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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: The Physical Science Behind Climate Change - Donald - 10/13/2007 10:12:43 PM
- Doubt if they mentioned the holes in the ozone layer - E.P. - 10/15/2007 5:57:26 PM
- Thanks for posting this, Donald. It was very useful. - ER - 10/14/2007 3:11:00 AM
  - SciAm Reliable? Trustworthy? LOL! - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/15/2007 1:24:51 AM
    - SDAI, I can clearly see your nuts... (n/t) - Hawkeye - 10/15/2007 9:48:24 PM
      - Now, THAT'S what I call a "You're-your" typo! (n/t) - TB - 10/15/2007 10:16:39 PM
        
        LOL! (n/t) - Jody - 10/16/2007 4:08:02 AM
        
        "Senior Dick!" - alcaray - 10/16/2007 12:20:18 AM
    - SDAI you are clearly a nit wit (n/t) - James Brown - 10/15/2007 5:23:41 AM
      - You'd have to admit... - TB - 10/15/2007 2:47:27 PM
  - Kind of left me hanging on page 72 though... - TB - 10/14/2007 4:22:47 AM
    - re: Kind of left me hanging on page 72 though... - ER - 10/14/2007 12:47:26 PM
      - Can't wait to see what the new mitigation strategies will be. (n/t) - TB - 10/14/2007 6:42:48 PM
        
        Yep. No more Mr Nice Guy. (n/t) - ER - 10/14/2007 7:02:01 PM
      - I have heard Dr. Phil Mote... - Donald - 10/14/2007 3:01:54 PM
        
        Any relation to the Mote Marine Lab benefactor here in Fla? - ER - 10/14/2007 4:39:46 PM
- Kicking Bush in the leg - TB - 10/13/2007 10:31:27 PM
  - It's political only because the right wingers have turned a science issue into a political one (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 10/14/2007 1:32:25 AM
    - Yeah, right. - TB - 10/14/2007 1:46:39 AM
      - Republican Baloney - Marsby - 10/14/2007 3:37:52 AM
        
        re: Republican Baloney - gbaikie - 10/15/2007 6:57:33 AM
  - re: Kicking Bush in the leg - gbaikie - 10/14/2007 12:55:01 AM
  - re: Kicking Bush in the leg - Donald - 10/13/2007 11:58:55 PM
    - And what did Clinton and Gore do to stop Global warming during their 8-year tenure? - TAFKASE - 10/15/2007 5:52:22 PM
      - Give Credit Where Credit Is Due - Marsby - 10/16/2007 7:15:41 PM
    - "That's what it was supposed to do." - McFly - 10/14/2007 7:57:49 AM
      - The Nobel Peace Prize... - Donald - 10/14/2007 3:04:29 PM
    - re: Kicking Bush in the leg - TB - 10/14/2007 1:12:29 AM
  - I think the kick was a little higher (n/t) - Eri - 10/13/2007 11:17:22 PM

What "free trade" and globalization means to Bush. - Bowser - 10/16/2007 3:39:25 PM

Congratulations, Al. (n/t) - ER - 10/12/2007 12:20:56 PM
- Direct hit! - ER - 10/14/2007 2:53:27 PM
  - Some nominees for next year - TB - 10/14/2007 7:05:56 PM
    - The WSJ has picked so many wonderful people - ER - 10/14/2007 7:35:22 PM
      - re: The WSJ has picked so many wonderful people - Robert - 10/15/2007 5:28:13 PM
        
        "Peace" - TB - 10/15/2007 8:13:48 PM
      - ????????? (n/t) - TB - 10/14/2007 7:55:19 PM
- Al Gore is the man! (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 10/14/2007 1:28:21 AM
- Way to go Big Al! (n/t) - Robert - 10/12/2007 9:04:30 PM
- Not so fast...I hear they're recounting the votes (n/t) - TB - 10/12/2007 4:34:45 PM
  - Will the Supreme Court step in and stop it? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/12/2007 9:55:53 PM
    - Could happen. - TB - 10/12/2007 10:19:05 PM
  - Ouch! (n/t) - tony - 10/12/2007 5:38:26 PM
- man he stuck it to Limbaugh. - TAFKASE - 10/12/2007 1:48:04 PM
  - Don't think he'll do it. - Eri - 10/12/2007 8:11:30 PM
  - Speaking of Limbaugh and sticking it... - TB - 10/12/2007 7:28:49 PM
    - Same sort of... - alcaray - 10/12/2007 9:59:26 PM
      - Hello? Private citizen? - TB - 10/12/2007 10:18:37 PM
        
        I was talking about the congresspeople signers. - alcaray - 10/13/2007 12:04:54 AM
        
        Sorry, misunderstood. - TB - 10/13/2007 1:23:36 AM
      - What's the problem with raising money for the children of dead soldiers and law enfocement members? - TAFKASE - 10/12/2007 10:05:36 PM
        
        Was I so unclear? I spoke of the accuracy of Limbaugh's "stick". (n/t) - alcaray - 10/13/2007 12:06:55 AM
    - That is a great cause. I hope Harry Reid and the other Troop supporters will match Limbaugh's generosity... - TAFKASE - 10/12/2007 9:58:25 PM
      - "we all know where they truely stand on supporting the troops.".. - Lindy - 10/13/2007 12:22:28 AM
      - That should have read: "troop supporters" as we all know who really supports the troops... (n/t) - TAFKASE - 10/12/2007 10:06:39 PM
    - Demonizing Limbaugh?. - Eri - 10/12/2007 8:08:25 PM
- Agreed - McFly - 10/12/2007 1:13:38 PM

Harry Reid's polls in Nevada - TB - 10/15/2007 3:15:16 PM
- The morons should have paid better attention before electing him the last time. - TAFKASE - 10/15/2007 5:44:35 PM
  - To which of the elected officials that Tom mentioned, did you refer? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/15/2007 8:00:33 PM

Wow... the "Silence Limbaugh Letter" is up to $45,000! - TAFKASE - 10/15/2007 6:21:03 PM

Senator Larry Craig inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame - ER - 10/14/2007 6:58:03 PM
- "Craig says he will fight to clear name" - Bowser - 10/15/2007 4:48:37 AM

Some animals are more equal than others... - TB - 10/14/2007 7:35:22 PM

Gore's film broadly accurate but lacks balance - British judge - McFly - 10/11/2007 8:28:58 PM
- I believe that's predictable. - Bowser - 10/11/2007 11:05:29 PM
  - re:On the other hand... - SteveS - 10/12/2007 6:34:33 PM
    - re: re:On the other hand... - James Brown - 10/13/2007 3:54:11 PM
      - re: re:On the other hand... - SteveS - 10/14/2007 3:30:12 PM
      - On the gripping hand... - TB - 10/13/2007 7:07:04 PM
    - Thanks Steve (n/t) - McFly - 10/12/2007 9:08:43 PM
  - I believe that's reasonable :-) - McFly - 10/12/2007 1:17:55 PM
    - It's a bit depressing... - TB - 10/12/2007 6:33:48 PM
      - If I ever utter those words ("it doesn't matter...") - McFly - 10/12/2007 9:05:41 PM
- re: Gore's film broadly accurate but lacks balance - British judge - gbaikie - 10/11/2007 10:32:26 PM
- I agree with the Judge - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/11/2007 9:23:35 PM
  - Al Gore - Damned if you do, dammed if you don't (n/t) - James Brown - 10/12/2007 4:05:25 PM
  - re: I agree with the Judge - McFly - 10/12/2007 1:25:16 PM
  - Gore for Prez - Eric - 10/11/2007 10:19:52 PM
    - The first Nobel Laureate to be elected US President? - ER - 10/12/2007 1:16:25 AM
      - I don't think Gore could be it. - Bowser - 10/12/2007 1:40:56 AM
        
        Anyone can stumble,.. - ER - 10/12/2007 3:02:56 AM
      - Heh. I can hear Buck hyperventilating from here. (n/t) - TB - 10/12/2007 1:18:57 AM
        
        Announcement will be in a few hours. - TB - 10/12/2007 1:20:53 AM

Coalition in Iraq: good news - Raoul - 10/13/2007 8:25:26 AM
- re: Coalition in Iraq: good news - TB - 10/13/2007 5:05:30 PM
  - News report on Shiite area - TB - 10/14/2007 4:39:21 AM

Ex-Commander Says Iraq Effort Is a Nightmare - algorithms - 10/13/2007 1:29:37 PM
- He's Right - of course but... - James Brown - 10/13/2007 3:40:36 PM
  - Have to agree - algorithms - 10/13/2007 3:45:30 PM
    - Just make it easy on yourself! - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/13/2007 7:59:03 PM
      - We look to you to point out the positive portions. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/13/2007 11:54:54 PM
      - re: Just make it easy on yourself! - Lindy - 10/13/2007 8:24:40 PM
        
        Wonder if there's a "Godwin's Law" equivalent for "Halliburton." - TB - 10/13/2007 9:14:02 PM
        
        re: Wonder if there's a "Godwin's Law" equivalent for "Halliburton." - Lindy - 10/14/2007 3:05:32 AM

With Prize, Gore Is Vindicated Without Having to Add President to Resume - algorithms - 10/13/2007 1:26:24 PM
- Gore has become a better man from the 2000 robbery - Buck Galaxy - 10/14/2007 1:47:04 AM
- Well, no one can accuse him of "knowing nothing about how business works". - ER - 10/13/2007 2:18:21 PM
  - re: how business works - TB - 10/13/2007 5:03:14 PM

Report: Israel targeted Syrian nuke reactor - Bowser - 10/14/2007 12:03:11 AM
- LOL - TB - 10/14/2007 1:20:30 AM

Nobel Prize for Literature - TB - 10/12/2007 1:14:32 AM
- And the winner's response... - TB - 10/14/2007 1:10:47 AM

Update: Syrian bombing - TB - 10/13/2007 9:18:37 PM
- I assumed that was it without being told - Eri - 10/13/2007 9:48:51 PM
  - Well, that link didn't work - Eri - 10/13/2007 9:53:42 PM
    - Oh well, crap! Never mind - Eri - 10/13/2007 9:55:03 PM
      - Allow me... - TB - 10/13/2007 10:29:35 PM
        
        LOL. Thank you. - Eri - 10/13/2007 11:19:34 PM
        
        No problem. - TB - 10/13/2007 11:52:29 PM

Sheer Terror as the Dems get What they Want.. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/13/2007 2:51:36 AM
- Should be on Flame - Lindy - 10/13/2007 3:15:45 AM
  - My goodness you're absolutely right! - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/13/2007 5:43:40 AM
  - I was thinking the same thing. - Bowser - 10/13/2007 3:17:51 AM
    - and I was thinking "Off Topic" -- but, no. Here it stays. - Fox, almost moderating - 10/13/2007 5:59:48 PM
      - Well, the thought police reference... - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/13/2007 7:41:00 PM
        
        re: Well, the thought police reference... - Lindy - 10/13/2007 8:30:32 PM

Torture, warrantless wiretapping program dismissed on "state secrets" grounds - Lindy - 10/9/2007 4:18:12 PM
- Bush: "We don't torture" Jimmy Carter: "I don't think it, I know it, certainly," - Jack Herer - 10/11/2007 11:39:56 AM
  - Carter is a loon. - TAFKASE - 10/11/2007 1:41:32 PM
- So which is it? - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/11/2007 6:14:09 AM
- "Stop throwing the Constitution in my face! It's just a goddamned piece of paper!" - Eric - 10/10/2007 9:42:49 AM
  - Actions speak louder than words. He really didn't have to say it. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/11/2007 1:16:55 AM
  - He never actually said that. - TB - 10/10/2007 5:24:44 PM
    - Juat curious - Laurie Street - 10/10/2007 5:37:15 PM
      - re: Just curious - TB - 10/10/2007 6:08:44 PM
        
        re: Just curious - Laurie Street - 10/10/2007 9:07:05 PM
        
        All right. - TB - 10/11/2007 12:49:18 AM
      - re: Juat curious - Robert - 10/10/2007 6:05:53 PM
        
        It should be sufficient for any reasoning mind to declare the story false. (n/t) - TB - 10/10/2007 6:41:16 PM
        
        You must be joking - Robert - 10/11/2007 2:07:24 AM
        
        *I* must be joking? - TB - 10/11/2007 3:32:30 AM
        
        re: *I* must be joking? - Robert - 10/11/2007 7:30:13 PM
        
        He's got an open mind. You don't. That's what's happened to him. - Eri - 10/11/2007 4:05:05 AM
        
        Open to suggestion and bad leftist agit-prop. ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/11/2007 5:55:21 AM
        
        Enough with this "left shift" crap - azstrummer - 10/11/2007 8:01:16 PM
        
        Good post - Eri - 10/13/2007 1:43:38 AM
        
        You're so far to the left... - Lee - 10/12/2007 12:38:21 AM
        
        That's not accurate, either. (n/t) - TB - 10/12/2007 1:17:28 AM
        
        Thanks Tom - azstrummer - 10/12/2007 2:36:03 AM
        
        It's about the truth, dammit - TB - 10/12/2007 3:57:59 AM
        
        That's not just crap you smell, Art... - ER - 10/11/2007 11:58:37 PM
        
        re: Open to suggestion and bad leftist agit-prop. ;-) - Lindy - 10/11/2007 3:30:25 PM
        
        I wish it was just about shifting left. It's shifting irrational. - TB - 10/11/2007 5:50:18 PM
        
        Just because - Eri - 10/11/2007 7:49:10 PM
        
        re: Just because - TB - 10/11/2007 8:21:44 PM
        
        "It's about disagreeing with facts and evidence" - Lindy - 10/11/2007 10:13:51 PM
  - Cool pic - Lindy - 10/10/2007 1:40:52 PM
- Oh C'mon, whatsa LITTLE Torture and Evesdropping? - carl - 10/9/2007 6:04:09 PM

Blackwater is out of control - Eric - 10/12/2007 7:07:32 PM
- re: Blackwater is out of control - Lindy - 10/13/2007 12:27:34 AM

US Army recruiting - Bowser - 10/12/2007 2:24:49 AM
- DoD press conference on this subject - TB - 10/12/2007 3:42:33 AM
  - Peace reigned supreeme during the Carter Years. - TAFKASE - 10/12/2007 10:02:59 PM
    - re: Peace reigned supreeme during the Carter Years. - Lindy - 10/13/2007 12:26:14 AM

Breaking News... - Ima Liberal - 10/12/2007 1:33:47 PM
- "I firmly believe that staff lives are at stake," she says. - Lindy - 10/13/2007 12:17:07 AM

Housing Slump sees deep 50-100k discounts - carl - 10/8/2007 6:57:43 PM
- In South Florida... - ER - 10/8/2007 7:10:07 PM
  - re: In South Florida... - Lindy - 10/8/2007 11:30:40 PM
  - re: In South Florida... true! - Marcia - 10/8/2007 10:22:44 PM
    - "It seems that just about every other home is for sale" - Lindy - 10/8/2007 11:37:40 PM
      - Taxes and countryside - TB - 10/9/2007 12:31:38 AM
  - Here in NE - carl - 10/8/2007 7:20:17 PM
    - Start investigating geothermal... In Nebraska the payback would be less than 3 years... - TAFKASE - 10/10/2007 2:12:09 PM
      - More information - TB - 10/12/2007 4:51:05 AM
        
        If you plan on having a 2000sqft greenhouse for your orchid collection then this is the only way to go! - TAFKASE - 10/12/2007 2:04:15 PM
    - What are your plans this winter Carl? - Jody - 10/9/2007 2:46:44 PM
      - $200/mo - ER - 10/10/2007 7:15:08 PM
        
        re: $200/mo?? - Lindy - 10/10/2007 10:20:34 PM
      - $1,000 a month? - TB - 10/9/2007 10:35:47 PM
        
        How much do your folks pay? - Jody - 10/10/2007 3:39:47 AM
        
        Not sure. - TB - 10/10/2007 4:53:57 AM
      - Seriously considered an ADDITION to home - carl - 10/9/2007 6:09:00 PM
        
        Regulations - TB - 10/9/2007 10:38:09 PM
        
        Red Tape and CODE ENFORCEMENT - carl - 10/11/2007 6:21:27 PM
      - Gasp, gag, choke - RNE - 10/9/2007 5:41:04 PM
        
        I believe it -- $500/mo here. - dtb - 10/11/2007 3:36:52 AM
        
        No doo doo. - Jody - 10/10/2007 3:49:45 AM
    - I'd look into quartz heaters - Lindy - 10/8/2007 10:33:20 PM
      - Lindy, it's a Goddamn electric bar heater... - nick hoffman - 10/9/2007 1:13:16 PM
        
        Let me take it up with Paul Harvey first - Lindy - 10/9/2007 4:20:24 PM
        
        Paul HARVEY is Heated - carl - 10/9/2007 6:10:03 PM

The declining US $ - TAFKASE - 10/11/2007 3:30:37 PM
- I'd agree with you if.... - azstrummer - 10/11/2007 8:10:54 PM
  - Money is worthless if you can't invest or spend it. - TAFKASE - 10/12/2007 1:46:03 PM

"U.S. attack kills 15 civilians â€” including 9 kids" - Bowser - 10/12/2007 1:57:05 AM

Ms. Credibility tries again. - Bowser - 10/12/2007 12:37:42 AM
- The girl who cried Wolf? - Lindy - 10/12/2007 1:40:18 AM

More on the Obama implosion - TAFKASE - 10/4/2007 8:51:50 PM
- I'll go a step futher - azstrummer - 10/5/2007 2:50:34 AM
  - Bumper stickers - TB - 10/5/2007 3:05:16 AM
- True patriotism is not the kind of value europeans share - Raoul - 10/4/2007 9:35:54 PM
  - Raoul, Obama did not criticize the flag as the lying conservatives would have you believe. - alcaray - 10/4/2007 9:53:30 PM
    - As did Mark Twain. As silly as the LImbaugh flap. - Bowser - 10/4/2007 10:14:52 PM
      - I tend to agree with you on Obama - TB - 10/4/2007 11:13:02 PM
        
        Good answer - azstrummer - 10/5/2007 2:40:03 AM
        
        re: Good answer - TB - 10/5/2007 2:50:43 AM
        
        As do the news media (n/t) - Eri - 10/5/2007 3:35:31 AM
        
        Hear! Hear! (n/t) - Eri - 10/5/2007 1:45:11 AM
        
        Fear of a Black Planet - ds - 10/10/2007 6:51:49 PM
        
        ? - TAFKASE - 10/11/2007 1:39:44 PM
        
        And what nations are those? - Lee - 10/11/2007 1:24:07 AM
        
        You are so clever - ds - 10/11/2007 1:59:59 PM
        
        Queen Elizabeth was black? Who knew? (n/t) - TB - 10/11/2007 5:52:20 PM
        
        You're clever too - ds - 10/11/2007 7:46:56 PM
        
        What's "xian" besides a capitol city in China? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/11/2007 9:00:30 PM

V-22 Osprey to GO to IRAQ - carl - 10/11/2007 6:17:18 PM

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