in olden days some guy named Mawson was sailing (that’s what they had before those evil fossil fuel engines) along on the shores of the Antarctica.
Now the people trying to duplicate his cruise of discovery are trapped and their saviors are trapped.
Now I will admit that I, a stupid emergency physician, advised against this cruise, given a colder trend in the Northern hemisphere that did not bode well for teh Southern, but no one listened.
I also agree that no matter what they say, if there is warming–and there ain’t, it could circulate more water vapor and cause more snow and ice in a perpetually cold place like Antarctica
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/antarctica-the-canary-in-the-cuckoo-mine/
2013 Dumb, 2014 Dumber
Here they come, the true believers.
And there is no denying that the true believer thugs have no fear–they will roll the opposition unless the opposition sucks it up.
Chinese Can't Save the Russkys–Where's Mighty Mouse?
Wanna bet they’re running out of vodka?
Antarctic fiasco update: Chinese rescue icebreaker now also stuck in ice
Driessen Exposes the Cranks and Shills
Paul Driessen is our ally and a regular contributor at Wash Times.
Pardon me if i just copy and paste his latest excellent essay on enviro matters.
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Clarice, 1984, and a Salute to Milloy.
JunkScience.com asks questions and challenges assumptions on matters of scientific inquiry that impact public opinion and political policy making.
Pretentions of establishment funded and designated “experts” are evaluated with a skeptical eye.
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Alternative Medicine (cont.)
A JunkScience.com fan sent a note of inquiry about a surge in alternative medicine talk and linked me to an item on WebMD about Alternative and Complementary methods of treating pain. Actually that is one place where the placebo effect of unscientific medicine can have good effects.
Let’s consider. Medicine for pain and psych stuff should always be liberally sprinkled with placebo laced methods. They work.
Benefits from placebo effect don’t mean you’re faking, it means you are cooperating and finding some chemical neurohumeral and psychological benefits.
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Plastic Bottle Battle in India
Plastic is good for containers of all kinds, including medication containers.
There is no evidence to support pushing glass in favor of plastic on the justification of the endocrine disrupter panicmongering.
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Sewerage? Now there's a Wonderful Idea
In a good share of the world public health policy making is about important stuff–not big gulps and sugary drinks, but real progress like sewers and toilets and a safe water supply. India is developing or developed country (in some areas), just like any 3rd world country, they have a way to go for much of their population.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/editorials/Building-Toilets-Key-to-Improving-Public-Health/2013/12/28/article1968656.ece
AIDS Research Fraud at Iowa State
Iowa State, home of one of the great Vet Schools in the country, now is home of a fraudulent research project that bilked the taxpayers through the NIH.
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Breast Cancer Screening
I won’t wear out the debate on mammography.
Here are the recommendations that focus on the high risk BRCA genetic trait. You might recall a very intense debate on mammogram screening of young women and then another debate on prophylactic mastectomy. Lots of strong opinions, the rate of cancer of the breast is very, very age related with a few exceptions.
http://acsh.org/2013/12/task-force-updates-breast-cancer-screening-recommendations/
Oh the Fear, Oh the Anxiety–Resistant Bugs Caused by Farmers
I have been practicing medicine now for 42 years and I am still using Amoxicillin, a penicillin family (called beta lactam) antibiotic, for respiratory infections in children, with great success. Amoxicillin became available in the 60s as I recall, as a better form of penicillin. I have personally prescribed a river of Amoxicillin, the pink bubble gum stuff, as the mommies say.
So why do journalists declare another “crisis” related to resistant bugs? Because that’s what journalists do and a crisis makes news.
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This is Summer in the Antarctic–What's going on?
Goddard has got me confused–a while ago on a post that I did about increases in Antarctic Ice I screwed up because the report was old, from the previous winter in the Antarctic, now Goddard has me all confused on this new record cold and ice for Antarctica–this is Antarctic Summer ice? Record for Summer? I would suppose.
The date is Dec 25.
The color coded planet map shows Antarctic is dark blue? Of course I always point out its freezing down there all the time.
https://twitter.com/SteveSGoddard/status/416194792691748865
I need to take a nap.