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The near seabed currents at Ormen Lange have significant spatial and temporal variability under strong influence by the rather rough topography that was formed by the Storegga sub-sea slide. Analysis of current meter records in a given location exhibit periods with relatively calm current conditions accompanied by periods of fairly strong currents, consisting of successions of intermittent events. During such events the near seabed measurements show currents exceeding 60cm/s. The forcing mechanisms behind such events vary but it is evident that currents and internal waves generated by atmospheric forcing probably dominates, although internal pressure gradients associated with non-linear internal waves and bores/hydraulic jumps are contributing as well. The development of individual events is to a great extent controlled by the interaction between the density stratification and the sloping seabed. In-situ measurements have been combined with numerical simulations in a number of studies with the objective to increase the understanding of events giving rise to extreme currents and internal pressure gradients close to the seabed at Ormen Lange. ... Read more

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In his newest provocative book, prominent social critic Henry A. Giroux shows how the tragedy and suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina signals a much larger crisis in the United States one that threatens the very nature of individual freedom and inclusive democracy. This crisis extends far beyond matters of leadership, governance, or the Bush administration. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart of democracy and must be understood within a broader set of antidemocratic forces that not only made the social disaster underlying Katrina possible, but also contribute to an emerging authoritarianism in the United States. Questions regarding who is going to die and who is going to live are driving a new form of authoritarianism in the United States. Within this form of dirty democracy a new and more insidious set of forces embedded in our global economy have largely given up on the sanctity of human life, rendering some groups as disposable and privileging others. Giroux offers up a vision of hope that creates the conditions for multiple collective and global struggles that refuse to use politics as an act of war and markets as the measure of democracy. Making human beings superfluous is the essence of totalitarianism, and democracy is the antidote in urgent need of being reclaimed. Katrina will keep the hope of such a struggle alive because for many of us the images of those floating bodies serve as a desperate reminder of what it means when justice, as the lifeblood of democracy, becomes cold and indifferent. ... Read more

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A challenge to the prevailing orthodoxy
"Stormy Weather" by Henry A. Giroux is a penetrating and compelling analysis of the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe. Mr. Giroux places the event within its historical context in order to illuminate how the U.S. has been digressing away from democracy and towards authoritarianism. Intelligently applying Michel Foucault's concept of 'biopower' to discuss how the state chooses to exercise sovereign control over its citizens, Mr. Giroux presents an exceptionally powerful deconstruction and critique of the frightening world that neoliberalism has spawned. Mr. Giroux's erudite and passionate commentary also proposes how we might begin to reclaim our lost democracy.

The book has two chapters. The first discusses how the suffering of the poor in New Orleans underscores how neoliberalism has found it more convenient to dispose of populations considered to be economically unproductive than to care for them. Mr. Giroux contends that the media images of the poor, sick and elderly among the predominantly African-American populations who were left to fend for themselves exposed the persistence of racism. Mr. Giroux suggests that neoliberal policies that sacrifice the public interest in favor of privatization schemes and tax cuts for the wealthy are to blame for eroding the social compact where public works projects are gutted and large sectors of the population are marginalized, inlcuding those who were simply unable to leave New Orleans without access to private transportation. Suggesting that the government's response to the disaster was not simply a matter of incompetence but "malign neglect", Mr. Giroux discusses how security forces later cleansed the city of its poor in order to allow redevelopment for the benefit of corporate interests.

While much of this has been commented upon by others, a distinguishing characteristic of Mr. Giroux's work is his methodical peeling of the layers of the onion to connect the Katrina tragedy with the inner logic of the neoliberal economic system. To that end, the second chapter discusses the increasingly authoritarian practices of the U.S. government under the Bush administration. Mr. Giroux believes that preemptive war, spying, torture and illegal detentions are proof that the U.S. has embraced militarization as a domestic and foreign policy solution; this is intended to quell dissent and promote a market fundamentalism dedicated to consumerism and free markets where the rich are rewarded and the poor are punished. However, the author hopes that the outrage stirred by the Katrina disaster will compel citizens to challenge the prevailing orthodoxy and work cooperatively to restore justice and democracy.

I highly recommend this insightful, timely and powerful book to everyone. ... Read more

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This acclaimed collection presents Hamill's best journalism since 1970--43 hard-hitting, opinionated pieces on what television and crack have in common, why American immigration policy toward Mexico is wrong, what Mike Tyson did to pass time in jail, and what it's like to realize you're middle-aged.Amazon.com Review
A New York newspaper veteran of more than 30 years and acontributor to such magazines as New York, Esquire, andVanity Fair, Pete Hamill has collected his best articles inthis stunning collection illuminating his insights and his grasp ofthe vital issues of our times. As he puts it in Piecework's subtitle,it's "Writings on Men and Women, Fools and Heroes, Lost Cities,Vanished Friends, Small Pleasures, Large Calamities, and How theWeather Was."And it's much more: evocative visits to NorthernIreland, Mexico and Vietnam; time spent with Sinatra, Jackie Gleasonand Madonna; and thoughts on race, drugs, and the mob. ... Read more

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Valuable perspective
A recurring theme in "Piecework" is that America has become a place in which people no longer seem to have the basic toughness to accept life's hardships, and must therefore heap the blame upon everyone else.

The situation is made worse, Pete Hamill says, by television, which allows people to have deep emotional experiences without "earning" them. This attitude is summed up most effectively in two essays, "Letter to a Black Friend" and the disturbing "Endgame."

When Hamill isn't shaking his head at our collective mistakes, he is shining the spotlight on individuals -- as he does in solid features on Mike Tyson and Frank Sinatra -- or examining a city gone wrong, the Miami of the 1980s. Here, and throughout you see the keen observation skills, dogged research, and common sense that made Hamill a top-flight reporter first, an insightful columnist second.

Whether or not you share Pete Hamill's old-fashioned, hard-nosed worldview, you won't be able to deny that he expresses it brilliantly here.

Words in the hand of a master craftsman
Some beautiful writing--the kind of material you go back to over and over again just to see how he does it. The piece titled "Endgame" is worth the price of the book. It describes the craziness and the downwardspiral of this splintered country of ours better than anything I've everread.

Throw out your j-school textbook!
Here it is folks: How To Write 101. All you ever needed to know about writing columns is between these two covers, in my opinion. ... Read more

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s the crucial first step in the presidential primary season, New Hampshire sets the stage and profoundly affects can-didates' odds of success or failure. Every four years, this small, mountainous, proudly distinctive state is curiously trans-formed into the center of America's political universe. Candidates' per-formances, especially in comparison to expecta-tions, influence the competition for the country's highest office. Do well, and create momentum; do worse, and risk defusing a campaign. Scala explains the importance and peculiarities of New Hampshire, providing both historical context and insights into the tensions between local politics and the national agendas of candidates. New Hamp-shire's sympathy for reformist can-didates has often the paradoxical effect of jumpstarting the campaigns of those candidates least representative of voters nationally, and Scala explores the tremendous implications this effect has on presidential politics. Scala explains what it takes for can-didates to make the Granite State a launching pad rather than a crash landing. ... Read more

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Great Book!
Everything from the title (taken from one of Ulrike's articles contained in the book) to the afterward is remarkable.As the title makes clear, this is written from the standpoint of "it's time to quit talking and do something!"And as she lived her life, so did Ulrike, one of the most intellectual beings of her, or our, time, she poured out reasoned educated thought onto the page.

The lengthy introduction is indispensable, and sets nicely the stage for the works contained in the book.It is well-balanced, doesn't take sides, and merely provides the reader with a quality background by which to read the next 100 pages of essays from the sixties.

I lived in Germany while the RAF was active and Ulrike was in prison, was in Stockholm when the RAF blew up the German Embassy, and have read widely of that time and place.This is one of the best, and most balanced, accounts of that troubled time.It is a great read - I just wish it were on Kindle as well!

A Revolutionary Education
The tone of Ulrike Meinhof's articles is familiar: basically, she writes like a blogger.Her well-researched, thoughful arguments seem very personal, particularly to anyone who is used to the cold, allegedly non-biased tone of contemporary newswriters.Meinhof is not afraid to insert herself into her stories, and this collection is a reflection of the slow progression of a woman who becomes increasingly disgusted with her government.While the actual events that she covers are history, the perspective -- especially on government control -- is very relevant.

Still Relevant
I found this book so fascinating on so many levels that I actually had quite a bit of difficulty shaping a review for it."Everybody Talks About the Weather...We Don't" is the story of Ulrike Meinhof, who has become a cult figure from the radical left of the 1960s-1970s.Included are a preface by Nobel prize winner Elfriede Jelinek, who calls Meinhof "...a historical riddle, and enigmatic woman..."; an introduction by Karin Bauer that comprises nearly half of the book and places Meinhof in historical context; an afterward by Bettina Röhl, Meinhof's daughter, unsympathetic to and critical of Meinhof's place in history; and the book's centerpiece, the writings of Ulrike Meinhof, herself.

Meinhof continued to write after her imprisonment in 1972 for participation in Germany's Red Army Faction, popularly spun (particularly in the American media) as the Baader-Meinhof Gang, but the columns included here stop in 1968.Meinhof had a difficult time in prison, not the least because of health problems that included prior brain surgery, and Bauer indicates that her prison columns tended to be disjointed and poorly done.

However, the importance of Meinhof's writing is not to learn what she thought of prison life or of the developments on the outside while she was locked away.Ulrike Meinhofexpressed the frustration of a generation whose critical political and social issues were not of their making.Her writing illustrates how this frustration, and the politicians who refused to address the issues, shaped the transition from protester to terrorist.These could as easily be today's headlines as the last century's.

She calls out the sexism that was as present in the radical movement as everywhere else.Ironically, this even colors our perceptions of Meinhof, who is often criticized for choosing a life of political activity over staying home and raising her children.Ask yourself whether you consider a man a failure if he devotes his life to a political cause, leaving his children to be raised by their mother in his absence.Martin Luther King?Nelson Mandela?

Almost 40 years after Ulrike Meinhof's death, we are still struggling to understand and deal with the circumstances that move people to terrorism.We work to increase voter turnout among young people who shrug off a government that doesn't reflect their issues.Women still try to strike the right balance between raising children and working outside the home and to achieve fair compensation for either choice.Studies today indicate that men do, at best, about 40% of the work of running a home, and incredibly, nearly all of these studies suggest that this disparity is a women's problem, with the best "solution" being for women to adjust their expectations.

The issues explored in "Everybody Talks About the Weather...We Don't" continue to be as relevant and important today as they were more than half a century ago when Ulrike Meinhof was exploring them.Time spent reading this book is time very well invested.

Excellent addition to the canon
"Everybody Talks About the Weather" is an excellent addition to the tiny canon of English Language books about the Baader-Meinhof era that gripped Europe in the late 60s and 1970s. Meinhof, the former star journalist turned left-wing terrorist, has never had an English-language book devoted to her until now.

Karin Bauer, the editor, has constructed an extremely informative work; part of it is composed of an extensive biographic sketch of Meinhof, firmly placing her writings in context. The bulk of the book are translations of 25 or so of her most famous editorial columns from the magazine konkret; editorials written throughout the 60s, prior to her decision to become a terrorist. The book also features an introduction by Nobel-winner Elfriede Jelinek, as well as an afterword by Meinhof's daughter.

It's quite impossible to separate Meinhof the columnist from Meinhof the terrorist; though it is important to make the effort. These columns were written by a politically aware intellectual, mother, and wife, who travelled freely in bourgeois society. They were not written by the most wanted women in Germany, who's face was featured on every lampost and bakery window. Clues to Meinhof's ultimate decision to go underground are everywhere; but these essays were not a progression of arguments towards fighting a global armed revolution. They were penetrating and insightful critiques of a German society that had failed to address it's own latent fascism in the era of the "Economic Miracle."

"Everybody Talks about the Weather" also makes clear something that is often lost when discussing Meinhof: she was an effective, compelling writer. Her writings are infused with a volatile mix of anger and Revolutionary optimism. There is also an ever-present undercurrent of an almost quaint smugness born of an absolute conviction that her worldview was the correct one. Meinhof's observations are typically penetrating and exact. More often than not she provides the instant analysis of events that will eventually become the conventional analysis in years to come. For example, in her essay about the arrests of members of Kommune I in their supposed plan to "bomb" visiting American Vice President Hubert Humphrey with pudding, Meinhof clearly recognized the media opportunties generated by their public demonstrations and the future danger to civil liberties of the coming Emergency Laws. All this at a time when most leftists viewed Kommune I's efforts as a fun "happening" and most on the right viewed it as simply out-of-control youth. Meinhof alone seemed to understand their significance.

"Everybody Talks about the Weather" offers much insight for people interested in one of western society's most important public intellectuals of the last 50 years. ... Read more

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This book provides a systematic review of what current statistics and data on working-age people with disabilities can and cannot tell us, and how the quality of the data can be improved to better inform policymakers, advocates, analysts, service providers, administrators, and others interested in this at-risk population. ... Read more

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In this first comprehensive comparison of left-wing violence in the United States and West Germany, Jeremy Varon focuses on America's Weather Underground and Germany's Red Army Faction to consider how and why young, middle-class radicals in prosperous democratic societies turned to armed struggle in efforts to overthrow their states. Based on a wealth of primary material, ranging from interviews to FBI reports, this book reconstructs the motivation and ideology of violent organizations active during the 1960s and 1970s. Varon conveys the intense passions of the era--the heat of moral purpose, the depth of Utopian longing, the sense of danger and despair, and the exhilaration over temporary triumphs. Varon's compelling interpretation of the logic and limits of dissent in democratic societies provides striking insights into the role of militancy in contemporary protest movements and has wide implications for the United States' current "war on terrorism."
Varon explores Weatherman and RAF's strong similarities and the reasons why radicals in different settings developed a shared set of values, languages, and strategies. Addressing the relationship of historical memory to political action, Varon demonstrates how Germany's fascist past influenced the brutal and escalating nature of the West German conflict in the 60s and 70s, as well as the reasons why left-wing violence dropped sharply in the United States during the 1970s. Bringing the War Home is a fascinating account of why violence develops within social movements, how states can respond to radical dissent and forms of terror, how the rational and irrational can combine in political movements, and finally how moral outrage and militancy can play both constructive and destructive roles in efforts at social change. ... Read more

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Contourless Visions of the Coming Time
The Symbionese Liberation Army fascinated me as a child. For one thing, the Patty Hearst kidnapping story was wall-to-wall for weeks. Then Patty showed up at a bank robbery and in those days before the Stockholm Syndrome it was assumed that the heiress had had her consciousness raised by her kidnappers. There were many things about the SLA that intrigued. What, for example, is a Symbion and why did it need liberating? Is it any wonder that I had the vague idea this was all connected to the Lebanese civil war? In news reports the SLA was talked about in the same breath as the Baader-Meinhof gang. If the SLA was vague, the Baader-Meinhof gang was practically a ghost. By the time I became aware of them there wasn't a Baader or a Meinhof on the scene which only added to the confusion. Sometimes they were referred to as the Red Army Faction making it easy to confuse them with the Red Brigade. A few years later members of the Weather Underground starting turning themselves into the police after years, well, underground. It seemed like the Seventies were crawling with middle class white kids sashaying around throwing bombs. Why they were throwing bombs had something to do, vaguely again, with the Vietnam war.

I couldn't make sense of it then and for years later I couldn't find any books (in those pre Web days) to explain even the basics let alone attempt to answer any of the larger questions. Finally some thoughtful research is being applied to this era, starting with the incredible documentary Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst. Then there was Susan Braudy's slightly less scholarly but oh-so-much fun Family Circle about Kathy Boudin of Weather Underground Fame. Both are entertaining and illuminating of the individuals involved. What's been missing for me is a deeper understanding of what the "radicals" in question where trying to achieve. That's where Bringing the War Home comes in.

It's hard to overstate Jeremy Varon's accomplishment. He tackles the Baader-Meinhof Gang (Red Army Faction or RAF) and the Weather Underground - two groups as focused on their own myth-making as on the "change" they sought to affect - and rescues them from being either "left wing nuts" or "revolutionary heroes". He makes a clear case for what inspired both groups. For the RAF Germany's Nazi past seemed unexorcised, former Nazis were in positions of power in government and business. Worse, for the RAF, some of the mindset that enabled the Nazis to rise to power remained in place: a desire for order over law, conformity at any cost over dissent, etc. Socialism, even communism, still seemed a better venue for achieving true equality over what they perceived as the failed promises of Western Democracy.For the Weathermen it was the blatant inequality that plagued Black Americans on every level that inspired them. For both groups, the Vietnam War was both a cause and an inspiration. If the people of a small Third World Country could stand up to (and even defeat) a super power in the name of their own liberation, surely a revolutionary vanguard in Germany or the US could do the same. That was their reasoning, at least.

Varon goes deeper still in the both the workings of each group and their ideology. His analysis of their writings and intra-group debates is thoughtful and thought-inspiring. While some may think Varon gives each group a little too much credit for their ideological writings, I'd argue that Varon exposes the weaknesses (and a few of the strengths) in each. The Weather Underground's writings can look like a Mad Magazine parody of Trotsky or Lenin's works one minute, then coolly rational when refusing to back down on the necessity of American Workers to give up some of their benefits in order for workers around the world to be at parity. The RAF, by contrast, has far fewer rational moments. A truly shattering quote from Ulrike Meinhof's mother sums up the flaw in both groups: "social-ethical-utopian ecstasy, a contourless vision of the Coming Time." Power to the people, death to the fascist insect they preys upon the people, and kill the pigs. They believed, they KNEW, things had to change, but then what? What aside from not being what it was before was society going to become?

The Weather Underground and the RAF came to embody a radical chic in the early 1970s that, along with the fear they inspired, was entirely out of proportion to their numbers, their followers or even their acts. They spent more time on their communiques then on educating the oppressed about their status or on anything else for that matter. The revolution had better be televised or there wasn't much chance of anybody knowing these groups existed. But of course they were made for tv: articulate, attractive middle-class young people spouting moral outrage.(See the documentary for a few unintentionally hilarious clips of young radicals on tv.) You can't help but think that Lenin or Trotsky would have joined the Black Panthers in their disdain of both groups.

So while I can't say that Varon made me respect either the Weather Underground or the RAF, he did something far more important. His book has helped me to understand why they came to be in the first place and rescued their goals - vague though they sometimes were - from the fog of myth.

This is isn't an easy read. Varon is an academic and he writes like one. The prose is not impenetrable but it requires attention.

Anarchy in America
This was required reading for a graduate course in American history.In the 1960s and 1970s there were revolutionaries all over the world. Most in the third world had good reason to rebel against the establishment. Many governments were ruled by power hungry tyrants who oppressed the masses for their personal economic gain. Other countries suffered under the colonial powers. Jeremy Varon's book Bringing the War Home is a history of two revolutionary groups in the developed world. The Weather Underground operated in the United States and the Red Army Faction in Germany. Both these countries had prosperous economies and had democratic forms of government. Varon endeavors to impartially show the reasons why these two groups came to be. These groups are mainly remembered because of their violent acts. This is an important work because it delves into the motivations behind the members' acts of violence.

Both these groups came to be in the late 1960s and were small. Most if not all members came from prosperous families and had good educational and labor opportunities. Varon's purpose for his book is "to restore a stronger measure of rationality and moral purpose to Weatherman and RAF." Varon believes that they saw themselves as part of the global revolutionary struggle that was taking place at the time. They existed in an era where passive resistance had proven effective yet they subscribed to the violent revolutionary ideas of Franz Fannon and the criticism of society of Herbert Marcuse. They idolized Ernesto "Che Guevara who embodied Fannon's philosophy and believed that violent struggle was the only way to change the oppressive establishment that
existed in every poor country. Guevara believed that the United States was imperialistic and aided the oppressors. He advocated fighting small revolutions or "many Vietnams" to defeat it.

The Weather Underground and Red Army Faction believed that by attacking their governments they were adding to the small revolutions thereby helping in the global struggle against imperialism. They believed that the Vietnam War was a criminal imperialist war and they saw Ho Chi Ming as a freedom fighter. He was successfully fighting the most powerful army in the world with peasants. They idealized revolutionary violence. They saw themselves as being oppressed by the police and they saw violence as a "natural right to resistance."

Varon writes that other reasons for the group's intense radicalism involved the concepts of "white guilt" in the Weather Underground and Nazi guilt on the part of the RAF. The Germans could not believe that their parents had stood by while the Nazis tortured and killed millions. The Weathermen could not understand how some people suffered in horrible poverty in the richest country in the world. Both groups were appalled at the inequalities in the world.

There was also an element of competition. Who was more committed to the revolution? They had to prove themselves as authentic fighters against the establishment. They believed that they had to stand up for their beliefs to the death. Martyrdom was an acceptable risk. Even the Black Panthers considered them extreme. After the 1968 Days of Rage in Chicago, Fred Hampton said "We no not support people who are anarchistic, opportunistic, adventuristic, and Custeristic [i.e., suicidal]."

When the Vietnam War ended so did the Weather Underground. The RAF continued becoming increasingly violent until shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union. Their ideology gone and most members in prison, they could not find a reason to exist. Varon's work is very timely because the Cold War mentality has been replaced by the War on Terror mentality. The suicide bombers of September 11 were all from prosperous homes and had
excellent education and job opportunities and like the members of the Weather Underground and the RAF they had no problems being martyrs.

Recommended reading for anyone interested in American history.

a fine work
This is a fine piece of comparative history.I think it's far superior to other texts on the WUO.I don't think I'm qualified to judge the sections on the RAF, though I found them clear, informative, and provocative.
I respect that Varon has the courage to draw some uncomfortable conclusions about the groups he surveys.
For those who think Varon is a right winger because of the conclusions he draws, you might want to have a look at his C.V.

In way over his head
Varon has a valuable mission in attempting to draw lessons from the activities, beliefs, and commentaries generated by the Weather Underground and the RAF. It's unfortunate, then, that he settles into the very "pathology" of resistance that he criticizes at the opening of his book. By focusing tightly on individual reflections of these groups' former members, he centers his discussion on emotion, theory, and abstraction. His decision to provide little context for their actions leaves us with the same problems as Aust's study of the RAF: the sense that these people were crazy and disconnected from reality. That might have been the case, but without making some attempt to at least depict that reality, Varon ensures that we can't "read" the Weather Underground or the RAF as anything other than irrational abberations. A more detailed history of the period might provide a better view - it would at the least allow for the possibility that these extremists' actions had concrete roots.

Not much to like here.

Bringing The War Home ~ An Eclectic Balance
Jeremy Varon's "Bringing The War Home" is simply a "must read" for anyone who wishes to "understand" the '60's and '70's--the very concept of "revolution"--from the perspectives of the Weatherman/Weather Underground, the Red Army Fraction, AND the very governments and societies these groups sought to radically change. Both probing and honest, Varon's narrative and analysis is an important and eclectic cotribution to this critical and defining era. The relevance of this work to contemporary "war on terror" response is impossible to overstate. While a bit "pedantic" in parts--Varon's work is a long overdue illumination of that which defined not only a generation but an entire world. A real "keeper". ... Read more

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what we can learn
Even someone like me who has been politically active all her grown life can learn something from this book.I was really pleased to see profits are going to the Rosenberg Fund for Children which helps provide comfort and needed money to children of activists.Also most of us did not have a very accurate idea of what the Weathermen actually did. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on December 18, 2008. The length of the article is 956 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Brush with cold spell doesn't reach epic scale.(City/Region)(But winter events like the current one may become more common, forecasters say)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: December 18, 2008
Publisher: The Register Guard
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If I Could Change the Weather is the perfect book foranyone who is frustrated, saddened or angered by "the news".It isideal for helping children develop a sense of spirit and a wonderfulgift of encouragement for those you love.If I Could Change theWeather is a photoessay to nurture spiritual strength in the face ofapparent adversity.It begins with beautiful Associated Pressphotographs of children, actual world news images, and puts this newsin a context of love.The weather is a metaphor for the caring we cando for one another to make the world a better place.Simple, direct,and yet poetic, the book offers in a few pages a powerful message thatcan transform and transcend.As a children's book, it opens adialogue to help a young person begin to find a spiritual identity.As a work for children AND adults, it is both encouraging anduplifting.It shows us that no one can or must do everything, buteach of us can do something.It reminds us that we are never alone inany difficulty.It is a book about faith, hope, and promise.It isnon-denominational, suitable for virtually every religious faith.Itis a book from the heart and for every heart. ... Read more

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Mother Nature Has Been Drafted! Floods, Droughts, Tsunamis, Hurricanes & Volcanic Eruptions -- Weapons of the Future "Or Today? Weather modification in the form of cloud seeding to increase snow packs in the Sierras or hail suppression over Kansas is now an everyday affair. Underground nuclear tests in Nevada have set off earthquakes. A Russian company has been offering to sell typhoons (hurricanes) on demand since the 1990s, and scientists have been searching for ways to move hurricanes for over fifty years. In the same amount of time we went from the Wright Brothers to Neil Armstrong, hundreds of environmental and weather modifying technologies have been patented in the US alone and hundreds more are being developed in civilian, academic, military and quasi-military laboratories around the world at this moment! This book lays bare the grim facts of who is doing it and why. * up-dates recent developments at HAARP, including its possible connection to the crash of the Space Shuttle Columbia * did HAARP play a role in Hurricane Katrina? Smith puts these technologies into context by examining the geopolitical conflicts that are driving their development from Globalization and the rise of Neo-Con Neo-Fascism to terrorism and "Peak Oil."

... [terrorists]... are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves? -- US Secretary of Defense William Cohen, April, 1997 ... Read more

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just beware the author
I haven't read the book, but have read several thousand words from the author's website.

Just Beware. There were truths on that website mixed with some manipulating fictions that I know are psycho-warfare 101 creations. Whether it was him or he's just repeating is still a question for this reader, but really, who has the time.

There is however a dating section "for Ladies" that some of you might enjoy.

For now, he's on my blacklist. Also, anyone who gets emotional while trying to present facts that merit serious concern and study, is a paid liar or a gullible smart-guy.

Weather Warfare FYI
the book tells it all, now you know why your getting sick, watch the skys, seek wellness centers they help.

Mother Nature in the Military
Another great ready from Jerry E. Smith!

Weather Warfare takes you from the history of weather modification starting with the rainmakers and on through to the present. Smith uses he research abilities to back it up with facts and not speculations or theories, providing the reader with diagrams; patent numbers; website references and more.

Weather Warfare gets you to think about what is happening around you. Are some "natural" disasters even natural? Why control the weather and what exactly could it be used for? Jerry discusses the possible connections that HAARP may have with certain events in our history as well as the chemtrail controversy. These may just be the answers to those questions and more.

Jerry once again does a great job compiling the data and presenting it to the reader. If you are interested in what governments may be up to in regards to manipulating the weather, this is the book you need to read. I set this book down feeling like I had learned a lot and if someone asked me about my thoughts on weather manipulation, I know I will be prepared and even impress.

Reviewed By: Jeremiah Greer of www.shadowsinthedarkradio.com

Great book that may open your eyes
Jerry E Smith's Weather Warfare combines known fact with mere speculation. A lot of the book is really piecing together weather phenomenon that have taken place in the past century and digs deep into the powers unknown but known to exist. Included are lists of dozens of patents made inside the US and many explanations regarding weather control devices. Mentioned known scientists would include Nickolai Tesla and his Earthquake machine, and reports of one of his experiments going wrong. I realize that a lot of the times Jerry would go off track a little bit, but that is only speculation and doesn't harm the reader at all to know a little bit extra. Overall this book was well worth the read and I recommend it to those who don't believe all the garbage being told to them.

Control the Weather; Wage the War; Lose the Planet
Primitive peoples once shook their spears at the heavens and chanted to entice the gods to favor them with rain or otherwise change the weather. Around the turn of the century, experimenters began seeding clouds with various chemicals that sometimes encouraged a much-needed downpour. That was a hundred years ago.

Technology has advanced.

In WEATHER WARFARE, Jerry E. Smith reveals technology so sophisticated that it can alter weather patterns, trigger earthquakes, shake volcanoes into eruption, and initiate tsunamis. Massively budgeted projects play with powerful environment-busting science, and the militaries of various nations are the biggest users...and abusers.

So potentially devastating are environmental modification (ENMOD) threats that U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) submitted legislation to Congress in 2001 that would have banned such systems. Other political leaders have similarly expressed concern that militaries are experimenting with and even deploying environment-altering technology that may be globally destructive.

Smith's heavily researched and thoroughly documented book tugs the reader along like a novel, unveiling frightening technologies, conspiracies, and agendas that may be altering our lives and generating a host of negative environmental effects throughout the entire planet.

WEATHER WARFARE is easily understood by the layman and avoids dense technical explanations. Even so, this reader would have been fascinated to see more technical detail in some areas, such as how earth-penetrating electromagnetic waves are theorized to interact with certain types of geology and cause earthquakes.

Mixed with the hard facts are some scary conspiracy theories that range from the highly believable to the outlandish, and Smith neither endorses nor dismisses them. (They're all interesting anyway!)

WEATHER WARFARE is an important book; required reading by those who wish to remain vigilant in their support of democracy (and survival!); and entertaining reading for those who enjoy their conspiracy theories frightening and laced with a heavy dose of truth.
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Fair Weathers a unique, cross-disciplinary assessment of fairness and equity issues in the context of global climate change--a crucial dimension in current international negotiations--written by a collection of leading scientists in economics, sociology and social psychology, ethics, international law and political science.

How should responsibility for adapting to climate change be distributed? Who should bear the costs of mitigating its impacts and how should these costs be measured? Answers to these questions differ, often according to the vulnerability, wealth and level of industrial development of the country.

Finding a fair solution is controversial, but crucial to the complex and vital negotiations over global warming. This illuminating and accessible volume explores the policy dimensions and analytical needs of the negotiation process. It is essential reading for policy makers and students and teachers of economics, sociology and social psychology, ethics, international relations, law and political science.

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H Asbjorn Aaheim
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Samuel Fankhauser
Carsten Helm
Juliane Kokott
Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer
Volker Linneweber
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Summary Table of Contents1. "Cap and Trade: Essentials" EPA2. "Cap and Trade: Multi-State NOx Programs" EPA3. "Cap and Trade: Acid Rain Program Basics" EPA4. "Annual Energy Outlook 2010 Early Release Overview Dec. 2009" EIA DOE5. "Annual Energy Outlook 2010 Reference Case" EIA DOE6. "The Role of Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap-and-Trade Program: Potential Benefits and Concerns" CRS RL34436, May 18, 2009 7. "Potential Offset Supply in a Cap-and-Trade Program" CRS RL34705, Oct. 14, 20088. "Allowance Markets Assessment: A Closer Look at the Two Biggest Price Changes in the Federal SO2 and NOX Allowance Markets" EPA, Apr. 23, 20099. "Carbon Tax and Greenhouse Gas Control: Options and Considerations for Congress" CRS R40242, Mar. 10, 2009 10. "The Carbon Cycle: Implications for Climate Change and Congress" CRS RL34059, Feb. 18, 200911. "Measuring and Monitoring Carbon in the Agricultural and Forestry Sectors" CRS RS22964, Aug. 6, 200912. "Climate Change: The Role of the U.S. Agriculture Sector and Congressional Action" CRS RL33898, Nov. 9, 200913. "Forest Carbon Markets: Potential and Drawbacks" CRS RL34560, July 3, 200814. "Methane Capture: Options for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction" CRS R40813, Sept. 17, 200915. "Cars and Climate: What Can EPA Do to Control Greenhouse Gases from Mobile Sources?" RS R40506, December 9, 200916. "Aviation and Climate Change" CRS R40090, Aug. 4, 200917. "Cap and Trade Programs for Air Emissions" Clean Air Conf, Dec. 4, 200918. "Climate Change and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS): Kyoto and Beyond" CRS RL34150, Nov. 24, 200819. "Climate Change: Potential Regulation of Stationary Greenhouse Gas Sources Under the Clean Air Act" CRS R40585, Dec. 10, 200920. Testimony of David Sokol Before the House Subcomm. on Energy and Environment, June 9, 200921. Testimony of Dr. Richard Newell Before the Senate Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources, Oct. 14, 200922. Testimony of Robert Greenstein Before the House Subcomm. on Energy and Environment, Mar. 12, 200923. Testimony of Sonny Popowsky Before the House Subcomm. on Energy and Environment, Mar. 12, 200924. Testimony of Steven L. Kline Before the House Subcomm. on Energy and Environment Mar. 12, 200925. Testimony of Michael Carey Before the House Subcomm. on Energy and Environment, Mar. 12, 200926. Testimony of Dr. Denny Ellerman Before the Senate Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources, Oct. 21, 200927. Testimony of Gilbert Metcalf Before the Senate Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources, Oct. 21, 200928. Testimony of Karen Palmer Before the Senate Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources, Oct. 21, 200929. Testimony of Dr. Chad Stone Before the Senate Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources, Oct. 21, 200930. Testimony of Ray Kopp Before the Senate Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources, Dec. 2, 200931. Testimony of Ted Gayer Before the Senate Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources, Dec. 2, 200932. Testimony of Jonathan Banks Before the Senate Comm. on Energy and Nat Resources, Dec. 2, 200933. Other Resources From TheCapitol.NetCapitol Learning Audio Courses TMwww.CapitolLearning.comThe Appropriations Process in a NutshellISBN: 1587330431Authorizations and Appropriations in a NutshellISBN: 1587330296 Live Trainingwww.CapitolHillTraining.comUnderstanding Congressional Budgeting and Appropriationswww.CongressionalBudgeting.comAdvanced Federal Budget Processwww.BudgetProcess.comThe President's Budget www.PresidentsBudget.comCapitol Hill Workshopwww.CapitolHillWorkshop.comThe Defense Budget www.TheDefenseBudget.com34. Other ResourcesFor a complete Table of Contents, see www.TCNCAT.com ... Read more

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This book will cover the time span from the first indicaitons of El Nino (May 1997) until its reversal (June 1998).The focus will be largely on the United States, where El Nino produced widespread changes in how the public perceives weather and in the accuracy of forecasts Among the key issues it will examine are how the news media interpreted and dramatixed El Nino and the reaction both of the public and decision-makers (the latter based on interviews with agribusiness, utilities, water management agencies,etc.); the scientific issues emerging from the event; and the social and economic consequences of the event.Finally, it will suggest what can and should be done when El Nino occurs in the future. ... Read more

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A Superb Policy Analysis
Stanley Changnon and his colleagues have written the best, and most comprehensive analysis of what really happened with the biggest climate event of the century, the 1997-1998 El Nino.What is unique about this book is that they carefully look at both the devastation that occured and the positive impacts from the mild winter -- fewer deaths from ice storms, more shopping when people went out in milder weather, less fuel oil.They also point out the places where the forecast worked, and where it had problems.As society gets more and more sensitive to weather events, we will need more thoughtful probing into how we have responded and how we will respond.This book sets the stage, and is written by experts who have analyzed other big weather events. I strongly recommend it.

A Superb Policy Analysis
Stanley Chagnon and his colleagues have written the best, and most comprehensive analysis of what really happened with the biggest climate event of the century, the 1997-1998 El Nino.What is unique about this book is that they carefully look at both the devastation that occured and the positive impacts from the mild winter -- fewer deaths from ice storms, more shopping when people went out in milder weather, less fuel oil.They also point out the places where the forecast worked, and where it had problems.As society gets more and more sensitive to weather events, we will need more thoughtful probing into how we have responded and how we will respond.This book sets the stage, and is written by experts who have analyzed other big weather events. I strongly recommend it. ... Read more

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The authors explain the science behind global warming, outline the political reasons that governments have not acted to reverse climate change, and argue that both environmental and economic factors must be considered to create a solution that puts public good before corporate profit. ... Read more

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A short book on a hot topic that everyday just keeps getting hotter!
For individuals wanting to learn more about the extremely important and dire problem of global warming but intimidated by books with lots of difficult scientific language, this short, comprehensible book is the perfect introduction for the lay person. Not only does it detail the frightening consequences of climate chaos like hurricanes, drought, and outbreaks of diseases like malaria, it more importantly outlines individual and institutional strategies for stabilizing the planet's temperature. And it does so in a global justice context. If you care about polar bears, coral reefs, poor folks in Bangledesh, Central America, and the Gulf Coast, then read this book. If you care about your future, the future of your children, and the future of this planet, then read this book (and then ride your bike, plant a tree, join a collective household, go solar, and eat organic, locally grown slow cuisine).

Great Book....
...but for those who already know some of the details on global warming and the Kyoto Protocol. I picked up this book for a term paper, hoping this would have all the information I needed. I was thoroughly confused with all the specific terms that were used but not explained. After I read through other resources which started from the beginning, I was able to enjoy this book more.

It's really a great book to read, and I enjoyed it.

Compelling and feasible argument for climate justice
Much of the debate about climate change (global warming) has focused on short-term details about the structure of any international treaty and the near-term rate of change in emissions. Athanasiou and Baer perform a great service by bringing the larger questions of the long-term severity of the climate problem and the potential massively unequal consequences of climate change for people of different wealth levels.

Grounding their argument in the well-accepted science of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the authors describe in clear language the imperative to dramatically reduce global greenhouse gas emissions over the next 50 years. Importantly, they endorse the current ideas about international emissions trading as a low-cost way to achieve these cuts, but they then lay out an ethicallygrounded argument for ensuring that this trading is structured in a fair and equitable way--both for people in poorer countries and for people in future generations. Moreover, they are careful to defend the political viability of their proposed solutions.

Written in direct and comprehensible language, Dead Heat is a forceful call for more serious action to address the social and environmental consequences of climate change and climate change policy.

Another great book from AK Press
This book explains both the science of global warming and the political reasons why governments have not acted to reverse it. ... Read more