Is there nothing that Obama can’t do?
Y2Kyoto: On The Coldseat
“Mr. Hirst, you predicted a barbeque summer for 2009 – we don’t remember that – and a mild winter for this winter, which hasn’t happened. Why did you get a massive performance related bonus?“
h/t maz2
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| Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to SDA Late Nite Radio. Tonight, for your delectation, here are Hamilton’s Crowbar, performing Oh, What a Feeling, from their Bad Manors album, in 1970 (4:19).
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But if it’s a nut-free zone, how are we going to hold down the bolts?
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Best John Deere Commercial Ever
(I actually saw this ad some years ago on tv. I don’t know why the word “layout” is superimposed on this, it’s the only English language version I could find.)
Restoring Bureaucracy To Its Rightful Place
Is there nothing that Obama can’t do? Amid rejoicing at the NYT;
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed stricter health standards for smog, replacing a Bush-era limit that ran counter to scientific recommendations.
The new limits — which are presented as a range — will likely put hundreds more counties nationwide in violation, a designation that will require them to find additional ways to clamp down on pollution or face government sanctions, most likely the loss of federal highway dollars.
The tighter standards will cost tens of billions of dollars to implement, but will ultimately save billions in avoided emergency room visits, premature deaths, and missed work and school days, the EPA said.
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While smog has been a long-term problem in parts of Texas, California, and along the northeast Coast, the new standards could affect counties in Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, the Dakotas, Kansas, Minnesota and Iowa for the first time based on EPA data.
Yes, those Dakotas.
Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell on Intellectuals and Society – intellectuals certainly can renounce war, “and that does not stop your neighbor from building up the biggest army in the world and coming in and killing you.”
Part 4 of 5 – watch the other portions here.
Your Security Is In The Very Best Of Hands
An airline passenger in Miami proclaimed “I want to kill all the Jews” before police forced him off a Detroit-bound plane, authorities said Thursday.
Mansor Mohammad Asad, 43, of Toledo, Ohio, was arrested Wednesday night, according to a Miami-Dade Police Department statement. Asad was charged with threats against a public servant, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence.
FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela said there were no indications the disturbance was related to terrorism. The bureau was initially brought in to look into the incident but is no longer involved in the investigation. She said the FBI is treating the disruption as a matter for local authorities.
Related – another teaching moment for Al Queda.
Plus, it’s not like the bomb went off or anything!
Y2Kyoto: Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Iguana.
Iguana who?
Iguana need a hardhat.
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Welcome to the Wednesday (EBD) edition of SDA Late Nite Radio. Tonight, as we near the end of a prolonged cold snap, we treat ourselves to the warm, dulcet tones of Spike Jones and Red Ingle, as they tug at our heartstrings with a caring, sharing performance of You Always Hurt The One You Love. (Album version here.)
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If We Stop Eating Whale Meat, The Terrorists Win
Or, maybe not.
h/t Tim Blair, who has more.
Your Security Is In The Very Best Of Hands
A failed airport security test…
… ended up with a Slovak man unknowingly carrying hidden explosives in his luggage on a flight to Dublin, Slovakian officials admitted Wednesday.
While the Slovaks blamed the incident on “a silly and unprofessional mistake,” Irish officials and security experts said it was foolish for them to hide actual bomb parts in the luggage of innocent passengers under any circumstances.
Y2Kyoto: Arctic Oscillation Anomaly Source Found
And this is a headscratcher – “…according to new tri-national polls released yesterday by Angus Read, the people of Canada, the Unites States and Britain are rapidly losing confidence in the whole enterprise.”
The First American Prime Minister … On Vacation
The Liberal party made a light-hearted attempt Tuesday to poke fun at Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to impose a three-month parliamentary vacation and wound up instead raising questions about the whereabouts of holidaying Grit Leader Michael Ignatieff.
h/t Dean
How to Recognize and Fight a Terrorist on a Plane
Advice from a pilot;
Some things to look for: groups or pairs of men, a passenger talking to themselves, speaking Arabic, watching crewmembers (this is different than looking), staring at the cockpit door, long stays or multiple trips to the lavatory, reading a book but not turning any pages, nervousness, being unusual by trying to fit in, taking pictures/videos, not making eye contact. When you are at the boarding area and on the plane if you notice a suspicious passenger, look for others. How many? If it is one or two then they could be planning on bombing the aircraft or just making observations of crew procedures. 6 or more? Then this cell’s objective would be hijacking the plane by brute force. Also remember that there are sleepers that try to blend in with the other passengers and could be very hard to notice. A website reports a well-dressed man in custody that was also a passenger on Delta Flight 253. After an incident, your entire plane might be delayed for security and they will treat everyone as suspects. Also expect the government and airline to try to cover up parts or all of an event.
Google Commemorative Logos You’ll Never See
China’s Empty City
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| Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to SDA Late Nite Radio. Tonight, for your delectation, here are Eubie Blake and his Orchestra performing I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead You Rascal You ¤, and also with the Nicholas Brothers performing China Boy, in 1933 (3:42). |
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How various media suck about Afstan, especially when dealing with dead people
Posts by BruceR. (Canada’s best informed and most analytical milblogger), Terry Glavin and Damian Brooks are sort of brought together here at The Torch, with Michael Yon as a particular, er, target:
Afstan: Most recent Canadian deaths: “For shame”/Update: Our media and “hoo-hah”
Mr Glavin makes an especially important point: “This is war. Get used to it.” And I wrote a minor porkie.
More on Mr Yon:
The long arm of Stephen Harper’s law?
