Tuesday 29 December 2015

Inside Canada's Parliament | Liberals Find 2.3 billion dollars in Account Marked “Harper Retirement”

http://www.insideparliament.ca/#!Liberals-Find-23-billion-dollars-in-Account-Marked-%E2%80%9CHarper-Retirement%E2%80%9D/cjds/5680a7980cf21caddb989cdc

Krugman: Doubling down on what didn't work for W - Houston Chronicle

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Krugman-6724416.php

Thursday 3 December 2015

Solar energy options boosted by better battery technologies | SBS News

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/12/03/solar-energy-options-boosted-better-battery-technologies

If Trump wins nomination, will GOP elite bolt to a third party? - CSMonitor.com

He is pretty toxic, almost luny toon, and that sets the stage for something momentous within the GOP ...

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2015/1203/If-Trump-wins-nomination-will-GOP-elite-bolt-to-a-third-party

news.sky.com: IS Still Gaining Ground Despite Airstrikes

So what really is the point? It would seem that we played right into the hands of the terrorists and Russian bombing just takes us closer to potential world conflagration as their bombing now aids ISIS and disturbs Turkey a sleeping pandora's box. Wars of the old flavour just do not work in our favour, so why continue to make terrorism grow and sour what remains of peace potential. 

IS Still Gaining Ground Despite Airstrikes
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Tuesday 24 November 2015

What Is the Free-Market Solution to a Liquidity Trap? Higher Inflation! - Equitable Growth

The problem resides in not examining appropriately the effect of money supply growth on key markets where inflation runs rampant. We have seen recovery in the equity and housing market, but we have not seen the recovery in household balance sheets that would allow for a normal yield curve. Rather, we see the economy sitting in the liquidity trap permanently and the problem building more and more ... will we survive this? probably not, and it is worse than the climate change issue.

I despair that I am the only economist that actually talks about the 'real' problem. the others receive a 'D' including our former governor of the Bank of Canada ...

http://equitablegrowth.org/what-is-the-free-market-solution-to-a-liquidity-trap-higher-inflation/

Monday 9 November 2015

Saturday 31 October 2015

Exploding radioactive waste warning: Keep it above ground | Huntington News

The opposite of what is proposed within 70 miles ...

http://www.huntingtonnews.net/124793

First electric vehicle charges up at VBDS | Vulcan Advocate

Time for our esteemed council to get moving on something like this ...

http://www.vulcanadvocate.com/2015/10/31/first-electric-vehicle-charges-up-at-vbds

The Mexican Government Reveals Mayan Documents Proving Extraterrestrial Contact | Collective-Evolution

I always thought some of us were strange ...

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/12/18/the-mexican-government-reveals-mayan-documents-proving-extraterrestrial-contact/

Denmark Just Produced 140% Of Its Electricity Needs Via Wind Power

And, and, and, and, the excess was stored ....

Can Ontario do the same?

http://www.trueactivist.com/denmark-just-produced-140-of-its-electricity-needs-via-wind-power/

Arthur Lake

Permaculture News, Information, Forums, Courses and Worldwide Reports

Time to get started ..

http://permaculturenews.org/

Arthur Lake

Bill Gates: The private sector is completely inept - Salon.com

http://www.salon.com/2015/10/29/bill_gates_the_private_sector_is_completely_inept_partner/

Tuesday 20 October 2015

Reed Bed Installations - WaterWorld

So we can use what we have so much of .. a comparative advantage that makes for sound technology development ...

http://www.waterworld.com/articles/wwi/print/volume-30/issue-4/technology-case-studies/reed-bed-installations.html?cmpid=EnlWaterwastewaterintlOctober202015&eid=296396769&bid=1210383


Some ideas about thinking, reacting and behaviour ...

"Reading what follows will put you into a more adult state of mind from which you can make better decisions. Thinking and calculating is sure to slow you down and help to burn more calories, but the tiredness that results will make you more irritable." Arthur Lake 2015
"You know far less about yourself than you feel you do" Daniel Kahneman
"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the combination sometimes works so well that we forget the balance." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell others or ourselves ..." Arthur Lake 2015
"Your actions and emotions can be primed by events of which you are not even aware." Daniel Kahneman
"Act calm and kind, regardless of how you may tell yourself otherwise to feel." Saint Allmind
"Be aware that the effects of unconscious priming can reach into every corner of your life." Johnny Besmart
"Thinking of money primes individualism. You won't do as much to help others?" Daniel Kahneman
"We are primed by symbols .. " Freud, Jung, and the advertisers ...
"Trivial manipulations of context can have very large effects." Daniel Kahneman
"You are mostly a stranger to yourself, and misunderstood by others." Arthur Lake

Monday 19 October 2015

Secret tunnel found in historical castle - ARCHAEOLOGY

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/secret-tunnel-found--in-historical-castle-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=90026


Some ideas about thinking, reacting and behaviour ...

"Reading what follows will put you into a more adult state of mind from which you can make better decisions. Thinking and calculating is sure to slow you down and help to burn more calories, but the tiredness that results will make you more irritable." Arthur Lake 2015
"You know far less about yourself than you feel you do" Daniel Kahneman
"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the combination sometimes works so well that we forget the balance." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell others or ourselves ..." Arthur Lake 2015
"Your actions and emotions can be primed by events of which you are not even aware." Daniel Kahneman
"Act calm and kind, regardless of how you may tell yourself otherwise to feel." Saint Allmind
"Be aware that the effects of unconscious priming can reach into every corner of your life." Johnny Besmart
"Thinking of money primes individualism. You won't do as much to help others?" Daniel Kahneman
"We are primed by symbols .. " Freud, Jung, and the advertisers ...
"Trivial manipulations of context can have very large effects." Daniel Kahneman
"You are mostly a stranger to yourself, and misunderstood by others." Arthur Lake

John Kerry: Global Warming Played a Role in Syrian Civil War | National Review Online

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/425740/john-kerry-lays-blame-global-warming-syrian-civil-war-tom-s-elliott


Some ideas about thinking, reacting and behaviour ...

"Reading what follows will put you into a more adult state of mind from which you can make better decisions. Thinking and calculating is sure to slow you down and help to burn more calories, but the tiredness that results will make you more irritable." Arthur Lake 2015
"You know far less about yourself than you feel you do" Daniel Kahneman
"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the combination sometimes works so well that we forget the balance." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell others or ourselves ..." Arthur Lake 2015
"Your actions and emotions can be primed by events of which you are not even aware." Daniel Kahneman
"Act calm and kind, regardless of how you may tell yourself otherwise to feel." Saint Allmind
"Be aware that the effects of unconscious priming can reach into every corner of your life." Johnny Besmart
"Thinking of money primes individualism. You won't do as much to help others?" Daniel Kahneman
"We are primed by symbols .. " Freud, Jung, and the advertisers ...
"Trivial manipulations of context can have very large effects." Daniel Kahneman
"You are mostly a stranger to yourself, and misunderstood by others." Arthur Lake

Sunday 18 October 2015

Bill Gates, UN say malaria could be eradicated by 2040 - MorningJournalNews.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Lisbon, Ohio - The Morning Journal

http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/568600/Bill-Gates--UN-say-malaria-could-be-eradicated-by-2040.html?nav=5006


Some ideas about thinking, reacting and behaviour ...

"Reading what follows will put you into a more adult state of mind from which you can make better decisions. Thinking and calculating is sure to slow you down and help to burn more calories, but the tiredness that results will make you more irritable." Arthur Lake 2015
"You know far less about yourself than you feel you do" Daniel Kahneman
"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the combination sometimes works so well that we forget the balance." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell others or ourselves ..." Arthur Lake 2015
"Your actions and emotions can be primed by events of which you are not even aware." Daniel Kahneman
"Act calm and kind, regardless of how you may tell yourself otherwise to feel." Saint Allmind
"Be aware that the effects of unconscious priming can reach into every corner of your life." Johnny Besmart
"Thinking of money primes individualism. You won't do as much to help others?" Daniel Kahneman
"We are primed by symbols .. " Freud, Jung, and the advertisers ...
"Trivial manipulations of context can have very large effects." Daniel Kahneman
"You are mostly a stranger to yourself, and misunderstood by others." Arthur Lake

Tuesday 13 October 2015

Stephen Harper is the last remnant of George W Bush in North America | Marie-Marguerite Sabongui | Comment is free | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/12/stephen-harper-last-remnant-george-w-bush-north-america


Some ideas about thinking, reacting and behaviour ...

"Reading what follows will put you into a more adult state of mind from which you can make better decisions. Thinking and calculating is sure to slow you down and help to burn more calories, but the tiredness that results will make you more irritable." Arthur Lake 2015
"You know far less about yourself than you feel you do" Daniel Kahneman
"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the combination sometimes works so well that we forget the balance." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell others or ourselves ..." Arthur Lake 2015
"Your actions and emotions can be primed by events of which you are not even aware." Daniel Kahneman
"Act calm and kind, regardless of how you may tell yourself otherwise to feel." Saint Allmind
"Be aware that the effects of unconscious priming can reach into every corner of your life." Johnny Besmart
"Thinking of money primes individualism. You won't do as much to help others?" Daniel Kahneman
"We are primed by symbols .. " Freud, Jung, and the advertisers ...
"Trivial manipulations of context can have very large effects." Daniel Kahneman
"You are mostly a stranger to yourself, and misunderstood by others." Arthur Lake

Saturday 10 October 2015

The strongest weapon to shift geopolitical balances isn’t nukes or missiles, it’s technology - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/10/05/the-strongest-weapon-to-shift-geopolitical-balances-isnt-nukes-or-missiles-its-technology/


Some ideas about thinking, reacting and behaviour ...

"Reading what follows will put you into a more adult state of mind from which you can make better decisions. Thinking and calculating is sure to slow you down and help to burn more calories, but the tiredness that results will make you more irritable." Arthur Lake 2015
"You know far less about yourself than you feel you do" Daniel Kahneman
"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the combination sometimes works so well that we forget the balance." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell others or ourselves ..." Arthur Lake 2015
"Your actions and emotions can be primed by events of which you are not even aware." Daniel Kahneman
"Act calm and kind, regardless of how you may tell yourself otherwise to feel." Saint Allmind
"Be aware that the effects of unconscious priming can reach into every corner of your life." Johnny Besmart
"Thinking of money primes individualism. You won't do as much to help others?" Daniel Kahneman
"We are primed by symbols .. " Freud, Jung, and the advertisers ...
"Trivial manipulations of context can have very large effects." Daniel Kahneman
"You are mostly a stranger to yourself, and misunderstood by others." Arthur Lake

Sierra Club's Aaron Mair Responds to Sen. Ted Cruz's Attack on Climate Science

http://ecowatch.com/2015/10/08/aaron-mair-responds-ted-cruz/?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=b35be82ad8-Top_News_10_9_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-b35be82ad8-85946369


Some ideas about thinking, reacting and behaviour ...

"Reading what follows will put you into a more adult state of mind from which you can make better decisions. Thinking and calculating is sure to slow you down and help to burn more calories, but the tiredness that results will make you more irritable." Arthur Lake 2015
"You know far less about yourself than you feel you do" Daniel Kahneman
"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the combination sometimes works so well that we forget the balance." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell others or ourselves ..." Arthur Lake 2015
"Your actions and emotions can be primed by events of which you are not even aware." Daniel Kahneman
"Act calm and kind, regardless of how you may tell yourself otherwise to feel." Saint Allmind
"Be aware that the effects of unconscious priming can reach into every corner of your life." Johnny Besmart
"Thinking of money primes individualism. You won't do as much to help others?" Daniel Kahneman
"We are primed by symbols .. " Freud, Jung, and the advertisers ...
"Trivial manipulations of context can have very large effects." Daniel Kahneman
"You are mostly a stranger to yourself, and misunderstood by others." Arthur Lake

Koch Brothers + 11 Other Special Interest Groups Wage War on Solar

https://ecowatch.com/2015/10/09/koch-brothers-wage-war-solar/


Some ideas about thinking, reacting and behaviour ...

"Reading what follows will put you into a more adult state of mind from which you can make better decisions. Thinking and calculating is sure to slow you down and help to burn more calories, but the tiredness that results will make you more irritable." Arthur Lake 2015
"You know far less about yourself than you feel you do" Daniel Kahneman
"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the combination sometimes works so well that we forget the balance." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell others or ourselves ..." Arthur Lake 2015
"Your actions and emotions can be primed by events of which you are not even aware." Daniel Kahneman
"Act calm and kind, regardless of how you may tell yourself otherwise to feel." Saint Allmind
"Be aware that the effects of unconscious priming can reach into every corner of your life." Johnny Besmart
"Thinking of money primes individualism. You won't do as much to help others?" Daniel Kahneman
"We are primed by symbols .. " Freud, Jung, and the advertisers ...
"Trivial manipulations of context can have very large effects." Daniel Kahneman
"You are mostly a stranger to yourself, and misunderstood by others." Arthur Lake

Wednesday 7 October 2015

Study confirms the Republican Party is alone in its crazy climate denial | Grist

http://grist.org/climate-energy/study-confirms-the-republican-party-is-alone-in-its-crazy-climate-denial/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily-horizon


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Why Ben Carson wants more guns on campus – and why Texas might not - CSMonitor.com

Where libertarianism leads?

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2015/1006/Why-Ben-Carson-wants-more-guns-on-campus-and-why-Texas-might-not?cmpid=ema:nws:Daily%2520Newsletter%2520%2810-06-2015%29&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20151006_Newsletter:Daily&utm_term=Daily


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Tuesday 6 October 2015

Why Republicans are starting to panic, in 1 paragraph - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/23/why-republicans-are-starting-to-panic-in-1-paragraph/?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_1_na

Dead Albertan Forest .. A disaster in the making ... Coming here?

MILES AND MILES OF DEAD PINE FOREST ... BILLIONS OF TREES SITTING BEAUTIFULLY DEAD IN THE ALBERTAN SUNSHINE ... Apocalyptic perhaps, but these wonderful green forests are turning a bright yellow as they rapidly die. An ecological environmental disaster perhaps. Imagine all the pine trees in your forest dying rapidly changing from green to a dead dead dead dead dead dead dead yellow. Jasper's green has been / is being replaced by a dead dead yellow ... unbelievable ... Gone is the green and death dusty death remains and grows. To say it is a disaster is to put it mildly. Death sweeps across Alberta's forest land as the pine die and change colour ... The new dead really dead billions of trees gone gone gone ...?

Sunday 4 October 2015

'ELECTROSMOG' TO HELP FIGHT REAL SMOG — Science & Technology on The Indian Panorama

http://www.theindianpanorama.news/science/electrosmog-to-help-fight-real-smog-47468/


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Friday 2 October 2015

World's energy systems at risk from global warming, says industry group | Environment | The Guardian

Obviously, a new UN multilateral 'government' organisation is needed to broker seriously and work out these desperate deals ...

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/01/worlds-energy-systems-at-risk-from-global-warming-say-leading-firms?CMP=EMCENVEML1631


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Is the fossil fuel industry, like the tobacco industry, guilty of racketeering? | Dana Nuccitelli | Environment | The Guardian

In light of the dishonesties of one of the world's most trusted vehicle manufacturers ..

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/sep/29/is-the-fossil-fuel-industry-like-the-tobacco-industry-guilty-of-racketeering?CMP=EMCENVEML1631


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Thursday 1 October 2015

Eight faces of ISIS in America - Jaelyn Young: raising ‘cubs’ for jihad - CSMonitor.com

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2015/0929/Eight-faces-of-ISIS-in-America/Jaelyn-Young-raising-cubs-for-jihad?cmpid=MKT


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Wednesday 30 September 2015

Harvard Researchers Hail Cost-Effective Battery That Could Store Surplus Wind and Solar Power

Finally ....

http://ecowatch.com/2015/09/30/harvard-flow-battery/?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=a8df8ac9bf-Top_News_9_30_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-a8df8ac9bf-85946369


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Monsanto Sued by Farm Workers Claiming Roundup Caused Their Cancers

Adds to the urgency of meaningful action ...

http://ecowatch.com/2015/09/30/monsanto-sued-roundup-causes-cancer/?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=a8df8ac9bf-Top_News_9_30_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-a8df8ac9bf-85946369


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Monday 28 September 2015

Mulcair remortgaged home 11 times | Canada | News | Toronto Sun

As an economist, I would be remiss if I did not say that this was very very appropriate and sound financial behaviour. The main purpose of the lowering of interest rates was to increase debt while increasing asset values. Matching the debt load against the increase in value of the asset is very rational and astute behaviour. Not to do it would be very unwise in an economic sense. The real problem was the increase in money supply for supply side economics that do and did not work. Hidden inflation in house prices uncaptured by the consumer price index have led to immiseration growth under recent governments, putting the world economy into the liquidity trap that 'underconsumption' economists have been warning about for centuries. I am surprised by the ignorance shown of economics by Harpers and the Bank of Canada's teams. They lead to a path of under development and backwards economics. Mulcaur seems to understand economics very well for a socialist.

Arthur

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/05/28/mulcair-remortgaged-home-11-times


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Sunday 27 September 2015

I wonder?

Curious? Do you find the caption of this image too strong? I have long suspected Harper as being under the employ of American interests, such as, the gun lobby, the oil lobby, the anti-science religious lobby, the military arms lobby, the anti-Islamic lobby, the pro-Iraq war lobby, the anti-Senate lobby, the building industry lobby, the university administration business lobby, the libertarian lobby, the fundamental Christian religious right lobby, the anti democracy lobby, the corporate tax reduction lobby, the low tax in foreign extraction without development lobby, the lets forget Asbestos business development lobby, the pipeline across Canada lobby, the anti-heritage fund lobby, spend now save later lobby, the lets have house prices rip lobby, the anti-immigration lobby, the do nothing for vets lobby, the cement and mafia development funding lobby, the anti-trade union lobby, the forgive oil spillers lobby, the treat natives as threats lobby, the pro-gambling lobby, the men before women lobby, the communications industry cell towers anywhere lobby, the pro restrictive practices lobby, the low r and d lobby, the oil first lobby, the over valued exchange rate lobby, the pro-privatization of anything Canadian lobby, the multinational firm lobby, the advanced weapons lobby, the balance the budget at really low social spending lobby, the squeeze the middle class lobby, the high tuition fee lobby, the ....

Why Playing Video Games Can Actually Be Good for Your Health | TIME

The number of great games is enormous and they do teach behaviours. You can even immerse yourself in alternative worlds that teach you how to be a very nice polite person ... One should not ignore 'games' as ways to strengthen survival skills ...

http://time.com/4051113/why-playing-video-games-can-actually-be-good-for-your-health/?xid=newsletter-brief


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Why the Fed Buried Monetarism by Anatole Kaletsky - Project Syndicate

Trying to understand economic policy and what dictates what should come next is like looking at a black box that should produce gold but instead produces bubble bath froth. It is clear that the Fed lost its understanding of what it was about and that is because too too many American economists were steeped in a nice glossy theory without dept of history that shows the many shades of grey. It would seem the only way to solve the Feds dilemma is to replace all its crazy economists and teach a new crowd how to construct a relevant price index that captures Friedman's original ideas. The American economists deserve a 'D' failure grade because they dud not understand what their professor was saying. So let inflation flip to force interest rates up and your grade falls to an 'F'.

Hmmmm!

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/federal-reserve-end-of-monetarism-by-anatole-kaletsky-2015-09?utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=f57694c6e9-George_Soros_Rebuilding_Asylum_System_9_27_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-f57694c6e9-93479177


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Thursday 24 September 2015

Could newly discovered humans shatter history? - CSMonitor.com

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0911/Could-newly-discovered-humans-shatter-history


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Scientists create the first digital 'tree of life' for 2.3 million species - CSMonitor.com

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0920/Scientists-create-the-first-digital-tree-of-life-for-2.3-million-species?cmpid=ema:nws:Science%2520Weekly%2520%2809/24/2015%29&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20150924_Newsletter:Science&utm_term=Science_final


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Behind Russia's ultra-nationalist crackdown - Al Jazeera English

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/09/russia-ultra-nationalist-crackdown-150916131749975.html


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Obama, the Chinese president, and the pope are all pushing climate messages in the U.S. this week | Grist

And, backward looking business is pressuring political parties to ignore the monster costs they are adding to the world economy..

http://grist.org/politics/obama-the-chinese-president-and-the-pope-are-all-pushing-climate-messages-in-the-u-s-this-week/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily-horizon


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Sunday 20 September 2015

Energy Storage "Revolutionizes" Solar Technology

http://cleantechnica.com/2015/09/20/energy-storage-revolutionizes-solar-technology-beats-natural-gas-says-abengoa-ct-exclusive-interview/


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Under the Microscope: Blankets convert solar energy to hydrogen fuel | The Statesman

http://sbstatesman.com/2015/09/20/under-the-microscope-blankets-convert-solar-energy-to-hydrogen-fuel/


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Friday 18 September 2015

Audi is going after Tesla in the luxury electric car market - Quartz

http://qz.com/505647/audi-is-going-after-tesla-in-the-luxury-electric-car-market/


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Sunday 13 September 2015

Amazing ... and the economy did not go bankrupt, nor the housing market not recover, nor the stock market tank irretrievably, nor GM go into receivership, nor the electric .... car not get launched

https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/photos/a.347907068635687.81180.346937065399354/879725665453822/?type=1&theater


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Sewer Expansion Encourages Future Development Weber 24 August v2015.docx

After 9/11, Bernie Sanders Voted Against Iraq. Hillary Clinton Calls Her Vote a 'Mistake' | H. A. Goodman

All great in hindsight, but ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/911-bernie-sanders-iraq-hillary-clinton_b_8121026.html


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Saturday 12 September 2015

The Chasm Between Russia and the West | RealClearWorld

http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2015/09/the_chasm_between_russia_and_the_west_111423.html


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

The West Misreads Russia, Again | RealClearWorld

http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2015/09/12/the_west_misreads_russia_again_111422.html


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Friday 11 September 2015

Get Ready for the Real Climate Wars

So this is an example how the billions of the Koch brothers might be diverting America from green agendas to sludge black and dry dry dry ... why we still are burning so much in the way of fossil fuels in Canada because we are affected by the failing battles in California ...

http://ecowatch.com/2015/09/11/carl-pope-get-ready-climate-wars/?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=7a25ab6e03-Top_News_9_11_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-7a25ab6e03-85946369


"Often when the sun shines, the wind don't blow. Often when the wind blows, the sun don't shine. Occasionally, the sun shines and the wind blows and the technologies that benefit allow for combinations to sometimes work." Arthur Lake 2015
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake 2015

Monday 7 September 2015

Facebook Image that is scary ...

This is a sure way to start America burning ... don't bikers have something better to do like create an Islamic biker chapter or something cool and constructive ...

Don't promote guns and gunslinging

I know my friends are not intentionally promoting an atmosphere where racism and terrorism thrives, but ...

Enough is enough... In my view the promotion of guns and gunslinging has historical racist origins and I find it very very offensive ...

If you post such rubbish on Facebook, I will zap you from my friends list after reporting you to Facebook under British and European laws regarding offensive racist materials published on the web ...

You could be charged under such laws and have your travel restricted for the promotion of racist misleading rubbish leading to terrorism ...

Saturday 5 September 2015

Can You Solve This?

Take a look at this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/vKA4w2O61Xo



"The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country."

Abraham Lincoln



Is Harper the worst prime minister in history? | National Observer

🇨🇦

http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/05/18/news/harper-worst-prime-minister-history


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Europeans Forget How to Compromise | RealClearWorld

Attitudes are hardening, which makes the date I predicted in 2006 for a major war footing conflagration beginning in 2024 seem all that more likely, but I certainly hope that I am wrong. My forecast was primarily based on the effects of climate change on agricultural production and inability of modern government's to restrain a growing gambling mentality in policy selection along with effects of inflation in land prices and its discontents. None of these issues are been dealt with adequately and apart from Obama most leaderships don't seem to have clue, while he himself is constrained by ignorance and opposition around him ... thwarting needed policy changes on the use of energy, the role of money supply growth and the artificial stock market valuation disjointed from real income growth, and the need to curb hedge funds ..

http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2015/08/europeans_angry_elections_netherlands_111389.html


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Wednesday 26 August 2015

Microwave frequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) produce widespread neuropsychiatric effects including depression — ScienceDirect

And, so the evidence mounts about effects of low level radiation that we consider safe ..

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891061815000599


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Convincing evidence for Republican / Conservative candidates to mull over ...

It Is Time to Kick Prepping Into Overdrive, Because This Stock Market Crash Is Just the Beginning — Charisma News

OK? So what's the score? What could happen? What is likely to happen? Should you prepare in some meaningful way?

Chances are that you think / assume the China growth thing can go on for ever, the oil pumping thing has no end, the government intervention thing with bailouts is going to continue on.

Perhaps, a reality check is in order?

http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/51617-it-is-time-to-kick-prepping-into-overdrive-because-this-stock-market-crash-is-just-the-beginning


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Tuesday 25 August 2015

President Obama Is the Anti-Lame Duck | Mother Jones

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/08/president-obama-anti-lame-duck#123423423423


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Violence in Turkey could push US to pick sides in Turkey, PKK battle - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/08/turkey-united-states-syria-kurds-pkk-isis-crossroads.html#


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Meet Shrek - The Renegade Sheep That Avoided Shearing For Six Years By Hiding In A Cave

Now this is a Libertarian and I am trying to see a resemblance to ...

http://www.sunnyskyz.com/blog/985/Meet-Shrek-The-Renegade-Sheep-That-Avoided-Shearing-For-Six-Years-By-Hiding-In-A-Cave#HrK1iquExqqchjmZ.01


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

27 Images That Prove That We Are In Danger. I’m Speechless |

http://www.the-open-mind.com/27-images-that-prove-that-we-are-in-danger-im-speechless/


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Sunday 23 August 2015

Donald Trump’s net worth's growth has been terrible since 1988

Oops!

Its all relative ... Gates should run for President?

http://thenextdigit.com/25606/donald-trumps-net-worths-growth-terrible-1988/


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Friday 21 August 2015

Sympathy for Stephen Harper: Imagine that everyone you trusted had lied to you | National Post

I think we owe Harper an apology. Its so tough being the PM and having to do what the Koch brothers request and stay in power ...

http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/andrew-coyne-oh-harper-forgive-us-we-misjudged-you-over-the-duffy-affair


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Wednesday 19 August 2015

You've Been Trumped (2011) - Official Trailer [HD]

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/hjAIKgOOc8A


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Watch You've Been Trumped, in Which Nobody is Very Nice to The Donald

http://netflix.kinja.com/watch-youve-been-trumped-in-which-nobody-is-very-nice-1498742019


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Monday 17 August 2015

Golf: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton Play A Round Of Golf On Martha’s Vineyard

Guess rumour that Obama and Hillary are at odds is false?

http://www.inquisitr.com/2343049/golf-barack-obama-bill-clinton/


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Friday 14 August 2015

Satellite data shows surprising methane hotspot in US southwest | Environment | The Guardian

Pollution abounds ....

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/10/satellite-data-shows-surprising-methane-hotspot-in-us-southwest


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

PressTV-US nuclear whistleblower to get $4mn

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/08/13/424594/Hanford-Nuclear-Waste-Walter-Tamosaitis-


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

1909 treaty could force Canada to rethink Lake Huron nuclear waste dump | MLive.com

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/08/stabenow_nuclear_waste_bill.html


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Revealed: Canadian government spent millions on secret tar sands advocacy | Environment | The Guardian

Money was wasted because some people know more than the Harper people?

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2015/aug/11/canadian-government-spent-millions-on-secret-tar-sands-advocacy?CMP=EMCENVEML1631


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Leave fossil fuels buried to prevent climate change, study urges | Environment | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/07/much-worlds-fossil-fuel-reserve-must-stay-buried-prevent-climate-change-study-says


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Tuesday 4 August 2015

The Netherlands Will Become the First Country to Pave Its Roads with Recycled Plastic | The Mind Unleashed

Maybe we should think Canadian plastics recycling for music platforms and shells as well ... ?

http://themindunleashed.org/2015/07/the-netherlands-will-become-the-first-country-to-pave-its-roads-with-recycled-plastic.html


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Thursday 30 July 2015

Scott Walker & Stephen Harper: a New Bromance

What goes around comes around .. the money flows, we don't see that influence policy maps.

http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/07/29/scott-walker-stephen-harper-a-new-bromance/


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Wednesday 29 July 2015

SALt - Battery made from sea water ...

http://www.salt.ph/


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Africa’s Biggest Gold Deposit Becomes Burden as Prices Plunge - Bloomberg Business

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-28/africa-s-biggest-gold-deposit-becomes-burden-as-prices-plunge


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

North Dakota crude breakeven prices as low as $24/b: state agency | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/north-dakota-crude-breakeven-prices-as-low-as-24b-state-agency/


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Why are Harper's Economic Policies an Unmitigated Disaster for Young and New Canadians

Harper's economic policies are in my view an unmitigated disaster over the full run of his term in office. Let me explain because it affects everyone of whatever political persuasion. Its also a direct consequence of George Bush's Economic Legacy in America.

One of the little talked about consequences of the crisis of 2008 is why economies are presently so sluggish, especially those advanced economies such as Canada. My meta analysis comes from years of advising banks and countries on economic issues and examination of what has happened since the financial meltdown and its consequences for Canadians, Brits and Americans. This is country neutral analysis that should be obvious to all, but continues to be an explanation of dynamic forces acting out bad policies in economic management. Its all in the mathematics of how economies work against large segments of their populations.

If you examine a consuming household budget you will see that generally during recessions purchases of large items such as houses and cars are deferred because nominal incomes don't support them. A pick up in the economy occurs when demand for land for housebuilding, housebuilding and homes rises. The pickup should linked in a meaningful way to rises in domestic incomes from salaries, profits and interest. But, what happens when the links are broken. What happens when the value of land bears little or no relationship to the movement of domestic incomes?

Suppose that you are a speculator, condominium builder, high rise constructor, or city home builder and you see the value of your land constant over time. What policies will you urge your central bank to implement? Why does very bad economics result?

What should be obvious to you, but is little talked about?

To be continued ...

Arthur Lake

"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Harper's Legacy of Heavyweight Lifelong Taxes on New and Young Generation Canadians Paid to Foreign Speculators

Harper's economic policies are in my view an unmitigated disaster over the full run of his term in office. Let me explain because it affects everyone of whatever political persuasion. Its also a direct consequence of George Bush's Economic Legacy in America.

One of the little talked about consequences of the crisis of 2008 is why economies are presently so sluggish, especially those advanced economies such as Canada. My meta analysis comes from years of advising banks and countries on economic issues and examination of what has happened since the financial meltdown and its consequences for Canadians, Brits and Americans. This is country neutral analysis that should be obvious to all, but continues to be an explanation of dynamic forces acting out bad policies in economic management. Its all in the mathematics of how economies work against large segments of their populations.

If you examine a consuming household budget you will see that generally during recessions purchases of large items such as houses and cars are deferred because nominal incomes don't support them. A pick up in the economy occurs when demand for land for housebuilding, housebuilding and homes rises. The pickup should linked in a meaningful way to rises in domestic incomes from salaries, profits and interest. But, what happens when the links are broken. What happens when the value of land bears little or no relationship to the movement of domestic incomes?

Suppose that you are a speculator, condominium builder, high rise constructor, or city home builder and you see the value of your land constant over time. What policies will you urge your central bank to implement? Why does very bad economics result?

What should be obvious to you, but is little talked about?

To be continued ...

Arthur Lake
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

EDN - Intel & Micron to move new class of non-volatile memory to production

http://www.edn-europe.com/en/intel-micron-to-move-new-class-of-non-volatile-memory-to-production.html?cmp_id=7&news_id=10006908&vID=1968&from_mail=1#.Vbj70Ur3arU


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Tuesday 28 July 2015

Scientists have finally discovered massless particles, and they could revolutionise electronics - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-finally-discovered-massless-particles-and-they-could-radically-speed-up-electronics


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Long-term Canadian expats denied right to vote, court rules - The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/no-voting-rights-for-long-term-canadian-expats-appeal-court-rules/article25590714/


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

I’m Canadian – and I should have a right to vote - The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/im-canadian-and-i-have-a-right-to-vote/article25731634/?click=sf_globefb


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Sleep almost doubles our chances of remembering forgotten things, study finds - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/sleep-almost-doubles-our-chances-of-remembering-forgotten-things-study-finds


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Sleep almost doubles our chances of remembering forgotten things, study finds - ScienceAlert

Since learning is remembering, sleeping is potentially one's greatest ally to learning ... except that its really not sleep ..

http://www.sciencealert.com/sleep-almost-doubles-our-chances-of-remembering-forgotten-things-study-finds


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Independent expert confirms that the "impossible" EM Drive actually works - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/independent-scientists-confirm-that-the-impossible-em-drive-produces-thrust


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

President Obama Says GOP Criticism ‘Ridiculous’ | TIME

Interesting reference to the fact of Obama's uncle helping to liberate Buchenwald camp years ago. Having visited the camp several years ago, which is near the very pretty city of Weimar, I wonder at the troops ever finding it. Apparently, the Americans at first when right by to Weimar. The fuller story is interesting. The camp is located in a beautiful forest and well hidden even from locals who would not necessarily know its presence seeing that most of the labour to build and operate the camp's extensive weapons facilities was of captured ally airmen and prisoners of war treated shamelessly to work them to death and torture many to get information about flights etc. the torture rooms looked like dreadful little hovels down dark steel strengthened corridors with no chance for escape. The smoke and smell of burning bodies would be clues, but even these operations were designed to hide the crimes ... One really has to wonder at the morality of the Republicans wasting this opportunity for peace ... as they most certainly will try ...


http://time.com/3973130/barack-obama-mike-huckabee-iran-holocaust/?xid=newsletter-brief


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

Sunday 26 July 2015

Energy Innovator

Does this work or is it a scam?

http://energyinnovator.org/?AFFSRC=42616


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"We 'always' know more than we can tell .." Arthur Lake

No-Pay MBA |No-Pay MBA

https://www.nopaymba.com/


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"If you truly are an ole fart, perhaps, now's the time to create a stink, before the
beastly ones really mess things up... ".
Arthur Lake in his new Wuh Lax novel "X Marks the Spot"

America as a failed experiment at civilisation and how the British belatedly won the revolutionary war

I tend to think that guns were exciting as a child playing games, and seeing John Wayne fight it out against the horrible natives was obviously a legacy to be maintained within the American shoot em up mentality. But, the advocacy of a gun culture really does mask that America is not very civilized as a community. There is a very real failure of civilising forces to assert what is and should be the right of all American citizens in a country continuously to enjoy life, liberty, and happiness without fear. Unfortunately, the distribution of fire arms is now so rampant in the US within groups that are best described as social misfits or psychologically damaged by stresses of American family or dysfunctional life that there is no real sense in the United States of life, liberty, nor happiness. The myth of happiness in America is almost as great as the myth of the efficacy of capitalism to sort out the needs for jobs, security, and well being. Each generation of Americans sees a new range of authorised weaponry as manufacturers dominate the dialogue and push their lethal goods out the door. This to me is the opposite of civilisation, a form of managed chaos by the arms industry that seriously limits American people and their fuller enjoyment of life, liberty and happiness. The American revolutionary experiment has failed miserably and threatens to spread its distorted sickness about values of peaceful coexistence worldwide. The world would be wise to ignor America's pleas for a distorted view of gun based diplomacy and gun based human rights until it can manage its own house and home, which on average still remain far from happy or civilised. It seems the British really did win the war of independence because America remains forever traumatised and what is obvious to its British neighbours is that the country has no idea of how to maintain a peaceful democracy modelled by the French revolution. Instead a form of tyranny of the powerful remains. By embedding the worst traits of the American failures at life, liberty and happiness, the Americans have deprived themselves of ever as a wholesome community enjoying a full peace and like the knights of old build security castles to live out their lives in fear and self imposed independence. Sure, there will be pockets of civilisation scattered through America, but the sense of universality of civilised community has been subjected to the gun worn by its citizens to protect each other from each other, a form of Hobbsian world without social agreement.

"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

"If you truly are an ole fart, perhaps, now's the time to create a stink, before the
beastly ones really mess things up... ".
Arthur Lake in his new Wuh Lax novel "X Marks the Spot"

Monday 20 July 2015

Big loser in any nuclear deal with Iran may be Russia

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/07/09/big-loser-in-any-nuclear-deal-with-iran-may-be-russia/


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

In Greek crisis, one big unhappy EU family | Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/19/us-eurozone-greece-family-analysis-idUSKCN0PT05W20150719


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

Professional investors raise cash holdings to highest level since financial crisis - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/funds/11747375/Professional-investors-raise-cash-holdings-to-highest-level-since-financial-crisis.html


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

Nightmarish video of gun-firing drone to be investigated by US aviation authorities - ScienceAlert

New nightmarish weapon that can seek you out wherever you live?

http://www.sciencealert.com/nightmarish-video-of-gun-firing-drone-to-be-investigated-by-us-aviation-authorities


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

Dodd-Frank Five Years Later—What’s Next? | Demos

http://www.demos.org/blog/7/20/15/dodd-frank-five-years-later%E2%80%94what%E2%80%99s-next


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

Increased Iran oil output puts other exporters under pressure - FT.com

You can be sure the big money will try to diss the peace deal ..

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ce8b1e3e-2ed9-11e5-8873-775ba7c2ea3d.html#axzz3gSJZcKCN


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

Sunday 19 July 2015

American Odyssey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Netflix

The connection to Greek debt is only partly explained as US blood money of a corrupt American military industrial security complex to fund terrorists that keep arms money flowing back to the States. Theme is that corrupt American security firms create massive debt in Greece that the IMF writes off as blood money. What we must ask is the truth? We know Greece spends well above the world average on defence, but why?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Odyssey


"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi

Thursday 16 July 2015

Wall St. Helped Greece to Mask Debt Fueling Europe’s Crisis - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/business/global/14debt.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

Greece and what former IMF Director DSK regards as the way forward

DSK is back and now he us advising Cuba.

I think everyone has to climb down on Greece as DSK recommends.

One has to feel sorry for the Europeans who got into all this mess because of American bankers and their immoral policies, condoned as acceptable competitive practices in the wars between international banks. These have replaced bullets and explosives, but are just as dangerous. Problem is that they are not well researched and I am not being paid £200k to do that research

In my view, it is American banks that need the hair cut. Young bankers in Europe were stupid / ignorant enough not to understand how exchange rates move constantly and that interest swaps on doubtful property assets are a fools game.

Governments bail out the banks and hand the weakest in their economies the bills of indenture. Its a bit like slavery, but legal and the bakers support the con ...

In addition, the likes of the Glasers and the Kochs still mess everyone up ...

http://fr.slideshare.net/mobile/DominiqueStraussKahn/150627-tweet-greece

Friday 10 July 2015

M A R C   E L L I S O N    |    Data- & Photojournalist » On War’s Centrifugality: Paul Watson

Doug Bonesteel,

It would seem that you and Paul have some major things in common. Principles .. Intelligences .. Convictions .. A hatred of bullying .. And a high disregard for foolish decisions.

Don't let the misguided bullies get you down. Within a playpen of missing smarts and brights, you really shine.

If you ever want to meet to explain your frustrations to sympathetic ears, let me know.

I am myself am not prepared to let bullies push me around on issues where corruption is the order of the day or the economics and environment are sacrificed. My memory will be extremely long, my street smarts, and my wits exercised as long as my brain willingly functions.

Thanks,

Arthur

http://www.marcellison.com/blog/?p=214

Thursday 9 July 2015

Global Warming, Greece, and International Violence | Evaggelos Vallianatos

Help Greece build a solar future.

Canada should mount a major effort and organised advanced economies a la Lester Pearson to channel surplus funds to assist Southern Europe get rid of its dependence on fossil fuels. Alberta should close down its oil industry and begin invest in environment friendly energy technologies where there is a long term economic future. Justin Trudeau would seem to be the only Canadian capable of such forward thinking leadership, like his father.

Building island sea barriers using its surplus sulphur and limestone from Canada would be a great start to helping countries that will otherwise be flooded. Why do these enormous poisonous mounds of yellow chemical sit unused when they could be of so much value fighting the effects of climate change?

Does government have to do everything? Where is the forward looking Canadian private sector that Harperism has created, ha ha ha ha!?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evaggelos-vallianatos/global-warming-greece-and-international-violence_b_7689066.html

Wednesday 8 July 2015

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Watson resigns from Toronto Star - Toronto - CBC News

Unbelievable? Are we already a dictatorship? Where is this leading Canada? Obviously, we desperately need new honest leadership. Let the corruption stop forthwith. What negative advertising will begin for this whistleblower?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pulitzer-prize-winning-journalist-paul-watson-resigns-from-toronto-star-1.3143768

PhotojournalismOn Resigning from the Toronto Star —arcticstarcreativity.com ArcticStar Creativity

This is incredible. Is the Harper government muzzling the Toronto Star?

http://www.arcticstarcreativity.com/blog/2015/7/6/on-resigning-from-the-toronto-star

Pulitzer-winning journalist Paul Watson quits Toronto Star over ‘refusal to publish’ story on Franklin expedition | National Post

One suspects that the Toronto Star is not an honest newspaper anymore. It stands increasingly naked in its biased writing without the likes of a Pierre Berton. Is democracy in Canada dead? Shows existing budget of reporting critical of the government's heavy handedness needs to be increased. Is Ontario's failure to attract manufacturing etc. due to bad governance in Ottawa arising from cutbacks over the last decade. Its obvious there is a lack of leadership qualities in Steven Harper and to compare him to the other party leaders shows the enormous deficit in the Conservative platforms and leadership. All the negative conservative advertising on Youtube is really getting to me.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/paul-watson-toronto-star-resignation-820147

Puerto Rico: Another Harsh Lesson About The Consequences of Violating Fiscal Policy’s Golden Rule

Interesting, but is it correct?

http://thefederalist.com/2015/07/06/puerto-rico-another-harsh-lesson-about-the-consequences-of-violating-fiscal-policys-golden-rule/

Sunday 5 July 2015

Portland Just Installed Water Pipes That Generate Electricity! | The Mind Unleashed

http://themindunleashed.org/2015/02/portland-just-installed-water-pipes-generate-electricity.html

Aliens will look a lot like us, says an expert on evolution - ScienceAlert

http://www.sciencealert.com/aliens-will-look-a-lot-like-us-says-an-expert-on-evolution

809 And "Tropical" Area Code Scams

http://www.scambusters.org/809scam.html

Solar Energy Cell Can Store and Convert Energy At Night

http://www.techfragments.com/3576/solar-energy-cell-store-night/

Climate change concert calls for more investment in green energy - Edmonton - CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/climate-change-concert-calls-for-more-investment-in-green-energy-1.3138807

Wind Energy: Back Door For Fuel Cell Respectability? | CleanTechnica

https://cleantechnica.com/2015/07/04/wind-energy-back-door-for-fuel-cell-respectability/

Europe’s Attack on Greek Democracy by Joseph E. Stiglitz - Project Syndicate

Greece be wary of Americans bearing gifts:

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/greece-referendum-troika-eurozone-by-joseph-e--stiglitz-2015-06

Saturday 4 July 2015

If you think your local sewerage system is adequate ?

From Wikipedia:

Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide used to kill weeds, especially annual broadleaf weeds and grasses known to compete with commercial crops grown around the globe. It was discovered to be an herbicide by Monsanto chemist John E. Franz in 1970.[3] Monsanto brought it to market in the 1970s under the trade name Roundup and Monsanto's last commercially relevant United States patent expired in 2000.

Glyphosate was quickly adopted by farmers, even more so when Monsanto introduced glyphosate-resistant crops, enabling farmers to kill weeds without killing their crops. In 2007, glyphosate was the most used herbicide in the United States agricultural sector, with 180 to 185 million pounds (82,000 to 84,000 tonnes) applied, and the second-most used in home and garden market where users applied 5 to 8 million pounds (2,300 to 3,600 tonnes); in addition, industry, commerce, and government applied 13 to 15 million pounds (5,900 to 6,800 tonnes).[4] With its heavy use in agriculture, weed resistance to glyphosate is a growing problem. While glyphosate and formulations such as Roundup have been approved by regulatory bodies worldwide and are widely used, concerns about their effects on humans and the environment persist.[5]

Glyphosate's mode of action is to inhibit a plant enzyme involved in the synthesis of the aromatic amino acidstyrosinetryptophan, and phenylalanine. It is absorbed through foliage, and minimally through roots,[6][7][8] and translocated to growing points. Because of this mode of action, it is only effective on actively growing plants; it is not effective as a pre-emergence herbicide. Some crops have been genetically engineered to be resistant to glyphosate (i.e., Roundup Ready, also created by Monsanto Company). Such crops allow farmers to use glyphosate as a postemergence herbicide against both broadleaf and cereal weeds, but the development of similar resistance in some weed species is emerging as a costly problem. Roundup Ready soybean was the first Roundup Ready crop.

Many regulatory and scholarly reviews have evaluated the relative toxicity of glyphosate as an herbicide. The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment published a toxicology review in 2013, which found that "the available data is contradictory and far from being convincing" with regard to correlations between exposure to glyphosate formulations and risk of various cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).[9] A meta-analysis published in 2014 identified an increased risk of NHL in workers exposed to glyphosate formulations.[10] In March 2015 the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer published a summary of its forthcoming monograph on glyphosate, and classified it as "probably carcinogenic in humans" (category 2A) based on epidemiological studies, animal studies, and in vitro studies.[5][11][12]


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