Nancy Pelosi 2008 – Saving The Planet Requires Suspension Of Democracy

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Obama’s Stimulus – $2 Million Per Job In LA

The audit says the numbers were disappointing due to bureaucratic red tape, absence of competitive bidding for projects in private sectors, inappropriate tracking of stimulus money and a laxity in bringing out timely job reports.

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Peru Hoping For Global Climate Disruption

Rugby Players Eat Their Dead

Temperatures in the Andes Mountains have gotten colder and the indigenous peoples have been struggling to survive.

This year the neighbouring district of Puno saw a severe spike in child mortality as the winter brought months of high winds and relentless ice storms. Government figures record that more than 300 children died in Puno in May last year from the cold; NGOs say that the figure was probably much higher.

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Rafael Nadal At 12

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What Do These Couples Have In Common?

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Early Winter in Canada And Northern US

Early Snow In Montana

Snow began falling in some areas of north central Montana and along the Rocky Mountain Front early on Friday, leaving some people checking their calendar to see if it is still, in fact, summer.

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Dr. Hansimian Forecast Update

Dr. Hansimian forecast 6-8 hurricanes this year, and we are currently at six.

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Igor Loses His Mojo

Igor has lost his “major hurricane” status. NOAA is still forecasting a major hurricane for the next couple of days, but that appears to already be incorrect.

Julia and Karl are fading fast too.

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2011 Looking Like A Cold Year In The High Arctic

I tried something I had wanted to do for a while. I did a numerical integration of DMI Arctic temperature anomalies (north of 80N) for every year since 1990 (except 2002.) The graph above shows the results.

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Storm Size Matters

One of the biggest storms in modern memory was the March 1993 Superstorm, which happened during a period of unusual cold – i.e. low thermal energy.

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