equipment."
No property tax for 10 years?
Or no property tax on new investment?
Miserably written article.....
"City officials fast-tracked a tax break for Priceline.com ....
A special City Council meeting this week approved a 10-year, 100-percent property tax abatement on up to $6 million in fixtures and equipment."
No property tax for 10 years?
Or no property tax on new investment?
Miserably written article.....
Home science under attack
Home science under attack
"Pamela Wilderman, the code enforcement officer for Marlboro, stated, 'I think Mr. Deeb has crossed a line somewhere. This is not what we would consider to be a customary home occupation.'
Allow me to translate Ms. Wilderman's words into plain English: 'Mr. Deeb hasn't actually violated any law or regulation that I can find, but I don't like what he's doing because I'm ignorant and irrationally afraid of chemicals, so I'll abuse my power to steal his property and shut him down.'
..... It appears that Deeb has grounds for a nice juicy lawsuit here.
There's a lesson here for all of us .... The government is not our friend. Massachusetts is the prototypical nanny state, of course, but the other 49 aren't far behind. ........ There's a word for what just happened in Massachusetts. Tyranny."
Do NOT forget this lesson!
The incredible expansion of government at EVERY level has coincided with a similar expansion of moronic government employees who abuse and expand their power over ALL of us!
(thanks to Atlanta Lou for this depressing article)
"Pamela Wilderman, the code enforcement officer for Marlboro, stated, 'I think Mr. Deeb has crossed a line somewhere. This is not what we would consider to be a customary home occupation.'
Allow me to translate Ms. Wilderman's words into plain English: 'Mr. Deeb hasn't actually violated any law or regulation that I can find, but I don't like what he's doing because I'm ignorant and irrationally afraid of chemicals, so I'll abuse my power to steal his property and shut him down.'
..... It appears that Deeb has grounds for a nice juicy lawsuit here.
There's a lesson here for all of us .... The government is not our friend. Massachusetts is the prototypical nanny state, of course, but the other 49 aren't far behind. ........ There's a word for what just happened in Massachusetts. Tyranny."
Do NOT forget this lesson!
The incredible expansion of government at EVERY level has coincided with a similar expansion of moronic government employees who abuse and expand their power over ALL of us!
(thanks to Atlanta Lou for this depressing article)
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Enviro-lib eco-lies debunked!
Instapundit.com -:
"AT THE WASHINGTON POST, debunking 'snake oil' about offshore drilling.
Compare to Bob Herbert's uncritical passing-along of same."
"AT THE WASHINGTON POST, debunking 'snake oil' about offshore drilling.
Compare to Bob Herbert's uncritical passing-along of same."
Tire-Gauge Industry Pumps Up Obama Campaign Coffers
Tire-Gauge Industry Pumps Up Obama Campaign Coffers
"On June 16, 2008, John Zimmerman, chief financial officer of Tomkins, gave nearly $7,000 in campaign contributions to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Lo and behold, nary two months later Obama's in Springfield, Missouri, suggesting drivers inflate their tires to save gas (and, by the way, curb CO2 emissions). Coincidence? We think not. Does it come as any surprise that Tomkins owns the Syracuse Gauge Company, which bills itself as manufacturing the 'largest selection and variety of tools in the United States for filling tires [and] checking tire pressure'?"
Sort of surprising how cheaply Obama can be bought.
"On June 16, 2008, John Zimmerman, chief financial officer of Tomkins, gave nearly $7,000 in campaign contributions to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Lo and behold, nary two months later Obama's in Springfield, Missouri, suggesting drivers inflate their tires to save gas (and, by the way, curb CO2 emissions). Coincidence? We think not. Does it come as any surprise that Tomkins owns the Syracuse Gauge Company, which bills itself as manufacturing the 'largest selection and variety of tools in the United States for filling tires [and] checking tire pressure'?"
Sort of surprising how cheaply Obama can be bought.
Muskegon County administrator abruptly steps down over budget fight
Muskegon County administrator abruptly steps down over budget fight
"Muskegon County Administrator Jack Niemiec stunned Muskegon County Commissioners and county staff Tuesday afternoon by abruptly announcing his retirement as of Sept. 12."
This is BIG!
Someone must stand up for the taxpayers and citizens of our county!
So far EVERYONE has bowed down to the big county employee unions that are bankrupting our county.
We are not all that far from becoming "Detroit West".
Are there any statesmen in our county?
"Muskegon County Administrator Jack Niemiec stunned Muskegon County Commissioners and county staff Tuesday afternoon by abruptly announcing his retirement as of Sept. 12."
This is BIG!
Someone must stand up for the taxpayers and citizens of our county!
So far EVERYONE has bowed down to the big county employee unions that are bankrupting our county.
We are not all that far from becoming "Detroit West".
Are there any statesmen in our county?
George Furth, an Actor and Playwright, Dies at 75
George Furth, an Actor and Playwright, Dies at 75
"Perhaps his most memorable role was as Woodcock, the loyal railway employee who allows himself to be blown up not once, but twice, by Paul Newman’s Butch Cassidy, rather than let the train he is riding be robbed.
“Butch, you know if it were my money, there’s nobody I’d rather have steal it than you,” Woodcock calls memorably through a locked door, moments before it explodes in his face for a second time. “But you see, I am still in the employment of E. H. Harriman of the Union Pacific Railroad.”"
"Perhaps his most memorable role was as Woodcock, the loyal railway employee who allows himself to be blown up not once, but twice, by Paul Newman’s Butch Cassidy, rather than let the train he is riding be robbed.
“Butch, you know if it were my money, there’s nobody I’d rather have steal it than you,” Woodcock calls memorably through a locked door, moments before it explodes in his face for a second time. “But you see, I am still in the employment of E. H. Harriman of the Union Pacific Railroad.”"
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