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Graham Readfearn | February 29, 2012
By Graham Readfearn • Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 15:59
A LOW-PROFILE funding organisation acting as a middleman for wealthy conservative businesspeople has been quietly backing climate denial campaigns across the US.
The Virginia-based Donors Capital Fund and its partner organisation Donors Trust has been giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to groups blocking attempts to limit greenhouse gas pollution and undermining climate science.
Yet the structure of the funds allows the identities of donors and the existence of any vested interests to remain hidden from public view.
Step aside the fakery of "hide the decline". Say hello to "hide the deniers".
During the 2009 unlawful release of the private emails of climate scientists, the phrase "hide the decline" became a catch cry for the denial industry as it tried to convince the world that global warming was some kind of hoax.
DCF has close ties to another, higher profile funding group, Philanthropy Roundtable.
Adam Meyerson is DCF's chairman and also the president of Philanthropy Roundtable. DCF's vice-chairman, Kimberly O. Dennis, is a Philanthropy Roundtable board member as well as being the chairman of Donors Trust.
DCF shares an address with Donors Trust and several board members and staff. Whitney Ball is the president of DCF and Donors Trust.
Steven Hayward, a DCF board member, is also a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. In 2006, it emerged that Hayward had written to an astrophysics professor offering $10,000 for a review of an IPCC report to "explore the limitations of climate model outputs".
Earlier this week, Hayward wrote in detail about the Heartland issue, not mentioning his role on the board of DCF, which has given Heartland more than $6million in recent years.
In Heartland's most recent "Quarterly Performance Report" the institute bragged it had logged "63,418 contacts with legislators" on climate change and environmental policy issues".
In the report, senior fellow James M. Taylor, a Forbes blogger, was still claiming the 2009 "Climategate" emails showed scientists committing "fraud and misconduct" more than a year after numerous independent inquiries into the allegations found the opposite.
Not so much a case of "hide the decline" as a case of "hide the facts", "hide the science" and "hide the deniers".
And your dog told you that?
I like your new adviser, the Dog Scientist. I even like her name, Crockford.
Lara, it's just that you are
Lara, it's just that you are conditioned to protect fossil fuel profits and eliminate competition. Where is your outrage over tax dollars spent on war? Where is your outrage over tax dollars being spent through subsidies to prop up fossil fuel companies, which are private companies already making billions? Or agrarian socialism? What happened to the free market?
Such is your ideological conditioning that you never examine that side of things, but jump on the bandwagon to criticise something (research into AGW) that is for YOUR benefit!
People starving in the 3rd world? Seriously? Nice red herring, been reading Bjorn Lomborg again by the sounds of it. In the short term ,nothing short of taking over the governments of those 3rd world affected countries will fix starvation. Besides, the governments on our planet are faced with numerous quandaries and to focus on only one issue at the expense of others is dangerous.
chas rasper replied on Permalink
You're not seeing the forest for the trees my friend. The system is so broken right now that Green NGO's have convinced the government of the US and third world countries that they know the best way to waste our hard earned dollars.
For instance, they are handing out things solar power radios (very fragile, I'm told), hugely expensive custom made stuff, instead of trying to help people dig wells so that they can get a reliable source of clean water.
Green washing has gone so far over the top now that it's beyond belief. And there is a seemingly endless stream of cash (ours, mostly) feeding this madness.
P.s. Funn how Hank's original post about Heartland's miniscule funding has been completely disappeared from this thread. Nice!
"You're not seeing the forest
"You're not seeing the forest for the trees my friend."
That's laughable Chas considering what you say next.
"The system is so broken right now that Green NGO's have convinced the government of the US and third world countries that they know the best way to waste our hard earned dollars."
Wow, how conned are you Chas? Please point to me where the green NGO's companies are on the Forbes richest companies list?
Green NGO's are absolutely miniscule in comparision. Are you telling me miniscule green NGO's have more political powers of persuasion than the might of the fossil fuel industry? You are dreaming Chas, get real. 100's of billions are being spent by western governments on subsidies to get fossil fuel companies into developing nations and I dont hear you whinging about that. They are private companies Chas, why does the governments need to speed 100's of billions on them?
The price of your petrol/gas for your car would be a lot more were it not for these subsidies. That just goes to show you that, if given the real price of fossil fuels, you would probably scramble for cleantech within a week.
"For instance, they are handing out things solar power radios (very fragile, I'm told), hugely expensive custom made stuff, instead of trying to help people dig wells so that they can get a reliable source of clean water."
Chas, are you saying that solar power radios are being given out at the expense of drilling wells for water? Or they are doing that as well as drilling for water? Either way, please provide detailed evidence, as we know how the denier rumor mill works.
"Green washing has gone so far over the top now that it's beyond belief. And there is a seemingly endless stream of cash (ours, mostly) feeding this madness."
You are so indoctrinated, that you don't see the irony of that statement.
"P.s. Funn how Hank's original post about Heartland's miniscule funding has been completely disappeared from this thread. Nice!"
They are but one company Chas…….you do realise that dont you? Paid to defend private profits, while asking for handouts from the taxpayer.
Drilling wells is like rearranging the chairs on the Titanic.
And stop calling them Green NGOs. That's the silliest thing I've heard. NASA… Green NGO? NOAA Green NGO?
You must be mad.
Did you look at what the military think tanks are saying?
Here's a libertarian for you. He's certainly no friend of Greens.
I suspect that the reason Bill Gates is worried about global warming is that the third world takes the brunt of the damage. Nothing he tries to do over there is useful or valuable if Global Warming kicks in.
caerbannog666 replied on Permalink
Hacks are cheaper than real scientists doing real research
A team of incompetent hacks fronted by a web-site and a PO box can be fielded pretty cheaply.
For an example of Heartland's dishonesty and incompetence, check out this link: http://forums.utsandiego.com/showpost.php?p=4628348&postcount=10
Martin Vermeer replied on Permalink
Caerbannog, Bill Nordhaus (an
Caerbannog, Bill Nordhaus (an economist!) just did approximately the same thing as you…
Yes, it costs a lot less to
Yes, it costs a lot less to criticise research into AGW, than to conduct research that proposes an alternate hypothesis.
An Independent voter's viewpoint
All my comments here, as I'm new to desmogblog, are an independent's viewpoint. The first point is like to raise here concerns the Greenpeace investigation into Dr. Willie Soon's funding. Is there any reason I should trust an extremist org like Greenpeace to "investigate" a scientist with views that are opposite their own? More to the point, can I trust their opinion of the facts culled from that investigation?
I'm sure...
that oil companies will have the opposite opinion for a little grist across the palm.
"All my comments here, as I'm
"All my comments here, as I'm new to desmogblog, are an independent's viewpoint."
No they are not. You show your ideology in the next statement.
"Is there any reason I should trust an extremist org like Greenpeace"
Why are they extremist?
Phil, in case you're not aware of it, the CSIS and RCMP have classified Greenpeace as extremist. It would seem that Greenpeace targets such as energy production facilities and the Bank of Canada. Incidentally, I consider most social conservative groups extremist-like those that seek to outlaw abortion. Don't feed me that garbage that I'm not an independent.
"Phil, in case you're not
"Phil, in case you're not aware of it, the CSIS and RCMP have classified Greenpeace as extremist."
Usually when one makes such an emphatic statement, they add weight to it with facts e.g. citation/reference/link.
I searched both of those sites and could not find the evidence you say is there. I'm sure you can provide that evidence can't you? An official statement and not some schmucks opinion?
Besides, this is 2 out of hundreds of intelligence agencies and GreenPeace are not known as extremist anywhere else but right wing and denier blogs.
"Don't feed me that garbage that I'm not an independent."
I sincerely apologise if I got you wrong. It's just that after nearly 10 years of participating in blogs such as these, I get it right 90% of the time. The language is obvious to anyone who follows this subject long enough. First it starts out as "I'm independent", or "I'm a fence sitter", or "I'm a swinging voter", or "I'm bipartisan" or "I haven't made my mind up". With each additional post we hear "leftist" ,"warmist", "alarmist", "Al Gore" and other denier or right wing memes.
How remiss of me
Of course I'll supply my source, I'm sorry. I found this out from a 16 February article at news.breakingvancouvernews.com. Their source (it's linked) is ctv.ca, which says the basis is 2 documents obtained by a couple of "academics." Let me know what you think.
Thank you for the apology, I assure you it is much appreciated. The way I arrived at being an independent, to explain where I sit, is that I don't fit either the liberal/progressive nor the conservative mold. On economic issues, I tend to sound conservative-I am a business owner, kind of goes with the territory. On the other hand, I don't like the structuring of society within the constrictive bounds the way conservatives do. In the broad sense, I'm told I fit the libertarian mold; but after some investigation I'm not comfortable with that label, either.
Hope that helps, Phil.
Back to my question
Is there a good reason to trust Greenpeace's investigation and the conclusions made from it?
Their opinion hasn't be bought and paid for my Sinopec?
Unlike Harper…
And they clearly state their interests.
"Of course I'll supply my
"Of course I'll supply my source, I'm sorry. I found this out from a 16 February article at news.breakingvancouvernews.com. Their source (it's linked) is ctv.ca, which says the basis is 2 documents obtained by a couple of "academics." Let me know what you think."
Kar98k, I appreciate you making an effort, but that link is a news site and not a reference from the institutions in question. Also, I cannot see anything mentioned on that site about GreenPeace. Can you copy the exact url/link?
"On economic issues, I tend to sound conservative-I am a business owner, kind of goes with the territory"
So am I and although coming from a conservative family, I don't subscribe to conservative economic issues in my country. If I lived in Europe, i would most likely be a conservative. Here in Australia, like the USA & Canada, the Conservatives look after those who fund them (big business) & largely ignore small business. Small business is by far the largets employer.
I also have a sense of social justice that is not in alignment with conservatives in my country and I trust science.
In a world where no one is your friend.
Harper has classified (verbatim) all environmental groups as opposition.
You're simply discussing the shade…
Perhaps I should give
Perhaps I should give you who regularly contribute to these comment threads here, my intent in contributing at desmogblog. It's this: I hope to show you the independent's perspective. In doing so, I'm hoping at least some of you will come to understand what WE see when you're talking about the subject of climate change. Honestly, what I'm really hoping you see is how "the other people" (not necessarily those you term "deniers," but those like myself, who can see your concern but are-from your perspective-either apathetic or unsure what to make of all this) see you when you're trying to communicate the science.
An example might prove instructive. I've noticed a large number of you who are certain that anthropogenic greenhouse gasses are causing an eventual climate catastrophe habitually call those who disagree "deniers." I've come across videos on YouTube where this term is used in reference to such peeps. Greenman3610 has a good number. I've often wondered why. True, somebody was kind enough to answer me, and thought it was self-explanatory.
The problem? The tone and context in which the word is used is intended to be derogatory in nature. I don't mean to be insulting, if some of you are offended. From the response I got (Phil M, was that you? I've forgotten), it's clear that at least some of you who use the term mean no offense; however that is NOT the way it comes across to those of us who don't know all the fine details of the arguments. Honestly, it comes across as intentionally demeaning, derogatory, and intended as a slur on the target individual's character.
The point? Use of "denier" as a term for those who don't share your viewpoint on the subject of climate change doesn't go any distance towards making your point heard or understood, it simply turns off those who might simply lean slightly one way or the other. Look, I understand the frustration you likely experience with those who willingly "engage" you with the opposing view, but calling them by slurs like that makes it appear as if you have no other argument. I understand they call you by such pejoratives as "alarmists," or "warmistas." Honestly, it just makes everyone using those slurs look childish (if you'll forgive me for stating it so bluntly.)
My advice? Drop the word from your vocabulary, especially if you're a scientist. It would help the discourse.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
They are called deniers for one reason
They deny the science. The science is found in the peer reviewed scientific literature not on denier blogs.
In order to deny the science they have to resort to lies. misinformation, misinterpretation and other forms of scientific malfeasance.
They are despicable people who do this to further their selfish and political ends. If they do not like the term there is a simple answer, stop denying accepted and proven science and stop the lying.
Hands down.
I was accused of being an 'Alarmist' long before.
My crime was reading scientific reports and quoted them on blogs and was attacked for it. Period.
In my world, you folks slung the first mud. And… of course have no citations or logic backing yor claims. nada zippo nuthin.
And I'm skeptical enough to look at whatever is shoveled in front of me.
"You folks?"
Are you calling me a "denier," sir? I remind you, I take an indepent's viewpoint here- I don't know what to make of it. I don't pretend to understand the fine points of the science, just basics and some decent knowledge of scientific rigor. I can read abstracts and conclusions, and some statistical data, but the rest might as well be written in swahili for all the good it does me.
I might be more inclined to take your side if what I say here were taken to heart. As for somebody calling you an "alarmist," I'm sorry to hear it. But I would bet you anything that whoever did would say somebody else called him a "denier" first, and the one who called him a denier would echo you, and so on down the line. Doesn't make it right that anybody does that, does it?
My point, of my advice, was especially for SCIENTISTS (like Dr. Mann or Dr. Schmidt at RealClimate) to cease calling other scientists (like Dr. Spencer or Dr. Lindzen) by such pejoratives. When a scientist can cite science from the literature in making a case that you (the generic you) are exaggerating the problem (as Dr. Spencer does, for instance), calling such an individual a "denier" because they are "denying the science" looks from my viewpoint as if you (again, the generic you) are simply saying it to be mean-spirited.
Remember, I don't know any of you personally. I don't know which "side" to believe. I don't believe a "consensus" is necessarily correct, nor do I believe the "consensus" is made up of a conspiracy, either. This problem I'm discussing here (the use of denier as a slur) is only one of many blunders made that puts people like me into a type of undecided category.
Take care, and have a nice day, Oil man.
Mann said what?
Where? Got a link? Anything?
Here's a quote from Mann that I like;
"Mann speculates that perhaps Climategate and the attack campaign was the turning point when the denial movement tacitly accepted they had no honest, science-based case for denying human-caused global warming and had to resort to smearing and intimidation."
The interesting thing in the climategate emails is that the practicing deniers aren't getting hammered. Got it?
As you know its perfectly acceptable to provide alternate points of view in scientific circles. We can also use 'tricks'. I do. It also doesn't slow up publishing. But remember… your accuracy is a matter of public record;
Finally, what you say in your private space is completely separate from your scientific one. A fact that Bjorn Lomborg takes advantage of;
In his defence for a review of his book he says;
"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"
Yup… he argues its fiction.
Dr. Mann
Oh, I apologize. I forgot to show you where I've seen Drs. Mann and Schmidt use the term. You ever visit RealClimate? Not uncommon for them to use some variation of denier (like Schmidt's occasional use of denialosphere.
Now, please don't start about climategate. I'll give my take in due time, and you may be surprised at what I have to say. It's not anything I think you would object to, I don't think.
Thank you for your time.
Keep in mind, this is a political blog. Not a scientific one.
I got concerned when I saw numerous attacks on science in completely unrelated spheres of my life. In that case the people in question simply couldn't understand the difference between say a blogger, and a scientist. (Important thing to figure out IMO.) They also couldn't distinguish between something like Greenpeace and say, NASA.
In hunting for evidence to understand what the 'deniers' say… I began to wonder where they were getting their bunk. And I kept running across desmogblog, which was confirming what I was finding.
Desmogblog is here for the purpose of exposing and countering paid opinion pieces which are designed to counter to scientific evidence. Folks here are very concerned about the sources of opinions.. Which is why you hear terms like 'echo chamber' and 'meme spread' bandied about.
The reason for all this level of confusion is spelled out right here;
Anyways, we're all here not so much to debate the science… but to figure out 'why' people are saying what they are saying.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
"I might be more inclined to take your side"
That's your problem right there. There are no "two sides". There is only science. What you claim to be the other side is the misinformation put out by the deniers. Why do you even go and look at denier sites, can't you tell the difference between science and junk and lies?
You sound like a typical concern troll to me. If you don't have the smarts to understand science then don't pretend that you do. Go and learn some science then you should be able to see the difference between real science and denier junk. Till then stop trolling.
Do you think it is "mean-spirited" to call a rapist a rapist, a murderer a murderer, a swindler a swindler, a liar a liar? Deniers are in the same category as those I have listed, they are determined to make future lives worse for future generations to ensure that their selfish needs are met today. How any rational person cannot see that perplexes me unless they are part of the selfish minority.
Two sides
Unfortunately, I can't agree with the opinion that there aren't two sides. Both sides have scientists, scientists on both sides cite science from the peer reviewed journals, and both are usually correct in their citations (yes, there are exceptions on both sides). Prior to 2005 or 2006, I had no clue that there were two sides to the story, competing science, if you will. That's when Dr. Chris Landsea wrote his "open letter" criticizing the IPCC for failing to act on an alleged impropriety of Dr.Kevin Trenberth in mis-stating the state of science relating to hurricanes and global warming.
To call scientists who cite science to back up what they say clearly aren't "denying science," they're embracing competing science, "deniers" is clearly going to get people like me (for whom the jury is still out on who's right) to look at people who use that slur as at least a little nuts.
To call me a "troll" for trying to help you see you communication errors is another such mistake. Here, the .mistake is that you have Bush's "if you're not with us" mentality. Because the jury's out, in my opinion, doesn't mean I couldn't be persuaded to see this subject your way. By answering in such a hostile tone, you can only succeed in pushing me the other way.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
There are no two sides
What an idiot you are. Do you think that science laws work one way one day and another the next depending on whether it's Tuesday or Sunday?
Science laws are constant and unchanging. It is up to scientists to understand these laws. The laws which determine climate science are not unique they are the basic laws of physics and chemistry with a bit of biology thrown in.
Can you point me to an accepted peer reviewed paper which contradicts the literally thousands of papers which support the consensus on climate science?
There have been a few thrown out but none have stood the test of rigorous review (that is where debate in science happens not on some stage where a performing monkey does a gish gallop of nonsense not giving the scientists time to refute the numerous errors in the presentation).
There are so many "last nail in the coffin" of climate science that there is more metal than wood in the coffin.
Please tell me one scientist that you think is correct in his science that there is no problem with accumulating green house gases. Lindzen is the closest but all his recent papers have been shown to be flawed. I won't even go into the dishonesty he shows in his presentations outside the peer reviewed science. See for example his recent load of lies, misinformation and deception shown in his recent presentation in the UK Parliament building (note: the presentation was not to parliament).
And he is the best you have got.
Start reading some science and not the denier junk you seem to be addicted to. As far as I am concerned you are a troll, I will be nice and call you a concern troll, not one of the really bad ones but a troll non the less.
Climate science is not the only science where supposedly respected scientists deny the science, see HIV deniers (Nobel prize winner among that lot), asbestos is harmful deniers, smoking causes cancer deniers. If you and your ilk don't like being referred to as deniers there is a simple solution, stop denying accepted science.
Has it occured to you...
…that you're not talking to some "denier?" I've told you, the jury's still out with me. I appreciate the lessening of the hostility, don't get me wrong. But I'm not here to play "devil's advocate." So, would you kindly refer to the "deniers" in the third person?
Just to check with you, are you asking what arguments they make with scientific references that I find so nagging?
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Learn some science
You certainly behave as a denier. Learn some science then you will see how wrong you are.
If, as you say, you are not a denier, why haven't you answered the questions I put to you? Is it because if you answer them them correctly, in your view, it will prove my point? Why do you defend a dishonest scientist like Willie Soon? Only deniers get upset when they are called deniers. I deny a lot of things, I deny that I have ever robbed a bank, i deny that I have ever committed murder. If you call me a denier because of these I will not get upset. Denying science because it will interfere with your selfish mindset is why you don't like the terrm, it says too much about your character.
Deniers are despicable people Time for you to leave their cabal and behave in an honest manner.
Too many assumptions
You make too many assumptions, Ian. The first is that I'm here to play "devil's advocate," I'm not. The next is that I don't understand ANY of the science. Admittedly, I don't understand the fine technicalities of climate science, but I DO understand the basics of why you think this is an urgent problem-and why those you call "deniers" don't. The other assumption you make seems to be that anyone who doesn't 100% agree with you is the same as a "denier." Placing people who haven't decided for themselves who's right into the same category as those you accuse of deliberately deceiving others is never a way to convince anyone that you're right. In fact, it has the exact opposite effect.
Why won't I "answer the question?" What question? As for "defending Willie Soon," when did I ever mention his name, let alone defend him? I think you need to chillax, Ian.
Have a nice day, hope you'll tell what question you want me to answer.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Troll troll troll
Well I've had my dose of trolls for today, I hope the rest of my day will be more productive and informative.
OK they weren't questions but requests can't you tell the difference?
Time for a purge.
Its not like guys are contributing or anything.
First, you accuse me
of "lying," now it's your turn, hmmm? You want to know why I don't "answer your questions," rhetorically come up with false reasons I supposedly won't, then admit when asked that they weren't "questions," but "requests." That's ground to accuse you of hypocrisy, friend. I advise you, don't mischaracterize someone else's mistakes, or you could end up having the same done to you.
You may not lose the hostility, much I wish you would, but you should govern your passions. If you don't, they will govern you, and passion never governs wisely.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Time for this troll to go
He is both a liar and an idiot, a bad combination for someone who calls himself after a dangerous weapon. In fact his name may have Godwined himself.
I'm not the one calling people such things as "idiot" repeatedly. You claim "denier" isn't intended as offensive, but the term "idiot" isn't innocuous, pal. Nor is calling them a "troll" on a blog comment. Honestly, I've put up with about all the garbage I'm going to take from you.
My suggestion? You might try listening for once, instead of slinging garbage.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Seems like the truth hurts when it is directed at himself
kar98k, if you object to the terms I have called you, then there is a simple response, stop lying, stop acting like a troll and behave in a decent manner. You do understand the meaning of "troll" when used on the internet?
You still haven't responded to my questions/request. Funny how trolls never answer questions, isn't it? Afraid your answers will show up your ignorance of climate science?
Then what's your "request?"
You might do something that courteous. If you want to discuss science, I'm fine with that. Just remember, I bluntly told you I'm no expert. I haven't even presented myself as anything of the sort. I presume you're going to "request" that I cite at least one peer-reviewed paper from the scientific journals, am I right? Yes or no will do.
In fact...
I don't think you'd even pass a turing test.
My circuits failed to distinguish which human was communicating. Diagnostics showed the firmware wasn't capable of withstanding human hostility. Some modification was necessary…LOL.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
kar98k here are my questions/requests
"Can you point me to an accepted peer reviewed paper which contradicts the literally thousands of papers which support the consensus on climate science?"
"Please tell me one scientist that you think is correct in his science that there is no problem with accumulating green house gases"
You claim that you are no expert but you are trying to tell anyone who understands science and climate science that we are wrong and you are right. For example your "two sides" nonsense. Why don't you go and read up on some real and honest information before jumping blindly in and showing that you are a Dunning Kruger syndrome sufferer?
Answer my questions and we will see just how much you have been taken in by the dishonest denier nonsense.
As requested
First, I'm going to correct you. I'm not telling you that you're wrong on the science, I'm telling you that you're wrong in the way you communicate it to undecided people, like me. Makes me think the "deniers" have a case. I already told you of one mistake, now your next: you refuse to acknowledge that the competing side even exists.
Now, let's get that paper out there that you asked for, yes? One that sticks out from the dissenters is this one: Loehle, C. & Scafetta, N., Climate Change Attribution using Empirical Decomposition of Climatic Data, The Open Atmospheric Science Journal 5: 74-86 (2011). In this paper, the authors report that between 50%-60% of climate change since 1850 can be accounted for by the natural forcings the used, and at least 50% of it since 1970. Their projection is that temperatures in 2100 will be about 0.6 degrees Celsius above the 2000 level.
Now, before you answer, I'm going to say I've already seen critiques of this paper. I don't have time right now, but I'll get back in a couple of hours to see which one you use, and which expert.
Take care
Now, that expert
Of the dissenters, I would likely pick Dr. Roy Spencer. He (like practically all the dissenting scientists I've noticed) acknowledges the temperature rise, and the virtual certainty of an anthropogenic component to it. What the dispute is over is how much warming is likely to occur as a result of human greenhouse emissions and the likely impacts on the climate from that warming. The point dissenters like Dr. Spencer make is that the warming is likely minor, as are the impacts.
Me? Like I keep telling you, I haven't decided which side is right. I'm here to point out to you that your hostile attitude and poor manners are undermining your cause-not to mention that Peter Gleick didn't help matters with the fraud he admitted to committing.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
I asked:
"Please tell me one scientist that you think is correct in his science that there is no problem with accumulating green house gases."
And you respond with Spencer? Get a grip on reality. You are doing your best to show everyone that you are a dishonest denier. You may not know which "side" is right but you can certainly show which "side" is wrong.
There are lots and lots of other articles on the lack of scientific ability and honesty of this character.
The only thing I am undermining, and you are doing a better job than me, is your honesty and knowledge of science
Again I repeat, try better next time.
If Dr. Spencer is
as incompetent and dishonest as you say, then point me to the investigation that had him removed from his position at University of Alabama-Huntsville, and from leading the operation of the satellite data that is handled from there. You say he's dishonest? If that's true, he'd have been removed a long time ago and been making his living as a janitor. You say he lacks scientific ability? If that's true, then how did he even get his Oh. D.?
Really, Ian? A scientist disputes a hypothesis, and he's now incompetent and dishonest? And I'm to accept that assertion without proof?
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
There are far more dishonest people than Spencer
Why haven't Lindzen, Ball, Michaels, Wegman Patterson et al. not been removed? This is a major failing of our Institutions, they will not censure (note: I didn't say censor) their members when they behave in a dishonest and potentially illegal manner especially when the results of their malfeasance will have such a detrimental effect on all of our and future lives.
The fact that they are still there does not mean, as you seem to imply, that they have done no wrong, they have and have been let off for their misdemeanors.
Its perfectly legal for them to do what ever they like in their spare time… because its not science. Just ask Bjorn Lomborg about how to do non-science.
So… you get the heart of the matter and look at the papers.
Are they getting quoted? Are they getting used in further research? You'll find that good research papers get used. A lot. Bad ones are ignored like a bad smell.
Even writing a single paper is obviously not enough. IT MUST BE REUSED FOR FURTHER RESEARCH. They are typically so focused that they miss other or related areas of study. Any such ideas must be tested rigorously by many many scientists. That is heart of Climate Science today.
My wife's master's thesis is quoted in more journals more than Spencer's work.
Here's a cut down on Spensor's work;
And the fallout for his crappy work;
That's a fine bit of circular thinking
Dr. Spencer and the others still work as scientists because the institutions they work for won't act; and the we know the institutional safeguards failed because the"deniers" still work as scientists. Cute.
You may sit there calling well-pedigreed scientists by whatever slur and insulting words you can dig up, but it does nothing to convince me that you're right.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
You are logically challenged kar98k
kar98k bemoans:
"A scientist disputes a hypothesis, and he's now incompetent and dishonest?"
He is not being called incompetent because he is disputing a theory, he is being called that because the papers he publishes are rubbish and put into obscure journals. Do you not find it telling that the only people you can bring up in support of your anti-AGW junk science are people with a history of incompetence and dishonesty? Have you tried to find a competent and honest one? Of course you have tried but there are none around. Get a life.
Since you prefer political
hatchet jobs, perhaps another expert may be more to your liking. I'll select Dr. Mike Hulme. He's a climatologist, doesn't believe in an imminent catastrophe, and even dislikes the apocalyptic language and stated absolute certainty of documents like IPCC AR4's Summary for Policymakers. He's a co-author of The Hartwell Paper, which I generally agree with, and was greatly disappointed with the "climategate" emails when they became public.

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Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade? In that order? Surely, the band whose debut almost nabbed the top-slot in Pitchfork's Albums of 2005 list shouldn't be playing second-fiddle? Spencer Krug's other concern, Sunset Rubdown, may not be threatening Wolf Parade for the title of biggest indie crossover just yet, but they're the most thrillingly weird posse of indie tunesmiths I've discovered in the past 18 months, and if you want a world-class glam-prog-freakfolk-psych band to call your own, get in quickly. Sadly, the internet myth proves untrue, that Wolf Parade were formed in response to a request from Win Butler for a support act when Arcade Fire were due to capitalize on their best-new-band-in-the-world-status, but the truth (that SunRub went from solo project to band-proper, when Frog Eyes needed support) opens up a whole network of even-more exciting bands who more than make you believe this kind of story.
Did I say 'prog' just now? Well, yeah – but I also said 'glam', and I meant it, because I've been babbling to complete strangers about how Spencer might just be the next David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust, and I don't mean in a Brett Anderson/Brian Molko way; instead I mean, in a "star-man / waiting in the sky / he'd like to come and help us / but he thinks he'd blow our minds…" way. (To be super-accurate, Sunset Rubdown sound most like T Rex if they were actually good, but 1970s Bowie's more flattering, no?). Plus, the sound's developing so fast, the next album could go all Led Zeppelin: check 'Idiot Heart' (available at daytrotter.com) for some kick-ass Jimmy Page-style axe-work, and the sexiest lyric ever to feature a mythological figure: "he strode around like he might own the joint / just like Icarus thought he might…own the sky".
Backing up a little, what distinguishes a Sunset Rubdown song is its unusual contours – which isn't necessarily a hallmark of greatness by itself, but it's one of those idiosyncrasies that often marks out a rare talent. Take Palace Brothers – the default setting is a mid-tempo trudge, as if beneath overcast skies… and then a sudden glimpse of sun through clouds, that is the song's hook; as if to say, Life is Drudgery, or the Long Journey Home. By analogy, Sunset Rubdown songs are often an uncertain stumble through cold mists and half-formed melodies, over treacherous ground and broken rhythms… and then the arrival at the Gilded Palace of Psychedelia, with drums kicking in, guitars and synths a-blazing. Okay, that's not necessarily true to life, but it's true to love, and it's true to dabbling in recreational drugs, and it's true to traditional fun like a really good Hallowe'en party.
Incidentally, I caught them at the Luminaire in Kilburn, early 2008, after four months guzzling Deep House and Techno, having been a teetotaller when it comes to that kinda stuff, my whole life. Nonetheless, believe you me, I wasn't the only person dancing like a pilled-up fraggle that night… and I doubt a single person there was chemically enhanced. So, there's a moral for you kids: don't do drugs – get yourself a Sunset Rubdown record.
So... below you'll find an annotated discography of the main projects featuring Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner - the songwriters from Wolf Parade. Sunset Rubdown is Spencer's band, and Handsome Furs is Dan's. Also mentioned are Frog Eyes (Carey Mercer, Spencer, et alia), and Swan Lake, which is Spencer, Carey, and Dan Bejar, from Destroyer. Spencer's solo-debut has been omitted, lest I say anything unkind.
[09 / 10]
"Sugar Mountain" was Neil Young's metaphor for childhood, and even if you know "Mt Zoomer" is in fact the name of the band's studio, it still evokes nostalgia for the shiny sounds you'll remember if you were born in the seventies. If Sunset Rubdown sound like a 90s supergroup playing 70s psychedelia, then this year's Wolf Parade are a 21st century supergroup playing 1980s new wave & synthpop. In case you need clues to their pop fixation, check some of the unapologetic lyrical steals: "hang on the tele-phone / on the tele-phone" referencing Blondie (or St Etienne) ; Spencer's 'California Dreamer'; and an actual track called 'Fine Young Cannibals' (which sounds way more like 1980s Genesis before they shed the last trace of prog, or Talk Talk seeing how much they can get the synths to sound like animals). Most of the songs charge along, straight out of the gate, with a kickdrum stomp, and pulsing keyboard lines that don't always need an overt chorus. As usual, Spencer allows himself two or three songs that take a while to find their groove (e.g. 'Bang Your Drum' where his voice postures, throws shapes, skips about, like interpretive dance), but these segments are shorter than on Random Spirit Lover, and serve their purpose well in the context of the album, from which he certainly hasn't kept back his best writing.
So, what's it all about? In the absence of a lyric sheet, some fanciful interpretations of the album's themes abound, online. For instance, 'Language City' presents the clearest condemnation of modernity, technology, and the surveillance society ("eyeballs they float in space") and doesn't sound optimistic ("all this work / just to tear it down"); to be honest, once you get past the symbolism, you know this stuff, and would be better off hearing that the song in question reminds me of Pulp at their prime. Similarly, 'Grey Estates' has the dystopian vision ("a hundred sad inventions / rot inside the grey estates"), but mostly I'm thinking how awesome it would be if a club played this instead of 'Disco 2000' or 'Common People'. Finally, though, what raises Wolf Parade above all the bands so-far cited is the muscularity of the playing; 'An Animal in your Care' starts like one of the quirky synth-led tunes The Cure used to do, but ends with guitars that growl, like later-Robert Smith at his most Hendrix. Closing track 'Kissing the Beehive' is a multi-part synth epic – again, like Genesis- or Invisible Touch-era Genesis (back when they were bewailing environmental catastrophe), and with "standing on the beach / hands in the sky / watching it all burn" lyrics, like one of Robert Smith's apocalyptic visions. The difference is, Wolf Parade have a 21st century sensibility letting them know what sounds go together, and at the end of 47 minutes the whole thing's been so exhilarating, it's strangely exhausting.
Random Spirit Lover (2007) Jagjaguwar
[09 / 10]
Behold the Gilded Palace of Psychedelia! Finally, Sunset Rubdown are writing / singing / chanting a Kalevala for phased guitar, vintage-keyboards, drums. On the first track, Spencer yelps "this one's for Maggie!", and as his bandmates chorus back at him, you realize that there's a prog-rock opera playing, and you've been tricked into listening, but you don't mind, because you want to know who Maggie is, and you like the fact you've entered in medias res: it means you have to fill the gaps in the story yourself. Sure, some of the tracks drift through as much as 5 minutes of murkiness, but others open with a glam-stomp, and somehow most of them reach a glorious climax, and you have no idea what perversion of musical logic got them there (think 'Paranoid Android' / 'Polyethylene' – but don't think Muse, EVER. Come to think of it, did you see Velvet Goldmine? You could do a lot worse than compare Sunset Rubdown to the Radiohead/Bernard Butler/Roxy Music supergroup that was The Venus in Furs). To be honest, after 9 months listening, I still have no idea what the album's story is, but I dig the message: that magic & myth are here & now, and that there's a middle-ground between Goth & Geek that makes it possible to drop lines like "I have lusted after yer-er-her-her-hoo / the way blood-suckers do!" – and get the crowd yelling along to it, sending indie-girls home with love-bites. What's astonishing is the fluidity with which Spencer charges from image to image; never just slipping in something surreal because it fits the rhyme-scheme (like Joanna Newsom) or because it doesn't (like doseone of cLOUDDEAD & Subtle). Check this: "He was a man of many nations / With revelations, oh revelations / He wrote a book about the Bible / He wrote a book about men in the sky / He wrote a book about the smell of the winter / And then two… A little less simple to decipher / Saying "I am the water at the foot of the palms, / Or I am sand and wind, and a shitty mirage, / But either way, I'm a man of many nations!" – all of which is only half of one verse, and maybe not persuasive on the page, but believe me: I've woken up singing this freakiness.
[08 / 10]
Pholk. Now, there's a term I haven't used in a while. Yep, this could be the best "pholk" album since Grandaddy's The Sophtware Slump (1999). The themes are much the same, and Boeckner's obviously sold on the formula that friendly old synth tones and nylon-string guitars can plaintively express how mechanization is choking Nature, even as their retro-ness evokes the 1950s hopes of utopia: that someday we'll all have hover-cars. There are a couple of significant differences, though, that might pique your interest. Firstly, Dan has one of those rich, older-than-his-years, Michael Stipe-type voices, whereas Jason Lytle has a certain vocal fragility to match his emotional fragility (hence Jed the Malfunctioning Robot – that transparent metaphor for alcoholism – pretty close to the bone, that one). Second, Dan can sing a line about realizing we're animals "when we saw each other's bodies", and it's equal parts Zen, erotic, and faintly nostalgic for the idea humans might be the Chosen Creatures. Perhaps these differences (between Dan and Jason, but also between Dan and a lot of songwriters mixing their acoustic guitars, yearning for Nature, synths, and hatred for the City) has a lot to do with Dan having actually spent time in a commune. "Sing Captain!", for one, is an optimistic ballad about leaving civilization behind that sounds like he didn't completely regret the experience. In terms of the unfolding Sun Rub / Wolf Parade story, Plague Park is still a couple of steps away from the magnificence of At Mt Zoomer (2008) but it's definitely the kind of lower-fi, more laidback rehearsal that's good enough to keep coming back to, in its own right.
Shut Up, I Am Dreaming (2007) Rough Trade
[08 / 10]
Yes, that is the full title of the record, but in context it's "shut up, shut up / I am dreaming of places / where lovers have wings", which is the kind of romance that makes sense to this indie-boy. Not much rocking-out on the first album-proper by SR-the-band. 'Stadiums & Shrines' is pretty dramatic: like Ben Hur, the claymation version, but much of the time (and, maybe it's the album-artwork) this feels like the musical equivalent of David Shrigley – a lo-fi take on myth, mysticism and mortality. On 'The Empty Threats of Little Lord' (over 'Karma Police' chords, if you're interested), Spencer sniffs "…if I ever hurt you / it will be in self-defence…" He's got a knack, it seems, for writing characters who belong in cartoons, and at the same time endear you to their tragicomic plight. It's an essential purchase, of course, but you may want to go for the follow-up, first.
[04 / 10]
Agonizing. Judge this by its cover: an old man drawn in felt-tip by a loon. Whenever I hear records like this, I think that David Thomas (of Pere Ubu) has a lot to answer for: making desperately strange people think that someone out there wants to hear them squawk & warble, over shambolic clatterings that can generously be described as "involving" guitars, bass, and drums. It's not as easy as it sounds. In an interview, Krug admits that he admires Mercer for releasing "things a lot of people will hate" – so you're probably wasting your time if you try too hard to like this.
Beast Moans (2006) Jagjaguwar
[06 / 10]
"This record is a testament to friendship…" say the sleeve-notes. Well, I'm glad that three people appreciated it, because it's a tough one to get through, even though it's Dan & Spencer from Wolf Parade with Carey Mercer from Frog Eyes (who probably wrote a few too many of the tracks). Half of it's as good as half the stuff on other WP / SR albums… but that's only half a reason to check it out. 'This Fire' is gorgeous, and belongs on the next compilation of psychedelic love-songs for the indie-freak in your life.
SUNSET RUBDOWN (Spencer & his Gang): "A Day in the Graveyard" EP (2005), Global Symphonic
[07 / 10]
The debut-proper - by Spencer, solo - was unlistenable, but now we're talking. Lying among broken roses on your lover's grave… and watching the helicopters overhead. Nice twist. There are no anachronisms in the imagination, which is maybe what Marc Bolan meant by the 'Ballrooms of Mars'. On the fifth track: "You should hear the wind at my window / I said You should hear the wind at my window / It goes woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-oo-oo…" It does; exactly like that. You should hear it and join in – it's fun.
[08 / 10]
Not the best "#1 Album of the Year" Pitchfork have ever elected, but the ranking was a good sign, right? It's lazy, I know, given that Isaac Brock produced this, to make a Modest Mouse comparison, but that's pretty accurate in terms of style and quality, unless you've heard Brock's marginally-weirder-side-project, Ugly Casanova. 'Shine a Light' may be one of the best here, with its chugging guitar, woo-oo backing vocals, and humming keyboards, but it sounds like a demo for several of the better tracks on At Mt Zoomer. That said, final track, 'This Heart's on Fire' has a kind of heroic masculine swagger and effortless cool that makes you want to see what Dan looks like so you can – I don't know – grow a beard like him, or smoke his brand of cigarettes, start wearing plaid, what have you. I mean, he doesn't even bother to sing the first two choruses – the melody's latent in the drawled slogan"'…this haaht's on faah…" – but as the tempo picks up, and the guitars lend more heft to that waspishly insistent keyboard melody, Dan wakes up too, and by the end he's roaring and rolling around the studio-floor like Iggy.


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Which new signing are you most excited about?
Me 'Cedric has looked impressive in pre-season so far, and looks like he will offer even more going forward than Clyne did. We shall see if he can recreate that level of form in the Premier League.'
Glen de la Cour (from League One Minus Ten) 'Cedric Soares looks an exciting addition especially as it fits our ethos of selling big and replacing with better quality for less money. The most important though is Jordy Clasie because of the boots he has to fill.'
Connor Armstrong (from All of the websites) 'For me it's probably Cédric, so far. It looks like he'll give us great balance when Bertrand is back too, as well as another genuine attacking threat.'
Sam Dobson (from The Saints Hub) 'Excited is probably the wrong word, but Cedric Soares looks the most impressive so far'
George Galpin (from St. Mary's Musings) 'I'm really excited about Jordy Clasie. Morgan Schneiderlin was a fantastic player for Saints, and will be remembered as an icon of the club's recent rise. But people move on, and the Utd move is something that not many would be able to say no to.'
Ben Stanfield (from Teamtalk Fanzone) 'Cedric Soares. I think he looks like a really bright young talent who, in glimpses against Vitesse, showed he will thrive in getting forward to create opportunities for Saints. He looks physically strong, is quick and seems to have an experienced head on young shoulders. The acid test, which hasn't really been seen yet, is his defending – particularly against Premier League attackers..'
Ben (from Go Marching In) 'Cédric Soares – Has looked very assured already despite only playing a few games in a Saints shirt. I like his positivity going forward and have a feeling he could bag a couple of goals in his first season.'
Ben McQuaide (from McQuaide's Musings and SportsPulse) 'Without a doubt, Jordy Clasie. I've wanted him at Southampton for quite a while now and after watching him a fair bit in the Eredivisie I'm convinced he'll be a hit in the Premier League.'
Which Saints player do you think will have the biggest impact (secure move to United/Liverpool/Spurs) on the Premier League this season?
Me 'Sadio Mane. He is such an exciting player and already making a name for himself. Still only 23 I think he is destined for the top sooner rather than later.'
GdlC 'Sadio Mane- he will hopefully be better equipped in his 2nd season to keep a high level of performance right through.'
CA 'It's going to be Sadio Mané. He's gonna tear it up. Big Vic will keep being Big Vic too, so he's another who will have a big impact. Let's hope that Jay Rodriguez makes his mark too.'
SD 'Sadio Mane. He will win us games single-handedly .'
GG 'I really think this is Sadio Mané's year. He's settled into the team well, but it was noticeable how much physically he had grown and looks frighteningly quick. He could become a real superstar this season.'
BS 'Sadio Mane. I'm really looking forward to seeing Sadio have a full season with Saints. He was one of the more consistent performers across last year and has already shown in pre-season that he is ready to go. I think he should, and will, be targeting 20 goals for Saints this season. He could well be the key to us winning a few close games.'
B 'Sadio Mane – One the most fouled players in the Premier League last season. Feel that if he has another impressive season we'll be fighting off some big offers for him next summer.'
BM 'Sadio Mane, if he can maintain or better his form from the second half of last season for a whole season he's gonna tear teams apart and I think he could score 15+ goals this season.'
How do you rate our transfer business out of 10?
Me 'So far I would say it is a 7-8, add another centre half, and in my opinion an out and out striker and then it would be higher.'
GdlC 'Hard to tell until they've adapted (or not)…. on the face of it, it looks like an 8 or 9 out of 10. A top quality centre back in addition to Caulker will make it even better.'
SD '6 or 7. Difficult to argue that we won't be worse off without Clyne and Schneiderlin, but the players that have replaced them aren't THAT much worse, so we should still be competitive.'
GG 'If Saints can get the CB to replace Alderweireld, 10 for me. The players who had left all had understandable reasons for going, but once again the transfer committee seem to have brought in the right replacements.'
BS 'I'd say a 7. We seemed well prepared for any departures but, unlike last year, we didn't need wholesale changes this summer anyway. If we can get a top-class CB in, like Van Dijk for example, then that 7 can become an 8/9 and I think we're ready to go!'
BM 'Probably a 6, the replacements look pretty solid for those that departed but I think we may be slightly weaker than last season, starting XI wise. '
Morgan Schneiderlin. Impossible to truly replace?
Me 'Not impossible but incredibly difficult. I hope the Wanyama/Clasie partnership hits the ground running, if it does then we are going to be fine.'
GdlC 'Maybe hard to immediately replace but you have to give time for a player to grow into the role. Once Clasie gets used to English football, he may well be that man. He has roughly the same number of caps for Holland as Morgan has for France – all he doesn't have is the English football experience.'
CA 'Probably, but we've given it a very good go.'
SD 'He will definitely be missed, but we're still pretty strong in that area of the pitch. Victor Wanyama is one of the best midfielders around and if Jordy Clasie doesn't cut it, Harrison Reed will be ready to step up.'
GG 'In all honesty, he is not impossible to replace, because no one is for a club the size of Southampton. He was an incredible player, but like I said earlier; people move on. Le Tissier retired, Channon left, Nick Holmes, Terry Paine, Rickie Lambert.. They all stopped playing for Saints, but the club is still there.'
BS 'No player is ever truly irreplaceable. Morgan was a class act, no doubt about that, but I really feel Wanyama can step up to the same level Morgan was playing at each week and become the star of our Midfield. I wish Morgan well but we will survive without him.'
B 'I think so. The ability to win the ball back, control the game with his distribution and an engine to cover every blade of grass on the pitch. A lot of players only specialise in one of those areas but Morgan was capable of them all. In Jordy Clasie we have a player who can certainly tick a lot of those boxes, but I think he'll need time to find his feet in the Premier League. But at 24 there's plenty of time for him to become as integral to Southampton as Morgan was.'
BM 'Wouldn't say irreplaceable, top class player but I think Clasie will replace him well.'
Who will win the Premier League?
Me 'Chelsea, but not as easily as they did last season.'
GdlC 'Vitesse Arnhem's feeder club.'
CA 'Chelsea. Manchester United will push them but the Blues have got the knack.'
SD 'Man United.'
GG 'In my opinion, it'll take a lot to stop Utd if they can add another attacker. '
BS 'If United 'click' then I think they could go close – which they should do after the ridiculous amounts of money they've spent over the last two years – but I think it'll be Chelsea's to lose again. They are generally the epitome of consistency.'
B 'Arsenal.'
BM 'Chelsea, again. Despite concerns over Diego Costa's hamstring.'
Who will go down?
Me 'Bournemouth, Sunderland & Norwich.'
GdlC 'Tottenham, Liverpool and I don't really care who else.'
CA 'Bournemouth, Norwich and Sunderland.'
SD 'Aston Villa, Leicester and Bournemouth.'
GG 'Bournemouth, Leicester and Norwich'
BS 'Watford, Leicester and Norwich.'
B 'Leicester, Norwich and Watford.'
BM 'Bournemouth, Norwich and Leicester.'
Who do you most want to beat this season?
Me 'Whoever we get in the cup final.'
GdlC 'Tottenham.'
CA 'Liverpool. For obvious reasons. Chelsea and Tottenham are others, but only because I have mates who support them.'
SD 'Tottenham, we must be due a win against them by now.'
GG 'Everybody… ;-). For me, I'd like Saints to beat Tottenham, purely because they're the only team in the top six clubs that I haven't seen Saints claim all three points from since promotion.'
BS 'Liverpool and Tottenham. Both for obvious reasons of course!'
B 'Probably Liverpool. Tottenham was a close second but the scousers win because they have more ex Saints players in their team. It's got a lot to do with showing that we're not weaker without them.'
BM 'Liverpool, without a doubt. You know the reasons. '
Chips. Mayonnaise or No Mayonnaise?
Me 'No. Total Dutch nonsense I'm afraid. HP Sauce (now made in Holland) is your standard chip affair.'
GdlC 'I am determined to try the mayonnaise option soon! Will get back to you.'
CA 'Mayonnaise, and lots of it. '
SD 'No Mayonnaise. Sorry Ronald.'
GG 'I tried chips with mayonnaise in Rotterdam for the Feyenoord friendly, and can see why they love it there. But for me, salt, pepper and vinegar is a winner. So is Reggae Reggae sauce.'
BS 'I'm afraid this is (probably) the only thing in life that Ronald and I don't agree on. Chips for me can only ever have one condiment on them – tomato ketchup!! So no mayonnaise for me. Sorry Ron!'
B 'Mayonnaise. Lots of it.'
BM 'Mayonnaise, obviously.'
You wake up suddenly and find yourself in Fratton Park for a Pompey home game. How do you escape unnoticed?
Me 'There is a scene in the US zombie drama 'The Walking Dead' where the heroes smother themselves in zombie blood and guts and then act brain-dead to blend in and walk freely amongst the zombies. Like that. But using fish guts.'
GdlC 'Grow an extra finger on each hand, an extra toe on each foot and an eye in the middle of my forehead, sing 'Amarillo' and shout 'I HATE FACKING SCUMMAHS'and then (most importantly) blame the owners for everything. Now that I'm fully blended in… I can leave.'
CA 'Fratton Park? Isn't that where the big Tesco's is now?'
SD 'Reckon it'll be pretty easy for me to navigate my way through rows of empty seats.'
GG 'Stick on a thick coat, and casually walk towards the exit. If they say I can't get back in, I'll say I've left my car unlocked. Simple!'
BS 'I'd turn to the only other guy in attendance and advise that I think I've left my car unlocked and will be right back….'
B 'Scary thought. I would probably go for some sort of diversion tactic, saying loudly, "Isn't that guy over there from HMRC?" and then walk briskly in the other direction.'
BM 'I think you mean the Portsmouth Dockland Stadium (See below). '
Cheers to all those who took the time to answer questions. We'll all meet back here in May and see how right (or wrong) we got it!
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When Will Fed-Created Melt-Up Turn Into a Meltdown?
As the Federal Reserve buys up Treasuries, commodities and oil continue to inflate.
The question now: When does the meltup switch into a full-fledged meltdown of the global economy? In spite of all warning signs that the Fed has ignored over the past few months, the switchover is now transmitting at such a rapid pace that it could happen in either one great shock or in a series. In my view, the 320 level on the CRB was more than enough to trigger the switch, and it corresponds with the first riots in Tunisia and then Egypt. If the Fed continues its purchases, we can calculate that each new $100 billion of Treasury purchased will add about 5 percent to the commodity index and $7 to oil. It takes four weeks for the Fed to purchase $100 billion in Treasuries. What a game of chicken being played out and right before our eyes! You can sense the collision, flying glass, blood, and bones at almost any moment. If the Fed desists or scales down its Treasury buying, the stark trillion dollar question becomes who will buy them?
Editor's Note: This article was originally posted on The Wall Street Examiner's Winter Watch.
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Kennedy Center honorees saluted by Obama, celebrities in CBS special
Blues musician Buddy Guy, actor Dustin Hoffman, CBS late-night talk show host David Letterman, ballerina Natalia Makarova and English rock band Led Zeppelin accept their Kennedy Center Honors Wednesday night in a two-hour CBS special.
The 35th annual gala, which was taped on Dec. 2 in Washington, recognizes recipients for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts in dance, music, theater, opera, film and TV.
President Barack Obama gave out the honors in the White House's East Room, with first lady Michelle Obama and several stars on hand to help pay tribute to this year's recipients.
Caroline Kennedy, who hosted the ceremony for the 10th consecutive year, kicked off the festivities with a quote from poet Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotony of a decorous age."
Robert DeNiro then stepped up to help introduce Hoffman, his longtime friend.
"What Dustin did -- for all of us -- was to make it okay to be a character actor and a movie star. He broke the mold of the movie star as the handsome leading man," said DeNiro. "Frankly, I would have preferred to make it as a handsome leading man. Damn you, Dustin Hoffman! ...Dustin is one of the best character actors, best movie stars, best leading men to ever hit the stage or screen."
Scottish comedian/actor Billy Connolly, who appeared in Hoffman's directorial debut, "Quartet," along with Liev Schreiber and his wife, Naomi Watts, continued the tribute.
"Watching Dustin, I saw what acting could be," said Schreiber. "At its best. I'd never seen anyone create characters like that before - so incredibly life-like and detailed, yet still, somehow...something more than real. I had to do that. I had to act like Dustin Hoffman. Not just me."
Judith Jamison, the artistic director for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, honored the Russian-born, award-winning ballerina, Makarova.}
"Natalia, your passion and your artistry are loved around the world. On behalf of dancers everywhere, I salute you," Jamison said.
Morgan Freeman took the stage for a special tribute to Guy.
"I first heard the blues sitting on my grandmother's porch in Mississippi -- we called it 'gut bucket music.' You mastered the soul of that gutbucket music and used that as your starting point. You found a new music in it that no one had ever seen before," said Freeman. "You found a new music in it that no one had ever seen before. And without the Internet, without YouTube, without even FM radio, you went viral. You went viral, Buddy Guy."
Guy was honored with a fitting tribute filled with music from the Rob Mathes Band, who performed "Every Day I Have the Blues." Guitarists Jimmie Vaughan and Gary Clark Jr. also hit the stage to perform, as well as Tracy Champman, who sang "Hound Dog" and "I'd Rather Go Blind." Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Beck and jazz/blues artist Beth Hart took on "My Time After a While" and "Sweet Home Chicago."
Letterman, meanwhile, received a special tribute from a "who's who" roster of comedians and actors: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Ray Romano and Jimmy Kimmel.}
"Tonight, we declare it officially: My mom was right, David Letterman is an American treasure, like the Grand Canyon, or the Chicago skyline, or the top two Kardashians," said Fey.
"Watching the 'Late Show with David Letterman' is like being on a roller coaster. It's exhilarating," added Fey's "30 Rock" co-star, Baldwin. "It's also dangerous, scary, and makes you sweat...and that's just the viewers."
Kimmel wasn't shy about his admiration for Letterman: "When I turned 16, I blew out the candles on a 'Late Night with David Letterman' cake; my first car had a L8NITE vanity plate; I drew pictures of Dave on the cover of all of my textbooks; I started a 'Late Night with David Letterman' club in high school...to me, it wasn't just a TV show."
Romano credited Letterman with helping in launch his career, saying, "In any profession, you need someone like Dave to make you want to be better."
And actor Jack Black introduced the tribute to Led Zeppelin, saying, "Led Zeppelin...the greatest rock and roll band of all time...yeah, I said it. Better than the Beatles. Better than the Stones... even better than Tenacious D. That's not opinion... that's fact...Throughout the years, I've explored all kinds of genres and styles...but it's always come back to the Zep."}
Throughout the night, Mr. Obama got in on the action, too -- even making a few jokes.
"Of course, these guys also redefined the rock and roll lifestyle. We do not have video of this," he said about Zeppelin. "But there was some hotel rooms trashed and mayhem all around. So it's fitting that we're doing this in a room with windows that are about three inches thick -- and Secret Service all around. So, guys, just settle down."
The musical tribute to Zeppelin got underway with a performance of "Moby Dick" by the Rob Mathes Band. Next, Lenny Kravitz took the stage to perform "Whole Lotta Love," followed by Kid Rock who sang a medley of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" and "Ramble On." The music continued with the Foo Fighters' version of "Black Dog" and "Rock and Roll." And the night wrapped up with Jason Bonham, the son of late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, performing "Stairway to Heaven," alongside Heart's Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson.


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Reduce the Risk of Identity Theft With These Eight Strategies
Believe it or not, identity theft is a problem with tax filing. Many people are filing taxes under false Social Security numbers, and the IRS is getting savvier about this common practice. They are throwing down the "gauntlet," so to speak, on people who do engage in fraudulent activity. This season, the IRS is exposing the latest tax scams. Identity theft is one of them. If you want to do your part in reducing identity theft, here are eight strategies to help you prevent it from occurring in your life:
1. Use Identity Protection PINs
Using the Identity Protection PIN (IP PINs) can help to prevent future identity theft as it relates to tax filing. The IP PIN is a unique, six-digit number that is assigned each year to people who have been victims of identity theft. The PIN will help people who are filing federal tax returns avoid delays. This new program has been offered to 1.7 million taxpayers who would like the opportunity to opt into the IP PIN program. Nearly 1.5 million IP PINs have been issued to date.
2. Protect Your Social Security Number and Card
Do not carry your Social Security card on you. Also, avoid carrying any documents on you that include your Social Security number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). Experts recommend not storing your SSN number in your computer for fear of it being compromised.
3. Refrain from Giving Your SSN to Businesses
Just because someone asks for your SSN doesn't mean you're entitled to give it. You should only share your SSN when it's required. This will help you protect your SSN and prevent anyone from using it to file a fraudulent tax return, which has become a problem.
4. Check Your Credit Report at Least Every 12 Months
You should check your credit report at least every 12 months. If you check your credit report frequently, you can identify the problem before it grows into a full-blown issue. You should always try to check your credit report as often as possible.
5. Protect Your Personal Computers
Always ensure that your firewalls and anti-virus software are up to date. This will prevent anyone from hacking your SSN from your essential documents stored online. Most people are unaware how easy it is to install spyware on someone's computer. This is why it's just best to refrain from storing your personal information on your computer.
6. Review Your Social Security Administration Earnings Statements Regularly
You should review your earnings statement annually. If there is fraudulent activity, you'll catch it before anyone can do too much damage. Anyone who is using your SSN will be caught when it hits your earnings statement.
7. Don't Give Personal Information Over the Phone
Avoid giving your personal information over the phone or through the mail. This is yet another way for people to intercept your data and use it for unscrupulous means. It's best to avoid giving out your personal information over the phone, through the mail, or via the Internet.
8. Secure Your Personal Information in Your Home
Secure your personal information in your home instead of digitally. A fireproof safe is probably your best solution. Though it may seem antiquated not to store these items digitally, it will prevent identity theft if it is stored in a secure safe.
These Strategies Work
As a result of the IRS's concerted efforts to combat identity theft, the IRS has protected over $63 billion in fraudulent refunds and has ceased 19 million suspicious returns. In 2014, over 1,063 identity theft-related investigations were launched. Last year, there were over 748 sentences given compared to the 438 in 2013, which was a 75 percent increase. The crimes were not taken lightly, and in one instance, one person was sentenced 27 years.
It's important to the government to resolve these issues, but taxpayers should do whatever is necessary to prevent this from happening. These eight tips are the first steps in the prevention process. Otherwise, you'll be vulnerable and invite problems. While identity theft is never your fault, you should do whatever is necessary to prevent it. Try these eight strategies. They are effective, and they work.
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Bubba Fizz, a two-year-old gelded son of Sunriver owned by JR Riley Stables and trained by Mike Mitchell, responded gamely to Garcia's handling in the stretch to defeat Disarm by a head in the six furlong race over Del Mar's main track. Third choice in the wagering, Bubba Fizz paid $12.40 to win.
Garcia, who didn't begin his career until age 20, made it 1,001 wins in Thursday's seventh race, clicking astride 7-1 longshot Royal Encounter, also trained by Mitchell. Royal Encounter paid $17.60 and gave the young rider his 19th victory this season and a tie for fourth spot in the standings.
That situation only lasted until the featured eighth race which Garcia also won, going wire-to-wire aboard Racing Aptitude for trainer Bob Baffert, giving him a triple for the afternoon, 1,002 career wins and his 20th triumph of the meeting and making him all alone in fourth place in the standings behind Rafael Bejarano, Joe Talamo and Garrett Gomez.
Racing Aptitude, owned by Donald R. Dizney, raced a mile and one-sixteenth on the grass in 1:40.18 in defeating Red Sun by a half-length in 1:40.13. Thirtyfirststreet was third, with 8-5 favored Lucky Primo a troubled fourth.
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Jane got her start years ago making these eggs – I'm sure you remember them! She became so well known for her eggs, she was invited to the White House to take place in the Easter Egg Roll. From her experiences as an entrepreneur, Jane started another business – teaching others how to do the same thing.
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DALLAS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for refusing to allow a long-term employee with cerebral palsy to return to work after a medical leave because of restrictions imposed by her doctor that would have been temporary.
The EEOC charged in its suit, Case No. 2:11-CV-00834 in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, that a Carlsbad, N.M., Walmart terminated sales clerk Marcia Arney, who was attempting to return to her job following a medical leave for surgery. The surgery had been necessary due to her disability, cerebral palsy. When Arney, who had worked at the store as a sales clerk for 22 years, showed the store manager a note from her doctor stating that she needed to take periodic breaks, he refused to return her to her job, and instead required that she produce a medical release with no restrictions. The EEOC alleges that the medical restriction could have been accommodated by the giant retailer.
"This skilled employee had decades of experience with customers who recognized and greeted her. She had a loyal customer base that also benefited the store. Not allowing her to return to her job or even discuss her temporary restrictions meant the loss of a loyal employee, and violated the federal law against disability discrimination," said EEOC Supervisory Trial Attorney Toby Wosk Costas.
Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which prohibits disability discrimination in the workplace. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
The EEOC seeks injunctive relief, including the formulation of policies to prevent and correct disability discrimination. The suit also seeks damages for Ms. Arney and punitive damages against Wal-Mart.
"Employers need to make sure that they understand and comply with the simplified coverage definitions of the ADA Amendments Act, which has been in effect now for over two years, said Robert A. Canino, regional attorney for the Dallas District Office of the EEOC. "Prior skewed interpretations of the law have been corrected by Congress to ensure that persons like Ms. Arney, who suffer from debilitating conditions, are given opportunities to continue their employment through reasonable accommodations."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov.