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To: SiouxPal who wrote (134145)	5/12/2008 5:46:03 PM
From: Ron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362827

The preacher wanted to really impress his congregation, so he hired a young boy to secret himself up in the attic with two ducks on Sunday morning. Then the preacher started in, got the assemblage all fired up. Lawd, we need to cast out sin. "Lawd, we need the path of the righteous.." and on and on it went. Then when everyone was sweating and feeling the spirit and swaying and shouting 'Amen' to every new phrase.. the Preacher cried out "Lawd, send me down a duck!" At which point the lad dropped one of the quackers down thru the small attic opening. The duck flew around and the congregation was stunned! Then the Preacher slapped the lectern and preached and shouted some more. Then... "Lawd, send me down ANOTHER duck!" And sure enough.. a big brown and green mallard came flying down from the firmament above. The congregation was estatic! God was responding to the Preacher in real time. He preached and preached and old ladies were about to faint, the fever pitch got so high, three ornery teenage boys came forward to be saved. And the Preacher, a bit carried away, hollered again." Lawd, oh great ruler of the universe.. send me down ANOTHER duck!" At which point a small voice replied from above... "The Lawd, he say we ain't got no mo' ducks." That will be the Repubbykins this November. They be fresh out of ducks.

To: SiouxPal who wrote (134145)	5/12/2008 6:04:51 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 362827

World CO2 levels at record high, scientists warn David Adam guardian.co.uk, Monday May 12 2008 The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a record high, according to new figures that renew fears that climate change could begin to slide out of control. Scientists at the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii say that CO2 levels in the atmosphere now stand at 387 parts per million (ppm), up almost 40% since the industrial revolution and the highest for at least the last 650,000 years. The figures, published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on its website, also confirm that carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas, is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than expected. The annual mean growth rate for 2007 was 2.14ppm – the fourth year in the past six to see an annual rise greater than 2ppm. From 1970 to 2000, the concentration rose by about 1.5ppm each year, but since 2000 the annual rise has leapt to an average 2.1ppm. Scientists say the shift could indicate that the Earth is losing its natural ability to soak up billions of tons of carbon each year. Climate models assume that about half our future emissions will be re-absorbed by forests and oceans, but the new figures confirm this may be too optimistic. If more of our carbon pollution stays in the atmosphere, it means emissions will have to be cut by more than currently projected to prevent dangerous levels of global warming. Martin Parry, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's working group on impacts, said: "Despite all the talk, the situation is getting worse. Levels of greenhouse gases continue to rise in the atmosphere and the rate of that rise is accelerating. We are already seeing the impacts of climate change and the scale of those impacts will also accelerate, until we decide to do something about it." guardian.co.uk