Forte gets 15

I'm just back from federal court in Philadelphia where Ponzi schemer Joe Forte was just sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Over 13 years he fleeced some 76 people out of more than $34 million and ruined dozens of lives.

He said he was sorry.

More tomorrow in my print column

His Forte Was Stealing

Broomall Ponzi swindler Joe Forte faces the music today.

Here's the column I wrote after Forte appeared in federal court to answer charges against him earlier this year. I think it holds up pretty well.

Who Let This Cat Out?

Rishawn "Cat Killer" Morrison may technically be a "teen" but he looks 30 and not very happy."

He gets house arrest. The good news: The Eagles are interested in signing him.

Climategate II

Scientists withholding information, talking about destroying evidence that refutes their claims, etc.

Yet even a partial review of the emails is highly illuminating. In them, scientists appear to urge each other to present a "unified" view on the theory of man-made climate change while discussing the importance of the "common cause"; to advise each other on how to smooth over data so as not to compromise the favored hypothesis; to discuss ways to keep opposing views out of leading journals; and to give tips on how to "hide the decline" of temperature in certain inconvenient data.

UPDATE: Note that a huge player in this scandal is from our own state university, Michael Mann, director of Penn State's Earth Systems Science Center.

UDATE: Megan McCardle has a fair post on matter. (Fair as in reasonable, not mediocre).

Coral Color Crystal invitations by Luxury wedding invitations designer Lela New York

Check out these beautiful coral colored silk wedding invitations Lela New York designed for Tamara's wedding. Lela New York added a pretty gold ribbon to match the ink and crystal buckle. The result was an amazing introduction to the couple's big day!

Enjoy!

Under the Big Top

This isn't very nice to our Attorney General.

It's kinda' funny. But it isn't very nice.

Not Evil, Just Wrong

Meet Ann McElhinney, documentary filmmaker and skeptic of the environmental movement.

Why? Well, for one thing, it has killed innocent children by the millions.