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
Scratches to Sketches
Thursday, 30 July 2015
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
"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
"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
"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
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
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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
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
"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
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
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"
"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"
"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"
Tuesday, 21 July 2015
National brain tumour registry being created by Alberta researcher - Calgary - CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/national-brain-tumour-registry-being-created-by-alberta-researcher-1.3156565
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
In 1974 Carl Sagan Sent This Message Into Space: In 2001 We Received This Response | Collective-Evolution
Believe it or not?
http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/06/09/in-1974-carl-sagan-sent-this-message-into-space-in-2001-we-received-this-response/
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/06/09/in-1974-carl-sagan-sent-this-message-into-space-in-2001-we-received-this-response/
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
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
"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
"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
"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
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
"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
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
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Odyssey
"We often know more than we can tell .." MIchael Polanyi
Friday, 17 July 2015
Thursday, 16 July 2015
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
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
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Monday, 13 July 2015
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
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
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
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
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
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/paul-watson-toronto-star-resignation-820147
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
p.83-4. Modern Research As Illustrating the ...
So I wondered where the phrase "troglodytic axe grinder" originated from. Here's a clue:
http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Modern_Research_As_Illustrating_the_Bible_1000669573/83
Can you find more?
Arthur
http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Modern_Research_As_Illustrating_the_Bible_1000669573/83
Can you find more?
Arthur
Sunday, 5 July 2015
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 acids: tyrosine, tryptophan, 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]
Public Meeting for OP
Received today:
Feelings are already running high .. I personally think alternatively to worrying about septic tanks, which are not a problem and will shortly become a source of energy for home and community systems, the local rivers should be tested for poisoning by Roundup runoff and embodiment in plants and foods and the impact this horrible chemical has had on human health.
I am not sure that the existing project is not a waste of money and time because of the residual human medications in the resultant water. Farmers may regard high levels of antibiotics as acceptable in food and animal waste seepage that ends up on our beaches, but I don't.
Arthur
Subject: Re: Public Meeting for OP
Hi Carol:
Thank you for your response of yesterday. It is appreciated.
Since this is or should be a public meeting for the OP there will be an appropriate notice to all property owners in Lambton Shores. A simple newspaper notice as the municipality is well aware is not sufficient. This factor is a well established guide line as Lambton Shores has previously been advised by the authorities.
In an effort to avoid offending the legal rules of "Natural Justice" will you please let me know when the Municipality will advice its property owners of this upcoming public meeting?
Further will the administration and the planner undertake to give full disclosure of the impact of the new proposed draft OP on the use of private property?
There are more questions that the municipality should address in order to have transparency and openess.
Thank you.
Bob Sharen
Thank you for your response of yesterday. It is appreciated.
Since this is or should be a public meeting for the OP there will be an appropriate notice to all property owners in Lambton Shores. A simple newspaper notice as the municipality is well aware is not sufficient. This factor is a well established guide line as Lambton Shores has previously been advised by the authorities.
In an effort to avoid offending the legal rules of "Natural Justice" will you please let me know when the Municipality will advice its property owners of this upcoming public meeting?
Further will the administration and the planner undertake to give full disclosure of the impact of the new proposed draft OP on the use of private property?
There are more questions that the municipality should address in order to have transparency and openess.
Thank you.
Bob Sharen
EXTRACT: Councillor Bonesteel concerned re: installation of sewers along lakeshore
This video needs to be sent to everyone in the SPPA whether resident year round or not and not to do it is irresponsible in my view. Time for action against the bulldozer.
Check out this video on YouTube:
http://youtu.be/of5f3kqq6M0
Check out this video on YouTube:
http://youtu.be/of5f3kqq6M0
Friday, 3 July 2015
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