Polar bear extinction and other Global Warming Alarmist bullshit

The Polar Bear Specialist Group of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the organization of scientists that has attempted to monitor the global polar bear population since the 1960s, has issued a report indicating that there was no change in the overall global polar bear population in the most recent four-year period studied.

“The total number of polar bears is still thought to be between 20,000 and 25,000,” the group said in a press release published together with a report on the proceedings of its 15th meeting.

20,000 to 25,000 polar bears worldwide is exactly the same population estimate the group made following its 14th international meeting.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/international-conservation-group-global

'Chicago Way' politics from a fascist White House

Marc A. Thiessen writing in the Washington Post:

"...as the president prepares to issue a far-reaching executive order that would require the government to collect detailed information about the political activities of anyone applying for a federal contract. The proposed order would require businesses to furnish, with each contract proposal, a list not only of their contributions to political candidates and committees, but also their contributions to groups that do not under current law have to reveal their donors. The president’s order would force anyone seeking a federal contract to declare whether they are a friend or an enemy — excuse me, “opponent” — of the Obama White House. Worse still, it would set up a central database listing those contributions at a federal government Web site — creating what amounts to an electronic, searchable “enemies list.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-milhous-obama/2011/05/23/AFzdYn9G_story.html

Pilot error cited in Air France crash probe

The pilots of an Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean two years ago apparently became distracted with faulty airspeed indicators and failed to properly deal with other vital systems, including adjusting engine thrust, according to people familiar with preliminary findings from the plane's recorders.

The final moments inside the cockpit of the twin-engine Airbus A330, these people said, indicate the pilots seemingly were confused by alarms they received from various automated flight-control systems as the plane passed through some turbulence typical on the route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. They also faced unexpectedly heavy icing at 35,000 feet. Such icing is renowned for making airspeed-indicators and other external sensors unreliable.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304066504576341631579541512.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

Can Pakistan guard its nukes from Islamists?

The brazen attack on a Pakistani naval air base has sent shockwaves through the nuclear-armed country, raising concerns about the military’s ability to protect sophisticated weaponry .

The ease with which six Taliban militants stormed the PNS Mehran base in Karachi, close to the city’s busy commercial airport, and destroyed two newly US-supplied P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft has unnerved Pakistan’s military establishment.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7c98ddc-84b1-11e0-afcb-00144feabdc0.html

Bacteria 'linked' to Parkinson's disease

The bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers have been linked to Parkinson's disease, according to researchers in the US.

Mice infected with Helicobacter pylori went onto develop Parkinson's like symptoms.

The study, presented at a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, argues that infection could play "a significant role".

The charity Parkinson's UK said the results should be treated with caution.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13469716

Heritage Flight--Joint Service Open House--Andrews AFB 5/22/2011

F-15 Eagle, P-51 Mustang, and A-10 Thunderbolt II

Jimmy Carter: I'm A Superior Ex-President

Carter is wrong. For now, he is the worst ex-president we have ever had. I don't care how much moral preening he shows off while building habitats for poor folks. He has spent too much of his post-presidential time slamming this country while in other countries. He was a running joke as president, and it follows he has been a failure as an ex-president.

Former President Jimmy Carter isn't letting modesty stand in the way of his assessment of his post-presidential life.


"I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents," Mr. Carter said in an interview with NBC News.

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/05/22/carter-im-the-superior-former-president/