Re: Al Those Great Scientists Here

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 "bjw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 6, 9:31 pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 com> wrote:
> > "dave a" <blkcatREMOVET...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> > news:fvr4q9029s3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >
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> > > Tom Kunich wrote:
> > >> Was there a Medieval Warm Period? YES, according to data published
by 532
> > >> individual scientists from 325 separate research institutions in 38
> > >> different countries ... and counting!
> >
> > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_warm_period
> >
> > > The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) states
that the
> > > "idea of a global or hemispheric "Medieval Warm Period" that was
warmer
> > > than today however, has turned out to be incorrect" and that what
those
> > > "records that do exist show is that there was no multi-century
periods
> > > when global or hemispheric temperatures were the same or warmer than
in
> > > the 20th century". Indeed, global temperature records taken from ice
> > > cores, tree rings, and lake deposits, have shown that the Earth was
> > > actually slightly cooler (by 0.03 degrees Celsius) during the
'Medieval
> > > Warm Period' than in the early- and mid-20th century.
> >
> > So NOAA trumps 532 scientists. Who knew?
> 
> Kun-Kun,
> 
> Your original post doesn't sound like something
> a person would just write and post to Usenet.  In fact,
> a simple Google reveals that you cut-and-pasted it
> from http://www.co2science.org/
, which is a step up
> from stealing your material from couplescompany.com,
> though it's just a slickly designed climate
> disinformation website.  Most people agree there was
> a Medieval Warm Period, they just don't agree that it
> means what "co2science.org" wants it to mean.
> 
> Still, not quoting and naming your sources is plagiarism
> by most university standards.  I'm afraid I'm going to
> have to give you zero credit for your term paper and
> you're going to fail the class.  But I don't think this
> case rises to the level of re****ting as an honor code
> violation, so the Dean and I have agreed that you
> can stay enrolled for the fall semester.  I'm going to
> recommend that you try "Rocks for Jocks" rather than
> taking Professor Asher's earth sciences class for
> your distribution requirement, though.

   What? No Double Secret Probation?!?!?! I'm shocked at how lax this
institution has 
become.

-- 
                              tanx,
                               Howard

                        Whatever happened to
                        Leon Trotsky?
                        He got an icepick
                        That made his ears burn.

                     remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?