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months of April and May as a non-working holiday, a bid to save
electricity as a prolonged drought pushes water levels to a critical
threshold at hydro-generation plants.
The country unveiled details of a 60-day plan to conserve energy
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users such as shoppi
Baby gets spiffy new glasses, sees his mom's face for the first time
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Bruce Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert over anti-LGBT law
‘Some things are more important than a rock show’ Springsteen says as
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Carolina because of a controversial anti-LGBT law that critics say
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Pope Francis, Urging Less Judgment, Signals Path for Divorced on Communion
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SpaceX Rocket Lands at Last. Take That, Robot Boat!
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SpaceX lands rocket at sea, makes history
SpaceX has finally landed its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship at sea,
after launching the vehicle into space this afternoon. It's the first
time the company has been able to pull off an ocean landing, after four
previous attempts ended in failure. Today's success is a crucial
milestone for SpaceX, as it shows the company can land its rockets both
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wildlife to drink and cool off. Camera traps rigged to document the
comings and goings at the backcountry spring uncovered new insights into
bear behavior. Click here to read part one of National Geographic's
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Interview 1156 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
[audio
mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-04-07%20James%20Evan%20Pilato.mp3"][/audio]This
week on the New World Next Week: the lapdog media gatekeeps the Panama
Papers for their globalist masters; the government terrorists mull a
nuclear false flag; and the Saudi royals try to maintain their grip on
power as oil money dries up.
Interview 1155 – Brandon Turbeville Explains the Plan to Break Up Syria
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article, "Kurdish Federalization Reminiscent Of Kerry's Plan B,
Brzezinski, NATO's Plan A." We break down the Kurdish groups that are
involved in the plan and the globalist institutions that have shaped it.
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A Few Square Feet of Scotland
We take from nature, rape and pillage the wild places again and again. Yet it is possible to give back too
Tigers Declared Extinct in Cambodia
Government approves reintroduction plan in effort to save the iconic species
Conservation Groups and Municipalities Urge Ban on Rat Poisons in California
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A challenge to education researchers
For the most part, I read education research like I learned to read it:
A bit of introduction, skim methods and results, cut right to the
discussion and conclusions. When I was doing my dissertation, I was
skimming hundreds of articles and simply didn’t have the time to read
every word, unless it was some […]
Still some misinformation out there about #optout2016
I’m not necessarily talking about whether or not parents have the right
to opt their children out of standardized testing. Opt out of testing
groups, of which the NPE is now involved, are doing a pretty good job of
getting that bit out there, although it’s still not reaching, from
where I stand, the real […]
I do remember those days… #optout2016
My how things change. I do remember those days around 2010 when opting
out of standardized tests was considered the most radical thing one can
do. Foolish, silly, self-destructive. And now, not so much. How much
farther would the movement have been if support for the strategy came on
day one? At this point, my […]
No Bernie at all costs for this educator
Charles Blow in a recent column for the NYT criticized the “Bernie or
Bust” ethos as smacking of “petulance and privilege.” I was once feeling
some kind of “Bern,” but now, not so much. After repeated debates, I’ve
felt a sense of supreme hollowness to Mr. Sanders’ words. Or, once you
scratch the surface, there’s […]
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"Literally"
From On the Mechanics of Economic Development by Robert E. Lucas,
Jr:"The diversity across countries in measured per capita income levels
is literally too great to be believed."So Lucas is saying: Yeah, we
measure per capita income levels, and we get results, but our results
must be no good because we cannot believe -- we literally cannot believe
-- those results are right.I literally do
Le mot juste
"Simulation" maybe?So ... if the word comes from the late 20th century
or the 1980s ... how come the "use over time" graph shows more use in
the 19th century and less in the 20th?Screw it. I'll just use "sim" to
mean "simulation".
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Hard lessons from the Ghomeshi trial
As news of the Jian Ghomeshi verdict started coming out this week,
I felt like a human version of those three monkeys who see no evil,
hear no evil and speak no evil - all stopped up so I wouldn't have to
hear what was coming. I'd had a bad feeling about where things were
going from the moment that the first witness was eviscerated by the
defence lawyer about her behaviour after the alleg
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Truth about Mogul
Over on Rich Reynolds UFO Conjectureswe’ve just had a lesson in some of
the skeptical thought processes. In a conversation that was tangential
to the main point, one of the commentatorsDr. Albert Crary wrote, “The
only plausible explanation is Flight #4 did fly and there were many,
many errors in how it was recorded (incorrectly) giving the impression
it never did fly at all.”My first thought was,
Destruction of the Roswell Museum Saucer
Not all that long ago we were told that the iconic flying saucer that
looked as if it had crashed into the side of the International UFO
Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico, had been stolen. It
seems that the saucer had been taken down for cleaning or repair and it
was stored behind the museum until it could be Roswell saucer in happier
days. Photocopyright by Kevin Randleplaced back
Reports of the Roswell Crash before Jesse Marcel's Revelation
Since this point comes up periodically, I thought it time to deal with
it. There are those who suggest that there was nothing about a crash
mentioned in the 1947 newspapers and other documentation. The claim is
that no one was really talking about a crash until Stan Friedman and
Bill Moore put the idea into the heads of the witnesses with their
leading questions and their enthusiasm for the crashe
Hillary Clinton and Jimmy Kimmel
Yesterday (March 24) I accidentally caught Hillary Clinton on Jimmy
Kimmel Live and normally I would have turned it off at that point but
she had said something about Area 51 and UFOs. She was talking about how
she would delve into the UFO question to get answers that she believed
that we all deserved (as long as it didn’t violate national security).
Her husband, Bill, had apparently tried that an
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Try this quick quiz...
“Allowing students to use restrooms, locker rooms and showers that are
reserved for students of a different sex will create potential
embarrassment, shame, and psychological injury to students,” - Kansas
Bills SB 513 and HB 2737So... which of these two causes "psychological
injury"?Like bills proposed in other states, these measures attempt to
define “sex” in a narrow way — in this case,
In Summary
Too many times I've seen assertions in Op-Eds and comments that "there
is no evidence for a biological origin for transsexuality". Sometimes
it's "no evidence whatsover", sometimes "no convincing evidence", "no
peer-reviewed evidence". The impression is given that there's only one
or two papers written by pay-for-comment idealogues in vanity press
publicati
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Canada's Genocide Explained
A 5-minute video interview with Dr. Bruce Clark.
"This video segment captures Dr. Bruce Clark’s riveting and historically
correct account of Canada’s genocide of the Aboriginal Peoples. The
state’s systematic and total destruction of peoples, food sources,
economic base, family ties, and culture -- facilitated by a legal
structure, technology, and institutionalized child theft -- may be
Civil liberties activism is a battle against pernicious totalitarianism
Rigorous freedom of expression advocacy, applied irrespective of
societal taboos and dominant attitudes, is always political because it
always has an effect towards leveling the playing field between powerful
state-backed corporate and institutional forces and the individual.
Discourse, including the extremes, is the main democratic mechanism
against spontaneous advances of totalitarianism.
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Radical Therapy Is All About Self Healing
The approach I take in my book RADICAL THERAPY, SURRENDER TO LOVE AND
HEAL YOURSELF IN SEVEN SESSIONS (Not Seven Years) and in my heart
centered consultations with Veterans with PTSD as well as others with
PTHD (Post Traumatic Heart Disorder) is indeed, in reality, a radical
approach for self-healing ~ and meant to be shared with the world: Allen
L Roland, PhD The Basic underlying and uniting for
Bernie Rises From The Ashes / Shows Up Big In The West
Like a Phoenix from the ashes, Bernie Sanders rises from mainstream
media marginalization and Clinton's Arizona vote suppression trickery to
score major victories in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii but the momentum
and excitement is just beginning and even mother nature wants on the
Bernie express: Allen L Roland, PhD It ain't over till it's over ~ Yogi
Berra As Robert McChesney says on The Read Ne
Approaching The Ultimate Event Horizon / Death
Black Hole in space and Point of singularity Black holes in space are
in stark reality worm holes to another stage of consciousness deepest
within ourselves as experienced in the near and after death experience.
They are not meant to be feared but instead to be celebrated as the
ultimate event horizon leading from the chaos of ego consciousness to
the singularity of a Unified Field of love and sou
Clinton Fades,Trump Implodes And Bernie Shines
THE FABRICATOR * THE ARROGANT BULLY * THE REAL THING We're halfway
through the Presidential Primaries and already a trend is becoming
apparent; Hillary's credibility baggage is far too heavy and her light
is fading; Trump's arrogance and bullying tactics are now a mirror of
many of his followers as his campaign implodes while Bernie's tenacious
empowering message wins the day in Michigan ~ and wi
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London, April 21: Amnesty UK Preview Screening of 'Cruel and Unusual' by Vadim Jean
(Event info from Amnesty UK)When: Thursday, 21 April 2016 from 18:30
to 21:30 (BST)Where: Amnesty International UK - 25 New Inn Yard, London
EC2A 3EA, United KingdomAmnesty International UK is delighted to
announce a special UK preview screening of ‘Cruel and Unusual’, a new
documentary feature film telling the story of the Angola 3's struggle
for justice, fighting their unjust convictions and t
Albert Woodfox and Robert H King interviewed by CNN's Christine Amanpour
Watch the video interview here, or embedded above.
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Retrospectives on MIRVing in the First Nuclear Age
(Continued from here.) Why did the Nixon Administration open the
floodgates to MIRVs when it was clear that the Kremlin would follow
suit, effectively ruining prospects for serious strategic arms
limitation? Domestic politics had something to do with this result,
because President Richard Nixon and national security advisor Henry
Kissinger couldn’t cross the Pentagon and …
South Korea and the Bomb
Would South Korea ever build the bomb? Probably not, but there is a
constituency in the country that has thought about it. Aaron and Jeffrey
discuss South Korea’s nuclear weapon history – and constraints on
proliferation. Download this episode(20MB mp3) Subscribe to the podcast
in iTunes.
Why MIRV?
The Stimson Center will publish a collection of five essays in May
titled, The Lure and Pitfalls of MIRVs: From the First to the Second
Nuclear Age. Our authors look back at US and Soviet compulsions, and
forward to how extensive MIRV programs might be in China, India, and
Pakistan. The good news is that …
Yes, There’s a Legal Gap on Nuclear Weapons Use, But It Isn’t That Big
Dear wonks: I’ve asked Dan Joyner to weigh in on our conversation about
the morality of nuclear weapons use. Dan is Professor of Law at the
University of Alabama School of Law, and the founder of the Arms Control
Law blog. He is the author of International Law and the Proliferation
of Weapons of Mass Destruction (2009), Interpreting …
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If Hillary is the nominee and she loses, it is her fault.
I spend a lot of time lurking around the interwebGoing through Twitter
feedsGoing through news articles on the MSM and alternative sitesGoing
through public Facebook pagesAndListening to left-wing radioOne of the
spurious themes I am seeing repeated over and over again is that
non-Republican people must for Hillary if she wins the nomination.To
that I respondBullshit!This is the United States of
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How to Debate a Wingnut: Cenk Uygur Slices & Dices Ann Coulter
..By MARC McDONALDOne thing that has long been a pet peeve of mine is
when I watch a Progressive get stomped on by a Conservative in a debate.
More often than not, the latter happens not because the Conservative
has the facts on his side.Rather, it's that Conservatives appear to do
well in debates because they simply spew an endless assortment of lies,
often in a loud voice. If you repeat this for
John Oliver Exposes Insanity of Trump's Border Wall
..By MARC McDONALDA lot of progressives despise and fear Donald Trump. I
don't. While Ted Cruz does creep me out (and frightens the hell out of
me), there are actually some things I admire about Trump.I mean, it took
some big balls to stand on a GOP debate stage and repeatedly blast the
decision to invade Iraq. We've been doing that at this blog for years.
I've gotta tell ya, there's a certain sen
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Panama Papers Limited Hangout Controlled Leak, Wikileaks: IMF Purposely
Tanked Greece's Economy, & the REAL Unemployment Rate In The U.S.
PANAMA PAPERSGoing after the billionaires now: What are the Panama
Papers? A guide to history's biggest data leakThe leak is being managed
by the grandly but laughably named “International Consortium of
Investigative Journalists”, which is funded and organised entirely by
the USA’s Center for Public Integrity. Their funders includeFord
FoundationCarnegie EndowmentRockefeller Family FundW K Kellogg
Israeli Company CELLEBRITE Is From Bergen, NJ: Same Place The 911 Five Dancing Israeli's And Urban Moving Was From
Remember the 5 Dancing Israeli's arrested on 911 celebrating the Twin
Towers falling? Remember they worked for Urban Moving, and Israeli
Company? Remember they were arrested in Bergen NJ? Recall the recent
stories that the FBI hacked the San Bernardino (false flag) cellphones
with the help of a company named CELLEBRITE. CELLEBRITE happens to be
from - guess where? - Bergen NJCNBS talking head just
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The Fucking Liberal Government of Canada Better Get Their Act Together
FAST On Your Cannabis Reform Promise Cause This Is Bullshit!
Trudeau and the Liberals better start reeling in Canada's uneducated
Police forces AND provincial Crown Prosecutors ... this is Bullshit you
lying Liberals!!! CBC
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For the last couple of years I have been listening to investment
advisor's advice (rarely followed) and what they make of the economy (a
few think it OK, but most of those whom I perceive to be the best and
brightests forsee a major market crash with grave consequences to both
the rich and poor). A few strong indications of this can be found in my
previous pair of blog re-posts. Here below I am re-posting an article by
Bill Bonner, a very rich and very savvy Republican who nevertheless has
genuine sympathy for the working poor. Here he tells us all the best
way to save our nesteggs and our cash before our banks crash ...which
they certainly will.
Original here:
http://bonnerandpartners.com/our-favorite-way-to-own-gold/ BALTIMORE –
We live in a world of sin and sorrow, infected by a fraudulent
democracy, Facebook, and a corrupt money system.Wheezing, weak, and
weary from the exertion of trying to appear “normal,” the economy
staggers on. Last week, we gained some insight into the ailment.
Something in the diagnosis has puzzled us for years
What a perfect story to have followed the one above! I have listened to
many experts on investing who, once they get you hooked, announce that
there is a price for their advice. However, in all of the many months
that I have come across articles by Mike Larson, he has been giving away
the knowledge I've wanted for free. For example, we are now made aware
of the fact that car sales are tanking. What more do we need to realize
that the U.S. economy is an the verge of a crash that might well exceed
that of 1929. I believe that buying gold or silver now while its cheep
is your best way to protect your wealth.
Right on Cue, Auto Sales Tank; Here’s What to Watch for Next … Mike
Larson | Monday, April 4, 2016 at 4:20 pm The market’s focus on Friday
was squarely on jobs. Investors apparently decided the employment
situation was good enough that stocks should be bought, and the Dow
edged ever closer to 18,000.But is there something ELSE investors like
you should be paying attention to? I think so. I’m talki
"The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave"? The later is surely
true, but nothing is being done to care for our troops when the
survivers return physically or mentally damaged. And if you believe the
former is true, read below to learn about how our Constitution has now
been virtually destroyed.
Does The United States Still Exist? — Paul Craig Roberts March 26,
2016 | Original Here | Use original if you wish to receive his
newsletter via email Does The United States Still Exist? An address
delivered to the Libertarian Party of Florida on March 23, 2016 in
Destin, FloridaPaul Craig RobertsTo answer the question that is the
title, we have to know of what the US consists. Is it an ethnic gr
Are you left wondering what is now going on in Syria, Turkey, and the
rest of the middle east? What Russia is doing now that it has stopped
bombing ISIS/ISIL/Daesh jihadies? Well, Russia is now "calling the
shots", not with bombs, but with diplomacy. In any event, the intrepid
West Asia correspondent Pepe Escobar reports that: "It's spy thriller
stuff; no one is talking. But there are indications Russia would not
announce a partial withdrawal from Syria right before the Geneva
negotiations ramp up unless a grand bargain with Washington had been
struck. Some sort of bargain is in play, of which we still don't know
the details; that's what the CIA itself is basically saying through
their multiple US Think Tankland mouthpieces. And that's the real
meaning hidden under a carefully timed Barack Obama interview that,
although inviting suspension of disbelief, reads like a major policy
change document."
OpEdNews Op Eds 3/19/2016 at 18:32:56Is There a US-Russia Grand Bargain
in Syria? By Pepe Escobar (about the author) Permalink
Related Topic(s): Grand Bargain; Obama; Putin; Syria; Us-russia
Relationsopednews.com reprinted from Sputnik
Headlined to H3 3/19/16 Original HereU.S and Russia
Ceasefire in Syria(image by WeAreChange, Channel: WeAreChange) It
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Pay to Play in BC with LNG and KBR
On Friday March 18, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Catherine McKenna signed off on environmental approval for the
controversial Woodfibre LNG Project in Howe Sound, saying the project is
"not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects". By
Monday morning, Houston-based KBR had been awarded a
multi-phased Front-End Engineering and Design contract for Woodfibre.I
Selling the doubleplusgood TTP to Canadians
When she signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal above a NZ casino
two months ago, International Trade Minister Chrystia Freetrade was at
pains to reassure us that signing it was not the same as ratifying it,
and besides there would be conversations with Canadians about it
first. "Signing does not equal ratifying. Signing is simply a technical
step in the process, allowing the TPP text to b
Sunni Ways
G&M : Saudis defend human rights record over $15-billion arms deal
with Canada “The kingdom of Saudi Arabia believes that call[s] for
universality of human rights does not mean imposition of principles and
values that go against our Islamic values and religion.”Here in Canada,
we don't believe calls for universality of human rights means imposition
of principles and values that go against our
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Heal the RCMP or replace it.
Necrotic festering is bubbling up within the RCMP. Its foul stench
wafts from every part of the force. The infection is spreading: surgery
and excision will be required.The affliction known as flesh-eating
disease "..is a misnomer, as in truth, the bacteria do not 'eat' the
tissue. They destroy the tissue that makes up the skin and muscle by
releasing toxins.."RCMP Commissioner Paulson
HUGE win for pro-choice in PEI
Well, that didn't take much.Just three-plus decades. A horrifying story
of a woman needing medical care turned away from a Prince Edward Island
hospital. A clever guerrilla poster campaign featuring a likeness
(maybe) of the Island's most famous fictional character.Bunch of rallies
and demonstrations.A scathing video on abortion access in the
Maritimes.Oh, yeah, and a constitutional challenge.Toda
When femicide is justified by men who feel their "honour" has been soiled.
The first post of an informal series, illustrating how and when all the
elements of the legal system do work and justice is served.Dorothy
Woods.Police officers meticulously collected evidence to document a
complicated investigation in a rigorous, professional manner.Here's an
interesting series of posts, following the release of her accused killer
- presumed innocent as the legal system goes, and
Ghomeshi Lessons, part 1.
What to write about the trial of the decade? The banal evil of social
media hyperbole + a depraved legal system can devour events and
regurgitate a perfectly horrifying dawg's breakfast.The cathartic
element in this case and trial is a histrionically skilled and malignant
narcissist who has benefitted immeasurably from patriarchy AND
feminism.Seasoned feminists observed that in the 1970s women acq
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CBC podcast investigates Adrien McNaughton cold case
The story is about this child, who vanished in 1972
Adrien McNaughton
In the summer of 1972, five-year-old Adrien McNaughton disappeared one
night without a trace, over four decades ago. Today he would be 49 years
old.
The tragedy still haunts his family and the town of Arnprior, Ontario.
David Ridgen grew up in the same area as little Adrien McNaughton and
was a young boy at the time of the di
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RELIVING THE TRAUMA OF POLICE VIOLENCE IN PURSUIT OF SACRED JUSTICEby Roberto Cintli RodriguezCephus Johnson, the uncle ...
RELIVING THE TRAUMA OF POLICE VIOLENCE IN PURSUIT OF SACRED JUSTICEby
Roberto Cintli RodriguezCephus Johnson, the uncle of Oscar Grant, who
was killed by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer in Oakland in
2009, speaking at an event in 2012. When a family loses someone to
police violence, many times, "they are shocked into silence. Sometimes
they are just shocked," says Johnson. (Photo
On the Path to Sacred Justice
Censored Storyhttp://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/03/rodriguez-uncensored-on-state-sponsored.html
Not Counting Mexicans and Indians
THE VIDEOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G2ZAwKOCKA&feature=youtu.be
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Cliff
We weren't biologically related. But that never mattered. In the end,
I was always treated like a grandson. He wore many hats during his
life and was known by many ways, as a father, a grandfather, Sgt.
Beamish among others. To me, though, he was quite simply, Cliff.A sad
day it was to learn he had died in his sleep a few days ago but a great
life lived and I never tired of hearing all his gre
"Inextinguishable"
I had the opportunity to see another amazing concert this past weekend
courtesy of the Calgary Philharmonic. It will be the last one I will be
able to get to for a few weeks now and as always, it was outstanding.
Featured on the program was Sibelius's "Finlandia", the Grieg Piano
Concerto and a Symphony by Danish composer Carl Nielsen. The guest
conductor, Rune Bergmann, hails from Norw
Fort Calgary
After finishing up my bird-watching stroll I mentioned in my previous
post I found myself down at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers
and Fort Calgary. I had initially planned to check out Fort Calgary
during a later trip but since I found myself here....The original rail
line ran along this berm past the fort and paralleled 9th Avenue before
reaching the train station.The Elbow River.The
Birding on the Bow
I hadn't initially planned to do any bird watching when I was in
Calgary but hearing the mercury was going to reach the mid-teens and
having a good chunk of free time before seeing the symphony, I decided
I'd bring along my field guide and binoculars and have a go. I wasn't
really sure what I might see but on my two previous trips to Calgary I
didn't get a chance to check out along the river this
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Who are the free traders?
Paul Krugman has an odd column today, suggesting that if you are a free
trader, the Democrats are historically a better bet for you. He
writes, When I say that Republicans have been more protectionist than
Democrats, I’m not talking about the distant past, about the high-tariff
policies of the Gilded Age; I’m talking about modern Republican
presidents, like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Reaga
Almost everything you hear from POTUS candidates about trade deals is wrong
The new IGM Panel poll of prominent economists asks about this
proposition:An important reason why many workers in Michigan and Ohio
have lost jobs in recent years is because US presidential
administrations over the past 30 years have not been tough enough in
trade negotiations.Only 5 percent agree, while 64 percent disagree.
(The rest were uncertain or did not answer.) A previous poll asked abo
Commentary on Trump's Economics
Alan BlinderJon Hartley and Glenn HubbardI don't know any mainstream
economist--right, left, or center--who has good things to say about the
economic policy views of Donald Trump. But, somehow, I don't think this
fact will deter his supporters.
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City of Davis Fire Department fleet costs and Chief's statement
Upon a public records request I was given the following information
regarding the cost of fuel, repair and maintenance of the Davis Fire
Department's five fire engines and how many miles each was driven in
2015:Vehicle Miles Gallons of fuel Cost of Fuel Repair/Maintenance Total
fuel + repair 330-E31 10,0232,221$6,721.12$29,841.23$36,562.35330R-E231
2,908470.28$1,333.61$39,052.26$40,385.87320-E32 7
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Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues 2 unread articles // actions
From Joe's Vault, April 2011: Tax Time Again
By Manifesto JoeIn the five years since this post first appeared, I've
gotten in trouble with the IRS. Looks like I may end up getting an
attorney before this is over. Conservatives may laugh, but hey -- if not
for your moronic Iraq War, and your giving zillionaires and big
corporations a tax pass, perhaps I wouldn't owe so much.BTW, I didn't
post for a few months, but I've been busy with a little
Republican Party Deserves Trump
By Manifesto JoeIt's hard for me to spell his name with the "T."For
nearly 50 years, the Republican Party has leaned on a "Southern
strategy," as it was called during Richard Nixon's successful run for
the presidency in 1968. That year the choice for rednecks was between
Tricky Dick and George Wallace, and a good many chose the latter. But
the strategy was articulated, and it h
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It's official - Icelandic bankers have been jailed
If you've been following this blog over the last few years, you know
that Iceland took the dramatic step of prosecuting top officers at the
country's big 3 banks, all of which were allowed to go bankrupt in the
wake of the 2008 financial collapse. Unlike Ireland, it did not turn
bank debt into government debt, which increased Ireland's debt by close
to 100% of gross national product (GNP) overnigh
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Middle East Today 3 unread articles // actions
Political Influence of AIPAC
The American Israeli Political Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is the
strongest and most influential political lobby in the USA. Some of its
member, 18,000, met recently in Washington D.C.The Committee (AIPAC)
extended its invitation to the five presidential candidates to attend
their meeting and to express their political views towards Israel.The
only candidate who did not attend the meeting was Sena
The Corrupt American Congress
The month of March will be always remembered as the month the US
invaded Iraq 13 years ago.Unfortunately, only one American politician,
senator Cruz, stated publicly that the invasion of Iraq destabilized the
Middle East region. He furthermore said that the removal of Saddam
Hussein was a mistake because under his rule Iraq was stable.Senator
Cruz and do not support him made a correct statement.
The Corrupt American Congress
The month of March will be always remembered as the month the US
invaded Iraq 13 years ago.Unfortunately, only one American politician,
senator Cruz, stated publicly that the invasion of Iraq destabilized the
Middle East region. He furthermore said that the removal of Saddam
Hussein was a mistake because under his rule Iraq was stable.Senator
Cruz and do not support him made a correct statement.
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Back to Basics. A Departure from Ethic/Spiritual Chauvinism
Since starting this blog, I have endeavoured to search for knowledge. I
have always had a healthy respect for people who are on a journey to
increase their understanding of what we call reality. I have never had
anything but pity for those who cling to a delusional belief that they
have all the answers. Sadly, in my travels through the unknown, I lost
my way and fell into the trap of proselytisin
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Your WTF? Weekend Open Thread
by Ugh
Maybe we could use one of these.
McTx asks what marginal tax rates I would set. Eh, probably would
require a little more thought than I'm up for right now. I will say
that I don't think the theory that higher marginal tax rates cause more
consumption of leisure to hold other than in highly unusual cases. It's
not like most people can just stop working in November and then pick it
up ag
Lifestyle changes
by Doctor Science
Wednesday of the week before last, Mister Doctor Science started to have
chest pains while he was at fencing. He was wondering if it was just
acid reflux (again), but one of the other fencers insisted on driving
him to the ER.
That friend is currently my favorite person in the whole world, because
Mr Dr was in fact having a heart attack. His right coronary artery was
completely
an interesting article...
by russell
Linked-In sent me this thought-provoking (to me, at least) piece.
"Just learn to code" has been the modern-ish equivalent of "one word -
plastics" for a little while now. Find yourself on the downside of the
new economy? Get some technical skills together and Bob's your uncle!
Except those are increasingly being (a) outsourced or (b) automated.
Unless you're doing
The Trump-Sanders Ticket
by wj
In a press conference this morning, Donald Trump announced that, upon
receiving te Republican party nomination, he will be joined on the
ticket by Senator Bernie Sanders. Trump cited their common views on a
variety of issues. Trump declined to specify just what those common
views might be, his response being "Anyone who has given me a fair
hearing will be well aware of them."
Some
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Philosophical Comment 1 unread article // actions
Come and Work with Us on Moral and Legal Responsibility and Agency!
The practical philosophy group at my department has for many years been
working on building a research environment focusing broadly on
responsibility as a topical theme. This theme encompasses all aspects of
moral and legal responsibility and agency, and ranges from the applied
and practice oriented (related to different areas and institutions), to
the most general and fundamental issues in philos
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What it's like to phonebank for Bernie Sanders
I spent the afternoon phonebanking for
Bernie.
I have to tell you, the tools the Bernie
Sanders campaign are using are much more sophisticated than what the Obama
campaign had. Then, we were still working off of paper lists which volunteers
had to type into computers. Bernie's team has built an incredible app
you can do from a phone alone or from a phone and computer. This was the most
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North Carolina Now Requires Men To Use Your Employer's Ladies' Room
If you work in North Carolina, be warned: your employer now has to
require men to use the ladies' room. Not all men, but some men. These
men have beards, mustaches, and yes, penises. But they have to use the
ladies' room due to a new law just signed by your governor. And if
you're a business, you are now legally required to humiliate some
customers and allow others to be frightened. This law was m
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Call for Submissions: Syrian Studies Association Prizes for Outstanding Dissertation and Article on Syria
Call for Submissions: Syrian Studies Association Prizes for Outstanding
Dissertation and Article on Syria
In order to promote and highlight excellence in research, the Syrian
Studies Association each year awards prizes for the best writing on
Bilad al-Sham until 1918 and on Syria in the period following.
In 2016, the SSA seeks submissions for the most outstanding dissertation
completed between Jul
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Speed Kills: Why we Need to Hit the Brakes on “Killer Robots”
This is a guest post by Juergen Altman and Frank Sauer. Juergen Altmann
is a Researcher and Lecturer at Technische Universität Dortmund, a
specialist in military technology and preventive arms control and among
the first scholars to study the military uses of nanotechnology. Frank
Sauer is a Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer, Bundeswehr University
Munich, a specialist in international securit
Either DA-RT Works, or It Does Not
This is a guest post by Theo McLauchin (@TheoMcLauchlin), Assistant
Professor of Political Science at the Université de Montréal
When is a norm not a norm? I ask this question when I read Colin Elman
and Arthur Lupia’s vigorous defense of the Data Access & Research
Transparency (DA-RT) initiative in APSA’s Comparative Politics section
newsletter. I think Elman and Lupia try to have it both way
Friday Nerd Blogging: Does Cosplay at Conference Panels Render Pop-Culture Research Less Serious?
An argument broke out about this question after the “Star Wars and
International Security” panel at ISA this month. A few people on Twitter
and PSRM (or so rumors have it) say dressing up renders pop culture
research more marginal than it already is. I suppose a TRIP survey could
more conclusively answer the question about trends in the discipline.
Personally, I’d love to see that survey, since m
On The Terror and Feeding of Trolls: Or, Why I Aim to be an
Equal-Opportunity Non-Reporter of DAESH-Inspired Terrorist Incidents
I was among those last week, after hearing about the events in
Brussels, who tweeted or Facebooked in solidarity with Belgium… but also
in solidarity with civilians killed in Ankara, Baghdad, Yemen, later
that week Cote d’Ivoire and (as of yesterday) in Lahore, Pakistan. I
took some flak for this on Twitter and in my personal email. Why can’t
we just focus on Belgium on a week like this? some peop
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The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage 2 unread articles // actions
Why I Don't Believe In Milankovitch Theory I: The Earth's Obliquity
The wuwt site Wednesday had a post on "fractal patterns" purportedly
seen, in "millions of years" of climate variations, by Peter Ditlevsen,
Associate Professor of Climate Physics at the Niels Bohr Institute at
the University of Copenhagen, and Zhi-Gang Shao from South China
University, Guangzhou in Kina. Along the way, Prof. Ditlevsen wrote:
"The astronomical factors that
The Bottom Line About "Climate Science" and "Global Warming"
The war of words over "climate change" and "global warming" continues
to be a fragmented one, with a wide diversity of opinions and little
focus overall. Most writers on the subject are set in their views now,
as the consensus authorities--alarmist propagandists all--have been all
along, in the interest of their own favored positions and of the
political power these radical act
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The Energy Collective collapses due to gross incompetence and inability to accept criticism
The Energy Collective was recently taken over by Energy Post. This
didn't have any visible consequences until just a couple days ago, when
Energy Post attempted a conversion of the site from Drupal 6 to
Wordpress.
I've been using Wordpress for years, and had no real complaints about
it. But this conversion... it was like having the Library of Congress
edited and reprinted by Mad Magazine.
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The Galloping Beaver 5 unread articles // actions
OK, Liberals
Fix this.
It doesn't matter how many mayurasana JT can do on his desk or how gender-balanced your cabinet is.
Lying to us about the state of the nation's finances or how you spend our tax money, or anything really, is despicable.
Panama papers
Reading the rolling accounts of the Panama Papers (Iceland's PM just
resigned, David Cameron's family has some 'splaining to do), I think
we're a scandal away from a popular revolt. Each one of these fucking
document dumps nakedly shows how much of the game is rigged against us.
Silly people
Good grief. The perpetual and tiresome CF identity crisis continues.
Pips will be removed and replaced by metal maple leaves, according to
Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse, commander of the Canadian Army. Gold
braid will be returned to the uniform cuffs. These changes reverse some
of the insignia changes brought about three years ago by the
Conservative government.
Blue Lives Matter?!?!@£$*%($)£)
What.the.fuck?
Cops in the town of Port Hope, Ontario have launched a "Blue Lives
Matter" campaign that critics argue is tone-deaf at best and an
egregious form of appropriation at worst.
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The High-fat Hep C Diet 3 unread articles // actions
On second thoughts, that vegetarian genomic study did show that not eating animals is not good for you.
Generally, a study that purported to show that vegan and vegetarian
diets are harmful would be welcomed by meat eaters, who get a lot of
pseudoscientific criticism from members of those groups, some of it
disguised as sober science.
But no-one was much impressed by the Pune vs. Kansas study. Even Tom
Naughton wrote it off as meaning the same thing the head of the NZ
vegetarian society said it
Silymarin for type 2 diabetes - significant effects on glucose and lipids from a safe OTC herbal.
This study has an interesting backstory.
Hepatitis C (mainly genotype 4) infects nearly a quarter of the Egyptian
population. This is the highest rate of HCV infection I've heard of in
any country; however the Nile Valley is probably the ancestral home of
HCV's transmission to humans.Egypt is not a rich country and drug
treatments for Hep C are expensive, not to mention dangerous and
unreliably e
The Smoking Gun - the Role of PUFA in Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease
The smoking gun
Public health experts are gradually
accepting the idea that sucrose and fructose are, like alcohol, causes of fatty
liver disease (non-alcoholic liver disease - NAFLD - and its inflammatory
development, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis - NASH).
After all, sugar is unnecessary and, like alcohol, the rogue macronutrient,
associated with pleasure rather than nutrition. There’s
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"Sunny Days”. Sleazy Sell-Out.
"Sunny Days”. Sleazy Sell-Out. ...........part
I Written by
Robin Mathews April 2016 Anthony Hall writes about “ballot-box
colonialism”, “imperial globalization” and its “licence for lawlessness”
– as well as the present “terror economy” - in Earth Into Property
(McGill-Queen’s, 2011). Hall focuses attention on the relentless an
Petronas in Prince Rupert, Boulevard of Broken Dreams
_______________Prices of spot LNG for April delivery to Asia averaged
$4.46 per MMBtu, according to latest Platts Japan/Korea Marker data for
month-ahead delivery.At $4.46/MMBtu, the April JKM was 38.7 percent
below prices for the same delivery month in 2015.Platts adds in its
report that the latest marker for April delivery is also at the lowest
monthly average level seen since July 2009, when th
Another Proposed Canadian LNG Terminal Scrapped, No Gas Buyers, No Market, World LNG Glut
Grant GUnfortunately there is a world glut of LNG, these energy
companies and investors only have themselves to blame, these greedy
entities swooped in like vultures on Asia(Japan) and figured they could
make $billions providing natural gas..They created a massive glut...With
new gas discoveries in nearly every country, with renewable energy
leapfrogging fossil fuel investment, with a warming plan
Canada. The Colonial Curse. Part V...The Global Reach
Canada. The Colonial Curse...Part V.The Global Reach Written By Robin
Mathews, March 2016Symptoms of the diseased world disintegrating (by
design) proliferate confusingly. (The present, apparently endless War in
the Middle East and its gigantic refugee crisis is just one, huge
symptom. Other symptoms reach from the centre of “international”
organizations down to the smallest municipalities.) All
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Two More Books
I recently finished Mount Pleasant by Don Gilmor. Somebody was giving
it away in a cardboard box outside their house. I live on Mount Pleasant
Avenue, so I figured "what the hell." It's a decent look at a
middle-aged man's midlife crisis. It's a nice portrayal of the
vicissitudes of the Rosedale set. And "Occupy Toronto" makes a
presence.I could identify with everything about t
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Toward a Bioregional State 1 unread article // actions
F*ck the Habermasian-Beckian Project of a Homogeneous World Culture: We
Require a Bioregional Hellenization Instead of an Unrepresentative
Globalist Elitism
Castells en Tarragona, EspañaPardon my French. Or Spanish. I was
riled--riled like only one can be riled when you have much in common
with a thinker though you differ on many small points. Only small points
of disagreement between like minds seem to prickle sharper for their
rarity. They go against what you thought was a common smooth grain
shared between like minds. However, sometimes a tiny pain
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Pertussis Microbe Outsmarts the Vaccines As Experts Argue About Why
Posted: 3/29/2016 By Barbara Loe FisherTo activate and view hyperlinked
references, please click here once and then click any superscripted
number below to access a hyperlinked reference, or scroll down to the
bottom of the article to view all hyperlinked references.For the past
decade, Americans have been subjected to dire warnings that B. pertussis
whooping cough cases are on the rise and it is
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Vagabond Scholar 2 unread articles // actions
Fool's Day 2016
Happy Fool's Day! This year, I thought I'd link Vulture's feature, "The
100 Jokes That Shaped Modern Comedy." It's got many classics, but the
list is more impressive for its breadth and less obvious choices. Some
supplemental pieces delve further into some of the gags, including
Airplane's "Don't call me Shirley."
St. Patrick's Day 2016
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Glen Hansard likes to end his concerts with
this, and have other musicians and guests (not all of them singers) sing
a verse. It's a neat, rousing and inclusive way to end the evening.
(Here's some background on the song. The lyrics can vary considerably,
and it's not unusual for performers to write new verses.) I've featured
some of my favorite Irish tunes in
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New York Times article: In the Mountains of Bolivia, by Michael Benanav
Below is a New York Times article on Bolivia, perhaps the best every
published in that paper on Bolivia, we look forward to more like this.
It is by Michael Benanav, published on 23 March 2016, titled "In the
Mountains of Bolivia: Encounters with Magic." With a face as creased as a
walnut shell and a smile as gleeful as it was toothless, 98-year-old
Augustina Lamagril welcomed us into
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What Is Sustainable 2 unread articles // actions
Hierarchy in the Forest
Christopher Boehm is a professor of anthropology and director of the
Jane Goodall Research Center at the University of California. He has
read hundreds of anthropological studies on a variety of human
societies. He also spent time with Goodall at Gombe National Park,
observing the behavior of wild chimpanzees. These experiences inspired
him to speculate on our evolutionary journey, and to atte
Understanding Sustainability
Dearest Ladies and Gentlemen, it is a great honor to announce the
release of my new book, Understanding Sustainability, a collection of
seventy-four reviews of sustainability-related books. It’s vital that
humankind develops a competent understanding of ecological
sustainability, and pursues it with all deliberate speed. A sustainable
way of life is one that can continue for millennia without
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The Mistakes and Missing History of CFR's #ThisDayinHistory Tweet on Iran
As part of its "This Day in History" series on social media, the
Twitter account for the Council on Foreign Relations posted the
following this morning:
#ThisDayinHistory, 1979: Iran is declared an Islamic republic after 55
years of rule under the Pahlavi dynasty. pic.twitter.com/KvnmSukZmP
— CFR (@CFR_org) April 1, 2016
At first glance a couple things are off about this tweet, admittedl
Pandermonium! At AIPAC, Trump Makes Same Promise on Jerusalem We've Been Hearing Since 1972
Breaking news!
The news media is abuzz today with reports that, speaking before the
American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference in
Washington D.C. - the annual gathering of rabid right-wing Israel
supporters - a presidential candidate vowed to move the U.S. Embassy in
Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
So who was it this time? Donald Trump.
"We will move the American
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