Former Climate Skeptic Now Says Global Warming is Man-Made by Liz Goodwin Yahoo! News

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About-face: Former climate change skeptic now says global warming is man-made

By Liz Goodwin, Yahoo! News | The Lookout

National Affairs Reporter

He finally came around to what other climate scientists have been spouting for years. Richard A. Muller, a physics professor at the University of California-Berkeley, announced over the weekend that his much-publicized investigation into climate data has found that humans' production of carbon dioxide is causing the world to slowly warm up. And this process could speed up dramatically in the coming years.

Cummlative Voting vs. Single Non-Transferable Voting (SNTV)

There has been some talk over the years in some communities to change board member terms and how votes are cast.  Trust me the authors of the governing documents are not stupid people.  They may not have been able to predict how people would twist and justify the words in the documents.  But, they know a thing or two about the structure of a governing body and politics.

Scottsdale Candidates for 2012 City Council - Not Much of a Choice

After reading the statements written by the candidates running for Mayor and City Council.  I was left with the feeling that nothing will change.  It really doesn't matter who wins, when they still don't get it.  It cannot be business as usual anymore.  They city has to focus on the individuals and families of Scottsdale and not on big businesses. 

More twists as Zimmerman takes his case public - Trayvon Martin - MiamiHerald.com

                                  $200,000 in 11 Days

That is what Zimmerman managed to get in donations according the article in the Miami Herald (See link below).  I just want to know why are they donating to begin with.  It's likely that if he is found guilty that the HOA will be the ones ultimately responsible They asked him to become the watch captain, knew he carried a gun on community property but, did not govern how the position was to be done. 

Here's what is unclear to me with regards to the donated funds.
If Zimmerman is guilty and the HOA is determined to be the one ultimately responsible.  Zimmerman still goes to jail but, expenses from his defense become the responsibility of the HOA.  Since those costs are already paid for by the donations.  Zimmerman would be reimbursed, right?  Are reimbursements of donated money still considered donations?  If not, then he profits from a crime which is still illegal, right?  Or does his wife and family benefit from the crime since he would be in jail?  Or does it get returned to the people who donated the money?

More twists as Zimmerman takes his case public - Trayvon Martin - MiamiHerald.com

Zimmerman: Trayvon’s death was “God’s plan” - Trayvon Martin - MiamiHerald.com#moreb

Wow!  I'm left speachless.   It's shocking.  You can also view the video of the actual interview by using the link below.

Zimmerman: Trayvon’s death was “God’s plan” - Trayvon Martin - MiamiHerald.com#moreb

Think Twice Before Placing Blame on Owners

You may want to think twice before pointing the finger at other owners in your HOA.  My HOA has falsely accused owners of damaging common areas.  Doing so causes owners to get suspicious of others and causes fighting within the community.  This is when cameras start going up. 

Maintance of Existing Common Ground Before Doing Projects

Maybe it's a gender thing, maybe it's excitement, maybe it's being to worried about the project getting canceled, maybe it's lack of help, maybe it's the intentional but, it's a problem for many HOA boards.  Once the focus is shifted from maintenance of common areas to redesigning or redecorating projects they neglect to maintain it and everything else.

Timeline and Map of Events Leading to Zimmerman Shooting Trayvon Martin

This is the best visual aid that allows people to see the big picture. 

http://www.miamiherald.com/trayvonmartin/

Defense: Zimmerman judge biased - Trayvon Martin - MiamiHerald.com

Zimmerman wants a new judge because he feels that the judge is biased based on the things the judge wrote in the July 5, 2012 bond order.  I posted the actual order written by the judge and the Miami Herald article below.
The judge isn't bias against Zimmerman.  Zimmerman and his wife lied in the first bond hearing.  Then decided to argue his case at the second hearing.  If he could convince the judge that the states case was weak against him the bond would have remained the same.  He could also determine the direction the judge was leaning in the trial.  If Zimmerman didn't want the judge to respond to his argument he should not have raised the issue.   Although this is just my opinion. 

Read the article and judges order using the links below and tell me what you think.


Defense: Zimmerman judge biased - Trayvon Martin - MiamiHerald.com33

http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/07/05/13/18/1h9ymt.So.56.pdf

Medical records: George Zimmerman had black eyes, painful broken nose but no head trauma - Trayvon Martin - MiamiHerald.com

Although this isn't new news I found it interesting that Zimmerman suffers from so many conditions and is over weight yet was still able to run.

Medical records: George Zimmerman had black eyes, painful broken nose but no head trauma - Trayvon Martin - MiamiHerald.com

Zimmerman changes details, makes claims inconsistent with other evidence

Zimmerman changes details, makes claims inconsistent with other evidence

By Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel





6:22 p.m. EST, June 27, 2012

George Zimmerman talked to Sanford police a half-dozen times, going over what happened the night he killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. In the retelling, parts of his story changed. His account also does not line up with other evidence.



Here are some of the most prominent inconsistencies:



Where the confrontation happened



In his first recorded interview with police the night of the Feb. 26 shooting, Zimmerman said Trayvon popped out at him from "the bushes."



By the time he re-enacted the shooting less than 24 hours later, however, Zimmerman was much more precise, and the spot he pointed out had no bushes nearby.



As he walked police through what happened where, he said Trayvon approached him from his left rear and at a spot near the intersection of two sidewalks.



What Trayvon said



In that first taped interview with Sanford police Investigator Doris Singleton, Zimmerman said that when he and Trayvon came face to face on that sidewalk, Trayvon said, "What the [expletive][is] your problem, homey?"



During the next 24 hours, Zimmerman's version of what Trayvon said would change slightly, becoming less offensive with each telling.



In another interview later that night, he told Investigator Chris Serino that Trayvon said, "You got a problem?"



During the re-enactment the next afternoon, he told police that Trayvon yelled, "Yo, you got a problem?"



Also, a 16-year-old Miami girl told prosecutors she heard something different. She said she was on the phone with Trayvon at the time and heard him say, "What are you following me for?"



Dispatcher asked him to find Trayvon



After first spotting Trayvon and dialing a nonemergency police number, Zimmerman parked his truck while he talked with the dispatcher, asking that an officer come to the scene.



While still on the line, he drove a short distance down the street before parking again.



Why did he move his truck?



During the re-enactment the day after the shooting, Zimmerman told detectives it was because he had lost sight of the 17-year-old, and the dispatcher asked him to find him.



A review of Zimmerman's recorded call with the dispatcher, though, shows there was no such request.



Did he follow Trayvon?



In his call to police before the shooting, Zimmerman can be heard huffing and puffing as if he had been running or walking fast.



"Are you following him?" the dispatcher asked.



"Yeah," Zimmerman answered.



"OK, we don't need you to do that," the dispatcher said.



"OK," Zimmerman said.



But after the shooting, he offered a different reason for getting out of his truck. Serino pressed him for an explanation three days later.



I was "just going in the same direction he was," Zimmerman said. He had exited his truck, he said, to get a street address for authorities.



"Did you pursue the kid? Did you want to catch him?" Serino asked.



"No," said Zimmerman.



Serino challenged him further: "How do you not know the three streets in your neighborhood [where] you've been living for three years?"



Zimmerman replied that he had a bad memory and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.



Other inconsistencies



Investigators also pointed out to Zimmerman in a Feb. 29 interrogation several other discrepancies, but he did not clear them up:



•He had said that during their struggle, Trayvon covered Zimmerman's nose and mouth with his hands, but in a recorded 911 call from a neighbor in which someone can be heard screaming for help, none of the cries sound muffled.



•Zimmerman had injuries but not ones that matched the severity of the attack he described, according to Serino. If Trayvon had been banging Zimmerman's head on the sidewalk, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer should have had skull fractures, not just cuts, Serino said.



•There were no defensive wounds on Zimmerman's hands and just one small scrape on a finger of Trayvon's left hand, Serino said — little evidence of life-and-death struggle.



rstutzman@tribune.com or 407-650-6394. jweiner@tribune.com or 407-420-5171.



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