Wednesday, October 31, 2018

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  Eyes on Trade



  • A Critical Tool to Address Currency Manipulation and Stem Record-Setting Trade Deficits Has Been Shirked by the Trump Administration, a New Public Citizen Analysis Shows The Trump...
  • Note from Lori Wallach, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Here is our initial 14-page analysis of the NAFTA 2.0 text, following up on the statement from Sunday night...

    • Will Canada agree to a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation deal this week given the high-stakes Quebec election occurring on Oct.1? Our Canadian friends say...

  • These magical tokens of the Earth Mother can help us balance our energies, clear our thoughts and feelings and encourage us to live our life to the fullest. Use Crystals like a true Witch!...
  • We all know we have to cleans our bodies from the day-to-day grind, but how many of you (be honest) think to cleanse their own energy? Hey you, yes you…. Yes, I am talking to you…. When...

    • It is sure that empaths are some of the most amazing people to be with… It is not easy to be with female empaths. For the most man, it can be quite the challenge. Those who can manage to...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • While vaccines exist for hepatitis A and B, researchers are still developing a vaccine for hepatitis C. Learn more about future treatments in this article...
  • Treating severe eczema can be challenging, but certain intensive treatments can help reduce symptoms. Learn about what doctors can do for severe eczema in adults and children here...

    • Many people try nicotine replacement or vaping as an alternative to smoking cigarettes. However, people often speculate as to whether there is a link between nicotine consumption...

  • By Stefania Costa 24 September 2018(Imazon) – In August 2018, SAD detected 545 square kilometers of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, an increase of 199% in relation to August...
  • By John Aidan Byrne22 September 2018 (New York Post) – Ten years ago, it was too-easy credit that brought financial markets to their knees. Today, it could be a global debt of $247...

    • By Laura Zuckerman24 September 2018PINEDALE, Wyoming (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday ordered Endangered Species Act protections restored to grizzlies in and around Yellowstone...

  • Comedian Trevor Noah said one doesn’t have to be a “rocket scientist” to see President Donald Trump’s rhetoric has encouraged recent bomb threats and the Tree of Life synagogue...
  • Americans are now so polarized that they “no longer share basic sympathies and trust, because they no longer regard each other as worthy of equal consideration.”...

    • A second migrant caravan has been attempting to breach Mexico’s border with Guatemala, and the media is reporting that some migrants in that second caravan are armed with “guns”...

      Exceptional Delaware 2017



  • I’ve been pretty hard on Delaware Governors in the past four plus years.  But sometimes they do things that make me think about things they do that are not directly related to bad...
  • I’ve known Trey for years.  He helped my family out with some education issues before I began blogging in 2014.  I have continued to go to him about issues that affected the 29th...

    • Did Kathy McGuiness and another powerful Delaware figure work behind the scenes to get someone from the Auditor of Accounts office a new job following the News Journal smear campaign...

  • TweetPerhaps no issue is as deserving of ‘zombie’ status in the great education debates as schools of education and their myriad failures. [Insert specific criticism here]...
  • TweetTeachers are running for office in unprecedented numbers. And that’s not the only thing that makes this wave of teachers-turned-candidates unique. In the latest episode...

    • TweetIn the latest episode of Have You Heard, Jennifer and Jack talk to Anand Giridharadas about his best-selling new book, Winners Take All: the Elite Charade of Changing the World...

      Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger



  • November 1, 2018 People voted for a newer Malaysia,  Ketuanan Melayu 2.0 20th Century Mindset in A 21st  Century 4th Industrial Revolution Pluralist Era–The Kris Vs Technology...
  • October 28, 2018 Where is 1MDB’s Brader Arul?–Braders  MIA by R.Nadeswaran http://www.malaysiakini.com Brader Arul probably back to Sitiawan to sell Boe-Tie Chendol COMMENT |...

    • October 28, 2018 Trump’s uncanny political instincts and his ruthless “amorality”—A Formidable  Challenge to Blue Democrats. by Dr. Fareed Zakaria ttps://fareedzakaria.com/columns/2018/10/25/trump-owns-the-bloody-crossroads-of-american-politics...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • While vaccines exist for hepatitis A and B, researchers are still developing a vaccine for hepatitis C. Learn more about future treatments in this article...
  • Treating severe eczema can be challenging, but certain intensive treatments can help reduce symptoms. Learn about what doctors can do for severe eczema in adults and children here...

    • Many people try nicotine replacement or vaping as an alternative to smoking cigarettes. However, people often speculate as to whether there is a link between nicotine consumption...

      Chicago Boyz



  • I read four or five books at a time. I have one in each room of the house. The Kindle is for the bedroom and reading in bed. That one was “Ship of Fools by Tucker Carlson. That is very good...
  • Song Selections on the PA during my short wait: “Where Are You Going?” – Dave Matthews Band “Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone” – Glass Tiger “Roll To Me” – Del Amitri...

    • Atlantic writer Franklin Foer: Any strategy for enhancing the security of American Jewry should involve shunning Trump’s Jewish enablers. Their money should be refused, their...

      Centinel2012



  • Bill Whittle Published on Oct 29, 2018 A new Reuters/Ipsos poll indicates Democrats harbor more anger than Republicans, and that rage may topple GOP majorities in the House and the...
  • Armstrong Economics Blog/Uncategorized Re-Posted Oct 31, 2018 by Martin Armstrong     COMMENT: Dear Marty, This is interesting weather change in Saudi Arabia. We usually have...

    • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on October 30, 2018 by sundance In the past several election cycles CTH has posted ‘Ground Report- Open Discussion’ threads to review...

  • On today's BradCast: There is no small amount of irony in the fact that the first people of this country, Native Americans, are now being forced in North Dakota to go through extraordinary...
  • On today's BradCast, the darkness continues, even as some rays of light appear in the electoral distance. [Audio link to show is posted below.] On Monday, attorneys for one of three...

    • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Brazil's election of extreme far-right Jair Bolsonaro has grave implications for the Amazon rainforest and climate change; PLUS: Energy and the environment...

      Below 2C



  • I’ve been a climate activist for over a decade now. I often ask myself if I’m having any impact at all in the fight to save our warming planet from catastrophic climate change. Is...
  • ( I don't think they want to hear that 'saving the planet' is the last thing they are doing )
  • Prime Minister Trudeau’s announcement of a federal tax on carbon at Humber College, located in Premier Doug Ford’s Toronto riding, may prove to be political gold for his government...

    • “Starting next year, it will no longer be free to pollute anywhere in Canada.” With these few words, Prime Minister Trudeau is setting a new course for carbon pricing in Canada. “Canadians...

      bluebird of bitterness







  • Rail-sized cask shipment of highly radioactive irradiated nuclear fuel.The nuclear power industry, and its friends in government, have proposed multiple dump-sites for high-level...
  • Mary Lou Dauray is a California painter and world traveler who had specialized in landscapes. But melting glaciers, the site of coal-laden rail cars, and the news of the Fukushima...

    • Villagers are suffering debilitating illnesses, animals die and crops wither. Yet tailings waste from the nearby uranium mine continues to be dumped into waterways. The toxic mess...

  • Feds Also Using 'Reverse Warrants' To Gather Location/Identifying Info On Thousands Of Non-SuspectsBecause nearly everyone carries a tracking device on their person these days...
  • The desire to improve our social standing is natural. What's unnatural is the toxicity of doing so through social media. It seems self-evident that the divisiveness that characterizes...

    • Hours after news of the jailhouse murder of notorious Boston crime boss James 'Whitey' Bulger leaked to the new media, rumors began circulating that the slaying of the 89-year-old...

  • By Christian Jarrett Among the many paradoxes of human nature is this: while many of us spend great time and…
  • The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest is seeking an additional writer.

    • By Emma Young. More research is needed into people who experience "high functioning after depression".

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places



  • Like on any island, water is a valuable commodity on La Palma. Without any large water reservoirs, it’s easy to wonder how its 86,000 residents keep hydrated and how they hydrate...
  • In a wide variety of cultures around the world, food and drink plays a key role in honoring the memories of loved ones who are no longer with us. In some cases it's a widespread practice...

    • Queen Arwa Mosque is one of the oldest and most beautiful mosques in Yemen. At the start of its construction in 1056, this building was not meant to be a mosque, but a palace. It was Queen...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Mark Kaufman puts our continually-rising greenhouse gas emissions in historical context, with atmospheric concentrations...
  • Costumed cats.

    • This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Andrew Jackson argues that Canada has nothing to gain in trying to race Donald Trump to the bottom when it comes to corporate taxes:While marginal...

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