But then I realized there was too much hair.
(The boy gets around.)
UPDATE: Islamic Rage Boy is now signing photos for infidels who purchase gear today!
Y2Kyoto: Hint, Hint
Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive genetic study suggests. The human population at that time was reduced to small isolated groups in Africa, apparently because of drought, according to an analysis released Thursday.
The report notes that a separate study by researchers at Stanford University estimated the number of early humans may have shrunk as low as 2,000 before numbers began to expand again in the early Stone Age.
here it comes…
Eastern Africa experienced a series of severe droughts between 135,000 and 90,000 years ago and the researchers said this climatological shift may have contributed to the population changes, dividing into small, isolated groups which developed independently.
Paleontologist Meave Leakey, a Genographic adviser, commented: “Who would have thought that as recently as 70,000 years ago, extremes of climate had reduced our population to such small numbers that we were on the very edge of extinction.”
Must have been all the coal-fired power plants!
How Many Years Was Wheat Under $4.00?
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Gas Prices Are The New News
As if elevating weather to news status wasn’t enough, our betters in media are now racing to notify unsuspecting Canadian drivers that gasoline prices have gone up.
Thank you, Lloyd Robertson. How ever could we cope without your high-priced expertise?
But wait – that’s not all! Today’s professional journalist isn’t content with merely reporting the blatantly obvious. Watch them spread their wings and soar into the realm of News Of The Future!.
Fuel prices to hit $2.25 by 2012
We should be thankful that these selfless souls remain in the service of their fellow citizens, when they might be out raking in millions in the stock market.
(Speaking of which – how come the guys who build climate modelling computers aren’t gazillionaires by now?)
Reader Tips
Who’s the chickenhawk now?
Shot ricochets off ceiling of courtroom. Sparrow’s life spared.
Revisiting the Elections Canada braintrust.
Yours in the comments.
Y2Kyoto: Hey, Kilmanjaro
I think we found your missing snow…
Levin With Yon
Mark Levin interviewed former Special Forces soldier and now author Michael Yon about his book ‘Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New ‘Greatest Generation’ of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster into Victory and Hope.’ Having spent much of the past three years as a self-embedded journalist there, Michael talked about Iraq and the situation now…
Y2Kyoto: “When money falls from the sky, Texans find their big hats useful”
Robust wind power expansion is expected, as Texas’ Senate Bill 20 (2005) mandated 5,880 MW of renewable energy by 2015 and set a 10,000-MW target for 2025. To this end, $700 million went into new wind Texas farms in January, thanks in part to government subsidies.
In addition to generous federal assistance — namely a 2 cents/kWh production tax credit and five-year, double-declining balance accelerated depreciation for wind-generating equipment — the state of Texas entices wind developers with a franchise tax exemption to manufacturers, sellers, or installers of wind devices; a corporate deduction from the state’s franchise tax for renewable energy sources; and a 100-percent property tax exemption on the appraised value of an on-site wind power generating device. But even with these federal and state subsidies, electricity from wind is more expensive per kilowatt-hour than that generated by fossil fuels.
ERCOT’s estimates for transmitting West Texas wind energy, under four different scenarios, range from $3.78 billion to $6.28 billion. ERCOT estimated costs by using as-the-crow-flies distances for transmission cables. Thus, transmission costs were estimated using a best-case-scenario approach and, as such, should be considered the absolute (and unlikely) minimums. Add to this ERCOT’s estimates of $410 million to $1.03 billion for connecting wind generation to the new collection substations.
How Many Deaths Is Walt Disney Responsible For Worldwide?
Rocky, a 700lb (317kg) bear, bit Stephan Miller, 39, in the neck at a centre where wild animals are trained for film and TV productions.
But officials have said they are puzzled by what provoked the bear, who had been touted as one of the “best trained” in showbusiness.
Two other trainers subdued Rocky with pepper spray and were unhurt.
I’m no bear expert, but when I was handling dogs, I didn’t “play wrestle” with the Rottie or the Kom.
The bear is not known to have been involved in any previous incidents. The victim’s brother, Randy, told news agency The Associated Press the bite occurred during “playful” wrestling behaviour by a “loving, affectionate, friendly, safe bear”.
Because smart dog handlers know that the lack of a “previous incident” means jack when you’re dealing with something that outweighs you, and has bigger teeth.
A Move That Was Publicly Denounced By Damascus
A video taken inside a secret Syrian facility last summer convinced the Israeli government and the Bush administration that North Korea was helping to construct a reactor similar to one that produces plutonium for North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, according to senior U.S. officials who said it would be shared with lawmakers today.
The officials said the video of the remote site, code-named Al Kibar by the Syrians, shows North Koreans inside. It played a pivotal role in Israel’s decision to bomb the facility late at night last Sept. 6, a move that was publicly denounced by Damascus but not by Washington.
Warman Wednesday – Thank You!
The day ended as it began, with readers from New Zealand, Australia and California. In between, as the time zones rolled around, we heard from folks in Asia, Europe, the British Isles, Iceland, the Eastern Seaboard and the North American heartland who all wanted to support the campaign for free speech in Canada. Mark’s autographing arm will be a bleeding stump by the time all the books are signed but we promise to get all the orders processed and in the mail within the next few days.
Thanks again to those of you who also hit my paypal donation button, and to the very special person who dropped off her contribution – along with some very welcome words of encouragement – at my door this morning. It’s good to know we are being heard.
The Sound Of Settled Science
“You and your volunteers have surveyed almost half of the network on a zero budget. If we had undertaken this, it would have meant preparing several proposals and allocating thousands of dollars”.
Let Them Eat Potato
Yes, Walmart joins the “rationing.” Customers limited to 200 POUNDS of rice at a time.
(Related: As prices skyrocket, experts warn of an impending world wide shortage of airbrushed goalie masks. This may be the time to stock up.)
Reader Tips
From eye problems to isp problems. (Posting this from a friend’s computer). I have no idea how much access I’ll have today, it depends on why my connection comes back up. Urgh.
Well, my eyes need the rest anyway.
An Engineer’s Guide to Cats
h/t Flea.
Tony Blair’s Britain
Where the foxes caper unmolested, the government packs your school lunch and the EU muses about dividing up the spoils…
The new European plan splits England into three zones that are joined with areas in other countries.
The “Manche” region covers part of southern England and northern France while the Atlantic region includes western parts of England, Portugal, Spain and Wales.
The North Sea region includes eastern England, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and parts of Germany.
A copy of the map, which makes no reference to England or Britain, has even renamed the English Channel the “Channel Sea”.
Petraeus To Centcom
President Bush will nominate Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, to become the next overall commander of American forces in the Middle East as part of a personnel shuffle to take place by early fall, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today.
To ensure continuity in Iraq, the administration’s choice to replace Petraeus is Army Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, who recently returned from a 15-month tour in Iraq as Petraeus’s top deputy, Gates told a hastily arranged Pentagon news conference.
Pete Wehner gives it a thumbs up;
What he and Odierno have achieved in Iraq since early 2007 is staggering. They took a nation that was in a death spiral and, working with the greatest military on earth, have given Iraq a chance to survive and hopefully, over time, to flourish. They are overseeing one of the greatest counterinsurgency plans we have ever witnessed, one that is dealing punishing blows to Al Qaeda in Iraq and militia forces backed by Iran.
Arguably George W. Bush’s most impressive decision in his presidency was when, in the face of gale force political winds, he embraced the “surge” – and put David Petraeus in charge of it.
Go Hillary!
“By spring the Dem candidates will be kidnapping each other’s family members.”*
Warman Wednesday
Many thanks to Mark Steyn;
Until midnight Eastern tonight, for every copy of America Alone sold at the Steyn store, we’ll give 50 per cent of the cover price – ie, our entire profit – to the legal defense funds for the five beleaguered bloggers fighting for free speech in Canada. That’s 50 per cent of the cover price of the paperback, hardback, audio book (in CD, tape or MP3 format) and our America Alone Anniversary Special. And we’ll also put 50 per cent of every other book, T-shirt, mug or anything else we sell today to the Freedom Five. Whatever you buy between now and midnight, half the cost of the item goes to the battle to restore freedom of speech to a land that sorely needs it. And don’t forget every book can be personally autographed to you or your loved one.
Click here for the order page and lots more!
The Shire News Network also has a podcast up of their interview with Kathy and me.
And remember – when the Communists show up to protest the Nazis, you’re supposed to pray for an asteroid, not pick a favourite!