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[ Friday, January 04, 2008 10:37 ]

Legacy Journal: Iowa: The Purple State

Section:
Politics

Summary:
Iowa is often thought of a red, white, and blue representative of Heartland Americana. The results of state’s 2007 Republican and Democrat party bruising caucus competiton is more some shade of purple ,lavender, or lilac. Black and yellow are Hawkeye colors, but big city Illinois was a big winner, and The Oprah factor may have played a role. Apparently, the Harlem based lieutenant -governor of NY, the Latino mayor of Los Angeles, the former Secretary of State in the Clinton administration, and the collection of labor bosses that attended the Hillary “victory celebration” in Iowa were visibly stunned by results.

Main:
The state’s anti-war, isolationist streak once again surfaced. The Quad Cities and Des Moine media center appears to have influential, but not decisive.

On the Republican side, the two leaders, Huchabee and Romney shared 59% of the secret Republican party caucus vote. Three others, Guliani, Thompson and Paul, shared 41%. On the Democrat side, the three candidates standing shared 97% at end of the evening rounds of non secret balloting.

So, the conclusions are:

: The 1% of Iowans who are potential voters in the national presidential vote in November are not good at voting the next leader of the Free World.
They did not vote for native son and California transplant, Ronald Reagan, in 1980. The follow on folks in the Granite state did.

:: Iowan’s are not pleased with the Clinton legacy, influenced by the Clinton machine, nor swayed by the Clinton money.

::: Push poll tactics had a negative reaction in Iowa.

:::: As of New Hampshire and ABC TV showcase, five Republicans and three Democrats are still standing.

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Posted by: webscribe2 on 01/04 at 10:37 AM
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[ Thursday, January 03, 2008 07:32 ]

Legacy Journal: Changes are 100 % that Alarms will sound.

Section:
None

Summary:
Natural Disasters make for arresting images and a cascade of TV time for was are called “ availability entrepreneurs” by science blogger., Jon Tierney of the nytimes, in his popular and timely New Years piece, “ In 2008, a 100 Percent Change of Alarm.”

(Carmel California, see more at Carmel Scenes.).

* Freezing oranges, tomatoes and strawberries in Florida. No problem for AGW scientists to explain away.

9 degrees Rochester,NY, zero in Des Moines, Iowa. Wait for the warming next week.

* No hurricanes this season. Wait until the next Big One.

Meanwhile, what about the science? Is the tide turning in favor of evidence that is not currently popular, accepted, funded or published?

Main:
A show of hands among the regular gang at the gym shows that most are unconcerned about carbon in the air. They drive to the gym from their fossil fuel heated homes to swim in 83 water, take a steam bath, a sauna, a whirl pool and have some hot coffee and soup while planning their upcoming winter trip to Arizona or Florida or the latest ice hockey scores.

So, what is missing here? Tierney says there is massive misinterpretation of weather.

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Posted by: webscribe2 on 01/03 at 07:32 AM
Burden of Proof: • Calendar: • Thursday: • Chances are ---: • Cause & Effect: • Certainty: • Roll of the Dice: • Climate: • Climate Noise: • Forecasting: • Data: • Numbers: • By the Numbers: • Earth Sciences:: • Fact vs Fiction: • Features: • Graphic: • Photo: • Permalinks: • Q & A: • GeoEngineering: • Headliners: • Hot and Cold: • IT3 Tech: • Internet Tech: • Google: • Calendar: • Media Watch: • Running Scared: • Straight Talk: • Weasel Words: • Worrisome: • Winter Watch: • (0) Comments: • (0) Trackbacks: • Permalink:

[ Wednesday, December 19, 2007 09:46 ]

Legacy Journal: Midweek Movers

Section:
Environment

Summary:
Science and Policy Clash in the Political Area. Designing the Future, circa 2020

* Bali is over and at the nytimes, Friedman is perplexed, Rivkin is skeptical, and U.N.Secretary General Moon is reportedly off to campaign for the Universal Human Right not to face capital punishment. The administration representative put on a late in the fourth quarter full court press with an impressive Power Point presentation. Smart and quick, Coach Wooden would have been impressed. Many of the goals are aimed at 2020.

Congress and the Bush Administration have come together to sign the Energy Bill. Mileage mandates, exemptions, and ethanol $ubsidies abound. The goals are for 2020

* The PBS New Hour revisited Oregon and more than 10 years of spotted owl old growth fir forest habitat sanctuary policy begun by the Clinton Administration, championed by VP Al Gore, and administered in the National Forest lands in the Cascades by federal Fish and Games wildlife biologists. The set asides are 7000 acre per bird. The predatory barred owl species has moved in and is out competing their cousins for space and food. Flexible policy into the year 2020 has resulted in lawyerly dueling between administration policy makers and professional politicians.

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Posted by: webscribe2 on 12/19 at 09:46 AM
Calendar: • Wednesday: • Chances are ---: • Cause & Effect: • Climate: • Climate Noise: • Energy: • Environment: • Envirotech: • Execucrat: • Features: • Quotes: • Headliners: • Herd Mentality: • IT3 Tech: • Internet Tech: • Google: • Calendar: • Media Watch: • News: • Global: • Regional: • Science: • Science and Technology: • Natural Sciences: • Biology: • Update: • Wilderness: • Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: • Bluster: • (0) Comments: • (0) Trackbacks: • Permalink:

[ Monday, December 17, 2007 09:43 ]

Legacy Journal: Monday Previews

Section:
FrontPage

Summary:
“Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens next?” --- Richard Feynman

* This morning, national ABC TV Weatherman Sam Champion was forecasting from snow storm central, Rochester, NY. The area is 300% above normal snow fall for this date in the season. One third of the normal seasonal quota has already been filled and winter has not officially started! But, raw numbers can be misleading. At 0800 the sun was out and the sky was cloudless. Some schools closed, others were open. Folks were out to work, clearing, shoveling, plowing and shopping.

During the last week, there was one day without a US troop death. Is the surge working? At the John Wooden Classic MBB in Indianapolis, Purdue hosted and defeated rated Louisville and Rich Patino while starting four freshmen. Therefore, are rankings misleading? Wooden is reported to have graduated 19th in his class at a time Purdue had 4,000 students. His first job after graduation was as a classroom English teacher at a small high school.

* Meanwhile, billions of dollars are being pledged to help jump start a new state of Palestine, new species have been discovered and described regularly in remote, barely explored places like the highlands of New Guinea, and the quality of life and the choices available has never been better for more people.

Main:
Meanwhile, guilt, uncertainty, and fear continue, as usual. Understanding positive parts of the three News Summaries are part of the antedote.

: Above and below normal or average is common and not a cause for concern. Take the weather. Complex system events like winds, ocean currents, cloud formation, precipitation patterns and temperature variation are like many events in the natural world where change and chaos are in play. Predication and forecasting are difficult even with real time monitoring, massive computer modeling by the NWB, and constant updating of data. General patterns do exist, but the action on the ground is usually very locale specific and novel. What is true in downtown Rochester, or next to Lake Ontario may well not apply a mile south over the hill in Brighton’s Summit Dr. neighborhood. Furthermore, preliminary results reported by numbers like 1/3 d and 300% do not indicate trends that will continue for the remainder of the season. The same is true of the early season non-conference road record of the basketball Cardinal team.

:: And that brings us to Coach Wooden and sport. To the best of my knowledge, he has never run for public office, been appointed to a position of power and privilege, lived a life of ease and luxury, or been paid for a product endorsement. He has written a simple book of Wooden Wisdom. So, what makes him and others different from many in the current Y generation?

::: So, some critics and cynics focus on the failures of the past, others chose to travel the tough, slow, uncharted road to peace in the Middle East. One such traveler is football fan, the U.S. Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice. Another person of character is the ant guy, E. O. Wilson. He has written that fewer than 25% of the worlds species have been discovered, described, named, archived and studied.

And finally, who can fail to be impressed by the demonstrated virtue of Charity and giving by the American public.

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Posted by: webscribe2 on 12/17 at 09:43 AM
Basics: • Calendar: • Monday: • Chances are ---: • Roll of the Dice: • Climate: • Climate Chronicles: • Features: • Quotes: • Fresh Look: • Headliners: • Heartland: • Jump Start: • Moral Clarity: • New York: • Cities: • News: • Good News: • Sports: • Personalities: • Philanthropy: • Playbook: • Predictions: • Previews: • Profiles: • Science and Technology: • Natural Sciences: • Biology: • Wild Life: • Senior Status: • Snow Flakes: • Standards: • Statistics: • Surge: • Vital Signs: • Weather Watch: • Winter Watch: • Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: • By the Numbers: • Virtues: • Charity: • (0) Comments: • (0) Trackbacks: • Permalink:

[ Friday, December 14, 2007 07:00 ]

Legacy Journal: Friday Summary: Testing standards for steroids, HGH, and carbon dioxide.

Section:
Commentary

Summary:

“There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.”

Question?:

#1: What is the “best quess” average surface land temperature of the continental United States?

#2; What is the absolute increase over 50 years in the the carbon dioxide concentration in ppm as measured by Keeling and displayed by his Curve at Mauna Loa, Hawaii?

The UN IPCC Bali fest is over and without significant results. No Highs. No Lows. No Home Runs. Blame the U.S and the current administration, feed the press predictions of corral extinction and island flooding, release baby turtles into tide pools, and return to the snows storms of New York City if your jet can get clearance to land. But, the jet trails from Bali are a sign of more meeting over the next two years to put meat on the bones and numbers on the Road Map. Rest assured that no meeting will be held in a midwest Interstate truck stop diner.

The stats of climate sceptic Bjorn Lomborg continue to be fairly report by the press in his native country, Denmark.

Main:
Revkin of Dot Earth blog site at the nytimes stayed home in NYC while colleagues covered Bali and the San Francisco meeting of the American GeoPhysical Union. Coral reef bleaching by warm acidic tropical ocean waters is one of Revkin’s concerns. He also covers the Arctic region ---during the summer. Beware of pictures of Polar bears in full sunlight in winter time articles.

Meanwhile, the Mitchell Report has been released. The position of the Unions that represent most American Professional Athletes is now clear. They oppose using blood to test for performance enhancing drug, some of which could be used for filling criminal charges. Urine testing for metabolic products has become more sophisticated, but if you want the unfiltered truth, go for the serum. That is were the action is. For an accurate, precise and definitive result, your doctor will order a blood test. Diabete? Pregnacy? Hepatitis? Hypothyroid? Malaria? Menopause? The tests quick, inexpensive, automated, and widely available. Tests for HGH was available now; more are on their way to the marketplace.
90% certainty by be good enough for the UN IPCC. Blood test for pregnancy are > 99.9%. Welcome to the world of black or white, yes or nor, right or wrong, eat or west, up or down. Get over it.

Answer: #1:

54 degrees F. The average temperature would be lower if you included Alaska, Canada and their ice masses and the surface temperatures of their contiguous waters.

#2: 50-70 ppm. The average is less than one ppm per year. The initial 1958 reading was 320 ppm. That is an absolute interval change of 0.007% ! Remember we a talking parts per million here. Water vapor is the primary atmospheric driver in maintaining a remarkably stable average temperature of planet Earth. The earth’s orbit, tilt and the Sun’s radiant output are of course dynamic external variables.

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Posted by: webscribe2 on 12/14 at 07:00 AM
Calendar: • Friday: • Features: • Permalinks: • Q & A: • Headliners: • IT3 Tech: • Internet Tech: • Google: • Calendar: • Knowledge Gap: • Media Watch: • New York: • Cities: • News: • Global: • Science: • Lab Notes: • Snow Flakes: • Surge: • Tall Tales: • Truth Telling: • US vs Them: • Weather Watch: • What is ...?: • If only---: • Point of View: • Sceptical: • (0) Comments: • (0) Trackbacks: • Permalink:

[ Friday, November 02, 2007 09:28 ]

Legacy Journal: Flashnotes: Friday Fast Takes from Oregon

Section:
Coming Attractions

Summary:
If it is a Friday in the Fall, is must be timeout for College Football. It does not get any better than a repeat visit by ESPN Game Day to Eugene, a visit by the undefeated ASU SunDevils to Autzen Stadium where the Pac-10 championship is on the line, and a possible Heisman Trophy winner, Dennis Dixon will be at quarterback for the University of Oregon Ducks.

Main:
* Slashdot reports today that , the University of Oregon has filed a motion to quash the RIAA’s subpoena for information on student identities in what is believed to be the first such motion made by a university with support from the state Attorney General. It should be noted that veteran U of O President , David Frohnmayer, is an Oregon native, a Rhodes Scholar, an attorney with US Supreme Court experience, a former elected state Attorney General, and the former Dean of the University of Oregon School of Law.

* Former state of Oregon natives and former college quarterbacks, Joe Harrington, Kellen Clemens, and Derek Anderson could all start for their NFL teams this weekend. The Falcons, Jets and Browns are not burning up the league, but these three quarterbacks are throwing the football on fields that are a long way from home.

* The Oregon economy continues to move away from agriculture and forest products to live on services, high tech, tourism, Nike, trade with Asia, production and export of electrical power, and capital flows and talent from California. Folks who live on and off the land, like most in the rest of the world, do not get the logic of the Klamath Nature Conservancy property returning highly productive irrigated soil to suckers . But then, the Nature Conservancy headquartered in Washington, D.C., does not not support, as part of its core mission, putting bread on the table and milk in the bellies of poor peasants.

* We assume that the export driven job increase of 166.000 last month is one reason for a resilient stock market and that Oregonians participated in the good news.

* The newlyweds, Damon Fisk and Rebecca will be reporters on scene with boots on the ground and seats in the stands at the Wilson H.S Trojans v Franklin. H.S. for a Friday Night Lights game in Portland with the Leibrandts, in Corvallis on Saturday morning visiting Grandma Ruth ( Go Beavers), and in Eugene in the afternoon. Go Ducks. The latest word is that Wilson won and that the Ducks are favored.

* Meanwhile, writer and runner Kenny Moore’s recent book, the Men of Oregon, is probably the best of its kind ever written. It has the the quality of a standard shelf reference for coaches, fans, alumni, sports writers, Olympic Track and Field buffs, Oregon and University historians, and Nike watchers of all strips. It is a quality work from cover to cover.

* The state of Oregon is green, but sensible about the economic costs of lockup renewable natural resources, and locking out human activity from public lands.

* Oregon voter will soon be deciding a ballot measure to add an additional state tobacco tax to the constitution. The tax is directed to funding health care benefits of an estimated 110,000 kids. The majority of the 20% of the state resistants who smoke regularly and often are poor by current definition. So, the poor folks with a nicotine addiction, bad habit, or bad spending choice would be required to pay into a regressive tax system. The average pack price in Oregon is $5.50. Not wonder credit card fraud and off shore tax free tobacco mail order shop business is growing. Perhaps there should be a cheeseburger and soft drink tax. Coke is a profitable multinational corporation willing to pay big bucks for exclusive vending rights to market caffeine . And then there are the alcohol beverage vendors.

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Posted by: webscribe2 on 11/02 at 09:28 AM
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[ Wednesday, October 31, 2007 05:17 ]

Legacy Journal: Wednesday Wakeup Call: A Return to the Basics

Section:
Education

Summary:

“Be quick. Be fast. But, do not hurry or rush.” ----- adapted from Coach Wooden

“ Beware the frequent parent interview trap of the childlike gotcha question, “Why?” Why me? Why now? Why here? Why ....?

“ In clear thinking and balanced writing , always distinguish between fact and fiction, evidence and proof, association and the science of cause and effect”

Three Wakeup Calls:

* ET meets IT: It has gone global. We call it the third leg of the IT3 stool that is stable and supported by the synergy triad of Internet, Information and Instructional Technologies. This technology troika is well illustrated by the powerful math model of the Venn Diagram.

* * Headliners.

* * * Jump Starters.

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Education:

* Today, nytimes journalist Tom Friedman is back on track and back on message with his column about ET plus IT in rural India. BTW, we are using the permalink feature, and bypassing the nytimes archives for our links.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/opinion/31friedman.html?ex=1351

* A second nyimes basics article by Natalie Angier, visits a magnet school and physical science classroom in Virginia for a blast of fresh air.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/science/30angi.html?ex=1351483200&en=af7c

We we impressed a recent ABC evening news report from the field on the wonders and the science of fall leaf color change. On the question for Why leaves change color, there seems to be several theories, but no consensus among botanists, cell biologists, evolution scientist, and ecology researchers

Headliners::

* This morning we awoke to the fearful warning that many plastic products contains globally used, long studied, “everywhere chemical” hardening and clearing agent. Bisphenol A and phthalates are the class of chemical compounds. A federal government PhD laboratory reproductive toxicology researcher reports that she has found paraovarian cysts in mouse she has injected with the compound. She is apparently concerned a possible association with future reproduction in mice. So what about human females and children? “More studies and funding are needed “

A recent CNN report cites a 2005 study by Shanna Swan, a professor of obstetrics/gynecology at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) School of Medicine and Dentistry, showing that sons whose mothers had higher phthalate levels in their urine, in particular a dibutyl phthalate, had a shorter distance between the anus and the genitals.

* Once again, we are told that there is a measurable association between a couple of swallows of wine with your lingini with clam sauce and breast cancer/

Jump Starters:::

* On a per CPU installed base, the sing versions of Apple OSX 1.50, Leopard is selling at twice the rate of the multiple versions of Windows Vista.

* The New York Board of Reagents is attempting to jump start there P-16 program aimed at “At Risk Students”. These student were identified by the studies and analysis of Brooklyn native, Harvard professor and former NY-D Senator, Daniel Patrick Moynihan. They tend to be poor, minorities, without fathers in the household. The educational establishment in NY, was well represented in a video conference hookup on WXXI this week. Featured was the current president of CUNY , and the Superintendent of the Buffalo Public School system. Clearly the focus was on the four year colleges. Sadly, there was no discussion on job and technical training in the state’s community colleges.

* Finally, Revkin a nytimes roving reporter on the global environment has a blog, dot earth</a>.. The Arctic is his current beat, but he would rather travel to a tropical rain forest, beach or coral reef.

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Posted by: webscribe2 on 10/31 at 05:17 AM
Calendar: • Demographics: • Diversity: • Google: • Headliners: • IT3 Tech: • Jump Start: • Justice: • Medicine: • New York: • Cities: • News: • Political Watch: • Science and Technology: • Natural Sciences: • Physical Sciences: • Social Sciences: • SeniorStatesmen: • Trifecta: • Rhetoric: • Metaphors: • Dollars and Cents: • (0) Comments: • (0) Trackbacks: • Permalink:

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