And here I though SBC was interested in their customers
I gues they are as long as it's convienient for them, and someone takes the whole day off to babysit two friendly mid-size dogs. God knows they won't call a cell phone for someone to let them in- or even leave a tag to let the homeowner know they'd been there.
My 2nd line is out- the back-up line if the computer's online. It's been popping and cracling for two days, now I have no dial tone. They told me that I need to be there between 3PM and 7PM Monday.
GREAT! Now I'm without a second phone for the busyest time of the week. did I mention I have 2 teen age daughters?
SBC, those two morons you have as spokesflacks here on San Antonio radio are dorks; and I guess they represent the company, too.
Friday, May 13, 2005
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
And y'all thought watching a "Blue Norther" on the Texas plains was something
You need to see these pics of a sandstorm over at Diggers Realm.
You need to see these pics of a sandstorm over at Diggers Realm.
How come it's always "over reacting" when Libs gets their just rewards?
Has anyone been staioned in Spain (or lived their), that doesn't know just how much of a bunch of bad@sses the La Guardia Civil are?
Well 5 men from the illustrious Rainbow Warrier found out the hard way when they trespassed in a joint US/Spanish naval port in Rota. They face between 9 months and 3 years -in a Spanish jail.
"Our resistance is always totally peaceful. We never use violence because we are against it on principle," Luis Pérez, a spokesman for Greenpeace in Madrid, said yesterday.
Greenpeace accused Spain of overreacting to the protest, which saw the Rainbow Warrior sail into the mouth of Rota's port.
"Greenpeace activists in other countries such as the UK, the Netherlands, Chile and France were also arrested during anti-war protests but none received such severe charges and violent treatment as those in Spain," a statement said. Of course not, exept for the UK, they were probably hailed as heros.
Greenpeace accused Spanish police of using unnecessary force against the Rainbow Warrior crew. "One of the crew was elbowed in the nose and put in a headlock, another punched in the stomach and put in a headlock," a crew member wrote in an online diary.
Well I guess this guy must have slipped, then:
Two Spaniards, an American, a New Zealander and an Argentinian face prison sentences of between nine months and three years in connection with the Rainbow Warrior's "symbolic blockade" of the joint US-Spanish naval base at Rota. All the accused yesterday denied the charges, which included resisting arrest, disobedience and, in one case, causing injury to the civil guard who boarded the vessel in March 2003.
And since they were violating Spaines sovgrenity and security, ya get two choices:
Prosecutors yesterday demanded a three-year prison term for the Rainbow Warrior's Argentinian captain, Daniel Rizzotti, and a New Zealand crew member, Philip Lloyd.
Spaniard Carlos Bravo faced two years' jail while Martin Lawrence, an American, and Spaniard María Teresa Ambrós faced nine month terms.
"We still think they should be absolved," the Greenpeace campaign coordinator, Eva Suárez, said after the trial. Judgment is expected within days.
I was stationed in Rota, Spain. I know exactly where this happened. I could have watched it from our power plant.
Has anyone been staioned in Spain (or lived their), that doesn't know just how much of a bunch of bad@sses the La Guardia Civil are?
Well 5 men from the illustrious Rainbow Warrier found out the hard way when they trespassed in a joint US/Spanish naval port in Rota. They face between 9 months and 3 years -in a Spanish jail.
"Our resistance is always totally peaceful. We never use violence because we are against it on principle," Luis Pérez, a spokesman for Greenpeace in Madrid, said yesterday.
Greenpeace accused Spain of overreacting to the protest, which saw the Rainbow Warrior sail into the mouth of Rota's port.
"Greenpeace activists in other countries such as the UK, the Netherlands, Chile and France were also arrested during anti-war protests but none received such severe charges and violent treatment as those in Spain," a statement said. Of course not, exept for the UK, they were probably hailed as heros.
Greenpeace accused Spanish police of using unnecessary force against the Rainbow Warrior crew. "One of the crew was elbowed in the nose and put in a headlock, another punched in the stomach and put in a headlock," a crew member wrote in an online diary.
Well I guess this guy must have slipped, then:
Two Spaniards, an American, a New Zealander and an Argentinian face prison sentences of between nine months and three years in connection with the Rainbow Warrior's "symbolic blockade" of the joint US-Spanish naval base at Rota. All the accused yesterday denied the charges, which included resisting arrest, disobedience and, in one case, causing injury to the civil guard who boarded the vessel in March 2003.
And since they were violating Spaines sovgrenity and security, ya get two choices:
Prosecutors yesterday demanded a three-year prison term for the Rainbow Warrior's Argentinian captain, Daniel Rizzotti, and a New Zealand crew member, Philip Lloyd.
Spaniard Carlos Bravo faced two years' jail while Martin Lawrence, an American, and Spaniard María Teresa Ambrós faced nine month terms.
"We still think they should be absolved," the Greenpeace campaign coordinator, Eva Suárez, said after the trial. Judgment is expected within days.
I was stationed in Rota, Spain. I know exactly where this happened. I could have watched it from our power plant.
The "Million Muslim March"?
I saw this letter over at Deans World about Muslims against terror. They say they aren't being backed by the big dogs who claim to be against terror.
I'm running late- go look.
I saw this letter over at Deans World about Muslims against terror. They say they aren't being backed by the big dogs who claim to be against terror.
I'm running late- go look.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
How's your history? Who made these statements?
"Democracy means that if the doorbell rings in the early hours, it is likely to be the milkman."
Correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and X:
"Dear X, Here are two tickets to my new play. Bring a friend, if you have one."
"Dear GBS, Sorry, but I can't make it to the opening night of your new play. However I
would appreciate tickets to the second night performance - if you have one."
Conversation between Lady Astor & X:
"Sir, if I were married to you, I would serve you posion in your wine."
"Madam, if I were married to you, I would drink it."
"So they go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute,
adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent."
Here's a
hint: He was known worldwide, and his main clame to fame began 65 years ago today.
"Democracy means that if the doorbell rings in the early hours, it is likely to be the milkman."
Correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and X:
"Dear X, Here are two tickets to my new play. Bring a friend, if you have one."
"Dear GBS, Sorry, but I can't make it to the opening night of your new play. However I
would appreciate tickets to the second night performance - if you have one."
Conversation between Lady Astor & X:
"Sir, if I were married to you, I would serve you posion in your wine."
"Madam, if I were married to you, I would drink it."
"So they go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute,
adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent."
Here's a
hint: He was known worldwide, and his main clame to fame began 65 years ago today.
Monday, May 09, 2005
I was going to post this last Friday, but got busy with something else.
That was the 200th anniversary of our FIRST unilateral invasion of the Mid-East (Algiers, actually).
And the history behind the fist verse of the Marine Corps Hymn:
'From the Halls of Montizuma to the shores of Tripoli'
The article gives this reminder of why we were there, then:
One of the unpleasant realities that the young and still untested United States had to face at the turn of the 19th century was the threat of piracy against its merchant shipping in the Mediterranean. The leading European powers had long dealt with the threat by paying tribute - we would now say protection money - to the rulers of the Barbary States of North Africa: Tripoli, Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco. At first the United States followed suit, but in May 1801 the Pasha of Tripoli was overthrown by a usurper who brazenly demanded more and, when it was refused, declared war on the United States.
President Thomas Jefferson decided to fight, despite the fact that the Navy had been nearly dismantled after the Revolution. In August a blockade of Tripoli was established by Commodore Richard Dale, who had fought with John Paul Jones. The blockade, small and ineffective at first, continued for nearly four years and gradually, with reinforcements from home and some borrowed vessels from the King of the Two Sicilies, took command of the waters of the Barbary Coast. The naval war is best remembered for the daring raid into Tripoli harbor led by Lieutenant Stephen Decatur in February 1804 to burn the captured U.S. frigate Philadelphia.
A couple of parallels jump out at me. The EUropeans were paying off bloodthirsty dictators then, too. Also Tripoli signed a treaty of peace on June 4, and other Barbary states quickly followed. State-sponsoredterrorism piracy in the Mediterranean was ended, kinda like what's fixin' to happen in Iraq.
That was the 200th anniversary of our FIRST unilateral invasion of the Mid-East (Algiers, actually).
And the history behind the fist verse of the Marine Corps Hymn:
'From the Halls of Montizuma to the shores of Tripoli'
The article gives this reminder of why we were there, then:
One of the unpleasant realities that the young and still untested United States had to face at the turn of the 19th century was the threat of piracy against its merchant shipping in the Mediterranean. The leading European powers had long dealt with the threat by paying tribute - we would now say protection money - to the rulers of the Barbary States of North Africa: Tripoli, Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco. At first the United States followed suit, but in May 1801 the Pasha of Tripoli was overthrown by a usurper who brazenly demanded more and, when it was refused, declared war on the United States.
President Thomas Jefferson decided to fight, despite the fact that the Navy had been nearly dismantled after the Revolution. In August a blockade of Tripoli was established by Commodore Richard Dale, who had fought with John Paul Jones. The blockade, small and ineffective at first, continued for nearly four years and gradually, with reinforcements from home and some borrowed vessels from the King of the Two Sicilies, took command of the waters of the Barbary Coast. The naval war is best remembered for the daring raid into Tripoli harbor led by Lieutenant Stephen Decatur in February 1804 to burn the captured U.S. frigate Philadelphia.
A couple of parallels jump out at me. The EUropeans were paying off bloodthirsty dictators then, too. Also Tripoli signed a treaty of peace on June 4, and other Barbary states quickly followed. State-sponsored
Everyone has their favorite, but which is safer?
Wood baseball bats or metal? This question was brought by the American Legion after an American Legion pitcher was hit by a line drive and died- in 2003.
When I first glanced at this, I thought they ment the breaking, bending, or throwing of them. The safety here is the line drive question, which is a safer hit- I guess.
The answer is ummm,
well,
they're the same.
“We were concerned then and we are concerned now for the safety of the game and the safety of the young athletes who participate in it,” said Larry Price, Chairman of the subcommittee. “With deference to the family of the young man we have given the matter our fullest attention over the last nine months. We have collected, compiled and distributed for the committee’s study a great deal of technical information, scientific analysis and expert opinion. We have heard from both camps – wood and non-wood – and we have found no clear evidence of unreasonable risk of injury or death with the use of non-wood bats in the game of baseball.”
That being said, Baseball is one of the safest sports around.
In a twenty-year study by the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research (1982-2002), 7 deaths of high school aged baseball players were recorded. In that same period, there were 6 deaths in soccer, 20 deaths in track, and 92 deaths associated with football. Price
offered that the game of baseball is one of the safest sports played today in high school and at the college level, noting that, “Injuries and, tragically, deaths occur in nearly every sport. By comparison, death on a baseball diamond is extremely rare.”
Wood baseball bats or metal? This question was brought by the American Legion after an American Legion pitcher was hit by a line drive and died- in 2003.
When I first glanced at this, I thought they ment the breaking, bending, or throwing of them. The safety here is the line drive question, which is a safer hit- I guess.
The answer is ummm,
well,
they're the same.
“We were concerned then and we are concerned now for the safety of the game and the safety of the young athletes who participate in it,” said Larry Price, Chairman of the subcommittee. “With deference to the family of the young man we have given the matter our fullest attention over the last nine months. We have collected, compiled and distributed for the committee’s study a great deal of technical information, scientific analysis and expert opinion. We have heard from both camps – wood and non-wood – and we have found no clear evidence of unreasonable risk of injury or death with the use of non-wood bats in the game of baseball.”
That being said, Baseball is one of the safest sports around.
In a twenty-year study by the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research (1982-2002), 7 deaths of high school aged baseball players were recorded. In that same period, there were 6 deaths in soccer, 20 deaths in track, and 92 deaths associated with football. Price
offered that the game of baseball is one of the safest sports played today in high school and at the college level, noting that, “Injuries and, tragically, deaths occur in nearly every sport. By comparison, death on a baseball diamond is extremely rare.”
Sunday, May 08, 2005
What a surprise, Libs are race baiting- again
Via the American Thinker comes this review of the British election.
Most of us want to think well of the British. We feel a fondness for them, a kind of family tie. Britain seems more like America than the rest of Europe. Historically the United States grew as a sturdy branch from the British oak. We think of the people there as utterly decent, as most of them genuinely are. It comes as a nasty shock, therefore, to realize how slimy the Labour Party has been in the campaign culminating in today's election.
Consider these puzzles. Why did Labour put posters all over London showing two Jewish Conservative Members of Parliament as flying pigs? Why did they picture Tory Leader Michael Howard as the hated Dickensian stereotype of Fagin, the evil Jew? And why did the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, go out of his way to insult a Jewish reporter as "a war criminal" and "a Nazi concentration camp guard"? All that just weeks before the election was called.
Was it because they really FELT (since feeling is what Libs are known for)that way?
Well, no actually.
Tony Blair's political manager let the answer slip out that those three gambits led to media coverage worth million pounds of free publicity. It didn't just happen by chance.
But which voters is the Labour Party riling up with its free publicity? The purpose is not just to insult Jews. There are not enough of them to elect Labour. As Rod Liddell pointed out in The Spectator,
“There is no ‘Jewish’ vote in Great Britain any more. …Certainly, right now, Labour seems to be going out of its way to antagonise the Jews. … Right now, there is nothing Labour won’t do to protect its Muslim vote — and the reason for that is very, very simple.”
So why the flying pigs? Good question.
Many Muslims in Europe watch Al Jazeera on satellite TV and hear a daily flood of Jihadist hate speech on the web. Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims are even more numerous in the UK, and many of them are awash in Saudi-funded propaganda.
It's for their new core base!! We've got all these illegal aliens who both parties want a vote from (right "W"?) and they have the hordes of moslems funneled through France that they want a vote from.
I like Tony Blair. I don't know anything about Howard, exept that he was a Tory. I was put off when he had Slick Willy campagning for him, but he overcame that in his support of regiem change in Iraq.
To me Blair is in pretty much a no-win situation. He's got to try to mollify his Libs, keep the EU at arms length, and try to keep Britan as an asset to the world as a whole- not easy when he's got socialists nipping at him fron every corner.
I like Brits, they're not anything special(I live with 3- 2 of them teens, so I know how average they are), they just sound smarter because of their accent. I assume from my limited conversations that they are pretty conservative. Their preceptions are filtered through their (almost) completely leftist media.
Not only do we share a common history, we need to share a common vision. I hope we can.
Via the American Thinker comes this review of the British election.
Most of us want to think well of the British. We feel a fondness for them, a kind of family tie. Britain seems more like America than the rest of Europe. Historically the United States grew as a sturdy branch from the British oak. We think of the people there as utterly decent, as most of them genuinely are. It comes as a nasty shock, therefore, to realize how slimy the Labour Party has been in the campaign culminating in today's election.
Consider these puzzles. Why did Labour put posters all over London showing two Jewish Conservative Members of Parliament as flying pigs? Why did they picture Tory Leader Michael Howard as the hated Dickensian stereotype of Fagin, the evil Jew? And why did the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, go out of his way to insult a Jewish reporter as "a war criminal" and "a Nazi concentration camp guard"? All that just weeks before the election was called.
Was it because they really FELT (since feeling is what Libs are known for)that way?
Well, no actually.
Tony Blair's political manager let the answer slip out that those three gambits led to media coverage worth million pounds of free publicity. It didn't just happen by chance.
But which voters is the Labour Party riling up with its free publicity? The purpose is not just to insult Jews. There are not enough of them to elect Labour. As Rod Liddell pointed out in The Spectator,
“There is no ‘Jewish’ vote in Great Britain any more. …Certainly, right now, Labour seems to be going out of its way to antagonise the Jews. … Right now, there is nothing Labour won’t do to protect its Muslim vote — and the reason for that is very, very simple.”
So why the flying pigs? Good question.
Many Muslims in Europe watch Al Jazeera on satellite TV and hear a daily flood of Jihadist hate speech on the web. Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims are even more numerous in the UK, and many of them are awash in Saudi-funded propaganda.
It's for their new core base!! We've got all these illegal aliens who both parties want a vote from (right "W"?) and they have the hordes of moslems funneled through France that they want a vote from.
I like Tony Blair. I don't know anything about Howard, exept that he was a Tory. I was put off when he had Slick Willy campagning for him, but he overcame that in his support of regiem change in Iraq.
To me Blair is in pretty much a no-win situation. He's got to try to mollify his Libs, keep the EU at arms length, and try to keep Britan as an asset to the world as a whole- not easy when he's got socialists nipping at him fron every corner.
I like Brits, they're not anything special(I live with 3- 2 of them teens, so I know how average they are), they just sound smarter because of their accent. I assume from my limited conversations that they are pretty conservative. Their preceptions are filtered through their (almost) completely leftist media.
Not only do we share a common history, we need to share a common vision. I hope we can.
Due to the enormous success of the "State" Quarters, the U.S. Mint is going to do another coin
WASHINGTON, DC—Following the success of its 50 State Quarters program—deemed one of the most popular commemorative-coin programs in American history—the U.S. Mint announced its next ambitious project: releasing a unique penny for every county in the nation.
"Located in the first state in the union, Delaware's Kent County will be the first county honored in this grand celebration of America," U.S. Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore said Monday. "But over the coming years, citizens all across the nation will see the best aspects of their own counties celebrated on the obverse side of a penny. Collecting all 3,143 county pennies will be a fun activity your family will enjoy for generations."
Starting in 2006, the U.S. Mint will release five new pennies per year for the next 629 years. While the process will be a long one, residents of the nation's 3,143 counties and county equivalents have already begun debating how their regions should be depicted.
"I hope they get the old stone water tower just right," Ypsilanti, MI resident Gina Dalton said. "It's the most well-known landmark in Washtenaw County, so it's definitely what they should use."
While Fore agreed that Ypsilanti's historic water tower—completed in 1890, boasting an 85-foot-tall base made of Joliet limestone, and standing at the important intersection of Route 17 and West Cross Street—is a good suggestion, she cautioned Washtenaw County residents that their penny is scheduled for release in 2315.
"We're encouraging counties, especially those beyond the first 50 or so, to think creatively to find a truly unique representative icon for their penny," Fore said. "Water towers—along with mountains, covered bridges, and lighthouses—will be among the first images to get snapped up. We'll need to see some shoe factories and cell-phone towers, too.
But, as usual, there is controversy too:
Citizens of Alaska and Louisiana have expressed worries that they may not be represented at all.
"I have spoken to numerous concerned Alaska and Louisiana citizens, and I tell them all the same thing: Settle down," Fore said. "Although they are technically called the county pennies, the coins will certainly include Alaska's census areas, Louisiana's parishes, and independent cities like St. Louis and the District of Columbia."
Here's the rest of this exiting numismatic article.
WASHINGTON, DC—Following the success of its 50 State Quarters program—deemed one of the most popular commemorative-coin programs in American history—the U.S. Mint announced its next ambitious project: releasing a unique penny for every county in the nation.
"Located in the first state in the union, Delaware's Kent County will be the first county honored in this grand celebration of America," U.S. Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore said Monday. "But over the coming years, citizens all across the nation will see the best aspects of their own counties celebrated on the obverse side of a penny. Collecting all 3,143 county pennies will be a fun activity your family will enjoy for generations."
Starting in 2006, the U.S. Mint will release five new pennies per year for the next 629 years. While the process will be a long one, residents of the nation's 3,143 counties and county equivalents have already begun debating how their regions should be depicted.
"I hope they get the old stone water tower just right," Ypsilanti, MI resident Gina Dalton said. "It's the most well-known landmark in Washtenaw County, so it's definitely what they should use."
While Fore agreed that Ypsilanti's historic water tower—completed in 1890, boasting an 85-foot-tall base made of Joliet limestone, and standing at the important intersection of Route 17 and West Cross Street—is a good suggestion, she cautioned Washtenaw County residents that their penny is scheduled for release in 2315.
"We're encouraging counties, especially those beyond the first 50 or so, to think creatively to find a truly unique representative icon for their penny," Fore said. "Water towers—along with mountains, covered bridges, and lighthouses—will be among the first images to get snapped up. We'll need to see some shoe factories and cell-phone towers, too.
But, as usual, there is controversy too:
Citizens of Alaska and Louisiana have expressed worries that they may not be represented at all.
"I have spoken to numerous concerned Alaska and Louisiana citizens, and I tell them all the same thing: Settle down," Fore said. "Although they are technically called the county pennies, the coins will certainly include Alaska's census areas, Louisiana's parishes, and independent cities like St. Louis and the District of Columbia."
Here's the rest of this exiting numismatic article.
Saturday, May 07, 2005
And now, , , something to p!ss off most of the "English" speaking world
In a posting from the Dogsnot Diaries,is this gem about the Angloshpere.
It takes a swip at Brits, "Yanks*", Aussies, and Canuks.
* To those not from the US -an American: but 'here' --> A Yankee- anyone north of the Mason-Dixon Line, ^or^ north of the M-D Line and on the East Coast, ^or^ Anyone on the N.E. coast(Mass, R.I., Conn. etc.)
In a posting from the Dogsnot Diaries,is this gem about the Angloshpere.
It takes a swip at Brits, "Yanks*", Aussies, and Canuks.
* To those not from the US -an American: but 'here' --> A Yankee- anyone north of the Mason-Dixon Line, ^or^ north of the M-D Line and on the East Coast, ^or^ Anyone on the N.E. coast(Mass, R.I., Conn. etc.)
Remenber the guy who REALLY found a finger in his custard?
I hope the jury hears this part of the story when the d!ckhead sues for emotinal distress.
After he losses that suit, I hope the LAW goes after him, and the employee who lost the fingertip wins whatever he can get.
f*cking @sshole.
I hope the jury hears this part of the story when the d!ckhead sues for emotinal distress.
After he losses that suit, I hope the LAW goes after him, and the employee who lost the fingertip wins whatever he can get.
f*cking @sshole.
Common sense in the UK
I was just surfing and came upon the EnviroSpin Watch. A blog as well written as you'd expect a well educated Brit to write. To me, he has much the same style as Aelfheld in the enjoyment of the written word. It is now a fixture in my blogroll (and a crutch for future posts).
I was just surfing and came upon the EnviroSpin Watch. A blog as well written as you'd expect a well educated Brit to write. To me, he has much the same style as Aelfheld in the enjoyment of the written word. It is now a fixture in my blogroll (and a crutch for future posts).
Did you ever think that a publication with the name of Science Magazine would be biased?
Not biased against unproven scare tactics, but biased against a letter refuting those scare tactics?
Here is a sample of the correspondence:
On December 3rd, only days before the start of the 10th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-10), Science Magazine published the results of a study by Naomi Oreskes (1): For the first time, empirical evidence was presented that appeared to show an unanimous, scientific consensus on the anthropogenic causes of recent global warming.
(snip)
These objections were put to Oreskes by science writer David Appell. On 15 December 2004, she admitted that there was indeed a serious mistake in her Science essay. According to Oreskes, her study was not based on the keywords "climate change," but on "global climate change" (3).
Her use of three keywords instead of two reduced the list of peer reviewed publications by one order of magnitude (on the UK's ISI databank the keyword search "global climate change" comes up with 1247 documents). Since the results looked questionable, I decided to replicate the Oreskes study.
(snip)
They said it was too long, so he shortened it. . .
Oreskes (1,2) presents empirical evidence that appears to show a unanimous, scientific consensus on the anthropogenic causes of recent global warming. Oreskes also claims that this universal agreement had not been questioned even once in the peer-reviewed literature since 1993. Her assertion has been extensively reported ever since.
I replicated her study in order to assess the accuracy of its results. All abstracts listed on the ISI databank for 1993 to 2003 using the same keywords ("global climate change") were assessed (3). The results of my analysis contradict Oreskes' findings and essentially falsify her study: Of all 1117 abstracts, only 13 (1%) explicitly endorse the 'consensus view'. However, 34 abstracts reject or question the view that human activities are the main driving force of "the observed warming over the last 50 years" (4).
(snip)
"The earth's climate is constantly changing owing to natural variability in earth processes. Natural climate variability over recent geological time is greater than reasonable estimates of potential human-induced greenhouse gas changes. Because no tool is available to test the supposition of human-induced climate change and the range of natural variability is so great, there is no discernible human influence on global climate at this time" (8).
Despite this manifest scepticism, I do not wish to deny that a majority of publications goes along with the notion of anthropogenic global warming by applying models based on its basic assumptions. It is beyond doubt, however, that an unbiased analysis of the full ISI databank, which comprises almost 12,000 abstracts, will find hundreds of papers (many of which written by the world's leading experts in the field) that have raised serious reservations and outright rejection of the concept of a "scientific consensus on climate change". The truth is, there is no such thing!
They basicly wrote back and said they wouldn't print it because that view is widly disbursed over the internet.
Yeh, so are the BushHitler-Halburton consiracy theories.
Not biased against unproven scare tactics, but biased against a letter refuting those scare tactics?
Here is a sample of the correspondence:
On December 3rd, only days before the start of the 10th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-10), Science Magazine published the results of a study by Naomi Oreskes (1): For the first time, empirical evidence was presented that appeared to show an unanimous, scientific consensus on the anthropogenic causes of recent global warming.
(snip)
These objections were put to Oreskes by science writer David Appell. On 15 December 2004, she admitted that there was indeed a serious mistake in her Science essay. According to Oreskes, her study was not based on the keywords "climate change," but on "global climate change" (3).
Her use of three keywords instead of two reduced the list of peer reviewed publications by one order of magnitude (on the UK's ISI databank the keyword search "global climate change" comes up with 1247 documents). Since the results looked questionable, I decided to replicate the Oreskes study.
(snip)
They said it was too long, so he shortened it. . .
Oreskes (1,2) presents empirical evidence that appears to show a unanimous, scientific consensus on the anthropogenic causes of recent global warming. Oreskes also claims that this universal agreement had not been questioned even once in the peer-reviewed literature since 1993. Her assertion has been extensively reported ever since.
I replicated her study in order to assess the accuracy of its results. All abstracts listed on the ISI databank for 1993 to 2003 using the same keywords ("global climate change") were assessed (3). The results of my analysis contradict Oreskes' findings and essentially falsify her study: Of all 1117 abstracts, only 13 (1%) explicitly endorse the 'consensus view'. However, 34 abstracts reject or question the view that human activities are the main driving force of "the observed warming over the last 50 years" (4).
(snip)
"The earth's climate is constantly changing owing to natural variability in earth processes. Natural climate variability over recent geological time is greater than reasonable estimates of potential human-induced greenhouse gas changes. Because no tool is available to test the supposition of human-induced climate change and the range of natural variability is so great, there is no discernible human influence on global climate at this time" (8).
Despite this manifest scepticism, I do not wish to deny that a majority of publications goes along with the notion of anthropogenic global warming by applying models based on its basic assumptions. It is beyond doubt, however, that an unbiased analysis of the full ISI databank, which comprises almost 12,000 abstracts, will find hundreds of papers (many of which written by the world's leading experts in the field) that have raised serious reservations and outright rejection of the concept of a "scientific consensus on climate change". The truth is, there is no such thing!
They basicly wrote back and said they wouldn't print it because that view is widly disbursed over the internet.
Yeh, so are the BushHitler-Halburton consiracy theories.
Friday, May 06, 2005
I missed it yesterday, but El Capitan has a must read post
Not that it's so profound,but that it's so, , ,
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BAD!
Not that it's so profound,but that it's so, , ,
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BAD!
I missed ZiPpos get together in New Braunfels tonight
I called back letting him know I was doing family things(dropping the 14 yr-old off for a sleepover, and going out to eat with the rest), and hopefully we can get together up there tomorrow.
ZiPpo, if you read this, check your voicemail.
I called back letting him know I was doing family things(dropping the 14 yr-old off for a sleepover, and going out to eat with the rest), and hopefully we can get together up there tomorrow.
ZiPpo, if you read this, check your voicemail.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Here's a pretty concise version of the Crusades
And as far as I remember it's fairly accurate- considering it's from the Beeb .
It also doesn't make our side look all that great. The moslems beat us then, so why should they think they can't beat us now?
And as far as I remember it's fairly accurate- considering it's from the Beeb .
It also doesn't make our side look all that great. The moslems beat us then, so why should they think they can't beat us now?
The gift that keeps on giving
I made the mistake of thinking I might get reasonable customer service from Dish pronto. As a matter of fact I had a Post or two about my adventures with them.
If you ever make the mistake of giving them a legitimate e-mail address, I gARontee you'll be getting mailboxes of spam for months to come.
On the brighter side of e-mail, it looks like I'll be meeting ZiPpo up in New Braunfels, maybe at Greune Hall sinceI just thought that I'd gratuitously mention that my Yahoo! mail has hardly any spam in it. We might meet Dash Riprock too.
I made the mistake of thinking I might get reasonable customer service from Dish pronto. As a matter of fact I had a Post or two about my adventures with them.
If you ever make the mistake of giving them a legitimate e-mail address, I gARontee you'll be getting mailboxes of spam for months to come.
On the brighter side of e-mail, it looks like I'll be meeting ZiPpo up in New Braunfels, maybe at Greune Hall sinceI just thought that I'd gratuitously mention that my Yahoo! mail has hardly any spam in it. We might meet Dash Riprock too.
Probably the last post on Pfc England
I'm going to wright, I don't have much to say about the mouthbreathing c*nt, but the frigging JUDGE!
Cr@p, I didn't think those Libs had infiltrated the J.A.G. corps, too.
I'm going to wright, I don't have much to say about the mouthbreathing c*nt, but the frigging JUDGE!
Cr@p, I didn't think those Libs had infiltrated the J.A.G. corps, too.
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
I've mentioned my views on teachers salaries before
More in passing than a full blown post. It was the fact that we were moving the week after spring break (which used to be called Easter Vacation) and the ONLY workers at the new school were the custodians- the next week the kids AND staff were off for Easter. The administration couldn't be bothered to even activate their answering machine during the week off, just in case something came up- like someone wanted info on transferring some kids.
This got me to thinking -and commenting about just how well I thought the Public Educationscam system payed for the work attendance.
Over at Coyote Blog he's got statistics to prove just how well Public Educators are payed.
More in passing than a full blown post. It was the fact that we were moving the week after spring break (which used to be called Easter Vacation) and the ONLY workers at the new school were the custodians- the next week the kids AND staff were off for Easter. The administration couldn't be bothered to even activate their answering machine during the week off, just in case something came up- like someone wanted info on transferring some kids.
This got me to thinking -and commenting about just how well I thought the Public Education
Over at Coyote Blog he's got statistics to prove just how well Public Educators are payed.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Rob has a post at his blog about titty bars
And a link to a pair of losers who want to get their money back for paying for lap dances with a credit card. A frigging CREDIT CARD- they couldn't afford a handfull of dollar bills fer Crissake?
Several points here:
I SURE hope if they're married that their wives find out about that! I hope that every quasi-hooker that finds out who works at one that they are in- - kicks their wimpy *sses out the door.
Didn't they ever hear of the Man Code?
And finally, why go in there just to , , , look?
I don't, and haven't made a habit of wasting my money in strip joints- it's like going to a resuraunt just to look at the menue. You can't touch (or should be afraid to, anyway) what's there, why pay that kind of money for a show and drink overpriced p*sswater?
And a link to a pair of losers who want to get their money back for paying for lap dances with a credit card. A frigging CREDIT CARD- they couldn't afford a handfull of dollar bills fer Crissake?
Several points here:
I SURE hope if they're married that their wives find out about that! I hope that every quasi-hooker that finds out who works at one that they are in- - kicks their wimpy *sses out the door.
Didn't they ever hear of the Man Code?
And finally, why go in there just to , , , look?
I don't, and haven't made a habit of wasting my money in strip joints- it's like going to a resuraunt just to look at the menue. You can't touch (or should be afraid to, anyway) what's there, why pay that kind of money for a show and drink overpriced p*sswater?
Interested in an overseas job?
These jobs aren't in Iraq, but that doesn't mean they're not in a dangerous place.
Contracts / Projects Manager Undisclosed Dublin P 30-Apr-2005 00:00
CONTRACTS / PROJECTS MANAGER Due to continued expansion we are seeking to recruit a number of experienced Contract/Project Managers. It is expected that candidates will have: * A degree or professional qualification * Experience of all aspects of residential/commercial construction * Experience in fast track prefabricated high rise techniques * Managed complex projects from inception to completion * Experience in...
Clerk of Works To £16 per hour Ltd London Central P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Clerk of Works Central London To £16 per hour Ltd (DOE) Ref: 1468990 Working for a Central London Borough, you will be experienced in the construction industry and will have held a similar role. Experience in housing, window replacement and scaffolding is essential. Contact the Baker Street office on Tel: 020 7935 8978 Email: bakestreet.cp@hays.com Specialist Recruitment hays.com/construction
Site Manager Circa £33,000 London N, London W P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Site Manager North and West London Circa £33, 000 + Car Allowance Ref: 701800 An expanding national contractor who undertakes internal and external redecorations on behalf of local authority and housing associations seeks an individual with a proven track record in the field and excellent tenant liaison skills. In return for your commitment and skills you will receive a competitive salary...
Multitrade Workers Up to £13 per hour Hackney, Islington P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
MULTITRADE WORKERS Up to £13 per hour + van + fuel card + phone 42.5 hours per week Multitrade workers needed. Must be skilled in carpentry, plumbing, plastering. These vacancies are for work in and around the Hackney/Islington area. Must be within one hours commute of Hackney. 42.5 hours per week, plus overtime. 20 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays....
Small Works/ Maintenance Manager Undisclosed London, South P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Small Works/Maintenance Manager. Small Works/Maintenance Manager (Building Fabric Division) required for contracts in the London and the South. Key duties will include meeting clients, compiling quotations and day-to-day management of the Regional contracting team. A proven track record within a similar role is essential together with good man management skills. The successful candidate will be based at our Hounslow office....
Building Repairs and Maintenance Operatives, Staff and Sub-Contractor Undisclosed London P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Building Repairs and Maintenance Operatives, Staff and Sub-Contractors Morrison Plc is a dynamic support services group, employing 7500 people. We operate across the following key market sectors of transport, utilities, urban regeneration, health, education and social housing. Morrison is a market leading social housing partnering contractor across the UK, covering repairs and maintenance, voids and decent homes work. To enable...
Estimator To £30,000 Kent P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Estimator Kent To £30, 000 + Benefits Ref: 305387 A medium sized construction contractor seeks an experienced estimator to join their established team. Joining a small team, you will work on a varied portfolio that includes commercial new build and refurbishment projects. An excellent salary and package and career progression prospects are on offer. Contact the Maidstone office on Tel: 01622...
Site Manager £18 per hour Ltd Wembley P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Site Manager Wembley £18 per hour Ltd Ref: 296804 You will work on a long term contract for a high profile project with the potential of becoming permanent. You will ideally have experience in carpentry and excellent communication and practical skills. Contact the Harrow office on Tel: 020 863 9414 Email: harrow.cp@hays.com Specialist Recruitment hays.com/construction
Fully Qualified Electricians Up to £13 per hour Hackney, Islington P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Two Fully Qualified Electricians required. Up to £13 per hour + van + fuel card + phone 42.5 hours per week These vacancies are for work in and around the Hackney/Islington area. Must be within one hours commute of Hackney. 42.5 hours per week, plus overtime. 20 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays. To apply, send a covering letter and...
Construction Manager / Contracts Manager Package from £45-65k London Nw P 27-Apr-2005 00:00
Company / Organisation Information: Braveco are a successful, fast growing, contracting firm who operate mainly with the high quality residential development market. They have a guaranteed workload derived from an exclusive agreement with an established developer and are expanding their business and work load at a steady but exponential rate. Currently they operate their business locally, taking on projects in...
I'm not really interested- they're in a big city.
These jobs aren't in Iraq, but that doesn't mean they're not in a dangerous place.
Contracts / Projects Manager Undisclosed Dublin P 30-Apr-2005 00:00
CONTRACTS / PROJECTS MANAGER Due to continued expansion we are seeking to recruit a number of experienced Contract/Project Managers. It is expected that candidates will have: * A degree or professional qualification * Experience of all aspects of residential/commercial construction * Experience in fast track prefabricated high rise techniques * Managed complex projects from inception to completion * Experience in...
Clerk of Works To £16 per hour Ltd London Central P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Clerk of Works Central London To £16 per hour Ltd (DOE) Ref: 1468990 Working for a Central London Borough, you will be experienced in the construction industry and will have held a similar role. Experience in housing, window replacement and scaffolding is essential. Contact the Baker Street office on Tel: 020 7935 8978 Email: bakestreet.cp@hays.com Specialist Recruitment hays.com/construction
Site Manager Circa £33,000 London N, London W P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Site Manager North and West London Circa £33, 000 + Car Allowance Ref: 701800 An expanding national contractor who undertakes internal and external redecorations on behalf of local authority and housing associations seeks an individual with a proven track record in the field and excellent tenant liaison skills. In return for your commitment and skills you will receive a competitive salary...
Multitrade Workers Up to £13 per hour Hackney, Islington P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
MULTITRADE WORKERS Up to £13 per hour + van + fuel card + phone 42.5 hours per week Multitrade workers needed. Must be skilled in carpentry, plumbing, plastering. These vacancies are for work in and around the Hackney/Islington area. Must be within one hours commute of Hackney. 42.5 hours per week, plus overtime. 20 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays....
Small Works/ Maintenance Manager Undisclosed London, South P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Small Works/Maintenance Manager. Small Works/Maintenance Manager (Building Fabric Division) required for contracts in the London and the South. Key duties will include meeting clients, compiling quotations and day-to-day management of the Regional contracting team. A proven track record within a similar role is essential together with good man management skills. The successful candidate will be based at our Hounslow office....
Building Repairs and Maintenance Operatives, Staff and Sub-Contractor Undisclosed London P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Building Repairs and Maintenance Operatives, Staff and Sub-Contractors Morrison Plc is a dynamic support services group, employing 7500 people. We operate across the following key market sectors of transport, utilities, urban regeneration, health, education and social housing. Morrison is a market leading social housing partnering contractor across the UK, covering repairs and maintenance, voids and decent homes work. To enable...
Estimator To £30,000 Kent P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Estimator Kent To £30, 000 + Benefits Ref: 305387 A medium sized construction contractor seeks an experienced estimator to join their established team. Joining a small team, you will work on a varied portfolio that includes commercial new build and refurbishment projects. An excellent salary and package and career progression prospects are on offer. Contact the Maidstone office on Tel: 01622...
Site Manager £18 per hour Ltd Wembley P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Site Manager Wembley £18 per hour Ltd Ref: 296804 You will work on a long term contract for a high profile project with the potential of becoming permanent. You will ideally have experience in carpentry and excellent communication and practical skills. Contact the Harrow office on Tel: 020 863 9414 Email: harrow.cp@hays.com Specialist Recruitment hays.com/construction
Fully Qualified Electricians Up to £13 per hour Hackney, Islington P 28-Apr-2005 00:00
Two Fully Qualified Electricians required. Up to £13 per hour + van + fuel card + phone 42.5 hours per week These vacancies are for work in and around the Hackney/Islington area. Must be within one hours commute of Hackney. 42.5 hours per week, plus overtime. 20 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays. To apply, send a covering letter and...
Construction Manager / Contracts Manager Package from £45-65k London Nw P 27-Apr-2005 00:00
Company / Organisation Information: Braveco are a successful, fast growing, contracting firm who operate mainly with the high quality residential development market. They have a guaranteed workload derived from an exclusive agreement with an established developer and are expanding their business and work load at a steady but exponential rate. Currently they operate their business locally, taking on projects in...
I'm not really interested- they're in a big city.
The Ventriloquist
A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night he's doing a show in a small town in California. With his dummy on his knee, he's going through his usual dumb blonde jokes.
Suddenly, a blonde woman in the 4th row stands on her chair and starts shouting: "I've heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype women that way? What does the color of a person's hair have to do with her worth as a human being?
It's guys like you who keep women like me from being respected at work and in the
community and from reaching their full potential as a person, because you and your kind continue to perpetuate discrimination against, not only blondes, but women in general and all in the name of humor!"
The embarrassed ventriloquist begins to apologize, when the blonde yells, "You stay out of this, mister! I'm talking to that little bastard on your knee!"
A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night he's doing a show in a small town in California. With his dummy on his knee, he's going through his usual dumb blonde jokes.
Suddenly, a blonde woman in the 4th row stands on her chair and starts shouting: "I've heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype women that way? What does the color of a person's hair have to do with her worth as a human being?
It's guys like you who keep women like me from being respected at work and in the
community and from reaching their full potential as a person, because you and your kind continue to perpetuate discrimination against, not only blondes, but women in general and all in the name of humor!"
The embarrassed ventriloquist begins to apologize, when the blonde yells, "You stay out of this, mister! I'm talking to that little bastard on your knee!"
Monday, May 02, 2005
Girls and phones, , ,
I've been waiting for a teen to wait for a friend (she's white trash- actually) to call her. It's becoming bothersome, so this anonymous caller will soon be blocked.
I also had a page about a pole down, and was waiting for more info- the cell phone doesn't work here :-D Nice.
I was just finding something interesting to comment on, but forgot where it was, and what it was.
If I don't find something interesting to post, I'll lose my vast following to a cut-rate blog like the Puppy Blender.
I've been waiting for a teen to wait for a friend (she's white trash- actually) to call her. It's becoming bothersome, so this anonymous caller will soon be blocked.
I also had a page about a pole down, and was waiting for more info- the cell phone doesn't work here :-D Nice.
I was just finding something interesting to comment on, but forgot where it was, and what it was.
If I don't find something interesting to post, I'll lose my vast following to a cut-rate blog like the Puppy Blender.
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Saturday, April 30, 2005
I'm not sure how to react to this news
According to Joe Gandelmans' posting at Deans World a satellite could clear up the speed of the commie reporters rescue car right before they almost over-ran a U.S. checkpoint. He sends us to another link reporting on the same thing.
My problem is that they both quote the same source. I know that I have very serious reservations as to the Rather biased coverage on CBS, and the way they have of making things "fit" their preconceptions.
According to Joe Gandelmans' posting at Deans World a satellite could clear up the speed of the commie reporters rescue car right before they almost over-ran a U.S. checkpoint. He sends us to another link reporting on the same thing.
My problem is that they both quote the same source. I know that I have very serious reservations as to the Rather biased coverage on CBS, and the way they have of making things "fit" their preconceptions.
It seems as though we have a new heavenly neighbor
There is a post at The Moderate Voice telling of a huge new planet. Since I'm getting hits from that posting, I thought I'd give you another unusual astronomical report.
Apparently Jupiter has been misbehaving- somehow. There has been an unreported bit of attitude adjustment going on up there. Some are calling it divine intervention, and wondering if it's proof that there really is a God.
There is a post at The Moderate Voice telling of a huge new planet. Since I'm getting hits from that posting, I thought I'd give you another unusual astronomical report.
Apparently Jupiter has been misbehaving- somehow. There has been an unreported bit of attitude adjustment going on up there. Some are calling it divine intervention, and wondering if it's proof that there really is a God.
My contribution to the culinary arts
It seems like every blogger needs to make their contribution, so here's my obligatory food post.
I decided to do a brisket and since it's too windy to do it outside, I'm doing it in a 200 degree oven. I made a rub yesterday, and it sat soaking up the flavor all night.
One thing I love about cattle country is that they have good cuts of inexpensive meat. This market trimmed brisket was about $2.19/lb and almost no fat.
I made a sweet BBQ sauce to go with it, so here's the recipe- the way I did it this time (it changes every time):
Other spices to taste.
Heat untill just simmering, and remove from heat.
It seems like every blogger needs to make their contribution, so here's my obligatory food post.
I decided to do a brisket and since it's too windy to do it outside, I'm doing it in a 200 degree oven. I made a rub yesterday, and it sat soaking up the flavor all night.
One thing I love about cattle country is that they have good cuts of inexpensive meat. This market trimmed brisket was about $2.19/lb and almost no fat.
I made a sweet BBQ sauce to go with it, so here's the recipe- the way I did it this time (it changes every time):
- 1 LG (or 2 sm) Can tomato sauce (for you Brits that stumble in here- it's NOT Ketsup).
- about 1/4 sweet onion-diced semi-fine.
- 1/2 - 3/4 c brawn sugar ( add more as needed).
- Garlic powder (not garlic salt) a thin layer over the entire pot- ad more as desired.
- Chili powder (Red pepper)about the same as garlic.
- a quick squeeze of of yellow mustard- don't overdo it.
- Cumino- about half as much as the garlic.
- Pinch of sweet Basil
- half a shake of Cinnamon.
Other spices to taste.
Heat untill just simmering, and remove from heat.
Friday, April 29, 2005
When is a fillibuster not a fillibuster?
When the R.I.N.O.s let the Dems get away with a "virtual fillibuster" instead of talking 24/7 for weeks on end, completly stonewalling the Fed. Govt (less B.S. laws wouldn't hurt my feelings a bit, though).
Dick Morris has a good article about it.
"The Republican leaders in the Senate do not have to make the false choice between endless toleration of Democratic filibusters that enfeeble their majority and the so-called “nuclear option” — a ruling that filibusters of judicial nominations are unconstitutional — which will set off partisan wrangling for the balance of the Bush tenure.
It is absurd to try to tell the American people why filibusters of judicial nominations violate the Constitution while those of presidential nonjudicial appointments and of regular legislation do not. The American people are going to see the denial of the right of unlimited debate as the equivalent of FDR’s court-packing plan, which doomed the second term of his presidency to utter failure (he had a pretty good third term, winning the war).
The better way to proceed is to make the filibuster radioactive politically by letting the Democrats talk themselves to death. Give them enough rope and they will hang themselves by their vocal cords.
Frist just needs to end the “virtual” filibuster and make the Democrats stage a real one, replete with quorum calls, 24/7 sessions and truly endless debate covered word for word by C-SPAN for all the nation to see — and ridicule."
He goes on to talk about letting the Dems (libs actually) fillibuster a minor appointee to Miss. Appellat court, and let America see what a fillibuster is all about. But, , ,
"The Republican leaders, and the Democratic majority leader before them, have allowed the filibuster to be rehabilitated in the public mind by agreeing not to stage one. The gentlemanly filibusters of the modern era, where each side concedes unless one has 60 votes, have permitted virtual filibusters that incur no public wrath.
But let’s remember that it was the specter of the Senate’s being tied in knots by Sen. Richard Russell (D-Ga.) and his gang that doomed the South to accepting civil-rights legislation. When Hubert Humphrey and his allies had to sleep in the Senate chamber so that minorities could get the right to vote, America saw the excesses to which the South would go to deny minorities their rights."
Sounds good to me, lets see a REAL fillibuster on EACH appointee.
When the R.I.N.O.s let the Dems get away with a "virtual fillibuster" instead of talking 24/7 for weeks on end, completly stonewalling the Fed. Govt (less B.S. laws wouldn't hurt my feelings a bit, though).
Dick Morris has a good article about it.
"The Republican leaders in the Senate do not have to make the false choice between endless toleration of Democratic filibusters that enfeeble their majority and the so-called “nuclear option” — a ruling that filibusters of judicial nominations are unconstitutional — which will set off partisan wrangling for the balance of the Bush tenure.
It is absurd to try to tell the American people why filibusters of judicial nominations violate the Constitution while those of presidential nonjudicial appointments and of regular legislation do not. The American people are going to see the denial of the right of unlimited debate as the equivalent of FDR’s court-packing plan, which doomed the second term of his presidency to utter failure (he had a pretty good third term, winning the war).
The better way to proceed is to make the filibuster radioactive politically by letting the Democrats talk themselves to death. Give them enough rope and they will hang themselves by their vocal cords.
Frist just needs to end the “virtual” filibuster and make the Democrats stage a real one, replete with quorum calls, 24/7 sessions and truly endless debate covered word for word by C-SPAN for all the nation to see — and ridicule."
He goes on to talk about letting the Dems (libs actually) fillibuster a minor appointee to Miss. Appellat court, and let America see what a fillibuster is all about. But, , ,
"The Republican leaders, and the Democratic majority leader before them, have allowed the filibuster to be rehabilitated in the public mind by agreeing not to stage one. The gentlemanly filibusters of the modern era, where each side concedes unless one has 60 votes, have permitted virtual filibusters that incur no public wrath.
But let’s remember that it was the specter of the Senate’s being tied in knots by Sen. Richard Russell (D-Ga.) and his gang that doomed the South to accepting civil-rights legislation. When Hubert Humphrey and his allies had to sleep in the Senate chamber so that minorities could get the right to vote, America saw the excesses to which the South would go to deny minorities their rights."
Sounds good to me, lets see a REAL fillibuster on EACH appointee.
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Emperor Misha has a link to Cali's new brainstrom on "firearm Safety"
They want to engrave serial numbers on each bullet.
Granted, I haven't seen much about it, but it raises some questions in my mind. Just off hand :
(yet)
They want to engrave serial numbers on each bullet.
Granted, I haven't seen much about it, but it raises some questions in my mind. Just off hand :
- Where will it be engraved? Wouldn't the propellant pretty much burn off anything "lightly' engraved on the base? We know it wouldn't last in front.
- Would the SN be on the casing, too?
- What about reloaders? Would they come pre-engraved? And if the case had the old SN, how would that change?
- What if you use those "birdshot" rounds? SN on each BB?
- Same question if your weapon gets stolen, they have your registered rounds?
- Muzzel loaders? What about the people who make their own bullets? Will they have to send them in to get 'tagged'? Will they then be tested for 'environmental hazards' too?
(yet)
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Ok, I've seen enough, now I really want to know
WHO is the hot babe in the Those Shirts ads? You see her on the ads in most of the sidebars of almost all the blogs in my blogroll.
She looks to be of some kind of Mediteranian extraction.
UM,um, I could just eat her up (if I wasn't already married, that is- I love you hunny).
WHO is the hot babe in the Those Shirts ads? You see her on the ads in most of the sidebars of almost all the blogs in my blogroll.
She looks to be of some kind of Mediteranian extraction.
UM,um, I could just eat her up (if I wasn't already married, that is- I love you hunny).
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