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Archive for October 15th, 2008Up next: DaxisPosted on October 15, 2008 by Samuel Smith under Crime & Corruption, Media & Entertainment [ Comments: none ]
Dr. Michael Tracey played a major role in the capture and arrest of John Mark Karr, the man who confessed to killing JonBenet Ramsey. This much we know. However, in the wake of Karr’s release Tracey became a source of scorn and vitriol. Spurred on by the same irresponsible media coverage that got the whole case so criminally wrong in the first place, many in the public concluded that was nothing more than a self-obsessed glory hound. Full story » Obama’s and McCain’s spending mismatch, tonight’s debate, and why the polls may be underestimating Obama’s leadPosted on October 15, 2008 by JS OBrien under Business & Finance, Politics, Law & Government [ Comments: 4 ]
Today’s morning polls are out, including the Gallup daily tracking poll. Overall, it appears that the race may be tightening a bit. As expected, initial reaction to negative campaigning usually works against the attacker, but continued attacks tend to soften support for the victim. Negative advertising works and both campaigns know it. The issue is timing. McCain may have waited too late, after most people had committed, to launch his attacks. But maybe not. Obama has a funny name and he’s black. It’s possible that white people, who make up the majority of voters, will be more likely to turn on him than they would on a white candidate. We shall see. Full story » The Weekly Carboholic: Study to determine if pine beetle affects Rocky Mountain climatePosted on October 15, 2008 by Brian Angliss under Energy, Environment & Nature, Science & Technology, Weekly Carboholic [ Comments: 15 ]
Mountain pine beetle infestations have been killing evergreen forests since before I was born. I have memories of my father pointing out the dead and dying trees to me, saying that those beetles would kill the entire forest if they got the chance, how the warmer winters meant that more eggs and larva survived to eat and kill more trees the next year, that we needed bitterly cold winters to keep the beetles in check. Unfortunately, there have been too many warm winters in a row, and pine beetle has spread to the point that entire swaths of forest are dead or dying, not just isolated trees or stands of trees. We’re at the point that the Colorado town of Frisco held its first annual BeetleFest, with expectations of an unfortunately long run of festivals in the future. Now a new release from the National Science Foundation suggests that the dying forests will change more than just the trees themselves. Full story » |
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The polls and the debate
