“The suspect was transported to the local hospital with two broken arms, a broken leg, possible broken ribs, multiple contusions and assorted lacerations including a broken nose and jaw…. Injuries he sustained when he fell off a curb.”
Y2Kyoto: If You Don’t Believe In Global Warming
Welcome to Memorial Day weekend in much of the West.
The traditional kickoff of the summer season will have a decidedly wintry feel in the Rocky Mountains, as well as California’s Sierra Nevada, because of a lingering record snowfall.
Epic snowpack in parts of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and California is forcing many tourists to abandon the annual rites of launching their summer holidays with a camping trip. Others plan to take advantage of prolonged skiing and showshoeing this strange spring.
In Denver, Brooke Schmidgall had her sights set on high-country camping this weekend as she shopped for gear at a sporting goods store.
“I’ll bring my snowshoes,” she said. “We have a big family tent. It will be nice and warm.”
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The Bridger-Teton National Forest Avalanche Center is fully staffed to warn outdoors enthusiasts.
“May snow depths are deeper than anything we have seen in the last 45 years,” said avalanche center spokesman Bob Comey.
h/t Maz2
“The Canadians were really very adamant”
Canadian delegation blocks mention of 1967 lines in Group of Eight leaders’ joint statement calling Israel, Palestinians to return to peace talks.
Group of Eight leaders had to soften a statement urging Israel and the Palestinians to return to negotiations because Canada objected to a specific mention of 1967 borders, diplomats said on Friday.
Canada’s right-leaning Conservative government has adopted a staunchly pro-Israel position in international negotiations since coming to power in 2006, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper saying Canada will back Israel whatever the cost.
Diplomats involved in Middle East discussions at the G8 summit said Ottawa had insisted that no mention of Israel’s pre-1967 borders be made in the leaders’ final communiqué, even though most of the other leaders wanted a mention.
“The Canadians were really very adamant, even though Obama expressly referred to 1967 borders in his speech last week,” one European diplomat said.
A spokesman for Harper would not comment on the line Canada had taken, saying only that the final communiqué would make positions clear.
The Greatest Action Story Ever Told
‘Cause there ain’t NOTHING that Obama can’t do!
The Decline And Fall Of The American Empire
“I’m with the USDA, and I need to see the permit for your rabbit.”
Walter In Edgewater, New Jersey
Via Mediate
h/t Shawn
Y2Kyoto: We’re Winning
In a blow to clean energy advocates throughout the Northeast, Gov. Chris Christie said this morning that the state will pull out of the region’s “gimmicky” cap-and-trade program by the end of the year.
Reader Tips
Yes, they got a nice shot, but is this really a good idea?
The comments are open for your Reader Tips.
Lord keep the government out of business
Two from The Economist:
The White House and American business
Don’t bully Boeing, Barack
Want to prove you are “pro-business”? Condemn a loony-left complaint against America’s biggest exporter
High-speed trains
The Difference Engine: Fast track to nowhere
Is There Nothing That Obama Can’t Do?
Never attribute to stupidity what can be adequately explained by malice;
Democrats are loath to admit the president doesn’t know what he is doing, so they are left trying to convince themselves and others that this is a fuss about nothing. The most honest defense I heard from a pro-Israel Democratic staffer was to acknowledge that Obama had made mincemeat out of the “peace process” but to remind me that talks aren’t going anywhere anyway. In essence, “no harm, no foul” and look at all the hardware and military support we’ve given Israel!
Y2Kyoto: We’re Winning
Judge orders U.Va. to release climate research documents
Stop the Spending!
The National Post must be applauded for their most recent editorial, “Wanted: Zero budgetary growth“. The question is, will Stephen Harper and Jim Flaherty pay any attention to it?
The most basic of conservative principles is to live within one’s means. If a majority Conservative government in Canada won’t eliminate the annual deficit within a year or so, is the entire notion of conservative thought lost in our country for at least the next few decades?
A Rae of Sunlight for the Liberals?
Kelly McParland’s editorial on the return of Bob Rae to the Numero Uno position of a political party in Canada is most interesting.
Reading it, the following juxtaposition comes to mind:
Old Parlour Game: Describe what it means to be a Canadian without once mentioning America or American.
New Parlour Game: Describe what it means to be a Liberal in Canada without once mentioning Stephen Harper or the Conservatives.
In The Mail
The Benefits Of Socialism, by A. Hunter Solomon. “A comprehensive itemization of leftist contributions to humanitarianism, prosperity, liberty and society.”
I read “Benefits of Socialism” from cover to cover, without putting it down. In my opinion, this may be the most illuminating book on the topic, ever. |
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The 20 Best- and Worst-Paid College Majors in America
On the heels of the SDA discussion about whether college/university was a good investment, comes this new piece by Time magazine. Here’s a synopsis:
A new report shows some undergraduate degrees pay off more than others — literally. Using data from the U.S. Census, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce’s “What’s It Worth: The Economic Value of College Majors” report, issued May 24, looked at 171 different majors and found that the difference in earning potential between one field of study and another can be more than 300%. TIME took a look at the 10 highest- and the 10 lowest-earning majors
On a personal note, may I admit that I smiled broadly when I saw that Mining and Mineral Engineering was in the top ten for Best Majors. For when I graduated as a mining engineer in the late 80’s I’ll never forget how all the “experts” told me what a dumb decision it was to be getting involved in a “sunset industry”. I guess they forgot about what happens the morning after the sun sets!
Reader Tips
In tonight’s tippity amusement, from 1936, comedic quartet Yacht Club Boys (Billy Mann, George Kelly, Jimmy Kern, and Charles Adler) sing The Government Takes Away.
The comments are open for your Reader Tips.
It’s Probably Nothing
US Commerce Department: Durable goods orders drop 3.6% in April.
The Media Party’s Rigged Game
If anyone denies what Krauthammer is saying in this clip, are they lying or just in denial?
The Tolerant Left
Scratch an MSNBC host, find a misogynist.
Update: Schultz apologizes.
Renewal! Revitalization! Rae!
The Liberal Party of Canada goes toward the light.