Sunday, May 07, 2017

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NEW IN HOME NATURE REPORT

Toxoplasma Gondii Effects on Planet Earth
Home Nature Report / by Geezer Power / 10d
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What is WIPO?
Home Nature Report / by Geezer Power / 24d

NEW IN INEXPLICATA-THE JOURNAL OF HISPANIC UFOLOGY

Mexico: Cameraman Records Unusual Object Over Morelia (2002)
Inexplicata / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 12d
Mexico: Cameraman Records Unusual Object Over Morelia (2002) Our friend and colleague Claudio Mora of La Esfera Azul sends us the following: "In 2002, Guino Perez, a professional cameraman employed by Televisa Michoacán at the time, was able to capture a strange, unknown and static disc-shaped object as it engaged in nocturnal maneuvers over Cerro Punhuato in Morelia, Mexico. We learned of this m
Argentina: FAO Commemorates UFO Sites
Inexplicata / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 18d
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
Peru: UFO Reported Over Alto Mayo
Inexplicata / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 9d
Source: Diario VOCES (Peru) and Planeta UFO Date: 04.28.2017 Peru: UFO Reported Over Alto Mayo *It remained in the sky for several minutes* MOYOBAMBA - An unidentified flying object was seen in various points of Alto Mayo. The event took place yesterday around one o'clock in the afternoon, being captured by the cameras of local residence who quickly made the event known on social media. Among the
Peru: Humanoid Remains Allegedly found in Ica
Inexplicata / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 12d
P eru: Humanoid Remains Allegedly found in Ica Message posted to Facebook only a short while ago (12:09 pm on 04/24/2017): Dear Friends: The Asociacion Peruana de Ufologia (APU - Peruvian Ufology Assoc) Presents new and impressive findings regarding the extraterrestrial (sic) remains found in Nazca (Ica-Perú). Peruvian researchers have endeavored to reach the custodians of these priceless archaeo
Mexico: An Alleged UFO Recorded over Morelia
Inexplicata / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 30d
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
Peru: Impressive New Findings Concerning Alleged ET Remains in Nazca
Inexplicata / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 12d
Source: Astroufo Peru Date: April 23, 2017 Peru: Impressive New Findings Concerning Alleged ET Remains in Nazca By Alex Sender During the course of a recent investigation carried out by members of the Asociacion Peruana de Ufologia (APU), contact was made with the new owners of strange archaeological relics of supposedly alien origin, who have been given the pseudonym "Guardians of Atok Marka" in

NEW IN WELCOME TO POTTERSVILLE 2 (BLOGGING AGAINST FASCISM!)

Napkin Voodoo Economics Redux (Deep State Captures Trump?) Looting Was the Point of Neoliberalism (ISIS Friend or Foe?) Off-Shoring Deep-Sixes Unexceptional America (New Old Dems Still Blame Stealthy Russia) Nobody's GOT To Use the Internet!) Boring 500-Pound Bombs Hit Passersby (America's Regressing Into Developing Nation But Where's President Trump?) ISIS Benefits from Assad's Downfall
Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascis... / by Cirze / 9d
One napkin was shown to Ronald Reagan who, foreshadowing Trump, was too thick to understand it. Like Trump, the Gipper thought that it proved that, 'the lower the tax, the more tax revenue collected.' George Bush Sr. called that "voodoo economics."Not voodoo, no; but here’s the key — pay attention, A students! — it’s a CURVE. When "marginal" tax rates are ABOVE 90%, cutting to, say, 85
(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!
Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascis... / by Cirze / 17d
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

NEW IN MIDDLE CLASS POLITICAL ECONOMIST

How wrong is IBD on California? Let us count the ways
Middle Class Political Economist / by Kenneth Thomas / 23d
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
European Union ends relocation subsidies
Middle Class Political Economist / by Kenneth Thomas / 9d
This isn't actually news, but it's news to me, and it's something you need to know. Greg LeRoy sent me an article by James Meek in London Review of Books (20 April 2017) that he'd been sent by a friend, documenting more EU-permitted job piracy by Poland that preceded the case I discuss at length in my book, Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital . There, I criticized the Euro

NEW IN A CLOSER LOOK: JODY PATERSON

What would we hear if we listened?
A Closer Look / by Jody Paterson / 4d
Garifuna woman in Honduras prepares yucca bread, a staple of the Garifuna diet. My Cuso International volunteer credentials have earned me the opportunity to present at a University of Victoria student symposium this Friday put on by the Centre for Global Studies. Here's what I'm going to be talking about. I thought I'd be able to post a link to the blogs that presenters have written in advance o
To all the dogs I've loved
A Closer Look / by Jody Paterson / 28d
I can’t imagine what the dogs that run into Paul and I must think of us these days, trailing what must be bits of the scent of a dozen or more dogs on us at this point. Our itinerant way of life this past year has brought us many animal companions for periods of intimate living, and I’m sure it doesn’t all come out in the wash. It’s been quite the animal-companion year since returning to the Isla

NEW IN MORTON'S MUSINGS

Notes on Bail, Hearsay and Search Warrant review
Morton's Musings / by James C Morton / 2d
Justification for detention In Canada, there are only three grounds for detaining an accused prior to sentence. They are commonly referred to as primary grounds, secondary grounds, and tertiary grounds. Primary grounds refers to whether detention is necessary to ensure the accused's attendance in court. ] Considerations include the accused's criminal history, their behaviour in the matter before
Medical Malpractice
Morton's Musings / by James C Morton / 26d
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
Morton's Musings / by James C Morton / 27d
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
Morton's Musings / by James C Morton / 28d
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
Pre-Charge delay
Morton's Musings / by James C Morton / 9d
The Supreme Court today ( R. v. Hunt 2017 SCC 25) upheld a lower court decision ( R. v. Hunt , 2016 NLCA 61) which limited the effect of pre-charge delay to rare cases of prejudice. The Court below, cited by , stated: [ 81 ] Subject to a few specific exceptions, the laying of indictable criminal charges is not subject to limitation periods ( Rourke ). (See also R. v. Finta , 1994 CanLII 129 (SCC)
Limitation does not run against tortfeasor who caused damages while tortfeasor is trying to fix problem
Morton's Musings / by James C Morton / 10d
Presidential MSH Corporation v. Marr Foster & Co. LLP, 2017 ONCA 325: [20] First, the cases suggest that a legal proceeding against an expert professional may not be appropriate if the claim arose out of the professional's alleged wrongdoing but may be resolved by the professional himself or herself without recourse to the courts, rendering the proceeding unnecessary. Of the Law Societies of Uppe

NEW IN NEW ORLEANS LADDER

Deborah ‘Big Red’ Cotton, writer shot in Mother’s Day mass shooting, dies ~ WGNO Remembering Deb Cotton: New Orleans mu...
New Orleans Ladder / 4d
Deborah ‘Big Red’ Cotton, writer shot in Mother’s Day mass shooting, dies ~ WGNO Remembering Deb Cotton: New Orleans must hold leaders accountable for violence prevention ~The Lens Deborah Cotton, longtime Gambit second line correspondent, dies at 52 ~Kevin Allman, Gambit

NEW IN NEWS CENTER PK

India, Losing ‘Illegitimate’ Control on Kashmir
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 5d
Despite the continued sieges and prolonged curfews, including arrests and detentions of the Kashmir leaders, since July 8, 2016, Indian security forces have martyred more than 250 innocent persons in the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), who have been protesting against the martyrdom of Burhan Wani and for liberation of their land. With the acceleration of … India, Losing ‘Illegitimate’ Control on K
Propaganda Campaign against Pakistan’s Key Institutions
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 5d
Since Pakistan became the only declared nuclear country in the Islamic World, US, India and Israel started acting upon their collective agenda to destabilize it. After the shift of the Great Game from Central Asia to Pakistan, the country has become special target of American CIA, Indian RAW and Israeli Mossad which have been supporting … Propaganda Campaign against Pakistan’s Key Institutions is
The Case of WMDs: Who Used Chemical Weapons in Syria?
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 27d
Suddenly tension has intensified between Russia and the US with the order of the American President Donald Trump, when in the early hours of April 7, this year, using the pretext of chemical weapons attacks and blaming the Assad regime, the US warships fired 60 cruise missiles at the Shayrat Airfield controlled by the Syrian … The Case of WMDs: Who Used Chemical Weapons in Syria? is a post from N
Israel Won the First Round of the French Election
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 10d
2017 French election“Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will face one another in the final round of the French presidential election on May 7. Macron is expected to win the second round of the French election with 62 percent of the vote versus 38 percent for Le Pen.” Recall that three days before the general … Israel Won the First Round of the French Election is a post from News Center Pk .
Pakistan: Indo-Bangladesh Defence Deal, Hasina Wajid’s Puppet Regime
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 18d
Since the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and leader of the ruling party, Awami League (AL) Sheikh Hasina Wajid came into power, India has been employing various tactics to entrap Bangladesh by manipulating her pro-Indian tilt to fulfill its strategic interests, especially against Pakistan. Thus, India has succeeded in establishing puppet regime in Bangladesh. In this … Pakistan: Indo-Bangladesh Def
Husain Haqqani’s Support to Anti-Pakistan Lobbies
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 18d
Husain Haqqani’s support to anti-Pakistan lobbies, If we take note of the US strategy about Pakistan in the past few years, we can observe that America is playing a double game with Islamabad. Sometimes, US top officials admire Pak Army’s action against the Taliban militants, including arrests of the top Al Qaeda commanders by Inter-Services … Husain Haqqani’s Support to Anti-Pakistan Lobbies is

NEW IN THE RULES OF EXPOSITION

Illiterate versus Just Plain Stupid
The Rules of Exposition / by The Arthurian / 19d
From W3Schools :" Tip: The element is very often used together with CSS, to layout a web page ." No. Unacceptable. It has to be this way: " Tip: The element is very often used together with CSS, to lay out a web page ." "Lay out" has to be two words. Why? IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE DOING IT. Then you have to be able to say: "I am laying out the web page." Two words. It would be obviously wrong to say "I
"This is reality, whether you like it or not."
The Rules of Exposition / by The Arthurian / 22d
The title is from Willa Cather, at Orange Crate Art . It reminds me... I worked for a time with a bunch of foreigners, Czechs from Czechoslovakia, from before the days of the Czech Republic. There were minor problems with the language. The boss and his number one man didn't get along at all. Number one never liked anything the boss thought we should do. One time the boss said we should do so-and-s

NEW IN VIVA BOLIVIA

Puma Punku
Viva Bolivia / by Carlos / 24d
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 VAGABOND SCHOLAR

National Poetry Month 2017
Vagabond Scholar / by Batocchio / 7d
April is National Poetry Month, so I'd be remiss if I didn't feature at least one poem. This year, I'm going with one by Billy Collins, who I've featured before. I've attended one of his readings, and his knack for vivid imagery combined with wit makes him especially fun to hear live. Here's video of him reading "Litany" and giving some context for it: The poem itself: Litany By Billy

NEW IN VACCINE AWAKENING

The Vaccine Revolution for Truth
Vaccine Awakening / by Barbara Loe Fisher / 16d
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 PAYING ATTENTION

Which Christy Clark response on the health firings is to be believed?
Paying attention / by paul / 29d
“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
Paying attention / by paul / 23d
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 PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK

Voices from the Frontline: Claudia Angulo
Pesticide Action Network / 3d
This conversation is part two in the “Voices from the Frontline” blog series that tells the stories of how pesticides and industrial agriculture directly affects the lives of people across the country. Claudia Angulo is a mother from Orange Cove, CA, whose kids attend schools near heavy pesticide use on citrus groves. In collaboration with the local nonprofit El Quinto Sol De America , a journali
Pruitt's EPA draws heat on chlorpyrifos
Pesticide Action Network / by Kristin Schafer / 16d
Chlorpyrifos might not quite be a household word yet, but it's getting there. The story of the astonishing decision by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to reverse course on agency plans to pull this child-harming insecticide off the market has captured headlines across the country and around the world. It could be this is getting so much attention because it was EPA's first major decision under the
Marching for science by & for the people
Pesticide Action Network / by Marcia Ishii-Eiteman / 16d
This Saturday, Pesticide Action Network will be in the streets of San Francisco, marching for science. We march because we believe that the freedom and ability to conduct independent science, by and for the people, is critical to our collective ability to create a healthy, just and sustainable world. We march to reclaim science from corrupt corporations and to defend the practice of science from
Voices from the Frontline: Patti Edwardson
Pesticide Action Network / 16d
This conversation is the first part of the “Voices from the Frontline” blog series that tells the stories of how pesticides and industrial agriculture directly affects the lives of people across the country. Patti Edwardson farms with her partner, George Naylor, near Churdan, Iowa. In 2017, they expect to obtain organic certification on 100 acres of their farm with another 60 acres in transition.
Farmers say no to mega-merger steamroll
Pesticide Action Network / by Linda Wells / 2d
Of the Big 6 seed and pesticide giants, there are three proposed mergers in the works: Dow with Dupont, Monsanto with Bayer, and Syngenta with ChemChina. Despite opposition from several farmer organizations, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other anti-trust agencies around the world seem relatively unconcerned with this ever-increasing concentration in the agrichemical industry. But it’s
Pesticides are not the answer to Malaria
Pesticide Action Network / by Abou Thiam / 10d
As we honor World Malaria Day, we in the PAN International network stand with communities around the world suffering from the scourge of this disease. At PAN Africa, we also continue our community work to share better information about environmental strategies for mosquito control — with great progress in communities near Dakar, Senegal, where we've been working since 2012. We are heartened to no

NEW IN THWAP'S SCHOOLYARD

Civilization is Doomed: Part II
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 6d
Yesterday I wrote about some of the reasons why Donald Trump was popular among a certain segment of the US-American population. (And having met Canadian Trump supporters personally, I can attest to this not being a specifically US-American phenomenon.) These people are ignorant. Ignorant of Trump's sleazy con-man past. Ignorant of the true nature of their country's (and the world') political-econ
Civilization is Doomed
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 7d
It's the joke of the galaxy, if not the universe! There's a planet halfway outside one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way, where intelligent life arose. The turn of events made it so that the USA became the greatest power of all the competing groups of the human life form. Its culture was the dominant culture. If humanity was to become united, one species, self-governing, the USA would have been

NEW IN RED

100/MayDay
red / by bluenred / 6d

NEW IN SCREW YOU GUYS, I'M GOING HOME

If You Have A Preexisting Condition, Choose COBRA or ObamaCare Over Your Mortgage
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / by Donna Ballman / 2d
It used to be that when people lost their jobs, there was only one way to keep insurance coverage, and that was COBRA. The only problem is that when you lose your job, you have to pick and choose what bills to pay and COBRA is crazy expensive. Most people had to go bare. If they had preexisting conditions, it was literally a matter of life and death because they would never get insurance again. Th
Fox Proves It: Sexual Harassment Is Contagious
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / by Donna Ballman / 9d
I've always said that sexual harassment is not about sex: it's about power. In that way it's just another form of bullying. And if you remember your playground bullies, if they got away with it once, they accelerated their behavior. Sexual harassers, like bullies, engage in more and more extreme behavior until someone stops them. The other thing about playground bullies is that their behavior is c
States With Pro-Employee Laws: No Asking About Applicant Salary History
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / by Donna Ballman / 13d
In a movement that started in Massachusetts, states and cities are starting to ban employers from asking applicants about their salary history. The reason behind the legislation is that basing pay on prior salary can lock in pay discrimination. The sponsor of the Philadelphia ordinance explained: “Simply put, when a woman is paid less at the beginning of her career she will continue to earn less t

NEW IN SYRIA COMMENT

China, the U.S, and the Future of the Middle East – By Sam Farah
Syria Comment / by Joshua / 6d
Sam Farah China, the U.S., and the Future of the Middle East By Sam Farah for Syria Comment – May 1, 2017 Richard Fontain, and Michael Singh propose Chinese – US cooperation to stabilize the Middle East in a recent article: The United States and China undeniably have overlapping interests in the region, providing a possible basis for competition, collaboration, or both. They also share a modest r
Paradise Lost: The Rise and Fall of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by Tam Hussein
Syria Comment / by Tam Hussein / 24d
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
Reconciliations: The Case of al-Sanamayn in North Deraa
Syria Comment / by Aymenn Al-Tamimi / 10d
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Photo from al-Sanamayn, April 2017. It is often thought that the regime has a grand strategy for suppressing the rebellion in the western half of the country that constitutes the main conflict within the Syrian civil war. In reality though, there is no one-size-fits-all approach , and the question of how the regime deals with restive areas very much depends on area and c
Revisiting the Malki Affair – By Christopher Solomon
Syria Comment / by Joshua / 13d
Revisiting the Malki Affair By Christopher Solomon @Solomon_Chris For Syria Comment – April 23, 2017 On April 22, 1955, a charismatic young Syrian army officer was gunned down on a football field. The assassination of Adnan al-Malki brought about the one of the first political crackdowns in Syria’s history. The Malki Affairs and its aftermath shed light on one of the country’s earliest shifts tow
Katibat Dir’ al-Watan: New Sub-Unit of the Fifth Legion
Syria Comment / by Aymenn Al-Tamimi / 24d
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
Syria Comment / by Joshua / 28d
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

NEW IN THE STRAIGHT GOODS

Why I endorse the New Democratic Party and Denounce the Vancouver Sun and Province
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 8h
Written By Grant G Thursday and Friday, May 5th and May 6th.....On May 5th/2017 the Globe and Mail endorsed Christy Clark and her BC Liberal gang for reelection ...on May 6th our beleaguered Vancouver Sun followed suit with an endorsement for Christy Clark . Globe and Mail endorsement came with a provision, " hold your nose and vote Liberal " before I pass comment on the Globe n Mail endorsement
2 Hours of Hot Political Talk...BC Election 2017..Is It Time for Change.....?
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 3d
Archive is ready.....2 hour+ of hot political talk....Featuring Bob Mackin.....Bill Tieleman..Canadian Glen....and The Straight Goods You gotta here this... https://www.theviewuphere.ca/ The Straight Goods Cheers Ears Wide Open
Political Takedown, Everything Election BC 2017,,Featuring Straight Goods and Bill Teileman
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 4d
Tune in, turn on......Live 6:00 PM Wednesday May 3rd..where?....Here, with Canadian Glen.. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/canadianglen We'll be discussing the latest polls, which one to believe, if any....who has the momentum, who keeps planting their feet firmly in their mouth..rumours, innuendo, backroom chatter...we've got it all...including which party is already sharpening their knives, ....an
Christy Clark the Liar, Not Qualified to be Premier(covered in thermal coal dust)
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 5d
Written by Grant G If John Horgan unilaterally proposed an ill conceived trade policy on the fly during the heat of an election our mainstream media would label John Horgan as a hothead, not able to control his temper, not fit for BC's top spot....not fit for the job of Premier... Last week when our American neighbours imposed a 20% duty on Canadian softwood lumber Christy Clark(again) opened up
No More Bridge Tolls....John Horgan's Election Winner Explained
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 26d
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
LNG Curse Continues, Blogtalk Radio, BC Election 2017
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 11d
Just Click the above picture and listen....LNG, the dirty secret of unreported methane emissions and more...LNG leakage starts just past the 10 minute mark...Everything you need to know about LNG as it pertains to British Columbia.. And more blogtalk radio here.....LNG, politics, corruption.. Here is episode III between Me and Canadian Glen .. LNG, A Bridge Fuel Too Far http://www.blogtalkradio.c

NEW IN THE ORIGINAL BLOGGER TIPS AND TRICKS

Blogging software - Blogger, Wordpress, Livejournal, Joomlah, etc
the original Blogger Tips and Tricks / by Peter / 4d
The very first step of starting a blog is a decision on which blogging platform or software to use for the blog. The choices are plenty, as you can see from the list at Wikipedia: Blog software , but we will first concentrate on the 2 most popular free ones - Blogger.com and Wordpress.com , both of which are hosted for free, and Wordpress.org of which the software is free and open source but you w
Google Blogger: How to delete blog and change template
the original Blogger Tips and Tricks / by Peter / 4d
Blogger has been changing things around in the Settings. What used to be Templates they now call it Theme so if you are looking for Template in Blogger settings Templates, you will be asking where is Templates to change template, you will be highly disappointed. Not only Tenplates. Blogger has also put the tab/link to DELETE BLOG . It used to be that to delete blog, we sign into www.blogger.com >

NEW IN THE EARTH AND MAN: SETTING THE STAGE

Who--or What--Is the "Fittest"?
The Earth and Man / by Harry Dale Huffman / 22h
I have submitted the following comment, on the American Thinker site, in answer to another commenter who took me to task for my claim that the idea of "survival of the fittest" is a dead-end, false dogma for mankind: Every tyrant, so long as he is on top, can claim to be the "fittest". It is also known as "might makes right". Except the tyrant, even if he dies of old age, is NOT the fittest in th
This Age of Scientific Dogmatism
The Earth and Man / by Harry Dale Huffman / 8d
I have made two comments to an American Thinker article, "The Left's Vicious Intolerance In Science". I'll just say here that arguing about science is not science. I am a scientist, by the way--in fact, THE scientist, who has made the greatest discovery in history--directly impacting every field of human inquiry--which few in our time, on either the Left or the Right--or the middle, for that matt
On "Global Warming: Science or Dogma?"
The Earth and Man / by Harry Dale Huffman / 22d
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

NEW IN A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

The Mystery of Oak Island Solved by Joy Steele
A Different Perspective / by KRandle / 3d
While the Laginas begin to power up for a new assault on the treasure hidden beneath Oak Island, a new theory about the Money Pit has revealed. Joy Steele, in her book, The Oak Island Mystery Solved , has provided an interesting idea. According to her, there is no treasure, never had been, and the alleged Money Pit is nothing more than a tar kiln, used in the early 18 th century to produce materi
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Lance Moody
A Different Perspective / by KRandle / 7d
Lance Moody This week I tried something completely different and invited a dyed in the wool skeptic to join me. Lance Moody told about his conversion to skepticism from a younger man who was more open to the idea of alien visitation… as many of us were. Although we did talk about his sometimes rather nasty postings, and attempted postings to my blog, Moody, when engaged in private conversation (o
John Keel was Right - Another New Roswell Witness
A Different Perspective / by KRandle / 16d
Well, it’s happened again, just as John Keel said it would. As I have mentioned before, Keel had written in 1991 that by the end of the century (meaning going into the 21 st century) there would be dozens of people, if not hundreds, claiming to have been in Roswell at the time of the UFO crash. Another one has appeared on the scene by the name of Charles H. Forgus, a soldier who served during the
X-Zone Broadcast Network - John Burroughs
A Different Perspective / by KRandle / 21d
John Burroughs, of Rendlesham Forest fame, was my guest. We focused, quite naturally, on the December, 1980, sightings there and what all happened from his perspective. You can listen to the program here: https://youtu.be/rN2llEG7v3s John Burroughs I, for a long time, had been confused about the number of days over which the events took place. I had asked Jim Penniston, John Burroughs and Charles
Cosmic Whistleblowers - Simon Sharman
A Different Perspective / by KRandle / 7d
The other day I had the opportunity to watch a documentary by Simon Sharman called Cosmic Whistleblowers . You can see a preview, or rather a short trailer about the film, here. http://cosmicwhistleblowers.com/ This is sort of his pursuit of the “Roswell Slides” tale, his discussions with various individuals including some of those who were directly involved in the Roswell crash in some fashion,
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Chase Kloetzke
A Different Perspective / by KRandle / 16d
This week I talked with Chase Kloetzke, a MUFON member who was involved with their STAR Team and their Special Assignment Team, which are sort of quick reaction forces designed to get to the scene of a UFO event quickly. Although we talked a little about that, we eventually talked about one of her weird experiences as a field investigator and member of the SAT that took place in Tennessee. You ca

NEW IN THE GALLOPING BEAVER

You humans do not have time...
The Galloping Beaver / by Boris / 11d
...for another fucking war. Warmly, The Earth

NEW IN THE HIGH-FAT HEP C DIET

Bradford Hill is rolling in his grave
The High-fat Hep C Diet / by George Henderson / 4d
Austin Bradford Hill was, as should be well known, the father of modern epidemiology, who played a key role in determining a causal relationship between smoking and lung cancer. His 9 criteria (or viewpoints, as he called them) for evaluating epidemiological evidence were only ever a suggestion, and intended to have adaptable interpretations strongly guided by logic and good sense in any given co
What I eat 2017
The High-fat Hep C Diet / by George Henderson / 5d
Another in the ever-popular genre of blog posts about what people eat. No photos though. I wake up and have an instant coffee with cream and 1/4 spoonful of dark brown sugar. Maybe I'll have another before breakfast. If I'm out I'll have a long black with cream without sugar, followed by a glass of cold water. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, because it decides if and what you'll b
Counsels of perfection
The High-fat Hep C Diet / by George Henderson / 18d
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

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The US Missiles Attack on Syria
Middle East Today / by Hani Fakhouri / 29d
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

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Non-Aggression and Entitlement
NolanChart.com / by George J. Dance / 14h
Some libertarians, and some non-libertarians, claim that the non-aggression principle is useless. So let us look at how one can argue for their claims without […]
Trump, a White ‘Moby Dick’?
NolanChart.com / by ocjim / 4d
In addition to Trump’s indigenous tendency toward misogyny, racism, and a rancorously crass form of corruption, there is also a mind-numbing ignorance. He is willing […]
40 to 60
NolanChart.com / by Mark Vogl / 2d
When President Barrack Obama wanted to give Iran hundreds of billions of dollars, and the technology and path to nuclear weapons it took only forty […]
The 21st Century Paul Revere is calling American Christian patriots to arms
NolanChart.com / by Mark Vogl / 4d
The election of Donald Trump in 2016 is truly important in so many ways, and may turn out to be the pivotal point in world […]
Why are there no libertarian countries?
NolanChart.com / by George J. Dance / 7d
“Libertarians and anarchists often get challenged with an annoying question,” Warren Redlich, the CEO of Independent Political Report and a former Libertarian Party candidate, recently wrote: […]
OPERATING OFF THE SAME FACTS – Bias in stereo!
NolanChart.com / by Mark Vogl / 10d
Donald Trump’s emergence onto the scene and his popularity are being explained by the main stream, the Left leaning news media by their assertion of […]

NEW IN NORTHERN REFLECTIONS

The Flim Flam Man
Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 1h
Donald Trump has done one thing more than anything else -- sign executive orders. Those signings -- done with great fanfare -- tell you a great deal about the man. Neal Gabler writes: Make no mistake. Some of these executive orders have done real damage, especially those affecting the environment and workers’ rights . But many of them, according to an Associated Press report , are little more tha
It's Getting Harder To Hope
Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 5d
Chris Hedges believes that, when a civilization crumbles, the idiots assume positions of responsibility. He writes : The idiots take over in the final days of crumbling civilizations. Idiot generals wage endless, unwinnable wars that bankrupt the nation. Idiot economists call for reducing taxes for the rich and cutting social service programs for the poor, and project economic growth on the basis
The Widom To Know The Difference
Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 6d
Robin Sears has been visiting China for thirty-five years. He writes that, as Canada's relationship with Donald Trump's America becomes more and more prickly, Canadians should be working hard at establishing a meaningful relationship with that other world superpower: Historically, China’s service reputation has been closer to that of the U.K. — that is, the customer is always wrong — than to the
The Antidote To Trump
Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 7d
Murray Dobbin writes that, appalled though we might be by President Trump, if we ignore the reasons for his rise, matters will get worse: We tend to forget how he got there and the forces that overturned conventional politics in the U.S. If we are going to be obsessed with anything it should be this: how do we create a new politics that in the long term builds the basis of a citizen-based democra
100 Days And Counting
Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 8d
Peter Wehner, in the New York Times , has an instructive evaluation of Donald Trump's first one hundred days in office: The early days of the Trump presidency have been marked by extraordinary ineptitude. We saw it right out of the gate, with his botched executive order barring refugees from particular countries. Since then the missteps have piled up: the failure of the Republican House to pass t
With Whom He's Dealing
Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 13d
Michael Harris' disenchantment with Justin Trudeau continues to grow. He is particularly bothered by Justin's attempt to soothe the Great Orange Id. He writes : It is true that Trudeau has vowed to stand up for Canada and the values of this country. But one has to think that defending supply management and the dairy industry against the free trade wet dreams of the state of Wisconsin may not be a

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bob bob bob
GlobaLove Think Tank / by Oberon / 15h
The Great UFO Cover Up Is Coming Apart
GlobaLove Think Tank / by Oberon / 2d
if you know anything it's a mind fuck !
GlobaLove Think Tank / by Oberon / 2d
Death is like sex
GlobaLove Think Tank / by Oberon / 2d
Death is like sex, we all find it in our own way.
Music to Rite to
GlobaLove Think Tank / by Russell Duffy / 2d
it has begun
GlobaLove Think Tank / by Oberon / 3d

NEW IN GOVERNMENT AND TAXES

EFN Asia 65, Asian cafe on climate change, Conference 2015
Government and Taxes / by Nonoy Oplas / 24d
I forgot to post this earlier, my talking points when I hosted one of the "Asian Café" on climate change, EFN A sia Conference 2015 in Bhutan. I don't have any picture during the small group discussion, here with FNF Regional Director for E and SE Asia, Siggi Herzog, and SWS' Mahar Mangahas. ------------ Asian Cafe, Questions to be tackled: 1. How does climate change (CC) manifest itself affectin
BWorld 121, The PH tax reform bill and tax policies in East Asia
Government and Taxes / by Nonoy Oplas / 27d
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on March 24, 2017. The current tax reform proposal of the Duterte administration promises to improve the Philippines’ competitiveness mainly by reducing income tax rates and cutting exemptions in value-added tax (VAT) and other fiscal incentives. The proposal has somehow created three myths in taxation. 1. REDUCING THE INCOME TAX RATE CAN LEAD TO REVENUE LOSS
BWorld 122, Six more myths in the mining debate
Government and Taxes / by Nonoy Oplas / 24d
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last March 29, 2017. A piece that I wrote for this space, “Seven myths in the mining debate” (March 15), has attracted attention from many readers, expressing either support or disagreement. One even sent an angry comment via e-mail. So I will add additional myths in the continuing debate on the issue. To review, here are the seven myths discussed in the earl
Inequality 32, Free land distribution, free housing Kadamay
Government and Taxes / by Nonoy Oplas / 24d
Free land, free housing, free education, free healthcare, free cash transfer, and so on. And soon free iPad, free tricycle or free car for the poor. If this is done in the Philippines or in any other country, then many people will stop working.Or they may work 6 days a week but also drink and party 6 nights a week and have zero savings. 100% formula to be poor. Then they will be entitled to those
Mining 49, Ma'am Monsod on poverty in mining areas
Government and Taxes / by Nonoy Oplas / 25d
Recycling an old article I wrote in September 2013, I re-read this BWorld article by my former undergrad thesis adviser in UPSE in the 80s, Ma'am Winnie Monsod. She wrote, “… the incidence of poverty in the mining sector is much higher than the Philippine average (roughly twice, if memory serves). … A 2004 paper by Scott Pegg of the University of Indianapolis, entitled “Mining and Poverty Reducti
Energy 93, Coal imports in East Asia
Government and Taxes / by Nonoy Oplas / 27d
I saw these interesting charts from Index Mundi. Data until 2013 only but useful nonetheless. Source is US EIA. The medium-users in East Asia -- MY, TH and PH. https://www.indexmundi.com/energy/?country=ph&product=coal&graph=imports The medium users, TW and HK. VN is a small user but there was a huge uptick in importation starting 2005. And the big co
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