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Graham Readfearn | December 12, 2011
By Graham Readfearn • Monday, December 12, 2011 - 23:26
ON November 24 in Melbourne, Professor Ian Plimer launched his new book which aims to spread doubt and uncertainty on the science of climate change.
Targeting school children and teachers (at least superficially) with his book, Professor Plimer told the audience: "These children are being fed environmental propaganda and these children are too young to be fed ideology"
Yet the book – How to Get Expelled From School – is being supported by the Institute for Public Affairs, a think-tank that exists to do little else than spread its own free-market ideology.
Not only that, but Professor Plimer, a geologist at the University of Adelaide, was actively fundraising for the IPA just last month when the Federal Government's carbon price legislation was passed.
The executive director of the IPA John Roskam, former corporate affairs manager for mining giant Rio Tinto, is on the editorial board of the book's publisher, Connor Court.
During his 20-minute launch speech on YouTube, Professor Plimer criticised climate scientists for being allegedly part of a "political movement". Yet in virtually the next breath, he told the audience "one of the aims of this book is to maintain the rage, because we have an election coming."
So much for spreading ideology and taking the politics out of science?
Since that late November gathering, Professor Plimer has managed to fit in a trip to the UK to speak at a debate in London hosted by a group called Repeal The Act. The aim of the debate was to encourage people to sign a petition calling for the repeal of the UK Parliament's Climate Change Act.
The group boasts as its patron Professor Bob Carter, the IPA's science policy advisor and another Australian climate science "skeptic".
Plimer is also on the advisory committee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a think-tank chaired by former UK chancellor Lord Nigel Lawson and which has much in common with the IPA.
Both groups aim to spread doubt and confusion on the science of climate change and the efficacy of renewable energy and both have recruited Professor Carter and Professor Plimer as speakers and advisors.
Neither of them are prepared to reveal any details about their funders. Professor Plimer and Professor Carter are also advisors to the Australian Climate Science Coalition and the Galileo Movement – two other climate science denial "think-tanks" which exist entirely to attack climate science and oppose regulation on greenhouse gases.
A recent "research" paper from the GWPF criticizing the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change contained a foreword from former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, in which he described climate change campaigners as "zealots".
On Monday evening this week, Mr Howard was the star attraction at the Sydney launch of Professor Plimer's book at the Sydney Mining Club. The IPA was again a supporter, as it will be for the launch in Brisbane later this month.
Mr Howard said he was an "agnostic" on climate science and displayed an odd paranoia of the "left" when he said: "The progressive left has got their grip on the commanding heights of education instruction in this country."
When Mr Howard uses the term "agnostic" what he's actually saying is that he isn't able to accept the multiple lines of evidence contained in the decades worth of climate science published in journals across the world and backed by every major science academy on the planet that excessive burning of fossil fuels will very likely be bad.
Despite Mr Howard's enthusiasm for the new book and its author, Professor Plimer has never actually had any research published on climate change in a peer-reviewed journal.
When he published his last book – Heaven and Earth – it was roundly and forcefully dismissed by actual climate scientists as being riddled with misrepresentations and errors of fact.
This didn't stop it from being widely popular around the world, and helping influence the likes of Opposition leader Tony Abbott and Australia's most senior catholic, Cardinal George Pell.
Scientists have begun responding in much the same way to his new book (despite ordering the book myself more than a week ago, my order appears to have fallen into a black hole), by pointing out its errors and one-sided ideologically driven narrative.
Review copies for the ABC and Fairfax newspapers have not fallen into a black hole, however. Rather, Professor Plimer revealed in his Melbourne speech that the publisher Connor Court had refused to send them any review copies.
Media coverage so far has been relatively soft and unchallenging, with the ABC's Radio National AM show failing to balance any of the views of Professor Plimer, Mr Howard or the receptive audience in the room of the miners' club.
Plimer is among friends at mining venues. He is a director of mining companies Ivanhoe Australia, Silver City Minerals and the UK-listed Kefi Minerals, and is chairman of TNT Mines (he enjoyed remuneration of at least $140,000 from these companies and holds shares worth about $200,000). He resigned in November as a director of coal seam gas explorer Ormil Energy, even though he is still listed as a director on the company's website.
These associations don't tend to get a mention in media coverage and I doubt it's in the author's biography of his new book either (but I might be wrong).
But the contents of his Melbourne speech do reveal the same tired and long-debunked arguments that scientists diligently tore to shreds in 2009 when his previous book was published.
Professor Plimer claims that the climate has always changed (which it has) and that CO2 is a trace gas (which it is, but is accumulating in the atmosphere thanks to human activity) that couldn't possibly affect the climate (which it can, and does).
A recent analysis of Professor Plimer's statements at the science-based website Skeptical Science – titled Plimer vs Plimer – shows how consistently he contradicts even his own statements.
At the Melbourne launch, for example, Professor Plimer said that there's no relationship between carbon dioxide and global warming. He makes the same statement in his book Heaven and Earth on page 278, but then on page 411, he says "Together with water vapour, CO2 keeps our planet warm so that it is not covered in ice, too hot or devoid of liquid water."
If Professor Plimer is aiming to target school children and families with his new book, then he's also attune to the provocative and cynical nature of his pitch.
The book will in all likelihood help his followers and his fellow free-market ideologues to "maintain the rage" and their climate science denial – even if it is maintained on debunked science.
Ian Plimer pwned
ABC AM might have gone easy on him, but Matt Peacock gave him no easy ride whatsoever. He had Plimer completely flustered & on the ropes.
Listen to Plimer pulling out all the favourite denier tactics. Kids need to be re-educated….according to fossil fuel perspectives. If you ask him the hard questions like why he defends asbestos, when all the rest of the worlds scientists say asbestos kills, you are called an ideologue. Sound familiar?
Plimer is used to more royal treatment like that of the Murdoch press or the IPA where no questions are asked whatsoever. Don't dare ask any hard questions, or you are a commie.
Denier & liar for hire….fully verified.
Shocking behaviour
Nice one Phil.
What an overbearing and arrogant creature this Plimer is, '...you are just a journalist…you are out of your depth…it certainly goes to your credibility…'. In over-talking Peacock he displays a Gish Gallop of staggeringly obnoxious, offensive proportions shot through with hypocrisy. This creature, or his works, should not be allowed anywhere near children
The hypocrisy displayed in Plimer's assertion:
'These kids coming out today have the lack of basics of chemistry, physics, mathematics, logic and English'
is breathtaking.
Any seat of learning that is associated with this creature should be thoroughly ashamed. What little credibility Plimer may have had clinging to him has now gone. Sunk by his own offensive attitude and the downright discombobulation displayed in this exchange.
RalphNader replied on Permalink
The Pliminator
Ian Plimmer once again goes beyond the call of duty and is now donating his time to educate children in need. No matter what your opinion you can not object to children receiving both sides of the story. School is not to teach you what to think but rather how to think. At least it used to be.
Keith MacDonald replied on Permalink
Both sides
@RalphNader: "No matter what your opinion you can not object to children receiving both sides of the story."
Tell you what, RalphNader, I'll agree with you if you'll agree that the other side of the story is that of a propaganda campaign run to protect vested interests in the fossil fuel industry. Given how effective that has been, I think it is very important that children are made aware of such tactics from an early age. They should also be taught science.
Plimer's bad example
Here you go again offering a hostage to balance.
'No matter what your opinion you can not object to children receiving both sides of the story.'
As if Plimer would present both sides, forsooth.
Plimer was once a scientist but is now an ideologically (if only by worshipping the gods of money and fame) compromised obfuscater and thus unlikely to recognise that to his side belongs deceptions, half-truths and even downright lies (volcanoes and CO2 being an example).
Plimer, has clearly lost the ability to think rationally so how can he be qualified to teach children anything.
That interview cited show Plimer to be a very bad example in presenting argument. Balance is not achieved by talking the other down.
You also lack that critical ability in logic it would seem.
"No matter what your opinion
"No matter what your opinion you can not object to children receiving both sides of the story."
Yeah it's a real dilemma Ralph. When kids are taught about the moon landing, should they be taught the both sides, like the conspiracy theorists side about how it was faked. Or in history lessons about the Nazi's, or the Khmer Rouge, we should hear the other side of the story from extreme right & left wing sympathizers of these regimes? Or when they discuss vaccines, the kids should be taught the other side of the story by chiropractors & homeopaths. Science lessons with intelligent design. The fast food industry could give their balanced views during physical education classes, so that they are not held in a biased or unreasonable light.
Kids are not being taught environmental activism. They are being taught science that was well established before conservative or progressive parties were even formed. Let alone environmentalists. Science that the entire planets scientific institutes agree with. Science that easily debunks the wives tale myths of the handful of fossil fuel paid industry scientists.
Just once in these interviews, I'd like to hear the interviewer ask people like Plimer when they pull out the ol ideology card, is why there are conservative governments around the world that not only support the factual science, but have carbon policies? If it's entirely a hoax manufactured by environmental activists & politicized, then why are conservatives involved?
Queue the crickets.
RickJames replied on Permalink
There's a government out
There's a government out there reducing carbon In a meaningful and permanent way? Doubt it. Gov austerity programs and green initiatives only last as long as they can stand the pain. It's always just a mirage.
Errr, Rick, Germany has had
Errr, Rick, Germany has had one since 1998 & they are the powerhouse of Europe. Care to revise? Oh & they have a conservative government. Are they envionmentalist commies?
Back to the crickets……………..
RickJames replied on Permalink
Many countries are down about
Many countries are down about 1 ton per capita from their peak including Germany, the US and even evil Canada. hmmm what happened in the last few years to bring about this carbon miracle?. Could it be the recession? Are these drop off's in CO2 production just because of economic downtimes. Is the Euro zones economic destabilization reducing Germanies carbon footprint?
I going to say yes.
RalphNader replied on Permalink
You can expect much more of this balance
Since the hottest year on record is over a decade ago, you will see schools seeking scientific explanations outside the sthephen Schneider version of AGW. Compelling scientists like Ian Plimmer will likely be in very high demand, unless we seem some global warming which has been ona vacation now supposedly in the deep oceans or hiding within chinese aerosols.
Even if 1998 was the
Even if 1998 was the hottest on record, 2005 and 2010 were statistical ties with it or beat it in some data sets. Not that it matters, since anyone paying attention knows that one year's temperature has very little to do with the general warming trend. There are always outliers like 1998, which was helped by the biggest El Nino in 100 years, which warms the atmosphere.
There is a new paper by Grant Foster and Stefan Rahmstorf that reconstructs several temp data sets and removes all or most of the noise of short term variability, ENSO, etc. and comes up with 2009 and 2010 being the biggest anomolies. In other words, that's the signal of the warming, standing out from the noise.
See here:
preliminary 2011 world, here's how global temperature average stands.
The 2002-2011 period equals 2001-2010 as the warmest decade on record, 0.46°C above the long-term average
Global temperatures in 2011 are currently the tenth highest on record and are higher than any previous year with a La Niña event, which has a relative cooling influence
(La Nina events that originate in the central south pacific ocean, are cyclical, alternating with El Nino events. La Ninas cool the atmosphere, El Ninos warm it.)
World Meteorological Organization
(from Skeptical Science, John Hartz)
Every year since 2001 was warmer than any year in the records, before 1998.
The 13 warmest years have all occurred in the 15 years since 1997
The last decade had twice as many record highs as record lows (temps)
The last decade was the warmest on record.
It was warmer than the 1990s, which was warmer than the 1980s, which was warmer than the 1970s, ….
2010 was either the warmest year on record or tied for that with either 1998 or 2005. there are several data sets and they don't all agree on this.
But in the alternate reality world of many so called skeptics, the world is cooling.
And the Stephan Schneider version of AGW is pretty much the version of virtually every major science organization in the world.
That's okay, just expand your conspiracy theory to encompass the whole world.
Keith MacDonald replied on Permalink
Stop digging
@RalphNader: "If c02 was a powerful driver of temperature you would see record breaking years virtually every year for every data set."
So, now you're saying that El Nino, El Nina and the sun have no effect on global temperature trends. Make your mind up!
"So, now you're saying that
"So, now you're saying that El Nino, El Nina and the sun have no effect on global temperature trends. "
I said nothing of the kind, not did anyone else. If you can't follow the conversations because you are not well informed, don't blame me.
Keith MacDonald replied on Permalink
Logical inference
@sailrick: "I said nothing of the kind, not did anyone else. If you can't follow the conversations because you are not well informed, don't blame me."
I was addressing RalphNader, but I'll take you on as well sailrick, as you've butted in. Now see if you can follow the logic.
RalphNader wrote "If c02 was a powerful driver of temperature you would see record breaking years virtually every year for every data set". However there are other drivers of temperature, such as El Nino, El Nina and sun cycles, which superimpose on the underlying effect of greenhouse gases. So, can you see why CO2 can be a powerful driver of temperature, yet not cause record breaking years virtually every year for every data set?
That'll be why RalphNader didn't respond, because he never does when he knows he's beaten.
climate criminal replied on Permalink
Ralph Nader, 2011-1998 = 13 years.
Since you claim: "If not for that inherent intellectual honesty I could have been a climate scientist." and that it was peer-reviewed - a claim for which, I see no evidence.
You maybe a wannabe climate scientist, however, you must realise that 13 years isn't statistically significant. Climate is defined over 30 years.
I cannot help but think your claim only makes sense if it is reworded thus: "I could have been a climate scientist, but for my dishonesty and ignorance"
RalphNader replied on Permalink
Statistically signifigant
You maybe a wannabe climate scientist, however, you must realise that 13 years isn't statistically significant. Climate is defined over 30 years.
This must be one of the goofiest statement I have seen to date "climate is defined over 30 years" Yes in a 5+ billion year old planet the climate is defined over 30 years. Truth be know we have not to date collected an accurate temperature sample to make prognostications about the climate with out 150 year data set.
The point remains though that if c02 is a powerful driver of climate and you increase the c02 and the temperature does not increase accordingly, obviously c02 is an almost irrelevant factor. Even Ian Forrester will admitt that this effectively nullifies the theory.
climate criminal replied on Permalink
RalpNader is deluded
"This must be one of the goofiest statement I have seen to date "climate is defined over 30 years" Yes in a 5+ billion year old planet the climate is defined over 30 years."
Who looks foolish now? Seems that despite believing you should be a climatologist, your knowledge is not up to scratch.
What is Climate?
Climate in a narrow sense is usually defined as the "average weather," or more rigorously, as the statistical description in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over a period of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years. The classical period is 30 years, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These quantities are most often surface variables such as temperature, precipitation, and wind. Climate in a wider sense is the state, including a statistical description, of the climate system. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/wcp/ccl/faqs.html
What happened to your unsubstantiated peer-reviewed claim? I notice you've gone quiet over that. Did you get another idiot to read it?
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Moderators, please remove this post
I clicked on the link Nader provided and it linked to a nasty looking pay to see site. Who knows what junk may be getting downloaded onto peoples' computers from this worthless site.
It is time that the moderators of this site do a cleansing and remove all the junk put out by a few paid for trolls who are certainly keeping many intelligent and honest people from participating in this site. I do not want to waste my time on a site which appears to be taken over by these trolls.
The articles are good but the signal to noise ratio provided by these trolls makes it a worthless site to visit these days.
RalphNader replied on Permalink
It;s a normal FTP site, you do have to be smart enough to figure out how to download my excel spreadsheet, I'm not expecting you to figure out how to navigate a basic website.
Yes I nearly
'Denier & liar for hire….fully verified.'
Yes Phil, indeed. I very nearly mis-spelled his name Pliemer.
RickJames replied on Permalink
I voted Phil up!
I voted you up because I've never seen double digits before - hey I'm a team player.
plus you still got that rhyming thing going on.
I don't know what motivates Plimer but I see he's charging $30. for his book. I guess at that price he expects some good sales numbers.
"I don't know what motivates
"I don't know what motivates Plimer but I see he's charging $30. for his book. I guess at that price he expects some good sales numbers."
Well he sold 15,000 copies of Heaven & Earth, so that's a lot of kool aid out there on peoples bookshelves. I wish Plimer would stick to what he is good at & that's debating creationists. At least he comes up with plausible questions in that arena. He has even been on the receiving end of the gish gallop founder Duane Gish himself. The famous technique that Monckton decided to employ in order to swamp his oppositions with too many questions or statements to answer within the time constrained debates he engages in.
WRT H&E - not to be confused
with the well known, in UK at least, naturist (not naturalist for the comprehension challenged) magazine Health & Efficiency.
'Well he sold 15,000 copies of Heaven & Earth, so that's a lot of kool aid out there on peoples bookshelves.'
I guess most of those were in Oz, for Plimer is certainly thought a Wizard there, by some.
However I did sead some copies of H&E in bookshops with A4 foldeds of Tim Lambert's Deltoid debunk 'Plimer exposed as a fraud'
which dates back to 2009. It is way beyond time when the University of Adelaide should have pulled the plug on Plimer. How much more do they need?
Nobody picked up on my...
Has nobody picked up on my deliberate error yet, by the look of it, one aimed at discovering the careful reader?
"with the well known, in UK
"with the well known, in UK at least, naturist (not naturalist for the comprehension challenged) magazine Health & Efficiency."
There is probably more facts in Health & Efficiency magazine than Heaven & Earth.
"Has nobody picked up on my deliberate error yet, by the look of it, one aimed at discovering the careful reader?"
No? Spelling mistakes? Sorry mate can't see it.
"However I did sead some copies of H&E in bookshops with A4 foldeds"
David B. Benson replied on Permalink
CO2 emissions are up overall.
It is not a matter of looking country by country since so much (heavy) munufacture has moved to Asia. [But I suppose you don't but a single thing made in Asia, do you?]
RickJames replied on Permalink
So it's all Chinas fault.
So it's all Chinas fault. That's what I figured. (personal responsibility doesn't fly here. I've tried that argument. It's all about big gov action.) So let's just agree China is the enemy.
Keith MacDonald replied on Permalink
Talking about the enemy
@RickJames: "So let's just agree China is the enemy"
No, the real enemy of mankind is people like you and RalphNader, wilfully using propaganda techniques to spread doubt about established science, and never conceding when you've been proven to be wrong with your zombie arguments. Here's one consequence of the decades of inaction that you deniers have caused:
Russian research team astonished after finding 'fountains' of methane bubbling to surface:
I wonder how your pal, Anthony Watts, will spin that: "Positive feedback has already started, say Communist agitators"!
RickJames replied on Permalink
oh yeah - the worlds about to
oh yeah - the worlds about to melt but it's not the fault of China and India as they ramp up carbon and theres no responsibility to be had by do nothing fake activists crying crocodile tears, while they continue to enjoy western carbonated opulence. No lets blame a few anonymous people on the internet who are unconvinced about our ability to change the climate. Yep - that makes perfect sense.
Peter Moss replied on Permalink
China and India have only
China and India have only been major contributors to C02 emissions for the past 20-30 years. Western Europe and North America have been major contributors for over 100 years.
More than 80% of the existing C02 emissions in the atmosphere is not from India or China or any third world country. Western Europe and North America need to take responsibility for the bulk of AGW to date, and lead by example.
"China and India have only
"China and India have only been major contributors to C02 emissions for the past 20-30 years. Western Europe and North America have been major contributors for over 100 years"
Exactly. We might have separate countries, languages, customs & cultures. But the world economy is globalized now & manufacturing, as pointed out has essentially been outsourced to developing countries. While many western countries become service based economies. The emissions, whether created in China, India or at home, are still our emissions, generated by us. The blame lies with us mostly.
RickJames replied on Permalink
Or China and the rest could
Or China and the rest could throw on a stiff export tax to end the supply of ultra cheap consumer goods they are sending us.
looking at it that way you could say the western world has a defacto carbon tax in place - the high cost of production of goods - a tax that asia is subverting with their low priced goods that are flooding the world.
Conservatives = Environmental Activists?
Rick & Ralph, can you answer the question that most conservatives like yourselves & Ian Plimer are keen to avoid?
If AGW is just a politicized hoax invented & perpetuated by the left. Then why are there conservative governments involved & have been for decades?
RalphNader replied on Permalink
Good question
Margaret Thatcher origionally employed the AGW political tactic to hammer coal miner unions in britain very effectively I might add. Various governments will use the AGW scheme to achieve macro political objectives. All throughout europe they we're vulnerable to russian natural gas and blackmailed politically, as a result they are very keen to find alternative domestic energy supplies. AGW is a good reason to motivate the left into accepting an attack on the incomes of the poor and the middle class they might otherwise oppose. Generally countries without fossil fuels will support AGW those with fossil fuels will oppose.
In reality everyone knows it is not a serious issue but a political tool to be wielded. Over the coming years as proof of this look to Britain to start backing off of the AGW bandwagon as they have discovered massive shale gas deposits. As more and more countries start to discover extractable shale oil and gas deposits look to them to back away as well. Shale Oil and gas is the next gold rush of economic growth in the western world.
To tin pot dictatorships AGW is simply another way to get handouts from the west.
This is a quick and dirty outline of the politics, just do not let yourself be fooled into thinking AGW is an issue with any basis in science. It has an always will remain an issue not to be worried about outside of geo politics.
Keith MacDonald replied on Permalink
Stop making stuff up
@RalphNader: "Margaret Thatcher origionally employed the AGW political tactic to hammer coal miner unions in britain very effectively I might add."
No she didn't! Thatcher used the full force of the state to defeat a strike by miners in fear of losing their jobs. This was in revenge for the NUM having brought down the Heath government in the their 1974 strike. AGW had absolutely nothing to do with it.
You are completely shameless in the way you distort any facts to suit your agenda. Who's paying you to behave so reprehensibly?
No, Thatcher's target was the Unions
'Margaret Thatcher origionally [sic] employed the AGW political tactic to hammer coal miner unions in britain very effectively I might add.'
You might add but you are so, so wrong. Thatcher's target was the Unions and in particular the NUM. You and Plimer are bird's of a feather.
I, and in the UK at that, lived through both the downfall of the Heath government 'The Winter of Discontent' and then Thatcher's blitz, using agents provoacteur on the striking miners. The violence was establishment inspired.
RalphNader replied on Permalink
Here is a good history of AGW alarmism
The AGW issue was brought to the forefront to hammer coal miners unions in order to replace them with nuclear plants. Another victory for alarmism over science.
Keith MacDonald replied on Permalink
Define "good history"
The article you linked to by Richard S. Courtney starts as follows:
"All available evidence indicates that man-made global warming is a physical impossibility"
Of course, he doesn't cite any available evidence for that, or for anything else he opines about. You're a soft touch if you think that's a good history of anything, and you forgot to mention that it's by the Technical Editor for the journal of the international coal trading industry.
Who pays you to keep laying yourself open to ridicule?
10 foot pole department
Ralph, I knew you would seek to avoid that question & you artfully did so. Politician in the making. Speaking without answering anything to do with my question. This is the 10 foot pole department for conservatives such as yourself & Rick that constantly attempt to paint AGW as an entirely politically constructed hoax. Having to address the conservatives that support AGW destroys your paradigm & you know it. It makes it so much harder to pin the blame on Al Gore & make it a thing of the left. Hence your avoidance. It's also a question that is never raised at WUWT, Audit, Depot, Hill, Nova etc.
"Generally countries without fossil fuels will support AGW those with fossil fuels will oppose."
Finally! You spoke the truth about something. Freudian slip? That one statement gets to the nexus of why there is so much opposition in Australia, Canada & the USA & why there are so many globally active lobby groups & their henchmen like Plimer, Singer, Ball, Carter etc. Countries without fossil fuels (conservative run countries included) without massive fossil fuel reserves are free to accept the science without fossil fuel companies & lobbyists offering rivers of gold to deny it. Your statement proves the opposition to the theory of AGW in these countries has nothing to do with the science & everything to do with money. And why "online communication associates" (paid trolls) like yourself, must tow the line no matter how ludicrous the defense seems.
"In reality everyone knows it is not a serious issue but a political tool to be wielded."
So what sort of politics are the conservatives in Germany & NZ playing by accepting the science? I thought it was a hoax & invention of the left? Why are Conservative governments involved? Are they environmental activists or secretly enthralled to them?
RalphNader replied on Permalink
Super Phil
I think you are almost getting it. New zealand and germany have no fossil fuel reserves, so they must conjur up demons to convince there population to use domestic resources to gain energy independance, politically AGW makes sense for them. They pervert the science with political messaging to promote there ideological objectives. Free from spin the climate science speaks for itself. Looking at climate science objectively it says.
1. Global warming is not a big deal
2. If anything the mild warming will be beneficial to mankind as it was during the MWP
Thats why we don't see any warming in the past 15 years, it's a non issue scientifically. Politically though it is a very valuable tool to promote collectivism and increase taxes to grow bloated bureacracies as well to promote a green adgenda. You hear it all the time how even if AGW is false the peripheral benefits are worth it.
Straightshooters like myself and Ian Plimmer just want to get the truth out there free from political bias.
Keith MacDonald replied on Permalink
Straightshooter, really?
@RalphNader: "Straightshooters like myself and Ian Plimmer just want to get the truth out there free from political bias."
If you were a straightshooter, you wouldn't hide behind a pseudonym, and you certainly wouldn't want to be associated with Plimmer. You're as slippery as an eel in crude oil.
RickJames replied on Permalink
Phil, you asked that question
Phil, you asked that question before. I believe the answer may be that there is no such thing as a conservative government. There are governments that use the conservative label and may have a few conservative inclinations, but overall they are not conservative.
They are big and growing, power centralizing enterprises.
A notion that resonates with conservatives is Reagans line that "Government is the Problem"
"I believe the answer may be
"I believe the answer may be that there is no such thing as a conservative government. There are governments that use the conservative label and may have a few conservative inclinations, but overall they are not conservative."
Well, you are probably right there. Although Europeans conservatives seem to follow principles more closely aligned with conservative values & ideals. Conservative parties in Australia, Canada & the USA appear to be more right wing now than anything. It's semantics really. They still define themselves as conservative parties.
Anyways……we digress. What do you think about my question?
"If AGW is just a politicized hoax invented & perpetuated by the left. Then why are there conservative governments involved & have been for decades?"
You have previously gone on record to say:
"I think what happened is that the greens from the 70s were desperately looking for an issue that would grab public attention. They had "save the trees" and "save the whales" etc but those things had limited appeal.
Climate change tied to emissions gave them a new issue and they grabbed on.
The thing is those greens were leftists to the core and that was their main motivation and so climate change became a political issue. It became something with which they could battle and demonize the right. The right fought back because that's what happens in a political battle.
So we have a political battle instead of an environmental/economic discussion. Blame the leftist tree huggers."
Why are the conservatives involved then Rick? Conservatives such as yourself , Ralph, Chas, Chris, Lara etc are keen to constantly position AGW as a hoax create by the left. How does conservatives being involved from the beginning fit that paradigm?
RickJames replied on Permalink
Most of this involves
Most of this involves politians holding up a finger to see which way the wind is blowing.
The AGW movement obviously got some serious traction for a while resulting in Kyoto. But things have slipped since then generally allowing politicians to talk about talking rather than feel they had to step in with commitments.
You have to understand that conservative politicians are politicians first. They adjust according to which way the wind seems to be blowing this week.
Romney and Gingrich are prime examples. Most likely one of them will be the republican nominee and they both have their fingers to the wind and have distanced themselves from AGW. Sarah Palin on the other hand showed more principle when she took that stance when it was less popular. She's either more principled or maybe just less observant in noting which way the wind is blowing.
"Most of this involves
"Most of this involves politians holding up a finger to see which way the wind is blowing."
Poll driven policy is a separate issue. We all know that most political parties are now beholden to the various newspaper, phone & online polls. It's pathetic & both sides do it. It's unfortunate because it essentially means that certain media are dictating policy through these polls.
Gone are the days when they listened to protests on the street. The numbers would have to be pretty immense to make a change now. There is now the 24hr news cycle to beware of.
Poll driven policy is one side of it. But the funders are the other side. Who knows when it started, the begriming of the 21st century perhaps? But both sides do it, resulting in policy being created not in the publics interest…but vested interests.
The same bullshit is trotted out by both sides each election cycle ad nauseam, like no one remembered the theme from the year before.
E.g. Create jobs! Good for families, boost or fix for education. Fix the roads, the transport, the health system, the economy. Pay down debt. Make our country safe! Protect our values that we hold dear & preserve our way of life in this great country! *projectile vomit *.
The real policy however is formulated & created by lobbyists through the industries & organizations they represent. While both sides are guilty of taking fossil fuel funds, a disproportionate amount is taken by conservative parties. As Ralph plainly states:
"Generally countries without fossil fuels will support AGW those with fossil fuels will oppose."
It takes either a lack of fossil fuels or enormous political will for a political party to knock back that pot of gold & do the right thing on behalf of their citizens & the global community at large in which we are now so inextricably part of.
That said & keeping Ralph's admission in mind. Who do you suppose conservative led governments in Germany & NZ are backing science & ignoring the economic alarmist warnings deniers have claimed would happen. ? Clearly, those warnings didn't bear any fruit. If AGW was a left created hoax, then why would right leaning governments associate themselves with such beliefs? It's obviously not a creature of the left.
By all appearances, governments in countries progressive or conservative that have accepted the science & have created policy based on world expert advice are doing what they were supposed to do all along. Developing policy in their publics interest at a local level & their species at a global level. Their job.
For those who cannot see the poor logic
For those who cannot see the poor logic that Plimer displays in the exchange cited by Phil I have made a second post (34 in the list at present) to the latest Monckton thread at Deltoid:
I could not post that text here as the html required turns to porridge here (unless I am missing something).
"For those who cannot see the
"For those who cannot see the poor logic that Plimer displays in the exchange cited by Phil I have made a second post (34 in the list at present) to the latest Monckton thread at Deltoid:
Nice one. If Plimer can't get something right (asbestos) that is part of his own field of science……..then how can he be believed when it comes to a field of study that he has no expertise in & has published no papers in? Reminds me of Lindzen & Singers defense of smoking.
climate criminal replied on Permalink
Plimer is an asbestos denier too
Plimer's credibility continues to crumble. He has joined the depths of denial inhabited by Fred Singer in AGW denial and denial of the dangers of asbestos.
Plimer is also incredibly arrogant. Much like he was when he encountered George Monbiot and repeated his drivel about volcanoes and was publicly humiliated on Lateline [I believe this is an ABC programme]
George Monbiot vs. Ian Plimer See from 7.50 to 11.50. Note Plimer's sweet charm and modesty. [/sarc] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEsygjXunTs
"….MATT PEACOCK: Professor in 2008 you wrote to me that… excuse me, can I ask you this question? In 2008 you wrote to me and you said chrysotile is not a carcinogen. Do you still stand by that view?
IAN PLIMER: The literature now has changed. There has been some more work done. Now there happened to be three years of scientific work done between 2008 and 2010…
MATT PEACOCK: And in 2008 the WHO (World Health Organisation) said it was a carcinogen, so did medical authorities throughout the world but you said it wasn't.
IAN PLIMER: No, I'm sorry. It was equivocal. It is probably less equivocal now. And again you are allowing ideology to actually overrun your logic…
MATT PEACOCK: And you're saying in 2008, Professor, that asbestos was not viewed as a carcinogen? ….
MATT PEACOCK: How could a geologist such as yourself say that chrysotile is not a carcinogen?
IAN PLIMER: …you are trying to claim that mineral chrysotile is an asbestos mineral when you know full well that it isn't. And it is no wonder that people have lost faith in the ABC because you know very well…
MATT PEACOCK: And the entire industry in Canada, the town of Asbestos that mines chrysotile, they've all got it wrong? ….."
RalphNader replied on Permalink
Watch the video
Plimers video is really good, if the book is anything like the youtube link we are looking at a best seller. Essentially he just arms children with common sense to debunk the AGW myth. Keep up the good work Dr. Plimer, the world appreciates your efforts.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Only dishonest people support Plimer
Nader said:
"Keep up the good work Dr. Plimer, the world appreciates your efforts."
Only dishonest people such as Nader and other trolls support Plimer. He is telling lies about chrysotile. It is asbestos and has been known to be carcinogenic for many years.
"Chrysotile Asbestos
Fact #1: Asbestos is a regulated carcinogen.
Fact #2: There are 6 fibrous minerals that are currently regulated as "asbestos:"
chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, actinolite and anthophyllite
Fact #3: Chrysotile is the most common variety of asbestos found in products in the United States.
- It is the most abundant asbestos variety on earth.
Fact #4: Chrysotile asbestos has been a significant contributor to asbestos-related illness and death to the US and worldwide workforce.
Fact #5: There is sufficient evidence to conclude that ALL FORMS of asbestos, including chrysotile, are carcinogenic and are responsible for asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma, laryngeal and ovarian cancers".
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That he agrees with the lies from Plimer says a lot about Nader. That they both deny that chrysotile is a danger to human health shows the depths to which AGW deniers will go. And to think that this liar is pushing his nonsense and misinformation to school kids is deplorable.
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MILFORD – Selectmen are preparing to appoint the current Deputy Fire Chief William Touhey to the top job in the department, replacing his brother who announced his retirement earlier this month.
Current Chief John Touhey plans to retire at the end of May after serving on the department for 35 years and as chief since 2001.
Selectmen began looking at processes to find Touhey's replacement on Monday and all three expressed interest in appointing the current deputy fire chief, Touhey's older brother, to the open position.
"We have a number two who's doing a good job, who knows the community, knows the residents, knows the infrastructure," said Selectman Dino DeBartolomeis. "I think that's a tremendous advantage. It's quick, concise and it's the right thing to do."
The board decided it did not want to open the process to seeking an external candidate at the recommendation of Town Administrator Richard Villani.
"Promoting has the advantage of promoting continuity and also lets all in the department know they can rise through the ranks to the top job," Villani said. "I think that would work well in this situation."
William Touhey became the deputy fire chief after his brother was promoted in 2001 and also served on the department prior to that.
Selectmen Chairman William Buckley agreed that promoting Touhey to the job would be the best thing to do.
"It's my personal hope this board can move rapidly and quickly in order to send a message to the department that we have within our ranks the next fire chief," Buckley said.
The board voted unanimously to enter into contract and salary negotiations with Touhey and also asked that he come meet with the board.
"I'd still like to have … his outlook on the future and the future of the department," Buckley said. "We don't want him to be John Touhey, we'd like him to be the fire chief of Milford."
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FAYETTEVILLE � A Cumberland County prosecutor told a jury Monday that soil samples and DNA evidence implicate a man in the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl, while the defense contends that its client thought he was helping the girl's family and doesn't know what happened.
District Attorney Billy West told the jury in the case of 32-year-old Mario McNeill that hairs found on the comforter in a Sanford hotel room matched McNeill's. West also said soil in McNeill's car was consistent with soil found where the body of Shaniya Davis was found. He said metal found in the soil was consistent with metal found in McNeill's car.
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Fortunately for the atheist community, this landmark legislation does not outlaw the use of miscarried human fetuses, or small children, in food products. However, this is a slippery slope. We should contact our more liberal democrat senators and representatives NOW, to firmly condemn this bill. It is an obvious and outrageous violation of our religious liberties.
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Was this actually a problem in Oklahoma?
When I want to make Paula Deen's special recipe for turkey casserole, I always use my own aborted fetus. That way I know it's fresh.
My girlfriend won't even let me eat our rabbit! I wanted to name him "Christmas Dinner" which I thought was appropriate, but I yielded, so Franklin it is. Anyway, I suppose that if you'd call it "Homo Sapiens à Naître au Vin Rouge" you might find a buyer or two.
@Dr. Kellie, that is the funniest thing I've read in a while. You've put me at a loss for words.
I've heard of people taking placenta pills as a kind of panacea for aging, but fetuses?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!
In a hundred years or so, when the social policies of the red states, along with those of Islamic societies, bring the human population up to fifteen or twenty billion, and the biosphere is near depletion, a much broader use of H. sapiens will be de rigueur for the stone soup.
You know, I've never really thought about this outside of the context of some extreme survival situation, but I would love it if my friends could dine on my flesh after I die. I'm just a little thing, but I think I'd make pretty good eatin'.
The innate phobias of our psychology, and there are many, thwart a lot of sensible ideas.
So true. It's too bad. I have many friends who are weird enough to love the idea of eating my flesh. I think my parents would not be fond of this idea.
I always found the "cannibal" stigma to be nonsensical, and I mean in survival scenarios. Why in the hell would people not eat dead comrades if they were starving? Or even hungry at all?
Well disease transmission is one reason. Sentimentality and just gut feeling another. Zeus thinks cannibalism is disgusting and I am sort of inclined to agree with him... but then again I also find my mucus disgusting but I live with it. The Mori who invaded New Zealand around 1000-1100 AD ate the native men/boys and kept the women to breed with... this is actually very logical from a certain stand point. By the way the natives were not a warrior people and so they were massacred by the invading warlike Mori. The pre-Mori natives were also almost white european and lived like we imagine the elves do.
I don't think survival situations are a time to worry about disease. Eating raw animal flesh at those times would be risky, too. The reason I specified "hungry at all" is because your dead companion isn't getting any fresher.
Natural selection didn't make these biases compulsory in all circumstances. Put a few H. sapiens in a difficult situation and there will be some trading deals with "the others." Need a partner in a depleted tribe? A first cousin might do. Run out of food with 100 km of bare snow to traverse to your camp - and you're lugging a frozen comrade and a sharp stone?
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Movie teachers: they will kick you in the face.
Remember last year when you didn't go see Warrior, that movie where Joel Edgerton was the high school teacher who resumed his former life as a mixed martial arts brawler in order to save his home from foreclosure, only to realize that he had to fight Tom Hardy, his own estranged brother? Well, now there's this new movie where Kevin James is a high school teacher who used to wrestle in the 9th grade and he becomes a kicking-and-punching bag in that sporting arena so he can raise money to save his school's orchestra from budget cuts. It's like the Disney Channel sitcom version of that other movie, for people who like their mixed martial arts violence to be not so ouchy or hurty.
And that's not such a bad deal. James's primary function in the world is to be the kind, decent guy you root for, a stand-in for all Regular Joes and beleaguered schlubs. You don't want to witness him getting knocked around too much because you don't want to get knocked around too much yourself. If he makes a grand gesture and saves something important for someone else at a not unreasonable amount of personal sacrifice, you can imagine yourself doing the same thing and basking in that big shared payoff. And when Salma Hayek looks at him with that face that says, "YOU CAN GET IT," then that means she -- or her real-time equivalent -- is eager for your romance as well.
All it really takes to get on board for a movie like this is walking into the theater. It meets you where you are. And if you're also willing to accept The Dumb, then so much the better for everyone. The Dumb is that thing where brutal UFC bouts result in minor cuts and scrapes, PG-trickles of fake blood. The Dumb is 15-minutes-ago Christian Nu-Metal anthems in 2012 and sometimes-Glee-cast-member Charice adorably belting out a Neil Diamond song at the big match. The Dumb is comedy firehoses of vomit as the punchline to an earlier scene where James eats rancid applesauce. The Dumb is mean people turning nice and disaffected teens becoming engaged with learning because the power of James' innate stand-up-bro-ness and inspirational biology lessons compel them. The Dumb is butt-crack humor and MMA fighter Krzysztof Soszynski as a fictional person named Ken Dietrich (who moves like a CGI dragon but whose name is changed for... what reason exactly? Ego protection from a KJ knockout?). The Dumb is other real MMA guy Bas Rutten engaged in something called Disco Street Fighting. Never heard of it? Me neither. But it's in this movie. And it doesn't matter. Because it's all as mildly funny as possible and as sweet as it can be. I know, I know, fighting isn't supposed to be sweet. Just go with it.
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"The key for automakers and suppliers regarding hands-free technology, as with most technologies, is to integrate it into the vehicle in a way that is easy to understand and operate, yet sophisticated enough to handle all of the tasks that drivers expect. The engineering is extremely complex, but the driver interface has to be simple." –Mike VanNieuwkuyk, executive director of global vehicle research, J.D. Power and Associates
The big highway safety bugaboo consuming a hefty amount of time and effort within the Department of Transportation (DOT) over the last couple of years centers on ways to reduce – if not eliminate – what's come to be called "distracted driving."
While some may pooh-pooh the threat level distracted driving poses, government officials are taking a very hard line on the subject, with numbers to back up their position. For example, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report issued last year, distracted driving-related crashes caused nearly 5,500 deaths and 450,000 injuries during 2009.
"We believe that this data represents only the tip of the iceberg because police reports in many places do not routinely document whether distraction was a factor in vehicle crashes," noted Ray LaHood, U.S. Transportation Secretary, during a speech on this topic last September.
As a result of NHTSA's findings, DOT went on the warpath (so to speak), creating tougher laws forbidding distracted driving, as well as calling for more effective enforcement, public education, and personal responsibility.
Truckers were right in the initial cross hairs, too, on this issue, with the DOT crafting and passing a rule in 2010 banning commercial bus and truck drivers from texting on the job, followed rapidly by a similar rule restricting train operators from using cell phones and other electronic devices while in the conductor's seat. The agency has also initiated rulemaking to limit commercial truck driver use of all electronic devices while transporting hazardous materials.
Of course, it's easy to make laws that ban certain activities, but it's quite another to get humans to comply via behavioral changes. That becomes even more challenging when the very technologies that DOT believes contribute the most to distracted driving – cell phones – are also relied upon heavily by everyday motorists and truck drivers alike to help them when lost, keep in touch while traveling, etc.
Yet solutions to this technological conundrum are rapidly being deployed to offer "hands free" capability to drivers of all sorts of vehicles – and in many cases, "hands free" capability may just become required technology by all drivers, to the point where if a certain brand of car or truck lacks it, it won't be bought.
[Take a look at Peterbilt Motor Co.'s new "SmartNav" system – called "NavPlus" in Kenworth-branded trucks – as an example of what kinds of "hands free" technologies are coming down the pike for truck drivers.]
"As state and local governments are enacting distracted-driver laws, consumers are increasingly looking for technology solutions to legally and safely make calls, get directions or check email while driving," noted Mike VanNieuwkuyk, executive director of global vehicle research for J.D. Power and Associates in a recent report the firm issued on the subject.
"With government-imposed restrictions on the use of handheld phones while driving, the onus is on the automakers and their technology partners to find simple and effective solutions that will keep consumers happy while staying within the law," he said.
"Technology providers that can best enable consumers to stay informed, connected and secure while driving stand to gain the most," VanNieuwkuyk added. "Automakers may benefit from this new environment, but also take the risk that a suboptimal solution will create consumer dissatisfaction, damage their brand reputation and reduce consumer loyalty."
J.D. Power's 2011 U.S. Automotive Emerging Technologies study (conducted last month) found that out of 18,000 vehicles owners it polled, the vast majority (86%) of "smart phone" owners indicate that they use their device while in their vehicle, with the two most common activities making or receiving calls and getting directions.
When given the opportunity to select which of 21 technologies included in the study they would like to have on their next vehicle at their respective market prices, while wireless connectivity systems receive the third-highest level of interest (50%) among the technologies included in the study.
[Here's a look at how Ford Motor Co.'s new "Sync" system allows for a variety of technologies to be operated "hands free."]
Additionally, J.D. Power found interest in the "wireless connectivity" feature remains fairly strong across all age groups, with a high of 57% of 18-25 year olds and a low of 43% of 57-65 year olds expressing an interest after they've seen the price tag.
"Consumers want to make use of their smart phones while driving, and most are willing to pay for the technology that enables this," said VanNieuwkuyk, especially for technologies they perceive will keep them safe.
Features such as remote vehicle diagnostics, which provide owners with vital information on the performance and health of their vehicle, as well as rear-vision camera systems and blind spot detection receive among the highest levels of interest, ranging from 55% to 46% and 45%, respectively, according to J.D. Power's poll.
"Technologies that can help prevent accidents by informing consumers of potential hazards that cannot easily be seen from the driver's seat are well received," added VanNieuwkuyk. "These features allow consumers to stay focused on the road and drive with confidence."
Ah, but it's still a double-edged sword, isn't it? For technologies that can make life on the road easier and safer for motorists and truck drivers alike is, at the same time, being viewed as a threat by the government agencies, among others. Keeping both sides happy and safe is going to be a real challenge for technology to surmount in this case.


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Nov 28, 2012
The King Women's Wrestling schedule has been altered due to a postponement of an upcoming tournament.
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- The Nordhagen Classic, hosted in Calgary, Alberta (Canada), has been postponed to next year. The tournament was scheduled for Dec. 9.
The Lady Tornado's next action will be this Saturday when they travel to the University of the Cumberlands for a single dual match. After the new year, King will compete on Jan. 5 when the team travels to the Waldorf Open (Waldorf, Iowa).


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A few more observations from Raiders' present and past about Jack Tatum, the former Raiders safety who died of heart failure Tuesday at age 61.
— "Seeing him the last two years, it was a blessing to me to know that was what the Raiders were all about. To hear he passed _ bless his family, and God's going to be with him. It's not a timetable when the Lord calls you home. It was just his time to go. This day and time, the Raider Nation did take a downfall from one of their soldiers,'' _ Raiders cornerback Chris Johnson
— "He was all about big hits. Wouldn't nobody come across the middle. That's what we've got to bring to the secondary. We've got to bring that back. We can't do it exactly like he did because we'd get fined now, but we still have that mentality as he had just be under the rules,'' _ Johnson on Tatum's playing style.
— "You try to but you can't duplicate some of the things he did on the field. The way he hit people, he was a pure intimidator out there,'' Raiders safety Tyvon Branch.
— "Everybody's heard of Jack Tatum. (Others), you never hear about them. It's because of the way he played the game. He leaves behind that legacy of being the assassin. I was watching ESPN Classic one day and they were showing the old hits. You see him popping people's helmets off. Everybody's got short arms when they were going across the middle because they knew he was there,'' Branch on Tatum's name recognition among young players and playing style.
— "I got to know Jack during my time with the Raiders. Just one of the all-time greats. A very good football player on a lot of those great Raiders teams. He'd come around and watch practice and talk to the young players and was always a sounding board, particularly for the young defensive players. He played the game with a little chip on his shoulder, very physical. A member of the College Football Hall of Fame. It's really a sad day for all Raiders and for all Raider fans across the country,'' former Raiders quarterback and Sirius Satellite Radio host Rich Gannon.


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RV Buddies to Film Pismo Vintage Trailer Rally
May 12, 2011 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on RV Buddies to Film Pismo Vintage Trailer Rally
RV Buddies will be filming the 4th Annual Trail Along To Pismo Vintage Trailer Rally, set to run May 19-22 at the Pismo Coast Village RV Resort in Pismo Beach, Calif.
"It's been several years since we filmed at Pismo Coast Village," Mark Summers, executive producer of RV Buddies, said in a press release. "We've been looking forward to coming back, and this is just the excuse we were looking for."
Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. will be supplying a top-of-the-line camper for the filming adventure.
The event sold the 250 allocated sites in four days and there is a substantial waiting list. This year's event expects over 40 1948-1968 iconic Airstream trailers, along with numerous circa 40's, 50's, and 60's Boles Aero, Shasta, Cardinal, Kenskill, Silver Streak, and Vagabond trailers.
Last year there were five units from the 1930's. In addition, many of the units are towed with vintage vehicles such as 1946 and 1950 Hudson pickups, 1952 Willys Wagon, and numerous Woody wagons.
Pismo Coast Village's General Manager Jay Jamison noted, "You can't help but appreciate the passion, enthusiasm, and pride these trailer owners have for their vintage trailers. They work hard to restore them and travel to rallys such as this. They love to talk about them and show them off. Many own more than one. We are excited to welcome them back again this year."
Summers added, "It will be nice to see some completed restorations given how much time is going into our GMC Project RV."
The rally participants have planned activities such as bowling tournaments, kite flying, movie night, a night at the Melodrama, group meals and socials. The highlight of the event will be the open house on May 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. where all the units will be decorated inside and out in vintage themes.
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READING, Pa. - May 13, 2013 --Authorities in Reading are investigating the death of a 7-year-old boy who was found hanging from a curtain while playing with his brother.
Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams says investigators are trying to determine for certain if the death of Josiah W. Boggs was a freak accident as his family has said. He was found hanging form a curtain in a closet while playing with brother, who's also 7.
Family members say the other brother told them something had happened to Josiah and they found the boy hanging in the closet. His father, Chris Boggs, says the boy may have fashioned a swing out of a pole and a curtain.
The boy was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon.


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Ohio school shooting victim's dad died from heroin
CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — A coroner in Ohio says the father of a boy killed in a 2012 school shooting died of an accidental heroin overdose on the second anniversary of his son's death.
The Geauga (jee-AW'-guh) County coroner confirmed Friday that 48-year-old Russell King Sr. died from the combined effects of heroin and alcohol. A family member found King dead at his home on Feb. 27.
King's 17-year-old son, Russell King Jr., was one of three students killed in the February 2012 shooting at Chardon High School east of Cleveland. Three other students were wounded in the shooting inside the school's cafeteria.
Nineteen-year-old T.J. Lane pleaded guilty to the shooting rampage and is serving three life sentences.
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The cliché is a time-honored tradition in sports, ranking right up there with the hot dog, the t-shirt gun and the fat drunk fan not wearing a shirt in the dead of winter. Its origins date all the way back to the second time an announcer held a microphone in a player's face and asked him to comment. These days clichés can be found
competing with beating down actual original thoughts any time a sports figure opens his mouth.
The beauty of the cliché is it actually sounds like it means something. Almost. That's because at one point in time — before the phrase was repeated over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over [INHALE] and over and over and over and over and over — it did. Of course once the listener realizes the meaninglessness of what's been said, the speaker is on to the next "thought."
The talented wielder of a cliché can string along a listener forever without actually saying anything. (Bill Belichick's streak, for example, dates back to the beginning of the century.) And in the era of the soundbite, of the gotcha moment, this is key. Because saying nothing generally won't get you in trouble.
While we'll never get rid of all clichés in sports, maybe we can give some young up-and-coming clichés a chance. You know, keep things fresh. But that means retiring some of the old crutch phrases. Here are 10 clichés we'd like to see go the way of the dodo.
1. "Mistakes were made."
Indeed they were… by the person saying this… who should just say, "I made a mistake." This cliché makes it sound like it's nobody's fault that you screwed up. While the phrase reaches far beyond the sports world, we should just agree to leave it for the politicians. Or, you know, stop doing things that require a sidestepped apology.
2. "This is an unfortunate incident."
Again with removing the speaker from blame, as if that thing you did just kind of happened out there in the world. Hurricanes, earthquakes, sticking that steroid needle in your rear end… they're all simply acts of God.
3. "My comments were taken out of context."
I feel like maybe people just don't quite understand context. You don't get to go back and change the meaning of what you said after the fact, not that people don't try. We've got it all on video.
4. "It is what it is."
And, um, what exactly is it? Isn't that why you're talking, to tell us what IT is?
5. "They wanted it more than we did."
If only things worked this way, because I REEALLLY want to win the lottery. I've never picked any numbers; I've never bought a ticket. But that shouldn't matter. Talent, preparation and luck are way overrated.
6. "It just wasn't meant to be."
Which isn't to say that determination means nothing. If the outcome is already decided by fate, why exactly do we bother to play the game?
7. "This team is like a family."
Really? So that would make every game like an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. I didn't realize I could cut my brother for forgetting my birthday or trade my mom for a mom to be named later.
8. "He always gives 110%."
Except, you know, in math class.
9. "Take it to the next level"
Would this be 101%, or maybe 111% for the guy who always gives 110%? Maybe Mr. 110% is already on the next level. So where would he take it? It's all so confusing. Regardless, the mere suggestion of this mythical "next level" implies that players dog it the rest of the time.
10. "A win is a win."
Thanks for the clarification there, Sport-O, Master of the Obvious. I thought it was a doughnut, or maybe an armadillo. [Fun Fact: "A win is a win" isn't actually a cliché in Redskins Nation. A recent survey reveals that 72% of the team's fanbase isn't quite sure what a win even is.]
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