Monthly Archives: December 2008

Mankind, the root of all evil

Not only is man responsible for our present bout with “global warming” he is responsible for global cooling as well say Investors Business Daily. Climate Change: The Earth has been warming ever since the end of the Little Ice Age. … Continue reading

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Stephen Hawking in global warming camp

Hawking: We must recognise the catastrophic dangers of climate change “As we stand at the brink of a second nuclear age and a period of unprecedented climate change, scientists have a special responsibility, once again, to inform the public and … Continue reading

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Sammy Wilson is courageous

Environment minister Sammy Wilson: I still think man-made climate change is a con “I think in 20 years’ time we will look back at this whole climate change debate and ask ourselves how on earth were we ever conned into … Continue reading

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Church of England invests with Al Gore

Crazy! The Church of England’s Church Commissioners have gone green, investing £150 million with former US Vice-President Al Gore’s environmentally minded investment firm, Generation Investment Management. On Nov 18 the First Church Estates Commissioner, Andreas Whittam Smith reported that in … Continue reading

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Global Cooling…

Walter Williams summarizes the current global warming backlash occurring among scientists. I excerpted this one quote as a teaser… Geologist Dr. David Gee, chairman of the science committee of the 2008 International Geological Congress, currently at Uppsala University in Sweden … Continue reading

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Where is Seagate going?

Disk drive company Seagate has had their debt downgraded to junk status. High quality junk, but still junk. Seagate is known for being management top heavy. Perhaps they need to take a look at the graph below before they start … Continue reading

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Where did the water go?

Milliken Colorado lost between 750,000 and 1 million gallons of water. The comments are entertaining as well. Hat-tip to Drudge

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Financial Bailout: How much Liquidity

In the January issue of Stocks, Futures and Options magazine there’s a sidebar on how much liquidity has been pumped into the system. The numbers are from James Bianco of Bianco Research. He says, “In 2008, the Federal Reserve has … Continue reading

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Digital natives vs. digital immigrants

The Google generation thinks differently… NATIVES v IMMIGRANTS Digital nativesLike receiving information quickly from multiple media sources.Like parallel processing and multi-tasking.Like processing pictures, sounds and video before text.Like random access to hyperlinked multimedia information.Like to network with others.Like to learn … Continue reading

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No pay raise for Congress

Congress is set to receive an automatic 2.8% pay raise. Although small, the symbolism is large. A public debate would be nice. Hat-tip to Instapundit.

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20 unhealthiest drinks in America

Quit the unhealthy drinks and lose 25 lbs in 6 weeks! I told Bill to start with beverages because between soda, coffee drinks, smoothies, and booze, he was sipping away more than a quarter of his daily calories. He’s not … Continue reading

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Obama photo-op with Marines

This is disappointing… I’m an active duty naval officer stationed in Pearl Harbor. I was there for the president-elect’s appearance. The crowd was respectful, as you might expect from today’s professional Marines. The reception was a short photo-op kind of … Continue reading

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Is stimulus a good thing?

Aside from the obvious danger of inflation in the not too distant future shouldn’t “we the people”, be worried about the more basic danger of the expansion of government? Boulderites, don’t worry, I’m not talking to you!

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Disgusting…

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Boulder photo radar trap

Uugh, I really don’t like this photo radar speed trap that the city puts on North Broadway. The Boulder police locate their van just above the hill on Broadway past the intersection of Broadway and Linden drive as you head … Continue reading

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Global Warming?

It’s time for the great global warming panic to end. First, all over the world, temperatures have been dropping in a way wholly unpredicted by all those computer models which have been used as the main drivers of the scare. … Continue reading

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Oil continues to decline

If it was an indicator of a healthier economy, I think people would almost wish for higher oil prices.

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Oil continues to decline

If it was an indicator of a healthier economy, I think people would almost wish for higher oil prices.

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all. Our family spent a lazy day opening presents, watching Tim Allen Santa Claus movies, playing liverpool rummy and watching some of the House Marathon on USA.

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Investigations Math

From Kitchen Table Math (go there to get the link to the letter)… In a December 19, 2008 letter to the editor of the Frederick News Post, Steve Wilson, a math professor from Johns Hopkins University, issues a warning “not … Continue reading

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