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PRESS RELEASE: SUNDAY MAY 1, 2016 EVENTWHAT: 3RD ANNUAL CINCO DE MAYO 5K SOBRIETY RUN/WALK & HEALTHY FOOD FESTIVALWH...
PRESS RELEASE: SUNDAY MAY 1, 2016 EVENTWHAT: 3RD ANNUAL CINCO DE MAYO 5K SOBRIETY RUN/WALK & HEALTHY FOOD FESTIVALWHERE: John Valenzuela Youth Center 1550 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85713WHEN: MAY 1, 2016 Run/Walk: 8amHealthy B-fast : 9:amWHO: UA-Mexican American Studies, UA-MEChA & Calpolli Teoxicalli.WHY: To promote healthy living as opposed to alcoholism and the desecration of a historic da
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Fort McMurray the Phoenix
By now I'm sure many people have seen seen the devastating videos and photos taken of the damage done to Fort McMurray. I have my own photos to share which I will be able to in time. It's surreal to me in many ways to see our community so battered and bruised. I suspect the reality won't fully sink in for me until I return to see it with my own eyes. An area of forest I visited back in February fo
Safe From Fort McMurray Wildfire
The past 3 days have been incredibly challenging and difficult in many ways. I'm writing this post tonight from Lac La Biche after been forced to flee Fort McMurray Tuesday evening due to the current forest fire situation. There is much to say and will no doubt be commenting more in the coming weeks. For now, I can assure everyone I am safe. I left work early Tuesday afternoon after learning t
Smoke in Thickwood
While there wasn't much visible smoke in my neighbourhood this morning, there certainly was by the time I got home from work this evening. We are experiencing a bit of heat wave here with the mercury in the upper 20's but fortunately, there wasn't much wind. I've seen some pretty dramatic photos of the fire online but it does appear that things are improving from what I've seen.Wolverine Drive n
A Dramatic Start to the Fire Season
If you've followed the news today, you've likely heard about the forest fires threatening Fort McMurray. In order to assure friends and family I thought I'd do up a post here to reassure people. First off, I can say that I am perfectly safe. The fire that occurred in town was actually the closer of the two fires to my house (perhaps 4 to 5 kilometres away) but that fire is now under control.
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The Energy Collective keeps going downhill
The site administration for The Energy Collective is not doing its job. Perhaps it is not competent to do its job. Regardless, a simple matter like users unable to log in should be responded to and fixed quickly, right? Not really. I'm logged into Wordpress, but on TEC I get this: So, it claims I'm NOT logged in, but when I click the login link I get this: Two complaints to support@
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The Inconsistencies of White Nationalism: a farce which must be put to sleep
Over recent years, Nationalism in Europe has descended into White Nationalism. I say descended, because the now dominant variation of Nationalism is one which has come about because of fear-mongering, defeatism and fantasist delusions.Globalists have long called Nationalism a reactionary ideology borne of hate and fear. This propaganda has been swallowed by liberals who love to believe that anyo
Hitler at 127 - Why is he still the darling of White Nationalists?
Today is Hitler's birthday. Born in 1889, that would now make him 127. There will still be people who claim that he ran away to South America or lives in a secret base in Antarctica, but that is perhaps the least bizarre aspect of the obsession with the Austrian politician.Hitler's place in history is one of significance because he is hailed by some and hated by others. A politician who died (or
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Saudi Arabia Threatens To Crash The Dollar If Congress Exposes Their Role In 9/11 Attacks
Image Credit By Jay Syrmopoulos A bombshell report by the New York Times has revealed that Saudi Arabia, the third largest holder of U.S. Treasury bills in the world behind China and Japan, has warned the Obama administration and Congress that they will begin liquidating their U.S. assets if Congress passes a bill allowing for the Saudi government to be held responsible for their role in th
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THE EARTH AND MAN: SETTING THE STAGE3 unread articles // actions
Incompetent Climate Science: Balancing Large, Opposing "Effects", All False
In the current insane atmosphere over supposed "global warming" -- due primarily to a long-nurtured, dogmatic incompetence in all the earth and life sciences, not just climate science (which explains why the wider science community has not, as a whole, been able to recognize and repudiate climate science's utter failure), and the "expert" incompetence elevated now to a politica
Nobody Is Learning Anything, Even the Skeptics
Doubters of the "global warming" alarmism (driven as it is by incompetent and criminal "leaders" in both science and politics today--as they are, figuratively speaking, shouting "fire" in a crowded theatre, when they know not only that they are deliberately trying to panic the world, but that there is no "fire", at all) need to begin to stand firm, not just
Scientific Sainthood Today
The wuwt site has a post on "Three Little Known Scientists Who Changed Our World View of Climate". I was shocked to find the scientists being lauded included Alfred Wegener, the discoverer of past continental drift, and Milutin Milankovitch, who theorized that periodic variations in the Earth's orbit and axial tilt are responsible for ever-repeating, dramatic changes in the "global
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Iteration++
That is the first time in this series that I've gone from correlation to causation. And even though I've known for thirty years that debt is the problem, the move still bothers me. Because while it's obvious to me that debt is the problem, it's apparently not obvious to most people.That is the first time in this series that I've gone from correlation to causation. Even though I've known for thirty
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Recalibrating the BBC’s scales – Part II
Given its legal obligation to remain impartial, a key feature of the BBC brand of impartiality is its effort to appear impartial. Its starting point, wisely enough, is an appeal to common-sense. Whenever possible, the BBC plays upon the audience’s understanding of even-handedness. To see this let’s return for a moment to domestic politics. One well-established political conception is that of a lef
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SYRIA COMMENT4 unread articles // actions
Liwa al-Jalil: A New Pro-Assad Palestinian Militia
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Emblem of Liwa al-Jalil, which features in the centre the name of the militia’s political wing: “National Resistance Action Movement.” In the branding of pro-Assad Palestinian militias, it is hardly surprising that there should be references to locations within the land of Palestine. Liwa al-Quds (The Jerusalem Brigade), a Palestinian militia operating in Aleppo, is one
Remembering Dr. Hassan al-Araj
Remembering Dr. Hassan al-Araj by Cindy Coffman For Syria Comment May 4, 2016 First, I will introduce myself and then I would like to tell you about a dear friend and colleague, who was recently killed in Syria, Dr. Hassan Mohammed al-Araj of Hama. I have been in the humanitarian field since 2010 and have worked in Africa and the Middle East, including assignments in Jordan and Iraq. Most recently
“The Lens of History and Assad,” by David W. Lesch & Carey Latimore
The Lens of History and Assad by David W. Lesch and Carey Latimore For Syria Comment, 28 April 2016 Abraham Lincoln and Bashar al-Assad. Yes, we know. These two names should probably never appear in the same sentence. One is a revered American icon and the other is a brutal Syrian dictator who plunged his country into a devastating civil war. Let’s be clear. We are in no way, shape, or form equati
“President al-Assad’s First Speech – An Insider’s Account,” by Ehsani
President al-Assad’s First Speech – An Insider’s Account by Ehsani For Syria Comment – 19 April 2016 During a recent event at the Council on Foreign Relations, three prominent western Syria analysts met to discuss “the leadership style, psychology, personality, and policies” of President Bashar al-Assad. The moderator started by asking the participants to analyze the President through covering his
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PHILOSOPHICAL COMMENT3 unread articles // actions
Is it a good idea for academics to keep track of their failures?
In the recent weeks there has been some buzz over the academic corner of the internet and social media about the "CV of failures", made public by Johannes Haushofer, assistant economics professor at Princeton. He writes: Most of what I try fails, but these failures are often invisible, while the successes are visible. I have noticed that this sometimes gives others the impression that m
Awesome Research for Public Health Ethics Scholarship and Training Available Online for Free!
Yes indeed! Super kudos to the editorial team of Drue H. Barrett, Leonard H. Ortmann, Angus Dawson, Carla Saenz, Andreas Reis and Gail Bolan – and the sponsor CDC – for putting together this freely available, pioneering and one of a kind collection of case studies and background texts for global public health ethics study, research and training. With contribution by a pack of high octane scholars,
New paper online: Ethical Hazards in Monitoring and Addressing Patient Decision Capacity in Clinical Practice
Just a little heads-up about a new research paper now being online (free to read and download). This one is lead by my Ph.D. student, Thomas Hartvigsson (presently visiting at Queen's University, Canada) and addresses aspects of his thesis topic about the normative roles of decision competence, for instance, in areas such as law or health care.Together with Gun Forsander, chief senior clinical con
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INEXPLICATA-THE JOURNAL OF HISPANIC UFOLOGY3 unread articles // actions
Bolivia: Remembering the Tarija UFO Crash (6 May 1978)
Source: PLANETA UFO (Argentina) and El Deber (Bolivia)Date: 05.06.2016Bolivia: Remembering the Tarija UFO Crash (6 May 1978)38 Years Since Mysterious Object Fell at the BorderAn unidentified flying object fell to the ground at the border between Bolivia and Argentina. Eyewitnesses remember that moment. According to their stories, NASA was involved.38 years after a metallic and incandescent object
Argentina: Alleged UFO Photographed During Flight to Santiago del Estero
Source: PLANETA UFO and DIARIO PANORAMA Date: 05.09.2016Argentina: Alleged UFO Photographed During Flight to Santiago del Estero*** Photograph taken by a resident of Santiago on whis way back from Buenos Aires ***Marcelo Quiroga is a resident of Santiago del Estero who was returning home after a trip through the Province of Buenos Aires. Before arriving in Santiago, he was startled by a strange ob
Peru: Alleged UFO Recorded Over Peasant Community
Source: www.diariocorreo.pe (Peru)Date: 04.13.2016Peru: Alleged UFO Recorded Over Peasant CommunityText: Juan Sequeiros, Photos: Raul PumaEarly this morning, common tenants of the locality of Pucyura in Vilcabamba (Cusco, Peru) saw a UFO. Reporter Raul Puma managed to record it on video, claiming nothing like this has ever been seen before in the area."I managed to record it at approximately
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PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK4 unread articles // actions
New report: Kids on the Frontline
The science is clear: our food system’s continued reliance on pesticides is harming the health of children in rural communities and beyond. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider
Who owns our food system?
We've been hearing rumours about possible mergers between pesticide/biotech corporations for a while now. Will Monsanto buy Syngenta? Or Bayer? Will the "Big 6" become the "Big 4" or "Big 3" — or perhaps one corporation to rule us all? As the growth in some markets becomes less dependable and skepticism of genetically engineered (GE) crops grows, the next option
France (partially) pulls the plug on glyphosate
Earlier this month, France's health and safety agency announced plans to withdraw authorization of herbicides containing both glyphosate and the additive tallowamine. As reported by Reuters, a spokesperson for the agency said: "It is not possible to guarantee that compositions containing glyphosate and tallowamine do not entail negative effects on human health." As a result of thi
Have you heard the latest bee buzz?
Yesterday, the "Pollinator Protection Act" took a big step forward in the California legislature, moving closer to becoming state law. This is just one of many positive developments for bees in recent weeks. As public momentum to protect vital pollinators continues to build, cities, states and businesses are getting in gear — even as federal policymakers continue to come up short.
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Letter from Managua: The working life
Our house has a room for a servant.Well, not a room really. More like a cell. Nine feet long, less than six feet wide. There’s a single bed and sink, toilet and shower. A small window high up on one wall, three hooks to hang clothes.We don’t have a ‘chica,’ the term generally used for the woman - usually young - who cleans the house, cooks meals and looks after the children.In Honduras, Rosa came
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May the Fourth Be With You Book List
by Doctor Science -- a day late. Many of my friends on livejournal/dreamwidth are in the habit of posting "what I've been reading" book lists on Wednesdays. Meanwhile, one of the nicer online things that has happened to me in the past year or so has been becoming part of the community at File770, where books are constantly being discussed. So I've decided to try collecting my File770 boo
Trump!
by Ugh Well, there we have it. Barring something completely unforeseen and unprecedented - or at least more so than to date - Donald Freaking Trump will be the GOP nominee for the 2016 United States of America Presidential Election/Leader of the Free World Rumpus. The frowny faces on journalists this morning is due to having their Christmas in July present of a contested convention taken away by
Facebook and conservative news
by Doctor Science Gizmodo reports:Facebook workers routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers from the social network's influential "trending" news section, according to a former journalist who worked on the project. This individual says that workers prevented stories about the right-wing CPAC gathering, Mitt Romney, Rand Paul, and other conservative topics fro
Maytime
by Doctor Science This is the nest of an American Phoebe, on the back wall of our single-story house outside the master bedroom: There are at least 4 nestlings -- it's possible there's another one behind the ivy leaf. I took this picture May 1; they're still there this evening, May 2, but I expect them to leave the nest very soon -- those wings look well-feathered. We're gradually ripping the Eng
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Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump Similarities
And the similarities don't stop there. Hitler and Trump have a lot more in common.The context in which Adolf Hitler was elected is that he was first nominated and appointed as chancellor during a period in which multiple political parties were vying for power and there were successive minority governments and coalition governments.At the time Hitler couldn't secure a majority because of a lot of t
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Does schooling today promote a flat affect?
I was intrigued by this recent NYT article, To Help Students Learn, Engage the Emotions. It makes intuitive sense. Of learning in general: This rule holds true even across subjects and disciplines, Dr. Immordino-Yang writes in her book, “Emotions, Learning, and the Brain.” “Even in academic subjects that are traditionally considered unemotional, such as physics, engineering […]
Again I wonder if opting out is a dead end. #optout2016
This year’s testing season is drawing to a close. Folks on all sides will once again count their spoils and lick their wounds, prepping for minor flare-ups when test results are finally released, and for future battles to come. I have this feeling that while parents, teachers, and other activists squabble over testing, the system […]
Is this quote in Emdin’s book actually true? Maybe.
I read Paul Thomas’ take on Christopher Emdin’s new book, which is soon to be classic. I’m not sure how I feel about the book yet. Not all the way through it. However, as a white teacher in an urban Title I school, I was also struck, as was Mr. Thomas, by this quite: “The […]
The persistence of #edreform despite evidence of failure
NAEP results are yet again indicating that strict reforms, as current high school seniors have experienced a near-lifetime of initiatives that count as education “reform,” from NCLB to RTTT, have failed. Mountains of evidence are collecting, but education reform programs, like scripted curricula in all subjects, persist for two reasons, in my estimation. One, educational change […]
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Why Is Bernie Sanders Doing This Well?
By Manifesto JoeAt 74 going on 75, he's too old to run for president. He's a rumpled old senator from a small state, and the only avowed socialist in the Congress since Ron Dellums retired. He's an unremarkable speaker with a heavy New York accent. And he's unlikely to win the Democratic nomination for president even if he does well in forthcoming primaries, because the party machinery (soft deleg
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Kansas City event analyzes the border war
As I noted last time, there is finally a real possibility that the $200+ million job piracy border war between Kansas and Missouri could have a real, legally binding truce. As we wait to find out if this materializes, American Public Square in Kansas City is sponsoring a public forum Wednesday, May 11, at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library at 6:00pm."Cents and Sensibility"
Breakthrough in Kansas-Missouri Border War
Via @goodjobsfirst, we learned Friday that Kansas Governor Sam Brownback had made a major response to Missouri's proposed jobs truce in the Kansas City region.As regular readers may recall, studies have shown that more than $200 million has been spent moving jobs back and forth across the state border in the Missouri and Kansas counties surrounding Kansas City. This is to create 0 new jobs. Despit
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President El Sessi Economic Achiements
The election of a new head of state is always scrutinized and somewhat criticized by lay people.Less than two years ago (7/12/2014) president El Sessi was elected by more than 24 million Egyptians who constitute half of the eligible voters.Following the president’s election, negative campaigns by some journalists and politicians started to emerge. They maintained that the new regimes was author
USA Support of Israel
Recently, the Israeli prime minister, Netanyahu, stated that the occupied Syrian Golan Height is part of Israel. This occupation is violating the UN resolution as well as international law.Since its creation, the US government has supported the Israeli aggression.Few days ago the NYT stated that President Obama’s administration has constantly supported Israel by, more than any other American pr
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Iraq’s Sadr Earning Iran’s Ire
Moqtada al-Sadr and Iran have always had a difficult relationship. The two have used each other when it suited them, and then parted ways over and over again. Currently the two are at odds with each other over Sadr’s protests and support of Prime Minister Haidar Abadi. In 2016 Sadr was able to co-opt the anti-government protests in Iraq. Those demonstrations started the year before demanding refo
More On Syria’s Support For Iraq’s Insurgency 2011-2012
The Syrian government was one of the earliest supporters of the Iraq insurgency. Fearing that U.S. presence next door, Damascus began allowing its nationals and other foreign fighters go to Iraq even before the 2003 invasion. The Syrians maintained that backing all the way up to 2012 even when their own country fell into war. Iraqi officials complained about Syria’s support for militants through
Iraq and Syria’s Kurds’ Divergent Histories But Similar Futures? Interview With Journalist Wladimir van Wilgenburg
Wars in Iraq and Syria offered the opportunity for Kurds in both countries to create a level of autonomy for their areas. In the 1990s it was the Gulf War and the subsequent no fly zone that allowed for the creation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). In 2011 the Syrian war started, and Syrian forces started creating their own Rojava region. Ironically, the Syrian conflict has caused comp
Hawija The Moment Iraq’s Insurgency Was Reborn
Three years ago the Iraqi insurgency re-emerged. In April 2013 the Baathist Naqshibandi group was able to provoke Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to send the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to attack the Hawija protest site in southern Kirkuk governorate. Immediately afterward other demonstration areas talked about taking up arms against the government, and there was a wave of violence by all the majo
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