New in Home Nature Report
New in Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
Argentina: FAO Commemorates UFO Sites
A thoughtful initiative. Luis Burgos of the Fundación Argentina de
Ovnilogía has posted a photograph of one of the plaques his organization
is placing at UFO landmark locations throughout Argentina. The one
shown reads: "ZONE 72 - the noted strip of La Plata dubbed thus for the
number of UFO cases reported since the 1950s". The initials of the FAO
follow along with the date of the plaque. Below w
Venezuela: Strange Object Over Caracas
Venezuelan researcher Héctor Escalante has posted the following image
online. " April 19th, government and opposition forces are marching in
the streets of Caracas, " he writes. " A very tense moment. Meanwhile,
something strange flies across the skies of the Venezuelan capital ." A
surveillance drone of some sort, or a bona-fide UFO? Theologian and
author Salvador Freixedo always cautioned us th
Mexico: An Alleged UFO Recorded over Morelia
Source: PLANETA UFO and MiMorelia.com Date: 04.03.2017 Mexico: An
Alleged UFO Recorded over Morelia [ NOTE: This object has been explained
as drone. ] Morelia, Michoacán (MiMorelia.com/Newsroom) - The strange,
circular black object was seen on March 27. According to the user who
captured the images, this odd black object with a circular configuration
was seen this past March 27. "Iwill driving ne
New in Middle Class Political Economist
How wrong is IBD on California? Let us count the ways
Investor's Business Daily has a hit piece out on California, as you can
tell from the headline, "Taxifornia does it again." Here's the first
paragraph of the editorial*, to give you a good flavor of it:
California's far-left government has done it again. Not realizing its
real problems are excessive spending on misplaced priorities, excessive
taxes, too much debt and a far-too generous welfare st
Tax Justice Network Taxcast, March 2017: Brexit and Tax Havens; Losses to Tax Avoidance
Will
Brexit harm the City of London's tax haven? With weak regulation, money
laundering, and satellites like BVI, Cayman Islands, and Jersey,
everyone knows it's already a tax haven. The UK is threatening to be
more of a tax haven if they don't get their way on other issues in the
Brexit negotiations, but the EU will be vigilant on this issue, in John
Christensen's opinion. He notes that the Gener
New in Middle East Today
The US Missiles Attack on Syria
The US missiles attack on al shuirat Syrian military base was in
retaliation to the Syrian government air attack on khan shaikhoun. It is
said that the Syrian government used poison gas which led to the
killing of more than 100 innocents Syrians, many were children. Both
Russia and the Syrian governments condemned the US air attack stating
that it was in violation of the UN Charter and internatio
President El Sessi Made History
President El Sessi official visit to the US reflects president Trump
new political foreign strategy towards the Middle East, which was
ignored by president Obama. President Trump warm reception of El Sessi
was more than one expected from the usual political protocol. There are
reasons for such warm welcome. Fist, president Trump objective is to
bring a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
The Chicken Came Home to Roost
Yesterday, March22, 2017, a terrorist attack occurred in front of the
British Parliament. A vehicle and knife attack let to the injury of 40
people. A policeman and the terrorist were killed. I used to above title
because of Tony Blair, an ex-prime minister and president George W.
Bush. They ordered the invasion of Iraq without any justification. This
unjust war let to the killing of more than on
New in Morton's Musings
Medical Malpractice
Incompetent
treatment by medical practitioners is quite rare. That's why, when it
does happen, incompetent medical care is a big news story. It's a bit
like the example of how safe airplanes are – a plane crash is so unusual
that it gets front page coverage. All that said, sometimes errors are
made and incompetent medical care is given. What does the law say about
compensation for such mistakes? P
Expert Evidence Voir Dire Primer
A
trial judge must determine on a voir dire whether the individual is
qualified as an expert, and if so, what the "nature and scope of the
proposed expert evidence" will be. The qualification process is one of
delineating the boundaries of the evidence and the language used. The
judge cannot permit the expert to give an opinion on common matters or
matters that the expert has no special skills, kn
Deposits and Unconscionabilty
Redstone Enterprises Ltd. v. Simple Technology Inc., 2017 ONCA 282:
[19] Deposits are commonplace in the operation of the market, especially
for larger assets such as residential and commercial real estate. Their
purpose was explored at learned length by Newbury J.A. speaking for a
five-person panel in Tang v. Zhang , 2013 BCCA 52, 359 D.L.R. (4th) 104.
At issue in the case was the forfeiture of
Damages for bad faith in terminating a partnership
Tim Ludwig Professional Corporation v. BDO Canada LLP, 2017 ONCA 292:
[68] Keays holds that, because employers have an implied contractual
obligation of good faith in the manner of dismissal, damages for bad
faith in the manner of dismissal are within the contemplation of the
parties when they enter into the contract. Given the duty of utmost good
faith owed between partners, confirmed in Rochwer
New in New Orleans Ladder
How to Do Hogs for the Cause Like a Boss Hog ~GONOLA
How to Do Hogs for the Cause Like a Boss Hog ~GONOLA
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So, where is PC today?
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So, where in the world is PC today?
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Alex Epstein on ‘Why Tyler Cowen Should Really Read Ayn Rand’
Economist Tyler Cowen is well-known, widely respected and generally a
very bright brain. And he reckons he rates Ayn Rand. Yet Alex Epstein,
who knows his Ayn Rand, points out that he really doesn’t – points out
that being brilliant doesn’t guarantee you know whereof you speak – that
“mental virtuosity“ (a big thinkum) does not necessarily equal "mental
virtue" (a consistent practice of using the
Quote of the Day: On multiculturalism
“The reason multiculturalism exists is to pretend that inferior
cultures aren’t inferior and that superior cultures aren’t superior.
It’s a way to tell nice lies about rotten cultures and rotten lies about
great cultures.” ~ Bosch Fawstin . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com
© Permission to republish is granted, with attribution.
Upton’s disaster continues to unwind
It now appears “ all but confirmed " that the smug git and introducer
of the RMA, Simon Upton, will be returning from his 18-year sinecure in
Paris hosting OECD banquets to take up a sinecure here as Parliamentary
Commissioner of the Environment. This is in the same week that the
Productivity Commission points out that "Aucklands housing and
infrastructure issues illustrate the central failures o
Projects, Day 3: Bank fitout
So I told you the other day I’d give you some idea of some of the
things I’ve been working on recently that have kept me away from
blogging. This one is part of a mostly interior conversion project,
converting an elegant mid-century commercial building into a new life as
a funky urban pad. It’s been fun. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com ©
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New in Paying attention
Which Christy Clark response on the health firings is to be believed?
“I did ask a lot of questions at the time. The assurances that we all
received was that these were absolutely justified and the right thing to
do.” - Premier Christy Clark, responding Friday to reporters' questions
on the health firings. "Premier Clark did not recall ever being briefed
about the decision to terminate the employees." - Ombudsperson Jay
Chalke on Clark's evidence, under oath, taken
Postmedia hits the wall
Last
week's quarterly report from Postmedia was predictably grim. Canada's
largest newspaper company reported revenues had fallen 13.4 per cent
from a year earlier. Plunging revenues have been a hallmark of
Postmedia's six-year existence. The corporation has slashed costs, but
not enough to keep up with revenue losses. Postmedia took in $181
million in the quarter, $28 million less than the previo
New in Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
New Bills In Florida That Will Impact #Employees If Passed
The Florida legislature is in session through May. They may or may not
pass some legislation that will affect employees and employment law. Be
afraid. Be very afraid. Here are some of the bills to watch: SB 160 -
Minimum Wage : Revising the formula for the adjusted state minimum wage,
etc. See HB 945. This is an attempt to slowly bring Florida's minimum
wage up to a living wage by adjusting an ex
Trump Says It's Okay For Federal Contractors To Break Employment Laws
Another
week, another prediction sadly fulfilled. On December 2, I did a list
of executive orders protecting employees of federal contractors that I
predicted would be rescinded under Trump. A very important one just bit
the dust. The Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule provided two important
protections for employees that are now gone: Blacklisting for
employment/labor law violations : Anyone apply
New in Syria Comment
Paradise Lost: The Rise and Fall of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by Tam Hussein
By @tamhussein I entered Najiyeh, a small town of no consequence,
without their permission . The town claimed to be an ISIS principality.
The claim seemed ridiculous but as we drove in to the town it seemed
less so. They had fixed the prices, the markets were bustling, even the
gold shops were open. It was a stark contrast to what I had heard about
their ‘state’. I understood why the people accep
Katibat Dir’ al-Watan: New Sub-Unit of the Fifth Legion
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Emblem of Katibat Dir’ al-Watan. On top: Dir’
al-Watan. On bottom: “The Special Force.” Note the Russian and Syrian
flags in the emblem’s centre. Note also the cedar of Lebanon on the
bottom of the emblem. When the Fifth Legion (V Corps) was announced in
November 2016, it was debatable how far this new formation would emerge
as a real fighting force. Indeed, recruitment
Russia’s Escalation in Syria: Making It Tougher to Fight ISIS? – By Nicholas A. Heras
Russia’s Escalation in Syria: Making It Tougher to Fight ISIS? By
Nicholas A. Heras – Bacevich Fellow, Center for a New American Security @
NicholasAHeras For Syria Comment: April 8, 2017 On Thursday, the Trump
administration decided to fire 59 cruise missiles from U.S. naval
vessels in the Mediterranean at the Al-Shayrat airbase, an important
Syrian military airbase in central-western Syria. Pre
Century Foundation Roundtable on Syria
by Aron Lund A lot of Syria writing tends to be focused on current
events, veering toward the very small, the very recent, and the very
local. We’re all breathlessly racing to keep up with the latest
developments in a stunningly complicated conflict, and only rarely do
journalists and researchers get a chance to step back and look at the
bigger picture. Instead, we find ourselves debating questio
New in The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage
On "Global Warming: Science or Dogma?"
I have submitted the following comment to an article, "Global Warming:
Science or Dogma" on the American Thinker site, in response to other
comments there which hew to the dogma that there is a CO2 (carbon
dioxide) greenhouse effect in the atmosphere: Those scientists who think
they are experts in talking about CO2 absorption of radiation from the
planetary surface are over-educated and mis-educa
The Science Is Not Just Not Settled; It Is False
The American Thinker site has an article, "The Science Is Settled, So
Shut Up", referring to the climate alarmism on the political Left, and
its tyrannous consequences, but also bringing in other political debates
over science. My response: False dogma is generally ascendant over true
reason now. That is why we see evolution and sexual orientation
aguments intruding into the debate over climate s
New in The High-fat Hep C Diet
Counsels of perfection
Counsels of perfection A recent critique of the US dietary guidelines,
which made some very good points about the failure to recommend that
people stop eating processed foods, suggested that the phrase in the
dietary guidelines “Consume less than 2,300 mg of sodium per day” be
replaced with “Eat natural foods, meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, nuts
and seeds and the natural sodium contained there
New in The Straight Goods
John Horgan, Christy Clark and Andrew Weaver, The News 1130 Debate..Unplugged
Written by Grant G Well, the first of two election 2017 leaders debate
has ended.....all I can say is...Fail, on all sides.
http://www.news1130.com/2017/04/20/watch-live-news-1130-leaders-debate/
full disclosure, i'm not a registered member of any political party,
however, I am definitely partisan...Andrew Weaver will not form
government, either the BC Liberals or the BC NDP is going to win.FACT,
My formal complaint against Christy Clark being filed with Elections BC and BC,s Conflict of Interest Commissioner Paul Fraser
Mr. Fraser.....I am filing a preemptive conflict of interest complaint
against premier Christy Clark. In 2015 Christy Clark and the BC
Government appointed Brad Bennett to the position of Chair of BC
Hydro...The term is for three years and runs into 2018. _______________
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2015PREM0068-001630 Premier Christy
Clark today announced the appointment of Brad Bennett to th
Christy Clark's LNG Sham Turns To Pixie Dust--2017 B.C. Election Edition
Written by Grant G It's time for a B.C. LNG update...what's going on
with LNG in British Columbia....The answer is nothing but meaningless
staged photo-ops and gobbly goop press releases churned out by Christy
Clark's 220 member gang of public affairs propagandists...Christy Clark
is still trying to sell a promise of untold riches deriving from
technologies of the past....The riches from LNG will
No More Bridge Tolls....John Horgan's Election Winner Explained
John Horgan with a stroke of brilliance....The removal of the BC
Liberal's unfair bridge tolling debacle.. First off...The Port Mann
bridge and Golden Ears bridge have both been losing $millions of dollars
every year....Treo, and TI are losing money and will require government
bailouts...FACT _____________ The Port Mann Bridge continues to lose
money faster than originally projected but the gover
New in thwap's schoolyard
Non-Violent Logic
Here's a video of women in India beating up a couple of rapists: ...
Strange how you can access some videos on YouTube but not via the
"blogger" video upload system. Oh well. Basically, I've seen a few
videos of different instances where a large group of Indian women have
one or two men, caught in the act of attempted rape, and are beating the
men with sticks and any other objects that came to ha
George W. Bush & Rob Ford
Recently, there's been efforts to rehabilitate the war criminal (and
moron) George W. Bush. Supposedly he respected the news media (when he
wasn't lying to them about WMDs) and he isn't as obnoxious as Donald J.
Trump. Yes, and for this thin gruel we forgive him his criminal war of
aggression against Iraq; his vicious racism, his corruption. This lazy,
stupid, ignorant man is now an "elder states
New in Vaccine Awakening
The Vaccine Revolution for Truth
Posted 4/20/2017 By Barbara Loe Fisher Revolution for Truth Rally |
March 31, 2017 | Washington, D.C. 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. We are
gathered in our nation’s Capitol representing many thousands
New in Vagabond Scholar
St. Patrick's Day 2017
Happy St. Patrick's Day! I've used these two before, but they wrok quite well as a pair.
New in Viva Bolivia
Puma Punku
While
most people know about the Pyramids, and wonder how they could have
been built, few in the US have any knowledge about Puma Punku, built
around 536 AD. Some of the stones in this mysterious structure weigh
over 100 tons, and have remarkable precision in the carving. Who did
this? No one seems to know. Linda Stasi of the New York Daily News is on
her way to the jungles of Bolivia to find out.
New in Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!)
(Bill
O'Gone) Rebranding Universal Basic Income As Money-Maker for Hedge
Funds (President Pussy) Trump Tilt Back to Goldman Sachs (Soul
Stagnation Strikes) Pundits Syrian Swoon: Good Soldiers All (Billions
Missing) Twitter Governance Strategy (A Year of Blind Rats? Or Mice?)
Lee & Max & Stacy & Lee!
Consider
the reality of O'Reilly's career. ... He worked for Fox News for about
20 years, spewing the most vicious pack of hatred and lies he possibly
could. For this he was paid millions; his salary at the end being about
$18 million a year. So let's be cautious here and guess that, over the
years this scum was paid about $200 million for his contribution to the
country's well-being. Just
Restoring
the Greatness of Civilizations in Decline? (Four Corners of American
Politics: Delusional Dems, Feckless Repubs, Deep State Handmaidens &
the Golem-King) The Dick Dr. Speaks: Let's Make War On Everyone for the
Good of US (And Shut Up About It or We'll Send in the Troops)
Neoliberalism Brings On Civilization-Ending Disaster or Just
Self-Serving Nihilism? (Green New Deal? NO WAY!)
Well,
it's okay. No one else knew about it. Except for everyone. Look at the
election results (not just the large-state results). It was no mystery
in North Carolina. With the decline of manufacturing jobs in the rust
belt having become a significant issue in this turbulent election year,
the arrival of the play in New York, where it opened on Thursday at the
Public Theater after
New in What Is Sustainable
The Art of Tracking
Right now, your eyes are following a track of squiggly scratches, and
your mind is comprehending meaning from them. This morning, my mental
processes created those tracks, and they contain specific meaning for
those who have learned the ability to interpret them. The farther you
are able to follow my tracks, the more you will learn. Similarly,
animals leave behind tracks and other signs as they m
The Origin of Science
NOTE: To better understand the following, you might read my review of
The Art of Tracking first. Back in the 1800s, folks on the cutting edge
of Western science were perplexed. Evolution had apparently provided
hunter-gatherers with essentially the same brains that we moderns have,
yet they appeared to be severely retarded — no clear-cuts, mines,
cities, insane asylums. What was wrong with them?
Savages
One day in 1991, a strange letter arrived at the Rainforest Action
Network in San Francisco, where Joe Kane was working. It was from
members of the Huaorani tribe of Ecuador, wild folks who have lived in
the Amazon rainforest for thousands of years. Their jungle home had
fantastic biodiversity, including many species that live nowhere else on
Earth. The letter said that DuPont-Conoco was planning
New in wmtc
things i heard at the library: an occasional series: #23
Girl:
Do you have this book, something like, "keeping a secret about you"?
Me: Let's take a look in the catalogue. [Stalling for time while
scrolling through titles in my mind.] Hmm, do you mean Keeping You a
Secret ? Girl: Yes! I took a bus all the way from the South Common
branch to here to get this book so I hope you have it. I recognize it as
a good LGBT title by Julie Peters, excellent writer
we movie to canada: wmtc annual movie awards, 2016-17 edition
I'm
actually getting to the annual wmtc movie awards while the baseball
season is still young -- a sign that I have a bit more time to myself,
as our new local ticks along under the guidance of an awesome team.
First, the annual recap: - Canadian musicians and comedians (2006-07 and
2007-08) - my beverage of choice (2008-09) - famous people who died
during the past year (2009-10) - where I'd like
best of wmtc, 2016 edition
Even though I don't blog very much anymore, my editor still manages to find some highlights. Best of wmtc, 2016 edition.
disrupt and transform: 2017 cupe ontario library workers conference
The
2017 CUPE Ontario Library Workers Conference was a very special event
for the Mississauga Library Workers Union. Over the course of two days,
our 2016 strike and the great gains we made for our members were
celebrated from the podium again and again. In the same way, the
tremendous perseverance and solidarity shown by the Essex County Library
Workers -- on strike for a stunning eight months --
ontario librarians: should the ola support staffless libraries?
This
week, the Toronto Public Library announced plans to open libraries with
no staff. Not just no librarians -- we've seen that in many places --
but no staff whatsoever. This was bad enough, but we were further
horrified to see that the Ontario Library Association, a
membership-based organization that is supposed to further the interests
of libraries and librarians, seems to support this idea. O
New in WWF - Latest News
Climate action shines bright as record number of countries and territories join Earth Hour's tenth anniversary
SINGAPORE, 26 March 2017 - An unprecedented 187 countries and
territories came together for WWF's Earth Hour on Saturday 25 March to
take a stand for climate action. More than 3,000 landmarks switched off
their lights and millions of individuals, businesses and organizations
across seven continents stepped forward to change climate change.
Online, #EarthHour and related terms generated over 1.1 b
New in A Very Public Sociologist
Tory Party Campaign Strategy
And they're off! This is less a two-horse race of LibDem leaflet fame,
and more a thorough bred tearing up the track as the knackered and
no-hopers settle into a canter. At least that's how the Conservatives
and their helpful friends in the press and broadcast media see it. And,
understandably, they want to maintain that ridiculous lead. A stumble
here, a distraction there, in these volatile poli
Chuka and Dan: Jeremy Corbyn's Heirs?
Jeremy Corbyn has saved the Labour Party. A seemingly counter-intuitive
claim considering the awful polling and depressing personal ratings
he's attracted, but nevertheless it is true. The first and most obvious
sign are the huge numbers that have joined up. After years of decline
followed by years of stagnation, the activist pool has swelled and the
party has a broader range to draw from when it
Theresa May's Surprise General Election
Ask me this morning if there would be a general election, and I'd have
said no. The stars were aligned against it , and yet here we are,
stumbling about with our gast well and truly flabbered. Her shock
announcement caught everyone on the hop, and Westminster and its echo
chamber are gripped by elation and despair. Elation for the Tories who
think they're going to storm to a huge majority, and fo
For the McDonnell Amendment
It's getting to the time of year that Constituency Labour Parties are
selecting their delegates for party conference. This time both the right
and left of the party are scrambling members for the monthly meeting
because there's something substantial on the table for when we meet in
Brighton in September: the McDonnell Amendment. For readers not au fait
with party jargon, this rule change for how
Gerard Coyne: Another Reason to Vote Len McCluskey
Got nothing against Gerard Coyne, but in 20-plus years associating with
the labour movement I have never seen a candidate run such a desperate
and rubbish General Secretary election campaign. Kicking off his Unite
leadership bid, Gerard criticised Len McCluskey for spending more time
talking about and fiddling with the Labour Party than looking after the
welfare of the members. And since then, al
Daniel Hannan, Marxism, and Dishonesty
I do apologise for featuring Daniel Hannan on this blog. Yes, that is
one of the right's leading intellectual lights. In his own words. His
own stupid words. I've picked this out not because Hannan's criticism is
interesting and hasn't been said millions of times before, but because
it has been repeated ad nauseum for the last century and is as banal as
anti-communist boiler plate gets. What stri
New in Adrienne's Corner
Shooting Spree 3 dead. Shooter screaming Allahu Akabar...
I have a great idea. Let's import a gazillion more muslims (I refuse to
capitalize anymore) to celebrate diversity, because nothing says
diverse better than being dead. The face of diversity The shooter, Kori
Ali Muhammad , is also a suspect in the killing of a security guard last
week. The filthy libtards that are shooting their mouths off about
picking on the poor muslims should be required to
Supreme Court hearing case on state money being used for Lutheran playground...
which is a ridiculous waste of the Court's time for something that
anyone employing a modicum of logic can figure out. Why? Glad you asked.
Missouri doesn't want to give any grant money to a Lutheran school to
resurface their playground. Missouri is wrong. Here's my non-legal, but
logical answer to Missouri: States mandate children attend school Local
municipalities require that property owners p
Supreme Court: Judge Neil Gorsuch Swearing In Ceremony...
a feel good moment.
Muslim Murder: Katie Walsh, Bill Whittle tell it like it is...
because the only other option is the destruction of civilization.
Lately I've been reading quite a few novels taking place around WWII.
The spoiled arrogant libtards of this country have no idea of the
devastation and lost lives that happened in the center of great cities
like Londen, Paris, and even beautiful German cities. The hardships
suffered by these people is something they've never experi
It's Saturday. How about some feel good stuff...
you know - stuff that sounds good, other stuff that looks good, and
perhaps a few fun things to read. Grab a cuppa, relax, and enjoy some
great stuff. One of my favorite blogs is MOTUS AD . While MOTUS is
always entertaining there's also plenty of astute political commentary.
The folks who comment are a lively group who have become like a big
family. One thing you can count on is many wonderful p
Behold the anti-Trumpers in all their glory...
and weep for our country. This display of disgusting behavior is
brought to you by the anti-Trumpers as they marched to Ivanka Trump's
neighborhood to hold a gay dance protest about something or another. The
irony of the "Protect Our Common Home" sign is surely lost on these
writhing denizens of the deep. How about the disruption to an entire
neighborhood - most of whom are likely libtards? There
New in Catharsis Ours
Economic
News , Data & Views......April 22 , 2017.......Quick Hits For
Saturday - 1) France Presidential Election Is Set For Sunday , Items To
Consider On Saturday. 2) Venezuela Protests - Somewhat Overshadowed By
Events Elsewhere In The World , But the Venezuela People Are Fighting
For Their Lives. 3) Greece - Creditors Return To Athens Next Week As
Greece Has Demonstrated Sufficient Progress , Economic Data To Consider.
4) MENA News - Syria , Iraq & Libya In Focus.
Oliver Gee @olivergee23 22h 22 hours ago Paris last night. France
Presidential Election - First Round Looms Sunday.... David Blayney
@DavBlayn 17s 17 seconds ago The Economist predicts #LePen has little
chance of winning the French election #JeVote . #MemesDontWinElections
London Review (LRB) Verified account @LRB 14m 14 minutes ago ‘It looks
as though the second round should be clear-cut w
Economic
News , Data & Views.....April 12 , 2017 ..... Quick Hits For
Wednesday -1) Markets : Asia - Economic Calendar for Thursday , Market
Moving News And Data To Consider , Trump Says & Treasury Confirms
That China Will Not be Named As A Currency Manipulator ; US Major
Indexes Down Today , Gold Up 8 Bucks , Treasury Yields Lower Again ,
Crude Oil Snaps Four-Day Rally - WTI Down 0.90% And Brent Oil Down 1.20%
Today. 2) US Politics : Trump Base Will Be Upset As 5 Major Campaign
Promises Are Reversed In A Bit More Than A Day ; Items Of Note Touching
On North Korea , Syria , Russia ; Key Comments From Trump's Interview
Today ; Additional Items Of Note. 3) Europe : Greece News For Wednesday -
Tsipras Struggles To Sell Latest Troika Deal , As Economy Flutters ;
Dortmund Football Terror Attack Updates & Arrest Information ;
Turkish Vote Probably Swings Based Upon Votes Of Turks Living In Europe ;
Refugee Related News Of The Day ; French Election Polling Data Show
Tight 4 Way Race…
Markets....... Asia..... ForexLive @ForexLive 1h 1 hour ago Economic
data due from Asia today - Australian jobs report focus ForexLive
@ForexLive 5m 5 minutes ago PBOC official - Raise tolerance on yuan's
'flexibity' ForexLive @ForexLive 21m 21 minutes ago Japan press:
Japanese government kept quiet on yen climb wary of provoking US
ForexLive @ForexLive 34m 34 minutes ago NZ housing data
Economic
News , Data & Views....April 11 , 2017....Quick Hits For Tuesday
-1) Markets : Asia Economic Calendar for Wednesday , Market Moving Data
& News ; US : Major Indexes Finish Modestly Red , But Well Off L.O.D
; Gold Rockets 20 Bucks Off Various Geopolitic Concerns ; Oil Ends Up
35 Cents But Private Inventory Data Shows Larger Draw Than Expected , US
Treasuries Benefit Off Safe Haven Move Despite Second Day Off Mediocre
Auctions ( 2 year yield 1.233%, -4 bp, 10 year yield 2.296% -7 bp, 30
year 2.927% -6 bp. ) 2) US Politics : Sean Spicer's Bad Week Continues
With Ill-Fated Assad- Hitler Comparison ; Syria Airstrike Updates ;
China Just Might Take Out North Korea's Nuclear Facilities , Before the
US Military Does The Deed ; Replace & Repeal Not Dead Yet - So Says
Freedom Caucus ; Additional Items Of Note. 3) Europe In Focus : Dortmund
Football Team Narrowly Escapes Tragedy As Three Explosion Go Off Near
Team Bus ; French Election Items & Refugee Camp fire Aftermath ,
Markets..... Asia.... ForexLive @ForexLive 2h 2 hours ago Economic
data due from Asia today - China CPI day zerohedge @zerohedge 1m 1
minute ago Japan Self-Defense Forces scrambled fighter jets after 6
Russian military aircraft flew off Japan’s northern coastal regions: BBG
LiveSquawk @LiveSquawk 23m 23 minutes ago US To Include Trade Deficit
In Talks With Japan – Nikkei US..... ForexLive
Economic
News , Data & Views....April 10 , 2017.....Quick Hits for Monday
-1) Markets : Asia Economic Calendar For Tuesday , Market Moving News
& Data ; US - Ho Hum Monday For Major Indexes & Gold , Oil
Caught Bit Of Bid , US Debt Lower By 2 BPs Across The Curve , Calendar
For 4 Day US Holiday Week. 2) US Politics Round Up : Syria Situation
Updates ; Tillerson Heads To Moscow - No Meeting With Putin ; North
Korea Also In Focus - No US Appetite For Regime Change ( Even As US
Warships Diverted To Waters Near North Korea ) ; Gov't Shutdown On Radar
, Will Be More Of An Issue As We Head Toward End Of April ; Additional
Items To Consider. 3) Europe In Focus : Ukraine Central Bank Governor
Quits ; Greece News For Monday ; French Election Polling Data -
Melenchon May Be "The Little Engine That Could. " 4) Odds & Ends -
China - US Relations , North Korea Quandary , Libya In Primary focus.
Markets..... Asia..... ForexLive @ForexLive 2h 2 hours ago Economic
data due from Asia today US..... fred walton @fredwalton216 9h 9 hours
ago fred walton Retweeted zerohedge Great overview of the week to
come.. fred walton added, zerohedge @zerohedge Key Events In The
Holiday-Shortened Week http://www. zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-1
0/key-events-holiday-shortened-week … ForexLive @ForexLive
Economic
News , Data & Views......April 9 , 2017......Quick hits For Sunday
-1) Turkey - One Week Before Turkey's Referendum On Changes To Its
Constitution - An Overview On The Competing Rallies , Narratives &
Context On this Huge Decision Facing Turkey's Voters. 2) Kurdistan
Independence Referendum Coming Into View for 2017. 3) France -
Presidential Campaign Has Become A Four Person Race With Two Weeks To Go
Before The First Round Voting. 4) US Politics : US Airstrikes Against
SAA Airfield Lead Foreign Policy Story Sunday ; Additional Items To
Consider In US Politics. 4) Odds & Ends : Palm Sunday Terror Attack
By ISIS In Egypt Kills Dozens ; Libya Updates Including Civil War
Declared In south / Economic Meltdown & Huge Budget Deficit / Fuel
Smuggling / Refugee Crisis.
Turkey ......... Albilad English @EnglishAlbilad 2h 2 hours ago Ahead
of referendum , #Erdogan hosts huge rally seeking ‘Yes’ to a strong #
Turkey Kurdistan24 English Verified account @K24English 3h 3 hours ago
ICYMI: Pro-Kurdish HDP hold rallies ahead of # Turkey referendum
http:// bit.ly/2oVmgg3 #TwitterKurds Sinem Cengiz سينام @SinemCngz 3h 3
hours ago My latest: # Turkey is heading towa
Economic
News , Data & Views .......April 8 , 2017.......Quick Hits For
Saturday -1) Market Overview For The Week Of April 3, 2017 Through April
7 , 2017. 2) US Politics : Wide Range Of News & Views Touching On
Last Week's "Hot Button Topics " Including Xi-Trump Visit , US Airstrike
In Syria , Trump Delivering On Campaign Promises In Spite Of Fierce
Opposition , No White House Shake Up But Apparent Tensions Between
Bannon & Kushner , "Swamp-Land " Intrigue , Additional Items Of
Interest. 3) Europe In Focus : France - Election Items Of Note , Turkish
Citizens Vote In France , Hollande & Merkel Support US Airstrikes
Against Assad , ETA Gives France List Of Arms Caches ; Updates On
Horrific Terror Attack In Sweden ; Greece In Focus - Athens Sees March
Against Austerity , Turkish Citizens Living In Greece Vote On Turkey's
Key Referendum , Domestic Politics & Economy Items , State Of Play
Regarding Creditor Talks ; Germany In Focus - Germany Supports US
Airstrikes Against Assad…
Market Overview For Last Week..... fred walton @fredwalton216 2m 2
minutes ago Credit Bubble Bulletin : Weekly Commentary: Just the Facts -
April 7 http:// creditbubblebulletin.blogspot.com/2017/04/weekly
-commentary-just-facts-april-7.html?spref=tw … 4/3/17 - 4/7/17 Holger
Zschaepitz @Schuldensuehner 8h 8 hours ago Global stocks end EVENTFUL
week dead FLAT at mkt cap of $71.7tn. Mr. Market s
New in Centauri Dreams
Proxima Mission: Fine-Tuning the Photogravitational Assist
Deceleration has always been problematic in projected schemes for
interstellar travel. A flyby of a star at a substantial percentage of
lightspeed yields a fraction of the data that would be obtainable by a
probe slowed into orbit in the target system. But how to slow down? In
particular, how do you slow down when your method of propulsion is
beamed energy? The ideas have flowed over the years, r
Mission Concepts: Bound Orbits around Other Stars
Can we use a laser array to get a fast probe to another star?
Breakthrough Starshot relies upon the notion, which was first advanced
by Robert Forward all the way back in 1962, and subsequently considered
by George Marx in 1966, along with hosts of researchers since. With
beamed energy we leave the propellant behind, but as we’ve seen in our
discussions of deceleration, there remains the problem
On Breakthrough Discuss
Although I hadn’t thought I would get a post off today, I do want to
get this Breakthrough Initiatives news release out about the upcoming
Breakthrough Discuss meeting. Pay particular attention to the online
options for participating. BREAKTHROUGH INITIATIVES TO HOST
WORLD-RENOWNED SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS IN SUMMIT ON LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
AND SPACE EXPLORATION Second annual “Breakthrough Discuss”
New Findings on Enceladus, Europa
Jim Green, who is director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA
headquarters, clearly loves his job, and he got so excited during
Thursday’s news conference that he kept interchanging Enceladus with
Europa in his remarks. Both were in play during the discussion, and the
context made it clear what he intended, but I always get a kick out of
seeing that kind of enthusiasm showing forth in scie
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
Is there something about human beings that ensures we will always
explore? I think so, even while acknowledging that there are many who
have chosen throughout history not to examine potential frontiers. The
choices we make on Earth will be reflected in our future beyond the
Solar System, assuming there is to be one. Nick Nielsen looks at these
questions in a historical context today, seeing histo
Atmosphere Detected around Super-Earth GJ 1132b
There’s interesting news this morning about planets around M-dwarfs. A
team of astronomers led by John Southworth (Keele University, UK) has
detected an atmosphere around the transiting super-Earth GJ 1132b. While
we’ve examined the atmospheres of gas giants and have detected
atmospheres on the super-Earths 55 Cancri e and GJ 3470 b, GJ 1132b is
the smallest world yet where we’ve detected one. 39
New in Craig Murray
The Cottonwool Election – Now in Soft Focus
I am still waiting to hear May asked a question on the severely
disabled or terminally ill having their benefits cut or on the increase
in child poverty. I foretold accurately over a month ago that the Tories
would run an election in which May does not debate and is sheltered
from questioning. What I did not predict was the extent to which the
media would be complicit in producing unquestioning s
This Westminster Election IS Indyref2
An SNP Scottish majority at Westminster must result in a Declaration of
Independence and that must be made clear to voters. Having tried to
refuse Indyref2, Theresa May has arrogantly and opportunistically called
a Westminster election. It is time to take advantage of her extreme
hubris and use her own momentum to make her fall flat on her face.
Independence is obtained by international recogniti
The Cottonwool Election
On 13 March I blogged “I can assure you the Tories are already
considering how to avoid having Leaders’ Debates on television for the
next general election. For Corbyn to be able to put a radical message
directly to the public, and May’s deficiencies in debate to be so
directly exposed, is something they will not want at all. May should be
seen and not heard, is their motto.” When I assure you of
Crushing Dissent: What Theresa Erdogan May’s “Election” Really Looks Like
This taxi driver was the only member of the public who managed to get
anywhere near Theresa May on her much publicised “meet the people”
election visit to Bolton yesterday. As not one local person was allowed
to speak to her, he is expressing his views in the only way available.
He is also exercising his essential democratic right to make his views
plain during an election. This is a policeman fr
BBC Bias is Clear and Indisputable
Unless the BBC takes firm disciplinary action against Nick Robinson for
this, they cannot keep pretending that the UK any longer holds free and
fair elections. For a state broadcaster to show this level of venom and
bias against the opposition leader is utterly unacceptable. It is
indisputable that Robinson’s history is as a high ranking Conservative
Party activist. They dominate BBC News, as a p
Theresa May’s Brittle Shield Wall
Pollster YouGove is into full on propaganda mode. They present results
dished up with explanatory press releases for right wing journalists to
push. This one was commissioned by Murdoch. But if you burrow down into
the actual data , which no journalist ever does, sometimes there are
results which are quite interesting. It is important of course to note
that the sample is a self-selecting one of t
New in David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary
Holy smoke! Saskatchewan court’s Catholic education ruling is a bombshell
PHOTOS: Calgary Catholic School District headquarters (Screen grab from
Google Street View). Below: Mr. Justice Donald Layh being sworn in in
2014 (Yorkton Today), Edmonton Catholic School District Headquarters,
Edmonton Public School Trustee Michael Janz. Holy smoke! The ruling
Thursday by a Saskatchewan judge that the province’s government may no
longer legally fund non-Catholic students […] Th
Premier Rachel Notley’s NDP wins Alberta’s first-quarter fund-raising sweepstakes, continuing trend from 2016
ILLUSTRATIONS: Elections Alberta’s icon on a canola-yellow field.
Below: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Alberta Party Leader Greg
Clark, just to pluck a couple of names out of the story. Alberta’s New
Democratic Party outraised each of the province’s other political
parties in the first quarter of 2017, ended March 31. This is not the
[…] The post Premier Rachel Notley’s NDP wins Alberta’s fir
Thin Air of the Knowable by Wendy Donawa tops Audreys Books list of fiction bestsellers last week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in
Edmonton for the week ended April 16, 2017, compiled on April 18, 2017,
by Audreys Books and provided by the Book Publishers Association of
Alberta. EDMONTON FICTION BESTSELLERS 1. Thin Air of the Knowable –
Wendy Donawa 2. Maunder – Claire […] The post Thin Air of the Knowable
by Wendy Donawa tops Audreys Books list of fiction
One big problem for Alberta’s ‘unite-the-centre’ effort: the NDP already occupies that space
PHOTO: Stephen Mandel, would-be uniter of Alberta’s “centre,” when he
was a Tory minister. The effort by a group of politicians previously
associated with the Progressive Conservative, Liberal and Alberta
parties to “unite the centre” suggests divisive social conservative
doctrines that increasingly dominate the Wildrose and PC parties are
starting to seriously worry economic conservatives. […] T
Thin Air of the Knowable by Wendy Donawa tops Audreys Books list of fiction bestsellers last week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in
Edmonton for the week ended April 16, 2017, compiled on April 18, 2017,
by Audreys Books and provided by the Book Publishers Association of
Alberta. EDMONTON FICTION BESTSELLERS 1. Thin Air of the Knowable –
Wendy Donawa 2. Maunder – Claire […] The post Thin Air of the Knowable
by Wendy Donawa tops Audreys Books list of fiction
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