Sunday, December 03, 2017

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Enceladus backdropped by Saturn's ring shadows...
Enceladus backdropped by Saturn's ring shadows in 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Enceladus ringen Saturnus
Enceladus ringen Saturnus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Ozone Problematic for Biosignature Detection
TRAPPIST-1 and its seven interesting planets may be the most compelling stellar system we’re investigating, given the range of worlds here and the possibilities for analyzing an entire, nearby planetary system. But as we look toward examining systems like this with new space- and ground-based instruments, we may run into problems with searching for biosignatures. Both the TRAPPIST-1 planets and t
Cassini’s Exquisite Last View
The release of Cassini’s last images of Saturn and its rings is a welcome event, a capstone to the mission that has taught us so much. What we see below is a series of images that have been grafted together, 42 red, green and blue images that allow us to see a wide-angle mosaic of Cassini’s view. The images were taken by the spacecraft’s wide-angle camera on September 13, and include the moons Pr
New Work on Planetary Inflation
Once in space in 2018, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will be observing, among many other things, hundreds of thousands of red giant stars across the entire sky. Planets around red giants are an interesting topic, because such stars point to an evolutionary outcome our own Sun will share, and we’d like to know more about what happens to existing planets in such systems as the ho
Thinking About Saturn After Cassini
Several recent news items on Enceladus have me wanting to catch up with mission possibilities and the instruments that will drive them. NASA’s thinking in that direction takes in a remote sensing instrument called SELFI, an acronym standing for Submillimeter Enceladus Life Fundamentals Instrument. The plan here is to examine the chemical composition of the plumes of water vapor and icy particles
Problems with Red Dwarf Habitable Zones
Why all the fuss about red dwarf planets? We’re seeing so much ongoing work on these worlds because when it comes to terrestrial-class planets — in size, at least — those around red dwarfs are going to be our first targets for atmospheric characterization. A ‘habitable zone’ planet around a red dwarf throws a deep transit signature — small star, big planet — so that we can use transit spectroscop
‘Dark Star’ and Staring into the Cosmic Abyss
Most of us fortunate enough to see 2001: A Space Odyssey in a theater when it was released never dreamed it would spawn a strange ‘twin.’ But as Larry Klaes explains in the essay that follows, Dark Star was to emerge as a telling satire on the themes of the Kubrick film. Originating in the ideas of USC film students John Carpenter and Dan O’Bannon, Dark Star likewise plays into the screenplay for

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Bill 30, Alberta NDP’s workplace safety and Workers Compensation legislation, steps bravely into 21st Century
PHOTOS: Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray, in a shot taken by the author at last summer’s Premier’s Pancake Breakfast on the Legislature grounds. In the background, media camera crews mob Premier Rachel Notley as she flips pancakes on the griddle. Below: UCP leader Jason Kenney and Joe McCarthy, some guy who is also mentioned in […] The post Bill 30, Alberta NDP’s workplace safety and Worker
Lack of information and weak enforcement let private health care clinics fudge public-private health-care line
PHOTO: Parkland Institute researcher Dr. Rebecca Graff-McRae. Below: The cover of the Parkland Institute Report, Blurred Lines, Private Membership Clinics and Public Health Care. It doesn’t exactly come as a surprise that so-called “private membership health care clinics” in Alberta have been fudging the line between public and private health care for years, using poorly […] The post Lack of info
Finance Minister Joe Ceci’s call for no wage hikes for public-sector unions a risky strategy for New Democrats
PHOTOS: Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci at yesterday’s news conference in Edmonton (Photo: Government of Alberta). Below: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, her former chief of Staff, Brian Topp, and former NDP premiers Dave Barrett (Photo: The Tyee), Roy Romanow, and Bob Rae (Photo: Wikimedia Commons). Alberta’s NDP Government can’t say they weren’t warned. Back in […] The post Finance Minister Jo
Jim Hole, high-profile Alberta horticulturalist, does his bit to make cannabis cultivation respectable in Canada
PHOTOS: Hole’s Greenhouses co-owner Jim Hole at yesterday’s news conference at his store in St. Albert. Below: Atlas Growers President and CEO Sheldon Croome. Below him: Mr. Hole tests the light in his pot-growing enclosure for a group of mildly bemused reporters. As readers can see, the unit can also be used to grow azaleas. […] The post Jim Hole, high-profile Alberta horticulturalist, does his
2017 Short Story Advent Calendar tops Audreys Books Edmonton Bestseller List for third consecutive week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Nov. 26, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. EDMONTON FICTION BESTSELLERS 1. Short Story Advent Calendar 2017 – Michael Hingston, Ed.*+ 2. Christmas At the Vinyl Cafe – […] The post 2017 Short Story Advent Calendar tops Audreys Books Edmonton Be
Abandon hope, all UCP who enter here? Ted Byfield may have opened the gates to Lake of Fire 2.0
PHOTOS: Social conservative publisher and ideologue Ted Byfield (Photo: Screenshot of Youtube Video). Below: United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney, NDP Education Minister David Eggen, and Calgary-West UCP MLA Mike Ellis (Photo: Screenshot of CBC broadcast). It’s fair to suggest Ted Byfield always dreamed of being able to direct Alberta’s political agenda. Now, perhaps, he’s […] The post A

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Star Citizen - nope - can't work out what it is
as far as I can tell.... nope, there's no point! Star Citizen's out there in 3.0 alpha version and good luck to you if you're in 'the verse'. For me, it's such an ungodly managerial mess, "I just can't work out what the hell it is."
Star Citizen 3.0 - what works - what doesn't
When architects make a building complex with grounds and parking areas and facilities and paths and entry/exit points etc. they often dictate where 'the humans' should be and how they should address the engineered space. They call it design. They call it unified corporate vision. But this is not how humans work. Line of Sight Gaming Architecture: this is the key to folding together the various LS
Star Citizen 3.0 - many many places streaming - many many citing issues
Star Citizen 3.0 has been released to the first wave of the wider PTU or Persistent Universe. Five years into production, "Is it time for CGI or RSI to 'do a Nintendo' and scrap most of what they're calling Star Citizen in favour of what really works," i.e. the core gaming mechanism for PTU or non-Squadron 42 narrative-cinematic mode. What are RSI hoping to deliver to the backers/players of Star
Steven Boucher - Earth is 'just a ride' - the spiritual/historical aspect of the UFO experience
See, this is just weird, and one UFO Experiencer I haven't yet heard... Steven Boucher. He tells of a couple of abduction or visitor experiences he's had (at age 4 and age 14). He talks about the spirit (not religion). He talks about the 'greys'. His story is conveyed in a perfectly flat lucid Canadian monotone and it's made me want to research his story quite a lot more. "I ain't going down there
Sgteven Boucher - Earth is 'just a ride' - the spiritual/historical aspect of the UFO experience
See, this is just weird, and one UFO Experiencer I haven't yet heard... Steven Boucher. He tells of a couple of abduction or visitor experiences he's had (at age 4 and age 14). He talks about the spirit (not religion). He talks about the 'greys'. His story is conveyed in a perfectly flat lucid Canadian monotone and it's made me want to research his story quite a lot more. "I ain't going down there
Marjoleine Boonstra - Icarus Films Documentary - The Silence of Mark Rothko
I love me some Rothko, I've always loved his art, take the opening shot of this clip from Marjoleine Boostra's 2014 documentary on the man. Right away, with the opening shot, you can see how it's easy to just fall into his worlds, his sense-stalllations... THE SILENCE OF MARK ROTHKO Clip from Icarus Films on Vimeo .

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From Jenna Orkin Byron York: Nunes blows up, threatens contempt after FBI stonewalls House on Russia investigator demot...
From Jenna Orkin Byron York: Nunes blows up, threatens contempt after FBI stonewalls House on Russia investigator demoted for anti-Trump bias AIG to Defend Port Authority Against Asbestos Claims Presidents Obama And Clinton Failed To Defend The Middle Class: Robert Reich "Surrender Your Firearms" Hawaii Police Plan To Confiscate Guns From All Medical Marijuana Users ABC Makes "Epic Mistake", Retr
From Jenna Orkin Is There a More Dangerous Member of Congress than Tom Cotton? CNN: White House claims Obama admin appr...
From Jenna Orkin Is There a More Dangerous Member of Congress than Tom Cotton? CNN: White House claims Obama admin approved Flynn calls with Russian ambassador The Scary New Evidence on BPA-Free Plastics Iceland gets first Green prime minister The Trump Administration Is Mulling A Pitch For A Private “Rendition” And Spy Network Moody's To State & Local Governments - Prepare For Climate Change Or
From Jenna Orkin Did Janet Yellen Just Recommend Buying Bitcoin John McAfee Ups Bitcoin Target Price To $1 Million By E...
From Jenna Orkin Did Janet Yellen Just Recommend Buying Bitcoin John McAfee Ups Bitcoin Target Price To $1 Million By End 2020 ("Will Still Eat His Dick If Wrong") Build Fast, Fix Later: Tesla Employees Say 90% Of Model S/X Cars Fail Quality Checks After Assembly McDonald's Bun-Supplier Loses 35% Of Staff To Immigration Raids Great News From McKinsey: Robots Will Take 800 Million Jobs Worldwide B
From Jenna Orkin U.S. Coast Guard operating secret floating prisons in Pacific Ocean Facebook Announces It Will Use A.I...
From Jenna Orkin U.S. Coast Guard operating secret floating prisons in Pacific Ocean Facebook Announces It Will Use A.I. To Scan Your Thoughts "To Enhance User Safety" Recovery? We Have Tripled The Number Of Store Closings From Last Year... Flynn Used White House Position To Lobby For Mid-East Nuclear Reactors: WSJ Suffolk County DA Used $3.3 Million In Asset Forfeitures To Fund Massive Public Em
From Jenna Orkin World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020, major report warns Robert Reich: The Poor A...
From Jenna Orkin World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020, major report warns Robert Reich: The Poor Are Being Barred From Voting. And That’s Unconstitutional Putin Is Mediating A Secret Deal Between Assad And Netanyahu, Bombshell Report Reveals Did NBC Push An Unfounded Conspiracy Theory On Behalf Of CIA? Health Officials Warn: 40,000 Could Die As Britain Hit With 3-Week-Long Ar
From Jenna Orkin Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US south. Why? Texas School Beats ADHD by T...
From Jenna Orkin Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US south. Why? Texas School Beats ADHD by Tripling Recess Time Black Friday Posts New Single-Day Record For Gun Background-Checks Ex-Clinton Foundation Official Tied To Chinese Kindergarten Embroiled In Bizarre Sexual Abuse Scandal Self-Driving Cars And Deciding Who Lives And Dies - Sacrificing Your Family For The "Greate

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BWorld 167, Multilateral, bilateral, or unilateral liberalization
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 21, 2017. During the ASEAN Summit + Related Summits in Manila, trade and the further deepening of economic integration was among the major topics. There were new initiatives as well as updates to existing negotiations at multilateral and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs). Here are some of those old and new FTAs as reported in BusinessWorld
BWorld 166, US energy trading and implications for Asia and Philippines
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 16, 2017. Among the global leaders who attended the ASEAN Summit 2017 this week in Manila were the leaders of the US, China, Russia, Australia, and India. These five countries are also the top five in having the world’s biggest coal reserves and top five biggest coal producers. US President Trump in particular emphasized his desire for “reciproc
Climate Tricks 63, The search for huge climate money in COP 23
Many if not all politicians and "planet saviours" from developed countries during the UN COP meeting in 2009 or so were dishonest when they pledged that their countries will give $100B/year to developing countries starting 2020. Now the latter are asking, "where's our money? Oodles of money?" And they demand further this week, "More money on top of $100B/year." "In 2013, the World Economic Forum
BWorld 165, Airport transfers and tourism
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 10, 2017. Is there a connection between tourism and the travel time to and from the international airport and the city proper? I asked myself this question while I was reading Eva Air’s inflight magazine en route to Houston, Texas. I spent a total of 17 hours traveling — two hours from Manila to Taiwan, a layover of one hour, and another 14 hour
Energy 103, The proposed Jamaica coalition in Germany -- before the collapse
Until middle of this month, there was still hope of a possible “Jamaica coalition” in Germany – Black flag by CDU-CSU, Yellow by FDP and Green by the Greens. I posted these thoughts and news liniks from November 18-20, 2017 in my fb wall, reposting them here. --------------- Before, Merkel and CDU/CSU were chummy-chummy with Obama in the anti-coal, "save the planet" drama. Then pro-coal, climate
BWorld 164, PES conference amidst reduced risk and uncertainty
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 6, 2017. The Philippine Economic Society (PES) annual conference is probably the most cerebral event in the field of economics and business in the country. The reason is that in the afternoon, there are eight simultaneous panel discussions on eight different topics within 1 ½ hours, each panel with 3-4 presenters giving technical papers. A coffe

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Having Facilitated Holocaust, Can Zionists Represent Jews?
(Rudolf Kastner 1906-1957) Rudolf Kastner, the Zionist leader in Hungary, made a deal with Adolf Eichmann. For allowing 1700 hand-picked Zionists to go to Palestine, he would help transfer 460,000 Hungarian Jews to death camps. Kastner acted with the approval of the World Zionist Organization. He was murdered in 1957 to suppress the scandal. Details Here. Zionist bankers funded the Nazi Party. It
Hague War Crimes Tribunal are NATO Fraud
Suicide of Bosnia General Wednesday draws attention to NATO Kangaroo Court in the Hague. "Why are no Western Nato leaders on trial for 'war crimes', for 'conspiring', 'allowing' etc war crimes in Libya, Syria, Iraq and many other places?" by Brabantian (henrymakow.com) The dramatic public suicide of Bosnian Croat General Slobodan Praljak Wednesday in a 'war crimes trial' courtroom in the Hague (d
We are Witnessing Overthrow of God
"To get to God, [Lucifer] intends to destroy man. To get to man, he approached woman. That irrational, rationalizing creature obeyed the serpent in an attempt to gain wisdom, which is something of which she is incapable because it is against her nature. She "sinned" in that she acted according to Lucifer's direction, instead of the man's, who is her path to God." One Reader's Grim Vision "I came
Celebration of Ridiculous Failure is a Success
(left, honest review of world's worst movie) Something has gone awry when a movie about the making of a flop becomes a hit. With satanic possession, all standards are erased or inverted. Bad becomes good. "It's so bad it's good." "It's all good." By Henry Makow Ph.D. A 2003 movie "The Room" garnered a 25% approval rate from Rotten Tomatoes and is considered one of the worst movies ever made. The
Why is Western Society Toxic?
(What motivates Jews like Louis CK and Harvey Weinstein? Read on.) Freemasonry, a satanic cult based on Cabalist Judaism has colonized the West by creating a bogus reality. "Secularism" is a mask for Satanism. We must eschew modern "cult--ure" if we are to become human. " Increasingly, Western society is an open-air mental asylum run by psychopaths ." Humanity is Satanically Possessed Revised fro
Jewish Conspiracy Responsible for Anti-Semitism, says Young Israeli
"There is a rational explanation and justification for Anti-Jewish feelings. ...a satanic element within Jewry is engaged in warfare against mankind..." Michael Berg, a young Israeli, says ordinary Jews need to tell Organized Jewry, YOU DON'T REPRESENT ME or they will be blamed for its misdeeds. (Freemasons will ensure that ordinary Jews are scapegoats for what they and Organized Jewry have done

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The GOP Tax Bill Is Basically Like Throwing Gasoline On The Dumpster Fire That Is the Climate Crisis
The GOP’s latest tax bill won’t just benefit the wealthy at the expense of everyone else, it will also be horrible for the planet—and not just in the ways you might think. In the Republicans’ bid to pass as many of their long-standing priorities as possible, they’ll also do plenty to cook the planet. For starters, the bill would extend a generous corporate tax cut to the very industries now caree
Fascism in the United States Can’t Be Defeated Without a Mass Movement
The following is an excerpt from the book Fascism Today: What It Is and How to Fight It . On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, Mike Cernovich, the “MAGA Mind-set” internet celebrity, and Peter Thiel associate Jeff Giesea held the much-publicized Deploraball in Washington, D.C.—an event named as a campy throwback to Hillary Clinton’s unfortunate “basket of deplorables” quip about Trump suppo
A Newly Elected Democratic Socialist On How to Win in Trump Country
“I’d like to think of myself as ordinary,” says Ross Grooters as he describes his life in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, an eastern suburb of Des Moines. But then he corrects himself. “Most people’s passions or enjoyment are not going out and doing activist things, so that’s where I’m not an ordinary Joe.” Indeed, it has been a long, strange trip for Grooters. After growing up as an “Air Force brat” in a c
Building an Alternative to Capitalism From the Ground Up
sol•i•dar•i•ty e•con•o•my noun 1. An alternative economic system based around institutions—from food co-ops to community-owned renewables—that make decisions democratically, meet local needs and put people and planet over profit “There is no blueprint. We’ve had two blueprint disasters in the past 50 years: centralized socialism and corporate capitalism. We need something different.” —Filipino so
Lauren Greenfield’s Look at the Children of the New Gilded Age
Generation Wealth , Lauren Greenfield’s 25-year retrospective on the pursuit of the American dream, first opened at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and is now on display at the International Center of Photography in New York through Jan. 7, 2018. In These Times spoke with Greenfield about the exhibition and her book of the same name. How did you become interested in wealth? I h
The Paradise Papers Are Proof That Capitalism and Racism Fuel The Global Plutocracy
The Paradise Papers, a stash of over 13 million documents from 19 tax-haven nations and two offshore law firms leaked this month to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung , present an archive of global avarice. Today, the richest one percent own half of the world’s wealth. The Paradise Papers show how this global elite uses offshore tax arrangements, often perfectly legal, to circumvent both th

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Unidentified Submarine Objects in Argentina - A Conspiracy?
Unidentified Submarine Objects in Argentina - A Conspiracy? By Luis Burgos - "Ovnis Siglo XXI" © 2017 As a consequence of the tragic events involving the submarine ARA San Juan on 15 November 2017, many people have contacted us asking whether [the tragedy] could be related with an aspect of our research. It need not be said that to insinuate any such connection is extremely hazardous. Time will t
Mexico: UFO Over Morelia (Michoacán)
Our friend and colleague Salvador Mora shares detailed 2D and 3D analysis of the UFO photographed on November 21, 2017 in the vicinity of the aqueduct of the city of Morelia in Mexico's Michoacán state. "Following an in-depth 2D and 3D analysis," he writes, "using analytical techniques originally developed by this researcher, we can confirm that it was a genuine case." A video of the analysis can
Argentina: A Strange Apparition in Ramada Paso (Dogman?)
Source: CORRIENTES HOY (Argentina)and Andrés Salvador Date: 11.10.2017 Argentina: A Strange Apparition in Ramada Paso (Dogman?) Voluntary fire brigades reported to Ramada Paso to fight a wildfire that broke out in the pastures. They were treated to the sight of a strange apparition. Reporting to an emergency call, the Volunteer fire brigade left it headquarters last Monday (11.06) at 17:30 and he
Argentina: The Route 5 Teleportation Quandary
Source: Planeta UFO and Diario Popular Date: 11.07.2017 Article by Sebastián Aranguren https://www.diariopopular.com.ar/general/fenomeno-misterioso-trenque-lauquen-y-santa-rosa-n322512 Argentina: The Route 5 Teleportation Quandary To drive along the segment of National Route 4 connecting Trenque Lauquen and Santa Rosa can lead to unforeseen situations, such as instantaneously going from kilometer
Argentina: A "UFO Fleet" on the Shores of the Gualeguay River
Source: Planeta UFO and Noticiasvillaguay.com.ar Date: 11.24.2017 Argentina: A "UFO Fleet" on the Shores of Gualeguay A group of people engaged in farmwork at a field on the banks of the Gualeguay River was startled by the transit of several unidentified flying objects plowing across the sky at high speed. Among the accidental witnesses to the sighting was Yamil López Bantar, who told this news s
The Punta Cuevas UFO - A "Repeater"?
Luis Burgos from ICOU/FAO shares some intriguing photographs with us. Was the Punta Cuevas UFO seen on two earlier occasions (Las Grutas, January '75) and Caleta Olivia (1974)? That would place it among the elite category of "repeaters" in the history of UFO study, which includes the McMinnville UFO, which had also been reported during a French saucer wave. Readers interested in the fascinating s

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The US and the Global Artificial Intelligence Arms Race
December 4, 2017 ( Ulson Gunnar - NEO ) - Artificial intelligence (AI) is already widely used by tech firms worldwide for everything from search engines to social media. It is also increasingly being developed for other applications including monitoring systems and decision making. Experimental platforms are already being tested that can review medical records and images to diagnose patients. The
US Looks to Southeast Asia to Unleash its ISIS Hordes
November 26, 2017 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Western think tanks have been increasingly busy cultivating a narrative to explain the sudden and spreading presence of militants linked or fighting under the banner of the self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (ISIS) across Southeast Asia. This narrative - these think tanks would have audiences believe - entails militants fleeing Syria and Iraq, and entren
Confronting the Threat of Ethnic Bioweapons
November 30, 2017 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - The United States Air Force's 59th Medical Wing's molecular biology branch recently was revealed to have been collecting specifically Russian RNA and synovial (connective) tissue samples, prompting fears in Russia of a possible US directed ethnic-specific bioweapons program. TeleSUR's article, " 'Ethnic Bomb' Feared as US Air Force Confirms Collection
The Truth About Radical Islam
November 5, 2017 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - There are approximately 1.8 billion Muslims on Earth. That is approximately 24% of the world population. They live in regions spanning North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and reaching as far as Southeast Asia. There are Muslim communities in virtually every nation - and in many - they have played a pivotal, constructive, and welcomed role in n
How Modern Empire Uses "Awards" to Keep Servants Loyal
November 21, 2017 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - Nineteenth century French military and political leader Napoléon Bonaparte once said, "a soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon," recognising a fundamental aspect of human nature he readily exploited to bolster his now famous campaigns of European conquest. Human beings value recognition. Today, it drives the addictive nature of s
USAID and Wall Street: Conflicts, Coups, and Conquest
November 17, 2017 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - In 1928 when the US-based United Fruit Company - now known as Chiquita Brands International - faced labor issues in Columbia, it had at its disposal Colombian troops which gunned down hundreds of strikers to maintain production and profits. Ensuring that Columbia protected "American interests" was the US State Department who hosted company representat

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Public Banking and Sustainable Energy Development
In this blog I tend to focus on "critique" rather than recommending specific solutions. That is a flaw in my focus that I'm trying to rectify. I'm trying to rectify it by identifying solutions that will help address catastrophic risks built into our infrastructures, especially financial and military-energy infrastructures, by the limited priorities and accountability of key decision-making instit
Catastrophic Risk
November 30, 2017 5:12 pm JST (Updated December 1, 2017 2:06 am JST) Kobe Steel fraud delays Japan's plans to restart reactors. Asia Nikkei, https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Kobe-Steel-fraud-delays-Japan-s-plans-to-restart-reactors Data falsification mess spreads to country's weakened electric suppliers... Kansai Electric had said it uses Kobe Steel-made parts at its nuclear facilities
Engineering Catastrophe
Ulrich Beck was a German sociologist of risk who studied how catastrophic hazards are structurally encoded into our modern industrial and military infrastructures. Beck noted that we are able to reflect upon our socially-engineered catastrophic hazards, but too often unable to prevent their unfolding. A very good illustration of Beck's argument about modernity is illustrated here: Water is normal
Engineering Consent By Framing
I've found that the mass media often seek to FRAME public perceptions of an issue in the headline. The framing function is illustrated in this headline addressing plans in Japan to dump radioactive water into the ocean. Most of the water that is being proposed for dumping is contaminated with tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen that cannot be filtered from water. What I find problematic in
Japanese Geneticists on Radiation
I was searching for information using JSTOR, a historical index, and found this very interesting article: Japanese Geneticists on Radiation (1957). Science, New Series, Vol. 126, No. 3263 (Jul. 12, 1957), pp. 68-69. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1753454 Accessed: 27-11-2017 15:24 UTC "From what has been pointed out above, we are led to conclude that any amount of radiation, however smal
"Radiation is Safe" Meme
The "radiation is safe" meme is being promoted in a "re-statement" published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society. It is important to understand what a "restatement" is and is not according to this journal. It is NOT a systematic review of literature. It is NOT a comprehensive appraisal of the state of the art. It does not address contaminated food and water and the internalization of radioiso

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Clear and present danger rising in North Korea – China
On November 27th, the North Koreans launched yet another suspected intercontinental missile. This continuous demonstration by North Korea, of work to develop offensive nuclear weapons, […]
You cannot trust pedigreed historians with American history …
In the beginning of the 21st Century someone, or some group decided that American history was too American. I say someone or some group, because […]
What would General Lee do?
When you consider the Culture War, if you are Southern, think like the premier Southern strategist and commander in the field during the War for […]
Do the current rash of sex scandels serve a purpose? Let’s look?
I would suggest there could be several very important purposes-objectives behind the avalanche of sex scandals which have befallen America! While the election in Alabama […]
Anti Moore media strategy … requires bi-partisan ruling elite…
Clearly, Judge Roy Moore, a Judge who had the Ten Commandments in his Courtroom and fought the Supreme Court, when they ordered it removed has […]
Republicans proving they have zero principles to add to zero policies to Make America Great Again
What will it take for America’s grass roots to abandon the Republican Party? They have not only not repealed Obama Care, and look like they […]

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The Sociopathic Corporation
The Paradise Papers -- like the Panama Papers before them -- have revealed a stark fact: Corporations have run amok. Murray Dobbins writes : Global corporations have become the greatest threat to the planet. The deliberate starvation of government, climate change, grotesque inequality, Dickensian working conditions, environmental degradation, dwindling biodiversity, the slow (or not so slow) deat
No Special Relationships
When Theresa May criticized Donald Trump for tweeting British anti-Muslim propaganda, Trump took to Twitter : “Theresa@theresamay, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom,” the US president tweeted on Wednesday evening. “We are doing just fine!” But, in what has become Standard Trumpian Operating Procedure, Trump sent th
One For The Record Books
Robert Kuttner has an interesting op-ed in this morning's New York Times . Trumpworld, he writes , is controlled by what are euphemistically called "financial engineers:" This is an administration run by and for financial engineers. The president’s policies have sought to gut what remains of the Dodd-Frank Act and other legislation that protects consumers from financial wrongdoing, most recently
We'll Be In
There has been a lot of discussion about whether the Trans Pacific Partnership is a good deal for Canada. The discussion, Tom Walkom writes , is inconsequential. Business wants the TPP. And, when it comes to trade, business has always gotten what it wanted: Canada has always based its trade policy on the needs of business. John A. Macdonald’s 19th century National Policy of protective tariffs was
The Policies Don't Change
I'm a lucky man. I have a defined benefit pension. It guarantees me a particular income at retirement. It used to be the standard type of pension. But, in the 1980's, businesses began to complain that they could no longer afford defined benefit pensions. Because of the vagaries of the market, they argued, retirement payments should fluctuate. And so the push began for defined contribution pension
Sealing His Fate
As Americans celebrate their Thanksgiving, it may be hard to see any blessings which Donald Trump is showering on his fellow citizens. But Robin Sears sees several: Wilmot Collins, an African who became an American, is the first Black and the first African to be elected mayor of this small city. When he had recently arrived and spoke out against racism, his house was smeared: “Go back to Africa,

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Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, December 3rd, 2017
Well, after a long and gruelling week for yours truly, it is indeed Sunday and once again time for my weekly rant... Let me start by going after one of my greatest pet peeves, which is of course the fraud of this "Climate Change" aka "Global Warming" nonsense... The weather here in central Canada has been absolutely normal for this time of year and has been in line with the weather over the last
Back To My Roots Once Again: Exposing The Fraud Of The Apollo Moon Landings
I always get the odd comment or email ever so often asking WHY I continue to put up articles at this blog concerning what I see as one of the biggest frauds in all of our history... I am of course talking about NASA's infamous and most phoney Apollo Moon Landings of 1968-1972.... A lot of the comments thrown my way ask me WHY I am willing to somehow 'risk my credibility' by continuing to attack NA
Important Health News: Vaccines Do NOT Work - Shocking Report Reveals 1000% Increase In Flu Shot Injuries In One Year!
Just a few days ago, I put out yet another important report concerning the FRAUD of vaccines and how it is so important that everyone absolutely resist all of the propaganda, and the psychological war being waged against our minds, to go out and get their "annual flu shot"..... I have already put out countless articles at this blog concerning the lies about Vaccines overall, and what I was alerted
The Syrian War To Free Itself From The Evil US/Israel/NATO Criminal Cabal: Newest Updates On Situation In Syria - China To Send In Their Special Forces To Thwart Criminal US Motives!
The situation in Syria is changing very rapidly... The US/Israel/NATO criminal cabal has indeed "lost" their initiative and plans to oust Bashar al-Assad by force and through the usage of their ridiculous and phoney "terrorist" groups such as Al-Nusra concentrated in Idlib Province as well as their "ISIS" fraud located in the eastern provinces..... Yes, their initial "Plan A" has now turned into a
The Criminals Behind SITE Are At It Again: Israel Threatens To Use Its Fraud ISIS Thugs To Attack New York City Just In Time For Christmas!
People so quickly forget these days how that fraud "SITE" group run by that despicable and most ugly, Rita Katz, used to put out their periodic and absolutely laughable "Bin Laden tapes" to try to scare the gullible American public with bullshit "terrorist threats".... Then after the US government disposed of their phony "bin Laden", the scumbags over at SITE changed gears and tried the same scare
Vaccines Do NOT Work: Flu Vaccine Is THE Most Dangerous Vaccine In The US Based Upon Settled Cases For Injuries
Well, yesterday was another "me day" where I spent much of the day away from my computers and surfing the net..... I went for my usual long walk and spent part of the day with my better half doing some chores, including getting some grocery shopping done at the local supermarket..... While I was at the Supermarket the other day, I could not help but notice once again a lot of people over at the Ph
 
( Even if the official spin on vaccines was not a pack of lies, it makes no sense to 'vaccinate' against a strain of disease which has mutated so that it could not work regardless in the time which passes between assessment and implementation )

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