I read this as Zebra zapping lasers...was disappointed when I double checked the headline.

I like this quote. "Some climate scientists, such as Professor Phil Jones, director of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, last week dismissed the significance of the plateau, saying that 15 or 16 years is too short a period from which to draw conclusions." It is only not long enough when the data doesn't support their agenda it seems.

The paypal fees on this auction are about $46,800. That is a decent chunk of cash for moving some bits around.

He is not going for the guns yet. But wants to go after ammunition first. He supports the "INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST THE ILLICIT MANUFACTURING OF AND TRAFFICKING IN FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIALS". Basically, if this treaty is signed anyone who reloads ammunition and is not licensed by the government will be guilty of illicit manufacturing. You can have all the guns in the world, but with out ammunition they won't do you any good.

Here is a quick breakdown on AC power.

When dealing with AC power things aren't as simple as with DC power. You have to take into account the phase angle between the current and the voltage.

Power factor is equal to cosine of the phase angle between voltage and current.

There are three different measurements for AC power.

S = I x V (Apparent Power) = 127 x .3 = 38W in your case

P = I x V x PF (Real Power) = 127 x .3 x .7 = 26W in your case

To find Q (reactive power) you multiply current times voltage times the sine of the phase angle bewteen voltage and current.

So your kill a watt meter is giving you everything except reactive power.