All categories - 11 December 2007

I'm a disaster at gardening.

2007-12-11 14:23:34 · 22 answers · asked by Buddy Hodor 7 in Polls & Surveys

it is where i tell funny stories in my class

2007-12-11 14:23:34 · 1 answers · asked by shelby s 2 in Words & Wordplay

Sun, Not Man, Main Cause of Climate Change, New Study Says
By Monisha Bansal
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
December 11, 2007

(CNSNews.com) - According to a new study on global warming, climate scientists at the University of Rochester, the University of Alabama, and the University of Virginia found that the climate change models based on human influence do not match observed warming.

That is contrary to the views held by former Vice President Al Gore, who accepted the Nobel Prize on Monday along with the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and who thinks that climate change is largely caused by human action.

Gore wants nations to tax carbon dioxide emissions and not build any new coal plants, among other steps. "It is time to make peace with the planet," Gore said in his Nobel speech, as reported by the Associated Press. "We must quickly mobilize our civilization with the urgency and resolve that has previously been seen only when nations mobilized for war."

The new report, which challenges the claims of Gore and the IPCC, was published in the December 2007 issue of the International Journal of Climatology of the Royal Meteorological Society.

The report was written by David Douglass at the University of Rochester, John Christy at the University of Alabama, and Benjamin Pearson and S. Fred Singer at the University of Virginia.

"Our findings basically are that fingerprints - that is to say the pattern of warming - that's predicted by greenhouse models does not match the fingerprints of observations, so there is a disconnect between greenhouse models and the actual reality of observations," Singer told Cybercast News Service.

"This means that the greenhouse effect - while real - is not very important in producing climate change," he said. "It's a lot smaller than what the models calculate."

Singer said the reason why the models "overestimate the effectiveness of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is that the models ignore what are called negative feedbacks which occur in the atmosphere, such as clouds, which reduce the effect of the greenhouse gases."

"Their models just don't consider them properly," he said.

But Bracken Hendricks, a senior fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress, told Cybercast News Service, that the study is "radically out of step with the complete scientific consensus."

"The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is not just a report. It's not just a random gathering of scientists. It's the largest scientific body ever assembled," he said. "Their most recent assessment determined that there's 90 percent certainty that global climate change is happening and that it is caused by human beings."

But Singer said, "We have to remember that the climate has always been changing ever since we have records, and we have geologic records going back millions and millions of years. We know that there have been huge climate changes on the earth long before human beings actually came into existence.

"We are fairly sure that what's causing the warming are changes in the sun," he said. "These are very subtle changes that are very difficult to observe. The sun is really a quite variable star."

Hendricks, however, said because of the IPCC report, "the assertion that this is caused by increased solar activity or these sorts of things is out of step with the vast consensus."

"It's dangerous to get into a game of dueling science," he added. "We don't want to be gambling with the fate of the planet."

But Singer said because global warming is a natural event. "There is little point to try to control emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, which means that all of this legislation and all of these efforts to find substitutes for fossil fuels are pointless, useless and very, very expensive," he said.

Hendricks countered, saying that alternative energy will be a multi-billion dollar industry and "an opportunity to revitalize our global competitiveness" through innovation and job creation.

2007-12-11 14:23:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

I AM INTERESTED IN A NEW AUTOMATIC MOTORCYCLE WITH LOUD PIPES LIKE A HARLEY, BUT AUTOMATIC

2007-12-11 14:23:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

2007-12-11 14:23:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/12/11/news/topnews/144235.txt

I posted earlier about this here

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkNuygSAhNW7V_nzg2mUiX_sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071210063552AAwK4VH

Basically, a public school teacher abused his position to evangelise his students. The parents of a student complained. Some thought firing the teacher would be to harsh.

The teacher will be suspend for awhile without pay, and given a second chance. Another incident like this, he'll be fired.

Too harsh, to lenient, or just right ?

(I think it's a reasonable response)

2007-12-11 14:23:11 · 10 answers · asked by queenthesbian 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Actually i know theres not much i can do with a BA in Criminal justice and For now i cant go to Graduate school and get a masters .

So does anyone know of anything else i can do like get into a program ( not a university) that will lead me to an actual career with decent salary?? ..im actually looking for some type of training geared towards hands on approach ( and im not interested in becoming a police officer)

2007-12-11 14:23:08 · 1 answers · asked by neverendingstars 3 in Higher Education (University +)

2007-12-11 14:23:06 · 14 answers · asked by ♥Hi!♥ 3 in Immigration

So when I was a little kid my family was really poor and couldn't afford any toys, nothing but a small toy that was a chick (baby chicken that would peep) I had him for many years since I was a baby well I recently replaced the batteries and it started peeping again which I was quite happy but when I came home today i found the chick destroyed not sure how it was but i know my wife destroyed it. its irreplaceable cause it was from eastern europe (born there) and it was very old what am i to do now?

2007-12-11 14:22:51 · 16 answers · asked by Hi T 1 in Marriage & Divorce

I know some people will understand my question completely from what I have written above. Probably the majority will not have a clue and I would be wasting my time if I elaborated. If my question annoys you, you must be in the majority, and if you think it is always good to be in the majority, I send you my blessings with tongue in cheek, as the expression goes.

2007-12-11 14:22:43 · 56 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 14:22:41 · 19 answers · asked by Gone fishin' 4 in Polls & Surveys

Suppose the graph of y=x^2 is shifted to obtain each the following graphs. What is the equation of the function, g(x) for each graph

2007-12-11 14:22:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

I love cops,
i think i like their job, i love cop cars, i love the sounds of their cars i love their uniforms i even love the way cops stand somewhere, i basicaly love everything involving cops,
But is it a nice job, plz someone tell me something about my idea, am i in the right path, should i become a cop, do you think the way i see it is clear and it is what i really want to do, i can see myself becoming a cop, but how is the job, ? do you have a high quality living or very poor living quality, do you make enough money to buy yourself a nice car like a 3series or just enough to buy like an 5 year old used honda ?, can i have a nice living. how are cops ?

2007-12-11 14:22:38 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

A rectangel has two of its corners on the curve y = 16 - x^2, - 4 <= x <=4 and the othe corners on the x-axis. Find the maximam possible are of this rectangle.

2007-12-11 14:22:36 · 2 answers · asked by ? 1 in Homework Help

2007-12-11 14:22:33 · 12 answers · asked by Regenerit 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Two carts with masses of 4.84 kg and 2.34 kg move toward each other on a frictionless track with speed of 4.90 m/s and 3.12 m/s respectively. The carts stick together after colliding head - on. Find the final speed.

2007-12-11 14:22:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Physics

What happens if you cannot pay the seller after you win the bid?

2007-12-11 14:22:25 · 3 answers · asked by Adam B 1 in Other - Business & Finance

that I can do my project on?

2007-12-11 14:22:18 · 6 answers · asked by Good Evening, Miss 3 in History

i need it in like uhhhhh NOW PLZ!!

2007-12-11 14:22:16 · 8 answers · asked by nikki 2 in Government

2007-12-11 14:22:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

If you were put in a room with nothing except for a pencil and a notepad what woud u do?

2007-12-11 14:22:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Well mine is Kel and he touches me in nooks and crannies that i never knew i have had before and he loves his yogut muesli.

2007-12-11 14:21:38 · 2 answers · asked by Kath Day-knight 2 in Polls & Surveys

I know I'm not ugly but I can't stop being so insecure about myself. Like one person can say one thing that is not the nicest about me, or it's not even a big deal what they say. I always fixate on the negatives instead of the positives. It's making me mad.

how can i change??

2007-12-11 14:21:28 · 21 answers · asked by . 1 in Psychology

2007-12-11 14:21:23 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

If you asked a question and you got really good answers from people who were either really young or really old would you take them as seriously as you would others in your own age range?

2007-12-11 14:21:14 · 8 answers · asked by nobody 5 in Other - Society & Culture

Hi.
I'm traveling by train through Italy, Paris, maybe Belgium and Amsterdam this January. I'll be buying a Pass at Eurail.com.

I was wondering if the frequency is like 2 trains per day or a lot more for national travels such as
- Rome to Venice
- Venice to Milan
and for international travels such as
- Milan to Paris
- Paris to Brussels
- Brussels to Amsterdam

Thank you in advance!!

2007-12-11 14:21:14 · 5 answers · asked by DARR 2 in Other - Europe

2007-12-11 14:21:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Programming & Design

2007-12-11 14:21:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Family & Relationships

I have a CCW permit and I'm always ready for action!

2007-12-11 14:21:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

I received a check in the mail and it appears to be real but I don't want to cash it if it is a scam. A letter with the check says that is part of a grant that I have won. And the check that is enclosed is to cover legal fees. But they want me to cash it then send a portion of it to an agent who will then release the remainder of the funds which will be delivered within 5 business days via courier.

2007-12-11 14:21:01 · 5 answers · asked by janice s 1 in Personal Finance