http://alcaidescafe.com The one place everyone talks about science, religion, and politics Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:23:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en        “Where has all the heat gone?” is what a couple of scientists asked as they published their research in Science, the official journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAA). Since access to Scienceis limited to members, I took this quote from the report in the online ... http://alcaidescafe.com/?p=66     Soon there will be hundreds (some say thousands) of new agencies and boards and panels staffed by tens of thousands of new bureaucrats and government employees, all to implement our new ObamaCare World. That's so when we want a doctor, or a pill, or hospital treatment, or operation, or consultation ... http://alcaidescafe.com/?p=65 "Mass Loss from Alaskan Glaciers Overestimated? Previous Melt Contributed a Third Less to Sea-Level Rise Than Estimated." "ScienceDaily (Mar. 3, 2010) — The melting of glaciers is well documented, but when looking at the rate at which they have been retreating, a team of international researchers steps back and says not ... http://alcaidescafe.com/?p=64     Though the science community has suffered numerous hits for fraudulent studies and data and prejudicing the case by conspiracies to exclude research and publications that contradict the "consensus position that warming is a fact", and that humans are largely to blame; and though the UN report is being rescinded for ... http://alcaidescafe.com/?p=55   So what do polar bears in the Arctic and glaciers atop the Himalayas have in common? Well, for one thing, both are “poster children” for “global warming”. Both, we are told, are disappearing before our very eyes because of our wicked ways, by our profligate fossil fuel fueling of our ... http://alcaidescafe.com/?p=53 I remember hearing, just a few decades ago, all the sociologists and family counselors, the pundits and social commentators, and I and my friends, lamenting the effect TV has had on family and friends and social life. We had all become couch potatos, and families become placid silent zombies lined ... http://alcaidescafe.com/?p=52   I feel I should say a little more, add a second chapter, to my last post where I seemed to give (Senator) Harry Reid a pass but posed questions about (President) Obama's excusing him. So I will, being the master of this universe. There's something we do with most our acquaintances, ... http://alcaidescafe.com/?p=51 Everyone's talking about Harry Reid and whether he's (1) racist, and (2) should resign. Well, its all Republicans talking about #2. The reason: He's been quoted as saying that Obama's being "light skinned" and able to talk with no "negro dialect", except when he wants to, would make him a great candidate ... http://alcaidescafe.com/?p=50 I know one should always look for silver linings and glasses half-full, etc., but the happy declarations that "Our programs (stimulus, Tarp, and massive Govt expansion, etc.) are working!" because the job loss numbers are recently declining, rather ignore the fact that as millions are out of work there are ... http://alcaidescafe.com/?p=49   I don't understand why the Obama Administration cannot understand the jihadist mind and ideology. Our very existence depends on their "getting it", but there's no sign they're even close yet.  Take for instance the decision to move the sheik Kahalid and his entourage for a trial, with its normal snafus and shenanigans, into the city of ... http://alcaidescafe.com/?p=48