Some good tips in this video on starting out with Twitter.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
The green jobs myth - washingtonpost.com
Nice of the Post to notice.
"Now let's consider job losses. It takes one worker today roughly 15 minutes to read a single meter. So in a day, a meter reader can scan about 30 meters, or about 700 meters a month. Meters are typically read once a month, making it the base period to calculate meter-reading jobs. Reading a million meters every month engages about 1,400 personnel. In five years, 20 million manually read meters are expected to disappear, taking with them some 28,000 meter-reading jobs.
In other words, instead of creating jobs, smart metering will probably result in net job destruction. This should not be surprising because the main method of making the electrical grid "smart" is by automating its functions. Automation by definition obviates the need for people. "
"Now let's consider job losses. It takes one worker today roughly 15 minutes to read a single meter. So in a day, a meter reader can scan about 30 meters, or about 700 meters a month. Meters are typically read once a month, making it the base period to calculate meter-reading jobs. Reading a million meters every month engages about 1,400 personnel. In five years, 20 million manually read meters are expected to disappear, taking with them some 28,000 meter-reading jobs.
In other words, instead of creating jobs, smart metering will probably result in net job destruction. This should not be surprising because the main method of making the electrical grid "smart" is by automating its functions. Automation by definition obviates the need for people. "
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Frustrated Ryanair passenger eats winning scratchcard
Dumb, just dumb.
"An angry airline passenger ate an £8,930 winning scratchcard after he was told he could not claim the money immediately."
"An angry airline passenger ate an £8,930 winning scratchcard after he was told he could not claim the money immediately."
10 innovations that will reshape business
Good stuff but this caught my eye.
"The inevitable triumph of the Bric countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – has become almost a commonplace observation in business."
Yeah, kind of easy to have and "inevitable triumph" when you use child labour, sweat shops and gulags.
"The inevitable triumph of the Bric countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – has become almost a commonplace observation in business."
Yeah, kind of easy to have and "inevitable triumph" when you use child labour, sweat shops and gulags.
Labour's hypocrisy over migrants: How the party is trying to woo voters with tactics that would shame the BNP
"The carefully worded letters all send the same sympathetic messages to local 'white families' about the difficulties caused by the record rise in immigration.
Soothing words of comfort are combined with powerful pledges of action to ease the pressure on jobs, school places and council housing."
Soothing words of comfort are combined with powerful pledges of action to ease the pressure on jobs, school places and council housing."
Magnitude 8.8 - OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
How long before the warmists led by Al Gore blame global warming?
Scientist eyes 39-day voyage to Mars
Never going to happen with Obama in power. He's already cut the moon program.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Dar al Islam forces Danish newspaper to apologize for reprinting Mohammad cartoon
Did the Egyptian newspaper that published them first apologize? This isn't an apology, it's appeasement.
Twitter attack affects thousands of users
Cyber criminals are using the service to trick people in to giving away their username and password for the site. Users have been receiving direct messages from friends on the site which contain a shortened link. When users click on that link, they are directed to a malicious website, which looks just like the Twitter home page, where they are prompted to enter their login details.
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi appeal rejected
The Supreme Court in Burma has rejected an appeal by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against an extension of her house arrest.
Ms Suu Kyi has spent most of the past 20 years in some form of detention, despite her party overwhelmingly winning Burma's last general election.
Want to learn how to fight the left?
Want to get the inside scoop on the dirty tricks the left use to smear people? Want to lean how to fight back? Then this book is for you.
ACORN Leaders Attempting Stealth Consolidation
"Over the last 18 months, ACORN chief organizer Bertha Lewis, executive director Steve Kest, and his brother Jon Kest have secretly sought to consolidate ACORN resources and power in its New York branch. We have learned that New York ACORN has shut down its operation in Brooklyn and handed its lease over to New York Communities for Change, a new nonprofit organization formed by community activists and former staff and leaders of — wait for it — New York ACORN."
Immigration minister Phil Woolas admits his children have suffered because of migration
Will Woolas also admit that our children have suffered as well?
"The immigration minister has admitted that his own children have 'suffered' because of the number of foreigners who have flooded into Britain.
In an extraordinary declaration, gaffe-prone Phil Woolas accepted the influx of migrants under Labour has taken a toll on local communities and services.
Confronted by an unemployed man on a BBC2 Newsnight special, he said: 'We recognise that. My own family... children have suffered from that.'"
The Falklands betrayal: U.S. fails to back British oil claims after row over American torture secrets
Smart diplomacy eh, Mrs. Clinton?
Ethics panel finds Rangel broke rules
"WASHINGTON – Rep. Charles Rangel, the most powerful tax-writing lawmaker in Congress and a 40-year veteran of Capitol Hill, acknowledged Thursday that an ethics panel has accused him of accepting corporate money for Caribbean trips in violation of House rules.
The findings are certain to raise questions of whether Rangel, a New York Democrat, can continue as Ways and Means Committee chairman in an election year. Democrats took over the House in 2006 on a campaign promise to "end a culture of corruption" in Congress that they blamed on 12 years of Republican rule."
The findings are certain to raise questions of whether Rangel, a New York Democrat, can continue as Ways and Means Committee chairman in an election year. Democrats took over the House in 2006 on a campaign promise to "end a culture of corruption" in Congress that they blamed on 12 years of Republican rule."
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Olympic committee takes back American skier Lindsey Vonn’s gold medal
The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that it has taken back the gold medal previously awarded to American skier Lindsey Vonn and given it to U.S. President Barack Obama.
Olympic officials said Obama deserved the medal more than Vonn because no one has ever gone downhill faster than he has.
Olympic officials said Obama deserved the medal more than Vonn because no one has ever gone downhill faster than he has.
Samsung's first Full HD 3D TV now available in the US, all 55 inches of i
Free delivery! It should since it costs over 3 grand. How much power does this baby use?
84 Websites to Watch Videos Online
They've begun selling internet capable tv's here in the UK. Can't wait to get one. This list will come in handy.
Thirty-one House Dems quizzing Toyota execs got UAW campaign cash
And Toyota isn't organized by the UAW. Un huh.
US refuses to endorse British sovereignty in Falklands oil dispute
"We are aware not only of the current situation but also of the history, but our position remains one of neutrality,” a State Department spokesman told The Times. “The US recognises de facto UK administration of the islands but takes no position on the sovereignty claims of either party.”
Maybe Britain would like to rethink their Afghanistan position?
Police tell car theft victim: 'We've found your van... but it's too dangerous to get it back'
"Police have refused to recover a stolen vehicle from a travellers' camp because of the danger.
When Christopher Sims had his white van stolen from outside his house, officers told him they had an idea who might have taken it.
But Gloucestershire Police insisted they could not take any action as it would be ill-advised to visit the site because of the strong criminal element who lived there.
Mr Sims, 46, said: 'They said they were sympathetic but couldn't risk putting officers' lives at risk."
Still voting Labour?
Mid Staffordshire NHS hospital 'routinely neglected' patients
"Not a single official has been disciplined over the worst-ever NHS hospital scandal, it emerged last night.
Up to 1,200 people lost their lives needlessly because Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust put government targets and cost-cutting ahead of patient care.
But none of the doctors, nurses and managers who failed them has suffered any formal sanction."
Up to 1,200 people lost their lives needlessly because Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust put government targets and cost-cutting ahead of patient care.
But none of the doctors, nurses and managers who failed them has suffered any formal sanction."
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Three quarters of Tory candidates want to renegotiate UK's relationship with EU
"Friday’s New Statesman carries a ComRes poll that will make interesting reading for David Cameron. Three quarters of his prospective parliamentary candidates want to renegotiate the UK’s relationship with Europe “as a matter of priority”. And 91 per cent favour a cap on immigration. Meanwhile, only 28 per cent believe that the next government should legislate to make people behave in a “greener” way."
All good reasons to vote Tory.
UN Envoy to Peres: No Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza - Politics & Gov't
"United Nations Middle East envoy Robert Serry, who met with President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on Wednesday, said, “There is no humanitarian problem in Gaza.”
Yoo Gets the Last Word
John Yoo is entitled to dance a jig on the grave of Eric Holder’s credibility. And he does.
Britain's Weather Office Proposes Climate-Gate Do-Over
"At a meeting Monday of 150 climate scientists, representatives of Britain's weather office proposed that the world's climatologists start all over again and produce a new trove of global temperature data that is open to public scrutiny and "rigorous" peer review."
Should have done this in the first place.
Just 31% of British adults believe climate change is 'definitely' a reality following months of public scepticism
That number would be far higher if the left wing media reported it more accurately.
Somali woman can claim benefits even if she a 'burden on social assistance' after landmark EU ruling
Pass this on to everyone in your address book.
“Standing proudly with her arm draped over her 36in television, this is the Somali woman who must be given a council house even though she has no right to live in Britain.
Nimco Hassan Ibrahim - who lives with her four children on benefit handouts - was granted the right to the home by EU judges yesterday because she was once married to a Danish citizen who briefly worked in this country. “
Britain is no longer in charge of it’s affairs and is being run by the EU. How do you feel about that?
And think about this next time you go to work busting your ass.
“The landmark EU judgment opens the door for hundreds of thousands of unemployed foreigners to claim both state benefits and council or housing association homes.
In particular, it means migrant families from Poland and other Eastern European countries will for the first time have a right to council housing and state benefits even if they have worked for only a brief period in Britain. “
The important thing to remember here is that, Brown and Labour are doing this deliberately. They want “Britain” to disappear into the EU superstate.
And keep this in mind next time you’re up the town and think about shopping in Shelter.
“The pair came to Britain seven years ago. After eight months working as a bus driver, Mr Yusuf began living on benefits. When they were stopped in March 2004, he left the country.
Mr Yusuf's departure ended Mrs Ibrahim's right to stay in the UK and her right to receive benefits, but six years later, she lives on £1,000 a month through child tax credits, child benefits and child disability allowance.
Her accommodation is paid for and she also uses the NHS, even though she is not entitled to free medical care and has no insurance cover.
Her three-year legal battle was funded by the charity Shelter. “
You’ve lost your country. How does that make you feel? Tell your MP how you feel.
Have a good day at work paying for Mrs. Ibrahim courtesy of Labour.
“Standing proudly with her arm draped over her 36in television, this is the Somali woman who must be given a council house even though she has no right to live in Britain.
Nimco Hassan Ibrahim - who lives with her four children on benefit handouts - was granted the right to the home by EU judges yesterday because she was once married to a Danish citizen who briefly worked in this country. “
Britain is no longer in charge of it’s affairs and is being run by the EU. How do you feel about that?
And think about this next time you go to work busting your ass.
“The landmark EU judgment opens the door for hundreds of thousands of unemployed foreigners to claim both state benefits and council or housing association homes.
In particular, it means migrant families from Poland and other Eastern European countries will for the first time have a right to council housing and state benefits even if they have worked for only a brief period in Britain. “
The important thing to remember here is that, Brown and Labour are doing this deliberately. They want “Britain” to disappear into the EU superstate.
And keep this in mind next time you’re up the town and think about shopping in Shelter.
“The pair came to Britain seven years ago. After eight months working as a bus driver, Mr Yusuf began living on benefits. When they were stopped in March 2004, he left the country.
Mr Yusuf's departure ended Mrs Ibrahim's right to stay in the UK and her right to receive benefits, but six years later, she lives on £1,000 a month through child tax credits, child benefits and child disability allowance.
Her accommodation is paid for and she also uses the NHS, even though she is not entitled to free medical care and has no insurance cover.
Her three-year legal battle was funded by the charity Shelter. “
You’ve lost your country. How does that make you feel? Tell your MP how you feel.
Have a good day at work paying for Mrs. Ibrahim courtesy of Labour.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Matalan manager Jamie Simpson's killer was on bail for another murder
"A member of the robbery gang that killed shop manager Jamie Simpson was on police bail for a previous fatal stabbing."
Secret memo reveals CPS in 'meltdown' with huge backlog of cases
",,,giving criminals 'get out of jail free cards'
UN Eco-Commissars on Bali – Again
"Now they’re at it again. The UN Environment Program, which is based in Nairobi, is convening a set of meetings this week – not in Nairobi, or New York, but at the same Bali beach resort (and convention center) where they sacrificed all that time for the greater good in 2007. Never mind the UN’s continuing campaign — in the face of its crumbling “climate science” — to restrict and control carbon emissions. Yet again, we are asked to believe the UN deserves special exemptions from its own preachings. Its conferees are jetting to Bali for the greater good of all the little folk, whose job is merely to pay the bills for such pleasures, and live with any resulting rationing and regulation. According to the Jakarta Post, some 1,500 people from 192 countries are expected to attend this shindig — where UNEP claims that envoys of some 140 governments will be present. The pre-session events (the UN goes in for a lot of those on Bali) have already begun."
Monday, February 22, 2010
White House Accused of Federal Crime in Specter, Bennett Races
"For the second time in five months, the Obama White House is being accused -- by Democrats -- of offering high ranking government jobs in return for political favors. What no one is reporting is that this is a violation of federal law that can lead to prison time, a fine or both, according to Title 18, Chapter 11, Section 211 of the United States Code."
Bullygate: Gordon Brown bullying claims
Notice how Labour are going after the NBH who leaked the information? Usual left wing tactic to divert attention away from the Brown scandal.
Gordon Brown in new bullying claim as ANOTHER employee emails helpline
Bullygate?
£Gordon Brown was facing fresh allegations about his treatment of Downing Street staff today after it was revealed one worker has contacted an anti-bullying charity to complain about him.
The National Bullying Helpline was sent an e-mail from someone at No.10 saying they have an 'issue' with the Prime Minister.
Christine Pratt, founder of the service, revealed the new allegation this morning as she faced a furious backlash for going public over complaints by Downing Street staff."
Vindicating John Yoo - WSJ.com
"So after five years of investigation, partisan accusations and unethical media leaks, the Justice Department's senior ethicist has concluded that Bush Administration lawyers John Yoo and Jay Bybee committed no professional misconduct. The issue now is whether the protégés of Attorney General Eric Holder who led this exercise at Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) should themselves be in the dock."
Climategate: The World’s Biggest Story, Everywhere but Here
"It’s been called the “biggest scientific scandal in history.” It has everything to earn Pulitzer consideration: lies and misconduct in high places, political implications, even massive financial transactions that may or may not be legitimate or even legal. It’s big news … as long as you read the Telegraph, the Guardian, the London Times, or even major Indian papers.
It’s no news at all if you read the U.S. mainstream media"
Charity chief reveals Number 10 staff 'called bullying helpline'
"An anti-bullying charity revealed yesterday that it has received a string of complaints about Gordon Brown.
The founder of the National Bullying Helpline said it had received 'three or four' calls in the last 18 months from those working for the Prime Minister.
Christine Pratt said she decided to go public after being incensed by Lord Mandelson's denial of lurid allegations about Mr Brown's treatment of his staff."
Climate scientists withdraw journal claims of rising sea levels
"Announcing the formal retraction of the paper from the journal, Siddall said: "It's one of those things that happens. People make mistakes and mistakes happen in science." He said there were two separate technical mistakes in the paper, which were pointed out by other scientists after it was published. A formal retraction was required, rather than a correction, because the errors undermined the study's conclusion."
Sunday, February 21, 2010
The New York Times Owes Jason Mattera an Apology
The left have over played the race card. Are there any adults in charge at the New York Times?
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Bleak winter partly caused by El Nino could be worst for 81 years
Phil Jones call your office. And, someone pass this on to the Climate Research Unit.
Falkland Islands oil row: Argentina warns UK against complacency
"Hostilities between the UK and Argentina will reach boiling point today with the arrival of a British oil rig off the Falkland Islands.
Buenos Aires has threatened to take steps to prevent what it believes is 'illegal' drilling - including a blockade of ships."
Five Muslim Soldiers Arrested at Fort Jackson in South Carolina
"CBN News has learned exclusively that five Muslim soldiers at Fort Jackson in South Carolina were arrested just before Christmas. It is unclear whether the men are still in custody. The five were part of the Arabic Translation program at the base.
The men are suspected of trying to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson. "
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Greece loses EU voting power in blow to sovereignty
"The council of EU finance ministers said Athens must comply with austerity demands by March 16 or lose control over its own tax and spend policies altogether. It if fails to do so, the EU will itself impose cuts under the draconian Article 126.9 of the Lisbon Treaty in what would amount to economic suzerainty. "
Maher - Americans are too stupid to understand the issues
That's how the left and the Democrats react if you disagree with them - you're just too stupid to understand.
How to stop bullying at school.
All of my kids were bullied at primary school and in their first year at secondary school. It only happened once and I stopped it cold! Here's how I did it.
You first have to know your child is being bullied. That sounds self evident but you'd be surprised how hard it can be. None of my kids came to me first - they were too scared. My kids weren't scared of me, they were threatened by the bullies into not telling.
The first signs I noticed were not wanting to go to school. This was followed by feigned illness. Other sings were getting into trouble in the classroom. All of my kids are good kids and good students. Their behavior was out of character. That is your first important clue.
I talked to them and let them know they were not in trouble, that I was on their side and I would personally ensure that the bullying would stop. The last part is the most important and you have to mean it and let them know you damn sure mean it.
Next, make and appointment to speak to the teacher and headmaster together with your child. Your child must be present! They will witness how you take control and handle the situation. It will give them confidence that you will stop the bullying.
Start by letting the teacher and headmaster know that your child is being bullied. Give them the name of the bully and listen carefully to what they say next. This is critical. In every single instance of bullying the school officials would roll their eyes and say something like, "oh, we've had problems with him or her before". Or, "yes, we're aware of the problem with that student". They are falling into your trap.
Next, ask them if they have plans, policies and procedures to stop bullying. Watch as their chest fills out, a smile comes over their face and they say with pride, "yes we have a very successful campaign of anti-bullying and do not tolerate it".
Then ask them, what's the test that your plans, policies and procedures are working? Now watch as their chest falls, a blank comes over their face and they mutter, "huh?". Tell them, the proof that their working plans are working is that the bullying stops.
Now tell them that as your child is being bullied by a known bully who they are currently dealing with, it's obvious that their plans, policies and procedures are failing - bullying is happening on their watch! Watch now as their faces look like they've been hit by a brick.
Now it's time for you to take charge. Remind them that there is a three way contract in the education process. I make sure my child does their homework, is clean, fed and attends all classes. My child does their homework and attends school. The school teaches my child and provides a safe learning environment for them. Point out to them that they are the only ones in this three way contract who is failing.
Since it is they who are failing, tell them this is how it's going to work from now on. Tell them your child has a mobile phone, you have a mobile phone and you have the schools phone number (get the headmasters mobile number if you can). Tell them from now on, if your child gets bullied your child will call you immediately, even in class and you will in turn call the school immediately. The will object to your child calling during class. Tell them you don't care. As they are failing to protect your child, your child has the right to call for help. Let them know that this will continue until the bullying stops. Let them know, that in short, you will make their life hell until they do their job and protect your child.
Be firm in all of this; be mad even! Let them know you are serious and mean business. Also, let them know that you will go to the police, seek legal advice, go to the school board or even the press. In short, you are going to do everything humanly possible to stop the bullying.
In every single case this has worked for me. My kids were bullied just once in primary and once in first year of secondary school.
I hope this helps.
Your children have the right not to be bullied and the schools are failing in their job. Don't take it! Make them do their job!
For more help, visit BullyingUK.
You first have to know your child is being bullied. That sounds self evident but you'd be surprised how hard it can be. None of my kids came to me first - they were too scared. My kids weren't scared of me, they were threatened by the bullies into not telling.
The first signs I noticed were not wanting to go to school. This was followed by feigned illness. Other sings were getting into trouble in the classroom. All of my kids are good kids and good students. Their behavior was out of character. That is your first important clue.
I talked to them and let them know they were not in trouble, that I was on their side and I would personally ensure that the bullying would stop. The last part is the most important and you have to mean it and let them know you damn sure mean it.
Next, make and appointment to speak to the teacher and headmaster together with your child. Your child must be present! They will witness how you take control and handle the situation. It will give them confidence that you will stop the bullying.
Start by letting the teacher and headmaster know that your child is being bullied. Give them the name of the bully and listen carefully to what they say next. This is critical. In every single instance of bullying the school officials would roll their eyes and say something like, "oh, we've had problems with him or her before". Or, "yes, we're aware of the problem with that student". They are falling into your trap.
Next, ask them if they have plans, policies and procedures to stop bullying. Watch as their chest fills out, a smile comes over their face and they say with pride, "yes we have a very successful campaign of anti-bullying and do not tolerate it".
Then ask them, what's the test that your plans, policies and procedures are working? Now watch as their chest falls, a blank comes over their face and they mutter, "huh?". Tell them, the proof that their working plans are working is that the bullying stops.
Now tell them that as your child is being bullied by a known bully who they are currently dealing with, it's obvious that their plans, policies and procedures are failing - bullying is happening on their watch! Watch now as their faces look like they've been hit by a brick.
Now it's time for you to take charge. Remind them that there is a three way contract in the education process. I make sure my child does their homework, is clean, fed and attends all classes. My child does their homework and attends school. The school teaches my child and provides a safe learning environment for them. Point out to them that they are the only ones in this three way contract who is failing.
Since it is they who are failing, tell them this is how it's going to work from now on. Tell them your child has a mobile phone, you have a mobile phone and you have the schools phone number (get the headmasters mobile number if you can). Tell them from now on, if your child gets bullied your child will call you immediately, even in class and you will in turn call the school immediately. The will object to your child calling during class. Tell them you don't care. As they are failing to protect your child, your child has the right to call for help. Let them know that this will continue until the bullying stops. Let them know, that in short, you will make their life hell until they do their job and protect your child.
Be firm in all of this; be mad even! Let them know you are serious and mean business. Also, let them know that you will go to the police, seek legal advice, go to the school board or even the press. In short, you are going to do everything humanly possible to stop the bullying.
In every single case this has worked for me. My kids were bullied just once in primary and once in first year of secondary school.
I hope this helps.
Your children have the right not to be bullied and the schools are failing in their job. Don't take it! Make them do their job!
For more help, visit BullyingUK.
U.S. Press Digs Into IPCC Story
"Digs" is a bit strong. More like kicking sand on a beach. The CJR compares the anemic reporting in the US with the "all over the news" in the UK reporting.
Indeed.
"It is this kind of detailed, intellectually honest (even technologically innovative) reporting that news outlets like The New York Times should be striving for with their coverage of the recent controversies related to the IPCC. Coverage in the U.S. still feels like the proverbial tale of blind men examining different quarters of an elephant. Readers need the point-by-point master narrative. How exactly did this crisis in public confidence crystallize over the last month or so? How did various criticisms of the IPCC roll out? Which of those are legitimate? Which false? And what, if anything, can be done to improve the IPCC’s work?
It is not a story that can be told without a significant amount of context, but news outlets have a responsibility to get it right. If that means sacrificing the front-page thought and running a twelve-part series online instead, so be it."
Indeed.
Prostate cancer 'wonder pill' to become available next year
But, (there's always a but with these things)the effect does not last indefinitely.
Nuclear power aids White House climate push
"WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The White House is working hard to advance climate change legislation in Congress and hopes an announcement to jumpstart the nuclear power industry will appeal to Republican skeptics, a top adviser to President Barack Obama said."
Where are all those celebs and rockers who were againstg nuclear power back in 1980?
"In addition to raising public consciousness about the dangers of nuclear power, the 1979 series of star-studded anti-nuclear concerts at Madison Square Garden were a significant event both musically and historically. The shows were immortalized in a feature film and on this 2 CD set. Among those featured on the album are such '70s soft-rock icons as Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Carly Simon, the Doobie Brothers, and Crosby, Stills and Nash, along with Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Ry Cooder, and Gil Scott-Heron for a token dose of grit. Inevitably, Springsteen's "Devil with the Blue Dress Medley" steals the show, but otherwise No Nukes doubles as both a handy '70s-rock sampler and a historical keepsake. --Scott Schinder"
Well rockers, here's your chance to get a second bite of the cherry. Or, are you for nuclear power now?
CNN poll: 52% say Obama doesn't deserve reelection in 2012
He shouldn't have been elected in the first place.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The global warming guerrillas
"It was not Private Eye, or the BBC or the News of the World, but a retired electrical engineer in Northampton, David Holland, whose freedom-of-information requests caused the Climategate scientists to break the law, according to the Information Commissioner. By contrast, it has so far attracted little attention that the leaked emails of Climategate include messages from reporters obsequiously seeking ammunition against the sceptics. Other emails have shown reporters meekly changing headlines to suit green activists, or being threatened with ostracism for even reporting the existence of a sceptical angle: ‘Your reportage is very worrisome to most climate scientists,’ one normally alarmist reporter was told last year when he slipped briefly off message. ‘I sense that you are about to experience the “Big Cutoff” from those of us who believe we can no longer trust you, me included.’"
Want to Navigate the Streets With Ease?
This is cool but will be better when they make it an iPhone app.
Two children die after strangling on window blind cords
Why does this keep happening? Get rid of this type of blind.
Generation Jihad: Young people 'brainwashed with Al Qaeda propaganda on the internet'
Muslims are being radicalized via the Internet but, why are so many of them in Britain?
Monday, February 15, 2010
Series of missteps by climate scientists threatens climate-change agenda
Sure, let's call them "missteps".
WiTricity | Wireless Electricity The New Standard
"So, we are finally there! And I can’t tell you how happy this clip made me from the second I saw the title of it. It’s environmentally safe, it’s non hazardous as it’s not radio waves but magnetic fields that power up your gadgets. And the best thing of it all is that it’s cordless. YES! I bet almost all of you have a snake nest under your desk with entangled cords that is just in the way and also looks bad."
Can't wait!
BBC tells news staff to embrace social media
"BBC news journalists have been told to use social media as a primary source of information by Peter Horrocks, the new director of BBC Global News who took over last week. He said it was important for editorial staff to make better use of social media and become more collaborative in producing stories. "
This could be interesting. Imagine BBC reporters reading social media sites and finding out the rest of the world doesn't share their far left wing views.
IPCC Science Scandals Aren’t New
"All this criticism is valid and long overdue. But the biggest scandal in the IPCC's closet remains its 1995 claim to finding a “discernible human influence” on the earth’s changing climate. Lead author Ben Santer of the Lawrence Livermore government laboratory inserted those words—after the IPCC’s consulting scientists had signed off on a draft that specifically said no such “human fingerprint” had been found!
Santer deliberately reversed the meaning of the whole IPCC 1995 report—and the trajectory of every IPCC document since. He claimed the rewrite was justified by two of his own studies. However, Santer’s papers “cherry-picked” the earth’s temperature record from 1963–1987, ignoring the earlier and later temperatures that didn’t confirm the Greenhouse theory! Thus the IPCC’s whole claim of a “discernible human influence” remains without scientific support to this day."
Climategate - goodbye hockey stick
"Further, he [Phil Jones] acknowledged that, far from being unprecedented, the rate of warming in the modern era is nearly identical to prior warming periods. In other words, goodbye, hockey stick:"
Immigration: a plan to alter the nation's soul
"But as it turns out, the policy was motivated by something far more radical and fundamental than any of this. The full text of the draft policy paper composed in 2000 by a Home Office research unit – the gist of which had already been made public by a former Labour adviser – was released last week under Freedom of Information rules. Properly understood, it is political dynamite. What it states quite unequivocally was that mass immigration was being encouraged at least as much for "social objectives" as for economic ones. Migration was intended specifically to alter the demographic and cultural pattern of the country: to produce by force majeure the changes in attitude that the Labour government saw itself as representing."
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The conscience stifled by Amnesty - Times Online
Another organization that long ago lost its way. Or, whould I say was hijacked by radicals?
U.N. climate panel admits Dutch sea level flaw
"OSLO (Reuters) - The U.N. panel of climate experts overstated how much of the Netherlands is below sea level, according to a preliminary report on Saturday, admitting yet another flaw after a row last month over Himalayan glacier melt."
Saturday, February 13, 2010
BBC News - Climate debate not settled
I bet the BBC almost choked writing that.
You have to love this.
Now why would he recommend people use US records instead of his own UK CRU data? Oh, that's right, he destroyed that data!
But we've no way of knowing that Jones since you destroyed yours.
Now this is turning into a farce. Here's Jones "the dog ate my homework" excuse.
It's very hard to keep track of when you destroy it.
"But he agreed that two periods in recent times had experienced similar warming. And he agreed that the debate had not been settled over whether the Medieval Warm Period was warmer than the current period. "
You have to love this.
"He said "sceptics" who doubted his climate record should compile their own dataset from material publicly available in the US."
Now why would he recommend people use US records instead of his own UK CRU data? Oh, that's right, he destroyed that data!
"The major datasets mostly agree," he said."
But we've no way of knowing that Jones since you destroyed yours.
Now this is turning into a farce. Here's Jones "the dog ate my homework" excuse.
"His colleagues said that keeping a paper trail was not one of Professor Jones' strong points. Professor Jones told BBC News: "There is some truth in that.
"We do have a trail of where the (weather) stations have come from but it's probably not as good as it should be," he admitted.
"That's similar with the American datasets. There were technical reasons for this, with changing data from different countries. There's a continual updating of the dataset. Keeping track of everything is difficult. Some countries will do lots of checking on their data then issue improved data so it can be very difficult. We have improved but we have to improve more."
It's very hard to keep track of when you destroy it.
Muslim leaders agree, death penalty for gays (video)
If Obama goes ahead with allowing gays to serve openly in the military, how are Muslims in the military going to react?
ACORN slated to get nearly $4 billion in Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget
I saw this originally on ACORN Watch Report, which linked to the original story at the Washington Times. Upon reading this, my blood boiled. It seems that not only are all the outrageous earmarks in Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget, but ACORN, the embezzlement-prone, voter-registration-fraud-plagued, child prostitution promoting, leftist community organizing group, is slated to receive nearly $4 billion from a taxpayer-funded slush fund!
Power Up Your iPhone When You Travel
"Now you need never worry about such trivialities as the Portable iPhone Charger will provide you with enough back up power for up to 5 hours of calls or 20 hours of music playback. Just plug the charger into your PC or Mac and let it charge until all of the blue LEDs on the front are lit – then pop it in your pocket or bag and it’s ready for action"
Calls for the destruction of Israel by Azzam Tamimi
"Palestinian academic Azzam Tamimi, who has advocated suicide bombing, has told students he “longs to be a martyr” and that Israel “must come to an end”."
And Obama wants him to come to the US.
Nick Clegg sacks 'Jihad Jenny' Tonge but doesn't withdraw the whip. Why the hell not?
"Baroness Tonge – “Jihad Jenny” – earlier this week told the Jewish Chronicle that there should be an investigation into claims that Israeli relief workers in Haiti were harvesting the organs of the dead. And now Nick Clegg has sacked her from her job as Lib Dem health spokesman in the Lords. But he hasn’t withdrawn the whip.
Why the hell not? Says Clegg: “My view is that a number of things Jenny Tonge has said are irresponsible and offensive but I do not believe she is anti-Semitic or racist. If I did, she wouldn’t be a Liberal Democrat.”
I will leave readers to make up their own minds whether calling for an investigation to determine the truth of a version of the blood libel is anti-Semitic. But I couldn’t help chuckle at Clegg’s naive belief that there’s no room for racists in the Liberal Democrats."
» Climategate, UK Edition: Following the Money, All €4 Trillion of It - Big Journalism
Now you know why the BBC is such a big proponent of global warming. Their defict pension fund is invested in it.
I said it before, as with most such scandals, follow the money.
"The corporation is under investigation after being inundated with complaints that its editorial coverage of climate change is biased in favour of those who say it is a man-made phenomenon. The £8billion pension fund is likely to come under close scrutiny over its commitment to promote a low-carbon economy while struggling to reverse an estimated £2billion deficit. Concerns are growing that BBC journalists and their bosses regard disputed scientific theory that climate change is caused by mankind as “mainstream” while huge sums of employees’ money is invested in companies whose success depends on the theory being widely accepted. The BBC is the only media organisation in Britain whose pension fund is a member of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, which has more than 50 members across Europe."
I said it before, as with most such scandals, follow the money.
Man Up, Obama, or Make Way for President Palin
"Obama needs to ditch his professorial, community-organizer mien and start cracking some heads. Unless, that is, he is intent on paving the way for a Palin presidency in 2013. "
This is whay you get when you elect a commuintiy organizer with no experience, instead of a leader.
A Disgusting Media Lie– TPM Publishes Bogus Story Citing Texas Racist As Tea Party Leader
Tell a lie often enough and it becomes the truth. That's TPM's aim.
Cameron’s Scottish Tories must stop apologising and find true voice
I have a lot of friends who are fed up with Labour but just can't bring themselves to vote Tory, even though they like the Tories policies. Get a grip!
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Friday, February 12, 2010
Utah delivers vote of no confidence for 'climate alarmists'
I like this bit.
The Guardian must have missed the "hide the decline" email.
"However, it insisted – against all evidence – that the hockey stick graph of changing temperatures was discredited."
The Guardian must have missed the "hide the decline" email.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Koran spammer, I deleted all your comments.
Only takes a few clicks. Do it again and I'll just delete them. Wanker.
Short-course foreign students banned from bringing wives to UK
Sure, now that an election is near, Labour want to get tough on immigration. Not sure the millions they let in to bolster their election chances will appreciate it though.
Paul Krugman - Obama clueless
"I’m with Simon Johnson here: how is it possible, at this late date, for Obama to be this clueless?"
Hey, we told you that over a year ago.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The (False) Gospel According to John
"The administration has spent the past two weeks telling anyone who will listen, including our enemies overseas (whom Abdulmutallab apparently is flipping on), that Abdulmutallab’s family convinced him to start cooperating six weeks after he was Mirandized. Indeed, this is when Brennan himself writes that “[t]he most important breakthrough occurred.” How, then, could Abdulmutallab have been “thoroughly interrogated” immediately after he was arrested if “the most important breakthrough” came six weeks later, and only after his family intervened? This glaring contradiction goes unaddressed."
Binyam Mohammed: Is That All There Is?
"That's it. No water-boarding, no beating, no slapping around. Mohammed was not even stuck in a box with a caterpillar. Just sleep-deprivation (carefully monitored to avoid doing real damage), shackling (not in a stress position), and playing on his fear that he would be taken out of the custody of the U.S. (you know, the torturers) and handed over to some less solicitous country. "
Released Binyam papers reveal no signs of torture
There is no mention of torture in the just released Binyam documents. But that doesn't stop Channel 4 from including a disputed UN report.
The day 'General' Dizaei met the Iranian president
"This is the moment disgraced police chief Ali Dizaei addressed a pre-election 'rally' for Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while suspended on full pay.
And astonishingly, the Metropolitan Police paid £590 towards the cost of his trip to Tehran.
Ahmadinejad has previously caused outrage by questioning whether the Holocaust happened and calling for Israel to be 'wiped off the face of the earth'."
Wind Power Does Not Equal Job Power
"Nearly $2 billion in money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has been spent on wind power, funding the creation of enough new wind farms to power 2.4 million homes over the past year. But the study found that nearly 80 percent of that money has gone to foreign manufacturers of wind turbines. "
Labour threw open doors to mass migration in secret plot to make a multicultural UK
"Labour threw open the doors to mass migration in a deliberate policy to change the social make-up of the UK, secret papers suggest.
A draft report from the Cabinet Office shows that ministers wanted to ‘maximise the contribution’ of migrants to their ‘social objectives’.
The number of foreigners allowed in the UK increased by as much as 50 per cent in the wake of the report, written in 2000."
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Climate scientists withheld Yamal data despite warnings from senior colleagues | Environment | guardian.co.uk
The Guardian is trying give the impression that they are leading an independent investigation into Climagegate. But, listen to this.
Interesting though, how the warmists were quite happy to use those same frozen tree trunks to bolster their claim of global warming. Can't have it both ways folks.
"It is hard to believe that tree trunks dragged from frozen bogs in Siberia could undermine the argument about man-made climate change. But that is the claim that has been made by sceptics in recent months."
Interesting though, how the warmists were quite happy to use those same frozen tree trunks to bolster their claim of global warming. Can't have it both ways folks.
Saudi Arabia: Girl, 12, Fights To Divorce Husband, 80
I love it when the left says all this loony stuff is just from the "fringe" elements in Islam.
Largest gay rights group in NJ stops donating to Dem. Committees, asks members to do the same
""Is this a broadside at the Democratic Party?" asked Goldstein. "Of course, it is."
Research fundraiser
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Hootsuite for Twitter
Just been trying out Hootsuite for Twitter. Love it!
You can create tabs and then collumns within the tabs. You can drag tabs to reorder them. Lots of drag and drop functions.
Hootsuite rocks it you're a Twitterer.
You can create tabs and then collumns within the tabs. You can drag tabs to reorder them. Lots of drag and drop functions.
Hootsuite rocks it you're a Twitterer.
We're living in broken Britain, say most voters
"Nearly three fifths of voters say that they hardly recognise the country they are living in, while 42 per cent say they would emigrate if they could.
But worries over the pace of social change and dislocation are balanced by the belief that life will get better, according to the survey undertaken at the weekend.
It suggests that 70 per cent believe that society is now broken, echoing a Conservative campaign theme of the past two years, while 68 per cent say people who play by the rules get a raw deal and 82 per cent think it is time for a change. "
The Human-Rights Facade Is Beginning to Crumble
For people who do not follow these issues closely, there have been a few recent moments that indicate beyond any doubt that something is rotten in the “human-rights community.” One moment was when HRW went to Saudi Arabia to raise money. We have arrived at another such moment: a human-rights organization has suspended an employee for complaining about the organization’s partnership with a terrorist.
Reasons why Obama is changing strategy
"The Left is not about principles. It is about itself. It is about power. Now that President Obama has been politically weakened, look for the mask to come back on. The words of sweet reason, the entreaties to “make a deal,” and feigned affection will now make a surprise reappearance. When the Left cannot rule, it will try to govern. Until the next time."
'9/11 bombers are heroes': Muslim children told Christian teacher 'forced from his job
"The predominantly Muslim youngsters openly praised Islamic extremists in class and described the September 11 terrorists as 'heroes and martyrs'.
One pupil said: 'Don't touch me, you're a Christian' when he brushed against him.
Others said: 'We want to be Islamic bombers when we grow up', and 'The Christians and Jews are our enemies - you too because you're a Christian'. "
And who taught them that?
Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei
"Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
"The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. "
2/11?
Monday, February 08, 2010
Core Chicago Team Sinking Obama Presidency
"If current trends continue, this once mesmerizing Camelot-ish operation will be be seen in the history books as the presidential administration that -- to distort slightly and inversely paraphrase Churchill -- never have so many talented people managed to achieve so little with so much."
A single paragraph that sums up the IPCC's woes
""At best, this is a wild exaggeration, unsupported by any scientific research, referenced only to a report produced by a Canadian advocacy group, written by an obscure Moroccan academic who specialises in carbon trading, citing references which do not support his claims."
Sikh judge: Let them bring knives to school
"Sikhs should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers - known as Kirpans - to school and other public places, Britain's first Asian judge has said."
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Top British scientist says UN panel is losing credibility
"Robert Watson, chief scientist at Defra, the environment ministry, who chaired the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from 1997 to 2002, was speaking after more potential inaccuracies emerged in the IPCC’s 2007 benchmark report on global warming.
The most important is a claim that global warming could cut rain-fed north African crop production by up to 50% by 2020, a remarkably short time for such a dramatic change. The claim has been quoted in speeches by Rajendra Pachauri, the IPCC chairman, and by Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general.
This weekend Professor Chris Field, the new lead author of the IPCC’s climate impacts team, told The Sunday Times that he could find nothing in the report to support the claim. The revelation follows the IPCC’s retraction of a claim that the Himalayan glaciers might all melt by 2035."
Amnesty International is ‘damaged’ by Taliban link
And Amnesty is "damaging" our kids by teaching this stuff in our schools. They go so far as to have students dress up in orange jump suits to empathize with terrorists.
Friday, February 05, 2010
BBC News - Climate scepticism 'on the rise', BBC poll shows
Great news! And great to see the BBC forced to start covering climategate.
Google to enlist NSA to help it ward off cyberattacks
Where's the angry hordes of lefties calling Obama Hitler and yelling Nazis? The left really are showing their true colours now, eh? If Bush had done this the left would have gone nuts. Now their man is in, they suddenly don't give a damn about privacy and liberty. Wankers!
Thursday, February 04, 2010
English test demands for out-of-hours GPs
"They should receive basic training on how the NHS works and what drugs are commonly used in Britain before they are allowed to practise here."
Dude, WTF!!
AN ODD STATEMENT BY OBAMA
"Like it or not? Who wouldn’t like a “healthy and functioning” financial system? According to Obama, the answer is . . . Democrats.
Who writes this stuff?"
James O’Keefe vs. Max Blumenthal: How the Left Distorts, Invents and Lies
Text book example of Alinsky's Rules for Radicals. The left can't handle the truth so they always fall back on good ole Saul's rules. But the right, and more importantly, and independents are on to them and their lies are laid bare for all to see.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
UAV Swarm Attack Waziristan Stronghold
"At least 16 militants were killed on Tuesday after US drones fired numerous missiles at a village in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said.
The strike, which officials said involved 18 missiles fired from eight of the unmanned planes, is the latest in a series of US attacks on the lawless tribal area, which Washington calls the most dangerous place on earth."
Future warfare has arrived - attack of the drones!
Our licence fees pay for climate denial
Hey, it's only fair since the BBC have been cheer leading global warming for years.
And, oh the irony, an article in the Guardain decrying global warming sceptics appearing one day after several covering the scam.
And, oh the irony, an article in the Guardain decrying global warming sceptics appearing one day after several covering the scam.
File-sharing scam targets Twitter
Torrent sites acts as indexes of links to TV, film and music files.
Scammers were then able to use the data to gain access to Twitter and other sites because many people use the same logon for multiple services.
Scammers were then able to use the data to gain access to Twitter and other sites because many people use the same logon for multiple services.
CIA Chief: Al Qaeda Poised to Attack U.S.
"Al Qaeda can be expected to attempt an attack on the United States in the next three to six months, senior U.S. intelligence officials told Congress on Tuesday."
Climate change emails between scientists reveal flaws in peer review
"But a close reading of the emails hacked from the University of East Anglia in November exposes the real process of everyday science in lurid detail.
Many of the emails reveal strenuous efforts by the mainstream climate scientists to do what outside observers would regard as censoring their critics. And the correspondence raises awkward questions about the effectiveness of peer review – the supposed gold standard of scientific merit – and the operation of the UN's top climate body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)."
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Climategate: WWF, the ‘Para-Governmental Organization’ at the Center of the Storm
WWF commercials seeking donations are on my TV constantly.
Climate scientists tried to hide flaws in a key study
Wow! The far left wing Guardian is on a roll. I guess the Times and Telegraph coverage finally got to them. When will MSM in the US get on board?
Time for Gore to give back that Oscar and Nobel Prize.
"But the argument over the weather stations, and how it affects an important set of data on global warming, has led to accusations of scientific fraud and may yet result in a significant revision of a scientific paper that is still cited by the UN's top climate science body.
It also further calls into question the integrity of the scientist at the centre of the scandal over hacked climate emails, the director of the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU), Dr Phil Jones. The emails suggest that he helped to cover up flaws in temperature data from China that underpinned his research on the strength of recent global warming.
The Guardian has learned that crucial data obtained by American scientists from Chinese collaborators cannot be verified because documents containing them no longer exist. And what data is available suggests that the findings are fundamentally flawed."
Time for Gore to give back that Oscar and Nobel Prize.
Leaked climate change emails scientist 'hid' data flaws
"Phil Jones, the beleaguered British climate scientist at the centre of the leaked emails controversy, is facing fresh claims that he sought to hide problems in key temperature data on which some of his work was based.
A Guardian investigation of thousands of emails and documents apparently hacked from the University of East Anglia's climatic research unit has found evidence that a series of measurements from Chinese weather stations were seriously flawed and that documents relating to them could not be produced."
And yet I daily see government and NGO commercials claiming man made global warming.
Monday, February 01, 2010
BBC - Judgement day for public trust in science
Nice to see the BBC reporting something on climategate.
Oh the irony! The BBC has been pushing global warming all those years and was too busy burying any information that contraicted its view.
"And then there's "glaciergate" - evidence that the speed of Himalayan glacier melt has been seriously misrepresented in a report from the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC).
It is profoundly worrying that it took three years for this issue to emerge, especially since the IPCC proudly proclaims its reports to be "peer reviewed", and therefore trustworthy. "
Oh the irony! The BBC has been pushing global warming all those years and was too busy burying any information that contraicted its view.
The most important story you didn't see last week (and probably won't ever see)
"We were not paying close attention in this area," commission Chairman Thomas Kean testified at the hearing into intelligence lapses prior to the Christmas Day attempted airliner bombing. Kean noted that Obama has instead been focused on such issues as health care and cap-and-trade.
The two men have historically been circumspect about making politically charged statements, but they painted a portrait of an intelligence community, America's first line of defense against its jihadi enemies, that is devolving into disarray under Obama's leadership--or lack thereof.
"It's my impression that the intelligence community is new, relatively new to the president," Hamilton said, adding, "I'm pretty strong in my thought that he has to step in pretty hard here. Or some of these tensions that have surfaced will exacerbate."
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