January 10, 2011 – 9:00 am
They really just can’t help themselves One of the most worrisome national security threats of climate change is the spread of disease, among both people and animals, U.S. intelligence and health officials say. But more than a decade after such concerns were first raised by U.S. intelligence agencies, significant gaps remain in the health surveillance […]
January 10, 2011 – 8:23 am
You didn’t think that they would let a good crisis go to waste, did you? One of the fiercest gun-control advocates in Congress, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), pounced on the shooting massacre in Tucson Sunday, promising to introduce legislation as soon as Monday targeting the high-capacity ammunition the gunman used. “My staff is working on […]
January 9, 2011 – 9:35 pm
So, I upgraded a ton of iPhone apps today, and, apparently Accuweather is now at 4.0, and it sucks big time. Anyone have an earlier version they can send me? Never mind: I thought about it, and checked my last laptop backup, and I have version 3.0.8, and replaced! See, backing up is a Good […]
January 9, 2011 – 6:41 pm
I guess 50 and 100 years out is not good enough, now they have really push the envelope Together, the team performed the first full climate model simulation to make predictions on the effects of climate change 1,000 years from now. One scenario simulated the outcome of current emission levels continuing until 2100, which then […]
January 9, 2011 – 11:10 am
Sunday! Well, it’s not exactly a happy one, with the tragedy in Arizona Saturday. Say a prayer for all those killed and wounded. What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15 Oops! The Met Office said winters were to become increasingly warm last January. Haunting The Library has the 411 Shocker! College students […]
January 9, 2011 – 9:15 am
Looking all over the Internet, from blog sites to the major news media, they are all aflutter with speculation about whether the shooting of Giffords, which also resulted in the death of a 9 year old, a federal judge, and four others, was politically motivated. He’s being called a political terrorist, we hear that “words […]
January 8, 2011 – 2:01 pm
Prayers for the Congresswoman and the others U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head outside a grocery store in Tucson while holding a public event, Arizona Public Media reported Saturday. The 40-year-old Democrat, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting a “Congress on Your Corner” event at […]
January 8, 2011 – 12:21 pm
From Chump’s weekly radio address And that is our mission. (Jobs) should be the focus, day in and day out, of our work in Washington in the coming months, as we wrestle with a challenging budget and long-term deficits. And I’m determined to work with everyone, Republicans and Democrats, to achieve that goal. What we […]
January 8, 2011 – 9:35 am
No, you did not read the headline incorrectly, nor did I mistype it New research has estimated that over the next 100 years climate change could cause up to a 20 per cent decrease in demand for electricity for heating in Northern Europe and up to a 20 per cent increase in demand for electricity […]
January 8, 2011 – 9:17 am
Obviously, this has gotten Barack Obama all riled up President Barack Obama forcefully declared his support Friday for U.S. civilian trials of Guantanamo detainees, pledging to overturn language in a sweeping defense bill that would effectively block such trials anytime soon. “The prosecution of terrorists in federal court is a powerful tool in our efforts […]
