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April 26, 2008 Hot Trends
New kind of beetle found! By CBC staff!
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:21:19 PDT
New kind of beetle found! By CBC staff! Staff on the state-owned CBC Newsworld, where, suspiciously like Fox News Channel’s O’Reilly Factor, “The Spin Stops Here”! (-- or is that just on their “Politics” program?) apparently discovered the new creature. They called it the “GREENHOUSE BEETLE”. Most other people, like the folks at the National Post, which features the little bugger on their front page today, call it the Mountain Pine Beetle. Labcoats call it Dendroctonus Ponderosae. Bu
Doctors Going “Non-Par” - A New Trend in Medicine
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:31:01 PDT
Physicians are frustrated with the payment mechanism in the United States, and some will no longer accept health insurance or even Medicare.
Trading Gerald
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:52:42 PDT
Saw an interesting link tonight which was a summary of stories about the possibility of Gerald Laird finally being dealt, now that Saltamacchia is back, and by all accounts will a) not be playing first, and b) is not going back to AAA. Laird's been doing fairly decently this year, and could bring something back, but it seems a bit early in the season to push that button. I suspect he'll be dealt eventually, but my gut feeling is not this early. I didn't expect to see that happen until June so
College Republicans are revolting
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:47:04 PDT
No, this is not a commentary...I'm merely passing along a news story. It seems a group of College Republicans in the San Francisco Bay Area have taken to the streets to protest a proposal to increase the taxes (nearly an additional $2 on a sixpack) on beer. I can get behind this sort of protest, but I really don't think the proposal was aimed at students. One of the protesters noted,"This is a tax on poor students," said Leigh Wolf, 21, of the San Francisco State University Republicans.Um Leigh
Heavy rains push Wapsipinicon, Cedar crest projections higher (The Gazette)
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:22:21 PDT
Crest predictions for the Cedar and Wapsipinicon rivers, among other Iowa waterways, have risen sharply due to heavy rainfall not accounted for in original projections, officials said Saturday."Many of our crests and trends have been revised upward in the last day and#8212; a lot more rain fell than was expected when these models were first run," said David Sheets, a meteorologist with the ...
Bruney Needs Surgery
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:14:46 PDT
Yankees reliever Brian Bruney could be lost for the season, according to the Daily News’ Mark Feinsand.Bruney, currently on the shelf with a foot injury, visited a specialist in New York on Friday who recommended surgery to repair an injury to the Lisfranc joint in his …
News from Jerusalem - Stop Playing with Puppets
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:14:56 PDT
We are all familiar with PA President Mahmoud Abbas' game. There was no need for more evidence that he is far from the "moderate" that the West has dubbed him. Arafat's loyal apprentice would be a more apt epithet though Abbas has even surpassed his mentor:
Second Life Daily News
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:03:12 PDT
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With all the swirling rings in the universe, it’s still BBC News (Independent)
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:09:08 PDT
When change occurs at the BBC, you can be sure an Away Day will not be far behind. Yesterday morning, BBC news types gathered at the fashionable Soho Hotel off Dean Street to review a momentous week when the multimedia newsroom was launched and the new on-air look unveiled.
Signs remain posted at beaches; news conference Sunday - San Diego Union Tribune
Is 450 ppm (or less) politically impossible? Part 0: The alternative is humanity’s self-destruction
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:29:38 PDT
I am retroactively inserting this entry in the series for the sake of completeness. Much of the content has been previously posted.] What happens if we fail to take the following actions to reverse emissions trends starting in 2009? Start a cap-and-trade system that sets a serious price for CO2. Launch most of the 14 to 16 major mitigation strategies (wedges) described here. Begin a global effort to ban new coal plants that do not capture and store their carbon, an effort that quickly brings
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Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:21:19 PDT
New kind of beetle found! By CBC staff! Staff on the state-owned CBC Newsworld, where, suspiciously like Fox News Channel’s O’Reilly Factor, “The Spin Stops Here”! (-- or is that just on their “Politics” program?) apparently discovered the new creature. They called it the “GREENHOUSE BEETLE”. Most other people, like the folks at the National Post, which features the little bugger on their front page today, call it the Mountain Pine Beetle. Labcoats call it Dendroctonus Ponderosae. Bu
Doctors Going “Non-Par” - A New Trend in Medicine
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:31:01 PDT
Physicians are frustrated with the payment mechanism in the United States, and some will no longer accept health insurance or even Medicare.
Trading Gerald
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:52:42 PDT
Saw an interesting link tonight which was a summary of stories about the possibility of Gerald Laird finally being dealt, now that Saltamacchia is back, and by all accounts will a) not be playing first, and b) is not going back to AAA. Laird's been doing fairly decently this year, and could bring something back, but it seems a bit early in the season to push that button. I suspect he'll be dealt eventually, but my gut feeling is not this early. I didn't expect to see that happen until June so
College Republicans are revolting
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:47:04 PDT
No, this is not a commentary...I'm merely passing along a news story. It seems a group of College Republicans in the San Francisco Bay Area have taken to the streets to protest a proposal to increase the taxes (nearly an additional $2 on a sixpack) on beer. I can get behind this sort of protest, but I really don't think the proposal was aimed at students. One of the protesters noted,"This is a tax on poor students," said Leigh Wolf, 21, of the San Francisco State University Republicans.Um Leigh
Heavy rains push Wapsipinicon, Cedar crest projections higher (The Gazette)
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:22:21 PDT
Crest predictions for the Cedar and Wapsipinicon rivers, among other Iowa waterways, have risen sharply due to heavy rainfall not accounted for in original projections, officials said Saturday."Many of our crests and trends have been revised upward in the last day and#8212; a lot more rain fell than was expected when these models were first run," said David Sheets, a meteorologist with the ...
Bruney Needs Surgery
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:14:46 PDT
Yankees reliever Brian Bruney could be lost for the season, according to the Daily News’ Mark Feinsand.Bruney, currently on the shelf with a foot injury, visited a specialist in New York on Friday who recommended surgery to repair an injury to the Lisfranc joint in his …
News from Jerusalem - Stop Playing with Puppets
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:14:56 PDT
We are all familiar with PA President Mahmoud Abbas' game. There was no need for more evidence that he is far from the "moderate" that the West has dubbed him. Arafat's loyal apprentice would be a more apt epithet though Abbas has even surpassed his mentor:
Second Life Daily News
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:03:12 PDT
Second Life Daily News http://www.secondlife.com
With all the swirling rings in the universe, it’s still BBC News (Independent)
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:09:08 PDT
When change occurs at the BBC, you can be sure an Away Day will not be far behind. Yesterday morning, BBC news types gathered at the fashionable Soho Hotel off Dean Street to review a momentous week when the multimedia newsroom was launched and the new on-air look unveiled.
Signs remain posted at beaches; news conference Sunday - San Diego Union Tribune
Signs remain posted at beaches; news conference Sunday San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 43 minutes ago SOLANA BEACH – A news conference has been scheduled for 1 pm Sunday at Fletcher Cove Beach Park on Friday's fatal shark attack. Dr. David Martin, 66, ... |
Is 450 ppm (or less) politically impossible? Part 0: The alternative is humanity’s self-destruction
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:29:38 PDT
I am retroactively inserting this entry in the series for the sake of completeness. Much of the content has been previously posted.] What happens if we fail to take the following actions to reverse emissions trends starting in 2009? Start a cap-and-trade system that sets a serious price for CO2. Launch most of the 14 to 16 major mitigation strategies (wedges) described here. Begin a global effort to ban new coal plants that do not capture and store their carbon, an effort that quickly brings
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