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Richard Littlemore | February 20, 2012
By Richard Littlemore • Monday, February 20, 2012 - 21:22
Climate scientist Peter Gleick has acknowledged that he was the person who convinced the Heartland Institute to hand over the contents of its January Board package, authenticating the documents beyond a doubt and further exposing the disinformation campaign Heartland has pursued in the last week, trying to discredit the information.
In the Huffington Post tonight, Gleick reported that he had received the controversial Climate Strategy document from an anonymous source earlier this year and said that he attempted to confirm whether the contents were true. Gleick went on:
In an effort to do so, and in a serious lapse of my own and professional judgment and ethics, I solicited and received additional materials directly from the Heartland Institute under someone else's name. The materials the Heartland Institute sent to me confirmed many of the facts in the original document, including especially their 2012 fundraising strategy and budget. I forwarded, anonymously, the documents I had received to a set of journalists and experts working on climate issues. I can explicitly confirm, as can the Heartland Institute, that the documents they emailed to me are identical to the documents that have been made public. I made no changes or alterations of any kind to any of the Heartland Institute documents or to the original anonymous communication. [emphasis added]
So, while admitting that he impersonated a third party in order to induce Heartland to confirm its own ongoing questionable conduct, Gleick has effectively caught Heartland squarely in the headlights, proving that the Institute has dissembled and lied.
Whistleblowers - and that's the role Gleick has played in this instance - deserve respect for having the courage to make important truths known to the public at large. Without condoning or promoting an act of dishonesty, it's fair to say that Gleick took a significant personal risk - and by standing and taking responsibility for his actions, he has shown himself willing to pay the price. For his courage, his honor, and for performing a selfless act of public service, he deserves our gratitude and applause.
Heartland, in the meantime, deserves to be stripped of its charitable status and laughed out of the professional "think tank" fraternity for its amateurishness and the far-less-than-credible position that it has taken in the last week, denying its own responsibility in this "leak," dissembling about the origin of the material and going out of its way to "fail" to authenticate documents that it knew all along were legitimate.
lara jorgensen replied on Permalink
I'm sorry but there is absolutely no way to put a positive spin on what Gleick did. Have you read Andy Revkin's take on this? Please do, it's a honest view of this incident from a eco-warmist perspective.
Gleick is not a whistleblower in this instance. Gleick, who has been an outspoken champion of integrity in science, has all but ruined his career in a wild attempt to strike back at Heartland. There is absolutely no honor in what he did. The AGW skeptics could not have asked for a better spin to put on this than what Gleick has just handed them!
clockwatcher replied on Permalink
Your *concern* has been
Your *concern* has been noted. Pray tell did you ever express similar sentiments about death threats from deniers against scientists and their families? How about the fact the "climategate" emails were obtained through criminal hacking, though unlike Gleick, the perpetrator of that particular activity never had the guts to come forward?
The double-standard used by you and Revkin here could not be more obvious. Deniers are allowed to get away with all manner of lies, distortion, intimidation, and threats, but the minute a climate scientist resorts to a technique commonly used by investigative journalists, the pearls are clutched and the fainting couch fallen upon.
By the way, your implied wishful thinking that this magically absolves Heartland from all their sins and turns them into martyrs is woefully misplaced - they remain in a world of hurt from the persective of the IRS, who, like honey badger, don't give a shit about Revkin's "concerns":
FEMACK replied on Permalink
And remember, Al Capone was brought down for tax evasion …
GingerLadySlipper replied on Permalink
The Point Is
what Heartland did. They have by zillions of orders of magnitude exceeded Gleick's small sin. Heartland lies about the well-being of our planet.
Gleick's admission validates the strategy document, which Heartland also lied about.
Windy replied on Permalink
Revkin thinks it's a scorched Earth moment for Peter
Andy Revkin says:
"Now, Gleick has admitted to an act that leaves his reputation in ruins and threatens to undercut the cause he spent so much time pursuing.
One way or the other, Gleick's use of deception in pursuit of his cause after years of calling out climate deception has destroyed his credibility and harmed others. (Some of the released documents contain information about Heartland employees that has no bearing on the climate fight.) That is his personal tragedy and shame (and I'm sure devastating for his colleagues, friends and family).
The broader tragedy is that his decision to go to such extremes in his fight with Heartland has greatly set back any prospects of the country having the "rational public debate" that he wrote — correctly — is so desperately needed."
owlbrudder replied on Permalink
So what?
The documents as emailed to Peter exist. The document he received anonymously exists (he scanned it, so he has the original). Presumably, forensic analysis of the original of the scanned document could give further clues to its provenance, but let's pretend it is a fake put together by a clever forger and leave it aside. (Peter says he did not forge it and I cannot see how he would benefit by having done so, especially as he has admitted being the source of the other documents.)
Heartland has been shown to be economical with the truth, in their inept "neither confirm nor deny" stance about the emailed documents. The documents they sent to Peter, under some kind of false pretences, are still the real documents from their real board meeting and shine an uncomfortable light on the Institute.
I have no opinion, one way or the other, about Peter's professional ethics, but I thank him for turning on that uncomfortable light, so the rest of us can see what is going on.
VJ replied on Permalink
I don't think Revkin is the
I don't think Revkin is the best judge of what should or will happen to Gleick.
Suzanne Goldenberg wrote a much better article:
lara, where does the "eco-warmist" label you wrote come from, some denier site?
chas rasper replied on Permalink
From Politco;
" Two sources in California — longtime Democratic operative Chris Lehane and Corey Goodman, a member of the Pacific Institute board of directors — confirmed to POLITICO that Gleick authored the Huffington Post blog confessing to be the source of the leak.
Lehane, Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign press secretary, is helping Gleick pro bono with communications issues. Gleick is represented by John Keker, a prominent San Francisco-based white collar criminal defense attorney."
Now he has a professional spin doctor on board and a powerful lawyer. I hope it's enough, Gleick is in a world of trouble.
MA Rodger replied on Permalink
A Case of Leopards & Spots
It is difficult to call these really hard times for all those sycophantic denialists who have been telling us how the poor honest H.I. with barely $6.4m to call its own was being defamed by an evil and scurrilous enemy.
All can now see it plainly from the other side. The lying and unscrupulous H.I. is exposed and shown to have reacted to the publication of its secret documents in the only way it knew how - lying further to cover its tracks and threatening all involved with dire retribution to the tenth generation.
And all those sycophantic denialists – how will they react to this news? How will they react if this exposure pulls the H.I. down and destroys it?
They will blame a warmist conspiracy for toppling the virtuous H.I. They will say the attack on the H.I. resulted from its many successes against the dastardly warmists. Indeed, they will certainly deny the H.I. did anything wrong because they will also be reacting in the only way they know how.
Rog Tallbloke replied on Permalink
"Whistleblowers - and that's the role Gleick has played in this instance - deserve respect for having the courage to make important truths known to the public at large."
If it's in the public interest for the public to know about what it is H.I. do with 6 million dollars a year, how much more is it in the public interest for the public to know about the behind the scenes behaviours of the climategate scientists, which affects the way MANY BILLIONS of their tax dollars get spent?
Phil M replied on Permalink
Rog, I think there is a fair
Rog, I think there is a fair bit of public interest into how the police investigation went in regards to your hard drives. I haven't seen the outcome of that incident. Can you give us an update?
Ronald Manley replied on Permalink
Now the dust is settling
It is perfectly natural to show sympathy for Peter Gleick, given his past record on a wide range of issues, not only climate change. However it is wrong to appear to condone what he has done. His actions were morally equivalent to those of the person who leaked the CRU emails, who might, for all we know, have been a genuine whistleblower.
What was also surprising was how comparatively little money the Heartland Institute received; $4.6 million of which probably less than half was related to climate change. After all the talk of petrol dollars I had anticipated more. By comparison, Al Gore's movie grossed more than 10 times as much.
The following was added on 22 II 2012.
I've now found time look in a bit more detail at the Heartland documents and compare their funding with sources of funding on both sides of the climate debate. I conclude that there is no David versus Goliath, only two Goliaths.
Considerata replied on Permalink
Deniers in damage control^2...
It looks like the deniers are in enhanced damage control.
Their favorite tactic? Post the first few comments on a story, just like they did above. Usually the readers take notice the first couple of posts, so they attempt to set the agenda.
HI are liars and their existence is doing a diservice to the world.
Green Cooling replied on Permalink
Peter Gleick a deserving hero of climate wars
Those who deny that Peter Gleick is anything less than a courageous hero dedicated to revealing the truth in near total disregard for his own safety must be well-practiced in the dark arts of denial. As a veteran of the climate wars who has shown remarkable bravery, responsibility and humility, he deserves a medal. His place among the Great and the Good in the history of the climate wars is assured.
A more determined and clever case of whistleblowing is hard to imagine. Having been delivered a 'smoking gun' in the form of a brown envelope of highly incriminating hard copy documents, Peter had a moral duty to reveal them, yet in this digital age he had only limited ability to distribute these, and a grave risk of the material failing to get out or receive verification. Peter's courage and ability to fool Heartland into providing the electronic versions is remarkable. May I join those thanking Peter from the bottom of our hearts.
Exposing those who would stop at little to attack professional climate science, and who would delay and prevent taking action on the vast body of evidence that demands a swift and far-reaching response to the clear and present dangers of catastrophic climate change is clearly an overwhelming public duty and moral imperative - at least to anyone not so ideologically blinded as to be incapable of hearing what the scientific community is telling us.
The ignominy now being suffered by the Heartland Institute could not be more richly deserved.
Truth is a most powerful defence, and I'm sure it will serve Peter well. None of us should be intimidated by bullies.
Peter, may you enjoy swift vindication.
AnOilMan replied on Permalink
The Ball is Really in Heartland's Court.
They have to PROVE beyond a shadow of a doubt that Gleick faked it.
That's the only way they can win in court. First there is the discovery, where everyone trolls through everyone else's computers. Its all good fun.
The fact that Bast knows he's not supposed to alter his computer in this situation makes it even more hilarious. (Can't say 'that dog lost my computer files' now.)
It doesn't start in HI's favor either. They have to one up what Gleick said. (Offer first evidence.)
This he said she said stuff backup by empty demands from their lawyers really points to the fact that Heartland has no legs to stand on, and they are just trying to spin doctor the situation by lying more.
Nick Naylor wins all arguments, and this is how;
Anyone who hasn't seen "Thank You For Smoking", should. Given that it has a Right leaning Libertarian message (one I believe in any ways), its all the more entertaining.
Anyways, "THANK YOU GLEICK!"
Carbonicus replied on Permalink
Gleick a hero
Only the hard enviro-left could portray what Gleick did as heroic.
'His place among the Great and the Good in the history of the climate wars is assured." Really? He was just booted as the chair of the American Geophysical Union's Task force ON ETHICS. And what if it turns out that what you believe is akin to the Catholic Church's being wed to the notion that the earth is the center of our universe? Is Gleick - are all of you - assured to be among the "Great and the Good in the history of the climate wars", or could you turn out to be flat-earthers? (how rich in irony will that be).
Gleick's behavior is a black eye on climate alarmism - it shows you'll go to any lenghts to try and save a hypothesis that continues to crumble under its own weight
Overally, the episode is a clear demonstration that despite having combined budgets of over half a billion annually, Greenpeace, Sierra, WWF, NRDC - and Desmog, Climate Progress etc…all of you - lose the battle purely on the weight of empirical evidence and a small group of committed activists with around a million dollars annually from a single oil company and a single coal company (despite all the frothing over the hundreds of millions "big oil" and "big coal" put behind the "campaign of confusion", where were BP, Exxon, Shell, Southern Company, AEP, all the oil and coal interests??) And that's before we even count the $100 BILLION the US government has put into "climate policy" since 1999.
Resorting to things like this won't help salvage the cause, folks.
Gleick a hero? Sure, he and Joseph Goebbels.
Martin Vermeer replied on Permalink
Have a smoke Carbonicus
You know you want to. Just this once – I want you to live to see how this works out
Phil M replied on Permalink
"save a hypothesis that
"save a hypothesis that continues to crumble under its own weight"
I've been following and commenting on this subject for just under 10 years now and I don't think there is a week that has gone by in that time where I haven't heard that.
Is that something you guys rock yourself to sleep at night with? Is it like a denier comfort blanket?
"purely on the weight of empirical evidence"
You have some? Please share.
Green Cooling replied on Permalink
Godwin's Law
means you automatically lose the argument, Carbonicus.
If you don't know what this means, go away and look it up on Wikipedia.
More importantly, if you want to argue the science, this is not the place to do it. Try running your best logic and evidence up the pole at SkepticalScience or RealClimate, and then come back here and tell us how you fared?
steverino63 replied on Permalink
I think that, while Gleick's
I think that, while Gleick's ethics may not have been ideal, Revkin's Dot Earth post was ridiculous in its panic level, etc. First, ethical issues exist as gradations, not black-white polarities, in many cases. Second, Gleick's doesn't rise above the misdemeanor level. Third, going undercover is done already in investigative journalism. As long as Gleick didn't forge the final document, the one Heartland denies is real, there's no horrific "crime" here. Revkin, like, say, here and PEER, should be fighting back rather than getting immediately defensivve.
Jim Tantillo replied on Permalink
Keith Kloor
Keith Kloor questions this blog's defense of Gleick as a "whistleblower" at http://www.collide-a-scape.com/2012/02/21/climate-wars-reach-new-lows/ "
" 'Whistleblowers – and that's the role Gleick has played in this instance – deserve respect for having the courage to make important truths known to the public at large. Without condoning or promoting an act of dishonesty, it's fair to say that Gleick took a significant personal risk – and by standing and taking responsibility for his actions, he has shown himself willing to pay the price. For his courage, his honor, and for performing a selfless act of public service, he deserves our gratitude and applause.'
"This rationalization (not to mention the incorrect use of whistleblower) boggles the mind. If climate activists follow Desmogblog's lead, the climate debate will sink to even lower depths, which I had previously thought was impossible."
I think Kloor has a point here.
AnOilMan replied on Permalink
I'm not seeing how 'lower' is happening here.
I mean… its not like anyone in the climate science community 'hacked' into some denialist source.
Nope… No one has gone as low as them yet.
Green Cooling replied on Permalink
We ain't seen nothing yet...
And that point is, exactly? How is it it incorrect to describe Dr Gleick's action as those of a whistleblower, and a very clever one at that, for verifying the hard copies he was leaked with electronic copies that have enable us all to see what's really going on?
If you need to see how much lower the debate is almost certain to go, pop over to www.fakegate.org and have a look at the number and ideological fanatacism of the folks we are dealing with. With all due respect, attempting to blame DeSmogBlog or climate activists for lowering the tone of the debate is either extremely naive or rather disingenuous.
Carbonicus replied on Permalink
A whistleblower, by definition, is somebody on the inside, who exposes something in his own workplace.
A thief, by definition, takes something from someone else that doesn't belong to him, either by force or by fraud.
If your ideology makes you too blind to see that, then there's no sense trying to explain to you that using empirical climate evidence, evolving atmospheric physics (e.g. Svensmark), and similar rational, fact-based arguments against the "settled science" isn't "ideological fanaticism", its how science is supposed to progress - by definition.
Doing so in a calm and reasoned manner isn't heightening the "tone of the debate". It just angers those of you committed to the prevailing paradigm for ideological, pseudo-scientific, political, or other purposes. Gleick's actions and the actions exposed in the ClimateGate emails heighten the tone of the debate. But you're too wed to the ideology to see that.
I hope you are young enough to see how this plays out in the empirical data. And I suggest you familiarize yourself with the little 17th century dustup between Copernicus, Galileo, and the Catholic Church. The earth was not the center of the universe after all, despite the "settled science" of "the authorities".
Martin Vermeer replied on Permalink
Re: "Whistleblower"
> "A whistleblower, by definition, is somebody on the inside, who exposes something in his own workplace"
and from there on it only goes down…
Phil M replied on Permalink
"If your ideology makes you
"If your ideology makes you too blind to see that, then there's no sense trying to explain to you that using empirical climate evidence, evolving atmospheric physics (e.g. Svensmark), and similar rational, fact-based arguments against the "settled science" isn't "ideological fanaticism", its how science is supposed to progress - by definition. "
Talking about ideology, you still haven't answered why there are Conservative governments worldwide that support the AGW realist side. Care to now? Are they secretly lefties? That fact is like a stone in your shoe isn't it?
You dearly want it to be a green conspiracy, but facts don't support your cause.
Carbonicus replied on Permalink
Conservative govt. worldwide supporting AGW "realist" side
Hardly a stone in one's shoe…sorry, I didn't know that question was asked. I missed it.
there's a difference between a "conservative"-labeled government and a govt. regime that actually acts conservative. There are no truly conservative governments, by my definition, that support carbon taxation, cap and trade, and all similar policy pronouncements, all of which are inconsequential to climate and economically wasteful.
Stick around a bit. Even the EU govts. so in love with Kyoto are going to bail. There will be no replacement for Kyoto forthcoming. The extension agreed in Dec. in Durban is nothing more than the EU and UN buying time to try and strongarm the U.S., China, and India into accepting Kyoto-like binding committments for CO2 reduction. That's not going to happen in any of those three nations.
Moving on to the bigger, broader issue, regardless of whether some govts. that might hold themselves out to be "conservative" support "the AGW realist side", the game is over. CO2 is no planetary, human, species, or ecosystem crisis. You have failed in your mission, and it is largely due to the type of behavior exhibited by Mr. Gleick and the ClimateGate "scientists". You brought this on yourselves. It was always going to disintegrate under its own weight when faced with the empirical evidence.
What's your next eco-crisis that demands govt. action and the surrender of liberties and the reduction in our living standard "to save the planet and humanity"? Let's hope the next one you guys invent doesn't take as long to demolish.
Get the big picture, here, folks. We have a long way to go to improve the environment, but there is no "crisis" and neo-Malthusianism always fails, its predictions always turn out wrong, everywhere, all the time, ad infinitem.
AnOilMan replied on Permalink
No.. You failed...
…to keep it all those lies secret.
Phil M replied on Permalink
"there's a difference between
"there's a difference between a "conservative"-labeled government and a govt. regime that actually acts conservative."
The Conservative governments that I have mentioned are known as conservative governments and the consider themselves centre-right.
They all have openly pro views in regards to the prevailing scientific stance on AGW.
"There are no truly conservative governments, by my definition"
Your worldview and reality are two different things. They are Conservatives by the worlds definitions & their own definitions.
"that support carbon taxation, cap and trade, and all similar policy pronouncements, all of which are inconsequential to climate and economically wasteful."
All of the Conservative governments i have mentioned above either have had for years, or are implimenting some sort of carbon tax or trading system.
"all of which are inconsequential to climate and economically wasteful."
No, that is what you are trained & indoctrinated to think. Maybe you should listen to Chancellor Angela Merkel. Germany seems to be doing ok.
The economic hysteria and alarmism simply isnt justified. If anything, countries adopting clean tech create more employment & business opportunities. The fossil fuel companies don't want a hit to their profits and they certainly dont want competition.
"the game is over."
When? I have been hearing that statement for 10 years now. Have you got a date give or take a year?
"when faced with the empirical evidence."
Blog opinion isn't evidence.
GingerLadySlipper replied on Permalink
Wow. The Galileo chestnut
Wow. The Galileo chestnut again. I suggest you read up on the incident instead of copying from denier blogs. It was the Church authorities, not the embryonic scientists of the day, who put Galileo under house arrest. They've made up for it: a couple of decades ago they apologized to Galileo.
AnOilMan replied on Permalink
…was known for what he got right, not what he got wrong.
Or the fact that he refused to see the light of scientific wisdom.
"If this theory were correct, there would be only one high tide per day. Galileo and his contemporaries were aware of this inadequacy because there are two daily high tides at Venice instead of one, about twelve hours apart. Galileo dismissed this anomaly as the result of several secondary causes, including the shape of the sea, its depth, and other factors. Against the assertion that Galileo was deceptive in making these arguments, Albert Einstein expressed the opinion that Galileo developed his "fascinating arguments" and accepted them uncritically out of a desire for physical proof of the motion of the Earth."
Considerata replied on Permalink
Heartland's desire to make a buck and watch the world burn
I think there is no idealism in Heartland at all. Just a desire to make a buck and watch the world burn. The epitome of the very worst side of human nature.
FEMACK replied on Permalink
Think about this, please
This is a man of science who was sufficiently convinced of the severity of the damage to the public good being perpetrated by the Heatland Institute that he was willing to sacrifice his career and his very substantial reputation in order to expose it. He's hangin' out there on a limb, and everyone is taking their shots. He has committed professional suicide for the greater good.
Keep in mind, folks – these Heartland folks are the same people who pilloried Michael Mann's hacked emails, who picked and chose their way through those thousands of emails to create and encourage the notion that these people are somehow living like rock stars on their ill-gotten gains from the public purse – YOUR TAXES!!!!!!! Have you seen Michael Mann? Leaning on that great tree section in his office? I'm sorry, Mike. I love your work, and I admire you greatly, but you are no Mick Jagger. Thank heaven …
Would you do it? Would you risk everything to bring out the truth? I don't know whether I could. I would like to think I would do the right thing, but I am no hero. I think that Peter Gleick qualifies. He's on my list, anyway..
Antocalypse replied on Permalink
Thanks, Peter!
The world needs a lot more people like Peter Gleick!
The hypocrisy of his opponents is astounding: "Climategate", in which private e-mails were illegally stolen and then distorted and taken out of context was heroic and justifiable, but Gleick's actions, which involved exposing unambiguous schemes and lies, is somehow unethical. Give me a gigantic break!
If it's unethical to expose the truth, then I don't want to be ethical.
Jim Tantillo replied on Permalink
Megan McArdle's latest
at http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/02/peter-gleick-confesses-to-obtaining-heartland-documents-under-false-pretenses/253395/
She writes:
"When skeptics complain that global warming activists are apparently willing to go to any lengths–including lying–to advance their worldview, I'd say one of the movement's top priorities should be not proving them right. And if one rogue member of the community does something crazy that provides such proof, I'd say it is crucial that the other members of the community say 'Oh, how horrible, this is so far beyond the pale that I cannot imagine how this ever could have happened!' and not, 'Well, he's apologized and I really think it's pretty crude and opportunistic to make a fuss about something that's so unimportant in the grand scheme of things.'
"After you have convinced people that you fervently believe your cause to be more important than telling the truth, you've lost the power to convince them of anything else."
This to me is really the significant outcome of the Gleick case.
Martin Vermeer replied on Permalink
> "After you have convinced
> "After you have convinced people that you fervently believe your cause to be more important than telling the truth, you've lost the power to convince them of anything else."
It's a false dichotomy: cheating liars into exposing their lies for everyone to see, is serving the cause of truth. Gleick loved the truth too much: he allowed it to override standards of professional ethics.
If McArdle is serious about this, expect her next to propose that the published results of all scientists that are found to be cheating on their wives, should be retracted from the professional literature. I mean, it's real cheating, no?
…and by the way, the Heartland folks actually do believe that their "cause [is] more important than telling the truth", and act accordingly… easily checked.
AnOilMan replied on Permalink
Actually, I read scientific papers.
I don't like greens… I find them pretty toxic. I drive a V6, and I can't stand recycling.
After debunking (painstakingly… by hand….) many skeptic points, I kept coming across consistent political manipulation of facts by so called skeptics. (Like you.) That's why I'm here.
So it comes as no surprise to me to find that the Heartland thinktank… doesn't. Its just pushing a line.
The funny thing is that I can't find any papers that support your position. Which is even odder when you consider that there are political journals (with no scientific backgrounds) willing to publish this stuff.
The reason there are no facts backing your position become more and more curious. In reality, scientists who engage in questionable practices in their field (publishing bad work) get sidelined.
Naturally that is why you can only find junk written by folks who have no knowledge of climate science written in journals that have no knowledge of climate science.
The best science you can find is written up with Dog Horoscopes, and potential Alien Landing sites.
Lastly, you are being intentionally stupid. Heartland is only one of many organizations pushing propaganda.
Here is Jo Nova and Monckton directly involved in discussions to purchase TV stations. A fact Jo Nova intentionally or criminally forgets when tries to point at other organizations or funding.
As with you and all your ilk, you provide no links to back up your statements. This is because it is junk politics that you are reading. Can you back up any of your claims? Who obfuscated what? What are you claiming? Where are your sources?
naught101 replied on Permalink
$ pdfinfo
$ pdfinfo /tmp/mozplugger-6597/2012 Climate Strategy (3).pdf
Producer: EPSON Scan
That PDF was produced by an Epson scanner. Would be relatively quick and easy to check if Gleick has one, or if Heartland have one.
And +1 for Gleick. A little deception to expose a good one will always get support from me.
Martin Vermeer replied on Permalink
But what would that prove?
But what would that prove? Gleick already stated that he got the strategy doc in the (snail) mail, i.e., as a paper copy. True or not (I think it is), undoubtedly he was the one who scanned it.
naught101 replied on Permalink
Martin is correct, I misread Gleick's piece - that's what I get for assuming no-one uses snail mail anymore.
Also, that last line should say "A little deception to expose a bigger one will always get support from me." Dunno where "good" came from…
David B. Benson replied on Permalink
I earlier said to be patient.
Phil M replied on Permalink
Thou art wise master. Please
Thou art wise master. Please go easy on the beatings. ;)
David B. Benson replied on Permalink
Just learn to say
Considerata replied on Permalink
Megan McArdle misses the point
@Jim Tantillo:
The purpose of outfits such as the Heartland Institute are to delay as much as possible any action on climate change. They play dirty and dirty is the only way to attack science.
Are any of the information uncovered untrue? Arent't Heartland a group of lobbying hacks? Don't they pretend to be a non-profit while they are a front to special interests?
The tobacco industry hired Hill & Knowlton in 1953 in order to create doubt at the medical evidence on the link between smoking and cancer. Read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_%26_Knowlton#Tobacco_industry and http://www.merchantsofdoubt.org/
Heartland is trying to pull a Hill & Knowlton. Do you know how many people died and are dying from smoking-related cancers?
Hank_ replied on Permalink
Time magazine has now done a feature story on the Peter Gleick episode and Desmog gets more than a passing mention in it too.
Like it or not, this has hurt the integrity of the whole AGW community, there is no denying it. I just don't think the fallout from this debacle was worth an attempt to take down the Heartland Intstutue, a comparitively small outfit by anyone's standards.
AnOilMan replied on Permalink
You are being intentionally stupid.
Heartland is one of many organizations.
Remember that Monckton is grooming the Aussies to buy TV stations and media outlets strictly for propoganda purposes. (So those cost much less that $6 million in your world?) Listen to JO NOVA and Monckton talk about this deception right here, on tape from their own lips;
As for the size of Heartland… well… maybe, but you should look at the intent. Its evil at Heartland. Intentional deception always is. And any police man can tell you, one lie begets more lies.
That being said, I'm not sure this will affect AGW science at all.
Scientists are allowed to do what ever they want outside of publishing papers. A fact conveniently used by Bjorn Lomborg;
Lomborg's stance? His work isn't science.
"The DCSD had not properly documented that The Skeptical Environmentalist was a scientific publication on which they had the right to intervene in the first place."
Fred Singer was on TV saying (LYING) he wasn't taking any money to do his 'good thing'.
No… Gleick will go down as a whistle blower.
He may personally be harmed for obtaining the documents in the first place.
None of this would be an issue if people like those who work at Heartland didn't lie in the first place.
I really am curious to know how their visit from the IRS goes.
Hank_ replied on Permalink
Sorry folks, but the Gleick confession is the worst possible outcome for the AGW community for this episode. No one is talking about Heartland anymore, it's all about Gleick. He has now resigned as chair of AGU's Task Force on Scientific Ethics. Ethics!!
Joe Romm has been crying for months that media coverage o AGW has dropped off the map in the last year or so. Now it is again at the forefront of MSM coverage but with this terrible story about a scientist's incredibly unethical behavior.
This story will be another major signpost in the history of the AGW controversy, much as the original release of the Climategate emails was. Whether you want to agree with that or not, that is exactly the way the MSM is playing this and hence the way the general public will remember it.
AnOilMan replied on Permalink
Again... sorta... maybe.
Gleick resigning from a task force on scientific ethics is hardly a surprise. This isn't even damaging to his career.
In order to make any of this stick, Heartland will have to come out at state that the documents are 100% legit. I can hardly wait for them to do so.
On the flip side Heartland will be loosing donors for next year, big time, and how about those inquiries;
Anytime a teacher gets asked to teach any sort of denialist material from here to infinity, they will simply say "HEARTLAND!" really loud, and continue doing what they were doing.
Anytime anyone deny's something, we'll just reply, "That sounds like Heartland material, who'd funding you."
Seriously… Fred Singer… lets just say his lies precede all who follow in his path.
There's a stink about denialists that is now a measurable and quantifiable fact. They will all be that much more guilty before they prove themselves innocent.
Where's your funding come from?
What are your 'charitable' projects?
Rob Dekker replied on Permalink
A lesson to be learned
This guy Peter Gleick has balls, I give him that. To call up the Heartland, and persuade them to send him their BoD package ? That's brave. But to include a 'memo' that points right back at him as the culprit, and gives the political media denial machine a strawman to burn, which from political point of view was political suicide.
By itself, the BoD material is pretty embarrassing for the Heartland, but nobody talks about that any more now, since all the eyes are on Gleick and the stunt he pulled.
So let this be a lesson for everyone : If you argue with an ideologist, you need to get every detail right and based on facts. I you make one mistake, you will be in their arena (ideology and lies). Gleick can testify to that (he should never, ever have released that unverified 'memo').
The political ideology denial media machine is extremely efficient in diverting attention away from the truth, and they use any mistake as a strawman or red herring to discredit you and push their ideology. You know what I mean if you ever argued with them on 'skeptic' blogs or elsewhere. These guys are professionals in PR and debate. Gleick did not stand a chance in that arena.
That, my frieds, is the PR lesson today on debate based on reason, versus debate based on ideology.
Meanwhile, the denial media machine runs at full throttle. More BS (Bad Science) by the Marshall Institure in the Wall Street Journal. Supported by hundreds of commenters creating smoke and mirrors to obfuscate any scientific fact anyone may bring us.
The main question is : How do reason and facts and science stand a chance in this political argument funded by hundreds of millions of fossil fuel dollars and the Murdock media empire ?
Ross Gelbspan replied on Permalink
Gleick, Klein and the Heartland disclosures
As a longtime fighter against the oil and coal interests that bankroll climate skeptics, I am delighted by Desmogblog's posting of the Heartland disinformation documents.
As a 30 year journalist who headed up a Pulitzer Prize winning effort for the Boston Globe, I am appalled at the ethical insensitivity of Naomi Klein and others who have praised the falsification used by Peter Gleick to obtain them. Peter's work to promote awareness of the threat and magnitude of climate change over the years has been truly noble. But even he conceded that he committed "a serious lapse of professional judgment and ethics…"
I understand Peter's frustration. It's the same rage that has been smoldering for years in the consciousness of many of us – Bill McKibben, Al Gore, Elizabeth Kolbert and others.
But for Klein and others to excuse Peter's fraud betrays a profoundly disturbing journalistic blindness.
Over the last 15 years, I have given more than 300 talks on the climate crisis. The most consistent response I received from audiences (especially in the earlier years when the topic was far less publicized) was: "You're not with an environmental group. You're not with a corporation. You're not with a government agency. You're a journalist – so we believe you."
Please think this through for just a moment. Society depends on the integrity of journalists to provide the factual basis for opinions, actions and decisions. If journalists are permitted to falsify their identities – or any other portion of their presentations – it robs society of a credible basis on which to form opinions or make decisions. When society has no solid informational ground to guide its actions, it leaves itself wide open to demagoguery and worse.
Peter Gleick's extraordinary contributions over the years have been exemplary. But no amount of righteous gloating over the disclosure of the Heartland documents should be allowed to obscure the indelible tainting of a true hero of the climate movement.
My sorrow for Peter Gleick far outweighs my delight at the exposure of the scummy practices of the Heartland Institute. Given all his years of service, Peter's lapse in judgment has, ever so sadly, turned him into a truly tragic casualty of the climate war.
– Ross Gelbspan


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(Pocket-lint) - Those iconic camera folk at Lomography are at it again, this time delivering a camera that is capable of capturing photos in three different formats.
The Lomography Belair X 6-12 can take regular 6x9 snaps, square 6x6 or 6x12 panoramic shots. The interchangeable lens system enables photographers to alternate between a detachable 90mm standard lens and a 58mm wide-angle lens, giving even more scope for distinctive snaps.
Lomography has also introduced a new auto-exposure feature that adjusts the shutter speed, while the Belair X 6-12 offers an ISO range of 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1600.
As is the norm with Lomography cameras, the Belair X 6-12 uses film and is modestly built in terms of size, while the very design of the camera is sure to get admiring looks, even before you've shown off your prints.
The camera is available in three versions, and the first 300 customers to pre-order the Belair X 6-12 Globe-trotter, which features a snakeskin leather design, can get a 30 per cent discount on the launch price - meaning they'll have to shell out only £289.
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FortiExtender: Secure LTE Wireless WAN Extender
Providing 3G/4G Connectivity for Reliable Broadband to the Internet
FortiExtender Overview
Establishing and maintaining Internet connectivity can be a critical requirement for business execution. To provide a secondary WAN connection, the FortiExtender appliance uses LTE connectivity with the cellular phone infrastructure to provide broadband speeds that can be used in a failover or load-balancing configuration. And for those locations without wired broadband options, FortiExtender can provide the primary Internet connection.
Product Details:
FortiExtender provides a WAN connection to a firewall such as a FortiGate using the cellular LTE infrastructure (3G or 4G). These connections are commonly used as a second broadband connection for reliability or increased throughput. Business that want to use multiple WAN connections including SD-WAN can use FortiExtender for one of those WAN links. Another common use for FortiExtender is as the primary connection for a location where cellular LTE is the preferred broadband option. Retail stores or kiosks processing point-of-sales (POS) transaction might opt for a highly secure LTE network for meeting PCI compliance requirements. FortiExtender can be managed independently, from an attached FortiGate, or by the FortiExtender Cloud service. For more information on FortiExtender Cloud click here.
Features and Benefits
Fast CAT6 LTE protocol for 300 Mbps speeds
Dual carrier support for multiple carrier options, including SIM switching based on pre-set usage limits
Powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE) so it can be placed up to 100m from the FortiGate or FortiSwitch
Can be used as a secondary failover WAN link for business continuity
Provides a primary WAN link for retail POS, remote kiosks, ATMs, etc.
Enables placement of LTE modem near a window for increased signal strength
FortiExtender Models and Specifications
FortiExtender appliances come in several indoor models with different LTE modem performance. All models offer multiple LAN ports and a secondary WAN ethernet port. FortiExtender Appliances can be managed by a FortiGate or from the cloud by the FortiExtender Cloud service.
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Can I manage a FortiExtender from my FortiGate?
Yes, the FortiExtender can be managed via the FortiGate user interface and appears as a virtual interface. Also you can manage FortiExtender as a standalone device thru the new FortiExtender cloud. http://fortiextender.forticloud.com/
What are the ways to manage a FortiExtender?
There are three ways to manage a FortiExtender:
- FortiGate and FortiManager
- FortiExtender Cloud
- Local GUI / CLI and this is the least preferred method
How do I get a carrier supported on the FortiExtender?
We are frequently adding new carriers to our list of supported operators.
- FortiExtender-20D supports a variety of USB modems and this this is included as part of the release notes
- FortiExtender-40D-AMEU has an internal modem that works on HSPA+ and 18 LTE bands. It can be used on most carrier operator networks in Americas and Europe.
Please note that certain operators may require special certifications for SIM activation. Please reach out to your local Fortinet sales organization for additional information.
Can I have both of the SIM cards active and load-balance between them?
FEX-40D-NAM has one radio inside therefore only one SIM card can be active at a time. You can automatically switch between SIM cards based on data usage or link quality.
Does the FortiExtender have to connect to the WAN port on the FortiGate?
No, the FortiExtender can be connected to any port of the FortiGate or a downstream switch. This flexibility allows the FortiExtender to be placed at the location that has best signal and the traffic will traverse to the FortiGate thru a CAPWAP tunnel.
How do I find out which USB modems are supported?
FEX-20D USB modem list can be found here.
What are the options to power FortiExtender Appliances?
FortiExtender Appliances can be powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE) or by DC power.


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Bathroom Vanity Shipping
We are currently offering free curbside delivery on all bathroom vanity purchases! Lift-gate service is included for all curb-side deliveries. All delivered items will be left in the original packaging.
If your ship-to address is a remote or rural area, apartment/condominium unit, island, construction site, unpaved or inaccessible road, please contact us at 310-320-8882 or firstname.lastname@example.com prior to placing an order. There may be an additional shipping charge.
At checkout, please provide your daytime phone number(s). We will need this information to book your order to ship.
All orders are shipped within 1 to 2 business days of receipt. The transit time depends on your location. After your order is shipped, we will send a shipping information email containing the trucking company name, website, and the order's tracking number. When the order arrives at your local terminal, the carrier will call you to make an appointment for the delivery. It is the sole responsibility of the customer to be available at the appointed time and date to receive the package and sign for the delivery. Any redelivery charges incurred will be billed to the customer and due before delivery.
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We ship all non-freight items via insured FedEx Ground. If your order arrives damaged, you must notify us of the damages within 24 hours of delivery and provide photos of the damage. KitchenBathCollection.com will replace the damaged parts or items as necessary.
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All of our products are covered by a limited one-year manufacturer's defect warranty. The warranty period expires one year from the date of delivery of the item. If a product is found to have a manufacturing defect and the warranty period has not expired, Kitchen Bath Collection will repair or replace part or all of the item as necessary to resolve the defect. Labor costs and items that are included with a purchase as a free gift are not covered by the warranty. Any problem that is caused by abuse, misuse, improper installation or storage, or an act of God (such as a natural disaster) are not covered.
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For warranty service, please email us at email@example.com with your name, order number, and a brief description of the problem. Our customer service team will contact you within 48 hours.
Our bathroom vanities are hand-made and have natural stone countertops. As such, some of our products may show unique color, texture, or finish that do not necessarily indicate a product defect. Please remember to expect that there will be distinctions that make each individual piece unique.
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Bathroom Vanity Sizing
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With Gas Central Heating Cover, if a problem strikes, you can rely on us to get things sorted.
You can claim as many times as you like. If it's a gas central heating breakdown, there's no claim value limit up to the point the boiler is Beyond Economical Repair (BER). If it's a Gas Supply Pipe claim, there is a £4,000 limit per claim. The best bit of all is, after 6 months, if your boiler is BER and less than 7 years old, we'll replace it for free.
This cover option includes a boiler service. Your boiler will be given a health check in the first year to make sure it can be covered and your boiler service will be carried out at the same time. Your boiler must pass before any gas claims can be progressed. It's easy to arrange and must be booked or completed within the first 90 days.
If you wish to take out the policy without a service, please call HomeServe using the number in the 'To apply' box.
If you'd like to look at cover for different areas of your home, please select Home Cover & Services above.
When reference is made to 'we', 'our', 'us' and 'we're' this refers to HomeServe Membership Limited.
Please see Product documents including T&C's for more details.
per month in the first year for new customers only.
With £100 excess. Annual price £155.88.
The cost of the cover is £71.88 and the boiler service is £84 which makes up the annual premium.
The price will be different for existing and returning customers. The price will increase at renewal. Currently customers in their second year are paying £21 a month, £252 for the year for this policy (which includes the cost of the boiler service), provided they have made no claims.
This is the amount you pay if you make a claim. The higher your excess, the cheaper your monthly premium.
Or call HomeServe on 0330 0247 015**
For full eligibility information please see the Important Information
Gas Central Heating Breakdown Cover with Service meets the needs of homeowners requiring assistance in the event of a breakdown of the gas central heating system at their property.
This policy is sold, arranged and administered by HomeServe and underwritten by Aviva Insurance Limited.
Prices include all fees and Insurance Premium Tax (IPT).
Are you covered elsewhere?
Homeowners should check if their existing home insurance or other policies provide cover, expert assistance and repairs in the event of the domestic emergencies and incidents covered by this policy so you are not paying for cover you do not need.
Are you eligible to apply?
This policy is for homeowners only. Retail, commercial and other premises used for business are not eligible, and council and housing association tenants will not need this service. The property must be your permanent private residence and owned and solely occupied by you and your family with no business use. Mobile homes, bedsits, sub-divided homes and let and sub-let properties are not covered.
The boiler at your property must have a power input of less than 70 KW/hr and be fired by natural gas (and not LPG, electric or oil).
What is my excess and how do I pay?
You will have to pay the first £100 of any claim. We can only accept payment using the following cards: MasterCard, Maestro, Visa or Visa Delta. A separate excess payment is required for each claim you make. Please see the policy Terms & Conditions for further details.
What happens after the first year?
The price will increase at renewal. Currently customers in their second year are paying £21 a month, £252 for the year for this policy (which includes the cost of the boiler service), provided they have made no claims. Your cover will automatically renew unless you tell HomeServe otherwise.
What happens if you change your mind?
There is a Cancellation Period which begins from the start of your policy and is shown on your Policy Schedule ("the Cancellation Period")
If you cancel in the Cancellation Period and have not made a claim you will receive a full refund. If you have made a claim, you will receive a refund less an amount for the number of days which you have been on cover.
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Please see the Terms and Conditions for full cancellation information.
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Who provides this cover?
This policy is underwritten by Aviva Insurance Limited which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Aviva Insurance Limited is registered in Scotland, company no. 2116 and the registered address is Pitheavlis, Perth, PH2 0NH.
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Assignment completes candidacy for all people, including those ordained in another Lutheran church or Christian tradition, moving them toward first call and admittance to the appropriate roster in the ELCA. Through prayerful discernment at the assignment consultation, candidates are assigned to a specific region and later a synod where they will seek their first call.
Confidence in the surprises and faithfulness of God can provide sustenance and comfort for this assignment process, addressing the natural human anxieties that come with any venture into the unknown. This is truly a faith venture that includes the candidate and this whole church. We continue to keep you in prayer.
There are several requirements for candidates entering the assignment process. A guide, a list of FAQs, a document outlining requirement submission deadlines for each Assignment Consultation and copies of all required candidate forms are available in the Assignment resource page.
For more questions or more information, please contact the program director for assignments, Erin Daubert, at (800) 638-3522 or send an email. To submit candidate paperwork, please send an email to the assignments team.


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IBEW Local 530
Welcome to your myFSEAP web page!
Give us a call.
FSEAP offers confidential, immediate assistance with personal, family and work related concerns.
Welcome to the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) page for IBEW Local 530. Learn about the help available to you and your family through your EFAP.
Your EFAP is a 24/7/365, confidential and voluntary support service that helps employees and their families find the right options and solutions to resolve personal, family, or work-related challenges. Whether you want to improve communication in your relationships, stop smoking, or a find better way to manage personal finances, EFAP's counsellors and expert consultants can assist you in taking the steps that can lead to meaningful change. You and your immediate family members (as defined in your employee benefit plan) are eligible to access a range of EFAP services. The EFAP services are provided and paid for by your employer. There is no cost to you.
EFAP Services
Your Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) includes the following services:
24-Hour Helpline Services
Personal Counselling
Work/Life Consultation Services
24-Hour Helpline Services
As part of the Employee and Family Assistance Program, employees and their families can access telephone counselling services, 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the world.
Professional staff trained in telephone crisis response are available any time of day or night. You can speak confidentially about anything that is causing distress, for example:
you are experiencing an emotional crisis
you want to harm yourself or someone else
you or your children are being abused by a spouse or partner
you have a problem with drugs or alcohol and are ready to seek help
you are the victim of or have witnessed an act of violence
you have experienced a traumatic event at work.
Whatever you or a family member discuss with a counsellor is kept confidential. No information will be released to anyone without your written consent except when required by law.
To access the helpline services, simply phone one of the numbers listed on this page, anytime 24-hours a day. You will be offered immediate assistance over the telephone and, if necessary, an appointment will be arranged for you to see a counsellor as soon as possible.
Personal Counselling
FSEAP offers confidential, crisis and short-term counselling services to help you or your family effectively resolve the issue you may be facing.
Our professional counsellors are caring, dedicated and passionate about helping our clients resolve the issues that people face everyday, such as: relationship issues, parenting or family concerns, health concerns, stress (at work or home), struggles with anxiety, depression or anger, grief and loss, and much more.
FSEAP's personal counselling service includes assessment, information, referral, and/or short-term, goal focused counselling. Personal counselling services are accessible as in-person office, telephone or online (e-counselling), and where available, video counselling sessions.
FSEAP's clinical providers are highly qualified and professional EFAP counsellors, all of whom hold a Master or Doctorate degree in psychology, counselling psychology or social work. Each counsellor has a minimum of five years clinical experience and is registered with a professional association.
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Work/Life services are designed to assist you in addressing everyday issues that can interfere with our ability to be focused and effective at home or work. These consultation services are delivered by qualified experts who provide advice, guidance, information, and referrals to community-based resources. These services are delivered via telephone, online, and in-person (where available), and include the following:
Family Care (Child and Eldercare) Consultation and Resources
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For more detailed information about any of the services listed above, just call. A member of our FSEAP team will be happy to help. Contact FSEAP
Call us, anytime. 24/7
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To submit an online request:
Your employer or union must have a contract with FSEAP in order to access services.
**Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic in-person supports may not be available. We will be following the advice and recommendations of provincial health authorities for resuming in-person services, and as such our response may vary across the country. Please goto www.fseap.ca/blog for our most recent service update or connect with us by phone or email to inquire.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an EFAP?
Your Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) provides employees and their families with access to confidential services to help individuals resolve personal, family, or work-related concerns. The EFAP services are provided by Family Services Employee Assistance Programs (FSEAP) and are paid for by sponsoring employers, unions or associations. There is no cost to eligible employees or family members.
Who is eligible to use the services?
Who is eligible to use the EFAP? Eligibility is determined by the organization funding the benefit. Generally, the EFAP is available to eligible employees and their immediate family members, including a cohabiting partner and dependent children. Eligible individual may also bring other people to their sessions. For more information about eligibility criteria and the benefits specific to your organization, just give us a call.
What can I expect?
When you call, an Intake specialist will speak with you about your particular situation, your needs and preferences, and will conduct a brief risk assessment, to help determine the best support to help resolve the issue you are facing. You'll also be asked some questions to confirm that you are eligible to access the EFAP service. If you are in crisis, you will be provided immediate help.
Is it confidential?
Yes, the use of the EFAP and any information collected is completely confidential within the full limits of the law. The information our EFAP counsellors collect during the initial call and throughout the service process is used to:
Ensure we can contact you;
Better understand your service needs;
Maintain accountability as a service provider;
Ensure that safety, legal and ethical standards are met; and
Assess the quality of our services.
EFAP counsellors and consultants do not release any information without prior written consent except to protect life and when ordered to do so by a court of law.
What can I expect from EFAP counselling?
The nature of EFAP counselling is short-term and not for treatment of serious or chronic emotional, psychiatric, or behavioural concerns. On average, most people use 3-5 sessions for each issue they seek assistance with.
In cases where the presenting issue and/or desired goals require longer term or specialized treatment, our counsellors will promptly identify resources outside of the EFAP to assist you. Your EFAP counsellor will let you know of any fees associated with those resources.
When are appointments offered?
The EFAP offers flexible appointment times for counselling, including day, evening, and weekend appointments (where available). Work/life services are generally offered over the phone during regular business hours. In-person counselling appointments are typically offered within 3—5 days of your call.
What financial support is available if I need longer-term or specialized help?
You may be covered by the Extended Health Benefits Plan offered by your employer or union for a portion of the funding of some psychological and clinical counselling services. Please contact your Human Resources Department or your benefits plan office for more details.
What if my counsellor is not a good fit for me?
The goal is to provide our clients with effective, supportive services. If you are not comfortable or satisfied with your counsellor for any reason, call the 1-800 line and you will be assigned a different counsellor.
How do I make an appointment?
Accessing the service is easy, just give us a call.
If you are looking for answers to a question not listed here, just call. A member of our FSEAP team will be happy to help. Contact FSEAP
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The girl in the cheese dress was participating in this year's GISHWHES (the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen) for the following item:
#34: [IMAGE] Calendar item: Wear cheese and wear it well. You cannot be wearing anything but cheese. You may use any type of cheese you wish. Supermodel it posed next to or on a classic car (a classic car is any car that predates 1980.) [98 points]
Someone posted her picture to Tosh.0's website and all the insecure assholes gathered and started making absolutely disgusting comments on her appearance. Check out her post:
"This is serious fucking business right now.
I posted myself in a cheese dress not too long ago, thinking "heh GISHWHES PFF only the SPN fandom will get this" and it got over 11k notes in about 2 weeks. Yeah. I wasn't expecting it. It would've been fine if it had stayed like that, but now it's on Tosh.0's website.
That's not cool. Whoever sent it in for him to look at, is not a cool person in my book at all. At. ALL. My mom, god bless her, she only thinks it's on Facebook (which it'll be taken down off of there AS SOON AS EVERYTHING ELSE IS TAKEN OFF), and my dad doesn't know it's even online. So you can imagine me freaking out right now because, A) if this ever goes on TV, I'm fucked up beyond belief; and B) seeing my parents ashamed of their daughter is never a great thing.
And I know you're saying this to yourself: "Well, Janelle, if you didn't want people to see it, you shouldn't have posted it." Yeah, I was only expecting maybe 100 people seeing it, and that be it. Not over a million people, apparently, now that it's been posted on Facebook through tosh.0. And I certainly wasn't expecting people to send it to him, or for them to just take the picture off my blog and put it on theirs, without thinking of the repercussions of it. I'm about 80% sure some people on campus will recognize me, and wow, do you think I'm safe? Not really.
Besides, no one EVER got my consent to post it ANYWHERE. I get it—it's the internet, and whatever goes on the internet stays on the internet. But to just take my picture without even trying to contact me—that's ridiculous.
So I need everyone—EVERYONE—to go to tosh.0's facebook page. I NEED you to report it (it's the one with the cheese dress). If you hover over the post, click on the X that shows in the top right corner. To those that have done this already, thank you SO much. If you haven't, PLEASE do this! If the X is not showing up, click on the timestamp underneath their page's name, and it'll come up as this thread. There should be an X that shows there, too.
If you've done this, great, please send this around. I've already contacted Facebook to take down the link, I've contacted the guy that posted it on Tosh.0's blog to take it down (as well as just taking down the link), and I contacted Tumblr to see if they can just erase all of the reblogs and the picture even existing on here. I know it'll be on the internet forever, fine. But at least I can control whatever I have left. I still have to contact Tosh.0's email, as well as Comedy Central in general. But if you could do this one small thing, I'll be forever indebted to you.
Thank you so much."
Edit: the picture has been taken down from tosh.0 but
Let's hope Misha gives her bonus points for her trouble. :/


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Worldwide soccer players' union FIFPro launches project to combat match-fixing
Players will be able to report any illegal approaches or behavior via an online tool
FIFPro also to raise awareness of the problems among players, coaches and referees
Match fixing cases in South Africa and Italy have emerged recently
In the past week sanctions have been handed down in both South Africa and Italy in relation to a growing trend that is fast becoming a stain on soccer's integrity – match-fixing.
But FIFPro, the worldwide players' union, are preparing a project to tackle fixing, that will include an education program and an online tool for their members to report illegal approaches.
Match-fixing has proved a particular problem for Italian football in recent years.
Napoli were hit with a two-point penalty that dropped them from third to fifth in Serie A as part of an ongoing investigation, though they vehemently deny any wrongdoing. Defender Paolo Cannavaro is appealing his six-month ban for failing to report an illegal approach.
Juventus coach Antonio Conte recently returned from a 10-match touchline ban imposed for failing to report match-fixing while coach at Siena.
Read: Napoli hit by match-fixing related points deduction
In 2006, Juve were stripped of two league titles and relegated to the third division of Italian football – before later being reinstated in the second tier – for their part in the "Calciopoli" scandal.
Elsewhere, the president of the South African Football Association (SAFA) and four other officials were suspended this week as part of an investigation into match-fixing ahead of the country hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2010.
It is alleged four friendly games were prearranged for the benefit of convicted Singaporean match-fixer Wilson Perumal and his Football 4U organization.
FIFPro have European Union funding behind their 'Don't Fix It' project and will be working closely with Birkbeck University and European soccer's governing body UEFA.
The initiative will be launched in nine countries: England, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Romania, Scotland and Slovenia.
"In the past few years, the football world has realized that match fixing is one of the biggest threats to the game, maybe even its biggest threat," FIFPro said in a stament on their website.
"It is not solely a problem of individual countries, as recent reports and incidents have proven that match fixing is widespread in numerous nations on all continents: from Finland to Zimbabwe, from Malaysia to Italy.
"In FIFPro's opinion, one of the ways to reduce the incidence of match fixing and the potential for match fixing in football is education of the players: the campaigns need to be taken into the dressing rooms of the clubs."
Once their online reporting method is up and running FIFPro estimate a total of 12,000 players and 20,000 people associated with the game will be able to disclose any bullying, intimidation, harassment, and inappropriate approaches.


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Walter Shimoon, 39, of San Diego, California, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud charges. He was arrested in December.
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This week has been devoted to my kitchen. And I still have a long ways to go, so it looks like it will overflow into next. Our old refrigerator stopped cooling well a couple of weeks ago, something we only realized after we had several gallons of milk spoil. I suspected something was up when I was able to get softened butter straight out of the refrigerator. We bought another one on Craigslist, this one even older, though very big and a fancy brand, so a definite upgrade. It was an ordeal to get it home and into the house, and we owe a big thanks to our friends for helping. The only problem outside of it needing a big repair in the next few months is that the new one doesn't allow for stashing a bunch of crap on top, and if you were paying attention to the photos in this post, you know we have issues with that. So that stuff spent the week on the kitchen table, and the mess took over the entire room. Despite my original assessment, I have managed to squeeze a few things on top of the new fridge, and I am making good progress in the rest of the kitchen. The pantry has been overhauled as well, and Jonny even added another shelf. I need to be prepared when all the winter squash I planted starts coming in from the garden!
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And now, back to work with me, though I am thoroughly sick of the kitchen and just want to knit! I've hardly knit at all this week, but if I can get the kitchen finished I know I will be so happy and far more motivated to get in there and make something more interesting for dinner than beans and rice or pizza.


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David Guetta Releases "Don't Leave Me Alone" Music Video With Anne-Marie
He also teases new "Goodbye" track featuring Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj, Willy William
Super hit-maker David Guetta has been quite busy lately.
Related: Anne-Marie & Ed Sheeran Drop "2002" Acoustic Video
He released his sixth single so far this year, "Don't Leave Me Alone," featuring the incredibly talented Anne-Marie just less than a month ago and it has already begun picking up momentum on the charts.
Now, Guetta has a new collab, "Goodbye," dropping this Friday featuring Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj, and an unknown guest, "XXXX," who very well may be fellow French DJ Willy William. You might recognize William's name from J.Balvin's hit, "Mi Gente."
Derulo and Minaj are on the chorus singing:
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We'll give a full listen as soon as it drops this Friday!
As for Guetta and Anne-Marie's release, the hot new music video has already racked up over 1.3 million views in just two days on YouTube. This follows their cartoon-esque lyric video's 23.7 million views.
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A Bigger, Bolder and Stronger School of Communications
Mar. 1, 2013
ST. LOUIS, March 1, 2013 –Webster University School of Communications Dean Eric Rothenbuhler
believes it is a period of tumultuous change in the media industry. However, he does
not see this as a bad thing.
"It is the single best, single most important time there has ever been to study communication and media, the most important time in the history of our field to be teaching communication and the most fraught time there has ever been to be practicing communication."
Rothenbuhler delivered these remarks at a welcoming reception held by Webster University on Wednesday, February 20 at the St. Louis Club. More than 100 media professionals, alumni, faculty and staff attended the event to officially welcome Rothenbuhler to Webster University where he began his first year as Dean of the School of Communications and professor in August 2012. He was previously Associate Dean of the Scripps College of Communication and professor of media arts and studies at Ohio University, director of the media studies MA program at New School University and a faculty member at the University of Iowa and Texas A&M University.
Rothenbuhler said Webster University's School of Communications is poised to meet the needs of the changing media landscape.
"We offer the full range of media and modes of communication from journalism to animation, from advertising to film making – every aspect of media and communications is included in our curriculum," he said. "What makes our university unique is that we're able to integrate theory and practice in a curriculum that emphasizes experiential learning, inter-disciplinary teamwork, professional-grade equipment and real-world clients in addition to the global campus network that benefits students in all programs."
Rothenbuhler thinks the skills the students are learning in the School of Communications allow them to be competitive in every industry. "The public has never been more engaged in communication, more interested in new media, new technologies and applications, and in the process of change," he said.
"As Webster University pursues global academic excellence in all academic disciplines, we are very pleased to have Eric leading the charge in the School of Communications," said Webster University Provost and Senior Vice President Julian Z. Schuster. "He brings tremendous leadership and talent in a time of industry change. Eric will be an integral part of the efforts to establish Webster's programs in communication as globally and nationally relevant and to ensure that our graduates are sought-after professionals."
Rothenbuhler outlined other goals for the School of Communications, which include:
- Increasing the number and diversity of outside business partners
- Increasing external support
- Strengthening the collaboration with the global campuses
- Internationalizing the experience for students on the St. Louis campus.
"The bigger, older, more well-known schools and colleges of communication no longer
have their traditional advantages, because bigness, age, and renown are not in short
What is in short supply are good ideas about the future of communication and media. That's where we come in," he said. "We will be building a bigger, bolder, stronger School of Communications of the future—recognizable as the Webster School we have known and loved, but grown up, muscled up, and achieving a national reputation for leadership in global communication education."
The Webster University School of Communications prepares 1,300 students in three academic departments to excel as skilled professionals in the global communications field. The School provides a hands-on approach to learning that is grounded in the University's liberal arts and sciences foundation and commitment to global education. Sixteen undergraduate programs, five graduate degree programs and 12 minors cover the wide array of communications specialties and are taught by faculty who are theorists and practitioners. Students work with professional-grade media equipment, take courses at Webster's U.S., European and Asian campuses, participate in robust field experiences and internships, and, along with faculty and alumni, are routinely recognized for their professional accomplishments.
With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University (www.webster.edu) is the only Tier 1, private, non-profit U.S.-based university providing a network of international residential campuses. Founded in 1915, Webster University's campus network today includes metropolitan, military, online and corporate locations around the world, as well as traditional residential campuses in Asia, Europe and North America. The university is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.


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4 caveats to that Treasury Department's Financial Report
Throughout this week, Tea Party Patriots has highlighted some important financial facts in the Treasury Department's Financial Report of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2012. Released on January 17, it provides crucial insight into a variety of aspects of the federal budget and coming fiscal crisis.
So far, this blog has examined the 6 most expensive ways Congress spends your money, the 9 ways taxes come to the federal government, the 8 numbers showing why a fiscal crisis is on the way, and the 6 reasons spending cuts can't wait. Truly, the report has been a great tool for those who understand the fiscal situation America faces – after all, if President Obama's own Treasury Department I (by proxy, a report from the President's desk) recognizes the problem, why can't the rest of Washington?
Unfortunately, even this report has significant flaws in it. Here are four to consider:
1. The report often talks about "primary balance." This means the budget is balanced sans interest payments. The Obama Administration has long talked about having "primary balance" in a few years' time, which sounds great – until one finds out that same "balance" leaves a $600 billion deficit. Fortunately, the report is honest in acknowledging this in its many graphs, but it's easy to forget when reading the text of the report, as I did when doing research for this and the other posts this week.
2. The report talks exclusively about publicly held debt, which at the end of Fiscal Year 2012 (September 30, 2012) was 73% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This fails to account for intra-governmental debt, which is money the government owes to various programs, including Social Security and Medicare. (For a more complete explanation of the differences between the two kinds of debt, follow this link.)
The actual level of debt compared to the GDP is, according to USDebtClock.org, $16.93 trillion of debt compared to a U.S. GDP of $15.57 trillion. This is a debt-to-GDP ratio of 108.7 percent.
This is important when it comes to analyzing the full federal budget. The Treasury Report says about 6% of the budget went to interest payments in 2012. Yet in 2011, interest payments were about 12.5% of the budget and, according to the Treasury Department itself, interest payments totaled $359.796 billion in 2012, or 10.56% of the federal budget. (This number does not include a one-time $75 billion adjustment to the Department of Defense's accounting method in July 2012, so the 2012 payments are lower than they otherwise would have been.)
3. Yesterday, I blogged about the recommendation by Treasury to cut the deficit by $421.2 billion annually for the next 74 years. I suspect this number is actually low, since the Treasury report makes the recommendations from an assumption of growth in the budget. This means the cuts are coming from expected growth, not from the budget currently in place. This is the difference between baseline budgeting (how Washington looks at budgets) and zero-based budgeting (how the rest of the world looks at budgets). For more on this, take a look at this blog post from last year that goes into detail on the difference between the two.
4. Related to Point 3, the Treasury Report makes certain assumptions about future budgets. Among many others, they assume sequestration will go into effect and the Affordable Care Act will reduce future deficits. This is acknowledged in the report – the authors state they believe the $421.2 billion annual cut in the deficit should take place in addition to the purported savings in the Affordable Care Act and the sequester. These are major assumptions, but they are not the only two made in the report. The report also assumes a continual increase in the tax burden on the American people due to a phenomenon called bracket creep, which is caused by a lack of indexing for wage growth and inflation in many tax laws.
To be fair, any report looking into the future must make assumptions. But the Report seems to take some liberties with the concept.
In the end, the Treasury Report is a valuable asset for Tea Party activists, its flaws notwithstanding. And it's not our only government-initiated weapon against overspending. On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office will release its next Budget and Economic Outlook for the federal government. Tea Party Patriots will examine this report and report what we find throughout next week.