Daily Archives: August 29, 2013

Virginia has 12 HCN stations which have been active since at least 1930. None of them reached 100ºF this year, but in 1930 Virginia had a total of eighty-two 100ºF readings. Eighty-six percent of all 100ºF readings occurred with CO2 below 350 … Continue reading →

Bloomberg promised cash to Colorado Dems to betray their constituency, and he has proven again that he is willing to deliver. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has thrown $350,000 behind an effort to fight the recall of two Colorado … Continue reading →

Obama administration’s push for ‘shot across bow’ on Syria in response to last week’s alleged chemical weapons attack hits snag as Congress seeks chance to have input and key US allies hold up decision citing incomplete UN probe. Congress, Allies … Continue reading →

AP SOURCES: INTELLIGENCE ON WEAPONS NO ‘SLAM DUNK’ WASHINGTON (AP) — The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed at least 100 people is no “slam dunk,” with questions … Continue reading →

The rowers were fortunate on July 23, when the hand of god guided them 30 km into a stiff wind with the GPS turned off, to get around point Tuk. It has been blocked with ice most of the time … Continue reading →

Obama said a “tailored, limited” strike, not a protracted engagement like Iraq Obama lays out case for ‘tailored’ strike against Syria: PBS | Reuters Obama believes that he can bypass the Constitutional requirement for a Congressional declaration of war, if … Continue reading →

Daily Arctic Sea Ice Maps One might be inclined to believe that Arctic experts have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.

Because the findings so clearly demonstrate that more gun laws may in fact increase death rates, the study says that “the mantra that more guns mean more deaths and that fewer guns, therefore, mean fewer deaths” is wrong. For example, when … Continue reading →

29 August 2013 3:40am

Three men were killed and a fourth was wounded in attacks across Chicago overnight, according to police. 3 dead, 1 wounded overnight in Chicago – chicagotribune.com