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Searching for human rights in the Republic of the Congo
Following the green line
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The pope pines for pizza, peace of mind and the soccer pitch
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Christians in the Middle East rank high on Peoples Under Threat list
Christian Zionist in Israel filming anti-BDS movie
Debate simmers over whether pope called Abbas an 'angel of peace'
New Occupational Therapy Room and Garden for the Galilee Medical Center
Landscaping Absorption Centers with Ethiopian Immigrants
Holocaust Day Ceremony Honoring the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers
Pedaling Along the Tel Aviv Shore
The International Solidarity Mission Says Goodbye in Jerusalem
Chinese Ambassador Visits the Israel-China Friendship Fores
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The Shamir Drilling Project
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From Sunny Israel to Cold Canada
Walking for Water with KKL France in the Mountains of Eilat
JNF Ontario Community Mission Tours the Western Negev
Celebrating 50 Years of German-Israeli Diplomatic Relations
The Negev Conference on Agricultural Research and Development
Arava Open Day: Food Security for Israel and the Entire World
Living Green in Israel: the Contest and the Winners
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How One Oleh is Helping to Transform the Way People Drink Water
From Think Tank to Environmental Consultant
Award Winning Designer Launches Career as Wedding Dressmaker
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MK calls on PM to destroy homes of Jews who murdered Arab teen
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National Insurance stipends for criminals convicted of terror and nationalist
crimes will be halved upon their release from prison, according to a bill
approved for its second and third plenum reading in a heated meeting of the
Knesset Labor, Welfare and Health Committee on Monday.The legislation,
proposed by Yisrael Beytenu MKs David Rotem and Robert Ilatov, cuts National
Insurance benefits by 50 percent for Israeli citizens involved in terrorism who
were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison.The committee authorized
the bill with four in favor and MKs Ilan Gilon (Meretz) and Afo Agbaria (Hadash)
opposed."While everyone is talking about elections, Yisrael Beytenu is
working as usual and keeping its promises to the people of Israel," Rotem said.
"The absurd situation, in which the State of Israel pays out of all of our
pockets the people who harm and murder Israeli citizens, must
stop."Rotem pointed out that the Justice Ministry vetoed his original
proposal – to completely deny National Insurance benefits to convicted
terrorists – so he moderated the legislation.According to Gilon, the
bill is unconstitutional, and punishment for crimes should be a separate matter
from National Insurance."How long will we let [terrorists] spit on us,
and we'll say it's raining?" MK Arieh Bibi (Kadima) retorted, in defense of the
bill. "Rotem is doing us a favor! [Terrorists] shouldn't just lose National
Insurance, they should be thrown out of the country."Agbaria said he is
not surprised that the bill is coming from the current "extremist and racist"
government, but such legislation "does not look good in a country that calls
itself a democracy.""You are blackening the democratic face of Israel!
After you punish a person for a crime he committed, you want to punish him even
more?" Agbaria asked. "This coalition is warmongering and encouraging paranoia
and panic.Bibi and MK Arye Eldad (National Union) took issue with
Agbaria's labeling the bill racist, pointing out that it does not mention any
specific groups in society."Why is this racist? Are you saying that all
terrorists are Arabs?" Eldad quipped."This bill is an embarrassment,"
Agbaria responded.The legislation will have to undergo a second and
third reading in the plenum before it becomes a law.Labor Committee
chairman Haim Katz (Likud) said he will bring the bill to a vote as soon as
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Minutes of meeting held on February 15th 1939 at 24 New Oxford Street, W.C.
Present: Professor Marrack (Chairman), Dr. H. Joules, Mr. T. Blewitt, Mrs. I. Brown, Mr. N. Wiggins, Lord Faringdon, Mr. J. Coyne, Mr. R. Calder, Dr. J. Wright, Mr. C.H. Norman, Miss N. Adam, Dr. J.A. Gillison, Mr. G. Jeger.
1) Minutes of meeting held on the 8th February were confirmed and signed.
2) Matters arising:
a) As a result of further discussion with Mr. Wallace, it was ascertained that the cot, pram, etc., for the child of Mr. Boulka had been paid for in full. The payment to be made to the foster-parent was therefore to be 10/- a week for a month.
b) Mr. Poole had returned £1.0.0. of the £4.0.0. sent to his wife during his absence.
3 ) Interviews:
a) Mr. Poole, who gave an account of his experiences with the last convoy of five lorries on both sides of the Spanish Frontier, and of the work accomplished by himself and the other drivers among the refugees. He stated that it was extremely difficult to get permits to enter the camps, and that it was impossible to enter the camps without those permits. In his opinion it was not practicable either to send relief to these camps or to do any work there.
He and the other drivers had taken five lorries with a certain amount of medical supplies to Marseilles, where they were being shipped for Valencia.
b) Nurses Murray, Urmston and Powell, told of their work with their Army Corps, and in the camps in France, and described the dreadful conditions there.
The Chairman expressed the thanks and appreciation of the Committee for their work, and the heroism they displayed.
In the discussion that ensued, Mrs. Brown stated that pressure was being brought to bear on the French Government and that the National Joint Committee is trying to help people out of the camps.
It was agreed, (Mr. Norman dissenting) that we prepare a leaflet dealing with Nurse Murray's story and urging protests against the recognition of Franco, together with an appeal for our funds: that this leaflet be sold to all Local Aid Spain Committees, and that 50,000 be ordered in the first instance. It was further decided that we hold a Central London meeting, with the nurses, Mr. Poole, and that we endeavour to get Dr. Ellis, Miss Ellen Wilkinson, Mr. Hannen Swaffer, and Mr. Morrison, with Lord Addison in the chair. Further, it was agreed that we try to arrange for the nurses to meet members of Parliament and the French Deputies who would be coming to London this week-end.
4) Organising Secretary's Statement:
A number of telegrams, letters and telephone calls had been exchanged with Miss Davson at Perpignan. She was now the only member of the Unit in France, while the only one remaining in Spain was Miss Addy at Ucles. A number of vehicles had been rescued from Catalonia, and in addition to the five lorries that had already been taken to Marseilles for shipment to Valencia, it was hoped that the two Autochirs, two more lorries and ten ambulances would shortly be sent to the Central Zone.


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It's not unusual that a teacher makes a big impact on his or her students; look around the classrooms in Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties and you'll find many who have changed their students' lives for the better on a daily basis.
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The Viking Press has been an All-North Carolina publication with the N.C. Scholastic Media Association — the highest distinction for a publication of its size each of the past three years. The paper's website won the Tar Heel Award two of the last three years, the top award reserved for the best publications, regardless of the size of the school.
The Viking Press earned first place with special merit in the American Scholastic Press Association last year — the first time TVP had been entered in the contest.
But Moon's pride and joy are his students — and they've reflected the success of their teacher.
His journalism students have won a whopping 70 individual awards for writing, editing, photography and design in the last four years. Resita Cox — now a student at UNC and intern with the N.C. Scholastic Media Association and a former intern with The Free Press — was the N.C. High School Journalist of the Year in 2012. At least three more of his students have graduated from college with degrees in journalism fields — with many more coming in future years.
I have written or worked for professional newspapers since 1992 and have seen many, many high school newspapers all over the state, from Charlotte to Raleigh to Winston-Salem and all over Eastern North Carolina and I feel very comfortable making this statement: There is not a better high school newspaper in the state of North Carolina than the one Moon and his students put out on a monthly basis.
It's because of the direction, expertise and love of journalism of Michael Moon that The Viking Press has been so successful.
Moon has not only been a great influence to KHS students in the classroom, he's also performed solidly as an athletics coach for the Vikings, leading young people in softball and tennis. Whenever Kinston High School athletics directors Wells Gulledge and Perry Tyndall needed him to lead a team, Moon stepped up to the plate (pun intended!) and became the head coach of several squads at the school.
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The Free Press and I salute Michael Moon for the impact he's had on dozens of young students in his tenure at
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May 3rd, 2009 #1
The exorcism of Iridyse (update in first post!)
Just driving out some monsters from my head
Gar, guardian of the skies of Eithanas.
Firstborn of Qiane and Malech, the ugliness of Gar was just a physical manifestation of the evil that lurked behind the beauty of his parents. Shunned at birth by his mother and left to fend for himself, Gar feeds off the souls of infants and the unborn. He guards the skies of Eithanas, one of the three exits from the world of illusions.
And some studies from life:
Edit: new work :
One of the deities of Eithanas. Kinara dreams up and brings to life wispy entities infused with magic who grant the wishes of all those they meet.
More at my blog.
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May 3rd, 2009 #2
Damn, that's some really impressive work! Love those creature designs, genuinely creepy stuff there.
May 3rd, 2009 #3
Very original stuff, and fantastic life studies. I especially love the second image.
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I love the second one so much, he's cute!
your crazy talented
May 3rd, 2009 #5
Very cool, now go update your sketchbook! I'm craving for your uglies and pretties.
May 3rd, 2009 #6
You are an amazing artist, S.
10 stars from me!
May 3rd, 2009 #7
While the studies from life are very good, I am really enjoying the characterization and stylization you have going on the the creatures. Hopefully you'll be posting more in the future!
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May 4th, 2009 #9
Sidharth Chaturvedi: Thank you very much! Twisted creatures are always fun to draw
andyhunt: Thanks! That's one of my fav images too. I'm working (very very slowly) on a book of silly monsters and hopefully there will be a lot more of these little things in the future.
TyraWhite: Hehe, thank you so much!
Teundeboer:Aye aye cap'n! Updates soon! Thanks for stopping by
Chupacabra: You're so awesome Thanks for the encouragement and the inspiration!
ADStudio: Thanks! I think I need to work on getting more spontaneity in my life studies (I guess being a texture painter has its disadvantages) It's been 3 years since I did my last batch and I need some more practice before I can hit the oils again.
a la bapsi: Thanks for stopping by!
I just thought I'd post some closeups here. I don't even know why I went so detailed on the birdman head. It was faster than it seems, mainly because I love pushing the details but then there was such a disconnect with the rest of the body and background and such..I learnt my lesson
May 5th, 2009 #10
Wow! love your stuff !
very inspirational
May 5th, 2009 #11
Pure awesomeness!!..those textures are killer
May 5th, 2009 #12
Great paintings.
I'm reading the textures on the creature's head as very soft. Like cotton. Not sure if it was intended.
Make a sketchbook happy, feed it a tip to improve!
May 5th, 2009 #13
Always been a fan of your style! Thanks for posting your latest stuff!
May 5th, 2009 #14
Been a huge fan of your work since you first posted; Fantastic images, you should be very proud.
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May 8th, 2009 #15
the texture and tones in the first piece are really well rendered. great close ups
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Some incredible work here!
I thought your lighting was well done, and the color choices were perfect.
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Awesome work, thanks for sharing :]
May 8th, 2009 #18
my god awesome stuff. 5 stars mos def.
May 10th, 2009 #19
nice work Friend!
"God is my inspiration."
May 11th, 2009 #20
that first one is great, majestic and disturbing at the same!
May 11th, 2009 #21
amazing stuff! Are they digital or traditional?
Check out my sketchbook: Draw or Die
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May 11th, 2009 #22
Brillianty texture work. Do you use alot texture brushes or combine with texture reference overlays?
May 11th, 2009 #23
you always manage to get that lovely, slightly sickly translucent quality to your skin and flesh tones, its very iconic of your style and i love it
May 11th, 2009 #24
Excellent work!! Like to look at at over and over
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May 11th, 2009 #25
Truly amazing work. The birdman piece is my fav.
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June 18th, 2009 #26
DoctorPencil: Thank you very much!
daveneale: Thanks!
Pigeonkill: Thank you! To be honest I wasn't really thinking about the texture of the back while I was painting it, but I liked the softness and decided to keep it like that then.
Dusty: Thank you very much!
cgaddict: Thanks George! The feeling is very mutual
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Whos_the_who : Thanks! I'm glad you like the colors, they gave me such a headache when I was trying to decide between variations ( for the bird guy atleast)
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ALEXANDRE da Vinci: Thank you very much!
arghmisfit : Thanks! I have a slightly disturbing story to go with it too. Updated in the first post
The Original [E] : Thank you! Unfortunately all digital. I need to get back to doing some more traditional pieces, I miss it!
Pandanus : Thanks! I don't really overlay textures. I make a lot of textured brushes and use textures within the brush itself, I find that easier to control.
stoph : Hehe, thanks ! Subsurface scattering FTW!
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miracola : Thanks a lot!
Just finished up a piece for Exotique 5, update in first post.
Thanks for stopping by!
June 18th, 2009 #27
GreaT PeIces..........
I love the last one
June 18th, 2009 #28
the studies from life are spot on, they look really good, are they digital painting or oil or something?
June 19th, 2009 #29
Love that last piece. Ut's really good.
June 19th, 2009 #30
Oohle lalah!
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- 11 June 2013
24 hours with Phil Collins*
"I would rather have a kidney removed with a plastic knife in a branch of KFC but we'll sign up again for next year"
Every June in the foothills of the Dolomites the centre of Feltre is closed off for 24 hours of thundering thighs. The relay criterium event around a 1.8km circuit is organised by our old friends at Castelli and is about as much fun as you can have on a bike unless you own a tandem with the seats very close together.
100 teams of 8-12 riders take to the line with strategies that vary from "we've paid for a pro- rider so we are going to get our money's worth" to "I'm sure the rest of the lads will be along in a minute, I'll keep going until they get here". For sheer guts I admire the tenacity of the latter.
The course goes up for longer than is entirely necessary, down for a disappointingly short time and has a long straight section that provides useful thinking time for composing an excuse should you decide to hand over early and a nearby canal if you just want to end it all. The lap finishes on a cobbled section sponsored by the local dentist.
Notable features apart from all the cycling stuff are the tannoy operators taste in music, which lurches from abysmal (Genesis) to please make it stop (Genesis), the chance to see a former world champion emerge from a putrid port-a-loo and the local Sprizzone which seems like an ideal pre-race drink. Like Italian footballers or Michael Douglas it goes down easily.
The combination of sleep deprivation, Sprizzone dehydration and trying to ride as fast as you can tests your mental strength so you WILL hate it for a bit but 5 minutes after it's over you are booking the hotel for next year.
Great event. Fantastic people. Get some friends together and do it one year. You'll never look back.
Thanks Castelli for a great event.
*As you can see from the picture Hazel's bike is a Genesis.
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Frank Petrowski remembers being a "gung-ho" Marine, eager to join the fight.
"I really wanted to be part of the war," said Frank Petrowski, 85, of Jacksonville. "It just so happened that three days into recruit training the war was over."
When Petrowski joined the Marine Corps in 1945, he was intent on going to combat. Scheduled to be a machine gunner, he was a self-proclaimed hard charging 17-year-old. While he didn't get to use his machine gun during World War II, it would be his weapon of choice when he traveled to
"The Navy recruiter wasn't there so I decided to be a Marine," Petrowski said. "My parents had to sign for me. They were really reluctant but they did it anyways because they knew I wanted to serve my country."
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"When I got off the bus there was a lot of yelling and screaming," he said. "We had drill instructors that had just come back from the Pacific — boy, they were in our asses."
Graduating recruit training, Petrowski would spend the next few years bouncing from base to base and training with the seasoned Marines of the European and Pacific campaigns.
"We drank beer together," he said. "We were all Marines. They just had ribbons and we didn't."
When the barley and yeast settled, it was time for Petrowski to go to war in Korea.
"It was cold as hell," he said. "I was fortunate enough not to be at the (Chosin) reservoir. The fighting was horrendous. We had some really tough times and we lost quite a few people. Prior to going, the movies glorified war and didn't show the killing. I learned really quickly that bullets aren't funny and that they kill."
During his tenure in Korea, Petrowski participated in Operations Killer and Ripper.
"You go up one hill and down another," he said. "The battles took forever because of that. Troops had a hell of a time trying to take the hills."
The weather was the most unforgiving part of the deployment, he said.
"There's no easy way to fight because of the weather," Petrowski said. "You size up the situation and do what you need to do."
It wasn't all combat though. Occasionally there was time for fun and games, he said.
"One time we took some juice and yeast and made some 'Apple Jack'," he said. "If you were in a reserve area you do the best with what you can get."
It was times like this that make him miss the military, he said.
"You're together and you look after one another — that's just the way the Marine Corps is from day one," he said. "Marines are the best. They're dependable. And you have to depend on them or you're in a hole by yourself."
War has not left him unchanged, he said.
"Years ago I had nightmares," Petrowski said. "Now I don't have them anymore. I've let go of the past because I don't like thinking of dead people. Watching people die is my worst memory. It sticks in your mind. It's history now so I leave it alone."
It wasn't all nightmares and bad memories though, he said.
"It taught me to be careful, proficient and responsible," he said. "I've carried that forward to this day and I have many fond memories at war. There are bad ones too but they are overridden by the good ones.
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After bashing my head against the brick wall that is XAML, I've decided to come here and ask other people if they are as frustrated as I am.
- Do you like XAML? Please justify.
- Is XAML the problem, or the lack of good tools? My issue could be resolved if the binding system gave me a file-line number location of the binding that's failing. This isn't a XAML issue so-much-as a debugger issue.
Apart from the issues with tooling, I find that XML does not make a suitable programming language, and that XAML has workarounds to fix things that wouldn't have been a problem in any other "real" programming language. For example, string formatting on a binding.
XAML also breaks when you need to step outside the hierarchical structure for things like context menus. Because they are defined within the xaml hierarchy people assume that they are part of the visual hierarchy too, which is not the case. This can lead to subtle binding issues, which are difficult to debug etc.
As a comparison, HTML-CSS-Javascript works well because each part handles a specific part of displaying a web page. HTML for data and layout, CSS for style, and Javascript for execution. In contrast, XAML is trying to do everything and fails.
Please note, I love WPF, so don't take this as a critisism of WPF, Silverlight or any particular WPF/Silverlight control. I'm only interested in a discussion about the XAML language.


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Speothos venaticus exhibit low density populations. While protected in many countries, their populations are currently diminishing due to habitat destruction.
The IUCN Red List rates the species as "Vulnerable" to extinction, because it is becoming divided up into small populations that are separated by unsuitable habitat.
Bush dogs are listed in Appendix I of of the CITES, so international trade in the animals or their products is supposed to be highly regulated.
There are several captive breeding programs at zoos around the world. (Burton and Burton, 1988; Nowak, 1999; Thornback and Jenkins, 1982)
- Burton, J., V. Burton. 1988. The Collins Guide to the Rare Mammals of the World. Lexington, Massachusetts: The Stephen Greene Press.
- Nowak, R. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Thornback, J., M. Jenkins. 1982. The IUCN Mammal Red Data Book. Part 1: Threatened mammalian taxa of the Americas and the Australasian zoogeographic region (excluding Cetacea). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.


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This is the toiletry kit that accommodates full-sized bottles and cans and packs flat in a suitcase. Ideal for those who prefer to travel with their favorites instead of relying on smaller travel-sized products, it opens to reveal 10 zippered storage compartments. The two outer flaps provide two 12" x 4" pockets that secure hairbrushes, full tubes of toothpaste, and electric toothbrushes, two 6" x 4" pockets that store make-up, and a 5" x 3" and a 7" x 3" pocket that stores smaller items. The twin 4"-deep inner sections provide a large 12" x 9" pocket for full-sized bottles and a second section divided into an 8" x 4" pocket for a travel hair dryer and two removable 7" x 4" pockets. Hangs conveniently with its integrated swivelling hook; includes shoulder strap. Constructed from water- and stain-resistant 420-denier ballistic nylon to withstand the rigors of travel. Stores flat in most suitcases. (3 lbs.)
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Wow! Now that's what I call a travel bag
By Audrey the Traveler
from Dawson Creek, B.C., Canada
This bag truly does have enough room in it!The hair dryer will need to be a fold up, compact one though.Lots of compartments, and each compartment came with a picture of an idea of how to pack it.The men's toiletry bag was not large enough to contain all my husbands items, and fold and close securely, but this one closes differently, plus you can leave it open flat to place in a suitcase.When it is closed though, it does resemble a small carry on bag.I like the shoulder strap that comes with it.Lots of room to pack medication/supplements as well as the usual toiletry items.Good bag!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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this is a piece of luggage.
By Eve
from Ravenna
The stitching that secures the elastic straps inside the clear large pockets failed to hold in one area. The stitching released when I put a bottle of shampoo behind the elastic.
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Meets my needs!
By Gerry the Idaho Sweet Potato
from Idaho
I work seven nights a week, 12 hours a night. I have been using a good over night bag, however; this toiletry kit organizes all my things, including full sized containers. The convenience of hanging it and being able to see thru the clear covers makes this kit so useable and efficient. It closes to a compact size which makes it easy to transport from one job to another each night. The shoulder strap helps to make it a one trip from the car with the other things I need to carry. I would recommend this product to anyone.
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Great toiletry kit!
By Cool Breeze
from Atlanta, Georgia
It holds everything!
Good for frequent travelers!
By Pat
from Westlake Village, CA
While a little on the heavy side and a little large, it is well organized and sturdy. I think it will keep products (I.e. shampoos, lotions) from getting squashed in transit.
Looks like it will be great.
By Miss Music
from Mesa, AZ
It looks like it will be very serviceable.
Nice item, just not for me
By WiseOldOwl
from Lisle, IL
This seems like a nice item, it just doesn't work for me. Had planned to use it for traveling, but realized that it would take up too much real estate in my suitcase. Have resorted to my old standby tote for toiletries.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Definitely worth the $$$
By Chris
from Phila., PA
This toiletry kit was exactly what I was looking for - the ones in the stores were too small. This kit held everything for me as well as my husband and kept all the travel toiletries organized without cluttering the counter. Hung it over the door and everything we needed was right there.
Fantastic for Organized Travel
By Ronda & Bailee
from Graham, WA
This is exactly what my daughter was looking for. It is great for organizing travel needs and being able to hook it to the door and access all compartments makes traveling so much easier.
Best Toiletry Travel Bag Ever!
By CC
from TN
After using many varities of travel toiletry bags, I am sold on this one! Organizes well and can hold a large amount of products. The detail related to preventing leakage of any contents -excellent! Loved it so much, everyone (ladies) got it for a Christmas present this year!
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Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, the company responsible for the Decontamination & Decommissioning (D&D) Project at the Department of Energy (DOE) former Gaseous Diffusion Plant raised $118,156 to help local charities through their United Way/United Fund campaign in September.
That total shatters the $75,000 campaign goal set by the employee committee and far exceeds last year's total of $84,000. Many of Fluor-B&W's 1,600 employees participated in the campaign as did DOE, USEC Inc. and site subcontractors.
At a check unveiling event held at the DOE Portsmouth site last Thursday, Fluor-B&W Site Project Director Dennis Carr announced the total at a lunch held for the committee and local United Way/United fund representatives from Pike, Ross, Jackson and Scioto counties.
"I am overwhelmed by the generosity of our employees and the efforts of our United Way campaign team to rally our workforce around such a great community program. We raised more than $20,000 in just one day," Carr said. "That's special. It was humbling and very fun to watch."
Throughout September employees were asked to fill out United Way/United Fund pledge cards and join the fun by participating in grill outs, bake sales, raffles, a dinner and talent show and even a "Couch to 5K Run." A grand finale cookout was held Thursday, Sept. 26 where a pie-in-the-face fundraiser raised a majority of the $20,000 referenced by Carr.
"Employees used their wallets to vote for the five top Fluor-B&W and DOE senior managers they wanted to see get hit with a custard pie," Fluor-B&W Campaign Chair Deneen Revel said. "An auctioneer also took bids for the right to throw a pie. The results generated good photos, fun and a lot of money."
The United Way had nothing but praise.
"The outstanding response to this year's United Way Campaign is truly a measure of the caring power of Fluor-B&W employees," Mary Elsass, executive director, United Way of Ross County said. "We sincerely appreciate their generosity and pledge to honor their support though our mission of improving lives and strengthening our community."
In addition to the support by Fluor-B&W employees the Fluor Foundation based in Fluor Corporation headquarters in Irving, Texas is providing matching dollars toward the campaign. "Our employees met the goal, but receiving a match on our fundraising dollars really amplifies our total," Carr said. "Those extra dollars can really make a difference where we live. We're fortunate to have generous employees and caring service agencies that put financial and social assistance where it's needed most."
In addition to providing financial support to United Way agencies in the four-county area Fluor-B&W employees also give their time by participating in numerous boards and councils that have a direct impact on the quality of life in southern Ohio.
Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or at email@example.com. For breaking news, follow Frank on Twitter @FrankLewisPDT.


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acupxpa wrote:I agree with you J O T S, I joined then cancelled a subscription to archives.com when I realized they had no more than ancestry. The difference being that you could pay per view a few bucks for a document, with a low annual fee. I guess if you knew you only wanted to see a few specific things it might be worth it. However, as those of us who like genealogy all know, one document leads to another and another.....
As far a privacy--one could look up on ancestry just about every address I ever had. Part of the public record I guess.
I happened upon a website that actually did have original digital copies of historical documents free of charge and some that are paid for but the registration is free. Footnote.com. They have an agreement with the National Archives and I was quite surprised to see they had digital images of my grandfathers naturalization papers for about $ 2.50!. I think I read that most documents were going to be free of charge after about 5 years... NARA is digitalizing their archives and putting them online. I also heard the LDS church is digitalizing all their microfilm and planning to put it online for free. What will ancestry do?
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Thread: SOTD: Tuesday 9th of October
Good morning all.
Today, Oud by Maison Francis Kurkdjian is getting some air time.
Fragonard Toujours Fidele
Caliber 12 by Jeanne Arthes
Ecensia Loewe
***My favourite from my collection***
-------- Amouage Tribute Attar
------ Serge Lutens: Ambre Sultan
-------- Les Exclusifs de Chanel: Sycamore
------ Amouage: Fate Man
-------- Amouage: Epic Man
------ Tom Ford Private Blend: Noir de Noir
-------- Terre D'Hermès Pure Parfum
------ EDP FM: Carnal Flower
-------- Neela Vermire Creations: Trayee
------ Dior: Leather Oud
------- Hermèssence: Ambre Narguilé
"You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality." - Ayn Rand
"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical...It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government." - Thomas Jefferson
.......Good morning!
................................Happy Birthday, JaimeB!
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Caravelle Epicee by Frapin
My blog: http://scentedpassion.blogspot.com/
Zino Davidoff
Diptyque - Tam Dao
decant sales:
Crystal Flacon
Giorgio Beverly Hills Red for Men
rose 31!!!!!!
1. Dior Homme Original
2. Musc Ravaguer
3. Portrait of a Lady
4. Noir de Noir
5. L Instant Guerlain pour Homme Extreme
6. New Haarlem
7. Pure Coffee
8. Blu Mediterraneo Sicilian Almond
9. Rose 31
10. Spiritueuse Double Vanille
The wonderful Jaipur homme edp by Boucheron.
Happy Birthday, JaimeB
Black Afgano - Nasomatto
ointments and perfume delight the heart....
Jean Patou - Eau de Patou
Wanted: Rochas Macassar
Burberry Brit Summer 2012 for men
Current Top 5
1. Creed Aventus
2. A*Men Pure Malt
3. L'instant Extreme
4. Nasomatto Duro
5. CDG - Kyoto
annick goutal ambre fetiche
A lake in Camargue in southern France, its once blue waters suddenly turning a shocking shade of blood red.
This incredible natural phenomenon is the result of the lake's high salt content – it is one of many salt flats in France's delta region where the Rhône meets the sea. Not only has the lake taken on the hue of a strawberry slushie, but an abundance of salt crystal formations (icicle-like in appearance) have also emerged across its surface, attaching themselves to surrounding plants and rocks. The occurrence has been documented in a set of images by a Russian photgrapher, who happened to be passing the lake in his car.
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Karl Lagerfeld - KL Homme
Karl Lagerfeld - KL Homme
I really love this cologne!
Chanel Sycomore
L'eau d'Issey Summer Edition 2009
Cartier Declaration d'un Soir
L'Artisan Iris Pallida.
I don't know much about medicine, but I know what I like. -- S.J. Perelman
Givenchy Play Intense.
Creed Original Vetiver.
Happy Birthday JaimeB
Bleu de Chanel
Carticasi by Testa Maura
Current Top Favorites:
1) Portrait of a Lady original formula (EdP Frédéric Malle)
2) Giorgio for Men vintage/V.I.P. for Men (Giorgio Beverly Hills)
3) Dia Man vintage edt (Amouage)
4) Anat Fritz Original Formula and Classical (Anat Fritz) - tie
4) Lalfeorosa (O'driù) - tie
6) Les Nombres d'Or Vetyver (Mona di Orio)
7) Captain vintage (Molyneux)
8) Tzora (Anat Fritz)
9) Javanese Patchouli (Zegna) - tie
9) Monsieur de Givenchy vintage (Givenchy) - tie
9) Coeur de Vetiver Sacré (L'Artisan) - tie
9) X for Men (Clive Christian) - tie
9) Patou pour Homme Privé (Jean Patou) - tie
9) Oud Shamash (The Different Company) - tie
Halston I-12.
Just because it happened to you doesn't make it interesting.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.
My sales thread: http://www.basenotes.net/threads/304...85#post2614885
Wanted: YSL Nu EdP
Rose d'Homme
by Les Parfums de Rosine
SotD: Bvlgari Pour Homme Extreme
Have I told you about the scent of jasmine? Have I spoken about the smell of the sea? The earth is scented. And I perfume myself to enhance what I am. That's why I can not wear a perfume that bothers me. Perfuming is an instinctive wisdom. And like all art, it requires some knowledge of yourself..."
Clarice Lispector ( 1920-1977) - Perfumes da Terra / Earth Perfumes
SotD - two sprays of Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford (from a sample)
Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche
my current top five (always in transition)
Dior Eau Noire
HdP 1725 Casanova
eau de gloire parfum d'empire
Dia man Amouage
comme des garçons man 2
Yet another sampling today, featuring:
Seasonal favorites:
1. Xerjoff - Nio
2. Creed - Aventus
3. Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver
4. The Different Company - De Bachmakov
5. Dior - Homme Sport 2008
6. Montale - Aoud Legacy
7. Creed - Virgin Island Water
8. by Kilian - Straight to Heaven
9. Creed - Original Cologne
10. Clive Christian - 1872 for Men
Van Cleef & Arpels pour homme
Eau d'Hadrien
Creed Himalaya
Marbert Homme
Arsene Lupin (Dandy)
Shalimar EDP
L'Artisan Timbuktu
[QUOTE=JON RODGERS;2721405]Creed Original Vetiver.
Rather a lot in love with this one these days:
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Sandalo by Villoresi
+"Do you spray below the waist?"
+"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing,
you will be successful." - Albert Schweitzer
+"All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you." - Dr. W. Dyer
Oud Wood
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The Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (ICG/NEAMTWS) was formed in response to the tragic tsunami on 26 December 2004, in which over 250,000 lives were lost around the Indian Ocean region. The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) received a mandate from the international community to coordinate the establishment of the System during the course of several international and regional meetings, including the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (Kobe, Japan, 18 – 22 January 2005), and the Phuket Ministerial Meeting on Regional Cooperation on Tsunami Early Warning Arrangements (Phuket, Thailand, 28 and 29 January 2005). The IOC Assembly, during its twenty-third Session (21-30 June 2005), formally established the ICG/NEAMTWS through Resolution IOC-XXIII-14.The guidelines for the NEAMTWS activities are compiled in the NEAMTWS Imprementation Plan
Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner (Turkey, Middle East Technical University - METU): 2014-2015
Pierluigi Soddu (Italian Department for Civil Protection - DPC): 2014 - 2015
Trevor Guymer (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK): 2014-2015
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The Intergovernmental Coordination Group meets regularly to establish and implement working plans in the NEAM region. To address specific technical issues (terms of reference) it has formed four working groups and two task teams:
Working Group 1 - Hazard Assessment and Modelling - Co-chairs: Mauricio González (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain) and Jörn Behrens (University of Hamburg, Germany)
Working Group 2 - Seismic and Geophysical Measurements - Co-chairs: Stefano Lorito (INGV, Italy) and Gerasimos Chouliaras (National Observatory of Athens, Greece)
Working Group 3 - Sea Level Data Collection and Exchange, Including Offshore Tsunami Detection and Instruments - Co-chairs: Begoña Pérez Gómez (Puertos del Estado, Spain) and Dov S. Rosen (Sea Shore Rosen Engineering Consultants and advisor to the National Management Authority, Israel)
Working Group 4 - Public Awareness, Preparedness and Mitigation - Co-chairs: Emilie Crochet (Ministry of Interior, France) and Stefano Tinti (University of Bologna, Italy)
Task Team on Communication Test - Co-chairs: Nikolaos Melis (National Observatory of Athens, Greece)and Fernando Carrilho (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal)
Task Team on Tsunami Exercise - Co-chairs: Emilie Crochet (Ministry of Interior, France) and Marzia Santini (Italian Department for Civil Protection)
Task Team on Operations - Co-chairs: Alberto Michelini (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy) and François Schidelé (Centre national d'alerte aux tsunamis, France)
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31 July 2009
Please Read Climate Progress
To give Joe a bit of a break, he has a role to play for CAP as a bulldog cheerleader for the Waxman-Markey bill. His salary depends upon playing this role which of course explains his about-face on Waxman-Markey and its genesis in the USCAP proposal. The democratic process is full of people on all sides of the aisle who believe that the world is comprised only of us and them and gaining victory over "them" does not mean playing fair, or abiding by the norms of intellectual debate that we in academia find appropriate. It is of course one reason why many people find politics so distasteful. Others like to watch it for the same reason that cage-fights gain a large following -- for some, fights are fun to see, and the blogosphere is no different than anywhere else people interact. The bottom line is that if we academics want to swim in choppy political waters, we have to accept that we can't do so without getting wet.
Joe's increasingly desperate attacks are a good sign that he sees my views as being compelling (or else why attack?) and his inability to confront them head-on a sign that my views are pretty solid. But as with much in the climate debate, things don't work as people would like: Ever since Joe has gone on the rampage about my views, demanding that the media not talk to me and people ignore my views, it seems that my inbox is has been flooded with requests for interviews and to provide commentaries. (Apparently, some in the media don't like being ordered what to do and who to talk to, go figure!;-) Sales of The Honest Broker jump as well. So in the post-modern world of policy debates, you can make stuff up and try to shout people down, but all you really do is draw more attention to their views.
If Joe decides to engage in substantive debate, he is welcome to do so here. If he does not, and wants instead to issue demands to the media and offer what my "real" views are, rather than the ones I actually espouse, well, that is fine by me. I'm pleased for people to read what I write here and also to read Climate Progress (which I strongly encourage) and come to their own conclusions about the arguments that they encounter.
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Dr. Pielke,ReplyDelete
The alarmists (and their propaganda arm), long ago informed us the debate was over with respect to the science of climate change. Of course, that is not even close to being accurate.
It appears as though the same totalitarians are now prepared to inform us that the debate is over with respect to the policy response (and the tiny minority -- as they imagine it -- of dissenters must now be silenced).
I appreciate the measure of reason you bring to the table -- especially with respect to the relationship between hurricanes and global warming. As you know, your name appears in two citations in this post.
But, I would (respectfully) still like to see you articulate how you came to conclude that a policy response aimed at reducing CO2 emissions was advisable.
Thanks. I have discussed this on many occasions on the blog, in articles, and in Congressional testimony. But your question is fair. I'll make a point to address it directly in an upcoming post.
I'm glad to hear this. I've only recently started reading Climate Progress and some of his posts are excellent and thought-provoking. Moreover, I think there is a lot more mutual agreement on some issues than one might infer based upon the level of personal bickering that seems to come almost exclusively from his side of the fence. Of course there is plenty to disagree about, but I hope you continue to encourage people to try to filter out the personal attacks without dismissing his arguments outright. Less fighting and more listening will serve the science policy community well.ReplyDelete
First of all, please don't drag mixed martial arts down to the level of politics. ;-) Inside the octogon, all contestants must follow the same explicit rules, and sucess is entirely evidence-based. There's no room for ad hominem attacks when there's a man in front of you trying to knock your head off or choke you into unconsciousness. If only climate policy was that transparent and honest.ReplyDelete
Also, I've often wondered why you acknowledge Joe Romm. I had never heard of him until I started reading climate blogs. I sample multiple English language newspapers every day online, and I've never seen him mentioned, much less quoted. Debating Joe Romm is like wrestling a pig - you'll get dirty, and that's about all you'll get.
If you can do so without citing the purely political IPCC, so much the better. Directly cited peer reviewed science is preferable.
Once done, you can then cite that one source when pesky commentators request it. ;-)
I read ClimateProgress and I understand that CAP supports the administration.ReplyDelete
I read this blog, and I understand that Roger tries to be an honest broker.
Now that Joe Romm has labeled an honest broker to be an enemy of the state, what does that say about the administration?
It says nothing, as Joe Romm does not speak for the administration.
7- Dan,ReplyDelete
You may not believe that the Center for American Progress is a surrogate group for the administration.
But if you believe that Roger is acting as an honest broker in saying that the cap and trade bill is more Byzantine than effective, then you cannot also believe that the administration's rhetoric about the bill was credible.
All administrations use surrogates to deliver the hard edged messages. The way that Joe Romm attacks anyone who disagrees with the accepted policy is defiantly a hard edged message.
"Please read Climate Progress"ReplyDelete
No I won't.
I did read it a few month ago and actually lost several IQ points following it. I refuse to let my brain come in contact with such poor substantive writing ever again.
The question is: why bother with such an irrelevant schmuck?
He want really hard any climate policy. He would like people to ignore you. He is failing on both count. Doesn't this make him irrelevant in the debate.
I appreciate the vote of confidence, however, on climate I am as much an issue advocate as anyone else. Climate surely needs honest brokers, but these won't be individual but broadly comprosed, authoritative policy advisory bodies. to date none exist.
I once had a student in one of graduate seminars tell the class very proudly "I won't read The Economist, because I disagree with their views on free trade". Needless to say, that was a great "teachable moment" for the class;-) Now I tell/force my students to read something they disagree with as much as possible. So stick with it ;-)
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"I appreciate the vote of confidence, however, on climate I am as much an issue advocate as anyone else. "
I understand that you are an advocate and I disagree with your recommended carbon tax. But at least your recommendations are supported by the conclusions you reach, and those are supported from the facts as you understand them. But this blog is as much about policy as science we can debate process without bogging down on disputed science.
"Climate surely needs honest brokers, but these won't be individual but broadly comprosed, authoritative policy advisory bodies. to date none exist."
I enjoy a good argument, so please say something else.
Dr. Pielke,ReplyDelete
These slides suggest you are concerned about balancing economic concerns with what -- in my view -- is a misguided belief that we humans are capable of micromanaging climate change. That alone proves you have more common sense than the average climate alarmist.
But, tell me:
1) Has any effort to date to micromanage climate change proven to be even remotely cost effective?
2) Do you have any comment on this assessment of the cost/benefit ratio of The Kyoto Protocol?"
3) What do you think of the IEA assessment that the world will have to spend $45 TRILLION in what I am certain would be an absolutely futile attempt to -- in any meaningful way -- alter the course of climate change?
Dr. Pielke,ReplyDelete
On page 16 of this slide set, you present this slide and this slide showing the relationships between GDP, CO2 and energy sources in France.
It should be noted -- as I did here -- that France was forced into this position by what is essentially a complete absence of any carbon based energy resources.
The United States, by contrast, is blessed with the most abundant carbon based resources in the world (at least 7 times the proven petroleum reserves of Saudi Arabia).
Unfortunately, we are also "blessed" with politicians who have rendered us -- according to The Wall Street Journal:
"the only nation in the world that has curtailed access to its own energy supplies"
While we should be looking at building more nuclear plants, we should also be taking better advantage of the most cost effective means of generating energy.
We have options not available to France!
Read Climate Progress??? No, I will not. Nor do I post any of Mr. Romm's articles on my reference blog. I almost skipped this article, Roger, but out of respect chose to reference itReplyDelete
Have a good weekend.
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Hi Roger,ReplyDelete
I usually read much about people with whom I don't with.
If Joe Romm only had a point of view that differ from mine, it wouldn't be that bad. But, I feel that the little substance, versus the loaded ad hominem attacks of his piece isn't worth noticing him.
A bit like it is barely worth entertaining the birthers in the case Barack Obama cases. The sad thing is that such a discourse will probably increase the risk for Mr Obama's security.
On the other hand the republican point of view about health merit reading about and correct the numerous fallacies about canadian health care.
Center for American Progress is headed and was created by Podesta.ReplyDelete
John Podesta was the chairman of Obama's Presidential Transition team.
If Joe Romm isn't the voice of the administration, harmony is only a phone call away.
I think Joe Romm is still working off the bile from having President Obama select a Nobel Prize winning physicist nobody ever heard of instead of him to be Secretary of Energy.ReplyDelete
I have also been on the receiving end of Joe Romm's peculiar behavior with his repeated personal attacks on me at Climate Progress. He even called me a "sociopath" four times in one email.ReplyDelete
Joe is trying to discredit me for having worked at Enron and been Ken Lay's speechwriter, but as it turns out he was the bigger cheerleader for the company than I was in energy matters. I explain this at http://masterresource.org/?p=3617 for those interested.
I have been told to just leave Joe alone. But he has a wide readership, and by drawing him out, more and more open-minded people will come to see him as part of the climate-change problem, not the solution.
I certainly do not know anyone on my side of the debate who acts like he does, and I do not think that institutions on the free market side would tolerate what the Center for American Progress does with him. But these are desperate times for climate alarmism and policy activism on all fronts--physical science, political economy, and public policy.
Roger- I appreciate your open mindedness and suggestion to read Climate Progress. However, I have a low tolerance for snark in civil discourse. I like that you are not snarky and regret that some posters on this site have those tendencies.ReplyDelete
If people can't be civil and respectful of people with whom they disagree, frankly, I don't care what they have to say- because for me, the end cannot justify the means. Our country needs to reduce the snark level of civil discourse, in my view, and reading snark builds anyone's tendency to snarkify.
In my opinion.
Regarding Joe Romm: open debate is desperately needed on the subject of climate change, but I'm never seen anyone 'win' a pissing contest. The reference above to the Obama 'birthers' is appropriate.ReplyDelete
There is a posting currently on Wildfires on Climate Progress (http://climateprogress.org/2009/07/30/climate-change-expected-to-increase-wildfire-frequency-harming-western-air-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-100928 ) that I have contributed to primarily because I have previously looked at temperature data for some of the Western States plus the issues of Wildfires and Mountain Pine Beetles are of general concern. So far the discussion has been very civil though somewhat short of data in some cases. You may want to check how it proceeds.
Our local "newspaper" did a series on the Pine Beetle issue.
I summarized my criticism of the series in this post.
If you care to, feel free to use my posts and/or (obviously) my citations.
P.S.) Even the climate change alarmists at our local "newspaper" noted that mismanagement by the Forest Service is largely to blame for the current forest fire risk (and the beetle infestation).
Thanks. I have a bunch of references on the MPB infestations. However, the immediate key issue involves the temperature record for the immediate vicinity of the infestations. The absence of extremely low temperatures over an extended period of time probably plays a role in the infestations, but given the range of the pests at lower latitudes and lower altitudes it can hardly be the deciding factor. My main concern is that the attribution of the infestations to AGW is a major distraction from determining the actual critical vectors.
"a reader of both of our blogs called him on it"ReplyDelete
Like Sharon, I prefer civil discourse over snark and worse, so I am happy to be of some use, Roger. Unlike Sharon and others, from time time I make an effort to keep in touch with what people all around the spectrum are saying, though I am certainly not a regular reader of Romm.
Very well said about choppy political waters.
Rob Bradley says, "I certainly do not know anyone on my side of the debate who acts like he does, and I do not think that institutions on the free market side would tolerate what the Center for American Progress does with him."ReplyDelete
Come on, Rob, beauty may be in the mind of the beholder, but the right has always played a highly policized and personnlized game on climate policy; just look at Marc Morano, Stephen Milloy, Chris Horner (and the whole NRO "Planet Gore" corner at NRO), and Noel Shepherd at NewsBusters.
"But these are desperate times for climate alarmism and policy activism on all fronts--physical science, political economy, and public policy."
Sure they are, and not merely for the left. In any case, the right bears a great deal of responsibility, for refusing to provide any leadership over the past decade - except leadership on ending wars on terror, gays, enviros and our pocketbooks, which is one of the reasons we now have Dems in charge - while engaging in an orgy of self-righteous pork-barrel for their own special interests, which even now are being fed at the public trough. Good job! Maybe the right needs to hire Bob Luntz back again to give us more strategy memos of the same kind?
Like you, I`m hoping that "more and more open-minded people will come to see [rent-seeking of all kinds - including by Old King Coal] as part of the climate-change problem, not the solution. But since surely you agree with me, maybe you`d care to share with the rest of the open-minded people here your reasons for BANNING me from commenting at MasterResource?
And inquiring minds would like to know if they are the same reasons you gave to your co-bloggers (Chip Knappenberger, Tom Tanton, Marlo Lewis, Bob Murphy) for pulling the plug in the middle of the public conversations that they were engaging me in on MR.
Bernie, thanks much for the map to non-snark items of interest. I will visit snarky sites if guided to specific places..ReplyDelete
That discussion, however,seems somewhat off the point when I put on my adaptation hat. We know that fires are more of a problem than in the past.. partially because we spend LOTS more money fighting them. This is due to some combination of 1) lots more people living in the woods, 2) fire suppression, and 3) global warming. Should we spend our energies parsing which is the main and which are the secondary components (which may vary by geography, ecosystem, social system ,etc.) or should we think about things like "if fires are getting more frequent, bigger and more expensive, do we need to fundamentally change our policies and actions for this new world, or should we just do more of what we are already doing?"
Or perhaps these "is climate change the reason" discussions are more philosophical (how many angels can dance on the head of a pin), than pragmatic (how can I become more angel-like in my life). Yes, it is Sunday which is probably why the spiritual analogy came to mind.
Romm at his finest:ReplyDelete
Sorry, Roger I tried to read it but the inanity of his writing is... well lacking substance.ReplyDelete
You would think that someone would explain the inaccuracies found in the video.
I find it interesting that Eli rabbet (Josh Halpern) seems to be a regular poster there. It gives "a lot" of credit to his own blog.
My basic point is to focus on clarifying the logic and data behind assertions that a particular outcome is due to a generalized and not specifically local cause - like Global Warming. Mountain Pine Beetles are a real problem as are forest fires. These "problems" are not the issue - the issue is how to identify a cause that is amenable to a meaningful solution.
Regarding this thread at Climate Progress…
Are you allowing the alarmists to paint you into a corner of their choosing?
I have submitted the following comment in the above thread. We'll see if it is published or not:
1) Has anybody noticed that the cited "study" has been submitted for peer review but has not yet passed peer review? Heck, I can't even read the draft report. I get a font error when opening it.
2) There is reasonable evidence of a correlation between temperature cycles and MPB infestation cycles. The specific geography is irrelevant. Expand the scope to North America and…
A) Here we have the climate-alarmist-in-chief admitting that:
"1934 is the warmest year in the contiguous states"
B) Here we have evidence that the MPB infestation of the 1930's was more widespread than the current infestation. Click here for the relevant excerpt.
C) Here we have evidence to suggest that, just in the last 10,000 years of the Holocene, the planet has been through quite a few periods considerably warmer than the last decade.
Thus, if MPB infestations are correlated with warmer periods, it stands to reason that there have been many, many MPB infestation cycles just in the last 10,000 years.
3) Like all things in nature, MPB infestations are cyclical events. The only thing unusual about this one is that the Forest Service has created an unprecedented banquet for the MPB. Click here for the facts on that.
Roger #28:ReplyDelete
Does Mike Hulme's book really address the kind of thing that pervades Joe Romm's site?
The "meaningful solution" is obvious:
Nature has cycles. We cannot control them. We have almost no impact on them. We can only adapt to them.
(See my previous post from today -- assuming, as I believe will be the case, it is published).
Maybe the closest thing to anything good to come from Obama's so-called "stimulus" bill was funding for cutting dead lodgepole pines in our area. There is -- finally -- one heck of a lot of logging going on in our area around Steamboat Springs, CO.
Beetle killed wood has a bluish tint around the outer rings. Many find it quite desirable. I know several who have deliberately chosen beetle killed pine for their homes.
Please don't get hoodwinked by that old knowledge claim "Forest Service mismanagement causes big fires".
In the past 100 years, when fire policies were developed, many people felt that loss of life and property to uncontrolled (and uncontrollable) forest fires were a bad thing.
For example, the "Great Fire of 1910" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_1910, when the Forest Service was just a tiny bureaucratic sprout and could hardly have been responsible,
burned 3 million acres and burned several towns to the ground. A big fire is serious and very scary even with the technology we have today to fight them (e.g. Hayman 2002) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayman_Fire.
The knowledge claim I am contesting hers is that it was the desire to "protect timber" that lead to fire suppression policies,and indeed that was a factor but so was protecting human life and property - and not allowing fires to get so big that they are uncontrollable.
If you were driving down the road and saw a small fire in dry brush, are you likely to say "this area looks like it needs a fire.. I'll drive by and hope no one gets hurt if I just leave it to get bigger."
What if you were responsible for firefighters' lives? Even today, when we have state-of-the 21st century technologies, people are trying to do prescribed fires and wildfire use, communities and individuals have reasonable fears about their safety.
The worst that the people of the time, and the Forest Service could be called is probably "overprotective", which to some extent has backfired.(sorry for pun).
Also I note that we seem to have wandered a bit off the Joe Romm topic. I bet through the summer we will get a chance to discuss this fire thing again.
-34-Sharon F.,ReplyDelete
To deny that misguided so-called environmentalists played a role in the undeniable mismanagement by the Forest Service would qualify as willful ignorance.
To deny that the other concerns you mentioned also played a role would also qualify as willful ignorance.
Again, our local propaganda rag would never concede to any failings on the part of environmental extremists. But, that blind spot aside, they did a pretty good job of reporting on the various other failings of Forest Service management. Click here for the entire series.
Today, recognizing the mistakes of the past, the Forest Service is more inclined -- when life and property are not endangered -- to allow fires to burn themselves out (as nature would have it).
Where lives and property are at risk, controlled burns are used where they were not before. Both policies take us closer to restoring the circumstances under which the various species in these environments evolved.
Additionally, home owners are being educated as to how they can reduce the danger to their property in the event of a forest fire in their area. Taking personal responsibility is never a bad thing (except in blue counties).
OK, can you tell me what the other failings of FS management were? Couldn't quite pull out of lengthy articles.
On fires, as Randal O`Toole at Cato has acknowledged, climate change and bureaucratic mismanagement have both contributed to the scale of fire problem (and of the concomitant "blank-check" budgetary problem).ReplyDelete
"Both policies take us closer to restoring the circumstances under which the various species in these environments evolved."
Don`t look now, but it seems we have a radical enviro on our hands here, dedicated to an at-any-cost, but futile, effort to maintain the environment at some "ideal" parameters!
The logical extension of your argument is that people shouldn't build houses in forests in the first place and that would solve the problem.:)
What I'd like to know is how do we catch these arsonists that are setting off most of the fires? The fuel load wouldn't be so problematic if there weren't so many unnatural sparks.
I don't think I am allowing myself to be painted into a corner. I do not think some of the comments at ClimateProgress warrant responses from me.
One of the things that triggers my attention is the attribution of a general cause to a specific event, as in Global Warming leads to MPB infestations. I can readily believe that a spate of winters with no sub -30 C temperatures allows the critters to build to a critical mass - but it is still important to provide the data to show that there have in fact been a spate of winters without sub -30C temperatures. For that you need proximate temperature records with daily minima. There are some micro-cliamte studies that have been done, but many articles provide no relavant specific temperature data.
I appreciate your comments and your references to earlier infestations. Your more general comments on temperature patterns, though broadly true, are less on point. We avoid theories based of humors, fluxes and phlogiston by being very specific and operational in our models of cause and effect. I find grand theories with minimal specific data in science, economics or sociology problematic - and mere hand waving. I think that is what makes me a skeptic.
I completely agree with your "show me the data" approach. And, the failure of the alarmists to so much as provide recent temperature data substantiating the lack of -30F temperatures is pretty glaring.
But, we skeptics can employ both the "show me the [nonexistent] data" approach and the "I have other data to dispute your alarmism" approach.
Whether we are talking about the relationship between temperature cycles and MPB infestation cycles or the relationship between temperature cycles and forest fires (or both), my view is that:
1) Any set of temperature data that does not extend at least as far back as 140,000 years ago -- to the climatic optimum of the previous interglacial warming period -- is critically incomplete.
2) We can use the localized Vostok data to get a general idea of how global temperature cycles have unfolded over several interglacial warming periods and how current temperatures (at Vostok) compare to previous perfectly natural interglacial warming cycles (at Vostok).
In particular, we can use the Vostok data, along with the previous MPB infestation data, to debunk the alarmist assertion -- oft repeated on NPR -- that the current MPB infestation is utterly unprecedented throughout all of history and is entirely due to AGW.
That is why I included Vostok data in my Climate Progress comment.
"debunk the alarmist assertion -- oft repeated on NPR -- that the current MPB infestation is utterly unprecedented throughout all of history and is entirely due to AGW."ReplyDelete
While exaggerated assertions deserve to be attacked, true "skeptics" are careful not to attack strawmen and to avoid ad homs. Those who like to focus on strawmen and extreme cases such as this (while ignoring the obvious role of obvious warming, and failing to distinguish between human history and paleo-proxies) and to label those they disagree with "alarmists" are akin to those whom the villify, by casting aside reason in favor of partisan struggle.
Hopefully, I am just a "true" skeptic - I always get a kick out of the Missouri State Motto.
Romm explains why he lied about why it was that Prometheus was shut down:ReplyDelete
[JR: It was a snarky comment designed to get a rise out of someone who had viciously misrepresented what I had written in order to smear me -- a smear that deniers like Morano reposted. Are you defending what Pielke did? Just curious. More thoughts in response to the next comment.]
Joe then says:
"When Pielke apologizes for his gross misrepresentation and smear of what I wrote, then I'll be happy to say Pielke's "explanation" of what happened to Prometheus is what everybody should believe."
An astute reader then asks Joe:
Franklin Barrett says:
August 4, 2009 at 12:25 pm
OK! Thanks, Joe. I am eager for the facts.
So you say you "have received a number of emails from first hand sources (on background)".. wouldn't that sort of evidence be worth citing up-front?
And can you clarify how Pielke, Jr apologizing for his post would compel you to … change your mind about the facts?


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A Unique Balinese Pool Villa
A unique Balinese pool villa designed in a unique style not found anywhere else on Phuket with authentic Balinese sculpture, wall carvings and decor.
The villa interior is on a single level and features 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms including an en-suite master bathroom, fully equipped western kitchen, spacious living area. Doors and windows can be opened up to allow for cooling breezes to flow through the entire property.
External areas include a swimming pool with beautiful waterfall feature, a compact garden, covered parking and a spacious roof terrace which is ideal for lounging and soaking up the sun. This area can also be converted to a fourth bedroom if required.
The property is located in a small development in Rawai to the south of the island, just a short drive to Nai Harn and Rawai beaches. In the nearby area you can find a wide range of shops and restaurants, as well as large supermarkets including Tesco Lotus and Villa Market.
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Property Details
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- ViewGarden View
- TypeVilla
- Parking1 car
- Swimming PoolPrivate
- Building Area300 sqm
- Ownership StructureThai Freehold or Leasehold
- FeaturesFully-furnished
Interested in this property?
- Office:
- +66 (0)76 325 915
- Mobile:
- +66 (0)89 873 9474
- Email:
- [email protected]


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