Monday, September 10, 2018

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DAVID CLIMENHAGA'S ALBERTA DIARY

Irreconcilable differences? Gulf between the Alberta and federal NDP is wide, and could grow wider
The rift between Premier Rachel Notley’s Alberta New Democrats and the federal NDP led by Jagmeet Singh over the Trans Mountain Pipeline is wide and deep, but it is not unbridgeable – yet. That could soon change, though, if two likely political scenarios unfold in tandem: an early federal election and a decision by Mr. Singh not to sign the nomination papers of any candidate closely associated wi
How far is the United Conservative Party prepared to go to be tolerant of intolerance? Quite far, apparently
MLA Richard Gotfried defeated candidate Cindy Ross last night for the United Conservative Party nomination in the Calgary-Fish Creek Riding. Mr. Gotfried, narrowly elected as a Progressive Conservative candidate in a tight three-way race in the May 2015 Alberta election, has detractors within the UCP. Still, his victory has to be good news for the Opposition party given the recent revelation of M
The Dutch Wife by St. Albert-raised Ellen Keith leads Audreys Books Edmonton fiction bestseller list this week
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Sept. 2, 2018. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. EDMONTON FICTION BESTSELLERS 1. The Dutch Wife – Ellen Keith 2. This Wound is a World – Billy-Ray Belcourt * + 3. French Exit – Patrick DeWitt 4. Women Talking – Miriam Toews 5. The Su
Say hello to the hurtin’ Albertans, Mr. Trudeau: If the premier ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!
Welcome to Alberta where, as the prime minister of Canada no doubt discovered yesterday afternoon, if the premier ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy! And, right now, the premier ain’t happy! Old Alberta New Democrats have been familiar with this hurtin’ refrain for some time. Don’t jump to the conclusion that Justin Trudeau and much of the rest of the country aren’t going to have to learn to sing al
MP’s Tweet sets off teapot tempest as Trump’s tabloid crony David Pecker exits Postmedia board
It’s interesting that the presence of David Pecker on the board of Postmedia Network Inc. only became a topic of public debate after he left the largest publisher of daily and community newspapers in English Canada last week. The fact the evocatively named CEO of American Media Inc. was known to be a crony of U.S. President Donald Trump with a reputation for actively suppressing news unhelpful to
Happy Labour Day! Despite constant propaganda, the number of workers who wish they had a union is growing
Happy Labour Day! Overall union membership may be shrinking, but the number of workers who wish they had a union and would vote to join one if they could appears to on the rise. This tells an interesting story about the state of affairs in North America as the last long weekend of the summer rolls around again. Alas, in Canada as in the United States, the Labour Day weekend has lately become an o

NORTHERN REFLECTIONS

Is The Man Smart Enough?
Like his predecessor, Mike Harris, Doug Ford plans to remake Ontario. And, just like Harris, he's starting with education. He has rolled back the sex ed curriculum of the previous government. And he's let it be known that funding in higher education depends on colleges and universities adopting "free speech" policies. Gerry Caplan writes that Ford has done many unexpected things: But during the e
A Snap Election?
For the last couple of months, pundits have been speculating about a snap Election. Robin Sears adds to that speculation. There are, he writes , several reasons why Justin Trudeau might call an election: The Federal Court and Donald Trump have both just stuck a finger in the Prime Minister’s eye. This is an opportunity to return the favour with a much harder counterpunch, a strong new political m
Boneheads
Yesterday, on his way to what comedian Bull Mahar has called one of his "Nuremburg Hillbillies Rallies," Donald Trump threatened the "ruination" of Canada. Daniel Dale writes in The Toronto Star : He told reporters on Air Force One: “Canada has been ripping us off for a long time. Now, they’ve got to treat us fairly.” “I don’t want to do anything bad to Canada. I can — all I have to do is tax the
It's In the Voters' Hands
Eugene Robinson writes this morning that Americans have known all along who Donald Trump is: We’ve all known about Trump from the beginning. We’ve known that he was entirely unfit to hold any public office, much less wield the awesome powers of the presidency, regardless of what political views he might have. Trump demonstrates this fact every single day. All the reporting -- particularly Bob Woo
In The Long Run
Chrystia Freeland is back in Washington, trying to hammer out a trade deal. That's no small task, given the fact that -- as Bob Woodward's new book and the recent anonymous editorial in The New York Times make painfully clear -- Trump is off his presidential rocker. Part of the problem is Trump's animus toward Canada. Lawrence Martin doesn't pinpoint the cause. but he writes that it burns intense
Ford And The Courts
Doug Ford's caucus never questions what he says or does. But the courts do. And although he's only been in office for four months, they are questioning the big man's wisdom. Martin Regg Cohn writes : In the first of Ford’s legal confrontations, he was trounced by Tesla — that emblem of elitist environmentalism. The Tories had tried to make an example of the luxury California carmaker by depriving

ADRIENNE'S CORNER

Facebook and Twitter "Jail"...
for what? The reason always given is "violating community standards" or some other equally specious reason. What it really means is "I don't like what you said and therefore I'm going to punish you." Over the last few days I've had friends of mine on Facebook who have just been released from "jail." We're not talking about high profile peeps - just ordinary small town folks. One of them has a gra
Fat and ill-groomed protesters disrupt Kavanaugh hearings...
just calling it what it is. What are these unkempt harridans protesting? I have no idea, and they don't either, since they're determined to interrupt the hearings by screaming and shouting. I agree with Don Surber: Make the Supreme Court Irrelevant Again I see where the Senate will vote on confirming a Supreme Court justice next week. Paul Bedard of the Washington Examiner noted a poll that showe
Thank you Senator: Ted Cruz Opening Statement: Brett Kavanaugh SCOTUS hearing
and I was right . The protesters are all pink pussy hat wearing women marcher harridans who are terrified that Roe v Wade will be overturned. They called the hearings "immoral." Ummmm - but killing your baby in utero is moral? Pigs... Many color choices, sleeved or sleeveless too. I could probably wear this as a dress seeing as how I'm vertically challenged.
Epistle for Today: Ephesians 3:13-21
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Extraordinary Form of the Mass 13 Therefore I ask you not A to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory. 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spir
An attack on Trump is an attack on his supporters...
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Socialism goes mainstream with the commie/marxist/libtards...
and they call us stupid? The rise of the penis-less Christine Hallquist, a guy who thinks he's a girl, wins the Vermont gubernatorial primary. He thinks Christians are insane and dangerous . Cutting off one's penis does that to you. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has declared America "never that great." Crazy eyes Alexandria Ocasio-damaged Cortex, winning the primary in New York’s 14th Congressional

NORTHERNTRUTHSEEKER

Update On Syrian War Situation: Still Awaiting Idlib Offensive Launch, While US Is Still Gearing Up For Its Expected False Flag Chemical Weapons Attack
When I filed my report on Saturday claiming that the long awaited SAA and allied forces offensive strike into the Idlib pocket of resistance in northern Syria had begun, I used several sources for that report including some that came from several Russian alternative media sites..... BUT as I stated in my "updated" report of that initial Saturday report, apparently that overdue offensive strike has
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, September 9th, 2018
Yes, it is Sunday once again.. And time for my usual weekend rant.. I have been a bit "under the weather" these last few days, having suddenly come down with one heck of a sore jaw and a terrible toothache... I have made arrangements to have it looked at come Monday, and I hope that it is nothing serious.... I have not had any other serious mouth or throat ailments over the last year thanks to th
Update On Syrian War Situation: The Liberation Of The Idlib Pocket Has Begun!
I and others have long awaited the expected offence by the Syrian government forces and their Russian/Arabic allies, to reconquer the Idlib pocket in northern Syria.... It has been painful at times to see the Syrian army (SAA) build up a massive strike force to retake their territory held by fraud "rebel" and US "ISIS" forces, for it has been the civilians in the Idlib pocket that have suffered fr
The Fraud Skripal "Poisoning": The UK Should Be In The Dock Over Skripal Saga, Not Russia!
I was asked the other day why I have not been covering the latest and most ridiculous "charges" that the British government has now made against the Russian Federation in the most fraudulent "Skripal Poisoning" of last spring, and honestly I wanted to avoid this issue for it is a NON-Issue... The facts are that the Russians are absolutely innocent in every shape and form in regards to their "respo
Update On Syrian Situation: Psychotic Nikki Haley States That If There Is A Future Chemical Weapons Attack, Assad Did It!
I am indeed awaiting the launching of the next and hopefully last phase in the war in Syria to free that nation from the US/Israel/NATO scourge... The good guys, aka the SAA and their allies, are almost ready to begin their operations to eliminate the Idlib provincial "pocket" of the last US run "rebel" and "terrorist" scourge, and with that impending victory by President Bashar al-Assad's forces,
The Global Warming Fraud: New Science Study Shows Rising Atmospheric CO2 Levels Producing "Miracle" Re-Greening Effects Across The Planet As Global Tree Cover Rapidly Expands!
It is a slow news day.... And apparently it is the "calm before the storm" as again I and others are awaiting very patiently the long planned Syrian government force (SAA) attack on the last vestiges of the US run 'rebel' and "terrorist" groups now holed up in what is known as the "Idlib pocket"... That attack is definitely coming and it will indeed be interesting to see how the US reacts to this

UNIVERSE TODAY

New Reasons why Pluto Should be Considered a Planet After All
A new study, which was co-authored by Alan Stern, provides more reasons for why Pluto should be considered a planet. The post New Reasons why Pluto Should be Considered a Planet After All appeared first on Universe Today .
A Japanese Company is About to Test a Tiny Space Elevator… in Space
A team of Japanese engineers recently constructed a scale-model of a space elevator, which will be sent to the ISS to conduct experiments that could lead to the real thing someday! The post A Japanese Company is About to Test a Tiny Space Elevator… in Space appeared first on Universe Today .
Astronomy Cast Ep. 499: What is the proposed Hubble-Lemaitre Law?
We started out Astronomy Cast with the controversal decision to de-planet Pluto. And here we are, more than a decade later, at the brink of recording our 500th episode when another big decision is coming down from the IAU: whose name goes on the concept that our Universe is expanding: Hubble or Lemaître? It’s a … Continue reading "Astronomy Cast Ep. 499: What is the proposed Hubble-Lemaitre Law?"
Japanese Startup is Working on a Reusable Rocketplane to Carry Passengers to Space, as Early as 2023
The Japanese startup PD Aerospace is developing a reusable space plane that will use a combination of jet engines and a rocket motor to take customers to space by as early as 2023. The post Japanese Startup is Working on a Reusable Rocketplane to Carry Passengers to Space, as Early as 2023 appeared first on Universe Today .
What is the Cosmic Microwave Background?
For thousands of years, human being have been contemplating the Universe and seeking to determine its true extent. And whereas ancient philosophers believed that the world consisted of a disk, a ziggurat or a cube surrounded by celestial oceans or some kind of ether, the development of modern astronomy opened their eyes to new frontiers. … Continue reading "What is the Cosmic Microwave Background
Europan Space Whales Anyone? Planets Covered by Deep Oceans Can Still Have Life on Them
According to a new study by a pair of researchers, planets covered in deep oceans (aka. "water worlds") may be more habitable than previously thought. The post Europan Space Whales Anyone? Planets Covered by Deep Oceans Can Still Have Life on Them appeared first on Universe Today .

NOT PC

QotD: "The fifth lesson I teach is intellectual dependency: only I, the teacher, can determine what you must study, or rather, only the people who pay me can make those decisions which I then enforce, punishing deviants who resist what I have been told to tell them to think."
"The fifth lesson I teach is intellectual dependency: Good [students] wait for a teacher to tell them what to do. It is the most important lesson [I teach]: that we must wait for other people, better trained than ourselves, to make the meanings of our lives. The expert makes all the important choices; only I, the teacher, can determine what you must study, or rather, only the people who pay me ca
QotD: "I view the world as collectivism versus individualism, not Right versus Left. And almost everybody's a collectivist."
"I view the world as collectivism versus individualism, not Right versus Left. And almost everybody [else] is a collectivist." ~ Yaron Brook . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Bonus QotD: “It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.”
“It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.” ~ Dr Maria Montessori, from her 1949 book The Absorbent Mind [Hat tip the Maria Montessori Education Foundation (NZ) ] . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
QotD: Keeping your capital: not as easy as falling off a log
"The idea that capital is a permanent asset, which provides its lucky owners with a continuing stream of effortless benefits – like apples falling off a tree – is also mistaken. In fact, capital takes time, money and effort to preserve. It must be maintained and protected. And to keep its value in a changing and competitive world, it must be applied with constant diligence and focus." ~ Eamonn Bu
QotD: "Congratulating Marx on being right boggles the mind. Marx could be right only if one’s standard of right was human misery and death."
Today's long quote comes from George Reisman's new short book on the presently fashionable support for the murderous doctrine of socialism -- and why, unless supporters' aim is misery and death, they are so grievously mistaken in that support: "On April 30 of this year [2018], The New York Times ran an op-ed piece titled “Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You Were Right!” In view of the fact that the im
QotD: "The welfare state is the greatest confidence racket of all time. The government takes your money in taxes and then turns around and spends some of it to give you things. For this, you feel dependent on them, when in fact they are dependent on you."
"The welfare state is the greatest confidence racket of all time. The government takes your money in taxes and then turns around and spends some of it to give you things. For this, you feel dependent on them, when in fact they are dependent on you." ~ Thomas Sowell . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

OBSIDIAN WINGS

Hurricane? We don't need no stinkin' .... OT
by Ugh This whole Florence thing has the 9YO freaked out. Living just outside DC on the MD side makes me think he might be overly worried but that's his mojo. In other news, I can't really say Serena was robbed (if anyone it was Osaka who was clearly outplaying the legend up to that point and had her celebration spoiled), but that ump has got to go. I mean, WTF? Is it just me or is Kavanaugh "at
Let’s Think About This – Open Thread
by wj I notice that we’ve got politics sneaking into the TWA thread, so clearly we need a new open thread. Here goes. I’ve seen a variety of discussions about a possible impeachment next year. The general argument seems to start with the assumption that the Democrats take the House, so they can hold hearings, dig out facts that have been covered up, and generally build a case. But, the argument g
A Hypothetical US Partition
Hi, this is lj and I've been quite intrigued by Michael Cain's comments about the possible partition of the US and asked him to write a guest post. Any blame for the layout lies with me and my tenuous knowledge of CSS. Enjoy! by Michael Cain I was invited to write something for the front page about my view that the American West could become different enough from the rest of the country that an e
TWA: Billiards
The recent posts have underlined to me that we don't have enough non political posts. So here is the start (he says optimistically) of a series. TWA stands for Time Wasting Activity, and I define a TWA as some hobby or pursuit that, well, wastes a lot of time. If regulars have a TWA they want to talk about, feel free to contact me at the kitty's address. And below the fold, billiards! While I had
John McCain
by liberal japonicus I had, I suppose a bit morbidly, had an idea of posting this before the fact, but I waited and then it was (perhaps fortunately) too late. More below I start with this paragraph from his Wikipedia page Writers often extolled McCain for his courage not just in war but in politics, and wrote sympathetically about him. McCain's shift of political stances and attitudes during and
OK, y'all seem to want this
by liberal japonicus As the last post goes merrily off the rails, I thought I'd post this, which functions as my observation on where that thread went. Placed below the fold so as to soften the blow a bit... While there is no exact point where the diversion all starts (which some might call a threadjack, but that implies a planned attempt and I'm not sure if it was), what seemed to put the thing

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

Dr. Davis Confirms Del Rio UFO Crash?
A couple of weeks ago we were all told, alerted to the fact really, that the Del Rio UFO crash of the mid-1950s had been validated. New information had been mentioned to George Knapp during his hosting duties on Coast-to-Coast . Dr. Eric Davis had made the comment. But what did he actually say? Knapp, during their discussion, said, “That makes it sound like there is something to analyze or revers
Treasure Quest and the Secret Road
I have come to believe that the producers of Treasure Quest believe that we all are pretty dumb. The last two episodes prove that point. First, we have the great snake fight as they try to chase away a rather large snake that was annoying the burros. I’m just not sure of the wisdom of messing with something like that. I don’t know what kind of snake it was, but I do know there are some very deadl
Satelloon - The Roswell Solution?
Almost from the moment that I became interested in the Roswell case, people were offering solutions for it. Like most everyone else, I thought that a balloon of some nature would answer the questions about the crash. After the first few days in New Mexico, as Don Schmitt and I talked to various people who claimed some inside knowledge of the case, we were disappointed. It seemed there was less th
Roswell Documentation vs. Roswell Eyewitnesses
Since I have now annoyed all my friends with my analysis of the Roswell documentation and how some of it is quite suggestive that nothing alien fell there, I thought it time to annoy all my skeptical friends. Lining up against that documentation is the testimony of some people who were on the scene in 1947. This is based on the documentation we can find about them and the stories they tell us in
The Decline of Roswell - So Many Missed the Point
Over the last several days I have received a number of comments, privately, about my post, “The Decline of Roswell.” What is disturbing about it is that many people missed the most important part. They focused on the statement by Colonel Howard McCoy to The Science Advisory Board about his wishing one would crash. But, that is not the critical comment. To recap, briefly. Those who follow this blo
Treasure Quest, Socorro, and the Zamora Symbol
I was watching Treasure Quest when they flashed the document that supposedly launched several expeditions into the Sacambaya region of Bolivia. I really wasn’t paying much attention because, well, we’re in the first couple of episodes where nothing much will happen. On the document were a couple of symbols. One of them I recognized. Now, we go back to last year when I was working on a book about

THE VIEW FROM TAIWAN

"What? More words?"
" ...But we have crossed millions of miles of nothingness. We have visited another world. And our Locar had said `Why bother? What is the worth of it? It is all vanity, anyhow.' And the secret is," I lowered my voice, as at a poetry reading, "he was right! It is vanity, it is pride!" "You will say to them in Warwickshire: Eh, he wor a wonderly fine candle?" I should have been a pair of ragged cla
Paper on Parade: the enclave of once-Muslim families in Lukang
An address sign in Guocuoli Time once again for our regularly irregular feature on a scholarly paper about Taiwan... While I was looking at the complicated ethnic history of Quanzhou in Fujian, where 45% of the pre-1949 immigrants to Taiwan came from, I ran across this fascinating paper by Oded Abt entitled "Muslim Ancestor, Chinese Hero or Tutelary God:Changing Memories of Muslim Descendants in
Taiwan is 98% Han Chinese
Who lives here... Hokkien immigrants to Taiwan originated from Quanzhou prefecture (44.8%) and Zhangzhou prefecture (35.2%). -- Wiki +++ A group of South Indian merchants, most probably Tamils, financed and endowed a Hindu temple at the principal Chinese international port, Quanzhou in the twelfth century CE -- source +++ ....Yet it is clear that Quanzhou was host to traders who were themselves d
What did the south Chinese know about Taiwan and when did they know it?
From: Ptak, R. "From Quanzhou to the Sulu Zone and Beyond: Questions Related to the Early Fourteenth Century" Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 29, 2 (September 1998): 269-294, 1998 by National University of Singapore. Ptak is discussing Quanzhou's camphor trade in the early 14th century. The next commodity, camphor, was produced in the Barus area of western Sumatra and on Borneo. The Far East a
ACT #12: US is Salami Slicing?
An overgrown monument to a more romantic past... My 12th for American Citizens for Taiwan on the possibility of the US adopting China's salami slicing tactics Are quiet port visits by US navy ships in the offing? Quite possibly. Consider that the US navy does not have to send a warship — it possesses many different kinds of vessels that are utterly unwarlike, from research vessels to hospital shi
Monday Short Shorts Plus Links
Yesterday was first nice day in weeks. I hit the mountains. It was wonderful. This week brought us a sloppy and potentially libelous headline from Taiwan News on Mayor Ko and Ethan Gutmann's book on organ harvesting in China: Book claims Taipei Mayor transplanted organs from Falun Gong prisoners . To wit: Butterfly Orchid Cultural Creativity (蝴蝶蘭文創), the pro-Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) pub

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