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ROCHESTER — The following items are based on 973 entries on the Rochester Police Log from Feb. 13 to Feb. 19:
Wednesday, Feb. 13
6:41 a.m. — DVD sleeves are scattered around a Congress Street dumpster, but there is no indication of where they may have been stolen from.
7:51 a.m. — A theft is reported at the Community Center.
8:24 a.m. — A toter is missing from Walnut Street.
8:46 a.m. — A man who is under investigation for burglary is upset. Someone has called him a thief on Facebook.
7:19 a.m. — A U-Haul truck clunks into the Liquor Store overhang but doesn't stop.
11:10 a.m. — Robert Francis O'Neill, 42, of 52 Main St., East Rochester is charged with simple assault.
11:10 a.m. — There is a complaint of property damage on Hanson Street.
1:18 p.m. — Ryan Nichols, 25, of 865 Broadway St., South Portland, Maine, is charged with conduct after an accident, unauthorized use of propelled vehicle, driving after suspension and habitual offender.
5:16 p.m. — A lady on Nutter Street calls 911 to say she has locked out her fiance, and hangs up.
5:18 p.m. — Oil has been stolen from a tank in a Maple Street basement.
6:40 p.m. — A vehicle was hit last night on Lafayette Street, and the truck that allegedly did it is now on the street again.
6:47 p.m. — At the station, a woman reports $220 has been taken from her account.
8:50 p.m. — A chainsaw has been taken from a Walbridge Court worksite.
9:50 p.m. — A hit and run occurs on Gonic Road.
Thursday, Feb. 14
2:50 a.m. — After a traffic stop near the Common, Cara Lee Bagley, 38, of 40 Maple St., is charged with driving after suspension and operating with suspended registration.
8:28 a.m. — Lucky Finds on Highland Street has found things thrown and smashed by the front door, a couple of mornings.
9:00 a.m. — Dogs attack runner's dog on Gear Road.
10:15 a.m. — Someone's concerned about a black and white kitten on Pine Street.
12:32 p.m. — A change purse is found in the Lilac Mall parking lot.
1:25 p.m. — Samuel English, 19, of 7 Glen St., is charged with drug possession and criminal contempt.
1:37 p.m. — Road rage is rampant near Skyhaven.
3:27 p.m. — Kelly Post, 26, of 299 Chestnut Hill Road, is charged with simple assault.
3:38 p.m. — A woman who lost her military ID, Social Security card and more is happy to find someone has handed it in to Fat Tony's, which reflects extremely well on Rochester and downtown.
5:05 p.m. — Uh-oh! There's a report of a large fight on South Main Street.
7:03 p.m. — On Pine an older guy with a beard argues with a younger gentleman.
7:05 p.m. — A woman is receiving calls about her grandson being in jail, which is an attempt to scam her out of $1,000. She's wise to them.
7:59 p.m. — Clifford J. Gagnon, Jr., 24, of 159 Milton Road, is charged with second degree assault and arrested on a bench warrant.
9:58 p.m. — Sandra Jean Fallon, 24, of 18 Atkinson St., Dover, is charged with issuing bad checks, theft by deception and robbery.
Friday, Feb. 15
12:55 a.m. — Tanya Ouellette, 24, of 17.5 Bridge St., apt. 4, is charged with disorderly conduct.
1:05 a.m. — A woman has broken into a work vehicle in Union Street parking lot.
7:33 a.m. — Jacob Nvberg, 22, of 10 Pleasant St., is charged with armed robbery.
10:31 a.m. — Peter Gregory Carabelas, 47, of 557 Calef Highway, Lee, is charged with drug possession after a traffic stop at Burger King.
10:34 a.m. — At the station, a man reports credit card fraud.
10:34 a.m. — Meanwhile, a Western Avenue resident is being harassed by text messages.
10:35 a.m. — A Lafayette Street jacket has been stolen.
11:38 a.m. — On Chestnut Hill a man is spotted sitting on a bike, he's "holding something in his hand," it's said that it seems like a wire is coming out of it, in a suspicious way, the cops are called to check on it — we're all on edge today. A bomb? A harmless package? Or something in between? When police arrive they just report that he has blown the scene.
2:12 p.m. — A credit card stolen in Dover has been used in Rochester stores.
5:58 p.m. — Meds have been stolen from a Norway Plains Road resident.
9:45 p.m. — Ashley B. Boulanger, 19, of 20 Osborne St., is charged with willful concealment at Kohl's.
10:57 p.m. — Tires have been "popped" on Bridge Street.
Saturday, Feb. 16
12:09 a.m. — Dish installers on Charles Street have cut the wrong cable lines.
2:05 a.m. — Police check on a guy at Black Dog car wash. He's just looking for a lost cell phone.
3:01 a.m. — William Robertson, 23, of 12 School St., Farmington, is charged with disobeying an officer, two counts of resisting arrest, transportation of alcoholic beverages, attempt to commit simple assault on law enforcement and endangering the welfare of a child; a 15 year old is charged with possession and use of tobacco products by a minor, and resisting arrest. All this after a traffic stop near Linscott Court.
6:30 a.m. — Police are asked to check on a man throwing "bloody rags" in a machine. It's not blood, just marker.
7:50 a.m. — The owner of Irving Circle K tells police that an employee "has loaded up thousands of dollars on Visa cards" and has not shown up for work.
9:58 a.m. — Bryan Anderson, 21, of 41 Don Whittum Road, Wakefield, is arrested on a bench warrant.
10:23 a.m. — At the station, someone details an attempted scam on Craigslist.
10:25 a.m. — Wesley J. Ramsey, 26, of 20 Columbus Ave., Apt. 314, is charged with violation of a protective order.
10:37 a.m. — A car is keyed on Pine Street.
12:37 p.m. — A homeless man with a beard and a hat knocks on Brock Street doors seeking charity. Police explain that people do not like that, and advise him not to do it again.
1:07 p.m. — A Chestnut Street lady has had an antique engagement ring stolen.
2:01 p.m. — A vehicle travelling the wrong way on Brock Street hits another car and keeps going. It has NH vet plates.
2:59 p.m. — A nail gun is stolen from Clow Street.
4:07 p.m. — Skis, ski boots and a bag are found at Secretariat Estates.
4:27 p.m. — A North Main Street woman finds a dead snake in her trash.
4:41 p.m. — Pipes are stolen from a basement on prospect Street.
4:48 p.m. — A Pinecrest Avenue woman is the victim of a checkbook theft. Some check have already been forged.
5:38 p.m. — Cristalyne Cote, 27, of 34 Punch Brook Way, Apt. 325, is charged with resisting arrest and two counts of simple assault.
5:57 p.m. — The tip jar at Aroma Joe's on Milton Road is stolen.
9:59 p.m. — After a disturbance on Bridge Street, Desiree Ann Maloy, 21, of an unknown address in Rochester, is charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest; Tanya Ouellette, 24, of 17.5 Bridge St., Apt. 4, is charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest; and Richard A. Martin, 25, of 2 Country Ridge, is charged with disorderly conduct, criminal threatening and resisting arrest.
Sunday. Feb. 17
12:11 a.m. — Screaming, fighting and banging is reported on Pine Street. A lady explains she was swearing loudly after dropping something in the shower. (A Ming vase?)
1:22 a.m. — Gas has been siphoned out of a vehicle at the Lilac Mall — a week ago.
5:17 a.m. — A young rotty runs loose on Whitehall Road.
5:46 a.m. — A car hits a rottweiler on Whitehall Road.
9:35 a.m. — Music is blasted on Myrtle Street.
12:06 p.m. — Yelling and screaming rise above the din of the day on Granite Street.
1:33 p.m. — An "unsafe" can is regarded with suspicion at the community center. Someone admits leaving it there for "a joke."
2:05 p.m. — A man yells for a ride on Old Dover Road. He is also seeking shovelling work.
2:24 p.m. — A horse clumps around Chestnut Hill Road. It is picked up by the owner's relative.
4:20 p.m. — Robert George Maxfield, 60, of 7 Durham Lane, Gonic, is charged with stalking.
4:21 p.m. — A six-foot king snake has gotten loose in a Punch Brook Way home, and a teen is "freaking out." The family is advised to contact Advanced Wildlife Control in Barrington.
5:06 p.m. — Ian R. Clarke, 40, of 110 Governors Road, Milton, is charged with four counts of simple assault.
5:34 p.m. — Chad Caron, 40, of 39 Lois St., is charged with criminal threatening and two counts of simple assault.
5:49 p.m. — A lady wanders into a Kelly Gymnastics class, becomes agitated and has a seizure. She's taken to Frisbie.
6:13 p.m. — The aggressive snow shoveller is baaack, this time on Lilac Drive. He is unfazed by a lack of snow.
6:49 p.m. — Sherry Lee Verrill, 41, of 10 Barrington Lane, is charged with willful concealment at Walmart.
7:26 p.m. — A man is surprised to have a drink thrown in his face at Cumberland Farms on Highland Street.
Monday, Feb. 18
2:21 a.m. — Party drunks at the Holiday Inn set off car alarms.
3:12 a.m. — A purse is stolen from a car on Chestnut Street.
10:36 a.m. — Rolandus Williams, 36, of 8 Lafayette St., is charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct.
12:20 p.m. — A man drops off unwanted ammo at the station.
1:04 p.m. — Erica Duncan, 25, of 7 Brownstone Lane, is charged with willful concealment at Walmart.
1:54 p.m. — A 12-year-old is charged with drug possession.
2:51 p.m. — At the station, a credit card is reported as stolen.
2:53 p.m. — A 17-year-old is charged with reckless conduct.
3:24 p.m. — A St. James Terrace resident reports the theft of credit cards, money and I.D.
3:54 p.m. — Police check on the welfare of a Franklin Street lady whose bathroom ceiling fell on her while taking a shower.
3:51 p.m. — On Farmington Road a man clad in black, and sporting a cane, yells and kicks at cars.
5:24 p.m. — Lisa Holmes, 45, of 727 Salmon Falls Road, is charged with willful concealment at Walgreens.
6:21 p.m. — James Scott Meattey, 46, of 11 Bay View Road, Dover, is charged with theft by deception.
7:26 p.m. — A woman calls police to say a gentleman is going "to kick her ass." An officer speaks with the complainant, who is described as drunk. She doesn't remember calling the police.
8:49 p.m. — There is a hit and run by a speeding car in Amazon Park.
8:51 p.m. — Ian T. Crichton, 36, of 46B Main St., Gonic, is arrested on a warrant.
10:31 p.m. — After a fight on South Main Street, Jacob Martin, 19, of 36 Canal St., Somersworth, is arrested on two warrants; and Leon Acholes, 18, of 8 Lafayette St., is arrested on a warrant, and also charged with willful concealment.
Tuesday, Feb. 19
2:43 a.m. — Yolanda Hanscom, 29, of 895 Acton Ridge Road, East Wakefield, is charged with unregistered vehicle and driving after suspension.
8:22 a.m. — Colonial Hill suffers graffiti on a sign.
10:15 a.m. — A snowmobile in woods behind Channing Lane, awaits a part, that's coming soon.
10:15 a.m. — A truck is spilling trash on Gonic Road.
11:17 a.m. — Dwayne Marcou, 25, of 889 Route 11, Farmington, is charged with criminal mischief and misuse of power.
1:33 p.m. — Soda is thrown at a vehicle on Twombly Street.
3:09 p.m. — Robert Jones, 45, of 616 Portland St., Apt. 39, is charged with unsworn falsification.
4:20 p.m. — A car has been stolen from Daffodil Hill Lane.
8:43 p.m. — A debit card is found on North Main Street and handed in.
9:41 p.m. — Samantha K. Tingle, 23, of 88 Charles St. is arrested on a bench warrant.
10:40 p.m. — A noise complaint on Lafayette is, for this week, the strangest yet, it's not loud music, nor a spat, a lady's playing with her cat!


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UBS pre-announces a Q1 pre-tax profit of at least CHF 2.5 billion
Zurich/Basel, 12 April 2010 - In advance of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 14 April, UBS announces that it expects to report a profit before tax of at least CHF 2.5 billion for first quarter 2010.
Net new money outflows in all businesses were substantially lower than in fourth quarter 2009. UBS estimates that net outflows in first quarter 2010 were around CHF 8 billion for Wealth Management & Swiss Bank, CHF 7 billion for Wealth Management Americas and CHF 3 billion for Global Asset Management.
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One of my recent cookbook acquisitions is World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey, which has some 650+ recipes from around the world.
With the hot weather we've been experiencing over the last couple of days, it seemed like the perfect time to make something light and refreshing. I flipped through the pages of my new cookbook and came across her recipe for a soup that did not require any cooking. Just the thing I was looking for!
Here's my version of the recipe.
For 3 servings
2 cups buttermilk
3 green chillies, chopped
½ - 1 tsp freshly grated ginger paste
Juice of a lemon
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp cumin powder (prepared by dry roasting cumin seeds and grinding it using a mortar& pestle)
1 ripe avocado, chopped
Chives (for garnishing)
Throw all the ingredients together in the blender and process until smooth. Chill and serve.
We had this tangy soup along with a bean salad.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Cold Avocado And Buttermilk Soup
One of my recent cookbook acquisitions is World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey, which has some 650+ recipes from around the world.
Cooked by TBC on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Labels: Avocado, buttermilk, Soup, Summer
43 Burps:
- Sangeeth said...
a different and a good recipe....
- June 10, 2008 at 11:44 PM
- delhibelle said...
such a summery green colour! I love cold soups:)
- June 11, 2008 at 12:18 AM
- Purnima said...
TBC, trust u to come up with recipes providing visual treat n tasting fab at the same time! Avacados n buttermilk..unusual combo!! :D Tooooo goooooood!
- June 11, 2008 at 1:23 AM
- Rachel said...
Now that is what I call an easy fix soup..looks really creamy....nice
- June 11, 2008 at 1:42 AM
- notyet100 said...
looks rtasty...
- June 11, 2008 at 2:38 AM
- sunita said...
TBc, the soup loks very nice and creamy...love avocado :-)
- June 11, 2008 at 6:01 AM
- Laavanya said...
How easy and refreshing :) I've read good things about this book from several blogs - must check it out.
- June 11, 2008 at 6:46 AM
- Nupur said...
That soup looks very unusual and interesting!
So how do you like that cookbook?? It is one of my favorites.
- June 11, 2008 at 6:53 AM
- Asha said...
Love Avocado, got to try the soup!:))
- June 11, 2008 at 7:03 AM
- Happy cook said...
Delicious for a warm summer day.
- June 11, 2008 at 7:14 AM
- Arundathi said...
- June 11, 2008 at 7:20 AM
- Anonymous said...
Wow, this sounds amazing. I love avocado. The chives on top look so fresh and good.
- June 11, 2008 at 9:48 AM
- bhags said...
the place i live, the summer is yet to start...just waiting for it so that I can start making all these cool delicacies...the soup looks nice and cool
- June 11, 2008 at 9:50 AM
- bee said...
you actually went through that fat book? we've had it for over a year now and have simply been staring at it.
- June 11, 2008 at 11:24 AM
- Madhuram said...
Wow, it's such an innovative recipe. Hope to see more recipes from that book. Definitely good for summer.
- June 11, 2008 at 11:26 AM
- Uma said...
Wow, that's a delicious soup, TBC! Lovely cup too.
- June 11, 2008 at 12:02 PM
- mitr_bayarea said...
Right on time for the summer, was wondering about what cold soups were out there. This will be made this week.
- June 11, 2008 at 12:06 PM
- Vanamala said...
i have something spl on my blog
do check out
- June 11, 2008 at 2:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
the soup looks delicious..but i can't seem to get over the fact you used a mortar and pestle :D for grinding stuff...kya ho gaya tujhe!!
Rajitha...(was too lazy to log in re)
- June 11, 2008 at 6:14 PM
- Lisa said...
I have owned a copy of that cookbook for a few years now and it is one of my favorites. You may have noticed that I often refer to it on my blog. I've not tried this though, but I likely will this summer. Sounds perfect.
- June 11, 2008 at 6:36 PM
- Red Chillies said...
Very cool recipe and a new way to use Avocado!
- June 11, 2008 at 10:28 PM
- Nags said...
even i came across this book in the library the other day.. has some very interesting recipes
- June 12, 2008 at 3:05 AM
- easycrafts said...
Interesting dish
- June 12, 2008 at 9:05 AM
- Mishmash ! said...
your pics pops up right into my mouth :) Gorgeous ones and i loved your parmesan crisps....have seen this one earlier but using it as a salsa cup was quite a brilliant one :)
- June 12, 2008 at 11:17 AM
- Cris said...
This looks lovely. Can I have it hot though? It's getting cold here :-)
- June 12, 2008 at 2:02 PM
- TheCooker said...
I love such recipes which have basically one instruction. ...throw everything in the blender.
Looks so refreshing.
- June 12, 2008 at 4:15 PM
- Mike of Mike's Table said...
That sounds really interesting and isn't something I would have thought of. Something about avocados always trips me up and gets me stuck in guacamole mode. This looks good!
- June 13, 2008 at 11:11 AM
- mitr_bayarea said...
I tried this yesterday evening and it came out very well.
- June 13, 2008 at 5:54 PM
- Vcuisine said...
Its different TBC. Viji
- June 14, 2008 at 4:45 AM
- karuna said...
this is so simple and refreshing.must try it
- June 14, 2008 at 4:55 AM
- Ash said...
Yummy :-)
Thanks for visiting my blog!
- June 14, 2008 at 6:36 AM
- Kevin said...
An avocado soup sounds really interesting!
- June 14, 2008 at 5:29 PM
- Friendly Stranger said...
Wow! Looks yummy!
(It's my lunch time and I'm already hungry and I must say that your recipe has multiplied my appetite!)
Happy blogging!
- June 15, 2008 at 5:09 AM
- TBC said...
Sangeeth, Rashmi, Rachel, Notyet100, Sunita, Asha, Happy Cook, Arundathi, Vegeyum, Madhuram, Uma, Red Chillies, Nags, Easycrafts, Cris, Karuna, Kevin- thank you all for your sweet comments and words of encouragement.
Purnima- oh but it wasn't my idea at all. Madhur Jaffrey does have some good ones in her book.:D
thanks for the compliment though.:)
Laavanya- Can u believe that H picked it up for me on one of his trips?! and I thought he didn't care!;-)
Nupur- I have been going through a little bit of the book every day since I got it. It is a good book to have, and I hope to be using it very often. I was never much of a cookbook person, but my collection is slowly growing now.:D
Bhags- why wait for summer? Some things can be enjoyed anytime!:D
Bee- I am in the process of doing just that these days maybe 'coz it's new. But I do treat some of my older cookbooks the same way you have been treating this one.:D
Mitr- Thank you for the feedback!:D
I am glad you got a chance to try it.
Vanamala- thank you.:)
Rajitha- The M&P does make life a lot simpler! :D It is not possible to grind small quantities of anything especially dry ingredients in my regular blender(yeah, I use this for everything since I have not yet purchased one of those good Indian mixers.)
I just might do an entire post on mortar and pestle grinding just for ya! ;-)
Lisa- I can see why it is a favorite!:D It does have a fabulous collection of simple and tasty recipes and is written well too. I hope you do try out the soup.:D
Mishmash- thank you! that is indeed a compliment coming from you.:D
I am glad you liked the salsa in Parm cups.:)
TC- Me too! You are my kind of cooker!;-)
Mike- I know what you mean.:D
Thank you.
Viji- It is so nice to see you here! How have you been?
Ash- I loved some of your pics. What a visual treat! I will be stopping by more often.:D
Friendly stranger- welcome, and thanks for stopping by.:)
- June 16, 2008 at 11:26 AM
- Latha Narasimhan said...
Very interesting recipe! :)) Simple too!
- June 17, 2008 at 8:12 AM
- Usha said...
Wonderful idea I would love to try this soon !
- June 18, 2008 at 5:27 PM
- TBC said...
Latha- It is nice to see you here. :)
Usha- Please do! and give me some feedback too.:)
- June 18, 2008 at 10:10 PM
- Susan said...
Mmmmm...does that look good...and easy. A lot of people aren't keen for cold soups, but I beg to differ.
- June 20, 2008 at 12:02 PM
- Sunshinemom said...
The soup looks too good!
- June 20, 2008 at 2:48 PM
- Ranjani said...
This looks fabulous! I heart avacados, I need to give this a shot!
- June 21, 2008 at 11:21 AM
- TBC said...
Susan- thank you. I'm not too crazy about cold soups either.:D
I liked this one though, coz it tastes so much like our lassi- a cool drink that is yogurt/buttermilk based.
Sunshinemom- thank you.:)
Ranjani- In all my years here, I've never given avocados a second look. That is slowly changing now.:)
Do try it! If u like lassis, this one's perfect for u.:D
- June 22, 2008 at 10:28 AM
- Sally Parrott Ashbrook said...
Mmmm that looks delicious and ... refreshing? in some way.
- July 16, 2008 at 7:22 PM
- TBC said...
Sally, thanks for stopping by my blog.:D If that is a compliment (?), I'll take it.;D
I checked out your blog, but was unable to leave a comment. Don't know what the problem is.:-(
Love your attitude! Your story gives me hope...
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JPMorgan Chase & Co is delaying its current foreclosure proceedings and has begun to systematically re-examine related documents after discovering that some employees may have signed affidavits in some cases without personally reviewing the files.
Lawyers in Florida are questioning JPMorgan's practices after discovering one of its executives did not check the details of its claims against a homeowner.
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Should Nolvadex be Avoided at All Cost?
Should Nolvadex be Avoided at All Cost?
Nolvadex is the trade name of a drug containing a molecule called Tamoxifen. Its primary use by male bodybuilders is to prevent gynecomastia (the growth of the breast tissue). It was introduced by steroid guru Dan Duchaine 25 years ago. After a quarter of century, it is time for an update about its use. What I am going to demonstrate is it is high time to eliminate Nolvadex from the bodybuilders drug stacks.
A Little Bit of History
Back in the late 70′s, more and more bodybuilders developed strange lumps around their mammary glands. At first, no one really took notice but more and more competitors grew a gynecomastia. In 1981, the M Olympia had a pretty serious gyno. This was shortly after the introduction of this new drug by Dan Duchaine. At the time, it was a pretty good idea as no one else could came up with a solution in order to prevent this growing problem. Nolvadex was popularized by Dans first Underground Steroid Handbook. Dan even states that this drug has a lot of potential but hasnt been used enough yet to find it. After more than 25 years of intensive usage, it is my opinion that it is time to forget about Nolvadex. Why? First, because newer and more effective drugs have been developed. Second, because it seems obvious that Nolvadex impairs muscle growth.
Nolvadex and Muscle Growth
After so many years of usage, it seems pretty clear that if Tamoxifen helps prevent the growth of the nipples, it also weakens the anabolic properties of steroids in a majority of bodybuilders. We are frequently said that this weakening effect is due to the anti-estrogenic action of Nolvadex. According to the fantasy, muscles require both testosterone and estrogens to grow at an optimal rate.
This belief is derived from the results of studies showing that without estrogens, testosterone alone possesses minimal anabolic properties. By increasing the density of androgen receptors, estrogens render the muscles much more sensitive to testosterone (1). This has been demonstrated in a very specific muscle called the levator ani. But this muscle does not reflect what happens in the muscles bodybuilders are interested in (2). Estrogens have even been shown to reduce muscle fiber size (3-4). I think this effect of estrogens is closer to what we experience on bodybuilders.
Another popular explanation of the weakening action of Nolvadex is provided by studies which have shown that it reduced the plasma level of IGF-1. I do not think this is a primary explanation.
What Nolvadex Truly Is
Most lifters assume Nolvadex is a pure estrogen antagonist (which would mean it prevents estrogens from acting on their receptors). As far as bodybuilding is concerned, this assumption is very wrong as Nolvadex is both an estrogen receptor agonist and an antagonist. It all depends upon the tissues. Along with the nipples, on which Nolvadex acts mainly as an antagonist, we are also interested by its behaviour on skeletal muscles, on the liver and on the fat cells.
Nolvadex has been shown to behave as estrogens in skeletal muscles (5). This is a very good thing for every athletes except bodybuilders. You see, estrogens protect muscle cells from the training-induced damages (5-6). It means that one can train more without damaging his muscles. Recovery will also be much faster. But for bodybuilders, the training-induced damages are a key ingredient to trigger growth. Nolvadex will therefore reduce the muscle building effects of resistance training.
As for the impact of Tamoxifen on IGF-1, it simply demonstrates another estrogen-like action of Nolvadex. By rendering the liver less sensitive to growth hormone (probably by reducing the liver density of GH receptors), estrogens and tamoxifen diminish the production of IGF-1. This action of estrogens explains why women produce less IGF-1 than men even though the have a higher GH level.
Nolvadex and Muscle Definition
Within 24 to 48 hours, Nolvadex is able to greatly increase muscular definition. As a result, bodybuilders assume Nolvadex will help them reduce their bodyfat level. But this rapid cutting action of Nolvadex is due to an anti-estrogenic action on water retention. Estrogens will make you hold water. Nolvadex will produce the opposite effect. But it says nothing about the impact of Tamoxifen on bodyfat. Depending upon your own production of estrogens and your estrogen receptor density on adipocytes, Nolvadex can act as an antagonist (which would help you lose fat) or an agonist. In that case, Nolvadex will make you fatter especially in the lower body area.
Conclusion: if the introduction of Nolvadex 25 years ago was a brilliant idea, times have changed. Very effective anti-aromatase drugs (such as Letrozole or Anastrazole) have been introduced. They will fight gynecomastia, help prevent the anti-anabolic actions of estrogens, fight fat and water retention. They will also boost natural testosterone production far more effectively than Nolvadex. So, it is up to you to decide whether you wish impair your rate of progression with an outdated drug or move on to the 21st century.
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It also helps your good cholesterol which is a plus.
Do these negative actions occur at any dose or is the old therapeutic dose of 20mg still advised?
There is less of a chance to get a DVT when using toremifene...though i'm sure more research would be needed to state that indefinately.
I agree but be careful from fermera ( letrozole), too much of it will make your bone fragile !
I don't buy it if tomox reduces the anabolic effect merely by binding to E receptors, then AI's must totally negate any effect which is not the case.
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By Steve Horn • Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 11:36
It is nearly impossible to discuss the vast climate change denial echo chamber and not mention the Koch Brothers, Koch Industries, and what some have called the Koch Empire.
Perhaps unsurpisingly then, the origins of the Heartland Institute – whose internal documents were recently leaked to DeSmogBlog – have a direct historical link to the rise of the Kochtopus's wide-reaching climate change denial machine.
It all began in 1977 in Wichita, Kansas, with the creation of the Cato Institute.
David Padden, Cato Institute, and the Rise of Heartland
The Cato Institute was founded in 1977 and originally funded by Charles Koch, of Koch Industries fame and fortune.
It is known today for its libertarian policy stances on issues like the War on Drugs, anti-interventionist foreign policy, and support for civil liberties, and perhaps most notoriously for its climate change denial and pro-polluter stance in energy policy debates. Cato's most infamous talking head today is Pat Michaels, who serves as its "Senior Fellow in Environmental Studies."
One of the key original members of Cato's Board of Directors was David Padden, a Chicago, IL-based investment banker and then owner of Padden & Company, which now also has a spinoff called Padco Lease Corporation. Padden passed away in October 2011.
In 1984, piggybacking off of his role at Cato, Padden founded the Heartland Institute, also serving on its original Board of Directors.
Padden also served on the original Board of Directors of another organization founded that year, Citizens for a Sound Economy, now known as both FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity. Both of these echo chambers recieved their initial seed money from the Koch family fortune.
Padden also served as the original co-chairman with Joseph Bast at Heartland, while U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), a current Republican Party candidate for the 2012 election, was the first chairman of Citizens for a Sound Economy.
Koch Empire Funds Heartland Climate Change Denial Echo Chamber
Between 1986 and 2009, the Koch Empire gave $75,000 to the Heartland Institute, according to Greenpeace USA's PolluterWatch project. During that same time period, the Empire gave just under $14 million to Cato, over $7.5 million to Citizens for a Sound Economy (now known as FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity), and over $5.5 million to Americans for Prosperity, according to PolluterWatch.
Prior to his death, Padden had affiliations with all of these outfits.
Joseph Bast, the current head of Heartland, served as Founding Director, officer, and member of the executive committee of the State Policy Network (SPN). He is on the Board of Advisors of the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI), a member of SPN.
SPN received $39,000 from the Koch Empire between 1986 and 2009, according to PolluterWatch. IPI, meanwhile, does not make its funding sources publicly available, but its 2006 annual report shows that it received $50,000 from the Cato Institute that year.
Heartland Exposed: Sowing the Seeds of Doubt
As DeSmogBlog has made clear through Heartland Exposed, Heartland, and the vast echo chamber it is a part of, are still hard at work "sowing the seeds of doubt" on climate change.
Heartland and its affiliates are a small, but vocal part of the deeply-intertwined, well-funded machine undermining democracy and delaying action to address an ever-worsening climate change crisis.
And at the center of it all, lo and behold, is the Kochtopus Empire.
Explore this Prezi infographic created by the International Forum on Globalization to learn more about the tentacles of the Kochtopus:
Cosmic Ray replied on Permalink
Let's see Koch top this "whopping $10 Billion" green funding
Environmental funders spent a whopping $10 billion between 2000 and 2009 but achieved relatively little because they failed to underwrite grassroots groups that are essential for any large-scale change, the report says. Released in late February by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Cultivating the Grassroots was written by Sarah Hansen, who served as executive director of the Environmental Grantmakers Association from 1998 to 2005.
$10 Billion dollars? Are you kidding me? That's a staggering amount of funding for one issue and it literally dwarfs the amount of spending that the skeptics get.
What I want to know is, where is this money coming from?… Is the left that wealthy?
chas rasper replied on Permalink
Great point but don't expect to get an nswer here.
And we can queue the nasty responses from Phil et al in 3, 2, 1………
Have a great weekend Chas
Have a great weekend Chas ;)
The answer is simple...
…from what you're saying perhaps they should be spending it all on advertising and not doing any work at all.
That would make them more like Heartland 'for profit' lobbiests, right?
$10 billion in lobbying and advertising? That's what you think Greenpeace does?
Come back here when you graduate from high school or something.
Yet another false comparison
The $10B over 10 years is indeed for far more than climate policy. If covers all philanthropy for environment (might even include Heartland!).
Climate funding is not insignificant - maybe over 10% of that total. But even there, it's not just to support the cap-and-trade (uh, a 1970's Republican proposal, by the way to use market forces to accomplish a social goal in the public interest) policies you despise.
The amounts include scientific research, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and much more.
To equate that with Heartland Institute funding directed at discrediting a single scientific theory is farcical on its face.
Here is a list of the climate related grants from the top 50 funders:
The sources are not communists, socialists, or foreign agents. They are respected names in American industry.
In the end, physics doesn't care if you are liberal or libertarian. I would not put my money on the 1:20 horse (the odds that climate change is natural).
The sources are not
The sources are not communists, socialists, or foreign agents. They are respected names in American industry.
Koch is a respected name in American industry too. Not nearly as respected a name in American politics, of course, but you can't possibly hate on people for making Dixie Cups.
Koch is more than Dixie Cups
And the reason they lose some respect is that their environmental record with their coal, oil, and forestry interests leaves much to be desired. They consistently fight regulation of any kind. Their Georgia Pacific division also has been criticized for clear cutting and then abandoning tracts in Georgia and California. Yes, they are much more than Dixie Cups.
I didn't intend that comment
I didn't intend that comment to be taken entirely literally ;)
Peter Moss replied on Permalink
Read the Report
Dude, read the report, that measly $10 B is from all sources, representing over 28,000 different environmental groups over ten years. It isn't for one issue like climate change either, it's for a wide spectrum of environmental issues including social justice and poverty issues.
Charles and David Koch themselves are fifth on the Forbes list of wealthiest Americans with $21 billion each. Koch industries had revenues of $100 billion in 2009 alone.
Sorry to burst your conspiracy theory. But hey, I think Koch Industries has some aluminum holdings so you might be able to get a good deal on tin foil from them.
Why couldn't the Koch's be more like Iron Man?
Or just get a yacht and a harem like all the other rich guys.
The CO2 Brothers
It takes a lot less money to destroy than to build. It takes far less money to create confusion than it does to unite people in understanding. The Koch brothers need only spend a small percentage of their money to buy the right to rip apart the natural world and sell it piece by piece. They are like two characters from a Charles Dickens nightmare. Dr. John
GingerLadySlipper replied on Permalink
Breaking News on Cato Institute:
Koches are fighting for control. I thought Cato is non-profit? How can they be talking about shareholder interest?
I don't have any time to look at this further..
Someone still has to run the place.
Just ask anyone who lives in Hawaii about the Bishop foundation.
Lady Slipper writes: "Koches
Lady Slipper writes:
"Koches are fighting for control. I thought Cato is non-profit? How can they be talking about shareholder interest?"
I don't know much about these things, but maybe they are trying to show they are a corporation so the corporation can be blamed if they get in trouble.
This is just a guess.
Nonprofits can be(and to the
Nonprofits can be(and to the best of my knowledge, usually are) set up with shares to determine who has control of it. Look at the Green Bay Packers, for example - they've never paid a dividend, but they still do share sales every couple decades to fund stadium improvements, and have more owners than Green Bay has people.
So much for Ron Paul being
So much for Ron Paul being anything close to resembling liberal.
Conservatarians is what they are.
My friends, who are gaga over Ron Paul, deny that they are right or left.
Ron Paul a Liberal???
Ron Paul is and always has been a libertarian - and on that scale, I would even say he is a right-wing libertarian, edging towards the anarchists.
Their school imagines that a federal government is only for military, immigration and trade purposes. Virtually no regulations, no fines, no incentives, taxes from tariffs. And all disputes are handled by the courts.
In Ron Pau's world, if your doctor kills you, sue him!
I'm always confused by
I'm always confused by Libertarians. I just can't imagine it working.
"Their school imagines that a federal government is only for military"
Isn't that socialism?
"Virtually no regulations"
Yet, the same people will whine when there is no regulations to enforce quality of food, medicine, hospitals, building practices, police misconduct, banking practices etc etc.
"no fines"
Just law suits.
"no incentives"
"And all disputes are handled by the courts."
May the wealthier man win.
Sounds like they never read about Feudalism or Mafia.
Socialism generally vests
Socialism generally vests vastly more powers in the government than just the military. The idea of libertarianism is that you protect people from outside interference, and then let them do their thing from there - in practice, this usually results in a government that has a military(to protect against invasion), police(to protect against crime), courts(to protect against torts, and enforce the actions of the police), and some sort of administration to make the above work. And nothing else. And in my experience, they actually believe it - I've seen far more libertarians get pissed off at food inspectors or bank regulations than the lack thereof.
Personally, I think it's rather a silly system, even if I was enamoured of it when I was 16. But it's quite a long way from socialism or communism, and its advocates will claim that it's less prone to corruption by wealth than the current system(since a government that doesn't regulate isn't subject to regulatory capture).
"Socialism generally vests
"Socialism generally vests vastly more powers in the government than just the military."
I didn't say that it didn't. I'm just pointing out the military is not privately owned. The costs are socialised. Libertarian and Conservatives like to rail against "big government" and "tax payer funded" and "socialism"…..because the government owns or runs something.
They like to forget just how much of our society is and has to be run by the government, so as to avoid corruption by private ownership, or neglect. What private companies are going to invest in national highways, or parks, or research into our planet, solar system or health without expecting a return?
"in practice, this usually results in a government that has a military(to protect against invasion), police(to protect against crime), courts(to protect against torts, and enforce the actions of the police), and some sort of administration to make the above work."
Sounds like big governemt to me. Lots of tax payer funded teat sucking. What about ambulance, fire, hospitals, welfare, parks, water, sewer, libraries,bin collection etc etc?
"I've seen far more libertarians get pissed off at food inspectors"
People want less control over their food quality? They want food imorted from countries where they use night soil as fertiliser because it's $2 cheaper?
"or bank regulations than the lack thereof."
They want more GFC's?
"But it's quite a long way from socialism"
Not if the public are paying for anything.
Like I said, I'm not a big
Like I said, I'm not a big believer in the merits of the philosophy, but I do know it well enough to know that they disagree with you about the consequences of their beliefs. I won't spend much time defending it, though. Nonetheless, you ought to recognize that there's some middle ground between socialism and anarchism.
" Nonetheless, you ought to
" Nonetheless, you ought to recognize that there's some middle ground between socialism and anarchism. "
So if there is common ground on such things, why are they so militant in opposition to it on blogs, marches, papers etc When, in the end they would be forced to adopt many of the aspects of socialism? E.g. Police, federal police, fire, Ambulance, garbage collection, parks, national parks, libraries, judges, ombudsman, street sweepers etc.
They are all government controlled.
In all the Atlas shrugging and John Galt praising, they didnt realise that Ayn Rand sought treatment from the public health system for her lung cancer.
So much for existentialism.
Standard libertarian ideology
Standard libertarian ideology would not have public fire, ambulance, garbage collection, parks, libraries, street sweepers, or "etc.". They may all be government controlled today, and we may agree that they ought to be government controlled/financed(well, except garbage - I'd have no objection to that being private), but a libertarian would not agree with us.
And while I agree that Ayn Rand was a pretty messed-up human being in a lot of ways, her explanation for it does make some sense - "I have to pay for it, I might as well at least try to get my money back out".
"And while I agree that Ayn
"And while I agree that Ayn Rand was a pretty messed-up human being in a lot of ways, her explanation for it does make some sense - "I have to pay for it, I might as well at least try to get my money back out"."
Which is simply a cop out, because she surreptitiously changed her name to enter the public health system because she realised the costs of treating her cancer could have wiped out all the funds she earned from her books.
She denied the consequences of smoking & when faced with the costs of treating that private choice, she chose to make it a public cost. Complete hypocrite.
She probably changed her name
She probably changed her name because she knew how much crap she'd get for it. But then, she was never a lady endowed with a great belief in acting decently(just look at the way she treated her husband), so I'm not surpised that she did what was best for her.
Ron Paul says we can
Ron Paul says we can handle environmental problems by using property rights to sue whoever else's property pollutes our property. So go buy your own army of lobbyists and lawyers and take on the oil industry, I guess is what it means. And if you have no property? Well I guess you're out of luck, if you want clean air, food and water, and a liveable planet.
"So go buy your own army of
"So go buy your own army of lobbyists and lawyers and take on the oil industry, I guess is what it means. And if you have no property? Well I guess you're out of luck"
Exactly, freedom and liberty………..for billionaires.
Yes, if a Gleicktavist like hack on Cato were to happen, the benefits to humanity would be immense.
Deniers like to forget that Cato also spreads misinformation and defends big tobacco. They quiet that voice that tells them, if Cato defend$ big tobacco and we know they are wrong….then what else are they being paid to lie about?
Is it really that hard to join the dots for some?
David B. Benson replied on Permalink
some don't have any dot-joiners.
A must read....
There's an excellent and quite thoughtful piece over at the Pointman blog about the Climate wars and why the alarmists have lost the battle. Chris Mooney may want to read the whole thing. An excerp;
" The problem the alarmists had, was that there was never anything substantial to hit back at. They had the equivalents of the big guns and the massive air support but there never was a skeptic HQ to be pounded, no big central organization, no massed ranks of skeptic soldiers or even any third-party backing the resistance.
Every one of the skeptics was a lone volunteer guerrilla fighter, who needed absolutely no logistical support of any kind to continue the fight indefinitely. The alarmists never understood this, preferring to think that there simply had to be some massive hidden organization orchestrating the resistance. While they wasted time and effort attacking targets that only existed in their head, each of the guerrillas chewed on them mercilessly in their own particular way."
This is why attacking the "Heartlands" of the world will never advance anything for the warm side. It's just plain ordinary people that don't buy in to the hype, not some big monster lurking in the shadows.
Really? Really?
Took a look at that article and it doesn't seem to do much except fan the flames of those who buy into the religion of doubt.
The article claims that there are no large organizations behind the "skeptics" who call themselves "realists." But we now know that there is a wide web of oil and coal money funding disinformation campaigns.
The article claims that "skeptical" bloggers are unpaid. But now we know that Idso, Watts and others have been on the Heartland payroll.
The article claims that careers of "skeptics" have been ruined, without saying who. But we now the names of climate scientists who have received death threats from "skeptics" who may have been incited by the likes of Heartland's paid bloggers.
The article claims that the material on Heartland was published with no concern for its accuracy. But we have read that Heartland was contacted, the files were checked, and Heartland did not respond. Heartland still has not verified the content of the documents or pointed out even one false statement.
It really does not deal with….. reality.
What oil and coal money? We
What oil and coal money? We got Heartland's donors list, there wasn't an oil company on there who gave to climate issues. Frankly, I was stunned by that, but it's nonetheless true.
Koch is into oil and coal
Koch owns a lot of oil and coal properties.
Exxon contributed to Heartland in prior years.
There are many more and you can research at ExxonSecrets, SourceWatch, or just look up the 990 filings for the various tax-exempt think tanks.
Oh, there is the case in Australia now where the owner of the largest coal mining company is purchasing the most popular television and radio stations.
So, actually, there is a lot of oil and coal money in the climate denial machine (in addition to individuals who've been snookered).
Koch's money was for health,
Koch's money was for health, not climate stuff.
"Koch's money was for health,
"Koch's money was for health, not climate stuff."
Really? What document, what page? What part of Koch industries has investment in "health"?
What would you say their core business is?
Koch's response: http://www.kochfacts.com/kf/confrontingfalsehoodsheartland/
And if you look at the Fundraising Plan, page 22, you can see the Koch donation has the code "HCN". This is the same code that was used for donations from Bayer, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and several other health-related groups. I don't see a legend to specify exactly what "HCN" stands for, but I somehow doubt that a bunch of drug companies kicked in for "Hate Climate Now". As much as Koch is best-known for its political donations, they do give quite a lot of money to more conventional charitable causes, healthcare issues chief among them.
"Koch's response: http://www.kochfacts.com/kf/confrontingfalsehoodsheartland/"
Seriously? Going to the Koch website as evidence? It's a pretty rare thing these days for companies or individuals to admit fault/liability/guilt. Only when dragged before a court does the ultimate truth come out. Sometimes it doesnt for years after.
Naturally, if you were a denier or supporter of Koch, you would be more prone to believe their statement. Their involvement in the climate denial machine is wel documented.
"I don't see a legend to specify exactly what "HCN" stands for, but I somehow doubt that a bunch of drug companies kicked in for "Hate Climate Now"."
No, but you are willing to believe the alternate scenario, considering a) The Koch's long history of climate denial b) The fact that their core business is fossil fuels & c) They have no health services in their business portfolio.
"As much as Koch is best-known for its political donations, they do give quite a lot of money to more conventional charitable causes, ."
Its drawing a long bow to assume their philanthropic donations which are outside of Heartland, are somehow aligned with the services the Heartland Institute provide as an industry think tank.
"healthcare issues chief among them"
Wait………you know that the bulk of their donations goes to Healthcare?
"And if you look at the Fundraising Plan, page 22, you can see the Koch donation has the code "HCN"."
If you look at the strategy doc, it quite plainly says:
January 2012
Confidential Memo: 2012 Heartland Climate Strategy
Given the increasingly important role the Heartland Institute is playing in leading the fight to
prevent the implementation of dangerous policy actions to address the supposed risks of global
warming, it is useful to set priorities for our efforts in 2012. This document offers such a set of
priorities. I propose that at this point it be kept confidential and only be distributed to a subset of
Institute Board and senior staff. More details can be found in our 2012 Proposed Budget
document and 2012 Fundraising Strategy memo. In 2012 our efforts will focus in the following
Increased climate project fundraising
Our climate work is attractive to flinders, especially our key Anonymous Donor (whose
contribution dropped from $1,664,150 in 2010 to $979,000 in 2011 - about 20% of our total
2011 revenue). He has promised an increase in 2012 - see the 2011 Fourth Quarter Financial
Report. We will also pursue additional support from the Charles G. Koch Foundation. They
returned as a Heartland donor in 2011 with a contribution of $200,000. We expect to push up
their level of support in 2012 and gain access to their network of philanthropists, if our focus
continues to align with their interests. Other contributions will be pursued for this work,
especially from corporations whose interests are threatened by climate policies.
Hmmm, not a mention of health anywhere.
I wouldn't have cited the
I wouldn't have cited the Koch site on its own as evidence, but with the corroboration from the fundraising document, I think their story makes more sense than any alternative. I'm aware that he Koch family is heavily invested in oil, and not in healthcare, but they nonetheless provide funding to several health projects:
As a prostate cancer survivor, David Koch's gift of $100 million in 2007 created the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, which opened March 3, 2011. Other cancer-fighting gifts include:
- $20 million to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
$30 million to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
in New York City
- $25 million to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
$15 million to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell
Medical Center
- $25 million to The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City
I think that "chief among them" is a fair characterization of giving almost a quarter of a billion dollars to medical research.
And while the strategy doc does say that, it's also in direct factual conflict with what the fundraising doc says - fundraising says $25k to "HCN"(which is apparently "Health Care News", a newsletter), with a fundraising target of $200k next year, strategy memo says $200k this year and lists it under climate. The authenticity of the fundraising plan is unquestioned, so I'd much rather go by what it says than the heavily disputed strategy memo. A strategy memo that was written by someone who made an amateurish mistake based on being unfamiliar with the actual fundraising done by Heartland, at that. If you believe it's a Heartland staff member who made that mistake, I won't argue, but it's still an obvious mistake that you shouldn't be using to bolster your argument.
"but with the corroboration
"but with the corroboration from the fundraising document, I think their story makes more sense than any alternative."
There is no corroboration from the fundraising doc. In all the documents there is no mention of the Koch's involvement in any health or medical projects, only climate change denial projects.
Secondly lets look at their story:
"The documents presented by the blog indicate "[the Foundation] returned as a Heartland donor in 2011 with a contribution of $200,000. We expect to push up their level of support in 2012…if our focus continues to align with their interests." But this is not so. The Foundation gave just $25,000 to Heartland in 2011 (the only such donation to that organization in more than 10 years) and that funding was specifically directed to a healthcare research program, and not climate change research, as was erroneously reported."
Ok, so who is lying, Heartland or the Koch's? You yourself said "The authenticity of the fundraising plan is unquestioned". So who is lying? Even if they did actually donate $25k in 2011 (which is doubtful) , they have pledged $200k in 2012, otherwise Heartland wouldn't have added those figures.
"David Koch's gift of $100 million in 2007 created the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, which opened March 3, 2011. Other cancer-fighting gifts include:
- $20 million to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
$30 million to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
in New York City
- $25 million to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
$15 million to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell
Medical Center
- $25 million to The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City"
Ok, so why didnt they just donate more money directly to health related issues as you have bullet pointed above? Why donate to a right wing think tank for "health related issues"? Seems a long way to go about making donations to health.
"And while the strategy doc does say that, it's also in direct factual conflict with what the fundraising doc says - fundraising says $25k to "HCN""
Right, so one doc says in plain english that they are donating to climate denial and another says "HCN". I dont see a conflict, it plainly says climate change denial.
It plainly says :
Increased climate project fundraising
Our climate work is attractive to flinders, especially our key Anonymous Donor (whose
contribution dropped from $1,664,150 in 2010 to $979,000 in 2011 - about 20% of our total
2011 revenue). He has promised an increase in 2012 - see the 2011 Fourth Quarter Financial
Report. We will also pursue additional support from the Charles G. Koch Foundation. They
returned as a Heartland donor in 2011 with a contribution of $200,000
"A strategy memo that was written by someone who made an amateurish mistake based on being unfamiliar with the actual fundraising done by Heartland, at that."
Really? Has someone admitted that? Or is that an assumption?
"The authenticity of the fundraising plan is unquestioned, so I'd much rather go by what it says than the heavily disputed strategy memo."
Fair enough, lets do that.
For starters, the "project" column your point to "HCN" in starts in 2012.
Secondly, there are 10 projects listed :
1) Free To Choose Medicine - FTCM
2) Climate Change - NIPCC
3) Operation Angry Badger - Anti Unions & Schools
4) Center for Transforming Schools - Attacking the public school system
5) Chicago Fire Outreach - Finance.Insurance.Real Estate
6) David H Padden Internship Program - Spreading Libertarian ideals
7) Cook Country Public Debt Project - Opposing social justice
8) Global Warming for K-12 Schools - Spreading climate change denial
9) Hydraulic Fracking Project - Defending Fracking
10) Weather Stations Project - WUWT bogus stations project
11) General Operating - GO
Listed project acronyms in Table 8 are
Considering Heartlands long history of climate change denial. Which one of those acronyms cover climate change denial?
Also considering table 12. Which says :
Budget From New
$1,000,000 $500,000 Free To Choose Medicine project
$200,000 $100,000 Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC)
$610,000 $305,000 Operation Angry Badger
$250,000 $125,000 Center for Transforming Education
$100,000 $100,000 Chicago FIRE Outreach
$235,000 $117,500 David H. Padden Intern Program
$210,000 $105,000 Cook County Public Debt project
$200,000 $100,000 Global Warming Curriculum project
$100,000 $50,000 Hydraulic Fracturing project
$88,000 $44,000 Weather Station project
$2,905,000 $1,546,500 Total
Sooooo, the money for those projects just comes from nowhere? The "anonymous donor" funds some of it, but not all of it, so who funds the rest?
Do you even admit Heartland funds climate change denial? If so, who funds it?
Again, the fundraising doc
Again, the fundraising doc says $25k for HCN, which is Health Care News. The only mention of that money being for climate is from the strategy memo, which got the amount wrong by a factor of eight. I don't think that's a reliable source. The $200k was Heartland's goal for 2012, not any sort of pledge - it's listed as "projected", and "expect[ed]", but nowhere in the fundraising doc does it actually say it's pledged, and it specifically says that it was not given. And the strategy memo also listed them as "returning", when the fundraising doc specifically says $0 for 2010. And I'm not relying on press releases here, I'm going by the leaked Heartland docs. Why do you claim these figures are "doubtful"? Simply because it's less flattering to your preconceptions?
In order to believe your story, you have to think that Heartland is actively lying to their own board members about their fundraising sources, goals, and plans, in a document that was never intended for public consumption. Why would they do that? And if you think HCN is a fake acronym used to hide climate advocacy in their internal documents, then please explain to me why most of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies donated so generously. One I could imagine, but GSK and Pfizer and Bayer and Eli Lilly and PhRMA? Also, how is it that they're publishing their healthcare newsletter if all the money is being diverted to climate?
As for why they'd donate to Heartland, I can't say for sure, but I will point out that "right-wing think tank" is likely to be much less of a dirty term in a Koch's mind than yours.
As for where Heartland gets their money, remember that they don't just have a handful of big corporate/foundation donors - they're going to get smaller sums from individuals, as well as unallocated donations that can be used whereever. They're spending almost half a million on direct mail fundarising, which given usual ratios implies they'll probably raise a couple million that way - that alone is enough to cover the difference between those columns.
Just continuing that...
I'd want to know more about what Koch is peddling before I'd even consider it.
There was some (small?) controversy about Koch pharmaceuticals.
Here… last page, top.
"I don't think that's a
"I don't think that's a reliable source."
I don't understand what the hangup is with the memo. It mirrors almost exactly what is discussed in other Heartland documents. It matches up nicely with the fundraising doc. I think deniers are keen to have this one dissapear because it names names. Particularly the Koch's & Watts. There is no evidence it is faked, no one has admitted its faked and it matches up with the fundraising plan.
"The $200k was Heartland's goal for 2012, not any sort of pledge - it's listed as "projected", and "expect[ed]", but nowhere in the fundraising doc does it actually say it's pledged, and it specifically says that it was not given."
So why not put $0? They must have a reason for putting that figure. It doesnt just come out of the air. If you do a projected budget for your coming household budget. Do you put down an income figure that is totaly beyond your means?
"And the strategy memo also listed them as "returning", when the fundraising doc specifically says $0 for 2010."
It actually says:
"We will also pursue additional support from the Charles G. Koch Foundation. They
returned as a Heartland donor in 2011 with a contribution of $200,000. We expect to push up
their level of support in 2012"
It doesnt mention 2010. I take returned as, they were once a donor in the past, they have lapsed, but have returned as a donor.
"Why do you claim these figures are "doubtful"?"
Because there are many other projects that don't match up with what is in Table 8 and there is serious funding for those climate denial projects. Somehone is paying for them.
"And if you think HCN is a fake acronym used to hide climate advocacy in their internal documents, then please explain to me why most of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies donated so generously."
So where do the 3 climate denial projects fit into those 8 acronyms?
"Also, how is it that they're publishing their healthcare newsletter if all the money is being diverted to climate?"
How is it they are funding climate denial programs when no one is listed under those categories? We know the programs exist. They have been verified. So do you expect me to believe that only corporate money goes into the 8 acronym projects and the climate denial projects are funded entirely by anonymous donors?
The hangup with the memo is
The hangup with the memo is that, on the particular issue of Koch donations, it's completely at odds with what the fundraising information says. When there's an internal contradiction that egregious, I'll stick to the one that isn't being denounced as a fraud over the one that is.
The reason for $200k - no idea. I've never done fundraising for an advocacy group, I have no idea how one would go about making projections of that sort. Probably something as simple as "Koch has money coming out their ears, and they're giving to us again, so hopefully they'll be good for more this time".
The source of the money for the climate stuff? Mr. Anon seems to be the primary one, with a lot of the unallocated money probably filling in the difference. There's not many companies around that would risk the bad PR for donating to AGW skeptics, and even the coal and oil folks seem to have learned that their money does more harm than good. Most of the skepticism comes from ideological grounds these days, not economical. And frankly, even if the Koch money was for climate change, they've given enough cash to enough groups for ideological reasons that it wouldn't be obviously connected to their oil business. Other than them, do you see any other fossil fuel companies on the donor list anywhere?
And those climate projects exist, but their comnbined 2012 budget is $388k. Half that is projected to come from new donors, who aren't listed in the donor list(because it's a chart of returning donors). After that, Mr. Anon has pledged over a million, and he's generally been gung-ho about climate in past. They don't need returning corporate donors to contribute to those projects in order for them to be funded.
Debating something that is unproven is senseless.
You claim that the 'Climate Strategy' document is fake.
When it correlates nicely with everything else in the documents that Heartland kindly sent to Gleick.
Who said the "Climate Strategy" document was fake… Heartland? Heartland also said some or all of the rest were as well.
So… did they lie then, or are they lying now? Which lie is true or not true? Can you tell me?
Personally, I can't tell which Heartland statement is true. (But I do know they are paid to lie.)
So either clear that up… or let the courts sort it out.
While I look forward to the PR entertainment flowing from Heartland, I am really curious to know more about the actual time line regarding the 'Climate Strategy' document.
Except for the part about
Except for the part about Koch, where it's completely at odds with the genuine Heartland memos. I mean, it's got the same numbers, but they're in the wrong places - almost like it was written who only looked briefly, didn't really understand Heartland's finances, and was looking to make a cheap shot against a popular villain. Also, the other part I find telling is that plenty of folks were able to pick Gleick out as being the author days before he came forward - I'd never heard of the fellow before this whole mess, but if the people who have can name him out of the whole universe of "pro-climate" activists and be correct, I'd say there's something to their theory. (Also, which other documents did Heartland say were fake? Their initial response was here, and it mentions only the strategy memo as fake. None of their subsequent press releases mention any others, and one specifically mentions that "one document was a forgery".)
I hope this goes to court, where I'm sure the discovery process will settle it one way or the other. Either way, both Heartland and Gleick acted like assholes(scorched-earth Streisand Effect lawyering on one hand and false-flag theft on the other), but I feel quite confident about which way it wil turn out. And it's a damned shame - I genuinely do believe in AGW, so it always makes me very sad to see its most prominent advocates be figures who illegally dodge FOI requests, make obvious fakes to slur their enemies, and talk about how the planet will burn up to a cinder if we don't all stop breathing out CO2 by this time tomorrow. If the truth is really on our side in this, we shouldn't have to act like bigger dicks than our opponents in an attempt to hammer them under. Obvious lies about one thing just make people think we're lying about less obvious things too, which does nobody any good.
"me very sad to see its most
"me very sad to see its most prominent advocates be figures who illegally dodge FOI requests,"
That's just rubbish. The data that Eschenbach and his army of orcs were complaining about was avaialble online the whole time. Deniers orchestrated a campaign of FOI spam to simply hold up science and bog Jones down in needless paperwork for years, instead of carrying out important research.
This came out in the many subsequent investigations and Jones et al, were exonerated. It was quite clear what the FOI requests were aimed at.
"and talk about how the planet will burn up to a cinder if we don't all stop breathing out CO2 by this time tomorrow."
Another denier strawman and hyperbole.
FOIA email requests
If memory serves me right, the FOIA requests to U Penn were only for every single email that was either sent or received by Michael Mann. They were not looking for anything specific.
Within the past week, this request was thrown out by a judge, who rightfully called it "a fishing expedition."
So yes, Phil, it certainly looks like the purpose is just to distract, delay, and look for chewy bits of conversation to wrench from its context to distort for the purposes of the denial machine.
Would any of us agree to make public every single email we sent or received at our work?
There is a huge difference between a legitimate FOIA request and this. A legitimate request is focused on a particular incident or event.
"Except for the part about
"Except for the part about Koch, where it's completely at odds with the genuine Heartland memos."
Well that is yours and the denialospheres interpretation of it isn't it?
The funding for the climate denial program has to come from somewhere and the fundraising plan says:
"Approximately 80% of Heartland's income each year historically has come from past donors
who renew at their current level or increase their giving."
So it stands to reason that at least some of the donors actually listed are also donors of the climate denial projects.
"I genuinely do believe in AGW,"
I think you are the only one you are kidding here with statements like that. Your account started here when the heartland stories started. You have gone out of your way to defend the Koch's. You have tried to downplay or ignore the climate change denial programs. You seem almost desperate to separate the memo from the fundraiser doc. You have now changed tack to incorporate the "climategate" witch-hunt into the mix, while taking the denier side. You have never once mentioned the role of climate change deniers in undermining science or acknowledging the Koch's vast role in regards to climate change denial.
I'm thinking you are either a Heartland employee, or someone employed to come here to desmog to downplay the Heartland docs or Koch's role in climate change denial.
Please provide evidence that you do "genuinely believe in AGW" by providing another blog where you have a history of AGW support.
The money mostly comes from
The money mostly comes from the Anonymous Donor - most of the climate projects Heartland runs these days are comparatively cheap, and he's both generous and a climate fanatic. I'd love to see some historical data on it, though - what were they spending four million a year on?
And re whether I'm a liar, I came to this blog from a link on Megan McArdle's site, where I'm a long-time reader. That crowd leans quite the opposite way from this one, and I've said the same things about global warming there that I have here. Got a fair bit of stick for it too.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/02/leaked-docs-from-heartland-institute-cause-a-stir-but-is-one-a-fake/253165/#comment-441316456 - arguing that short-term temperature drops do not falsify the AGW thesis
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/02/leaked-docs-from-heartland-institute-cause-a-stir-but-is-one-a-fake/253165/#comment-441374530 - endorsing a carbon tax
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/02/heartland-memo-looking-faker-by-the-minute/253276/#comment-442442163 - taking on the "water matters more than CO2" theory
I'm a soft libertarian who places a much bigger emphasis on fiscal and social policy than climate, so I mostly hang out with deniers. But I have enough of a science education that I'm not one myself - I've taken spectroscopy classes and I understand blackbody radiation, I know damned well that CO2 exerts a warming influence on the planet. The short-term unfalsifiability of the models bothers me, but this is a theory a quarter-century old, and well…the planet's definitely warmer now than it was then, you know? Just because I think Gleick is a liar(and not a very good one) doesn't mean that I disagree on the science. I do get pissed off when people argue in bad faith, and that applies just as much to "hide the decline" as "anti-climate".
I get shit about this on every single forum I visit, left or right, but I try to debate in actual good faith, to understand what my opponents are actually arguing, and to beat up on my own side when it does wrong. I'm not a partisan hack who circles the wagons against a justified attack, and I hope that I never will be. Just because we're on the same side of the science doesn't mean that I'm going to let tribal loyalties to Gleick take precedence over the fairly obvious fact of his fraud. He lied, he made me and his whole movement look stupid, and he can hang for it as far as I'm concerned.
"Hide the Decline" is a denier's canard
Alsadius, I would suggest you take a look at the Skeptical Science section on the "hide the decline" argument.
It is found here:
I looked at the emails myself and quickly determined (based on my previous reading of climate science on NASA and other sites) that there was nothing nefarious going on. It was just a technique devised to calibrate one temperature record (tree ring analog) with another (weather instruments). The first I saw of the AGW theory was before 1980 in Science News. When the 2nd IPCC report came out, I became convinced that it was happening and hopeful that action would begin. By 2010, it was clear that the situation was becoming critically important.


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Technically Oprah already has an Oscar. She didn't pick it up after her nomination for The Color Purple in 1986, but-- maybe as a consolation prize-- she was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2011, despite being a much bigger part of the TV industry than film world. Even the Academy isn't immune to her blinding celebrity. And that may become even more important this year, as Oprah has thrown herself into the thick of the Oscar conversation with her performance in Lee Daniels' The Butler, the weekend's big box office hit that, despite its non-traditional August release date, now has awards buzz inevitably swirling around it.
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The Weinstein Company, who is distributing both August: Osage County and The Butler, confirmed last week that both Meryl and Oprah will be competing in the Best Supporting Actress category, which has some speculating that August might be a dud-- why else would you bump down Streep in a role that seemed like an easy Best Actress contender? Either way, the move ought to generate endless headlines, with two of the most famous women in America now competing in the same category, and both as salty-tongued mothers with addiction issues, no less. And that's just one of the foes Oprah will be facing-- there's Cameron Diaz in Ridley Scott's The Counselor, Carey Mulligan in Inside Llewyn Davis, Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle, Amy Adams in Her, Octavia Spencer in this summer's Fruitvale Station... This early on, when we can cross our fingers that all of these movies will turn out to be good and the performances meaty, there's a lot of competition in sight.
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Later this week the entire CB staff will go a little crazy and start predicting Best Picture winners, but it will still be a few more weeks until we start talking about the Oscar race-- and the chances for the rest of The Butler-- in earnest. In the meantime, Oprah supporters may want to don their disco suits and buckle up for a long, long Oscar season. The queen of all media may have a jump start on the season, but she's got a lot of fighting to do before a second statue is hers.


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