billcoe

I think that their work should be looked at. There is no question that in the last 10,000 years, when there was 50-100' of ice in Yosemite valley and Woolly Mammoths ranged the plains - things have been warming up, the question is "Is human activity contributing to speeding things up?" and if so, what should we do about it.

LOL, check out the first comment below the artical: February 26th, 2010 9:50 am ET The 44% that does not think the government is a threat to citizens rights, must be employed by the government or receiving entitlements from the government.

Outside of Alaska, don't know what wild animal people are so afraid of that they need to carry anything. Of course, we could just let the gov't be armed instead of regular folks like all of you. Our gov't is much more trustworthy than most others, like China, where they censor the internet and would have hauled many of you off a long time ago for re-education based on the yowling ya do on this site. Today's surprising poll: "CNN Poll: Majority says government a threat to citizens' rights Posted: February 26th, 2010 09:00 AM ET From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser Fifty-six percent of Americans say the government poses an immediate threat to individual rights and freedoms. Fifty-six percent of Americans say the government poses an immediate threat to individual rights and freedoms. Washington (CNN) – A majority of Americans think the federal government poses a threat to rights of Americans, according to a new national poll. Fifty-six percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say they think the federal government's become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens. Forty-four percent of those polled disagree. The survey indicates a partisan divide on the question: only 37 percent of Democrats, 63 percent of Independents and nearly 7 in 10 Republicans say the federal government poses a threat to the rights of Americans. According to CNN poll numbers released Sunday, Americans overwhelmingly think that the U.S. government is broken - though the public overwhelmingly holds out hope that what's broken can be fixed. The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll was conducted February 12-15, with 1,023 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for the overall survey."

If anyone is bothered by folks having guns in this country, they have only to move here, where the populace is unarmed. Paradise? Beautiful mountains.

Otherwise we have total shite to crawl on.

You're missing out! your precious beacon pales in comparison. We miss out on a lot I'm sure Jeff. However, I am betting that when we most suffer (Feb- April or so) Slick Rock or Slick Sock as you say, is pretty much snowed in. We yokels need something long, close and sweet from Feb- July, for close in multi-pitch. Beacon is it ...or perhaps Smith, where we all make annual pilgrimages too of course:-) ps, nothing quite perks us up this time of year better than warm looking Granite pics, got any?

I was a few miles away right when that happened: in the next valley over, and didn't hear a damn thing about it until I got home. What do you do? The Nepalese who live in the upper Khumbu near the Tibetian border have told me that any Tibetian who comes across illegally and are returned to "China" (Tibet) are routinely executed as soon as they cross the border back into Tibet. So Nepal, one of the poorest countries on the planet, do not force them back and are now faced with dealing with an increase of poor folks who flee into their already poor country. What do you do?

I've done some monitoring. As far as it being a positive thing for climbers, probably not. Josephs been doing this pretty heavily and consistently for 6 years and it hasn't really made a difference. For myself, I just like to get out there and be outside, it's a very enjoyable thing to sit and relax, looking at one of the more spectacular spots in the Gorge (sometimes in total shit weather-ask Ivan) and watching the wildlife show. You have seals coming up the river, Eagles, Osprey and other interesting birds flying around and interacting: it's great. That is not to say that the monitoring might not be helpful at some future point, for if the birds ever relocate, like the pair that was on El Cap for many years that chose to move across the valley for no apparent reason, then it would be nice to have the credibility with WDFW. However, the WDFW would still want to confirm their absence anyway before they would open the rock, so perhaps it makes no difference at all.

Who the hell votes for a guy like that? Maybe Rockefeller...there, that's one vote....

Please attribute my words to me (except for the Regan Regressive thinggy there) via the quote feature. Thanks jb

of course, i have both Fires and hair...could have been a while since I was there:-) Seriously fun splitter cracks, great pro. Not Beacon. opps, wrong thread......Sorry, back to the argueing....nevermind:

Still open: In fact, folks are complaining that the cracks don't get enuf traffic and need more to stay clean.

Fixed it.

No Hummers? Well, at least GM has that in common with your wife...

The French guys skied off the North Face proper, steeper than the spur, about 25 or so years ago. Anselm Baud and Patrick Vallencourt came through here showing off the film of their amazing ski down the 50 degree north side of Mt Blanc.....then Sylvia Syvain...or sy...something......hmmmm....somebody google it, I think he'd already done it. Anyway, here's a blast from teh past, check out the 2nd from the top video. http://www.offpistemag.com/archives_cat.asp?cat=13

Yes, but not all migrate. They must think that law is weak. Here is a clear cut and seriously mean violation from just yesterday and they chose NOT to persue it. This jackass was a 3 time loser from prior convictions and probably the ideal candidate for the potential 5 years $25,000 fine violation of the act entails, yet they chose not to use the law and chose to charge only animal cruelty. Curious? No? "by Associated Press Posted on February 24, 2010 at 7:28 AM ****** SOUTH BEND, Wash. (AP) -- A young man who pleaded guilty to a felony count of animal cruelty in the slaughter of nearly 50 protected seabirds at Long Beach has been sentenced to 45 days in jail. Last June, 21-year-old Charles Belgard of Longview drove a Jeep at about 70 miles per hour on the ocean beach, plowing through several flocks of birds. The casualties were mostly Heermann's gulls and Caspian terns, which are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Federal law provides for punishment as a misdemeanor. But the district attorney in Pacific County charged Belgard under Washington state law. Belgard has also been ordered to pay a $1,000 fine."

It MUST be said: FREE WILLY!

Shit, I already started drinkin" now I can't be driving, it's that bastards Ivan's fault, got me hooked on the O'Brian books and they do go so well with wine:-) .....bet it's a good show! Have fun!

No. They voted based on the lies they were fed. Yellow cake etc etc, although an investigation might figure out who knew what and when, by all accounts, it appears that a small clique at the top was doctoring or suppressing info so as to obtain the outcome they desired.

opps, I meant lower!

I've noticed as well that folks often put on a price which they will sell it for.... opps, I came 2nd to the party!

Well, those guys all have great suntans!

Au contraire: a family friend just got a double hip resurfacing surgery done in India 2 weeks ago. According to him (and he researched it in depth) they do more of that type of surgery, do it BETTER, have a higher post surgery complication rate and the price was only $30,000, including the airfare vs $100,000 here. ..of course, the food is Indian.....but at least it's truly authentic. ps, my sarcasm detection meter is turned off, I might have misread your post halifax.

Good stuff it's true, but I confess that I am so ready for spring and summer......

Sadly, it appears that the false pretenses and lies to get us bum rushed into the war will never be accurately examined and the guilty parties prosecuted.