A quick trip to Orlando this past weekend, where I encountered my likeness all over Downtown Disney.

Mt. Kilimanjaro

• “Within a decade, there will be no more ‘Snows of Kilimanjaro.'” Al Gore – An Inconvenient Truth
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• “He took a photo of himself on the summit of Kilimanjaro in 1970 next to a 20ft high glacier at Uhuru Point. And 29 years later, his daughter was at the same point and there was only a trace of ice left. Maybe the people climbed up there and carted the ice off. I don’t know. ” Senator Hilary Clinton
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• By the year 2020, there will be no snow left on Kilimanjaro, according to scientists, because of global warming, deforestation, human encroachment, all of that.’ – CNN Correspondent Jeff Koinange 08/20/2004
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• “As the photograph shows here, the snows of Kilimanjaro may soonexist only in literature” Senator John McCain

H/T: American Thinker

Uh-huh

Not so fast……Kilimanjaro is an example of when ‘scientific consensus’ does not equal scientific truth.

The Center for Science and Public Policy issued a white paper refuting the claim of melting glaciers at Kilimanjaro as evidence of human based global warming.

You can read the full document HERE

The cliff note version for those without copious amounts of free time can be found HERE

In short: The glaciers of Kilimanjaro have been receding since the end of the 19th century due to a dramatic climate shift. George Kaser in 2004 conducted a behind the scenes study of Kilimanjaro’s ice melt and his team concluded that the glaciers retreat from maximum extent started shortly before Hans Meyers and Ludwig Purtscheller visited the summit for the first time in 1889. Satellite temperature observations for the region around Kilimanjaro indicate that there has been a slow decline in temperatures since records began in 1979. 28 years of cooling do not lead to glacial melting.

A study published in 2006 by AGU – American Geophysical Union, adds additional information and support to the idea that the glacial retreat in Kilimanjaro is a natural cycle.

Rapid retreat of slope glaciers at the beginning of the 20th century implies a strong departure from steady state conditions during this time. This strong imbalance can only be explained by a sudden shift in climate, which is not observed in the early 20th century. Results suggest glaciers on Kilimanjaro are merely remnants of a past climate rather than sensitive indicators of 20th century climate change.

We are not culprits, but simply witnesses to the glacier’s decline, observers of the ebb and flow of the endless cycle of nature. I fully expect snow and glacier ice when I summit Kilimanjaro in 2008, despite Al’s dire prediction.

A more easier to read version is posted on Ancora Imparo.

A DC Memento

I am so glad I picked up these playing cards, as I know they will provide hours of enjoyment while I am traveling the globe.

Where in DC is Skye??

The idea for this post stemmed from a conversation this morning Mike over a blog post detailing my day in DC. As I seem to find plenty of opportunity to snap a cell phone photo, I agreed that this would work well with my agenda for the day. So I present to you, dear readers, cell phone snapshots of my wanderings around DC this Rolling Thunder Sunday.

Enjoy!

Canada Impressions part 1

FUN FACTS ABOUT CANADA

* Canada was originally populated by peoples loyal to Britain and dumb people who just got lost.

* Canada is still technically owned by England and has to dance for them when commanded.

* That happens usually three times a year.

* The border between U.S. and Canada is the longest unprotected border in the world. There are plans to mine it, set up video cameras all along it, and not tell Canada for a new Fox special called When Americans Are B@stards.

* It is rumored Canada has its own military. Their most powerful weapon is the telephone with which they can call America and say, “Help! We’re being invaded, eh!”

* Canadians are almost as genetically similar to humans as the chimpanzee.

* Was originally called Cana, but, since everyone there said, “I live in Cana, duuuuh,” the name Canada eventually stuck.

* For the same reasons, it will eventually be known as Canadada.

* Their national symbol is the most evil of leafs, the Maple Leaf, a.k.a. Satan’s Palm.

* In a fight between Aquaman and a maple leaf… actually, a maple leaf is even too lame for Aquaman. Our national symbol, the bald eagle, would whup Aquaman’s @ss, though.

* Canadians pretend to be peaceful, but more Canadians are murdered in Canada every year than any other country.

* Canada modeled their currency after ours just to annoy us when we accidentally get useless Canadian trinkets in change instead of hard American currency.

* Canada has a picture of a queen on their money to show their contempt for democracy.

* A large minority of Canadians speak French, and they boss around the rest of the Canadians. Bossed around by French-speaking people – that’s so pathetic I can’t even imagine it.

* Canadians think they are superior to Americans. The rational basis for this is unknown.

* Canada holds up a sham democracy to try and be accepted by the civilized world, but in fact all real decisions are made by their moose overlord.

* It’s a myth that the normal way a Canadian says “about” is so that it rhymes with “boot”. It just happens that a lot of Canadians are retarded.

* The northern area of Canada is technically God-forsaken. If anyone there has a prayer, he or she first has to mail it to an American priest for God to hear it.

* Most of the prayers involve hockey and are promptly ignored.

* If a Canadian ever tries to express an opinion about America, hit him on the head with a rolled up newspaper while shouting, “No!” You have to catch them in the act or they’ll never learn.

* Canada has gone its entire history without doing anything of note, something almost unheard of for a country its size.

* Canada has become an entry point for terrorist which has caused Canada’s boring index to decrease slightly.

* Canada has no known industry. It’s believed all their income comes from sales of syrup and hockey tickets.

* Canadians have universal healthcare. The way they afford it is making people wait so long that most die before seeing a doctor.

* Canadians are completely harmless, but don’t assume someone who is wearing a hockey mask is Canadian. The people at Crystal Lake made that mistake and, well, it was messy.

* Canadians don’t have any nuclear missiles because we decided they are not mature enough for them. Maybe when they’re older.

* Canadians have national gun registration. While solving no crime, the excessive amount of money the initiative has taken has foiled Canada’s evil schemes to make mutant snow monkeys.

* If ever attacked by a Canadian… well… beat the crap out of him. What? You can’t take a Canadian? What kind of pansy are you – Democrat?

* This list would be classified as a hate crime in Canada.

* Actually, most Canadians who read this list would just say, “Eh?”

Satire courtesy of Frank J at IMAO