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When driving the kids and their friends, "Please stand clear of the doors..."
When driving the kids and their friends, "Please stand clear of the doors..."
When the first day of classes every semester you retell your summer Disney vacation as "Going to the top of Mt. Everest, confronting pirates, going on an African Safari, traveling to Mars, (etc) and when several people ask if you really did that, you reply, "of course! I went to Disney World!
When you talk about Disney so much that people ask you if you work for Disney
When you have enough Disney shirts to last you two months with out repeating shirts
When people look at your shirts, shoes, and backpack and ask if you have any other clothes other than Disney (and you have to reply, "No, not really")
When you put Hidden Mickeys in all the artwork you do, and your classmates (and college professors) always start out with the question "How many in this one?"
When people get into your car, and you play the audio clip from the monorails "Please stand clear of the doors - Por favor mantengase alejado de las puertas"
When your half hispanic and the only spanish you know is from the parks (and monorail!)
When people come to your college apartment, gawck at the amount of Disney pictures, trinkets, etc, you have, and you tell them, "You should just see my house back home!! Its twice as awesome!!"
When you are addicted to Disney Blend coffee, and can't stand anything else!
My dear, never confuse efficiency with a liver complaint.
We can't have them gallivanting up there like kangaroos, can we?
You know, you *can* say it backwards, which is "docious-ali-expi-istic-fragil-cali-rupus" - but that's going a bit too far, don't you think?
I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request.
"And really bad eggs." Drink up me 'earties. Yo ho.
When yuo constantly browse the websites to buy Disney stuff!
"Most of my life I have done what I wanted to do. I have had fun on the job.I have never been able to confine that fun to office hours." ~ Walt Disney
when you download pov's of ride cams and make them dvds to watch at home
91= Grand Floridan 01= All Star Sports 11= Music
92= Grand Floridan 02= All Star Movies 12= Movies
93= Caribbean Beach 03= Old Key West 13= Sports
94= All Star Sports 04= Pop Century 14= Sports / Sports
95= French Quarter 05= Pop Century
96= Dixie Landing 06= Grand Floridan
97= All Star Music 07= All Star Sports
98= All Star Sports 08= Pop Century
99= All Star Movies 09= All Star Sports
00= All Star Music 10= All Star Music
You have even saved the resort room keys from as far back as 1994!
Welcome to the Magic Kingdom!
You find an old Disney Magazine about the parks from Spring 2002 and while reading you point out all the things that have changed lol
Faith is my name, disney is my...obsession
Since Pluto is no longer a planet. I think Mickey should be the new one.
When you gt the park maps ONLY to document the changes in the parks through the years. And laugh at the other people using them (I'm a little evil lol)
Faith is my name, disney is my...obsession
Since Pluto is no longer a planet. I think Mickey should be the new one.
You're willing to take a 5 year loan out of your 401k just to go again.
Sometimes all you need is a reminder that out there lies a better place... a better world... a Walt Disney World.Visited In: 1983, 1988, 1989 x2, 1991, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (passholder), 2007 (x2 x3), 2008, 2009 (x2), 2010, 2011 (x2)
Detail is there to make you believe in the reality of the story youre immersed in. - Joe Rohde
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* You point with two fingers instead of one because that's how they do it at WDW.
* You start talking about a Disney deal you saw and your husband instantly thinks you are trying to "plant a seed" to discuss another trip (even if, in this particular case, I wasn't - this time).
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I've been angry a lot lately. Angry with myself and others. Several of my previous blog posts deal with how stupid some things are. Most of them were written on impulse, just as a way of letting out the fire.
I open up Facebook and see how lame most of the status updates are. Then the stuff some people do on Facebook and Twitter. And in real life. There are loads of things there to get angry about. Lame and stupid things people do. Lots of reasons to get angry with your parents, your friends, everyone around. I nearly lost a few friends.
I am angry at myself for being what I am. I even cut myself using a blade several times. I cannot forgive myself for the things I've done. I've acted lame and stupid. There's no turning back. The scars remain.
Perhaps anger is something I will have to accept and live with. There's nobody to heal the wounds. There's nobody to talk to. Several people I trusted previously and talked these stuff with turned out to be less trustworthy or useless.
False pretense is something I will have to learn. To pretend that I'm fine. Coz there's no other way.


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7. SimCity (1989)
This Amiga classic introduced the city-management concept, with responsibility for the mundane elements of life as well as the exciting bits. You built things instead of blowing them up, devoting days to making your city the best and keeping its inhabitants happy. Then you forgot about water or overpopulation, and watched it blow itself up.
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6. Super Mario Bros. (1985)
The franchise that has kept Nintendo hardware selling for the last 30 years, Mario has proven to be timeless. This one had it all – massive world maps, a tough challenge, bonkers bosses and the classic music that Nintendo still remixes now.
5. Pong (1972)
One of the first recognisable video games, Pong had it all: simple rules, competitive multiplayer and endless appeal. It had a second coming in the late 1970s, when a forgotten wave of wood-edged home consoles brought the arcade game into similarly pine-coated living rooms.


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By Amanda Morgan - Not Just Cute
Winter has been unusually slow in getting here this year, and my boys have been anxious! It didn't take long after that first snowflake finally fell for them to jump into their snowsuits and run out to enjoy the magic of winter. Soon, they were sledding down our small hill with neighbors, and rolling every snowflake they could find (along with a few yellowed blades of grass) into a ball big enough for a snowman. As the snowflakes begin to fly, I can be sure that soon my kids will be asking for the necessary supplies for a few of our family's favorite snowy day activities. I thought you might enjoy them too. So, in addition to the time-honored favorites like sledding and snowman building, here are three of our house specialties! Snow Painting. One of the first things my boys ask for as they head out the door is a bottle of "snow paint". It's simply colored water in a spray bottle or an old dish soap container. They take it outside and soon our backyard, blanketed in white, is simply a canvas covered in bright splashes of color. After another squall, the canvas is white again and ready for the creation of a new masterpiece.
Snow Ice Cream. If we get a really heavy snowfall, we set out bowls to collect the key ingredient for snow ice cream! With simple ingredients like cream, sugar, and vanilla, you'll quickly find yourself with a nature-made bowl of soft-serve ice cream. You want to use fresh snow, so if you see a big snowstorm heading your way, stock up for this fun recipe. Hot Chocolate Bar. Of course, the best way to cap off a fun day in the snow, is to warm up with a delicious warm drink. Make it extra special for your kids by making a spread of hot chocolate toppings. Use Pepperidge Farms' Pirouettes or candy canes for stir sticks, or set out Oreo Fun Stix as a straw, and provide a variety of tasty treats for enhancing your drinks like whipped cream, sprinkles, marshmallows, carmels, ice cream, or flavored syrups. Half of the fun of playing outside on a snowy day is warming back up from the inside out! What are some of your favorite activities for a snowy day? (Top photo source.)
Amanda MorganAmanda Morgan is a full time mom to three busy boys and a part-time trainer and consultant for a non-profit children's organization. She also writes at Not Just Cute, a blog focused on intentional whole child development. It's full of ideas that are more than just cute, for preschoolers who are much more than cute too.


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Kevin Ayers - The Unfairground
Perhaps unsurprisingly, [b]Kevin Ayers[/b]'s first album of new material in 15 years is largely concerned with the passage of time, its songs reflecting on lost loves, wrong turnings and missed opportunities. Which isn't to say it's in any way downbeat or depressing in tone: there's an equanimity about the past that does Ayers credit, and which may be due in part to the relaxed Mediterranean lifestyle he's pursued for the last three decades.
Indeed, the album would never have existed, had Ayers not bumped into a British painter near his home in the South of France. He didn't know who Ayers was, but he knew a record company boss who did – and the former [b]Soft Machine[/b] singer and psychedelic pop icon was lured out of retirement to record these ten songs with a team of old friends like [b]Robert Wyatt, Phil Manzanera, Robbie McIntosh, Hugh Hopper and Bridget St John[/b], and young fans including [b]Euros Childs, Bill Wells[/b] and members of [b]Teenage Fanclub[/b].
The results are replete with the languid charm that has been Ayers's stock-in-trade throughout his performing career, that unmistakable baritone croon - sometimes reminiscent of [b]Nick Drake[/b]'s - marked by an amiable world-weariness as he muses over things like social ease ("Walk On Water"), the redemptive power of love ("Wide Awake"), the value of dreams ("Brainstorm"), and how "Old shoulders become cold shoulders/Nothing left to dream on" ("Old Shoulders"). The latter is a theme he returns a few times, notably in "Friends And Strangers", a plea to be freed from an obsessional relationship, which comes draped in strings that start out like "I Am The Walrus" then shift into [b]Forever Changes[/b] mode.
The arrangements furnish some of the most beguiling aspects of [b]The Unfairground[/b], from the strings undulating like a carnival calliope on the title-track, and the horns adding a stately mariachi tone to "Baby Come Home", to the nightmarish soundscape of piano, eerie vibrato strings and squally lead guitar that soundtracks his fearful reverie in "Brainstorm". But whatever the situation, Ayers's amenability shines through regardless, a wave of warmth that can lighten the heaviest soul.
[b]UNCUT Q & A: KEVIN AYERS[/b]
U: Do you harbour any regrets regarding your career?
KA: Yes - giving in to, and allowing myself to be too influenced by, all those around me who wanted to make me into their idea. My whole background, whether in Soft Machine or on my first four albums for Harvest, was the product of someone not the least bit interested in fame, and that's where I very much am now.
U: Do you keep abreast of musical fashion? What current music do you enjoy?
KA: I left England permanently in 1978 and had been away more often than not before that. I have been living in either Deià in Spain or the South West of France, and pretty much cut off from the scene. In my home now I listen to a lot of jazz - I go through phases and am just coming out (again) of an early Beatles phase - I just love those harmonies.
U: Which is best: wine, women, or song?
KA: It's the combination of the first two which works for the third, or too much of the first and the loss of the second as well, I guess. But as one might feel about one's children, I wouldn't want to publicly declare a favourite.
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One of our favorite sources for marketing news and advice, MarketingProfs, has included our recommendations for business uses of Twitter in its Get to the Point Newsletter series. To read to full article, check out "Life is Tweet."
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I had a chance to drop in on one of our Live & Learn classes yesterday. If it was any indication of what's to come this season then our participants are in for a real treat.
Our first Live & Learn of the year, Acrylic Painting: A Taste of the Figure, wraps up today and from what I've seen and heard it's been a huge success. The participants have been all smiles as instructor Nicholas Pearce (who will also be at Painter's Lodge this weekend for Painters at Painter's) happily shares his secrets to success. Pearce has a truly unique teaching style. He is energetic and fun, and more than happy to spend one on one time with every student. I even saw him having lunch with the participants, proving this is a truly special experience.
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Finger Extensor Tendon Injury
Tendons are responsible for connecting muscles to bone. The extensor tendons are located on the back of the hand and fingers. They let you open your hand and straighten your fingers. An extensor tendon injury is a cut or tear to one of these tendons. When they are damaged, you can lose the ability to extend your hand and/or finger(s). Two common extensor injuries are:
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- Boutonniere Deformity—the tendon is affected at the middle joint, usually caused by an arthritis-like condition
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Fri, Oct 19, 12 at 21:02
I'm look to see if anyone has an composting worms they can let me have. I used to have an active setup but I think they got too dry on me. I don't have very much to trade but I have a bunny ears cacti and I'm pretty good at making cactus soil. Thanks a bunch folks! |
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- Posted by biggardener none (My Page) on Tue, Feb 5, 13 at 13:08
I'm a little late with my post, but I do have red worms for composting. |
- Posted by phoenix7801 8b (My Page) on Sun, Feb 10, 13 at 20:43
Hey Biggardener! Im sorry im a bit late with my response. My phone is not letting me login to here. I was wondering if you still have composting worms to offer. I can drive anywhere within san antonio to get them. Thank You, Joey G. |
Hey There, If you still have composting worms, I'd be interested. I have cactus to trade or brownies. I make really good brownies. :) Kris |
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Anyone still offering worms in essay? Just baked a turkey. I make killer turkey ;) |
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This post has gotten old and the gentleman never replied back. On another note Wally world sales large redworms (eisenia hortensis) that work also albeit at a slower reproductive pace. Might have to get some |
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The ones labeled European nightcrawlers or eisenia hortensis are the ones you want. |
Uncle John's sells red wigglers. You can find them online. After a Master Gardener training about composting and vermiculture, I ordered 1,000 of them. They are thriving and I am about to harvest the first castings soon. 1,000 costs about $40. Good luck! |
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Re: [OS] CNN Breaking News
Released on 2012-10-18 17:00 GMT
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Date | 2010-10-29 23:49:26 |
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would not do all that much damage. Would be much easier to send some
nutjob to do the work with a gun.
From: "Ben West" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Analyst List" <email@example.com>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 4:33:57 PM
Subject: Re: [OS] CNN Breaking News
This is the problem I'm having with this in my head.
These devices were found, great. But a) they still had a LOOOONG way to go
to reach their target, b) if the explosive devices were attached to cell
phones, it would have been very difficult to be sure to detonate these
devices in way that would have ensured personal injury, c) it seems like
they would have been so small, they would have done only minor damage.
Even if the handler could have somehow caused the detonation at the time
that an individual was opening it, I'm not convinced that a device smaller
than an ink cartridge could have caused serious injury.
Imagine if everything had worked according to the plan. These packages end
up detonating in the hand of some rabbi in a Chicago synagogue. Worst case
is that we could have had two rabbis killed by letter bombs in Chicago.
Certainly it's no good, but shit, that's pretty small change for a
transnational terrorist attack.
On 10/29/2010 4:27 PM, Aaron Colvin wrote:
I'm asking around about this to see what the scuttlebutt is among the
qat chews in Sana'a and if anyone has heard anything at all.
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Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 4:23:26 PM
Subject: Re: [OS] CNN Breaking News
Yeah, the only way this makes sense is if (as Korena mentioned earlier)
this is a diversion of some sort to fixate int'l law enforcement
agencies so as to facilitate a strike elsewhere.
On 10/29/2010 5:17 PM, Aaron Colvin wrote:
This still doesn't seem like AQAP. Something doesn't seem right here.
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To: "Analyst List" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 4:08:34 PM
Subject: Re: [OS] CNN Breaking News
According to Brennan/Hobama. Not doubting them, but we had initial
reports saying the East Midlands one was not explosive, and just some
sort of white powder. The pictures on CNN did look pretty hoky, but I
wouldn't know.
On 10/29/10 4:03 PM, Michael Wilson wrote:
no, one was eastlands in UK one was in Dubai
On 10/29/10 4:01 PM, Ben West wrote:
As far as I can tell, both packages containing explosives were in
both were at different, local courier hubs in Dubai and there's no
indication that they had boarded flights yet. Seems to me that
they would have been discovered in the security check phase before
they were put on the plane
On 10/29/2010 3:57 PM, Michael Wilson wrote:
right, thats what i am saying...that they had explosives
On 10/29/10 3:54 PM, Sean Noonan wrote:
right, but that implies afer the found them. And I think that
just means disconnecting any detonators if it is stable
explosive (defer to the experts on that one). Before we were
running on the assumption that the hoax devices contained no
On 10/29/10 3:53 PM, Michael Wilson wrote:
john brennan said two explosive packages bound US were made
On 10/29/10 3:50 PM, Sean Noonan wrote:
so it seems they are saying the East Midlands Airport and
UAE devices had actual explosive material?
On 10/29/10 3:47 PM, CNN Breaking News wrote:
-- President Obama: Initial analysis of two U.S.-bound packages examined abroad indicate they contain explosive material.
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I live in one of the outer boroughs of NYC and am doing a gut-renovation of my co-op apartment kitchen and bathroom and may be having a dining-area fixture installed as well. It is required that electrical work be done by a licensed electrician. The contractor suggested that I should consider using someone who does work in the building regularly, as that person would know the building better than a stranger. That electrician came today and I expect his proposal on Tuesday.
Apartment has 6 fuses. Entire kitchen (except for refrigerator) is on the same line with bathroom and part of living room. Kitchen - Electrician said that he has to upgrade (my word, not his) the fuse box to circuit-breakers and make room (my words, not his, I can't remember the words he used) in the electrical box or behind it, for more lines. (The box is located in the kitchen.) Additionally, he will be relocating two existing outlets by a foot or two, adding at least one, probably two outlets. All of these outlets are over counters. He will also be doing something behind what is now a wall oven and will be changed to a freestanding range (gas-fueled, but electric ignition and display.) He said the extent of the work behind the oven depends on what's there, but suggests replacing wiring, I guess because it is at least 22 years old, possibly a little older. (The building is actually over 40 years old, but the immediate prior owner did a gut-renovation when they moved in about 5 years before selling to me.) He mentioned something about an outlet by the sink having to be "GFI," which he described as being a sort of circuit-breaker. He will also be installing athe light fixture and possibly some undercabinet lighting. Refrigerator is already on a dedicated line. He says I need a dedicated line for the range/microwave. Bathroom - Installation of light fixture over vanity and changing the (now illegal, as I understand it) plug in the side of the fixture to the area of the wall outlet. Dining area - Possibly installing a light fixture. I forgot to ask him if he must be involved in the actual installation of the appliances, or if this is something the contractor is permitted to handle. He tells me that this work will take something like two days and that near the end of the project he will have to come back a second time. He asked me if I wanted the work to be filed, so I suspect that this is a "borderline case" of some sort. I did not commit on this. He is going to give me a flat quote for the entire job, breaking out the bathroom, dining area and under-counter cabinet light prices, as the last two are not definite. Okay, the big questions...Anyone from the outer boroughs of NYC willing to hazard a guess on what this could cost? Or know what hourly rates would be (yes, it's going to be a flat rate, but I'm wondering...) Does the scope of what the electrician is saying is needed sound right? It does so, to me, but I am not an electrician and have no prior home renovation experience. |
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- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Sat, Sep 4, 10 at 9:28
A rehab of a kitchen in something that only has "six fuses" is going to require additional circuits. There's really not much practical way of doing it without installing a new panel with circuit breakers, and while you could technically leave the old fuse box for the other circuits, it would be silly and unprofessional to do so. Actually, *ALL* the countertop circuits need GFI. There must be two dedicated small appliance circuits serving all the receptacles there. Since any receptacles you already have are probably on shared circuits that's at least two new ones required right there. Modern appliances often spec out dedicated circuits as well so your electrician is obliged to add those as well. Yes, the Bathroom needs a receptacle that's not part of the fixture (though you're allowed in most places, don't know NY) to leave the one in that fixture there. The receptacle must also be on a 20A circuit that has restrictions on other uses (again...another new circuit breaker required). It also needs GFCI protection. I don't think this is borderline at all. You need permits and dismiss any electrician who suggests otherwise. I can't even guess at what electricians in the city get. I'd suggest getting quotes from a few and unless your GC has specific experience with them, get and contact references on them. |
- Posted by shaynamadel (My Page) on Sat, Sep 4, 10 at 19:51
The electrician/company for whose bid I am waiting is one who most often does work for the building when we need an outside electrician. They have worked for us at least a few times a year for several years. The building super is a straight-up guy and I am fairly confident that he would tell me if he thought there was a reason I might not want to use this particular electrician. I happen to be on the Board, and I don't recall there ever having been an issue raised about the quality of the work done for the building, either by the super, or by the managing agent. Clearly, I have to discuss the permit issue again with this electrician. I am sure that having never done a renovation project before, as much as I tried to absorb what he said, I may have missed or misunderstood some of what he said. The contractor is a family friend who actually does some electrical work himself, and said that he'd look over the electrician's proposal and let me know if he thinks I'm being overcharged. My brother has a house and has had a lot of work (including electrical) done in the last few years, so I am going to let him look at the proposal as well. Am seeking out 1-2 more recommendations for electricians--would rather not just pick blindly out of the yellowpages. |
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The IPCC sees the pause in global warming!
Summary: Today we look at one of the many interesting graphics from the leaked draft of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), this one showing the pause in global warming. And the various responses of scientists to this data. This is the latest in a series about the "pause" in global warming; see section 6 for more information).
Other posts in this series about second order draft (SOD) of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):
- The IPCC gets better. Climate alarmists freak-out.
- IPCC says "It is likely that the sea level rise has accelerated". The evidence is flimsy, showing a larger problem
- A powerful graphic
- A brief comment about the pause
- Three responses to this data
- Significance of the pause to non-scientists
- The warmistas' response to the pause
- Other posts about the "pause"
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References omitted in excerpts from the IPCC report; red emphasis added.
(1) A powerful graphic
Alex Rawls leaked the draft of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). Figure 1.4 shows the actual temperature vs. the forecasts of the IPCC's various models:
Caption to this graphic:
Estimated changes in the observed globally and annually averaged surface temperature (in °C) since 1990 compared with the range of projections from the previous IPCC assessments.
- Values are aligned to match the average observed value at 1990. Observed global annual temperature change, relative to 1961–1990, is shown as black squares.
- Whiskers indicate the 90% uncertainty range of the Morice et al (2012) dataset from measurement and sampling, bias and coverage.
- The coloured shading shows the projected range of global annual mean near surface temperature change from 1990 to 2015 for models used in {FAR, TAR, and AR4}.
- The 90% uncertainty estimate due to observational uncertainty and internal variability based on the HadCRUT4 temperature data for 1951-1980 is depicted by the grey shading.
The IPCC models shown are:
- FAR: 1990, the IPCC's First Assessment Report
- SAR: 1995, the IPCC's Second Assessment Report
- TAR: 2001, IPCC's Third Assessment Report
- AR4: 2007, the IPCC"s Fourth Assessment Report
(2) Update: A brief comment about the pause
From Chapter 10 – Detection and Attribution of Climate Change:
While the trend in global mean temperature since 1998 is not significantly different from zero, it is also consistent with natural variability superposed on the long-term anthropogenic warming trends projected by climate models.
See the (c) in the next section for more from AR5.
(3) Three responses to this data
The response of scientists associated with the IPCC to this divergence takes various forms, such as these three.
(a) The models are getting better
In AR5, the new models are described as superior to the models used in past IPCC forecasts. But the older models were also presented originally as providing a reliable basis for massive public policy measures.
(b) An infamous defense
Often used, most clearly stated by Kevin E. Trenberth (Senior Scientist, Climate Analysis Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research), "Predictions of climate", Nature, 4 June 2007 — Excerpt:
In fact there are no predictions by IPCC at all. And there never have been. The IPCC instead proffers "what if" projections of future climate that correspond to certain emissions scenarios. There are a number of assumptions that go into these emissions scenarios. They are intended to cover a range of possible self consistent "story lines" that then provide decision makers with information about which paths might be more desirable.
But they do not consider many things like the recovery of the ozone layer, for instance, or observed trends in forcing agents. There is no estimate, even probabilistically, as to the likelihood of any emissions scenario and no best guess.
Despite Trenberth's assertion, the IPCC reports are littered with descriptions of the model outputs as "forecasts". And their outputs are presented to the public and policy-makers as forecasts, the basis for large-scale public policy action.
(c) The pause is "consistent with" the models
While analytically accurate, statements that such a wide range of outcomes is "consistent with" the models shows that today they provide a weak basis for large-scale public policy action. See these excerpts from the draft AR5.
Chapter 2: Observations: Atmosphere and Surface
Much interest has focussed on differences in the period since 1998 and an apparent flattening in HadCRUT3 trends. … all products now show a warming trend since 1998
- HadCRUT: 0.055 °C per decade;
- MLOST: 0.042 °C per decade;
- GISS: 0.093 °C per decade.
None of these are statistically significant.
Chapter 10: Detection and Attribution of Climate Change
Global mean surface temperatures have not increased strongly since 1998, a period over which the multi model mean simulated temperature increased in response to steadily increasing greenhouse gas concentrations and constant or declining aerosol forcing. A key question, therefore, is whether the recent apparent slowdown in the rate of observed global warming is consistent with internal variability superposed on a steady anthropogenic warming trend (for example, as represented by the spread of model trends over the same time), or whether it has been driven by changes in radiative forcing. It is found that global temperature trends since 1998 are consistent with internal variability overlying the forced trends seen in climate model projections …
Liebmann et al. (2010) conclude that observed HadCRUT3 global mean temperature trends of 2–10 years ending in 2009 are not unusual in the context of the record since 1850. After removal of ENSO influence, Knight et al. (2009) concluded that observed global mean temperature changes over a range of periods to 2008 are within the 90% range of simulated temperature changes in HadCM3. Over the period 1999–2008, ENSO contributed a warming influence, so the lack of warming seen in the global mean temperature over this period cannot be attributed to ENSO.
(4) Significance of the pause to non-scientists
The pause in global warming, now roughly 15 years long, is clearly seen in the major climate data sets. It has been acknowledged by many prominent climate scientists. It has been the subject of much study in peer-reviewed publications. We look at examples of all three in these two posts.
- Good news! Global temperatures have stabilized, at least for now., 3 February 2012
- Still good news: global temperatures remain stable, at least for now., 14 October 2012
The pause should not surprise anyone familiar with the current state of climate science. The relative importance of the many causes of the two century-long warming remain uncertain (only since 1950 has anthropogenic CO2 been the largest driver). There are many factors at work: natural cycles, volcanoes, solar cycles, emissions of CO2 and aerosols, land use changes — and feedbacks (eg, warming on atmospheric humidity). Some of these are poorly understood. This makes reliable forecasts difficult, especially to the degree required before re-shaping the world economy.
That's the import of the pause. The long warming will resume, continue, or end. Climate scientists will analyze its causes and continue to improve their models. But the for today the warming pause should make us pause for thought before taking drastic action. The standard of proof required for public policy must be higher than that for academic study. The unexpected nature of the pause (appearing in the literature only after its appearance in the data), suggests that climate science models might not yet provide a reasonable basis for large-scale public policy action.
(5) A common reaction to the pause from non-scientists
But we see something far different from the chorus of the lay global warming cheerleaders. For example, the comments to these posts, and others mentioning this subject, are largely demonstrations of the first rule of warmistas:
Scientists are authorities, until they challenge global warming dogma. They they're clowns and charlatans.
Warmistas tend to avoid real science like vampires do holy water. This is the Left's equivalent to the anti-rationalism that has come to dominate the far Right, both of which prime components of America's broken Observation-Orientation-Decision-Action loop. We cannot see the world clearly through our thick ideological filters. So our responses don't work.
Please post your solutions to this in the comments.
(6) Other Posts about the "pause"
- Good news! Global temperatures have stabilized, at least for now., 3 February 2012
- Still good news: global temperatures remain stable, at least for now, 14 October 2012
(7) For More Information
Posts describing new science research, and statements by scientists:
- An important new article about climate change, 29 December 2008 – Solar influences on Earth's climate
- Richard Feynmann, one of the 20th centuries greatest scientists, talks to us about climate science, 12 February 2009
- Big news from NASA about the causes of climate change!, 6 June 2009 — About solar effects
- What can climate scientists tell about the drivers of future warming?, 6 February 2012
- What can climate scientists tell us about the drivers of future warming? – part two of two, 10 February 2012
- The slow solar cycle is getting a lot of attention. What are its effect on us?, 11 February 2012
- A famous scientists makes a startling admission about Earth's climate, 26 April 2012
- A look at the debate among climate scientists about global warming, 31 July 2012
Yonatan permalink18 December 2012 8:24 pm
Anyone can sign up to review the IPCC draft report. That such a reviewer claims to have leaked it speaks volumes.
Puska permalink18 December 2012 10:01 pm
The population of Earth went from less than three billions in the 1950 to over seven billions in 2012. Is it really just "extremely likely, 95% probability" that population contributed to the observed increase of temperatures? Close to triple population increase also means that close to tripling polution and heat released to the atmosphere. Controlling population growth probably would slow down global warming more than anything else.
Yes, there's more to climate change than population increase, I am aware of that…
klem permalink23 December 2012 7:55 pm
When I was a kid back in the 1960′s and 70′s the UN said that we'd have 20 billion people by the year 2000. That was unacceptable, if we didn't do something about it there would be famines, war and death. We came in around 6.5 billion and today we are at 7 billion. They are still saying that 7 billion is unacceptable and if we don't do something about it there will be famines, war and death. I've been hearing this same thing for 40 years now.
I think if we had 3 billion they would still say it was too high. More famine, wars and death.
I think for these people, population scare is the gift that just keeps on giving.
Ever notice that they always say the population is too high but they never say what a safe population number might be.
If back then 20 billion was too high and today 7 billion is still too high, what is the right number?
19 December 2012 7:11 pm
In a posting about possible future energy technologies (http://fabiusmaximus.com/2012/08/18/42156/) I replied on August 19th 2012 "Try to make a best bet among them. However, don't count on them."
In this case I want to warn in a similar fashion. Don't count on a temporary bit of luck when the climate (on a decadal scale! – There are good reasons to use the 30 year average approach) doesn't warm quite as quickly as the models show.
There are several subjects in which the IPCC report erred in an opposite direction. The minimum Arctic ice cover (half way September) is lower than any of the models in the 4th IPCC report. What could be the consequences isn't clear yet.
However: A decrease in temperature contrasts – especially in the summer half year – along the polar front decreases the strength of the polar Jet Stream. This could result e.g. in less violent tornadoes in the US – which is nice (spring 2011 was very probably a relatively rare extreme event) – but also in a bigger chance of blocking anti-cyclones resulting in scourching hot and dry summers severely decreasing the corn yields in the mid-western states of the US.Another wild card is the fate of permafrost soils in Canada and Russia/Siberia. Where the tipping point towards a positive feedback of permafrost decomposition (evolution of CO2 and methane), enhancing further warming, lies is currently unknown. But it is there.
So: Don't count on our luck too long. By the way: The subject of energy provision, switching to a much more sustainable mix, points in a similar direction. And remember: Rebuilding the energy infrastructure to a much more sustainable set-up is a momentous task which will take many decades (at least ½ a century) anyway.
To summarize: No reason to panic. But on the other hand: Let's get started.
Mazzel & broge / kind regards, Evert Wesker
- Africa's Road To COP18 - 5 reasons global warming is more terrifying than you think – Salon
- Africa's Road To COP18 - The UN's Global Warming Forecasts Are Performing Very, Very Badly – Forbes
- Graph of the day: global warming is real « Real-World Economics Review Blog
- Twenty years of overestimating global warming? - Page 6 (politics)


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Alvarez Starts With GCL Pirates
The Pirates have optioned SS Pedro Ciriaco to AAA Indianapolis. This opens a roster spot for OF Alex Presley, who will be officially called up on Tuesday (the Pirates have a day off on Monday). UPDATE: Presley has officially been called up, and will join the Pirates in Toronto.
Also promoted: pitcher Rinku Singh has been promoted from the GCL Pirates to State College. Singh has pitched a total of 15 innings so far this season. Eleven of those came on 3 appaearances with the DSL team. He gave up 3 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks, with 7 strikeouts in the Dominican. In one appearance last week with the GCL Pirates, Singh pitched 4 scoreless innings and allowed only one hit, while striking out 5 batters. Singh pitched in one game for the Spikes at the end of the 2010 season. He went 2 innings in that game, and gave up only one hit, with one strikeout.
Monday's game action:
GCL Pirates 1, GCL Phillies 0…. for 1.5 innings
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3B Pedro Alvarez made his first official rehab start this afternoon. It didn't last long, though that had nothing to do with him: the game was suspended due to rain after just 1.5 innings. Alvarez was the Pirates' lead-off batter. He got one trip to the plate, in which he grounded out to second base. CF Willy Garcia was the only batter on either team to reach base, when he blasted a solo homer in the top of the 2nd. Pirates' starter Luis Heredia pitched to just 3 batters in the bottom of the first — two strikeouts and a pop out to C Joey Schoenfeld.
Curve Finally Score; Spikes Lose in 12 Innings
Saturday's action in the Pirates' lower minor league organization… being thrown out at the plate seemed to be a recurring theme….
Harrisburg Senators 3, Altoona Curve 1
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The Curve out-hit the Senators 8-4, but could only force one run across the plate, though that was one more run than they had scored in their last three games. Aaron Pribanic suffered his 5th loss of the season (for a 5-5 record), allowing 2 runs on just 2 hits and a walk, while strikeout out 7 batters in 6 innings. The walk gave the Senators their only baserunner over the first three innings. The Senators began the 4th inning with a single, and a balk put the runner on second base. Pribanic struck out the next two batters, but the next batter smacked a 2-run homer. He retired the next 7 batters in order to finish his night.
The Curve put at least one batter on base in 5 of the first 6 innings. They came closest to scoring in the 4th, when SS Jordy Mercer led off with a single, and advanced to second on a balk. He reached third when 3B Jeremy Farrell singled to first, but got hung up between third and home, and was tagged out in a run-down. Altoona got onto the scoreboard in the 7th inning. Farrell lined a single into right field, and after two outs, pinch-hitter Anthony Norman grounded to second, where the Harrisburg second baseman missed the play. Farrell scored on the error. CF Starling Marte doubled into left field, moving Norman to third, but a strikeout ended the inning with both of the runners in scoring position.
Matt McSwain replaced Pribanic in the 7th. He walked two batters, and loaded the bases with a single. An RBI ground out brought in the runner from third, for the Senators' third run. Tim Alderson gave up a lead-off triple in the 8th, and hit the next batter with a pitch, but got out of the jam with a strikeout and a double play — a line out to center field and an on-target throw by Marte to the plate let C Tony Sanchez tag him out at home.
Former Pirate farmhand Jimmy Barthmaier walked Mercer to begin the 8th, but he was erased on a double play, and a strikeout ended the inning, the Curve went down in order in the 9th.
Baker Homers In FSL All-Star Game; Curve Drops Double Header
More brief notes for Saturday, since we're on the road….
Florida State League All-Star Game, played in Clearwater, Florida
FSL North 5, FSL South 3
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Three Marauders' players got in on this game: C Ramon Cabrera, 1B Aaron Baker, and 2B Jarek Cunningham were all starters for the South squad. The North scored first, with a single, a triple, and fielding error in center field in the bottom of the 1st, for a 2-0 lead. The South tied it up in the top of the 4th, thanks to the Marauders. Cabrera led off with a single through to left field. After two outs, Baker brought in Cabrera with a 2-run homer to tie the game.
The North took the lead again in the bottom of the 5th. A walk, a stolen base, an RBI double, and an RBI single gave the North a 4-2 lead. The North added some insurance in the bottom of the 8th, on two singles and a double. The South had one last chance in the top of the 9th, which began with a lead-off single. Baker grounded out, moving the runner to second base, and another single put him on third. A sacrifice fly brought in the run, but a ground out ended the rally and the game.
Cabrera played 3.5 innings before being replaced by another catcher. He went 1-for-2, with a ground out in his other at-bats. Cunningham played 5.5 innings before letting another second baseman get into the game. He grounded out and popped out in his two plate appearances. Baker played the whole game, and went 1-for-2 at the plate, with two walks.
Indians Postponed; McPherson's First AA Win
The Indianapolis Indians' game in Rochester was postponed today — because the Indians were not there! The team was supposed to fly to Rochester this morning, but due to mechanical problems, their flight was delayed. There were not any other flights available to get the team to Rochester in time for the game. The Indians and the Red Wings will play two games on Saturday, the first at 1 pm, and the second at 7 pm. Both will be 9-inning games.
The Pirates have signed two more draft picks: 3B Dan Gamache from Auburn U. and OF Taylor Lewis from University of Maine- Orono. My guess is that they will be heading to State College, but no definite word yet.
The State College Spikes begin their season tomorrow, on the road at Williamsport. The GCL Pirates will begin their 2011 season on Monday.
Don't forget to vote for the All-Stars:
Eastern League All-Star Voting is here
AAA (International and Pacific Coast Leagues) All-Star Voting is here
Thursday's action:
Altoona Curve 3, New Britain Rock Cats 1
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Kyle McPherson allowed the New Britain a solo home run in the top of the 1st, and then he and the bullpen shut the Rock Cats down for the rest of the game. McPherson pitched 6 innings and scattered 3 more runs and a walk over the remaining 5 innings for his first win at the AA level. Two singles came in the 3rd, but McPherson left runners on the corners. He left two runners in scoring position in the 6th after a walk and a single. McPherson also struck out 4 batters.
The Curve came back with 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st. LF Anthony Norman led off with a single lined into right field, and 2B Brock Holt followed with a grounder into right for a second single, moving Norman to third base. Norman scored on a ground out by SS Jordy Mercer. Holt came in on CF Quincy Latimore's RBI single, to give the Curve a 2-1 lead.
The Curve went down in order over the next three innings. They added an insurance run in the 5th, when C Tony Sanchez and DH Jose Hernandez hit back-to-back singles. Sanchez moved to third base on Hernandez's hit, then scored on RF Brad Chalk's sacrifice fly. 1B Matt Curry blasted a triple into right field in the 7th inning, but he was left on base. The Curve threatened again in the 8th, when Chalk and Norman both singled, and Holt walked. They left the bases loaded, though, when a strikeout and a ground out ended the inning.
Matt McSwain pitched two perfect innings in relief after McPherson was done for the evening. Anthony Claggett, who was moved back to the Curve when Jose Ascanio was assigned to Indianapolis, pitched the 9th inning. The first batter of the inning reached on a fielding error by Norman in left. After two fly outs, a single, a wild pitch, and a walk loaded the bases. But Claggett got a tapper back to the mound to end the inning.
Curve Game Suspended With 10-Run Lead; Marauders And Power Need Extras
Saturday evening action for the Pirates' minor league affiliates:
Altoona Curve 11, Reading Phillies 1 (Suspended)
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After rain delayed the start of this game, the Curve must have decided that they needed to score a lot and quickly, in case the rain cut the game short. The rain did come again, but too early for a complete game. Instead, it was suspended in the 3rd inning, with the Curve leading by 10 runs. R-Phils starter Juan Ramirez could not get through the 1st inning. The first four Curve batters reached base safely: a lead-off triple by RF Anthony Norman, a double by CF Starling Marte (one run), a walk by SS Jordy Mercer, and a single by LF Quincy Latimore to load the bases. After a fly out, 3B Jeremy Farrell drove in both Marte and Mercer with an RBI single (runs 2,3). C Travis Scott singled, loading the bases again. 2B Greg Picart grounded to first, and the R-Phils' first baseman returned the ball to the plate, forcing out Latimore for the second out. Pitcher Aaron Pribanic singled into right field, bringing in Farrell (run 4), and a walk by Norman forced in Scott with the 5th run of the inning. That was the end for Ramirez, and the new reliever, Tyson Brummett, struck out Marte to end the inning.
But the Curve came right back at Brummett in the 2nd. With one out, Latimore singled, and 1B Matt Curry doubled him in. A walk by Scott and a single by Picart brought in Curry, and the Curve extended their lead to 7-0.
Pribanic retired the R-Phils in order in the bottom of the 1st. He gave up one run in the 2nd, on two singles and two ground outs. Then the Curve came roaring right back in the top of the 3rd. Norman led off with a walk, and a fielding error put Marte on first and Norman on second. Mercer singled, plating Norman. After one out, Brummet threw two wild pitches, scoring Marte and leaving Mercer on third base. Curry walked, then Farrell doubled, driving in Mercer. Curry went to third base, and he scored on Scott's sacrifice fly. A ground out ended the top of the inning, and at that point, the game was halted, with the Curve ahead 11-1. The game will resume at 1:30 pm on Sunday, and the regularly scheduled game will follow, but that game will be only 7 innings long. Hope the Curve didn't use up all their hits in those first three innings.


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Since late 2011 the monthly index has been above 100. For October, however, it dipped almost a full point to 99.5. Riehle said it is not unusual for the index to drop during politically charged times, such as before a presidential election.
"The magnitude of the decline was surprising, though, because of how the index has improved in the last year and a half," Riehle said.
"Consumers always get a bit anxious in a highly-charged political climate and the barrage of negative campaign ads probably had an impact."
Despite their lack of economic optimism, the restaurant operators reported positive same-store sales for the 17th consecutive month. Also incongruous with their outlook, half of restaurant operators are planning capital expenditures in the next six months, up from 44% in September.


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Featured Artist Showcases Coffee Table BookPosted by Nancy Haberman on April 17th, 2012
Watch the printing, binding and packaging of Macau: Work in Progress, as photographer, David Hartung, narrates this seven-minute video on the making of his documentary coffee table volume. You can also see a novel animated preview of the entire edition at PearlRiverGallery.com.
Pearl River Gallery was founded by photographers David Hartung and Forbes Conrad as a vehicle for distributing quality photographic materials in a way that makes sense for content creators and buyers alike.
The gallery is the official venue for US distribution of David Hartung's book Macau: Work in Progress. Books ship from their California warehouse.


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Recent comments
- Denise Pike
- September 09, 2011 - 08:18
What a great story... loved the photo too. It is such an exciting time of year for kids like Molly and Henry and others who are going into their last year of high school. Have a safe and happy school year everyone.


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CEI Today: Keystone/energy votes, Operation Choke Point, EPA testimony, overcriminalization, and CEI at 30!
Washington, DC – The Digital Citizens Alliance today called on Google to stop profiting from a myriad of illegal and dangerous activities that take place on YouTube. Those activities include the marketing of illegal prescription drugs and steroids, fake passports, stolen credit cards, and content theft.
Digital Citizens made public its investigative report, "Digital Weeds: How Google Continues to Allow Bad Actors to Flourish On YouTube," that shows how YouTube is still infested with hundreds of videos promoting dangerous and illegal activities – nine months after Digital Citizens first showed ads running next to some of YouTube's most dangerous videos. And just as troubling, both Google and the bad actors profit from advertising running along on the same YouTube page as these videos.
In many of the latest examples Digital Citizens discovered, ads from some of America's best-known companies were running next to videos pushing access to dangerous products.
"Google has to start acting like the great company they claim to be and make Internet safety a priority," said Tom Galvin, Executive Director of Digital Citizens. "When confronted with this issue last summer, Google scrubbed YouTube of thousands of incriminating videos to stop the criticism. Not surprisingly, the videos are back. I'll say what I said nine months ago – the company that claims "don't be evil" is its credo has to stop treating this as a PR problem and end its relationship with the bad actors who peddle dangerous drugs, stolen credit cards and Fake IDs."
Click here to see the report, a short video on how Google makes its money, as well as new polling results showing Americans' growing concerns about how Google does business.
In June 2013, Digital Citizens demonstrated countless examples of videos on YouTube that promoted the sale of prescription drugs such as Oxycontin, Percocet and Tramadol. In addition, the report, entitled, "Google, YouTube and Evildoers: Too Close for Comfort," demonstrated how bad actors promoted the sale of forged passports and drivers licenses, escort services and prostitution, counterfeits and content theft. Google responded to the public criticism by immediately removing the videos while claiming their systems worked.
New Poll Shows Americans Concern with Google is Growing
A Digital Citizens Alliance national survey released today reinforces how the public is looking to Google to do more to protect Internet users:
· The majority of Americans (57 percent) said Google should not post ads or accept ad revenue from sites that are providing illegal or illegitimate products or services.
· By a 26-point margin (53 percent-27 percent) Americans don't believe that Google is doing enough to make the Internet a safer place.
· 88 percent of Americans agreed with the statement "As a nearly $40 billion business, Google has a responsibility to help make the Internet safe."
· Americans don't feel very safe online. Less than one in five (18 percent) said they feel "very safe" online, compared to 65 percent who feel "very safe" in their neighborhood, shopping at stores or walking to local parks.
Digital Citizens commissioned Axis Research to conduct the poll. Axis Research surveyed 1,006 voters by phone across the United States from February 19-23, 2014; 32% of all interviews were conducted via cell phones. The margin of error is ± 3.1 percentage points.
Details from "Digital Weeds" Report
In its "Digital Weeds" investigation, Digital Citizens researchers search YouTube again for some of the same videos promoting illegal or dangerous activities found during research in 2013.
These subject areas include:
Prescription Narcotics: Digital Citizens found hundreds of videos promoting the sale of illegally acquired prescription drugs. One video promoting where to buy Oxycontin and Roxicodone without a prescription had an ad promoting the 2014 Winter Olympics right next to it. In another case an ad for the Discover Card is flanked next to a video offering the stimulant Adderall and other drugs.
Stolen Credit Card Numbers: Financial fraud and ID theft are a scourge and growing threat to Internet commerce. Yet on YouTube there are videos on how to get stolen credit card numbers. In some of the videos there are ads from premium brands – in one case a Honda ad – that not only give credibility to criminals selling stolen credit card numbers, but enriches them too.
Fake Passports, Goods Currency: Digital Citizens found ads embedded in videos promoting the sale of fake passports, ID cards, fake money as well as fake goods. In one video promoting knock-off Michael Kors handbags an ad ran for the University of North Carolina's Business School.
Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs (APEDs): Digital Citizens looked APEDs in a separate report in October of 2013. Steroids, human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing drugs remain popular on YouTube, which is especially troubling given their allure by teens who make up a large part of YouTube's audience. One HGH video, on YouTube since March 2013, has over 41,000 views. It has an ad embedded promoting flights to Los Angeles, one for hair loss and another for drug rehabilitation. Google analytics enable it to connect ads that are relevant to the video, but apparently those analytics won't flag illegal activity.
Digital Citizens found that these videos were once again flourishing on YouTube - and Google continues to profit from them. Google profits by running ads tied to videos, and then splits the revenue with these bad actors.
"Just like after our first investigative report, we expect YouTube to take these videos down and the ads to go away almost instantly, but that is actually evidence of the problem, not the solution," Galvin said.
About Digital Citizens Alliance
Digital Citizens is a consumer-oriented coalition focused on educating the public and policy makers on the threats that consumers face on the Internet and the importance for Internet stakeholders – individuals, government and industry - to make the Web a safer place. Based in Washington, DC, the Digital Citizens Alliance counts among its supporters: private citizens, the health, pharmaceutical and creative industries as well as online safety experts and other communities focused on Internet safety. For more information, please visit digitalcitizensalliance.org.
March 5, 2013
How to end overcriminalization
Statutory law in America has expanded to the point that government's primary activity is no longer to protect, preserve and defend our lives, liberty and property, but rather to stalk and entrap normal American citizens doing everyday things.
Report: Treasury has option to default should debt ceiling be reached
1985 GAO Report: "The Secretary of the Treasury does have the authority to choose the order in which to pay obligations of the United States… Treasury is free to liquidate obligations in any order it finds will best serve the interests of the United States."
Sequester's Family Spending Conversion
The federal government's sequester is effectively the equivalent of a family cutting $45 a month to get their credit card debt under control, while spending $917 more each month that gets applied to the end of year balance.
Concord, NH- When voters took to the polls on November 6th in Nashua Ward 4, they didn't know that they were voting for was a convicted felon, who served time in the Belknap County House of Corrections. As reported by the Laconia Daily Sun and Nashua Telegraph, Stacie Laughton served four months in jail on felony charges for conspiracy to commit credit card fraud in 2008.
"The voters of that representative district deserve to have someone in office who will be fully upfront and honest with them," said New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Wayne MacDonald. "I'm disappointed to hear that the opposite is happening with the election of Ms. Laughton, who didn't come clean with the voters about her record of conspiracy and fraud.
"I support House Majority Leader Pete Silva on his comments that Representative-elect Laughton resign and I join him on calling for Governor-elect Hassan and Incoming Speaker Norelli to make this a reality. The voters have a fundamental right to know who is seeking to serve them in the New Hampshire House of Representatives."
CONCORD – House Majority Leader Rep. Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today gave the following statement regarding the recent revelations, as published in the Laconia Daily Sun and Nashua Telegraph, that Rep-Elect Stacie Laughton (D-Nashua) has an extensive history with the Laconia police department and served four months in jail in 2008 on felony charges of conspiracy to commit credit card fraud:
House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua)
"It is unfortunate that Ms. Laughton did not come clean with the voters of her district during the election process. If I lived in the district, I would be extremely disappointed to learn, just days after the election, that my neighborhood was going to be represented by a person that only 4 years ago was convicted of a felony charge involving conspiracy and fraud and served time in prison. While I believe in a person's ability to be rehabilitated and become a productive member of the community, I also believe it is a candidate's duty to fully disclose their personal history to allow the voters an opportunity to make an informed decision. Ms. Laughton failed to give the voters of her district that very basic amount of trust and respect. Lawmakers should hold themselves to a higher standard and Ms. Laughton has already failed the voters of her district by not being forthright with them. Ms. Laughton should step down immediately in order to allow for an election process where voters are given the opportunity to evaluate candidates through an open and transparent process; something they were denied on November 6th."
"Democratic leaders including Rep. Terri Norelli, Chairman Ray Buckley and Governor-Elect Maggie Hassan must realize the injustice being done to the people of Nashua's Ward 4 and I ask them to join with me and in asking Rep-Elect Laughton to step down immediately."


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This "Spinach & Avocado Cannellini Bean Hummus" is what would happen if hummus and guacamole mated! Submitted by FANNETASTICFOOD Carbs: 20.2g | Fat: 5.7g | Fiber: 5.1g | Protein: 6.3g | Calories: 150.4
Very Good 4.7/5
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Everything is from scratch in this recipe so you can't go wrong with taste. Its perfect and filling to have on a cold winter night! Submitted by RASCO26 Carbs: 19.2g | Fat: 3g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 19.7g | Calories: 189.4
This is a yummy soup I threw together after Thanksgiving. It's great way to use up the extra turkey! Peas and corn would be a great addition too. I hope you enjoy! Submitted by PHONICBLUE Carbs: 14.4g | Fat: 2.5g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 8.9g | Calories: 116.1
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A great use of leftover Thanksgiving turkey - fast and cheap! Submitted by CONNECTED1 Carbs: 23.4g | Fat: 9.8g | Fiber: 3.6g | Protein: 22.2g | Calories: 270.3
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