Daily Archives: September 10, 2013

After the prime minister-elect instructed his department on Sunday to begin drafting the legislation to abandon the carbon-pricing scheme, business groups lined up to urge parliament to respect his government’s mandate. Key state governments said that cutting the tax would … Continue reading →

I did this …. (repeat 39 times) I did that ….. Thanks to me ….. Before I intervened …… Sadly, I don’t have cable any more and won’t be able to see the speech. Fox Soccer Channel went off the air … Continue reading →

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Newtown officials unanimously approve gun law to limit recreational shooting No shooting is allowed within a half-mile of a school. Newtown officials unanimously approve gun law to limit recreational shooting | World news | theguardian.com A few more gun free … Continue reading →

An Italian war correspondent held captive by multiple armed groups in Syria has spoken of how he was treated “like an animal”. Paradoxically, he said, “the only ones who treated us with humanity were those closest to al-Qaeda”, because they … Continue reading →

In one of the most deft diplomatic maneuvers of all time, Russia’s President Putin has saved the world from near-certain disaster. He did so without the egoistical but incompetent American president, or his earnest but clueless Secretary of State, even … Continue reading →

These fine Democratic legislators took bribes from Bloomberg and Obama to trash the Constitutional rights of Coloradans. Hopefully they will be unemployed tomorrow. Making Colorado safe, like New York and Chicago

September Sea Ice Outlook: June Report | ARCUS This was humiliating, so JAXA cleverly adjusted their methodology downwards right at the finish line. Unadjusted JAXA is 5.1 million km². The new version of JAXA (adopted three days ago) is 4.8 million … Continue reading →

Syria: Rebels Give US Targets To Defeat Regime Rebels hand the US specific targets which would weaken the regime and say they will join jihadi groups in a push to Damascus. “We have targets and we have passed them onto … Continue reading →

Arctic ice experts say that recent data offer powerful evidence that summer sea ice has passed a point of no return. Arctic Tipping Point: A North Pole Without Ice by Fen Montaigne: Yale Environment 360 That explains why ice extent … Continue reading →