unable to post on fox nation:
I have searched for a rational explanation for the (Great) Medieval warming period, about 400 years when dairy cattle were raised in Greenland (about 1000-1400).  It is probable that grapes grew in Newfoundland at this time.
Gore and his ilk called it a "blip" or "localized" or irrelevant. However a recent study "An Ikaite record of late Holocene climate at the Antarctic Peninsula" a paper written that seems to support a much larger warming area than "localized" proponents wish us to believe.  It costs bucks to read the study, but the original article can e found here:
http://news dot investors dot com/article/605815/201203271858/medieval-warming-period-is-no-myth.htm
this post is chopped sections from my blog/diary, i give more thought to it here (just a layman trying to get the facts straight)
http://steelgeneral dot blogspot dot com/2012/06/back-to-climate-change-for-bit.html
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Gays as parents?

Just a link to an article someone i know wanted to read:
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/06/12/study-finds-host-challenges-for-kids-gay-parents/

IMO kids need a mom and dad, preferably their own.

Earliest bra?

Medieval bra found

pretty self explanatory 

Unpostable at Reuters, it was in response to an "approved" comment re. a Travon Martin/Zimmerman article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/14/us-usa-florida-shooting-idUSBRE86C15H20120714
the comment:
" Are you blind? Zimmerman didn’t pass any lie detector test; none was ever administered. He was STANDING OVER THE DEAD BODY, WITH THE MURDER WEAPON IN HIS HAND! He’s guilty!

How dare the judge get incensed that Zimmerman tried to cheat the system? How dare he describe the crime that Zimmerman committed in trying to defraud the court in his statement of why his bail was justly increased. This is just more delaying BS from that murderer. He murdered an innocent, unarmed child, even after the 911 dispatcher told him not to pursue Martin. It sounds to me that this judge has a good grip on the situation; hence the reason why Zimmerman is afraid of him. The scumball’s afraid he’s actually get a fair trial and go to jail. He should have considered having that fear before he pulled the trigger.
Prison Inmates have a very distinct opinion about those who commit crimes against children. I hope Zimmerman enjoys spending long periods of time by himself, because that’s his future from now on.

" 
a response i tell him to read (referenced by #2 in my rant)

" Apparently you aren’t familiar with the facts:

He was administered a lie detector test, and passed.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/06/george-zimmerman-passed-first-lie-detector-test-after-shooting/1
Virtually every single “fact” the media presented in a flurry of accusations was wrong. The 911 call was edited (he did not insinuate he was going after him because of his race, just answering the operators question). He did have a broken nose, stitches, etc. Originally everyone said he had no evidence of being hurt. Witness on the scene said that it was his calls for help that were heard, not Martins (originally it was reported it was unclear).
I think Zimmerman has more than enough reason to be worried he will get a fair trial, thanks to uninformed people like yourself, that rush to judgement without knowing what they are talking about. I can’t say that I know whether he is guilty or not, but I would hope that he is able to get a fair trial. I think there is more than enough evidence to question whether he is guilty.
Also, typing in all caps and saying he had the weapon doesn’t prove anything. Of course he had the weapon, that was never an arguement. The question is whether it was self defense. Think before you type.

"

 my comment:
first read what #2 said then consider the following:
What is lost in current reporting is the mainstream media heavily contributed to incitement to riot (i.e. NBC).  They should have been tried.  Bounties were placed on Z's head by a hate based group the new black panthers, a fact he will live with the rest of his life.  Racism was at a peak in America, and hasn't dropped off much from the looks of the blogs/comments etc.  In a case of bitter irony,  men banded together by race and with blood in their eyes invaded our cities and government in hoods.
People stand over dead people with guns every day, where is your outrage over Chicago? (much less South Sudan)
Who in this world can stand up in a court of law and prove they do not discriminate?  Survival depends on discrimination it is ingrained in our very being to evaluate other people(s) as we come into contact.  "Gangsta" chic promotes violence and aggression, sometimes it backfires.  Mr. Z's history seems to show a fairly open minded view of society and i applaud his territorial imperative. I completely understand his aversion to being turned into Pavement Soup.
Stop following people with Reverend in front of their name, go back to Dr. or move forward to General (such as C. Powell or maybe even someone from a different race) and emulate their mores as opposed to what the latest rap video tells you.
The fruition of northern european culture that made america great has been under attack for 50 years now, they have us apologizing for saving (and rebuilding)the world's arse. it is likely that the return swing of (needed!) cultural values and racial self esteem will be ugly.  Try to do your part to ease the recoil and don't be baited into foolish judgements by media vehicles with unknown agendas.
end rant

after reading their guidelines for posting it turns out they have a probationary period and will not publish comments that do not meet their requirements for adult discourse.
http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/

My comment could fail for many reasons, not well written enough to be long, it could be perceived as racist as most real talk about race deals with difficult issues, or maybe i haven't waited long enough for them to approve.  Pardon me if i don't hold my breath

Update 07/18/12: the above comment never posted, so i tried again.
Article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/18/us-bulgaria-explosion-idUSBRE86H0YX20120718 
Comment:
"While the world is stuck in appeasement mode, more innocents die at the hands of those who wish us to be destroyed.  Appeasement doesn't work, it only buys time.  Iran needs a good spanking soon, it is not going to get any easier.
A baby state than can barely pass power control without violence is about to go nuclear.  It's like giving a loaded gun to a toddler, you can allow it, but it is not a good idea.
America Vote!"

we shall see 
Update 7/22/12 the second comment posted ok about 12 hours later. 

8/6/12 never posted
original article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/comments/idUSBRE87505N20120806 
Circa 1930 there were only about 16000 Communists in China.  China, hampered by Quing Dynasty Neo Confucian inertia, failed to ride the industrial wave of the times.  Imperial Japan embraced the industrial wave and went expansionist taking Manchuria.
The Big Deuce occurs.
After WW II China has numerous factions competing for power, sadly for the history of the world Mao Tse Tung beat Chang Kai Shek.  The Nationalists followed Shek to then Formosa now Taiwan.
The western/chinese culture that thrived on Taiwan is a sharp contrast to what china is after it's Communist leadership killed about 20 Million of it's own people and, until relatively recently, stagnated.
If China wants an apology for the worst atrocities, they should stand in front of a mirror.
For the "Americans are war mongers" types I say that more people have lived in more freedom than ever before in the history of the world under the Aegis of American Power.  History will bear the truth of this statement out.  I suggest comparing Eastern and Western Europe, North and South Korea, or perhaps Japan and East Germany.  Consider where you would rather raise a family.
China today is flush with cash and feeling their oats.  The territorial claims made by China are obviously expansionist (look at a map for Pete's sake!) and the entire western world should fear the rise of China if they morph into something along the lines of Imperial Japan.
I will also point out that China routinely chokes supplies, such as water or rare earths for political reasons. 
Personally I think the Japanese are sold on the idea of democracy, and i doubt they want to go back to their "Imperial" days.   As a note (a loose one), the military hijacked the power structure and was run as a Shogunate during the war years.  I truly hope they do not have to fight for their
Circa 1930 there were only about 16000 Communists in China.  China, hampered by Quing Dynasty Neo Confucian inertia, failed to ride the industrial wave of the times.  Imperial Japan embraced the industrial wave and went expansionist taking Manchuria.
The Big Deuce occurs.
After WW II China has numerous factions competing for power, sadly for the history of the world Mao Tse Tung beat Chang Kai Shek.  The Nationalists followed Shek to then Formosa now Taiwan.
The western/chinese culture that thrived on Taiwan is a sharp contrast to what china is after it's Communist leadership killed about 20 Million of it's own people and, until relatively recently, stagnated.
If China wants an apology for the worst atrocities, they should stand in front of a mirror.
For the "Americans are war mongers" types I say that more people have lived in more freedom than ever before in the history of the world under the Aegis of American Power.  History will bear the truth of this statement out.  I suggest comparing Eastern and Western Europe, North and South Korea, or perhaps Japan and East Germany.  Consider where you would rather raise a family.
China today is flush with cash and feeling their oats.  The territorial claims made by China are obviously expansionist (look at a map for Pete's sake!) and the entire western world should fear the rise of China if they morph into something along the lines of Imperial Japan.
I will also point out that China routinely chokes supplies, such as water or rare earths for political reasons. 
Personally I think the Japanese are sold on the idea of democracy, and i doubt they want to go back to their "Imperial" days.   As a note (a loose one), the military hijacked the power structure and was run as a Shogunate during the war years.  I truly hope they do not have to fight for their

Posted 8/8/12
Article:http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/08/us-usa-wisconsin-shooting-idUSBRE8740FP20120808


There has been race based hate music around for quite sometime, google Tupac Shakur lyrics, some of which call for the killing of policemen.

The right to bear arms if fundamental to the American form of democracy which has given rise to the greatest State in the history of the world.
More people have lived in more freedom under the Aegis of American Power (since WWII)than ever before in history.  Predictions of the "people" needing these arms to protect themselves from future tyranny are extant in founding father documents.  As a thought experiment compare the timelines of the "Rights of Man" movements in Europe with the technological rise of the gun.  There is a connection.
As the American political entities of both stripes continue to behave with mind boggling stupidity "True Americans" feel their ship is being hijacked and perverted..... and headed for a reef.
Americans of every color should contemplate whether of not they would wish to raise a family in N. or S. Korea. Hopefully to recognize the greatness of the American Way   Then adhere to it's requirement for self responsibility and truth.  Watch the Judiciary as it is impossible for a democracy to survive with a corrupt one (yes that's you Holder).
"With Laws shall our land be built up, and with Lawlessness laid waste" (Njal, from the Saga of Burnt Njal)
fight the good fight and Vote!

Back to Climate Change for a bit

Well, after a particularly offensive "human induced global warming" or climate change article from BBC News here, i went on another search regarding a rational explanation of the "Great Medieval Warming Period".  About a 400 year period when dairy cattle were raised on the west coast of Greenland and wine grapes may have been found as far north as Labrador.


This has been pooh-poohed as a "blip" (Al Gore) or as "localized" by many scientists.  There are numerous blogs and counter blogs regarding the issues.  However a new chip has been tossed on the table in the form of  "An Ikaite record of late Holocene climate at the Antarctic Peninsula" a paper written that seems to support a much larger warming area than "localized" proponents wish us to believe.  I would attempt to work through it, but it appears to be 40 bucks for the privilege. There is an article I found here from "investors business daily's" website.  I have not vetted them for quality or bias, but it seems a reasonable argument for the continual media bias (or ignorance) in existence for climate change.

The climate change alarmists/power players have many blogs etc attempting to rebut the Ikaite study, relying on an interview with the author of the paper who essentially says "this was not meant to be extrapolated over the entire planet", which is cool, no one wants that, it is just more supporting evidence that the GMWP was more than a "blip".

But then he goes on to say that he supports anthropogenic global warming theories and i sincerely wish i could look him in the eye when he was saying it.

Well, after about another 2 hours of trying to find good information within my intellectual grasp i still see stones being thrown across the aisle by apparently legitimate scientists representing both the AGW faithful and "Gore is a Crook" sides.

In all the readings i have done in the areas of history and anthropology climate is often a force driving humans and their ancestors hither and yon as we have evolved.  Some of these climatic forces are treated as that's the way it was by historians and anthropologists and yet never seem brought up by the climate types.
My latest thought to research (i am out of time) is: is the Shang Dynasty of China's agricultural model (during a "warmer, moister period in history"*) sustainable in today's climate?

Later, i found this:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/05/29/4000-years-ago-climate-change-caused-massive-civilization-collapse/
Same time frame, different civilization

Here it is, official blessing of AGW under the radar with so speculation as to fiscal impact:
www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/26/us-court-upholds-agency-global-warming-rules/

* China, A Modern History, by J.K Fairbank, M Goldman. pub. 2006

Fox News Disables Comments

I find it interesting that Fox News has effectively disabled commenting from stories with any meat to them.  Checking their FAQs and other support areas i found this answer dated yesterday (05/21/12) to the question "Does Fox News allow commenting?"
The Answer:
"We do! FoxNews.com believes your comments contribute value to the site experience and we support conversation on a selected stories across the site. We encourage you make your comments insightful and to keep a respectful tone toward others."
Ironically this topic was closed to comments as they had the gall to put that on the page (i didn't expect them to allow it as it was in the form of a FAQ).  Further searching showed nothing useful or informative regarding the reason.


I personally liked commenting on the hot topics of the day despite the impolite mantras from both extreme sides of the fence.  There is good information to be gleaned if one has the patience.


The efforts of Disqus to regulate the conversation with software would have to rank somewhere between dismal failure and ludicrous.  A few known flag words:
black
nazi
rupert murdoch (i tested this one to be sure)
kill
shoot


I still have posts i never figured out what stopped them from going through the "moderator".  It's half the reason i started this blog.  Many are in this blog.
What's the point of this post/blog?  Idk, just keeping track of stuff.

unpostable2

My rebuttal to :
 http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/05/07/what-about-wives-daughters-mothers-men-in-secret-service-scandal/

The Author is lac_king in basic research skills.
First the easy ta_rg_et (btw i got bor_ed with your tr_ipe and may have mi_sed some details, but i'm going ahead anyway)
The "p.i_m_p" was a wo_man, which would make her a mad_ame (Re_uters)
The girls were all card carrying P-tutes in a country where it is legal.
The girls themselves are shoc_ked by all the attention and the Re_uters interviews show mostly surprise and an attitude of "life is not fair, but we make the best of it".
Do you even know how many of the men were actually married?  In my Navy experience it was the single guys who utilized the locals desire for income as opposed to the married ones.  Many of the guys have no one that cares about them. Try finding American Women today that will sit out deployments alone for 20 years with a few squalling kids without transgressions.  Please research the infid_elity of such wo_men before performing a character as_sa_si_nat_ion on our entire military.  To those "True Navy Wives" g_o_d b_le_s_s your souls because of what it means (to us) when you are alone, cold, and sometimes in f_ear.
I will quote my mom here, as she was a woman of some personal power (OSS employee during WWII)
"Any woman who looks down on a P-tute never had hungry children to feed"
Instead of po_ntificating about the ha_rsh realities of the world as you view them through the myopic lens of our college induced fem_ini_sm, try traveling to any poor country near a military base and meet the people.  Improve their lives if you can, but get a grip on reality first.  You can start by res_earching your story.
end of ra-nt
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Unpostable RE:Travon Martin

Rejected by Disqus

Begin Post
"Thanks to someone for the link as far as what N_BC did... i will now and forever hold them in the greatest contempt for the damage they intentionally inflicted.  There may be de_aths from this blatant incitement.

Essentially it goes like this:
N_BC's (and a slew of others) report of the 911 call:
Zimmerman: "This guy looks like he’s up to no good. He looks bl__ack.”

Actual call:

Zimmerman: “This guy looks like he’s up to no good, or he’s on dr_ugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about.”

911 operator: “Okay. And this guy, is he wh_ite bl__ack or His_panic?”

Zimmerman: “He looks b_lack.”  

"endpost

original story:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trayvon-martin-nbc-news-editing-911-call-306359

I'm in Despair!

OK, Panetta tells Congress "too bad, too sad, we are going to war when NATO or the UN tells us" as opposed to when Congress tells us to.
You tube of grilling


Representative Walter B Jones Jr. of North Carolina has submitted a bill (H.Con.Res.107):
"Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under Article II, section 4 of the Constitution."



This seems lost on the mainstream media, when will "real" Americans wake up? and when will the "other" Americans realize how fragile our freedoms are and that the Northern European Culture as defined by our founding fathers documents is the way to go to keep it?
rhetorical questions obviously

Finally a name..

After a few sodas with a friend a name for the political movement America needs to retain any of it's former glory... O'Neo Platonic Facisim, gonna start my manifesto today.


Essentially a ONF asks when summing up someone is "What good are they in a tribe?" with that being said here are a few ground rules for being an ONF..


You must be actively working, have a proven work record (aka retired), or be in training to perform some useful job/task/public good work etc of value to the State.

The same criteria is required to vote in the ONF state.  With picture/biometric ID (tiered citizenship)

Businesses with assets over a certain amount (say 250 million) will be called in to the carpet and asked to essentially swear loyalty to the state.  In other words, to put their people first and not their profit.  (note to self to include hidden trading vehicle dismantlement)  Other than this, the State shall disentangle itself from business other than security of State interests abroad.


Raw resource extraction, re-building our industries and associated insurance against foreign material-component-technology supply fluctuations shall be prioritized over frivolous environmental concerns.


Population control will no longer be taboo to discuss and (hardened) criminals should fear for their fertility.  Reverse eugenics will be halted.

interrupted, back to this later

fox news rant re: genreal left/right spilt, anti la raza-MEChA

The war of words goes on... when the "left" doesn't get it's way it just yells louder.  (btw when pressed for a quick division i define left as Panglossian optimists and right as those with some common sense).
The shouts of the left are getting uglier and uglier and the forces behind them downright seditious.
Example: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-cal-state-la-protest,0,3468000.story
This looks on the surface as another ho-hum OWS action but is actually sponsored by Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana-o de Aztlan (MEChA) a bedfellow of La Raza.

This group, and La Raza, are busy spreading rewritten history heavily leavened with white guilt and are quite likely to become violent when they think they can get away with it.  My daughter is bi-lingual and some of the stuff that is broadcast in Spanish here on the California airwaves would curl the hair of anyone who hopes our country survives intact.  I strongly encourage a investigative reporter to get a translator and ride up and down Interstate 5 listening to the AM band, then get an editor with enough stones to print what you hear.  I would do this, but my health forbids it.

Update 7/13/12: Some one finally does it
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/13/government-under-fire-for-novela-ad-campaign-promoting-food-stamp-enrollment/

For those from south of the border please get the blame game right, if you want to hate whites, hate the Spanish ones that run your country. (you could even clean up your narco state as opposed to dragging us down to your level).

Who in the political arena has the courage to say enough is enough and start fighting the fights that need real attention?
Personally I will embrace anyone who takes personal responsibility for one's own actions and is willing to work for a living.  However it is nearing a time when a mainstream "Northern European Culture Pride" movement needs to be formed.  This would be to honor (and return to) the 1000 years of political development (danelaw-magna carta-Dec. of I.-Bill of Rights) that cumulating in more people in the world living with greater freedom (under the aegis of American power) than ever before in history.
Vote!

Stem Cell fraudsters busted

Some back alley stem cell activity.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/03/3-arrested-for-peddling-miracle-stem-cell-cure/
From the article:
"Dr. Craig Klugman, a medical ethicist at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, said stem cells appeal to people who are desperate for cures."

no doubt... by the time they are at the stage of jumping countries all straws have hope.

Now as one of those "desperate for a cure", and i well remember my conversation with my kids about the intelligence of going avant garde for a cure, i gotta chime in a bit.
Stem cells have achieved miraculous results for me.  And the count is up to 4 others that i know personally that have used the same word miraculous or fountain of youth.  BTW, being of modest wealth and going downhill fiscally (still unable to work) i took the stem cells of a pig.

Another quote :
"They are using a new marketing tool to make you think this is something very futuristic and cutting edge," Klugman said. "I would be very skeptical of anything claiming to have stem cells in it because, at least in the United States, there is nothing commercially approved for use with stem cells in it."

It is not hard to see these as "futuristic and cutting edge" .... because they are!

So my rhetorical questions are:
Where is this stuff in mainstream medicine!?!  Is it because it will put the cut and dope men out of business?
Dr. Klugman's title is that of a medical ethicist, what is the ethics of withholding stem cell therapies from the American public?  What ethics are involved when irradiating, poisoning, and cutting are the preferred treatments?  Sounds like business ethics to me.

Stem cells should be front page news every day in the health sections.  And it should not be "beware of stem cell dealers in dark alleys" it should be "latest tests show...", "new strain developed to target inner ear cochlea cilia", (true btw added link 09/12/12 ) and "FDA finally gets off it's arse and looks at what Europe is doing with stem cells!".

These are also fairly inexpensive to make.

My source for these wonderful beauties has dried up.  I look forward to the day i can talk honestly with a mainstream doctor about where to get them and what to take.

Added link 3/7/12
Fox: stem-cell-research-allows-for-mismatched-kidney-transplants/

More Chinese purchasing of American Infrastructure

Just collecting info here.. China buying up American assets that imo should be kept American.


Corrected: Sinopec, Total pour $4.5 billion into U.S. shale


and just a bit north

PetroChina buys control of Canada oil sands project

Our accelerating proclivity to sell information, technology and natural resources without regard to long term American interests will bite us in the arse big time.  Until American politicians actively recognize China (and others) as economic enemies and start protecting the seeds of american prosperity  we are truly leaderless.

update 05/22/12
Chinese counterfeit parts in US military equipment:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18155293 

Update 05/22/12

What the implications of this are i am not sure (other than what the article points out) but i doubt the long term effect will be good for America.  The gist is that China can buy US debt without the use of brokers
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/22/us-usa-treasuries-china-idUSBRE84K11720120522

Why America is the greatest Political system

Good Explanation of the Uniqueness of Northern European law

http://europenews.dk/en/node/50739

While i have not read enough of the articles from the source site to know how extreme they are, this article is a good fast explanation of the differences between Northern European/American law, and other other  main "styles" of law in the world.  It rightly points out that in the moslem world women are treated awfully.
Vikings were slammed heavily in early history by christian propagandists.  Much was made of their barbarity and much of that reputation was deserved.  However the seeds of northern European/American legal systems were sprouted there in what is known as the Danelaw.

Holder's Gunrunner's "smoking gun"

Proof that Holder knew of "project gunrunner" as of April 2, 2009.
Text of speech delivered by Holder committing 100 agents to the program.  From the DOJ website.

http://www.justice.gov/ag/speeches/2009/ag-speech-090402.html

Fifth cloumnist efforts from the south

http://www.aztlan.net/index.html

White house "palace intrigue"

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/11/29/budget-democrats-dont-want-to-see/

in your face Government Idiocy, Navy to go to biofuels

The best Av gas i could find went for about 5$ a gallon, somehow this stuff the taxpayers will end up buying for the US Navy will be 16$ a gal.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/05/navy-agriculture-departments-to-purchase-biofuels-for-fleets

Update 3/12/12
 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/03/12/navy-secretary-defends-spending-510m-on-development-biofuels/

Update 7/2/12
Price tag climbs to 25$ a gallon

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/02/gop-in-congress-critical-navy-great-green-fleet/

I don't wanna go into all the security issues this could impact (nothing worse than running out of gas) but this has got to be straight political.  The illustrious Al Gore is on record saying bio-fuels were a political scam.

UN money waste

Money waste: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/12/06/united-nations-failed-computer-system-highlights-bloat-that-defines-secretarys/?test=latestnews

17th Century English "Witch House" discovered

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/12/08/centuries-old-witches-cottage-and-mummified-cat-unearthed-in-britain/