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  2. See WUWT and ClimateAudit. What seems to be a big story is breaking there, it’s about Mann and emails.
    Be sure to read the comments.

  5. Well, they sure aren’t the Shmenge Brothers!
    Good pick, why haven’t I heard of them before?

  6. You get that big fiddle out from between your legs, and put it under your chin, where it belongs.

  7. He swallowed the elephant to catch the gnat…
    JoNova:
    “The key question — with all the billions spent on cutting Australia’s carbon production: the trade and income lost; the jobs cut; the pain of living near wind farms; the foreign holidays avoided and then paying more for petrol and electricity than we have to — how many degrees will our actions cool the world by?
    “Assuming the IPCC are right about the effects of CO2, and that Australia stopped producing CO2 entirely (if we all left the country), by 2100 the world would be 0.0123 degrees cooler, and sea levels would be 2mm lower. These are so small they are unmeasureable…”

  8. Women’s surprising defenders
    Every few months, we are presented with media reports about Jewish women rescued from their Muslim husbands in the Palestinian Authority or within Israel.
    The stories are always similar. The women were tortured by their husbands, often locked in their homes or under constant guard by members of their husbands’ families. Either with or without the help of their Jewish families, they reached out to Yad L’Achim which rescues Jewish women and their children from Muslim husbands. Yad L’Achim volunteers plan and carry out often dangerous rescue operations and bring these women and their children to safety.
    http://www.carolineglick.com/e/

  11. Mao Stlong Lepolt.
    Wind: “Have the good times come to an end?”
    …-
    “SPIEGEL ONLINE: Wind energy, it would seem, has gone from being a booming business to an industry in crisis. You also faced losses in 2010. Have the good times come to an end?
    Tanti: I am convinced that 2011 will be better. The construction of offshore wind farms offers great opportunities in Germany. Such projects could double the already-existing land-based capacity of 25 gigawatts.
    SPIEGEL ONLINE: In Germany, however, coastal environmental conservation zones mean that the turbines must be located much further offshore than in comparable projects. Isn’t the idea a bit crazy?
    Tanti: It is fundamentally crazy to build wind farms out at sea. But it works! We have already installed facilities 40 kilometers off the coast at a depth of 50 meters. But calculating the time new developments take is always difficult. A lot of tests and approvals are required.
    SPIEGEL ONLINE: Hasn’t enthusiasm for offshore wind parks evaporated? The German government, after all, has recently extended the lifetimes of the country’s nuclear power reactors.
    Tanti: I don’t believe so. We not only need wind power, but also nuclear and solar energy. All three forms are relatively climate friendly and energy requirements are increasing all the time. There is, however, a clear political stipulation that the share of renewable energies should grow to 20 percent worldwide by 2020. So far, we have reached 2 percent.
    SPIEGEL ONLINE: In the meantime, China has overtaken the US and Germany as the leading market for wind turbines and the country is also a central growth market for your company. But the Chinese government mainly promotes domestic companies. How difficult has it been for you to break into the Chinese market?
    Tanti: One has to understand China correctly. Our management there consists of native Chinese, we produce locally and our suppliers also come from China. In this way, we too can also enjoy the cost advantages.
    SPIEGEL ONLINE: Nevertheless, Chinese companies sell their products at a much cheaper price. Will Chinese companies soon be leaving Suzlon and Repower behind on the international stage?
    Tanti: No. Chinese products are perhaps cheaper to purchase. But if you consider the overall lifetime of a system over 20 years, we are less expensive. Chinese companies may well be competitive on their domestic market, but it will be another 6 to 8 years before they become serious competitors internationally. We should not be afraid of China, but should learn from them instead.”
    “Wind Turbine Tycoon Tulsi Tanti
    ‘We Should Not Fear China, But Learn from Them Instead'”
    http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,749647,00.html

  12. Neo-AGW Progress Report.
    …-
    “Cornflakes cancer scare: Cereal makers drop recycled cardboard boxes containing deadly oils”
    “Tests found mineral oils could even leak through plastic inner packaging”
    “Breakfast cereals, pasta, rice and other foods packed in cardboard boxes could be tainted with toxic chemicals, researchers warn.
    The substances appear to be leaching from the recycled paper used to make most cardboard boxes.
    Studies in Germany and Switzerland found the levels to be up to 100 times the agreed safe limit in products sold in supermarkets.
    The chemicals – mineral oil hydrocarbons – are said to cause inflammation of internal organs.”
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1364068/Recycled-cereal-boxes-contain-dangerous-levels-cancer-causing-mineral-oils.html
    …-
    “Snowstorm to Strike the Western Great Lakes”
    “A snowstorm will target the western Great Lakes into Ontario today, bringing travel to a standstill in some cities and towns.”
    http://www.accuweather.com/

  14. I saw the musician K’Naan on Canada A.M. this morning (9 March). He was talking about getting aids drugs to poor nations at no/low cost.
    It got me thinking about how anti-americans and leftists tend to say about US intervention in the world’s backwaters something like “Who appointted the Americans the world’s policemen?”
    So I would paraphrase that as “Who appointed Canada the world’s pharmacist?”

  15. hi rk.
    regarding freebie drugs for foreign lands, recently a Stratford ‘charity’ lost its status for directing far too much of the donations into ‘administrative’ costs.
    google ‘Pediatric AIDS Canada’.
    I solve that problem by not donating to any of them except the WarAmps folks.

  18. The Maple Leaf Forever
    “In Days of yore,
    From Britain’s shore
    Wolfe the dauntless hero came
    And planted firm Britannia’s flag
    On Canada’s fair domain.
    Here may it wave,
    Our boast, our pride
    And joined in love together,
    The thistle, shamrock, rose entwined,
    The Maple Leaf Forever.
    [CHORUS]
    The Maple Leaf
    Our Emblem Dear,
    The Maple Leaf Forever.
    God save our Queen and heaven bless,
    The Maple Leaf Forever.
    At Queenston Heights and Lundy’s Lane
    Our brave fathers side by side
    For freedom’s home and loved ones dear,
    Firmly stood and nobly died.
    And so their rights which they maintained,
    We swear to yeild them never.
    Our watchword ever more shall be
    The Maple Leaf Forever
    [CHORUS]
    Our fair Dominion now extends
    From Cape Race to Nootka Sound
    May peace forever be our lot
    And plenty a store abound
    And may those ties of love be ours
    Which discord cannot sever
    And flourish green for freedom’s home
    The Maple Leaf Forever
    [CHORUS]”
    http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/Web/Unofficial/Canadiana/MapleLeafForever.html
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    “Government of Canada Makes Maple Leaf Tartan an Official Symbol of Canada
    OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 9, 2011) – It’s official! Canada’s Maple Leaf Tartan, which has been our unofficial national tartan for many years, has now become an official symbol of Canada.
    “The Maple Leaf Tartan has been worn proudly and enjoyed by Canadians for decades, but has never been elevated to the level of an official symbol—until now,” said the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
    “Our national symbols express our identity and define our history. The Maple Leaf Tartan represents the contributions that the more than four million Canadians of Scottish heritage continue to make to our country,” added Minister Moore.
    The Maple Leaf Tartan was created in 1964 by David Weiser in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of Confederation in 1967.
    “The tartan is one of the most visual expressions of Scottish heritage and culture,” said the Honourable John Wallace, Senator (New Brunswick). “Making the Maple Leaf Tartan an official symbol of Canada highlights the many significant contributions that people of Scottish heritage have made to the founding of Canada.”
    The Second Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment Pipes and Drum has adopted the Maple Leaf Tartan, and National Defence Headquarters has approved it for issue for Canadian Forces pipers and drummers who do not have a specific regimental affiliation. It was also featured in costumes worn last year during the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.
    On October 21, 2010, the Government of Canada announced that April 6 will be formally recognized as Tartan Day. This April 6, Canadians across the country will be able to celebrate this day with a new official symbol of Canada.”
    http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Makes-Maple-Leaf-Tartan-an-Official-Symbol-of-Canada-1408496.htm
    …-

  19. Neo-AGW Progress Report: Negative today.
    …-
    “NOAA finds”climate change” blameless in 2010 Russian heat wave”
    “We mentioned this previously on WUWT, now it is officially peer reviewed and accepted. Maybe this will be a lesson to those in the MSM and eco blogland who immediately jump on every newsworthy weather event, and with no supporting evidence, attribute it to “global warming”, “climate change”, or “climate disruption” or whatever the marketing phrase of the day is. The factual science is in, and the answer that we knew all along? To paraphrase James Carville, It’s the weather, not climate, stupid.
    “NOAA: Natural Variability Main Culprit of Deadly Russian Heat Wave That Killed Thousands”
    http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/03/09/noaa-findsclimate-change-blameless-in-2010-russian-heat-wave/

  20. Mao Stlong Lepolt.
    Of Canadian Liberal leader Bob Rae’s Uncle Mo Stlong, aka Maurice Strong.
    How many egg lolls you wan? Goody with flaud.
    …-
    “Fake Chinese chefs arriving in Ontario”
    “Canadian Embassy officials in Beijing have turned up the heat on Chinese nationals posing as chefs to fraudulently obtain visas to enter Canada under a provincial work program.
    The so-called Chinese dim sum and gourmet cooks use phoney letters they claim are from Canadian restaurants offering them a job because of their skill.
    The letters are given to embassy officials to obtain a visa under a provincial nominee program since there is a demand for the cooks in Ontario.
    Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by lawyer Richard Kurland show smugglers are abusing the program to slip people into Canada.
    “Beijing has experienced a consistent incidence of fraud for cases submitted under the provincial nominee category,” said a report that was drafted by immigration official, Francesca Imperato.
    The April 2010 “Fraud in the Provincial Nominee Program in Beijing” report said in 2009, about 129 cases were refused visas due to misrepresentation.
    “The most common occupation where fraud was identified was that of cooks with a total of 36 fraudulent cases,” Imperato said.”
    http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/03/09/17555591.html

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