WELCOME TO POTTERSVILLE 2 (BLOGGING AGAINST F...9 unread articles // actions
After Dallas (Men Who Sold the World) Occupy Lives (29 Pages Released) Why BR Exited (Financial Crisis Costs Overcharged Taxpayers, Stole their Retirements and Vastly Overpaid Banksters) FEC Fines Kochs (Finally Reining In Robber Barons?)
After Dallas, Too Many Empty Words Were Spoken Meet the Men Who Sold the World Occupy is alive and doing good during the 2016 Conventions. Also well. 29 Pages Revealed: Corruption, Crime and Cover-up Of 9/11I know summer is a busy time. I know that next week is the Republican Convention. I know that Congress is out of session for two months. And I know that ISIS attacks continue in Nice,
(The End of What?) Bush Drunk or Just Bored? (Obama Wrong) Chilcot Scorches Blair (How Comey Failed America) Citigroup Has $55.6 Trillion of Derivatives > JPMorganChase & Needs Another Bailout - Dodd-Frank Fraud (Sad Jeb! Can't Fulfill His Destiny) Owners Eating Business Seed Corn (But Wait - Hillary Brings More Corruption, Lies and Wars) More Lesser Evilism Lurks (Police Riot Tipping Point?)
Oh, Mama, can this really be the end? - Bobby D Yes. It's been obvious that's he's been demented for some time now. But he really seems to be inebriated (or in the first stages of terminal dementia) during this supposedly solemn moment. (His wife does the usual "I'm not noticing . . ." act.) The Obamas' response is one for the etiquette books. One for the ages. Of what looks to be very
Hillary Exposes Self (Britxit!) Blow for Peace and Democracy (Going to Hell In A Bankbasket/Puppet Mastery) Hillary's Sads (Failing Up Makes Sense to Dumbed-Down Americans) No Irony Thinking at Yale (Rat-F*cked Country)
More Hillary Hell or just one more trip to purgatory? After the Clintons were elected in 1992 I noticed that nothing I expected them to do seemed to even be in the realm of possibility. I remember hearing some well-placed people surmise that it surely looked like the fix was in for the money interests behind their surprising come-from-behind victory as everybody knows that no one wins the U.S.
FBI Disparaging Own Reports? (Chilcot Report On WMD's A Whitewash)
DOJ Accepts FBI Report: No Charges for Hillary (Only Rose Bouquets). FBI Disparages Its Own 9/11 Report Chilcot Report A Whitewash: Everyone Knew There Were No WMD's If you're not watching "Redacted Tonight" at every opportunity, you are missing some of the best news commentary available anywhere (and it's also online!). Lee Camp is a belly-laugh funny/insightful guru and a pure pleasure
GREG MANKIW'S BLOG8 unread articles // actions
A Quick Note on a Universal Basic Income
Consider an economy in which average income is $50,000 but with much income inequality. To provide a social safety net, two possible policies are proposed. A. A universal transfer of $10,000 to every person, financed by a 20-percent flat tax on income. B. A means-tested transfer of $10,000. The full amount goes to someone without any income. The transfer is then phased out: You lose 20 cents of i
Summer Reads
Some suggestions from Harvard profs .
Brexit in a Snapshot
A friend sends along this summary:
INEXPLICATA-THE JOURNAL OF HISPANIC UFOLOGY6 unread articles // actions
Mexico: Are UFOs Tampering with Volcanos?
Source: El Gráfico (Mexico) Date: 07.16.2016 Mexico: Are UFOs Tampering with Volcanos? By Yohanan Díaz Vargas An increase in volcanic activity is directly proportional to an increase in UFO sightings. We are dealing with anomalous objects shaped like disks, cigars or spheres flying over the volcanos without suffering any ill effects, as they appear to be impervious to the high temperature in the
John A. Keel: Más Allá de lo Conocido
Más Allá de lo Conocido Por John A. Keel Revista FATE Magazine, Diciembre 1993 P.37 (Traducción para Arcana Mundi por Scott Corrales) Has oído el cuento mil veces, siempre en un lugar distinto y con distintos testigos. Ha formado parte de un sinnúmero de antologías dedicadas a lo desconocido y lo encantado, y siempre intriga. Un grupo de personas conduce a lo largo de territorio poco familiar en
The Pulse of UFOs and the Paranormal: Two Decades Ago
The Pulse of UFOs and the Paranormal: Two Decades Ago The Samizdat Newsletter, Summer 1997, Reissued. A "word to the fore" becomes necessary to set the stage for the reader. Years before the inception of INEXPLICATA and the Instititue of Hispanic Ufology (IHU), news of anomalous activity in Latin America and Spain was conveyed to English-reading audiences through Samizdat: The Newslette
Argentina: Researcher Proposed UFO Tourism for Salta Province
Source: PLANETA UFO and El Intransigente (Argentina) http://www.elintransigente.com/salta/turismo/2016/6/22/zuleta-propuso-promover-turismo-ovni-provincia-389517.html Date: 06.22.2016 Argentina: Researcher Proposed UFO Tourism for Salta Province SALTA (Newsroom) - Antonio Zuleta, a researcher of unidentified flying objects, proposed the rather intriguing notion of promoting "UFO tourism"
VAGABOND SCHOLAR1 unread article // actions
Independence Day 2016
Happy Independence Day! Normally, I post some songs and other pieces (such as a reading of the Declaration of Independence). This year, given Donald Trump's dogwhistle call to "Take America Back" and his mix of cloaked and overt appeals to bigotry, misogyny, hatred, fear and ignorance – and that he's the presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States – I thought anothe
MANIFESTO JOE'S TEXAS BLUES2 unread articles // actions
From Joe's Vault, November 2012: Does Donald Trump Belong In Jail For Suggesting 'Revolution'?
By Manifesto Joe I'm pretty much of a First Amendment purist. No matter how contemptible the speech is, in the good ol' U.S. of A., it's supposed to be free, and protected by law. But a question now nags me. If Romney had won the presidential election, and someone with the background of, say, Bill Ayres, tweeted something suggesting "revolution," do you think he would be getting a visit
From Joe's Vault: Bin Laden Isn't Qualified To Be Dead Until Donald Trump Sees The Death Certificate
By Manifesto Joe This May 2, 2011, blog post came to mind recently as Republicans prepare to anoint Donald Rump (er, Trump) as their presidential nominee. The question I would ask is: With so much horror happening in the world now, can the U.S. afford to have a neofascist buffoon like this man as president? Oh well, here goes: The problem is, how would we know that it wasn't a fake? I guess that m
MIDDLE CLASS POLITICAL ECONOMIST2 unread articles // actions
We will soon know if Apple is ordered to pay billions in EU state aid case
$19 billion? $8 billion? A few hundred million? Estimates are all over the map regarding the European Commission's imminent decision on whether Apple received illegal, unnotified state aid (subsidies) from Ireland. As I mentioned two years ago, two factors go into the Commission's claim: Ireland's creation of a corporate entity that is taxable nowhere , and the possibility that the company negotia
New book on investment incentives will help shape policies debates for years to come
This past week I received my chapter author's copy of a new book from Columbia University Press, Rethinking Investment Incentives: Trends and Policy Options . Based initially on the November 2013 conference on investment incentives at Columbia Law School, the contributors were put through their paces to upgrade their conference presentations into proper papers. The result is what Theodore Moran of
@ THE CHALK FACE7 unread articles // actions
What if police “reform” played out like school “reform”?
I don’t know very much about how law enforcement works. I also think the whole concept of “reform,” for schools and otherwise, is so much nonsense, anyway. But let’s think about this for a moment, shall we? Law enforcement, as a public service, is failing in low-income black and brown communities, largely in concentrated and […]
@SOSMarch What else could we do with conference fees?
I recently read a blog article on the expense of conference fees for academics. As a former college professor and graduate student, I remember trying to earn those crucial lines on my CV by traveling to just about any conference that I could apply for. The big name ones were naturally the most expensive and […]
Do stressed teachers lead to stressed students?
Education Week reports on a study that adds to the literature on linkages between teacher and student stress. First, let me get this out of the way. For the study, researchers surveyed 17 teachers in grades 4 to 7 on their potential burnout, and then tested over 400 students in those teachers’ classrooms for stress […]
Get it together, WTU. I really don’t care.
I have to say. I’m very sympathetic to the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU). They have a tough job. DC is not by and large a union town. It’s been pretty easy to erode the powers of organized labor over the last several years, especially from within. As some of you may know, the WTU is […]
VACCINE AWAKENING1 unread article // actions
Defending the Religious Exemption to Vaccination
Posted: 6/28/2016 By Barbara Loe Fisher To 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. Every summer, Americans celebrate the 4 th of July to mark the day in 1776 when the American colonies agreed they would no longer b
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H. R. Clinton Supporters: Evidence of a Debased Political Culture
Basically, if you support Hillary Clinton for president (whether enthusiastically or resignedly), then you're a person who has lost all sense of perspective. It doesn't matter that a race-baiting, sexist, megalomaniac con-man named Donald Trump is her likeliest opponent. I would say that what the Left should do is to "fight" either of these monsters once they're elected, but the Left do
Taking On The Stupid Trolls
First off; my apologies for the formatting. "Blogger" decided to frame everything in white and didn't want to change the margins for quotes. Whatever. Secondly; I started this post a while ago and at first I didn't want to identify Davis Aurini by name and therefore referred to him as "the writer" but it's become tiresome. So at some point you'll notice I stopped doing that. T
THE STRAIGHT GOODS8 unread articles // actions
China's Insurance Policy Against High-Priced LNG, COAL= Death of British Columbia's LNG Super-Power Fantasy!
Written by Grant G Well well well...more bad news on the British Columbia LNG front....Shell Canada, which possessed a Federal environmental certificate, a 40 year export license, all the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission permits, a deal with First Nations has postponed their proposed LNG project until mid 2020s, or..never! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/shell-backed-lng-canada-de
GloEuropean Union And Fascism. Imperial balization. Part V
GloEuropean Union And Fascism. Imperial balization. .... Part V Written by Robin Mathews Canadians had a taste of incipient fascism with the Conservative government led by Stephen Harper. Flagrant abuse of Parliament. Vicious attacks on organized labour. Deliberate destruction of pubic information and record. Perversion of the National Police Force. Even ( I claim ) a false, fabricated court acti
Christy Clark's LNG Rhetoric....Fiction Versus Facts
The below information assembled by Grant G I would like everyone to look at the above chart....The LNG demand forecast for Japan is not flatlining, it's retreating fast...Even with the demand from other countries factored into the mix...The market isn't growing near fast enough to absorb increased production..more nuclear power will be restarted and renewables.....Look below at what Christy Clark
Christy Clark's 2017 Election Gambit(LNG Redux) and The Stunning Display of Postmedia Publishing Rubbish..A Straight Goods Special
Written by Grant G It absolutely amazes me, no matter how stupid, how outrageous, no matter what this BC liberal government says or does all we hear from our employed by Postmedia or employed by Global/CTV legislative media is.....not much, usually nothing.. Vaughn Palmer..Michael Smyth..Keith Baldrey....last week education minister Mike Bernier threw a hail Bernie Madoff pass, eer, I mean a Hail
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK4 unread articles // actions
This GMO labeling "compromise" is bad news
[Update: On July 7, the Senate voted to pass this latest version of the DARK Act. The House approved the bill on July 14. It is now headed to the President's desk.] You heard right, a new version of legislation to undermine GMO labeling is moving quickly through the Senate. Lauded as a "compromise" by supporters, this bill would preempt state rights to label genetically engineered (GE)
Wins for bees in the Golden State
Earlier this month, dozens of pesticide and industrial agriculture lobbyists filled the halls of California’s Capitol as they worked to defeat the Pollinator Protection Act (SB 1282) on the Senate floor. If passed, this bill that would have created new protections for bees from harmful pesticides, along with ensuring that seeds and plants pre-treated with neonicotinoid pesticides be labeled as su
Carbon farming as climate solution
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Bayer: Keep the Hives Alive!
Outside Bayer’s North Carolina headquarters this week, a beekeeper stood with 2.5 million dead bees — a symbol for the number of kills U.S. beekeepers face across the country annually — thanks in part to the bee-harming pesticides that Bayer and others manufacture. This was one stop on the beekeeper-led Keep the Hives Alive Tour , which made its way across the country during National Pollinator W
THE HIGH-FAT HEP C DIET1 unread article // actions
This little piggy had none: are fat soluble micronutrients diluted by serum lipids in CVD and psoriasis?
This will be a rambling post, I'm afraid, and more of a sketch of an idea rather than a pinning down. This excellent pig study, first tweeted by Prof Andro of the Suppversity blog, is clear proof that the Seven Countries study, as long suspected, was severely confounded by latitude, sunlight exposure, and vitamin D.Summary 4 groups of swine (n=16) fed 2 different atherogenic diets, one with 1500i
SYRIA COMMENT4 unread articles // actions
Kata’ib al-Jabalawi: A Pro-Assad Militia from Homs
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Emblem of Kata’ib al-Jabalawi. The top reads: “Syrian Arab Republic.” The bottom: “Katibat al-Jabalawi” (al-Jabalawi Battalion, interchangeable with Kata’ib al-Jabalawi). The person in the centre of the emblem is one Mazen Jabalawi, about whom more below. The Homs area is home to a number of pro-Assad militias, including Liwa Khaybar and the Leopards of Homs . Kata’ib al
Marie Colvin’s Death Was Tragic, But It Was Random
Marie Colvin’s Death Was Tragic, But It Was Random By an Informed Observer in Damascus For Syria Comment , June 13, 2016 Marie Colvin’s death was tragic, especially for her family and friends and the international media community. Colvin was a courageous and legendary journalist. But her death was random, like hundreds of thousands of other deaths in the Syrian war that the world does not hear ab
In the Line of Fire — the War Against the UN in Syria
In the Line of Fire — the War Against the UN in Syria By Cyrus Mahboubian, an NGO worker in Damascus (Pseudonym) For Syria Comment , July 4, 2016 Since the war in Syria began, aid delivery has been politicized. The anti-regime camp rejected the very notion of delivering aid through government held areas. Western countries who backed the insurgency and supported regime change pushed for most aid t
Quwat al-Ghadab: A Pro-Assad Christian Militia in Suqaylabiyah
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Social media graphic for Quwat al-Ghadab (no official insignia/emblems in existence). Another appellation used in reference to these forces is Junud al-Masih (‘Soldiers of Christ’). Christians in the east of Syria, where Syriac liturgy denominations constitute the majority of Christians, are primarily known to have joined militias of Syriac orientation , such as the pro-
THE GALLOPING BEAVER1 unread article // actions
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... nuclear currently provides 75% of France’s electricity, supporting a 90% non-fossil grid, all without advanced batteries or [s]chedulable BEV charging. California is proposing to move to a renewable-rich grid (a 50 or 55% non-fossil grid), over a couple of decades, only to be 5 times dirtier than today’s French grid. This is fraudulent environmentalism, and should be condemned in the
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What KQED and FAIR aren't fair to
Straight talk. I posted this to KQED's discussion of the Diablo Canyon shutdown last night: But as more renewable energy comes online, running renewables, natural gas and other power sources all together sometimes creates more power than the state needs. At those times, the California ISO has to switch off solar farms to avoid overloading the grid. Retiring Diablo Canyon could help with that
THE EARTH AND MAN: SETTING THE STAGE4 unread articles // actions
The New Paradigm: Beyond Sunken Cities and Rifted, Drifting Continents
The climate etc site of climate professor Judith Curry has a guest post, "Canopus, Herakleion, New Orleans and Continental Rifts", on an "alternative perception of sea level rise and climate change". By "alternative perception" the author, Anthony Lucas, means an alternative theory to the consensus earth science (i.e., plate tectonics), to wit an "expanding Eart
Global "Climate Change" Is a Lie, and Must Be Denied
Climatedepot continues to inform about the political war against "climate deniers", with a post, "Newsweek: Does Exxon Have a Constitutional Right to Deny Climate Change?" My reaction: Does anyone have a Constitutional right to deny a lie? That is what the political phrase "climate change" is. And never mind "Constitutional", Newsweek, the question should b
A "Climate-Political Nightmare", But So Much More
The notrickszone site has a post, on the "climate-political nightmare" of Brexit (Britain leaving the European Union, due to a referendum of its outraged population, not its feckless political leaders). My response: Here's a new word (I haven't seen it used yet, anyway), to describe the situation: Dementia. Total dementia, being "serious" about "climate policy". The
What Incompetent Climate Science Has Wrought: A Criminal Conspiracy on the Left, an Elitist Disregard on the Right
I want to write only about science here (and I won't take any political comments), but I have found that I cannot. Suppressive, false dogmas are ascendant, not just among scientists, but among our political leaders. And the latter need to be addressed, and reined in from what has become, on one side at least, criminal activity at the highest level against the fundamental right of freedom of speec
A CLOSER LOOK: JODY PATERSON2 unread articles // actions
When good words go bad: The usurping of trafficking as a weapon against sex workers
Were I a cartoon character, I expect I'd have big red flags and maybe some small explosions coming out of my head these days after reading the Ontario government's news release this week about its big new anti-trafficking initiative. I'm all for ending trafficking, of course. But the issue is increasingly emerging as some kind of stealth instrument for attacking people working in the sex industry
FORT MCMURRAY ADVENTURES4 unread articles // actions
Hangingstone
Having a pretty productive day yesterday as far as tackling my list of errands, I jumped at the opportunity to head out early this morning with one of my tenants who wanted to do a little fishing at a small pond just off the highway south of town. I haven't fished in a few years but I grabbed my binoculars and tagged along for some fresh air and to see what birds might catch my eye. It was pretty
New Territory
I started out the year with the goal of getting big numbers for my birding list. One of my challenges is that, while I do tend to see a lot of birds, I tend to be a bit limited on the number of species I see. There are a few reasons for this, some of which are under my control. One of the things I started doing last year was moving around more and exploring other locations. (Two trips to BC reall
Fat Cats
I didn't realize it was possible to be even more cynical of politicians until learning the news that our city council decided to give itself a nice little pay raise . To be fair, not everyone on council is accepting this rather generous perk, including our mayor, but the mere fact that a cabal of politicians unilaterally decided to do this with no study or public input is pretty outrageous and ce
River Valley
One of the first places I wanted to take a look at when I returned to town earlier this month was the trail system along the west side of the river. Not only is it the closest and best way for me to access the valley from my house but it is also an area where the forest fire raged and marks the closest point "The Beast" got to my street, which lies less than two blocks away. It had actu
LAND DESTROYER16 unread articles // actions
Turkey's Failed Coup: "A Gift from God" or from Washington?
July 18, 2016 (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - The coup this weekend that rocked Turkey was a particularly spectacular geopolitical development. Theories abound regarding who was behind it and their motivations for carrying out what ultimately proved an apparently failed attempt at removing the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Still, it is too early to tell, as facts are far from forthcoming
The Developer Behind Latest Augmented Reality Craze
A company with a questionable pedigree, sporting the next step in technology already used to destabilize and destroy countries, has wrapped its latest creation in decidedly disarming cartoon characters. July 18, 2016 (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Pokemon Go, a location-based interactive augmented reality (AR) game, has been portrayed as a triumph for video game giant Nintendo. However, it is not entir
Syria's "Moderate Rebels" are not Moderate, not Rebels
July 17, 2016 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Never has the US-led conspiracy against the sovereign state of Syria been so transparent. When recently a Syrian warplane crashed near the Syrian capital of Damascus and its pilot parachuted to safety, he was captured and promptly executed by US-backed "moderate rebels." In what was clearly an inexcusable war crime, the story began to change alm
Military Coup in Turkey
July 16, 2016 ( Ulson Gunnar - NEO ) - A bloody and destructive military coup attempt swept Turkey from Ankara to Istanbul today with reports of limited ground and air combat. The parliament building was reportedly bombed, news stations overtaken by troops including CNN's Turkish studio, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordering "rebel" aircraft shot from the sky and the coup-
MUSINGS ON IRAQ25 unread articles // actions
Islamic State’s Highway of Death In Iraq’s Anbar
At the end of June 2016 just as the battle for Fallujah had concluded a huge group of Islamic State fighters and their families tried to make a break out. Over 700 vehicles might have taken part. This was quickly discovered by the Iraqis and U.S.-led Coalition, which set about destroying it over two days. That was about all that was agreed upon as the Iraqis and Americans gave different accounts
How Did Fallujah Fall So Quickly To Iraq’s Forces?
The Iraqi forces were able to free Fallujah in an amazingly quick time. The earlier Ramadi campaign took a total of four months to fully secure the city. In comparison, the fight for Fallujah lasted just five weeks. This was a huge surprise since the Islamic State had been in the city since January 2014, which gave it ample time to build up its usual defense in depth like it had in Tikrit and Ram
Security In Iraq, Jun 15-21, 2016
Since March 2016 Iraq has seen a steady stream of terrorist attacks by the Islamic State during its spring –Ramadan offensive. At the same time, the government has been working hard to clear Anbar, while starting separate operations in Ninewa and Salahaddin as well. Each one of those leads to a steady stream of counter attacks increasing the level of violence overall throughout the country. The n
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IAEA Promotes Nuclear Insecurity in Nigeria
Incredible! The IAEA is backing development of nuclear power in Nigeria, a country with very poor occupational and industrial safety records: Soni Daniel Abuja. 2016. IAEA backs Nigeria’s use of Uranium for power generation, says it poses no threat On July 19, 2016, Vanguard: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/iaea-backs-nigerias-use-uranium-power-generation-says-poses-no-threat/ With a declarati
Daiichi Fogged In? Second Post
I have to post these images of the unit 4 view separately because my capacity to include images in each post is limited. Here is the Unit 4 view at 1:37 AM July 18, 2016: Here is the Unit 4 view at 3:39 AM July 18, 2016: TBS view is becoming obscured at 3:54 AM:
Emissions Really Picking Up at Fukushima
Emissions have really picked up, but its not raining at Daiichi. Here is the unit 1 view at 12:35 AM July 18, 2016: Here is the unit 1 view at 3:40 AM July 18, 2016: The TBS view was taken at 3:40 AM also. See how smoggy it looks: I wonder if the earthquake (I reported on earlier this morning) is responsible for the increased emissions?
Moderate Earthquake in Japan: Confusing Reports Regarding NPP Operations
The AP is reporting that there was a magnitude 5 earthquake near Tokyo, with the epicenter located underground 48 kilometers in Ibaraki prefecture. What is confusing about the press report is the assertion that a "nuclear power plant in the area suspended operations" according to the Asahi Shimbun: AP. July 17, 2016. Quake jolts Tokyo region; no tsunami warning issued http://www.asahi.c
CATHARSIS OURS34 unread articles // actions
Economic News , Data & Views ..... June 18 , 2016..... Quick Hits - 1. Markets At A Glance - Oil Patch Items , Stocks Generally Shrug Off Failed Turkey Coup. 2. Turkey Post Failed Coup Items. 3.Odds & Ends.
Markets..... Javier Blas @ JavierBlas2 1h 1 hour ago The impact of lower #oil prices in energy-rich countries: IMF says #EquatorialGuinea GDP to contract ≈10% in 2016 Javier Blas @ JavierBlas2 6h 6 hours ago City of London, London While US #shale companies struggle to raise debt, equity raising continues strong #oil Javier Blas @ JavierBlas2 6h 6 hours ago City of London, London US #oil com
Economic News , Data & Views - July 12 , 2016 ...... Quick Hits .....1. Markets & Market Moving News - Dow & S&P 500 Hit New All Time Highs , Crude Inventories Have Surprisingly Large Build , US Ten Year See Yields Spike Higher , QE & Helicopter Money seen Coming For Japan But Juicing Stocks Generally , And About Brexit - Markets Seem Over That For Now. 2. UK Politics " Game Of Groans " Continues , Post Brexit News For Tuesday. 3. Spain Political Process - Dance To Form Gov't Continues , Dance with Europe Over Budget Deficit Closure Continues. 4. US Civl Unrest Updates.
Markets..... zerohedge @ zerohedge 21m 21 minutes ago JAPAN GOVERNMENT MULLS ’HELICOPTER MONEY’ POLICY, SANKEI SAYS zerohedge @ zerohedge 2h 2 hours ago Crude Inventory +2.2MM Gasoline +1.5MM Distillate +2.6MM Cushing -0.166MM zerohedge @ zerohedge 3h 3 hours ago Biggest 2-day jump in 10Y yields since 2011 Livesquawk @ Livesquawk 6h 6 hours ago US $20bln 10y Auction Cover: 2.33(prev 2.7)
Economic News , Data & Views - July 12 , 2016 ...... Quick Hits .....1. Markets & Market Moving News - Dow & S&P 500 Hit New All Time Highs , Crude Inventories Have Surprisingly Large Build , US Ten Year See Yields Spike Higher , QE & Helicopter Money seen Coming For Japan But Juicing Stocks Generally , And About Brexit - Markets Seem Over That For Now. 2. UK Politics " Game Of Groans " Continues , Post Brexit News For Tuesday. 3. Spain Political Process - Dance To Form Gov't Continues , Dance with Europe Over Budget Deficit Closure Continues. 4. US Civl Unrest Updates.
Markets..... zerohedge @ zerohedge 21m 21 minutes ago JAPAN GOVERNMENT MULLS ’HELICOPTER MONEY’ POLICY, SANKEI SAYS zerohedge @ zerohedge 2h 2 hours ago Crude Inventory +2.2MM Gasoline +1.5MM Distillate +2.6MM Cushing -0.166MM zerohedge @ zerohedge 3h 3 hours ago Biggest 2-day jump in 10Y yields since 2011 Livesquawk @ Livesquawk 6h 6 hours ago US $20bln 10y Auction Cover: 2.33(prev 2.7)
Economic News , Data & Views ..... July 11 , 2016..... Quick Hits - - 1. Markets & Market Moving News For Monday : S&P 500 Hits New Record High ; Italian Banks Not Going To Be Bailed Out By Europe's Taxpayers - So Says EG Chief Dijssebloem , Germany & Austria , Additional Items Related To Italian Bank Crisis. 2. UK Politics / Post - Brexit World News - May To Be Next Prime Minister. 3. Spain Political Process Of Forming Gov't Moving At Snail's Pace. 4. Greece - News De Jour. 5. US Civil Upheaval Continues - Post Dallas Items De Jour.
Markets.... Holger Zschaepitz @ Schuldensuehner 54m 54 minutes ago S&P 500 hit 1st record in > than 1yr as investors bet that US econ remains a pocket of solidity in a troubled world. zerohedge @ zerohedge 2h 2 hours ago Japanado Sends Stocks To Record Highs Despite Crude Crumble http://www. zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-1 1/japanado-sends-stocks-record-highs-despite-crude-crumble … Holger Z
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from the front lines, day 15
Libraries Rock! What can you say when 50 schoolkids march to your picket line holding signs they made to support us, chanting "Kids Say: " LIBRARIES ROCK! "??? What a day! The Dufferin-Bloor Hub camp does one social justice lesson each summer, and this summer, that lesson was US! The kids learned about labour rights, a little about the labour movement, what a strike is, and so on.
from the front lines, day 13
We spent more time in the community this week, speaking to Mississauga residents about our cause, and giving the gift of free storytimes. Here are some reports. Malton "I had a customer tell me yesterday that he calls 3-1-1 everyday to find out when the library will be open. He asked what else he could do and I told him to continue to call everyday and also contact the emails and phone number
from the front lines, day 12
While Ribfest took over Celebration Square, CUPE 1989 members had another satisfying day in our communities. The managers that the City has assigned to "monitor" us (their word) and the special outside security detail came along for the ride. Because, you know, library workers are a big threat to public safety. In our members' words and pictures, here is a bit of our day. Erin Meadows &q
from the front lines, day 11
On Thursday, striking Mississauga library workers visited various branches in the system to talk with members of the community. Here are some reports and pictures. Clarkson "Our group was quite small, but had a big impact. We saw many patrons that attend our programs regularly. Many were picking up children from camp and were happy and surprised to see us. All were very supportive. One lady t
MORTON'S MUSINGS14 unread articles // actions
Inadvertent disclosure seldom amounts to waiver of privilege
R. v. Ward , 2016 ONCA 568: [31] Communications between a lawyer and his or her client are privileged where they involve the giving or seeking of legal advice and where the parties intend them to be confidential: Solosky v. The Queen , [1980] 1 S.C.R. 821, at p. 837. The client, not the lawyer, holds the privilege and only he or she can waive it: R. v. McClure , 2001 SCC 14, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 445,
Assuming Jurisdiction Over A Claim
Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon LLP v. Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP , 2016 SCC 30: Before a court can assume jurisdiction over a claim, a real and substantial connection must be shown between the circumstances giving rise to the claim and the jurisdiction where the claim is brought. This Court’s decision in Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda , 2012 SCC 17, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 572, sets out the
Court's discretion to refuse to hear a party remaining in breach of order
R. v. Weber , 2016 BCCA 279: [16] The decision to hear or to refuse to hear a party who has not cured a wilful breach of a court order is a matter of the court’s discretion: Larkin v. Glase, 2009 BCCA 321 at para. 34. That discretion may be exercised where the order under appeal is the very order, or closely connected to the order, that the party has refused to obey. This is true even where, for
Judicial Questions with Self Represented Party
R. v. Thornton , 2016 ONCA 562: [7] We do not view the trial judge's interventions as being disruptive or tantamount to cross-examination. To the contrary, it is clear from the transcript that the trial judge appropriately intervened to clarify confusing testimony and to assist the appellant, who was self-represented at trial.
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Ravi Kopparapu: Looking at K2-72
Is the K2-72 system, discussed yesterday as part of a recent exoplanet announcement from Ian Crossfield and colleagues, as intriguing as it looks? Ravi Kopparapu has some thoughts on the matter. Dr. Kopparapu’s work on exoplanet habitability is well known to Centauri Dreams readers — he offered an overview in these pages called How Common Are Potential Habitable Worlds in Our Galaxy? , which ran
Intriguing System in New Exoplanet Haul
Today’s announcement of the confirmation of over 100 planets using K2 data reminds me of how much has gone into making K2 a success. You’ll recall that K2 emerged when the Kepler spacecraft lost function in two of its four reaction wheels. Three of these were needed for pointing accuracy, but ingenious pointing techniques and software updates have made K2 into a potent project of its own. The lat
A New Dwarf Planet (and its Implications)
A dwarf planet designated 2015 RR245 (and now in search of a name) has been found in an orbit that takes it out to at least 120 AU. It’s a discovery made by the Outer Solar System Origins Survey (OSSOS), an international collaboration focused on the Solar System beyond Neptune. The goal is to test models of how the Solar System developed by studying the movements of icy objects, many of which may
Updates from Jupiter and Ceres
We don’t have high-resolution pictures of Jupiter from the Juno mission yet, but we do have JunoCam in operation. It’s a color camera working in visible light that has returned data following the spacecraft’s arrival at Jupiter on July 4. This JPL news release tells us that JunoCam was folded into the mission as part of NASA’s public outreach. It is not, in other words, considered a science instr
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